Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. The Naked Truth Hunters rely on camouflage clothing to mask…

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Big Bend Ranch State Park is Fourth Texas State Park to Receive International Dark Sky Park Designation

Big Bend Ranch State Park is Fourth Texas State Park to Receive International Dark Sky Park Designation

Together with Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park forms one of the largest contiguous areas under dark-skies protection in the United States….

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TPWD Announces Rainbow Trout Stocking Season in Texas

TPWD Announces Rainbow Trout Stocking Season in Texas

AUSTIN – With hundreds of thousands of catchable-size rainbow trout coming to 150 public water bodies across the state this winter, Texas anglers have plenty…

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Texas Game Wardens Bag High Profile Trophy Deer Poachers

Texas Game Wardens Bag High Profile Trophy Deer Poachers

Criminal Cases Illustrate Temptation of Grayson County’s Big Bucks AUSTIN – Deer hunters will go to great lengths in pursuit of a trophy white-tailed buck;…

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TPWD Congratulates 2017 Whiz Bang Sporting Clays Finalists

TPWD Congratulates 2017 Whiz Bang Sporting Clays Finalists

SAN ANTONIO – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, in cooperation with Texas 4-H Shooting Sports, recognized finalists in this year’s Whiz Bang sporting clays…

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10th Anniversary of USTS Texas Clipper Sinking as an Artificial Reef

10th Anniversary of USTS Texas Clipper Sinking as an Artificial Reef

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Artificial Reef Program sank the USTS Texas Clipper 10 years ago on Nov….

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Goose Island State Park Boat Ramp Opening Saturday

Goose Island State Park Boat Ramp Opening Saturday

ROCKPORT— This Saturday, Goose Island State Park will reopen its boat ramp to general public use. The park received significant damage during Harvey and access…

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TPWD Inks Partnership with Botanical Research Institute of Texas

TPWD Inks Partnership with Botanical Research Institute of Texas

AUSTIN – The Botanical Research Institute of Texas and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department expand areas of their collaboration with the signing of a…

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Giant Salvinia Infestation Found on Lake Fork

Giant Salvinia Infestation Found on Lake Fork

AUSTIN —The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has confirmed the presence of invasive giant salvinia at three locations on Lake Fork – the largest…

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Inaugural Fly Fishing Tournament to Benefit TFFC

Inaugural Fly Fishing Tournament to Benefit TFFC

ATHENS – A new fly fishing tournament benefiting the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is coming to Athens the first weekend of December – just in…

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