DING DONG, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is pilot testing a new program called Becoming An Outdoors-Family, offering a weekend workshop Sept. 16-18 at TPWD’s Parrie Haynes Ranch near Killeen for first-timers who want to learn camping, fishing, backpacking, shooting, mountain biking and more.
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AUSTIN, Texas — With the fall hunting season looming on the horizon, now’s the time to apply for drawn public hunts. For over 50 years, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has been offering quality, affordable hunting experiences through the special drawings for hunts offered through the department’s Public Hunting Program.
UNDATED — A former regional director who has a long history of working on Texas conservation issues has been tapped to become the new director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington DC.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Hunter education is more than a legal requirement in Texas–statistics show it saves lives. People getting ready for fall hunting are reminded of two things: those who purchased hunter education deferrals last year will need hunter education this year, and there are hundreds of courses scheduled across Texas where they can fulfill that requirement.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Contrary to what’s portrayed in movies, drowning victims usually don’t scream and splash when in distress – they just go underwater.
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.