April 25, 2005

Bass Pro Shops’ Johnny Morris Gives $650,000 to Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS, Texas–Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris presented a check for $650,000 to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center at a banquet in Grapevine April 16.

Stay Tuned, April 25, 2005

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April 18, 2005

Katy Coach Uses Grant To Take Students Fishing

HOUSTON — On May 6, more than 100 Golbow Elementary School students will leave the classroom behind, pick up fishing poles, and learn about nature and the outdoors through hands-on experience. It’s an example of how conservation proponents statewide are trying to introduce urban youth to the outdoor environment through fishing.

April 4, 2005

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, April 4, 2005

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

March 21, 2005

Man Wins Contest With Alleged Illegally-Taken Buck

WOOD COUNTY, Texas — Billy Ray Herring, 65, of Quitman, could have ended up with three prize rifles, free mounts of his kill, and all the great press he could handle.

Arrests Made in ‘Operation Head Hunter’ Deer Poaching Case

ABILENE, Texas — Two men face multiple felony poaching charges after a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department undercover investigation that spanned two states and 1,100 miles and which involved antlered deer heads being sold via the Internet.

Stay Tuned, March 21, 2005

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March 7, 2005

Wildlife Forensic Lab Helps Nab Poachers

SAN MARCOS, Texas – It seemed like a good day for hunting: crystal blue sky, a cold front had just come through. When Game Warden Michael McCall found a deer feeder about 100 yards into the undeveloped property on Eagle Mountain Lake, he realized it might be a good day to catch poachers as well.

TPWD Names New Law Enforcement Director

AUSTIN, Texas – Pete Flores, a 20-year veteran game warden who has worked all over the state, has been selected to lead Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s state game warden force of approximately 480 officers in the field.

Feb. 28, 2005

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, Feb. 28, 2005

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.