U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt recently announced that 53.6 million people visited national wildlife refuges in 2017, which had an economic impact of $3.2 billion on local communities and supported more than 41,000 jobs. The figures come from […]
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Dreams. They are a flash of inspiration that fuels us to do great things, hope in trying times and a way God plants in us seeds of greatness. Unfortunately many from a young age are told their dreams will never
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A good portion of my fishing the last few years has been fishing for reds in rivers north of bay systems. And it was not always by preference. I love the reds, but would prefer fishing the bays. Brutal winds
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Reports From Game Wardens The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports of game wardens. From Cheer to Fear While on the way to patrol the San Jacinto River, a Montgomery County game warden
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Citing concerns for the region’s aquatic resources, CCA Texas is opposed to the Port of Corpus Christi’s proposed Channel Deepening Project (CDP), permit application number SWG-2019-00067. The full public notice, proposed plans and alternative analysis can be found HERE. The location
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After two days of competition, Eddie LeRoy of Eufala, Alabama, emerged as the winner of the Federal Duck Stamp competition with his painting of a black-bellied whistling duck pair. The announcement was made by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Principal Deputy Director
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Criminal poaching of wildlife resources negates the conservation efforts of Safari Club International members and other hunters to assure sustainable populations of wild things in wild places for now and into the future. The ugly truth of poaching came to
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Hunters pursuing mule deer this fall in Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Floyd, Hall, and Motley counties are reminded to comply with antler restriction regulation that prohibits harvest of any mule deer buck with a main beam outside spread of less than
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The goal of the Endangered Species Act is to protect and recover listed species until the point they no longer need the protections afforded by the Act. After the smalltooth sawfish was listed as an Endangered species in 2003, NOAA
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Ducks Unlimited released the latest film in its online series. In The Gulf Coast, Conserve Films travels south to Louisiana where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River has changed over time. Levee construction and river
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BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA — Delta Waterfowl announces the launch of HunteR3, an aggressive suite of programs to boost the number of waterfowl hunters in North America. “Baby Boomers are aging out of hunting participation and they’re not being replaced,” said
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OAA Fisheries is currently taking comments on a proposal from the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council that would allow an increase in the amount of commercial shrimp trawl fishing effort in the northern Gulf of Mexico. If fully implemented, Shrimp Amendment
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the regulations on passive fishing gear (jug lines, minnow traps, perch traps, throwlines, and trotline), which includes adding requirements and specifications for floats and reducing
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A hot, dry weather pattern could make things interesting for hunters this bow season. Bow season can be hot and dry in some parts of the state this is exactly what hunters are finding. “Although dry conditions should encourage deer
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds hunters throughout the state to engage in proper disposal of carcasses from harvested deer to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in deer. This is particularly important for those taken inside the
A Proper Way To Dispose Of Deer Carcasses? Read More »
In an opinion released over the summer, the Supreme Court ruled that an 1868 treaty between the U.S. and the Crow Tribe could give members of that tribe the right to ignore state hunting regulations and engage in the unregulated
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Canis lupus monstrabilis Ever heard of it? Chances are you have not. Oh, wolf fans will be familiar with the Canis lupus part but “monstrabilis”? It is the name of the now extinct “Texas Wolf” a species recognized in 1937 and considered extinct by
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It is believed that buffalo, or bison, crossed over a land bridge that once connected the Asian and North American continents. Through the centuries buffalo slowly moved southward, eventually reaching as far south as Mexico and as far east as
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The archery-only season for whitetail deer throughout Texas opens Saturday Sept. 28. Tens of thousands of bowhunters will take to the field to get within 30 yards (yes, some further) of an extremely wary game animal and there is one
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Last week we posted a story about unusual coyote-sized whitetails reported in Texas and beyond. Due to the strong response from that story we got this amazing photo. Gerald Stewart, whose father founded iconic Johnny Stewart Game Calls, and who
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