2016

Have Fun, Hunt Safe W hitetail season is right around the corner and that means most deer hunters will soon be perched 15 to 20 feet above ground in their favorite deer stand. The percentage of hunters who choose to hunt […]

“What is that?” My fishing partner and (now former) Texas Fish & Game sales rep Nicole Becka asked me and our boat captain Robert Scherer. As she pointed toward the tip of the Port Aransas Jetties, several long black fins

Bench Depth I am an unapologetic piscavore. I love eating fish, often to the chagrin of some of my more “enlightened” fellow anglers who think keeping, filleting, and eating fish like trout, snook, and redfish is some sort of mortal sin

A beautiful herd of longhorn cattle made their way across a bluebonnet covered meadow. Walking down a trail from an oak thicket, one particularly massive bull stopped and glared at us, so I felt obliged to jump out of the

Catching Kermit L ongview Bass Pro Jim Tutt has been sharing entertaining stories with me about his nephew, Andrew, for several years now. To hear Tutt tell it, the Johnson-McQueen Elementary fourth grader is waay mature for his age and has

For this article we are going to assume that you are an experienced reloader who has all the usual equipment and appurtenances. This said, we are going to look at how to make better ammo and reload some of the

Feral Hogs Threatening Texas Eastern Turkey? Despite the intensive efforts that saw turkey hunting opened throughout most of the East Texas region over the last 20 years, more recently numerous counties lost turkey hunting opportunities because of declining numbers. At

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Rattles: Fact and Fiction Did you know rattlesnakes roam the southeastern corner of the state? When thinking of the venomous snakes in the region, the cottonmouth, copperhead and to a lesser extent, the coral snake come to mind. However, rattlesnakes

Texas is Tops D eer hunting in Texas remains tops in the country, largely due to the quantity and quality of our overall whitetail herd. However, the Lone Star State also is home to a healthy population of mule deer, and

Hot August Action A ttention all heat seekers. If you’re looking for a nice August getaway where you can catch lots of fish and lose lots of water weight at the same time you don’t have to look any farther than

Enter the Lion A ctually, we should be working against the lion—or at least, the Lionfish. These critters are destructive to coral habitats such as the Flower Gardens reef system. Organized events are held there to capture lionfish by spear-fishing and

I Got My Slam J eff Wiley came back to the boat after wade fishing on the south shore of West Matagorda Bay, and I said, “How did it go?” His answer was, “I got my slam.” So I asked where

Wading 101 T here are a number of different types of fishing that people enjoy every day, somewhere. Some folks fly fish many of the great rivers in our country for some of the greatest trout fishing one can find. Others have fun

Which Way Did They Go? I was asked to assist in a benefit in waters a little further south than I normally fish (Corpus Christi bay area) and at the end of the day, as is normally the case on weekends, there

Fishing in the Pink A ugust can be brutal. It’s hot, the winds have either disappeared altogether or make you feel like you’re in clothes dryer with a bunch of wet socks. Laguna Madre waters have warmed into the mid-to-high 80s,

Thoughts and Tips for Fall Hunting in Texas Did you ever have those moments where you can’t keep one thought in your head? In other words, your mind gets flooded with random thoughts from all over the place. I recently

Surf Basics R ight now as I type, it’s cold and rainy and miserable and I’m throwing a fit like a five year old because I can’t go fishing. Don’t act like you don’t do it too. However, by the time you read

Status Support System Reinvents the Sling W eapon slings have been around for centuries, yet not much has changed beyond overcomplicated tactical setups overcomplicated like the outdated “three point sling”.  But Stratus Support Systems has improved upon the sling system in