Texas Fish & Game

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December 12, 2023

Time To Catch Sheepshead and Drum At The Jetties

It’s time to catch sheepshead. Texas coastal waters are filled with these hard-fighting, excellent tasting fish that get little respect despite the aforementioned attributes. These fish congregate in the greatest numbers in our jetty systems and […]
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December 12, 2023

Draft Recovery Plan For Pine Snake Available

The draft recovery plan for the Louisiana pinesnake is now available. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s goal is to help this species thrive once again and remove it from the Federal List of Endangered and […]
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December 10, 2023

CWD Confirmed In Coleman County Deer

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Coleman County, marking the first detection in the county. A two-year-old whitetail buck harvested by a hunter on a […]
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December 10, 2023

Color Phase Black Bear Near Oklahoma/TX Border (Video)

Bears are repopulating Texas in several areas. The largest population is in the Trans-Pecos with the second largest concentration of sightings around Lake Falcon and scattered reports in the western Edward’s Plateau. Black bears are also […]
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December 6, 2023
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Flounder Season Set To Open Soon

Flounder fishing in Texas waters opens Dec. 15 after a six-week closure. The closure is in response to declining flounder numbers and officials designed it to allow flounder to migrate into the Gulf from bay systems […]
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December 6, 2023

Four Cougars Captured On Backyard Game Cam (Video)

Cougars (mountain lions) are perceived as being solitary animals. They do however travel in groups as new research is showing in South America. In particular, cubs will stay with their mother up to two years on […]
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December 6, 2023

TPWD Drops Pursuit of Fairfield Lake State Park

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will no longer pursue acquisition of the property previously occupied by Fairfield Lake State Park, now owned by FLG Owner, LLC. “TPWD recognizes the importance of conserving our state’s natural […]
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December 6, 2023

Wildlife Crossings Will Reduce Collisions

The Biden Administration’s $110 million investment in 19 wildlife crossing pilot projects will reconnect wildlife habitat and reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions.  The National Wildlife Federation applauded this round of Indigenous, state and local recipients, who are […]
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December 5, 2023

Elk, Mule Deer Migration Corridor Conserved

Thanks to a northern New Mexico landowner who appreciates the wildlife values of his property, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conserved 3,537 acres of critical winter range for elk and mule deer.  Stanley Ruyle entered a […]
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December 5, 2023

Rebuilding Reefs: The Oyster Project

Oysters. Often overlooked and greatly underestimated. Oysters play a vital role in our ecosystems, our recreational fisheries and our communities. Alongside an entire team of marine biologists and a stellar film crew – CCA, Mossy Oak […]
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