Texas Fish & Game

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August 25, 2016

TPWD to Hold Three Drawings for Lifetime Licenses

Each year as the fall hunting seasons get underway, Texas hunters and anglers shed their expired, folded and hopefully well-used patchwork of a license and replace it with a freshly-purchased one. There is a way to […]
August 24, 2016

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Stranded during the Storm During a late June storm, a Val Verde County game warden responded to a call for assistance […]
August 22, 2016

Texas Dove Hunting Prospects Bright: Longer Season, Lots of Birds

More validation that everything’s bigger and better in Texas, dove populations are soaring and the hunting season, which gets underway Sept. 1, is the longest in 80 years. A new 90-day season this fall means hunters […]
August 5, 2016

First it was Zebra Mussels; now it’s Giant Salvinia

Giant salvinia is attacking Texas lakes and rivers. This invasive plant restricts fishing, boating and swimming and causes devastating environmental and economic damage. All it takes is one small piece left on your boat, trailer or […]
August 1, 2016

Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Field Notes: July 2016

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. July 4th Weekend Keeps Wardens Busy Texas Game Wardens had their hands full over the Fourth of July holiday weekend as […]
July 19, 2016

New Texas Drawn Hunt Opportunities Available

First Application Deadline Aug. 3 AUSTIN – Hunters can start making plans for the upcoming seasons now by applying for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Drawn Hunts. The online system is currently accepting applications and […]
June 29, 2016

Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Stuck in the Mud Val Verde County game wardens patrolling the Rio Grande River encountered a Spanish goat stuck in deep […]
June 20, 2016

Regulation Helping to Keep Redfish Bay Seagrass Healthy after 10 Years

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) field sampling surveys show a significant reduction in propeller scarring since it became illegal to destroy any of the five species of seagrass found in the Redfish Bay State Scientific […]
May 31, 2016

Texas Game Wardens Bolt into Action During Latest Round of Storms

While most of Central and Southeast Texas hunkered down for another round of heavy rains and flooding late last night, Texas Game Wardens were busy mobilizing search and rescue resources and heading into the areas hit […]
May 26, 2016

Blue Mountain Peak Ranch Named 2016 Leopold Conservation Award Winner

AUSTIN – When Richard Taylor and his late wife, Sally, moved to Texas in 2001 and bought land in the heart of Mason County, they knew their work was cut out. The land, which had been […]