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Race for the Record

Story and photography by Matt Williams TPWD biologist says time is ripe for a new state record bass, offers top picks. It never fails. Sometime…

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Wayne Carlton’s Legacy

Story and photography by Bill L. Olson Inventor, hunter, conservationist, mentor, entertainer, friend. “A Trojan condom, duck tape and a lead top cut out of…

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TEXAS SQUIRREL HUNTING TIPS

Story by Tom Claycomb III You know how sometimes you haven’t done something in a long time and when you finally do it again it’s…

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Sam Rayburn and Lake Tyler Team Up for a Double Lunker Day

ATHENS – With the eyes of the bass fishing world on Lake Ray Roberts for the 2025 Bassmaster Classic, Sam Rayburn Reservoir and Lake Tyler…

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New Sites Open on Brazos, San Marcos Rivers for Fishing, Paddling Access

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has expanded public fishing and paddling opportunities on the Brazos and San Marcos rivers with the addition…

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19th Annual Texas-National Archery Championship to Draw Record Number of Student Competitors to Belton March 25-26

AUSTIN – For the 19th year, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is hosting the state’s National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) tournament in…

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The Bassmaster Classic is Back in Texas March 21-23

FORT WORTH – The 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour heads to Lake Ray Roberts March 21-23 in the Dallas-Fort Worth…

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TPWD Inland Fisheries Stocks Millions of Fish Across Texas in 2024

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)’s Inland Fisheries Division stocked nearly 27 million fish comprising 17 different species, sub-species or hybrids in Texas…

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Ray Roberts Lake State Park Welcomes the 2025 Bassmaster Classic March 21-23

PILOT POINT — The 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour heads March 21-23 to Lake Ray Roberts near the Dallas-Fort Worth…

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Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Kaufman County Deer Breeding Facility

AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a Kaufman County deer breeding facility….

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