Texas Fish & Game

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March 7, 2019

Freshwater Reg Proposals Include Bass, Garfish Changes

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now accepting public comment on proposed changes to freshwater fishing regulations for 2019-2020. The proposed changes include modifications to the length limits and harvest regulations for largemouth bass, […]
March 6, 2019

Texas Desert Bighorn Numbers Increase

The desert bighorn sheep is a native of Texas and it has a history that most outdoors lovers have not heard. On this podcast Chester Moore interviews Froylan Hernandez, desert bighorn sheep program leader for the […]
March 6, 2019

Untangling Whales From Nets (Video)

Whales can become entangled—in fishing gear, lines, or ropes—as they swim through the ocean. Entanglement can injure the whales and impair their ability to eat, swim, and reproduce. Watch as Sarah Wilkin, the NOAA Fisheries National […]
March 5, 2019

TX State Record Channel Cat Caught?

A possible Texas state record channel cat was caught on Lake Tawakoni by angler Josh Garcia of Midland, TX while fishing with Michael and Teri Littlejohn’s Guide Service according to a report at Fox4 News. The fish […]
March 5, 2019

TPWD Seeks Comment on 20-Inch Spread Proposal And More

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now accepting public comment on proposed changes to hunting regulations for 2019-2020. The proposed changes include implementation and expansion of white-tailed deer “doe days,” an experimental mule deer […]
March 4, 2019

Hunting Can Take Awhile

I can still remember the day when it all started. It was a cold winter morning hunting in 1972. I was at my uncle’s ranch in south Texas with my uncle and some of my cousins. […]
March 3, 2019

TFG Wins Big At TOWA Awards

Texas Fish & Game (TFG) won big at the annual Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association (TOWA) “Excellence In Craft” awards in Corpus Christi. Publisher Roy Neves won first place for Texas Lakes & Bays in the publications […]
February 21, 2019

The Winter Diet Of Speckled Trout

In Winter, What DO Trout Eat, and What WILL They Eat? CATCHING BIG SPECKLED TROUT on local waters requires an entirely different approach than most of us are used to applying to our fishing. Big trout […]
February 20, 2019

Box Turtle Battles Rattlesnake

When Diane James walked into her backyard in Post, TX she did not expect to see a rattlesnake. Nor did she expect to see an ornate box turtle killing and eating one. But that is exactly what […]
February 20, 2019

Wild Turkey Facts And Stories

The wild turkey is the most interesting game bird in North America. From our nation’s beginnings they were in fact highly revered. When the bald eagle was suggested as the nation’s symbol, founding father Benjamin Franklin […]