Freshwater Fishing Stamp Raises Need To Revamp Licenses
This release has been updated. Read the latest release dated Feb. 2, 2004.
TPWD News Releases
Jan. 28, 2004
Jan. 26, 2004
New Rod-and-Reel Record Blue Catfish at TFFC
ATHENS, Texas – The 121-pound ‘cat’ is now out of the bag. Cody Mullennix of Howe caught a new rod and reel record blue catfish from Lake Texoma on Jan. 16. The leviathan weighed 121 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 58 inches in length, shattering the previous Texas rod and reel record of 100 pounds also caught from Lake Texoma in 2000. Mullennix was fishing from the bank with a surf rod and 20-pound test line using 3-inch shad for bait when he caught the giant fish.
TPWD Preparing for Third Crab Trap Cleanup
AUSTIN, Texas – Hoping to add to the pile of almost 12,000 lost and abandoned crab traps hauled from Texas bays during the last two years, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are gearing up for another round of cleanups, this time on Feb. 20-29.
Texas Big Game Awards Honor Lifetime License Winner
SAN ANTONIO — For more than 12 years, the Texas Big Game Awards (TBGA), a partnership of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA), have recognized the contributions that landowners, land managers and responsible hunters make to managing and conserving wildlife and wildlife habitat on Texas’ private lands.
TPWD Calendar
The following meetings may be of interest to the public. Check the master calendar for all TPWD events.
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 26, 2004
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Stay Tuned, Jan. 26, 2004
Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.
Jan. 20, 2004
South Texas Leads Way for Banner Hunting Season
AUSTIN, Texas — When the hunting is good in South Texas, few places in the nation can compare and hunting has been excellent this season, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.
Scientists Discover New Species of Fish
AUSTIN, Texas — Two scientists have reported the discovery of America’s newest vertebrate species. The species, a fish, is described in the current issue of the prestigious, quarterly international journal Copeia, the official publication of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
Texas State Parks Welcoming Adventure Racers
AUSTIN, Texas — In the coming months, a handful of Texas state parks will host a fledgling sporting event — Adventure Racing — that offers a physical challenge, lessons in teamwork and yet one more excuse to enjoy the great outdoors.