Game Warden Field Notes, April 16, 2007
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
TPWD News Releases
April 16, 2007
April 9, 2007
TPWD Approves Early Opener in South for Spring Turkey
AUSTIN, Texas — Rio Grande turkey hunters in the southern parts of Texas will get a two-week jump on gobblers next spring following changes in hunting regulations adopted here April 5 by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
New TPWD Rules Streamline Licenses
AUSTIN, Texas — A series of changes to the state’s hunting and fishing licenses adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission here April 5 eliminates unnecessary redundancy, simplifies complicated temporary permits and clarifies senior and disabled citizen licenses.
TPWD Sets Regional Management Plan for Spotted Seatrout
AUSTIN, Texas — The world-famous spotted seatrout fishery in the Lower Laguna Madre will get an extra measure of protection beginning in September after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted April 5 to lower the bag and possession limit for the species there from 10 to five.
New ‘White List’ Proposed To Regulate Nongame Wildlife
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on March 28 authorized seeking public comment on a proposal to change the way nongame wildlife species are regulated. The proposal would create a “white list” of species that could be collected and sold, with all other nongame animals not on the list to be protected from commercial collection and sale.
Energy Company Teams With TPWD, Others To Reforest San Jacinto Battlegrounds Historical Landscape
LA PORTE, Texas — Ongoing efforts to restore the marsh at San Jacinto Battlegrounds State Historic Site took another step forward recently with the planting some 3,000 native hardwood trees along the shoreline and on Goat Island.
April 2, 2007
Fallen Game Warden a Model of New Breed
AUSTIN, Texas — From the time he was a teenager guiding goose hunters on the Texas coastal prairies, probably even before then, Justin Hurst was subconsciously preparing himself to make a difference in natural resource conservation. Those who knew him say he seemed to approach life with that goal in mind.
Lavaca Bay Restoration Credited to Government-Industry Partnership
AUSTIN, Texas — Federal, state, local community and industry leaders on March 28 celebrated a successful cooperative effort to clean up and restore the Point Comfort/Lavaca Bay Superfund site, located midway between Houston and Corpus Christi.
Rare Avian Treasures on Display in Small-Town Museum
MT VERNON, Texas — Families and nature enthusiasts seeking a weekend outing with educational value can become oologists for a day at the Franklin County Historical Association’s Fire Station museum in Mt. Vernon, Texas.
March 28, 2007
Million Dollar Bass Tourney Comes to Top Texas Lake
LINDALE, Texas — Lake Fork is undisputedly the top largemouth bass lake in Texas, maybe in the world. But until this year it has been notably absent from the national bass fishing tournament schedule due to stringent slot limits.