Texas Fish & Game

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August 10, 2023

Feds Change Rules On Ducks Imported From Canada

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued its 2023 rule regarding the import of game birds from Canada. After close consultation with waterfowl scientists from Ducks Unlimited (DU), APHIS […]
August 10, 2023

Hunter Safety, Shooting Sports Could Be Defunded In Public Schools

Fox News broke a story showing the Biden Administration is interpreting a law passed last year to defund hunter safety and archery classes in public schools. According to federal guidance circulated among hunting education groups and […]
August 10, 2023

His Dream Was To Catch A Shark

Bad To The Bone”. That was the theme of the 2023 Higher Calling Wildlife expedition to southern Florida. The mission was to take 14-year-old Jerry Gibson on a conservation/fishing/photography adventure and to highlight the importance of […]
August 9, 2023

Wild Elk Dies At Epic Age

A bull elk seen the last several years roaming the haunts of northern Minnesota near the Canadian border passed away in March 2023. Seeking to determine its age, wildlife officials sent tooth samples to a lab […]
August 8, 2023

Why Fishing Slicks Is So Effective

The regional management plan of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) sheds light on an often-misunderstood part of speckled trout behavior: feeding. It shows that one researcher examined stomach volumes and concluded that spotted seatrout […]
August 8, 2023

What The Heck Is A Javelina Anyway?

Are javelinas pigs? Some call them “cactus pig” and they certainly have pig-like attributes but they are not a true “pig”. According to biologists with Texas A&M University at Kingsville, a “javelina is not a pig, a […]
August 4, 2023

Minn Kota Instinct Trolling Motor

Big water, bigger boats – that’s where Instinct comes in. A motor designed not just to handle the elements but to thrive in them. With 100” shaft lengths and the most dependable automatic stow and deploy […]
August 4, 2023

Berkley Powerbait Nessie

The Berkley PowerBait Nessie. Skip it, slide it, and cast it where traditional glide baits have not been able to reach. An eye-catching soft bodied glide bait design with the added benefit of PowerBait flavor, this […]
August 4, 2023

Megalojohn From SPRO

The Megalojohn swimbait was designed in conjunction with Elite Series pro angler John Crews. This 6” soft plastic swimbait has a great thumping action when retrieved. The plastic used in the Megalojohn is a special blend […]
August 4, 2023

Z-Man Rattle Snaker

The Z-Man Rattle-Snaker ‘magically’ implants your favorite softbaits with rattle attraction or extra weight. Patented tool design allows for precision insertion of rattles and weights into bodies of ElaZtech or standard soft plastic baits via stainless […]