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May 24, 2023

Saving Youth By Conserving Wildlife

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 […]
May 24, 2023

Devices Help Snapper Survive Release

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 — […]
May 23, 2023

NOAA Announces 2023 Red Snapper Regs

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 […]
May 23, 2023

750 Pound Boars And The Truth About Domestic Hogs Going Wild

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 […]
May 16, 2023

Signs That Lead To Southern Flounder

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 […]
May 11, 2023

Longlining That Kills Marlin Coming Back To Gulf?

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 […]
May 11, 2023

Hobie Eyewear Floating Collection Delivers Value & Spares Loss

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 […]
May 9, 2023

When Hogs Kill: Mind-Blowing Research & Accounts of Hog Attacks

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 […]
May 9, 2023

TOWA Port Arthur Conference Makes Stand For “The Next Generation”

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 […]
May 9, 2023

Gulf Shrimping Season Set To Close

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 […]