October 2023

Ghosts of Issue Past LISTEN: (7 min, 42 sec)   WE’VE BEEN TRIPPING THROUGH our memories lately as we count down the issues left before next May and the 40th anniversary of Texas Fish & Game. And with the holidays almost […]

Newsletter Kudos I WANTED TO THANK YOU for the very diverse and timely coverage in the Fish & Game Report. I look forward to getting it every week and always learn something new. Thank you for working hard. It shows.

Hard Facts for Rapidly Changing Times LISTEN: (5 Min, 53 Sec)   “Time flies on wings that just get stronger.” THAT LINE FROM RONNIE JAMES DIO’S EPIC song “My Eyes” always stuck with me but now it has an entirely new

Trout Conservation, as Easy as Riding a Cycle LISTEN: (5 Min, 24 Sec)   WE’VE HEARD MUCH LATELY about cycles. Climate cycles, financial cycles, bicycles (which are awesome for deer hunting; maybe another time). For this space, though, let’s address

Tips from Hunters Who Bagged Big Free-Ranging Whitetail Bucks Feature Story by MATT WILLIAMS LISTEN: (6 minutes, 53 seconds)     TEXAS DEER HUNTERS are constantly looking for that silver bullet — a fool-proof game plan to boost their odds

How Modern Communication Tech Can Save Your Life Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (6 minutes, 25 seconds)   GETTING LOST IN THE WILDERNESS is one of the most frightening things a person can experience. Exposure to the elements, accidents

Duck Counts are Down, But Hope is Still Alive TF&G Staff Report LISTEN: (7 minutes, 56 seconds)   THE BREEDING POPULATION of ducks declined 7 percent this spring, while pond counts dropped by 9% compared to last year, according to the

Texas’ Forgotten Game Animal Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (2 minutes, 42 seconds)   “I had no idea Texas had pronghorns.” THAT EMAIL ARRIVED in my inbox after an edition of my Higher Calling Wildlife podcast dropped last summer.

The Season of Dreams has Arrived for Hunters by LOU MARULLO | TF&G Hunting Editor LISTEN: (5 minutes, 32 seconds) IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, and this young hunter was with some of the most experienced bow hunters he knew. His

Chasing Trout with Poppers on the Fly Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (2 minutes, 54 seconds)   THERE ARE FEW THINGS more exciting than catching a speckled trout on a topwater. Seeing the big, beautiful yellow mouth open to strike

Throwing Out the Boat Building Rule Books LISTEN: (5 minutes, 10 seconds) ASSUME makes an… There was a time when boats were simple. Go back far enough in time and hulls were no more than a burned or carved-out tree

Preserving the Memory: 5 Steps to Ensuring a Proper Trophy Mount Feature Story by MATT WILLIAMS LISTEN: (5 minutes, 8 seconds)   THERE IS AN ARMY of deer hunters in Texas. Most will be out in force in the coming

Start Your Own Christmas Tradition with a Fishing or Hunting Quest Special Report by TF&G Staff LISTEN: (6 minutes, 32 seconds)   THE GREATEST GIFT the world has ever been given is celebrated as carolers sing beautiful songs like “Silent

Tippmann’s .22LR AR is a Blast to Train With LISTEN: (3 Min, 52 Sec) AR STYLE RIFLES are easily the #1 best selling model rifle in America.  Of course, these are most often chambered in 5.56x45mm or .223 Remington for

The Cold and Wet LISTEN: (6 minutes, 44 seconds) “THESE STEPS DON’T look safe.” Dawn was half an hour away as I peered through the darkness at Wrong Willie who was standing on the wooden steps a few feet below

SABINE LAKE & PASS Reported by CAPT. EDDIE HERNANDEZ Email Eddie Hernandez at ContactUs@fishgame.com Fishing is Cool Again LISTEN: (2 Min, 47 Sec)   COOLER WATER FISHING has made its way to Sabine. During the months of November and December we will

GALVESTON Reported by CAPT. DEREK YORK Email Derek York at spotstalkerfishing@yahoo.com Season of Holiday Cheer LISTEN: (3 Min, 15 Sec) HARD TO BELIEVE it’s already the Holiday season and looking back on this year it’s been full of some great times on

MATAGORDA Reported by CAPT. MARK TALASEK Email Mark Talasek at MarkTalasek@sbcglobal.com A Long, Hot Wait for Relief LISTEN: (2 Min, 14 Sec) SCORCHING SUMMERTIME TEMPERATURES have given way to brisk fall northers. Three mile lake in east bay literally boiled some fish

COASTAL BEND FISHING Reported by CAPT. RICHARD THOMPSON Email Richard Thompson at RandKCoastalOutfitters@gmail.com Online: RandKCoastalOutfitters.com The Four Signs of Big Trout LISTEN: (4 Min, 3 Sec)   I WANT YOU TO PICTURE this, sitting back and remembering some of the biggest

BAFFIN BAY Reported by CAPT. GERAD MERRITT Email Gerad Merritt at GeradMerritt@gmail.com Visit Online: ParadiseGuideServices.com Baffin Gets a Breath of Fresh Air LISTEN: (2 Min, 26 Sec) WINTER IS NEARING and the waters of Baffin Bay are finally dropping in temperature. After