Finding fish with your fishfinder is one thing; differentiating between them is an entirely different task. Why should you care? Because it’s exceedingly difficult to pull a kingfish out of the school of fish you see on the LCD, if
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Offshore grasslines bring out a smorgasbord of surface fishing action by Larry Bozka You’d have thought someone had plugged the fish’s tail into a 220 socket. The bull dorado stopped, angrily puffed its gills and, anticipating the kill, radiated a
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The great passion of my professional career is sharing with you the amazing wildlife of our state. The following photos show serious biodiversity on our quest for encounters. I had the amazing opportunity to photograph Florida panthers at Bear Creek
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Blocking the Roadway While patrolling a state highway a Crockett County game warden saw a large well-pulling truck blocking the roadway. One of its axles
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Bagging Backyard Backstraps When most people think of bow hunting, visions of deer camp, stands, gun blinds, or a trail in the woods come to mind. When I think of deer hunting, I think of neighborhood streets and nicely manicured lawns. I
The 2016 Ford F-150 is the only full-size pickup truck to achieve the top score in the insurance industry’s new frontal crash tests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced that the vehicle — the best selling in the
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Do They Open a Back Door to Attacks from Anti-Hunting Forces? In January of 2014 hunters, ranchers and conservationists celebrated the President signing the Omnibus bill that featured a Dallas Safari Club-backed provision to allow continued hunting of scimitar-horned oryx, Dama gazelle and addax antelope. This
How the new Benjamin Pioneer Airbow will change the way you look at bow hunting…with an airgun. Story by Dustin Warncke Many advances have been made in the world of archery and the world of airguns. Never before have the
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Amistad tops the list of great Lone Star catfishing lakes by Russell Tinsley Forgive Dave Ross if he’s prejudiced, but Lake Amistad is where he makes a living as a catfish guide, and the big border reservoir is his office
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High-fenced hunting operations, often called “preserves,” are a major force in the hog-hunting world. Some people have ethical concerns about any kind of hunting behind the confines of a high fence, but to do a complete treatise on hunting feral
More Passive — but fun — Ways to Catch Cats It is often said that there is more than one way to skin a cat. I’m not so sure about all of that. But what I do know is there is more than one
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I have been asked many time by my viewers on YouTube and other places my videos are viewed what I think are the best combinations for bowhunting success. For me, this is easy: Broadheads: Grim Reaper. These come in 1
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Lance Jerden, Billy Barron, Mark Hamilton caught this 45 pound Yellow Cat while fishing on Lake Mackenzie. [box type=”custom” color=”#a0a0a0″ bg=”#dddddd” fontsize=”12″ radius=”10″ border=”#dddddd”]Texas Fish & Game has given “bragging rights” a new take with the Texas Hotshots Online
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The Sabine Bank is a 40-mile stretch of prime summertime kingfishing habitat by Robert Sloan Twelve miles off the Sabine Jetties, Ron Jaap and I were completely mesmerized with a giant ling that kept surfacing beside my 16-foot Kenner, which
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I think everybody hanging around the Nuge Spirit campfire can agree on another hunting lifestyle truism; deerhunters do not live by deerhunting alone! Every deerhunter I know lives this wonderful hunting lifestyle in every way we can possibly manipulate our
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Ever since the first Power Pole hit the water, their popularity has grown by leaps and bounds. There’s just one problem: these things cost thousands of dollars. Are they really worth all that expense? Let’s see… The whole Power Pole
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There are more redfish in Texas bay systems than there have been in more than 30 years. In fact, some areas are so thick with reds, anglers have a hard time catching legal-sized fish. No, I am not talking about
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Texas Game Wardens will conduct their fifth virtual patrol ride-along via Twitter on May 21, the opening day of National Safe Boating Week. The wardens will give the public a first-hand look at what it’s like to be a warden
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Black Bear Sightings are on the Rise in Parts of Texas. The eyes always tell the story. Having encountered thousands of wild animals over the years, my attention is always drawn to their eyes because they reveal so much about demeanor and intelligence.
Growth in the state’s eastern turkey population gives Texans plenty to strut about. by Ray Sasser Muffled by wind and the insulation of green hardwood forests, the gobble was barely audible, yet it sent chills down my spine. Somewhere back in the dense Red River
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