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It’s Official: 99.4% of BoatUS Members Wave While Boating

If you thought people seemed happier spending time on a boat, you’re right. In a first-ever survey of the half a million recreational boat owning…

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SCHOOL SUSPENS BOY, 8, FOR PRETENDING FINGER WAS A GUN

An Osceola County, Fla. mother wants an apology and her son’s record expunged after he received a one-day suspention from class at Harmony Middle School…

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Hunting in America

  Big Bucks, Big Impact on the Economy.

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Experimental Pronghorn Season Set to Open Saturday

A new experimental hunting season in parts of the Texas Panhandle Sept. 28-Oct. 6 will allow landowners to control harvest of buck pronghorn on their…

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Lyme disease: New estimates from CDC reveal estimated 300,000 cases per year vs. previously reported

Lyme disease has now become one of the fastest growing epidemics to date. Why the alarming increase? Revised numbers from the CDC reflect that they…

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University Researcher says Recent Rains Not a Drought-Buster for Salty Bays

Since the beginning of September, Corpus Christi has received what some have called ‘drought-busting’ rains, including four inches of rain on Sunday, Sept. 8, and…

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New Rules in the Works to Fight Zebra Mussels

In the state’s ongoing effort to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved for public comment new proposed…

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Nominations Sought for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame

Deadline for submission of nominations is December 31 Individuals or organizations that have made a lasting contribution to freshwater fishing in Texas may be nominated…

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Coastwide Texas Seagrass Protection Starts This Month

Beginning Sept. 1, a new law passed by the 83rd Texas Legislature takes effect all along the Texas coast, prohibiting the uprooting of seagrass with…

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NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on a Proposed Rule to Increase Red Snapper Quotas and Potentially Re-open the 2013 Recreational Fishing Season Comment period ends…

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