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 prohibiting the possession of […]
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Lake Fork produced its second Toyota ShareLunker of the season December 27. The fish is also the second entry into the program during the current season. On December 30 Lake Athens produced its second ShareLunker ever, a 13.76-pound fish caught
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As we reported last week, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) is hosting a series of meetings in January to “scope” public thoughts on potential regulation changes. While no official proposals are made at these meetings (that will be
Five trout limit? Longer flounder closure? Here’s what TPWD is examining… Read More »
The U.S. Border Patrol will evaluate the use of three helium-filled surveillance balloons along the Texas-Mexico border that were originally used by the Department of Defense in Iraq and Afghanistan. Standing beneath a 52-foot-long tethered balloon on Thursday in Penitas,
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Santa was apparently right on target for Christmas for Gov. Nikki Haley. Haley posted on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on Thursday a picture of the Beretta PX4 Storm she got as a present, saying she must have been good to
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Shoppers looking for post-Christmas bargains have gotten a surprise at a northeastern Pennsylvania sporting goods store after a deer decided to join them. WFMZ-TV (http://bit.ly/1eGYihd ) says the deer walked through the front door of a Dick’s Sporting Goods store
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An attack by a school of carnivorous fish has injured 60 people bathing in an Argentine river, including seven children who lost parts of their fingers or toes. Director of lifeguards Federico Cornier said Thursday that thousands of bathers were
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This, even though Virginia laws allow a person with a concealed carry handgun permit to carry a gun “onto the premises of any restaurant or club” which has a license to sell alcohol, provided the permit holder does not “consume an alcoholic
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Why do you hunt or fish? How about your friend — what’s her reason? Is it for the meat, the recreation, or maybe it’s a way to connect with family and friends? Responsive Management, an outdoor recreation research and survey
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When the last bullet-producing lead smelter closes its doors on Dec. 31, it will mark a major victory for those who say lead-based ammunition pollutes the environment, but others warn ‘green’ bullets will cost more, drive up copper prices and
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The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Predator Defense and other wildlife advocates have long protested what they say are lax trapping laws in Oregon. A Dec. 15 incident in which a man’s leg was broken in a beaver
Beaver Trap Catches Man, Irks Animal Nuts Read More »
A man shot and killed while breaking into a Cedar Hill home is the stepson of the city’s mayor, a police source told News 8. According to the source, 31-year-old Joshua Slaven was fatally shot by a homeowner as he
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Snowy owls, usually residents of the Canadian Arctic, have invaded the United States — especially coastal states such as New Jersey — in numbers not seen in nearly 90 years. One birding expert believes at least two dozen of the
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The East Texas Woods and Waters Foundation (ETWWF) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will host two special fishing events in January 2014. Two thousand rainbow trout will be stocked into The Nature Center pond to provide a
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has signed temporary leased access agreements with four Guadalupe River property owners to expand public access to the trout fishery downstream of Canyon Lake. Public fishing access will be available at Mountain Breeze Campground, Rio
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“Hey gun boners-at least listen to THE POPE RT @Pontifex How much suffering & devastation has the use of arms carried in its wake.” (From @SarahKSilverman) That’s the tweet from television personality and liberal activist Sarah Silverman who had taken Pope
Silverman drags Pope into gun control debate or did she? Read More »
A man has been jailed for letting three hunting dogs savage a deer and filming the attack. Jay Zeuner, 29, of Naracoorte in the south-east of South Australia posted the video online. He pleaded guilty in the
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Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian gun designer whose AK-47 rifle became the weapon of choice for many national armies and guerrillas around the world, died Monday, the Kremlin announced on its website. He was 94. Kalashnikov designed his first machine gun in
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A northeast Kansas sheriff says a hunter who drowned while trying to retrieve a duck at an icy lake was a member of the military. Authorities initially believed the victim and a fellow serviceman fell into Milford Lake on Tuesday
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Two rifle shots rang out in the distance, and I knew what it meant. My two hunting companions on this cold December day probably had just downed a couple of feral hogs. It was getting late in the afternoon and
Hogs A Growing Problem for Oklahoma, But They’re Fun to Hunt! Read More »
