Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries

Texas State-Fish Art Contest Seeks Entries

The Texas State-Fish Art Contest, headquartered at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC), reminds Texas teachers and students that the deadline for entries in the…

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TPWD to Conduct Prescribed Burn at Mustang Island State Park This Week

TPWD to Conduct Prescribed Burn at Mustang Island State Park This Week

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Wildland Fire Team will be implementing a prescribed fire at Mustang Island State Park this week beginning on Tuesday, Jan….

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Lavaca Bay to be Closed to Oyster Harvest Effective January 23

Lavaca Bay to be Closed to Oyster Harvest Effective January 23

Areas TX-19, 20 and 21 of Lavaca Bay will be closed to all oyster harvest effective January 23, 2016 due to low abundance of oysters…

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Lake Corpus Christi State Park to Host Kid Fish Event

Lake Corpus Christi State Park to Host Kid Fish Event

On Saturday, Jan. 30, kids can learn to fish with park rangers at Lake Corpus Christi State Park. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the…

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Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Into the Night As two Val Verde County game wardens…

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Fly-Fishing Classes Coming Up at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

Fly-Fishing Classes Coming Up at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

Master fly-fisher Bob Cappallo of Corsicana will teach fly-fishing for beginners at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens January 9, 2016; January 16, 2016;…

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TPWD Fisheries Biologist Honored

TPWD Fisheries Biologist Honored

Brian Van Zee named 2015 SEAFWA Fisheries Biologist of the Year Brian Van Zee of Waco has been named fisheries biologist of the year by…

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TPW Commission Adopts Interim Deer Breeder Movement Rules

TPW Commission Adopts Interim Deer Breeder Movement Rules

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its Nov. 5 public hearing adopted interim rules for captive deer movement requirements to provide the deer breeding industry…

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Texas Game Warden Named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year

Texas Game Warden Named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year

At the Nov. 5 Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith recognized Game Warden Benny G. Richards Jr. as this year’s…

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Hidden Pines Fire Impacts Buescher and Bastrop State Parks

Hidden Pines Fire Impacts Buescher and Bastrop State Parks

The mid-October skies in Smithville were cloaked by a thick smoke after a wildfire ignited near Buescher and Bastrop State Parks. Now that the final…

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