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Texas Fish & Game October 2019
September 24, 2019
In This Issue: Deer vs. Crossbow | Fishing for Wolf Packs | Mystery of the Black Longtail | The Eyes Have it: Sight Fishing | Voice of the Texas Outdoor Nation | Chasing Revved-Up Reds | Special Section: […]
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September 24, 2019
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 and […]
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September 24, 2019
Bull**** Control LET’S FACE IT. There is, and probably always will be, a gun problem in the United States. The wrong people get their hands on high-powered weapons—either by legal or illegal means, or under circumstances […]
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September 24, 2019
Bullish On Bighorn Story Thank you so much for your story on bighorns in the August edition. A friend of mine shared their magazine with me to see this story, and it was absolutely amazing. The […]
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September 24, 2019
In Search Of Mule Deer/Whitetail Hybrids SO, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN whitetail and mule deer meet up? It’s a question that has intrigued me since I heard stories of mysterious whitetail/mule deer hybrids years ago. While on […]
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September 24, 2019
Aches and Pains for the Ages THIS PAST SUMMER, during a Grade 2 strain of my right groin muscle, I thought I heard a “snap-twang” as though someone had squeezed wire cutters through the top string on […]
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September 24, 2019
Scoring Big with a Crossbow in Archery Season CROSSBOWS OFFER A UNIQUE experience for archery hunters. Combining the stealth of a bow and the basic mechanics of a gun they can be a useful tool for hunters […]
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September 24, 2019
And Other Fall Strategies for Specks, Reds, and Flounder FALL IS HERE, but we haven’t quite felt the full effects yet. The forecast will be in the 80s for much of the state. Could record-setting summer temperatures […]
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September 24, 2019
Sunglasses for Sightfishing OUR EYES ARE THE most valuable tools we have. As fishermen, take away our ability to see and we couldn’t drive ourselves to the lake. We couldn’t tie a snell knot, much less spot […]
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September 24, 2019
Feider Walks the Dog in Fall IN THIS HOME STATE of Minnesota, it’s not all that unusual for Seth Feider to see snow on the ground or a little bit of ice on the lakes as October […]
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September 24, 2019
Tech Run Amok THE LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY found in modern boats is in some ways beginning to border on the absurd. The last time you blinked, your electronics became obsolete. If you bought a new boat this […]
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September 24, 2019
MY HEART POUNDED as I saw the silhouette of a black cat move through the tall grass. Headed toward a clearing on the edge of a bayou, it would only be seconds before it stepped into the […]
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September 24, 2019
The Buck of Your Dreams MORNING COULD NOT come quick enough. It seemed like I had already been settled in my tree stand for hours, but when I checked my watch, I saw that it had only […]
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September 24, 2019
Canik TP9 Elite Combat HANDGUNS HAVE COME a long way in just the past decade. It’s not uncommon to upgrade a handgun with a red dot optic, threaded barrel, flared magazine well, and custom trigger. This will […]
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September 24, 2019
Fast Trolling Motors For Chasing Revved Up Redfish YOU CAN SEE A SCHOOL of reds tailing just beyond casting range, but they’re on the move. You crank the electric trolling motor up to full-tilt, but even […]
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September 24, 2019
Stark Museum Exhibiting Special Duck Stamp Art Collection THE STARK MUSEUM OF ART is bringing the great outdoors inside with Conservation Art: Federal Duck Stamps & Prints. The exhibition opens July 13 and continues through January […]
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September 24, 2019
Speckled Trout Laguna Madre Bass Lake Tyler Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest
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September 24, 2019
October Brings Fish Back to School AFTER WHAT SEEMS LIKE an eternity of waiting as patiently as possible for the arrival of some cool fronts with somewhat of an attitude, I’m happy to announce that October has […]
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September 24, 2019
Early Fall Can Be Better than Late Summer WITH THE ARRIVAL of October, “fall” has officially “fell.” Although the upper Texas coast might still feel like summer, somewhat cooler weather is certainly on its way. This means […]
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September 24, 2019
Find the Action IN OCTOBER FISH are motivated to feed up by signs of winter: shorter, cooler days and dropping water temperatures. The average air temperatures at the beginning of October are 67°F to 85°F, and at […]
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September 24, 2019
Goodbye, Summer AS WE GET INTO OCTOBER, the summertime heat is behind us. The fall transition should be well underway now that September has passed and things are starting to cool down a bit. Falling air […]
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September 24, 2019
Lone Star Fishing ON A REAR VISIT to the local car wash to wash my boat after a trip (I normally use a power washer at my house), I noticed a small aluminum boat/trailer parked out of […]
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September 24, 2019
Popping Good Time THE EASIEST TIME, the best month of the year to have a successful fishing trip is October. “A lot of white shrimp are coming into the bays,” said fishing guide, Tommy Countz. “The trout […]
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September 24, 2019
Epic Fall Fishing SUBTLE SIGNALS THAT the summer is winding down begin to appear to those of us who spend their lives outside. The sun sets a little lower on the horizon, and the colors along the […]
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September 24, 2019
Red Storm Rising MOST ANGLERS KNOW October for hurricane season winging into its annual groove and for the dog days that follow a tropical system that goes inland anywhere east of the South Texas Coast Here’s hoping […]
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September 24, 2019
UPPER TEXAS COAST • • • SPOTLIGHT • • • Location: Galveston Trinity Bay Hotspot: April Fool Reef GPS: N 29 29.077, W 94 54.773 (29.4846, -94.9129) Species: Speckled Trout Best Baits: Live shrimp under a […]
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September 24, 2019
PINEY WOODS • • • SPOTLIGHT • • • Location: Lake Fork Hotspot: Sticky Branch Point GPS: N 32 54.348, W 95 39.1679 (32.9058, -95.6528) Species: Largemouth Bass Best Baits: “Spoons, Carolina rigs with a Grandebass […]
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September 24, 2019
The following pages contain TIDE and SOLUNAR predictions for Galveston Channel (N 29.3166°, W 94.88°). TIDE PREDICTIONS are located in the WHITE SPACE above the TIDE GRAPHS on the Calendars. Use the Correction Table in the […]
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September 24, 2019
8 Things to Look for in Fall Hunting & Fishing SCHOOLING REDFISH, rutting bucks, and whistling widgeon are things that inspire hunters to hit the field in the fall. Fall is not only the best time […]
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September 24, 2019
Ranger XP 1000 Back Country Delivers I HAVE SPENT MORE time in the woods this year than at any point in recent memory. It has truly been a year of exploration in the forests of my […]
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September 24, 2019
Snapper Pontchartrain OFFSHORE FISHING HAS always been a cherished adventure for me. Cruising in beautiful deep blue water while trolling around a rock pile or an oil rig and waiting with anticipation for that strike. Red snapper […]
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September 24, 2019
Watering Hole THE ONLY PROBLEM with this lease is a distinct lack of water,” Doc observed, standing on the edge of a sheer ridge. Below us, cactus, salt cedars and grass spread down to a very, […]
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September 24, 2019
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September 24, 2019
Catfish Lake Somerville Catfish Martin Creek Lake Crappie Lake Granger Gar Lake Tyler Redfish Rockport Red Snapper Matagorda Speckled Trout Florida Speckled Trout Galveston Speckled Trout Port […]
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