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The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearm industry, is pleased to announce that ATF is set to release its newest version of the Form 4473. The Form 4473 is used by all […]

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Red snapper regulations have caused more confusion than just about anything related to Gulf coastal fishing over the last two decades. Texas Anglers should be reminded red snapper season in federal waters is open through Aug. […]

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The “Moving Forward Act,” H.R. 2, passed the U.S. House with a vote of 233 to 188 according to Trout Unlimited who reported on the bill. “Clean water and healthy waterways are critical elements of the […]

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On June 4, 41 endangered Louisiana pine snakes were released into the wild, marking the largest release to date of the United States’ rarest snake species, thanks to conservation partners from around the country. Representatives from […]

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Dark Skies Over Texas Chinati Mountains State Natural Area, located 25 miles north of Presidio, is now included into Big Bend Ranch State Parks’ 2017 International Dark Sky Park designation with the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). […]

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Shrimp are the most popular seafood to eat on the Gulf Coast. The love of shrimp is nearly universal among people and also speckled trout. Carolina-Rigged: Here is a strategy for soft plastics that will catch […]

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For humans, the concept of social distancing is really just a few months old. But for a certain whale shark, it’s something she had been practicing for many years. “Rio Lady,” a mature, 26-foot whale shark […]

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Balmorhea State Park is gaining some elbow room after a 643-acre land acquisition was recently completed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. This acquisition, which was seven years in the making, will increase the size […]

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Once considered to be extinct in Texas, black bears have steadily recolonized the Big Bend region and other areas of west and southwest Texas since the last decade of the twentieth century. The natural restoration of […]

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The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) has announced a major advancement in the conservation and management of Central Asia’s wild sheep and goat populations under the Foundation’s Central Asia Conservation Initiative (CACI). The initiative includes the signing […]

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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s spring survey indicates a breeding population of 4 million ducks — an 18 percent increase over 2019 and 64 percent above the long-term average. The population estimate is the […]

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AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking to expand public access to fishing and paddling on Texas rivers through leased access agreements with streamside landowners. Private streamside properties are essential to achieving this […]

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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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