Texas Guns
My New Pet I don’t know whether you have noticed it or not, but good gunsmiths, like virtuous women and honest politicians, are getting harder and harder to find. I am not talking about people who can swap a few parts […]
Bassmaster Classic brought $26 million to Tulsa
The Tulsa 2013 Bassmaster Classic made a big splash economically with tax revenue for the city of Tulsa of at least $2 million and a $26 million lift for the local economy. The world championship bass fishing tournament, conducted by
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Huge great white tracked swimming Florida coast
A 14-foot, 2,300-pound great white shark has been found swimming along Volusia County’s coastline. Nonprofit research group OCEARCH tagged the female shark in August in Cape Cod and have been tracking its journey to central Florida ever since. OCEARCH said
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Scientists: Alligators, crocs use tools
It’s springtime at Louisiana’s Lake Martin. The air is filled with the chattering of wading birds in the trees that ring the shoreline as they build their nests and prepare to lay eggs. An alligator lies submerged, its body just
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Duck Commander launches line of guns
The gunmaker Mossberg has teamed with Duck Commander, the company owned by “Duck Dynasty’s” Robertson clan, to release nine different shotguns, as well as two semiautomatic rifles and a semiautomatic pistol. Mossberg has begun shipping some of the shotguns to
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Whitetail jumps into cheetah enclosure at zoo (not good for deer)
A white-tailed deer did not survive an encounter with two cheetahs after apparently jumping into their enclosure Friday at the National Zoo, authorities said. It was the most recent of the violent confrontations in the Washington region involving deer, which
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Gun control groups outspend NRA, others 7 to 1
In the year after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., gun-control groups spent $14.1 million on TV advertising. According to Kantar Media’s CMAG, that gave such groups a seven to one advantage over gun-rights organizations, which
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A fish as big as the fisherman
My 9 year old son caught this huge black drum on December 27th. It measured 44″ and weighed over 50#.
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Texas Tasted
Chowhound Chicken Tenders (Serves 3 to 4 regular eaters or a couple of chow hounds) I have a couple of bottomless pit chowhound teenagers at home who are good for a cook’s ego, but hard to fill up at the dinner
Hotspot Focus: Lower Coast
Braving the Elements Humans for the most part prefer comfort over hardship. If we wake up one morning for a fishing trip and the Weather App tells us that isn’t just cold, but DANG COLD outside, we’d as soon call
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Hotspot Focus: Rockport
Climate Realities Even the most ardent critics of climate change have to admit that our planet is changing and, for the most part, not for the better. Acidity levels in our oceans are rising due to carbon dioxide uptake. Ocean
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Hotspot Focus: Upper Mid Coast
Chasing Coldwater Fish Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean you have to give-up on fishing. The coastal regions of Texas will still have plenty of speckled-trout, redfish, and even some flounders available this month for those anglers wishing to
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Hotspot Focus: Matagorda
Weighing Key Winter Fish-Finding Factors In the winter, finding where the fish are feeding requires consideration of tidal flow, wind, water temperature, depth, underwater terrain, air temperature and the degree of sunshine. It was January 15th and both the air
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Hotspot Focus: Galveston
Starry Nights, Cold Weather and Hot Fishing As always, the weather in January on the Texas coast could bring just about anything, from a hard freeze to temperatures more suitable for shorts and sandals. Even though I personally feel I
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Hotspot Focus: Upper Coast
The Promise of a New Year The time has come once again to bid adieu to another calendar year and welcome the promise of a new one with open arms. 2013 is now a thing of the past but I
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Fish and Game Gear
Academy Launches New Season of Game Winner Camo Game Winner has made high quality, affordable camo gear for years, but its latest line of camo is easily the best yet. New “Dura” technologies woven into each product stand up to
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Texas Kayaking
Becoming a better kayak angler is quite easy. All it takes is time; however, if you were thinking this means years of experience, you would be wrong. Noted basketball coach Bobby Knight was fond of saying: “The will to prepare
Texas gets drone testing sites
Texas and five other states were named Monday by federal officials to develop test sites for drones — a critical next step for the burgeoning industry that could one day produce thousands of unmanned aircraft for use by businesses, farmers
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