AUSTIN – A great 2019 nesting season for wild turkeys means more young toms (or jakes) will be seen by hunters this spring. Jakes are typically more forgiving than older toms and create a prime opportunity for new turkey hunters […]
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Life looks different from 6,000 feet. There certainly were no signs of COVID-19 here. As someone who lives at about 10 feet elevation along the Gulf Coast, it’s awe-inspiring to see the world from this perspective, especially in Texas. Standing
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As our nation continues to navigate its response to the COVID-19, we recognize the firearm industry, like many other industries, is being impacted. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is aware of delays within the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID- 19) outbreak and the newly declared State of Disaster for Texas, the 2020 San Antonio Boat & Outdoor Expo scheduled for March 27th-29th at the Freeman Coliseum is canceled. This
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Aurelia Skipwith addressed more than 125 professional and regular members of the Boone and Crockett Club during their annual dinner at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. The Club
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With the uncertain and evolving health situation in the U.S., the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, Sea Center Texas in Lake Jackson are closed temporarily to public visitation in efforts to minimize the potential risks associated with large public
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There are many rumors circulating about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and one of them is that animals are major carriers. While this virus seems to have emerged from an animal source, it is now spreading from person-to-person in China according to
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Amid growing public health concerns, the March meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission previously scheduled for March 25-26 has been canceled. All agenda items have been postponed until the May meeting. This includes the recommendation to
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The latest creation from boat-builders Bill and Gary Kenner, the BlackJack Boats 256 Coastal, has made its way around the Gulf and Atlantic coasts for the 2020 boat show season, offering attendees a firsthand glimpse of its innovative design that
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For as long as any of us have been alive, the fundamentals of propeller technology have remained unchanged. And another thing that’s remained unchanged is the efficiency loss all propellers experience due to tip cavitation. All propellers create vortices at
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Few anglers ever get to go after swordfish, even in they have a boat capable of making those long runs far out into the ocean where these billfish live. Why? Because historically most have been caught at night, when the
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As anglers have become more and more conservation-minded, the use of circle hooks has become more and more common for those tossing bait. No doubt this is a good thing, since circle hooks can be used to snag fish right
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“I wish we had a native trout in Texas.” As I spoke those words to Therese Thompson of the Western Native Trout Initiative, her reply took me by surprise. “Well, Texas used to have the Rio Grande cutthroat,” she said.
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The rumblings that hunters’ and fishermen’s numbers are dropping reverberates across the nation. The repeated quote says that America is urbanized and each generation is farther removed from the outdoors. This social evolution is a threat to America’s heritage and
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A hidden gem for long standing fishing pros and high school fishing tournament goers alike! The 7 unit Old Irish BNB (and alpaca ranch) is far from the stuffy Victorian homes often related to BNBs with high teas. Old Irish
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