Outdoors
Native plants are sound choice for landscaping
The Magic Valley, Winter Garden - the alluvial plain of the Rio Grande River - was dubbed a gardeners' paradise early last century by the Midwestern land developers who flocked to the Rio Grande Valley shortly after the first railways connected the delta...
NMFS cuts back on Gulf snapper fishing
The National Marine Fisheries Service has added a few more rules to its already restrictive set of regulations adopted in 2007 for recreational and commercial red snapper fishing for the 2008 fishing season in U.S. federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.All...
Port Mansfield: Use the boat, then climb out to fish
PORT MANSFIELD --- Mike McBride jokes about some people's comments on his tactics for catching redfish and speckled trout in coastal bays. "One guy said he couldn't understand why anyone would climb out of a perfectly good boat to get into the water...
Offshore fishing with pro is wise
Fishing offshore in the Gulf of Mexico with a professional captain for ling, wahoo, king and Spanish mackerel, billfish, tarpon and jackfish is priceless. OK, half of one day fishing offshore with a charter captain will run around $450 to $500, with...
Swarming season is a springtime scourge to outdoors lovers, homeowners
Every hunter expects hornets when they first pop open the plywood door to a hunting blind after a period of time away from the lease. But are you ready to deal with a box-blind full of angry Africanized killer bees, though? Rio Grande Valley-based entomologist...
Lease hunting can be difficult
In days gone by, hunting leases were secured from farmers and ranchers on a handshake and a hastily written check, but landowner fears of liability and litigation eventually caused the process to become far more formalized, with legally drawn-up lease...
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