Andrew Boatman has hunted ducks under about every condition imaginable in a wide variety of situations and habitat ranges. His experiences extend from the flatland playas of the Panhandle to the potholes, marshes and tidal bay systems found up and

Decoys I t’s no secret that hunting is a true passion of mine. In earlier years, I would spend every free moment I had in the woods either scouting, setting up ambush sites or just sitting on the edge of a

Cold Months are Great for Catching Catfish Catching catfish in the cold months in Texas can be the most rewarding time of year, and most anglers don’t take advantage of it. You just don’t think about baiting lines when it’s

Texas Leads the Nation in Hog Attacks Texans are proud of many of the statistics involving our state. Outdoors lovers in particular beam with pride when speaking about the number of whitetails in the state and sheer amount of hunting

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Riflescopes & Ballistics Part Two I n last month’s column, I recommended zeroing your long-range hunting rifle one inch (or one MOA) high at 100 yards. For practical purposes, “one MOA” (MOA being approximately 1.04 inches at 100 yards) and “one

Texas Deer Bigger and Better T exas has long had the largest population of white-tailed deer in the country. However, the only thing that surpasses the quantity in our state is the quality, and it again has shaped up to be

Fish Still Bite Even After Hunting Season Starts I t’s pre-dawn on a brisk November morning. The cold front that brought a stiff northeast wind two days earlier, seems like ancient history. I find myself thinking about my friends and everyone

November And Beyond N ovember is a month I am always glad to see come around again. The overall temperatures are usually the most pleasant of the year, and the rest of the weather behaves itself as well. The prospect of Gulf

Marauding Speckled Trout and Redfish I was kyak fishing along a shoreline, but wasn’t getting any action. Then I saw splashing in a cove about a hundred yards away, so I headed over there. A school of redfish were bashing their

Adopt Adjustments for November Trout W e generally have good fall weather, and some really good fishing to go along with it. As air and water temps drop, a lot of anglers will store their rods and reels until springtime when

Corpus Hatchery Raising Juvenile Flounder T his year, the number of juvenile flounders caught by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as part of its annual survey hit an all-time low, worrying fisheries biologists across the state. For decades flounders have

Baffin Alive with Ducks and Spawing Specks D ucks have piled into Baffin Bay, and the fall trout spawn is in full swing. Wading jackets and waders are interspersed with fishing shirts and shorts. That’s because Texas’s Mother Nature can’t figure

Give Thanks for Sheepshead N ovember on lower Laguna Madre is a quiet time. Most sportsmen have turned their attention to their deer leases and their quest for a trophy buck for the wall and meat for the freezer. Some are

Can You Hear Me Now? U sing your VHF radio the right way is important for smooth communications—and it could save your life. A VHF radio is one of the most basic but important safety items aboard your boat. But, when’s

The 6.5mm Lone Wolf [dropcap font=”” size=”1″ background=”” color=”” circle=”0″ transparent=”0″]L ike most American shooters, I hadn’t had much to do with any of the .264 (6.5mm) calibers, until recently. The only 6.5mm I had much experience with was the little 6.5 Swedish

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Use Enough Gun I f we weren’t hunting quail with Uncle in November, Cousin and I were out with our BB guns. It was just such a day when we finished breakfast in Grandma’s kitchen and picked up our Daisy airguns. “Where are

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