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September 19, 2023

TALT Works To Conserve 250,000 Acres

Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) is joining forces with the Playa Lakes Joint Venture, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and four land trusts in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Kansas to conserve more than 250,000 acres […]
September 19, 2023

Angler Catches 283-Pound, Potential IGFA Record Gar

From the International Game Fish Association (IGFA)… On September 2, 2023, Art Weston was fishing in Sam Rayburn Lake, Texas, when he landed this massive 128.37-kilogram (283-pound) alligator gar. With this fish Art can potentially set […]
September 19, 2023

Be Prepared For Bow Season

SOMETIMES STANDARD BOW hunting methods don’t get the job done, so you have to resort to tricks. For example, where there are deer, there are also turkeys. Both are extremely wary animals and along with that […]
September 19, 2023

Try Football Jigs For Bass

Let’s talk about one of the best big bass baits on the planet, the Football Jig.  They can imitate a crawfish, bream or any number of natural forage that swim or crawl in your Texas body […]
September 19, 2023

Conservation Groups Urge Bipartisan Solution to Hunter Ed Funding

The National Wildlife Federation and more than 30 of its affiliates urged Congress to swiftly enact a bipartisan legislative solution to ensure that schools can continue to access Department of Education funding for archery and hunter […]
September 19, 2023

This Is Why Fishing Is The Best

I love pretty much everything outdoors. I like to golf, kayak, boat ride, fish, hunt, atv ride, hike, camp, skeet shoot, shoot archery, and even to bird watch. As I was thinking about all of these […]
September 19, 2023

Deer Hunters Need To Keep These Things In Perspective

Let’s take advantage of good opportunities presented to us. #Bird in the Hand: If you have an opportunity to shoot a decent buck, take it. Don’t wait around for the mythical 40-point buck of your dreams […]
September 19, 2023

Do You Still Fish For Croaker?

Recently I received an email from a reader who said they caught what they thought at first was a decent speckled trout but when they took it out of the net they realized it was a […]
September 14, 2023

The Enduring Legacy of “Fred Bear”

Fred Bear. In the Moore household that name was always spoken with great reverence. In 1988, Fred Bear passed away but something was birthed that year that has kept his legacy alive more than anything. It’s […]
September 14, 2023

Wardens Encounter Increased Boating Fatalaties

Texas Game Wardens patrolling water bodies across the state noticed an increase in water-related fatalities and boating accidents compared to last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend. The weekend typically marks the end of the unofficial boating season […]