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...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System, including opening up hunting programs on six refuges and expanding existing hunting and fishing programs on another 20 refuges including two in Texas.
As part of the expansion, migratory bird...
From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports
Sleepy Hollow-like: Two Van Zandt County game wardens received a tip about three individuals who had killed two large white-tailed bucks, still in velvet, at night with a spotlight. After interviewing the subjects, the wardens found out the two bucks were...
The eastern turkey population in Texas has faced declines over the years, but thanks to the efforts of the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, more birds are on the way.
Eastern turkeys from Alabama, Missouri, Kansas, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia will be...
The Dallas Safari Club will grant more than a million dollars for conservation, education and hunter advocacy efforts worldwide for the second year in a row.
The club's funding commitment for 2013 is $1,010,000 -- a record for the organization.
The allocation follows major growth in the DSC annual convention and...
A report released Wednesday by the National Shooting Sports Foundation highlights the economic impact of the firearms and ammunition industry in the United States, showing an increase from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $37.7 billion in 2013.
The report also details the number of full-time equivalent jobs, which rose from...
A Missouri City man was ordered to pay a $15,000 fine and was placed on three years probation for illegally possessing a bald eagle, which he intended to train for use in falconry.
Prosecutors in Corpus Christi said a judge sentenced Sam Mathew, 53, on Monday, according to this Associated...
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 Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission is seeking public comment on a proposal requiring that all boats operating on public freshwater be drained after use to help combat the spread of zebra mussels.
Under water draining regulations in effect in 47 counties in North and Central Texas, boaters and anglers...
Texas will receive $203 million over a five-year period to restore Gulf of Mexico coastal natural resources impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced Monday.
The foundation will administer the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund involving $2.544 billion from plea agreements resolving certain criminal...