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December 16, 2014

SCOTTeVEST Brad Thor Alpha Jacket (VIDEO)

Check out the review of the SCOTTeVest Alpha Jacket from our friends over at The Firearms Blog: After several months of being sold out, SCOTTeVEST restocked their new Brad Thor Alpha Jacket. I immediately ordered one. […]
December 16, 2014

From a distance it looks like a fish

From a distance it looks like a fish; it moves like a fish, but it’s an underwater spy vehicle used by the Navy to mimic the look and movements of a large fish. The drone, a […]
December 16, 2014

First Sika buck

Chris Mata, of Seguin Texas, killed her first Sika buck on The Five Star Ranch in Waelder , Texas. Her brother, Eddie, and brotherinlaw, Michael assisted with the scouting and cleaning.
December 16, 2014

Do You Need a New Jackplate?

The Jackplate is one of those specialized pieces of boating equipment that comes into play in our corner of the world. Talk to an angler in Seattle or Savannah and they probably won’t even know what […]
December 15, 2014

Giant hogs are for real…or are they?

  Hogzilla. That is the name bestowed upon a huge hog killed in 2004 by Chris Griffin on Ken Holyoak’s hunting preserve. As the story goes, the hog was 12 feet long and weighed 1,000 pounds. […]
December 15, 2014

Priceless Smile

8 year old Jhett Long sat in the stand morning and evening for weeks and finally landed a trophy buck. The smile says it all. Priceless! 31
December 15, 2014

Personal best spec

6.5 pound spec wade fishing Matagorda with a Corky
December 12, 2014

Wide open fishing in the upper reaches of Trinity Bay

  Capt. Paul Marcaccio (281-788-4041) reports the speckled trout fish in Trinity Bay of the Galveston Bay complex is wide open with lots of good catches. “There’s fish in Trinity Bay near Jack’s Pocket, near the […]
December 12, 2014

High-tech tarpon tagging

    On Wednesday morning, a seemingly innocent object popped to the surface of the Bay of Campeche. The item was an electronic tracking device, described as about the size of a fat cigar with a […]
December 12, 2014

Galveston Bay areas closed to oyster harvesting

  State officials are recommending parts of Galveston Bay be closed to oyster harvesting amid concerns that immature mollusks are being removed and reefs are still recovering from Hurricane Ike. An increasing number of fishermen have […]