Aug. 14, 2017

Game Wardens Investigating Fatal Boat Crash on Lake LBJ

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens are investigating a boat crash on Lake LBJ that resulted in the death of 68-year-old Kingsland resident Russell B. Bowman Jr. late Sunday evening.

Aug. 8, 2017

2017-18 Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses on Sale Starting Tuesday, Aug. 15

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) reminds hunters and anglers that the new 2017-2018 licenses go on sale Tuesday, Aug. 15. All current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except year-to-date fishing licenses) expire Aug. 31.

Aug. 7, 2017

Texas Game Wardens Investigating Fatal Sailboat Incident on Lake O’ The Pines

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens are investigating a fatal boating accident that occurred Saturday afternoon on Lake O’ The Pines involving three East Texas teens on a Boy Scout outing. Preliminary investigations and observations indicates the vessel, a Catamaran sailboat, collided with an overhead transmission power line and those onboard may have been electrocuted as a result.

Aug. 4, 2017

Biologists seek assistance from anglers in tracking American Eel in Texas waterways

AUSTIN — Every now and then, anglers fishing Texas waterways may reel in something unexpected: the slimy, secretive American Eel.

Aug. 3, 2017

San Jacinto Marsh Restoration Receives Environmental Excellence Award for Navigational Dredging

LA PORTE— The marsh restoration work done last year at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site is being recognized with the 2017 Environmental Excellence Award for Navigational Dredging by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA). WEDA is one of three members of the World Organization of Dredging Associations and covers projects done in the North, Central and South American territories.

Mother Neff Log Jam Cleared After Two Years of Flooding

WACO— Thanks to the efforts of several partners, the half mile long log jam that has clogged a portion of the Leon River near Mother Neff State Park has been cleared.

Aug. 2, 2017

TPWD Graduates 41 Texas Game Wardens and State Park Police Officers

AUSTIN— The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department graduated the 61st Texas game warden and state park police officer cadet class Aug. 1 at the Texas State Capitol. The class included 34 game wardens and seven state park police officers.

July 31, 2017

Public meeting Tuesday to discuss development of Bastrop State Park’s former golf course

BASTROP — Tomorrow, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold a meeting to hear public comments on the development of the golf course area at Bastrop State Park. The golf course, which closed in 2015, will be repurposed for conservation and recreational uses.

July 28, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, July 28, 2017

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

July 21, 2017

Nine Grants Awarded by Winners of Great Texas Birding Classic

AUSTIN— With the 21st annual Great Texas Birding Classic wrapped up for the year, the winners of the largest and longest bird-watching competition in the United States have chosen the nine conservation projects that will be awarded grant funds. Grants range in amount from $1,000 to $10,000.