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Aug. 7, 2017

Texas Game Wardens Investigating Fatal Sailboat Incident on Lake O’ The Pines

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens are investigating a fatal boating accident that occurred Saturday afternoon on Lake O’ The Pines involving three East Texas teens on a Boy Scout outing. Preliminary investigations and observations indicates the vessel, a Catamaran sailboat, collided with an overhead transmission power line and those onboard may have been electrocuted as a result.

Aug. 2, 2017

TPWD Graduates 41 Texas Game Wardens and State Park Police Officers

AUSTIN— The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department graduated the 61st Texas game warden and state park police officer cadet class Aug. 1 at the Texas State Capitol. The class included 34 game wardens and seven state park police officers.

July 28, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, July 28, 2017

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

July 14, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, July 14, 2017

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

July 12, 2017

Game Wardens Investigating Fatal Boat Wreck on Lake Conroe

AUSTIN – Texas game wardens are investigating a fatal boat wreck that occurred Tuesday at about 9 p.m. on Lake Conroe near Atkins Creek. The collision involved two vessels and resulted in the death of Jason Clark, 39, of Magnolia, TX, and injuries to two others.

July 11, 2017

TPWD Accepting Drawn Hunt Permit Applications for 2017-18 Season

AUSTIN – Hunters can start making plans for the upcoming seasons now by applying for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Drawn Hunts. The online system is currently accepting applications and the first hunt category deadline is less than a month away.

July 6, 2017

July 4th Weekend TPWD Law Enforcement Roundup

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens logged nearly 13,000 patrol hours on state water bodies over the extended Fourth of July holiday weekend, conducting enhanced boating safety and compliance checks on 17,845 vessels carrying 60,673 boaters.

June 29, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, June 29, 2017

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

June 28, 2017

Texas Expanding Special White-winged Dove Area

TPWD Adopts 2017-18 Migratory Game Bird Seasons

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.