June 15, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, June 15, 2017

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

June 7, 2017

TPWD Sets Public Meetings to Gather Input on Possible Extension to Red Snapper Season

AUSTIN- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be seeking input during upcoming public meetings regarding the possibility of extending the federal recreational red snapper season. The federally permitted for-hire charter boat and commercial sectors will not be impacted.

June 1, 2017

Statement from TPWD Regarding 3-Day Recreational Gulf Red Snapper Season

AUSTIN – In response to the National Marine Fisheries Service’s decision to establish a 3-day recreational season for red snapper in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, which opened today and runs through Saturday, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Executive Director Carter Smith issued the following statement:

Game Warden Field Notes, June 1, 2017

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

May 31, 2017

Texas State-Fish Art Contest 2017 Winners Announced

ATHENS— The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, headquarters for the Texas Division of the Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest, announced the top 12 state winners May 31.

May 19, 2017

Texas Game Wardens Crack Down on Illegal Internet Wildlife Trade in Houston Area

HOUSTON – Trading on the internet can be a wild experience with deals on practically anything and everything one can imagine just a click away. Some online sellers in the Houston area learned this week that illegal sales of wildlife products can become high ticket items.

May 16, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, May 16, 2017

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

May 4, 2017

Several ‘Firsts’ Highlight the 2016-2017 Toyota ShareLunker Season

ATHENS – Over the 31-year history of the Toyota ShareLunker program, few fish have made as many headlines as the five largemouth bass entered this season. With two landmark genetic connections, two reservoirs producing their first 13-pound or larger ShareLunker bass, and a new water body record set at a lake not often considered to be a largemouth bass fishery, the anglers who caught and donated these fish made their mark on Texas fishing this year.

May 2, 2017

Inaugural Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest to Benefit TPWD Youth Fishing Programs

AUSTIN – The inaugural Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest (TBTF) scheduled for May 17-21 on Sam Rayburn Reservoir may be replacing the Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), but the support for youth fishing outreach initiatives in Texas and the fish-friendly catch, weigh and immediate release tournament format lives on.

April 25, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, April 25, 2017

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