The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Over the Limit A Lubbock District captain and a Garza/Lynn County game warden were about to call off their patrol efforts for the day because […]
Game warden field notes: Dog rescues, peyote busts and more Read More »
In the state’s ongoing effort to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Thursday approved expanding rules requiring anyone leaving or approaching public waters in 30 counties in Central and North Texas to drain
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There are more than a thousand species of sharks and rays in the world, and nearly a quarter of them are threatened with extinction, according to a new study. That means these ancient types of fish are among the most
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This is already shaping up to be a big year for Texas’ environment. Decisions are about to be made that will have a major impact on air quality, the Gulf Coast and Texas rivers. On Feb. 10, a federal trial
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Game Warden Daniel Roraback has been named the 2013 Texas Wildlife Conservation Officer of the Year by the National Wild Turkey Federation. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Director Carter Smith presented the award to Roraback at the Texas Parks and
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Animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is stirring up emotions on social media for its tweets about Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In the tweets, PETA calls on people to honor King by recognizing animal rights.
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Zach Gilford, who played Matt Saracen on the hit television show Friday Night Lights and had the most beautiful real life wedding in Napa, spoke with USA TODAY High School Sports at length about a bunch of topics, including his
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Smith & Wesson announced it will stop selling its handguns in California rather than manufacture them to comply with the new microstamping law. The other publicly traded firearms manufacturer in the U.S., Sturm, Ruger, also said this month that it
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he Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Tuesday evening announced it was dropping its consideration of a rule that would ban the use of gasoline for flushing rattlesnakes and other animals from their dens. A hearing for the rule in
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The Supreme Court took up a new gun rights case on Wednesday, weighing whether it should be a crime for someone to buy a gun for somebody else, if both people are legally allowed to own one. Justices on Wednesday
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Weird videos seem to be a favorite with TF&G newsletter reads. Well here’s one that has to be seen to be believed. Plus, it has some good tips for pet owners.
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t’s raining hard and almost dark as Walter Rienzner, perched on a raised shooting platform, drops the bombshell in a whisper: women might be better hunters than men. “They have respect for the animal,” says the grizzled 48-year-old, part of
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Organic and cage free eggs are becoming popular to the point that that some major grocery chains are reporting shortages. A New Jersey ShopRite recently posted a sign saying the short supply was industry-wide and was due to
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On Jan. 12, Leesville’s Robert Craft Jr. and his brother Jason motored out of South Toledo Bend State Park to fish some very cold waters according to Louisiana Sportsman magazine. It was a bluebird, windy day, and the anglers were
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TIME’s recent cover story makes the case that more hunting is the only way to control resurgent populations of deer, bears, raccoons and other overpopulated wildlife. Though Americans nearly wiped out many of these species 50 years ago, conservation laws
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Texas singer and songwriter Steven Fromholz has died in a hunting accident when a rifle fell and discharged. The Schleicher County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said the accident happened at the Flying B Ranch near Eldorado, about 40 miles south of San
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Volunteers from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Shell Oil Co. and Apache Corporation on Feb. 6-7 will be planting almost 300 trees at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site as part of an ongoing prairie restoration project. Live oaks, shumard oaks,
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ATHENS—Zebra mussels have now been confirmed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Lake Lavon. The presence of live zebra mussels or veligers, their larvae, has now been confirmed in six Texas water bodies: Lakes Texoma, Ray Roberts, Lewisville, Bridgeport,
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Central American immigrants crossing into the United States illegally in South Texas drove an increase in Border Patrol apprehensions last year, according to data released Friday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Border Patrol made 420,789 apprehensions in the
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Action star Steven Seagal was recently interviewed by a Russian journalist and gave some interesting comments about guns, gun control and Hollywood’s role in gun violence.
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