Thanks to a heavy pear crop and squirrels that keep them on the ground, Luke has fresh wild pork every night in his front yard. He’s making plans for pulled pork barbeque and chicken friend pork schnitzel. (photo by Luke Clayton)

Eagle Nest Lake: Todd Tillman caught this kokanee salmon using a crankbait on May 25. “Biggest kokanee I have caught at Eagle Nest,” he said. “Felt like I was in Alaska catching sockeye.”

The folks at Cotter Trout Dock say, "The bite is on, and the anglers on the White River in the Arkansas Ozarks are catching trout from morning until evening with a whole lot of catches in between."

Kelly Robertson from Topeka, Kansas, was visiting Beaver Lake this week when she caught this very nice smallmouth bass while fishing with guide Jon Conklin of FishOn Guides NWA.

Bulldogs senior Austin Sayman fires the ball against the defending state champion Aledo Bearcats at Dallas Baptist University on May 27, 2026. (photo by Buzz Cory of BuzzPhotos.com)

Luke and a couple of his buddies pose with one of the new see-through hunting blinds, a relative new hunting product Luke has had great success employing. photo by Luke Clayton

May is a great time to get outdoors and lots of opportunities abound. Luke tries to spend as much time as possible at his little ‘camp’, regardless the season. (photo by Luke Clayton)

More hunters are using the little .410 shotgun to go after their spring gobbler. Loaded with #9 tungsten shot, the 410 is becoming a popular turkey gun. Bill Carey with Striper Express on Lake Texoma in this photo with his double-barrel Stevens Springfield .410. (photo by Luke Clayton)

The angler with the most 2025 catch awards was Charles Dewey of Universal City with 52. He averaged an incredible, one record per week, with most of his submissions being uncommonly targeted species that include common carp and smallmouth buffalo.

This year we have been catching 100's of fish on most trips using slabs and topwaters.

"Lots of success with spinners and spoons on the low water, best in the morning," tipped the folks at Cotter Trout Dock.

Guide J.C. McCullough and Luke with a big blue catfish last week from the Red River below Lake Texoma. photo by Jeff Rice

McKinney North pitcher Noah Gonzales came in as a reliever to secure the 3-1 win over the Melissa Cardinals in game three of the regional finals. (photo by Lockard Koval/BuzzPhotos.com)

When the 2026 baseball season started, there were 173 Class 1A programs in Texas competing for the state championship. By Friday, May 22, only the top eight teams were still in the race and one of them was the Dodd City Hornets.

Groundbreaking celebration set for Memorial Day as North Texas embraces the “Summer of Soccer” - Groundbreaking Party on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, at 3 p.m. at TUPPS Brewery.

Tony Louvier joined guide Mark Crawford on the Spring River, where they caught smallmouth bass like this one.

A sold-out crowd, nearly 3 million unique viewers and explosive digital growth cap another milestone season for Major League Volleyball

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Wildlife Division staff will be presenting proposed changes to white-tailed deer hunting regulations for specific properties in Collin, Dallas, Grayson and Rockwall counties at a public meeting May 19.

The Dodd City Lady Hornets had an incredible achievement at the UIL Class A State Track & Field Meet in Austin Saturday evening placing 3rd in the 4 x 200m (800m) Relay.

Guide Brandon Sargent with a couple limits of good eating white bass; Luke Clayton (left) and Jeff Rice with a “mess” of channel catfish landed from a backwoods creek. (photos by Luke Clayton)