Casting paddletails with light tackle is a fun way to fish, and just about every predator under the sun will strike a paddletail lure. If you want to target slot-sized red in particular, however, there are a few details to […]
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a Notice of Intent to hold a Louisiana black bear hunting season in December of 2024 in northeast Louisiana. The action came during the commission’s November meeting Thursday (Nov. 2) in Baton
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At two upcoming scoping meetings along the Gulf Coast, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will seek public comment on the future of light goose harvest management in Texas. Historically, Texas coastal prairies and marshes were home to one of North
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Catching sharks is a ton of fun, and chumming is a great way to attract those toothy critters up close to your boat. I had the chance to fish with noted shark expert Capt. Mark Sampson (author of Modern Sharking,
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In preparation for the Nov. 4 opening of general deer hunting season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has updated the My Texas Hunt Harvest mobile app with a new Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Zone information tool. The interactive map tool allows
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I’ve been asked plenty of times how to catch cutlassfish (also called ribbonfish or hair-tail), but what’s funny is that I get asked even more about what to do with them. People take one look at these long, skinny, toothy
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The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has conducted annual roadside quail surveys in August and October since 1990 to provide an index of annual population fluctuations. The number of quail observed are reported to provide an index of quail abundance and
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This is from the federal register effecitve Oct. 27, 2023. We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), expand hunting opportunities on three National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs). We also make changes to existing station-specific regulations in order to reduce the
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For years I have heard about strange whitetail deer that have a blue tint to their coats. My father even reported seeing some of these deer on a hunting lease near Cherokee, TX in the mid 1970s. This of course
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums today announced the launch of the Wildlife Confiscations Network in southern California. The network is a pilot program of AZA’s Wildlife Trafficking Alliance that provides a coordinated
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When it comes to eyeglasses, Hobie® Eyewear makes it easy to enjoy the outdoors with crystal-clear vision. Featuring prescription (RX) ready eyeglasses that are as stylish as they are competitively priced and options to convert your eyeglasses to polarized protection,
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Texas quail hunting season opens Oct. 28, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) surveys indicate an increased number of bobwhite and scaled quail in the field thanks to a combination of cooler temperatures and spring rainfall during the start
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Mule deer and black-tailed deer (collectively known as ‘mule deer’) are known for their uniquely large ears resembling those of a mule, earning them the species name hemionus meaning ‘half-mule’ according to the Mule Deer Foundation. They have mostly brown-gray coats
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has announced a reward totaling $6,000 for information that would lead to an arrest about a Louisiana Black Bear that was found with a fatal gunshot wound in West Feliciana Parish on Oct. 7.
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Early in my career I pondered whether we would see truly massive speckled trout along the coast that resulted from special stockings. This was when genetic tinkering became a real thing for largemouth bass and research in private labs and
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After hearing a summary of public comment received, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council took final action on a Framework Action that considers modifying the recreational closed season and the commercial trip limit. The Council chose to modify the
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists expect deer hunters statewide to have plenty of opportunities to fill freezers this season thanks to widespread, improved habitat conditions. “Overall, the 2023-24 deer hunting season is expected to be good in terms
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Per regulation, the Texas commercial and recreational public oyster harvest season opens Nov. 1 and closes April 30, 2024. In an effort to protect and restore oyster reefs showing signs of environmental stress, many shellfish harvest areas will be closed
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Community Archery Program is joining forces with Brazos Bend State Park on Nov. 11 to help the public “Explore Bowhunting.” The event gives participants an opportunity to learn more about hunting with a bow ahead
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Last year we looked at some of the world’s scariest animals and the response was great, so I thought it would be fun to look at some more creatures that inspire goosebumps during this Halloween season. Truly scary these creatures
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