All Hunting Articles

March 2025 issue

Follow These Three Tips for Firearm Safety

Learning how to handle your gun carefully and keeping it stored properly can help save lives.

Story by TPWD Staff
April 02, 2026

Mentored Hunts Help Adults Learn to Hunt

A new crop of adult hunters try their hand with ducks at Purtis Creek WMA.

TPW Magazine Staff
January/February 2025 issue

Mentors Share Love of Waterfowl Hunting With Next Generation

Paying your skills forward is a definitive hunting experience in itself.

Story by Lerrin Johnson
January/February 2025 issue

Meet the Falconers, Who Hunt With the Help of Birds of Prey

The ancient art of falconry takes flight in the modern world.

Story by Joseph Richards
December 2024 issue

Ask a Warden: Tips for Duck Hunting

Waterfowl identification and safety are top concerns.

Story by Wei-Wei Lin
November 2024 issue

Yes, You Can Harvest a Buck on a Budget

A little creativity (and a spare washer and dryer), helps a new hunter find a place to hunt.

Story and photos by Seth Driskell
November 2024 issue

Deer Carcass Requirement Updates Provide Hunters More Options

TPWD updates regulations to protect Texas deer.

By Lerrin Johnson
November 2024 issue

New App Provides More Options for Hunters, Anglers

Hunters and anglers can satisfy mandatory reporting requirements for growing number of species.

November 2024 issue

Mentors Take the Unknowns Out of Hunting

In South Texas, a mentored trip provides an opportunity to pass on hunting knowledge.

Story by Lydia Saldaña
August/September 2024 issue

How to Boost Your Odds for a Texas Drawn Hunt

With savvy planning, you can increase your chances of getting chosen.

Story by Morgan O'Hanlon
April 2024 issue

Students Take Up Target Shooting With Air Rifles

Schools offer new program on shooting sports.

January/February 2024 issue

Ask a Warden: How Can I Get Started in Hunting as an Adult?

Hunter education classes and mentors are good places to start.

Story by Wei-Wei Lin
January/February 2024 issue

Store Your Gun Safely

Proper storage keeps guns out of the wrong hands.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
October 2023 issue

CWD: Battling a Fatal Deer Illness

The spread of chronic wating disease raises alarm for Texas’ deer.

Story and photos by
August/September 2023 issue

Where Doves Fly: Public Hunting in South Texas

Two women share friendship and a love of the hunt.

By Whitney Bishop
August/September 2023 issue

Final Steps to Becoming a Bowhunter by Fall

Email series offers month-by-month steps.

Photos by Chase Fountain
July 2023 issue

You Can Become a Bowhunter By Fall

Email series will outline steps for hunters.

January/February 2023 issue

Artists Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Texas State Parks

With paint and canvas, 30 artists create works to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Texas parks.

By Russell Roe
November 2022 issue

Your Preseason Guide to Hunting Turkey

Let's talk turkey, Texas’ wiliest game bird.

Story and photos by Russell A. Graves
November 2022 issue

Hunting Accidents Hit All-Time Low in Texas

The drop is likely due in part to Hunter Education courses, which became mandatory in 1988.

Story by TPWD Staff