Texas A&M Study Trumpets Texas State Parks’ Economic Benefit

Texas A&M Study Trumpets Texas State Parks’ Economic Benefit

The Texas State Park system’s more than 90 sites have a significant economic impact on the state’s economy, generating $774 million in retail sales annually,…

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Authorizes New Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area in Panhandle

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Authorizes New Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area in Panhandle

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today approved acceptance of a land donation to create the new 14,037-Acre Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area in Cochran, Terry…

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Deer Season Opens Nov. 1

Deer Season Opens Nov. 1

Well within the memory of many Texas Baby Boomers, some Hill Country schools used to give students a holiday on the first day of deer…

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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. Prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse The U.S. Marshall’s Fugitive Task…

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Dedication of New Davis Mountains Bird Blind Set for Nov. 14

Dedication of New Davis Mountains Bird Blind Set for Nov. 14

The public is invited to a 3 p.m. ribbon-cutting for a newly constructed bird blind at Davis Mountains State Park on Friday, Nov. 14 being…

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Cabela’s Announces Plans for League City, Texas, Store

Cabela’s Announces Plans for League City, Texas, Store

72,000-square-foot store projected to open in fall 2015 Cabela’s Incorporated, the World’s Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, announced today plans to bring…

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Mule Deer Hunters Reminded of CWD Testing Requirements

Mule Deer Hunters Reminded of CWD Testing Requirements

Wildlife officials are reminding mule deer hunters and landowners in far West Texas about the testing protocols required in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s…

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Pair Convicted in Illegal Deer Breeding Operation

Pair Convicted in Illegal Deer Breeding Operation

The latest chapter in a decade long series of criminal and wildlife disease investigations involving a former South Texas deer breeder ended recently when a…

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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. “I am in Trouble” A Dallas County game warden, assisting…

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Game Warden Named National Boating Officer of the Year

Game Warden Named National Boating Officer of the Year

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Warden John Thorne has been named Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the National Association of State…

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