Reprinted from “The Sea Breeze: The Bayside’s Favorite Newspaper” of San Leon, Texas. Story by Steve Hoyland, Sr.
Two weeks ago a group of four men, Steve Hoyland Jr. with friends Bruce, Ken and Erik, set off on an overnight offshore fishing trip. They left at noon on a Tuesday and went about 120 miles out into the Gulf.
They were having a great night of fishing, catching big snapper, grouper, ling and kings. About 3 am, two of them went down below to catch some sleep. The two remaining on deck were catching fish and drinking beer, enjoy- ing the warm tropical night air.
All at once, Bruce got a big run on his line. This thing went all around the boat and took more than twenty minutes to bring up to the surface. When they got it up to the surface, they could not tell what it was. It looked prehistoric.
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Fishing
saltwater, Texas
As @moultriefeeders reminded me, July 1st marks the beginning of the third quarter, when hunters begin paying particular attention to their trailcams in anticipation of the upcoming season.
This series of photos from one such camera is a fascinating look during a three week period back in March of a stock tank in south Texas (additional photos after the jump).
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Sightings
Texas, trailcam
I met Tony Cox of in the fall of 2007. As Chief Real Estate Officer for a development company in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, he led the acquisition of the brokerage where I served as the Marketing Director. Knowing his company had thousands of undeveloped land in their portfolio, of course I hit him up about hunting opportunities. It was during that initial visit I learned of his passion for hunting and an upcoming trip to south Texas. Read more…
Deer
Texas, whitetail deer
Where I come from, snakes are all over but you have to have a good eye before stepping on them. Down in Del Rio, Texas apparently, you’re likely to shiver in yer boots running over a speed bump in the Walmart parking lot because that’s about the same size as their big rattlers.
Sightings
snakes, Texas
Does this hot get your motor racing? How about now: it’s still out there. Big guy here was sedated so Bob Zaiglin of Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, Texas could measure the rack. ”It was a unique opportunity for me and my students to see just how big antlers can grow on deer that are sustained on a consistently high nutritional plane under confined conditions,” said Zaiglin. Read more…
Asides
Deer, record, research, Texas
