Remember a few years back when speed jigging was all the rage? It’s been a while since people stopped talking about the tactic, but if you want to enjoy the shoulder-jarring strike of a mad amberjack this remains a top […]
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) would like to remind waterfowl hunters that the harvest of mottled ducks is prohibited in the first 15 days of the regular duck season in both the East and West zones. In
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Whitetail movement increasing after cold fronts is a commonly held belief among hunters. But according to Ken Swenson of Swenson Whitetail Ranch, he sees something different. He raised trophy whitetails for years and had some interesting observations. “Our deer absolutely increased their eating
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Professional bass fishing will never be the same. Ever. That’s a huge statement. In this case, it’s true. B.A.S.S. just announced that the Bassmaster Elite Series, heading into its 20th season, will no longer require entry fees. Yes, you heard
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The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Parks Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources recently signed a new agreement to strengthen cooperation and coordination for the conservation of the American bison
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) encourages hunters to take responsible action in their critical role in protecting waterfowl habitats and the lakes we love from the spread of aquatic invasive species like giant salvinia and zebra mussels. Hunters
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announces the winners of this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH). TPWD has notified the 14 winners of their random selection from the pool of 154,032 entries, which raised more than $1.39 million to support wildlife research,
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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 conservation partners are excited to announce a groundbreaking achievement in endangered species research: the first-ever birth of black-footed ferrets produced by a cloned endangered animal. This historic event, a testament to the importance
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The Department of the Interior announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is downlisting the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened status under the Endangered Species Act. This milestone is the result of five decades of collaborative conservation efforts
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In our special annual Halloween cryptozoology edition, author and researcher Lyle Blackburn talks about his new book The Lake Worth Monster: The True Story of the Greer Island Goatman. This story caused quite a stir back in the late 1960s
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The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is assisting with relief efforts for landowners and mule deer after a recent outbreak of large wildfires drastically impacted northern Wyoming east of the Bighorn Mountains. These fires have significantly impacted the livelihood of working
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Drought-quenching spring rains and productive habitats have led biologists to predict another year of plentiful opportunities for hunters to fill their bellies and freezers with their harvests. “The expectation of another bountiful year of hunting opportunities is great news for
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NOAA Fisheries officials have announced they will award approximately $2 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds to collect data and improve modeling through partnerships with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies at
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a Department-wide effort to support connectivity of wildlife habitat on working landscapes through the management of National Forests and voluntary conservation assistance on private agricultural lands. In a memorandum released this week, Vilsack detailed plans of the
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Cold weather can be deadly – people exposed to extreme cold are susceptible to frostbite and can succumb to hypothermia in minutes. So as we prepare for the frigid wind chills and sub-freezing temperatures that winter can bring, NOAA’s National Weather Service is
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The Texas flounder season closes Nov 1 – Dec 14 And the season has been closed next door in Louisiana for two weeks. An annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of Southern Flounder from October 15 through
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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) strongly opposes a reckless ballot initiative that undermines scientific wildlife management, hampers the ability of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to balance predator and prey species, and endangers public safety. Proposition 127 will appear
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Fish with paddle-tail lure long enough, and sooner or later someone will say “hey, you put your paddle-tail on upside-down.” So, which way is that paddle supposed to face, up, or down!? An exhaustive look at manufacturer recommendations and the
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You may remember that I spent a good deal of last year observing a black drum’s behavior (see Black Drum Observations) in a very large aquarium. Well, that super-cool fish unfortunately met his demise when he attempted to eat one
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