Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

June 9, 2015

Game wardens patrol border

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Galveston County game wardens are routinely deployed 380 miles south to towns such as McAllen in the Rio Grande Valley. Their mission: patrol the border. Wardens across the state have been tasked […]
June 9, 2015

New World Record Grizzly Bear is Biggest Ever Taken by Bow or Gun

The new world record grizzly bear came so close that archer Rodney Debias could smell the bear and hear him breathing. Rodney Debias of Windber, Pennsylvania took an Alaskan grizzly bear in 2009 that was officially recognized as […]
June 8, 2015

Great white shark moves off Louisiana coast

A 1,400-pound great white shark nicknamed Betsy has moved off the Louisiana coast, almost due south of Grand Isle, according to Ocearch.org. The 12-foot, 7-inch female shark was outfitted with a special transmitter in August 2013 near Cape Cod, […]
June 8, 2015

After Shooting Dolphin, Texas Brothers Banned from Hunting

Two Texas men have been sentenced for shooting a dolphin: They were fined $7,353.50 and placed on probation for a year, during which they will not be allowed to hunt or fish. They must also serve 50 hours […]
June 8, 2015

Chilling photo captures woman’s final moments before fatal lion attack

Horrific new details have emerged of how a fearless safari guide risked his own life by repeatedly punching a raging lioness in the face as the animal fatally mauled tragic New Yorker Katherine Chappell. Eyewitness Ben Govender […]
June 8, 2015

Video: This Is the Craziest Turkey Headshot You Will Ever See

Turkey hunters always want to aim for the head so they can dispatch the animals as quickly as possible and so they can save as much meat as possible. There are even companies that make braodheads […]
June 8, 2015

Gun blogs, videos, web forums threatened by new regulations

Commonly used and unregulated internet discussions and videos about guns and ammo could be closed down under rules proposed by the State Department, amounting to a “gag order on firearm-related speech,” the National Rifle Association is […]
June 6, 2015

First Response Team and RAM Truck aid in active flood relief

When a flood-damaged house is opened for the first time, it is the smell that hits you. There is no simple way to describe the combination of earthiness, sewage and debris that has seeped through the […]
June 6, 2015

CCA STAR Tournament: Second Tagged Redfish Winner Confirmed

On Saturday Morning, May 30, 2015, Hemphill resident Michael Gibbs was hanging out at a beach house he and his wife rented for the weekend on the West side of Galveston. Gibbs was waiting for his […]
June 5, 2015

CCA STAR Tournament: First Tagged Redfish Winner Confirmed

Hempstead resident, Scott Hajovsky set up a fishing trip, Thursday, May 28th with some friends. They met up at Eagle Point, Galveston Bay around daybreak. The weather was fair with moderate winds. After a week of […]