Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Sleepy Hollow-like Two Van Zandt County game wardens received a…

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Defendant in State Game Warden Hostage Case Pleads Guilty

Defendant in State Game Warden Hostage Case Pleads Guilty

A former Upshur County commissioner arrested in October 2012 for holding a state game warden at gunpoint has pled guilty to the third-degree felony offense…

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Double Trap World Champions Glenn Eller & Ian Rupert Score Wire-to-Wire Wins at Fall Selection Match

Double Trap World Champions Glenn Eller & Ian Rupert Score Wire-to-Wire Wins at Fall Selection Match

Now the celebration can really begin for Double Trap specialists Glenn Eller (Houston, Texas) and Ian Rupert (Muncy, Pa.) following a pair of autumn performances separated by just 20…

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Whooping Cranes Beginning Their Fall Journey to Texas

Whooping Cranes Beginning Their Fall Journey to Texas

Endangered whooping cranes have begun their annual 2,400-mile fall migration from Canada to Texas. As the rare birds approach the Lone State, a citizen science…

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TPWD to Hold Public Meeting to Consider Trout Fishing Regulation Changes for the Guadalupe River

TPWD to Hold Public Meeting to Consider Trout Fishing Regulation Changes for the Guadalupe River

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold a public meeting to take comments on changes being considered to the trout fishing regulations for the Guadalupe…

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ADAM GRIMM WINS 2013 FEDERAL DUCK STAMP CONTEST

ADAM GRIMM WINS 2013 FEDERAL DUCK STAMP CONTEST

 The 2014-2015 Federal Duck Stamp will reproduce the oil painting of a canvasback created by Adam Grimm, an Ohio native now living in Burbank, S.D. Grimm…

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SEPTEMBER NSSF-ADJUSTED NICS BACKGROUND CHECKS UP 2.7 PERCENT

SEPTEMBER NSSF-ADJUSTED NICS BACKGROUND CHECKS UP 2.7 PERCENT

The September 2013 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,034,701 is an increase of 2.7 percent, compared to the NSSF-adjusted NICS…

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Government Shutdown

Government Shutdown

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN UPDATE . . . The National Shooting Sports Foundation reports that Federal agencies that provide customer services to the firearms and ammunition industry are…

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Suspect in Aggravated Assault of Two Game Wardens in Custody

Suspect in Aggravated Assault of Two Game Wardens in Custody

Texas game wardens, with assistance from local and state officers, have arrested a suspect in the injury of two game wardens following a pursuit early…

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KEITH COMBS WINS TOYOTA TEXAS BASS CLASSIC

KEITH COMBS WINS TOYOTA TEXAS BASS CLASSIC

After the top 10 anglers competed on Sunday, Keith Combs of Huntington, TX claimed the championship at the Toyota Texas Bass Classic. Dominating the weekend,…

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