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Turkey Time


Time for some turkey talk… 👀 Turkeys have excellent vision and can hone in on noises from a mile away. 👃🏼 The fleshy appendage draping over a turkey’s beak is called a snood. That’s also the name of a hair accessory. 😢 100 years ago, turkeys almost disappeared from Texas due to unregulated hunting and loss of habitat. 🦃 Thanks to conservation efforts, Texas now has some of the highest densities of turkeys in the country, with wild turkeys inhabiting over 200 counties throughout the state.

Dutch Oven Club, Century Ranch, Youth Bowhunt | Texas Parks & Wildlife Series (Full Episode)


Episode 8, Season 41 of Texas Parks & Wildlife, a weekly PBS series about the great outdoors. Members of the Lone Star Dutch Oven Society whip up some tasty dishes at Cleburne State Park. For 100 years, the 5,600-acre Running V Ranch has been passed down from generation to generation. It’s more than just land – it’s family. The Texas Youth Hunting Program hosts an archery hunt in the hill country. Dutch Oven Devotees - 1:40 Members of the Lone Star Dutch Oven Society whip up some tasty dishes at Cleburne State Park. Find the Lone Star Dutch Oven Society on Facebook or at: http://lsdos.com/ Chasing Dragonflies - 7:36 Meet Caleb Helsel, an avid birder turned dragonfly enthusiast from Austin, Texas. As Scientists use new Environmental DNA (eDNA) technology to help track dragonfly species all over the world, enthusiasts like Caleb still play a crucial role in their conservation and protection. Lone Star Land Steward: Running V Ranch - 14:43 For 100 years, the 5,600-acre Running V Ranch has been passed down from generation to generation. It’s more than just land – It’s family. Find out more about the Lone Star Land Steward Program at: https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/ Bonding By Bow - 18:29 Jonah and Levi Lanz recently moved to Texas from Iowa. While looking for hunting opportunities in Texas, they came across the Texas Youth Hunting Program. TYHP has provided thousands of Texans with safe, educational, outdoor experiences while instilling an appreciation for the valuable role private landowners and hunters play in wildlife conservation. Join Jonah and Levi on their archery hunt with TYHP in the Texas Hill Country. Find more information on the Texas Youth Hunting Program at TYHP.org Postcard From Texas: Gorman Falls - 24:04 Enjoy the view of this iconic 70-foot spring-fed waterfall located at Colorado Bend State Park. Chapters: Intro - 00:00 Dutch Oven Devotees - 1:40 Chasing Dragons - 7:36 LSLS: V Ranch - 14:43 Bonding by Bow - 18:29 Gorman Falls - 24:04 Share a story from this episode: https://youtu.be/Va9o_ExQcRM https://youtu.be/7bxUGWKv--w https://youtu.be/ErCGhbACSIw https://youtu.be/VZmisjuYn-8 Episode 8, Season 41, Program 3408 Air Dates: November 23-29, 2025 & June 7-13, 2026 When to watch on Texas PBS stations: https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/tv/tvwhere.phtml Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/texasparkswildlife/ #texasoutdoors #outdooradventure #outdoors #texas #nature #documentary #fullepisode

55 miles. 9 paddlers. 1 River.


Fifty-five miles. Nine paddlers. One disappearing river. Follow writer Dan Oko journey down the wild Langtry Reach of the Rio Grande — a stretch as breathtaking as it is fragile. 🔗: https://tinyurl.com/y2btzmeb Photography by Chase Fountain #RioGrande #TexasAdventure #WildAndScenic #TPWMagazine #TexasOutdoors #BigBend #BetterOutside #TPWD #ExploreTexas #TexasRivers #paddling #kayaktexas

Wrassle royale🐍 #snakes


2 Patchnose snakes fight for dominance at Mother Neff State Park You either pin down your opponent or try to slither away with pride intact. 🎥: Mother Neff State Park 🔗: https://tinyurl.com/45rh3xt8 #texas #texasoutdoors #wildlife #snake #texasstateparks #statepark

Desert Bighorn Sheep Survey #bighornsheep


The 2025 annual Desert Bighorn Sheep surveys in the Trans-Pecos Region are done and the results are in! We are pleased to report that during 152.7 flight hours, covering 12 monitoring areas, we observed a total of 730 Desert Bighorn Sheep (233 Rams, 369 ewes, 128 Lambs), and an overall lamb crop of 34%. These values suggest a positive trend for Desert Bighorn Sheep in Texas! The newly established population of sheep in the Franklin Mountains had 84 sheep observed, of which we are excited to report are 13 new El Pasoan lambs. With 36 rams, 35 ewes, and 13 lambs the Franklin Mountains experienced a recruitment rate of 37%, a positive trend in the population for the first-year post-translocation. The Bighorn Sheep appeared to be in very favorable body conditions thanks to the monsoon rains in the El Paso area this year. We hope that these favorable range conditions continue throughout the winter for another promising lamb crop next year. Any Bighorn Sheep without a collar seen by visitors to FMSP are sheep born in the Franklin Mountains. We thank all of our partners and private landowners for their generous support of these important wildlife surveys. #texas #elpaso #franklinmountains #bighornsheep #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #tpwdiscover #tpwd