Seatrout 5-Fish  Bag Limit, Guadalupe River Trout Conservation Rules Adopted

Seatrout 5-Fish Bag Limit, Guadalupe River Trout Conservation Rules Adopted

Expansion into the Texas coastal bend of special harvest regulations on spotted seatrout, and harvest modifications to the state’s only year-round freshwater trout fishery have…

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Oil spill response crews in Matagorda ahead of potential impact

Oil spill response crews in Matagorda ahead of potential impact

Equipment and manpower prepositioned to protect sensitive bay system Manpower and equipment are already in place to protect Matagorda Bay from any oil spilled by…

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Search Continues for Wildlife Affected by Weekend Oil Spill

Search Continues for Wildlife Affected by Weekend Oil Spill

Update 1 March 24, 2014 — Update: This is an ongoing event. Information will be updated regularly. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel are continuing to…

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Rules to Fight Zebra Mussels Take Effect in Additional Counties Sunday

Rules to Fight Zebra Mussels Take Effect in Additional Counties Sunday

In the state’s continuing effort to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, 30 counties in North and Central Texas will be added effective Sunday,…

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New Rules Give Landowners Flexibility for Nuisance Alligator Control

New Rules Give Landowners Flexibility for Nuisance Alligator Control

Landowners are now able to contract directly with nuisance alligator hunters under new rules adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The new protocol…

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Hill Country Rio Grande Turkeys Geared Up for Information Exchange

Hill Country Rio Grande Turkeys Geared Up for Information Exchange

Fifty Rio Grande wild turkeys sporting shiny and colored leg bracelets are roaming the woods this spring in Llano and Mason counties. Some have designer…

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Colorado River Guadalupe Bass Is Potential State, World Record

Colorado River Guadalupe Bass Is Potential State, World Record

Fish on display at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens A 3.71-pound, 17-inch Guadalupe Bass caught from the Colorado River below Austin appears to qualify…

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Two-ShareLunker Day Ends March Drought

Two-ShareLunker Day Ends March Drought

After almost a month of no entries into the Toyota ShareLunker program, two fish were caught on the same day, Tuesday, March 18. Ken Leonard…

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C.C.A. — Last Chance to Reallocate Red Snapper

C.C.A. — Last Chance to Reallocate Red Snapper

Public hearings on how to divide red snapper between the commercial fishing industry and recreational anglers are underway along the Gulf Coast. Commercial interests intent…

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Public Hearing Set for Proposed 160 Acre Public Artificial Reef Site

Public Hearing Set for Proposed 160 Acre Public Artificial Reef Site

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing to create a new 160 acre public artificial reef site south of the Galveston Jetties. The proposed site…

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