U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has announced the Bison Conservation Initiative (BCI), a new cooperative initiative that will coordinate conservation strategies and approaches for the wild American Bison over the next 10 years. The Department of the Interior […]
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For the first time in its 65-year history, the Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey has been cancelled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) and state partners due to COVID-19 restrictions. The USFWS and
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Amberjack Data The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council would like to gain a better understanding of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico. It is seeking information from anglers and divers about what they have observed, including any “strange
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Join host Chester Moore as he interviews Jason Hardin, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Wild Turkey Program leader about turkeys in Texas. Learn about ongoing Rio Grande research and even restoration, the hard work of restoring Easterns to the Pineywoods,
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As part of a broader effort to reopen Texas, Texas State Parks will resume limited overnight camping beginning May 18. This gradual reopening of overnight reservations will be limited at all Texas State Parks to varying degrees depending on individual
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AUSTIN—Texas State Parks will begin reopening for day-use only April 20 as part of a broader effort to begin reopening the state of Texas. Per Governor Abbott’s direction, new restrictions in effect include requiring visitors to wear face coverings and
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The latest numbers on Chronic Wasting Disease testing in Texas give some hope that efforts to contain the disease are working, according to state wildlife experts. The CWD testing year that ended in February produced just shy of 13,000 CWD
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What’s bigger than a crappie, fights harder than a catfish (pound for pound) and is extremely abundant on Lake Conroe? If you guessed hybrid striped bass (hybrids) you are correct. Hybrid striped bass are a cross between striped bass and
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Fishing Rigs Anglers know that oil and gas rigs mean fish, but a recent study investigated which types of platforms and water conditions were best for finding specific types of fish. Derek Bolser, a graduate student at the University of
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The polar bear is one of the most dangerous animals on the planet. That’s what makes this story on Chester Moore’s “Higher Calling” podcast so unique. Learn how Canadian outfitter Scott Smith bagged a polar bear with a 45-pound recurve
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has received test results confirming that Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) was diagnosed in a wild black-tailed jackrabbit in Lubbock County and a wild cottontail rabbit in Hudspeth County. This marks the first confirmed cases
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AUSTIN- With more people enjoying the outdoors and working from home this April, you may start to notice more wildlife in your backyard, neighborhood or surrounding area. Species including birds, deer and snakes are active this time of year and
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Beach areas in the unincorporated areas (Bolivar Peninsula) of Galveston County have been reopened. The beaches will continue to be heavily patrolled by law enforcement to ensure social distancing requirements are being adhered to. The unincorporated beaches will continue to
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Continuing the Trump Administration’s significant efforts to increase recreational access on public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced today a historic proposal for new and expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across more than 2.3 million acres
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Turkey hunters are familiar with the “Grand Slam” which is the quest to take the eastern, Osceola, Rio Grande, and Merriam’s turkeys. Did you know there was a fifth turkey subspecies in the United States? This podcast digs deeply into
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Texas State Parks will begin reopening for day use on Monday, April 20. All state parks that can reopen will be open for day use only. Advanced day-use reservations are required. Reservations will be taken starting at noon on Sunday,
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Rhinoceros are not just animals of savannah and desert as we established in the first two installments of this series (Pt. 1, Pt. 2) on rhinos of the forest. These great animals inhabit moist forest and even highland areas in Africa
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AUSTIN— The Texas Outdoor Family (TOF) program is leading the #TexasOutdoorFamilyCampIn, a month long online initiative encouraging families to learn outdoor skills together. This series, taking place through April, will culminate in a backyard or indoor camp-in throughout the state
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These are notes from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department game wardens. This is Hawkward A Hardin County game warden was at the Beaumont District Office when he received a call from the manager of the local Office Depot store. The
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Hogzilla. That is the name bestowed upon a huge hog killed in 2004 by Chris Griffin on Ken Holyoak’s hunting preserve. As the story goes, the hog was 12 feet long and weighed 1,000 pounds. This sensational story circulated on
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