Texas Fish & Game

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June 20, 2016

The Underrated Blacktip Shark

My first encounter with a blacktip shark came while soaking a big hunk of cut mullet behind a shrimp boat in the Gulf of Mexico. I will never forget seeing the streamlined fish burst from the […]
June 17, 2016

Take it to the Bank

Gulf Coast Bank Fishing Hotspots Not all anglers have boats. That is something Texas Fish & Game has known for a long time, which is why we include “Bank Bite” locations on most of our coastal […]
June 13, 2016

Slimers and Hardheads

Saltwater Cats are More Popular than Ever It did not take long to figure out what was on the other end of the line. At first I thought it might have been a shark because it […]
June 10, 2016

An Honest Look at Coyotes

A television documentary featured the sad story of Canadian folk singer Taylor Mitchell who was killed by coyotes in a park in her native country. The 19-year-old’s tragic death in 2009 via the recent program has […]
June 8, 2016

What Does that Buck Score?

How Record Scoring Systems Work Kill a good whitetail buck these days and sooner or later someone is going to pop the question: What does it score? The same could be said for mule deer, elk […]
June 6, 2016

The Most Overlooked Bass Lakes in Texas

Everybody knows Texas harbors some of the very best bass fishing lakes on the planet, but some of those impoundments grab way more attention than all the rest put together. As a result, some of the state’s […]
June 3, 2016

Saltwater Strangeness

When I was around five years old my late father, Chester Moore, Sr., had his own mysterious aquatic encounter. While fishing with a friend on Conway Bayou on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River, a […]
May 30, 2016

Whether You Lease or Not

Natural Options for Better Management and Better Hunting If you want to  be consistently successful hunting whitetails, gaining a broad knowledge of their natural food habitat is important. The time to start thinking about it is now. It […]
May 25, 2016

Understanding Bass Diet And Hidden Habits

An Examination of Bass Biology and Angler Performance Largemouth bass seem to have an eerie “intelligence” about them that makes it look as though they can anticipate our next move. This is especially true of the […]
May 23, 2016

Urban Bow Hunting

Bagging Backyard Backstraps When most people think of bow hunting, visions of deer camp, stands, gun blinds, or a trail in the woods come to mind. When I think of deer hunting, I think of neighborhood streets and […]