A Louisiana man was ordered to pay more than $14,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to negligent transportation of wildlife in connection with importing live white-tailed deer into the Trans-Pecos region.
Stephen Anderson Sipes Jr., 57, pleaded guilty June 10. Sipes had an ownership interest in a high-fence ranch in...
Spring fishing and boating season is here, which means many folks may have not used their crafts in a number of months, but it's always the best protocol to give your boat a good once-over to ensure boating safety this time of year.
With that in mind, here's a thorough...
This year's Texas red snapper fishing season is all about the good and the bad, hopefully without more ugly in what has become a contentious topic.
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has announced that the private recreational angler snapper season in federal waters off the Texas Gulf Coast will...
A joint venture formed by affiliates of three of the world's largest oil and gas companies is helping conservation efforts in Texas.
Golden Pass LNG, which recently pledged $130,000 in support of Ducks Unlimited's conservation programs along the Texas coast, added to the outreach by providing more than 3.2 million...
Proposed changes to the state’s hunter education certification program would streamline the process for the tens of thousands who take the course annually, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials said.
Anyone born after Sept. 1, 1971, must successfully complete a Hunter Education Training Course to hunt in Texas. Hunters can...
From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports
Falling for the Decoy: Two San Augustine County game wardens and a Forest Service ranger were using a decoy deer to deter night hunting, when a small car passed their location a couple of times, its occupants were observing the decoy....
New rules to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels take effect Dec. 10, requiring that all boats operating on public water in 17 northeast counties be drained after use.
Under the regulations, persons leaving or approaching public water in the affected counties are required to drain all water from their...
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...
From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports
Getting Schooled: A McLennan County game warden received a call from a hunter to help locate a deer he shot while bowhunting. After further investigation, the warden found that the deer was shot on China Spring Independent School District property and...
Texas officials hoping to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels have proposed new rules requiring that all boats operating on public waters in 17 northeast counties be drained after use.
Zebra mussels became established in Texas in Lake Texoma in 2009. Last year, they were found in Lake Ray...


















