Articles tagged: hunting
Texas Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Hunting Feral Hogs from Hot Air Balloons
Policymakers in Texas continue to scratch their heads over the state’s feral hog problem, and the solutions are getting weirder.
May 25 UPDATE: After sailing through House and Senate committees with unanimous approval, both chambers agreed hunting feral hogs out of a hot-air balloon is a...Read More
Eye on Texas: Uncertain, Texas
Uncertain is a small hunting and fishing town on Caddo Lake that relies on tourism. Hunters travel from around the country to hunt in Uncertain because it has p...Read More
Eye on Texas: Coonhounds in Central Texas
Farmers who once hunted raccoons for the supplemental income their pelts brought were among their few natural predators, and they're hunted now mainly for sport...Read More
Observer Radio Episode 86: Ebola Quarantines and Hippies Who Hunt
Observer Radio discusses Gov. Perry's policy to quarantine healthcare workers. Also, the changing demographic of hunters. ...Read More
The Changing Culture of Killing for Food
A new generation of hunters is taking locally sourced eating to the next level.
Author and chef Jesse Griffiths is taking locally sourced eating to the next level by making hunting accessible to a younger generation....Read More
Senate Puts Brakes on ‘Pork Chopper’ Bill
Texans will have to wait another day to kill feral hogs from helicopters
Having already passed the House by a huge margin, the “Pork Chopper” bill, House Bill 716, lost some momentum today when it arrived in the Senate Committee ...Read More
Alligator Hunting
Guadalupe River “With a 12-foot alligator just a few feet away from the boat, Steve Emery (left) readies the pistol as Ron Ohlinger (right) pulls the gator in...Read More