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The First Thirty-Five Years  It’s hard to believe we’ve been at this for thirty five years now. Along the way, since that first issue rolled off the presses of the local newspaper in Marble Falls, Texas, in May 1984, we

Turkey Talk It was great getting the newsletter with the turkey information. Turkey hunting is vastly overlooked in Texas and I like what you are doing for these magnificent birds. Do you think turkeys will ever get the attention they

The Higher Calling The higher you climb, the farther you can see. I learned this as a 12-year-old visiting Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee. The claim is that seven states are visible from the summit. Although I’m not sure about

B-Team Trout The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s old monthly magazine, Texas Game and Fish, did a remarkable thing for the cover of the August 1961, issue. They ran a full-page image of a sand trout. Even more impressive, the

Kids, Kids and More Kids! Another day, another kid! Just how lucky can an old bowhunter get than constantly receiving one of the greatest joys available in life; hearing from kids from all over America every day celebrating hunting and

Bass Eats Bass–What if It’s a Record? Big bass are well known for their voracious appetites when the dinner bell rings. That’s why anglers who are serious about catching them frequently use big swim baits upwards of eight inches long,

Peanuts for Elephants One of the most common mantras among inshore fishermen who have their eyes set on trophy-sized gamefish has been, “Big baits, BIG FISH!!!” For the most part, that premise is true. A trophy speckled trout or a bull

May There Be Fawns  Shall we say, I was a bit shaken—perhaps better described as shaking! Moments earlier I had stepped on a cottonmouth moccasin. Cottonmouths scare me! It had been lying right next to several dark oak limbs and

The .45 Automatic Colt Pistol According to my current edition of the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading: “The .45 ACP was adopted by the United States Ordinance Department in 1911, six years after its introduction by John Moses Browning, a

UPPER TEXAS COAST LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay HOTSPOT: Tripod GPS: N 28 40.147, W 95 54.813 (28.6691, -95.9136) SPECIES: Speckled Trout and Redfish BEST BAITS: Norton Sand Eel and MirrOlure Lil Jon Contact: Capt. Nick Mosley 979-943-7497 nmosley79@gmail.com saltwateraddictionguideservice.com TIPS:

PINEY WOODS   LOCATION: Lake Conroe HOTSPOT: Main Lake GPS: N 30 24.57, W 95 36.834 (30.4095, -95.6139) SPECIES: Crappie BEST BAITS: Live minnows, crappie jigs Contact: Richard Tatsch 936-661-7920 admin@fishdudetx.com www.fishdudetx.com TIPS: The crappie are going to be close