Public Land “Baiting” Baiting deer on public land in most states is illegal. That means putting out a corn feeder or a pile of corn or other grain will get you in trouble with game wardens, most likely resulting in
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The greatest challenge facing the outdoors industry is youth participation. Finding a way to get young people to engage in fishing, hunting and other outdoors activities-especially in light of changing demographics and increasing fixation on electronic media is something we
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Guide Scams Many of us have taken or will soon go on an expedition with a guide either hunting. I frequently take trips like these as adventures in the great outdoors are many times cheaper and more bountiful being professionally
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Do you dream about hunting huge whitetail bucks? And we’re not just talking antler quality but body size. When doing a bit of research we found there are some absolute monsters out there. For years researched showed the heaviest whitetail
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TFG Hunting Editor Lou Marullo saw something in the woods a few years back that changed his perspective. It involved watching a buck essentially “kidnap” a doe and hide her away until she was ready to mate. In his words…
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Of all game animals in the world, whitetail deer are the most unique and multi-faceted, spawning tons of debate around the campfire. That is why this week in our fourth installment of this six-part series; we are going to learn
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Did you know there are pike right here in Texas? Well, sort of. The chain pickerel, a close cousin of both the northern pike and muskellunge (musky) can be found right here in local river and bayou systems, especially in
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I recently realized that I don’t write much about shotguns. I guess this is partly because there isn’t as much to discuss with shotguns as there is with rifles and handguns. With rifles you can talk endlessly about accuracy, velocity, bullet weight,
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Checking the mail at the box down the street is a daily routine. In fact, I often do it instinctively without really thinking about it so my thought are often on anything but retrieving the stack of junk mail and
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Garfish of four varieties are common in Texas waters, but not all waters produce every kind of gar. Alligator garfish are protected with a daily bag limit of one fish and a provision in state regulation to close certain areas
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Archery Pronghorn I had been preparing for the trip for quite some time. My bow was tuned and equipped with a brand new sight. I was deadly out to 90 yards. I must admit that it was hard to get
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Early Bowhunting Summer is coming to a welcomed end in the lone star state which means deer season is fast upon us. Bowhunting season kicks off the 2018 deer season and In most areas of Texas it brings mixed emotions.
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Crossbow Hunting When I was first introduced to the realm of the crossbow in 2009, it broadened my perspective of bowhunting in many new ways. To this day, I am fired up about educating new and old archers alike to the
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Teal Are Ammo Stealers Anyone that has pursued early season teal has certainly had their share of misses at fast flying, twisting teal. You fire off 3 rounds and realize just how much open air there is around a small
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Teal season is only weeks away and big duck season is on the horizon. Now is a great time to think about buying duck decoys if you don’t have any or yours needs to be replaced. Several of you will
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I call BS on the bull shark! Yes, exactly what you think that means. Well, it’s not the shark I have a problem with. It is how the corporate wildlife media has covered it in recent years that irks me.
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Summer is slowly drawing to a close and the heat will hopefully be letting up soon. The frog bite however will still be in full swing. The lily pads, hydrilla, duck weed and coontail have all grown to their max
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Game Warden When you are out hunting or fishing and someone mentions game warden what comes to mind? Game wardens are sometimes often looked at in different ways among the outdoors community. I’m sure the answer would vary from person
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There is just something about picking up a heavy action rod, big braided line and hollow bodied frogs that just captivates me. It’s kinda what makes men-men. As the Texas sun continues to beat down on us at a blistering 100+
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It’s hard to imagine that even though the temps are soaring outside, teal season will be here in a month. For those of you who aren’t aware, a teal is a small duck that gets its own season here in
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