Texas Fish & Game

I love shooting crossbows and have liked them ever since they became legal for everyone during archery season in Texas back in 2009.  Over the last several years, I have owned three crossbows: the Barnett Wildcat C5, the Barnett Buck Commander Xtreme (BCX) Carbonlite, and the Barnett Raptor Reverse . All three of these crossbows have performed flawlessly and work as

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Story by Jeff Stewart Another successful tactic that I have used to take many deer is to not hunt when I was expected to hunt.  Just as your faithful dog will set himself up in front of your front door an hour before you get home anticipating your arrival so can a deer pattern you.  If you

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My daughter was lucky enough to catch the winning flounder in the cca star kids division !! 5 lbs 8 oz

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Mountain Lion taken by Mitch Nau on September 23, 2016, recovered September 24, 2016. Free range, no dogs, no bait. Required two shots from a Howa 22-250 on the run at approximately 200 yards. Comstock,Texas.

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Winchester® Celebrates 150 Years in 2016 with Commemorative Packaging In 1866, America was still rebuilding from the recently concluded Civil War, and citizens were pushing West in an effort to find their fortunes and settle the frontier. At the same time, Oliver Winchester established the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Winchester brand went on to

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AUSTIN – An investigation by Texas Game Wardens into a fatal boat crash on Lake Fork in July led to an arrest warrant this week for the boat’s operator on felony intoxication manslaughter charges. On the afternoon of July 9, game wardens responded to a one boat wreck on Lake Fork involving two Wood County

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Outboard engines are incredibly reliable these days, but they’re still subject to many of the same old fuel problems we’ve always had to deal with. If your engine is cranking but just won’t start and you suspect it may be a fuel issue, remember these quick-fix tips. Inspect the ball in your fuel line, which

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Successful wade fishing depends a lot on how you dress, says Galveston fishing guide, Paul Marcaccio. Wearing apparel that can be seen under water from more than a few feet can penalize you by spooking the fish. Additionally, the wrong apparel can be downright dangerous, especially in waters with deep holes or along the fringes

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Texas Fish and Game Hunting Editor Lou Marullo believes hunters should focus on “ice cream” for deer in the coming archery-only season. Well, sort of. In Texas, most hunting is done over corn feeders are at least corn sprinkled on a trail or sender. On public land this is not legal and the fact is

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Summer is the time when truck manufacturers woo writers and photographers with sneak peeks — or actual drives — in the latest trucks that will be in dealerships for the new model year.  Then they put a lid on it and embargoed the information for weeks or months.  The lid is now off the 2017

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Redfish can easily be identified by a spot, or couple of spots on the fish’s tail. What if the fish had over 600 spots all over the fish? Patrick Bonin, who first found out about the catch, said Jerry Rouyea, a St. Amant, LA, angler didn’t know what he had on the end of his

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THE HENRY 1000 MAN SHOOT TO BENEFIT THE NRA   Less than one week after the 2016 Presidential election Henry Repeating Arms, one of the country’s leading firearms manufacturers, and the National Rifle Association will team up to waste no time in raising funds to continue their efforts to uphold the 2nd Amendment. Firearms history will be

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Fishgame.com is proud to announce the newest contributing member of the Texas Outdoor Nation-Jeff Stewart. Jeff will be providing weekly blogs as well as contributing to Texas Fish and Game. “Jeff is a rough and tough Texan. He’s not politically correct and he is a real outdoors lover, the kind of guy who can go

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In 2008, I received a photo of a porcupine road-killed at Sabine Pass. That photo shocked many people because they (along with yours truly) did not realize we had porcupines in my native Southeast Texas. Back in 2012, I heard about someone whose Doberman pinscher had to visit a local vet to get porcupine quills removed from it after an Orange County

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We have all heard the dangers of loading tubular magazines such as the ones found on lever action rifles with pointed bullets because the possibility of detonation under recoil as the rounds are pressed against the primers.  But will it really? YouTuber Taofledermaus decided to put this to the test by stacking 10 5.56mm rounds end to end

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Back in 2014 I wrote about my father and uncle seeing fully developed whitetail bucks that were about 1/3 the size of the average Texas Hill Country buck, putting the animals at about 30 pounds. Here are a few we have received from around the country. From Josh in Alabama… Just wanted to let you

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Government agencies are often tasked with informing people about pressing issues. Yet information has a hard time competing for attention. People like entertainment. Enter the “Lake Dudes,” animated characters created to catch the attention of boaters, hoping to stop the spread of an invasive water weed that threatens to take over Texas lakes. “Hey bra, […]

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Ford Truck has had a 22-year relationship with the Dallas Cowboys, and the most visible symbol of that yet is the limited edition Dallas Cowboys truck, unveiled yesterday at the brand new Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, TX. This facility will serve as multiple functions as the team’s corporate headquarters, training center, practice […]

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Snake venom is a complex substance that varies greatly among the world’s thousands of species. George Van Horn of Reptile World Serpentarium in St. Cloud, Fl. has been collecting venom for more than 40 years to contribute to medical science and create antivenom for snake bite treatment. In this video we see him collect venom […]

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More validation that everything’s bigger and better in Texas, dove populations are soaring and the hunting season, which gets underway Sept. 1, is the longest in 80 years. A new 90-day season this fall means hunters will have 20 more days of opportunity compared with previous years. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is […]

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