Nina Garrett caught this 37-inch, 28-pound black drum while wadefishing for flounder in the east flats near Port Aranasas. She quickly released the fish, which swam happily away.

Shannon Martin took this buck with his bow on a low fence ranch in Atascosa County. The buck measured by an official scorer at 207 0/8 gross. It had 24 points, 23 that could be scored.

Emilee Ulke bagged this gator near the San Jacinto River. It measured 8 feet, 9 inches.