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Texas Fish & Game November 2017
October 25, 2017
Published by Texas Fish & Game Publishing Co., LLC. TEXAS FISH & GAME is the largest independent, family-owned regional outdoor publication in America. Owned by Ron & Stephanie Ward and Roy & Ardia Neves. PUBLISHER Roy Neves […]
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October 25, 2017
Stop Fake Wildlife News ow many times have you seen the photo of a large shark swimming on a highway since Hurricane Harvey blew into Texas? I’ve been tagged on it numerous times on Facebook. The problem […]
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October 25, 2017
Good Fences s the old saying goes, good fences make good neighbors. Of course, white-tailed deer don’t always heed this wisdom. The standard deer, regardless of age or sex, has four legs and four feet, and pretty much […]
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October 25, 2017
Hats Off to Harvey Heroes or far too many people in southeast Texas this past September, tens of thousands in all, the ground was too low and the water was too high. I wrestled for days on […]
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October 25, 2017
Hail the Mighty Whitetail od, family, country and the mighty whitetail deer! If that isn’t life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness I don’t know what is. Sure, there are sundry derivative priorities that go hand in […]
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October 25, 2017
What Storm hurricane Harvey, I’ve been told, is the worst natural disaster on U.S. soil in history. I don’t know whether that’s true, but Harvey certainly caused a lot of damage. From Port Aransas to Bridge City, […]
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October 25, 2017
Timing the Rut in Texas is All About Location, Location, Location Once a lease, ranch or area of high deer traffic on public land is located, hunters want to know one more major piece of information. […]
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October 25, 2017
As Harvey’s Waters Recede, Toxins and Affected Wildlife Remain The waters of Galveston Bay south of Houston and Sabine Lake in the Golden Triangle area (Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange) have had a tremendous amount of water pollution history. […]
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October 25, 2017
The Best of Us y the time you read this, the healing is in full swing. Publishing requirements mean that every column you read goes to press a full two months before the magazine hits the stands. […]
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October 25, 2017
Land-Locked Anglers Should Not Feel Limited Most anglers would like a boat. However, many cannot afford one. That does not mean they are exempted from quality fishing in the state of Texas. The following are a […]
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October 25, 2017
Reel Changes eads up, Texas big bass hunters! If you’re lucky enough to catch a giant bass weighing upwards of 13 pounds from a Texas bass lake and want it evaluated for the TPWD Toyota ShareLunker […]
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October 25, 2017
Fall is prime time to catch redfish along the Texas coast. However there is no single, particular strategy that works. There are several, and we dig deep into the best, or at least my favorite strategies, […]
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October 25, 2017
Andrew Boatman has hunted ducks under about every condition imaginable in a wide variety of situations and habitat ranges. His experiences extend from the flatland playas of the Panhandle to the potholes, marshes and tidal bay […]
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October 25, 2017
Decoys t’s no secret that hunting is a true passion of mine. In earlier years, I would spend every free moment I had in the woods either scouting, setting up ambush sites or just sitting on the […]
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October 25, 2017
October 25, 2017
Texas Leads the Nation in Hog Attacks Texans are proud of many of the statistics involving our state. Outdoors lovers in particular beam with pride when speaking about the number of whitetails in the state and […]
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October 25, 2017
Redfish Corpus Christi Sailfish South Padre Island Whitetail Frio County Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest
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October 25, 2017
Riflescopes & Ballistics Part Two n last month’s column, I recommended zeroing your long-range hunting rifle one inch (or one MOA) high at 100 yards. For practical purposes, “one MOA” (MOA being approximately 1.04 inches at 100 […]
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October 25, 2017
Texas Deer Bigger and Better exas has long had the largest population of white-tailed deer in the country. However, the only thing that surpasses the quantity in our state is the quality, and it again has shaped […]
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October 25, 2017
Fish Still Bite Even After Hunting Season Starts t’s pre-dawn on a brisk November morning. The cold front that brought a stiff northeast wind two days earlier, seems like ancient history. I find myself thinking about my […]
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October 25, 2017
November And Beyond ovember is a month I am always glad to see come around again. The overall temperatures are usually the most pleasant of the year, and the rest of the weather behaves itself as well. The […]
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October 25, 2017
Marauding Speckled Trout and Redfish was kyak fishing along a shoreline, but wasn’t getting any action. Then I saw splashing in a cove about a hundred yards away, so I headed over there. A school of redfish […]
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October 25, 2017
Adopt Adjustments for November Trout e generally have good fall weather, and some really good fishing to go along with it. As air and water temps drop, a lot of anglers will store their rods and reels […]
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October 25, 2017
Corpus Hatchery Raising Juvenile Flounder his year, the number of juvenile flounders caught by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of its annual survey hit an all-time low, worrying fisheries biologists across the state. For […]
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October 25, 2017
Baffin Alive with Ducks and Spawing Specks ucks have piled into Baffin Bay, and the fall trout spawn is in full swing. Wading jackets and waders are interspersed with fishing shirts and shorts. That’s because Texas’s Mother […]
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October 25, 2017
Give Thanks for Sheepshead ovember on lower Laguna Madre is a quiet time. Most sportsmen have turned their attention to their deer leases and their quest for a trophy buck for the wall and meat for the […]
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October 25, 2017
Can You Hear Me Now? sing your VHF radio the right way is important for smooth communications—and it could save your life. A VHF radio is one of the most basic but important safety items aboard your […]
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October 25, 2017
The 6.5mm Lone Wolf ike most American shooters, I hadn’t had much to do with any of the .264 (6.5mm) calibers, until recently. The only 6.5mm I had much experience with was the little 6.5 Swedish Mauser, a fine […]
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October 25, 2017
TEXAS FRESHWATER Lake Amistad Lake Texoma DFW Metroplex Lake Livingston TEXAS SALTWATER Upper Texas Coast Mid Texas Coast Lower Texas Coast Louisiana HUNTING South Texas
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October 25, 2017
Use Enough Gun f we weren’t hunting quail with Uncle in November, Cousin and I were out with our BB guns. It was just such a day when we finished breakfast in Grandma’s kitchen and picked up our Daisy […]
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October 25, 2017
Black Drum Texas Coast Speckled Trout West Matagorda Bay Speckled Trout Trinity Bay Black Drum Tiki Island Speckled Trout Corpus Christi Jack Crevalle Texas City Future Angler Sante Fe […]
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