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Dr. Darryl White, right, carded a hole-in-one on Tri-County Golf Club at the Vineyards’ No. 4. He used a 9 iron from 128 yards. With White is Scott Carmack. Courtesy Photo

Hole in One 07/25/2024 05:23 AM

Larry Weishuhn aka. “Mr. Whitetail” with a fine very late season West Texas buck taken on a hunt with Luke that past February. Photo by Luke Clayton

Deer Season not too far away

We’re in the midst of our annual midsummer burn out. A ‘cool’ day this time of year is when the mercury only reaches 95! But fall and cooler weather is not that far away. Whitetail season is less than a scant three months away. The summer hunting shows will soon be underway in several of the major cities across the state. This is a time when we deer hunters make plans for fall hunts and devise strategies to outsmart that wily old buck that eluded us this past season. Is he still out there on our hunting grounds, did he move on or succumb to a pack of coyotes after the rut before he had a chance to regain his strength and vitality? Why not fast forward a few months and think about cooler weather and deer hunting, I think it will do us all good! 07/17/2024 07:14 AM

Fairfield Cheer Camp

Fairfield Cheer Camp

Fairfield Cheer Camp 07/17/2024 07:14 AM

Recent tournament weights and verified trophy bass submissions are among the components Bassmaster evaluates when putting together its annual list of America’s Top 100 bass lakes. Tommy Martin (left) and his son, Blake, reeled in these whoppers while competing in the “The Grand Slam” event...

Bassmaster annual rankings list several Lone Star lakes among best in America

Bassmaster Magazine recently unveiled its annual list of America’s 100 Best Bass Lakes. It’s no surprise that a number of Texas lakes made the cut. 07/17/2024 07:14 AM

Sandbass - The People’s Fish

Sandbass - The People’s Fish

I was well into my 20s when I first began fishing for white bass (sand bass) as they are called in north Texas. Sand bass flourish in lakes with feeder streams and each spring make spawning runs in the creeks or rivers. 07/04/2024 04:00 AM

Freestone County Fair All-Star Show

Freestone County Fair All-Star Show

Freestone County Fair All-Star Show 06/27/2024 04:00 AM

Eighty-seven youth attended the Fairfield Eagle Football Camp last week, June 3-6. Courtesy Photo

Fairfield Football Camp

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Brett Kilmer (left) and Casey Laughlin with Chums on the Water Guide Service show off a couple of hybrid stripers landed with Luke last week at Lake Tawakoni. Photo by Luke Clayton

Fishing with ‘Chums’ on the water

Lake Tawakoni and I go back a long, long way. I remember my first time to fish the lake back in the mid sixties. We fished from the bank around Rabbit Cove and landed all the crappie the law allowed. When I first began my career as an outdoors writer in the mid eighties, fishing at Tawakoni was a frequent topic of my columns. I’ve fished with and written about many guides through the years, a couple of the ‘originals’ are still guiding there. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM

Senior Night

Senior Night 05/29/2024 12:09 PM

Cedar Creek Lake guide Jason Barber with a good ‘mess’ of channel catfish he and Luke landed using cane poles and fishing off the bank. Courtesy Photo

Old School Catfishing

A fishing trip last week began as many do, with a telephone conservation. I called my long time friend Jason Barber who guides for about anything that swims on his home waters of Cedar Creek Lake to get an update on the fishing for a radio show. 05/29/2024 12:09 PM

Wildlife close to home

Wildlife close to home

For the past quarter- century we have lived on a few acres in an area comprised of 5-10 acre tracts. The perimeter of two sides of the property has a wooded strip about 40 yards wide adjacent neighbor’s property that is also wooded that connects to much larger tracts and ultimately thousands of acres of ranchland. 05/22/2024 11:59 AM

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Of hogs and catfish

Of hogs and catfish

As one of my radio hero’s Garrison Keelor used to say, “It’s been a quiet week here in Lake Wobegon.” 05/16/2024 04:00 AM

Of hogs and catfish

Of hogs and catfish

As one of my radio hero’s Garrison Keelor used to say, “It’s been a quiet week here in Lake Wobegon.” Change the word “Wobegon” to “Kaufman County” and my exact sentiments will be mirrored. But I have managed to venture afield close to home in pursuit of wild hogs between floods. 05/15/2024 10:51 AM

Thaler MVP, Brackens D-MVP, Barger Coach of the Year

Thaler MVP, Brackens D-MVP, Barger Coach of the Year

All 13 Lady Eagles received All-District honors this season. Fairfield won the district for the seventh consecutive year and made it to the Regional Final for the sixth consecutive year. 05/15/2024 10:51 AM

State Track and Field

State Track and Field

State Track and Field 05/09/2024 04:00 AM

With all the rain this past week, Luke was forced to stick pretty close to home. He did manage to do a little outdoor cooking out by his little cabin. Courtesy Photo

The Great Indoors

Unless you are reading my column this week online from somewhere in the middle of the Sahara Desert, chances are pretty good that Ole’ Luke doesn’t need to tell you it’s been wet, plenty wet! I’ve tried very hard to get ‘out there’ several times this past week, between rain storms. I watched the weather radar closely and when I saw a break between storms, I loaded my CVA Muzzleloader in the truck and headed to a nearby hotspot for wild hogs. 05/08/2024 02:54 PM

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