Orange County Game Wardens received a call from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch reporting several deputies were attending to an alligator near Bridge City. A game warden responded to the popular fishing spot and discovered three teenagers had caught
TX Teens Cited For Alligator Poaching Read More »
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is currently accepting applications for their 65th Texas Game Warden Cadet class. As fully commissioned peace officers, game wardens are responsible for the enforcement of Texas laws across the state including water safety,
Applications Being Accepted For Game Warden Class Read More »
Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials received confirmation of anthrax in a captive white-tailed deer herd on a Val Verde County premises on July 11, 2021. This is the first anthrax case in Texas this year. The premises is located
Anthrax Verified In Central TX Deer Read More »
If you could schedule a hunt during a 7 day cycle that produces more big bucks than any other time in most of Texas, would you? Well, there is still time. Since the advent of the youth-only season we at
The Best Week To Bag A Texas Buck Is… Read More »
When I wore a younger man’s clothes, the question of the best place to hunt for deer often came to my mind. I can remember hours spent pondering this very thought while waiting for a whitetail to magically appear. As
How To Hunt Rubs And Scrapes Read More »
On Sunday, Aug. 29, Colorado Parks and Wildlife responded to a call of a woman injured in an attack by an aggressive moose near Winter Park. Wildlife officers learned the victim, a woman from Boulder, was injured between 4:30 and
Moose Attacks On The Rise In Colorado Read More »
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest three gang members and a convicted child sex offender this week. Monday afternoon, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents apprehended and identified an El Salvadoran man within a group of 25
Border Dangers: Gang Members Busted in McCallen Read More »
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has released an updated survey to gather public input on spotted seatrout management options. The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) directed the LDWF to conduct another survey on spotted seatrout management options prior
La. Trout Overfished? State Asks Anglers to Take Trout Survey Read More »
AUSTIN— The Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) Commission will hold a special meeting on proposed rules related to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Earlier this year, the discovery of CWD in six deer breeding facilities necessitated the filing of emergency rules
Texas To Hold Special CWD Meeting Read More »
Do not believe it! A graphic, incorporating a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) logo, is circulating on social media erroneously stating that LDWF will not issue new hunting licenses to persons who can’t show proof of a COVID-19
Fake News: No Vaccine, No License Read More »
In 2020, Texans took advantage of the outdoors and hit the waters in droves, driving recreational boating accidents to a 30 year high. Outreach efforts by Texas Game Wardens and community partners have resulted in a 24 percent decrease in
TPWD Emphasiszes Boater Safety Read More »
In a decision that restores critical Clean Water Act protections for small headwater streams and wetlands across the country, a federal judge has vacated the 2020 “Navigable Waters Protection Rule”. Over the past two years, Trout Unlimited scientists have documented how drafters
A Big Win For Small Streams Read More »
Traditions tagging of billfish for science produce very valuable data, especially with TBF’s and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) tagging databases spanning decades. In turn, the data helps support some management strategies that can help recreational fishing. The large
Another Federal Dismissal Of Billfish Read More »
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the acceptance of 2.8 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) so far in 2021. The positive news will help stem the tide of the 3 million acres also set to
Quail, Pheasant Groups React To Farm Bill Read More »
On Sunday, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) began documenting oiled birds apparently the result of damage caused by Hurricane Ida at an oil and gas refinery located about 25 miles south of New Orleans. The incident of
LDWF Rescuing Oiled Birds Read More »
If you know a bit about wild sheep behavior, you know that they rely on their keen eyesight to detect predators (e.g., wolves, cougars, coyotes, golden eagles, etc.) The better a wild sheep can see, the more efficiently and safely
How Controlled Burns Help Wild Sheep Read More »
The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, requested a Department of Defense (DoD) activation of approximately 200 active-duty U.S. Army Soldiers to assist with wildfire suppression efforts. The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC) at NIFC requested the personnel,
Military Mobilized To Fight Western Wildfires Read More »
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) presents The shark and ray meat network: a deep dive into a global affair, a ground-breaking analysis shedding new light on this highly complex and opaque trade that is contributing to the ongoing decline of shark and
Shark, Ray Meat A $2.6 Billion Trade Read More »
Scientists from Northeastern Forest University in Harbin, China, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), UC Davis, Amur Tiger National Reserve, World Wildlife Fund, and other groups recently published their results in the journal Biological Conservation, and say that four major forested landscapes – Laoyeling, Zhang-Guangcailing, Wandashan
Amur Tigers Coming Back-To China! Read More »
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) today announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in wild white-tailed deer in Ohio. These are the first deer confirmed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide, although
Wild Deer Confirmed With Covid-19 Read More »
