Blacktip Shark

Padre Island NS

Walter Colton caught, tagged, DNA sampled and released this blacktip shark at the Padre Island National Seashore. He said the scariest thing about catching a shark is releasing it. “I walked this girl out into belly-deep water and held her there for about five minutes until she slapped her tail and disappeared.

Freshwater Drum

Lake Livingston

Luke Brooks caught a lake record freshwater drum on Lake Livingston while fishing with Dave Cox, owner of Palmetto Guide Service. The big drum weighed in at 9.9 pounds. The now-certified catch is both the Junior Division and overall record for the lake.

Turkey

Blanco County

Eighty-six-year-old Dan Ulrich killed this gobbler at 35 yards with his crossbow while on a spring hunt in Blanco County. The turkey had a 10-inch beard.

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