Update: The Missouri Department of Conservation announced on Monday, Aug. 22, that Rich Porter’s pending state-record shortnose gar was misidentified. Subsequent genetic testing by a Missouri ...

Rich Porter, of Nebraska, shot this shortnose gar May 16 while on a Missouri fishing trip. Missouri Department of Conservation/Twitter UPDATE: A record-breaking shortnose gar shot in Missouri wasn’t ...

LAKE OZARK, Mo. — A Nebraska man is the new state record holder under alternative methods for shortnose gar. Rich Porter of Omaha, Nebraska was bowfishing on May 16 at the Lake of the Ozarks when he ...

A group of fishermen in Texas reeled in a huge alligator gar last week. South Texas Bowfishing, a business that offers guided bowfishing tours in the area, posted on Facebook about the massive fish ...

A group of bowfishers snagged themselves a massive catch, reeling in a nearly 300-pound alligator gar in South Texas. Tim Selvidge, L.G. Selvidge and John Jackson were on a guided fishing tour with ...

Bradley Britt, a Chattanooga fireman, shoots at a gar while out on Chickamauga Lake with his father Richard Britt. Gar are common game for bowfishermen, who also shoot for carp and catfish. Bowfishing ...

For readers unfamiliar with the sport, bowfishing involves the harvest of non-game species of fish using specialized archery equipment. Modern bowfishing equipment typically includes a compound bow to ...

A group of bowfishers in South Texas shared a photo of a monster catch that is almost 8 feet in length and would tower over a basketball player like Shaq, who is 7 feet, 1 inches tall. South Texas ...

Update: The Missouri Department of Conservation is now saying the reported shortnose gar was not a shortnose gar after all. Here's the latest on what a second round of testing found. Rich Porter ...

Stephen Banaszak loves to hunt for fish with a bow. The Denison, Texas, resident holds state bowfishing records in Oklahoma and Texas. He guides customers on trips along the Red River and Lake Texoma, ...