Warm Weather Could Hamper Prospects Early On AUSTIN – Waterfowlers will be looking to the north for help as duck and goose hunting seasons kick off this week under less than ideal conditions. A lack of cold weather has delayed […]
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When I wore a younger man’s clothes, the question of the best place to hunt for deer often came to my mind. I can remember hours spent pondering this very thought while waiting for a whitetail to magically appear. As
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If your boat doesn’t offer some sort of protection from the sun, it can get miserable aboard. For anglers this often means opting for a T-top, but on some boats, like the cuddy cabin you see here, T-tops aren’t appropriate. A
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Flounder are slowly beginning to stage for their fall migration to the Gulf. Although it is not prime time yet, we are getting there and there are plenty of options to hook into big ones. Hardcore flounder: This is one I guarantee
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That first day of deer season is about as much anticipated and looked forward to as is Christmas day or Thanksgiving. Opening day has a special place in a hunters heart that nonhunters will never understand. To them they think
Taken near Clarksville, Tx. It was Kamryn’s first time hunting ever with her daddy. 1st hunt, 1st shot, 1st kill….10 point buck!!
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I hate the word unique. Most things that get that handle aren’t. That said, the Active Lifestyle Vehicle Awards does fit that description well. Held annually in Chandler, AZ, and a challenging Butcher Jones recreation area, the competition enlists about
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In boating, fishing, hunting, and bowfishing, we use many different apps for river and lake navigation. I depended my iPhone’s map system for many years for this type of navigation until I discovered Stream Map USA. From the minute I
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Expired and Arrested A Morris County game warden observed a small flat bottom boat with three male occupants on Big Cypress Creek along Sand Crossing
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Hunters hoping Saturday’s opener brings reprieve from warm temps AUSTIN – Record high temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s from Amarillo to Austin left ardent bowhunters sweltering in their deer stands throughout October; a trend weather models project could
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This was a trip I took with two of my sons at the Jetties in Galveston. It was 41 inches long and was tagged and taken home to eat.
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How many times have you gone out duck hunting wanting to fill your strap full of big ol fat Mallards, only to find mostly Gadwalls filling your stringer and save the day? According to Ducks Unlimited, the Gadwall is the
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Carol caught this big black drum while fishing near the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston. She was using a tiny dead shrimp to fish for sand trout in about 10′ of water. When she was holding the fish for the
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Did you know you may not process a deer beyond quarters at your deer camp unless the camp qualifies as a final destination? “While in camp you may remove and prepare a part of a wildlife resource if the removal
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I have a good friend that I have spent many weekends with in Rockport and in the Lower Laguna Madre chasing down redfish and trout and enjoying some awesome duck hunts as well. Robert Moore is a unique guy with
Carol is showing off her 10′ Marlin that she caught about 40 miles out of Los Suenos, Costa Rica. Seven of us fished for two days and landed 28 Marlin. All of the fish were between 9′ and 10.5′ in
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The familiar sound of whistling wings sounded overhead in the predawn darkness. Followed by a series of “splooshes,” that hinted at the soul-stirring action to come as a swollen, orange sun peeked over the horizon. A million thoughts raced through
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Jackson Polk (6) with a little help from his Papaw, Wes Pyfer shows off the shark that he caught while fishing with his family near the San Luis Bridge near Galveston. Jackson caught the shark while fishing with dead shrimp
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Some of the best flounder early in the fall are on the reeds on southern end of Texas bays. Reefs are difficult to fish for something that lives on the bottom but they can be fruitful for anglers seeking really
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I have been fishing hard this year and waiting on the flounder to start running. After multiple trips and hours on the water we finally caught up to the flounder. We had fished from daylight until 2:00 p.m. I seen
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