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‘Incorrectly written’ bill restricted bucks to 12 points or better

An Oklahoma state representative who intended to intoduce a measure limiting huntes to six- points-or-better bucks is eating crow instead of venison after his bill…

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Urban Bobcat Study Underway in Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Researchers, wildlife managers and local government officials from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Utah State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Service-National Wildlife Research…

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Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration Efforts Continue

The continuation of the Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration Project progressed with another successful relocation of almost 100 pronghorn recently. The animals were captured from healthy populations…

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Dates for Annual Crab Trap Removal Set

Hoping to add to the pile of more than 33,449 derelict crab traps hauled from Texas bays since 2002, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department  officials…

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Wild Turkey “Super Stocking” Project Under Way in East Texas

More than two dozen Eastern wild turkeys from Tennessee and Missouri will call the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area home as of February 5, thanks…

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Fly Fish Texas March 8 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

Learn to tie a fly, cast a fly and catch a fish all in one day during the annual Fly Fish Texas event at the…

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Texas State Parks Announce Spring Camping Workshops for Houston Families

Texas Outdoor Family, a Texas State Park family camping program, will host spring and summer family camping workshops at Brazos Bend, Huntsville and Galveston Island…

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Lake Livingston State Park Piloting New Campsite Reservation System

Campers planning to visit Lake Livingston State Park in the Pineywoods can now select a specific campsite while making reservation under a one-year pilot program introduced recently….

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About February 2014 Cover

The late legendary Texas “treasure,” artist John P. “Jack” Cowan’s “Upwind, Downwind” is a fitting scene for the February cover of TEXAS OUTDOORS JOURNAL.  As…

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Deer Lease Strategy

Finding a place to hunt in Texas is not difficult, but finding an area with deer that exude the right genetics is challenging. Story and…

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