Top Baits For Fall Bass
by Terry Robertson
The bass are beginning a feeding frenzy in an attempt to fatten themselves up for the winter. The lake traffic has slowed...
Lessons from the lake – The Wind and the Waves
by Gyce Butler
“To the people who don’t hear the music, the dancers look insane.”
My parents, my little brother, and I were at Lake DeGray...
Off The Hook – The days when phones were insignificant
by Kelly Reeves
2-2-0-1-8. That was the phone number to my grandmother’s house at Route 6 Box 90, in Tyler, Texas. Ma Bell later added...
The Original Farm Alarm
by Kelly Reeves
Safety and security is something we all want, need, and desire. In this day and age of high-tech security options, at...
Grahmann Family Ranches – How Cattle and Conseravation Can Coexist
by Melissa Fox
Grahmann Family Ranches is a small cattle and wildlife operation that raises commercial and registered Red Brangus cattle across four properties centered...
Brangus Today
by Kyle CaldwellInternational Brangus Breeders Assn.
As I get older, I find myself saying things that my dad and grandpa say quite a bit. Classic...
Alligators in East Texas
by Mark McDonald
Wildlife Biologist and Professional Trapper
Large alligators (those over seven feet) have absolutely no natural enemies other than other larger male alligators or...
Coonskin Kids
by Rusty W. Mitchum
I wonder if other families play travelin’ games while travelin’. You know, like seein’ who can spot the most out of...
Anglers of the Year – THSBA EAST DIVISION
by Melissa Fox
Grace Community High School anglers Sam Reeves, son of LIFE & LAND editor Kelly Reeves, and Garrett Smith, both Sophomores, with their...
Deep Diving – CRANKBAITS
by Terry Robertson
It was a mid-August Saturday on Toledo Bend Reservoir; a 185,000 acre man-made lake on the border between Louisiana and Texas on...