The deep sea invertebrates known as squat lobsters might be up for a brand new classification, thanks to research on samples housed at various museums, including some recently gathered by Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) and other ocean exploration organizations. Researchers in
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O.H. Ivie Lake claimed the first Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2023 Toyota ShareLunker collection season Sunday for the second consecutive year. Tom Nilssen of New Braunfels landed ShareLunker 633, which registered at 13.52 pounds on the scale. O.H. Ivie has
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comments on a draft revised recovery plan for the Mexican long-nosed bat, an endangered migratory bat that travels annually between Mexico and the Southwestern United States to follow the blooming period of
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Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) has announced its online auctions are now live and ready for bidding! Items include hunting, fishing and vacation trips around the world, jewelry, clothing and more! The online auctions will be paired to culminate with
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TF&G Editor-In-Chief spent last week at the Wild Sheep Foundation’s Sheep Show in Reno. There he was able to grab some fascinating guests for his TF&G sponsored podcast Higher Calling Wildlife, which is now in its new 10-minute weekly format
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Will we have any more real winter here along the Texas Coast? We had a few days of real cold but right now we are seeing some days hit the upper 70s. Of course that could change quickly and it
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2023 is a huge year for the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) “2023 is as much a celebration as it is a challenge to prepare our organization for the next 50 years of conservation success,” NWTF co-CEO Jason Burckhalter said.
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Most anglers know to fish around cuts in the marsh, where current flows get squeezed and accelerated. But beyond that, when you spot a cut do you know the best way to approach it? In the picture showed here the
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The large coverage and long duration of drought conditions across the U.S. set several records in 2022. The year was also marked by numerous severe weather events, devastating hurricanes and deadly flooding across parts of the country. Here is a
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Late last year, the CCA Texas Executive Board approved $152,000 in funding for the Sink Your Shucks™ initiative to support their oyster shell recycling efforts in the Corpus Christi area. This funding will help to support the program’s operations for
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Arctic Beringia program has released a new film that follows 28 wood bison yearlings released in the Alaska wilderness. The restoration project, coordinated by Tom Seaton & Luke Rogers with the Alaska Department of Fish
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s rainbow trout stocking program continues with stockings through March 3. “TPWD stocks catchable sized fish during winter months to create unique winter angling opportunities throughout Texas,” said CKittel, TPWD Rainbow Trout Program Director. “Rainbow trout
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The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame committee is pleased to announce that Wally “Mr. Crappie” Marshall of Anna, Texas, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2023. Marshall revolutionized crappie fishing through innovative products, tournaments and promotion
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Winter can be a great time to target speckled trout, and although the bite may be on the slow side some days, this is a time of year when some real gators show up. You say you want to catch
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The Texas desert bighorn sheep program has been a very successful one and a milestone of conservation. TF&G Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore caught up with Texas Parks and Wildlife Desert Bighorn Program Leader Froylan Hernandez and got an update on the
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received test results last month confirming diagnoses of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in two desert cottontail rabbits and one black-tailed jackrabbit in El Paso County. This marks the first confirmed cases of
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted notices of intent for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 hunting seasons, 2023-24 general and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) hunting seasons and rules and regulations, 2024 general and WMA turkey hunting season and rules and
La. Considering Legalizng Air Gun Hunting, Much More Read More »
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-1 in Galveston Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 17, 2023. This area was previously closed on Jan. 7 by the Texas Department of State
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Aoudad are one of the most popular exotic animals in Texas. And there are thousands of them ranging beyond high fences, especially in the Trans Pecos region of Texas causing concern among wildlife managers. Aoudad are strong, hardy animals able
