Things you absolutely have to do in Texas in January
By Michelle Ames Happy New Year. Living in Texas may be hard in August, but our reward is our usually mild winters. Take advantage of these cool days, many of which still require shorts, and […]
Outdoor
Grazing North Texas: Carolina Jointtail Grass
By Tony Dean Carolina jointtail grass is a native, warm-season, perennial, rhizomatous grass. It grows between one and three and one-half feet tall. Leaves are between eight and 14 inches in length, with the basal […]
Tales from an Outdoorsman – A Christmas List for Outdoor Types
By Michael Newell Nearly everyone has an outdoor type on their holiday list. Over the years my wife has struggled with just what gadget or gizmo I really need to add to my hunting or […]
Confessions of a Hunter – Watchmen of the Woods and a Pesky Critter
By Andy Anderson Every year hunters enter the woods, quiet and easy so as not to disturb the serenity and stillness, carefully entering the stand or climbing into the tree stand so as not to […]
Grazing North Texas – Illinios Bundleflower
By Tony Dean Illinois bundleflower is a premier native forb that can be found in all parts of Texas, although it is less prevalent in the extreme western area. It is one of the “Big […]
The Swift Fox
By Russell A. Graves North of Dalhart there isn’t much to stop the wind. A vast prairie cleaves horizontally into an even bigger sky. If you get past the row crops and out to the […]
Confessions of a Hunter – Grass Demons
By Andy Anderson Every year they lurk in the grass, lying in wait for their next victim. You don’t know they are there; they don’t let you know they are invading your body until it’s […]
Grazing North Texas – Purpletop Tridens
By Tony Dean Purpletop tridens is a native, perennial, warm season bunchgrass that is found across all of Texas except the extreme western areas. It grows in most of the U.S. from the central plains […]
The Delight of Small Game
By Russell A. Graves Gripping the gun and slipping from my truck to the edge of the tangled underbrush was as close as I could come to time travel. My nephew at my side, we […]
Confessions of a Hunter – Texas Mud Run
By Andy Anderson During the summer, one of my favorite things to do as a kid was run the creek bottoms around the house. Growing up in the country, the neighbors lived a few miles […]