2007 News Releases About Hunting

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(76 Releases)

Dec. 21, 2007

• TPWD’s Top 10 Texas Conservation News Stories of 2007 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  EDITORS NOTE: In this issue of TPWD News, we forsake our usual format for the most part and provide a summary of the top news stories of 2007. Details about these topics can be found in the department’s online news archive. Please note that TPWD will not be distributing weekly news during the coming holidays. Weekly news distribution will resume on Jan. 14, 2008. Happy Holidays!

Dec. 19, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Deer Poaching Probe Leads To 247 Charges Against 20 People [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas game wardens this month concluded an investigation into an illegal deer hunting ring in Southeast Texas, filing 247 criminal charges against 20 offenders.
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Dec. 5, 2007

• Carter Smith Named TPWD Executive Director [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Carter Smith was named executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Dec. 5 at a special meeting of the TPW Commission in San Antonio.  Smith will be leaving the helm at The Nature Conservancy of Texas to take the top job at TPWD.

Nov. 20, 2007

• Holt Appoints Bass to Texas Deer Breeding Interim Committee [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 19, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Spanish Hunter Education Course Offered in Central Texas [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Chaparral WMA Adds More Public Quail Hunting Opportunity [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Nov. 12, 2007

• Bryant Named Shikar-Safari Wildlife Officer of the Year [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 29, 2007

• Big Time Texas Hunts Winners Selected [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 24, 2007

• Young Hunters Get First Shot During Special Weekend [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 23, 2007

• Outlook Bright for Upcoming Deer Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 22, 2007

• Program Offers Easy Way to Donate Venison [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 15, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Top Whiz Bang Clay Target Shooters Compete [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Dedicates Justin Hurst WMA in Honor of Fallen Warden [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Oct. 11, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• San Jacinto River Dioxin Site Proposed for Federal Cleanup [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Range Conditions Bring Favorable Quail Outlook [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 24, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Bighorn Sheep Population Continues To Flourish [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Weatherby Award Acknowledges Texas Spurs Nationwide Wildlife Expos [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 17, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Deadline Nears for Big Time Texas Hunts [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Mountain Lion Research Sheds Light on Elusive Feline [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Sept. 10, 2007

• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 31, 2007

• TPWD Launches Shotgun Sports in Schools Pilot Program [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 24, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• New Park Funding Highlights 2008 TPWD Budget [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Commission Adopts Waterfowl Seasons [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Expands Spanish-Language Web Services [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Parks And Wildlife Expo Set For Oct. 6-7 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – Spanish]
• La Expo Parques Y Vida Silvestre De Texas Se Celebra El 6 Y 7 De Octubre [Print – Plain Text – Permalink – English]
• 1st Alamo Extravaganza “Celebration of Choices” Sept. 15 in San Antonio [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 20, 2007

• Deer Hunters Urged To Take Precautions Against Fever Ticks [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 10, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Comment Sought on Proposed Waterfowl Seasons [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Latest Survey Reveals Texas Leads Nation in Hunting [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New Way To Buy Federal Duck Stamps: The E-Duck Stamp [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Aug. 6, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Parks & Wildlife Now On-demand at MyOutdoorTV.com [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• South Texas Wildlife Conference Set Aug. 29-30 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hunting, Fishing Licenses Go On Sale Aug. 15 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 30, 2007

• High Expectations for Upcoming Dove, Teal Seasons [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 23, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Hunters Urged To Beat The Rush, Buy Licenses Early [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Public Hunt Drawings Offer Affordable Hunting [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Archery in the Schools Program Offers Instructor Training in August [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

July 9, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• New Law Prohibits All Hunting of Wildlife From Roads [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hunters for The Hungry Reports Abundant Donations [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hunters Urged To Enroll in Hunter Education Courses Now [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 11, 2007

• TPWD Director Robert L. Cook Announces Retirement Plans [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

June 1, 2007

• Seguin Coliseum To Host Funeral for Game Warden Ty Patterson [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 31, 2007

• Texas Game Warden Dies During Search-and-Rescue Operation —  EDITORS: 2nd Ld-Writethru  [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 30, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Texas Game Warden Dies During Search and Rescue Operation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Texas Game Warden Dies During Search-and-Rescue Operation —  EDITORS: 1st Ld-Writethru  [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 21, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• 77 Ranch Award Shows Water Connection From Landscape To Faucet [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Wildlife Conservation Center Opens at Gus Engeling WMA [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

May 7, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• 2007 Lone Star Land Stewards Showcase Wildlife Conservation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• “If You See an Alligator” Safety Tips Offered [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 23, 2007

• Study To Guide Future Management of Eastern Wild Turkey [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 16, 2007

• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 9, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Approves Early Opener in South for Spring Turkey [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• New TPWD Rules Streamline Licenses [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

April 2, 2007

• Fallen Game Warden a Model of New Breed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 26, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Hunter Education Instructors Needed [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Outlook Good for Spring Turkey Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• First Texas Spring Alligator Hunting Season Starts April 1 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 19, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Funeral Services Set for Slain Texas Game Warden [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Hunter Takes New Texas State Record Bighorn Sheep [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Experts Say Education Key to Solving Urban Coyote Problems [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

March 13, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Feral Hogs No Longer Just a Rural Concern [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Houston Holds Annual Land Management Workshop [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 26, 2007

• Stolen Night-Vision Goggles Recovered in Poaching Investigation [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 12, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• Quail Need Help Rebuilding Numbers [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Springs Documentary Airs Feb. 15, Some Airtimes Revised [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Feb. 5, 2007

• ‘Women of the Land’ Workshop Offered March 24-25 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 29, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• TPWD Proposing To Adjust Spring Turkey Season [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• TPWD Proposing Simplification of Licenses [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• USFWS Grant To Help Conserve Guadalupe River Delta [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Barnes Named Southeastern Wildlife Officer of 2006 [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]

Jan. 16, 2007 — Bundled Plain Text

• ‘Super Hunt’ Offers Super Experience For Texas Youth [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]
• Game Warden Field Notes [Print – Plain Text – Permalink]