I hate the word unique. Most things that get that handle aren’t. That said, the Active Lifestyle Vehicle Awards does fit that description well. Held annually in Chandler, AZ, and a challenging Butcher Jones recreation area, the competition enlists about […]
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In boating, fishing, hunting, and bowfishing, we use many different apps for river and lake navigation. I depended my iPhone’s map system for many years for this type of navigation until I discovered Stream Map USA. From the minute I
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Hunters hoping Saturday’s opener brings reprieve from warm temps AUSTIN – Record high temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s from Amarillo to Austin left ardent bowhunters sweltering in their deer stands throughout October; a trend weather models project could
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How many times have you gone out duck hunting wanting to fill your strap full of big ol fat Mallards, only to find mostly Gadwalls filling your stringer and save the day? According to Ducks Unlimited, the Gadwall is the
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I have a good friend that I have spent many weekends with in Rockport and in the Lower Laguna Madre chasing down redfish and trout and enjoying some awesome duck hunts as well. Robert Moore is a unique guy with
The familiar sound of whistling wings sounded overhead in the predawn darkness. Followed by a series of “splooshes,” that hinted at the soul-stirring action to come as a swollen, orange sun peeked over the horizon. A million thoughts raced through
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The multi-caliber Scavenger 6 rifle ensures that you will have a firearm able to fire nearly any ammo you can find. If you want to begin an interesting discussion just ask the question: “Apocalyptic scenario: you can have one firearm,
Ultimate Apocalyptic Firearm – The Scavenger 6 Fires 21 Calibers! Read More »
I have often been fascinated with personal small watercraft such as kayaks, canoes and other small paddle-powered or trolling motor powered lightweight boats. Recently, I came in contact with a lightweight round boat on a recent bowfishing adventure I was
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The debate over bait has been a long and difficult one which has pitted friends and relatives at each others throats for years. I first got introduced into the debate over the use of feeders and feeding corn while I
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Hunters Have Reason to Smile This Season! Deer hunting brings in more than 2 billion dollars to the state’s economy each year and as fall comes to Texas, more than one million hunters are gearing up for another season. But
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AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the 14 lucky winners of this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts selected at random from entries in the drawing. All told, hunters bought over 79,000 Big Time Texas Hunt entries during
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I guess you could say I am the quintessential Texas outdoors RIVER RAT, HILLBILLY, REDNECK and I am pretty ok with that. I was raised in a time when bell bottoms and disco reigned supreme and I hated it. I
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Oysters and fishermen rate it as a Texas Coastal Hot Spot One of the more popular fishing spots in West Matagorda Bay is the Half Moon Reef. The reef is one of the largest, innovative, and hugely successful oyster reef
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Quail Season opens Saturday with high expectations AUSTIN – Quail live on the edge. In lean years when weather and habitat conditions conspire against them, the birds hunker down and then when things are right their numbers explode. Experts refer
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High Quality UV resistant 3M material Updated Regulations Amazing Graphics Easy to Apply Made in the USA 100% Satisfaction Portable Ruler or Decal $15.99 + shipping The Texas Inshore Slam Release Ruler is the perfect tool to help aid in
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This week on The Best of The Outdoors Podcast, we visit with Marty McIntyre, owner of GARQUEST Bowfishing Adventures. In this show we cover bowfishing for common carp, grass carp, gar, tilapia and more and how you can get started on a
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Flounder! No, we are not talking about that pudgy fraternity pledge in the movie Animal House. We are speaking of that flat, spotted, strange bottom-hugging fish known as the Southern Flounder. For most of the year, the elusive flounder avoids
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You Must Outplay Nature to Outwit Deer. I hate crows. Well, I don’t really hate them, but the dislike is powerful since they have caused me to lose shots a couple of times. I did everything right. I wore camo, set up my stand
It’s exciting to stretch a caliber to its limits. Personally I’ve only shot a .22LR out to 300 yards. However I stumbled upon this video with an Australian shooter making repeated hits at 720 yards. Nearly half a mile with
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Several years ago, Texas Park and Wildlife granted the city of Austin a permit to stock grass carp in Lake Austin in an effort to counter the rapid growth of hydrilla on the lake. Now those of us who have
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