Family

A young person shows off a fish
April 2024 Issue

Ask a Warden: What Are Some Ways to Introduce My Family to Fishing?

Texas Game Warden Wei-Wei Lin offers tips on getting started.

By Wei-Wei Lin
A man walks down a leaf covered trail surrounded by tall trees
January/February 2025 Issue

A Psychologist Explains How Nature Really Does Heal Us

Time outside offers wide-ranging benefits for mental health.

Ziv Shafir
A little boy with a big grin on his face holds up his fish catch.
January/February 2025 Issue

Lake Corpus Christi Celebrates Decades of Kid Fish

Kid Fish, which began as a kids' fishing derby, is now an annual tradition 33 years in the making.

Josie Gunter
A group of 6 people wearing camo and headphones sitting on a airboat.
January/February 2025 Issue

Mentors Share Love of Waterfowl Hunting With Next Generation

Paying your skills forward is a definitive hunting experience in itself.

Story by Lerrin Johnson
Illustration of a child with a balloon
April 2024 Issue

I'm a Park Ranger and New Mother. Can I Raise an Outdoors Kid?

Introducing children to the outdoors can seem like an overwhelming task, but it's worth it.

By Elizabeth Mary-Agpalo
A father and daughter, both dressed in black wetsuits, carry blue surfboards into the water at Mustang Island
October 2024 Issue

A Dad and Daughter Make the Most of Texas' Flourishing Surf Scene

They learn to ride the waves as they prepare for Mustang Island's fickle, fabled surf break.

Story by Dan Oko
a colorful mural depicts a cowboy and cowgirl standing on either side of a large red heart on a wall in Brady Texas
November 2024 Issue

Brady is a Small Town with a Big Heart

This town draws big crowds for hunting's country music and a goat cookoff.

Story by John H. Ostdick
Elizabeth Browning Rogers wearing white smiles looking up
December 2024 Issue

A Hill Country Conservationist Helped Save Central Park — And Her Family's Ranch

Central Park Conservancy founder Betsy Browning Rogers returned home to restore her Texas ranch.

Story by Louie Bond
Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt participants Cyndi and Jimmy Morris pose outside a log building
November 2024 Issue

A Look Back at the 2024 Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt

GOSH, it was a fun summer!

A man reads a magazine with a group of birders behind him
May 2024 Issue

How To Thrive As An SOB (Spouse Of A Birder)

Suggestions for friends and partners of true birders.

By Kim Marvel
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