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April 12, 2004

New Options, Incentives Available for Deer Management

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has adopted new options and incentives for private landowners who actively practice white-tailed deer management, including the elimination of "double tagging" and an extension of hunting seasons.

Commission Adopts Fishing License Changes

AUSTIN, Texas — Beginning this fall, Texas anglers will have to pick the fishing license that matches their fishing preference: freshwater, saltwater or both.

Dove Zone Shift Tops List of Migratory Bird Proposals

AUSTIN, Texas — Additional white-winged dove hunting opportunity near San Antonio and a proactive alternative to restrictive "seasons within a season" on certain duck species top the list of possible changes to this year’s Texas migratory game bird hunting regulations. The proposals were announced here April 7 in a briefing of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission’s Regulations Committee.

Eastern Turkey Season Extension Approved

AUSTIN, Texas — Turkey hunters in East Texas will be able to spend more time in the woods trying to outsmart a wary gobbler beginning in the Spring of 2005, thanks to hunting season changes passed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

Texas To Implement First-Ever Hunter Education Deferral

AUSTIN, Texas — Taking a practical and innovative step in making hunting more accessible, especially to adults new to the activity, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved a new plan that would defer hunter education certification requirements for as much as one year under certain circumstances.

Stay Tuned, April 12, 2004

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

April 5, 2004

San Jacinto Day Festival, Battle Re-Enactment Will Be April 24

LA PORTE, Texas — More than 10,000 Texans and others are expected to gather at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site on April 24 to celebrate the brief but decisive battle that brought Texas its independence from Mexico.

Shooting Range Owners Invited To Discuss Environmental Stewardship

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Shooting ranges present the opportunity to preserve land for future generations. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hunter education and target range grant program staff have arranged for a free ’Best Management Practices for Shooting Ranges’ seminar at the Grand Prairie Gun Club to help guide range operators, owners and partners about how to create an environmental stewardship plan.

Ducks Unlimited Honors TPWD

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department received a Gold State Grant Award from Ducks Unlimited at the 69th Annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Spokane, Washington on March 19.

TPWD Calendar

The following meetings may be of interest to the public. Check the master calendar for all TPWD events.