DATELINE – Spring 2023 The Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex is blessed with an abundance of reservoirs and lakes–both large and small. Many of the larger lakes […]
This Place in the Woods – The Great Trinity Forest
Several years ago I ran a long term trail camera survey in Dallas’ Great Trinity Forest. The objective of that project was to explore the […]
Murrell Park on Grapevine Lake
DATELINE -Autumn 2022 The greater Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex is home to a number of wonderful parks. Some of the best are found near our local […]
Urban Wildlife After Dark
The people of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex are fortunate to share our city with a wide variety of urban wildlife. We have here in the […]
Skulls and Other Bones
They say that death is a natural part of life. Nowhere is that more evident than when you are out exploring in the great outdoors. […]
This Place in the Woods – Autumn into Winter
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third article in a three-part series about Dallas/Fort Worth urban wildlife found in the feral and untamed corners of the metroplex. […]
Is It Is or Is It Ain’t?
A Confirmed Cougar Sighting in East Texas? Some of you may have already seen this story from the Tyler Morning Telegraph. If you haven’t, you […]
Arctic Blast
Dateline – February 2021 – Carrollton, Texas It was the late 1980’s the last time we had a cold spell like this one. Temperatures in […]
Lemmon Lake Lives… and Dies
Dateline – May 2020 – Dallas, County Two years ago I ventured out to the Joppa Preserve in the Great Trinity Forest to take stock […]
A Richland Chambers Re-route
I have been hearing tales of Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area for many years now. Wildlife viewing is the name of the game there. The […]
This Place in the Woods – Spring, Summer, and Fall
Dateline – Spring, Summer, Fall 2019 – Denton County EDITOR’s NOTE: This is a followup to an earlier article… This Place in the Woods – […]
Sparring Bucks of the North Texas Rut
Dateline – January 2020 – Lewisville, Texas Sparring is a big part of mating season for male White-tailed Deer. Bucks use antler dueling as a […]