Summer Shootout at Inks Lake

Boerne Bass Club members and families at the Summer Shootout tournament at Inks Lake

With the dog days of summer setting in, it can be a grind to do just about anything in the heat. With no breeze to push away the humidity, you can be sweating through your shirt by 9 a.m. – and that is not the most pleasant feeling. But there was one more official fishing … Read more

The Perfect Weekend in Boerne, Texas

Bald cypress trees along a spring-fed creek in the Texas Hill Country near Boerne

Boerne is getting bigger and drawing more attention each year. People flock to our town on the weekends from all over the country – and even the world – making their way down the Hill Country Mile and stopping at the local watering holes and eateries. Denise and I often sit on the porch swing … Read more

Paloma Fest

Jed Mazour holds up a string of doves in a Texas field during dove season, enjoying a Lone Star beer under a bright Hill Country sky.

With September around the corner, I am starting to let dove hunting creep back into my mind. Dove season comes about the same time as our peak exhaustion from the south Texas summer heat. The real dog days of summer.. The kind of heat that even a dip in my swimming pool won’t take my … Read more

Devil’s River

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After a three hour drive, we arrive at an old 1960’s South Texas ranch house. Pulling in, you immediately notice the other trucks carrying kayaks parked around the barn, guys sitting in lawn chairs in the shade, and the Texas flag flying over the Pila. Grabbing my overnight bag, I head into Marlene’s house to … Read more

Cazando El Pavo Del Rio Grande – (hunting the Rio Grande Turkey)

Jed Mazour, outdoorsman and contributor to The Kendall Gentleman, dressed in camouflage gear with a scenic autumn mountain backdrop.

I am going to take two steps forward and one back with this article. I know I just got done talking to you about the transition from hunting season to spring fishing. But, there is one last hunting opportunity here in Texas that comes at the same transitional time. Spring turkey season! I am not … Read more