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For the past 38 years, sometime around the end of November, I’ve listed some gift ideas for the sportsperson on your list. Some items, such as the Smokin Tex electric smoker (www. smokintex.com) is at the top of the list every year because the majority of my friends are outdoors people and they all like cooking the fruits of their hunts/ fishing trips and I consider a good smoker as essential gear.

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Boat Over Troubled Water After a long period of heavy rainfall in Trinity County resulting in high water, swift currents and excessive debris, a Trinity County Game Warden received a call from dispatch regarding a boater who was sinking in a nearby river.