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Camping: Texas State Parks

Camping: Texas State Parks

click image to view gallery By Steve Knight  As sites of Native American campsites, the earliest footprints of Europeans in Texas, Civil War veterans’ graves and remnants of the work during the Great Depression, Texas’ state parks preserve history. They ...

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Navigating the Neches: The Neches flows through the heart of pristine woodlands and a nature’s lover paradise

Navigating the Neches: The Neches flows through the heart of pristine woodlands and a nature’s lover paradise

By Danny Mogle  On this Sunday morning, the Neches is on her best behavior. Its level is just high enough for canoes to easily glide over the submerged trees that fall into the soupy, brown water. In fact, everything is just ...

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Tough Mudder: “I Do Not Whine … Kids Whine!”

Tough Mudder: “I Do Not Whine … Kids Whine!”

click image to view gallery. By Danny Mogle  I need to apologize to Wade Frazier. During an interview for this story I called him “crazy.” I should not have and I’m truly sorry. But I had a good reason. He ...

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Hunting School: The Art of Gun Dog Training

Hunting School: The Art of Gun Dog Training

By Jo Lee Ferguson | Photos by CJ White For Shawn Watson, a dog isn’t just a useful tool when he’s hunting. He enjoys watching a dog work, seeing it respond to his hand signals and putting its training into ...

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The Best Places to Golf in East Texas

The Best Places to Golf in East Texas

By Victor Texcucano | Courtesy photos Oh, the stresses of springtime in East Texas: the rolling hills, the endless curtains of green, the plethora of wild life, the jaw-dropping sunsets. Good weather, for once. Sometimes, a nice relaxing day is ...

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College Cricket

College Cricket

An intramural sport growing in popularity on university campuses.   Story and photos by Jake Waddingham  One of the fastest-growing intramural activities on local college campuses is not a traditional sport like football, basketball or soccer. Even the unique recreational activities like ...

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Duck Hunting

Duck Hunting

The Experience & Passion By Mike Huey | Photos by Buddy Hughes Michael Huey, owner and trainer at AJ Kennels in Diana, TX, provides gun dog training and all-age obedience training and boarding. He is also the head duck guide ...

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The Tradition of Football

The Tradition of Football

By Vanessa Curry | Courtesy Photo Finding an unfamiliar East Texas football stadium is simple on a Friday night—just drive toward the glowing dome of lights stretching across the skyline. A line of pickups and cars snake their way into ...

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Fresh Water Fishing

Fresh Water Fishing

By Aimee Robinson | Courtesy Photo There are 30 million adults and eight million children who fish in the United States, according to 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting & Wildlife. Are you among this statistic? If you are unfamiliar ...

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Bow Hunting

Bow Hunting

By Jo Lee Ferguson | Photos by Chris Pound The adrenaline rushing through the hunter’s body is intense: A deer is close, within fewer than 40 feet to be in range, and any movement, any scent, could send the animal ...

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