The ‘feral pig apocalypse’ is a costly bureaucratic poisoning boondoggle that will harm wildlife in incalculable ways. There is an obvious alternative: Let the market solve the problem the bureaucrats created, and let Texas’ leaders […]
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All posts tagged: Turkey
Circle Ranch Game Cameras – August 2016
The reason biodiversity is good not bad is because species are usually complimentary, not “competitive.” To be healthy, desert ranges need three things: (1) Large, concentrated migratory bison herds, or, cattle grazed to mimic bison’s […]
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Circle Ranch Game Cameras – July 2016
To be healthy, desert ranges need three things: (1) Large, concentrated migratory bison herds, or, cattle grazed to mimic bison’s migratory patterns; (2) a lot of predators of all sizes; and, (3) a high, diverse […]
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Mid-Summer 2016 Game Cameras
Do most of the species pictured below—and all of the predators—“compete” with each other and harm bighorn, mule deer, pronghorn and ecosystem health as the wildlife agencies say? Or do they complement each other? Is […]
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West Texas, Photography by Weiman Meinzer
An evocative and beautiful short film about the culture, wildlife and geography of West Texas. Wyman Meinzer’s West Texas from Wyman Meinzer on Vimeo.
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Out Here in The Middle
Out Here in The Middle is a short video about summer at the Circle Ranch, in the high-desert mountains of far-West Texas.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Blocks Private Turkey Reintroductions in Far-West Texas
January 17, 2013 Philip Dickerson Via email: phdickers@suddenlinkmail.com Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. 4500 W. Illinois, Ste. 203 Midland, TX 79703 Dear Philip: Thank you for your letter dated January 3, 2012 which arrived […]
Read moreTurkey Family: 9/3/10
We have been watching this family, one of three, all summer.
Read moreTurkey Family in West Pasture, 8/10/10
Wild turkey reintroduction at Circle Ranch has been a 7-year project. Really gratifying to see these young birds!
Read moreJohn Sherman on Predator Trapping to Help Turkey
John Sherman is a senior wildlife biologist with the New Mexico BLM. John helped us set up our quail waterers and feeding program. He was kind enough to offer these thoughts on predator trapping around […]
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