Texas Fish & Game

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July 4, 2023

Wildfire-Charred Forests Get Boost From Elk Activists

Western landscapes recently impacted by wildfires are receiving $7.8 million in forest restoration treatments.   The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation allotted $330,000 in 2023 grant funding to help recover habitat for elk, mule deer, moose, pronghorn antelope, […]
July 3, 2023

These Sunglasses Aid Anglers In Low Light Conditions.

Light conditions are often less than perfect while fishing. During the peak heat of summer for example, bass like to hang just along the shade line and during rainy periods run-off greatly distorts visibility. This is […]
June 29, 2023

Working with Wire

If you’re targeting toothy critters, you’ll often need to work with wire leader. And, this stuff can be tricky. In fact, many anglers simply hate the stuff. If you know how to work with wire, however, […]
June 29, 2023

Great Outdoors Scavenger Hunt Is Underway

This summer, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine kicks off its fourth annual Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt (GOSH). Participants can choose from 35 locations in seven regions for chances to win prizes from Buc-ee’s, Whole Earth Provisions Co., the Texas […]
June 27, 2023

Comment On the Future of TX Speckled Trout Fishery

Texas speckled trout fishery is at a crossroads. Post freeze of 2021, attitudes and even regulations of speckled trout have been impacted along the Texas Coast. We would like your opinion on a few key questions […]
June 27, 2023

A Look At Park Predators

People are turning up missing at alarming rates in America’s national parks, forests and in other public wild lands. Delia D’Ambra iis an investigative journalist and host of the Park Predators podcast and has been studying […]
June 27, 2023

NOAA Makes Changes to Amberjack Fishery

NOAA Fisheries announces implementation of the final rule for Amendment 54 to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. When Rule Will Take Effect: Regulations for the commercial sector catch […]
June 22, 2023

Group Works To Improve Public Hunting Land

The first year of a National Deer Association program has seen improvements on more than 300,000 acres of public hunting land in six states that will increase hunting access, improve wildlife habitat, and aid hunter recruitment. […]
June 22, 2023

Hurricanes Can Cause Snake “Migration”

Hurricanes and other major flooding events can create migrations of wildlife. There is no question storms move snakes. Floodwaters push up debris that snakes pile on and they get a free ride sometimes dozens of miles […]
June 21, 2023

Coleman County Lake “Infested” With Zebra Mussels

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated Hords Creek Lake in Coleman County as “infested” with invasive zebra mussels, signifying that an established, reproducing population is present in the lake. Staff with the U.S. […]