Jan. 16, 2007

Game Warden Field Notes, Jan. 16, 2007

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

Dec. 18, 2006

TPWD’s Top 10 News Stories of 2006

EDITORS NOTE: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format for the most part and provide a summary of the top news stories of 2006. Details about these topics can be found in the department’s online news archive. Please note that TPWD will not be distributing weekly news during the coming holidays. News distribution will resume on Jan. 16, 2007. Happy Holidays!

Dec. 11, 2006

Game Warden Field Notes, Dec. 11, 2006

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

Dec. 4, 2006

Big Time Texas Hunt Winners Announced

AUSTIN, Texas — Danny Bennett’s hunting season calendar just got filled. That’s because the Victoria hunter became this year’s lucky winner of the Big Time Texas Hunts Grand Slam.

Nov. 13, 2006

Texas, DU Mark 20 Years of Waterfowl Conservation

SASKATCHEWAN, Canada — On an early Autumn day in September 2003, the sky was a beautiful clear blue above the red-gold landscape and the ducks were calling on a wetland-splashed patch of rolling prairie in central Canada. It’s a place that illustrates the connections between Canada and Texas, between good habitat and good hunting, one fruit of a success story fueled by hunter dollars that goes back two decades.

Nov. 6, 2006

TPWD Unveils Slate of Possible Regulation Changes

AUSTIN, Texas — Among the possible changes in hunting and fishing regulations next year, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering altering restrictions on spotted seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre and a 16-inch maximum length limit on largemouth bass on a handful of lakes.

Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 6, 2006

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

Hayes Named Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year

AUSTIN, Texas — Game Warden Randall Hayes of Weatherford has been named “Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year” by the wildlife conservation and hunting organization Shikar-Safari International.

Oct. 30, 2006

Texas Waterfowlers Can Expect Good Hunting

AUSTIN, Texas — With lots of ducks on the way and plenty of new water to greet them, conditions are shaping up for an above average waterfowl season in Texas, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.

Oct. 23, 2006

TPWD Predicting Typical Quail Season

AUSTIN, Texas — Like most coveys, quail are going to be bunched up and could be tough to find during the upcoming hunting season, unless you’re hunting on land being managed with quail in mind, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.