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: [email protected]
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
Mule deer season archery only, in counties that have an archery only season for that specie. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor Annual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Pronghorn antelope regular season, by permit only. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor Annual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Rio Grande turkey archery only season, in counties that have an archery only season for that specie. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor Annual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Whitetail deer season archery only, Statewide. For more information refer to TPWD Outdoor Annual, or call (800) 792-1112.
Fly Tying Demonstration, Allen. TPWD volunteers from the Dallas Flyfishers Club will be on hand to show you how easy and fun it is to tie a fly. This free demonstration is open to beginners and novice fly fishers. Equipment and materials provided, or bring your fly tying tools if you have them. Held at Cabela’s on Highway 75. 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. For more information call (972) 618-6714.
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.
Grapevine Chapter Ducks Unlimited Fundraiser Banquet, Grapevine. Call (214) 675-0550.
Lubbock Chapter Mule Deer Foundation Fundraiser Banquet, Lubbock. Call (307) 421-5692.
San Marcos Chapter Ducks Unlimited Fundraiser Banquet, San Marcos. Call (512) 665-3324.
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.
Two Hour – Ranger Guided Canoe Trip, Martin Dies Jr. State Park, Jasper. Join a ranger for a fun paddling adventure. Sign up for the $15 Ranger guided two-hour canoe trip. This trip includes basic canoeing instruction, and allows you to discover one of the great paddling trails that the park offers. We will be meeting on the Walnut Ridge Unit where our canoes are located. 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Call ahead to sign up at our park’s headquarters’ building at (409) 384-5231.
