2004Apr

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 and Wildlife Management… and […]

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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 late 2003, shortly before

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 Houston National Forest Northeast

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 in Utah where Josh

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 don’t believe he thought

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. Also, just because you

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 to be run on

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 pounds or even larger.

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 out my chickens and

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 Wednesday,” I replied. “Ooh

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 is that you are

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 mostly used for close

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 waters that flow through

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 many shark species residing

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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, and lots of coastal

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 hybrids are matriculating in