July 9, 2014

Night Vision on the Cheap

Chad Ferguson I stood in the “man cave” at my friend’s home one hot August afternoon as he pulled cases and pouches out of gun safes. The room held more weapons and high tech hunting gadgetry […]

July 7, 2014

Chester Moore It is virtually impossible to cruise the waterways of Texas without seeing turtles. We are blessed to have a wide variety ranging from the common red-eared slider to the magnificent sea turtles. Let us […]

July 2, 2014

Panfish Party

Matt Williams When it comes to fun fishing, nothing beats a panfish. Actually, a panfish isn’t a species of fish. It’s a word that is sometimes used to describe assorted fish that are good to […]

June 30, 2014

Frogging for Redfish

Hunkered down in thick cover, a large pot-bellied fish tracked the silhouette of a frog flitting across matted grass just two feet above its head as it waited for the opportune time to strike. The creature […]

June 23, 2014

An Honest Look at Coyotes

Chester Moore A recent 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 […]

June 18, 2014

The Outer Limits – Fishing Beyond the Third Bar

Calixto Gonzales The weather was gorgeous on that June morning in 2005, and the surf was calm. I stood on the South Brazos Santiago Jetty at the juncture where water meets the beach and was having […]

June 17, 2014

The Crappie Whisperers

Bob Hood The crappie spawn is over, so where did the crappie go after leaving their shallow nests? A handful of crappie fishing gurus know, and they aren’t bashful about sharing their knowledge about crappie tactics […]

June 16, 2014

Gear Up and Thick It Out

Matt Williams When I think of big Texas bass, my mind naturally conjures up thoughts of some sort of cover—hydrilla beds, lily pads, cattail stands, pepper grass, underwater brush piles, flooded bushes or anything else where […]

June 4, 2014

Building an AR-15 Varminter

Dustin Ellermann The AR-15 rifle is easily the most popular firearm in the USA today. The simple and popular design allows the user to outfit the rifle to their exact needs. Since the standard AR-15 fires […]

June 2, 2014

Walk-up Saltwater (Location Maps, Species, Lure/Baits, and Times Included!)

Chester Moore Not all anglers have boats. That is something Texas Fish & Game has known for a long time, which is why we include bank-fishing locations on all of our coastal Hot Spots Focus columns […]

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