Last week’s 4th Annual Ohmstede Saltwater Showdown raised $28,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The event saw anglers facing rough conditions on Galveston Bay to bring back some impressive catches of redfish and speckled trout to the weigh in site at the […]
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Today more than ever with all the keyboard commandoes on social media we are told that unless we own a certain brand pistol or drive a certain truck then we don’t stack up and are just not as worthy to
As summer rocks on, you will start to see more and more schooling activity on just about any lake or reservoir in Texas. For the most part, bass fisherman don’t get to see much feeding action, and when the water
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The feral hog is the subject of much media hype. With numerous “reality” shows based on pursuing and eradicating them they are a go-to species for wildlife coverage. I’ll never forget watching a program that said a Texas woman was
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It is mid to late June in Texas, and the temps are in the high 80’s to mid 90’s depending on where you live in the state. That means the water is warming and it is gonna be harder to
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The 21 foot rule essentially states that in the amount time it takes an average officer or person openly carrying to recognize a threat, draw his weapon and fire 2 rounds at center mass, an average assailant charging at you
It seems that every few years something busts onto the bass fishing stage that is loved and hated by fisherman. The Hydrowave was and is just that, loved and hated. I know the Hydrowave has been around for 6 or
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As hunters and outdoorsmen and women we must stand tall above all others when it comes to conservation and the fight to make sure the outdoor activities we love will be here for our children and grandchildren. Growing up “wild”
The Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is the most frequently seen marine mammal in the Gulf of Mexico. Seeing a pink one however is extremely rare. In 2013 we captured footage of a pink albino dolphin in the ship channel near Cameron,
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If you bass fish very much, you will notice most of us are low grade hoarders when it comes to our tackle. We seem to think we need 5 colors of Beavers just in case they are biting a different
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This is becoming a fairly common discussion or argument you will hear at the range or gun shows. Hey, do you shoot metal or plastic mags in your AR? Ok, why do you shoot the one you shoot? Well, it
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The Legend of Lake Fork bass tournament was last weekend May 19-21. I have fished this event for the last 9 years and this year I finally won a boat!! If you have fished many tournaments in your life, there
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Columbia River Knife & Tool company has a long standing reputation for building quality products for the outdoor person. CRKT has continually amazes us with the quality of their knives and outdoor tools so I reached out to them for
Black cougars do not exist. At least none have been verified by science, killed by hunters, mounted by taxidermists or reared in zoos and other animal facilities. But are there white ones? In January 2016 an interesting story broke via
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Just about every magazine article, blog or TV show will mention points at some time or another. Points are in every body of water that you fish. They may be long tapering points, or very small and subtle points. Either
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A couple of years ago we ran a story about a hunter seeing a feral monkey in Texas and it garnered a tremendous amount of interest. There exists an area in the South Texas Plains near Dilley where a population
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About 10 years ago, a man by the name of Al Weaver sent me a photo of a black bear he encountered while hog hunting with dogs. The interesting part is that he was hog hunting near Bay City, TX
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I like to fancy myself somewhat of a prepper and survivalist. Not one of the conspiracy theory living in an underground bunker types but more of a guy who likes prepping for tragedy. Tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and any of a
Every few years we have a “hot bait” phenomenon to come on the bass scene. It was a zoom brush hog, then a reactions innovations sweet beaver, then West Coast swimbaits, then chatterbaits and now it is the Glide Bait.
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“Black panther” reports are common in the American South. Accounts of mysterious black cats crossing the road in front of motorists or seen by hunters are frequent but are rarely backed up by photography. In my 25 years of wildlife
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