March 8, 2012

Texas Parks & Wildlife offers 10 good reason to get outside this spring

AUSTIN – With the redbuds and bluebonnets blooming, it’s time to get outside and enjoy spring in Texas.

March 1, 2012

Outlook Promising for Spring Turkey Hunting

AUSTIN— Despite lingering dry conditions in some parts of Texas, prospects for this year’s spring turkey season remain promising, thanks to a carryover of mature gobblers, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists.

Feb. 28, 2012

Pronghorn Restoration and Research Seminar March 6 at Sul Ross

ALPINE — The Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) of Sul Ross State University and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will host a March 6 seminar to discuss current findings of the Pronghorn Restoration and Research Project.

Feb. 21, 2012

TPWD Sets Statewide Public Hearings

AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is recommending changes to next year’s hunting and fishing regulations. The department is seeking comment on these proposed changes to the state’s hunting and fishing regulations during a series of public hearings.

Feb. 2, 2012

Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine launches first-ever online fishing publication

AUSTIN – Just in time for the annual white bass run, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine is launching its first-ever online-only extra, “Texas Fishing 2012.”

Feb. 1, 2012

Game Warden Field Notes, Feb. 1, 2012

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

Jan. 30, 2012

TPWD Proposes Opening Deer Hunting Near Dallas

AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering opening deer hunting in three North Texas counties and another on the upper coast this fall as part of recommended changes to the 2012-13 Statewide Hunting Proclamation.

TPWD Amends Nuisance Alligator Permit Process

AUSTIN – Landowners will be able to contract directly with nuisance alligator hunters under new rules adopted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

Jan. 9, 2012

TPWD Hunter Education Instructor Training Set in Wichita Falls

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be conducting a free Hunter Education New Instructor Training Workshop February 4, 2012, in Wichita Falls, Texas. The workshop will take place from 9:00 a.m.  to 5:00 p.m. at Lake Arrowhead State Park at 229 Park Road 63, Wichita Falls, TX 76310.

TPWD Hunter Education Instructor Training Set in Grand Prairie

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will be conducting a free Hunter Education New Instructor Training Workshop February 18, 2012 in Grand Prairie, Texas. The workshop will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the North Texas Education Center, 5411 Robinson Road, Grand Prairie, TX 75052.