HELOTES, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has developed a first-of-its-kind workshop called “Hunt Texas: The Basics” designed to provide new hunters with the basic skills needed to successfully pursue a variety of Texas game species.
AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may continue to cause devastation well into the 2006 boating season, warns the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA).
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants to lure you and your kids away from TV, computers, gaming consoles, traffic, and the urban rat race and get you into soul-satisfying natural settings where you’ll relax and have fun.
AUSTIN, Texas — National Safe Boating Week kicked-off May 19 with a mixed message from the previous year. Overall, boating accidents, injuries and fatalities continued to decrease; however, with about half of the accidents involving alcohol and 85 percent of boating fatalities recovered not wearing life jackets, many of the incidents were preventable.
AUSTIN, Texas — Fishing for crappie, bass and whatever else is biting takes center stage at more than 70 Texas state parks this summer, with dozens of Family Fishing Celebration events scheduled throughout the state.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department angler education experts have teamed-up with the state’s bass fishing experts to create what Trey Scott calls the perfect system for teaching youngsters to fish.
AUSTIN, Texas — What do a famous cattle baron, a Confederate burial site, a fourth generation ranching family and a power company have in common? They all play a role in exemplary land stewardship efforts the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is recognizing this year.
AUSTIN, Texas — The new teacher was anxious. Four of the boys in her class were often rowdy.
HOUSTON — Texans are reconnecting with the landscape. As people buy property for retirement, some are moving back to the country. Not all of them want to raise livestock and some just want to enjoy the rural lifestyle. For those interested in wildlife, the workshop Managing Your Land For Wildlife: Practical First Steps on May 20 will offer practical guidance.
HOUSTON — As Texas residents expand their homes and businesses into alligator country, encounters between these normally shy reptiles and people are increasing. And late spring through summer is alligator mating and nesting season, when gators are more likely to be visible.