Will Leschper

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens made 58 boating under the influence arrests and made contact with about 30,000 recreational boaters during the July Fourth weekend. Game wardens also filed 39 minor in possession of alcohol cases and eight for drug-related offenses during the holiday weekend, according to a...

The waterfowl hunting outlook in Texas typically rests mostly on water, but even with lingering drought across some of the best duck and goose territory in the country, we still should have a good fall and winter. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service conducted their annual...

The Boat Owners Association of The United States, our national boater advocacy, safety and services group, has outlined the top boat selling scams reported to its Consumer Protection Bureau and offers  ways to improve your chance of a smooth sale or purchase -- and when to walk away. Here are...

As the old saying goes, “There’s more than one way to skin a cat," and when it comes to anglers, all you have to do is replace the last word with whatever you may have caught that day. Filleting is the accepted practice for meat removal on almost every game...

Cleaning your saltwater catch can be a rewarding experience, especially when you’ve had a memorable outing on any number of Texas' bay systems. By the same token, there’s nothing worse than spending a day on the water and not properly caring for the fish you’ve earned – or even paid...

The onslaught of invasive zebra mussels -- which can have serious economic and recreational impact to Texas reservoirs -- has caused state officials to approve a number of regulations, the most notable of which takes effect July 1 statewide. Beginning that day, all boaters must drain all water from their...

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department again is offering Texas hunters and anglers the chance to win a lifetime super combo hunting and fishing license — an $1,800 value — for only $5. Entries for the lifetime license drawing can be purchased anywhere hunting and fishing licenses are sold, as...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Marine Theft Investigations Team, composed of nine game wardens, has recovered more than 100 stolen boats valued at roughly $800,000 during its first year in operation. The Law Enforcement Division team works to combat boat theft, personal watercraft theft and related fraud, focusing on...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Public Hunt Drawing System will be online-only beginning with summer applications for hunts ranging from deer and turkeys to alligators and exotics. The drawings also include eight specifically for youth only. Applications will only be accepted online, and in a change from the past, no “Applications...

This deer season may not be one for the overall record books, but in Texas that type of prognostication isn’t dire. In fact, even in what biologists and land managers would term an “average” or even “below average” season, we’ve still got some great hunting opportunities. The Lone Star State...