Tag: Jim Foster

GREAT OUTDOORS: Just a 14-foot Lizard

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Braxton Bielski, an 18-year-old high school senior on his first alligator hunt, bagged an 800-pound, 14-foot, 3-inch gator during a recent public hunt on the James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Braxton and his father, Troy Bielski, were among 481 applicants vying for 10 alligator permits issued …

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GREAT OUTDOORS: Campers and Hikers Beware

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade As the weather continues to stay dry – I know it’s too dry – many people enjoy getting out and some enjoying a vacation in higher climates. Manufacturers like the Coleman Company are constantly improving their equipment. Producing new products like their drip coffee maker sitting on a …

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GREAT OUTDOORS: Standing Up For What’s Right

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Looking into current events, the first part of this issue was reported in the April 4 issue of the South Padre Parade. Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and its commissions joined together to file a lawsuit in United States …

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GREAT OUTDOORS: South Padre is for the birds

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Crossing the Queen Isabella Causeway will give the visitor and local alike a view of part of the Lower Laguna Madre. This narrow sand spit offers much more than just the crowds of Spring Break or beach goers enjoying the surf and sand. The little island offers some …

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GREAT OUTDOORS: Buying Used Boats – Obey The Law

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Spring along the Texas coast translates to people taking to the Gulf and bays in ever increasing numbers. Fishing and just pleasure boating is a popular activity. New boat prices have increased as have the longevity of boats and motors. This has led many people to look for …

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GREAT OUTDOORS: Turkey Season Is Here

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Even after years of hunting opening day makes me anxious. Spring turkey season in Texas is no exception and it’s only a few days away. Last season on opening day I was sitting on the hood of my truck staring at the eastern sky. I knew that if …

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GREAT OUTDOORS: More interference from ‘Big Brother’

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Mankind, “a general term,” must be the stupidest animal on this earth. Going along with that, the government or “big brother” (BB) must be the wisest and most all knowing. Why else would we have laws about how fast we can drive, how we must be strapped in, …

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GREAT OUTDOORS: Digiscoping – Digi What?

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Let’s begin by telling everyone what the word “digiscoping” means; it is defined as “the activity of using a digital camera to record distant images by coupling it with an optical spotting scope.” In short, if you have or are going to purchase a spotting scope you may …

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GREAT OUTDOORS: 50 and Going Strong

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade It seems like the years are going faster and faster, and who would have ever thought we would be going strong in 2013. Back in 1963, our Texas legislators voted to combine two state agencies to create the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPW). We were watching the …

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GREAT OUTDOORS: Illegal is a Four-letter word

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade In this day of “bending the laws,” we sometimes overlook the fact that laws have been broken, at times beyond repair. Fishing without the proper license is bad enough, but being an “outdoor outlaw for profit” is a whole other matter. Sharks are the most common target and …

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