This season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH) program commemorates 25 years of offering Texans some of the very best hunting opportunities in the state. Ten premium guided hunt packages are offered in this year’s Big […]
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The start of a new hunting season is right around the corner and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding hunters and anglers that current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package) will
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The 2021 red snapper season in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico came and went. Although the best eating and most abundant offshore fish is no longer available to us here other than in state waters. Most of the
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New data shows more people than ever visited national forests and grasslands last year, according to a Forest Service report released today. National forests and grasslands received 168 million visits in 2020 – an increase of 18 million when compared
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Twenty-one adult, and six juvenile, alligator snapping turtles were recently released back into East Texas as part of a coordinated effort among Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), Stephen F. Austin State University, Sabine
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The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies thanks the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for advancing the Wildlife Crossings Program with dedicated funding in the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684). Last month, the Committee favorably reported the transportation package by
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Tim McKneely of Georgetown caught a massive tiger shark while fishing specifically for monster sharks on a Texas Lower Coast beach. The fish was caught on cut cow-nosed ray that was ran out 300 yards. The fight took 1.5 hours
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Wild U.S. Deer Found With Coronavirus Antibodies That’s the title of an article at National Geographic that analyzes a study from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) analyzed blood samples from
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Greater sage-grouse populations may decline by more than 70% within free-roaming horse-occupied areas by 2034 if horse populations increase unchecked at current rates. Reducing horse numbers could neutralize their negative impacts. These were the key findings of a study led
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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will meet Monday, August 23 through Thursday, August 26 at the Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel located at 200 S. Alamo St. in San Antonio, Texas. Virtual participation will also be available by webinar. The
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Trout Unlimited (TU) today announced the launch of “Colorado Gold,” a new conservation campaign designed to change the way the angling community thinks about Colorado’s Gold Medal trout waters and the headwaters that sustain them. Colorado is a treasure currently
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With the dove season opener just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to turn our attention to our gear, and that means taking a look at your hunting vest or bird belt. Part of that is thinking about all
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New legislation from U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) will dedicate $1.4 billion annually to proactive, voluntary, locally-led efforts to recover thousands of at-risk wildlife species, while creating jobs and ensuring our outdoor heritage endures for future generations.
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Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents disrupt three failed human smuggling attempts. Saturday morning, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents responded to suspected illegal activity in Mission, Texas. As agents arrived, they saw a Ford F-150 departing the
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Wild tiger numbers are declining in all tiger range countries in mainland Southeast Asia, and it is now a near certainty that these countries will have fewer tigers than they did in 2010 – the year the global goal was
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July is when the real heat hits Southeast Texas and if June was any indicator July is going to be brutal. The heat does not prevent fish from biting and in fact there are some excellent local fisheries offering great
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NWS National Cooperative Observer Program Manager, Amy Fritz, and her husband, Ryan, heroically saved a young boy from a rip current while vacationing in North Carolina in August 2020. Both trained in open water rescue, Amy and Ryan knew they
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Evidence of the historic nature of the American West’s drought continue to increase. The southern portion of the Great Salt Lake is at a new historic low, with average daily water levels dropping about an inch below the previous record set in 1963, according to U.S.
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Big Thicket National Preserve issues free hunting permits for several units of the preserve, enabling hunters to harvest white-tailed deer, squirrels, rabbits, waterfowl, and feral hogs. Permits are issued on a first-come, first-served basis at the preserve visitor center beginning September 1.
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A large grant will help Delta Waterfowl send more ducks winging south from prairie Canada. The Manitoba Conservation Trust announced plans this month to fund the construction and maintenance of 150 new mallard-producing Hen Houses in southwest Manitoba. Since its
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