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If you like live bait fishing, few tools are as valuable as a Sabiki rig. These little multi-lure rigs will get snapped up by virtually all different species of potential bait and can help you fill […]

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Delta Waterfowl forecasts that a mix of average to above-average breeding conditions in the prairie pothole region, combined with a stable population of breeding ducks, will result in a strong fall flight for the upcoming waterfowl […]

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On Sunday morning August 9th, my husband, myself, and one of our friends loaded up the boat for a day of fishing. We put the boat in the water at Conn Brown Harbor in Aransas Pass, […]

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“You see it on social media all the time, but I never thought it would happen to me. Someone shot and killed our horse last night in his pasture in Port Mansfield. If anyone has any […]

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If you plan on going after oceanic big game, you’re going to need a fighting belt – or maybe an assortment of fighting belts. Not only will they prevent the gimbaled butt of an offshore rod […]

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) have reaffirmed an existing relationship that promises to benefit hunters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts for generations to come. A recently signed agreement builds […]

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His home waters were off-limits this week, but that didn’t stop Canadian standout Chris Johnston from winning the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River with a whopping four-day total of 20 smallmouth bass that weighed 97 pounds, 8 […]

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A tiger shark on the OCEARCH Tracker tagged by collaborating scientists at Biopixel Oceans Foundation and the Oceanographic Research Institute confirms that the species is capable of crossing the Indian Ocean. The 10-foot-4-inch mature female named […]

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A 35-year-old resident of Bay City made an appearance in federal court and admitted he was responsible for killing a protected species, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Leonard Cornelius, 35, of Bay City, Texas, pleaded […]

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Fire is a defining feature of the American landscape, responsible for creating, reshaping and regenerating our natural environment in nearly every corner of the Nation. But fire can also be a threat to life, property and […]

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Delta Waterfowl’s Working Wetlands — an innovative, incentive-based wetland conservation program with the potential to support the breeding efforts of 1.8 million ducks — opens enrollment this week as the Prairie Pothole Water Quality and Wildlife […]

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This photo has been floating around Texas for years.I first saw it in Sweetwater at an event 21 years ago and later ran into it at a restaurant in Freer.It shows an unidentified man with a […]

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife inspectors have prevented the illegal and potentially harmful import into the United States of approximately 15,000 live Chinese mitten crabs as part of the law enforcement operation codenamed Hidden Mitten. Chinese […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Toyota ShareLunker Program is having another outstanding year in its goal to create, bigger, better bass in Texas. After obtaining two successful spawns from one of the four 13 pound […]

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The interior of the Big Bend Ranch State Park Complex will be closed for the safety of park visitors during wildlife surveys Aug. 9 – 16. During the surveys, staff will be counting desert bighorn sheep by […]

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It’s time to go jetty fishing. Drawing every kind of inland and several offshore species, these large granite shipping lanes are the closest things to coral reefs most anglers will experience. I say that because they […]

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There are numerous accounts of hunters (usually hunting hogs with dogs) of hog attacks involving hunters. While bowhunting for hogs in South Texas many years ago, I met a man with 83 stitches on his left […]

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The new 2020-2021 federal duck stamp is on sale. The stamps, which cost $25, are valid through June 30, 2021. Purchased by millions of waterfowl hunters, wildlife enthusiasts and stamp collectors every year,stamps purchases provide critical […]

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A Big Bend Ranch State Park Police Officer and a Presidio County game warden were patrolling River Road at night through Big Bend Ranch State Park when the officers noticed a car parked in the Closed […]

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Texas is unlike any other state. Only Alaska is larger but no state has more biodiversity and incredible outdoor opportunities. Here are some facts and figures that should make you happy to live here or want […]

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