April 30, 2007

Gulf Shrimp Season To Close May 15

AUSTIN, Texas — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both state and federal waters will close 30 minutes after sunset on Tuesday, May 15, until an as-yet unspecified time in July.

April 23, 2007

Saltwater Anglers Can Expect Good Year Coastwide, ‘Banner’ Year on Some Bay Systems

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department coastal fisheries biologists are predicting a good year for saltwater anglers in Texas.

April 16, 2007

Outdoor Kids Adventure Day Offers Free Fun

AUSTIN, Texas — Take a break from the T.V. and get outside.

Go Wild Outdoors at San Antonio’s First-Ever WildFest

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — In this day of electronics and virtual reality, it’s known by many that regardless of age, most of us just don’t get outdoors as much as we once did in the “good ol’ days.” WildFest San Antonio, scheduled the first weekend of May, intends to change all that.

Game Warden Field Notes, April 16, 2007

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

April 9, 2007

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.

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.

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.