10/04/2008

TP&W out to solve hyperbuoyancy problem
Remember the Alka-Seltzer commercial – "plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is"? That fizzy formula relieves indigestion. Fisheries biologists will do a study next spring and summer to determine what kind of fizzy relief works best for fish reeled up from the depths.

10/01/2008

Smallmouth fans get stocking gift at Lake Grapevine
Texas Parks and Wildlife stocked Lake Grapevine with more than 4,500 smallmouth bass last month, writes columnist Ray Sasser. That's the scenic suburban lake's first smallmouth stocking since 1999.

09/28/2008

Big catch at Lake Fork can mean boatload of cash
Texas Parks and Wildlife's legendary lunker program gets a potential financial boost from the Lake Fork Area Chamber of Commerce this season. The Budweiser ShareLunker season begins on Wednesday and continues through April 30.

09/24/2008

It's easy for hunters to make good use of deer meat
If you don't like venison and don't know what do with the meat from the deer you shoot this season, columnist Ray Sasser offers several ways of donating the meat to feed the hungry.

09/20/2008

Counting deer is both exacting and inexact
PALUXY, Texas – Deer poachers facetiously refer to a spotlight as a "one-eyed dog." Anyone who's done a spotlight deer survey understands the analogy. Sweep a dark hillside with a 500,000-candlepower beam and green eyes wink back through the dark, mesmerized by the glare. Talk about deer in the headlights!

09/17/2008

Big weekend of bass fishing awaits collegians, women pros
The biggest college bass fishing tournament yet held begins at Lewisville Lake today -- the 2008 BOATU.S. National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship. Columnist Ray Sasser previews that event, as well as this weekend's Women's Bassmaster Tour event in Georgia. It's the last regular-season tournament before the WBT Championship.

09/13/2008

White-winged doves worth the wait
It was hard to ignore the mourning doves that buzzed into the sunflower field shortly after first light. Roy Wilson, however, had told us to be patient if we wanted to shoot white-winged doves. "The whitewings won't start flying good until 8 a.m.," the West Texas hunting outfitter said. "There's a risk of shooting a limit of mourning doves before the real action even starts."

09/10/2008

Like the weather, teal forecast is dicey
Early teal season is a roll of the dice for most North Texas duck hunters, says columnist Ray Sasser -- and with Hurricane Ike bearing down on the state, opening weekend looks even more unpredictable, especially along the coast.

09/06/2008

TP&W's timing for steel shot study off target 
On Aug. 30, two days before dove season began, Texas Parks and Wildlife began an ill-conceived scientific study comparing the effectiveness of steel shot vs. lead shot.
 Video: Dove hunters go after birds in Fort Worth city limits

09/03/2008

Youth season overlap could have been avoided
Once again, Texas Parks and Wildlife has scheduled youth duck season in most of the state for the same weekend as youth deer season -- a conflict that columnist Ray Sasser says is inexcusable.

08/30/2008

Hunters have one sure way to protect against ticks
Two Texas medical researchers have received a grant to research conflicting reports about the infectious nature and causative agent of Southern-tick Associated Rash Illness in Texas and other states.

08/27/2008

Dove forecast good, but only if you're ready
High fuel prices mixed with high shotgun shell prices will not dampen opening day enthusiasm when doves become legal game in most of Texas on Monday, writes columnist Ray Sasser. The happiest hunters are likely to be those who go through reputable outfitters or carefullly scout locations on their own.

08/23/2008

Dove season preview: Ready for action?
Hunting seasons kick off Sept. 1 with the beginning of dove season in most of Texas. Don't expect to find dove seasons listed in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual this year. A late request for a South Zone season change led to delayed finalization of hunting dates. Dove seasons were not approved until after the hunting and fishing regulations booklet was printed.

08/20/2008

It's gadgets that make the hunter
The slow economy and high fuel prices may yet have an impact on the fall hunting season, but you couldn't tell it from the crowd at the Hunters Extravaganza on Aug. 16 in Fort Worth. The show is one of three consumer hunting shows produced by the Texas Trophy Hunters Association.

08/16/2008

Perfection in land of hoppers and droppers
The first year Pat Stefanek spent in Steamboat Springs (1991), he had three jobs, just trying to make ends meet. One thing he knew for sure. He'd do whatever it took to live his version of a Rocky Mountain high.

08/13/2008

Deadline for buying hunting, fishing licenses nearing
New hunting and fishing licenses go on sale Friday. Avoid the Labor Day weekend rush by purchasing new licenses before Aug. 29. With few exceptions (year-to-date fishing licenses), the 2007-08 licenses expire midnight Aug. 31.

08/09/2008

How outdoorsmen can conserve cash, gas
You can't pick up a newspaper or turn on a television these days without hearing a dire economic prediction. These are stressful times for everyone, particularly for middle class sportsmen who own a $40,000 fishing boat or pay several thousand dollars a year to go hunting on a lease 200 to 400 miles from home.

08/06/2008

Local angler gets shot at big time
Hector De La Garza grew up fishing in the Dallas area and has competed in bass tournaments since 1983.

08/03/2008

In this boot camp, wildlife is a requirement
Texas Brigades cadets challenged with outdoor curriculum

07/30/2008

TP&W offering 5,700 hunting opportunities in lottery
Texas Parks and Wildlife is offering 5,700 hunting opportunities in 29 categories for draw hunts on public and private lands during the 2008-09 hunting season. That's 200 more opportunities than last year, but don't expect better odds of being drawn.

07/26/2008

On-target advice
How do you progress from having never fired a shotgun to breaking doubles on clay targets in four hours? Hire a good shooting coach. If Ian Kinsler needs a batting coach and Tiger Woods needs a golf coach, everyone who hunts birds with a shotgun can benefit from professional advice.

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