Texas Fish & Game

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May 9, 2018

Wild Wish Awakens Conservation Calling (By Chester Moore, Jr.)

Wild Wish Sea turtles have always been her favorite animal. Their life in the ocean, beauty and even their awkwardness put them at the top of the animal kingdom for high school senior Reannah Hollaway. So […]
May 9, 2018

Did You Know These Weird Creatures Live In Your Back Yard?

Moles Most of mammals we see where I live Southeast Texas would be considered of the common garden variety. They are certainly not weird in any way. Whitetail deer, raccoons, opossums and squirrels are the most frequently seen […]
May 8, 2018

Topwater Tips for Post Spawn

I have yet to meet a bass angler that doesn’t love the sight and sound of a largemouth bass engulfing a topwater lure.  It is like watching a great white shark crush a seal during shark […]
May 2, 2018

A Look At “Counterfeit Copperheads” And Other Snakes

Copperheads Or Not During this past spring I received three emails showing images of dead snakes. Each snake appeared well and truly hammered, limp and broken and bloody. One was a hognose snake. One was a […]
May 1, 2018

Age Kills Your Boats

Aging Boats Okay, maybe that title is a bit melodramatic, because there are a million and one very old boats out there that are completely safe. It is without question, however, that as a boat’s age […]
April 30, 2018

Is An AR-15 A Good Home Defense Gun?

AR-15 Defense? By Shane Smith When I was growing up I had the mindset that an AR-15 would be a horrible choice as a home defense weapon.  I thought that the .223/5.56 rounds would shoot through […]
April 30, 2018

Taking A Kid Turkey Hunting For the First Time

Turkey Hunting Taking a young one turkey hunting for the first time has to be one of the most rewarding experiences you can ever have. This is true not only for you the mentor, but also […]
April 29, 2018

Need A Kicker Bass?

Kicker Bass How many times are you in the weigh in line at a local, regional or Pro-Am style tournament and hear another angler say “I just couldn’t get that kicker bite”.  These words have been […]
April 26, 2018

Groups Investigating Laguna Madre Seagrass For Ducks, Fish Habitat

Habitat For Ducks Concern for the habitat that supports about 80 percent of the world’s redhead ducks has led Ducks Unlimited de México (DUMAC) and the University of Tamaulipas’ (UT) Institute of Applied Ecology to launch […]
April 26, 2018

Texas Game Wardens Bust Markets, Restaurants With Game Fish

Game Warden Action State game wardens issued more than 150 citations to 19 fish markets and restaurants in the Houston area that illegally purchased game fish from undercover officers during a recently completed sting conducted by […]