Texas History

All about deer scrapes, rubs and the Fredonian Rebellion

All about deer scrapes, rubs and the Fredonian Rebellion

In this episode we continue our review of the book, Whitetail Strategies, and of Chapter 8, The Real Dirt on Scrapes and Rubs. I learned a lot going through this chapter and now have some extra skils to use out in the field and I'm sure you will too. Also, did you...

Bagging unique trophy whitetails and The Grass Fight of 1835

Bagging unique trophy whitetails and The Grass Fight of 1835

In this episode we discuss hunting for those atypical and unique whitetail trophies, skipping school to get that first buck and a little Texas history about the Grass Fight of 1835. Enjoy! Stock media provided by Artmuns / Pond5

Wind, Whitetails and The Tampico Expedition

Wind, Whitetails and The Tampico Expedition

In this one we discuss how important it is to understand the wind where you are hunting whitetails so that you don't make a mistake and scare off that trophy. We also have a history lesson about the ill fated Tampico Expedition in the lead up to the full blown...

Using scent to your advantage, a key whitetail strategy

Using scent to your advantage, a key whitetail strategy

In this episode we continue our review of the book, Whitetail Strategies, talking about the importance of paying close attention to your scent and using the deer's scents to your advantage. We also learn about the Bexar Remonstrances and the Annexation of Texas to the...

Pheasants, youth hunting and The Siege of Bexar

Pheasants, youth hunting and The Siege of Bexar

In this episode we talk a little pheasants and how their population evidently is not where one would hope it would be this season. We talk about the importance of getting youth involved in hunting and review a story of a young hunter's first buck. We also learn about...

All about the whitetail rut and the Texas Navy

All about the whitetail rut and the Texas Navy

In this one we continue our stroll through the book, Whitetail Strategies, were we learn all about the rut. There's some interesting things in this one that we're sure will make you question what you think you knew and teach you a few things or two. We also learn...

Leave The Swamp: TEXIT Ep 6: Chapter 3, Cont.: The Unequal Burden

Leave The Swamp: TEXIT Ep 6: Chapter 3, Cont.: The Unequal Burden

In this edition of our series, Leave The Swamp, we continue reading through the book TEXIT. We see how bad the national debt has become and it's burden on Texans. We see how bad the burden of federal spending on Texas has become and how much more we give than we get...

Hunting whitetails in crap weather and Lorenzo de Zavala

Hunting whitetails in crap weather and Lorenzo de Zavala

In this episode we discuss why we shouldn't write off a deer hunt on account of the bad weather. There are a lot of reasons to still go out and sit. Jimmy talks about how he processes his whitetail prime cuts to prepare them for the freezer and a little history lesson...