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April 7, 2015
ATHENS—Gill net surveys recently completed on Possum Kingdom Reservoir by the Wichita Falls Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) fisheries office shows that some fish populations have bounced back from fish kills caused by golden alga […]
April 7, 2015
Weird catches I’ve made run the gamut: sea turtles, pelicans and gulls, squid—the list is a long one. And, of course, none of these were made on purpose. Well, okay, I have targeted the squid a […]
April 6, 2015
The world’s largest fishing organization has announced the creation of the Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team. It will honor the most successful competitive bass anglers nationwide. This new distinction for young anglers comes as Birmingham, Ala.-based […]
April 3, 2015
The Texas Senate has approved a proposed amendment to the Texas Constitution that would guarantee Texans’ rights to hunt and fish, and it is now headed to the House for a vote. The amendment would not […]
April 3, 2015
KARACHI: A rare deep-sea species, identified as the polka-dot ribbon fish, was safely released by fishermen who caught it in a gillnet off Churna Island on Wednesday. The fish, scientifically known as Desmodema polystictum, is a […]
April 3, 2015
The state is considering several new options, including one involving cell phone pictures, to get the wild hog population under control. According to the LSU AgCenter, there are about 500,000 wild hogs here in Louisiana. The […]
April 3, 2015
Texas lawmakers hoping to make it legal to openly carry handguns in the state often point to a surprising statistic: Texas is one of just six states that prohibit it. That may soon change, if a measure […]
April 3, 2015
AUSTIN – An effort to control the pesky, non-native hydrilla weed in Lake Austin has apparently worked almost too well. For a little more than a decade, Texas Parks & Wildlife has worked with the City […]
March 31, 2015
ALPINE— In an effort to boost a struggling mule deer population in and around the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, 40 mule deer does were relocated from Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area in early February. The […]