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December 15, 2015

14-year-old Hunter Bags Ultra Rare Black Whitetail Buck

An all-black whitetail deer is the harvest of a lifetime, but for 14-year-old Brooke Bateman of Dallas, it was just her first buck.  The young hunter bagged the extremely rare animal while hunting with her father […]
December 14, 2015

Hunting Show Host, Beauty Queen Theresa Vail Charged with Illegal Bear Kill

Theresa Vail, a 25-year-old hunting show host with the Outdoor Channel and former Miss America contestant, was charged recently by Alaskan officials with allegedly harvesting a grizzly without a tag and then conspiring with her guides […]
December 10, 2015

Video: Flamethrower-equipped Drone Roasts a Turkey

Remember that pistol-equipped drone? Its creator just upped the ante and released video of a flamethrower-equipped remote aerial vehicle.  The drone was made with a combination of off the shelf components and 3D-printed parts. See full […]
December 10, 2015

Sharpshooting nun who picked off 10-point buck catches flak

A Pennsylvania Navy-vet and current nun who teaches at a catholic school was blasted on social media when she shared an image of her harvest last week. Benedictine Sister John Paul Bauer of St. Mary’s, a […]
December 9, 2015

Taya Kyle Wins American Sniper Shootout

Utilizing TrackingPoint precision-guided firearms, Taya Kyle, a novice shooter, defeated NRA World Shooting Champion Bruce Piatt in the American Sniper Shootout. Bruce Piatt utilized the same weapons our soldiers use in combat today. The event served […]
December 9, 2015

Truly monster hog killed in Russia!?

Damn.com has posted photos and a story about a hog that is alleged to weigh more than 1,000 pounds killed in Russia. You can read the article by clicking here. We at TF&G are currently in […]
December 8, 2015

Family of Texas Hunters Takes Wrong Turn into Mexico, Gets Detained

A former Marine and his two children were detained in Mexico last Thursday after taking a wrong turn into Ciudad Acuna, Mexico. According to Click2Houston.com, 38-year-old Jeromie Slaughter of Texas City retired from the Marines just […]
December 1, 2015

Potential World Record Spotted Bass Released in California

A professional angler in California may have caught the world’s largest spotted bass, but the record may have quite literally slipped through his fingers. Paul Bailey was fishing with Matt Newman in an unnamed California lake […]
November 26, 2015

Toyota Texas Bass Classic leaves Lake Fork

The 2016 Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) will celebrate its tenth anniversary in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on May 20–22, 2016 reports Katie Scallan, senior manager marketing, Gulf States Toyota. The fishing competition will take place […]
November 25, 2015

The 10 Most Annoying Things for Deer Hunters

Deer season is when it all happens. Many hunters spend all year salivating at the thought of venison chili and backstraps, while others savor the thought of those calm early mornings on the treestand. However, like […]