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While the world’s jaws dropped at the news of Cecil the lion’s death last week, hundreds of less famous exotic wild animals died a little closer to home: in Texas. Texas is home to about 5,000 ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – For years, hundreds of Texas ranchers have made big money on exotic antelopes, with hunters paying up to $10,000 to bag just one dama gazelle, a rare animal with short horns ...

Texas has a large population of exotic animals on its range with axis being the most common. However, hunters should not be surprised if an elk wanders across their lease such as this one recently in ...

Turkeys draw top billing in the hills and brush during April and early May, but one other hunting option is available. Spring is a fine time for exotics. Various imported or "exotic" big-game species ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff Jeff Forman (left) and Ryan Reitz (center) drag the scimitar shot by Harold Lee (not pictured) onto a trailer alongside Kelton Mote (right) during an exotic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The nights are getting cool, and the smell of autumn is starting to linger in the air, ushering in the start of fall. But it also ...

Aug 27 (Reuters) - If American dentist Walter Palmer - who may face poaching charges for killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe - was so inclined, he could have saved himself time and money and trouble by ...