Jan. 13, 2014

Lake Fork Does It Again: Third Toyota ShareLunker of Season

ATHENS—Lake Fork produced its third Toyota ShareLunker of the season Sunday night.

Jan. 9, 2014

Texas State History Museum to Host Battleship TEXAS Exhibit

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department exhibit, “The Last of the Dreadnought Battleships,” will open on Feb. 1 at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and run through April 13. The exhibit pays homage to the Battleship TEXAS, which was commissioned 100 years ago.

Jan. 8, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 8, 2014

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

Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries

ATHENS–The Texas State-Fish Art Contest, headquartered at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC), reminds Texas teachers and students that the deadline for entries in the 2014 State-Fish Art Contest is March 31, 2014.

Dec. 31, 2013

Two men charged in shooting of Texas game warden

AUSTIN – Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting of a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden earlier this week.

Dec. 30, 2013

Lake Fork Produces Second ShareLunker of Season; Lake Athens Piles On

ATHENS—Lake Fork produced its second Toyota ShareLunker of the season December 27. The fish is also the second entry into the program during the current season.

Public Comment Sought on Use of Toxic Substances to Collect Nongame Wildlife

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing an amendment to the Parks and Wildlife regulations that would make it illegal to use noxious or toxic substances to disturb or collect nongame wildlife as well as prohibiting the possession of nongame wildlife collected using these substances.

Off-Duty Game Warden Shot While Hunting

SULPHUR SPRINGS – An off-duty Texas game warden was shot Sunday evening while bow hunting on Cooper Wildlife Management Area in Delta County.

Dec. 19, 2013

Resolve to Tread Texas State Park Trails in 2014

AUSTIN – Vow to battle the post-holiday letdown and shed those unwanted pounds by pounding a Texas State Park trail, beginning Jan. 1, at more than 60 organized First Day Hikes that will kick off the New Year as part of a growing nationwide tradition. Remember, too, that most Texas state parks host hiking events of various lengths and degrees of difficulty throughout the year.

Public Comment Sought on Adding Counties to Rules Requiring Draining Water from Vessels

AUSTIN – In the state’s ongoing effort to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved for public comment a proposal to add 30 counties in North and Central Texas to the recently-implemented rules requiring that all boats operating on public water be drained after use.