Help Big Bend Ranch Round-up the Longhorns
PRESIDIO, Texas — Big Bend Ranch State Park’s most popular program — the Texas Longhorn Cattle Drive — is on the horizon. The spring round-up of the park’s Texas State Longhorn herd will be held April 3-5.
TPWD News Releases
March 3, 2008
Nominations Sought for Environmental Flows Committees
AUSTIN, Texas — Anglers, paddlers, birders, waterfowl hunters, scientists and other conservation-minded Texans are invited to nominate representatives to local stakeholder advisory committees charged with determining and recommending flow regimes adequate to "support a sound ecological environment" for Texas rivers, bays and estuaries.
Bassmaster Classic Winner Alton Jones Headlines Pond Management Seminar at TFFC
ATHENS, Texas — When was the last time you had the chance to talk one-on-one with a professional bass angler who had just won $500,000?
Texas-National Archery in the Schools Program Instructor Course Offered in College Station
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will offer a free Texas-National Archery in the Schools Program (TASP) Basic Archery Instructor Trainer (BAIT) Course May 29–31, which includes a Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) Course on the third day, May 31, at one of Texas A&M University’s G. Rollie White Stadium gyms here.
Toledo Bend Produces Second Budweiser ShareLunker of the Season
ATHENS, Texas — The long-awaited second Budweiser ShareLunker of the season is now in the Lunker Bunker at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center courtesy of James Manasco of Hemphill.
Feb. 26, 2008
TPWD Schedules Seven Sites for Additional Trout Stocking
AUSTIN, Texas — Trout anglers get an extra bonus this year as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will stock additional hatchery-reared rainbow trout at seven sites from Feb. 22 to March 7.
Gov. Perry Appoints Duggins to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry announced Feb. 21 that he has appointed Ralph H. Duggins of Fort Worth to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The commission preserves and promotes Texas’ natural resources and oversees sporting and recreational opportunities in the state.
Statewide Public Meeting Proposals Updated
AUSTIN, Texas — A slate of 22 public meetings across the state, set to begin Feb. 25, will include numerous proposed changes to hunting and fishing regulations for the 2008-2009 season.
Outdoor Family Workshops to Morph City Slickers into Nature Buffs
AUSTIN, Texas — Has your living room TV become the central component of your family’s group activities? If so, maybe it’s time to head outside for a weekend and become an outdoors family.
Free Coastal Expos Set for Marble Falls and Edinburg
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host five Coastal Expos for the public, beginning with events at Johnson Park in Marble Falls March 6-8 and at Edinburg Municipal Park in Edinburg March 13-14.