Lake Corpus Christ State Park to Host 33rd Annual Kid Fish Event

Lake Corpus Christ State Park to Host 33rd Annual Kid Fish Event

MATHIS – Come make a splash in the new year Jan. 25 at Lake Corpus Christi State Park. Park rangers invite children ages 5-12 to…

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Severe Drought, Warm Temperatures Affect Rainbow Trout Stocking in South Texas

Severe Drought, Warm Temperatures Affect Rainbow Trout Stocking in South Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI – Unusually high water temperatures in Texas have prompted Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to redirect rainbow trout stockings away from Texas’s…

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Doubles Enchanted Rock State Natural Area with Expansion

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Doubles Enchanted Rock State Natural Area with Expansion

AUSTIN— The Texas Hill Country is about to get more “enchanting” thanks to the recent purchase of a 3,073-acre property adjacent to Enchanted Rock State…

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Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Brown County High-Fence Release Site

Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Brown County High-Fence Release Site

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of one case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in…

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Causes Duck Mortalities in Austin Area

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Causes Duck Mortalities in Austin Area

AUSTIN — Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed by preliminary test results in multiple domestic ducks recovered at the pond on the NE…

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TFFC Hosts Bass University In-Class Training Event

TFFC Hosts Bass University In-Class Training Event

ATHENS – The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) will host a two-day training event conducted by Toyota ShareLunker program partner Bass University. The in-person event…

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Toyota ShareLunker Program Off and Running with First Legacy Class Lunker of 2025

Toyota ShareLunker Program Off and Running with First Legacy Class Lunker of 2025

ATHENS – It didn’t take long for the first Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season to land in an angler’s…

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Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Free-Range White-tailed Deer in Roberts County

Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Free-Range White-tailed Deer in Roberts County

AUSTIN—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received notification of a new case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a free-range white-tailed deer in Roberts County,…

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Editor's Insight-January 2025

Editor’s Insight-January 2025

Written by TOJ’s Founder and Editor Bill L. Olson Resolute In the New Year As this column’s title implies some Insight is provided. There is…

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About the January 2025 Cover

About the January 2025 Cover

One of the great conservation and reintroduction stories of native game has been that of Desert Big Horn Sheep to the Trans-Pecos region of west…

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