THE WILD, WILD WEST

THE WILD, WILD WEST

Two anglers recount fairy tale days on Texas’ hottest big bass lake, O.H. Ivie. Story and photography by Matt Williams We’re on the downhill slide…

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Aging El Chapo on the Hoof, 2017 – 2021

Aging El Chapo on the Hoof, 2017 – 2021

Pictorially demonstrating the aging process of a white-tailed buck — from its youth through its golden years. Story and photography by Bob Zaiglin It was…

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Stage Is Set For Spring Specks

Stage Is Set For Spring Specks

Warming water temperatures, an influx of seasonal bait and voracious feeding gamefish sets up an angling progression that only gets better over time. Story and…

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Spring Turkey Hunting Tools & Tactics

Spring Turkey Hunting Tools & Tactics

Just Hunting Story and photography by Bill L. Olson If you are reading this column and plan on hunting turkey somewhere in the Lone Star…

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SIX FAVORITE SPRING HUNT OPPORTUNITIES

SIX FAVORITE SPRING HUNT OPPORTUNITIES

Just Hunting Story by Tom Claycomb III Many begrudgingly stored away their guns right around Christmas and didn’t plan on pulling them out again until…

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National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb. 20-26 Promotes Action to Combat Harmful, Non-Native Plants and Wildlife

National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb. 20-26 Promotes Action to Combat Harmful, Non-Native Plants and Wildlife

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asks Texans to join the fight against invasive species that negatively impact the state’s natural resources…

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Family Fishing Education Opportunities Offered for Texans this Spring

Family Fishing Education Opportunities Offered for Texans this Spring

ATHENS — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens is once again partnering with Fishing’s Future and the…

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O.H. Ivie Claims Another Massive Legacy Lunker

O.H. Ivie Claims Another Massive Legacy Lunker

ATHENS – O.H. Ivie’s unprecedented run continued Monday when the lake produced its eighth Legacy Class fish of the 2023 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. Jason…

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Fairfield Lake State Park to Close Permanently Feb. 28

Fairfield Lake State Park to Close Permanently Feb. 28

Land Lease will be Terminated; Public Access to Fairfield Lake to Cease AUSTIN— After more than 50 years of public use and outdoor recreation by…

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Annual White Bass Run is Quickly Approaching

Annual White Bass Run is Quickly Approaching

AUSTIN – The annual white bass run is heating up and anglers across Texas are preparing for exciting days on the water. Each spring, white…

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