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Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Well, it's officially the first day of spring, but if you are a Texas tortoise emerging from your brief winter rest, then there sure isn't much to eat out there in the South Texas wildlands.

Monday, December 31, 2012  Huge rattlesnakes, majestic bucks, colorful birds and trophy trout…yes, it has been a spectacular year in the South Texas wildlands.  Richard Moore looks back at 2012 in the outdoors.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Researchers in the South Texas brush country are discovering that approximately one out of every ten bobcats has a striking resemblance to the endangered ocelot.  Richard Moore has the story.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  The South Texas wildlands are home to some very large diamondback rattlesnakes, and Richard Moore shares an encounter with an impressive six foot rattler.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  According to the calendar the first day of spring is March 20.  But as Richard Moore shows us the Rio Grande Valley is ahead of the rest.

Monday, January 03, 2011  It's the first rattle of the morning, and we are in the South Texas brush country north of Edinburg eagerly waiting for what may appear. Lamar Smith from McAllen is an accomplished rattler, and as he tickles the antlers together he scans the brush for movement.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010  Two illegal immigrants are safe and sound but facing deportation after being rescued in the brush country near Falfurrias.

Monday, February 22, 2010  Texas tortoises now awakening from their winter's sleep, and as Richard Moore shows us, the well-rested and slow-paced tortoises can live for nearly a century.

Monday, December 21, 2009  Nilgai antelope are not native to South Texas but to hunter's delight, they are abundant in the ranch country north of Raymondville.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009  When whitetail bucks encounter one another a little posturing happens but sometimes they lock antlers to prove who is dominant.