Wildlife habitat is being decimated at alarming rates. From seagrass flats to hardwood bottomlands, wildlife habitat is not only in danger but is in many cases in a state of emergency. At the Hunt-Fish Podcast Summit, a cross section of […]
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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meets April 3-6, 2023 at the Courtyard Marriott Gulfport Beachfront hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi. During the meeting, there will be two opportunities for the public to interact with the Council members and NOAA Fisheries leadership staff. Question
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“As wild turkeys go, so do America’s forests.” That revelation is what inspired award-winning wildlife journalist and conservationist Chester Moore to begin his Turkey Revolution project in 2019. “Particularly in the eastern half of the country, I have found through
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Turkey Revolution Year 5: Giving Back By Chester Moore IN 2019 I BEGAN a quest to raise awareness to wild turkey conservation. The goal was to use photojournalism to show the story of wild turkeys in Texas and around America.
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Eastern Turkey Aware The more people that realize we have Eastern turkeys in Texas, the more light we can shine on the great work done by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and National Wild Turkey Federation-Texas to restore them.
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The Texas Turkey Story Podcast
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Tracking Texas Eastern Turkeys By Chester Moore The speed at which a bulky wild turkey can take to the air and disappear into a forest canopy is impressive. Turkeys most often run when retreating but are quite adept at flying,
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Fishing isn’t just a livelihood, but it’s also a favorite pastime and a sport. A fishing trip could be just what you need to relax, spend time in nature, and use your new fishing equipment. But simultaneously, you don’t want
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In This Issue: 7 Strategies for Saltwater Success with Spinning Gear • Winning Plays for S.T.A.R. Anglers • Texas Venom: Avoiding Bites & Stings • Bass Tactics for the After-Spawn • Javelinas: Abused and Misunderstood • Special Section: Conservation on
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Last week, the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) released the 2023 Economic Contributions of Recreational Fishing: U.S. Congressional Districts report, an update of previous data in partnership with Southwick Associates. The report highlighted the social and economic importance of sportfishing (saltwater
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Gape-Width Factor That’s a term sometimes used by fisheries researchers to describe the only limitation to a largemouth bass’s eating habits. In other words, they can and often do eat any living thing they can fit in their mouth. And
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The Sabine Lake area, based out of Port Arthur has some great opportunities for speckled trout beginning now. The water temperature has been in the mid 60s which usually gets the fish a bit more active and with warming trends
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted multiple changes to the freshwater fishing regulations for the upcoming 2023–24 season at the March 23 meeting. The freshwater fishing regulation changes focus on simplifying and clarifying fishing-related rules on waters within public
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From the rod to the fly and everywhere in between, there are several components to a fly fishing outfit ‒ and the weight of your fly line is one of them. Fly line weight matters because it determines what you
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On March 23, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved all the proposed changes to the saltwater fishing regulations. These changes are focused on matching federal regulations to streamline both enforcement and compliance issues. The following changes to the
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O.H. Ivie Lake’s historic run of Legacy Class Lunkers charged forward on Saturday with another massive largemouth bass. Kevin Winchester of Ballinger reeled in 13.08-pound ShareLunker 650, giving the lake its 15th Legacy Class fish of the 2023 Toyota ShareLunker collection season.
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Galveston Island State Park invites the public to a grand reopening event with two days of festivities March 31 and April 1 as part of the ongoing, yearlong Texas State Parks Centennial. The beach side of the park opened last summer following
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In an effort to match recent federal water regulation changes, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission directed department staff to publish proposed regulation changes that may be of interest to offshore anglers. The first change would be to prohibit take
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), in conjunction with National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) and several Texas landowners, has detected the presence of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHDV2) in Bosque and Ector Counties. This case in Bosque County is
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public input to help inform future management directions of the agency. TPWD’s mission is to manage and conserve the natural and cultural resources of Texas and to provide hunting, fishing and
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