Kids Say the Darndest Things A Polk County game warden received a call from county dispatch regarding a father and his 9-year-old son who had gotten stuck in their buggy deep in a deer lease. They attempted to walk back
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Fishing is not always as simple as it seems, but you can essentially boil it all down to stopping at the tackle shop to pick up some bait, and then hitting the bay or ocean, right? Heck no! Serious anglers
Three Bait Disasters: Avoid These, if you Want to Catch Fish! Read More »
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the completion of Operation Mitten Catcher, an international law enforcement investigation that prevented the illegal import of approximately 15,525 live Chinese mitten crabs into the U.S. Mitten crabs are considered a culinary delicacy
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AUSTIN- The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both state and federal waters will reopen 30 minutes after sunset on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Biologists evaluate the biological, social and economic impact when deciding the opening date to maximize
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Tarpon are arguably the most prestigious nearshore dwelling sportfish on the planet. And anglers can catch big ones on the Texas coast. Join Higher Calling Gulf Coast host and TF&G Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore with South Padre Island guide Capt. Brian
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Ask 10 different offshore anglers the best way to rig ballyhoo, and you’re likely to get 10 different answers. But ask them the easiest way that actually works, and many will probably mention bait springs. Bait springs, or ballyhoo springs,
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It’s hard to imagine a more useful gun than the venerable pump action shotgun. It’s essentially the Swiss Army knife of the gun world. A shotgun can be used on game animals from small to ferocious while still defending your
Introducing The Tactaload FLASH-5 Gunstock Read More »
A new Delta Waterfowl Duck and Goose Hunting 101 Course is now available online to provide beginning hunters the knowledge they need to take that first duck or goose on their own or with their friends. Delivered in partnership with
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The ugly trend of eagle poaching continues. A recent eagle poaching case from Oregon made headlines last week and the strange case of 16 severed raptor feet including numerous eagles is still under investigation in Minnessotta. Eagle poaching has been
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The number of Americans that choose to carry concealed is rising every single day. Far and wide the most asked question I hear is what is the best way to conceal carry? This is a very tricky question and has
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Trout Unlimited welcomes the recent announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the “Waters of the United States” rule promulgated by the previous administration is illegal and must be redrawn. In moving to repeal and revise the rule, the
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They are some of the most iconic and unique-looking creatures in our oceans. While some may think they look a bit “odd,” one thing researchers agree on is that little is known about hammerhead sharks. Many of the 10 hammerhead
Tracking Hammerhead Sharks Read More »
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) continues to seek applicants for its Special Coral, Special Mackerel, and Special Shrimp Statistical Committees (SSC). The Council has one standing and eight special Scientific and Statistical Committees comprised of individuals who
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is urging boaters to do their part to fight back against aquatic invasive species, such as zebra mussels and giant salvinia, which are threating Texas lakes. Over the past year, zebra mussels and giant
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Hunters looking for a new opportunity or a change of scenery this fall are encouraged to check out the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. Applications are being accepted now for a shot at almost 10,000
TPWD Draw Hunt Aps Being Accepted Read More »
Last year, as temperatures soared into the triple digits in Texas, staff at 39 Texas State Parks handled 132 heat-related illnesses in humans and pets. Now that the summer has officially begun and temperatures are steadily climbing, the Texas Parks
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Mangrove snapper on topwaters? This might not be the most common way to target a gray snapper, known mostly by you and I as a mangrove, but it is definitely the most visually pleasing way to catch these colorful, tough
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A new study by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) scientists finds that sampling large volumes of stream water for environmental DNA (eDNA) can measure the diversity of terrestrial mammals in an ecosystem as effectively as established camera trap monitoring methods. In
Surveying Animals By Testing Stream Water? Read More »
Want to binge on speckled trout information? Then check out all seven episodes of Higher Calling Gulf Coast’s “Speckled Trout Saga” series. With topics ranging from tactics for catching trout in the surf to learning why Laguna Madre produces so
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In This Issue: Great White Sharks in Texas Waters! • Port Arthur: Where the Big 3 Are Really Big • Dove Hunting Done Right • Gunning for Upland Birds • Gear Up for Surf & Pier Fishing • Get Ready
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