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Texas Game Wardens Conclude Busy Labor Day Weekend on the Water

AUSTIN – Texas Game Wardens were out in force during the Labor Day Weekend, logging 2,110 patrol hours to ensure water safety while Texans spent…

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Teal Season Arrives in Texas Sept. 10

AUSTIN – Opening day for the teal hunting season arrives this Saturday, Sept. 10 and Texas hunters will have multiple opportunities to harvest birds thanks…

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Texas Game Wardens Stress Water, Boating Safety Ahead of Labor Day Weekend

AUSTIN— Ahead of the Labor Day Weekend, Texas Game Wardens and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) remind those heading out to the water…

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Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered at a Deer Breeding Facility in Gillespie County

AUSTIN – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in a deer breeding facility in Gillespie County. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and…

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Applications Being Accepted for Texas Game Warden Cadet Class

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is currently accepting applications for its 66th Texas Game Warden Cadet class. As fully commissioned peace…

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TPW Commission Implements Two Year Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Zone in Four Counties

AUSTIN— A surveillance zone covering almost 200,000 acres in Duval, Jim Wells, Live Oak and McMullen counties will be implemented for two years after feedback…

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Lake Walter E. Long “Fully Infested” with Zebra Mussels

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated Lake Walter E. Long in Travis County as “infested” with zebra mussels, signifying an…

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Harvest Authorization Drawing Opens for Trinity River Alligator Gar Sept. 1

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) opens the annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process Sept 1. From Sept. 1 through…

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About The September 2022 Cover

Popular Texas artist John Dearman has painted an iconic dove hunting scene around a ranch windmill.  His “Dove 2008” is as accurate and applicable today…

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Dove, Dove and More Dove

At least eight different species of dove and pigeon call Texas home but not all are legal to shoot. Story and photography by Bob Zaiglin…

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