Texas Fish & Game

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August 31, 2023

Wind Farms In Gulf Take Step Forward

The first offshore wind auction in the Gulf of Mexico marks a new step forward for the adoption of this clean energy technology around the country. The winning $5.6 million bid has the potential to bring hundreds of […]
August 31, 2023

Turkey Egg Research Gives Look At Turkey Survival

As part of its 2023 investment in wild turkey research, the NWTF is helping fund a unique project out of the University of Tennessee examining potential factors that may be causing wild turkey eggs to fail […]
August 31, 2023

Deer Group Offering Free Membership

E-mail has become a key communication tool in achieving NDA’s mission, including education through the weekly e-newsletter and action alerts that are geographically targeted to the deer hunters who are affected by regional or state policy proposals. […]
August 31, 2023

Catching Reds From A Kayak

THE TUG IS THE DRUG, and when you’re on a kayak, a red drum makes for a very potent tug. Inch for inch, few gamefish can produce a pull like a redfish. A 20-incher feels like many […]
August 31, 2023

Outdoors Legend Austin Stevens Talks Rhino Encounters

Rhinoceros are some of the most iconic and endangered animals on the planet. Facing outright slaughter by poachers seeking highly valuable horns for trade in the Asian traditional medicine market, they are animals of very special […]
August 30, 2023

NSSF, Henry Partner To Aid Ospreys

The Firearm Industry Trade Association, in partnership with Henry Repeating Arms and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish & Wildlife, has released another film in the “Partner with a Payer®” series. Each […]
August 30, 2023

TX Sea Turtle Returns From Journey To Wales

In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and partners will release a rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtle named “Tally” from Galveston into the Gulf of Mexico for a second chance at life. Tally was found […]
August 30, 2023

Delta Waterfowl Examines Goose Estimates

When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service releases its annual Waterfowl Population Status report, the total number of ducks, including specific species such as mallards, pintails, and canvasbacks, receives almost all of the attention. But the […]
August 30, 2023

NRA Files Suit Against ATF Over “Pistol Brace Rule”

The National Rifle Association of America (“NRA”) has filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”), the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), ATF Director Steven Dettelbach, and U.S. Attorney General Merrick […]
August 30, 2023

“New” Whale Species Critical Habitat Could Impact Texas

NOAA announced a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the endangered Rice’s whale under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) even though a decision on the vessel speed in the Gulf of Mexico has not been […]