The Legacy Of Hunter-Conservationists THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA) of 1973 brought protected status to dozens of then-dwindling North American animals. Among the first listings were the red wolf, black-footed ferret and ivory-billed woodpecker. Had the ESA been established in 1900,

Double Dipping I ONCE CAUGHT THE SAME BASS on two consecutive casts. The bizarre double dip occurred during the early ’70s on Mexico’s Lake Guerrero. Jack Segall and I were jigging spoons over a hump of flooded mesquite on the southern

Bowhunting the Great Texas Thunderchicken GROWING UP AND HUNTING in Michigan throughout the 50s 60s and 70s, there were no wild turkeys to be had. My first encounter with the mighty Thunderchicken was in the Manistee National Forest up in the

It’s Chicken Dolphin Time! TRUTH: Nothing gets a fishing boat messier than a fast-paced bite on chicken dolphin. But it’s a good mess – a great one, actually – with fish flip-flopping uncontrollably, blood spraying every which way, and slime

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How One Boat Incident Put the Focus on Safety MARK KUCHERA SEES BOATING SAFETY in a new light. Having worked in a managerial position in the boating industry for years he has always put an emphasis on safety both in his

Busted! Sam Rayburn Crappie Guides Nabbed ONE OF THE MOST flagrant game fish poaching cases ever filed by Texas game wardens came to a close in a Jasper County court last May. Three licensed Sam Rayburn fishing guides were ordered to

Different Musings ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN READING my material for more than a couple of issues is aware of the health battles I’ve been fighting. In June of 2018, I underwent a surgical weight-loss procedure to not only drop weight, but

Catching Redfish Upstream from the Bays RIVERS NORTH OF BAY SYSTEMS on the Texas coast are loaded with redfish during summer. These reds tend to roam in small “wolf packs” and feed along riprap, docks and drop-offs. These reds will

Tactical & Practical Training Tips CARRYING A FIREARM is a personal and serious issue. Where legal, being able to conceal a handgun for defense is one of those privileges that no one should take lightly. It could very well be

The Tale of the Buffalo Gun IN THE NEOLITHIC AGE, American bison (Bison bison) stretched from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Canadian prairies to Northern Mexico. As much as 8,000 to 12,000 years ago, the Folsom

Deer Summer Doldrums? “IF IT GETS ANY HOTTER, the lead bullets in my Ruger Wrangler pistol may just melt out the end of the barrel!” said my son-in-law Lance Tigrett, as he dragged another cedar limb onto a pile. I laughed

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DID YOU JUST BLINK? Okay, then—all the electronics on your boat have just become obsolete. At least, it certainly seems that way sometimes, doesn’t it? New marine electronics come out at such a rapid-fire pace these days that you can

Young Rockport Guide Puts Clients on Big Redfish EVERY ROCKPORT AREA GUIDE has a favorite honey hole or two where they can count on hooking into redfish, but one of the youngest guides on the coast has a trick up

Four New Texas Lakes Invaded By Zebra Mussels With four Central Texas lakes receiving upgraded zebra mussel classifications this spring the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is urging the thousands of boaters and paddlers expected to hit the water

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Break The Mold THE PRETTY GREEN WATER that seems to overtake the Sabine ecosystem in the summer months is what gets me the most excited about fishing in July. The southerly winds help push the pretty water with the incoming tides,

July Is A Good Time To Fish The Upper Coast JULY BEGINS WITH THE CELEBRATION of our great country’s origin, and the fireworks and hoopla that mark this joyous time also usher in some of the “hottest” saltwater fishing of the

Look for Signs of Feeding in the Bays IN JULY IT IS BEST to go fishing early in the morning because that’s when the fish will most likely be searching for prey—and you will not get too hot. Early in the