Weather, Habitat Conditions Promising for 2020-21 Dove Season

Weather, Habitat Conditions Promising for 2020-21 Dove Season

AUSTIN — September marks the start of dove season for more than 300,000 Texas hunters per year. While 2020 surveys of dove populations were cancelled…

Read Article →
Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses Go on Sale Aug. 15

Texas Hunting, Fishing Licenses Go on Sale Aug. 15

AUSTIN – With the start of a new hunting season fast approaching, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding hunters and anglers that…

Read Article →
Three Texas Parks and Wildlife Employees Perish in Helicopter Crash During Bighorn Sheep Survey

Three Texas Parks and Wildlife Employees Perish in Helicopter Crash During Bighorn Sheep Survey

AUSTIN— While conducting aerial surveys for desert bighorn sheep in West Texas on Saturday, Aug. 8, three Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees died in…

Read Article →
Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports. A-B-C, It’s Easy as 1-2-3 A Hamilton County game warden and…

Read Article →
Texas Anglers, Boaters Urged to Help Conserve Threatened Saltwater Flats

Texas Anglers, Boaters Urged to Help Conserve Threatened Saltwater Flats

AUSTIN – Conservation groups are asking the tens of thousands of people who boat in Texas coastal waters every year to become part of the…

Read Article →
Park Rangers Statewide Recognized for World Ranger Day

Park Rangers Statewide Recognized for World Ranger Day

AUSTIN— Every year on July 31, World Ranger Day is an opportunity to take a moment to recognize the unwavering commitment towards park stewardship by…

Read Article →
O.H. Ivie and Grapevine Lake Status Changed to “Infested” with Invasive Zebra Mussels

O.H. Ivie and Grapevine Lake Status Changed to “Infested” with Invasive Zebra Mussels

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has upgraded O.H. Ivie Lake near San Angelo and Grapevine Lake located in the Dallas-Fort Worth…

Read Article →
Red Snapper Season in Federal Waters to Close Aug. 3

Red Snapper Season in Federal Waters to Close Aug. 3

AUSTIN- The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal waters will close at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3. Anglers may continue to harvest up…

Read Article →
Chad Jones Named New Texas Game Warden Colonel

Chad Jones Named New Texas Game Warden Colonel

AUSTIN — Chad Jones has been selected as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s new Law Enforcement Director. Col. Jones became a game warden in…

Read Article →
Toyota ShareLunker Program Generates Thousands of Big Bass Offspring in 2020

Toyota ShareLunker Program Generates Thousands of Big Bass Offspring in 2020

ATHENS – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Toyota ShareLunker Program is having another outstanding year in its goal to create, bigger, better bass in…

Read Article →