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Entries Tagged Texas

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Deer Hunters: Do You Believe in Whitetail Culling?

A massive study in southwest Texas indicates that culling “inferior” whitetail bucks isn’t the best way to build a better buck herd.
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Setting Sights on a Texas Trifecta

A trip to the Texas Panhandle puts three models of EOTech sights through a series of dawn-to-dusk field tests for predators, turkeys and aoudad.
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Hunting Hogs Day and Night

In most places it’s legal to hunt wild hogs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Why not take advantage?
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Replica Whitetail Buck — Crafted in a Cake!

When it comes to making specialty cakes with an outdoor theme, Dusty Sinclair of Sugarbelle Sweets is second to none.
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Championship Day Video: Lee Livesay Catches 9-Pounder on Topwater Lure

It’s every competitive bass anglers dream to have a mega bag on the final day of an event to cruise to victory, and recently that dream became a reality for Texan Lee Livesay.
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Video: Battling an 8-Foot Alligator Gar

No. 1 on the author’s bucket list is a visit to the Trinity River in southeast Texas to fish with alligator gar guru Henry Martin, who recently landed an 8-footer on hook and line.
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3.4-Pound White Bass Caught in O.H. Ivie Reservoir in Texas

We recently published a story about the numerous double-digit largemouth bass coming from O.H. Ivie Reservoir in Texas, and now it has produced a possible new lake record white bass.
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O.H. Ivie Reservoir in Texas Is on Fire With Trophy Largemouth Bass

During the past 10 days, no lake on the planet has been hotter for trophy largemouth bass than O.H. Ivie Reservoir in Texas.
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Bowhunting Southwest Javelina

Javelina provide year-round fun in temperate climates.
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Game Warden Chronicles: Mistakes on Waterfowl, and Spear-Throwing Salmon Poachers Get the Point

In the latest installment of our game warden chronicles series, game wardens in New York got right to the point with a group of men using spears on salmon.
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Wild Hogs: A Must-Hunt Species

Whether you’re looking for an action-packed bowhunt on a budget or are trying to learn to control buck fever, hunting wild hogs is the perfect solution.
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Deadly Hemorrhagic Disease Confirmed in Wild Rabbits

A potentially devastating situation has been confirmed in multiple states with the discovery of viral Rabbit hemorrhagic disease, and a variant of the virus that causes it. The ramifications on wild populations of rabbits, along with predators that feed on them, could be huge.
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The Truth About High-Fence Hunting

The author bowhunts exotics behind a high fence in Texas for the first time and comes away with a new appreciation for the challenge.