Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas…

Steve Poskey of Lufkin never thought he would win the Premium Buck Hunt in last year’s Big Time Texas Hunts drawing, but he did.

03—All my wife could say was Oh my God. Oh my God!

He had purchased entries for years, and even though he hadn’t won, he was always glad to buy some chances.

03—The money goes to a good cause. You know—Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Steve and his wife Linda, both avid hunters, won the opportunity to go on a guided hunt for trophy deer in the brush country of south Texas.

04—It was fantastic. I couldn’t believe it, you know. You couldn’t keep up with the deer. There was no way you could count ‘em.

The couple each had their own guide, and between them harvested 2 trophy bucks, a management buck and a doe.

03—It was way better than my expectations. Way, way better.

Online entries are $9 each with a $5 processing fee. They are $10 when purchased at a license retailer, by mail, or by phone, and may be purchased through October 15.

03—I’ll buy some this year. I may become the first two-time winner.

The Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program supports our series and works to increase fishing, hunting, shooting and boating opportunities in Texas.
For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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This is Passport to Texas…

Last year at this time, Steve Poskey of Lufkin did what he always does: he bought entries in Texas Parks and Wildlife’s annual Big Time Texas Hunts drawing.

03—I’m not sure what year they first started this, but I’ve been doing it for a long time.

Although winning eluded him, Steve continued to buy entries for hunt packages, including the White-tailed Bonanza, Texas Grand Slam, and the Premium Buck Hunt.

03—I just felt like I was supporting a good cause, you know.

In 2010, Lady Luck smiled on Steve, when he received a phone call telling him he had won the Premium Buck Hunt.

09—I said, would say that one more time, ma’am? And she repeated it, and I remember exactly what I told her; I said, you’re joking, right? And she said, no sir, I’m not joking.

We would never joke about a thing like that, Steve.

Online entries are $9 each with a $5 processing fee, and $10 when purchased at a license retailer, by mail, or by phone. Entries available through October 15.

Find more information on the Texas Parks and Wildlife website. Tomorrow—what happened on Steve Poskey’s big buck adventure?

02—It was a fantastic experience.

The Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration program supports our series and works to increase fishing, hunting, shooting and boating opportunities in Texas.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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Texas’ hot dry summer will affect fall hunting forecasts. Yet, Corey Mason, dove program leader for Parks and Wildlife, says dove season, which opens September first, should be good.

We do expect to have decreased seed production, and also a decline in agricultural production. But what that means on a positive, is that it does provide some bare ground so that those seeds that are available can be found by dove.

It’s folks coming in town renting hotel rooms in small communities that don’t typically have them booked that time of year, and the local cafes and gas stations that are selling fuel and ice and cokes and candy bars and all those kinds of things. They really make a significant impact on local communities. It’s hunters dollars putting a lot of things in play.

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For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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If you want to introduce children to hunting, Public Hunting coordinator, Vickie Fite, says try squirrel.

11—That’s a great place to start with a first hunting experience. They’re a large number of squirrels available, it’s a inexpensive sport, it’s one of those kind that I started doing with my grandfather when I was nine years old.

You can hunt squirrel throughout the month of May. And although squirrel makes a good first hunting experience, Fite says they’ll keep you on your toes.

11—Squirrels are a lot of fun. You have to have a lot of patience; you have to be pretty smart. They can see really great. They’re a wily little competitor out there. They’ll give you a run for your money.

You can hunt on more than a million acres of public land for the cost of a $48 public hunting permit. Fite has a suggestion if you go squirrel hunting this spring.

10—If you look in the book there are a lot of our public hunting lands that also offer a fishing opportunity, either right there on the area or in close proximity. So throw in your fishing pole and take advantage of that, too.

If you harvest a squirrel and decided to eat it…

03—Well, it tastes a lot like chicken.

Learn more about hunting opportunities on public lands on the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

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This month the Texas Parks and Wildlife TV series follows a self-proclaimed foodie as he learns how to hunt. Producer, Alan Fisher was with him every step of the way.

Coming up the week of April 17th we have a story called Will Hunt for Food, in which we follow a person interested in hunting for the first time through his interest in local foods. People are really more interested in organic and natural food, free range food, and of course wild game has always been all of those things.

I think definitely the story will show that where there are perceived hurdles, there are many resources out there, and a lot of people who would like to help you get started hunting. For more information, folks can visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.

Thanks, Alan.

That’s our show… For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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