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No one knows snakes like Austin Stevens. When his program Austin Steven’s “Snakemaster” debuted on Animal Planet a decade ago, wildlife enthusiasts around the world were mesmerized not only with the serpents he encountered on film, […]

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking public input on an application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit associated with a proposed Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement with the East Foundation that would support the recovery of endangered ocelots by expanding […]

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Starting this month, anglers can voluntarily report red snapper landings on the My Texas Hunt Harvest (MTHH) app as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) discontinues its iSnapper app. The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies […]

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Mahi-mahi are one of those species that’s almost always willing to bite. Almost. But on occasion they do get lockjaw, which is doubly frustrating because (unless you’re trolling) you can usually see them swim right up […]

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My late uncle Jackie Moore was a man of few words. On the rare occasions he told a story, it always seemed to have an interesting twist, especially when it came to outdoors experiences. “This deer […]

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Pathfinder Boats has a new 2200 TRS, redesigned from the ground up for 2024 — and it’s bigger and better than any 2200 you’ve seen to date. They added four inches to the platform’s LOA and […]

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Western & Central Northern Pacific striped marlin, whose abundance, especially spawning-stock biomass, and size are greatly diminished and retain low priority within the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). This regional fisheries management organization (RFMO) […]

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the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced it will invest $16.2 million to restore forests across tribal, state and private lands. These funded projects mark the first time the Forest Service will make Landscape Scale […]

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The Logan Parks Fishing Foundation, founded by tournament angler Logan Parks, is thrilled to announce the inaugural High School/College Chaos Tournament presented by Abu Garcia. Set to take place Wednesday, November 8th to Sunday, November 12th […]

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Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) is joining forces with the Playa Lakes Joint Venture, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and four land trusts in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico and Kansas to conserve more than 250,000 acres […]

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From the International Game Fish Association (IGFA)… On September 2, 2023, Art Weston was fishing in Sam Rayburn Lake, Texas, when he landed this massive 128.37-kilogram (283-pound) alligator gar. With this fish Art can potentially set […]

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SOMETIMES STANDARD BOW hunting methods don’t get the job done, so you have to resort to tricks. For example, where there are deer, there are also turkeys. Both are extremely wary animals and along with that […]

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Thanks to a recent bill passed during the last legislative session, active-duty military, honorably discharged veterans and the immediate family members of a service member who died while serving now qualify for one of three new […]

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From the U.S. Drought Monitor… Brutally hot and dry weather again this week kept dryness entrenched across Texas, southern Oklahoma, Louisiana, and southern Mississippi. For the past 2 months, temperatures averaged 4 to 8 deg. F […]

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For 50 years (1973 to 2023) the NWTF has focused on conservation of the wild turkey through wildlife habitat work across the U.S. With population declines estimated at 15% or more over the past decade-plus, the […]

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Scientists at the University of Maine need Atlantic blue marlin that weigh over 800 lbs and Atlantic swordfish over 500 lbs, specifically their heads, and the fork length measurement.  They are hoping to conduct an age and growth […]

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