Texas Fish & Game

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June 21, 2022

TPWD Exec. Director Announces Retirement

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Executive Director Carter Smith announced today he will retire effective January 2023, ending a nearly 15-year tenure that strengthened private-lands stewardship, expanded state parks and wildlife management areas, bolstered conservation, […]
June 15, 2022

Bluefin Tuna Incidental Catch Closes in Gulf

A handful of huge bluefin tuna caught off the Texas Coast over the last few years has caused a stir. Offshore anglers should take note of a recent bluefin closure in the Gulf (and Atlantic). Fishermen […]
June 15, 2022

Retired Largemouth Broodstock Headed To Community Lakes

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division will stock several retired Florida largemouth bass broodfish into three Rio Grande Valley community fishing lakes in June. Dean Porter Park Resaca in Brownsville, Town Lake […]
June 14, 2022

Bajio Sunglasses Launches 2022 Product Line

Bajio, maker of blue-light filtering, sustainable performance sunglasses built to save the world’s saltwater flats and estuaries, has released its new 2022 frames. Sunglasses are the heart of Bajío, providing customers with lightweight, bio-based nylon frames […]
June 14, 2022

Feds Enhance Hunting, Fishing Access

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced new proposed hunting and fishing opportunities for game species at 19 national wildlife refuges on approximately 54,000 acres nationwide. “This proposed rule highlights the Administration’s commitment to building […]
June 14, 2022

Higher Calling Wildlife Takes Top Honors

Higher Calling Wildlife® hosted by Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore on the Waypoint Podcast Network recently received some major honors. At the Press Club of Southeast Texas Awards, Higher Calling Wildlife® took top honors […]
June 14, 2022

Hunter Bags Mega Bull Elk (Video)

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Films presents a look at the taking of a true Colorado giant elk.
June 13, 2022

Festival To Celebrate “The Legend of Boggy Creek”

The 2022 Fouke Monster Festival is fourth year for the event as produced by the Texas Bigfoot Conference. The event celebrates the Fouke Monster, as well as the classic film, The Legend of Boggy Creek. This […]
June 8, 2022

Wardens Issue Fewer Boater-Related Citations

Texas Game Wardens issued fewer boating-related citations over Memorial Day weekend than they did in 2021. They cited increased boating safety awareness and patrols by game wardens and other marine safety officers as contributors to a […]
June 8, 2022

“Bowhunter By Fall” Program Aims To Prepare Archers

Texans desiring to harvest their own meals, improve on or a learn a new skill and take part in outdoor adventures can do just that through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Community Archery Program. […]