Confusing Subscription Cancellation I respectfully decline the renewal of your magazine. I have come to realize that you have endorsed the antler measurement of 13-inch or greater judged by alert ears! Ha! Alert ears means they have detected something that […]
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Killing Manatees T he hunting industry doesn’t have the guts to face the deep and serious poaching problem in the United States. At least I haven’t seen anything of the sort. Last year we spoke of the dark trend in
A Winter’s Wade [dropcap font=”” size=”1″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]A s any coastal wader who knows a 51M MirrOlure from a Corky Fat Boy will tell you, late winter is a great time for catching mondo-giant speckled trout. The subjective
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Another Year of the Deer D EER. THOSE BEAUTIFUL, spectacular, always fascinating deer. I have a funny feeling that if you’re reading this here Uncle Ted deer celebration in Texas Fish & Game magazine, that you and I share this quality
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“Throw right there.” That’s what I told my wife Lisa as we trolled up toward a point of the northern shoreline of Willow Bayou. She quickly flipped a smoke-colored Gulp! Swimming Mullet into the fracas and after dragging it a
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Our Best Defense [dropcap font=”” size=”1″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]I N MY 20 YEARS as an outdoor writer, one of my great pleasures has been meeting and getting to know the men and women who serve as the wardens of the
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ShareLunker Gets a Facelift J UST IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T heard, the Toyota ShareLunker program run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is now operating under a brand new format. ShareLunker now offers several new ways to participate and
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March is Prime Time for Spawning Slabs The black bass may be king in Texas, but you’d never know it by striking up a conversation with “Stoney” York of Mt. Enterprise. York is among the many crappie mongers who gather
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Five Spinning Rod Strategies for Specks, Reds and Flounder Spinning reels and rods are popular on the Texas Coast for rank and file anglers seeking to soak live or dead bait in pursuit of specks, reds and flounder. However, did
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Kayaks Help Hardcore Carp Anglers Find Success IT FEELS LIKE YOU’RE HOOKED TO a freight train with an attitude when you set the hook on a incredibly hard fighting carp. That has always captivated me about this humble species. Many fishermen
Why should I Bowfish? I CAN’T GET ENOUGH BOWHUNTING, and I can’t get enough different types of bowhunting. That’s why years ago, I turned to the waters for a different kind of action. I am talking about bowfishing of course. Trying
HOG HUNTING is done chiefly on private land in Texas. Millions of acres of public land in Texas offer zero to marginal hog hunting opportunities. National parks, national preserves, national grasslands, state wildlife management areas and state parks could offer
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The Whitetail Acre M ight want to grab your fly rods!” I told Josh and Jake. “Bluegill should be biting. Put them behind the seat with mine. The back of the truck is loaded with “T” posts and barbed wire.”
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Hunting Regulation Proposals AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is now accepting public comment on a suite of proposed changes to this year’s hunting regulation proposals, which include: a unified statewide deer season opener, legalizing air guns and
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You want to catch a monster black drum? We’re not talking about a 10-pounder, here. We’re not talking about a 30-pounder, or even a 50-pound drum. But a true beast of a black, 70 to 80 pounds or even larger.
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Gun Violence Aftermath After the horrific school shooting in Florida a few weeks ago, we are hearing more and more news reports and protests calling for more gun control to reduce gun violence. This is yet another senseless loss of
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On this week’s episode, Dustin Warncke sits down with Jayson Sacco, an accomplished hunter and fisherman and host of the Outdoor Adventures with Jayson podcast. Dustin and Jayson talk about hunting abroad in Africa and the USA and many of
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Not A Whale But A Shark The whale shark is one of the most unique creatures in the ocean and they are present on the Texas coast. Here are five facts you probably did not about about these under appreciated
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“Strange things are done ‘neath the midnight sun.” Had the author of that line, Robert Service, lived in Texas, he might have penned similar words about fishing the bays. Robert Sanchez and party could provide inspiration. Several years ago, the
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A Look at Varmint Calibers [dropcap font=”” size=”1″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]I I have written about predator rifles herein a couple of times, but never about rifles and calibers intended for extended shooting over prairie dog towns, or for woodchucks, rockchucks,
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