COVID-19 hit right as turkey season was opening throughout the nation. By far the nation’s most popular spring hunting activity, it has taken a big hit as some states have closed down turkey hunting opportunities (Washington) and others have barred […]
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Monster Hogs Tales of gigantic, long-tusked monster hogs prowling the woods of Texas and the American South have been told around the campfire for years. Now, game cameras and cell phone technology are showing many of these stories to be
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AUSTIN—At the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas State Parks will be closed to the public effective at the close of business Tuesday, April 7 in order to maintain the safest environment for visitors, volunteers and staff. The Texas Parks
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The National Rifle Association, along with other pro-hunting organizations, sent a letter to governors of all 50 states on Friday urging them to keep public lands open for hunting and fishing during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Now, perhaps more than ever,
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As COVID-19 the coronavirus causes unprecedented closures of national borders, access to areas and facilities, animal rightists are using it to attack hunters and anglers. In a shocking report, Chester Moore details how three states have made statements noting fake
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COVID-19-the coronavirus has caused historic lockdowns of access to countries, states and communities around the world. And while the human risk should be the first priority, there is huge concern for an impact on wildlife. This is the first in
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Multiple recreation sites on the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas have been closed due to the coronavirus according to officials with the U.S. Forest Service. The following additional recreation sites will be closed and unavailable to reserve via Recreation.gov
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OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today announced a decision to cancel the youth turkey hunt previously scheduled for April 4-5. In addition, six game management units (GMUs) that were scheduled to open on April 1
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Stuck at home? Looking for something to do? TYHP would like your help with a video project. The top 5 videos will receive a free hunt Certificate. The best video will receive a guaranteed spot on a single hunt in
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While the coronavirus dominates headlines and causes great fear around the world, there is an interesting parallel in the world of wildlife. Join TF&G Editor-In-Chief and award-wining conservationist Chester Moore as he discusses the connection between what we are experiencing
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In 2005, Tide magazine published an article I wrote about great white sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Entitled “Jaws in the Gulf”?” it won a first-place prize in the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association Excellence In Craft competition that year but it
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Today, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order implementing Essential Services and Activities Protocols for Texas that will override previous local orders and be in effect through April 30th. The protocols allow exceptions for essential activities and services based on
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The Rockport/Port Aransas area is the latest to be hit with boat ramp and park closures. According to the office of Aransas County Judge C.H. Burt Mills, Jr. public beaches, boat launches, boat ramps, bulkheads, docks, piers, wharfs, and parks
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Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive ordering quarantine for persons entering Texas from Louisiana. That would include Texans entering into Louisiana and returning. The following passage is directly from the order. Every person who enters the State of Texas
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Two orders are in effect as of Sunday afternoon, March 29, 2020, at 2:45 p.m. closing all public beaches in Galveston and restricting vehicle traffic on the beach west of the end of the Seawall. By state law, this order
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As NRA is actively fighting gun store closures across the country, President Trump’s newly-updated DHS guidance echoes what the NRA is arguing in court: that firearms and ammunition retailers are “critical infrastructure.” On March 28, DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency(“CISA”)
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At the time of this writing (3/27/20) news was coming in from all around the nation of various outdoor access being closed throughout the United States. Here are the ones we have confirmed. Listen to Chester Moore’s podcast about the
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Join TFG Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore for a special edition of his “Higher Calling” podcast as he interviews Corey Mason with the Dallas Safari Club about the immense impact of COVID-19 on wildlife, hunting and the outdoors industry in general. This
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AUSTIN— After careful evaluation of the ongoing public health situation, Texas State Parks will be limiting park programming and closing public access to park headquarters, visitor centers and park stores starting at 12 p.m. Thursday, March 19. “Our main priority
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The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) welcomes Katharine MacGregor as the new Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. “On behalf of the millions of NRA members across the country, I want to congratulate Katharine MacGregor
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