Memorial Day Weekend Very Busy for Texas Game Wardens
AUSTIN — Texas game wardens investigated seven drowning deaths and another four boating-related fatalities over what proved to be one of the state’s deadliest Memorial Day weekends.
TPWD News Releases
May 27, 2014
May 19, 2014
East Texas Man Convicted in Game Warden Assaults
AUSTIN — A man arrested last fall for assaulting two Texas game wardens following a high-speed pursuit in Limestone County has been convicted of four felonies in connection with the case.
May 9, 2014
Game Warden Field Notes, May 9, 2014
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
April 22, 2014
Game Warden Field Notes, April 22, 2014
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
April 9, 2014
Texas To Host 2014 Biennial Pronghorn Workshop
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University will host the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 26th Biennial Pronghorn Workshop in Alpine, Texas May 12-14, 2014.
March 28, 2014
TPW Commission Approves Expanded Mule Deer, Extended Squirrel Hunting Seasons
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Thursday, March 27 public hearing approved expanded mule deer hunting in several counties and extended squirrel season across parts of East Texas.
No New Positives Found in 2013-14 Trans Pecos CWD Surveillance
AUSTIN – Nearly 300 tissue samples were collected from hunter harvested deer and elk from the Trans Pecos ecoregion during the 2013-14 season to test for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Over the last two hunting seasons upwards of 600 deer and elk have been tested for CWD, thanks to the cooperation of hunters and landowners who have participated in the state’s hunter check stations.
March 27, 2014
Game Warden Michelle Mount Selected as SEAFWA Officer of the Year
AUSTIN— Texas Game Warden Michelle Mount has been named Officer of the Year by the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA).
March 24, 2014
Hill Country Rio Grande Turkeys Geared Up for Information Exchange
AUSTIN – Fifty Rio Grande wild turkeys sporting shiny and colored leg bracelets are roaming the woods this spring in Llano and Mason counties. Some have designer backpacks and state-of-the-art electronics. They are not trying to be fashion statements; they are participants in a high-tech information exchange.
March 21, 2014
New Rules Give Landowners Flexibility for Nuisance Alligator Control
AUSTIN – Landowners are now able to contract directly with nuisance alligator hunters under new rules adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.