May 16, 2005

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, May 16, 2005

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

April 7, 2005

TPWD Passes Changes to Hunting, Fishing Regulations

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has adopted a series of changes to state hunting and fishing regulations that offer greater harvest flexibility on lands managed for mule deer and prairie chickens, while simplifying and expanding hunting opportunity in other areas.

April 4, 2005

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, April 4, 2005

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

March 21, 2005

Man Wins Contest With Alleged Illegally-Taken Buck

WOOD COUNTY, Texas — Billy Ray Herring, 65, of Quitman, could have ended up with three prize rifles, free mounts of his kill, and all the great press he could handle.

Arrests Made in ‘Operation Head Hunter’ Deer Poaching Case

ABILENE, Texas — Two men face multiple felony poaching charges after a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department undercover investigation that spanned two states and 1,100 miles and which involved antlered deer heads being sold via the Internet.

March 14, 2005

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.

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.