Texas Fish & Game

As a part of my daily devotionals, I like to read a chapter in the book of Proverbs. I find these words of wisdom to be helpful to me in my every day life.  A proverb […]

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NOAA officials have released the 2021 Biennial Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, identifying 31 nations and entities for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities and bycatch of protected marine life on the […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will begin the Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process on September 1. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, anglers holding a valid license-year or year-from-purchase fishing license can enter […]

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NOAA-supported scientists announced that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”— an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 6,334 square miles, or equivalent to more than […]

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In This Issue: Women in the Outdoors  •  Options for Fall Crappie  •  How Aggies Saved the Key Deer  •  Gear Up for Offshore Action  •  Special Section: Mega Cast & Blast … and more…

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The 2021 red snapper season in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico came and went. Although the best eating and most abundant offshore fish is no longer available to us here other than in state […]

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New data shows more people than ever visited national forests and grasslands last year, according to a Forest Service report released today. National forests and grasslands received 168 million visits in 2020 – an increase of […]

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After much anticipation and rounds of thorough discussions, the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) has released a list of recent changes with a lot fewer restrictions for upcoming hunting seasons (coming into effect from September 1). […]

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Texas is home to some majestic fishing lakes with largemouth bass being the most popular species among anglers. The activity is quite popular among Texans who depend on species like catfish for food coming from hundreds […]

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Kayak fishing is incredibly popular, as are stand up paddleboards, known as SUPs. And sure, you can fish from an SUP too. But truth be told these are better suited for paddlers, not casters. For the […]

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Twenty-one adult, and six juvenile, alligator snapping turtles were recently released back into East Texas as part of a coordinated effort among Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), Stephen F. […]

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The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies thanks the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for advancing the Wildlife Crossings Program with dedicated funding in the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684). Last month, the Committee favorably reported […]

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Tim McKneely of Georgetown caught a massive tiger shark while fishing specifically for monster sharks on a Texas Lower Coast beach. The fish was caught on cut cow-nosed ray that was ran out 300 yards. The […]

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Wild U.S. Deer Found With Coronavirus Antibodies That’s the title of an article at National Geographic that analyzes a study from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

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Greater sage-grouse populations may decline by more than 70% within free-roaming horse-occupied areas by 2034 if horse populations increase unchecked at current rates. Reducing horse numbers could neutralize their negative impacts. These were the key findings […]

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It’s hard to imagine a more useful gun than the venerable pump action shotgun.   It’s essentially the Swiss Army knife of the gun world.  A shotgun can be used on game animals from small to ferocious […]

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A new Delta Waterfowl Duck and Goose Hunting 101 Course is now available online to provide beginning hunters the knowledge they need to take that first duck or goose on their own or with their friends. […]

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