The waters of the Southern United States have always been a source of tales of giant garfish sightings. These elongated, prehistoric-looking fish have been a part of the region’s folklore for centuries, with old records, alleged sightings, and remarkable captures
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Colorado is at the center of a heated debate over wildlife management, sparked by Initiative 91 (this number will change once the ballot is certified). This initiative, seeking to ban the hunting of large cats, including mountain lions, bobcats, and
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and 16 Texas State Parks will be hosting hikes to shed light on this issue, which affects many veterans and their loved ones. The Veteran Suicide Awareness Ruck Hike, an annual event organized by
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Popping corks are one of the most popular tools used by anglers for catching speckled trout. In fact, there are probably more trout caught under popping corks than by any other method. We’re going to examine two kinds of popping
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The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery will open to state hunters beginning Aug. 29 and run through Sept. 25, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced. The bear hunt, administered by LDWF, will be confined to Bear Management
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The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal waters will close at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. After the closing date, anglers may continue to harvest up to four red snapper per day with a 15-inch minimum length
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FROM TIME TO TIME, we use this space to report on changes, updates and challenges related to our “adventures” in cyberspace. As many readers know, Texas Fish & Game has had a presence on what old-timers call The World Wide Web since the early days of Compuserve and screeching modems…
INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves Read More »
Editor: In our previous edition (July/August 2024), Doug Pike’s column “There is No ‘I’ In Speckled Trout” struck a serious nerve.
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IT FELT LIKE PARADISE. The little boy who grew up seeing pictures of men fly fishing in Montana streams in Sports Afield, Field & Stream and Outdoor Life was doing it as a man. Rainbow trout were biting and hitting a dry fly fished in the Cherry River fishing access area just outside of Bozeman, Montana…
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MANY WINGSHOOTERS agree that the mourning dove is our most “missable” bird. The mourner is the smallest of our significant game species, weighing a smidgin over four ounces (an ounce or so less than the chunky whitewing). And it flies fast…
DOGGETT AT LARGE by Joe Doggett Read More »
“WHAT IS THAT? my fishing partner (and now former Texas Fish & Game colleague) Nicole Becka asked me and our boat captain Robert Scherer. As she pointed toward the tip of the Port Aransas Jetties, several long black fins stood out of the water…
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COBIA (also referred to as ling, crabeater, or lemonfish) are a welcomed sight for any angler on the Texas coast this time of year. Known for their drag smoking battles and tasty table fare, cobia are a fun fish to go out and target and luckily for us, these predators can be found swimming around inlets, buoys, oil rigs and underwater structures…
GOING COASTAL by Kelly Groce Read More »
WE’RE ON THE CUSP of another duck season in Texas and Clay Shipes is anxious to see how things shake out on lakes and rivers across the Pineywoods. Shipes knows a thing or two about ducks and duck hunting. He is Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Regional Migratory Game Bird Specialist for East Texas…
IF YOU FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE you read here, remember this. It could save your life: Where there is thunder, there is always lightning. And a lightning bolt knows no boundaries.
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TEXAS DEER HUNTERS ARE SPOILED. Let’s admit it. Most deer hunting is done by putting out a feeder, driving an ATV to a stand and sitting and waiting. Oh, there’s plenty of effort involved and sometimes a whole lot of time in the stand but it’s not like hiking miles into public land, carrying a climbing stand and waiting over an unbaited area for a deer to walk by…
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I HAD BEEN PUTTING OUT Vineyard Max every chance I had. The near seven-hour drive was one I did not relish making until I could start seriously hunting in October. Thankfully a friend agreed to put out the aromatic and nutritional Vineyard Max “bait” in an area I had found far from any existing deer feeder or deer blind. I had found the “middle of nowhere” spot the previous fall while walking and rattling…
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How Anti-Hunting Groups are Making it Harder to Hunt Predators… Even in Texas Feature Story by PAUL FUZINSKI LISTEN: (7 minutes, 32 seconds) AS A HUNTER AND CONSERVATIONIST, the importance of preserving our outdoor heritage for future generations is
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