By paying a nominal paid subscription ($9.95 for 10 days; $29.95 for a year), users will have the ability to search through trophy records in seconds, retrieve species information with accompanying photographs, register for our annual Big Buck Contest and the TGR Awards Banquet, as well as access information on becoming a Tropaeologist and/or print out score sheets for scoring your next big trophy!

As hunters, ranchers and exotic enthusiasts continue into the new “digital age”, this easy-to-use online record book and resource easily catapults TGR to the forefront of exotic trophy scoring systems.

Check out the new TGR Online Record Book @ www.TrophyRecords.org

For further information, please contact the EWA/TGR office at 830.367.7761, or email info@trophyrecords.org.

AllAboutExotics is proud to welcome and introduce to you Double Shot Outfitters! DSO is the newest addition to the AAE ‘Find A Hunt’ Directory!

Double Shot Outfitters offers some the finest hunting destinations in the world. Whether you’re looking for an African Safari or Texas Whitetail hunt, they have the right place for you. DSO is your source for customized hunting packages in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Texas or anywhere in between! Along with world class hunting, Double Shot Outfitters also offer professional video and editing of your hunting adventure.  Share that hunt of your dreams with your friends and family for a lifetime! Check out their AAE Outfitter Page and ‘Like’ DSO on Facebook to see recent client successes and stay up to date on the latest DSO hunting & fishing specials.

Current DSO Specials:

“Cast and Blast Special” – Experience (1) day of bull Nilgai hunting and (1) of bay fishing in South Texas….all on the same trip!  Nilgai is one of the most exciting hunts you can do in Texas, and also one of the best eating!  We can also add on a Nilgai cow for a nominal fee. Bay fishing with one of our guides in the Laguna Madre is also included! After a fun day in the field, hit the water for some Redfish and Trout fishing action! — Now only $3,500

“Day Hog Hunt Special” – A day of Hog hunting in the South Texas Brush.  Day hunts include lunch, drinks and up to 2 Hogs each.  They generally recommend 2 days for your best chance at getting a few of these bad boys.  Also, if you are lucky enough to find and shoot an infamous hog known as “VW” (because of his enormous size), your day of hunting is free!! Wow, can’t beat that! — $250 person/day

Contact Double Shot Outfitters today for more information on hunting in Texas or around the globe!  Be sure to visit their new website @ www.DoubleShotOutfitters.com.

World Champion Bull Rider Tuff Hedeman and Texas Country Music Singer/Songwriter Kevin Fowler will be our Special Guests for the evening along with a few other surprises.

The evening’s activities will include a live auction, silent auction, and several raffle opportunities. Doors open at 6pm.

Tickets for the evening are $100 each (Includes a steak dinner, open bar, and a 1 in 15 chance to win a firearm). Note: A table of 8 will be $1,000 and will give the table buyer a 1 in 5 chance to win an additional firearm.

Live Auciton items include: Rolex watch-Canadian Elk Hunt-Sports Memorabilia-Signed Guitars-Rare Prints…and much more!

For more information about the event, contact Rusty Baker – (210)-912-8171.

This year’s WwW Hunts will be offered in the Spring as well as the Fall and be FILMED for upcoming episodes of the outdoor Tv show “Stars of the Hunt” (LIKE them @ Facebook.com/StarsoftheHunt)!

These events are limited-spot engagements that should not be missed!  Ladies, this is your chance to get away, be pampered and filmed hunting some of the finest exotics Texas has to offer!  The ranch you’ll be hunting is loaded with over 1200 record-class exotics, ranging from addax to zebra with accommodations that are second to none.

Hunt Schedule & Pricing:

Hunt #1: May 17-20 – limited to 6 spots (only 2 spots currently available)
Hunt #2: Aug/Sept (dates TBA) – 6 spots available

Fees for WwW hunts are only $150/day, which include lodging, meals & guide services (and a few “extras”), plus the trophy fees of the exotic(s) that you decide to go after and harvest.

For more information or to reserve your spot on the hunt(s), contact Donnie Briley of Briley Outfitting @ (325) 374-6867.  To learn more about hunting with Briley Outfitting, visit their revamped website @ www.brileyoutfitting.com.

Event: Kirafu Exotic Animal Auction
Date: May 5/6, 2012
Location: 10831 South Highway 183, Lampasas, Tx 76550
(13 miles south of Lampasas)

Kirafu Exotics offers consignors and buyers the most state-of-the-art facility of its kind in the world for the safe care and handling of exotic animals and birds.  Jurgen  Schulz, an internationally known exotic animal supplier and his associates, have the knowledge, contacts, resources and experience to offer the finest auction services available for trade of wild and exotic animals and birds. The results of Schulz’s success in capturing and trans-location of rare and endangered species can be seen today in zoos around the world, and continues through the  Kifaru Exotic Animal  Auction.

“Whether buying or selling,  Kifaru is where the legacy continues”

For more information or future auction dates, contact Kirafu Exotics @ 512-556-8251 or visit their website – www.KirafuExotics.com

One of the newest additions to the AAE Outfitter/Ranch Directory is the Shonto Ranch…1,100 acres of purely pristine hunting and fishing ground!

Set in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, Shonto Ranch is home to some of the most beautiful scenery that Texas has to offer.  Located just a few minutes from Kerrville, Texas, “The Shonto” offers an unparalleled hunting and fishing experience that you will remember for a lifetime.  There are herds of exotic and native deer and is common to see 400 to 500 deer in just one afternoon of driving through the ranch.

Along with over 4 miles of spring-fed streams and 10 lakes and groves of majestic trees that sprawl out over the 1,100 acres is what makes Shonto Ranch so special.

Up until a decade ago, Shonto Ranch was a private family ranch that was not open to the public, groomed and managed to create a unique environment of manicured landscapes, big bucks and lunker fish.  The population of exotic animals has also thrived due to the same intense management practices.  This gives the ranch a large and diverse population of animals including 15 species from 5 continents.

Shonto Ranch offers year ’round fresh water fishing of the highest caliber for Rainbow and Golden trout, Bass and Catfish.  The strict catch and release program has resulted in many monster lunkers and state records.

Non hunting and fishing guests can still enjoy the scenery the ranch has to offer by taking a camera safari through Shonto Ranch, stopping at various lakes and ridgelines for picture-taking opportunities.

Enjoy everything the Shonto Ranch has to offer!  For more information, check out their AAE ‘Find A Hunt’ page or visit their website @ www.shontohunting.com!

Only 8 spots available (this will fill up quick). You won’t find a better chance to harvest a big Texas axis buck at these affordable rates anywhere in the Lonestar State!  Take your pick of any axis on the ranch!  The guys from AllAboutExotics.com will be on hand as well, enjoying the festivities! Come join us!

Included in the Hunt: all meals, nice lodging, guiding, skinning & quartering and fun activities throughout the weekend!

For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Sam Stacks @ 830-385-9098.  To learn more about Koon’s Canyon Ranch, visit their website @ www.koonscanyonranch.com

Looking to stock exotics on YOUR ranch with exotic animals?

Make plans to attend the 3rd exotic auction of 2012 at the Huntsville Livestock Services.   HLS has been specializing in exotic sales for more than 20 years and are well known for the quality of their hoofstock.   Whether you’re looking to buy or sell prime livestock, Huntsville Livestock is ready to help.

Event: Huntsville Livestock Services – Exotic Auction

Date: Friday, April 13, 2012

Sales begin at 10:00 a.m.

Location: Huntsville Livestock Services, Inc
1846 Interstate Hwy 45N
Hunstville, Texas

Huntsville Livestock offers:
• Red Deer
• Fallow
• Sika
• Elk
• Indian/African game animals including camels, llamas, zebras, mini-horses, donkeys and more

For more information or to inquire about dates and particular breeds or species, please visit Huntsville Livestock Services, Inc or call (936) 295-4483.

via The Lonestar Outdoor News

An preliminary injunction request filed by the Exotic Wildlife Association and Safari Club International to postpone the enforcement of a rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the taking of three exotic antelope species was denied yesterday by Judge Beryl A. Howell.

The ruling means as of today, April 4, the taking of any addax, scimitar horned oryx or dama gazelle is prohibited without a permit issued by the USFWS.

In her ruling, Howell said, “The Court finds that neither SCI’s challenge to the 2005 Listing Decision, nor the EWA plaintiffs’ challenge to the 2012 Final Rule appears at this stage to have a likelihood of success on the merits. Nor have the plaintiffs carried their heavy burden of demonstrating irreparable harm in the absence of preliminary relief, nor that the balance of equities tip in their favor.

“Finally, the plaintiffs have not carried their burden of showing that injunctive relief is truly in the public interest.”

Howell made the ruling in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Read a full report on the ruling in the next issue of Lone Star Outdoor News, available Friday, April 13.

Ladies, here’s your chance to join Double Diamond Outfitters on one of the most beautiful ranches in all of Texas!!  They will be hosting the 1st Women’s Only Axis Group Hunt at the Shonto Ranch near Kerrville, Texas.

Bring the ladies and enjoy a chance to hunt truly World Class Axis Bucks….AND be completely pampered while you do it!  During your downtime between morning & afternoon hunts, a professional masseuse will be available for massages around the ranch in some of the most breathtaking and serene settings in the entire Texas Hill Country!

To reserve your spot, contact Wes Mundy @ 210-602-3118
To learn more about the Shonto Ranch, visit their website @ www.shontohunting.com