Texas Fish & Game

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December 21, 2022

Education Needs To Follow TX Bear Return

Black bear populations are growing in Texas. Black bears are generally shy, reclusive creatures but there comes a point when populations grow when that can change. There is no hunting pressure in Texas and Mexico so […]
November 23, 2022

Texans Urged To Keep Bear Safety In Mind

With winter quickly approaching, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) encourages residents in the western, southwestern and northeastern portions of Texas to practice appropriate safety measures and report bear sightings. Black bears are native to […]
December 31, 2020

New Proof TX Bear Migration Increasing

Israel Hernandez was expecting to see deer on his trail camera on a hunting lease near San Diego, TX. After all, the region is known for its large-antlered and abundant whitetails. He was shocked however to […]
July 2, 2020

Bear Crosses Lake Falcon

Zapata, TX—Lake Falcon on the Texas/Mexico border is known for its huge largemouth bass and monstrous alligator garfish. So, when 15-year-old Joseph Belcher and his uncle Sherman Pierce hit the water,  fish were the focus. That […]
June 17, 2019

Bear Conservation Earns Moore Award

Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore was honored by the Press Club of Southeast Texas for his “Be Texas Bear Aware” public service announcements that run on Newstalk AM 560 KLVI. The goal is to […]
January 30, 2018

Video: Bears climbing TX rocks and Walking Past TX Hunter’s Stand

Black bears are returning to Texas! These videos show some amazing footage of bears climbing rock walls in the Lone Star State as well as walking right past a hunter’s blind. If you have videos or […]
November 21, 2017

Are bears really returning to East Texas? (Video)

Bear sightings are on the increase in East Texas. What is their status? What type of research is conducted on the species? Watch this video and see how a graduate student took a deep look into […]
October 11, 2017

Fighting bears, dancing rattlesnakes and other amazing game cam photos from Texas and Mexico

Game or trail cameras are one of the greatest innovations in the history of the outdoors industry. They not only hunters to monitor and patterns the game they pursue but they give the world a look […]
April 25, 2017

Bears return to Texas

The tracks were so fresh I expected to see their maker appear at any second. Nearly as wide as my two hands combined and nearly as long as my foot there was no doubt these were left by […]
October 25, 2016

Rural Residents, Hunters in Northeast Texas Advised to Be Bear Aware

AUSTIN — Wildlife biologists are advising hunters, ranchers and rural residents in Northeast Texas of a handful of confirmed black bear sightings recently. At least four sightings have been documented on game trail cameras between June […]