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Nov. 22, 2004

Reminder: Active Duty National Guard Can Get Resident Hunting, Fishing Licenses

AUSTIN, Texas – In what’s shaping up to be the largest troop deployment since Vietnam, many from the National Guard are being deployed and if you have been called up and you’re not a resident of Texas, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants you to know that you and your dependents qualify for a resident hunting and or fishing license. Hunting season just began and if you need a break before shipping off, TPWD wants to help give you one.

Texas Big Time Hunts Winners Announced

AUSTIN, Texas—For some of them, it could be the hunt of a lifetime.

Nov. 8, 2004

TPWD Unveils Possible Changes to Regulations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking to clarify the hunting regulations by standardizing seasons and simplifying rules relating to white-tailed deer and turkey.

Nov. 1, 2004

Pair of Firefighters Claim Desert Bighorn Sheep Hunts

AUSTIN, Texas — There may not be “fire on the mountain” in the Trans Pecos this winter, but there will be two firefighters there anyway. Instead of fighting fires and smoke and rescuing folks, they’ll be hunting desert bighorn sheep after being selected for a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hunt giveaway in a random computer drawing among licensed hunters in Texas.

Landowners Need License To Conduct Hunts

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department would like to remind landowners that a hunting lease license is required for certain hunting operations. The owner of a hunting lease or the landowner’s agent may not receive pay or anything of value from hunters unless the owner or agent has acquired a hunting lease license from the department. This law applies to all hunting leases.

Big Game Awards Kick Off With Contest for Lifetime Hunting License

SAN ANTONIO — For more than 13 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 Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 1, 2004

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

Oct. 27, 2004

Youth Hunting Weekend Set for Oct. 30-31

AUSTIN, Texas — Passing the hunting tradition through the generations and providing opportunities for young hunters this fall are the goals of special youth-only seasons. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sets aside the special seasons for white-tailed deer, Rio Grande turkey and waterfowl on October 30-31, before the general hunting seasons, to encourage adults to share the hunting experience with the next generation of hunters.

Oct. 18, 2004

Texas Deer Season Shaping Up To Be Best in Years

AUSTIN, Texas – With more than 83 million acres of available deer range, there is plenty of opportunity for Texas white-tailed deer to roam. And with so much of that country in ideal condition, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists suggest hunters may have to cover more ground than they are accustomed to in order to be successful this fall.

Hunter Education Classes Filling Up, Deferral an Option

AUSTIN, Texas – Despite offering 4,400 hunter education courses throughout the year, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department understands there are some who will still wait until the last minute before hunting season to get certified. This fall, those procrastinators need not panic.