“Tag: Texas”

Assistant Editor Connor McKibbin recently had the opportunity to join Federal Premium, Savage Arms and Bushnell in Texas to test Federal’s new .224 Valkyrie cartridge—the world’s first cartridge to remain supersonic at 1300 yards, designed specifically for AR-15s.

It’s still up in the air, but in an effort to control destructive populations of feral hogs and coyotes, Texas may allow shooting these species from hot-air balloons.

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.

Get an inside look at Assistant Editor Connor McKibbin's varmint hunt in Texas.

YETI has opened its first store, which will double as a retail and community event space on South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas.

The Southeast had its glory with Gentleman Bobwhite. Now it’s time for Wild West Bob, the roughest, toughest, meanest quail this side of the Pecos. Yee-haw!

States are setting dates for 2016-2017 hunting seasons, and wingshooters in Texas have reason to be pleased. The Lone Star State will host a 90-day dove season, its longest in 80 years.

A strut across four states yields four (er, five) nice toms, a bit of ribbing and a pile of advice for anyone in pursuit of a grand slam.

A Texas turkey hunter had a close call with one of Mother Nature's more feared creations.