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...
More than half of the nation's rivers and streams are in poor health, according to a comprehensive survey by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The 2008-09 National Rivers and Stream Assessment reflects the most recent data available, and is part of EPA's expanded effort to monitor U.S. waterways and to gather...
Now that deer season is nearly over, it’s time to pursue another yearly tradition -- hunting through the freezer.
For most Texas hunters, pursuing deer and other game is a two-pronged excursion. It’s about building memories and enjoying the company of others in the field while also providing for the...
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...
The President's fiscal year 2014 discretionary budget request provides $1.6 billion for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an increase of $76.4 million over the 2012 enacted level, to fund the agency's high priority needs. The budget also includes approximately $1.2 billion available under permanent appropriations, most of which...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s rainbow trout stocking program began last month and will continue into March for lakes in the Neighborhood Fishin’ program.
Channel catfish are stocked from April through October, and rainbow trout are stocked in winter months, which brings fishing much closer to the masses.
“The reason for...
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...
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...
Nearly 300 tissue samples were collected from hunter harvested mule deer from the Trans Pecos ecoregion of far West Texas during the 2012-13 season for Chronic Wasting Disease testing.
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory and National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed CWD in four of those samples, according to a...