Part of me hesitates to call any creature within the scope of its own habitat a "pest" but the rest of me hopes there's a special circle in hell specifically for ticks that manage to make it all the way up to nooks and crannies best left unspoken in polite society. DEET and Permethrin (the...

That's definitely looks like the work of a porcupine

Nice!

Well, it wasn't in the preserve itself but I've done some shovel test surveys in Walker, San Jacinto and Liberty counties. According to the map we were given, the Big Thicket extends throughout those counties. Ah i see, my mistake. I forget the original area dubbed "Big Thicket" does in f...

Erfaron, for a moment I was anticipating for lunch to be the afore pictured pigs lol

Howdy! I am also from east(ish) Texas - you might be able to guess where from my chosen greeting. I and several other of the Texas located rangers have been looking into what gear is necessary in the climate, so I am definitely interested in collaboration. Once the semester ends I intend to start a...

In the past when using a longbow for primitive hunts I'd gravitate towards a hip quiver with a backwards cant because drawing from one felt more intuitive and fluid but realistically that's probably less to do with the quiver type and more to do with having years of practice in C.A.S. in which I was...

Oh, I’ve done plenty of field-work in the Big Thicket. Not too interested in returning in Ranger garb haha. Lol I think I know exactly what you mean Cimrandir if you're talking about rangering during warm months (aka all of them except for a couple weeks in December or January) Mind if I ask which ...

Time for FOOD PICTURES!!! My goodness Elleth that looks spectacular! I've perfected a bannock recipe that's a bit more luxurious than its simplest form. I cook it fairly often: 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup oat flour or oat groats ground in a hand-cranked mill (somewhere between flour and Scottish ...

Howdy Matt
I'm in Texas too and pleasantly surprised to find out there are more than a few of us "Texas Rangers" here lol
Have you been out to Big Thicket yet?