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Antelope hunts help with conservation
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Antelope hunts help with conservation
by Gayne C. Young 
September 18, 2024
Outdoors On Edge The so-called “Three Amigos” are considered to be one of the greatest examples of hunt conservation the world has ever seen. All but considered extinct in the wild addax, Dama gazelle and scimitar-horned oryx have thrived on Texas game ranches since the late 1970s. Their existence w...
Giant anacondas, Bigfoot and killer mermaids
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Giant anacondas, Bigfoot and killer mermaids
by Gayne C. Young 
September 11, 2024
Outdoors On Edge I used to write for an outfitter in Brazil that offered fishing trips on the Amazon River. My job was to promote the company and its offerings by writing about fishing trips, local interests in the Amazon, and travel tips. Although this kind of writing was fun, I mainly took the job...
Life in the shadow of Bagdad, Texas
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Life in the shadow of Bagdad, Texas
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
September 4, 2024
Bagdad is gone. All that remains is desert scrub, dunes of waist high grass, and a narrow beach littered with broken shells and a sprinkling of shredded plastic and other trash. Looking across the Rio Grande, it’s hard to believe that this piece of Mexican hard scrabble land was once a port that saw...
‘Paddy’ Fermor kidnaps a German general
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
‘Paddy’ Fermor kidnaps a German general
by Gayne C. Young 
August 28, 2024
Outdoors On Edge Sir Patrick “Paddy” Michael Leigh Fermor exited his travels and returned home when Britian declared war on Germany. He enlisted in th...
‘Paddy Fermor’: A gravel writer’s troubled start
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
‘Paddy Fermor’: A gravel writer’s troubled start
by Gayne C. Young 
August 21, 2024
Outdoors On Edge He was a wr it er, soldier and scholar. He worshiped more than one god, smoked more than 80 to 100 cigarettes a day for over 30 years...
Drumming up coastal fish with my son
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Drumming up coastal fish with my son
OUTDOORS ON END By Gayne C. Young ?W 
August 14, 2024
ould you like cash or a fishing trip for your birthday?” My soon-tobe 20-year-old son (God, I’m old) gave my question some thought then answered, “You...
Standby in public hunt drawing got him a gator
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Standby in public hunt drawing got him a gator
by Gayne C. Young 
August 7, 2024
Outdoors On Edge My career as an outdoor writer — Ha, I called what I do a career — began with the Texas Public Hunt Drawing System. This system allow...
Landing trout while hoping for shark
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Landing trout while hoping for shark
by Gayne C. Young 
July 31, 2024
Outdoors On Edge My friends, Will and Joel, and I had come to Rockport for some shark fishing. And although our first day got a late start time, thank...
Fishing buddy gets a big one
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Fishing buddy gets a big one
by Gayne C. Young 
July 24, 2024
WOutdoors On Edge ill, Joel and I awoke to a torrential downpour. This was not ideal as my friends and I were in Rockport for our annual fishing trip ...
Elephant herds do not play games
Gillespie Life, Outdoors
Elephant herds do not play games
OUTDOORS ON EDGE By Gayne C. Young 
July 17, 2024
Yes, we’ve all heard about the shark attacks at South Padre and Hurricane Beryl, but here’s some outdoor news you might have missed. Thank goodness I’...
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