Now’s your chance to enter to win one of 8 premium guided hunt packages on some of the finest private ranches and wildlife management areas in Texas. Bighorn sheep, mule deer, whitetails, waterfowl, birds, exotics, gators or wild hogs! Just $9 per online entry and proceeds support wildlife conservation, habitat management, and public hunting.
Find out more information on the Texas Park & Wildlife website here.
Whether you show your horse or just ride for fun, keep him well groomed takes some time if you want your horse to look his best. Here are 10 tips for a well-groomed horse:
Here’s everything you need to know about the Texas Parks and Wildlife’s new online Public Hunt Drawing System where hunters can apply for hunts on public lands in Texas.
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New at J & N Feed and Seed: The Sportsman’s Condo. With a Sportsman’s Condo, neither rain, nor snow, nor slicing arctic winds can keep you from maximizing your time in the field. This one-piece modern hunting fortress has no seams to leak, rattle, rust or rot. For the hunter who is serious about spending more time in the field and increasing his chances of spotting that trophy, the Sportsman’s Condo J is ideal.
These blinds can be used either as ground blinds or with the addition of an All-In-One Base Stand, which elevates safely up to 10ft. for the ultimate hunting experience.
We’ve marked down all Ertl Toys and Tractors 20% off. Shop now and tuck away a few Christmas presents early!
The Young County Friends of NRA Banquet on August 23, 2014 at 5:00PM at the Young County Arena Barclay Room. Contact [email protected] for more information about tickets.
With drought being an ongoing issue in Texas, keeping things watered with minimal water is important! Efficient irrigation is one of the key Earth-Kind practices for conserving water in the landscape. Low volume irrigation systems, (drip or trickle irrigation) are among the most effective means of achieving significant water savings. Despite the tremendous potential for water conservation, these systems are not widely used in residential landscapes.
Like conventional overhead irrigation systems, low-volume systems require proper design, installation, maintenance and operation for optimum water savings and plant performance.
The primary design goal of a low volume system is to apply water to a uniform soil depth, either directly to the plant root zone or in a limited area. Water is delivered at or below the surface of the planted area versus the surface of the planted area. Most low volume irrigation systems are installed at or near the surface of the landscape area and are covered with two to three inches of mulch. Typically, this type of installation requires less time and cost that a conventional overhead system. This has been shown to be the most effective tool for maximizing water use efficient in the landscape.
For more information about Earth-Kind Low Volume Irrigation visit www.ecmga.com and click on Earth-Kind Publications.
Source: Ellis County Master Gardeners
Yes, you heard us correctly. We know it’s only mid July, and it’s hot. But it’s also time to start thinking about your fall garden and preparing your beds.
First, take a look at your beds. Pull out the summer plants that are done producing and look for weeds. Take the time now to remove all weeds and grass that may have invaded your beds. Every time you prepare the soil to plant a new crop, always mix in compost. Add fertilizer and work into the soil.
First up are tomatoes and peppers. They should be planted soon – by the first of August – if they are going to make a good crop before first frost. Timing is key for a fall garden. To be successful heat tolerant and cold sensitive crops should be planted in time to mature before the cold weather arrives. The cooler weather slows and stops growth. Cool season, heat sensitive crops should be planted late enough to avoid the heat, but early enough to survive the first few frosts.
Consider fast maturing tomatoes for the fall harvest. Varieties with less than 75 days to maturity are ‘Merced’, ‘Bingo’, ‘Celebrity’, ‘Whirlaway’, and ‘Carnival’.
The following are optimal “windows of time” for planting fall vegetables:
| Beans – 8/1 – 9/1 (lima beans 7/15 – 8/15) | Muskmelon (Cantaloupe) – 7/15 – 8/1 |
| Beets – 9/1 – 10/15 | Mustard – 9/15 – 10/15 |
| Broccoli plants – 8/1 – 9/15 | Parsley – 8/15 – 10/1 |
| Brussels sprouts – 8/1 – 10/1 | Parsley – 8/15 – 10/1 |
| Brussels sprouts – 8/1 – 10/1 | Peas, English – 8/15 – 9/15 |
| Cabbage plants – 8/15 – 9/15 | Peas, Southern – 7/1 – 8/1 |
| Carrots – 8/15 – 10/15 | Pepper plants – 7/1 – 8/1 |
| Cauliflower plants – 8/15 – 9/15 | Potatoes, Irish – 8/15 – 9/15 |
| Chard, Swiss – 8/1 – 10/15 | Pumpkin – 7/1 – 8/1 |
| Collard/Kale – 8/15 – 10/1 | Radish – 9/15 – 10/15 |
| Corn, Sweet – 8/1 – 8/15 | Spinach – 9/1 – 10/15 |
| Cucumber – 8/1 – 9/1 | Squash, Summer – 7/15 – 8/15 |
| Eggplant plants – 7/15 – 8/1 | Squash, Winter – 7/1 – 7/15 |
| Squash, Winter – 7/1 – 7/15 | Tomato plants – 7/15 – 8/1 |
| Kohlrabi – 8/15 – 9/15 | Turnips – 10/1 – 11/1 |
| Lettuce (leaf) – 9/15 – 10/15 | Watermelon – 7/1 – 8/1 |
At about four and a half months, you’re probably anxiously awaiting the “fruits of your labors”, fresh eggs! Now is the time to introduce your laying pullets to Purina Layena or Purina Layena Plus Omega-3 to insure that they receive the best nutrition to support egg production. Purina Layena Plus Omega-3 has added flaxseed, which helps your chickens to produce with enhanced levels of Omega-3. Each egg will contain 300 percent more Omega-3, an essential fatty acid!
Source: Purina Poultry
Dove hunters will have more opportunity later in the season with dates and bag limits finalized by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department this last week.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the 2014-2015 Texas dove season, including a 70-day season and 15-bird daily bag statewide, and a 16-day early teal and Canada goose season.
The traditional September 1 dove season opening day in the North and Central Zones remains; this year falling on Labor Day Monday. However, the first segment in those zones will be shorter than last season, closing on Monday, Oct. 20. The season will reopen Friday, Dec. 19 and run through Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 in the North and Central Zones.
In the South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area, the first segment will be shortened by five days compared to last year, and those days would be added to the end of the second segment. The South Zone opens Friday, Sept. 19 and runs through Monday, Oct. 20. The second segment will run Friday, Dec. 19 through Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.
The daily bag limit for doves statewide is 15 and the possession limit is 45.
The Special White-winged Dove Area will be restricted to afternoononly (noon to sunset) hunting the first two full September weekends on Sept. 6-7 and 13-14. Hunting in this area will reopen Friday, Sept. 19 and continue through Monday, Oct. 20, and then reopen Friday, Dec. 19 through Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. During the early two weekends, the daily bag limit is 15 birds, to include not more than two mourning doves and two white-tipped doves. Once the general season opens, the aggregate bag limit will be 15 with no more than two white-tipped doves.
A 16-day statewide early teal and Eastern Zone Canada goose season will run Saturday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, Sept. 28. The daily bag on teal remains six, with a possession limit of 18. Bag limit for Canada geese will be three and a possession limit of 6 in the Eastern Zone only.
Source: Texas Parks & Wildlife