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Big Time Texas Hunts Offers First Ever Guided Hunting and Fishing Trip at Powderhorn WMA

AUSTIN — For the first time in its 20-year history, a lucky winner has a chance to claim not one, but two one-of-a-kind experiences through…

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Game Warden Field Notes

AUSTIN — The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports. Bare Necessities While patrolling near Lake Sam Rayburn, a…

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Chinati Mountains State Natural Area Joins Big Bend Ranch State Parks’ Dark Sky Park Designation

TERLINGUA— Chinati Mountains State Natural Area, located 25 miles north of Presidio, is now included into Big Bend Ranch State Parks’ 2017 International Dark Sky…

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Stay Safe This Summer at a Texas State Park by Using These Six Heat Hacks

AUSTIN— Last year, as temperatures soared into the triple digits in Texas, 48 Texas State Parks handled 129 heat-related illnesses in humans and pets. Now…

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Abilene State Park Pool to Open July 1 Until Aug. 16

ABILENE— The Abilene State Park pool will be reopening to the public Tuesday through Sunday starting July 1 until Aug. 16. New guidelines will be…

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Increased Black Bear Activity Observed in Trans-Pecos Region

AUSTIN— Once considered to be extinct in Texas, black bears have steadily recolonized the Big Bend region and other areas of west and southwest Texas…

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About the August 2020 Cover

About August deer hunters start to get that “feeling,” hunting season is not that far off.  The glimpse of a whitetail buck with not-fully-grown antlers…

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Antlerogenesis

Having always fascinated man, the development of a new set represents one of nature’s most fascinating events. Story and photography by Bob Zaiglin On a…

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Late Summer’s Big Fish

Top-end specks and reds are still a realistic possibility despite August’s sweltering temperatures. Story and photography by Danno Wise Late summer fishing. Anglers know it’s…

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Surface Scratchin’ — For Love of the Game

Fooling bass with a variety of surface lures provides an adrenalin rush that is addictive. Story and photography by Matt Williams Anyone who has spent…

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