Concepts are an effective way to undertake what seem to be overwhelming and larger than life endeavors. These concepts can be anything from understanding fish habitat and ecology to having a basic idea of how different rods and reels are […]
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AUSTIN — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for state and federal waters will reopen 30 minutes after sunset on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Biologists evaluate the biological, social and economic impacts when determining the opening date to maximize
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The folks with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s public hunting program launched the agency’s 2023-24 menu of drawn hunts around the July 4 holiday. As always, there are a passel of low cost, high quality hunting trips on the
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A pack of feral dogs nearly killed a hunter in a recent, terrifying incident. The man received nearly 300 puncture wounds and lacerations in an epic life and death struggle. Before his attack, a pair of hunters in Texas had
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This is the time of year lots of anglers along the Texas coast are fishing the jetty systems. The bull redfish run is about to begin and there are still lots of sharks, a few tarpon and some trout to
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Off-The-Grid Adventures: Powering Your Wilderness Escapes With Solar Energy More and more folks are packing up their gear and heading into the wilderness, leaving the hustle and bustle of city life behind. Interestingly, they’re integrating solar energy into their adventures.
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With the dove season opener just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to turn our attention to our gear, and that means taking a look at your hunting vest or bird belt. And thinking about all the features you
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Conditions for breeding ducks remain largely promising, however, Delta Waterfowl’s wetland monitoring system indicates that conditions declined in some key regions during the critical month of May. On the U.S. side of the prairies, moisture levels in certain areas expectedly
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Last week, a special group of kids ascended into the mountains of Colorado to photograph wildlife. The goal was to use photography to raise awareness to wildlife conservation and Texas Fish & Game has been kind enough to give us
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A new petition filed with NOAA/NMFS by environmental organizations calls for extreme vessel measures in the Gulf of Mexico to protect the recently discovered Rice’s whale according to officials with The Billfish Foundation. The petition calls for a “year-round, ten-knot
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Flounder fishing during the summer ain’t easy. In fact, it can be quite challenging as the bite seems to turn off in many areas, but the reality is you can still catch them if you think differently. Here are a
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) seeks public comment for a proposed Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for six aquatic species in the Trinity River basin. The 10-year agreement with the Trinity River Authority of Texas would address the conservation needs
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Would you like to catch peacock bass and species like bonefish and tarpon in Florida? I can’t think of an angler that would pass up such an opportunity, including me who has pursued those species several time in the last
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Western landscapes recently impacted by wildfires are receiving $7.8 million in forest restoration treatments. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation allotted $330,000 in 2023 grant funding to help recover habitat for elk, mule deer, moose, pronghorn antelope, sage grouse, turkey and
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Light conditions are often less than perfect while fishing. During the peak heat of summer for example, bass like to hang just along the shade line and during rainy periods run-off greatly distorts visibility. This is magnified early in the
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If you’re targeting toothy critters, you’ll often need to work with wire leader. And, this stuff can be tricky. In fact, many anglers simply hate the stuff. If you know how to work with wire, however, it’s no tougher to
This summer, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine kicks off its fourth annual Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt (GOSH). Participants can choose from 35 locations in seven regions for chances to win prizes from Buc-ee’s, Whole Earth Provisions Co., the Texas Historical Commission and more.
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Texas speckled trout fishery is at a crossroads. Post freeze of 2021, attitudes and even regulations of speckled trout have been impacted along the Texas Coast. We would like your opinion on a few key questions of speckled trout to
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People are turning up missing at alarming rates in America’s national parks, forests and in other public wild lands. Delia D’Ambra iis an investigative journalist and host of the Park Predators podcast and has been studying the issue since she
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NOAA Fisheries announces implementation of the final rule for Amendment 54 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. When Rule Will Take Effect: Regulations for the commercial sector catch limits become effective June 15,
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