Texas Fish & Game Magazine
April 2017
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FISH & GAME PHOTOS
Catfish Stillhouse Hollow Whitetail Freer Bass McDade Whitetail Sabine County Speckled Trout Redfish Bay Redfish Galveston Whitetail Del Rio ...
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OPEN SEASON by Reavis Z. Wortham
Decisions D oc surveyed the hunting Club members seated at the large round corner table in Doreen’s 24 HR Eat Gas Now Café. “Well Rev, now ...
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BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo
Problem Varmints: a Solution to Cabin Fever T his is March, and by now deer season is a distant memory or a recurring nightmare! It depends ...
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OUTDOOR DIRECTORY
TEXAS FRESHWATER Lake Amistad Lake Texoma DFW Metroplex TEXAS SALTWATER Upper Texas Coast Mid Texas Coast Lower Texas Coast Louisiana HUNTING South Texas ...
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TEXAS TASTED
Venison Beef Bourguignon This recipe appears difficult but is actually fairly easy to make and tastes wonderful. It’s a great way to enjoy back strap ...
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FISH & GAME GEAR
Flambeau Turns Tail on Turkeys The MAD answer to upping the game against springtime toms. The simple, reliable pull-string operation of the new Spin-N-Strut allows ...
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INDUSTRY INSIDER
The Shoot for Coop The Shoot for Coop Clay Pigeon Fundraiser event is held during the spring in Marble Falls, Texas. It began in 2015 ...
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TEXAS TESTED
Whitetail Hunter Cossbow The Whitetail Hunter Crossbow by Barnett is one high quality deadly machine. The camo pattern on the stock of this crossbow adds ...
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TEXAS GUNS by Steve LaMascus
Americas Favorite Round: the .30 Caliber A merica got into the .30 caliber game in 1892, when the U.S. Army adopted the .30 U.S. Army, also known ...
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THE PRACTICAL ANGLER by Greg Berlocher
The Adaptable and Affordable Spinnerbait B ack when I was a Yonker, I tried my hand at competitive fishing, entering a few tournaments hosted by The Texas Aggie ...
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THE BASS UNIVERSITY by Pete Robbins
Keys to Early Season Lipless Crank Trophies F iftten-time bassmaster Classic qualifier Todd Faircloth comes from East Texas, a region chock full of lakes filled with aquatic ...
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TEXAS BOATING by Lenny Rudow
Time to Start Thinking About Your Boat Again A s spring kicks into gear and we have a new season upon us, it’s time to ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Lower Coast
Island March T he angler who is willing to live with a little wind and a mildly bumpy ride can really do well in March. Redfish ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Rockport
Don’t Let the Old Man In M y mom told me one day that, even as a youngster, I preferred the company of older folks. ...
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COASTAL FOCUS: Upper Mid Coast
A Coastal Evolution A s the March weather begins to warm the environment, the trout and the reds will start to move into water that’s nowhere ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Matagorda
The visiting Fisherman I n early March last year, the wind was coming from the east at 25 mph. An east wind is to be expected in ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Galveston
Blowin’ in the March Winds W hen my son was young, I sometimes tried to be creative in my single parenting, just to keep things interesting ...
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COASTAL FORECAST: Sabine
Weather Conditions Dictate Success in March I t is March and for fishermen up and down the coast that means more and more angling opportunities should ...
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THE DEPT. OF CONSERVATION
Opportunities for Catfish Anglers Expanding T he catfish ranks only behind the largemouth bass in terms of anglers’ preference, as you would expect, and we’ve got ...
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THE DEPT. OF DEFENSE
How Do You Define Perfection? I ‘m talking about technological perfection. It would be a mature technology, evolved into a pinnacle of form, function and craftsmanship ...
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TEXAS HOT SHOTS
Whitetail Dewitt County Whitetail East Texas Striped Bass Lake Whitney Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest [button ...
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THE TF&G REPORT
Q&A with Bassmaster Editor James Hall The Bassmaster Classic will take place on Lake Conroe March 24 to 26. With weigh-ins at Minute Maid Park, ...
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AIR GUN HOGS & EXOTICS by Dustin Vaughn Warncke
One of my fondest memories growing up was shooting my grandfather’s old Winchester .177 caliber air rifle at empty soda cans on my grandparent’s property. ...
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CARPE DIEM by Dustin Vaughn Warncke
Often marvel at some of the advancements in the outdoor industry over the years, and bowfishing is no exception. Just about everything has improved in ...
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GUN LAW by D. Chris Hesse
COMMIT EVEN A MISDEMEANOR AND YOU COULD LOSE YOUR GUN RIGHTS Gun rights and the criminal law intersect in a myriad of ways, and it ...
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TOPWATER TEMPTATION FOR TROPHY TROUT by John N. Felsher
Everyone hears stories of novice anglers throwing something ridiculous and landing a trophy fish. Sure, that happens occasionally, but so does winning $100 million in ...
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TEXAS SALTWATER by Calixto Gonzales
Stinging the King T he South Texas Coast, most notably from Aransas Pass at the top to the Coastal Bend, to Brazos Santiago (“The Arms of ...
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JAWS BREAKERS by Danielle Sonnier
Spring is on the horizon, and with the season change comes warmer weather, longer days, and nicer fishing. Anyone with access to a beach and ...
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TEXAS FRESHWATER by Matt Williams
Classic Spectators Should Mind Their Manners B y now I’m sure that just about every bass nut in Texas—one million of them—are aware that Bassmaster is bringing ...
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THE CONROE CLASSIC by Matt Williams
Bass fishing eyes all over the planet will be zeroed in on Texas later this month—more specifically Lake Conroe near Houston—as the Bassmaster Classic comes ...
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COMMENTARY by Kendal Hemphill
Texas Heritage T he American Civil War (or, as many of us call it, the ‘War of Northern Aggression’) was fought, mostly, over states’ rights. Southern states ...
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NUGENT IN THE WILD by Ted Nugent
The Connection Resolution W ell, well, well, was that 2016 thing fun or what? I certainly had a wonderful time in my never ending inexhaustible celebration ...
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PIKE ON THE EDGE by Doug Pike
What’s Better? O n the way to and from outdoor adventures, my young son and I play a game called “What’s better?” I’m going to play ...
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DOGGETT AT LARGE by Joe Doggett
Crappie Fishing is Cool T he old Hermann Park Duck Pond adjacent to the entrance to the Houston Zoo covered about three acres. During the late ...
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EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore
What Does Conservation Really Mean? C onservation is a term thrown around daily in outdoor media whether it be social or traditional outlets such as this ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
‘Black Panther’ Question Dear Chester, a couple of years back you wrote about black panthers in Texas and had a theory on what they could ...
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INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves
A Texas Classic Rocks the Bass World W e mentioned a couple of issues ago that the year 2017 would be The Year of the Bass ...
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