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Nov. 7, 2013

35 Acres to be Added to World Birding Center Headquarters

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its regular meeting today in Austin approved the donation of 35 acres along the northeastern border of the World Birding Center Headquarters in the Rio Grande Valley south of Mission.

Nov. 6, 2013

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop Celebrates 20 Years

AUSTIN— For the past 20 years, the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop has offered women, 18 and older, a chance to learn or sharpen  outdoors skills.

Nov. 5, 2013

Game Warden STORM Team Investigating Lake Corpus Christi Boating Accident

CORPUS CHIRSTI – Two members of a newly created forensic reconstruction and mapping team are helping Corpus Christi-area game wardens in their investigation of a boating accident that injured five persons Sunday on Lake Corpus Christi.

Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Announced

AUSTIN — Fifteen 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.

Nov. 4, 2013

November Ushers in Prime Camping Season at Texas State Parks

AUSTIN – If enjoying cool, crisp evenings snuggled up to a crackling campfire or simply pitching a tent beneath the stars with your family sounds appealing, then head to a Texas State Park where you can watch the leaves turn and shooting stars light up the heavens while making lasting memories.

Oct. 30, 2013

Celebrate National Bison Day With the Texas State Bison Herd at Caprock Canyons State Park

QUITAQUE—Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway and the Texas Bison Association are joining dozens of bison-friendly businesses and groups from around the country  to celebrate the second annual National Bison Day this Saturday.

Oct. 29, 2013

Second Defendant in State Game Warden Hostage Case Pleads Guilty

AUSTIN – The son of a former Upshur County commissioner arrested in October 2012 for holding a state game warden at gunpoint has pled guilty to one count of unlawful restraint, a Class A misdemeanor.

Oct. 28, 2013

Game Warden Field Notes, Oct. 28, 2013

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

Oct. 23, 2013

Special Youth Hunting Season This Weekend

AUSTIN — Young hunters will get the first shots during special youth-only hunting seasons for white-tailed deer, waterfowl and Rio Grande turkey Oct. 26-27.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endorses Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service endorsed the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan, a landmark, collaborative planning effort to conserve a species proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).