Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. You Missed a Spot Two San Augustine County game wardens…

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Deadline for Entering Big Time Texas Hunts is October 15

Deadline for Entering Big Time Texas Hunts is October 15

Attention hunters: that dream hunt of a lifetime could be coming your way this year if you’ve entered Big Time Texas Hunts. If you haven’t…

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Bastrop State Park Begins Planning for Future Use of Golf Course Land

Bastrop State Park Begins Planning for Future Use of Golf Course Land

The golf course at Bastrop State Park may have closed its fairways in February, but the park is looking to turn the site of the…

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Hunters Asked to Submit Samples for CWD Testing

Hunters Asked to Submit Samples for CWD Testing

TPWD Steps Up Free-Ranging Deer Disease Surveillance With the recent discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in two captive deer breeding facilities in south-central Texas,…

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Current Status:  RED TIDE IN TEXAS - UPDATE

Current Status: RED TIDE IN TEXAS – UPDATE

September 22, 2015 Reports of discolored water and/or red tide aerosols continue in the Gulf of Mexico ranging from Freeport to Padre Island National Seashore…

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Toyota ShareLunker Season Begins October 1

Toyota ShareLunker Season Begins October 1

The 30th season of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Toyota ShareLunker program will begin October 1. Anyone legally catching a 13-pound or bigger…

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South Zone Dove Season Opens with a Bang

South Zone Dove Season Opens with a Bang

Conditions are prime for record harvest of white-winged doves as hunting in the South Zone got under way on Friday, Sep. 18.. Based on preliminary…

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Texas Game Wardens Destroy $6 Million Marijuana Farm on Cooper WMA

Texas Game Wardens Destroy $6 Million Marijuana Farm on Cooper WMA

Public hunters pursuing feral hogs at Cooper Wildlife Management Area in northeast Texas over the weekend stumbled upon a sophisticated marijuana growing encampment having more…

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Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Lavaca County Captive White-tailed Deer; Linked to Index Herd

Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Lavaca County Captive White-tailed Deer; Linked to Index Herd

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced that a captive white-­‐tailed deer in a Lavaca County deer breeding…

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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. No Rest for the Weary As two Bowie County game…

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