Austin -

A lifelong passion for preserving prairie land seeded by a high school summer job that didn’t turn out quite like he expected has earned Panhandle rancher Jim Bill Anderson the 2010 Leopold Conservation Award for Texas, a prestigious recognition conferred by Sand County Foundation and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of its Lone Star Land Steward Awards program.

Austin -

When Mother Nature shines as she’s done this spring, it makes anyone with a plot of dirt look good. But, it’s those times when the rains don’t come and the heat turns most of Texas brown and crunchy that a landowner’s mettle is put to the test. Those who can keep habitat conditions going in tough times as well as good are true conservation heroes.

San Antonio -

Big game hunters are planning to gather in celebration of the best game harvests in South Texas, and showcase their superior trophy mounts at the first Texas Hunting and Outdoor Classic (THC).  The classic will be held August 13th through the 15th at Freeman Coliseum grounds in the new air-conditioned Expo Center.

USA -

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary, Tom Vilsack, recently announced that USDA will offer an opportunity for general enrollment of lands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) later this year.

Des Moines, Iowa -

Today at Pheasants Forever’s National Pheasant Fest, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans for a new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup. Secretary Vilsack also announced increased acreage allotments for three CRP practices significant to wildlife, and then signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Pheasants Forever.

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI -

Every four years, the U.S. fields an Olympic shooting team known worldwide for achieving success in a most un-contemporary way-a rich and distinctly American background in traditional field sports.

Saint Paul, Minn. -

The 621 Pheasants Forever chapters, 103 Quail Forever chapters and 125,000 members of "The Habitat Organization" nationwide completed over 22,000 wildlife habitat projects in 2009, benefitting over 500,000 acres for pheasants, quail and other wildlife. This includes over 8,300 acres of land acquired and then opened to public hunting and recreation as state-managed wildlife areas or federal Waterfowl Production Areas.

Roby -

This years featured speaker is Dr. Fred S. Guthery, a research scientist with Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla. Guthery will present two lectures. The morning session will feature A Rockin Retrospective on Quail Science and Management, while the afternoon session features Quail, Weather, and Time.

Dallas -

Quail Unlimited Chapters from across the state of Texas announced that they have unilaterally resigned from Quail Unlimited following prolonged issues with the national organization based in Edgefield, South Carolina.

USA -

Another exciting season of Women on Target(r) Hunting Excursions is about to begin. Women hunters with experience ranging from first-timer s to the most seasoned of veterans are provided with the opportunity to have a unique and enjoyable hunting adventure.