Lone Star Outdoor News

10/07/2025

Oct. 7 & 8 Prime Day deals for hunting.

Gear up for the fall with these surprisingly good Prime Day deals on hunting gear, accessories, optics, and more.

10/07/2025

Caught.

🚨 B U S T E D 🚨
OPERATION GAME THIEF – PHONE TIP
SNAGGING FISH & NO FISHING LICENSES

Last week, a Texas Game Warden received an Operation Game Thief call about individuals snagging fish at the Granger Spillway in Williamson County.

When the warden arrived, he observed four men fishing with rods and reels rigged with treble hooks, but without any bait. After a short interview and a search of the shoreline, the warden found a 25-inch flathead catfish with snag marks along its side.
Further investigation revealed that three of the four men did not have fishing licenses.

Citations were issued for: Snagging Fish, No Fishing License (3 individuals), and Civil Restitution for the 25-inch catfish.

This case was made possible thanks to a tip from the public. Your calls are critical in helping Texas Game Wardens protect our state’s fish and wildlife. Download our app (below) for the ability to quickly report fishing, hunting, and boating crimes. You can also report via phone, text, and web.

📞 Call: 1-800-792-GAME (4263)
📲 Text: 847411 with keyword TXOGT, followed by your tip
🌐 Report online: https://www.ogttx.org
📱 iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/texas-ogt/id6747773233
📱 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.citizenobserver.txpwd&pcampaignid=web_share
👉 Remember: You Spot It, We Stop It 👈

10/06/2025

This Wednesday! Come see us at the LSON Wild Game Night, Oct. 8 from 6 - 9 pm at the Beretta Gallery, Dallas! Raffles, great food and a lot more- no reservation needed- just stop by!

09/26/2025

New issue hitting newsstands today!

Welcome to Issuu’s blog: home to product news, tips, resources, interviews (and more) related to content marketing and publishing.

09/25/2025

Not a bad idea!

09/23/2025

Anyone looking for a cool gig?

We're hiring! 😃
The selected candidate will work across five privately owned study ranches and will be responsible for:
🔸Filling and maintaining quail feeders.
🔹Assisting with quail trapping and safe handling.
🔸Monitoring GPS-collared birds and maintaining telemetry equipment.
🔹Recording data and reporting findings to project managers.
➡https://jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id=109010
To APPLY: 📧send cover letter, resume & contact information for three professional references to: Mitchell Riggs
[email protected]
Great opportunity to gain valuable experience conducting wildlife research!
Tarleton Wildlife and Natural Resources Department Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory at Texas Tech University The Wildlife Society at Texas Tech TAMU Chapter of The Wildlife Society Sul Ross State University Range and Wildlife Club

09/19/2025

We'll have an opening teal wknd report in the upcoming issue of LSON out next Friday. But until then ...

Migration Alert: Sept. 16, 2025 – Central Flyway – South Texas

09/19/2025

For the folks following this story out of Colorado. Sad ending.

The two bodies were found Thursday by Colorado Search and Rescue, according to a family member of one of the hunters: https://trib.al/LYxbSvz

09/17/2025

Toledo Bend in April.

B.A.S.S. has unveiled the 2026 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Lowrance schedule, with four qualifying events on some of the country’s most renowned fisheries and a championship location to be announced at a later date.

09/15/2025

Check it 👉 our Galveston Bay management team was joined by intern James Benavides on a Bottom Longline trip this week!

TPWD conducts seasonal longline trips all along the from April through September. This sampling method targets sharks and other large pelagic fish, and allows our staff to catch bigger and more active species than other methods. The fish that are caught are then measured and recorded.

Coastal Fisheries staff routinely partners with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, which uses the recorded measurements of offshore species caught during longline trips, along with the measurements from the other gulf coast states, to monitor highly migratory species and give us a better idea of what is lurking in Texas' coastal waters.

Once successfully measured, all organisms are returned back into the water as quickly as possible.