By Rich Rosenthal Conservationists celebrated a legal victory over captive deer breeding operations after a Texas appeals court reaffirmed the public ownership of wildlife, thanks in part to efforts from Texas BHA and other like-minded conservation organizations. The opinion made by the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, affirmed the trial court’s decision in Bailey, Peterson v. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. In the case, owners of a deer-breeding operation sued the state, arguing ...

The Texas chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (TX BHA) adopts 11 public hunting areas in the Lubbock, TX area Since 1987, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has offered the Annual Public Hunting (APH) Permit, a low-cost permit providing Texas hunters with access to over 180 hunting areas to hunt whitetail deer, feral hogs, dove, quail, waterfowl, turkey and more. A popular component of the Public Hunting Program includes acreage leased by TPWD from cooperating private ...