A Kentucky angler has found himself back in Texas to reel in some massive monsters. Art Weston, state and world record fisherman, returned to Sam Rayburn Lake in the hope of setting another ...
Art Weston and his guide Capt. Kirk Kirkland were out chasing world records again in early April. This time, the accomplished anglers were fishing for a new world-record alligator gar at the upper end ...
After setting a world record with a massive alligator gar catch last year, Kentucky angler Art Weston embarked on a new mission to find an even larger one. His target: a gar weighing 293 pounds or ...
The turtle, captive specimen though he was, helped educate tens of thousands of visitors (if not more) about the lives of ...
The species is listed as threatened and harvesting the turtles is illegal in Texas, so Weston and Kirkland had to safely release it back into the water unharmed. To do so, the fishing duo had to ...
Snapping turtles often get a bad reputation for their hooked jaws and rugged appearance. They look like creatures built only for defense, but the truth is far more interesting. These reptiles have ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal protection may be needed for three amphibian species and seven reptiles, including the hard-biting, spiky-shelled alligator snapping turtle, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The alligator snapping turtle, once a vital part of Kansas’ ecosystem, disappeared from the state’s wildlife scene more than 30 years ago. The last documented sighting by the ...