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November 29, 2022

Turkey Research Gets Major Funding

The National Wild Turkey Federation announced more than $360,000 in funding for seven new research projects in six states addressing the needs of wild turkey populations. The announcement comes during the 12th National Wild Turkey Symposium, […]
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November 29, 2022

Wild Sheep Interests Represented At CITES

As an officially recognized observer, WSF sent a delegation to the 19th Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Our purpose was to represent our collective interests in conserving […]
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November 23, 2022

Texans Urged To Keep Bear Safety In Mind

With winter quickly approaching, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) encourages residents in the western, southwestern and northeastern portions of Texas to practice appropriate safety measures and report bear sightings. Black bears are native to […]
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November 23, 2022

Hunters Reminded To Report Harvest During Special Season

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants to remind hunters to report their harvest during the upcoming antlerless deer season, Nov. 24-27. Mandatory reporting is required for any antlerless deer harvested during the four-day doe […]
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November 22, 2022

Gulf Pelagic Council To Meet

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will host a one-day meeting of its Coastal Migratory Pelagics Advisory Panel on December 1, 2022, from 8:30 AM to 5:30 pm, EST. The meeting will be held at […]
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November 22, 2022

New Strategies For Christmas Tree Crappie

Sparkling like fresh lit Christmas bulbs, they dance and glow among the evergreen branches. Dozens, maybe hundreds of big crappies encircle the sunken brushpile, lively little orbs doing their best impression of holiday cheer. You see […]
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November 22, 2022

Winter Trout Stockings Begin Wednesday

The annual Texas winter tradition of rainbow trout stocking is heading back to waterbodies across the state to kick off the holiday season. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will begin stocking thousands of rainbow […]
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November 17, 2022

Flatsworthy On The Second Chain Of Islands (Video)

Our friends at the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) recommend watching this video from FlatsWorthy on The Second Chain of Islands. “Second Chain of Islands is a little more difficult to track because it is so fragmented […]
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November 17, 2022

Bears Need Management, Not Emotions

California State Senator Scott Weiner’s “Bear Protection Act” would have ended all hunting of black bears in California. He withdrew the bill Monday after a vast opposition from wildlife managers, conservation organizations, and hunters back in […]
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November 17, 2022

Saving America’s Micro Deer

The Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) is the smallest whitetail subspecies topping out at 60 pounds and living exclusively in their namesake islands on the Florida coast. Seeing a herd of Key deer on my honeymoon in […]
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