November days evoke memories of deer seasons past
| |Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009
You didn’t miss deer season, even if you were wearing a cast.Read more
Solunar forecast
Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009
Based on the changing positions of the sun and moon, this chart indicates the times likely to be best for fishing and hunting. The major periods last one to two hours. The minor periods are shorter.Read more
Anglers’ flounder bounty temporarily reduced
| |Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s limits could help increase the spawning stock by as much as 80 percent over six years.Read more
Quail hunting days of old are long gone
| |Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009
Fragmentation is a culprit in the Texas quail population decline.Read more
Squirrel season in Louisiana all about family
| |Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
Locals consider the squirrel hunt a time for generations to connect with each other.Read more
Fish samplings at area lakes yield positive results
| |Tuesday, Jun. 17, 2008
The gill net-catch rates for numbers of blue catfish at Ray Roberts were the highest on record, according to state biologist Bruce Hysmith.Read more
Van Dam wins 14th BASS tournament
| |Tuesday, Jun. 17, 2008
Kevin Van Dam of Kalamazoo, Mich., led wire-to-wire to claim his 14th BASS victory yesterday in a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament at Kentucky Lake near Gilbertsville, Ky.Read more
Black bear in Del Rio captured and released
| |Friday, Jun. 13, 2008
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
Trophy largemouth bass caught in Choke Canyon Lake
| |Friday, Jun. 13, 2008
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
Tournament for 'little man' has big winner's prize: $10,000
| |Friday, Jun. 13, 2008
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
