I will be speaking Saturday in Jefferson, TX at Cryptopalooza, a very unique mysterious wildlife inspired event. My talk with be on mystery cats in Texas including cougars in East Texas, “black panthers” as well as jaguars. If you like mystery cats, come by. I will be on hand all day Saturday as well...
We are blessed to have pretty decent game regulations in Texas. In fact, to borderline Marxist states lake California and New York we have very friendly regs. However, there are a number that are on the ridiculous side so I thought we would have a little fun with them today. Here are my top...
As part of the Southern Panther search project my partner Terri Were and I are conducting we have collected dozens of videos and photos of bobcats from the field as well as cougars from several hunters in the East Texas region. We had a cat get super close to the camera in this clip...
In the last video we examined the role of does and body size in antler production. This time we look at protein feed, food plots and natural forage. What are the top food choices in East Texas? The answers may surprise you.
Reader Steve Coulter showed me this photo on his phone at an appearance and Daley’s Hunt-N-Fish a couple of weeks ago. Abundant in East Texas, these shy and mainly nocturnal squirrels are rarely seen by humans. I once had the amazing blessing of seeing one glide from tree to tree as a burnt orange...
Want to learn about cougars in the Houston area and East Texas? If so, join me at Bass Pro Shops in Pearland Sat. June 30. I will give a seminar on cougars at 1 p.m. and my friend Terri Werner gives unique incite into the black panther phenomena at 2 p.m. In addition we...
Found some fascinating information about the Pineywoods of East Texas. Looking at the Pineywoods as a whole, TPWD officials note that in most areas, the virgin forest has been harvested several times over the last century. A TPWD survey indicated that 22 percent of all timberland was classified as pine plantation. Most (72 percent)...
How would you like to sit down against a big oak for a nice evening of squirrel hunting and see this monster next to you? I stopped at the Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin yesterday on my way to Nacogdoches for an awards banquet and was blown away by this huge cottonmouth. It was...
BIG JOHN! Utter those words to any of the kids in my old neighborhood in West Orange, Texas around 1984 and they would either burst with excitement or shiver in fear. Big John was a very polarizing character you see. Looking back, that is an impressive feat for an alligator garfish that allegedly lived...
I have been closely following this year’s Toyota Sharelunker program and found it fascinating Lake Livingston produced a new lake record which qualified for the 13-pound plus program. In my upcoming Port Arthur News and Orange Leader Outdoors Page (Thurs. April 8) I have an exclusive interview with biologist Craig Bonds who explains a...