Larry D. Hodge is an award-winning writer and photographer with credits in Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Sportsman, Texas Sporting Journal, African Hunting Gazette and others. He has hunted and fished in Texas, Alaska and South Africa. He is an active member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association and the Outdoor Writers of America Association.
Bass Buffet: Advice for Reeling in Largemouth BassKnowing what, when and where bass eat can be the key to angling success The simple answer to the question of what largemouth bass eat is, “Anything they can get into their mouths.” While there’s a lot of truth in that statement, it doesn’t offer much help to the angler trying to select a lure, [...]
Hill Country Hunting: Where the Deer and the Deer Hunters PlayA dim-witted reporter once asked a famous bank robber why he robbed banks. “Because that’s where the money is,” the robber replied. Hunters flock to the Hill Country every fall for a similar reason: That’s where the deer are. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) deer surveys show that 52 percent of the state’s deer [...]
Muskets and Blesbucks: History and Hunting in South AfricaTaken by surprise by the three mountain reedbucks that burst from among the boulders and brush as we approached the koppie, I almost missed it. But for some reason I glanced downward, and there by my right boot toe was a dull metal object partially buried in the South African soil. As I bent to [...]
Life in the Short Grass: Hunting the Karoo in South AfricaDeath comes to the short-grass Karoo of South Africa just as it does to the long grass made famous by Capstick and others. That fact is poignantly clear to me as I sit on Anthony Gilfillan’s tombstone. The rugged terrain of the Karoo softens to my eyes as it falls away into a notch in [...]
