The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding waterfowl hunters to Clean, Drain and Dry before and after each trip to help avoid spreading invasive species like giant salvinia and zebra mussels. Unknowingly, waders, boats, trailers, even decoys can often […]
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A frequently asked question on suppressors is if they will slow down your bullet. This is probably due to video games and antique suppressor designs that might have actually done so. But the reality is that you get higher velocities
How Does a Suppressor Affect Velocity? [VIDEO] Read More »
Many hunters have at some point or another run into a deer that perplexed them. Whether you’re sitting in a treestand or moving slowly and carefully on the ground, there are few sights more heartbreaking than when a buck picks
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Customers doing a bit of weekend shopping at the First Colony Commons Shopping Center in Sugar Land, Texas got a massive shock on Saturday morning. Officials say that a 12-foot, 800-pound alligator was plodding its way across the shopping center’s
Woman Wrangles 12-foot Alligator in Texas Parking Lot Read More »
You’ve gotta love the way the price of technology falls over time. As in, it falls like a rock. Case in point: the new echoMAP series and Striker series, from Garmin. Both offer CHIRP-equipped down and side-viewing abilities, and neither
New from Garmin: echoMAP CHIRP Chartplotter Fishfinder and the Striker Read More »
Roy Euper of Lufkin caught the first Toyota ShareLunker of the season from Sam Rayburn Reservoir Monday afternoon. The fish weighed 13.2 pounds, qualifying it to become ShareLunker 564. Any angler who catches a 13-pound largemouth bass can be considered
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On October 22, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans held a hearing on the Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act (H.R. 3094) and heard testimony from eight panelists. Introduced in July by Rep. Garret Graves
State management of Gulf Red Snapper sees action Read More »
Every purist knows that a real 1911 is supposed to be chambered in .45 ACP, but this intrepid Thai gun smith decided to chamber one for 12 gauge shotgun rounds. As you might have guessed the 1911 platform was never
Video: Homemade 12GA 1911 Fails Spectacularly Read More »
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Saturday marks the start of deer hunting season but there is a battle brewing between breeders and the state that could affect Texas’ $2 billion hunting industry. It all comes down to chronic wasting disease (CWD) —
Battle brewing between deer breeders and state over new rules Read More »
Your bow’s loud and these deer know it. What makes many of these shots all that much more frustrating was the how close they came. In just a fraction of the second, the deer was able to hear the release
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The 2016 presidential election is just a year out, and it’s clear that the Democrat frontrunner (and FBI espionage investigation suspect) Hillary Clinton has decided to bizarrely focus on gun control and confiscation as one of her main campaign issues. Unfortunately for
In October of 2014, Iowa hunter Joe Franz made headlines after he harvested a massive buck on his property that held a preliminary score of 258 and 7/8. With a score that large, nobody contested his claim when Franz declared that it
Hunter Who Bagged the “Largest Buck on Video” Charged with Baiting Read More »
An overwhelming majority of Texans voted to approve NRA-backed Proposition 6 today and established a constitutional right to hunt and fish. “Proposition 6 ensures that wildlife conservation and management decisions are based on sound science so the proud outdoor heritage
Texans vote in hunting, fishing amendment Read More »
How did a wild mule deer find its way into Wisconsin? This photo of a mule deer buck first surfaced earlier this week, and while the deer itself may not seem especially significant, where it was harvested is. According to
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ATHENS—Roy Euper of Lufkin caught the first Toyota ShareLunker of the season from Sam Rayburn Reservoir Monday afternoon. The fish weighed 13.2 pounds, qualifying it to become ShareLunker 564. Any angler who catches a 13-pound largemouth bass can be considered
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Kodiak bears are the largest bears anywhere on the planet—a distinction they share only with polar bears. A hunt for one of these creatures is a once in a lifetime opportunity, but 14-year-old Kavin Roberts was not hunting for bear
14-year-old Hunter Shoots Charging Kodiak Bear at 15 Yards Read More »
The last thing that any photographer wants during a photo shoot are unexpected interruptions, but when it’s wildlife, it also presents an unique opportunity as well. While shooting pictures of children and their parents in Louisiana’s Sam Houston Jones State
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Just about all of us carry binoculars on our boats. But just about all of us carry the wrong type. Regular marine binoculars, which are commonly 7X magnification, are dated, old technology. Back when discussing Under-Rated Boat Gear You Need
Gyroscopic Image-Stabilized Binoculars: Yes, You Do Want Them! Read More »
3D printing is always a topic when discussing future technologies. The versatility of 3D printers allows everything from guns to airplanes to be printed with ease. Now you can add brass shotgun slugs to the growing list of 3D printed
Welcome to the Future? 3D Printed Bronze Shotguns Slugs Put to the Test. Read More »
AUSTIN— In honor of both veterans and active military, daily entrance fees at Texas State Parks will be waived for all visitors on Sunday, Nov. 8. “We are so appreciative of the service that veterans and active military personnel have
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