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Texas Fish & Game September 2019

June 10, 2015

Testing Out 12 Gauge Exploding Arrows (VIDEO)

If you haven’t seen the Bow Mag, it’s an arrowhead that is tipped with a .357 Magnum load that explodes on impact. Young YouTuber Royal Nonesuch has taken that same principle and applied it to a homemade 12 gauge tipped […]
June 9, 2015

Toyota Texas Bass Classic spotlights commitment to sport fishing and the state

It costs a professional angler anywhere from $80,000 to $100,000 to participate in a year of professional bass angling. That’s a big number by anyone’s reckoning, and whether you win the big tournaments or not, it […]
June 9, 2015

So You Decided to Poke and ANACONDA with a Stick, Then This Happens… (VIDEO)

So you are wondering through the jungle and spot a massive Green Anaconda in the water.  Instead of acting like a normal person and observing from a safe distance or running like hell, this guy decides to do […]
June 9, 2015

TPWD reopens alligator gar fishing on Trinity River

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reopening fishing for alligator gar in portions of the river between the Highway 31 Bridge near Trinidad and the Highway 7 Bridge near Crockett effective Thursday, June 11. TPWD […]
June 9, 2015

WIRED makes ‘untraceable’ AR-15 ‘Ghost Gun’ in office, finds it ‘easy’

The idea of making guns has reached the attention of trendy urbanites.  Apparently overpriced coffee and being assimilated by electronic devices wasn’t enough.  Everything old is new and cool again, so it seems.  I’m referring to […]
June 9, 2015

Proposed bill would mandate liability insurance for gun owners

A bill that would require gun owners to carry liability insurance is being reintroduced by one of Congress’ most outspoken gun control legislators. U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, said the Firearm Risk Protection Act “makes […]
June 9, 2015

Stormtrooper arrested for carrying gun near school, causing commotion (VIDEO)

A 40-year-old Lynn, Massachusetts, resident was arrested Wednesday. His crime? Attempting to entertain children at a nearby elementary school while dressed in a Stormtrooper costume. Apparently George Cross was rather excited about the costume he had […]
June 9, 2015

14-Foot-Long Rare Oarfish Washed Up On A Californian Island Shore

A dead rare oarfish was found washed up on Catalina Island, the fifth to be seen on West Coast beaches in the past year, according to a report from National Geographic. According to the report, the […]
June 9, 2015

Florida man catches possible world record fish

Just when Alex Newman was ready to give up and declare defeat at a charity fishing tournament Saturday, history hit his line. The fish that took the Bonita Springs man’s hook turned out to be a […]
June 9, 2015

Texas Game Wardens Arrested the Whole NORML Boat at Red Bull’s Cliff Dive Event

Every year, the energy drink company Red Bull sponsors a touring cliff-diving competition. (Cliff-diving, for those unfamiliar, is the sport of jumping off a cliff). The Texas stop on the tour, late last month at Possum […]
June 9, 2015

Boat Trailering Safety: Tips and Tricks

Trailering a boat can be dangerous (read Avoid This Trailering Disaster for one example why) and you need to make sure you head down the highway with safety in mind. This is front-and-center in my head […]
June 9, 2015

Game wardens patrol border

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Galveston County game wardens are routinely deployed 380 miles south to towns such as McAllen in the Rio Grande Valley. Their mission: patrol the border. Wardens across the state have been tasked […]
June 9, 2015

New World Record Grizzly Bear is Biggest Ever Taken by Bow or Gun

The new world record grizzly bear came so close that archer Rodney Debias could smell the bear and hear him breathing. Rodney Debias of Windber, Pennsylvania took an Alaskan grizzly bear in 2009 that was officially recognized as […]
June 8, 2015

Great white shark moves off Louisiana coast

A 1,400-pound great white shark nicknamed Betsy has moved off the Louisiana coast, almost due south of Grand Isle, according to Ocearch.org. The 12-foot, 7-inch female shark was outfitted with a special transmitter in August 2013 near Cape Cod, […]
June 8, 2015

After Shooting Dolphin, Texas Brothers Banned from Hunting

Two Texas men have been sentenced for shooting a dolphin: They were fined $7,353.50 and placed on probation for a year, during which they will not be allowed to hunt or fish. They must also serve 50 hours […]
June 8, 2015

Chilling photo captures woman’s final moments before fatal lion attack

Horrific new details have emerged of how a fearless safari guide risked his own life by repeatedly punching a raging lioness in the face as the animal fatally mauled tragic New Yorker Katherine Chappell. Eyewitness Ben Govender […]
June 8, 2015

Video: This Is the Craziest Turkey Headshot You Will Ever See

Turkey hunters always want to aim for the head so they can dispatch the animals as quickly as possible and so they can save as much meat as possible. There are even companies that make braodheads […]
June 8, 2015

Gun blogs, videos, web forums threatened by new regulations

Commonly used and unregulated internet discussions and videos about guns and ammo could be closed down under rules proposed by the State Department, amounting to a “gag order on firearm-related speech,” the National Rifle Association is […]
June 6, 2015

First Response Team and RAM Truck aid in active flood relief

When a flood-damaged house is opened for the first time, it is the smell that hits you. There is no simple way to describe the combination of earthiness, sewage and debris that has seeped through the […]
June 6, 2015

CCA STAR Tournament: Second Tagged Redfish Winner Confirmed

On Saturday Morning, May 30, 2015, Hemphill resident Michael Gibbs was hanging out at a beach house he and his wife rented for the weekend on the West side of Galveston. Gibbs was waiting for his […]
June 5, 2015

CCA STAR Tournament: First Tagged Redfish Winner Confirmed

Hempstead resident, Scott Hajovsky set up a fishing trip, Thursday, May 28th with some friends. They met up at Eagle Point, Galveston Bay around daybreak. The weather was fair with moderate winds. After a week of […]
June 5, 2015

Louisiana D.W.F. Announces 2015 Alligator Lottery Hunts

Louisiana -(Ammoland.com)-  To provide the general public alligator harvest opportunities, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will select eligible alligator hunters through a lottery selection system featuring five Coastal and Nongame Resources (CNR) Division Wildlife […]
June 5, 2015

Bass Habitat at Lake Austin to be Enhanced with Fish-Attracting Brush

Austin—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is partnering with Texas Tournament Zone (TTZ) and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and Watershed Protection to install fish habitat structures assembled out of brush into Lake […]
June 5, 2015

UPS revises policy on shipping silencers and suppressors

Just three weeks after United Parcel Service reiterated its policy against accepting National Firearm Act-compliant suppressors for shipment, the company has reversed its course. In mid-May UPS, commonly also referred to as Brown, became aware of […]
June 5, 2015

Texas Floods: Piles of Worms Mysteriously Show Up Along Roads

ABC News Videos | ABC Entertainment News Park rangers in Texas had thought someone left spaghetti in the middle of the road. Instead, the piles in the middle of Eisenhower State Park were actually worms, Park […]
June 5, 2015

Free fishing in State Parks

From all accounts it looks like this Saturday will be a great day to be outdoors. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department encourages more people to get out and enjoy the great sport of fishing. It has […]
June 4, 2015

May 2015

June 3, 2015

Contact Your Elected Officials to Support Pending National Right-to-Carry Legislation

Thanks to your continued calls and emails, NRA supported Right-to-Carry bills have seen increases in cosponsorships this past week.  Please continue to contact your elected officials and urge them to cosponsor and support these important bills: […]
June 3, 2015

What a Couple Caught on Camera in Their Kitchen Had Them Fascinated and Horrified at the Same Time

Laura Neff describes this past Sunday as rather “run of the mill” until this happened. Hearing a noise in her Charlotte, North Carolina, home’s kitchen, she and Robert Hildreth went to investigate. “[…] a noise in […]
June 3, 2015

Hilarious Fishing Fails Compilation (VIDEO)

Check out this awesome fishing fails compilation from the folks over at AngryTiger007 on Youtube. This will surely put you in a good mood this morning. Watch the video below: Source: AngryTiger007 via Youtube
June 2, 2015

Snake Bites Increasing With More North Texas Rain

kcentv.com – KCEN HD – Waco, Temple, and Killeen (NBC News) — North Texas doctors say with all the rain and flooding forcing wild animals out of their natural habitats, they are seeing a spike in […]
June 2, 2015

Lion kills American tourist at South Africa animal park (video)

An American woman was killed Monday and another man injured when a lion jumped through the open window of their car as they drove through an animal park in South Africa. “We had a gentleman and a […]
June 2, 2015

Cowboys and law enforcement corral cows through Texas flooding to safety (VIDEO)

Local law enforcement, along with about 50 cowboys – all on horseback – and numerous other volunteers, teamed up over the weekend in Texas to save several hundred head of cattle from rapidly rising flood waters. […]
June 2, 2015

Louisiana Black Bear to be Removed From Endangered Species List

Louisiana -(Ammoland.com)- Thanks to a highly successful public-private partnership spanning more than two decades, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to […]
June 2, 2015

Why We’re Spooking Fish (With our Boats)

Here’s a very, very important illustration, which shows how we spook the heck out of fish with our boats. This is a representation of a fish’s lateral line. As you can see in the blow-up box, […]
June 2, 2015

Man Tries to Shoplift AR15 by Stuffing it Down His Pants [VIDEO]

I would have never believed it without the video. Not only did Alvarez try to seal an AR15 by stuffing down his pants while in a pawn shop, complete with 30 round magazine and bulky “Grip […]
June 1, 2015

Huge swimming snake eats catfish in incredible photo

The Iowa DNR confirmed Thursday the animal as a Northern water snake, a non-venomous animal. Jessie Brown of the DNR said Thursday in an email that some may be concerned this is a cottonmouth, commonly called […]
June 1, 2015

Trout

Billy Perez, Arroyo City, 26 and 22 inch trout.
June 1, 2015

Flooding to blame for fish deaths near Wesley Seale Dam

CORPUS CHRISTI — An unusual scene when several dozen alligator gar were found trapped in fence links near the Wesley E. Seale Dam. A KRIS 6 viewer shared the photo with us so we went to […]
June 1, 2015

Large Mouth

Caught this bass guarding it’s fry in some cat tails in 4 foot of water.Did not get a weight but pretty nice fish.
June 1, 2015

Big bass

At Houston County Lake, 9-4lbs on spinner bait
June 1, 2015

Hogs Declare War

The day before we got a report of 4 turkeys in the that area 2 jakes 2 hens and later 2 toms showed up and pushed the jakes out. So I followed up on that scouting […]
June 1, 2015

Old Man And The Sea

Took a 16 yr. old that called for the open seat I offered. He never quit grinning the whole time we fished. We caught 9 reds that morning releasing 7. This is a picture of me […]
June 1, 2015

Lake Palestine Big Bass

Big bass caught on Lake Palestine during HOT Bass Anglers of Killeen, TX
June 1, 2015

First Flathead

PlanoJames with First Flathead 36# Caught at Lake Ray Hubbard
June 1, 2015

Spring Gobbler

Dave with a Frio County Gobbler
June 1, 2015

64 pound catfish

On April 7, 2015 I was fishing at the Anthony shoals on broad river/ Clark hill lake on rod and real using blue back herring as cut-bait and caught this 64 pound catfish. It took me […]
June 1, 2015

Personal Best

Charlie caught his personal best, 23 inch trout. On live shrimp with a popping cork, drifting the Upper Laguna Madre.
June 1, 2015

Mercury Marine voices concern over EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Mandate announcement

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (May 31, 2015) – Mercury Marine has joined NMMA and others voicing their displeasure at the recent announcement of the proposed annual Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandates released by the EPA.  If passed, there will be an […]
June 1, 2015

Texas Legislature OKs concealed handguns on college campuses

AUSTIN, Texas –  The Texas Legislature has approved allowing license holders to carry concealed handguns on public college campuses — but included a caveat that lets college presidents designate “gun-free zones.” The House voted 98-47 on […]