Texas Fish & Game

Daytime swordfishing is incredibly challenging, and can be incredibly rewarding. It requires hours of preparation, uber-long runs, great care in setting out the gear, and potentially hours of fighting a fish up from extreme depths. But […]

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A few years ago someone asked me what was the most dangerous thing to encounter in the woods. Since I’ve written and broadcasted extensively on cougars, snakes, feral hogs and bears they were expecting one of […]

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Fishermen who haul in greater amberjack may also get an unexpected $250 and an opportunity to contribute to the Greater Amberjack Count. The Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack recreational fishing season will reopen later this year […]

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Whiting, also called Gulf kingfish (not to be confused with the king mackerel kingfish), are a regular catch in the surf and near the mouths of some coastal bays. These fish don’t get very large, but […]

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As we enter the summer months, Texans are heading to Texas State Parks to enjoy time outdoors. Last year, 43 state parks reported 102 heat-related illnesses in humans and pets. Since January 1, 54 heat-related incidents […]

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The presence of great white sharks in the Gulf of Mexico is undeniable. And confirmation off the Texas coast has been proven. In March 2021, we broke the story about Acadia, a 1,000-pound female great white […]

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Most anglers think of tripletail as nearshore fish, and certainly, most are caught within sight of land. But these fish sometimes get swept far out into the Gulf by the currents, and no matter where you […]

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New opportunities and scenery are available to hunters this fall through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program, now accepting applications for a shot at almost 10,000 permits in 62 hunt categories. […]

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A handful of huge bluefin tuna caught off the Texas Coast over the last few years has caused a stir. Offshore anglers should take note of a recent bluefin closure in the Gulf (and Atlantic). Fishermen […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division will stock several retired Florida largemouth bass broodfish into three Rio Grande Valley community fishing lakes in June. Dean Porter Park Resaca in Brownsville, Town Lake […]

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Bajio, maker of blue-light filtering, sustainable performance sunglasses built to save the world’s saltwater flats and estuaries, has released its new 2022 frames. Sunglasses are the heart of Bajío, providing customers with lightweight, bio-based nylon frames […]

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced new proposed hunting and fishing opportunities for game species at 19 national wildlife refuges on approximately 54,000 acres nationwide. “This proposed rule highlights the Administration’s commitment to building […]

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Higher Calling Wildlife® hosted by Texas Fish & Game Editor-In-Chief Chester Moore on the Waypoint Podcast Network recently received some major honors. At the Press Club of Southeast Texas Awards, Higher Calling Wildlife® took top honors […]

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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Films presents a look at the taking of a true Colorado giant elk.

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The 2022 Fouke Monster Festival is fourth year for the event as produced by the Texas Bigfoot Conference. The event celebrates the Fouke Monster, as well as the classic film, The Legend of Boggy Creek. This […]

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Texas Game Wardens issued fewer boating-related citations over Memorial Day weekend than they did in 2021. They cited increased boating safety awareness and patrols by game wardens and other marine safety officers as contributors to a […]

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Texans desiring to harvest their own meals, improve on or a learn a new skill and take part in outdoor adventures can do just that through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Community Archery Program. […]

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Texas based BassForecast is the number one rated bass fishing app by both Apple and Google. It is not a general multi-specie fish and game forecast, but a specie specific forecast engineered exclusively for Largemouth Bass. […]

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When my good friend and fellow angler, hunter and wildlife conservationist, Chester Moore, invited me to be a regular contributor to the Texas Fish & Game newsletter, I asked myself, why not? As I thought about […]

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GALVESTON— Egg-citing news awaited staff at Galveston Island State Park when they went to work this morning. A routine survey by the Sea Aggie Sea Turtle Patrol turned up a Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle nest containing 107 eggs […]

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