A black bear that went up a tree after being encountered by a jogger in Del Rio on Tuesday has been captured and released at the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area in West Texas by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Reports of bear sightings on the edge of the Texas-Mexico border town had begun coming in to authorities Sunday. On Tuesday morning, the bear and a jogger encountered one another on a hike and bike trail on a creek inside the city limits and the jogger reported the incident.Read more

Warm-weather months don’t normally produce many trophy largemouth bass in Texas but Choke Canyon Lake between Tilden and Three Rivers has emerged as an exception.

During two recent Bass Champs fishing tournaments at Choke Canyon, bass weighing 12.06 and 11.5 pounds have topped the 150-plus team fields, and several anglers have reported hooking and losing fish that size and larger.Read more

Joe Axton calls it a bass tournament for the “little man” and not the professional angler but there isn’t anything little about the first-place prize he is promising for a Texas Top Teams bass tournament at Lake Fork June 28-29.

“We are guaranteeing $10,000 for first place, said Axton, owner of Axton’s Bass City Marina where the event will be held. “This tournament is open to anyone, not just the pros like the one that was held here recently. “Read more

Hot, windy weather is a turnoff for many anglers but not for Lake Texoma fishing guide Chris Carey.Read more

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Jeremy Starks of Charleston, W.Va., edged three-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year Kevin VanDam by 8 ounces to win the Elite Series: Southern Challenge on Sunday at Alabama’s Wheeler Lake.Read more