Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Host Veteran’s Day Event

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center to Host Veteran’s Day Event

ATHENS — The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is pleased to announce a new event to honor and support veterans. “Veterans Day at the Texas Freshwater…

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Ducks Unlimited and TPWD Partner for Wetlands Enhancement Project at Richland Creek WMA

Ducks Unlimited and TPWD Partner for Wetlands Enhancement Project at Richland Creek WMA

AUSTIN – Corporate and conservation partners are coming together to enhance wetlands on Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) to improve wildlife habitat and water…

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Ray Roberts Lake State Park Reopens Highway 380 Entrance to Greenbelt Unit

Ray Roberts Lake State Park Reopens Highway 380 Entrance to Greenbelt Unit

DENTON— Ray Roberts Lake State Park will be reopening the Highway 380 access point to the Greenbelt Unit at 8 a.m., Oct. 27. This will…

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Waterfowl Hunters Play Key Role in Helping Prevent Spread of Invasive Species

Waterfowl Hunters Play Key Role in Helping Prevent Spread of Invasive Species

AUSTIN – Waterfowl hunters are gearing up across the state in anticipation of opening day. In an effort to avoid spreading invasive species like giant…

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Texas State Parks Offer Up a Frightfully Good Time for Halloween

Texas State Parks Offer Up a Frightfully Good Time for Halloween

AUSTIN – Ghouls and goblins of all ages are invited to a variety of family-friendly Halloween-themed events at state parks across Texas that are guaranteed to provide…

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Biologists Predict an Exceptional 2021-22 General White-Tailed Deer Season

Biologists Predict an Exceptional 2021-22 General White-Tailed Deer Season

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists say hunters can expect an exceptional 2021-22 white-tailed deer season. The statewide white-tailed deer population is…

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Numbers, Favorable Conditions Could Provide Hunters with a Good Season

Numbers, Favorable Conditions Could Provide Hunters with a Good Season

AUSTIN – With millions of ducks in the Central Flyway and promising conditions in many parts of the state, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)…

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Halloween at the Hatchery Returns to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Oct. 28

Halloween at the Hatchery Returns to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Oct. 28

ATHENS – The East Texas family tradition continues October 28 when “Halloween at the Hatchery” returns to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center after being cancelled…

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Quail Surveys Yield Modest Prospects Ahead of Oct. 30 Season Opener

Quail Surveys Yield Modest Prospects Ahead of Oct. 30 Season Opener

AUSTIN— Quail season begins statewide Oct. 30 but outside of South Texas, bobwhite and scaled quail populations continue to their long, slow road to recovery…

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McKinney Falls State Park Reopens Smith Visitors Center

McKinney Falls State Park Reopens Smith Visitors Center

AUSTIN— After closing its doors in 2013 due to extensive damage from the Halloween flood, the Smith Visitors Center at McKinney Falls State Park is…

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