Texas Fish & Game

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January 23, 2024

Try These Black Drum Fishing Tips

Black drum are perhaps the most underappreciated fish on the Texas Gulf Coast. They fight hard and taste good and during the winter drum fishing can be outstanding. Black drum are scavengers and readily take bait. […]
January 23, 2024

Feds Announce Possible Grizzly Restoration

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing a public scoping period to consider options for restoring grizzly bears to the Bitterroot ecosystem. The Service will assess the potential impacts of proposed restoration options in an […]
January 23, 2024

Gulf Losing Key Fish Habitat

Decommissioned oil platforms and other offshore structures in the Gulf of Mexico play a key role in fisheries production and saltwater fishing opportunities according to the Teddy Roosevelt Outdoor Partnership. “These decades-old structures offer highly productive […]
January 22, 2024

A Look Back At The 2023 Sharelunker Season

The 2023 Toyota ShareLunker season was a memorable one, thanks to the 346 anglers from across the nation who entered 497 lunker largemouth bass into the program throughout the year from 89 Texas public waterbodies. The […]
January 22, 2024

CCA Buys Boat For Bringing Back Baffin Initiative

The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) submitted a proposal to CCA Texas requesting $80,000 for a Haynie 23′ Big Foot bay boat. Since 2013, HRI has led a monitoring program in Baffin […]
January 22, 2024

Black Hills Ammunition’s  6 ARC 90 Gr. Dual Performance

The 6 ARC (Advanced Rifle Cartridge) is the most capable cartridge to fit into an AR 15/M4 platform. Compared to even the best 5.56 cartridges, the 6 ARC has more projectile weight, with a higher ballistic coefficient, […]
January 22, 2024

Kerr WMA Deer Found Negative For CWD In Wake of Entire Herd Euthanasia

The National Veterinary Service Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa recently notified Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) that additional testing at their facility did not confirm a suspect-positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a […]
January 22, 2024

First Sharelunker Of 2024 Reported

.B. Thomas Reservoir claimed on Wednesday the first Legacy Class ShareLunker largemouth bass of the 2024 Toyota ShareLunker collection season and the waterbody’s first Legacy Class entry. Lawrence Lee of Temple reeled in ShareLunker 651, registering 13.79 pounds […]
January 16, 2024

Sevin Announces GS and GX Series Spinning Reels

Backed by seven decades of design and manufacturing expertise, industry-leading customer service, and unbroken private ownership by the Schluter family dating back to 1977, SEVIIN reels are meticulously engineered and purpose-built to help anglers conquer every […]
January 14, 2024

Louisiana Begins Bear Meetings

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will conduct two public hearings in January to receive public input for the Louisiana black bear hunting season notice of intent (NOI) passed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries […]