If you could schedule a hunt during a 7 day cycle that produces more big bucks than any other time in most of Texas, would you? Well, there is still time. Since the advent of the youth-only season we at […]
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Texas State Parks will begin reopening for day use on Monday, April 20. All state parks that can reopen will be open for day use only. Advanced day-use reservations are required. Reservations will be taken starting at noon on Sunday,
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Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or listen right here! On this show Dustin sits down with Keith Pittman from Reeler’s Shield and Outdoor Tech Wear to talk about skin protection while enjoying the great outdoors. There are many things
Sarasota, FL–-The swamps along the edge of Florida’s Myakka River in the heart of Osceola turkey country are teeming with life. From alligators to Seminole whitetail to mottled ducks, the wildlands just outside of Sarasota are rich in biodiversity. The
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Duck And Dove Dates Texas wingshooters can begin marking their calendars for the 2019-20 hunting seasons, with minimal changes over last year’s schedule. That includes duck and dove seasons. The only change from last year to upcoming migratory game bird
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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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With all the current events, we have been so busy arguing reasonable, logical points against the gun control agenda and discrediting the anti-gunners’ lies that we forget that this debate is unnecessary in the first place. We have the 2nd Amendment as a part of the
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On this bonus episode, Dustin reconnects with TF&G Editor in Chief Chester Moore and TF&G Saltwater Fishing Editor Cal Gonzales for another crazy “on location” show as the three attend the Houston Fishing Show. This podcast was recorded live at
I can still remember the day when it all started. It was a cold winter morning hunting in 1972. I was at my uncle’s ranch in south Texas with my uncle and some of my cousins. We awoke early in
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Duck hunters in Texas will have to keep an eye peeled for dusky ducks and fingers off the trigger during the first five days of the season again this year, as concern about the mottled duck populations have again forced
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In this continuation of the TF&G saltwater fishing series, Dustin sits down with Cal Gonzales, Texas Fish & Game saltwater fishing editor and Texas coastal hotspot focus columnist. We talk about all kinds of things from catching mangrove snapper, Yo-Zuri lures, top
The opossum is not known as one of nature’s beauty but this white specimen encountered by TFG Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore certainly is worth a second look. According to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s official opossum profile, they are cat-sized
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Game or trail cameras are one of the greatest innovations in the history of the outdoors industry. They not only hunters to monitor and patterns the game they pursue but they give the world a look at wildlife that they
Every fall on the Sabine River alligators gather to feed on mullet and menhaden before the first big cold snap blows through. TF&G Editor-In-Chief uncovered this clip he filmed while fishing a few years back. He was glad he didn’t
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It is no secret that most bowhunters out there will be hunting from a tree stand. As a matter of fact, it is estimated that over 85 percent of hunters use tree stands for success. A shocking number of tree
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The bays along the Upper Coast of Texas and Southwest Louisiana are inundated with freshwater. This poses a dilemma for anglers seeking speckled trout, especially bigger ones. A study conducted by Louisiana State University (LSU) biologists in Barataria Bay
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I am a huge fan of the survivalist scene. I love to read just about everything I can on it and watch a ton of videos. Most of them it is sad to say simply have no clue. The way I grew up
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Did you know there have been peacock bass stocked in Texas? Pike too? In the past TPWD has stocked some species that (unfortunately) did not take off and below are list of some of those stockings. Texas has a citing-edge
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I love flounder and huge flounder really intrigue me. One of the coolest moments of my career as a wildlife journalist was getting to encounter a flounder bigger than the long-standing state record. The state record of 13 pound was
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The cottonmouth is the most feared snake of the American South. With a reputation for a short temper, this stout pit viper often flashes the white of its mouth to say “Don’t Tread On Me”. Wise people don’t. I have
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