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Aspirations of an Elk Huntress

Story by Shane Jahn Jill Jahn is an accomplished huntress and usually takes good representatives of the animals she’s hunting. I’m often amazed at how…

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TEXAS Year-Round Big Game Hunting

Story by Bill L. Olson Many Texas hunters clean and store their hunting rifle after the close of the general whitetail deer seasons each January. …

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Trails to Trout’ Brings Fishing to Tyler’s Nature Center

TYLER – Celebrate the start of the new year by introducing a kid to the Texas winter tradition of rainbow trout fishing. The Texas Parks…

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Kick Start 2026 With a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park

AUSTIN – Celebrate the beginning of a new year and the start of America’s semiquincentennial (America 250) with a First Day Hike at a Texas…

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Wildlife Health Alert: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Multiple Areas Throughout Texas

AUSTIN —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges caution as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is circulating among wild birds across the state as waterbirds…

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Guidance on Federal Airborne Hunting Act Pertaining to Fishing with Drones

Use of drones prohibited for fishing AUSTIN – Due to technological advancements with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as drones, now widely available, the…

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Public Access Lease Opening for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing

AUSTIN — Texas anglers have access to a premier location for rainbow trout fishing during the peak of the winter stocking season thanks to a…

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Palo Pinto Mountains to Offer First Day Hike Sneak Peek

STRAWN —  New Year, New Park! Palo Pinto Mountains State Park,  just outside of Fort Worth, is opening its gates on New Year’s Day for…

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Applications Open Dec. 1 for 69th Texas Game Warden and State Park Police Cadet Class

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will begin accepting applications Dec. 1 for the 69th Texas Game Warden and State Park Police cadet…

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Celebrate the Holiday Season Outside at a Texas State Park

AUSTIN – Falling leaves, chilly weather and migratory birds heading south mark the beginning of the holiday season in Texas. Starting this weekend, come enjoy…

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