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May 8, 2015

Louisiana Feral Hog Bill Gains Ground

A bill to approve year-round hunting season on wild hogs passed out of a House committee Wednesday. The bill is authored by Monroe Representative Katrina Jackson.  Jackson says the feral hog issue is becoming more pervasive […]
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May 7, 2015

East Texas River Bottom Conservationist is 2015 Leopold Conservation Award Winner

AUSTIN — A self-proclaimed “East Texas river rat” with Harvard undergraduate and medical degrees whose lifelong love of bottomland hardwood country ignited landscape conservation along the Trinity River Basin, Dr. Robert McFarlane is the 2015 recipient […]
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May 7, 2015

Partners Unite to Safeguard Highland Lakes from Spread of Invasive Zebra Mussels

AUSTIN—Summer boating season is just around the corner and a coalition led by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is launching a major public awareness campaign to inform boaters about how to prevent invasive zebra […]
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May 7, 2015

WATCH: Gardening with a gun? This video shows you how it’s done

Sharpshooter Kirsten Joy Weiss has just posted a new video — and it’s unlike any clip we have seen from her. This time she’s showing us how to “garden with a gun.” Technically speaking, Weiss is […]
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May 7, 2015

Texas game wardens investigate killing of 11-foot alligator

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) – Game wardens are investigating the killing of an 11-foot alligator along the Lampasas (lam-PA’-sis) River. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Lt. Billy Champlin said Thursday that two people who were fishing […]
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May 7, 2015

Trappers Release Bear Caught in Coyote Trap (VIDEO)

These coyote trappers had quite an unexpected animal waiting for them. A black bear indadvertedly got caught in these coyote hunter’s trap. That’s a slightly larger animal than this trapper family was expecting. Source: Patriot Outdoor […]
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May 7, 2015

Alaska anglers reel in interesting catch

In 35 years as a fisherman, Jim Eastwood has only seen seven skilfish. On Wednesday morning, Eastwood and his crew brought in five of them, caught while longlining more than 200 miles south of Juneau. The […]
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May 6, 2015

Gulf Shrimp Season Closing on Friday, May 15th

AUSTIN – The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters will close 30 minutes after sunset on May 15 until a still-to-be determined time in July. The closing date is based […]
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May 6, 2015

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. No Fish Tank License While patrolling Toledo Bend, a Newton County game warden observed a fish tank in a truck with […]
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May 6, 2015

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