Sheepshead – AKA convict fish, thanks to their black bars – are a great fighting fish that goes well on the dinnerplate, but they can also be a frustrating target. Recently, my son David schooled me on the sheeps and […]
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today its first-ever Zoonotic Disease Initiative, a grant program focused on wildlife disease prevention and preparedness. Authorized under the American Rescue Plan, the Initiative will provide $9 million in available funding to states,
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With more people enjoying the outdoors this spring season, you may start to notice more wildlife in your backyard, neighborhood or surrounding areas. Species including birds, deer and snakes are active this time of year and their young can be
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Sand fleas, or mole crabs as some folks call ’em, can be found wiggling in the sand at the edge of the surf and easily dug up by hand or scooped from the loose sand with a strainer. Why should
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Springtime and catfish angling are back at Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) Neighborhood Fishin’ Lakes across the state. The program provides friends and families the opportunity to participate in the Texas traditions of outdoor recreation and reeling in catfish close to home.
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Enrollment in the Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) is now open for the 2022-23 hunting season. Open enrollment for the MLDP Conservation Option runs from April 2 through June 15 this year while the Harvest Option opens May 1 and
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UPDATE: Last week we reported on the Hunt-Fish Podcast Summit. This week we bring you a clip from TF&G Editor-in-Chief’s speech on conservation and youth at the event. Watch this inspirational speech below. ; Conservation, Unity, Fellowship, Fishing, and Thermal
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-14 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, April 10, 2022. This closing is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing low abundance
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Growing up in South Florida, Emily and Amanda Gale, The Gale Force Twins, discovered their love and passion for the water. “At an early age, we started fishing off the docks of Islamorda wanting nothing more than to go deep
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Sam Rayburn Reservoir and O.H. Ivie Lake closed out another incredible Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) 2022 Toyota ShareLunker collection season with two more additions in the final week of March. These latest Legacy Lunkers bring the season total to 24,
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Delta Waterfowl forecasts that ducks arriving in the prairie pothole region of the Dakotas and Canada will find far better conditions to produce ducks — hopefully a lot of ducks — than they have for past few years. Data collected
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National Scouting Report (NSR) Fishing has focused their efforts in the states of Alabama and Florida the past few months to find the best high school anglers possible for college coaches to recruit. Now that focus turns to the great
NSR Fishing Is Heading To Texas Read More »
What’s the ideal trolling speed for Spanish mackerel? Some guys swear by eight mph, others say 10 is best, and 12 is a favored marks by some. But truth be told, the “best” trolling speed isn’t any one speed at
Most anglers know to look for structure, but one form of structure that often gets ignored is ships. Naturally, ships on the move aren’t going to hold fish, or if they do, would be impossible to fish around anyway. Ships
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The wild population of Mexican wolves in the United States continued to grow in 2021. According to the 2021 annual count, the U.S. population of Mexican wolves has increased by 5 percent since the previous year, raising the total number
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The second annual Hunt-Fish Podcast Summit kicks off today at the Warren Ranch near Santa Anna, TX. The event brings together outdoors podcasters from around the country and matches them with high-level guests from the hunting, fishing and conservation worlds.
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If you’re willing to make the run to 500-plus feet of water (600 and change is better) you might just strike gold – golden tilefish, that is. Golden tilefish live on muddy bottom in deep waters, sometimes as deep as
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Did you know several states of East of the Mississippi River have thriving and growing elk herds? One state has an estimated 13,000 elk and offers some non-resident hunting opportunities. Listen to the latest episode of Higher Calling Wildlife and
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In This Issue: CCA Star: Tag, You’re It! • Holy Crappie! A Panfish Trophy Quest • Gear Up for Family Fishing • Real Outdoors Woman: Passion Turns to Purpose • The Right Rigs for a Coastal Grand Slam • Offshore:
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Last Monday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland as the President’s Secretary of the Interior. With this confirmation, Secretary Haaland becomes the first Native American to hold a White House Cabinet secretary position. The Senate confirmed Haaland on a
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