The Daily Digest

The daily edition of The Texas Outdoor Digest, providing news and updates, and commentary and insight into hunting, fishing and outdoor pursuits in Texas and beyond

Here's what's worth reading today, Friday, May 3, 2019: Live like an English lord in this Northeast Texas hunting lodge up for sale: A sprawling estate that's up for grabs 90 miles from Dallas looks more like Downton Abbey than Northeast Texas. The Reserve at Sulphur Bluff is a 65,000-square-foot European-style...
Here's what's worth reading today, Thursday, May 2, 2019: Urban fishing, war on salvinia about to heat up: May signals summer’s arrival for Texas’ 1.3 million or so freshwater anglers; never mind that the calendar says it’s still spring for almost two more months. Sometime this month in most of...
Here's what's worth reading today, Wednesday, May 1, 2019: Missing kayaker found dead near Texas City Dike identified: Police identified a 41-year-old kayaker whose body was found just off the Texas City Dike hours after he was reported missing. Poco Bueno canceled indefinitely because of declining participation: A Port O’ Connor...
Here's what's worth reading today, Tuesday, April 30, 2019: Bill would create tax holiday for firearms, hunting supplies in Texas: Senate Bill 457 is a particularly interesting piece of legislation that would create a state sales tax holiday on firearms and hunting supplies for one weekend each year. Texas currently has...
Here's what's worth reading today, Thursday, April 25, 2019: Don't dress stupid: When chasing trout and other finicky fish, what to wear can be a crucial decision. The absolute beginner’s guide to fishing: All you need is a rod, a license, and a good attitude to catch your first fish. 'Do's' and...
Here's what's worth reading today, Wednesday, April 24, 2019: Report: Proposed LNG plants would undo ocelot conservation efforts in Rio Grande Valley: Ocelots have not been seen in the Port of Brownsville since the 1990s, but a new report says that three liquefied natural gas export terminals proposed along the...
Here's what's worth reading today, Tuesday, April 23, 2019: Llano River fish population recovering after historic flooding in 2018: After finding more than 18 species of fish during a recent sampling trip on the Llano River, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries staff are encouraged to see fish populations...
Here's what's worth reading today, Monday, April 22, 2019: Texas Parks & Wildlife Department finalizes 2019-20 migratory game bird seasons: Texas wingshooters can begin marking their calendars for the 2019-20 hunting seasons, with minimal changes over last year’s schedule. The only change from last year to upcoming migratory game bird...
Here's what's worth reading today, Wednesday, April 17, 2019: Sea grass protection vital to Texas saltwater fishing efforts: No matter the variety — shoal grass, turtle grass or star grass — the different forms of vegetation that inhabit shallow coastal flats are vital to maintaining coastal ecosystems, in particular those places...
Here's what's worth reading today, Tuesday, April 16, 2019: Texas turkey hunting offers chance to get back to basics of tracking: If you’re looking to get back to the basics, spring turkey hunting is the pursuit for you. Improved technology in the form of more realistic decoys and calls and...