O.H. Ivie stepped back on stage Saturday morning with its second Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. O.H. Ivie, which has been the dominant waterbody for big bass during the past few collection seasons, kicked the […]
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R.C. Bramhall—author of Haunted War Tales: True Military Encounters with the Bizarre, Paranormal and Unexplained—to delve into some of the most shocking dangerous wildlife encounters and eerie battlefield mysteries experienced by military personnel. And he doe it on the latest
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Nearly two years to the day after reeling in ShareLunker 641 from Lake Alan Henry, angler Ross Gomez caught a 14.78-pound bass only to discover it was the same fish. Gomez, of Post, caught the fish in the same location
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Lake Conroe has long been celebrated as one of Texas’s premier big bass lakes, and for good reason. It’s a magnet for Houston-area anglers chasing trophy largemouth bass and other species, making this 21,000-acre reservoir iconic. As an outdoor writer
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There was a time before soft plastics and add-on scents were used to increase your chances of catching fish, when flounder sharpies would strive to perfect their prowess with strip baits. When livies couldn’t be procured these were the ticket
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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation helped the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) add two tracts totaling 1,322 acres to the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The Laurel Fork project lies in the heart of the Southern Appalachian elk range
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These days we buy more and more stuff online, and that includes everything from bucktails to basic boats. Sometimes we walk away with what looks like super-sweet deals, too, and we hear from our fishing buddies about all the great
Fishing Tackle Online: Buyer Beware Read More »
Preliminary tests have confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in multiple black vultures recovered at Landa Park in New Braunfels. Disease experts indicate HPAI is circulating among wild birds in Texas as waterbirds and waterfowl visit their wintering grounds. Widespread
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is opening TX-18 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18. Based on samples recently collected by TPWD, TX-18 meets criteria for reopening. These criteria include
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Heavy fall rain will mean anglers in east Texas should enjoy prime white bass fishing this spring, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists predict, while results could be spottier in central and south Texas. Each spring, white bass run
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The 50th Annual Houston Fishing Show is ongoing at the George R. Brown Convention Center, located at 1001 Avenida De Las Americas in downtown Houston. This five-day event is a must-visit for fishing enthusiasts of all levels. Texas Fish &
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWC) adopted proposed amendments to the Statewide Oyster Fishery Proclamation that accomplishes a suite of actions, providing positive change for the oyster fishery, including the establishment of a Certificate of Location (CoL) program for restoration activities,
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Flushing Out a Poacher On Nov. 2, Henderson County Game Wardens filed charges against a man for hunting without landowner consent. The wardens had been investigating the suspect since last deer season, when they found an unusual hunting blind made out of
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The Toyota ShareLunker program roared into February with two Legacy Class lunkers on back-to-back days. Lady Bird Lake returned to the Legacy class limelight for the first time in a decade on Wednesday afternoon followed by J.B. Thomas on Thursday
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The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) has dedicated thousands of man-hours, funding, and conservation work to Columbia blacktail deer and Sitka blacktail deer, and today it announced significant strides in expanding its conservation work for the subspecies. In 2022, MDF
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The Texas Gulf Coast is home to some of the largest shark species. These apex predators roam the deep and shallow waters, maintaining balance in marine food chains. Below are the five biggest sharks found in Texas waters, including their
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Texas Game Wardens have concluded an investigation that led to the arrest and conviction of two individuals involved in illegally moving of captive white-tailed deer. A South Texas deer breeder and his business partner were caught attempting to smuggle seven
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There are lots of tricks for catching puppy drum, but when it comes to catching them around piers some very specific tactics are in order. Ready to hook into more redfish? These tips will help make it happen. This pretty
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Here’s a look at some of the 2024 conservation work of the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. Bonefish Spawning Site Research and Protection Following the groundbreaking discovery of a bonefish pre-spawning aggregation (PSA) in the Upper Keys in April of 2023,
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Texas Game Wardens arrested a local hunting outfitter and two others for illegally guiding nilgai hunts on private property. The suspects used airboats and thermal optics to take clients on hunts for the exotic animals, operating a sophisticated scheme and profiting from illegal
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