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Taking a Stand M ore Texas White-tailed deer tags are filled from box blinds than by all other hunting options combined. At least, that’s my observation based on approximately 50 deer seasons in the Lone Star State. There is a

Don’t Let the Season Get Away From You S mell that? Feel that? Sense that? Hear that? Recognize that? Know that spirit in the air? Does it call our name loud and clear or what? Happy Happy Ultra Happy Huntseason 2016

The Great $10 Lure Challenge C hallenge: Somebody in Texas come up with the next real game-changer of a fishing lure.  It can’t just be a spinoff, and for goodness sakes it can’t be named for another insect or liquor or

Right To Be Wrong? C olin Kaepernick’s decision to sit during the playing of the national anthem before San Francisco football games this year has further divided a nation that had already been dealing with widening gaps between political, racial, and

Did you know you are allowed to quarter a deer (or pronghorn antelope) in camp, but tagging and proof-of-sex requirements continue to apply until the wildlife resource reaches a final destination? Chances are you probably did know that. Well, did

Come late November most flounder are headed toward the spawning grounds of the Gulf of Mexico, and anglers have moved on to duck hunting or seeking redfish. The key word here is “most” because some flounder stick around during winter

Time to Think A nyone who has been reading my work for a long time knows that I have been fighting an ongoing battle with diabetic kidney disease. Three years ago, my nephrologist told me that it wasn’t a question of

Fake Fork fishing guide Mark Stevenson likes to recall that crisp Thanksgiving eve back in November 1986. That’s the day he caught Ethel. Ethel was a pot-bellied largemouth with a serious weight problem that made his career and forever changed

The brush popped as a deep, guttural grunt sounded. The sound of a hog. “Hog!” I yelled as my cousin Frank Moore and I shot up large cedars as an enraged boar charged through the brush, right at our position.

10 Tips for the Rut M y favorite month of the year has finally arrived. I have been preparing for this season for months now. I have shot hundreds of arrows at targets at unknown distances. I have sighted in my

Drop a Line in a Texas Creek for Hidden Catfish Action Texas is well known for its exceptional catfish fisheries. Such legendary waters as Toledo Bend and the mighty Sabine River have long produced huge, as well as gigantic, catfish.

Five Reasons Texas Bass Fishing is So Darn Good A recent news release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife serves as a pretty good reminder of how lucky Texas bass anglers are.  In early August, Snohomish County angler Bill

Prairie Dogs Have Returned to Tarrant County Mark McDonald, Chief Wildlife Biologist at Beacon Hill on Cedar Creek Lake is proud to announce the arrival of a family of Prairie Dogs to the Community’s Nature Trail.  “We are delighted how

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Holster Options B listering hot Texas summer Blistering hot Texas summer weather significantly limits how a lawfully armed citizen can carry a concealed handgun discreetly. The heat pretty much rules out a jacket, sport coat or other outer garment. This,

November Has Late Fall Action & Less Pressure N ovember is, always has been, and always will be one of my favorite months to fish. Its arrival means that it is time for some serious fishing, or should I say catching, here

Comeback Year for Texas Quail L ike waterfowl hunting,  quail hunting has a long tradition in Texas, but in recent seasons drought and other factors have combined to make the pursuit extremely tough, based solely on bird numbers.  Last year was

Texas Anglers Have Much to be Thankful For H opefully, the main thanks we will be giving this November will be because the unusually heavy rains that plagued the Texas Coast have stopped. Even affected inland areas through the winter, spring,

November Offers Many Different Fishing Options T he day after thanksgiving, last year I went fishing with my grandson Ian. While we were launching our kayaks in the back waters of East Matagorda Bay, another kayak fisherman was returning from fishing

Saltwater Experiment D uring your next November fishing trip, try to imagine yourself as a scientist whose surroundings are nothing more than one huge laboratory provided to you for the sole purpose of experimentation. Your job as the fishing scientist this