Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine - End of Year Special

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Join Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine as we count down to the New Year and look back at some of the best of 2015.

Whether through a bird-watcher’s binoculars or the scope of a hunting rifle, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine transports readers to not just destinations, but experiences across the state. Hunting, fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing, paddling, climbing — our features are as varied as our readers’ interests. After all, once you’re outdoors in Texas, everything’s better. Though it’s difficult to choose our favorite stories from so many beloved offerings in 2015, here are three we’ll never forget.

Rivers of Song

This ode to river-inspired lyrics in our December issue was a labor of love from several Texas Parks and Wildlife Department communications colleagues, led by author Russell Roe, TP&W magazine managing editor. With an enchanting wrap cover painted by TPWD artist Clemente Guzman, the print edition invited readers to try our app to enjoy a time-lapse of Guzman painting the cover, two new music videos from Butch Hancock and Jimmy LaFave and a Spotify playlist of all the songs mentioned in the article. Our most intensively multimedia package ever!

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The 12 Most Beautiful Birds in Texas

Who better to provoke a mailbox full of letters in defense of the painted bunting than the state’s top bird guy, Cliff Shackelford? In May, his “12 Most Beautiful Birds in Texas” provided not only an eyeful of gorgeous photography but also that aforementioned outcry from painted bunting enthusiasts when the bird didn't make that final cut.

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Trekking Across the Top of Texas

It sounded dangerous, but so exciting, when photographer Laurence Parent proposed the idea several years ago: Climb the four highest peaks in Texas, in one day. Finally, in 2015 all the elements came together at the right time, and Managing Editor Russell Roe and State Parks’ Ky Harkey joined Parent in the arduous trek. The final result in our August/September issue was an edge-of-your-seat adventure with the reward of spectacular views from the top of Texas.

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The top stories from the Texas Parks & Wildlife website offered a look at what our readers and Google searchers were interested in: big, unusual fish and venomous snakes.

Gar-gantuan: Alligator Gar is the misunderstood "big daddy" of freshwater fish.

Venomous Vipers: Snakes can be frightening, but only a handful are dangerous in Texas.

What happens when a photo of a creature supported by 20 pairs of yellow legs, with a bright red head and “fangs” that inject venom gets posted online? You get a nightmare that goes viral. In July 2015, Texas Parks and Wildlife posted a photo on Facebook of a giant redheaded centipede. The creature terrified the Internet.

Many news outlets linked to our story, which was viewed more than 100,000 times.

See what you think, if you dare.

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