Outdoors
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Rancher helping wildlife thrive
In the East Texas county of Lamar, Darnells have grazed cattle and grown crops for more than 60 years on land that sweeps down from a hilltop to the waters of Pine Creek. Today, through the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), a portion of that land now provides the wetland habitat needed for wildlife to thrive.
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Texas Under Attack
Paddling a kayak across Old Folks Playground on Caddo Lake brings me face to face with the enemy. Giant salvinia and water hyacinth crowd in from every direction, a noxious salad that, like aliens in sci-fi movies, chokes the life out of its host.
- 34-inch high fencing keeps feral hogs out OVERTON — The second phase of a Texas AgriLife Extension Service study confirmed that it is possible to exclude feral hogs from wildlife feeding stations without limiting access by white-tailed deer.
- When the Snakes Come Marching In… Winter is gone, spring is finally here and most of us cannot wait to get outdoors and explore what nature has to offer! Springtime weather is perfect for hiking, trail riding, water skiing, fishing, and floating the river. During these activities, we need to be especially careful about certain creatures that have been hiding away all winter long, because they also want to come out for some fun in the sun!
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Outdoorsmen on a mission
Bruce Barber and Terry Long are avid outdoorsmen on a mission. Their goal is to return the Leon County land they co-own back to its natural state.
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Wanted: Dead Hogs
Wild hogs have inflicted a great deal of damage on East Texas landowners, now they have a chance to get back as part of a Houston County 4-H Shooting Sports project.
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A Chance to Hunt
A chance to hunt exotic game is something 18-year-old Alyssa Howerton will never pass up.
- SFA Gardens to Host Bird Watching Seminar The SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center will host a two-part garden seminar “How to Identify and Attract a Flock of Backyard Birds” on November 13 from 6:30-7:30 pm and on November 14 from 7:00-9:00 am. Participants will enjoy a Friday evening lecture with Cliff Shackelford, ornithologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, about bird identification and common local birds. On Saturday morning, Cliff will lead a leisurely birding stroll to the Shackelford home near the Pineywoods Native Plant Center to visit their backyard that is “for the birds.”
- Deer Season Prospects Shaping Up With Recent Rains AUSTIN, Texas – An early and abundant acorn crop, combined with new growth of native vegetation may force Texas deer hunters to stray from supplemental food sources during the 2009-2010 general deer season, which opens Nov. 7.
- Whitetail Deer Hunter Update for Freestone County Deer season, for some, has already started and for the rest is just around the corner.
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