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October 29, 2015

Copano Bay and Areas of Galveston Bay to be Closed to Oyster Harves

Austin – Areas TX-1 (East Approved Area) and TX-4 in Galveston Bay will be closed to all oyster harvest on Nov. 1 and TX-32 (Copano Bay) will be closed on Nov. 3 due to low abundance […]
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October 29, 2015

San Antonio-area man catches huge bull shark on Texas coast, wins $20,000 at Sharkathon

A Spring Branch man caught an 8 feet 8 inch-long bull shark from the shore during Sharkathon off the Padre Island National Seashore on Oct. 17 — the largest catch ever submitted for the competition. Duke Washmon, 36, said he […]
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October 29, 2015

Prospects Bright for Quail Season Opener on Saturday

AUSTIN – Thanks to timely rainfall and cooler temperatures this year, Texas quail hunters can anticipate hearing more bobwhites during the upcoming season, which gets under way statewide Saturday, Oct. 31. Bobwhite quail could provide the […]
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October 29, 2015

Senate Dems introduce ‘No Check, No Sale’ bill for gun sales

Gun control stalwarts Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy, Dianne Feinstein and others kicked off a legislative push to mandate an end to the “default to proceed” practice. Under federal guidelines, licensed firearms dealers can transfer a […]
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October 29, 2015

Outlook Promising for Texas Deer Season

AUSTIN –Hunters should expect the 2015-16 Texas white-tailed deer season to be one of the best in years as timely rainfall and mild weather have certainly set the table, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife […]
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October 29, 2015

Giant Rattlesnake Killed in Arkansas Measures Nearly 10 Feet in Length (VIDEO)

A giant rattlesnake estimated to be between eight and ten feet in length was killed in Arkansas by a man who said it attacked his dog. A western diamondback rattlesnake was killed in West Hartford, Arkansas […]
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October 29, 2015

Deer Struck by Car Takes Itself to Emergency Room

Employees of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York were dumbfounded after an injured deer stumbled into the emergency wing on Monday. According to Fox News, the deer made it 20 feet down a hallway before staff […]
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October 29, 2015

Hurricane Patricia Leaves Shark in Alabama Woman’s Front Yard

It looks like the premise behind Sharknado may not be so outlandish after all. Whitney Constantine of Mobile, Alabama was more than a little surprised after discovering a dead shark in the middle of her front yard earlier […]
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October 27, 2015

Texas Country artist Kevin Fowler posts snake bite pictures that have gone viral (GRAPHIC)

Texas resident Kevin Fowler was in his garden shed when he found a snake. It was the third rattlesnake Fowler had found in his shed in a month and he took to Facebook to point out […]
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October 27, 2015

IGFA Confirms 5-year-old Angler’s Catfish Record

Earlier this month, the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) certified a 28-pound, 8-ounce flathead catfish caught by five-year-old Luke Harvell as the new record for that species in the 50-pound line class. The young angler caught […]
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