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April 2, 2020

Many Texas National Forest Sites Closed Due To COVID-19

Multiple recreation sites on the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas have been closed due to the coronavirus according to officials with the U.S. Forest Service. The following additional recreation sites will be closed and unavailable […]
March 31, 2020

Abbott Says Hunting, Fishing “Essential Activities”

Today, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order implementing Essential Services and Activities Protocols for Texas that will override previous local orders and be in effect through April 30th. The protocols allow exceptions for essential activities […]
March 30, 2020

COVID-19: “Non-Essential” Travel From Louisiana Requires 14-Day Quarantine

Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive ordering quarantine for persons entering Texas from Louisiana. That would include Texans entering into Louisiana and returning. The following passage is directly from the order. Every person who enters […]
March 30, 2020

Popular Texas Beaches Closed

Two orders are in effect as of Sunday afternoon, March 29, 2020, at 2:45 p.m. closing all public beaches in Galveston and restricting vehicle traffic on the beach west of the end of the Seawall. By […]
March 30, 2020

Trump Declares Gun Stores “Critical”

As NRA is actively fighting gun store closures across the country, President Trump’s newly-updated DHS guidance echoes what the NRA is arguing in court: that firearms and ammunition retailers are “critical infrastructure.” On March 28, DHS’s Cybersecurity […]
March 28, 2020

COVID-19 And Its Impact On Wildlife, Hunting

Join TFG Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore for a special edition of his “Higher Calling” podcast as he interviews Corey Mason with the Dallas Safari Club about the immense impact of COVID-19 on wildlife, hunting and the outdoors […]
March 21, 2020

Safest Place From Covid-19?

Life looks different from 6,000 feet. There certainly were no signs of COVID-19 here. As someone who lives at about 10 feet elevation along the Gulf Coast, it’s awe-inspiring to see the world from this perspective, […]
March 19, 2020

COVID-19 And Wild Game-The Truth

There are many rumors circulating about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and one of them is that animals are major carriers. While this virus seems to have emerged from an animal source, it is now spreading from person-to-person […]
March 18, 2020

TPWD Flounder Hearing Postponed

Amid growing public health concerns, the March meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Commission previously scheduled for March 25-26 has been canceled. All agenda items have been postponed until the May meeting. This […]