Some wildlife crimes are difficult to comprehend. Years ago, I traveled to a location where someone had illegally killed a buffalo, cut its head off with a chainsaw and left the rest of the animal behind. I had heard about
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Fall doesn’t arrive on Lake Conroe with one big cold front and suddenly turn everything into an autumn fishing pattern. It comes in stages. September can still feel like the middle of summer in Southeast Texas, and even October can
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Manatees are synonymous with Florida, but Gulf Coast boaters need to understand these huge, slow-moving marine mammals don’t always stay there. During the warmer months, Florida manatees can travel westward along the Gulf Coast into Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, with
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Two of the most recognizable names in fishing technology are preparing to unveil something new this fall. Minn Kota and Humminbird have announced that Oct. 6, 2026, will mark what the companies describe as a “whole new chapter” in their
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Some of the most interesting speckled trout fishing on the Texas and Louisiana coasts occurs far from beachfront passes and Gulf jetties. It happens in the sprawling network of rivers, bayous, canals and marshes where freshwater flowing toward the coast
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Some of the most interesting fishing on the Texas and Louisiana coasts happens in water that can’t quite decide what it wants to be. It’s not truly freshwater, and it’s not completely saltwater. It’s the brackish world of rivers, bayous
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Bluefin Tuna have a special place in commercial and recreational fishing. Their size, speed, strength, and long migrations make them among the ocean’s most demanding game fish. Their rich meat is also highly valued in markets worldwide. That combination has created economic opportunity, cultural significance, and a serious management challenge.
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THE CCA-TEXAS STAR TOURNAMENT officially kicked off on May 23 and anglers have already begun posting entries. Here is the current Leaderboard. The tournament covers the entire Texas Coast and lasts through September 7.
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Somewhere along the Texas coast, there could be a redfish swimming right now that weighs more than 60 pounds. That is not wishful thinking. Texas has produced some truly enormous red drum, and the fish sitting at the top of
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will open its annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process on Sept. 1. The random drawing authorizes anglers to harvest one alligator gar over 48 inches from a section of the Trinity
Hunters and anglers spend plenty of time thinking about the dangers they might encounter outdoors. We watch for venomous snakes, keep an eye on changing water conditions and pay attention to the people around us in remote areas. But one
Death From Above: Squall Lines Are Incredibly Dangerous Read More »
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED why your rifle that groups small as can be at the range, groups large as can be in the field?
It’s the same story every season. Hunter sweats bullets at the shooting bench all summer long. Punches one dirty hole at 100 yards, and heads home feeling like the hard part is over. Then comes opening morning… and now that shot must be made kneeling down a steep hillside with a heart that won’t calm down
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Most Texas anglers will never see an illegal gill net. That doesn’t mean they aren’t out there. A recent Texas game warden operation at the Texas City Dike resulted in approximately 160 documented violations and the seizure of more than
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For a third year in a row, Texas received significant rain in the spring across most of the state, bolstering the previous year’s healthy dove populations. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologist’s estimate both mourning and white-winged doves are
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Anglers never know exactly what might come to the surface when they set the hook, and a recent catch at Lake Grapevine certainly proved that. On July 30, Jeff Lovell of Grapevine was fishing with his friend Randell Hayden when
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Sharks are a vital part of healthy marine ecosystems, but shark depredation has become a conservation challenge in some popular sport fisheries. Depredation occurs when a shark attacks or consumes a fish hooked by an angler. Post-release predation happens when
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Plastic pollution has become one of the most visible conservation issues facing marine environments, but some of the biggest concerns involve plastic that is difficult to see. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can persist in oceans and waterways and
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The Texas beachfront is an ecosystem in motion. Menhaden schools shift with currents, mullet travel the surf zone and smaller forage gathers wherever conditions concentrate food. Somewhere along that constantly changing line between the beach and open Gulf, bull redfish, king mackerel and tarpon may be hunting.
Hunt the Beachfront: Fishing the Gulf’s Summer Nearshore Ecosystem Read More »
Before heading into the Missouri Ozarks for a story, someone familiar with the area gave me a warning I wasn’t expecting. They told me there was something unusual I needed to watch out for in the woods: Bald Knobbers. I
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AUSTIN — On August 3, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) acquired 2,850-acres in Stephens County. This property, which will become the Robbie Davis Wildlife Management Area (WMA), is a culmination of more than a decade of partnership between TPWD and
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