Archive for August, 2016

Archive for August, 2016

Texas Hunter Education: The Simple Way to Avoid a Ticket

Receiving a ticket during a hunting trip is not fun. The number one reason a hunter will receive a ticket is because he or she lacks proof of hunter education. Every hunter, born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, must successfully complete hunter education and carry proof while hunting. If...

Get Ready for An Outstanding Dove Season

Last year Texas dove season was good, but the forecast for the upcoming dove season is outstanding. In fact, dove populations are so healthy, the season has been extended to 90 days for the first time in 80 years. This makes it the longest dove season in the country – another...

3 Ways To Win From Texas Parks & Wildlife

In appreciation of hunters like you who help keep Texas an ace place to hunt, Texas Parks and Wildlife is offering an awesome new drawing that’s FREE to enter. They've also expanded the Lifetime License Drawings, giving you 3 chances to win instead of the traditional 2. Win Your Dream Year Outdoors –...

Body Condition Scoring for Deer

Body condition scoring can be a useful tool to monitor the health and condition of your deer. Maintaining optimal body condition in bucks can help to support great antler growth, does may be more fertile with increased potential to produce more high-quality milk which can result in healthy, fast growing...

When Will My Chickens Lay Eggs?

If raising a backyard flock was a treasure hunt, the ultimate prize would be a hen’s first egg. To extend this feeling of exhilaration and help hens produce wholesome, nutritious eggs long-term, care for the flock differently as they begin laying. The transition from pullet to egg-laying hen often occurs...

2016-2017 Livestock Shows

Livestock shows for the upcoming season are right around the corner!   Are you interested in attending livestock shows? Here are the dates and locations of several major 2016-2017 Stock Shows happening throughout Texas. Go to the links for each Stock Show to learn more about event schedules, entry forms, ticket...

Getting the Best Horse Feed Nutrition & Value

It seems as though diesel, groceries, fertilizer, grain and hay are all on the price escalator going up, up, up. There are a number of reasons for this run in prices, including pressure on crops from ethanol production, poor climate conditions in some areas and the declining value of the dollar. Of...

Tips For Selecting The Perfect Watermelon

Most people have no idea how to select a watermelon. They just knock on this over-sized fruit as if they know what they are doing. Although it can be difficult to know how ripe a melon is by inspecting the outside, there are several  tricks you can learn to help you pick...

Mix & Match Sale

Stop by Pasturas Los Alazanes and SAVE 30% on select supplies you need now. We've got a little of everything from UltraShield Fly Spray to AmiFlex Complete. Hurry in for best selection as these are limited quantities. Sale valid while supplies last!

Vitamins & Electrolytes Supplements

Keep your flock hydrated with electrolyte supplements from Pasturas Los Alazanes. Vitamins & Electrolytes  by Durvet, and Sav-A-Chick  Electrolytes will help keep you flock hydrated and healthy during the scorching summer heat. Vitamins & Electrolytes packets are a balanced formula of vitamins and electrolytes for use in feed or drinking water...