Author: Luke Clayton
Luke Clayton
Luke was raised in very rural Red River County where he grew up hunting and fishing. He began amateurishly writing about his adventures at the age of 12, the accounts of his boyhood outings often filling several pages of his Big Chief tablets. Luke began writing professionally while in his twenties and currently writes an outdoor newspaper column that runs weekly in 40 Texas newspapers. Luke is hunting/shooting columnist for Texas Wildlife Magazine and writes regular features for several other outdoor magazines including Airgun Hobbyist where he is Hunting Editor. Radio is a fun endeavor for Luke and his shows are known for his relaxed and down home style WWW.CATFISHRADIO.ORG Luke is on the pro staff of Airforce Airguns, Smokin Tex Electric Smokers, and TRHP Outdoors. Luke and his long time friend Larry Weishuhn also produce a bi-weekly internet radio show titled HUNTING WIRE RADIO and Sporting Classics Radio on Sporting Classics Daily.com Luke covered hunting for the Texas Almanac, one of the oldest and most revered publications in the state. With almost 38 years under his belt as an outdoors writer, Luke has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. He continues to love the lifestyle that has been so fulfilling throughout his life. Luke and friends Larry Weishuhn & Jeff Rice produce a weekly video series " A Sportsman's Life" for CarbonTV.com
In 1962, at the tender age of 12, I harvested my first Whitetail in the pine and hardwood forest of northeast Texas. Then, I thought my iron-sighted, lever-action 30-30 was all the rifle I would ever need for hunting deer. Looking back six decades, I’m now convinced I was pretty close to being right! The 30-30 has been around for a long time. In 1895 it was one of the first cartridges to use smokeless powder. Its name comes from the caliber and grains of smokeless powder: 30 caliber and 30 grains. Pushing a 160-grain bullet at almost 2,000 fps,…
In Texas, hog hunting is year-round with no seasons, no bag limits and no restrictions on the methods of harvest. Traveling hunters don’t even need a license to hunt them on private land now. But if there were a season to pick a time, it would be right after the close of the general deer season. The weather is chilly and yes, it does get cold here in the Lone Star State. Wild porkers are fattened up from eating the hard mast crops such as acorns, pecans and hickory nuts, as well as corn supplied in large quantities by deer…
It’s fall and deer season has finally arrived. You’ve just pulled up to the old hunting cabin and you start unpacking for the few days you have eagerly awaited. Rifle, sleeping bag, hunting pack, skinning knife. Yep, you thought of everything, including a venison roast from the fat doe you took here last year. But wait! There’s no onion or potatoes for the roast! In your haste to get to camp, you forgot the veggies. But had you planted a little “food crop” for both you and the wildlife, you’d be able to just step outside the cabin to your…