Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

July 24, 2022

Fishing Industry Stands For Conservation, Charity

The International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) is an annual industry-only event that sees fishing industry leaders from around the world gather in Orlando, Fl. The mission is promoting fishing industry commerce and innovation, a […]
July 20, 2022

Is Salt Marsh Expanding Northward?

A new study of 166 estuaries on all three U.S. continental coastlines, led by the U.S. Geological Survey, is the first to quantify and compare how rapid sea-level rise will drive landward migration of coastal wetlands […]
July 13, 2022

NWTF Helping Fund Texas Hill Country Turkey Study

The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is helping fund a new, three-year wild turkey research project conducted by researchers from multiple universities and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The project will take place in the […]
June 29, 2022

Bison Gores Woman

A 25-year-old female from Grove City, Ohio, approached a bison to within 10 feet on the morning of May 30, 2022. Two other individuals were also within 25 yards of the same bison. Park regulations require […]
June 21, 2022

Mule Deer Foundation Applauds Federal Big Game Commitment

The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) welcomed an announcement by Secretary Deb Haaland about the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) continued commitment to Secretarial Order 3362. The Order, signed in 2018 during MDF’s Western Hunting & Conservation […]
June 2, 2022

Wild Sheep Summit Inspires In San Antonio

There wasn’t a dry eye in the room. Well, if there was, much restraint went into keeping them that way. As the wild and domestic sheep disease documentary Transmission wrapped up and director and producer Jesse Bone approached […]
May 31, 2022

Shipping Poses Threat To Whale Sharks

Marine biologists from the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and the University of Southampton have led ground-breaking research which indicates that lethal collisions of whale sharks with large ships are vastly underestimated, and could be the reason why populations are falling. Whale shark […]
April 25, 2022

Legal Battle: East Texas Breeder, TPWD Clash On The Fate Of 500 White-Tailed Deer

With legal costs mounting and emotions high, East Texas deer breeder Robert Williams is continuing a battle to prevent the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) from depopulating the prize white-tailed deer herd of 500 animals […]
April 14, 2022

Don’t Touch The Wildlife!

With more people enjoying the outdoors this spring season, you may start to notice more wildlife in your backyard, neighborhood or surrounding areas. Species including birds, deer and snakes are active this time of year and […]
April 7, 2022

Conditions Improving For Duck Nesting Grounds

Delta Waterfowl forecasts that ducks arriving in the prairie pothole region of the Dakotas and Canada will find far better conditions to produce ducks — hopefully a lot of ducks — than they have for past […]