Two men were injured by a grizzly bear while recreating south of Cody on Saturday, Oct. 15. One victim was flown by helicopter to an area hospital, and the second victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. The […]
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Bobwhite and scaled quail populations continue to battle against drought conditions across Texas as quail season opens statewide Oct. 29. This means hunting opportunities and success will vary throughout the state. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists completed their
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Valuable wildlife habitat in central Colorado will be permanently conserved following last week’s designation of Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument by President Joe Biden. Encompassing more than 10,000 acres of critical winter range for elk as well as mule deer
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“The outdoors is such an exciting place. I just love it.” Kat Hunter spoke those words as she gazed out into the beautiful, rugged FTW Ranch on the southwestern tier of the Edwards Plateau. This Texan is one of 12
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FlatsWorthy on Cedar Reef – Please take just a little over 2 minutes to hear what they have to say! (CCA-Texas) “A prime example of a baffle reef is Cedar Reef which spans the bay between San José and Bludworth
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The most comprehensive effort to date to characterize striped marlin (Kajikia audax) movements in the Central North Pacific revealed broad movements among tracked specimens. The study found some striped marlin have been traveling to the east coast of Australia or
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Hunters supporting Virginia’s first-ever managed elk hunt scheduled to take place October 8-14 generated more than $606,000 to bolster wildlife and management projects with the state’s elk management zone. “This funding is an indicator of the significant contributions of hunters
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Anglers across the nation are asked to report signs of Blotchy Bass Syndrome (BBS) to support research being conducted by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and West Virginia University (WVU). Bass Pro Shops is partnering with WVU and USGS
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Families are in for a treat Thursday, Oct. 27 at the annual “Halloween at the Hatchery” event hosted by the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC). The annual event provides a safe place to go trick-or-treating while raising money for three
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public input on proposed regulation changes to prohibit the harvest of oysters permanently and temporarily within certain reef areas. These proposals include the permanent prohibition of oyster harvest in Carlos Bay,
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Britt Perry has been certified as a world record holder. On July 31, the Louisiana resident killed a 36.2-pound flathead catfish with a speargun in the Sabine River. Spearfishing catfish is legal in Louisiana. The record has been officially recognized
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Based on the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to designate critical habitat for the Louisiana pinesnake, an egg-laying, non-venomous constrictor of western and central Louisiana and eastern Texas that is listed as threatened under
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Access to high-quality water will be a defining feature of the 21st century. Record heat waves and drought are not only leading to more frequent and intense wildfires but are also putting one of life’s most valuable resources at risk:
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In years past, Tarpon guides located fish simply by using visual cues. If they couldn’t see Tarpon rolling on the surface or spot them cruising the flats, they would move on knowing they were leaving tarpon behind with no way
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Recently, the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard poultry flock in Dallas County. As expected by disease experts, HPAI is again circulating amongst wild birds in Texas as fall
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to increase the minimum size limit of spotted seatrout to 13.5 inches total length from the current 12 inches minimum total length and to decrease the current
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NOAA’s new Lightning Climatology tool for the continental U.S. shows when cloud-to-ground lightning flashes are historically most frequent for any location across the country. Data about long-term lightning trends, as well as dates and times of reduced lightning risk, can be useful
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When migrating mule deer encounter energy development, they stall just long enough to let their spring forage go stale, according to a collaborative study published today led by the U.S. Geological Survey and University of Wyoming. Mule deer in Wyoming.
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David Yoskowitz, Ph.D. was named executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department today at a special meeting of the TPW Commission in Austin, Texas. Yoskowitz is currently the senior executive director and Endowed Chair for Socioeconomics at the
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The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) welcomed the Navajo Nation Department of Fish and Wildlife as a new Affiliate. “Our Chapters and Affiliates represent a driving force for wild sheep conservation efforts on the ground,” said Gray N. Thornton, President and
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