The Texas Forest Service along with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and other agencies is putting on a landowner workshop concerning wildlife management and habitat management on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at the new Jester County Annex building on Old Settlers Blvd in Round Rock, Texas. Topics include oak wilt, predator control, brush management, the [...]
September always starts with a bang—if you are a dove hunter! With the first of the month past and dove season well underway, many dove hunting reports have been filed. It was reported at the Gerbert and Plum dove leases in Fayette County that 4 hunters managed to harvested 12 mourning doves. Not limits at [...]
Wetlands provide important habitat for the animals that use them. Believe it or not, this is even the case in semi-arid regions such as west Texas! The construction of new wetlands at Balmorhea State Park to benefit several species of conservation concern has been completed. This system was designed to provide high-quality habitat for two [...]
Wildlife management has come a long way since man learned how to manipulate plants and animals for renewable consumption. However, one thing that has yet to be addressed is the negative impact lead has on living things, for the toxic material is still used by hunters and anglers and gets left in the field. Lead [...]
Research on lead in the environment has found detrimental impacts on fish and wildlife species. Lead is also an important component of fishing lures and shotgun shells used for hunting and target practice. Lead is also bad for hunters that fail to thoroughly inspect their game before consuming it. Recently, a coalition of conservation, hunting [...]
Texas AgriLife Extension Service (TAES) is offering a Texas Wildlife Short Course on August 20-21, 2010 in Bryan/College Station, Texas for interested sportsmen and landowners. The wildlife management class will consist of a day and a half of educational programming that merges into the Texas Big Game Awards Banquet for Regions 5, 6, 7 (Post [...]
White Nose Syndrome (WNS) is named for a white fungus found on the muzzles and wings of infected bats. Bats with White Nose Syndrome awaken often during hibernation and use up the fat reserves they need to last through the winter, causing them to freeze or starve to death. Because this bat “disease” can impact [...]
