Texas Fish & Game

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September 13, 2017

Catching GIANT opossum, seeing how a rat snakes climb trees (video)

TF&G Editor-In Chief Chester Moore loves wildlife and these clips show him catching the biggest opossum we have ever seen and showing how rat snakes climb trees.
September 11, 2017

Is pepper spray right for you?

I have often been asked about carrying pepper spray as a self-defense weapon.  Everyone has to conduct a risk assessment and what they are comfortable carrying and using if the time comes. Women make up the […]
September 9, 2017

Sasquatch: A Perspective from a Wildlife Journalist

Sasquatch, aka “Bigfoot” may very well be the greatest unsolved wildlife mystery on the planet. Tens of thousands of eyewitnesses have reported seeing creatures that defy common explanation and recent scientific developments in DNA have given […]
September 5, 2017

The Ideal Concealed Carry Pistol (3)

I have mentioned previously that I don’t trust mechanical devices to operate properly 100 percent of the time—forever. That’s one of the reasons I prefer an outside hammer pistol to one that is striker-fired. Let me […]
September 4, 2017

The Ideal Concealed Carry Pistol (2)

Last week, we explored how weather (or more precisely, climate) impacts your choice of what sidearm you’ll carry concealed and how you’ll carry it. Now, let’s talk about the features I think an ideal carry piece […]
August 31, 2017

Is a ban on lead shot for dove coming?

Is a ban on lead shot for dove hunting on the horizon? And if they do how does steel shot and other nontoxic shot compare in the performance department? Ammunition makers have since made some serious […]
August 29, 2017

Does knocking or stopping power exist?

We have all heard the terms stopping power or knockdown power.  These terms are normally used when people are debating 9mm Vs .40 Vs .45 Acp.  If you have not heard these debates, they can and […]
August 28, 2017

Rockport’s Tackle Town survives-loses “T”

At the moment its officially “Ackle Town” after losing a T to category 4 hurricane force winds. But Rockport’s popular Tackle Town survived Hurricane Harvey in spite of early rumors it was among the casualties in […]
August 28, 2017

Harvey: More than 350 alligators could escape facility as floodwaters near breaching fences

Gator Country, located between Beaumont and Winnie, TX is facing a serious situation. As of Monday a.m. water was near breaching their fences in a park that houses more than 350 alligators. “We’re less than a […]
August 28, 2017

Aggravated robbery caught on video…what would you do?

The attached video shows a local man getting absolutely pummeled inside Lucky’s Convenience store in Lufkin on August 5, 2017. After reading several ignorant comments online about this attack, I thought it would be informative if […]