In our special annual Halloween cryptozoology edition, author and researcher Lyle Blackburn talks about his new book The Lake Worth Monster: The True Story of the Greer Island Goatman. This story caused quite a stir back in the late 1960s
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The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is assisting with relief efforts for landowners and mule deer after a recent outbreak of large wildfires drastically impacted northern Wyoming east of the Bighorn Mountains. These fires have significantly impacted the livelihood of working
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Drought-quenching spring rains and productive habitats have led biologists to predict another year of plentiful opportunities for hunters to fill their bellies and freezers with their harvests. “The expectation of another bountiful year of hunting opportunities is great news for
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NOAA Fisheries officials have announced they will award approximately $2 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds to collect data and improve modeling through partnerships with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies at
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a Department-wide effort to support connectivity of wildlife habitat on working landscapes through the management of National Forests and voluntary conservation assistance on private agricultural lands. In a memorandum released this week, Vilsack detailed plans of the
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Cold weather can be deadly – people exposed to extreme cold are susceptible to frostbite and can succumb to hypothermia in minutes. So as we prepare for the frigid wind chills and sub-freezing temperatures that winter can bring, NOAA’s National Weather Service is
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The Texas flounder season closes Nov 1 – Dec 14 And the season has been closed next door in Louisiana for two weeks. An annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of Southern Flounder from October 15 through
Flounder Closure Set To Begin Read More »
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) strongly opposes a reckless ballot initiative that undermines scientific wildlife management, hampers the ability of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to balance predator and prey species, and endangers public safety. Proposition 127 will appear
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Fish with paddle-tail lure long enough, and sooner or later someone will say “hey, you put your paddle-tail on upside-down.” So, which way is that paddle supposed to face, up, or down!? An exhaustive look at manufacturer recommendations and the
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You may remember that I spent a good deal of last year observing a black drum’s behavior (see Black Drum Observations) in a very large aquarium. Well, that super-cool fish unfortunately met his demise when he attempted to eat one
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NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER are full of festivities with family and friends, but it is also prime fishing for those looking to explore Baffin Bay and the Land Cut. Whether you are reeling in a big catch or gathering with loved ones, it’s the perfect time to soak in the memories and enjoy all this special season has to offer…
LOWER COST FOCUS—Baffin Bay Read More »
Bucks on a Budget: Make the Current Economy Work for Your Hunting • Chilled Specks: Tips for Big Fall Trout • Five For Fall: Top 5 Lakes for Fall Bass • Deer Season is Also Fall Turkey Season in Texas • Pronghorns: Texas’ Native Speed Demon • Special: Christmas in the Wild … and much more …
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THIS ISSUE OF FISH & GAME is hitting the streets around the time most of us will be exercising our right and sacred duty at the quadrennial election polls. No one—at least no one still in possession of a controlling interest in their wits—would argue the fact that this has been an election cycle for the history books. But we are not about to grab the white-hot end of THAT topic. (seriously… how do you rationally contemplate a political environment in which a campaign bumper sticker with the F-word emblazoned across it is a fairly common sight in traffic, supermarket parking lots… even in the pickup lane of an elementary school?) Instead, we think this is, coincidentally, an opportune time to examine polls of a different nature: Surveys.
INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves Read More »
I JUST WANTED to shoot a note over and say I love the work Kelly Groce does in the magazine and in the e-newsletter I get a few days a week…
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SOME OF THE FUNNIEST moments of my life have happened in the great outdoors. In the last issue, I shared one of my funniest moments: I thought a poodle I encountered on a stream in Montana was a grizzly. But by the time this issue hits subscribers, we will be in the midst of a contentious election and will have survived six months of nonstop political ads; so, I thought we would end the year with more laughs…
EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore Read More »
FORGIVE ME FOR BELABORING a disheartening point, but I miss the Texas coastal prairie in its waterfowl-attracting prime…
PIKE ON THE EDGE by Doug Pike Read More »
HUNTING AIN’T CHEAP. This is especially true in Texas where 97 percent of the land is privately owned and instead of getting a public hunting permit or special tag to hunt, you have to pay for a season lease, day lease or an outfitter to take you hunting. Here are some ways to make for good hunts even when your next decision probably won’t be which stock portfolio best suits your needs…
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