Texas Game Wardens on Border Make Large Gillnet Seizure
AUSTIN — Texas game wardens conducting an enhanced marine patrol of the lower Rio Grande near Boca Chica along the Texas–Mexico border recently seized roughly 8,000 feet of illegal gillnet.
TPWD News Releases
Dec. 3, 2014
Start Out Your New Year with a Texas State Park Hike
AUSTIN – Don’t procrastinate on your New Year’s resolution to drop a few pounds and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Head outdoors and hit the trail on Jan. 1 at one of the dozens of Texas state parks hosting First Day Hikes.
Dec. 2, 2014
Texas State Parks Offer Gifts, Events for the Holidays
AUSTIN— With Christmas only a few weeks away, take time to get away from the craze of gift shopping and other holiday madness at a Texas state park.
TPWD Releases Dove Lethality Study Findings
AUSTIN – Texas leads the nation in dove hunting with roughly a quarter million hunters bagging 5 million mourning doves each fall. Their success afield should not change with the type of shot used, according to the results of a just-released study examining the lethality of lead versus non-toxic shot for mourning dove.
Nov. 25, 2014
Annual Winter Trout Stocking Under Way
AUSTIN—Throw your rod and reel in the car and take the short drive to your local fishing hole, because it’s time once again for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s annual winter rainbow trout stocking.
Nov. 21, 2014
Wanted: Information About Illegal Fishing Along the Border
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement Division and the U.S. Coast Guard are distributing a wanted poster seeking any information related to illegal fishing activities along the Texas-Mexico border.
Lake Fork Produces Season’s First Toyota ShareLunker
ATHENS—David Roulston of Frisco kicked off the current Toyota ShareLunker season with his catch of a 13.88-pound largemouth bass from Lake Fork November 20.
Nov. 18, 2014
Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 18, 2014
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Nov. 17, 2014
NFWF Announces $13.2 Million for Gulf Restoration Projects in Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced about $13.2 million in grants for eight Texas projects that will use criminal settlement funds from the BP oil spill to add land to coastal wildlife refuges, restore threatened marshes, and protect vital habitat from erosion.
Nov. 14, 2014
November 16 Is World Falconry Day
AUSTIN — Falconry associations worldwide, including members of the International Association for Falconry and Birds of Prey and the Texas Hawking Association, will be celebrating World Falconry Day November 16.