The Billfish Foundation’s Tag & Release Program is the cornerstone of our conservation and advocacy. We are proud to maintain the largest private tag and release database in the world, with over 260,000 records. Billfish tagging, and the recaptures that […]
This Guy Tagged 3,000 Billfish! Read More »
In our ongoing series about guns and the election, we have been publishing unedited copy showing what politicians and activist groups are saying about guns and gun owners. This is an unedited press release for the Coalition To Stop Gun Violence.Texas
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Hurricane Delta has caused erosion to the Texas and Louisiana coasta according to officials with the U.S. Geological Survey who are using new technology to gauge erosion. Scientists and emergency managers can use USGS’s forecasts – produced before major hurricanes and other
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After more than a decade of utter management chaos, Congress began to suspect that NOAA didn’t know what it was doing and so Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama appropriated $10 million for an intensive, independent assessment of red snapper numbers
Are Snapper Counts Off Three-Fold? Read More »
With concern for the safety and health of its members, partners and the public, the National Wild Turkey Federation announced its 45th annual Convention and Sport Show will be held virtually in February. Due to the ongoing pandemic and the
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) wants to alert Louisiana hunters to the possibility of encountering escaped pen-raised deer this season due to damage from Hurricane Laura and other storms this year. Hunters who possess a Louisiana Big
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Author Michael Bond impacted several generations with his iconic “Paddington Bear” series. Featuring a spectacled bear from South America, a species known little outside of its indigenous range, the books and animated features have done more to raise the profile
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a killer-no doubt. It has caused the death of thousands of whitetail, mule deer, elk and other deer in numerous states and at least two Canadian provinces. Yet there is some skepticism over what precautions
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Whitetail movement increasing after cold fronts is a commonly held belief among hunters. But according to Ken Swenson of Swenson Whitetail Ranch, he sees something different. He raised trophy whitetails for years and had some interesting observations. “Our deer absolutely increased
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The sense of smell of deer is legendary. There are hundreds of products on the market and homegrown remedies for eliminating human scent and appealing to hunger and sexual urges through smell. Did you know however deer actually have two
Whitetails Have Two Noses? Read More »
On October 6, 2017, (Bonefish & Tarpon Trust) BTT’s Belize-Mexico Program Coordinator, Dr. Addiel Perez, tagged a bonefish as part of his study of their This past June, three years later, BTT received a report from an angler who recaptured
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Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Fort Benning Garrison Commander, Col. Matthew Scalia, were joined by public and private representatives to celebrate the proposed downlisting of the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened
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“So, Chester what are your favorite wildlife encounters?” That’s a frequent question when I do lectures around the country on various wildlife and conservation issues. Of course my number one sighting of all time were great white sharks I encountered
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Law Enforcement office locations have now reopened to the public. Appointments are no longer required, except at the Austin Headquarters. Offices will be open during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
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On Oct. 5, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) debuts a new online permitting system for applications to stock triploid grass carp that eat and control a variety of over-abundant aquatic plants. The permitting system offers streamlined and improved
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In an open letter to its membership NRA chairman Jason Ouimet wrote the following about Trump, his record on guns and the NRA’s position on Trump. They made their official endorsement of the President here. Get your guns online at
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Bow Season Expectations Expectations are high for the archery hunting (bow) season opening day thanks to recent rain events, mild temperatures and reported deer movement throughout the state. The archery-only season opens on Oct. 3 and runs through Nov. 6.
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No one’s going to dispute the effectiveness of trolling, but in many cases, this tactic requires having a knowledgeable crew aboard. You have a time window to fish, and no one to go with? Then you may well find yourself
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Cypress Bass? My first encounters with a grinnel (bowfin, choupique, cypress bass, mudfish, dogfish) came fishing the gully down the street from our family home in West Orange. Fishing dead shrimp on the bottom we would routinely catch grinnel in the 3-6 pound class
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Recently I went fishing with a buddy on a blustery evening, with winds strong enough that we knew we’d be staying in protected backwaters. There were lots of little puppy drum around and we were fishing for fun rather than
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