A West Texas A&M University Police Department officer has passed away following complications from a feral cat bite while on duty according to reports from KFDA News Channel 10. The UPD said Corporal Monty D. Platt died at the University
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I had hunted my entire life in the Piney woods and river bottoms of East Texas. I had never hunted anywhere else and the only exposure I had to other places was through a 3 foot tall stack of old
Hill Country Awakening Read More »
Have you ever seen fish hitting with your own eyes but they were keyed in on something VERY specific. They weren’t just hitting shrimp, they were hitting a certain size shrimp, etc. My friend Thad Daly and I were out
Follow the shad and alligators to find flounder (seriously) Read More »
It seems that the older I get, the faster time flies and the less time I have at the range. Everyone knows that there is no substitute for time at the range when it comes to actively improving your shooting.
Three Simple Tips for Improving Shooting Read More »
Octopus In Texas? Are there octopus in the Gulf? Absolutely. The Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) is the the most observed and studied habitat in the Gulf and according to FGBNMS research coordinator Emma Hickerson there are at
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Does the red wolf still roam the wilds of Texas? It’s an intriguing question and one that TFG Editor-In-Chief has dug into and recently shared at length with Todd Jurasek Park radio. Canis rufus, the red wolf, was common in
Wolf sightings in Texas? Read More »
Have you been fishing a tournament and struggled all day with very little weight in the livewell? It has happened to all of us and will happen again I am sure. But, don’t stay there and beat yourself up and
How to keeping fishing when the fishing is tough Read More »
Officials with the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) have issued a call to action for their membership and other Texas coastal anglers. Since 2008 the public oyster reefs in Texas have been continuously overfished by the commercial oyster industry according to
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Want to catch bull redfish with lures? At times it can be challenging as the guys fishing with live and cut bait absolutely destroy the big reds in the late summer and early fall on the Texas coast. But what
Catching bull redfish on lures via the audio code (Video) Read More »
It was a sight TFG Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore will never forget. A snarling, enraged pit bull busted forth from the brush and headed right at him. “A guttural growl and intense, focused eyes told me this dog was out for
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Today’s airguns aren’t what your grandpa used to shoot. Sure, spring operated break-open airguns are still on the market (or springers, as we call them in the airgun realm), but a whole new breed of airguns is among us now.
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It is all about available cover. Large Texas reservoirs have many coves, fingers and shorelines and in any given area the best cover will be the area that draws in the bass, particular during the late summer and early fall
Punch the “Hay” for Hidden Lunkers Read More »
Snake venom is a precious commodity. From antivenom for snakebites to cancer treatments and the latest research on neurological diseases, venom is being used in a wide variety of applications. And George Van Horn has been collecting it for these
Watch venom extraction up close and personal (video) Read More »
One of the most dangerous of all sea creatures is the box jellyfish. They are famously abundant in Australian waters where fatalities are reported on an annual basis. They are also present in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Gulf,
Deadly jellyfish found in Texas waters! Read More »
Last week’s 4th Annual Ohmstede Saltwater Showdown raised $28,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The event saw anglers facing rough conditions on Galveston Bay to bring back some impressive catches of redfish and speckled trout to the weigh in site at the
Results for 4th Annual Ohmstede Saltwater Showdown Read More »
The feral hog is the subject of much media hype. With numerous “reality” shows based on pursuing and eradicating them they are a go-to species for wildlife coverage. I’ll never forget watching a program that said a Texas woman was
Do hogs really attack people? These do… Read More »
The Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is the most frequently seen marine mammal in the Gulf of Mexico. Seeing a pink one however is extremely rare. In 2013 we captured footage of a pink albino dolphin in the ship channel near Cameron,
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Black cougars do not exist. At least none have been verified by science, killed by hunters, mounted by taxidermists or reared in zoos and other animal facilities. But are there white ones? In January 2016 an interesting story broke via
Do white cougars exist? Read More »
A couple of years ago we ran a story about a hunter seeing a feral monkey in Texas and it garnered a tremendous amount of interest. There exists an area in the South Texas Plains near Dilley where a population
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About 10 years ago, a man by the name of Al Weaver sent me a photo of a black bear he encountered while hog hunting with dogs. The interesting part is that he was hog hunting near Bay City, TX
Journey of a wayward Texas bear Read More »
