Every few years, stories of black cougars make the rounds again — sightings in the brush, a shadow crossing a ranch road, somebody swearing they saw a jet-black mountain lion in the timber. It’s a fascinating campfire tale. Check out […]
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For decades, stories of unusually large wildcats have circulated across the southern United States. Hunters, landowners and rural residents have described animals far bigger than a bobcat, sporting tufted ears, long legs and an unmistakable presence. Many of these sightings
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Before you read any further, watch the video below. It breaks down one of the strangest trail-camera captures to surface in recent memory — a hog that doesn’t look like what most Texas hunters expect to see roaming the brush.
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For decades, mountain lions have been considered absent from much of the eastern United States based on officially accepted range maps. But verified photographs tell a different story. Watch this new video here. The photographs discussed in this video were
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Most people picture Texas as a place of longhorn cattle, armadillos along rural roads, and white-tailed deer slipping through mesquite brush. The state’s wildlife image feels settled and familiar. Yet Texas quietly supports animals many people never associate with it
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Residents in the Texas Hill Country have reported a troubling pattern: individuals going door-to-door claiming to be wildlife researchers and asking for permission to shoot deer on private land. Authorities are concerned it is a poacher scam. The men say
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In Pineville, Louisiana, a wild hog forced its way into a home — a moment of chaos that left residents shocked and reminded everyone how unpredictable these animals can be. The details are unsettling, so we’ll keep them light, but
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Have you always wanted to visit a state park but never been? Make plans to visit one of 89 Texas State Parks on Nov. 2! In honor of Texas State Parks Day, a tradition born from 2023’s centennial celebration, everyone
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Across Texas, from the piney woods of the east to the mountains of the far west, a quiet comeback is underway. Black bears once nearly wiped out from the state are returning. It started in East Texas. Game cameras in
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Something unusual has been captured on camera in the Texas wild. A recent video provided by the Skupin family shows a feline with the body shape of a bobcat but the striking spotted coat of an ocelot. The short clip
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If you spend enough time wade fishing or island-hopping along the Texas Coast, you’ll eventually encounter one of our most misunderstood yet dangerous neighbors—the rattlesnake. From Galveston southward, these snakes are part of the coastal landscape, and their numbers seem
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Social media is exploding with wild claims about a supposed “dolphin hunting season” in Florida. Facebook and Instagram are flooded with viral posts and shocking videos — but what’s real and what’s pure internet fiction? Watch the video below. In
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What if America’s wilderness hides a predator science won’t acknowledge? In this episode of Dark Outdoors®, author Michael Mayes—known for his work Shadow Cats—joins us to dig into the controversial and chilling reports of black panthers roaming across the U.S.
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On Sept. 21, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed a positive detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in a cow in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in Nuevo León, Mexico, about 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in the state of Nuevo León, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. This is now
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Across Texas—and beyond—young people facing critical illness or the loss of loved ones are finding healing and hope through nature. Higher Calling Wildlife, founded by conservationist and Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore, runs the award-winning Wild Wishes® program,
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a virtual informational meeting to update the public on the Red Wolf Recovery Program, including revitalized recovery efforts for the species, the status of recovery efforts in the eastern North Carolina Red
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A family hike turned into a fight for survival when a father, his wife, their toddler, and infant daughter came face-to-face with a mountain lion. Dark Outdoors dives deep into the wilderness dangers that most people never see coming. Listen
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I did an article for Texas Fish & Game in 2019 entitled Mystery Of The Black Longtail. In it I explained the name for these cats that I believe they are the source of the vast majority of “black panther” sightings.
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The word wolf carries weight. For some, it’s a symbol of wilderness. For others, it’s a predator to be feared. For many, it’s a creature that hovers between memory and myth. Few animals embody that tension more than the dire wolf,
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