On April 26th, we woke up and got rolling. We packed up our things and headed up to Aransas Pass. We met up with our guide Dean, who owned Slowride Guide Services. He does Eco-tours and also guided fishing trips with kayaks for redfish, trout, and whatever else there is to catch. We met him […]
Upon waking on April 23, we a group of eight from Valley City State University made our way to the Big Sandy Creek. Our objective was to identify and collect species through seining. The group split into two teams and sampled different parts of the river. We seined and identified fish with the help
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Texas, a state known for their long-horned cows, size, and to us, their poisonous snakes. At Big Thicket we had a few close encounters with some deadly snakes. To start out the day, half of the class jumped into the van, including me, to go seine some fish while the other half went canoeing.
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Being able to experience the life in Texas for the first time was a blessing. April 23, 2017 was a beautiful morning at Big Thicket National Preserve. The morning started out by being woken up to a northern cardinal singing outside the window and a nice cool breeze being blown in from the open window.
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Our first day in Texas was the most exciting for me. I am a wildlife major so I was really interested in seeing new non-game and game fish species. It was the most important day for me to help me determine if I want to pursue a fisheries degree in the future. We split up
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On the morning of April 26, we woke up early to prepare for our long day ahead. I was excited for the first activity of the day, which was kayaking the bay of Port Aransas. After piling into the vans, we headed out to meet up with our guide, Dean. Upon arrival, Dean quickly hooked
Wow! Where do I begin with describing all of the new things that I experienced while on this trip? I don’t think I can choose just one day to describe, since they all sort of ran together so I will write about the most memorable parts. The first day in Texas, a new state that