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Feb. 5, 2016

New CWD Case Discovered at Captive Deer Release Site

AUSTIN – A 3 1/2-year-old captive raised white-tailed buck harvested in early January by a hunter from a release site on a ranch in Medina and Uvalde counties has been confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The deer’s origin has been identified as an onsite deer breeding facility and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) are conducting an epidemiological investigation.

TPWD Proposing Changes to Deer Hunting Regulations for 2016-17

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering expanding white-tailed deer hunting into 14 counties across the western Panhandle, and creating additional deer hunting opportunities in East Texas. The recommendations are among a slate of proposed deer hunting regulation changes for 2016-17.

Feb. 3, 2016

San Jacinto Marsh Restoration Enters New Phase

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is starting the next phase in an ongoing effort to restore the San Jacinto Battleground to its appearance in 1836. The restoration efforts, which date back to 1994, include reseeding prairie areas as well as marsh restorations on more than 120 acres so far.

Feb. 2, 2016

TPWD Proposing Changes to Bass and Catfish Fishing Regulations; Drum and Amberjack Size Limits

AUSTIN —Fisheries staff with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are considering proposals to adjust bass and catfish fishing regulations in specific waters and areas, move saugeye under walleye harvest regulations, and clarify length limits on black drum and amberjack and rules prohibiting snagging of fish with pole-and-line.

Feb. 1, 2016

Dates for Annual Crab Trap Removal Set

AUSTIN — For more than a decade, countless volunteers have spent 10 days each February searching Texas bays for abandoned crab traps left to foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines and create unsightly views.

Jan. 29, 2016

Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 29, 2016

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

New Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council Holds Inaugural Meeting

AUSTIN – Armed with $2 million in legislative appropriations to help bring more of the state’s high-value working farm and ranch lands under long term conservation protection, the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council held its inaugural meeting under the administration of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Jan. 27, 2016

Texas Parks and Wildlife Announces Lifetime License Winner

AUSTIN – One lucky person will never have to buy another Texas hunting or fishing license for the rest of his life.

Hunters Reminded to Remove Duck Blinds on Caddo Lake WMA

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds hunters that the use of permanent duck blinds on the Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area is prohibited at the conclusion of this season, which ends Sunday, Jan. 31. No permanent duck blinds will be permitted on the area in the future.

Fly Fish Texas March 12 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS — Learn to tie a fly, cast a fly and catch a fish all in one day during the annual Fly Fish Texas event at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center March 12.