HAVE YOUR OUTDOOR EVENT INCLUDED IN TOJ’s OUTDOOR CALENDAR.
Mail your outdoor calendar items to:
1706 W. Sam Houston Pkwy North
Houston TX 77043 or
email to: bill-toj@airmail.net
Go Fish! Texoma on the Fly, Eisenhower State Park, Denison. Youth and adults can learn the basics of fly fishing. Families can learn the basics of FLY fishing through fun, hands-on activities. Take away a fishing fun pack and enter the drawing for door prizes. Equipment and bait provided or bring your own. No license necessary. Adults must accompany chil-dren. Bring sun protection and water. Registration and start time is 9:00 A.M. For more in-formation call (903) 421-4984
Two Hour Kayak Trip, Martin Dies Jr. State Park, Jasper. Want to explore our sloughs on canoe but not alone? Join a ranger for a two-hour, three mile long guided kayak trip through the park’s swampy sloughs and the Neches River. While paddling, be on the lookout for wildlife such as bald eagles, belted kingfishers, herons, turtles and alligators.
This trip is from 9:00 am to 11:00 am in the morning and costs $15 per kayak; which can fit one adult. Participation is available to anyone capable of the moderate exertion of paddling for a couple of hours. Space is limited so please call our headquarters office in advance to make your reservation. (409) 384-5231.
Dove Season, Special White-winged Dove Area. Legal shooting hours are noon to sunset. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor Annual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Corpus Christi Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation fundraiser, Corpus Christi. For more information and reservations call (512) 966-9539.
3rd Annual West End Anglers KID’S TOURNAMENT, West End Restaurant & Sand Bar – Sea Isle, Galveston. Youth Division (12 & Under), and Teen Division (13-15) for various species. For registration information visit www.fishwestend.com, or call (713) 594-4252.
Dove Season, Special White-winged Dove Area. Legal shooting hours are noon to sunset. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor Annual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Fishing for Beginners, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission. Beginning anglers learn how to assemble basic tackle, tie fishing knots, and cast safely during this hands-on in-structor training course. Parents are encouraged to participate. Pin and certification at end of program. For ages 7 and up. For more information call (956) 584-9156.
Squirrel season, Special Youth Season. In all counties that have an October 1-February 22, and May 1-31 Open squirrel season. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor An-nual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament & Outdoor Expo, Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens. Fun-filled day of trying to catch the biggest bluegill on Lake Athens. Also stop by the Outdoor Expo to learn a variety of outdoor skills and engage in activities such as archery, fishing and kayaking. The tournament awards prizes for the heaviest stringers of sunfish, but the event is really about adults and children having fun fishing together. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call for details or to pre-register call (903) 670-2266
Northeast Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation fundraiser, Mount Pleasant. For more information and reservations call (903) 577-2674.
Dove Season, Special White-winged Dove Area. Legal shooting hours are noon to sunset. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor Annual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Javelina season, North Zone. For more information consult the TPWD Outdoor Annual, website, or call (800) 792-1112.
Squirrel Season, 51 East Texas counties. For more information consult the TPWD Outdoor Annual, website, or call (800) 792-1112.
Brazos Longbeards Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Fundraiser Banquet, Rosenberg. Visit nwtf.org.
Lubbock Chapter Ducks Unlimited Fundraiser Banquet, Lubbock. Call (806) 790-0709.
Dove Season, Special White-winged Dove Area. Legal shooting hours are noon to sunset. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor Annual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Fishing with the Ranger, Martin Dies Jr. State Park, Jasper, Join a Ranger to learn how to fish. Discover the essentials of fishing, how to tie basic knots, place a bobber, and enjoy the sport of fishing. Bring your own bait. A limited amount of fishing poles are available for this event. Meet at the Walnut Ridge fishing pier in the shelter loop. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. For more information and reservations call (409) 384-5231.
Dove Season, Special White-winged Dove Area. Legal shooting hours are noon to sunset. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor Annual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Mentored Waterfowl Workshop and Hunts, Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens. Did you ever want to learn “How To” or “What Duck Hunting is all about”? If so, come and spend a day learning and a morning hunting with us and we can help you decide if this sport is something you want to try on your own.
The workshop begins at 8 AM at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center and provides instruction and hands-on application for basic waterfowl and wetland biology, hunting equipment, laws and ethics, firearm safety and field dressing. After lunch provided on-site, we travel to Purtis Creek State Park where the instruction continues with shotgun pattern and distance estimation, skeet shooting practice, decoy spread and waterfowl identification. The class will end with a drawing for the hunts between 4 and 5 PM. The class is limited to 40 participants, (36 hunters and four standby hunters). Participation in the waterfowl workshop is mandatory for you to be drawn for one of two mentored hunts in January at Purtis Creek State Park. The hunt dates are Jan. 3 and 16, you must be able to arrive at the park by 4:45 AM on the date of your hunt to participate. Previous participants will not be eligible for this workshop or hunt opportunity. For more information and registration call (903) 425-8072
