The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis), often considered the dinosaur of the turtle world, is on the decline. That’s why the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing it as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a
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Under the shimmering moonlight at High Island, Texas, a father and his young son were surf fishing, their lines cast into the dark surf in pursuit of bull redfish. They had been to this spot many times and were excited
Danger In The Dunes: A Brush With A Murderer While Fishing At High Island, TX Read More »
Mule deer, iconic residents of the Western United States, Northern Mexico and Southern Canada, face an increasingly challenging landscape as human activities and natural factors threaten their populations. One significant issue impacting mule deer is the fragmentation and loss of
Kids Help With Mule Deer Project Read More »
The Texas State Parks Pass, which gives passholders and their guests unlimited free day-use access to all 88 Texas State Parks, is increasing its annual price from $70 to $95 on Sept. 1. This is only the second time the
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Texas Parks and Wildlife’s (TPWD) Artificial Reef Program, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Friends of Sabine Reef, added a fourth artificial reef site to the Sabine Pass area June 27 and June 28. This new 20-acre reef, named HI-54
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Few situations are more fun than encountering a school of Spanish mackerel or bluefish that are churning the water, busting through hapless bait-balls. One that is even more fun, however, is finding a mixed school that includes both species tearing
Mixed Mackerel and Bluefish: What You Need to Know Read More »
Night vision for boats has come a long way in the past few years. Actually, the views this gear can provide in the inky darkness is downright amazing, and what’s even more amazing is how much cost has dropped to
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TWO INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN toiling in the trenches as advocates for Texas coastal anglers for more than forty years. One of them has been doing it as part of its for-profit business plan. After all, endorsing protection of the very field its customers play on is the definition of “good for business.”
INSIDE FISH & GAME by Roy and Ardia Neves Read More »
A Perfect Shot MY GRANDDAUGHTER, Taylor, her Uncle Bret, and I were in a tower stand in the Texas Hill Country when Taylor saw the buck through the spotting scope. The deer was about 50 yards away, slipping into and
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SEVEN TAILS. Seven beautiful bronze tails with a dot in the middle. That’s how many I counted before shooting a white shrimp-patterned fly their direction.
EDITOR’S NOTES by Chester Moore Read More »
WE’VE HAD SEVERAL MONTHS now to consider and reconsider, to hash and rehash the new speckled trout limits. To those of you who still consider the changes somehow unfair or ineffective or otherwise unsuitable to you—without consideration that their purpose is to rebuild and maintain this state’s trout population for the enjoyment of all licensed anglers—I say this: Come up with something better, stop griping…or stop fishing.
PIKE ON THE EDGE by Doug Pike Read More »
Catching Biodiversity on a Jetty Safari Feature Story by CHESTER MOORE LISTEN: (5 minutes, 49 seconds) JETTIES EMERGE AS PRIME spots for reeling in sizable catches from modest vessels throughout the summer season. Attracting a diverse array of
…is a State Record in the Cards? Feature Report by TF&G STAFF LISTEN: (8 minutes, 19 seconds) THE 2024 TOYOTA SHARELUNKER program was full speed ahead and produced an exceptional collection season for the fourth consecutive year. Anglers contributed
An Epic ShareLunker Year… Read More »
New Carcass Disposal Rules Plus… Venison-to-Human Transmission? Feature Story by TF&G STAFF LISTEN: (6 minutes, 25 seconds) OFFICIALS WITH THE NATIONAL DEER ASSOCIATION are urging caution about a report from the University of Texas Health Science Center published in
Not Quite the Best Time of the Year by LOU MARULLO | TF&G Hunting Editor LISTEN: (5 minutes, 43 seconds) MANY PEOPLE WOULD AGREE that the summer months are the best! I am not one of those people. No
BARE BONES HUNTING by Lou Marullo Read More »
Experiencing the Thrill of Fly Fishing for the First Time Feature Story by GRAYSON HIGHFIELD LISTEN: (5 minutes, 14 seconds) LATE AUGUST IN THE Northern Wyoming mountains never reached more than seventy degrees. A cool afternoon found me in
What Makes This AR Unique? It Folds in Half LISTEN: (3 minutes, 24 seconds) THE FIRST THING I ASK when I’m shown a new AR15 model is “what’s unique about it?” With so many different models being so similar—a manufacturer
TEXAS TACTICAL by Dustin Ellermann Read More »
