On November 7, 1984, David Deuel caught the IGFA all-tackle world-record red drum from the surf at Avon on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. The fish weighed 94 pounds, 2 ounces (42.69 kilograms) and measured 57 inches long with a 38-inch […]
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AUSTIN— The temperature is finally cooling off, so it’s time to go outside! Fall is the ideal season for warming up by a campfire, telling stories and making s’mores, and Texas State Parks have family-friendly events and programs for all
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Do you have proof that the “Hogzilla” type hogs are real? I’m working on a new project to document monster hogs across Texas and beyond and I’d love your help. If you’ve ever captured photos of massive wild hogs alive
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Along the Gulf Coast, from the marshes of Louisiana to the bays of Texas, a quiet shift is about to ripple through the fishing community. Both states are preparing to enforce their annual flounder closures, temporary bans designed to protect
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A wild story has been spreading across social media — claiming that Texas game wardens arrested a man for trying to hunt squirrels with his bare hands and teeth near Lake Tawakoni. According to the viral post, the man called
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The outdoor world has lost an icon. Legendary outdoors television host and personality “Cajun Phil” Broussard has passed away. Phil wasn’t just a fisherman or a hunter. He was a voice for the outdoors culture and a man who lived
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On Oct. 4, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will officially launch its 90th paddling trail at Greens Bayou in Houston. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Brock Adventure Park Launch Kiosk
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The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) will reopen Oct. 8 following the completion of emergency repairs to a steel structural support column in the main visitor center building. The visitor center has remained closed since emergency repairs began in early
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If you spend enough time wade fishing or island-hopping along the Texas Coast, you’ll eventually encounter one of our most misunderstood yet dangerous neighbors—the rattlesnake. From Galveston southward, these snakes are part of the coastal landscape, and their numbers seem
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October on the Texas Upper Coast is all about transitions. Shrimp are migrating, fronts are rolling through, and anglers are shifting from summer surf patterns to fall bay strategies. Yet hidden in plain sight up rivers and in the big
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Deep in Jefferson County, Texas, something exciting is happening. The J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area (WMA), a sprawling 24,250-acre tapestry of fresh, intermediate, and brackish marshes near Port Arthur, is getting the restoration it desperately needs. These aren’t just any
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Deer hunters have you experienced the “October lull”? You know when deer activity halts to a screech. TF&G Hunting Editor Lou Marullo has a unique look at this phenomenon that could explain why we get so frustrated. Archery Season Forecast
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When the first cool mornings of October touch the Texas coast, anglers know it’s time to start thinking about flounder. Few fish mark the change of seasons quite like these flat ambushers, and for many fishermen, fall flounder runs are
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Social media is exploding with wild claims about a supposed “dolphin hunting season” in Florida. Facebook and Instagram are flooded with viral posts and shocking videos — but what’s real and what’s pure internet fiction? Watch the video below. In
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NOAA closed the federal waters of the Gulf of America to Greater Amberjack recreational harvest at 12:01 a.m., Saturday September 27, 2025. NOAA states that the 2024/2025 Gulf greater amberjack recreational landings data indicate 882,451 lb were harvested; 478,451 lb
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What if America’s wilderness hides a predator science won’t acknowledge? In this episode of Dark Outdoors®, author Michael Mayes—known for his work Shadow Cats—joins us to dig into the controversial and chilling reports of black panthers roaming across the U.S.
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Along the Texas coast, slicks are one of the most dependable clues an angler can use to locate feeding speckled trout and redfish. A slick appears as a shiny, oily patch on the water’s surface — created when predators regurgitate
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On Sept. 21, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed a positive detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in a cow in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in Nuevo León, Mexico, about 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The archery-only season for whitetail deer opens Saturday, and that means thousands of Texas bowhunters will take to the field across the state to get an early crack at the state’s most popular game animal. This early season is always
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is extending the Voluntary Lead-Free Hunting Ammunition Incentive Program for the 2025-2026 hunting season in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The decision follows a successful pilot program and survey results indicating that hunters are more likely
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