Texas Fish & Game

The National News of Texas

August 30, 2022

Draw For Gar Permits

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) opens the annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process Sept 1. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can use […]
August 25, 2021

Trinity River Gar Permit Applications Available Sept. 1

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin the Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process on September 1. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can enter […]
November 24, 2020

Program Trains Archery Skills

Hunting season throughout Texas is already in full swing but Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Community Archery Program aims to help future hunters prepare for next season or find a hobby with archery sports. Adaptive and accessible […]
August 21, 2019

Anglers Can Apply For Gar Tags

Starting Sept. 1, anglers must have special authorization through a random draw to harvest a large alligator gar from a section of the Trinity River and follow new regulations when fishing for the state’s largest and […]
June 5, 2019

Podcast: Carp, Gar and Buffalo! Oh My! | Summer Bowfishing with Guest Marty McIntyre

On this episode, Dustin Warncke sits down with Marty McIntyre from GARQUEST Bowfishing Adventures. Dustin and Marty talk about some of the new bowfishing rules, grass carp taking over bass habitat on Texas lakes, what happened […]
February 7, 2019

Commission Chairman Addresses Gar Proposals

On Jan. 23, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Director of Information and Regulations Ken Kurzawski unveiled a list of formal proposed regulation changes related to alligator gar harvest in Texas during a TPWD […]
January 24, 2019

Night Alligator Gar Shooting Ban Proposed

Texas bowfishermen could soon be banned from taking alligator gar at night on all waters statewide as part of a proposed regulation change recently introduced by inland fisheries managers with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department […]
July 4, 2018

Podcast: Summer Freshwater and Saltwater Bowfishing and Other Outdoor Adventures with Guest Marty McIntyre

In this show, Dustin talks about all of the fun things you can do in the summer months in the hunting and fishing world in Texas and beyond. He also talkes about the two Full Draw […]
April 25, 2018

TPWD Takes Deep Look At Alligator Gar

Gar The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) unveiled a new website April 13 to educate and inform Texans about alligator gar – the largest freshwater fish in Texas and one of the largest freshwater fishes […]
July 19, 2017

Bowfishing Basics

I was introduced to bowfishing many years ago when I was barely a teen. In those days we didn’t have specialized equipment manufactured specifically for bowfishing. A real seat and an old Zebco 808 or if […]