Anglers Reel in Hundreds of Record-Setting Fish in 2024

Anglers Reel in Hundreds of Record-Setting Fish in 2024

ATHENS – Anglers across Texas set fishing records through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Angler Recognition Program (ARP) in 2024. Joan Swartz of Austin…

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Texas Game Wardens Bust Illegal Deer Operations Across the State

Texas Game Wardens Bust Illegal Deer Operations Across the State

AUSTIN – A recent investigation by Texas Game Wardens resulted in approximately 1,200 pending charges and 22 suspects from across the state involved in the…

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Public Input Sought on Expansion of Digital License and Tag Options for Recreational Hunting and Fishing

Public Input Sought on Expansion of Digital License and Tag Options for Recreational Hunting and Fishing

AUSTIN –Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is taking public comment until March 26 on changes to digital licensing and tagging requirements. The proposed amendments…

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Public Input Sought on Proposed Texas Hunting Regulation Changes for 2025-26

Public Input Sought on Proposed Texas Hunting Regulation Changes for 2025-26

AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is accepting public comment until March 27 for the following proposed changes to the 2025-26 Statewide Hunting and Migratory…

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Lake Tawakoni Delivers its First Legacy Class ShareLunker

Lake Tawakoni Delivers its First Legacy Class ShareLunker

ATHENS – Angler Clayton Braddock of Argyle reeled in Lake Tawakoni’s grand entry into the Toyota ShareLunker program Sunday, catching the waterbody’s first Legacy Class…

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Family Fishing Education Opportunities Offered for Texans this Spring

Family Fishing Education Opportunities Offered for Texans this Spring

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is partnering with Fishing’s Future and the George H.W. Bush Vamos A Pescar Education Fund to provide…

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East Texas Fire and Nature Festival Coming to Tyler Nature Center in April

East Texas Fire and Nature Festival Coming to Tyler Nature Center in April

TYLER — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invites the public to learn about the importance of fire in nature at the East Texas Fire and…

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National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb. 24-28, Supports Initiatives to Prevent Harmful, Non-Native Plants and Wildlife

National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb. 24-28, Supports Initiatives to Prevent Harmful, Non-Native Plants and Wildlife

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) encourages Texans to take steps to prevent the introduction and spread of harmful invasive species that…

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O.H. Ivie Gets its Second Legacy Class ShareLunker of 2025

O.H. Ivie Gets its Second Legacy Class ShareLunker of 2025

ATHENS – O.H. Ivie stepped back on stage Saturday morning with its second Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2025 Toyota ShareLunker collection season. O.H….

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Angler Catches Same ShareLunker Fish Twice in Two Years

Angler Catches Same ShareLunker Fish Twice in Two Years

ATHENS – Nearly two years to the day after reeling in ShareLunker 641 from Lake Alan Henry, angler Ross Gomez caught a 14.78-pound bass only…

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