Boone and Crockett Scoring Lessons Available for Big Game
The Outdoor Wire
Hunters can now learn to score North American big-game species for $5 per trophy type. For the first time, individual chapters of the official Boone and Crockett Club scoring manual are being offered as electronic PDF files. Previously, only complete published copies of "Measuring and Scoring North American Big Game Trophies" were available.More

Reasons for Americans to Respect Hunters and Anglers
TexasHuntFish.com
National Hunting and Fishing Day is set for Sept. 26, 2009. Congress formalized the annual celebration 37 years ago but organizers say hunters and anglers deserve America's respect now more than ever. "Recent year surveys show nearly 8 in 10 Americans approve of hunting and more than 9 in 10 approve of fishing. That's strong support. But, when viewed in the context of a recession and other modern headlines, our sporting traditions look even better today," said Denise Wagner of Wonders of Wildlife museum in Springfield, Mo., the official home of NHF Day.More

Bear Sightings Increase In Northeast Texas
The Tyler Morning Telegraphy
The question no longer appears to be if black bears will return to East Texas, but when will there be an established population. Once commonplace throughout the state, the last known native bear in East Texas was believed shot in Polk County in 1950.More

Texas Could Help Sportsmen Who Try to Abide By Rules
The Dallas Morning News
The linked article a cautionary tale about fishing and hunting licenses, which warns not to assume that a license agent knows the rules. There are 1,700 outlets across Texas, including tiny convenience stores and huge discount stores. Walmart sells more licenses than any retailer.More

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Tomball Man Contracts Disease from Feral Hogs
The Austin-American Statesman
Doctors earlier this year diagnosed Tomball resident James Belcher with brucellosis. "It has been a nightmare," said Belcher, who picked up the disease from feral hogs that have rooted through parts of his property in Cherokee County. Belcher's brucellosis was traced to him cleaning a feral hog in March. Belcher and his son butchered one of the many feral hogs they had shot or trapped.More

Crossbows Prove to Be a Quick Draw
The Dallas Morning News
When archery season begins on Oct. 3, traditional bowhunters will share the woods with a new-style archer -- the horizontal bowhunter. Texas this year joined a growing number of states that have approved the use of crossbows during archery seasons. Even in a depressed economy, relaxing the rules on crossbows created a rush in sporting goods stores.More

Army Corps of Engineers Property Offers Hunters a Free Option
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a message for those who live for the hunt: This land is your land. Thousands of hunters each year take a pass on expensive hunting leases to pursue game on 1,400 acres of Army Corps of Engineers property at Benbrook Lake.More