Habitat restoration is often defined as repairing damage to habitats, usually damage caused by humans. The goal is to bring back natural ecological function to the habitats for the benefit of the species that depend on them. Common examples include […]
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The 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. As we pulled up to a weedline that had built up
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In part 1 of this two-part series we discussed how we at the Double Draw Ranch got started in improving habitat. Now let’s talk about getting some help. Help We then found out there was help out there for clearing
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I heard once if you want to shoot big deer, don’t shoot little deer. Well, that’s a good start. But if you want a lot of big deer and other animals, you have to provide habitat. So how did the
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In This Issue: Frozen! What Happens After the Thaw? • Striper Lake Rankings • Feral Hogs in the Night • Post-Freeze S.T.A.R. Strategies • Outdoor Plan for Mom’s and Dad’s Days … [button title=”Return to CONTENTS Page” link=”https://fishgame.com/2105-may-june-2021-issue/” target=”” align=”” icon=””
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Flounder Revolution Texas Fish & Game magazine posted on their Facebook page, “send us photos of kids with their first flounder” so I did, and they sent her a neat token & sticker to promote flounder conservation. Hailey caught her
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Young Artist Inspired by Wild Turkeys WILD TURKEYS ARE FAST on their feet and often flee from danger by running instead of taking to the air. They can however fly quite fast and as each box opened on a private tract
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Snakes on a Trail “Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail…” SO GOES THORTON BURGESS’S classic children’s tale. Regrettably, if the Bunny Trail happens to be winding through the deep South Texas brush, Peter’s next hippety-hop might land him
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Coastal Impact of the Killer Freeze WINTER WEATHER that hit during the week of February 14, 2021 led to fish kill events on the entire Texas coast. If fish do not make it to a refuge in deeper, more temperature
RECOGNIZING THE EXTRAORDINARY impact of the recent winter storm, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Texas 2021 S.T.A.R. Tournament will feature a significantly revised format. The speckled trout, flounder, sheepshead and gafftop divisions have been removed entirely from this year’s tournament. The
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Top 5 Lakes for Texas Striped Bass STRIPED BASS won’t win any statewide popularity contests in these parts, but there are a handful of Texas lakes where Morone saxatilis kicks butt, takes names and grabs plenty of attention along the
Coastal Mapping Systems USING THE BEST SYSTEMS can help you cruise directly to the hotspots—and then catch more fish. Any discussion of coastal mapping for anglers should certainly start with the Texas Lakes & Bays Atlas. We’ve been publishing this
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Controlling Feral Hogs with Thermal Technology THERMAL HOG HUNTING is an adrenaline-filled adventure all hunters should try at least once. Texas is plentiful in hogs, but finding them in a Pineywoods thicket presents a true test for a hunter. Feral
Spring is a Season of Preparation “SPRING IS BORING!” proclaimed my son-in-law, Lance Tigrett, in a loud voice. “Bucks are just starting to show antlers. Fawns are still young and small so you cannot tell whether they are bucks or
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Follow Bass to Beds Before Summer IN MAY AND JUNE, all but the smallest percentage of Texas bass have completed the spawn, but many haven’t yet moved out to their true summering haunts. It’s an in-between stage that can be confusing,
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AS MOTHER’S AND FATHER’S DAYS approach, many will be thinking of the best gifts for their outdoors-loving mothers and fathers. How about starting them on a slam quest? There are various slam quests where anglers and hunters pursue numerous species
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