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July 19, 2013

TPWD Taking Public Comment on Use of Dogs to Trail Wounded Deer

AUSTIN – Hunters could use dogs to trail a wounded deer in 12 counties in East Texas, a practice that has been prohibited in this area of the state since 1990, under a proposal being considered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

July 11, 2013

International Enforcement Operation Exposes Web-based Wildlife Trafficking in Texas and Nationwide

AUSTIN – Scores of illegal wildlife traffickers face federal and state charges for selling protected species online last summer.The cases result from a coordinated undercover law enforcement operation conducted simultaneously by Texas game wardens, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, other states and federal agencies, and three Asian countries.

July 8, 2013

Texas Game Warden’s Efforts Didn’t Go Unnoticed July 4th

AUSTIN – Case numbers coming in following the July 4th holiday weekend show concentrated enforcement efforts on the state’s lakes and waterways had a significant safety impact.

July 3, 2013

Victims Identified in Fatal Boating Accident at Lake Fork

AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Game Wardens have identified the victims involved in a double fatality boating accident Monday evening on Lake Fork as Justin Douglas Wilcox, 34, Oglesby, Texas, and Walter Edward Serbon Jr., 69, Yantis, Texas.

July 2, 2013

Game Wardens Investigate Fatal Boating Accident at Lake Fork

AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Game Wardens are investigating a double fatality boating accident on Lake Fork.

June 27, 2013

Game Warden Field Notes, June 27, 2013

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

June 25, 2013

Texas Game Wardens Seize 10,000-plus Feet of Gill Net and Nearly 2 Tons of Marijuana

AUSTIN – Texas game wardens have concluded two separate week-long enforcement operations in South Texas that led to the seizure of more than 10,000 feet of illegal gill net, approximately two tons of marijuana, and the filing of numerous other criminal cases.

June 18, 2013

Game Warden Field Notes, June 18, 2013

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

May 28, 2013

Charges Filed in Galveston Hit-and-Run Boating Accident

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens have filed felony charges against a Galveston man accused of failing to stop and render aid while operating a motorboat that collided with a sailboat in the Galveston Channel Sunday night.

May 16, 2013

Texas Parks and Wildlife Creates New Marine Investigations Unit

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement Division has formed a new Marine Investigations Unit made up of Texas game wardens who will work to combat boat theft, personal watercraft theft and related fraud.