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...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will have a special meeting Feb. 26 in Austin to discuss recent events and options involving the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery.
On Feb. 8, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted to recommend an emergency rule that could shorten the recreational red...
Nearly 3,000 acres of wetland habitat along Texas' Gulf coast will be improved through a grant from Ducks Unlimited and state partnerships, including with the Coastal Conservation Association and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
Grants totaling $21 million were given to 21 projects in 16 states through the North American...
Compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
Drifting Away: Two Val Verde County game wardens responded to a distress call involving a small child trapped in a drifting boat. The boat had drifted into the middle of Amistad International Reservoir with a 7-year-old child, and the...
Texas waterfowl hunters continue to be among the best conservationists when it comes to raising funds for habitat protection and other initiatives vital to continuing outdoor traditions.
That fact again has been backed by news that 41 Texas Ducks Unlimited chapters were recognized nationally on the President's Elite and Top...
South Texas, long a prime bobwhite quail hunting destination, recently was designated the nation's first "Legacy Landscape for Northern Bobwhite Conservation."
The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative and its technical body, the National Bobwhite Technical Committee, announced the designation during the annual meeting of the nation's bobwhite experts. Dr. Leonard Brennan,...
The Federal Duck Stamp turns 85 this year and it has never been more important to buy one, with proceeds from purchases going directly into providing funding to purchase and protect wetlands and associated habitat for ducks, geese and other wildlife species.
The new 2019-20 stamp goes on sale Friday,...
Sightings of rare and elusive creatures aren't uncommon across the remote outreaches of a massive state the size of Texas.
However, it's pretty uncommon for them to occur in a heavily used park along the Colorado River in northwest Austin, especially when the critter is being touted as the reclusive...
A federal judge in Brownsville has ruled in favor of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in a joint lawsuit brought by the agencies challenging an emergency regulation enacted by the National Marine Fisheries Service over red snapper seasons.
The ruling means...