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Mysterious Black Whitetails Roam Texas Reader Charlie Hennigan sent in these images of a black deer he encountered near Luling, TX. At first glance (on my iPhone) I thought it was a chocolate-phase fallow deer. Texas has many free-ranging exotics […]

Bass Ray Roberts Speckled Trout Port Aransas Turkey San Saba   Post your own Action Photos and Check Out the TEXAS HOT SHOTS Photo Contest [button title=”GO to Hot Shots” link=”https://fishgame.com/hotshots/” target=”” align=”” icon=”” icon_position=”” color=”” font_color=”” size=”3″ full_width=”” class=””

Inside The AR-15   I have grown fond of the AR-15 rifle in the various roles it has come to play for American shooters. It has served America’s military for more than 50 years, but shortly before the end of

Dove Hunting in Texas Keeps Getting Bigger T exas ranks NO.1 in the entire country for dove hunting, including the overall numbers taken of mourning doves and white-winged doves. In fact, Texas typically has boasted fall populations in excess of 40

Fishing Top to Bottom on a Sweltering Sabine A s we settle into what is typically our hottest month here on Texas’s northernmost stretch of coastline, we are reminded constantly that although the calendar says autumn is within our sights, we’ve still got

The ‘Dog Days’ of August? Y es, August is so hot in Texas that the dogs prefer to stay in the shade and not move around a lot. Animals in general, and dogs in particular, are often wiser than we humans,

Let’s Fish the Beach W hen the water temperature in the bay climbs to near 90°F, fish act like people on hot and humid days; they slow way down and look for a cool spot. So the best time of day

Red Hot August Action W e have been fortunate enough these past few months to be able to take advantage of some great trout action. With the arrival of August, and with the full strength of summer now upon us, things

Ten Mistakes Coastal Anglers Often Make T article is in response to the many questions I am asked about fishing on the Texas coast. “Captain Mac, what do you see as some of the biggest mistakes people make in fishing on

Redfish + August A s of the deadline for the August issue, the Upper Laguna Madre/Corpus Christi Bay area and Aransas Pass has given up two CCA Star Tournament-tagged redfish. One angler, Joey Mendoza, is deciding whether to sell his current

Summer Bliss on Baffin Bay I t’s the dark before the  dawn of a peaceful summer day on the Texas Coast. Another pick-up truck begins the backward crawl down the ramp to splash a bay boat into the saltwater. The breeze

A Bit of Variety A s strange as it may sound, August can become pretty mundane. Trout and redfish have been in their summer patterns for more than two months, and anglers can pretty much find them moving around among same

The fall hunting and fishing season is just around the corner.  In Texas the action never really ceases even with hunting as we have year-round exotic and fears hog options. However the peak of the action starts Sept. 1 with

Three Safety Blunders Many Boaters Make B oating safety is, of course, paramount to all of us who head out onto the water. Truth be told, statistically speaking, boating is a rather shockingly safe activity. Still, as captain of your boat

Late Anglers Can Find Shallow Summer Bass T he equatorial heat of July and August drives water temperatures to their highest readings of the year and drives legions of bass anglers to soak soft plastics over deep-water humps and rock piles.

Bertrand Goes ‘Old School’ in Late Summer A rizona pro Josh Bertrand is a self-described “fishing nerd.” He has mastered multiple niche techniques and seems to know even the most obscure offerings of the tackle trade, but when it comes

My New ‘Custom’ Rifle S ome time ago I purchased an old, but extremely well kept Remington Model 721 (The forerunner of the Model 700), in .270 Winchester. I bought the gun because it appeared to have almost never been fired. The

NWTF Banquet Set for August 24 in Conroe The Montgomery County Texas Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host their first Annual NWTF Banquet on August 24, 2017 in Conroe, Texas. Mark your calendar and get your tickets

Scent-Safe 45L & 90L Duffel Bags Being scent-free will increase the success of every hunt.  That’s why the folks at Hunters Specialties developed Scent-Safe bags as part of the Scent-A-Way system to keep unwanted odors out and cover scents in. 

Redfish Throat Salad Whenever we go bay fishing, catching redfish is always a good time. They filet well, and are great on the half- shell. But on a good-sized redfish, there is a delicacy that is often overlooked, the throats.