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Last week, the U.S. Senate passed historic legislation that will have long-term benefits for wildlife conservation, ducks and duck hunters. The Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and includes two elements […]

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NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or “dead zone” – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life – to be approximately 6,700 square […]

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In This Issue: 10 Tips for Catching Summer Flatfish • Profiling Predators • Sleeper Bass Lakes • Saving the Bison • Baby Tarpon • New Salt & Fresh Regs • A Dream Ram Hunt • Covid-19’s […]

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The Brown Water Royal Slam The IGFA recognizes six fishing slams where anglers have to catch a number of recognized species in a given category. The most prestigious is the billfish slam. With trips to exotic […]

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There are no guarantees in fishing. But if there is anything that is close to a guarantee, it is catching catfish on Lake Conroe. According to Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) officials, channel catfish are […]

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I can safely say, without hyperbole, that this may be the hardest time I’ve ever had writing something. With quarantine, trying to teach Theatre Arts to a horde of middle school students via Google Classroom, helping […]

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Houston Safari Club Foundation as part of its effort to support the future of hunting, shooting sports and conservation, recently awarded $26,500 in grants. Grants were provided to support Children’s Kingdom Ministries/Wild Wishes, an organization that […]

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IT WAS THE Archduke Ferdinand moment in the ongoing struggle for hunting and fishing access and opportunities. Just as the assassination of the Archduke was the first domino that fell in the game of death and […]

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If you enjoy night fishing with regularity, you probably know exactly what you’re seeing in this somewhat cryptic picture: fish that have been attracted to a green light. Many of us who enjoy night fishing know […]

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Many people have side-finder fishfinders on their boats these days, but few of them seem to have a solid understanding of how to use the tech to their biggest advantage. Sure, you can meander around and […]

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I LOVE ANIMALS. Besides being a lifelong hunter and angler, I have always had companion and guard dogs. My wife Lisa and I run a small zoological facility with more than 50 species ranging from Siberian […]

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The first Saturday in June each year is designated as Free Fishing Day in the state of Texas. Texans can fish on any public waterbody in the state without a fishing license on June 6, 2020. […]

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CASA of Tarrant County is doing a special online “Pull For Kids” to raise funds for their children’s advocacy projects. “We are currently seeing a huge increase of children needing an advocate. Since we were unable […]

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At the time of this writing (3/27/20) news was coming in from all around the nation of various outdoor access being closed throughout the United States. Here are the ones we have confirmed. Listen to Chester […]

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Join TFG Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore for a special edition of his “Higher Calling” podcast as he interviews Corey Mason with the Dallas Safari Club about the immense impact of COVID-19 on wildlife, hunting and the outdoors […]

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AUSTIN— After careful evaluation of the ongoing public health situation, Texas State Parks will be limiting park programming and closing public access to park headquarters, visitor centers and park stores starting at 12 p.m. Thursday, March […]

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The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) welcomes Katharine MacGregor as the new Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. “On behalf of the millions of NRA members across the country, I want […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has added O.H. Ivie Lake near San Angelo to the statewide list of lakes designated as positive for invasive zebra mussels after multiple specimens were found in the lake in 2019. […]

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