Texas Fish & Game

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October 19, 2022

Women Empowered by Hunting, Conservation Education

“The outdoors is such an exciting place. I just love it.” Kat Hunter spoke those words as she gazed out into the beautiful, rugged FTW Ranch on the southwestern tier of the Edwards Plateau. This Texan […]
October 19, 2022

Striped Marlin Show Mind-Blowing Movements

The most comprehensive effort to date to characterize striped marlin (Kajikia audax) movements in the Central North Pacific revealed broad movements among tracked specimens. The study found some striped marlin have been traveling to the east […]
October 19, 2022

Special Elk Hunt Generates Big Conservation Funding

Hunters supporting Virginia’s first-ever managed elk hunt scheduled to take place October 8-14 generated more than $606,000 to bolster wildlife and management projects with the state’s elk management zone.  “This funding is an indicator of the […]
October 18, 2022

Blotchy Bass Syndrome Concerning Scientists

Anglers across the nation are asked to report signs of Blotchy Bass Syndrome (BBS) to support research being conducted by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and West Virginia University (WVU). Bass Pro Shops is partnering […]
October 18, 2022

Halloween At the Hatchery Set For Oct. 27

Families are in for a treat Thursday, Oct. 27 at the annual “Halloween at the Hatchery” event hosted by the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC). The annual event provides a safe place to go trick-or-treating while […]
October 18, 2022

TPWD Seeks Opinions On Oyster Reef Closures

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public input on proposed regulation changes to prohibit the harvest of oysters permanently and temporarily within certain reef areas. These proposals include the permanent prohibition of oyster […]
October 13, 2022

Perry Sets New Flathead Record-With A Speargun!

Britt Perry has been certified as a world record holder. On July 31, the Louisiana resident killed a 36.2-pound flathead catfish with a speargun in the Sabine River. Spearfishing catfish is legal in Louisiana. The record […]
October 13, 2022

Feds Reviewing Pine Snake Habitat

Based on the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to designate critical habitat for the Louisiana pinesnake, an egg-laying, non-venomous constrictor of western and central Louisiana and eastern Texas that is […]
October 12, 2022

New Study Shows Importance of Forests To Drinking Water

Access to high-quality water will be a defining feature of the 21st century. Record heat waves and drought are not only leading to more frequent and intense wildfires but are also putting one of life’s most […]
October 12, 2022

Tarpon Guide Adapts Approach With Sonar, Charts

In years past, Tarpon guides located fish simply by using visual cues. If they couldn’t see Tarpon rolling on the surface or spot them cruising the flats, they would move on knowing they were leaving tarpon […]