Texas Fish & Game

Your bow’s loud and these deer know it. What makes many of these shots all that much more frustrating was the how close they came. In just a fraction of the second, the deer was able to hear the release and bounce out of the way just in time..

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The 2016 presidential election is just a year out, and it’s clear that the Democrat frontrunner (and FBI espionage investigation suspect) Hillary Clinton has decided to bizarrely focus on gun control and confiscation as one of her main campaign issues.

In October of 2014, Iowa hunter Joe Franz made headlines after he harvested a massive buck on his property that held a preliminary score of 258 and 7/8. With a score that large, nobody contested his claim when Franz declared that it was the largest buck ever harvested on video.

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An overwhelming majority of Texans voted to approve NRA-backed Proposition 6 today and established a constitutional right to hunt and fish.

“Proposition 6 ensures that wildlife conservation and management decisions are based on sound science so the proud outdoor heritage of Texas will be preserved for generations to come,” said Chris Cox, executive director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action. “The NRA is proud to have led this fight to protect sportsmen and conservationists throughout the state from future attacks by well-funded, anti-hunting campaigns. On behalf of the 5 million members of the NRA, I want to thank State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) and State Rep. Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin) for their leadership on this amendment.”

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How did a wild mule deer find its way into Wisconsin? This photo of a mule deer buck first surfaced earlier this week, and while the deer itself may not seem especially significant, where it was harvested is. According to various rumors on social media, the buck was taken by Randy Haines near Amery, Wisconsin with a bow and arrow.

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ATHENS—Roy Euper of Lufkin caught the first Toyota ShareLunker of the season from Sam Rayburn Reservoir Monday afternoon. The fish weighed 13.2 pounds, qualifying it to become ShareLunker 564.

Kodiak bears are the largest bears anywhere on the planet—a distinction they share only with polar bears. A hunt for one of these creatures is a once in a lifetime opportunity, but 14-year-old Kavin Roberts was not hunting for bear when he came across one in late October.

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The last thing that any photographer wants during a photo shoot are unexpected interruptions, but when it’s wildlife, it also presents an unique opportunity as well. While shooting pictures of children and their parents in Louisiana’s Sam Houston Jones State Park, Megan Rion of Imagine That Photography found her shoots constantly interrupted by a curious deer.

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Just about all of us carry binoculars on our boats. But just about all of us carry the wrong type. Regular marine binoculars, which are commonly 7X magnification, are dated, old technology.

3D printing is always a topic when discussing future technologies. The versatility of 3D printers allows everything from guns to airplanes to be printed with ease. Now you can add brass shotgun slugs to the growing list of 3D printed objects.

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AUSTIN— In honor of both veterans and active military, daily entrance fees at Texas State Parks will be waived for all visitors on Sunday, Nov. 8.

“We are so appreciative of the service that veterans and active military personnel have dedicated to our country,” said Brent Leisure, director of the State Parks Division for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “This is our way to give thanks and we hope that everyone will make Texas State Parks part of their celebration.”

Parks statewide will be having guided hikes, bird walks and other programs going on throughout the day. For a full list of events, visit: http://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar . Camping and special activity fees will still apply.

To find a nearby Texas State Park, visit: www.texasstateparks.org.

Source: TPWD

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Even those of us who have worked in Washington for many years and become accustomed to the inner workings of government can still be amazed by what lurks behind the curtain sometimes. Case in point: the Environmental Protection Agency.

AUSTIN — Texas hunters wishing to assist with the statewide chronic wasting disease (CWD) monitoring effort this fall can do so by voluntarily taking their harvested deer (or the head of the harvested deer) to a location where Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife biologists will be collecting tissue samples for testing.

Thirty of the 35 oyster harvesting areas along the Texas Cost will be closed come November 1st, due to a variety of dangerous conditions found by the Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is enforcing these closures and alerted the public Thursday.

Officials found dangerous and possibly fatal red tide toxins. The possible flesh-eating bacteria from the recent rain runoff, and shrinking oyster populations forced the health department to close most locations.

Some experts said the affected areas could open as early as mid-November or as late as Christmas Day.

Photo: NOAA.Com

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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

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