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...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Dallas man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced for killing a whooping crane.
Worthey D. Wiles III 42, was a guest hunter Jan. 12 at the St. Charles Bay Hunting Club in Rockport which is located inside the designated critical habitat for whooping cranes, according...
With new categories added for the second annual Texas State Parks photo contest, photographers of all ages have a chance to win while taking in the splendor of more than 90 state parks and historic sites this spring.
Whether it’s a photo from a weekend get together with friends, or...
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant released a joint letter to leadership of the U.S. House and Senate on Wednesday stating that federal management of Gulf red snapper is evidence of a system that is “irretrievably broken,” 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 Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has adopted a notice of intent that would alter daily limit regulations for channel and blue catfish caught in boundary waters with Texas including Toledo Bend Reservoir, Caddo Lake and the Sabine River. Fisheries biologists from each state recommended the action based on...
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is offering Texas hunters and anglers the chance to win a lifetime super combo hunting and fishing license — an $1,800 value — for only $5.
Entries for the lifetime license drawing can be purchased anywhere hunting and fishing licenses are sold, as well...
The folks at hunter-ed.com have come up with an infographic showing the functionality of using AR-style platform rifles for a variety of game and hunting situations, with some tips on using "black rifles" in the field.
The debate over using modern sporting rifles for hunting has filled Internet chat rooms and media reports for...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to expand fishing and hunting opportunities throughout the National Wildlife Refuge System, including opening up hunting programs on six refuges and expanding existing hunting and fishing programs on another 20 refuges including two in Texas.
As part of the expansion, migratory bird...