Texas Fish & Game

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February 16, 2014

Rattlesnake protection plan not popular in TX

n a West Texas prairie of cactus and mesquite, Riley Sawyers sprays gasoline fumes into a narrow crevice in the ground, hoping to drive slumbering rattlesnakes to the surface. His equipment isn’t fancy, just a common […]
December 30, 2013

TPWD seeking comment on “gassing” proposal

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing an amendment to the Parks and Wildlife Code that would make it illegal to use noxious or toxic substances to disturb or collect nongame wildlife as well as […]