Texas Fish & Game

With more people enjoying the outdoors this spring season, you may start to notice more wildlife in your backyard, neighborhood or surrounding areas. Species including birds, deer and snakes are active this time of year and […]

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Sand fleas, or mole crabs as some folks call ’em,  can be found wiggling in the sand at the edge of the surf and easily dug up by hand or scooped from the loose sand with […]

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Springtime and catfish angling are back at Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) Neighborhood Fishin’ Lakes across the state. The program provides friends and families the opportunity to participate in the Texas traditions of outdoor recreation and reeling in […]

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Enrollment in the Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) is now open for the 2022-23 hunting season. Open enrollment for the MLDP Conservation Option runs from April 2 through June 15 this year while the Harvest Option […]

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UPDATE: Last week we reported on the Hunt-Fish Podcast Summit. This week we bring you a clip from TF&G Editor-in-Chief’s speech on conservation and youth at the event. Watch this inspirational speech below. ; Conservation, Unity, […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-14 in Matagorda Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, April 10, 2022. This closing is based on samples recently collected by […]

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Growing up in South Florida, Emily and Amanda Gale, The Gale Force Twins, discovered their love and passion for the water. “At an early age, we started fishing off the docks of Islamorda wanting nothing more […]

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Sam Rayburn Reservoir and O.H. Ivie Lake closed out another incredible Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) 2022 Toyota ShareLunker collection season with two more additions in the final week of March. These latest Legacy Lunkers bring the […]

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Delta Waterfowl forecasts that ducks arriving in the prairie pothole region of the Dakotas and Canada will find far better conditions to produce ducks — hopefully a lot of ducks — than they have for past […]

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National Scouting Report (NSR) Fishing has focused their efforts in the states of Alabama and Florida the past few months to find the best high school anglers possible for college coaches to recruit. Now that focus […]

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Last Monday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland as the President’s Secretary of the Interior. With this confirmation, Secretary Haaland becomes the first Native American to hold a White House Cabinet secretary position. The Senate […]

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Oysters – They are refuge. – They are food. – They are habitat. Together, we can ensure a vibrant oyster fishery. TAKE ACTION Help Conserve Oyster Reefs by Submitting Public Comments to Texas Parks and Wildlife […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopted multiple changes to the freshwater fishing regulations for the upcoming 2022-2023 season at the meeting held March 24. Defining reservoir boundaries and modified harvest regulations on designated waterbodies highlight […]

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The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) is the perfect place to kick off the month of April with “Fishing Fools Day,” an event celebrating all things fishing. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 […]

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Unexpected or “rogue waves” are one of, if not the most frightening thing an angler or boater can encounter. Waves of dangerous heights catch people off-guard each year and unfortunately kill people in Texas and along […]

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The list of ShareLunkers grew by three over the last week running the season total at the time to 23 including seven during the first three weeks of March in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s […]

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he Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved hunting regulations for the 2022-23 season at its public meeting held March 24 in Austin. Commissioners adopted the following modifications and clarifications to the 2022-23 Statewide Hunting Proclamation: Establish […]

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The Mayfly Project is a 501(c)(3) national organization that uses fly fishing as a catalyst to mentor and support children in foster care. The Mission of The Mayfly Project is to support children in foster care […]

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State, local and federal first responders have been increasingly busy with recent response efforts. Over the past 10 days, firefighters responded to 178 wildfires that burned 108,493 acres across the state. These include fires near Del […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is closing TX-2, TX-3 and TX-9 in Galveston Bay to commercial and recreational oyster harvest beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2022. This closing is based on samples […]

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