In This Issue: Fall Big Bass Chase • Time to Hit the Surf • Gear Up for the Hunt • Back to Redfish School • The Right Gun for Bird Hunting • Why This College Girl Hunts • Cast &

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Hot Diggity Dog Days WHEW. THAT WAS ONE HELL OF A SUMMER. Literally. Heat records fell like wilted leaves, not just across Texas, but all over the U.S. and in places around the world that never saw it coming. A

Rogue Waves Stories Make a Splash QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO, I was with a bunch of family members camping and fishing off the banks of the Brownsville Ship Channel. The banks we were fishing from were about five feet

Caution in the Dark Outdoors “HEY CHESTER, WHAT’S THE MOST DANGEROUS thing in the woods?” A few years ago, I conducted a seminar on hog hunting and mentioned hog attacks. This was the first question, and the man asking later told

Sunset’s Secret Thrill EITHER WE WERE EARLY, or the doves were late. Regardless, the South Texas brush was sweltering under 95-degree September heat—and no flights were incoming to water at the stock tank. “This is brutal,” I said, hunkering in

SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER SOMETIMES TRANSLATE to pretty tough times for Texas bass fishing junkies. A change in seasons is coming and the fish (and bait) may be scattered from here to yonder as they transition from deep to shallow. Some

Fish Tales: Not All Bites are Created Equal IT’S NOT EVERY DAY you catch a 50-pound flathead catfish on rod and reel. The piscatorial giants are frequently caught by trot-liners, using live perch for bait or hand fishermen brave enough

REDFISH ARE THE ULTIMATE symbol of nearshore fishing along the Gulf Coast. Whether it’s pursuing tailing reds with fly gear in the marsh, monster bulls in the surf, or drifting for them over seagrass flats, this species is a vital

Feeling the Tarpon Thump THE SUN WAS STILL BELOW THE HORIZON, and all you could hear was the fluttering of a massive menhaden bait ball that pelicans were dive-bombing. It was a gorgeous early morning at the South Padre Island jetties.

TEXAS IS A WINGSHOOTER’S PARADISE. There is no state quite like Texas when it comes to opportunities to hunt game birds. From by far the largest population of doves in the nation to pheasants in the Panhandle and quail in

It’s the Little Things… HUNTING SEASON IS UPON US. With dove, early teal, and archery-only for whitetail starting within the dates of this issue, five total months of hardcore Texas hunting are about to ensue. Much of the conversation among

Whitetails & Extreme Heat “It’s Time!” Summer has been unseasonably hot and unfortunately dry. Finally, the “weather guessers” are predicting cool breezes and at least a chance of rain. Got to love those early days of autumn. “Our” time is

IT’S TIME TO GET READY for the best surf fishing of the year. That might seem odd since much of it is done during the spring and summer when warm Gulf temperatures allow for comfortable wading and fishing for a

THE BIODIVERSITY OF TEXAS is stunning. Whether it’s speckled trout and snook in the bays, whitetails, and turkeys in the woods or a host of introduced species, Texas has incredible opportunities for hunters and anglers. Every year, we present cast and