Rollover pass, a fishing spot visited by thousands each year on Bolivar Peninsula, could be another step to closing. At a recent town hall meeting, Galveston County Precinct 1 Commissioner Ryan Dennard announced to his constituents that the county is […]
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A mega shark that lived 300 million years ago would have made today’s great whites look like small, according to fossils of the beast unearthed in Jacksboro, Texas. Scientists have dubbed the newfound fossils the “Texas supershark,” and the name
The Ford Explorer defined the SUV category more than two decades ago, and has led the pack ever since, but there has never been a top-of-the-line entry before. Enter the 2016 Explorer Platinum, awarded SUV of Texas at the Texas
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Proposition 6 on the ballot: The Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest, is on the ballot, November 3, 2015 as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. Voting yes to the amendment would add text to the state constitution preserving the
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Scientists Overboard Two Terrell County game wardens and some deputy sheriffs responded to a 911 call about a boating accident with injuries on the Rio
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Don’t Forget — Early Voting Ends on Friday, October 30! As a fellow gun owner and sportsman, Governor Greg Abbott understands how important it is that voters approve NRA-backed Proposition 6 on the November 2015 ballot to protect the Lone Star State’s tremendous
Austin – Areas TX-1 (East Approved Area) and TX-4 in Galveston Bay will be closed to all oyster harvest on Nov. 1 and TX-32 (Copano Bay) will be closed on Nov. 3 due to low abundance of oysters in these
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A Spring Branch man caught an 8 feet 8 inch-long bull shark from the shore during Sharkathon off the Padre Island National Seashore on Oct. 17 — the largest catch ever submitted for the competition. Duke Washmon, 36, said he hooked the 104-inch shark at
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AUSTIN – Thanks to timely rainfall and cooler temperatures this year, Texas quail hunters can anticipate hearing more bobwhites during the upcoming season, which gets under way statewide Saturday, Oct. 31. Bobwhite quail could provide the best indicator of how
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Gun control stalwarts Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy, Dianne Feinstein and others kicked off a legislative push to mandate an end to the “default to proceed” practice. Under federal guidelines, licensed firearms dealers can transfer a gun immediately after given
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AUSTIN –Hunters should expect the 2015-16 Texas white-tailed deer season to be one of the best in years as timely rainfall and mild weather have certainly set the table, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The general season
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A giant rattlesnake estimated to be between eight and ten feet in length was killed in Arkansas by a man who said it attacked his dog. A western diamondback rattlesnake was killed in West Hartford, Arkansas by a landowner near
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Employees of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York were dumbfounded after an injured deer stumbled into the emergency wing on Monday. According to Fox News, the deer made it 20 feet down a hallway before staff were able to corral
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It looks like the premise behind Sharknado may not be so outlandish after all. Whitney Constantine of Mobile, Alabama was more than a little surprised after discovering a dead shark in the middle of her front yard earlier this week. According to
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Texas resident Kevin Fowler was in his garden shed when he found a snake. It was the third rattlesnake Fowler had found in his shed in a month and he took to Facebook to point out how dangerous the snakes
Earlier this month, the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) certified a 28-pound, 8-ounce flathead catfish caught by five-year-old Luke Harvell as the new record for that species in the 50-pound line class. The young angler caught the fish in North
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On Saturday a woman plowed her car into a crowd at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing 4 and injuring 30– but it lead in one paper as a shooting. While the copy of the article, published in the
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We get so carried away these days with our high-powered center consoles and fancy fishing machines, that we often forget just how much fun—and good fishing—you can have in a small, simple skiff. We also forget that we don’t have
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Wouldn’t it be nice if you could buy a suppressor without having to pay a $200 tax on an already expensive item? That’s exactly what the American Silencer Association and Representative Matt Salmon (AZ) hope to do with the introduction of
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