Texas hunting regulations continually are altered and usually expanded to fit biological and access objectives set forth by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department hunting program leaders and biologists, and the proposals currently being considered for 2019-20 are no different.
Unlike in previous seasons, there aren't any radical or sweeping changes ...
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...
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...
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...
From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports
Your Lie Just Croaked
Two Tarrant County game wardens were checking a field on opening day when they found two men sitting around a stock tank with shotguns and a moving dove decoy set out. The father-son duo was contacted by the...
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...
Lake Conroe, north of Houston, has faced a number of invaders as its water levels have dropped.
It has been plagued with infestations of exotic vegetation damage to native vegetation by an overpopulation of grass carp introduced to get rid of the exotic vegetation, a degraded watershed, lack of shoreline...
The latest tests and monitoring looking for zebra mussels in North Texas lakes yielded mixed results, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials said.
While zebra mussel DNA was detected in Lakes Texoma, Ray Roberts, Lewisville, Bridgeport and Bob Sandlin, no zebra mussel populations could be confirmed by physical inspection in...
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...