Texas Fish & Game

In December of 1997, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources released the first elk to the Southern Appalachian coalfields of eastern Kentucky. Over the next 25 years, a total of 1,540 relocated elk thrived to […]

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A more than 30-year effort by the National Rifle Association (NRA) reached a milestone recently as the Georgia legislature became the 25th state in the nation to pass constitutional carry. A movement long championed by the […]

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Twenty-eight angling, hunting, and scientific organizations have submitted a letter to Congress to increase appropriations to the National Wildlife Refuge System (the System). As Members begin developing the FY 2023 budget, anglers and hunters hope to […]

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As you folks undoubtedly know, usually I stick with how-to saltwater fishing posts. Since discovering this amazing smoked mackerel dip recipe, however, I just can’t resist sharing – it will literally turn your “regular” mackerel into […]

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Beast Feast will be held on Thursday, April 28 at 6PM at Ford Arena in Beaumont and will feature food, prizes, silent auction, an outdoor expo, live music and special guest speakers, Jase and Missy Robertson. […]

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You’ve been on the ocean for hours without a single bite, when you spot it: a board, cargo net, or a refrigerator floating on the surface. Heck, it doesn’t mater what it is. If you see […]

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For the second year in a row, Ducks Unlimited (DU) has released their Season in Review, a report designed to show broad-scale habitat conditions, weather and regional duck abundance from the 2021-22 waterfowl season. Notable additions […]

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With legal costs mounting and emotions high, East Texas deer breeder Robert Williams is continuing a battle to prevent the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) from depopulating the prize white-tailed deer herd of 500 animals […]

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In This Issue: CCA Star: Tag, You’re It!  •  Holy Crappie! A Panfish Trophy Quest  •  Gear Up for Family Fishing  •  Real Outdoors Woman: Passion Turns to Purpose  • The Right Rigs for a Coastal […]

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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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