Grassland habitat is the most threatened in North America, and now two conservation organizations are partnering to protect grassland nesting bird populations in Texas and Oklahoma. The Texas Agricultural Land Trust (TALT) is the largest state-based land trust in Texas, […]
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The baseline of fisheries conservation is the practice of catch-and-release. While habitat enhancement and protection is probably the most important part of the equation, catch-and-release is vital in sustaining heavily pressured fisheries ranging from flounder to tarpon and largemouth bass.
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I deer hunt in a swamp. The walk from the gate to my stand location is over a mile and I do not have an ATV so it’s actually a walk and a good portion of it is wet. So,
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This February marks 20 years for the Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program. Every year countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water searching the Texas bays and shorelines for abandoned crab traps. When left in the water, these crab
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The Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) Convention & Expo kicks off Friday at the George R. Brown Convention Center and runs through Sunday. Attendees can meet hunting & fishing outfitters from around the world and check out gear, apparel, firearms,
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Jan. 27 we reported Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission officials announced an independent panel to review the fire at Bastrop State Park (Story below) Now citizens have a chance to talk with officials at a town hall meeting. The Texas
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The year 2021 was marked by extremes across the U.S., including exceptional warmth, devastating severe weather and the second-highest number of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters on record. The nation also saw an active wildfire year across the West as
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Although shaky heading seems to be an easy technique, there are subtleties that can make a huge difference. Those subtleties are anything from Shaking, Hopping, Dragging, and Swimming to size of shaky head or the plastic bait you choose. The
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On December 23, 2021 ATF launched a new system for applicants to complete various forms that ATF is responsible for administrating. For most gun owners, this change will primarily impact how applications for firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act
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Is it possible to kill bear-sized boars? Are wil hogs getting bigger and more dangerous? In part two of the Higher Calling Wildlife podcast series, we discuss truly monster hogs and how to kill them. Click to listen to this
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What started off as a run-of-the-mill investigation into a series of boat title discrepancies, concluded this past summer with multiple felony charges against three individuals suspected of running an interstate theft ring and the recovery of over $275,000 worth of
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Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are a global concern that threaten human and aquatic ecosystem health and can cause severe economic damages. Algal toxins are produced by certain species of algae and microscopic water plants called phytoplankton and can cause acute
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The Utah Wildlife Board voted to restrict the use of trail cameras and other hunting-related technologies and also approved some changes to black bear and cougar hunting in the state, as well as a few other items during a public
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Wildfires have increasingly coincided with the beginning of fall migration for many bird species. This greater frequency of fall wildfires is thought to be primarily the result of frequent drought conditions and climate change, and the impacts of these fires on migrating birds are not yet well
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San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), home to some of the only forested wetlands adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico in Texas, gained 4,628 acres of Columbia Bottomlands habitat for the benefit of resident and migratory wildlife on Dec. 21,
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Fish were falling from the sky in one East Texas town according to a report at KXXV.com. Several residents in Texarkana posted pictures and videos to social media Wednesday after finding fish scattered in some unlikely places including their lawns
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Higher Calling Wildlife, the podcast hosted by wildlife journalist and conservationist and Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore is kicking off 2022 in big fashion. Moore has signed onto the Waypoint Podcast Network, joining other top hunting, fishing and
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As the Assistant Director of Texas STAR, I get questions all the time about catching tagged redfish. We always give the advice of fishing popular spots, easy to access areas and places where they have been caught in the past.
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Ashlee and Chad have come together to create a national series called, Able Outdoors, in order to blaze a trail for able sportsmen and women. The two met at SHOT Show in 2017, but have known each other for many
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public input on the proposed rules changing bag and size limits for spotted seatrout on the middle and lower Texas coast. The proposed rules would reduce the spotted seatrout bag limit
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