The Huntsville Item, Huntsville, TX Outdoors

Editor's Note: Who will we honor this year?

2011-01-09T06:00:32-06:00

Maintenance Check

2010-02-10T22:48:00-06:00

It happens every year, usually about the time January gives way to February and water temperatures on most lakes, rivers and streams begin inching towards the magical 60-degree mark. The fishing bug springs to life like a sun-starved wild flower reaching for a stark, blue sky.

Christmas List

2009-12-16T16:27:00-06:00

CRAPPIE CATCH

2009-12-09T19:39:00-06:00

OK, here's a real-time fishing scenario to test your knowledge of Texas fishing laws. Read it throughly before making a judgment call.

Big Buck Update

2009-11-18T16:36:00-06:00

Tryson Brock of Kenefick got a couple of major surprises when he headed out to his deer stand on the afternoon of Nov. 8. The first one was somewhat alarming.

Success out west

2009-10-07T19:21:00-05:00

Any hunting trip to the western high country with rutting elk on the menu is a monumental treat, one that must be experienced to fully appreciate. Successfully taking a bugling bull with a bow and arrow on public land is the height of modern hunting experiences.

Hatchery on hold

2009-09-30T20:10:00-05:00

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s hatchery and inland fisheries divisions are dealing with some big league construction woes these days following the discovery of at least two joints of large diameter drainage pipe that have collapsed underground at the new John D. Parker East Texas Fish Hatchery.

Big-Time Cash Cow

2009-09-23T20:52:00-05:00

Texas Parks and Wildlife is always looking for ways to make Texas a better place to hunt and fish. Sometimes it pays to step outside the traditional box.

Hopped up on hybrids

2009-09-09T20:29:00-05:00

COOPER — If Tony Parker were a K-9, I’d call him a cross between a Rottweiler and a bird dog.

(New) Rules to Go By

2009-08-26T21:38:00-05:00

Here’s two good pieces of advice for all Texas hunters and anglers:

• When you buy your new hunting/fishing license, be sure to pick up a copy of the 2009-10 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Outdoor Annual.

• Read it.