Nov. 3, 2015

Sam Rayburn Kicks off Toyota ShareLunker Season

ATHENS—Roy Euper of Lufkin caught the first Toyota ShareLunker of the season from Sam Rayburn Reservoir Monday afternoon. The fish weighed 13.2 pounds, qualifying it to become ShareLunker 564.

Oct. 30, 2015

Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Announced

AUSTIN – Fourteen lucky sportsmen are making special plans for hunting season as winners of this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts. The hunters were selected by random computer drawing from applicants in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department program.

Oct. 29, 2015

Free Admission to Texas State Parks Nov. 8 in Honor of Veterans Day

AUSTIN— In honor of both veterans and active military, daily entrance fees at Texas State Parks will be waived for all visitors on Sunday, Nov. 8.

Texas Buffalo Soldiers 20th Anniversary Celebration Kicks Off at Lake Mineral Wells State Park

AUSTIN – Join Texas Outdoor Family and the Buffalo Soldiers in celebrating the Buffalo Soldiers’ 20th anniversary with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at Lake Mineral Wells State Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Oct. 28, 2015

Copano Bay and Areas of Galveston Bay to be Closed to Oyster Harvest

Austin – Areas TX-1 (East Approved Area) and TX-4 in Galveston Bay will be closed to all oyster harvest on Nov. 1 and TX-32 (Copano Bay) will be closed on Nov. 3 due to low abundance of oysters in these areas.

Outlook Promising for Texas Deer Season

AUSTIN –Hunters should expect the 2015-16 Texas white-tailed deer season to be one of the best in years as timely rainfall and mild weather have certainly set the table, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Prospects Bright for Quail Season Opener on Saturday

AUSTIN – Thanks to timely rainfall and cooler temperatures this year, Texas quail hunters can anticipate hearing more bobwhites during the upcoming season, which gets under way statewide Saturday, Oct. 31.

Oct. 27, 2015

Game Warden Field Notes, Oct. 27, 2015

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

Oct. 21, 2015

Texas Game Wardens, Leon County Sheriff’s Office Put Stop to Mass Poaching Rampage

AUSTIN – A three-month-long outlaw road hunting rampage in Leon County this summer that state game wardens are categorizing as one of the most egregious poaching cases on record in Texas has come to an end.

TPWD Details Plans for Hunter Harvest CWD Sample Collections

AUSTIN — Texas hunters wishing to assist with the statewide chronic wasting disease (CWD) monitoring effort this fall can do so by voluntarily taking their harvested deer (or the head of the harvested deer) to a location where Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife biologists will be collecting tissue samples for testing.