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TPW Magazine: Digital Fishing Issue

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

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This is Passport to Texas

If you fancy yourself a fisherman, or think it’s time you found out what all the fuss is about, Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine has a treat this February. Editor, Louie Bond explains.

60—You know, we’re really excited this February to offer our readers something new and different.

We’ve cut down to ten issues this year, but to replace those two printed issues, we have two new digital guides, and the first one is coming out this month, and it will be all about fishing. And, unlike our usual print issue, which combines a variety of articles on different topics, this is all about fishing and is available only online.

And, we’re excited to have Steve Lightfoot writing a fishing forecast for us for the first time this year. Especially with the drought this year, we wonder what are our local fishing holes going to be like. And Steve looks at the positive side of drought, which—believe it or not—there’s quite a positive side for many anglers; there might be some really great fish caught this year.

We’re also taking a look at underwater structure, which attracts a lot of great fish, and we’ll also have some handy tips on how to avoid bringing those nasty invasive plants to your local lake and fouling it up for future fishing.

So, this is the beginning of a new tradition for Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine. We hope everybody will check in on the fishing guide this month, and then back again in the fall for our hunting guide.

Louie says the online digital guide is accessible to everyone.

The Sport Fish restoration program supports our series with funds from your purchase of fishing and hunting equipment and motor boat fuel.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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TPW Magazine January / February Preview

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

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This is Passport to Texas

For entities like Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine, it’s already the New Year. Editor Louie Bond tells us about some great reading to start your year off right.

It’s hard to believe it’s 2012 already, but we like to celebrate the New Year with some really great reads.

In January, it’s kind of cold—even in Texas—and people like to sit next to the fire and read a great story. And Russell Graves is providing one of the best this month. He’s what I like to call a triple threat. He makes great films, he takes incredible photography, and he’s such a lyrical writer. And this month he’s going to take a look at his part of the state—the Red River area—and talk about the history and the people and the culture of the red River.

And I think our readers will really love curling up by the fire with it.

Two other stories we’re going to feature from two of our other best writers…E. Dan Klepper shares a journey down in alligator country, and Kat Hunter will share her experiences participating in the E-Rock duathlon, which is a bike race and run up Enchanted Rock. So, when you’re ready to get out and start exercising this spring, you can take that as some great motivation.

Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine is on newsstands now.

That’s our show for today…we record the series at The Block House in Austin…Joel Block engineers our program…For Texas Parks and Wildlife I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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TPW Magazine Changes

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

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Because of tough economic times, the New Year will bring significant changes to the 70-year-old Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine. Editor Louie Bond explains.

When times get tough, you try to be creative and come up with the best solutions. And I think that’s what we’ve done at the magazine.

In order to trim our budget as much as possible, we have made some economies, but I think in some ways they’ll will make the magazine stronger. For instance, we’re going to be sending out a combined January/February issue and later in the year we’ll have a combined August/September issue. So, overall, they’ll get 10 issues this year.

We really didn’t want to take anything away from the readers, so at the same time we’re adding two new digital online guides—one in February for fishing, and the other in September for hunting. A few other changes at the magazine will be the increased use of staff writers, which is actually a lot of fun. We’ve been lucky enough to work with the best freelancers across the state, but now we’re looking within our own ranks and using our own writers. And, it’s a lot of fun hearing the new stories they have to tell.

We’re also taking a few more of our own photographs, but I don’t think people are going to really see a big difference in the quality of writing and photography. We’ll continue to portray the outdoor world of Texas the same way we have since WWII, and we hope the readers will enjoy the new look of the magazine.

That’s our show for today…For Texas Parks and Wildlife I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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TPW Magazine December Preview

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

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The December 2011 issue of Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine holds a variety of delights for every reader, much like a Christmas stocking filled with treats. Editor Louie Bond.

62— I think that’s what we definitely have this December. First we look at something serious, which is a retrospective photo essay on the year’s historical droughts and wildfires.

We look at it in a way that this brings on new birth and re-growth. So we hope to look back and also look ahead with this photo essay from our own wonderful photographers who have been all over the state covering these crises.

And then on happier notes, we’re going to look at animal rescue volunteer groups across the state and the great they work they do. And I’m sure they were called in on these particular instances as well to do their work that they do for little or no money—really just for the love of wildlife.

And then we’ll also take a little adventure way down deep into Good Enough Springs, which is the largest underground cave systems in the united States, and one of the most dangerous dives anywhere. And it took our photographer and writer more than a year to get access and amass this information, and get the photographs in this really difficult, dangerous place. So, I think there’s going to be something for everyone this December.

Thanks, Louie.

Find the December issue of Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine on newsstands now.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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TPW Magazine–Deer Season

Monday, October 31st, 2011
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Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine editor, Louie Bond says November may be the month when most of us are gearing up for the holidays…

But for a lot of Texans, and especially those who read our magazine, it is deer month. And we have two really unique perspectives on deer hunting, I think. One is on the conservation end, because how would we even have any deer to hunt if it hadn’t been for the great conservation programs—not only in this agency—but for ranch owners like our Leopold Conservation winners: Buddy and Ellen Temple of the Temple Ranch.

Buddy and Ellen have just done this amazing job, not only of managing game on their ranch, but also of having education outreach. They’re so generous of heart and spirit with their ranch that they’ve shared everything they’ve learned with the community.

And, then on the other side of things… What a lucky editor I am to have a great guy like Carter Smith as the head of this agency. He is a fantastic writer; and so whenever I can I try to wheedle him into telling some of his own great stories. And this month he shares with us the story of his first hunt, and some of the philosophy about why he hunts, and why he loves to hunt. And I think it’s great for our readers—both for those who like to get out hunting and those who like to read about it.

Thanks Louie. Read articles online at tpwmagazine.com.

The Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program supports our series…and is funded by your purchase of fishing and hunting equipment and motorboat fuel.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.

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