AUSTIN— After nearly a decade of low water levels hindering boating opportunities at Lake Colorado City State Park, the lake levels are on the rise thanks to recent rainfall. The park lake covers over 1,600 surface acres at normal levels, […]
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As the whirlwind of the holiday season kicks off this week, we begin to look for those perfect gifts for the special people in our lives. Once the dust begins to settle from Black Friday, we often overlook a day
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Third Time’s a Charm Further evidence that some people just don’t learn from their mistakes, a Titus County game warden was having a conversation in
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As another year come to a close, we start to take this time to reflect on the current year and all of its events. This year marks the resurrection of the Texas Fish & Game podcast which originally started in
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Think carefully before you answer the above question, because your boat trailer may not be exactly what you believe. Unless you bought your boat new, with a trailer matched by your dealer, there’s a good chance it wasn’t properly matched
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When Other Gamefish Give You the Cold Shoulder, You Can Always Find Texas Reds I remember freezing my butt off while fishing off the side of the road with my dad during the winter, catching one redfish after another. People thought we
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AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement officials plan to file felony charges Friday in Bastrop County on 36-year-old Jake Russell Childers for resisting arrest and assault on a state game warden attempting to make an arrest.
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Collaborative Effort Bolsters Lake Granbury, Possum Kingdom and Proctor AUSTIN — Thanks to collaboration between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Brazos River Authority (BRA) and other supporters and volunteers, new habitat enhancements designed to provide better fishing opportunities
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TPWD Urging Private Landowners to Participate in Brief Questionnaire AUSTIN – Understanding Texas private landowner needs, preferences and concerns in operating and managing their land and natural resources is the purpose of a brief online questionnaire developed by the Texas
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Many of us who use a tiller steered outboard motor find ourselves stretching and sometimes contorting to keep a hand on the tiller, while we get in a comfortable position. A tiller extension seems like an attractive option, but there
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One of the unique products I have recently field tested this hunting season is Nutri-Plot by KenCor Outdoors. I met the owner of this company through a mutual friend we both knew in the outdoor industry marketing realm. Since my
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We all witness to the fast changing technology in the fishing industry, from fishing apps, to electric reels and fish sonars, and now a new invention is going to solve some of the shore fisherman’s biggest problems. Fitch, the first
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When I wore a younger man’s clothes, the question of the best place to hunt for deer often came to my mind. I can remember hours spent pondering this very thought while waiting for a whitetail to magically appear. As
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If your boat doesn’t offer some sort of protection from the sun, it can get miserable aboard. For anglers this often means opting for a T-top, but on some boats, like the cuddy cabin you see here, T-tops aren’t appropriate. A
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In boating, fishing, hunting, and bowfishing, we use many different apps for river and lake navigation. I depended my iPhone’s map system for many years for this type of navigation until I discovered Stream Map USA. From the minute I
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The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Expired and Arrested A Morris County game warden observed a small flat bottom boat with three male occupants on Big Cypress Creek along Sand Crossing
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I have often been fascinated with personal small watercraft such as kayaks, canoes and other small paddle-powered or trolling motor powered lightweight boats. Recently, I came in contact with a lightweight round boat on a recent bowfishing adventure I was
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Nothing is worse than getting ready to pull away from the dock, turning the key, and hearing… nothing. Yes, a dead boat battery is a very, very depressing thing. Fortunately, in this day and age it doesn’t have to ruin
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AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the 14 lucky winners of this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts selected at random from entries in the drawing. All told, hunters bought over 79,000 Big Time Texas Hunt entries during
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I guess you could say I am the quintessential Texas outdoors RIVER RAT, HILLBILLY, REDNECK and I am pretty ok with that. I was raised in a time when bell bottoms and disco reigned supreme and I hated it. I
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