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About the March 2020 Cover

March is “classified” as a transition month along Texas’ coast.  Waterfowl is still sometimes observed winging their way overhead while water temperatures will tempt anglers…

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Texas Trophy Trout Hot Spots

Pro’s pointers on where to find and catch big yellow mouth speckled trout. Story and photography by Robert Sloan The heaviest speckled trout in the…

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Bucks From Above-2019

TOJ’s Whitetail Editor shares images and stories of the best bucks observed last season. Story and photography by Bob Zaiglin Each fall and early winter…

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Available Warmer Weather Coastal Options

Tips for more consistent Spring action for specks, reds and flounder. Story and photography Danno Wise March starts a period of warmer weather and warmer…

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A Call For Lunkers

Anglers loan 13 pound and larger Texas-caught bass to the state agency for spawning and genetics research. Story and photography by Matt Williams The lunker…

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Falling In Love With The .22 — Again

Story by Tom Claycomb III The .22 is like the .30-06, it just keeps hanging in there and surviving. It has withstood the test of…

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Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2020

AUSTIN —Each February for 18 years, countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water along the Texas coastline searching the bays for abandoned crab traps…

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Battleship TEXAS Foundation Now Accepting Proposals for Battleship TEXAS’s New Home

LA PORTE— The Battleship TEXAS Foundation (BTF) is now accepting proposals for the selection of a home port for the Battleship TEXAS after it returns…

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TPW Commission Approves Rule Changes to Assist with Growth of Managed Lands Deer Program

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved changes to the Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP), which provides landowners and land managers with…

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Game Warden Field Notes

Lawn Enforcement On Jan. 3, a Newton County game warden completed an investigation into a hunting without landowner consent case. The case involved one subject…

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