The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is expanding public fishing and paddling opportunities in the state with the addition of two leased river access sites through the River Access and Conservation Area (RACA) program. The new site at Cupgrass
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Five new ShareLunkers landed in angler boats during the first two weeks of March, continuing a hot stretch for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) 2022 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. O.H. Ivie Lake’s unprecedented run of Legacy Class Lunkers
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47th ANNUAL FISHING SHOW SEMINAR SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022 4:00 P.M. “Shuga Shane” Waldschmidt – Double Dippin with Light and Heavy Tackle 4:45 P.M. The Bite Me Podcast Show – John Lopez, Scott Null and Caleb McCumber 5:30 P.M.
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Hunters are responding to the Turkey Revolution Eastern Turkey Aware photo contest. Hunters (and wildlife photographers) who submit Eastern turkey photos from Texas and Louisiana will be a challenge token and decal. James Handley submitted these pics from Red River
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In September 2021, an article published in Marine Biology, Journal of Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters, was distributed by the NMFS as a paper and computer model that might be used as a possible decision-making tool for determining whether
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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will meet Monday, April 4 through Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Virtual participation will also be available by webinar. During the meeting,
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The issue of oyster habitat loss on the coast has been heating up over the last couple of years. Major loss in Middle Coast bay systems are concerning anglers, fisheries managers and conservation groups like the Coastal Conservation Association. Flatsworthy
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he Government of South Africa released poaching figures for 2021, reporting an increase of 15% over the previous year. A total of 451 animals were killed in 2021, after COVID restrictions that limited movement in the country were gradually lifted.
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The Borderlands Research Institute is inviting those who are interested in how best to minimize the impacts of energy development on natural resources in far West Texas to attend a Summit on Healthy Lands and Energy Development that is scheduled
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The National Wild Turkey Federation and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are co-hosting the 12th National Wild Turkey Symposium June 6 – 10, 2022 at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina. The symposium brings together wild turkey experts
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The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly disagrees with a ruling by a federal judge in California to restore federal protections to gray wolf populations in the Lower 48. “Scientists, biologists and professional wildlife managers agree that wolf populations are stable
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AUSTIN – This spring turkey season, hunters in Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Fayette, Jackson, Lavaca, Lee, Matagorda, Milam and Wharton counties are required to report their harvests. Mandatory harvest reporting will increase the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) ability to
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred on March 11 in Sabine Parish. Agents recovered the body of George Diboll, 62, of Oakdale, on Toledo Bend around 8 p.m. on
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Delta Waterfowl technicians are working furiously to maintain and add to Delta’s fleet of nearly 10,000 Hen House mallard nesting structures. This important work contributes to the PPR’s overall production of as many as 70 percent of the juvenile ducks
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Martha Williams was sworn in as Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service by Secretary Deb Haaland.. Martha has been serving as Principal Deputy Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service since January 20, 2021, exercising the delegable authority of
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Bonefish & Tarpon Trust will invest $600,000 to fund a monitoring program at Western Dry Rocks (WDR) and three other critical permit spawning sites in the Lower Florida Keys over the next three years. The project will ensure that the
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Areas in Texas that have historically had huntable populations of wild turkeys will have solid numbers again this spring hunting season. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists say hunters will have the most luck in the Cross Timbers, the
TX Turkey Hunting Outlook Strong Read More »
Texas is having its best season in many years for truly gigantic bass. O.H. Ivie has not only cranked out a new lake record 17 plus pounder but also numerous fish weighing more than 13 pounds. Other lakes including Sam
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Seeking to maintain public access for hunters and anglers to the nation’s wildlife refuges, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Rifle Association, Safari Club International and Sportsmen’s Alliance filed to intervene in a lawsuit by an environmental group suing the
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A new Center for Land Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement has been established at the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University. The new center will facilitate conservation efforts in far West Texas by providing technical resources for landowners,
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