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Texas Fish & Game April 2020

March 24, 2020

ISSUE COVER – April 2020

In This Issue: Gobbler Quest: Seeking Easterns and Osceolas • So… You Want to Catch a Monster Black Drum • Spring Forward for Crappie • Pursuing the State Bass of Texas • Varmint Hunting for Fun […]
March 24, 2020

INSIDE COVER: Hummingbird – April 2020

March 24, 2020

BACK COVER: Duck Unlimited Expo – April 2020

March 24, 2020

TEXAS FISH & GAME Staff – April 2020

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 […]
March 24, 2020

INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves – April 2020

Godspeed, Steve LaMascus OUR LATE, GREAT, editor Don Zaidle gave him a choice: “Steve, what do you want to write about—hunting, or about guns?”     That was pretty much the entire job interview, back in […]
March 24, 2020

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – April 2020

Human Dangers In The Woods—Blog Response MY WIFE, myself and our two young boys were rough camping in an isolated spot on Caney Creek (there are a number of Caney Creeks in Texas), in the Sam […]
March 24, 2020

EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore – April 2020

Meeting Ted Bundy in the Woods TED BUNDY—it’s a name that invokes horror some 40 years after his despicable reign of terror. And that was the name carved into a tree deep in a national forest […]
March 24, 2020

PIKE ON THE EDGE by Doug Pike – April 2020

Stop the Petition EARLIER THIS YEAR, I came across an online petition by a Texas sportsman who believes this state should allow gigging and bowfishing for redfish. No thanks. I believe the man means well, but I […]
March 24, 2020

SPRING FORWARD FOR CRAPPIE – April 2020

Locating the Sweet Spots for Those Spring Papermouths THERE AREN’T MANY hard and fast rules in crappie fishing, but here’s a meaningful verse that papermouth junkies can bet the farm on—crappie are only where you find them. […]
March 24, 2020

TEXAS BOATING by Lenny Rudow – April 2020

Storage Disasters ONE OF THE worst things you can do to a modern outboard-powered boat is to let it sit on a trailer or in a slip, unused, where it will slowly deteriorate. Outboard engines like […]
March 24, 2020

PLAYING THE BIG DRUM – April 2020

YOU WANT TO catch a monster black drum? We’re not talking about a 10-pounder, here. We’re not talking about a 30-pounder, or even a 50-pound drum. But a true beast of a black, 70 to 80 […]
March 24, 2020

VARMINT HUNTING FOR FUN AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT – April 2020

THE OLD SAYING that foxes are sly is not a misnomer. Red foxes, in particular, are crafty, patient and persistent and when left unchecked can wreak havoc on farms. “The foxes will come in and start taking […]
March 24, 2020

GOBBLER QUEST – April 2020

Seeking Easterns and Osceolas “DAD, THIS FRIED CHICKEN is great! I’m going to get some more,” exclaimed my 12-year-old daughter Faith. “That’s not chicken kiddo. That’s the eastern turkey I shot when I was in New York […]
March 24, 2020

BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo – April 2020

Talking Turkey TURKEY SEASON is in full swing now, and I for one, absolutely love this time of year. Spring turkey hunting is one of the most exciting hunts you can have. One of the reasons […]
March 24, 2020

TEXAS TACTICAL by Dustin Ellermann – April 2020

Diablo Double Barreled THE 12-GAUGE, double barrel Diablo handgun is quite unlike anything I’ve ever tested. In fact, it’s quite unlike anything else out there. It’s most compatible to Howdah handguns of the past that were […]
March 24, 2020

OUTDOOR NATION: IN PURSUIT OF THE STATE BASS – April 2020

THE NUECES RIVER flows out of some of Texas’s most beautiful landscapes in Real County. From 2,400 foot elevations of limestone-encrusted mountains to open valleys, the area is a treat for the eyes. Plus, in the […]
March 24, 2020

THE TF&G REPORT – April 2020

Wardens Make Shark Finning Bust TEXAS GAME WARDENS are filing several Class B misdemeanor charges on 10 restaurants and markets in the Houston and Dallas area for selling shark fins and shark fin products. “Protecting the […]
March 24, 2020

TEXAS HOT SHOTS – April 2020

Bass Lake Conroe Whitetail Central Texas   Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest    
March 24, 2020

FORECAST CENTER: Saltwater – April 2020

Winter is Finally in the Rearview Mirror SABINE LAKE & PASS FINALLY, THE FIRST real month of spring has found its way to the upper coast of Texas. It’s been a long wait, but April has arrived, […]
March 24, 2020

FORECAST CENTER: Freshwater – April 2020

No Fooling: April Puts a Spring in Your Fishing Reported by TF&G STAFF APRIL SHOWERS or not, springtime is definitely here in East Texas. Largemouth bass are spawning, white bass are running, crappie are biting and […]
March 24, 2020

SPORTSMAN’S DAYBOOK-Tides & Prime Times – April 2020

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 […]
March 24, 2020

FISH & GAME HUNTING CENTER – April 2020

Why Bringing Wolves to Colorado is a Bad Idea COLORADO’S ECONOMY, elk population, conservation funding, hunting industry and resident taxpayer dollars are in the crosshairs. An environmental extremist-driven ballot initiative aims to force an introduction of […]
March 24, 2020

TEXAS TASTED – April 2020

Homemade Tortilla Soup THIS IS A hearty soup that is sure to warm up you and your family on a cold winter day. (Makes up about 4 to 6 bowls. Double it if your kids eat like […]
March 24, 2020

OUTDOOR DIRECTORY – April 2020

TEXAS FRESHWATER Lake Texoma DFW Metroplex TEXAS SALTWATER Upper Texas Coast Mid Texas Coast Lower Texas Coast HUNTING South Texas  
March 24, 2020

FISH & GAME PHOTOS – April 2020

Antelope Dalhart Blue Catfish Private Pond Gafftopsail Catfish Port Bolivar Feral Hog Somerset Mahi Mahi Offshore Mule Deer Colorado Rainbow Trout Guadalupe River Redfish Galveston Redfish Swan Lake Whitetail Waskom   SEND YOUR PHOTOS TO photos@fishgame.com […]