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Media Advisory: Kick Start 2026 With a First Day Beach Walk at Sea Rim State Park

SABINE PASS — Celebrate the beginning of a new year and the start of America’s semiquincentennial (America 250) with a First Day beach walk at…

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About the January 2026 Cover

Many Texas hunters think once the whitetail deer seasons close, hunting in Texas is pretty much over.  That misconception could not be further from the…

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Cold Weather Redfish

Story and photography by Danno Wise Big, speckled trout may grab mild day headlines but hardier, redfish will cope with convenient deep water, so when…

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White Bass Hotspots

Story and photography by Matt Williams Locations and tips for white bass annual run that’s kicking into gear on rivers statewide. Ready or not, it’s…

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Deer Herd — Returns on Your Investment

Story and photography by Bob Zaiglin Maintaining records is the only method of monitoring success and time invested on one’s favorite piece of deer country. …

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Aspirations of an Elk Huntress

Story by Shane Jahn Jill Jahn is an accomplished huntress and usually takes good representatives of the animals she’s hunting. I’m often amazed at how…

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TEXAS Year-Round Big Game Hunting

Story by Bill L. Olson Many Texas hunters clean and store their hunting rifle after the close of the general whitetail deer seasons each January. …

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Trails to Trout’ Brings Fishing to Tyler’s Nature Center

TYLER – Celebrate the start of the new year by introducing a kid to the Texas winter tradition of rainbow trout fishing. The Texas Parks…

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Kick Start 2026 With a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park

AUSTIN – Celebrate the beginning of a new year and the start of America’s semiquincentennial (America 250) with a First Day Hike at a Texas…

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Wildlife Health Alert: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Multiple Areas Throughout Texas

AUSTIN —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges caution as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is circulating among wild birds across the state as waterbirds…

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