Spring Turkey Hunting Prospects Excellent
AUSTIN, Texas – If predictions by state wildlife biologists hold true, there will be plenty of gobbling going on as conditions around the state bode well for the upcoming spring turkey hunting season.
TPWD News Releases
March 14, 2005
Permit Auctions Net Nearly $150,000 for Texas Bighorn Sheep
SAN ANTONIO – Proceeds from a pair of auctioned permits to hunt Texas desert bighorn sheep total a whopping $150,000. The permits were auctioned at the recent Foundation for North American Wild Sheep convention here and money raised helps pay for future desert bighorn sheep conservation work in Texas.
Texas Hunting Accidents Drop to Record Low
AUSTIN, Texas – A new report shows Texas hunting accidents in 2004 decreased to the lowest amount since statistical records began in 1966. The number of people injured in hunting accidents in Texas decreased from 44 in 2003 to 29 in 2004, although fatalities increased from two to four during the same period.
Feb. 28, 2005
TPWD Seeking Input about Proposed Regulation Changes
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is encouraging the public to provide input about a slate of proposed changes in hunting and fishing regulations.
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, Feb. 28, 2005
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Jan. 31, 2005
TPWD Seeks Public Comment About Proposed Regulation Changes
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering altering hunting and fishing regulations that could increase opportunity and simplify rules.
TPWD Looking at Potential Expansion of Buck Restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas — Experimental buck deer harvest regulations in six- Post Oak Savannah counties are helping create a healthy deer population, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and affected landowners and hunters. Harvest pressure of young bucks has decreased significantly during the past 3 years, and the increase in mature bucks available for harvest has pleased many hunters.
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 31, 2005
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Dec. 20, 2004
Top Texas Conservation Stories of 2004
EDITORS NOTE: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format for the most part and provide a summary of the top conservation stories of the year. Details about these topics can be found in the online news archive. Please note that TPWD will take its customary two-week annual hiatus from distributing weekly news during the coming holidays. Unless important news develops that is worth sharing, we are not at this time planning to issue news on Dec. 27 and Jan. 3. Our current plan is to resume news distribution on Jan. 10. Happy Holidays!
Dec. 6, 2004
TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 6, 2004
The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.