In 1987, I was in seventh grade. During the winter, my after-school hobby was to go rabbit hunting on the railroad tracks behind our house. Despite being surrounded by woods and rice fields, we were in […]
Late Season he doe, only deer I had seen all afternoon, stared intently into the whitebrush. Her ears were fully attentive and erect. The hairs on her tail appeared to bristle reminding me of someone with a “bad […]
The Magnificent .357 Magnum lthough it’s considered a modern cartridge, the .357 Magnum, was actually introduced in 1935. At that time it was a giant step up from the preceding .38 caliber cartridges such as the .38 […]
Decoys Can Aid Hog Hunters If there is one thing serious hog hunters know, it is that they have a lot stacked against them. Sure, you can ride in a helicopter and shoot a bunch if […]
When the Water Get Frigid, Blue Catfish Get Salty Biologists with the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge have found through tagging efforts that blue catfish have a high tolerance for salinity. This validates what Upper Coast redfish […]
Are the crappie running up on Toledo Bend?” “Have the bull redfish started running at the Port O’Connor Jetties?” People often use the term “run” in fishing to mean that the fish are biting. When someone […]
Texas Playa Conservation Initiative onservation partners are focusing on playa restoration in the Texas Panhandle. Playas are the most important ecological feature in the southern Great Plains. These ephemeral, or temporary, wetlands are typically circular in […]
Patience Is Key In January ou have to have patience when fishing. If I had a nickel for every time I heard my dad utter these words when I was a kid, I would be a wealthy […]
Beginning Another New Year We could begin 2018 by glancing back over 2017—so we shall. The “big” news in Gulf of Mexico Fisheries is that Federal regulations governing many offshore species are still confused, muddled, and […]