New Online Portal Available for Oyster Mariculture Permit Application

New Online Portal Available for Oyster Mariculture Permit Application

AUSTIN- In 2020, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) began accepting applications by mail for oyster mariculture permits to grow and harvest oysters commercially…

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Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports.  Images of individual field notes are available upon request…

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TPWD Collaborates with Major League Fishing on Habitat Restoration Project at Lake Bryan

TPWD Collaborates with Major League Fishing on Habitat Restoration Project at Lake Bryan

BRYAN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division, local anglers and the Bryan Texas Utilities Department (BTUD) collaborated with Major League…

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Celebrate the Season with Holiday Happenings at Texas State Parks

Celebrate the Season with Holiday Happenings at Texas State Parks

AUSTIN— Texas State Parks will be commencing its holiday season festivities with special seasonal events across the state. Throughout the month of December, state parks…

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Biologists Stress Testing Harvests for Chronic Wasting Disease During Deer Season

Biologists Stress Testing Harvests for Chronic Wasting Disease During Deer Season

AUSTIN— With the recent discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Kaufman County, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists are stressing the importance of…

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TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Areas in Galveston Bay and Matagorda Bay

TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest Areas in Galveston Bay and Matagorda Bay

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-12 in Matagorda Bay and TX-5 in Galveston Bay to commercial and recreational oyster…

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Public Access Lease Opens for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing

Public Access Lease Opens for Guadalupe River Trout Fishing

AUSTIN – Texas anglers have access to a prime location for rainbow trout fishing during the cold weather stocking season through a Texas Parks and…

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Coastal Fisheries Division Sets Public Meeting to Discuss New Nighttime Flounder Study

Coastal Fisheries Division Sets Public Meeting to Discuss New Nighttime Flounder Study

ROCKPORT – The Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is holding a public meeting in person and online to discuss…

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Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at a High Fence Release Site in Kaufman County

Chronic Wasting Disease Detected at a High Fence Release Site in Kaufman County

AUSTIN –Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was detected on a high fence release site in Kaufman County. This is the first positive detection of CWD in…

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About the December 2022 Cover

About the December 2022 Cover

What a special time for this young hunter.  Deer season is open and he is hunting on his own from a homemade ladder stand. So…

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