Archive for the “Birds and Birding”
Posted by: Larry Bozka on April 10th, 2008
This just in from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department staffer Tom Harvey … news on an event that over the years has gained tremendous, not to mention, international attention.
With the currently soaring popularity of bird watching, the Great Texas Birding Classic is now among the premier birding-related events on the planet. I recall being on […]
Read: Great Texas Birding Classic Returns April 27-May 4 »
Categorized as: General, News, Birds and Birding, Conservation, Texas Coastal Bend, Tournaments | No Comments »
Posted by: Larry Bozka on March 23rd, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas — How does a $14.4 billion Texas-based industry go unnoticed? Easy, when you consider most of its participants go about their business cloaked in camouflage or tucked in some secluded backwater hideaway.
Despite not appearing on the stock market rolls, hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers in Texas collectively are a major economic force, according […]
Read: HOW MUCH? Hunting and Fishing a $14.4 Billion Industry in Texas »
Categorized as: General, News, Boats and Boating, Birds and Birding, Deer Hunting, Conservation, Kayaking, Texas Saltwater Fishing | 3 Comments »
Posted by: Larry Bozka on January 19th, 2008
If you’ve been fishing the Texas coast for any time at all, you already know that tides are the predictable and reliable keys that open the doors to opportunity and success.
In the saltwater fish-catching universe, it’s all about the motion of the ocean.
For that reason, the Texas Tide Page on this website is arguably its most […]
Read: With 29 Sites from Sabine Pass to Port Isabel, Texas Tide Page is an Invaluable Planning Tool »
Categorized as: General, Fishin' Holes, Tips & Techniques, Birds and Birding, Texas Saltwater Fishing | No Comments »
Posted by: Larry Bozka on October 1st, 2007
AUSTIN, Texas — America’s largest free, family-oriented festival of the outdoors takes place Oct. 6-7 at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department headquarters in Austin. The event includes a number of new offerings this year, while bringing back dozens of the popular activities which draw more than 35,000 visitors from across the state each fall.
“Texas […]
Read: Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Set For This Weekend, Oct. 6 - 7 »
Categorized as: General, Tackle, Fishin' Holes, Tips & Techniques, News, Boats and Boating, Birds and Birding, Conservation | No Comments »
Posted by: Larry Bozka on April 8th, 2007
Anyone with a heart has to feel for them. They are everywhere, technically called “feral” cats … domestic gone wild.
They are only “wild,” however, because some jerk made them that way. Or, just as often, they are the products of released predecessors, unsprayed animals that continued to make more.
Being a hunter, I hear about “cruelty […]
Read: “Dock Cats” Often Epitomize “Cruelty to Animals” »
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