In boating, fishing, hunting, and bowfishing, we use many different apps for river and lake navigation. I depended my iPhone’s map system for many years for this type of navigation until I discovered Stream Map USA. From the minute I
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Expired and Arrested A Morris County game warden observed a small flat bottom boat with three male occupants on Big Cypress Creek along Sand Crossing
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Hunters hoping Saturday’s opener brings reprieve from warm temps AUSTIN – Record high temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s from Amarillo to Austin left ardent bowhunters sweltering in their deer stands throughout October; a trend weather models project could
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This was a trip I took with two of my sons at the Jetties in Galveston. It was 41 inches long and was tagged and taken home to eat.
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How many times have you gone out duck hunting wanting to fill your strap full of big ol fat Mallards, only to find mostly Gadwalls filling your stringer and save the day? According to Ducks Unlimited, the Gadwall is the
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Carol caught this big black drum while fishing near the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston. She was using a tiny dead shrimp to fish for sand trout in about 10′ of water. When she was holding the fish for the
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Did you know you may not process a deer beyond quarters at your deer camp unless the camp qualifies as a final destination? “While in camp you may remove and prepare a part of a wildlife resource if the removal
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I have a good friend that I have spent many weekends with in Rockport and in the Lower Laguna Madre chasing down redfish and trout and enjoying some awesome duck hunts as well. Robert Moore is a unique guy with
Carol is showing off her 10′ Marlin that she caught about 40 miles out of Los Suenos, Costa Rica. Seven of us fished for two days and landed 28 Marlin. All of the fish were between 9′ and 10.5′ in
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The familiar sound of whistling wings sounded overhead in the predawn darkness. Followed by a series of “splooshes,” that hinted at the soul-stirring action to come as a swollen, orange sun peeked over the horizon. A million thoughts raced through
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Jackson Polk (6) with a little help from his Papaw, Wes Pyfer shows off the shark that he caught while fishing with his family near the San Luis Bridge near Galveston. Jackson caught the shark while fishing with dead shrimp
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Some of the best flounder early in the fall are on the reeds on southern end of Texas bays. Reefs are difficult to fish for something that lives on the bottom but they can be fruitful for anglers seeking really
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I have been fishing hard this year and waiting on the flounder to start running. After multiple trips and hours on the water we finally caught up to the flounder. We had fished from daylight until 2:00 p.m. I seen
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The multi-caliber Scavenger 6 rifle ensures that you will have a firearm able to fire nearly any ammo you can find. If you want to begin an interesting discussion just ask the question: “Apocalyptic scenario: you can have one firearm,
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Cade Thoe (8) from West Columbia, TX dropped this 9-pointer in Carta Valley over Youth weekend – his first buck ever! A proud Dad was happy to do most of the cleaning. What a memory for both of us.
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I have often been fascinated with personal small watercraft such as kayaks, canoes and other small paddle-powered or trolling motor powered lightweight boats. Recently, I came in contact with a lightweight round boat on a recent bowfishing adventure I was
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Last cast (live mullet) caught along JFK Causeway.
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Nothing is worse than getting ready to pull away from the dock, turning the key, and hearing… nothing. Yes, a dead boat battery is a very, very depressing thing. Fortunately, in this day and age it doesn’t have to ruin
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Madison’s First deer Age: 10 years old 31″ Axis deer Cavazos Ranch Winnie Tx 75 yard shot 7mm-08
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The debate over bait has been a long and difficult one which has pitted friends and relatives at each others throats for years. I first got introduced into the debate over the use of feeders and feeding corn while I
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