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Family swimming Inks Lake

Coronavirus Update: Offices and State Parks are Open

TPWD offices are open for license sales and boat registration. State Parks are open for camping and day visits.

Now Stocking Trout!

You'll find rainbow trout in Neighborhood Fishin' ponds and other community lakes from late November through early March. Look over the stocking schedule for specific dates and a location near you.
White-Tailed Deer

Hunting Season Forecast

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists say hunters can expect an exceptional 2021-22 white-tailed deer season.
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Alternatives to doing business in person with TPWD.

Online Boat Registration
Renew registration, obtain replacement documents and more online.
See available online boat registration options
Mail-in Boat Requests
Mail ownership transfer transaction requests to your nearest TPWD Law Enforcement Office:
Contact TPWD Boat Section
(800) 262-8755
Boat.Reg@tpwd.texas.gov
Fishing & Hunting Licenses
Online purchase of licenses, stamps, tags & packages.
Buy fishing & hunting licenses
Outdoor Annual
Summary of Hunting, Fishing and Boating Regulations
View the Outdoor Annual or Download the app
Boater Education
Online courses are available for required boater education.
See available boater education courses

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Racing Down a River & Loggerhead Shrikes

Paddle from San Marcos to the Gulf of Mexico, down 260 miles of river, and experience what is called the World's Toughest Canoe Race. The loggerhead shrike is a different sort of songbird, with some brutal dining habits, but it seems to have found a comfortable home in one suburban park.

Now in TPW Magazine - December 2021 Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine December 2021 cover

25 Years in 25 Pictures

Twenty-five years can seem like either a lifetime or a blink of the eye, depending on your perspective. For me, after a quarter-century as Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine's photographer, it's a time span measured by the number of miles driven, sets of truck tires replaced, sunrises and sunsets witnessed, and faces and landscapes captured for posterity.
Outdoor Annual app on phone and computer screen

Get the free Outdoor Annual.

Visit outdoorannual.com or get the free app for everything you need to know before you go. The app shows location-based info on hunting seasons and nearby waterbodies, plus the ability to look up current and past license purchases.
father and child anglers pose on pier

Find a Spot to Fish

Fishing is a fun, affordable way for families and friends to spend time together outdoors. Try fishing for free (without a fishing license) in state parks, or buy your fishing license to help support healthy fish populations and their habitats.
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Protect the Lakes You Love

Invasive species like giant salvinia and zebra mussels can ruin fishing, boating and swimming for everyone. You can't always tell if a lake is infested with invasive species, and even a small piece left on your boat or gear can infest another lake. That's why it's so important to always clean drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before traveling from lake to lake.
Texas Big Game Award Winner

More Than Big Bucks

At the Texas Big Game Awards, it's great to harvest a huge trophy, but the real winner is wildlife conservation. “Yeah, but nothing's ever gonna top that crazy mule deer of David's back in 2001,” one hunter tells the others gathered around the post-hunt campfire, vainly attempting to use his fingers and some broken twigs to describe the nontypical antlers.
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