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Texas dove hunters will need to be sure to have a new 2020-21 hunting license and a valid Texas Migratory Game Bird Stamp in hand when they head to the field next month. New licenses and public hunting permits go on sale Aug. 15. Courtesy/Matt Williams

Texas dove hunters will need to be sure to have a new 2020-21 hunting license and a valid Texas Migratory Game Bird Stamp in hand when they head to the field next month. New licenses and public hunting permits go on sale Aug. 15. Courtesy/Matt Williams

Paying your dues: New hunting/fishing licenses on sale

Matt Williams
Monday, August 17, 2020
It’s early August, and the clock is ticking down towards another Sept. 1 dove season opener. Dove season in most of Texas gets underway on a Tuesday this year. It’s not the best timing for working folks, so some may have to sit out opening day.
James Maupin’s 13.15 pounder from Lake O.H. Ivie was the only 2020 Legacy Lunker out of four to successfully spawn this spring. The big West Texas bass produced nearly 30,000 offspring that were recently divided between lakes Nacogdoches, Alan Henry and O.H. Ivie. Courtesy/TPWD via Matt Williams

James Maupin’s 13.15 pounder from Lake O.H. Ivie was the only 2020 Legacy Lunker out of four to successfully spawn this spring. The big West Texas bass produced nearly 30,000 offspring that were recently divided between lakes Nacogdoches, Alan Henry and O.H. Ivie. Courtesy/TPWD via Matt Williams

Nearly 43,000 ShareLunker offspring stocked in Texas lakes since spring

Matt Williams
Friday, August 7, 2020
Safety and social distancing protocols associated with the COVID-19 pandemic helped take a big bite out of Texas Parks and Wildlife’s overall freshwater hatchery production numbers this spring, but the setbacks didn’t stop one Toyota ShareLunker Legacy Lunker from making a slew of little ones.
Crappie are a popular sport fish prone to gather in large number around man-made brush piles strategically placed to concentrate the fish. Courtesy/Matt Williams

Crappie are a popular sport fish prone to gather in large number around man-made brush piles strategically placed to concentrate the fish. Courtesy/Matt Williams

Angler conflicts around brush piles on the uptick on some lakes

Matt Williams
Monday, August 3, 2020
It is no secret among crappie fishing buffs that sinking brush piles far from shore is a great way to forge some really good fishing holes while enhancing the habitat at the same time.
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