The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division requests ideas from angling organizations, local governments, non-governmental organizations, river authorities and tribal organizations on freshwater fish habitat and shoreline-based angler access improvement projects to be completed in public waters […]
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Community Archery Program is teaming up with Gu adalupe River State Park Sept. 24 to help the public “Explore Bowhunting” during National Hunting and Fishing Day. The event gives participants an opportunity to learn more
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Bassmaster Elite Series angler Jay Yelas is retiring from tournament competition to concentrate on his work with the C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation. “I decided to retire from tournament fishing to focus on running the C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation,” the 57-year-old said. “So I’ve fished
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When Lucas Pelt was stalking a hog in a remote area near Trinity Bay, he was bitten by a 4.5-foot long cottonmouth. Join Chester Moore as he interviews the combat veteran and outdoors lover who experienced a very serious cottonmouth
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Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) is hosting “The Sunfish Showdown” tournament Sept. 24 in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day. The event, scheduled for 8 a.m.-1 p.m., offers a day of fun for the whole family. “The sunfish showdown is our
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Operation Game Thief is Texas’ Wildlife Crime-Stoppers Program which began in 1981, offering rewards of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction for a wildlife crime. The program began as a result of laws passed by
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AUSTIN— With drought affecting most of the state over the summer, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists foresee a moderate season for hunters this fall. ly se“Overall, 2022 year is expected to be good in terms of harvest numbers
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Amber Borel, a sophomore at Stephen F. Austin University is the winner of the 2022 Tony Houseman Conservation Legacy Award. Borel is studying forestry with a wildlife management concentration. “It’s such an honor and privilege to receive this award,” Borel
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The Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) recently made a generous funding commitment of $75,000 per year for three years to support Harte Research Institute of Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s (TAMU-CC) Baffin Bay Water Quality Monitoring Program, led by
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The National Deer Association released a video documentary of a groundbreaking Field to Fork hunter-recruitment event held last year aimed at diversifying deer hunting, providing equitable access to underrepresented communities, and shoring up conservation funding. The video is embedded here.
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Grass and water. These are the essential elements in beef production — the same resources vital to healthy waterfowl populations. Productive agriculture and conservation go hand in hand. That’s why Certified Angus Beef announced a collaboration with Ducks Unlimited at the 2021
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After consideration of letters presenting the concerns of U.S. hunters from Delta Waterfowl, Ducks Unlimited and other conservation partners, the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced today new provisions allowing import of hunter-harvested wild game birds from
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A significant section of an important northwestern Colorado elk and mule deer migration corridor will remain undisturbed thanks to a collaborative conservation effort by landowners and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. “We appreciate the willingness of the Keystone Ranch to
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FlatsWorthy has released an impactful and practical video on water etiquette. This is the first in a series of boat tackling the issue of on the water etiquette. This video provides tips for how we can equitably share the resource,
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Crossings over highways intended to preserve biological diversity also appear to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions in Washington state, saving roughly $235,000 to $443,000 every year per structure. A Washington State University economic analysis found there were 1 to 3 fewer collisions
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With a record number of threatened loggerhead sea turtle strandings occurring on the Texas coast this year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local partners are urging citizens to report any turtles seen on the beaches or shorelines so that they can
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Bonefish, tarpon, and permit need an array of healthy coastal habitats to survive. When habitats are destroyed or degraded, the flats fishery suffers. The habitats essential to our flats species aren’t just where we fish for them, but also include
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Texas Game Wardens were out in force during the Labor Day Weekend, logging 2,110 patrol hours to ensure water safety while Texans spent time with friends and family. “With sharp increases the previous two years in water-related recreation and accidents,
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A coalition of 59 fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation businesses urged Congress to pass the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act (S. 3571), legislation sponsored by U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and James Risch (R-ID). The bill has 14 cosponsors
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As of July 5, 2022, U.S. fishermen may not land or retain Atlantic shortfin mako sharks. Product harvested before that date may be available in the U.S. market. Mako populations are not doing well in much of the Atlantic region,
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