Texas Fish & Game

A 35-year-old resident of Bay City made an appearance in federal court and admitted he was responsible for killing a protected species, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Leonard Cornelius, 35, of Bay City, Texas, pleaded […]

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Fire is a defining feature of the American landscape, responsible for creating, reshaping and regenerating our natural environment in nearly every corner of the Nation. But fire can also be a threat to life, property and […]

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Delta Waterfowl’s Working Wetlands — an innovative, incentive-based wetland conservation program with the potential to support the breeding efforts of 1.8 million ducks — opens enrollment this week as the Prairie Pothole Water Quality and Wildlife […]

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This photo has been floating around Texas for years.I first saw it in Sweetwater at an event 21 years ago and later ran into it at a restaurant in Freer.It shows an unidentified man with a […]

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife inspectors have prevented the illegal and potentially harmful import into the United States of approximately 15,000 live Chinese mitten crabs as part of the law enforcement operation codenamed Hidden Mitten. Chinese […]

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Toyota ShareLunker Program is having another outstanding year in its goal to create, bigger, better bass in Texas. After obtaining two successful spawns from one of the four 13 pound […]

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The interior of the Big Bend Ranch State Park Complex will be closed for the safety of park visitors during wildlife surveys Aug. 9 – 16. During the surveys, staff will be counting desert bighorn sheep by […]

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It’s time to go jetty fishing. Drawing every kind of inland and several offshore species, these large granite shipping lanes are the closest things to coral reefs most anglers will experience. I say that because they […]

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There are numerous accounts of hunters (usually hunting hogs with dogs) of hog attacks involving hunters. While bowhunting for hogs in South Texas many years ago, I met a man with 83 stitches on his left […]

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The new 2020-2021 federal duck stamp is on sale. The stamps, which cost $25, are valid through June 30, 2021. Purchased by millions of waterfowl hunters, wildlife enthusiasts and stamp collectors every year,stamps purchases provide critical […]

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A Big Bend Ranch State Park Police Officer and a Presidio County game warden were patrolling River Road at night through Big Bend Ranch State Park when the officers noticed a car parked in the Closed […]

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Texas is unlike any other state. Only Alaska is larger but no state has more biodiversity and incredible outdoor opportunities. Here are some facts and figures that should make you happy to live here or want […]

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All non-longline swordfish fisheries are required to use handgear – handline, harpoon, commercial rod and reel, green-stick and bandit gear. Handgear takes far less bycatch than does pelagic longline gear, much of the time it takes […]

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On July 21st, Jacob Goodwin officially became the fifth Texas angler to win a Ford F-150, 23’ Haynie boat, Coastline trailer and Mercury motor by catching a tagged redfish. If it wasn’t for Jacob’s good friend […]

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With more Texans heading to the water during quarantine to recreate and physical distance naturally, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has seen an uptick in fishing license purchases compared to this time last year. Recognizing […]

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3 friends on fishing trip killed in ‘massacre’. That headline from last weekend shook me to the core as I just broadcast a radio program about the dangers of encountering bad people on fishing and hunting […]

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Modern technology allows law enforcement new ways to target offenders and in a recent case, it had to do with tattoo identification. Two Liberty County game wardens completed an investigation that began in mid-February of this […]

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Are you looking for a fishing trip that’s truly worthy of bucket list status? Texas offers awesome fishing of all different varieties, but no matter how often you fish your home waters, there’s something incredibly interesting […]

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Rhino poaching in South Africa continues to decline as additional steps are taken by government to ensure the crime is effectively dealt with. The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Barbara Creecy, says the steps […]

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Regional names give rise to confusion among anglers in terms of identifying fish. A prime example is the term yellow cat which some anglers confuse with the yellow bulkhead or “mud cat”. To clear up this […]

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