Texas Fish & Game

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now accepting public comment on proposed changes to freshwater fishing regulations for 2019-2020. The proposed changes include modifications to the length limits and harvest regulations for largemouth bass, […]

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The desert bighorn sheep is a native of Texas and it has a history that most outdoors lovers have not heard. On this podcast Chester Moore interviews Froylan Hernandez, desert bighorn sheep program leader for the […]

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Whales can become entangled—in fishing gear, lines, or ropes—as they swim through the ocean. Entanglement can injure the whales and impair their ability to eat, swim, and reproduce. Watch as Sarah Wilkin, the NOAA Fisheries National […]

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A possible Texas state record channel cat was caught on Lake Tawakoni by angler Josh Garcia of Midland, TX while fishing with Michael and Teri Littlejohn’s Guide Service according to a report at Fox4 News. The fish […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now accepting public comment on proposed changes to hunting regulations for 2019-2020. The proposed changes include implementation and expansion of white-tailed deer “doe days,” an experimental mule deer […]

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I can still remember the day when it all started. It was a cold winter morning hunting in 1972. I was at my uncle’s ranch in south Texas with my uncle and some of my cousins. […]

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Texas Fish & Game (TFG) won big at the annual Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association (TOWA) “Excellence In Craft” awards in Corpus Christi. Publisher Roy Neves won first place for Texas Lakes & Bays in the publications […]

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I love finding products that can be pressed into service in multiple ways and have numerous applications. I normally do not veer off the path of reviewing hunting and fishing gear but recently two products, a […]

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In Winter, What DO Trout Eat, and What WILL They Eat? CATCHING BIG SPECKLED TROUT on local waters requires an entirely different approach than most of us are used to applying to our fishing. Big trout […]

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When it comes to choosing a small outboard engine for a saltwater fishing skiff, just as when choosing any size outboard, in truth your options are fairly limited. Let’s say you’re looking for a 25-horse powerplant, […]

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I love the archery sports and one of my goals is to get more families shooting together outdoors in different settings. For the modern-day archer, not only have great strides been made for archery equipment of […]

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When Diane James walked into her backyard in Post, TX she did not expect to see a rattlesnake. Nor did she expect to see an ornate box turtle killing and eating one. But that is exactly what […]

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The wild turkey is the most interesting game bird in North America. From our nation’s beginnings they were in fact highly revered. When the bald eagle was suggested as the nation’s symbol, founding father Benjamin Franklin […]

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One of my favorite times to hunt hogs and predators is after dark. There is so much unknown and many variables at nighttime which makes hunting even more interesting and I always welcome the challenge to […]

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The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Convention in Nashville is a massive, massive event. With tens of thousands of attendees gathering at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and hundreds of exhibitors showing the latest in production innovations […]

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I could almost hear “Ki Ki Ki Ma Ma Ma”echoing in the forest. Perhaps a killer was lurking around here somewhere. Excitement at the opportunity to be in the woods alone, early in the morning in […]

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On this episode, host Dustin Warncke is joined again by Jeff “Cryptohulk” Stewart. The two talk about fishing for catfish during the winter months and some great memories of catfishing many years ago in their youth. […]

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As I type this article my cell phone begins to ding.  I have messages from my deer hunting friends telling me that the time is now.  Bucks are chasing does and the rut is in full […]

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Crystal Beach, TX—When nine-year-old Reese Dearing noticed something floating in the water at the Sandy Shores edition at Crystal Beach, TX. he thought it was a small clump of sargassum (seaweed). He simply followed childhood curiosity and […]

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All hooks are not created equal, and choosing the right circle hook can be even more confusing than choosing the right J-hook. Most of us were raised on Js, so we don’t start with the same […]

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