Did you know blacktip, spinner, bull and tiger shark numbers are on the rise in the Gulf of Mexico? Conservation measures enacted more than 20 years ago are having an impact as sharks are becoming increasingly numerous in the Gulf
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in a deer breeding facility in Gillespie County. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) are collaboratively working to determine the source and extent of the first
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Worldwide, an estimated 421,000 cases of poisonous snake bites and 20,000 deaths from these bites occur yearly, according to the International Society on Toxicology. Intriguingly, opossums shrug off snake bite venom with no ill effects. Claire F. Komives, Ph.D., who
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) teamed up with Lone Star Jr Bassmasters (LSJrBM) to promote conservation and healthy fisheries for the club’s Aug. 6 tournament at Lake Tawakoni out of Sky Point RV Park Marina. The event utilized digital
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Hunting season is about to kick off in Texas. And dove season is the first major opportunity for hunters. Beginning Sept. 1, some 400,000 Texas hunters will take to the field and bag somewhere in the neighborhood of five million
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As hot and dry conditions persist, extremely dry vegetation will continue to support wildfire activity across much of the state, even as surface moisture increases in some areas. Fires are still a major concern. Through Sunday, scattered showers and thunderstorms
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) opens the annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process Sept 1. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can use the My Texas Hunt Harvest mobile
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The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal waters will close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, September 2. Anglers may continue to harvest up to 4 red snapper per day with a 15-inch minimum length limit from Texas state waters.
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Texans are used to scorching summers, but this year’s record highs across much of the state have left many dove hunters wondering about the upcoming dove season opener. “Unless conditions change drastically over the next few weeks, hunting near water
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What would you do if you ran into this guy in the woods? Well, not this actual guy. This is Bud Davis who played the phantom killer in the cult classic The Town That Dreaded Sundown. But it’s a true
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Elk are one of the most regal animals on the planet. They are are the second largest deer next to moose and have a fascinating history. Did you know elk are native to Texas and also other states east of
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Anglers might notice new signs at some boat ramps in the Galveston-Houston area. They are from the Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee in the Houston- Galveston area and involve the large wakes caused by large ships in Texas channels and
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The beginning of a new hunting season is quickly approaching and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds hunters and anglers to purchase their new licenses for 2022-23. Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package)
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Ever seen a 10 foot wave that went across an entire section of Corpus Christi Bay? How about an even bigger wave with a sheer wall that nearly took out two anglers near Port O’Connor? Then there’s the giant wave
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After being cancelled for the previous two years by concerns over COVID-19, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service were able to conduct the annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey this spring. The results were released today in
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Atmospheric and oceanic conditions still favor an above-normal 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, according to NOAA’s annual mid-season update issued today by the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. “I urge everyone to remain vigilant as we enter
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A coalition of conservation and sportsmen’s groups, including Friends of the Crazy Mountains, the Montana Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Skyline Sportsmen, and Enhancing Montana’s Wildlife and Habitat, is appealing a recent federal court ruling in a lawsuit over
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Chasing big topwater bass has been a passion of award-winning lure designer Bill Siemantel of BBZ baits as well as FishLab Product Manager Mike Bennett for many years. This year, the two minds combined to create the new FishLab BBZ
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Like many states, South Dakota had a boom in its wild turkey numbers during the early 2000s. Around 2010, however, the harvest rates in the Mount Rushmore State have been steadily decreasing year after year, hinting at an overall population
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There are not many days left in the 2022 CCA Texas STAR Tournament, and we have too many unclaimed prizes still swimming out there, which means y’all have an excellent opportunity to catch that fish of a lifetime! As you
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