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Texas Game Wardens Wrap Up Busy Summer Boating Season with Labor Day Patrols

AUSTIN— Texas Game Wardens closed the summer boating season with water safety checks and boating safety patrols on the lakes, rivers and bays in Texas…

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Mentored Hunting Workshops Introduce First Time Hunters to the Hunting Experience

AUSTIN — Just in time for hunting season, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is hosting a series of mentored hunting workshops for first…

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About the September 2020 Cover

A question often asked is, “why is there a painting instead of a photo on the cover of Texas Outdoors Journal?”  The reason is to…

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DOVE DUO — Mourning & Whitewing

It’s time to test one’s shotgun skills on the tastiest targets in the sky. Story and photography by Bob Zaiglin It was a warm, humid,…

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Late Summer Nearshore Smorgasbord

Options include trolling for kingfish and tarpon, fishing structure for snapper or grouper plus specks and reds inside. Story and photography by Danno Wise As…

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Cooling Down – Transition On

Trout and reds are switching gears as Texas coastal waters head into fall. Story and photography by Robert Sloan We were at the mouth of…

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Banking on Bobwhites

Texas researchers are hopeful this study will lay the groundwork plus stir interest in translocating wild quail. Story and photography by Matt Williams Translocation is…

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Success Is In The Details

Story and photography by Tom Claycomb III I’m thinking as soon as I am through writing this column I need to sit down, read it…

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Texas Game Wardens Stress Water Safety During Labor Day Weekend

AUSTIN – Labor Day weekend is approaching and Texans around the state are making plans to take advantage of extra time on the waterways. Compared…

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Changes Proposed to Texas Exotic Aquatic Species Regulations

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing changes to regulations regarding harmful or potentially harmful fish, shellfish and aquatic plants. The proposed…

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