And What It Means For Texas The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) report on 2016 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations reveals some interesting information on the forthcoming duck season here in Texas. Our friends over at Ducks Unlimited note

Some of you may remember the article I wrote a few years ago about my epic hunt for a West Texas jackalope. Well, after a couple of years I began to feel the itch to hunt another of the Lone

Do Decoys Work? H unting with decoys is nothing new, but it can be a new way you choose to hunt if you want to have some fun out there n the field. Hunters been successful for years with decoys. Like

October, Tournament Finish Line I n October, many anglers on the Texas Coast breathe a sigh of relief, but not for the reasons you may be thinking. Sure, October usually means the weather is beginning to back off the blast-furnace heat

Have Fish Been Stocked in Your Favorite Lake or Bay? The captive rearing and stocking of fish is of the utmost importance throughout the United States. The majority of trout and a big portion of inland salmon fisheries are the

Trailing Dogs: Controversial Dogs Save Lost Hunters It was late in the evening. As I watched a parade of does come down the Jim Hogg County sendero, the wallop of a .300 magnum sounded off just ahead of me. I

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Pack Up! Armed self defense is a hot topic these days, and with good reason. Muggers, rapists, burglars and the whole spectrum of violent criminals are ever-present in today’s society. If that weren’t enough, radical Islamic jihadists are actively stalking

Sharper Shooting Cuts Down on Wasted Birds H unt any variety of  sought-after game bird in Texas—doves, quail, ducks, geese, pheasants or sandhill cranes—and you’ll quickly find out just how much practice you should have put in at the shotgun

Fronts= Shrimp= Fish F inally, with the arrival  of October, fall is officially here and we can begin shifting our attention to fishing techniques that go hand in hand with the ever-increasing cool fronts that will begin to blow in

October is Always a Festival O ctober is always an interesting month on the upper Texas Coast, and can be a very busy one. Hunting seasons for squirrel, dove, and other species are opening—even archery and youth only deer seasons. High

Try the North Side A fter putting my boat on the trailer, I talked with Jim Sides from Palacios Paddle Sports, a kayak fishing guide service. Jim had just put his kayak on his truck after fishing in Carancahua Bay. He

Coastal Spoon Feedin’ G enerally speaking, water temperatures begin a slow decline throughout October and November as the total amount of daily sunlight decreases and the number of periodic northerly-influenced frontal passages increases. These cold fronts will push cool, dry air

Things Forgotten, Things remembered T he trip I was told was a special needs trip. I had fished these clients many times before and so I found it a little strange I was contacted by the daughter instead of the gentleman who

Legends of the Fall T wo things recommend October as a prime fishing month for coastal fishermen. First, milder weather and its cooling temperatures make offshore fishing a prime enhancement to the redfish and trout that put on the feedbag during

Texas offers many great hunting and fishing opportunities beginning this month. For the outdoors lover who likes to do it all there is plenty of chances to hunt in the morning and fish in the evening or vice verse. A

Mate for a Day H ave you ever wondered what it would be like to mate on a charter fishing boat for a day? We find out. I’m squeezing the poop out of a dead fish. Literally. I pinch the fish’s

Bass for Fun, Cats for Food T he most popular game fish in Texas—and basically the entire United States (arguably the world)—is the bass. Entire billion dollar industries (think bass boat) have been built around chasing little green fish because they are

Benefits of High Velocity I was recently helping a rancher friend thin out the aoudad population on his ranch. He is raising trophy whitetails and the aoudad and wild hogs were keeping the deer away from the feeders. Aoudads are one

  New Service a Dream for Sportsmen and Guides Dream Sporting Trips has launched the first service designed to benefit sportsmen and guides alike. Why should fun be hard work? Shouldn’t finding a hunting or fishing trip be easy? If