Due to ongoing public health concerns across the state, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission Meeting and Annual Public Hearing will be streamed virtually on TPWD’s website Nov. 9 and 10. The Annual Public Hearing begins at 2
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The big increase in bear sightings across my native state of Texas inspired Higher Calling Wildlife to focus heavily on black bears throughout 2020. In the podcast we did with Stephen F. Austin University officials, we learned in the eastern
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The decision by the Trump administration to lift protections from the roadless areas of the Tongass National Forest poses a grave threat to diverse wildlife habitat, old-growth forests, and the rural economies of Southeast Alaska according to officials with the National
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The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) congratulates one of its own, Clay Brewer, for winning the first-ever Dallas Safari Club (DSC) Conservation Trailblazer Award. The award celebrates the immense contribution of wildlife professionals in the field of game and non-game wildlife
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Abandoned fishing gear is the deadliest form of plastic debris for marine life and has already driven the vaquita porpoise and other marine mammals to the brink of extinction, yet even as this crisis continues to intensify, little attention is
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More than 45 years after gray wolves were first listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Trump Administration and its many conservation partners are announcing the successful recovery of the gray wolf and its delisting from the ESA. U.S.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) discovered the presence of giant salvinia on Lone Star Lake during a recent fish population survey. This highly invasive plant is fast growing and can be a major threat to aquatic ecosystems. Members
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Tonight’s election will be historic. And this is especially true with the gun issue being key not only in the Presidential ballot but also in Senatorial and Congressional races as well. More Texans have early voted than voted altogether during
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To simplify, expedite, and improve the permit application process, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is launching “ePermits,” a new and modern electronic permitting system. Permits enable the public to engage in certain federal regulated wildlife-related activities. Service permit
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the acceptance of more than 3.4 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for 2020. Encouraging news for agriculture, wildlife and water resources nationwide, Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever acknowledges
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Bison hunting-or, at least hunting for tasty bison, just got a lot easier with the introduction of the National Bison Association’s new Buysome Bison mobile-app. The new app, which was funded through a grant from USDA’s Farmers’ Market Promotion Program, allows users
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Approximately 2.1 million acres of intact grassland habitat in the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains were plowed under for row-crop production in 2018, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) 2020 Plowprint Report. The report finds that a nearly equal amount—2 million acres
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On October 16, 2016, Captain Jose Ucan “Carreto” from La Pescadora Fly Fishing Lodge tagged a 28-inch permit while guiding a client in Ascension Bay, Mexico, famous for its permit fishing. This wasn’t unusual – Carreto has tagged hundreds of
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Mako sharks are heavily targeted in recreational fisheries and are one of the more common species that occur as bycatch in commercial fisheries. This combined fishing pressure has led to a decline in mako shark populations as a result of
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Whitetails Unlimited, with the help of Realtree as a title sponsor, will have introduced more than 40,000 youngsters to archery over the past three years through the Kids on Target program. Archery In The Focus The program consists of kits
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Most anglers despise spadefish because they rob bait intended for snapper with their tiny mouths and aggressive nature. That is a shame because I dare say spadefish is every bit as tasty as snapper. Well, maybe not quite as good
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I am not sure what happens exactly but there is as time when trout, reds, flounder, and other sportfish get lockjaw when it comes to artificial lures. I have discussed bizarre baits here before but I thought I would cover
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Seizing an opportunity to work more effectively for deer during a challenging period in wildlife conservation, the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) and the National Deer Alliance (NDA) today reveal a joint venture that unifies their two organizations into what
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The Department of the Interior has announced that it finalized electric bike (or e-bike) regulations that pave the way for land managers to allow more people, especially older Americans and those with physical limitations, to experience bicycling on public lands
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The Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest (TBTF) is heading back to Lake Fork for the second year in a row, bringing world-class bass fishing, shopping, and a variety of outdoor activities to Texas’ most iconic bass fishing lake. The event is
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