Duck populations are the highest since North American surveys began in 1955, and as a result Texans again will enjoy the most liberal waterfowl hunting season framework allowable. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission last week approved waterfowl seasons at its public hearing in Houston.
The commission retained a staggered...
The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday released its 2012 Recreational Boating Statistics, revealing that boating fatalities last year totaled 651, the lowest number on record.
From 2011 to 2012, deaths in boating-related accidents decreased from 758 to 651, a 14.1 percent decrease; injuries decreased from 3,081 to 3,000, a 2.6...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is asking Texans to share stories and photos of their time enjoying outdoor pursuits on its 50th anniversary Web page as it celebrates the milestone, officially marking the event this summer.
In 1963 Texas lawmakers began consideration of House Bill 21, introduced by Weatherford...
A report released this week by the American Sportfishing Association makes a case that from an economic perspective, recreational fishing is just as important as commercial fishing, despite a much lower impact on the resource.
According to the report, anglers landed just 2 percent of the total saltwater landings compared...
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 variety of habitat conservation groups have partnered to highlight the important connection between voluntary land stewardship and sustaining water availability in Texas.
Ducks Unlimited partnered with the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Texas Wildlife Association and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board. Effective land stewardship...
The Coast Guard has released its most recent national recreational boating survey, which examines data to help prevent boating accidents and assess the economic impact of boating by region.
The study found that about 29 percent, or 34.2 million, of the estimated 116.7 million U.S. households had at least one...
Thirty counties in North and Central Texas on Sunday were added to regulations requiring that boats operating on public water be drained after use in the state’s continuing effort to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels
Under the regulations, persons leaving or approaching public water in the affected counties...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s chronic wasting disease management plan includes protocols and requirements to prevent the spread of the disease, including mandatory check stations for mule deer killed inside a West Texas containment zone.
That zone includes portions of Hudspeth, Culberson and El Paso counties.
The plan was implemented...