Category: Hunting

  • Hunting hogs with Thermal

    Hunting hogs with Thermal

    Man,  there just isn’t much out there that is more fun that hunting hogs with Thermal scopes..  My son David and I went out for an evening and took some out with the new FLIR PTS 233.

  • Seadrift Cast and Blast!

    Seadrift Cast and Blast!

    With temps warming up and the tide dropping fishing is getting back to what we have been use to here on the Middle Coast. Walking knee to thigh deep grass beds throwing Down South Lures soft plastics, we saw limits of trout and reds today.

  • Cast and Blast with Capt. Nathan Beabout

    Cast and Blast with Capt. Nathan Beabout

    Day 1 & 2 of 5, has been decent mornings of duck hunting with lots of air traffic, but weary birds. Fishing on day 1 was slow with zero trout action, but a few redfish falling for the Down South Lure trick. 

  • Opening weekend!

    Opening weekend!

    Well, it was the weekend every deer hunter craves, opening weekend!  A timeless tradition passed down for generations. While we are on an MLD property and actually started rifle hunting the first of October, “trophy buck” season started Nov 1st for us.  We took Thursday and Friday off for a 4 day weekend.

  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Bird Hunting Forecast

  • Gov Greg Abbott to Declare Deer Season Opening Day a State Holiday

    Gov Greg Abbott to Declare Deer Season Opening Day a State Holiday

    Opening Day of deer season is a treasured tradition throughout Texas. It is a day when families come together in the field to celebrate the hunt.  Uncles coach their nieces and nephews on trigger technique. Grandmothers bake everyone’s favorite pie. Grandpa spins tall tales of the black panther he saw down by the creek that evening.…

  • Polaris and Honey Brake Lodge

    Polaris and Honey Brake Lodge

    Texas Outdoors Network is headed out to Honey Brake Lodge to test drive the new Polaris Ranger XP 1000!  Scheduled events include hard-core testing of the new Polaris line up, skeet shooting, teal hunting, and hog hunting with dogs! Polaris is the undisputed leader in All Terrain Vehicles.  We have a long-term 2017 Ranger XP…

  • How to Choose Deer Hunting Bullets – Top 7 Deer Hunting Bullets

    How to Choose Deer Hunting Bullets – Top 7 Deer Hunting Bullets

    How to choose the best quality deer hunting bullets? It is the question many of the hunters want to know the answer of. In this guide, you will find the best bullet types that can boost the results of deer hunting. An Ideal deer hunting bullet should be accurate, fast, penetrating, and effective. The efficiency…

  • Trijicon Electro Optics Thermal Riflescopes

    Trijicon Electro Optics Thermal Riflescopes

    Trijicon purchased IR Defense last year and is aggressively moving into Thermal night vision devices.  The first four products include the IR-Hunter and REAP-IR thermal riflescopes, the IR-Patrol thermal monocular, and the SNIPE-IR thermal clip-on.  One of their target markets is hog hunting. We know hog hunting!  It is one of our favorite activities.  We were…

  • 7 Tips You Need To Implement To Become A Better Turkey Hunter

    7 Tips You Need To Implement To Become A Better Turkey Hunter

    Hunting is an excellent outdoor activity enjoyed by many people. Most people think hunting down a turkey is a walk in the park, forgetting or underestimating the prowess of a turkey and its peas sized head. Turkey hunting may be quite the challenge especially for those who are a tyro in the art of hunting.…

  • Texas:  Hunting with a Suppressor

    Texas: Hunting with a Suppressor

    Our sister publication Tactical Gun Review published an article about hunting with suppressors.  Texas legalized suppressors for hunting game animals in 2012. You can read the article here:  Hunting with Suppressors.  

  • Lamco UTV Road Feeder Review

    Lamco UTV Road Feeder Review

    I have always been a big fan of All Seasons feeders but decided to purchase the Lamco Feeders UTV Road Feeder to run on the back of my Polaris Ranger.  I have seen Lamco Feeders in the field and knew they are a quality build.  The primary advantage of the Lamco is that it is…