Toyota ShareLunker 498 Comes from O.H. Ivie
ATHENS — Raymond Ivy of Brownwood caught Toyota ShareLunker 498 from O.H. Ivie April 5. It weighed 13.06 pounds and was caught in seven feet of water on a Strike King swim bait.
TPWD News Releases
April 6, 2010
April 5, 2010
Toyota ShareLunker 500 to Get Close Look by TPWD
ATHENS — Whoever catches Toyota ShareLunker 500 will have to answer a few more questions than usual for someone entering a 13-pound-plus bass into the popular Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) program.
Guadalupe River State Park to Open New Center for Kids April 24
SPRING BRANCH — A strolling spider expert in safari gear, guided nature walks, crayfish displays, bird-banding and a live reptile show-and-tell are just some of the activities planned for Guadalupe River State Park’s Earth Day celebration from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, April 24. The special day also marks the grand opening of the Children’s Discovery Center.
Three-Lunker Weekend Puts Race to Toyota ShareLunker 500 in High Gear
ATHENS — Three more Toyota ShareLunkers have been added to the season’s tally, and spawning of the big bass is about to begin at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.
April 2, 2010
Cody Hatfield named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year
AUSTIN — Cody Hatfield, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden stationed in Mason, has been named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year by the National Wild Turkey Federation.
TPWD proposes extension of Redfish Bay seagrass protection
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing to indefinitely extend protection of seagrass from uprooting by outboard motor propellers within the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area along the mid-coast between Rockport and Port Ingleside.
TPWD Finalizes Short List of Hunting and Fishing Regulation Changes for 2010-2011
AUSTIN — Expansion of mule deer hunting opportunities tops a short list of regulatory changes adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission as part of the 2010-2011 Statewide Hunting and Fishing Proclamation.
April 1, 2010
Lake Fork Rumbles: Toyota ShareLunker 494
ATHENS — Lake Fork is the sleeping volcano of bass fishing: You know that sooner or later it is going to erupt, but it teases you with rumbles and rumors. Then one day it lives up to its promise and blows up. Wednesday, March 31, was one of those days.
Texas Launches New Front in War on Invasive Species
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department today launched a public awareness campaign asking people to help control one of the most dangerous invasive aquatic species the state has ever known — giant salvinia.
TPWD Awarded More Than $3.5 million in Solar Grants
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has been awarded more than $3.5 million in competitive federal stimulus grants for solar installations as part of the Distributed Renewable Energy Technology Program. The program is offered by the State of Texas Comptroller as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and will cover up to 20% of the total cost of the projects.