October 2018

Riding the Bench THE BENCH REST CAN bring out the best and the worst in a rifle. The best, of course, is the shooter’s ability to confirm the performance of a particular combination of rifle and cartridge. This is done from […]

Wildlife Science Battle Cry CELEBRATE THE AMAZING wildlife management success story of North America and say Hallelujah and pass the backstraps like you mean it. It really wasn’t really that long ago when America woke up to the heartbreaking disaster of

Are There Free Range Bucks As Big As Those On Game Managed Ranches? THERE’S PLENTY TO LOVE about a Texas deer season, but perhaps my favorite part of all is when all the great stories start to unfold. Naturally, every

YOU KNOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED for the better when anglers are complaining that most of the redfish they catch are too big for the slot. I am not talking in the surf during the bull red run or even at the

Thinking Differently A NEW STUDENT came to me after a particularly fast-paced session on creating a chart to map out how you would block, plan, and perform a chosen script. She was smiling and shaking her head. “G-Dog,” she said, calling

PINTAILS ARE THE MOST PRIZED ducks of the Texas coastal marshes and prairie. With a sleek, streamlined appearance and the males sporting a cool “sprig” at the end of their body, they are stunning. Pintails are a species however that

In the Pursuit of Maturity SENOR LORENZO, catorce grande…ees no meurto! Meee, I seed heem eem en brasada, dos noches.” Said Chris, holding up two fingers. He was describing the buck I had hunted the year before, obviously without success. I

Practical Hunting Trajectory THESE DAYS WE ARE INUNDATED with devices of all kinds that will tell us the exact range to a target, the wind speed at the muzzle of our rifle, angle up and down, elevation, even barometric pressure.Also,

Pond Hopping in Search of Stock Tank Magic I’VE BEEN FORTUNATE over the years to have had the opportunity to soak my baits in some of the very best fishin’ holes in the world. Interestingly, some of the fondest memories of

Wading is a Solid Option for Autumn Anglers EACH ABLE-BODIED BASS ANGLER has a matched pair of secret weapons. Mine are ample Size 12’s. Wading is an effective and often overlooked approach during early fall. The summer swelter is gone and

Reflecting on the Whitetail’s Wildest Attributes THE WHITETAIL DEER. I have hunted them in Texas, pursued them in upstate New York and, believe it or not, photographed them at the southern extreme of their range in the rainforests of Venezuela. With

Did you know Texas coastal waters are home to three species of trout? THE LARGEST AND BY FAR  the most popular trout species in the Coastal Gulf is the spotted sea trout (Cynoscion nebulosis) and it is most often called

Giants of the Inner City ARE FERAL HOGS new coyote? In other words, have they become the latest large wild creature living quite cozily within the city limits of the largest cities in Texas and beyond? The answer is “yes”.

Red Wolf Rediscovery: Ancestral Genes Found Alive In Texas THE RED WOLF (CANIS RUFUS) HAS been rediscovered along the Texas Gulf Coast. Or at least its essence has proved to survive long-thought extinction. A collaborative effort of Princeton, Trent University, University

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Less Is More In November IF I HAD TO PICK the one-month that is as close to a guarantee for loading the ice chest goes, it would have to be November. Several factors help me arrive at this conclusion. For

Fishing Down? NOVEMBER IS SORT OF a “Middle Month” for Texas coastal fishing. This is really our fall season, compressed quite a bit. The heat of summer is in the very recent past, and has often reached well into September.

Make a Wish Month AS AN ANGLER, if you could choose the most desirable conditions for your upcoming trip, what would those conditions be? For most of us they would be—white shrimp moving out of the bays to go offshore and

Warm Trout Hunting in November SEASONED COASTAL ANGLERS know from experience just how cold some of November’s nights and mornings can be. And, November anglers know that this means there may very well be some rather chilly boat rides across open

Can We Move On? THIS ARTICLE IS GOING TO UPSET some people and hopefully be a relief to others. As I made my way through Houston Texas to attend my daughter Michelle’s Ironman competition (yes, I am very proud of