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Too Hot To Handle: Care Needed With Hunting Dogs During Texas’ Dove Season

COLEMAN — Of all the stupid things I have done in life, and there have been many, this…

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Off And Running: Hunters Throughout North And Central Find Dove Numbers Down

COLEMAN — At the opening of dove season last September through early June, portions of Coleman County and…

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Trophy Tags: TPWD Accepting Applications For Trinity River Trophy Gar Tags

Applications are being taken for a drawing for 150 alligator harvest permits to be used on portions of…

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Hot Shots: Picking The Right Ammo For Dove Is Not That Technical

On my first dove hunt as a kid I carried a now-rare 16-gauge shotgun. A double-barrel. It kicked…

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Season’s Greetings: Cooler Early Summer, Rain Should Result In Good Dove Numbers

If I could only hunt one thing every year for the rest of my life it would be…

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Outdoors New Year: 2019-20 Texas Hunting/Fishing Licenses Go On Sale Aug. 15

When I was a kid I used to look forward to Aug. 31. In those pre-historic times of…

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At Home: Artificial structures help take place of missing natural habitat

The truth is Texas’ lakes are aging. That is not such a bad thing for water production, but…

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Real And Present Danger: Think Through Actions To Keeping Hunting Safe For Everyone

In 1987, the last year before mandatory hunter education, Texas recorded 81 hunting accidents, 12 of which were…

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Texas Proud: There Are No Lone Stars When It Comes To The State’s Bass Lakes

It is hard to look at Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes rankings and see New York’s St. Lawrence…

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Technical fishing: New generation fish finder goes where none have gone before

LAKE PALESTINE — Jimmy Houston once told me when he received his first Hummingbird flashing fish finder, he…