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August 18, 2015

Photo Tips: Make Your Big Fish Look Bigger

Okay, this was a BIG fish. In fact, it’s a 157-pound bigeye tuna, which my brother Bill (you see him here) cranked in during an offshore trip last week. But it looks one heck of a […]
August 16, 2015

2016 Toyota Tacoma is game changer

It is not often that I am given to superlatives.  I drive hundreds of vehicles every year and it is easy to become jaded.  In this kind of job, you grow quickly skeptical of the manufacturers’ […]
August 14, 2015

Two large recalls for Volkswagen and Discount Tire (trucks and SUVs)

Attention — two recalls announced this week could have an impact on your vehicle safety.  One is for about 80,000 truck and SUV tires.  The second is for more than 420,000 Volkswagens from a range of […]
August 13, 2015

Rising Texas temperatures? Up north travel in GMC Yukon Denali is perfect fit

What does a self-respecting Texan do when the heat index is in the 115 degree range?  Step one for many is to rekindle relationships with family and friends who live up north.  That doesn’t mean giving […]
August 11, 2015

A Saltwater Center Console Pontoon Boat? Yeah Again!!!

Last week, we took a peek at a red-hot high-performance pontoon boat that hits 60 MPH. But what about us anglers? While a lightning-fast pontoon is nifty, it doesn’t exactly fulfill our needs for hard-core fishing […]
August 7, 2015

Florida bear season permits go on sale, and Nugent has his

Special use permits for the first bear season in the Sunshine State this century went on sale this week and hunter’s rights advocate Ted Nugent picked one up. The permits, which became available for both resident […]
August 7, 2015

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Paper Shuffling Pays Off An individual stopped by the Brownwood law enforcement office asking for information on his boat so he […]
August 4, 2015

World’s Fattest Great White? Massive Shark Tagged By Ocearch

Ocearch researchers have encountered and tagged a massive great white shark off the East Coast of America, and the first footage of the unusual predator has made its way online. The white shark was filmed writhing on the […]
August 4, 2015

Man Attempts to Feed Snake a Fish, Gets Bitten Instead (VIDEO)

From what we could tell initially, this guy was not so smart.  After further review of this video, we realized that this snake may be conditioned to be fed by hand. Either way, this Diamondback Water Snake […]
August 3, 2015

Know what to do in case your dog gets a snakebite

No one keeps track of how many dogs are bitten by venomous snakes in North Carolina, but if the night my girl got nailed is typical, the answer is lots. It was just before sunset on […]