Texas Fish & Game
Copano Bay and Areas of Galveston Bay to be Closed to Oyster Harves
Austin – Areas TX-1 (East Approved Area) and TX-4 in Galveston Bay will be closed to all oyster harvest on Nov. 1 and TX-32 (Copano Bay) will be closed on Nov. 3 due to low abundance of oysters in these areas.
...San Antonio-area man catches huge bull shark on Texas coast, wins $20,000 at Sharkathon
A Spring Branch man caught an 8 feet 8 inch-long bull shark from the shore during Sharkathon off the Padre Island National Seashore on Oct. 17 — the largest catch ever submitted for the competition.
...Prospects Bright for Quail Season Opener on Saturday
AUSTIN – Thanks to timely rainfall and cooler temperatures this year, Texas quail hunters can anticipate hearing more bobwhites during the upcoming season, which gets under way statewide Saturday, Oct. 31.
...Senate Dems introduce ‘No Check, No Sale’ bill for gun sales
Gun control stalwarts Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy, Dianne Feinstein and others kicked off a legislative push to mandate an end to the “default to proceed” practice.
...Outlook Promising for Texas Deer Season
AUSTIN –Hunters should expect the 2015-16 Texas white-tailed deer season to be one of the best in years as timely rainfall and mild weather have certainly set the table, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
...Giant Rattlesnake Killed in Arkansas Measures Nearly 10 Feet in Length (VIDEO)
A giant rattlesnake estimated to be between eight and ten feet in length was killed in Arkansas by a man who said it attacked his dog.
...Deer Struck by Car Takes Itself to Emergency Room
Employees of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York were dumbfounded after an injured deer stumbled into the emergency wing on Monday. According to Fox News, the deer made it 20 feet down a hallway before staff were able to corral it. Two Monroe County sheriff’s deputies that were present at the time were able to remove the deer on a gurney with the help of public safety workers…
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Hurricane Patricia Leaves Shark in Alabama Woman’s Front Yard
It looks like the premise behind Sharknado may not be so outlandish after all. Whitney Constantine of Mobile, Alabama was more than a little surprised after discovering a dead shark in the middle of her front yard earlier this week. According to Constantine and her husband, the shark arrived after heavy rain and flooding caused by remnants of Hurricane Patricia, leaving the area covered in knee-deep water…
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Texas Country artist Kevin Fowler posts snake bite pictures that have gone viral (GRAPHIC)
Texas resident Kevin Fowler was in his garden shed when he found a snake. It was the third rattlesnake Fowler had found in his shed in a month and he took to Facebook to point out how dangerous the snakes were, and it’s been shared thousands of times.
...IGFA Confirms 5-year-old Angler’s Catfish Record
Earlier this month, the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) certified a 28-pound, 8-ounce flathead catfish caught by five-year-old Luke Harvell as the new record for that species in the 50-pound line class. The young angler caught the fish in North Carolina’s High Rock Lake on July 19 while fishing with his dad…
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Newspaper headlines OSU homecoming car crash as mass shooting
On Saturday a woman plowed her car into a crowd at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing 4 and injuring 30– but it lead in one paper as a shooting.
...$1,500: The Super-Cheap (But Still Super) Skiff
We get so carried away these days with our high-powered center consoles and fancy fishing machines, that we often forget just how much fun—and good fishing—you can have in a small, simple skiff. We also forget that we don’t have to spend $50,000 on a new boat, just to go casting for reds or toss topwater to speckled trout. No, for a modest $1,500 or so, you can get a super-cheap skiff that will do these things, and more.
...Goodbye $200 Tax Stamp? Bill Introduced to Remove Suppressors from NFA
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could buy a suppressor without having to pay a $200 tax on an already expensive item?
That’s exactly what the American Silencer Association and Representative Matt Salmon (AZ) hope to do with the introduction of the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The bill aims to remove suppressors from the jurisdiction of the National Firearms Act, which would eliminate the current complicated and expensive process associated with acquiring a suppressor…
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14-year-old Bags Potential Oklahoma Women’s Record Buck
Fourteen-year-old Micalah Millard of Skiatook, Oklahoma has been hunting every year since she was six, but last weekend she harvested her biggest buck yet—and it just may be a new state record.
The Tulsa World reported that Millard shot a long-tined buck while hunting with her father on a family ranch in McIntosh County that scored an impressive 187 and 1/8 inches…
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Man Without License Shoots Buck, Denied Louisiana State Record
A Louisiana deer hunter recently went from hero to zero when officials discovered that he didn’t have the proper licenses or tags to harvest an 18-point whitetail buck, with an unofficial green score of 208 7/8 inches—a deer big enough to take a seat as one of the five largest ever harvested in the state.
...State Wildlife Department That ‘Pioneered Program of Parachuting Beavers’ Finds Long-Lost Video (VIDEO)
If you were a pesky beaver in Idaho in the late 1940s and 50s, you risked being “relocated” in a most adventurous manner.
...This Transforming Boat Trailer Is the Coolest Boat Launcher Ever (VIDEO)
The most tedious and difficult part of boating usually happens at the boat ramp, but not with this impressive vehicle.
The boaters in question created a hybrid vehicle which combines the boat, trailer, and towing vehicle into one amazing package. It’s hard to tell at first, but the boat is actually integrated into the trailer itself making for a pretty slick package…
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Dragon’s Breath: The easiest way to rake your leaves (VIDEO)
We’ve got a gorilla suit. We’ve got Dragon’s Breath. We’ve got exploding pumpkins. We’ve got a good time.
Eric with the Moss Pawn/IV8888 gang take a light break from their normal seriousness to pitch in and clean up the yard with the help of a round of 12 gauge Dragon’s Breath, or zirconium pyrotechnic shotgun ammunition. Just be sure to have a fire suppression plan.
Those damned dirty apes.
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Personal Best Trout
My son Alex Wolf caught his personal best trout…..CPR…27 inches fishing in Galveston
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