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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

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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Two bighorn sheep stand among desert rocks and cacti.

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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Future of Desert Bighorn Sheep in Texas

Restoring and sustaining desert sheep in West Texas remains challenging, and hard-to-make decisions must be made if it is to continue.  Story and photography by…

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Record Chaser

Kentucky big fish hunter finds wealth of record class fish on Texas waters. Story and photography by Matt Williams Big fish hunter Art Weston was…

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Salty Angling Escapes – Hawaii & Puerto Rico

A pair of year around, United States Do-It-Yourself tropical fisheries offers phenomenal warm weather inshore fishing during the middle of winter. Story and photography by…

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Next! Texas Big Game Hunting Continues

Story by Bill L. Olson Most everyone knows the Texas general whitetail deer season in the North Zone closes January 5, 2025, and in the…

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Gourmet Cooking & Grilling Wild Game

Story by Tom Claycomb III It is a shame a majority of hunters don’t know how to cook their game and especially not know how…

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Alan Cain Named New Wildlife Division Director

AUSTIN — Alan Cain has been selected as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Wildlife Division director. Cain began his more than 24-year career…

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

TYLER – Kick off the new year by introducing a kid to the Texas winter tradition of rainbow trout fishing. The Texas Parks and Wildlife…

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