Texas Fish & Game

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February 5, 2014

TPWD stocking wild turkeys in East Texas

More than two dozen Eastern wild turkeys from Tennessee and Missouri will call the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area home as of today, thanks to the efforts of the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Texas […]
February 5, 2014

Coolest game camera photo ever!

We have all seen amazing game camera photos but this is the most unique one that has come across my desk. Reader Sean Thompson sent this in from the Livingston, TX area. I don’t really have […]
February 4, 2014

Shark cull raises ire of public

As Australians flocked to the beaches at the height of a hot Southern Hemisphere summer, a commercial fisherman hired for the task hauled in a 10-foot tiger shark caught on a baited line. The fisherman shot […]
February 4, 2014

Kalashnikov to sell 200,000 rifles in US, Canada

The Kalashnikov Group has signed an exclusive contract with the Russian Weapon Company (RWC) to supply up to 200,000 guns to North America annually. It should boost sales in the world’s biggest civil weapons markets, while […]
February 4, 2014

Coyote complaints increase in Central Texas

Coyote complaints are on the rise in Central Texas. Residents have spotted them lurking in neighborhoods, near parks and now schools. Texas Parks and Wildlife explains the four legged creatures have become fearless. “Coyotes are well […]
February 4, 2014

Buffalo soldiers to hold special events in Austin, San Antonio

In recognition of February’s designation as Black History Month, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Buffalo Soldiers will pay homage to the 19th century African-American military unit’s unique heritage through living history programs this month. The […]
February 4, 2014

Concealed carry numbers growing

Charles Ingram and Robert Webster were neighbors in Florida, but friends said the two older men had little love for each other and often quarreled. On a spring day in 2010, the two men, both gun […]
February 4, 2014

A rare look at a young cougar

A large chunk of hairy meat is pulled from a cougar’s stomach, as students from West-Mont Montessori school guess what the one-year old feline’s last meal was. Children forgot about the rank smell as they peered […]
February 3, 2014

Hogs taking TX Panhandle

The hunt is on for hogs in the Panhandle. “We fly around and shoot hogs out of the helicopter,” Shane Williams, Chief Pilot for Cedar Ridge Aviation said. Williams and his partner Dustin Johnson work from […]
February 3, 2014

Mule deer numbers decline in parts of Colorado

Mule deer numbers are declining in Southwest Colorado, with populations near Groundhog Reservoir and Mesa Verde National Park suffering the largest declines. Trends for the past 15 years show a consistent drop in estimated populations in […]