The Galveston Bay area has official warnings on the consumption of speckled trout in large portions of the ecosystem. This is due to the presence of dioxins. According to the World Health Organization, dioxins are environmental pollutants. They belong to
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Dr. Jack Mayer has been studying wild hogs since the 1970s and his research may shed light on our would-be attacker.. The researcher with the Savannah River National Laboratory recently presented a paper on hog attacks from around the world
TX tops in hog attacks on humans-plus hog invades home! Read More »
Crazy Deer Hunting Encounters If you are a deer hunter, you have stories of crazy things that have happened to you either in the field or on your way to the woods. Me too . I think I love the funny
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This morning I was walking down the jam-packed halls of the SHOT Show in Las Vegas and a very fit, tough looking man walks by. He looked familiar. I turn around and realized it was Royce Gracie. THE Royce Gracie-MMA
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I love social media. It gives an opportunity to connect with large numbers of people than ever possible and is a great way to get information fast. As we all know however, not all of that information is correct and
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The mottled duck has always had a soft spot in my heart. They are a native duck of the Gulf Coast and always symbolized the brackish-intermediate wetland I love so much. Growing up on the Gulf Coast of Southeast Texas
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“Snakes can’t count.” I uttered that under my breath as an 11 foot long king cobra scanned the room. Owned by Andy Maddox of Pets-A-Plenty: The Ultimate Reptile Shop, the impressive serpent paid attention to everything happening in the room.
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Steel targets are the best. Reactive, fun, durable, along with audible and visual feedback. Heck I zero most of my guns on steel after a fresh coat of paint. At our Youth Marksmanship Camp, our rimfire vertical spinner target has
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All hunters I know get very excited when they see a big cold front coming in with hard north winds and temperatures plummeting below freezing. Waterfowl will be on the move when the mercury dips down and you should too.
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Brian Robison of the Minnesota Vikings just played the biggest game of his career. Although his team couldn’t conquer the Philadelphia Eagles on their home turf, their road to the NFC championship was a valiant one with victory on top
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Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services (WS) are set to begin conducting tests of a new poison for feral hogs. These tests will begin within weeks in Texas and Alabama. “With these in place (environmental assessments),
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My first encounters with a grinnel (bowfin, choupique, cypress bass, mudfish, dogfish) came fishing the gully down the street from our family home in West Orange. Fishing dead shrimp on the bottom we would routinely catch grinnel in the 3-6
What TX Freshwater Fish Hits Harder Than a Bass and Fights Like a Redfish? Read More »
A 17-year-old Harris County teen last year was charged in connection with a shooting of a bald eagle near White Oak Bayou. It was one of a pair that actively nested in the area for several years. Last fall a
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Did you know there are shrimp in Texas that can grow to weigh more than a pound? The black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) or tiger shrimp is an aggressive crustacean that can grow to a foot in length and weigh
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Can coyotes and other predators actually help boost whitetail deer management? It is always best to look at scientific studies on issues such as these. I would like to examine coyote and other animal predation on low fence areas. High-fenced
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Snakes in Texas don’t hibernate-at least like many people think of hibernation. I have heard of several serpentine encounters in recent weeks and even had some dealings with a big coral snake myself. Snakes (as well as turtles and alligators)
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January is upon us and that means the end of deer season. Most hunters are packing away their gear and getting ready for fishing. Why? Why only hunt the major seasons? After deer and waterfowl season there is plenty of
Hunting Season Is Not Over Yet Read More »
Did you know antique or curio guns manufactured before 1899 and replicas thereof which do not use rim fire or center fire ammunition are not included in the definition of “firearm” as it is used in Texas Penal Code Title
A Real Look at TX Gun Laws: Machine Guns, Zip Guns and More Read More »
