The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has received a briefing from staff on the state’s red snapper fishing as well as recent action by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council that is likely to shorten this year’s recreational fishing season in federal waters.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management...
Ahead of this weekend's youth-only dates for spring Rio Grande turkey hunting in South Texas, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is offering its annual forecast.
Long story short, biologists and turkey hunting experts from the state agency urge that "conditions are shaping up for a productive nesting season, which could also make...
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...
An auction conducted by the Dallas Safari Club has raised $350,000 for rhino conservation efforts in Namibia -- though the winner will be allowed to shoot one black rhino -- a move decried by animal rights groups and environmental groups across the globe.
The proceeds will go into a special...
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...
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...
UPDATE: Texas State Parks to close to public amid COVID-19 pandemic.Â
Outdoor-related activities remain an encouraged part of life amid the COVID-19 pandemic, provided Texans maintain social distancing rules issued by state and local officials. However, if you are or planned to get outdoors in the Texas State Parks system...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is taking public comment on reauthorizing the practice of using tracking dogs to trail wounded deer, which has been prohibited in a dozen eastern counties for more than 20 years.
A series of public meetings is slated to provide details of the proposal and...
Oregon-owned company Bold Ideas, which owns Colt Competition, has confirmed that the rifle manufacturer is opening a plant in Breckenridge, according to this report from the Abilene Reporter-News.
Colt, which is based in Connecticut, manufactures three kinds of semi-automatic rifles, including the AR-15. The move comes as the state passed...
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council announced this year's adjusted red snapper season for Texas, Louisiana and other coastal states, and it appears anglers there will see their snapper season cut drastically in federal waters. The adjustment, announced by Roy Crabtree, regional administrator for NOAA Fisheries, is widely...