State-Fish Art Contest Calls for Entries
ATHENS, Texas — Texas students in grades 4 through 12 are invited to enter the ninth annual Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest.
TPWD News Releases
Dec. 15, 2006
Dec. 11, 2006
Flat Out Fishing Offers Tips for Novice and Expert Anglers
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host the first of two special Flat Out Fishing events in Corpus Christi to help anglers start the new year with an edge. The fourth annual Flat Out Fishing event kicks off at 8 a.m., Sat., Jan. 27, at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The event will be held at the university’s Science and Technology Building in Room 104. The second event will be in Lake Jackson on February 24, 2007.
Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 11, 2006
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Dec. 4, 2006
Scoping Meetings Set for Proposed Saltwater Fishing Regulation Changes
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Coastal Fisheries division will host five scoping meetings the first and second weeks of January to discuss proposed changes to saltwater fishing regulations in 2007.
Nov. 20, 2006
Annual Winter Trout Stocking Begins Nov. 30
AUSTIN, Texas — For an inexpensive, entry-level fishing experience the entire family can enjoy, it doesn’t get much easier than winter rainbow trout fishing in Texas.
Nov. 13, 2006
Improved Red Tide Response Tracks Decline of Texas Bloom
AUSTIN, Texas — A red tide event that lingered along the coastal bend for nearly a month appears to have largely subsided, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials.
Coastal Expos Set for Killeen, Kingsville, Victoria, Valley
KILLEEN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host five upcoming Coastal Expos for the public, starting with events in Killeen Nov. 10–11 and Kingsville Nov. 16–18. Similar expos will take place Feb. 3 in Victoria, Feb. 10 in Harlingen and Feb. 22–24 in Edinburg.
Nov. 6, 2006
TPWD Unveils Slate of Possible Regulation Changes
AUSTIN, Texas — Among the possible changes in hunting and fishing regulations next year, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering altering restrictions on spotted seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre and a 16-inch maximum length limit on largemouth bass on a handful of lakes.
Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 6, 2006
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Hayes Named Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year
AUSTIN, Texas — Game Warden Randall Hayes of Weatherford has been named “Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year” by the wildlife conservation and hunting organization Shikar-Safari International.