In 2008, I received a photo of a porcupine road-killed at Sabine Pass, TX. Porcupine Find That photo shocked many people because they (along with yours truly) did not realize we had porcupines in my native Southeast Texas. Back in 2012, I heard about someone […]
Video: Chester Moore Chases Porcupine in Hill Country Read More »
Officials with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission have made some historic proposals relating to whitetail deer season and the use of air guns in Texas. TPWD staff propose to standardize the general deer season statewide to open
TPWD Proposes Major State-Wide Deer Season Change, Makes Air Gun Proposals Read More »
For many winters now, the state of Texas has stocked a few hundred thousand bite-sized rainbow trout in urban and suburban ponds. They’re great for any fisherman, young or old, who needs to feel a tight line and can’t get
Chasing Texas Rainbow Trout Read More »
Make no mistake about it, the speckled trout is the most important saltwater fish on the Texas coast. Catching trout is what drives most Texas anglers to spend their spare time braving brutal heat, dangerous thunderstorms and wading in
The Truth About Galveston and Laguna Madre Trout Migration Read More »
Hunting a spring gobbler with a bow can be the most frustrating thing you have ever attempted, but arrowing a spring gobbler can be one of the most rewarding experiences you will ever have in the field. If you are
Consider Turkey Hunting with A Bow This Season Read More »
I’m a little envious of Capt. Scott Fitzgerald. The guide at Madfish Charters was fishing for amberjack this spring about 8.5 miles off the coast of Panama City Florida when he felt a big bump in his boat according to a
Great White Sharks Proven in Gulf of Mexico Read More »
Every night over 2 million feral hogs continue their massive destruction in Texas causing more than $50 million in damages annually. Hogs have huge litters several times a year, and it’s said that out of a litter of 12 piglets
Lone Star Boars Thermal Hog Hunt! (VIDEO) Read More »
I am a firm believer in reasonable gun control. Now, before you get your tonsils in an uproar, let me explain my idea of gun control. My old Border Patrol shooting instruction used to say that the only things you needed
Gun Writer Believes in “Gun Control” Read More »
A recent study by Canadian scientists shows macaque monkeys contracted chronic wasting disease (CWD) after eating meat from CWD-positive deer. According to jsonline the findings are the first known transmissions of the prion disease to a primate from eating diseased venison
Chronic Wasting Disease Proven to Travel from Deer to Primates Read More »
Ever caught a southern flounder that has golden spots. Chris Dial did just that during the early days of my Flounder Revolution project. And it was not the only one we came across that had this unusual coloration. Check out
Golden Flounder & Other Oddities Read More »
Monster Hogs Tales of gigantic, long-tusked monster hogs prowling the woods of Texas and the American South have been told around the campfire for years. Now game camera and cell phone technology are showing many of these stories to be
Monster Hogs Exist in Texas-Here is Photographic Evidence Read More »
“There are just too many redfish. They are eating all of the baby flounder. That is why flounder numbers are down.” The first time I heard this, I wrote this off and ended up hearing the same thing from several
Commercial Angler Says “We should have never banned the nets for redfish.” Read More »
Now that duck season is officially over, many of us will drag out our snow goose decoys and electronic callers to pursue the snow geese as they are getting ready to migrate back north for the summer. Many people will
10 Tips for Bagging Late Season Snow Geese Read More »
“Did you know there are giant catfish below the Toledo Bend dam?” That was the question posed to me recently at one of my local speaking engagements. “And they are so big divers are afraid to go down there and
“The Dam Divers Work In Shark Cages Because of the Giant Catfish” Read More »
Just the mention of Black Panthers will get you an enormous and varied bag full of responses from just about everyone from the guy next door to your great grandmother. First things first, there has never been a recorded melanistic
There Are No Black Cougars. So What About Those Black Panthers? Read More »
If you have ever used a centerfire pistol with a suppressor you have realized either one of two things: The suppressor blocks the sight picture, or “man these sights are tall”. AAC set out to work around these issues with
AAC Illusion-Low Profile 9mm Suppressor Read More »
https://www.facebook.com/wa.pang.54/videos/165426434086527/ This is without a doubt the largest live Eurasian boar this author has ever seen captured on video. UPDATED: This story has made international news and the Sun.co.uk has a bit of new information confirming the hog is actually
Monster Hog Caught On Video-Elusive 1,000 Pounder? Read More »
Texas in its infinite wisdom has for the past several years implemented a minimum width on whitetail bucks of 13 inches. Now, I know 13 inches does not seem like much but does this regulation really serve the management of
13-Inch Antler Rule: An Opinion Read More »
The Gulf of Mexico is a wild and interesting place. Teeming with life, it is a place of great inspiration and is also the source of occupation for many people in the fishing, shrimping and petrochemical industries. Although seldom mentioned
Did You Know Sperm Whales and Orcas Live in TX Waters? Read More »
Does catch and release work as a management tool for speckled trout? It has been argued that mortality of released trout is high and that catch-and-release of the species is nothing more than a concept purposed to make the angler
Study: Does catch and release really work for speckled trout? Read More »
