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April 26, 2004

Bass Pro Shops Founder To Match Raised Funds for Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Education Building

ATHENS, Texas-Bass Pro Shops founder John L. Morris is serious about the value of teaching young people principles of natural resource conservation by involving them in fishing.

First Local Access Plan Created for Riverbed Vehicles

MASON, Texas — The first local community plan to allow controlled motor vehicle access in a state-owned riverbed has been approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

April 19, 2004

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, April 19, 2004

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

April 12, 2004

Stay Tuned, April 12, 2004

Information from Texas Parks and Wildlife is available on radio and television, as well as the newsstand.

March 22, 2004

TPWD Game Wardens To Be Federally Commissioned

AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agents are attending a series of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden meetings in March and April to federally commission the wardens.

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, March 22, 2004

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

March 15, 2004

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, March 15, 2004

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

March 8, 2004

3rd Annual Crab Trap Cleanup Clears More Than 3,000 Traps

AUSTIN, Texas — With the close of the third annual crab trap cleanup, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and hundreds of volunteers have removed at least 3,571 abandoned or lost traps from the Texas coast, with a few results still coming in. The number is a slight dip from last year’s total of 3,838.

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, March 8, 2004

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

March 1, 2004

Pursuit Ends in Seizure of Nearly 2,500 Pounds of Pot

MARFA, Texas – Brewster County Game Warden Ray Spears was on patrol recently in Presidio County when he observed what appeared to be a spotlight out in a pasture at a ranch coming from a Ford Excursion. When he saw the vehicle leave the pasture and take off on Highway 90, he attempted to stop the vehicle, and the chase was on.