Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine — October 2011 Issue

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Several articles in the October issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife are related to hunting, including the annual hunting forecast. For a nostalgic look at hunting, be sure to read the hunting camps article. Another important story is the status of wild rivers in Texas.

Feature articles in the October 2011 issue:

Texas Hunting Forecast — 2011-2012

It’s not all bad news this year, despite the drought.

By John Jefferson

You know conditions are bad when this is the best thing you can say about wildlife habitat: The vegetation has died back enough so that game birds can find previously hidden seed on the ground. And that’s seed from seasons past. There has been relatively little seed production throughout Texas this year since it quit raining in September 2010. On top of that, a lot of what was on the ground from years past practically turned to popcorn as

wildfires raged over it, followed by a stream of 100-plus-degree temperatures. But hunting seasons are upon us, and there will be adequate game for hunters. Someone once wrote that the amount of available game Texans consider “just average” can seem like a bumper crop to those less fortunate living in the other 49 states. Read the article here.

Light in the Wilderness — Hunting Camps

No matter how primitive, hunting camps offer more than a place to rest.

By Henry Chappell

In dry, open country, canted light makes a good camp. My old friend Brad Carter and I pulled off a Bureau of Land Management road in the desert grassland in southeastern Arizona. We unloaded bird dogs, uncased our shotguns and prepared for a midafternoon hunt. We’d chosen camp simply by stopping to hunt. Why look further? This patch of desert would serve as well as any of the surrounding million acres. The dogs were already panting. We put on sunglasses, rolled up our sleeves and started across a country of sand, volcanic rock, mesquite, creosote, prickly pear and cholla. Read the article here.

Rivers Wild — Managing Texas' Wild Rivers

Can adversaries become partners to preserve Texas’ wild waterways?

By Larry D. Hodge

Do we need wild rivers and wild places? Our grandchildren and their grandchildren will have to live with the consequences of our answer to this question, so it merits careful consideration. If there is no room in the world for wildness, do we have the right to expect that there will be room for us? Read the article here.

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Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine — October 2011 Issue

Several articles in the October issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife are related to hunting, including the annual hunting forecast. For a nostalgic look at hunting, be sure to read the hunting camps article. Another important story is the status of wild rivers in Texas.

Feature articles in the October 2011 issue:

Texas Hunting Forecast — 2011-2012

It’s not all bad news this year, despite the drought.

Light in the Wilderness — Hunting Camps

No matter how primitive, hunting camps offer more than a place to rest.

Rivers Wild — Managing Texas' Wild Rivers

Can adversaries become partners to preserve Texas’ wild waterways?

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Flora Fact: Cottonwoods Serve as Landmarks on the Prairie

Park Pick: Meridian Is a Haven for Rest

Wild Thing: Ghost-Faced Bats' Frightening Features Serve a Purpose

Picture This: Keeping Your Camera Steady

Skill Builder: Hunters Should Ask Themselves If Shot Is Safe, Legal and Ethical

Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine — October 2011 Issue

Several articles in the October issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife are related to hunting, including the annual hunting forecast. For a nostalgic look at hunting, be sure to read the hunting camps article. Another important story is the status of wild rivers in Texas.

It’s not all bad news this year, despite the drought.

No matter how primitive, hunting camps offer more than a place to rest.

﻿﻿Can adversaries become partners to preserve Texas’ wild waterways?

Departments

SCOUT: News and Views in the Texas Outdoors

Can adversaries become partners to preserve Texas’ wild waterways?