Would you like to help a young boy realize his dream of fishing the flats of Florida? Higher Calling Wildlife is working on that right now. Higher Calling Wildlife® is an outreach of Texas-based Children’s Kingdom Ministries that takes teens […]
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Reader Becky Kaminsky reached out to us about a very unusual buck her husband Gary killed. “Gary harvested a 10 point buck that was 17 inches wide and 196 pounds,” she said. “As the pictures note there was a large
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The best way for recreational fishers to release red snapper and red grouper caught in the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico — and physically traumatized from the pressure change experienced during the ascent — is to use a
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The 2023 red snapper fishing season for vessels with a federal for-hire reef fish permit is 85 days in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The season for federally permitted for-hire reef fish vessels will open at 12:01 a.m.,
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How big can feral hogs get? Did you know in America, there are three types of “wild hogs”? How long does it take for a hog to go from captive to wild upon escape? In this yet published interview with
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Flounder fishing is a true challenge, especially when you pursue it outside of the “fall run” when massive numbers of fish are migrating out through channels to the Gulf of Mexico. Flounder sign is rarely spoken of but it has
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After 23 years of defending the Closed Zones off the U.S. East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) just shared its options in Amendment 15 to open the Zones again to pelagic longline fishing. It
Longlining That Kills Marlin Coming Back To Gulf? Read More »
Little is more disheartening than inadvertently dropping a favored pair of sunglasses into a river or lake and helplessly watching style and sun protection sink out of sight. That’s why Hobie® Eyewear created an entire Floating Collection of fishing and
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Hog attacks are rare. Hog attack fatalities are even rarer but they do happen. Hogs are misunderstood animals and in reality many people underestimate them which is leading to problems since both hog and human populations are skyrocketing in America.
When Hogs Kill: Mind-Blowing Research & Accounts of Hog Attacks Read More »
TOWA Port Arthur Conference Makes Stand For Next Generation The Texas Outdoor Writers Association (TOWA) held its annual conference last weekend in Port Arthur. The theme of the weekend was “The Next Generation” and that indeed was the focus of
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The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters will close 30 minutes after sunset on Monday, May 15, 2023until a still-to-be determined date in July. While the statutory opening date for the gulf season is
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Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore was honored last week for his wild turkey photography. Last Thursday he received a photo award from the Houston Safari Club Foundation in their professional category for a photo of his friend and
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Over the last couple of weeks we have ran stories about some bizarre happenings in Texas including most recently cattle mutilations in Madison County. We are looking for strange encounters in the outdoors for a series of articles in the
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The Texas Coast is home to some of the most ecologically diverse and valuable coastal ecosystems in the world. The health of these ecosystems is crucial for local, state, and federal efforts aimed at ensuring that our coastal ecosystems can
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Join us for the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association (TOWA) Annual Conference, taking place from May 5th to 7th at the Holiday Home Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. This year’s theme is “The Next Generation,” focusing on the future of
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Summer’s scorching temperatures are just around the corner and, to most Texans, that means taking refuge in the water. May is National Water Safety Month, so the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds boaters to follow some simple, yet
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Caldwell County Game Warden Joann Garza-Mayberry responded to an injured bald eagle call. She arrived to find the mature bald eagle unable to fly. Warden Mayberry captured the eagle for transport to Austin Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Elgin. Along the
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Enrollment in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) is now open for the 2023–24 hunting season. Open enrollment for the MLDP Conservation Option runs April 2 through June 15; the Harvest Option opens May 1
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Key Message: NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule to increase catch limits for Gulf of Mexico vermilion snapper. When the Rule Will Take Effect: Regulations will be effective May 25, 2023 What This Means: The final rule and framework action
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Just when you thought things couldn’t get stranger in the Texas wild, it gets stranger. Madison County Sheriff’s Office officials are investigating the death and mutilation of cattle along TX-OSR. “Ranchers advised a 6-year-old longhorn-cross cow had been found lying
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