Puma Concolor Cougar. Mountain lion. Panther. Those along with puma, catamount and ghost cat are all regional names for what science calls Puma concolor. This is America’s great cat of the Sierra Nevadas, Florida swamps and Texas brush country and
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Concealed Carry I doubt there is a person alive that has never heard the old saying of “practice makes perfect”. This old proverb has been uttered by coaches, teachers and people from all walks of life and it carries over
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Spinning Reel Line Twist Most season saltwater pros recommend either braid or fluorocarbon with a line test between 8 to 12 pounds on a spinning reel but there is more to consider if you want to avoid the dreaded “line
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A constant debate among cooks and hunters is which meats spoil fastest. In reality the real issue is not which spoils fastest but what temperatures are safe to not only cook meat but also transport or store it. This is
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This spring expectations were that the state record speckled trout would be caught-either on Sabine Lake or in Lower Laguna Madre probably near Port Mansfield. Others surmised it might come from East Matagorda Bay. In fact there were several stories
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Duck Stamp The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the theme of the 2019-2020 Federal Duck Stamp will be “Celebrating our waterfowl hunting heritage.” This theme requires entrants in the 2018 Duck Stamp Contest to include one or
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Game Wardens In Action Texas game wardens recently wrapped up a crackdown on illegal commercial fishing trade along the Texas-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley, citing nearly two dozen retail fish dealers for a variety of seafood industry related
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In 1992 when I started writing professionally during my freshman year in college, interest in sharks was minimal among fishermen although I do remember some anglers specifically targeting big hammerhead sharks out of Galveston and Sabine Pass. We will have
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Wild Wish Sea turtles have always been her favorite animal. Their life in the ocean, beauty and even their awkwardness put them at the top of the animal kingdom for high school senior Reannah Hollaway. So when I overheard a
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Moles Most of mammals we see where I live Southeast Texas would be considered of the common garden variety. They are certainly not weird in any way. Whitetail deer, raccoons, opossums and squirrels are the most frequently seen creatures that thrive in
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I have yet to meet a bass angler that doesn’t love the sight and sound of a largemouth bass engulfing a topwater lure. It is like watching a great white shark crush a seal during shark week. It just does
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Copperheads Or Not During this past spring I received three emails showing images of dead snakes. Each snake appeared well and truly hammered, limp and broken and bloody. One was a hognose snake. One was a broad-banded water snake. One
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Aging Boats Okay, maybe that title is a bit melodramatic, because there are a million and one very old boats out there that are completely safe. It is without question, however, that as a boat’s age becomes measured by the
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AR-15 Defense? By Shane Smith When I was growing up I had the mindset that an AR-15 would be a horrible choice as a home defense weapon. I thought that the .223/5.56 rounds would shoot through the bad guy, through
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Turkey Hunting Taking a young one turkey hunting for the first time has to be one of the most rewarding experiences you can ever have. This is true not only for you the mentor, but also for the newbie hunter.
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Kicker Bass How many times are you in the weigh in line at a local, regional or Pro-Am style tournament and hear another angler say “I just couldn’t get that kicker bite”. These words have been uttered and spoken by
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Jaws Comeback A 12.5 foot great white shark named Hilton has turned up in the Gulf of Mexico and is swimming west from the the Florida Panhandle according to an article at The Huffington Post. The shark, tagged by research
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Habitat For Ducks Concern for the habitat that supports about 80 percent of the world’s redhead ducks has led Ducks Unlimited de México (DUMAC) and the University of Tamaulipas’ (UT) Institute of Applied Ecology to launch a partnership to better
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Game Warden Action State game wardens issued more than 150 citations to 19 fish markets and restaurants in the Houston area that illegally purchased game fish from undercover officers during a recently completed sting conducted by the Special Operations unit
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Proven Bait There are very few absolute facts when it comes to bass fishing in the spring when it comes to bait and lures. However one absolute fact is that fish WILL bite a lipless crankbait. You will be hard
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