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Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered at Deer Breeding Facilities in Hunt and Uvalde Counties

AUSTIN – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in deer breeding facilities in both Hunt and Uvalde counties. This marks the first positive detection…

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TPW Commission Emergency Action Changes Spotted Seatrout Regulations in Laguna Madre Beginning April 1 Due to Feb. Fish

AUSTIN-  Winter weather the week of Feb. 14, 2021 led to fish kill events along the entire Texas coast. Freezing events along the Texas Coast are rare,…

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About the April 2021 Cover

By the time April arrives impressions of the impact the winter freeze in February had remain but will have started to fade.  It’s funny how…

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Bracket ‘Em — On Top or Subsurface

Scratching the surface or just below targets April’s shallow water trout and reds. Story and photography by Robert Sloan About three decades ago on a…

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2020’s Best Five Bucks From Above

Antler development of trophy whitetail bucks’ observed in 2019 and then again one year later. Story and photography by Bob Zaiglin As drought sustained a…

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Choosing the Best Option

Determined by wind, tides, available bait and structure being fished are keys to finding spring coastal fish. Story and photography Danno Wise For Texas coastal…

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Bassin’ East Texas

April falls during the heart of the spawn with armies of fish prowling in or close to skinny water. Story and photography by Matt Williams…

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TC3’s Airgun Arsenal

Story by Tom Claycomb III I still remember my first gun.  It was Christmas morning and I was six years old. I woke up about…

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Return of the Red Snapper

Anytime that the summer winds start to calm and the waters of the Gulf of Mexico start to look more like a backyard pool than…

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TPW Commission Approves Saltwater Fishing Regulation Proposals for 2021-2022

AUSTIN – On March 25, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission discussed changes to saltwater fishing regulations for 2021-2022 that included allowing the recreational-only use…

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