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Texas Fish & Game June 2019

November 4, 2014

Biology students clean up polluted Texas creek

Out of sight, out of mind didn’t sit right with the UT Tyler biology students. Simply looking for a place to get into some mud, associate professor of biology Dr. Lance Williams and his students happened […]
November 4, 2014

Action Target Named Official Target Of The Texas International Firearms Festival

Provo, Utah –-(Ammoland.com)- Action Target has been named the official target partner of the Texas International Firearms Festival for its inaugural event taking place near Austin, Texas, Nov. 8-9. The event, which is expected to draw […]
November 4, 2014

Polarization Problems? New Sunglasses Have the Answer

It’s a common issue for us boaters: we need to wear polarized sunglasses, or the glare off the water just about burns out our retinas. But if we wear polarized sunglasses, every time we try to look at the […]
November 3, 2014

Moms Demand Action square off with Open Carry Texas (VIDEO)

HuffPost Live discusses the open carry push in Texas and the fight between Moms Demand Action and Open Carry Texas over the retailer Target. Source: Guns.com
November 3, 2014

How to jam a Glock (VIDEO)

Countless online videos demonstrate Glock’s relentless reliability. With so much anecdotal evidence, it’s easy to imagine that a Glock can’t fail, but Guns.com attempts the un-thinkable: jam the most reliable pistol on the planet. Source: Guns.com
November 3, 2014

Golden Turkey

Beau Theimer shot two tom turkeys in Schleicher County south of Mertzon this season. Duke the dog enjoyed the hunt too!  
November 3, 2014

October 2014

November 1, 2014

Texas Fish & Game November 2014


November 1, 2014

Flounder gill net survey results

In the Aransas Pass area, gill net surveys on flounder are producing positive results. “We had a nice cold winter last year. We saw good recruitment of juvenile young flounder. We are just half way completed […]
November 1, 2014

Matagorda backwater reds

Fishing the shores of backwater in Matagorda, texas and picked up 4 nice 27 inch reds like this on live shrimp!
October 31, 2014

Cedar Bayou is open again

Cedar Bayou, which runs from the Gulf to Mesquite Bay is again open along the Texas middle coast. Up until 1979 Cedar Bayou allowed fish, crabs and shrimp to pass from Mesquite Bay into the Gulf […]
October 31, 2014

Deer Season Opens Nov. 1

AUSTIN – Well within the memory of many Texas Baby Boomers, some Hill Country schools used to give students a holiday on the first day of deer season. That doesn’t happen anymore, and there’s no reason […]
October 31, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse The U.S. Marshall’s Fugitive Task Force contacted a Howard County game warden to assist with locating […]
October 31, 2014

Halloween on the High Seas

Many species of marine animals would scare the mouthpiece out of a diver at first sight—the giant spider crab, for example, and its 13-foot-long legs. But first impressions can be misleading, and a closer examination of […]
October 31, 2014

Yes, that’s a great white shark chasing a surfer

This is the frightening moment a 3m great white shark started stalking a surfer back to shore – on the very spot where just two weeks before another man lost his arm and hand in a […]
October 30, 2014

Massive Tiger Shark Caught And Released Off South Carolina

A giant tiger shark, measuring over 13 feet in length, was caught and then released off the coast of South Carolina this week, and speculation has centered around the idea that the predator may have been […]
October 30, 2014

Epic bear brawl on New Jersey street caught on tape (VIDEO)

An amateur filmmaker caught an unbelievable moment on camera: a black bear fisticuffs in residential Rockaway, New Jersey. Some say Mr. Bear came home early from work and caught young Bear in bed with his wife, but we don’t […]
October 30, 2014

Urgent: large recalls hit Ram, Jeep, Dodge and Ford

The bogey man is back for Halloween with new recalls; and, for a change, these are not linked to either faulty ignitions or airbags. Together they affect more than 750,000 Chrysler trucks and SUVs and Ford […]
October 29, 2014

Flounder bag limit changes Nov. 1

    The new flounder daily bag limit, two fish, goes into effect Nov. 1 and continues through the 30th. Fish can be taken only by rod and reel. The move is a result of a […]
October 29, 2014

The Inception Shotgun Shell

Check out Matt’s new video of a shell within a shell within a shell. Source: Demolition Ranch via Youtube
October 29, 2014

owl in flight

owl at deer feeder
October 29, 2014

The Very Real Dangers of Lead Poisoning Involving Guns

Lead is a toxin and dangerous to humans.  It’s one of the reasons we don’t have lead paint anymore. But unlike the liberal gun grabbers who use the notion of lead poisoning to hijack the legislative […]
October 29, 2014

Gator in storm drain creates neighborhood attraction

ABC-7.com WZVN News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral LEHIGH ACRES, FL – A member of the FWC freed a stuck alligator late Tuesday after it migrated from a canal into a storm drain.  The gator then […]
October 29, 2014

PETA shocked at Senior portraits with guns, asks for copy of yearbook

An animal rights group is condemning Broken Bow High School for considering senior portrait submissions that allows sports shooting motifs and wants a copy of the yearbook for an anti-hunting time capsule. The group, well known […]
October 29, 2014

A Toyota love-fest in Plano

There was no official announcement, but it would not have surprised me if they had renamed Plano and called it Toyota Town this week.  Toyota executives, state and local dignitaries (including Governor Rick Perry) and thousands […]
October 29, 2014

Creature Feature: Tarantula!

On this week’s episode of The Creature Feature we profile a chaco golden knee tarantula. Enjoy! Source:: Kingdom Zoo
October 28, 2014

NOW is the Time to Stock Up on Guns and Ammo, a Summary of Current Market Conditions

It’s a cycle we’ve seen unfold time and time again. An election, a new piece of legislation or an unfortunate event that the anti-gun crowd will use to push for more gun control. These are all […]
October 28, 2014

Open carry group may sue city again over sidewalk rules

Gun rights group Open Carry Tarrant County is threatening to return to court after Arlington, Texas, proposed a new set of rules to prevent them from handing out literature at city intersections. The group won the […]
October 28, 2014

Is the Way These People Are ‘Hunting’ Feral Hogs in This Video Inhumane?

Killing wild or so-called “feral” pigs, which have spread across the U.S. causing some environmental and safety concerns, is nothing new, but blowing them up takes it to the next level. A video posted onto YouTube […]
October 28, 2014

My first redfish

Malykhi Brock caught his first redfish fishing with his”Poppin” Sunday October 26,2014.Caught on Sabine Lake.
October 28, 2014

39″ Bull-red

Klay’s first significant saltwater catch, a thirty-nine inch redfish. Caught off the pier at Texas A&M at Galveston.
October 28, 2014

THEY ATE THE FISH-CAM – Got Bait? III is Mahi-Mahi Mayhem

Mahi-mahi fishing can get quite chaotic, and when we were shooting the third episode of Got Bait? the chaos was just plain out of control. The dang fish tried to eat our underwater fish-cam. We had […]
October 27, 2014

Remington sponsors controversial cheerleader, hunter Kendall Jones (VIDEO)

Remington Arms Company announced sponsorship of “Kendall Jones: Game On!“, a web series starring the controversial Texas cheerleader and huntress Kendall Jones. Jones became a polarizing figure in July when launched a Facebook page sharing her big game […]
October 27, 2014

FL Homeowner Shoots 500lb Black Bear That Broke Into His Home (VIDEO)

While most of the stories we run on this site involve law abiding gun owners defending themselves against threats of the 2 legged variety, occasionally we have to run a story about a four legged threat. […]
October 27, 2014

Epic mullet migration, epic feeding frenzy (VIDEO)

What happens when mullet embark on a massive migration along the Florida coast? Eventually, an explosive frenzy ensues, involving sharks, tarpon, and jacks that chase and corral the schooling fish along and even onto the beach, […]
October 27, 2014

Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Announced

AUSTIN – Thirteen lucky sportsmen are making special plans for hunting season as winners of this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts. The hunters were selected by random computer drawing from applicants in the Texas Parks and […]
October 27, 2014

GA Voter Told He Couldn’t Wear His NRA Instructor Hat While Voting (VIDEO)

Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5 An early voting controversy is already going on in the state of Georgia. A Douglas County, GA man, Bundy Cobb, says he feels taken advantage of following […]
October 27, 2014

Big one

Offshore dolphin
October 27, 2014

Lovin East Texas Alligator

Shot this 7 foot alligator in the rice fields near Whinney, Texas. Christmas in September! First alligator!
October 27, 2014

First redfish

Eddy Randlett, being from the Fort Hood area caught the fist and biggest redfish of his life, historically speaking. Living an hour away from sixth street this catch was a nice surprise as compared to eating […]
October 27, 2014

Cheri & her keeper red

Back at the house, Cheri and her keeper red. Caught on a chewed up finger mullet at the Texas City dike October 24, 2014.
October 26, 2014

Redfish moving with the tides in Matagorda West Bay

  “I was out in (Matagorda) West Bay wading in about calf deep water, and the tide started moving around 8 – 9 a.m.,” reports Matagorda fishing guide, Tommy Countz (281-450-4037). By noon is was ripping […]
October 26, 2014

Redfish are on the move

Good redfish action is reported in Dickinson, Burnett, and Scott Bays located in the north end of Galveston Trinity Bay. Galveston East Bay is also producing good catches of redfish along the  north shoreline. “It’s unusually […]
October 24, 2014

Umarex APX Air Rifle Review

Umarex has come out with some cool stuff lately.  We’ve been able to let the kids shoot Umarex Uzis and Mauser Broomstick airgun pistols at the Marksmanship Camps this fall. Recently they sent me their new […]
October 24, 2014

Jacksonville, FL duo catches 13-foot gator by hand

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After months of scouting, two Florida men finally caught the more than 13-foot gator they nicknamed “Lumpy.” The men caught Lumpy in the St. Johns River near Jacksonville […]
October 24, 2014

Internet-Connected Guns May Be The Next Step For Police

First dash cams came into police cruisers and now body cams on police officers are growing more popular. What’s next? Guns connected to the internet. As more technology invades US police departments, that’s what Yardarm is […]
October 24, 2014

Saga continues over ATF denial of SIG ‘muzzle device’ (VIDEO)

The federal government has not budged from its initial assessment classifying a SIG Sauer muzzle device as a silencer instead of the muzzle brake the company claims it to be. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms […]
October 24, 2014

Fishermen Reel in Bizarre Catch

During a recent fishing trip with his brother and nephew, Kim Haskell and his group was left stunned after he reeled in what he thought was a mythical sea creature, now jokingly referred to as the […]
October 23, 2014

The birds are working

  “The fantastic fall fishing that everybody likes to do is on at Sabine Lake,” says Capt. Bill Watkins. “I have similar reports from my friends over in Trinity Bay. In East Galveston Bay anglers are […]
October 23, 2014

Mule Deer Hunters Reminded of CWD Testing Requirements

AUSTIN – Wildlife officials are reminding mule deer hunters and landowners in far West Texas about the testing protocols required in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Plan. The plan […]