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December 5, 2023

Alligator Feeding Frenzy On Sabine River (Video)

Alligators usually feed with stealth by waiting patiently for their prey to come by. Occasionally alligators will feed in a frenzy. Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore found a 2013 clip of a gator frenzy […]
December 5, 2023

Public Trout Fishing Access Opens On Guadalupe

Texas anglers have access to a premier location for rainbow trout fishing during the peak of the winter stocking season thanks to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) “no fee” access lease on the Guadalupe […]
December 4, 2023

Lake Calcasieu Gets New Fishing Reefs

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has completed the construction of 25 acres oyster reefs in Calcasieu Lake (East Side) to increase oyster habitat and fisheries production. The construction process, known as cultch planting, […]
December 4, 2023

Wolverine Receives Federal Protection

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its final rule to list the distinct population segment of the North American wolverine in the contiguous U.S. as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The […]
December 4, 2023

New River Opens On Brazos & Colorado

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) expanded public fishing and paddling opportunities on the Brazos and Colorado rivers thanks to three new leased river access sites through the River Access and Conservation Area (RACA) program. The […]
December 4, 2023

State Says Texans Should Be Bear Aware

With winter quickly approaching, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) encourages residents in the western, southwestern and northeastern portions of Texas to practice appropriate bear safety measures and report sightings. Black bears are native to […]
December 4, 2023

TPWD Euthanizes Kerr WMA Captive Deer Due To “Suspect-Positive” CWD Case

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists have reported a suspect-positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a 14-month-old captive male white-tailed deer at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA) research facility.  The detection resulted from […]
November 29, 2023

Taking Back Bass

The bream never saw it coming. Guarding its bed, the hand-sized fish swam in circles until a flash of green, black and white burst onto the shallows. Engulfing the bream with one strike and pushing a […]
November 29, 2023

TX Master Naturalist Program Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Over the last 25 years, more than 15,300 Texas Master Naturalist volunteers have made their mark by dedicating their time to helping protect and conserve the state’s natural resources. Their impact spans across more than 256,000 acres of […]
November 29, 2023

TX Couple Busted For Selling Jaguar Cub

An Alamo couple have been arrested for selling protected wildlife in the first case filed under The Big Cat Act, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Legal permanent resident Rafael Gutierrez-Galvan, 29, and his wife Deyanira […]