July 28, 2020

Tattoo Lead Wardens To Offender

Modern technology allows law enforcement new ways to target offenders and in a recent case, it had to do with tattoo identification. Two Liberty County game wardens completed an investigation that began in mid-February of this […]

July 21, 2020

Wanna Win Mule Deer Hunts?

Hunters looking for a new opportunity or a change of scenery this fall are encouraged to check out the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program. Applications are being accepted now for a […]

July 16, 2020

A Yellow Cat Is Not A Mud Cat

Regional names give rise to confusion among anglers in terms of identifying fish. A prime example is the term yellow cat which some anglers confuse with the yellow bulkhead or “mud cat”. To clear up this […]

July 15, 2020

TX Area Given “Dark Skies” Designation

Dark Skies Over Texas Chinati Mountains State Natural Area, located 25 miles north of Presidio, is now included into Big Bend Ranch State Parks’ 2017 International Dark Sky Park designation with the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). […]

July 14, 2020

Wardens Save Goat, Find Guard Gator

Wardens Report Wild Circumstances AUSTIN — The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports from the game wardens patrolling Texas wild lands. Bare Necessities While patrolling near Lake Sam Rayburn, […]

July 14, 2020

Congress Passes Historic Wildlife Bill

Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives Passage of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R.3742) as an amendment to the Moving Forward Act that has moved through Congress. With passage out of […]

July 14, 2020

Will Storm Surge Reach You?

When people hear about hurricanes most immediately think of high winds. But it’s the water that’s responsible for nearly 90% of fatalities – and half of those are due to storm surge. Do you know if you’re […]

July 9, 2020

Tagging Gulf Blue Marlin

Because overfished Atlantic marlin receive no government research funding priority, large data gaps relating to their life history characteristics remain. Satellite tagging provides a means to fill some of the data gaps by recording a marlin’s […]

July 9, 2020

Tips for Wiring Big Fish

Any time you troll with long leaders or “gang” lures like spreader bars of daisy chains, a “wire-man” will have to haul in the fish the last few feet by hand. And wiring big fish is […]

July 7, 2020

Time To Prepare For Deer Season

Just this past week, I had the opportunity to go check out a new place for deer season and off-season hog hunting. And it reminded me of the need to prepare for fall. As the sweat […]

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