Twelve-year-old Grady Walters with a very nice 8-point buck. Grady made a perfect 35-yard shot while hunting with is dad, David Walters at their hunting lease near Mason.

Fourteen-year-old Esau Powell killed this turkey while hunting in Rocksprings with his “Mimi,” Carol Powell. Esau’s hunt was guided by Bardy Helwig.

Howard Watson and Ronny Mahan caught two limits of catfish on Lake Somerville, fishing with Guide Weldon Kirk.

Carol Pyfer of Irving shows off a big black drum that she caught near the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston. She was fishing with a tiny dead shrimp on the bottom in about 10 feet of water, trying to catch sandtrout. When she held the fish for this photo the people in the cars on the bridge were all honking and waving

Hunter Swick, age 5, with his first Crappie. He caught it in a private pond in Spring while fishing with his grandpa. As you can see by his smile, he is very proud of it and loves to fish.

Five-year-old Wyatt Sapien from Florence Texas caught this 21-inch red, his biggest so far, while fishing in the San Luis Pass.

Kevin Harris caught and released this bull redfish while fishing the Aransas paddle trails.

Six-year-old Ethan Ward of Cleveland shot this 10-point buck in Mason County on youth weekend while on his very first hunting trip with his grandpa John Hall. He shot it with a 223.

Noah Matthew caught his first crappie on a Roadrunner spinner and Iron man fishing pole all by himself no help from his Grand Paw, Scott Frazier.

Twelve-year-old Joseph Pivarnik caught his personal record crappie, a 2-1/4-pounder, while fishing at Lake Lavon near Farmersville. He caught the slab on a minnow.

Nine-year-old Laurel Gatlin with her first buck, which she shot in October. Her guide was her Dad, Robert Henkes. They were hunting on their family property in Blanco County.

Duncan Pendleton got this 8-point sika while hunting with his dad, Clint, in Edwards County.

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