Bonham 7th & 8th grade Lady Indians do a CLEAN SWEEP in Bells Monday night!

Luke used his "Tex Rex" 51 caliber air rifle this week on a couple of hunts that he details in this week’s column.

David Cotton (right) and his dad Edgar show one of two black bears taken recently in SE Oklahoma at the Choctaw Hunting Lodge. (photo by Luke Clayton)

"The Caddo River is a great river for all levels of paddling experience," said Gayla Claborn, owner of Caddo River Camping & Canoe in Glenwood, Arkansas. "This typical pool and drop river is gentle enough for novice paddlers to learn on, yet with enough class I and II rapids along the way to keep it exciting. There are good places to stop to swim and fish along the available routes surrounded by the beautiful Ouachita Mountains. And it is one of the most consistent floating rivers in Arkansas, allowing our season to span from March to September."

Jeff Rice packs his Thanksgiving turkey out of the woods. photo by Luke Clayton

Even though some outdoors lovers are in the woods hunting instead of on the river fishing — that leaves more for those of us catching trout.

Lake Texoma - Good: Striper fishing is good on live bait and swimbaits. Gulls have arrived and keep an eye out for working birds along the river channels and on shallow main lake points early.

Chris Loper (in back) was part of a camping and fishing party from Laurel, Mississippi, hanging out at Cotter Trout Dock recently, and the entire group had a big time catching beautiful rainbows and their fair share of browns, too, like the nice brown above.

McKinney junior Malia McNeal serves. (photos by Buzz Cory of BuzzPhotos.com)

MVP - Addison Weeks, senior, Dodd City

The curtain fell on another exciting season of playoff volleyball for the Dodd City Lady Hornets as Dodd City dropped a three-set decision to top-ranked Blum in the regional semifinals.

(L-R) Larry Wieshuhn, Jeff Rice and Luke stand in front of a see-through pop-up blind. The hunter can see out but game cannot see in. (photo by Don Gresham)

With the children back in school and hunting season underway, the lake is far less crowded too, especially during the weekdays, all the while the fishing only gets better and better as the water continues to cool.

The 24/7 on-water recreational boat towing service with more than 330 locations across the country has come to Bois D’Arc Lake. Mike Tucker and Chris Gumm, who opened nearby TowBoatUS Lake Texoma in 2009, have opened their second location, TowBoatUS Bois D’Arc Lake, in time for the lake’s strong fall fishing and waterfowl hunting season. TowBoatUS provides professional on-water towing, soft ungrounding, battery jump and fuel drop-off services to recreational boaters.

The Washington Senators' Cecil Travis broke into baseball with a bang.

Those of us who have hunted a lot have had our shares of hits and misses. In this week’s column, Luke recalls a few of both. (photo by Luke Clayton)

The Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club announced today that they have completed scoring procedures and are now accepting entries for javelina in their record books.

McKinney running back Gavin Menefee runs behind the block of offensive lineman Johnny Allen. (photo by John Tyler/BuzzPhotos.com

John Jernigan (above) was fishing with Spring River guide Mark Crawford when he landed this nice "smallie" on the Spring recently.

The summer season isn't complete without a wet wading trip to one of Oklahoma's clear-water streams!