Nov. 27, 2012

Illegal gill netting increasing along lower coast

AUSTIN — With more than a month left in 2012, state game wardens already are looking at a record number of seizures of illegal gill nets and long lines in Texas and U.S. waters along the lower coast.

Nov. 8, 2012

Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 8, 2012

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Game Warden named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Danny Kelso has been recognized as Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year by the Shikar-Safari Club International.

Oct. 29, 2012

Frontier Day Lives Again at Abilene State Park

TUSCOLA—A one-time popular annual event celebrating 19th-Century life on the rugged Texas plains, Frontier Day is again a part of Abilene State Park and scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 3.

Oct. 3, 2012

Game Warden Field Notes, Oct. 3, 2012

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Sept. 25, 2012

Operation Game Thief Tips Can Now Be Sent by Text

AUSTIN – Just in time for fall hunting season, the Operation Game Thief wildlife crimestoppers program has a new tool expected to increase the number of tips received as well as game law violation convictions.

Sept. 4, 2012

Love the Texas Outdoors? Toyota Texas Bass Classic Is for You.

ATHENS—The slogan of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is “Life’s Better Outside,” and the 2012 Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) in Conroe September 28—30 will offer outdoor activities for everyone—anglers, hunters, campers, barbecue lovers and concert-goers.

Aug. 30, 2012

Game Warden Michelle Mount Named Texas Midwest Officer of the Year

AUSTIN — State game warden Michelle Mount has been named Officer of the Year by the Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers.

Aug. 29, 2012

40 New State Game Wardens Heading to the Field

AUSTIN – Forty new state game wardens soon will be taking to the field following their completion of seven months of training at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Warden Training Center in Hamilton County.

Aug. 28, 2012

Campaign Launched to Restore Lost Pines Forest Destroyed in Bastrop Fire

BASTROP – Nearing the one-year anniversary of the most destructive wildfire in Texas history, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Arbor Day Foundation and Texas A&M Forest Service today appealed for help by launching the Lost Pines Forest Recovery Campaign, a multi-year public-private partnership to raise money to plant more than 4 million trees on public and private land.