Texas Game Wardens Crack Down on Illegal Wildlife Trade in Dallas/Fort Worth

Texas Game Wardens Crack Down on Illegal Wildlife Trade in Dallas/Fort Worth

DALLAS – No Sale! That was the message nearly two dozen willing online sellers of illegal wildlife resources received from Texas game wardens, along with…

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TPWD Taking Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Hunting Regulations

TPWD Taking Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Hunting Regulations

Facebook Live Webinar Set for March 6 AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is now accepting public comment on a suite of proposed…

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Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration Team Continue Efforts

Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration Team Continue Efforts

AUSTIN — This month the Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restoration Project progressed with another successful relocation of 113 pronghorn. This marks the sixth year that pronghorn have…

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Goose Island Reopening for Overnight Visitors Starting March 1

Goose Island Reopening for Overnight Visitors Starting March 1

ROCKPORT— After months of recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey, Goose Island State Park is reopening its gates to overnight guests beginning March 1. “We are excited to…

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Spring Break Reservations Filling Fast at Texas State Parks

Spring Break Reservations Filling Fast at Texas State Parks

AUSTIN— With spring break less than a month away, Texans are finalizing their travel plans for the weeklong vacation from routine. Texas State Parks campsite…

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Invasive Giant Salvinia Found at Lake Athens

Invasive Giant Salvinia Found at Lake Athens

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) inland fisheries staff found in total, less than 1 acre of invasive giant salvinia in multiple locations…

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Public Hearings Set for Proposed Panhandle Mule Deer Regulation Changes

Public Hearings Set for Proposed Panhandle Mule Deer Regulation Changes

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has set three public hearings in the Panhandle to seek public comment on two proposed mule deer…

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TPWD Releases Freshwater Fishing Regulation Proposals for 2018-19

TPWD Releases Freshwater Fishing Regulation Proposals for 2018-19

AUSTIN – Simplifying largemouth bass regulations at 12 public lakes highlight this year’s list of proposed freshwater fishing regulation changes. The potential changes are intended…

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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. It’s a Setup A game warden took two local 10-year-old…

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TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest in Areas of Galveston Bay and Lavaca Bay

TPWD Closing Oyster Harvest in Areas of Galveston Bay and Lavaca Bay

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-7 in Galveston Bay and TX-20 in Lavaca Bay to commercial and recreational oyster…

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