Beginning with this year’s hurricane season outlooks, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) will use 1991-2020 as the new 30-year period of record. The updated averages for the Atlantic hurricane season have increased with 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes. The […]
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The massive coastal freeze that hit Texas in February killed more than four million fish. Speckled trout, especially mature fish, were killed by the tens of thousands from Upper Laguna Madre to the Mexico line. That area happens to coincide
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The Johnny Morris Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund has awarded a $300,000 grant to the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) to benefit priority local and national conservation projects including the Western Shared Stewardship Initiative, a unique partnership set to
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Elk, despite being perhaps North America’s most coveted big game animal are not a game animal in Texas. In fact, the are treated as exotics with no seasons, bag limits or restrictions on harvest at all. That however does not
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With as many as one-third of America’s fish and wildlife species on the brink of becoming threatened or endangered, a bill introduced April 22 on Earth Day in Congress seeks to reverse this trend, while creating thousands of new jobs
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No animal in North America receives more hype than the feral hog. Whether is an overemphasis on their danger to people or a lack of recognition of their sporting value, hog facts are often buried deep beneath misinformation. I thought
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Habitat restoration is often defined as repairing damage to habitats, usually damage caused by humans. The goal is to bring back natural ecological function to the habitats for the benefit of the species that depend on them. Common examples include
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The water was perfectly calm. Occasionally, a light breeze would stir up a ripple but there was no wave action to speak of and the waters were unusually clear. As we pulled up to a weedline that had built up
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In part 1 of this two-part series we discussed how we at the Double Draw Ranch got started in improving habitat. Now let’s talk about getting some help. Help We then found out there was help out there for clearing
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I heard once if you want to shoot big deer, don’t shoot little deer. Well, that’s a good start. But if you want a lot of big deer and other animals, you have to provide habitat. So how did the
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Flounder Revolution Texas Fish & Game magazine posted on their Facebook page, “send us photos of kids with their first flounder” so I did, and they sent her a neat token & sticker to promote flounder conservation. Hailey caught her
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Young Artist Inspired by Wild Turkeys WILD TURKEYS ARE FAST on their feet and often flee from danger by running instead of taking to the air. They can however fly quite fast and as each box opened on a private tract
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Snakes on a Trail “Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail…” SO GOES THORTON BURGESS’S classic children’s tale. Regrettably, if the Bunny Trail happens to be winding through the deep South Texas brush, Peter’s next hippety-hop might land him
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Coastal Impact of the Killer Freeze WINTER WEATHER that hit during the week of February 14, 2021 led to fish kill events on the entire Texas coast. If fish do not make it to a refuge in deeper, more temperature
RECOGNIZING THE EXTRAORDINARY impact of the recent winter storm, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Texas 2021 S.T.A.R. Tournament will feature a significantly revised format. The speckled trout, flounder, sheepshead and gafftop divisions have been removed entirely from this year’s tournament. The
A S.T.A.R. Like No Other Read More »
