Outdoors 806
Rusty Hooks Vs. Sharp Hooks: How Big a Difference Does it Really Make?
We all know we should use fresh hooks or at the very least sharpen up the old ones, yet somehow, time after time we find ourselves digging around in the tacklebox and eventually settling on one that’s less than perfect. So, just how big a difference does it make? To find out I tried testing
Duck Camp launches new women’s outdoor apparel collection
Duck Camp is pleased to announce the launch of its new women’s apparel collection. Focused on comfort, fit and a timeless aesthetic for outdoor pursuits, Duck Camp’s women’s Spring collection launches today and will be followed by more technical hunting products in Fall of 2023. “This launch has been a couple years in the making
Texas turkey season dates 2023
Spring turkey season is here! Youth hunters in the South Zone already had a chance at a tom March 11-12. The regular season in the South Zone opens March 18 and runs through April 30. North Zone, One Turkey Counties and Eastern Turkey hunters will have to wait until April to get after the toms.
Documentary examines safari operations from the native people’s point of view
“Killing the Shepherd”, a full- length documentary, examines the decline and later rise of African wildlife in a region of Zambia from a different perspective. Rather than looking at the animals, poaching, hunting and habitat, it looks at the native Soli people and human rights. The area examined, the Lower Luano Game Management Area, about
Heckler & Koch launches 2 FREE magazines with any purchase of a new VP9 promotion
Heckler & Koch announces HK March Mag-ness consumer rebate – offering two additional magazines with the purchase of a full-size VP9 pistol. Now that ammunition is finally stocked on the shelves, it’s the perfect time to get a new HK with plenty of magazines. The promo period starts March 13, 2023 and continues through April
The ghost hogs
On a nearly 1,000-acre high fenced West Texas ranch, six boars were viewed on game cameras in the middle of the night, despite consistent efforts to remove hogs from the property. Several sow hogs were removed by helicopter hunting each year, but each year the ranch was flown, the boars weren’t seen. The best hog
Turkey season outlook from TPWD
While the 2022 drought and heat have reduced wild turkey numbers across Texas, hunters who hit the field this spring should see plenty of birds in areas that typically house huntable populations of wild turkeys. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists say hunters will have the most luck in the Cross Timbers, Edwards Plateau and
Anglers on O.H. Ivie are bringing in the big bass
At first glance, it would appear O.H. Ivie Reservoir is putting out big bass by the day. Anglers have been catching multiple ShareLunkers check out some of them below. Mechelda Criswell just landed ShareLunker 646 weighing in at 14.08 pounds. Photo from TPWD ShareLunker 645 was caught by Brandon Vaughan. His catch weighed 14.50 pounds
Possum Kingdom Joins Sharelunker Fold
Possum Kingdom recorded its first Legacy Class Lunker of the 2023 Toyota ShareLunker collection season on Sunday. Tony Lozipone of Iowa Park reeled in 13.14-pound ShareLunker 647, the 15th overall Legacy Class fish this season. Possum Kingdom joins O.H. Ivie, Lake Nacogdoches and Alan Henry on the list of ShareLunker lakes in 2023. “Having Legacy Class ShareLunkers
Louisiana Seeks Permission To Poison Hogs
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a resolution Thursday (March 2), urging the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to expedite consideration of experimental use permits for feral swine toxicant testing in an effort to combat the feral hog population in Louisiana. The resolution, reached at the Commission’s monthly meeting in Baton Rouge, also asks
Crocodile Bay fishing report February 2023
Billfish bite has been non-stop It brings me great pleasure to share with you the latest fishing report from Crocodile Bay in Costa Rica. The fishing action here on the Osa Peninsula is still sizzling hot, and according to some of our experienced captains, the fishery in the peninsula is currently thriving like never before.
TRWD Flyfest Set For Saturday
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