AUSTIN – The second largest whitetail buck ever in Texas could be headed to the record books with an asterisk: poached. Earlier this week, a Denton County man pleaded no contest to illegally taking the trophy deer, which scored 278 points under the Boone & Crockett scoring system, last October near Pilot Point, Texas.
AUSTIN— Two Texas game wardens and the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (WMA) were recognized during Thursday’s meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in Austin.
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
AUSTIN – Law enforcement officials are asking the public for help locating a vehicle of interest and with identifying individuals responsible for injuring a Texas game warden during a traffic stop New Year’s Day. The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. in an area due east of Plum Grove Road and the Harris / Liberty County line in Liberty County on private property.
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
AUSTIN – Deer hunters will go to great lengths in pursuit of a trophy white-tailed buck; poachers are willing to go farther, breaking ethical rules and game laws designed to protect and conserve one of Texas’ most prized wildlife resources.
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
AUSTIN – Texas game wardens, with assistance from U.S. Marshalls and the Dallas Police Department, have taken into custody a suspect involved in a firefight with law enforcement following a shooting incident at a bar in the West Texas town of Haskell early Sunday morning.