Texas Fish & Game

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May 2, 2023

TX Wardens Save Eagle, Bust Poachers

Caldwell County Game Warden Joann Garza-Mayberry responded to an injured bald eagle call. She arrived to find the mature bald eagle unable to fly. Warden Mayberry captured the eagle for transport to Austin Wildlife Rehabilitation Center […]
February 9, 2023

Wardens Awarded For Going Extra Mile

Texas Game Wardens Dyke McMahen and Brannon Meinkowsky were presented  with separate awards as Shikar Safari Officer of the Year and the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife’s Officer of the Year, respectively, by the Texas […]
September 13, 2022

TX Wardens Issue 308 Citations Labor Day Weekend

Texas Game Wardens were out in force during the Labor Day Weekend, logging 2,110 patrol hours to ensure water safety while Texans spent time with friends and family. “With sharp increases the previous two years in […]
March 2, 2022

TX Game Wardens Accepting Intern Applications

Texas Game Wardens are currently accepting applications for summer internships across the state. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department encourages college students of all backgrounds and fields of study to apply for these 12 available openings. […]
January 12, 2022

TX Warden Investigation Results In Organized Crime Bust

What started off as a run-of-the-mill investigation into a series of boat title discrepancies, concluded this past summer with multiple felony charges against three individuals suspected of running an interstate theft ring and the recovery of […]
November 24, 2021

Game Warden Field Notes

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit released a “Be on the Lookout” bulletin to assist in the identification of an individual and vehicle last seen leaving a crime scene in the San Elizario […]
October 12, 2021

Wardens Encounter Bees, Threatened Tortoise At School & More

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Bee Careful! A swarm of bees attacked a rancher utilizing an open top bulldozer to clear brush from his property […]
July 14, 2021

Game Warden’s Encounter Wild Situations

Kids Say the Darndest Things A Polk County game warden received a call from county dispatch regarding a father and his 9-year-old son who had gotten stuck in their buggy deep in a deer lease. They […]
June 8, 2021

TX Boating Incidents Surpass 2020

Boating incidents statewide surpassed last year’s Memorial Day weekend numbers in almost every category according to officials with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD).. “The increase in boating safety incidents over the Memorial Day weekend […]
March 24, 2021

Wardens Finds Mystery Missing Boat

A Harris county Game Warden received a call about an abandoned boat on the San Jacinto River. When the warden reached the stripped vessel, he ran the HIN to find the owner’s information. The owner, an […]