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Branding Irony A s a media company in this Brave New World of digital everywhereness, texas fish & game is engaged in a constant effort to help the manufacturers of products aimed at people who fish and hunt to reach as

Saving Sea Turtles While at Aransas Pass reader Greg Jackson noticed a sea turtle in trouble. Saving Sea Turtles “A boat washed this green sea turtle over the granite blocks along the channel. It wedged between the blocks and was

Forgotten Sea T he water was perfectly calm. Occasionally a light breeze would stir up a ripple, but there was no wave action to speak of and the waters were unusually clear. And as we pulled up to a weedline that

Know Your Snakes D uring this past spring I  received three emails showing images of dead snakes. Each snake appeared well and truly hammered, limp and broken and bloody.  One was a hognose snake. One was a broad-banded water snake. One was

A Good Checklist is the Procrastinator’s Friend A s a proscrastinator, I’ve missed a few deadlines in my time, including the one for this column. Please forgive me, Chester Moore. In a concerted effort this past June to change my ways—finally—I created a

The Lyme Epedimic Clock is Tick-Tick-Ticking T he two brothers lived to deer hunt. It was a major annual family ritual like no other. Like most of us deerhunters, they lived it year round, always scouting, planning, strategizing, exploring, looking for

What Would Wiggie Think? H e was a small, dried-up, looking old man with steel gray hair and black-framed glasses thicker than Coke bottle bottoms. I doubt he was over five and a half feet tall, or weighed more than 130

Texans Will Fire 25 Million Shotgun Shells at Dove this Season. Thats a lot of Lead. Too Much? We Texans love our scatterguns. But we may love our dove hunting even more. Dove hunting is a long-lived tradition in Texas.

The place is a true wonder of nature. Some call it a national treasure. It is certainly a place anyone who desires to learn about the ocean would be intrigued to learn about. The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Kayaks and other small watercraft continue to grow in popularity with people of all ages, and they are one of the easiest and most affordable options for getting out on the water as a family. As with many things in

Shadow Captains O ne of most debated aspects of night fishing for bass during the summer months is moon phases and the mountain lore around it. Is the fishing best just before, during or right after the full moon? Probably 50

Remember “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous?” Host Robin Leach would narrate an inside look at the homes and lives of the super rich, super famous and often the super spoiled. Consider this article our version of that program for

Fully Expo’d T he sportsman’s life can be a difficult one. Logistics can be our ruination. In order to practice our pastime the way we want and need to, we need to be properly outfitted with the best equipment we can

Anglers and Conservationists Rally to the Defense of Oyster Reefs on the Texas Coast Texas oysters have been the subject of much discussion for many years. The compounding effects of hurricanes, tropical storms, droughts, flood events and unscrupulous actions by

Words of Wisdom L ive every day like it’s your last and one day you will be right!” My Mother used to tell me that all the time, and when I was a young teenager, I just shook my head. Now