Texas Fish & Game

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December 4, 2023

State Says Texans Should Be Bear Aware

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 bear safety measures and report sightings. Black bears are native to […]
April 25, 2023

Texas Bear Study Moving Forward

Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) has provided funding to Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) in support of a research program investigating the natural repopulation of black bears in West Texas TPWF is partnering with the […]
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 […]
November 4, 2020

Big Black Bears On Path To Texas (Video)

The big increase in bear sightings across my native state of Texas inspired Higher Calling Wildlife to focus heavily on black bears throughout 2020. In the podcast we did with Stephen F. Austin University officials, we […]
May 26, 2020

Black Bears In East Texas

Join host Chester Moore as he discusses black bears in East Texas with Dr. Daniel Scognamillo and Sarah Fuller of the Arthur Temple College of Forestry & Agriculture at Stephe F. Austin University. Learn the history […]