February 7, 2014

Last Day Buck

After chasing for the better part of two months, got him on the last day of the season. Shot in Wilkinson County, MS

February 7, 2014

Chester’s Top 5 Wildlife Encounters

After blogging on my favorite fish caught, I thought I would do one on overall wildlife encounters. This was a tough list to narrow down but it reminded me how blessed I truly am to have […]

February 6, 2014

Officials: When animals attack call 9-11

If a raccoon attacks someone in Monroeville, police want to know about it before TV news viewers do. Last week, a Monroeville woman who said she was attacked by a raccoon was featured on a television […]

February 6, 2014

Castaway known to drink turtle blood

Well before his incredible tale of survival in a 13-month Pacific odyssey, fellow Mexican fishermen say Jose Salvador Alvarenga consumed the very things he claims saved him: raw fish and turtle blood. But a young man […]

February 6, 2014

Wendy Davis supports open carry in TX?

AUSTIN, Texas — The Wild West tradition of openly carrying your six-shooter on the street has long been banned in Texas under state law. But the next governor could change that. Rising Democratic star and gubernatorial […]

February 6, 2014

Interior Department: Iceland’s whaling undermines CITES

The Department of the Interior has certified to President Obama under the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 that Iceland’s international trade in whale meat and products diminishes the effectiveness of the Convention […]

February 6, 2014

Spring camping events set for Houston area

HOUSTON – Texas Outdoor Family, a Texas State Park family camping program, will host spring and summer family camping workshops at Brazos Bend, Huntsville and Galveston Island state parks to teach families the basics of camping […]

February 6, 2014

Crab trap removal dates set

Hoping to add to the pile of more than 33,449 derelict crab traps hauled from Texas bays since 2002, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are gearing up for the 14th annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap […]

February 5, 2014

Tagged great white “Katharine” really gets around

This shark really gets around. A one-ton great white shark looks to be making its way back north, after yesterday making a beeline toward Canaveral National Seashore. By 3:45 p.m. today, the shark dubbed “Katharine” was […]

February 5, 2014

Fly Fish Texas to be held March 8

Learn to tie a fly, cast a fly and catch a fish all in one day during the annual Fly Fish Texas event at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center March 8. Throughout the day, experienced fly-tiers […]

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