Dec. 18, 2017

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Would Bring $63 Million Per Year to Texas

Alliance of Outdoor Conservation, Recreation, Energy, Retail, Academia, Interests Supports 21st-century Wildlife Conservation Funding Proposal

Dec. 15, 2017

March Into 2018 on a First Day Hike

AUSTIN— Walk into 2018 where the wild things are by participating in a guided stroll through Texas State Parks as part of the national First Day Hikes initiative.

Dec. 11, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 11, 2017

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

Dec. 4, 2017

TPWD Announces Opening of Guadalupe River Fishing Leases

AUSTIN – The Canyon Reservoir Tailrace, located below Canyon Reservoir on the Guadalupe River, is considered one of the top trout fishing destinations in the United States. To help anglers access the river during the peak of the cool-weather trout fishing season, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has leased four access areas from private landowners starting the first week of December.

Dec. 1, 2017

Holiday Cheer Abounds at Texas State Parks

AUSTIN— Get in the holiday spirit by celebrating at a Texas State Park. Throughout the month of December, 42 state parks around Texas are hosting more than 60 holiday events including light displays, taffy pulls, a balloon glow and geocaching.

Nov. 22, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 22, 2017

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

Nov. 21, 2017

Big Bend Ranch State Park is Fourth Texas State Park to Receive International Dark Sky Park Designation

TERLINGUA – Big Bend Ranch State Park (BBRSP) is the latest Texas State Park to be designated as an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). Joining neighboring Big Bend National Park, they form one of the largest contiguous areas under dark-skies protection in the United States.

TPWD Announces Rainbow Trout Stocking Season in Texas

AUSTIN – With hundreds of thousands of catchable-size rainbow trout coming to 150 public water bodies across the state this winter, Texas anglers have plenty of cool-weather fishing opportunities to look forward to in the coming months.

Nov. 17, 2017

Texas Game Wardens Bag High Profile Trophy Deer Poachers

AUSTIN – Deer hunters will go to great lengths in pursuit of a trophy white-tailed buck; poachers are willing to go farther, breaking ethical rules and game laws designed to protect and conserve one of Texas’ most prized wildlife resources.

Nov. 16, 2017

TPWD Congratulates 2017 Whiz Bang Sporting Clays Finalists

SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, in cooperation with Texas 4-H Shooting Sports, recognized finalists in this year’s Whiz Bang sporting clays competition at the National Shooting Complex here recently.