Benito Garza IV shot his first buck—a nice 12-pointer—the day after his thirteenth birthday, while hunting near Cuero.
Whitetail
Madison County
Eight-year-old Leighton Newman killed her first deer last November in Madison County.
Axis
Real County
Six-year-old Aiden Matey of Victora shot this free range axis buck in Real County. A single shot from his youth model 243 got the job done.
Redfish
Matagorda Bay
Dewayne Merriman caught this 39-inch redfish on a soft plastic while wadefishing at Matagorda.
Whitetail
Jonesboro
Sixteen-year-old Corbin Myers bagged his first deer while hunting at Jonesboro. With help from his family, Corbin processed and packaged the deer himself.
Sheepshead
Baffin Bay
Kevin Gomez caught this sheepshead at Kaufer Hubert Park on Baffin Bay. He also caught a 27-inch red at the same pier.
Whitetail
Harrison County
Eight-year-old Weston Keith took his second deer opening weekend while hunting with his dad, James Winters. Weston, who attends school at Hawkins ISD, shot this deer while hunting in Harrison County.
Gafftopsail Catfish
Port Bolivar
Jackson Polk shows off one of many gafftops he caught while fishing with his family at Port Bolivar.
Bass
Lake Sheldon
Tommy Vinas caught these three bass in three casts—8.12, 7.7 and 7.1 pounds—on Lake Shel-don. Tommy released them to fight another day.