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Texas deer hunters again are urged to properly dispose of carcasses from deer they shoot to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, particularly chronic wasting disease, which remains a low-level yet viable threat in far West Texas. Deer can become infected with the disease if they come into contact...

Port Aransas once was known as the "Tarpon Capitol of the World," and played host to presidents ranging from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George H.W. Bush and dignitaries the world over for exceptional tarpon fishing through the 1950s. However, in the 1960s the Port Aransas tarpon fishery collapsed and...

From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports The Abominable Snowman: A game warden received a call with information about two Yeti coolers for sale on Craigslist. The warden and a DPS Criminal Investigation Division officer reviewed the listing and found the coolers pictured to be consistent with the...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has awarded grants to put $4 million in quail habitat conservation on the ground, using a special appropriation by the state Legislature to help bring back the bobwhite quail. “We chose places where quail are gone, but they haven’t been gone long, kind of...

A former freighter scuttled Wednesday about 8 miles into the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast will provide vital habitat as part of a reefing project as more abandoned oil rigs continue to be removed. The 155-foot Kinta S slipped to her watery grave offshore from Mustang Island from...

From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports Just Turkeying Around: A Hemphill County game warden was called, when a rancher and his son saw two men in a pickup trespassing on their property, shooting at turkeys with a bow. The rancher said he watched the pair for several...

Coast Guard crews from South Texas rescued a 37-year-old San Antonio from the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after he was reported missing for more than 24 hours after his boat sank Saturday. Crews searched for the man since 1 p.m. Sunday, after being notified by the oil rig supply...

Eighty years ago -- Aug. 22, 1934, to be exact -- the first duck stamp was sold. The stamps have generated more than $800 million and helped secure more than 6 million acres of U.S. wetland habitat, thanks mostly to hunters. Here are some historical facts about the duck stamp...

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department plans to prohibit permanent duck blinds on the Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area, effective during the 2015-16 waterfowl season to resolve what the agency has said are "public use conflicts" and "natural resource issues." A public meeting outlining the decision is scheduled for 6:30...

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...