Dec. 12, 2014

Texas Big Game Awards Accepting Big Game Entries

SAN ANTONIO – Hunters can show their Texas pride by entering their big game harvest in this year’s Texas Big Game Awards program. The program is accepting entries now through Feb. 15, 2015.

Dec. 4, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 4, 2014

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

Dec. 2, 2014

TPWD Releases Dove Lethality Study Findings

AUSTIN – Texas leads the nation in dove hunting with roughly a quarter million hunters bagging 5 million mourning doves each fall. Their success afield should not change with the type of shot used, according to the results of a just-released study examining the lethality of lead versus non-toxic shot for mourning dove.

Nov. 18, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 18, 2014

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

Nov. 17, 2014

NFWF Announces $13.2 Million for Gulf Restoration Projects in Texas

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced about $13.2 million in grants for eight Texas projects that will use criminal settlement funds from the BP oil spill to add land to coastal wildlife refuges, restore threatened marshes, and protect vital habitat from erosion.

Nov. 14, 2014

November 16 Is World Falconry Day

AUSTIN — Falconry associations worldwide, including members of the International Association for Falconry and Birds of Prey and the Texas Hawking Association, will be celebrating World Falconry Day November 16.

Oct. 30, 2014

Deer Season Opens Nov. 1

AUSTIN – Well within the memory of many Texas Baby Boomers, some Hill Country schools used to give students a holiday on the first day of deer season.

Oct. 29, 2014

Game Warden Field Notes, Oct. 29, 2014

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

Oct. 27, 2014

Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Announced

AUSTIN – Thirteen lucky sportsmen are making special plans for hunting season as winners of this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts. The hunters were selected by random computer drawing from applicants in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department program.

Oct. 24, 2014

State Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Host Public Hearing in RGV

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