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Will Texas Use Poison to Eradicate Hogs?

Sid Miller, Texas Department of Agriculture (DOA) commissioner, proposed a change to the Texas Administrative Code in an attempt to control the 5 million feral hogs in the state. The destructive hogs are estimated to cause upwards of $52 million in damages a year in Texas alone, and Miller suggested using poison, specifically Kaput Feral Hog Lure, a bait mixed with the blood thinner warfarin that is normally reserved for humans but happens to be lethal to pigs.

Ruffed Grouse Are Not Gentlemen

There’s nothing like the sight of a bird flushing through October foliage to make a grouse hunter’s blood warm … except maybe the sight of the bird flying away as a shot misses its mark.

First Look: BOG Game Cameras

BOG has recently released a line of game cameras, designed in-house from the ground up. Featuring a patented, removable menu with three-inch viewing screens, these BOG cameras deliver clear images and video, no matter the environment.

Skills Check: Shot Placement for Bowhunters

Contributor Mike Roux draws on a lifetime of personal and professional experience to consider the question: where should bowhunters really be aiming?

Bowhunting: How Long to Wait Before Tracking a Deer

You’ve loosed an arrow, and the buck ran off. Trail him now or wait? Here are some clues to help you make the right call.

Bowhunting: Follow Up or Wait?

There are few things worse than mortally wounding an animal and failing to find it, and sometimes no amount of preparation can guard against the proverbial “stuff” that happens.

You Shot a Deer: Now What?

Okay, you shot a deer. Now what should you do? What if there's a problem? Bill Winke has the answer.

First Look: Gut Check Arrow Wipes

Gut Check has released a new product making shot-placement uncertainty a thing of the past.

Rage Outdoors Rage X-Treme Broadhead

Rage Outdoors has introduced what it calls "the most lethal broadhead to ever hit the market," the Rage X-treme.

Emergency Dumb Poachers: Deer Wakes Up On Way Home

I normally only try to do dumb poacher recaps about once a season or so, but this story out of California was both unfortunate and unusual enough to warrant its own post.

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