The Texas red drum, commonly known as redfish or simply “red,” has a storied history unique within the annals of fisheries management and coastal advocacy. Today’s anglers enjoy a vibrant and sustainable fishery made possible by conservation pioneers who set […]
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials, changed speckled trout (spotted seatrout) regulations in response to the major coastal freeze kill of 2021. The regulations impacted the Matagorda complex south to the Mexico line. Those regulations are set to revert
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Tagging fish is a long-standing method of tracking movements and monitoring the overall health of. a fishery. Christopher McKinley of Bay City has serious concerns about the speckled trout population along Texas’ coast and decided to see if a widespread
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Relentless™ Perpetual Edge™ Fillet Knives is the world’s first knife that sharpens as you cut. History of Cut For centuries, bladesmiths focused on improving the blade’s rate of wear. By making the blade as hard as possible, the edge wears
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to change the red drum size limit from a 16-inch minimum size limit and a 27-inch maximum size limit to an 18-inch minimum size limit total length
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Headlines across the nation reveal there are many dangers in the great outdoors these days. From feral dog attacks to psychos targeting campers and hunters, there are plenty of reason to proceed with caution. Here are some episodes of the
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is increasing public fishing and paddling opportunities in the state thanks to the addition of two leased river access sites through the River Access and Conservation Area (RACA) program. The new sites are located
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The following is from the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA Texas) in regards to a major project involving the Matagorda Bay area. The Texas Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA Texas) understands that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
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Concepts are an effective way to undertake what seem to be overwhelming and larger than life endeavors. These concepts can be anything from understanding fish habitat and ecology to having a basic idea of how different rods and reels are
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AUSTIN — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for state and federal waters will reopen 30 minutes after sunset on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Biologists evaluate the biological, social and economic impacts when determining the opening date to maximize
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The folks with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s public hunting program launched the agency’s 2023-24 menu of drawn hunts around the July 4 holiday. As always, there are a passel of low cost, high quality hunting trips on the
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A pack of feral dogs nearly killed a hunter in a recent, terrifying incident. The man received nearly 300 puncture wounds and lacerations in an epic life and death struggle. Before his attack, a pair of hunters in Texas had
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This is the time of year lots of anglers along the Texas coast are fishing the jetty systems. The bull redfish run is about to begin and there are still lots of sharks, a few tarpon and some trout to
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Off-The-Grid Adventures: Powering Your Wilderness Escapes With Solar Energy More and more folks are packing up their gear and heading into the wilderness, leaving the hustle and bustle of city life behind. Interestingly, they’re integrating solar energy into their adventures.
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With the dove season opener just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to turn our attention to our gear, and that means taking a look at your hunting vest or bird belt. And thinking about all the features you
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Conditions for breeding ducks remain largely promising, however, Delta Waterfowl’s wetland monitoring system indicates that conditions declined in some key regions during the critical month of May. On the U.S. side of the prairies, moisture levels in certain areas expectedly
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Last week, a special group of kids ascended into the mountains of Colorado to photograph wildlife. The goal was to use photography to raise awareness to wildlife conservation and Texas Fish & Game has been kind enough to give us
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A new petition filed with NOAA/NMFS by environmental organizations calls for extreme vessel measures in the Gulf of Mexico to protect the recently discovered Rice’s whale according to officials with The Billfish Foundation. The petition calls for a “year-round, ten-knot
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Flounder fishing during the summer ain’t easy. In fact, it can be quite challenging as the bite seems to turn off in many areas, but the reality is you can still catch them if you think differently. Here are a
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) seeks public comment for a proposed Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for six aquatic species in the Trinity River basin. The 10-year agreement with the Trinity River Authority of Texas would address the conservation needs
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