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February 22, 2016

New CWD case found at TX deer release site

A 3 1/2-year-old captive raised white-tailed buck harvested in early January by a hunter from a release site on a ranch in Medina and Uvalde counties has been confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The […]
February 22, 2016

20 extra dove days, later duck seasons in the works for TX

Texas dove hunters would get an additional 20 days this fall under proposed changes to the 2016-17 Statewide Hunting Proclamation for Migratory Game Birds up for public comment. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved […]
February 17, 2016

The 8th Annual South West International Boat Show Announces 2016 Shows

The region’s largest in-water boat show adds second show in Fall 2016! The South West International Boat Show, the largest in-water boat show in the Southwest, and the premier sail and power show for new and […]
February 17, 2016

Night Vision and Thermal Hunting – Quick Impressions

Hunting hogs with night vision and thermal imaging gives you a great advantage over the super invasive and smart prey. I’ve been able to use a PVS14 night vision monocular setup for a while and recently […]
February 16, 2016

Shimano Stradic C3000HG: YOWZA!!

When Shimano announced that they were coming out with a new Stradic line, I was a bit apprehensive. My favorite reel for casting and jigging is a Stradic 3000, and honestly, I didn’t want them to […]
February 12, 2016

What’s happened to the ShreLunkers (13 + lb bass)?

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Toyota ShareLunker season is off to a slow start. The program began in October and there’s just one entry so far, a Sam Rayburn Lake 13.2-pounder caught Nov. 2 by […]
February 12, 2016

The Tragic Saga of a Texas “Superbuck”

South Texas’ deer hunting is unique in that large ranches are managed for producing big whitetail bucks through carefully regulated harvests of mature deer, culling of deer, and feeding of protein and minerals. Many ranches have […]
February 12, 2016

Whitetail Vacation: Affordable Deer Management Hunts in Texas

For all practical purposes, modern trophy management for whitetail deer began in Texas. Three decades ago, owners of large ranches implemented practices that they felt might improve the quality of the deer they were seeing. Today, […]
February 10, 2016

Toledo Bend yielding big bass

Toledo Bend continues to produce big bass. The biggest bass in the Toledo Bend Lake Association Lunker Bass Tournament so far since Jan. 1 is Louis Slaughter’s 13.15 lb trophy caught 02.02.16. In second place is […]
February 10, 2016

Nueces Bay Marsh Restoration Project is moving along to completion

The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program’s Nueces Bay Marsh Restoration Project is moving along to completion. When completed it will return this area to a productive natural habitat with enhancements for recreation. Planning for this […]