After finding more than 18 species of fish during a recent sampling trip on the Llano River, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries staff are encouraged to see fish populations rebounding following historic flooding in October 2018. “In […]
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Texas remains vigilant in monitoring and testing for chronic wasting disease, with no reported spread beyond existing containment zones over the last 12 months. However, the discovery of CWD in a free-ranging whitetail near the perimeter of the disease containment
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Bass Sponsors In the world of Bass Fishing things have progressed rather quickly regarding sponsorship and branding. We see more and more custom jerseys, wrapped boats and wrapped trucks loaded with sponsor logos.. When I work events at Bass Pro
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Just about everyone I know loves to fish in the spring. The problem in our area is that this often means extremely high winds. Many of the soft plastic baits that I love to fish are almost impossible to fish
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“Holy smokes! It’s a turkey!” A 16-year-old girl wearing a retro Metallica shirt could not believe her eyes. “I’ve never seen a turkey. He’s so big,”she said. The young lady was referring to a hefty golden-breasted gobbler we had displayed
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When Earth Day was created in 1970, mainstream America was largely tuned out to the benefits of recycling. Fast forward nearly half a century, however, to Earth Day 2019 (April 22) and it’s fairly common to see local paper, glass and plastic recycle programs.
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So let’s assume that you got a new puppy for duck hunting. You want to make sure that he is ready to go by the time the season arrives. Once he is in the 4-6 month old range, you can
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If you are like most outdoorsmen then you probably like to watch hunting and fishing shows. There are several things that happen during the thirty minutes of the outdoors television show. Right off the bat there will be around 10
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Black Panther Search 2007—My heart pounded as I saw the silhouette of a black cat move through the tall grass. Headed toward a clearing on the edge of a bayou it would be only seconds before it stepped into the
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The clocking is ticking toward extinction for tigers. All subspecies of Panthera tigris are critically low and with the threats like habitat loss and poaching for the traditional medicines on the upswing, radical action must be taken. And it must be taken
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The stunning face of a giraffe peered at me from a distance of less than 10 yards. A herd of wildebeest passed by as I focused the lens of my camera on the giraffe’s stunningly beautiful face. It seemed a
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Davy Hite has done it all. From winning the Forrest Wood Cup to taking both a Bassmaster Classic and Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, he is among the elite in professional bass fishing. But he just received perhaps the
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Reality In Hunting If you are like most outdoorsmen then you probably like to watch hunting and fishing shows. There are several things that happen during the thirty minutes of the television show. Right off the bat there will be
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HSM Ammunition out of Stevensville, MT is proud to introduce a new line of extraordinary hunting cartridges that changes the paradigm of what to expect from a factory round. That describes HSM’s NEW! “TIPPING POINT” to a T. Match grade
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Walleye In Texas In the past the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) has stocked some species that (unfortunately) did not take off and below are a list of some of those stockings. Tarpon: 34 total stocked in Braunig Lake
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Hunting turkey, no matter what variety, follows the same rule as any other type of hunting. The important thing is to know the game you are hunting. And most importantly, do your homework. Get as much scouting in as possible
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Award-winning conservationist, wildlife journalist and Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore has begun an epic quest to seek out America’s wild turkey. Beginning March 1 he began a journey to get the “Grand Slam” (Rio Grande, Eastern, Merriam’s and
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Pro Drive Outboards has recently introduced the newest edition to its “X” line of shallow water mud motors; the X40. Hunters and Fisherman alike are always craving more power and more speed. This engine should fit the bill for both
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Poaching is a serious and growing threat in much of the world and that is what begins a fascinating conversation between TF&G Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore and Houston Safari Club Executive Director Joe Betar. Listen the podcast in the embedded player
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It has been a long and unseasonably wet winter here in Texas. We saw temps in the teens, all the way into high 70’s on Christmas day! Now that winter is on its’ way out and hopefully spring is on
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