Lake Fork Public Meeting Planned
Anyone interested in Lake Fork should save this date: February 4, 2010.
TPWD News Releases
Nov. 3, 2009
Oct. 30, 2009
Big Time Texas Hunt Winners Announced
AUSTIN, Texas — Ty Chumley was due for a bit of luck after losing his home and most of his belongings to Hurricane Ike.
Deer Season Prospects Shaping Up With Recent Rains
AUSTIN, Texas – An early and abundant acorn crop, combined with new growth of native vegetation may force Texas deer hunters to stray from supplemental food sources during the 2009-2010 general deer season, which opens Nov. 7.
eBird Kiosks Debut at Texas State Parks
AUSTIN, Texas — A new system in Texas state parks that are part of the World Birding Center network in the Lower Rio Grande Valley will allow bird watchers to record their sightings and use an online, interactive database to see what other birders have reported, creating a continuously updated record of bird observations for each site where it is featured.
Texas Delaying Oyster Season Opening In Some Areas
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas oyster season will open Nov. 1, but due to health risks there will be several areas closed to harvest. Recent heavy rains statewide and red tide events on the lower Texas coast prompted the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue closure notices for some shellfish harvesting areas, including the Galveston Bay area.
Oct. 29, 2009
Waterfowl Season Getting Off to Wet Start
AUSTIN, Texas — Wetland habitat conditions across much of Texas have gone from one extreme to another entering the Oct. 31 waterfowl season opener in the North and South Duck Zones, creating what some waterfowl biologists see as a mixed bag for migrant birds.
Oct. 28, 2009
First North Texas Outdoor Expo Premiers Nov. 14
DALLAS, Texas — The first ever North Texas Outdoor Expo will take place at the Elm Fork Shooting Sports facility in Dallas on Nov. 14, featuring activities such as fitness obstacle course, bicycling, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, archery, target shooting, rock climbing, and more.
First Texas Geocache Challenge Debuts Nov. 1
AUSTIN, Texas — A new program at 12 Texas state parks aims to use technology to draw visitors into the outdoors. The Texas Geocache Challenge will run from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31, 2010, challenging state park visitors to use Global Positioning System technology to find a cache of hidden rewards in each park.
Oct. 27, 2009
TPWD Outlook Average for Quail Season
AUSTIN, Texas — Hunting prospects for this year’s quail season are scattered like a busted covey as less-than-ideal range conditions have hampered production for the second straight year.
Feds Close Gulf Amberjack Fishing
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reminds anglers that a closure is in effect for greater amberjack fishing in Gulf of Mexico federal waters.