Texas Fish & Game

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July 13, 2023

Learn This Concept And Catch More Fish

Concepts are an effective way to undertake what seem to be overwhelming and larger than life endeavors. These concepts can be anything from understanding fish habitat and ecology to having a basic idea of how different […]
July 13, 2023

Gulf Shrimp Season Set To Open

AUSTIN — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for state and federal waters will reopen 30 minutes after sunset on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Biologists evaluate the biological, social and economic impacts when determining the […]
July 12, 2023

Cheap Thrills: Drawn Hunt Program Up And Running

The folks with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s public hunting program launched the agency’s 2023-24 menu of drawn hunts around the July 4 holiday.  As always, there are a passel of low cost, high quality […]
July 11, 2023

Feral Dogs Attack Hunters

A pack of feral dogs nearly killed a hunter in a recent, terrifying incident. The man received nearly 300 puncture wounds and lacerations in an epic life and death struggle. Before his attack, a pair of […]
July 11, 2023

Try This Hot Tip For The Jetties

This is the time of year lots of anglers along the Texas coast are fishing the jetty systems. The bull redfish run is about to begin and there are still lots of sharks, a few tarpon […]
July 10, 2023

Off-the-Grid Adventures: Powering Your Wilderness Escapes with Solar Energy

Off-The-Grid Adventures: Powering Your Wilderness Escapes With Solar Energy More and more folks are packing up their gear and heading into the wilderness, leaving the hustle and bustle of city life behind. Interestingly, they’re integrating solar […]
July 7, 2023

This Might Really Be “The Ultimate Bird Vest”

With the dove season opener just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to turn our attention to our gear, and that means taking a look at your hunting vest or bird belt.  And thinking about […]
July 6, 2023

A Look At Current Duck Breeding Conditions

Conditions for breeding ducks remain largely promising, however, Delta Waterfowl’s wetland monitoring system indicates that conditions declined in some key regions during the critical month of May. On the U.S. side of the prairies, moisture levels […]
July 6, 2023

Kids Photograph Mountain Wildlife

Last week, a special group of kids ascended into the mountains of Colorado to photograph wildlife. The goal was to use photography to raise awareness to wildlife conservation and Texas Fish & Game has been kind […]
July 6, 2023

Gulf Speed Zones Proposed Because of “New” Whale Species

A new petition filed with NOAA/NMFS by environmental organizations calls for extreme vessel measures in the Gulf of Mexico to protect the recently discovered Rice’s whale according to officials with The Billfish Foundation. The petition calls […]