According to the 2019 Texas Hunting Incident Analysis, Texas has seen a substantial decrease in hunting-related accidents and fatalities since Hunter Education became mandatory in 1988. That year, over 18,000 Texans received their Hunter Education certification, but 12 fatalities and 70
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved changes to regulations regarding exotic aquatics such as harmful or potentially harmful fish, shellfish and aquatic plants along with associated fee rules on Tuesday November 10. The changes not only impact permit holders,
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In our series of articles on the impacts of the 2020 election on the Second Amendment, we have discussed how executive orders can have an impact on gun ownership. Executive orders can also have an impact on fishing and fisheries.
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Shop here and support the Second Amendment. How does Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden view the Second Amendment? The NRA-ILA recently posted a story about a Biden appearance at a town hall meeting hosted by New Hampshire ABC affiliate WMUR.
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Checking the mail at the box down the street is a daily routine. In fact, I often do it instinctively without really thinking about it so my thought are often on anything but retrieving the stack of junk mail and
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While at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed a Secretary’s Order that waives entrance fees to national parks, wildlife refuges, and other public lands and waters managed by the Trump Administration’s Department of
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John Silovsky has been selected as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Wildlife Division Director. Silovsky began his career with TPWD in 2014 and served as the District Leader for the Post Oak Savannah Wildlife District before being promoted
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Though many bass pros put down their rods and head to the woods to hunt deer in the fall, Fletcher Shryock has trouble making that switch. As the weather cools down, he knows that if he finds one fall bass, it
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With the first sightings of iconic, endangered whooping cranes along the Texas coast, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding Texans to be on the lookout for these impressive birds as they move through the state. Whooping cranes
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Residents should not be alarmed if they see low-flying planes or helicopter over parts of West Texas and South-Central New Mexico starting in early November. Survey planes include a Cessna Grand Caravan fixed-wing as well as an Airbus A350 B3
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The shrew is a mouse-sized insectivore that is arguably the most voracious predator on the planet and the two most common shrews are the southern short-tailed shrew and the least shrew. Shrews have an extremely high metabolic rate. According to
A Bandera County game warden received a call from a landowner who saw a white pickup on the property and hidden in the brush. The landowner said the driver’s side door was open, but no one was around the truck.
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Presidential candidate Joe Biden who could become the next President of the United States has made very clear statements on what he plans to do with “assault weapons”. Yes, we’re talking about the AR-15 you hog hunt with, its high-capacity
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Researchers made strides in whitetail research in 2020 as they jumped into a multifaceted research program aimed at population ecology, habitat use, survival, mortality, and productivity of white-tailed deer in Idaho. This research gives an interesting look at deer that
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists predict a fruitful white-tailed deer season in many regions of the state. Although conditions are drying statewide, rains in September helped to create an abundance of quality forbs and shrubs, both of which
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Columbian white-tailed deer are a subspecies unique to southwest Washington and western Oregon and were listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act in 1968. On October 13th, 2016 the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced and celebrated the
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Are you missing out on catching big trout right now? Fall is not known as the top time of year for big trout but if you know where to look it can be for you. Here are three ways to
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Many anglers who troll for Spanish and king mackerel employ in-line planers, but few seem to use planers for other fisheries – and this can be a mistake. Planers aren’t just for the macks, but in fact are effective for
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Fall is the prime time to score on flounder. With flounder making their migration from the bays into the Gulf of Mexico, November can be a memorable month. Here are three strategies for scoring on fall flounder during this crucial
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Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO), with support from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Rosebud Tribal Land Enterprise (TLE) proudly announce the inaugural transfer and release of 100 plains bison (buffalo) from the National Park Service to the Wolakota Buffalo Range
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