JUNE 2019 COVER

JUNE 2019 COVER

Go

Go

Go

Go

OR

SUBSCRIBE

SIGN IN

Subscribe HereSign In Here
CURRENT DIGITAL ISSUE

Texas Fish & Game June 2019

January 13, 2015

Stupid Things NOT to do on a Boat

Is stupid had a per-gallon price, it would be something like $0.01. There’s lots of stupid to go around – too much – and you don’t even have to drill, frack, or even search very hard to […]
January 13, 2015

At the Detroit Auto Show: 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel is about attitude and capabilities

It was only yesterday that Ford announced that it was bringing out a 2017 F-150 Raptor, an updated version of its off-road full-size pickup truck.  Today, Ram is announcing its entry into that rarefied space — […]
January 12, 2015

THAT’S ONE BRAVE PARK RANGER! (VIDEO)

The park ranger is trying to cut loose the moose; which is no easy task. A mid size moose will weigh in at over 800 pounds and those are some hefty antlers. Nevertheless he works away […]
January 12, 2015

Will Not Be U.S. Army’s New Pistol, MHS Competition Goes Forward

Military.com is reporting that the U.S. Army has rejected the engineering change proposal (ECP) made by Beretta that would have kept a modified Beretta as the U.S Army’s handgun of choice. The ECP was an attempt to undermine […]
January 12, 2015

It’s Back: Ford Raptor will return for 2017 model year

It is almost sadistic to unveil a new 2017 model truck at an early 2015 auto show, but that is exactly what Ford did today — taking the wrappings off the Raptor F-150 which is more […]
January 12, 2015

Dreams come True

South Texas low fence ranch (Lincoln Ranch) killed on 1/7/15 scored a 161 3/8 Gross and 155 1/8 Net….my name is Aj Longron of Orange Tx.
January 12, 2015

Full Auto 9mm M16 Brass Chunker! [VIDEO]

Playing around with a pre86, registered (infringement), fully automatic M16 lower this weekend joined with a mostly X-Products 9mm upper we captured this awesome footage of the brass ejecting.  It so cool it’s easy to think it […]
January 12, 2015

At the Detroit Auto Show: 2016 Tacoma is all new

At 1 p.m. eastern time, Toyota introduced its all new Tacoma at the Detroit Auto Show in an effort to maintain its lead position in the mid-size truck market. The Tacoma, which had not been redesigned […]
January 12, 2015

Nissan debuts 2016 Titan XD at Detroit Auto Show

The Nissan Titan has been stagnant for a decade, but the company is making a dynamic new push to lift its fortunes with the introduction of the 2016 Titan and Titan XD full-size pickups at the […]
January 12, 2015

Ford F-150 is Truck of the Year at North American International Auto Show

At about 7 a.m. today, the highly-coveted award for North American International Auto Show Truck of the Year went to the all-new F-150 this morning, with the Volkswagen Golf and Golf TDI taking home the car […]
January 11, 2015

GMC introduces panther-like Nightfall Edition

The GMC Canyon and its partner, the Chevy Colorado (both introduced about a year ago) have shown that there is life in the mid-size truck segment. They have both received numerous industry awards and I can […]
January 10, 2015

2015 Houston International Boat Sport & Travel Show

January 10, 2015

Big mullet

  I wonder if you used this mullet as bait, how big the fish would be that takes it? This mullet was collected and released by TPWD fishery biologists in a gill net survey on Galveston […]
January 9, 2015

Lionheart LH9 Pistol

The Lionheart LH9 pistol is another best kept good gun secret.  In fact I think it’s a pretty great pistol.  It’s very solid, well built, simple, super reliable and plenty accurate.  It’s hard to break into […]
January 9, 2015

Toyota allows a peek at the 2016 Tacoma

The Detroit Auto Show doesn’t start until the 12th, but Toyota has lifted their hem to give a tantalizing peek at the 2016 Tacoma. It was reported earlier by many sources that the new mid-size would […]
January 9, 2015

Texas Lawmaker aiming to make Texas Independence Day a tax-free holiday for buying guns (VIDEO)

KFDA – NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo News, Weather, Sports As we get closer to our next legislative session, lawmakers will be discussing several gun bills. One of which may allow Texans to buys guns without worrying […]
January 9, 2015

Deepest Fish Features Angel Wings, Tentacles and Amazing Ability to Perform Under Pressure

There comes a depth at which even fish struggle to survive the titanic pressure. But that depth is only found at the few places on Earth that lie below 27,600 feet of water, where the weight […]
January 9, 2015

Walmart refuses to print photo with shotgun, citing it promotes ‘gang culture’ (VIDEO)

When Stephanie Wehner went to pick up a set of photos of her and her fiancee, Walmart told her it was not their policy to release images that contained weapons. The photo in question was one […]
January 9, 2015

Ruger’s new SR1911 is a lightweight .45 for concealed-carry

Sturm, Ruger and Company has added a new SR1911 to its catalog, an attractive two-tone Commander-sized Series 70 pistol with a lightweight alloy frame for concealed-carry. The pistol is based on the successful 1911 design and sports the same stainless steel slide […]
January 8, 2015

How Many .22LR Does It Take To Go Through Bulletproof Glass?

22plinkster got a sheet of bullet proof glass and tests to see how many shots it takes to make it through. His first groupings were terrible due to a dirty barrel. Once it was cleaned out […]
January 8, 2015

Feds want aerial attack on hogs

An attack has been waged against feral hogs in some of Mississippi’s national wildlife refuges, but the government is losing. As a result, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is calling for more help. “We’re infested […]
January 8, 2015

Texas lawmaker seeks to remove concealed carry limits in public buildings

If a bill submitted by a Texas state senator becomes law, concealed carry permit holders in the Lone Star state could soon see fewer “gun-free zones” — under threat of a $1000 fine. The measure would […]
January 8, 2015

Who’s in the Bassmaster Classic?

In just a little more than six weeks, the Super Bowl of Fishing, The Bassmaster Classic, will be rolling into Greenville and the Upstate. During the week of Feb. 16-22, the best 56 bass anglers in […]
January 8, 2015

Teenage boy nearly dies after live EEL gets trapped in his throat for 5 hours

A teenage boy nearly died after swallowing a live eel that lodged in his
 windpipe for five hours, doctors have revealed. The unnamed 16-year-old boy had been fishing in Bangladesh when he caught
 a 6.5 inch […]
January 8, 2015

HDH Low Fence Buck

Buck I harvest Dec. 26 with Hebbronville Deer Hunting low fence 161 1/8″ Hebbronville, TX
January 8, 2015

Double J Buck of A Lifetime

Buck of a lifetime I harvested on the Double J Ranch scored 202 5/8″ Hunting with my amigo Jerry Johnston.
January 8, 2015

Fish action fair on Sabine Lake

TPWD reports trout catches fair on the shorelines with Corkies and Catch 2000s; fair redfish action around drains while using shrimp. Sheepshead and black drum action is good at the jetty on live shrimp. Guide, Capt. […]
January 8, 2015

Hunting Dogs on Boats: What you Need to Know

My retriever is a golden. Okay, stop laughing. Please. I know most of the breed leans towards the life of a lap-dog, but there are some strains (raised in Maine and Michigan, mostly) which have been maintained […]
January 7, 2015

Beauty and the Beast – Father / Daughter First Hog Hunt (VIDEO)

TF&G reader Jerimy Helm wanted us to share this video and a few pics of his daughter Reese’s first boar . She is 7 and took this boar last week with her AR.  Check out the video and […]
January 7, 2015

New Helicopter Strengthens Texas Game Wardens

AUSTIN — The Texas Game Warden’s today unveiled its new Airbus AS350B3e helicopter that will enhance the department’s statewide law enforcement apparatus and assist with its search and rescue and disaster response efforts. The aircraft is […]
January 6, 2015

Game Wardens Investigating Whooping Crane Death

AUSTIN — Texas game wardens in Aransas County are awaiting necropsy results on a state and federally protected whooping crane found dead Sunday near a duck blind located in the Aransas Bay system close to Sand […]
January 6, 2015

Taylor takes action to stop feral hogs

TAYLOR, Texas – Tucked away on a rural stretch of a more than century-old cemetery is a trap to catch feral hogs wandering onto the property. “We’d like to eliminate them as easily and as quickly […]
January 6, 2015

Rare Albino Dolphin Seen for First Time in Half a Century

MELBOURNE, Fla. — As rare as snow in Florida, an albino dolphin — one of only 15 spotted in the past half century — popped up in an estuary off Florida’s east coast last month. Danielle Carter, a […]
January 6, 2015

How to Qualify for the 2015 Hobie Fishing Worlds’ Championship

Want to qualify for a worldwide kayak fishing tournament? Here’s your chance. Hobie is hosting its Bass Open on Kentucky and Barkley Lakes on May 30 and May 31. You can register for the event here. Here’s how it […]
January 6, 2015

Big buck

Taylor Holland age 12 of Bay City, Texas killed her biggest buck while hunting with her uncle Larry. The buck scored 158 5/8 and has 11 points,from Frio County.
January 5, 2015

Moon + tides = flounder

  If you are interested in getting in on the flounder run, Capt. Jack McPartland (361-290-6302) says the action has been pretty good along the middle coast. “At this time of the year when we are […]
January 5, 2015

Texas Rep Introduces Legislation Barring Federal Gun Control, Past, Present or Future

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)-  On December 1 2014, Texas state representative Matthew Krause (R-Ft. Worth) introduced legislation barring the in-state enforcement of nearly any federal gun control measure “past, present or future.”  The legislation, HB422, “requires the state to […]
January 5, 2015

ATF Changes or ‘Clarifies’ Rules for 80% Receiver Blank Building

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- Orchid Advisors has received direct confirmation from the ATF that the first ruling of 2015 has been issued. It is titled “2015-1 Manufacturing and Gunsmithing” and is intended to clarify the former ATF Ruling, 2010-10. Pages […]
January 5, 2015

African safari-hunting cheerleader fires up critics with hottest hunter contest

A Texas college cheerleader is under fire again, this time for starting an online contest to find the hottest male hunter. Controversy is nothing new when it comes to Kendall Jones, the 19-year-old Texas Tech student […]
January 5, 2015

Finalists named for Detroit Auto Show car and truck of the year

One week from today there will be one or two companies with new bragging rights for their vehicles. And, important rights they are, too. The occasion will be the announcement of the 2015 Car of the […]
January 5, 2015

December 2014

January 5, 2015

How to Throw a Special Forces Shovel [VIDEO]

Yes, that’s right, a shovel. In addition to knives, and swords, Cold Steel also offers a Special Forces Throwing Shovel that we use at Marksmanship Camp.  Personally, the tomahawk is my favorite, but lots of folks […]
January 1, 2015

Texas Fish & Game January 2015

December 30, 2014

“The Cup Song” WITH GUNS!!! [VIDEO]

There are thousands of versions of this song online, but of course is one is the best:
December 30, 2014

Strange Outboard Problems (And how to fix them)

Today’s outboard motor is a completely different beast than those of yesteryear. And it’s no wonder – remember the days when you could fix a car with a set of wrenches, a screw driver, and pliers? […]
December 24, 2014

Private Pond

My nephew caught his personal best bass, 5.12 Lbs, from a private pond in Skidmore Texas. The fish hit a morning glory/chartreuse paddle shad.
December 24, 2014

Personal Best Largemouth

My nephew caught his personal best largemouth in a pond near Skidmore Texas, he was using a Texas roach/chartreuse paddle shad. The fish weighed about 3.5 lbs.
December 24, 2014

Roy on seconded Heart with Moby

Rogelio Salazar with Moby, a 40+” Red. Caught east of Port Mansfield with his buddies, Ozzie, Javier, & Bill. GREAT DAY!
December 24, 2014

Bodie’s first fish

Bodie (3yrs old) with his first bass caught at a local pond in Houston. He was very excited! It was caught on a texas rigged worm.
December 24, 2014

1st time ever, Back to back shots.

Erik Dubose in Henly, TX on a private low fence lease. It was Saturday evening of opening weekend 2014. I spotted the 11 point on the left first and he disappeared Into the bush. Minutes later […]