Entrance Changes Take Effect at Balmorhea State Park Memorial Day Weekend

Entrance Changes Take Effect at Balmorhea State Park Memorial Day Weekend

BALMORHEA— Starting Memorial Day weekend, Balmorhea State Park will be limiting its day-use visitation to 1,300 park goers per day. This change is a new…

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New CWD Case Discovered at Fifth Captive Deer Breeding Facility

New CWD Case Discovered at Fifth Captive Deer Breeding Facility

AUSTIN – A case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been validated in a captive white-tailed deer at another breeding facility in Medina County. The…

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RMEF Celebrates 33rd Anniversary

RMEF Celebrates 33rd Anniversary

MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is commemorating 33 years of carrying out its conservation mission to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their…

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Federal Waters off Texas Closed to Shrimping on May 15, 2017

Federal Waters off Texas Closed to Shrimping on May 15, 2017

NOAA Fisheries announces federal waters from 9 to 200 nautical miles off Texas will close to shrimp trawling at 30 minutes after official sunset, local…

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Recreational Fishing and Boating Groups Send Message to Trump Administration and Congress: Now is Time to Fix Broken Ethanol Policy

Recreational Fishing and Boating Groups Send Message to Trump Administration and Congress: Now is Time to Fix Broken Ethanol Policy

26,000 Sign Petition for Ethanol Fuels Reform   In a letter sent to the Trump administration and Congress, a coalition of recreational boating and sportfishing interests urged action…

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NOAA Fisheries Announces the Opening  of the Western, Northern, and Southern (Gillnet component) Zones to Commercial King Mackerel Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico on  May 11, 2017

NOAA Fisheries Announces the Opening of the Western, Northern, and Southern (Gillnet component) Zones to Commercial King Mackerel Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico on May 11, 2017

NOAA Fisheries announces the re-opening of the western, northern, and southern (gillnet component only) Gulf of Mexico zones to commercial king mackerel fishing at 12:01 a.m….

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CCA Testifies Before Congress on Red Snapper Fiasco

CCA Testifies Before Congress on Red Snapper Fiasco

Three-day season in 2017 marks new low in federal management of popular fishery On the same day that NOAA Fisheries announced the shortest recreational red…

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Several ‘Firsts’ Highlight the 2016-2017 Toyota ShareLunker Season

Several ‘Firsts’ Highlight the 2016-2017 Toyota ShareLunker Season

ATHENS – Over the 31-year history of the Toyota ShareLunker program, few fish have made as many headlines as the five largemouth bass entered this…

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TPWD launches new “Texas Rivers” Conservation License Plate

TPWD launches new “Texas Rivers” Conservation License Plate

AUSTIN – Texans can help the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department keep the state’s rivers healthy and flowing through their purchase of the new Texas…

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Inaugural Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest to Benefit TPWD Youth Fishing Programs

Inaugural Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest to Benefit TPWD Youth Fishing Programs

AUSTIN – The inaugural Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest (TBTF) scheduled for May 17-21 on Sam Rayburn Reservoir may be replacing the Toyota Texas Bass Classic…

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