Houston Outdoors

Hunting feral hogs over the past couple of decades has become one of the most popular pursuits among Texas hunters, and participation in hog hunting continues growing almost as fast as the population of prodigiously populous pigs. Through their ceaseless rooting, eating or otherwise destroying crops and other vegetation, feral hogs cause as much as $400 million in damage to … [Read more...] about A fine swine, at least to hunt

When those birds get here, they'll see habitat conditions much improved from a year ago, when record-setting drought and heat evaporated or damaged wetlands upon which the migratory fowl rely. The combination of strong waterfowl populations - numbers of some popular species are at levels not seen since standardized surveys of nesting grounds began in 1955 - and decent habitat … [Read more...] about Be ready when ducks on pond

If doves locate a thick stand of croton, especially if the ground under the plants is bare so it's easier to find dropped seeds, a stream of the birds will daily pile into the spot and greedily gobble until their crops bulge. The abundance of native food, decent production from small-grain commercial crops such as milo, and a relatively mild and wet spring and summer have been … [Read more...] about Seed abundance should yield good dove crop

Preparation is the biggest key to deer hunting success, said David Green, manager of Inflight Outfitters (inflightoutfitters.com), a full-service hunting outfitting and guide service based on a 10,000-acre Twin Oaks Ranch in game-rich South Texas. If a hunter wants to see that buck and, just as important, be able to cleanly take it when the opportunity presents itself, he can … [Read more...] about Want to bag that big buck? Be prepared