In this video, we sit down with Scott Tompkins, the creator of DroneTracker.app, to explore the fascinating world of drones and the mysteries of unidentified drone sightings. 🚁 Watch this exclusive interview here. Discover how DroneTracker.app is helping people map […]
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Texas oysters will soon receive a significant boost, thanks to a recently awarded $8.2 million large-scale oyster restoration project. The project is funded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Office of Habitat Conservation as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-19 in Lavaca Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17. This closure is based on samples recently collected by TPWD showing a low abundance of
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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation collaborated with a landowner and the U.S. Forest Service to acquire and convey 396 acres of habitat within a southwest Montana wildlife migration route and convey it to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. As a result,
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The Boone and Crockett Club announced today that it will be creating a new category in its big game records for javelina (collared peccary, Pecari tajacu), the first new category created since 2001. The proposal to include a new big game
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Unidentified drones have been spotted along the East and Gulf Coasts, raising serious concerns about drone surveillance and public safety. In this episode of the TF&G-sponsored Dark Outdoors® podcast, we dive deep into these mysterious drone encounters that have left
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In the early morning hours on Tuesday, Dec. 10, a mountain lion was struck by a Longview Police Department (LPD) patrol vehicle. The police department contacted the Gregg County Game Warden and coordinated the retrieval of the deceased lion. Texas
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I have reference great white sharks caught off the coast of Port Aransas several times since I started investigating the species in the Gulf of Mexico. This reference is from a book Shadows In the Sea: Sharks, Skates and Rays (1966) and referenced
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Call it a game of hybrid hide and seek thanks to eye-in-the-sky modern technology combined with good, old-fashioned eyes and boots on the ground. Dozens of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteers join forces with Pennsylvania Game Commission staffers in search
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H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is again causing mortalities in wild birds in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced. This year’s fall migrations have created a resurgence of HPAI-induced waterfowl disease in Louisiana. Many different
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Duck season is already underway in most of the country and you can bet you will have plenty of company out on the water. Waterfowlers that don’t have access to private land will drive or fly hundreds of miles to
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If you’re looking for a heartwarming blend of wildlife encounters and kid-friendly outdoor inspiration, this video is a must-watch! It takes you right into the heart of nature, offering up-close moments with majestic elk and lively wild turkeys. From the
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Humminbird, a leader in cutting-edge fishing technology, introduces the XPLORE™ series and MEGA Live 2 forward-facing sonar, setting new standards in fish finder technology. The XPLORE Series offers seamless integration with the One-Boat Network, advanced waypoint management, 1-foot contour LakeMaster® and CoastMaster™
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This year, we have ran numerous stories about dangerous and strange situations in the great outdoors. Two of the Dark Outdoors® podcasts sponsored by Texas Fish & Game delve into particularly wild encounters and received a great response by listeners.
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Findings from new Bonefish & Tarpon Trust research mirror the observations of guides and anglers in the Florida Keys: the number of angler-shark interactions is increasing, which may have negative impacts on the fish populations and the fisheries they support.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking two significant steps to support the conservation and recovery of the threatened Canada lynx population in the lower 48 states. The Service is proposing revisions to the current critical habitat designation and
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The Coast Guard assisted an overdue boater 10 miles offshore Matagorda, Texas, Monday morning. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a call at 11:45 p.m. Sunday from the wife of a boater stating her husband had not arrived at a planned
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Texas anglers have access to a prime 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 River. Camp Huaco Springs,
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The weather has cooled and the leaves are falling, which means the holidays have finally arrived in Texas. Starting this weekend, Texas State Parks are hosting a suite of different seasonal activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy, including
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) invites the greater El Paso community to come celebrate the reintroduction of desert bighorn sheep into their once-native range at Franklin Mountains State Park. TPWD will be hosting a public event on the
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