Copperhead Counterfeits I am a long time fan of Joe Doggett’s outdoor writings. He knocks another over the fence with this informative, well written, much needed article. All true and no one else is as likely to concur with his […]

Lost at Sea I WILL NEVER FORGET when I learned that Aaron Rose of Orange went missing while kayaking off the coast of Honduras. Rose and his family were taking a few days sabbatical before conducting mission work on the island

Changing Lines C HANGE IS INEVITABLE… except when it comes to the line on frugal anglers’ reels. Squeezing an extra month or year out of old “string” eventually will cost you a big fish. Over a three-week period in late

TEXAS HUNTERS HAVE AN INCREDIBLE deal available to them. For only $48, hunters can purchase an Annual Public Hunting Permit (APH) and have an opportunity to pursue their outdoors passions on more than 900,000 acres of land. That permit price

IN THE BEGINNING man killed animals as a necessity for food, clothing and turning bones into tools. Sporting aspects crept in with Teddy Roosevelt.  He stimulated masses of Eastern hunters that could afford it to satisfy their urge for the

Time for Last Minute Hunting Preparations A RE YOU READY for a successful hunting season? If not, you still have some last minute things to take care of. So get to it! It’s GO time! Your stands should have been

Avoiding Disaster When Surf’s Up on Big Texas Reservoirs TEXAS WEATHER PATTERNS have a history of instability. Just because a day on the lake starts off nice is no guarantee it will stay that way. Calm water can turn into a

How the Dean Catches Busting Bass A S SUMMER ENDS IN heat-worn Texas and the kids go back to school, the bass start schooling too. It’s a situation that Bass University founder Pete “The Dean” Gluszek has encountered in the Lone

The Hole Story H OLE-SHOT IS A MUCH-MALIGNED performance trait. The matter of time it takes for your boat to transition from putt-putting along to being on plane is measured in seconds, often just a handful of seconds. Some boat owners

Sig P365 Micro 9mm S IG SAUER INTRODUCED what could become one of the most popular concealed carry pistols with the P365 model. The P365 is one of the smallest sub-compact 9mms on the market, yet it has the capacity

Fact or Fiction? DID YOU KNOW that garfish were once considered “more dangerous to humans than sharks”? An article written by garfish expert Keith Sutton notes that the May 7, 1884 edition of the “Arkansas Gazette,” states, “While a boy

Banded Bird Challenge Launched by the Texas Dove Hunters Association T EXAS DOVE HUNTERS will have the opportunity this fall to become wildlife research assistants and maybe drive away in a new Polaris Ranger UTV next year, courtesy of the Texas

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Some Like It Hot W ELCOME TO SABINE LAKE in August. I hope you like it hot. If you do, you’ll be just fine. If not, you might be better off booking an Alaska cruise. For those who can take the

Try to Stay Cool in ‘Hot’ August Fishing A UGUST IS INDEED a “hot” month for fishing on the upper Texas coast. Of course, this comes in both literal and realistic terms. It’s usually best to fish nights or the cooler

Action Despite Warm Water in Matagorda I N THE MONTH OF AUGUST, it is essential that you start fishing when the water temperature is at its coolest. When the water gets close to 90°F, fish find the deepest spot around

August May Mean Adjustments B ECAUSE THINGS CAN CHANGE quickly along our coastal region, spells of varying wind conditions can often mean anglers have to make some rapid adjustments to previous plans. During periods of unstable wind patterns, you may find

Do You Have the Rhythm? A S THE YEARS HAVE SET IN with the baby boomer generation, and those even much younger, I see as well as hear more grunts and more groans and get emails that allude to the

Recipe for August: Slow Down and Keep Cool B ACK IN EARLY SPRING anglers and fish were looking for water a couple of degrees warmer. In August, flip that last sentence. Anglers and fish are looking for water a couple