Higher Calling Wildlife

Fishing South Padre Island

Join host Chester Moore has he talks the many fishing options at South Padre Island with guides Capt. Brian Barrera and Capt. Luis Flandes. Learn about the areas top-end speckled trout and redfish action as well as it's more exotic options such as tarpon and snook.
 

Speckled Trout Saga Pt. 4: 7 Tactics For Sabine Trout

Join host Chester Moore as he gives strategies and locations for catching the Sabine area's big speckled trout from the Neches River to the short rigs.

Speckled Trout Saga Pt. 3: Catching The Mega Trout of South Padre Island

Have you ever dreamed of catching one of the super-sized speckled trout of the Lower Laguna Madre at South Padre Island?
Listen to part 3 of the Speckled Trout Saga series from Higher Calling Gulf Coast and listen to an in-depth interview with Capt. Brian Barrera and Capt. Luis Flandes III as they talk about how to catch the biggest trout of your life out of the South Padre region of the Lower Laguna Madre.
For more information on fishing at South Padre Island visit the South Padre Island Convention & Visitor's Bureau (www.sopadre.com)
Guide Contact Info
Capt. Luis Flandes III @Capt-Luis Flandes III on Facebook and @Captain_Flandes On Instagram. (www.onthedriftfishing.com)
Capt. Brian Barrera @Brian Barrera on Facebook and @Capt_brianbarrera on Instagram (www.inshorefishingsouthpadre.com)

Speckled Trout Saga Pt. 2: Laguna Madre-Why It Produces Monster Trout & Other Mysteries

Join host Chester Moore and Dr. David Mckee as they talk about the legendary Laguna Madre. Learn about this mysterious ecosystem and why it produces monster trout. What food factor makes trout on average bigger than the Upper Texas Coast? Find out in this informative show. Also learn about the differences between Upper and Lower Laguna Madre and the biggest threats to this fragile ecosystem. This is part 2 of our 10 part series Speckled Trout Saga.

Speckled Trout Saga Pt. 1: Secrets of Surf Speckled Trout

In an engaging, in-depth interview with top-selling fishing book author and CCA President Pat Murray, Chester Moore digs deep into the secrets of surf fishing for speckled trout. 

Albino Dolphin Awareness (Radio PSA Sample For Press Club of Southeast Texas Awards)

This PSA ran on "Moore Outdoors" on Newstalk AM 560 KLVi in 2020.

Could Cloning And Gene Editing Fix Feral Hog Problem?

In an interview for the Higher Calling Wildlife podcast, Chester Moore discussed the recent cloning of a black-footed ferret with Ben Novak of Revive & Restore.
In the conversation about the use of cloning technology to aid the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's ferret program, Moore asked about the potential of using genetic technology to control feral hogs. The discussion was a fascinating one and brings to mind many questions of the potential to fix a major wildlife problem but also raises questions of ethics and negative impacts of the technology.
Enjoy this conversation with Novak, a very bright scientist who has recently made history with the black-footed ferret program.
 

Hog Attack!: Man Attacked By Boar-Saved By Dog!

Join Chester Moore as he talk with a man who has a harrowing tale of being attacked by a wild boar in the woods of East Texas March 13, 2021. Learn about the intense attack, how his dog saved his life and how you can avoid an attack.
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Jaws in Texas: Great White Shark Off Texas Coast, Expanding Gulf Populations & The "Jaws Effect"

Join host Chester Moore as he discusses the confirmed great white shark off the Texas Coast, expanding great white numbers in Texas waters and the "x-factor" thats making it possible. Also, learn how the "Jaws Effect" has inspired interest in great whites and other sharks.
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Freeze Kill: In-Depth Report on Nilgai, Other Exotics & Native Wildlife-With Spring Creek Outdoors

Join host Chester Moore as he interviews wildlife biologist Macey Ledbetter of Spring Creek Outdoors (www.springcreekoutdoors.com) who was fresh off a freeze kill survey of a South Texas ranch. Learn how the nilgai population was impacted, the real story behind the social media photos of truck beds full of dead exotics and how native wildlife faired. Did the freeze impact feral hogs? Will there be a predator boom this year? Learn in this intriguing interview.
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Subscribe to the Higher Calling blog at www.highercalling.net by entering your email address at the subscribe prompt at the top right of the page. You can contact Chester Moore by emailing chester@chestermoore.com.