Wild Ed

When I was in my early teens I can remember it was not unusual to see fifty plus deer including some large bucks in the oat patch on my grandfathers ranch west of Lampasas.  Now I am 61 and seeing five deer together anywhere on the place is unusual these days.  My grandfather's three hundred acre place is now cut into five places and will be cut up some more in the future.  … [Read more...] about Be A Responsible Hunter

Karl Oestreich, once again, led his fellow Lampasas, Texas Anglers Blake Oestreich, Tim Miller, Bobby Chaney and Darrell Akins along with a group of anglers from Llano, Texas on his annual offshore trip with Dolphin Docks out of Port Aransas, Texas.  They took some very large Blackfin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna and whopper Amberjack including one monster over 110 pounds.  I went on … [Read more...] about Annual Offshore Trip a Whopper of a Success

  Making the rounds of our place out west of Lampasas I saw vultures fly up off the ground out in the pasture.  Being a sheep rancher I feared a lamb kill by coyotes and went to investigate. Instead of a lamb I found a small deer fawn, the third fawn killed by coyotes that I have found this season.  I had already found two adult deer this year that were killed by coyotes.  I … [Read more...] about Predator Control Helps Wildlife As Well As Livestock

    Dove season is right around the corner and opens September 1st. There is still time to get that shotgun out of the safe and practice before opening day.  Depending on which survey you read, hunters fire somewhere between 3 and 5 shots per bird.   The current cost of shotgun shells makes each dove we put in the bag worth around a $1.00 or more in shell costs alone, not even … [Read more...] about Focus Key to Better Shotgunning