If you spend enough time wade fishing or island-hopping along the Texas Coast, you’ll eventually encounter one of our most misunderstood yet dangerous neighbors—the rattlesnake. From Galveston southward, these snakes are part of the coastal landscape, and their numbers seem […]
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October on the Texas Upper Coast is all about transitions. Shrimp are migrating, fronts are rolling through, and anglers are shifting from summer surf patterns to fall bay strategies. Yet hidden in plain sight up rivers and in the big
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Deep in Jefferson County, Texas, something exciting is happening. The J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area (WMA), a sprawling 24,250-acre tapestry of fresh, intermediate, and brackish marshes near Port Arthur, is getting the restoration it desperately needs. These aren’t just any
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Deer hunters have you experienced the “October lull”? You know when deer activity halts to a screech. TF&G Hunting Editor Lou Marullo has a unique look at this phenomenon that could explain why we get so frustrated. Archery Season Forecast
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When the first cool mornings of October touch the Texas coast, anglers know it’s time to start thinking about flounder. Few fish mark the change of seasons quite like these flat ambushers, and for many fishermen, fall flounder runs are
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Social media is exploding with wild claims about a supposed “dolphin hunting season” in Florida. Facebook and Instagram are flooded with viral posts and shocking videos — but what’s real and what’s pure internet fiction? Watch the video below. In
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NOAA closed the federal waters of the Gulf of America to Greater Amberjack recreational harvest at 12:01 a.m., Saturday September 27, 2025. NOAA states that the 2024/2025 Gulf greater amberjack recreational landings data indicate 882,451 lb were harvested; 478,451 lb
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What if America’s wilderness hides a predator science won’t acknowledge? In this episode of Dark Outdoors®, author Michael Mayes—known for his work Shadow Cats—joins us to dig into the controversial and chilling reports of black panthers roaming across the U.S.
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Along the Texas coast, slicks are one of the most dependable clues an angler can use to locate feeding speckled trout and redfish. A slick appears as a shiny, oily patch on the water’s surface — created when predators regurgitate
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On Sept. 21, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed a positive detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in a cow in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in Nuevo León, Mexico, about 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The archery-only season for whitetail deer opens Saturday, and that means thousands of Texas bowhunters will take to the field across the state to get an early crack at the state’s most popular game animal. This early season is always
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is extending the Voluntary Lead-Free Hunting Ammunition Incentive Program for the 2025-2026 hunting season in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The decision follows a successful pilot program and survey results indicating that hunters are more likely
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In the mid-1980s, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) undertook one of its most unique stocking experiments. In the mid 1980s, officials released thousands of orangemouth corvina (Cynoscion xanthulus) into Calaveras and Braunig Lakes—two San Antonio power plant cooling reservoirs.
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Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in the state of Nuevo León, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. This is now
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Community Archery Program is partnering with Inks Lake State Park in Burnet and numerous partners Oct. 11 to help the public “Explore Bowhunting”. With the help of TPWD Game Wardens, Operation Game Thief, Texas
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Whitetail deer hunters heading to blinds for the archery-only season should experience another great opener this year. Bucks during this time of year gather in bachelor groups and provide plenty of hunting opportunities before the rut kicks off. Texas began
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Across Texas—and beyond—young people facing critical illness or the loss of loved ones are finding healing and hope through nature. Higher Calling Wildlife, founded by conservationist and Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore, runs the award-winning Wild Wishes® program,
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a virtual informational meeting to update the public on the Red Wolf Recovery Program, including revitalized recovery efforts for the species, the status of recovery efforts in the eastern North Carolina Red
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Success in Texas surf fishing starts with learning how to “read” the water. Along the Gulf coast, sandbars and troughs shape the movement of fish. Breaks in the sandbars create cuts—darker, calmer lanes where baitfish and predators travel. These are
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The 2025-26 hunting season has kicked off with a great start to dove season for hunters across the state. However, hunters should be aware of changes before entering the field. Expanded Digital License Options Starting this season, hunters have new
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