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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Black panther” reports are common in the American South. Accounts of mysterious black cats crossing the road in front of motorists or seen by hunters are frequent but are rarely backed up by photography. In my 25 years of wildlife
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Feral monkeys are abundant near the town of Dilley, TX and are present in surrounding areas in the South, TX region. Check out this podcast with Chester Moore and Jeff Stewart talking feral monkeys in 2020 not only near Dilley
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The thorn-filled plains of South Texas are the epitome of biodiversity. From the gorgeous green jay to the massive indigo snake the region is a wildlife haven. As a veteran bowhunter climbed into a stand overlooking a drying creek bottom
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A stampede of wild boars killed three Isis Jihadi fighters in Iraq recently. According to the Times of London the large group of boars were living in the dense reeds in the al-Rashad region on the edge of agricultural fields.
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The tracks were so fresh I expected to see their maker appear at any second. Nearly as wide as my two hands combined and nearly as long as my foot there was no doubt these were left by a very large black
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Coyote attacks both on domestic animals and humans are on the rise. This video shows a surveillance camera coyote attack on a small dog in a parking lot. Experts say that attacks on domestic animals always precede human attacks. In
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They’re focused. They’re smart. And they look like they should be at a fancy dog show instead of showing up other receivers in the muck and mud of waterfowl country. I’m talking about the Large Munsterlander. A what you ask?
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Jaguars captured on game cameras in New Mexico and Arizona have captured a fair amount of media attention over the last decade. A majestic species generally affiliated with the Amazon, jaguars are highly adaptable cats that fare just as well
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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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A 1972 Robalo sportfishing boat pulls up to an oil platform off the coast of Corpus Christi, TX. As the waves rise and fall around this giant manmade structure, Capt. Bill Sheka lowers a big hunk of cut bait seeking out snapper,
