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Hunting

  • October 30th, 2025
    The KTTZ News Team
    Quail hunting season kicks off in Texas on Saturday. Our Bishop Van Buren reports the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says it is encouraged by population numbers, but quail hunting at the Lake Alan Henry Wildlife Mitigation Area has been canceled again this year. Experts say Texas is still experiencing a teacher certification crisis. KERA's Bill Zeeble reports students could pay the price, even after new state legislative efforts begin.
  • September 1st, 2025
    The KTTZ News Team
    The long-anticipated park in downtown Lubbock has raised enough funds to begin construction. Officials expect construction to take 9-10 months, and be completed by the end of next year. Dove hunting season begins in Texas today. Texas Public Radio’s Jerry Clayton has the details. Lubbock's city offices are closed today for Labor Day, affecting residential trash collection, landfill operations, libraries, museums, community and recreation centers, and public health.
  • The Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory truck makes treks through rough terrain to check on quail at demonstration ranches with medicated feed.
    Texas Tech researcher develops first-of-its-kind medicated wildlife feed, boosting quail populations
    Olivia O'Rand
    Quail populations across Texas have been plummeting for decades. But now, a Texas Tech researcher and his team may have turned that trend around with the invention of a medicated wildlife feed that’s been approved by the FDA and is now commercially available.
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife map shows area where hunters must submit samples of harvested deer for CWD testing.
    State biologists predict excellent deer hunting season amid CWD concern
    White tail deer season is underway
  • Blogs
    Texas Standard: Farm-Raised Deer Sparking Ethics Discussion Among Hunters
    Hunters are always in search of the best deer they can find - the bigger the buck, the better. "Captive deer-farming" provides "superior" genetic…
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  • October 31st, 2025
    The KTTZ News Team
    The last week of October is International Bat Week. Our Samantha Larned reports on research at Texas Tech's Natural Resource Management Department into how bats adapt to human infrastructure in the state. Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that the Texas Workforce Commission has awarded grants to four West Texas school districts as part of the Jobs and Educations for Texans program. Two of those grants are in partnership with South Plains College to train Denver City ISD and Seagraves ISD.
  • At this Texas pecan orchard, bats handle most of the bug control
    Bats love to munch on insects like stink bugs and moths. Some farmers are now relying on the mammals for pest control – and ditching chemicals.
  • Despite loss of federal protections, lesser prairie chicken conservation persists on private land
    Chloe Bennett-Steele
    The ground-dwelling bird's preferred grassland habitat overlaps with agricultural and energy-rich regions, putting the species' future in the hands of private landowners. In the second installment of a two-part series, StateImpact's Chloe Bennett-Steele reports on continued conservation efforts for the species.
  • Ranchers are using 'virtual fencing' to move their cattle — and help save prairies
    Rachel Cramer
    Virtual fencing uses GPS collars, sounds and electrical cues to move cattle across a landscape. Along with saving ranchers time, researchers say this new technology can help protect, and create, wildlife habitat.
  • Kendra Kay speaks during public comment at the regular Amarillo City Council meeting on Sept. 23.
    Economic boom or environmental disaster? Rural Texas grapples with pros, cons of data centers
    Jayme Lozano Carver
    Local leaders see data centers, which help power the world’s shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns open. Residents worry their way of life — and water — is at stake.
  • October 2nd, 2025
    The KTTZ News Team
    Monday is the deadline to register to vote for the November 4th election, which will feature 17 constitutional amendments at the top of the ballot. Our Bishop Van Buren reports that applications must be signed and mailed by Monday or delivered in person to the Lubbock County Elections Office at 1308 Crickets Avenue. Lubbock Animal Services has received several recent reports of scammers pretending to be LAS employees. The city shared ways folks can identify a scam.
  • Monarch migration brings butterflies to West Texas
    Alex Jones
    Every fall, West Texans look to the skies for one of nature’s most remarkable journeys: the migration of the monarch butterfly. But monarch butterfly populations are declining due to threats like habitat loss, herbicide use and climate change.
  • UT Austin researchers discover rare hybrid 'Grue Jay' bird in Texas
    The bird is likely the result of shifting weather patterns and climate change.
  • Toxic bacteria shut down this town's water supply. Fertilizer runoff is fueling the issue
    Jim Meadows
    Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening public water systems, making water temporarily unusable, and forcing some cities and towns to take costly preventive measures.
  • A photo of a bison statue at the entrance of Lubbock Lake Landmark.
    Lubbock Lake Landmark preserves South Plains of the past, looks to a future of revival
    Samantha Larned
    Lubbock Lake Landmark is a snapshot of the land before settlement, preserving archeological evidence of early-human life and the natural history of the region’s plants and animals. Through its discoveries, education, and conservation, staff with the Landmark have reintroduced native wildlife driven out of the area, and continue to explore possibilities for the land and for those who love it.