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Overlooked Duck Hot Spots

Cattle tanks, stock ponds, or other small water bodies offer outstanding, easy hunting opportunities. Story and Photography by Nate Skinner What makes a hunter get…

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BRUSH COUNTRY’S PEAK SPECTACLE

Ever changing phases of the whitetail rut combined with moves and countermoves between hunter and quarry. Story and Photography by Bob Zaiglin Taking a wide,…

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Winter Bay Fishing – Shallow to Deep

Know when, where and how to find and target fish based on the prevailing conditions. Story and Photography by Danno Wise December is usually the…

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A Plethora of Winter Options

Texas Upper Coast provides anglers with an abundance of diverse opportunities for a variety of conditions. Story and Photography by Nate Skinner Transition. It’s a…

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Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. The Naked Truth Hunters rely on camouflage clothing to mask…

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Big Bend Ranch State Park is Fourth Texas State Park to Receive International Dark Sky Park Designation

Together with Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park forms one of the largest contiguous areas under dark-skies protection in the United States….

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TPWD Announces Rainbow Trout Stocking Season in Texas

AUSTIN – With hundreds of thousands of catchable-size rainbow trout coming to 150 public water bodies across the state this winter, Texas anglers have plenty…

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Texas Game Wardens Bag High Profile Trophy Deer Poachers

Criminal Cases Illustrate Temptation of Grayson County’s Big Bucks AUSTIN – Deer hunters will go to great lengths in pursuit of a trophy white-tailed buck;…

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TPWD Congratulates 2017 Whiz Bang Sporting Clays Finalists

SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, in cooperation with Texas 4-H Shooting Sports, recognized finalists in this year’s Whiz Bang sporting clays…

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10th Anniversary of USTS Texas Clipper Sinking as an Artificial Reef

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Artificial Reef Program sank the USTS Texas Clipper 10 years ago on Nov….

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