Roy Neves

Deer Management by Rifle THE WHITETAILED DEER is a truly amazing creature. In 1900 there were only an estimated 500,000 whitetailed deer scattered throughout North America. Now three times that many inhabit the Edwards Plateau of Texas—alone. Good management of

Big, Old, Slow, Still Lethal I REMEMBER MY GRANDPA LAMASCUS telling me, when I was a kid, about a trapdoor Springfield .45-70 that he had for a while when the family lived near Tucumcari, New Mexico. Grandpa said he tried

At Last… Fall “TWO OF THOS FOUR BUCKS look like they’re legal,” my brother Glenn said. “The eight-point on the right, when he looked our way, his inside spread is at least an inch beyond his ears. Probably a bit

Strange Bowhunting Tricks That Work for Whitetails BEFORE YOU START to read this story, allow me to make a few suggestions. Grab a pen and paper to take down a few of these ideas for a quick reference so you

Return of the Croaker and Sand Trout Runs? I RECENTLY 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

Tips for Plowing Through Thick Cover for Summer Bass ON LAKES WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF GRASS (hydrilla), it is not uncommon for thick mats of the green stuff to mats to form on the surface during late summer and early

Dry or Not, Some West Texas Lakes are Still Lunker Likely FOR THE FIRST TIME in more than 28 years, Twin Buttes Reservoir near San Angelo has produced a Toyota ShareLunker largemouth bass exceeding 13 pounds. On March 14, Austin Terry

VENTURE OUTSIDE during late summer or early fall and you are sure to come in contact with a wide variety of insects. It makes no difference if you are working on tackle in the garage, wetting a line, pulling maintenance

Safari Club Supports Endangered Species Act Proposals SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL supports major proposed revisions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to its Endangered Species Act regulations. “At long last, we have leadership that recognizes the importance of flexibility in

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Fall is on the Horizon Fall is on the Horizon FISHING SABINE LAKE in September is exciting for several reasons. With the hot summer months ever so slowly fading away, it signifies the very beginning of what is a transitional period

A September to Remember? ALTHOUGH SEPTEMBER IS “OFFICIALLY” the beginning of the fall season, most years on the Texas coast it tends to be simply an extension of the August heat. To be fair, though, we do have a few

Schooling Matagorda Flounder and Redfish BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1 AND SEPTEMBER 30 daylight hours shorten by 50 minutes. This change, and the water temperature change from 85°F to 81°F, will trigger fish to move and feed. I was kayak fishing in

September Sustenance September Sustenance THIS YEAR IN THE NORTHER HEMISPHERE, autumn begins on September 23, 2018. For some, it’s a time that’s both pleasant and regretful, but for others it’s their favorite time of the year. It’s the beginning of

Getting ‘Fresh’ THE DISTURBANE had come off the coast of Africa. That’s not unusual for this time of year, and in years past would not be given a second look. This hurricane season, however, any cloud larger than a city

School is in Session SEPTEMBER, ACCORDING TO THE CALENDAR, is when we begin to catch a break now and then from the Texas Coastal hot summers. That’s not to say that you will need a coat, but a drop of

Baffin Back to School Baffin Back to School AFTER THE LONG SUMMER of really “hot” action, anglers on Baffin Bay begin keying in a several factors: Friday night football, deer lease fix-up, getting kids back in school or college dorms. 

September Rocks IT’S BEEN A TYPICAL South Texas summer. It’s hot, the winds have either disappeared altogether or make you feel like you’re in a bamboo steamer. Laguna Madre water has been in the mid-80s since mid-May, and trout and redfish

UPPER TEXAS COAST LOCATION: East Matagorda Bay HOTSPOT: Chinquapin Reef GPS: N 28 43.994, W 95 47.954 (28.7332, -95.7992) SPECIES: Speckled Trout & Redfish BEST BAITS: Down South soft plastics CONTACT: Capt. Kendall Kersh 979-248-1871 kendallkersh@gmail.com www.puresaltadventures.com Tips: “Shrimp migration

PINEY WOODS LOCATION: Lake Toledo Bend HOTSPOT: Pendleton Bridge Area and South GPS: N 31 26.754, W 93 45.234 (31.4459, -93.7539) SPECIES: Largemouth Bass BEST BAITS: Top water lures, Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigged 10-inch worms, heavy football jigs, crankbaits CONTACT: Mike