Oct. 24, 2018

Prospects Still Scattered Ahead of Quail Season Opener

AUSTIN – This year’s quail season opens Saturday, Oct. 27 like a covey rise, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s experts; everything’s up in the air.

Aug. 24, 2018

TPW Commission Adopts Rules Permitting Pneumatic Weapons for Hunting

AUSTIN – Beginning this fall, hunters in Texas will be able to use air guns and arrow guns that meet criteria established under new rules adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

May 18, 2018

Laborcitas Creek Ranch Receives 2018 Leopold Conservation Award® for Texas

AUSTIN – At a time when the great grasslands of South Texas face threats such as land ownership fragmentation and non-native invasive grasses, Laborcitas Creek Ranch shines as a beacon, bucking the trends by adding acreage under conservation and diligently restoring native habitat to benefit diverse wildlife, from game animals to waterfowl and more.

April 24, 2018

Lone Star Land Steward Regional Award Winners Announced

AUSTIN – As anyone with a plot of Texas dirt they can call their own will attest, land stewardship doesn’t just happen; it requires effort. Those who can keep their land productive in tough times as well as good are true conservation heroes.

April 13, 2018

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to Revisit Air Gun/Air Bow Rules at May Public Meeting

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has delayed until its public meeting in Lubbock on May 24 any final rulemaking on the use of air guns and air bows as legal means for taking certain game animals, game birds, alligators and furbearers.  At the meeting the Commission expects to hear further public input and to receive additional data from TPW staff.

Oct. 20, 2017

Carryover Birds Expected to Bolster Prospects for Quail Season

AUSTIN — The 2016 Texas quail season served as a renaissance reminder of how good hunting can be when all the right elements converge. Specifically, weather and habitat aligned to create a “super boom” year for quail production that led to exceptional hunts the likes of which had not been seen in many years.

April 27, 2017

Lone Star Land Stewards: Bringing Back the Best of Texas

AUSTIN – They restore vital woods and waters, help bring back diverse wildlife ranging from rare species to popular game animals, share their knowledge with neighbors, and open their gates to youth groups and researchers. They are recipients of the 2017 Lone Star Land Steward Awards, bestowed each year by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the nonprofit Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.

April 25, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, April 25, 2017

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

Feb. 23, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, Feb. 23, 2017

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

Feb. 9, 2017

Game Warden Field Notes, Feb. 9, 2017

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