Texas Fish & Game

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February 28, 2024

Let’s Ponder How A Bear Got To Bay City

In an intriguing episode of Higher Calling Wildlife sponsored by Texas Fish & Game, host Chester Moore talks about a bear that showed up near Bay City, TX more than a decade ago. You can listen […]
February 28, 2024

Annual White Bass Run Kicks In

The annual white bass run, a treasured tradition for anglers across Texas, has officially begun. Each spring, white bass run upstream from reservoirs into rivers and creeks to spawn, creating prime fishing opportunities for new and […]
February 27, 2024

Poisoning Hogs: Warfarin-Based Toxicant Given Green Light

A hog toxicant has been approved for use in Texas. The Kaput Feral Hog Bait came under huge fire from hunters and other wildlife lovers in 2017 but we have learned that it has been approved […]
February 27, 2024

CCA-TX Commits Funds To Game Warden’s Cabin

CCA Texas has a long history of supporting TPWD Game Wardens up and down the Texas coast. This support often comes in the form of equipment, intern salaries, and in this particular grant, a floating cabin […]
February 26, 2024

Anglers Catch Many Record Fish

Anglers throughout Texas established fishing records through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Angler Recognition Program (ARP) in 2023, highlighted by one of the most notable — six-year-old Ernst Toepfer V becoming the youngest Elite Angler in […]
February 26, 2024

Did A Cougar Kill A TX Man?

When Christopher Whiteley was found dead in Hood County, TX, officials initially said a cougar (mountain lion) was the culprit. Then officials with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and USDA got involved and said it […]
February 18, 2024

Ted Nugent Talks Fred Bear

Fred Bear is the most iconic and impactful bowhunter of all time. His legacy of innovation and promoting the sport still resonates today. And in a very special edition of Higher Calling Wildlife, Chester Moore has […]
February 18, 2024

Louisiana Takes Action On Pogy Boats

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission took action to amend the current Notice of Intent (NOI) to modify regulations governing the commercial menhaden fishery, including the statewide fishing buffer, restricted areas off southwestern Louisiana, and requirements […]
February 18, 2024

O.H. Ivie Produces Another Sharelunker

O.H. Ivie returned to the spotlight Wednesday with its fourth Legacy Class Lunker of the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker season. Angler Thaddeus Galey of La Center, Washington reeled in 13.19-pound ShareLunker 657 to boost the overall season total to […]
February 17, 2024

Federal Case Involves Cloning Of A Marco Polo Sheep

A Montana man has been charged with trafficking and conspiracy under federal law for cloning a Marco Polo sheep as well as breeding and selling its offspring and DNA across several states. Marco Polo sheep inhabit […]