Grayson Holland, 6 years old, caught this crappie at a friends pond while in his kayak all by himself. He was so proud!

Braxton Richards bagged his first turkey in early December near Gatesville. He shot the bird at 70 yards with his 22-250.

Sarah Biggs killed this whitetail buck outside of Bremond. It has an 18-inch spread.

Jordan Fritts of Houston caught this nice speckled trout while fishing in East Galveston Bay.

Britney Blood caught this five-pound bass on Lake LBJ while fishing with guide Ander Meine.

Johnny Hays caught and released a load of bass—each weighing between 5 and 8.5 pounds and up to 27 inches long—on a two-hour fishing trip at Caddo Lake with his wife in March.

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Jacob Perez caught this slot redfish on Port Bay using soft plastics.

Connor Clements, 13, harvested his first buck, a 9-pointer, while hunting in Gillespie County during the late youth season.

Esau Powell caught and released this HUGE 38 pound black drum in Galveston Bay on a fishing trip with this stepdad Clay Wills and his cousins. The trip was guided by Hingle’s guide service of Galveston.

Kadie Culpepper bagged this gobbler while hunting in Bastrop County.