Spring has arrived and prospects for Rio Grande turkeys are good this season. Bird numbers are booming after a few years of mild weather.
It’s Spring – Time for Turkey Hunting Season in Texas
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RSS feed21st Annual Birding Classic Registration Now Open
It’s time to invite your friends, family, fellow bird or nature club members, and colleagues to be a part of your team for the 2017 Birding Classic!
Texas Hunters: Here’s your chance for some well-deserved braggin’ rights!
Enter your high-quality harvests in the Texas Big Game Awards (TBGA) by March 1 and you could be recognized as one of the year’s top scoring hunters.
Quail Forever & TPWD Foster Texas Quail Populations
Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) have established a partner commitment to conservation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) through…..
Show Off Your Trophy! Enter the Texas Big Game Awards
The Texas Big Game Awards(TBGA) recognizes hunters annually for their high-quality (and even record-breaking) harvests.
Texas Quail Season Going on Now
Legal shooting hours for all non-migratory game birds are 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
Texas: Win a Lifetime Hunting License
It’s the best time of year – the weather is changing, holiday festivities are starting and deer season has finally arrived.
Texas Waterfowl Seasons Opening Soon!
For the first time in several years, we have some higher water level marks to greet record populations of wintering waterfowl.
Texas Provides Water For Wildlife In Matagorda County, First Time In 3 Years
Thanks to heavy rains this year, the river is in better shape than it has been in some time, & LCRA worked closely with landowners and DU to provide this critical water for wildlife…
Special Upcoming Youth-Only Hunting Seasons in Texas
Starting with the opening of squirrel season, young hunters can get a jump start on the 2015-16 Texas fall hunting seasons, with more special youth-only hunting seasons on the horizon.
Get the FREE 2015/16 Hunting Forecast from Texas PWD
With the hunting season just around the corner, Texas Parks and Wildlife is offering its FREE hunting forecast with up-to-date info on this year’s best spots and tips for a successful hunt
DSC Supports Use of Live Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-mandated killing and post-mortem study of deer potentially exposed to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) illustrates an urgent need for the use of live…..
Calling All Birders and Nature Enthusiasts to the Great Texas Birding Classic
The registration deadline for teams participating in this year’s Great Texas Birding Classic is approaching quickly…
Orange County Brothers Guilty of Killing Bottlenose Dolphin in Cow Bayou
Two Bridge City, Texas brothers have pleaded guilty to federal wildlife violations, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales…
19th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Registration is Open!
Beginning and avid birders, school groups, boy and girl scouts, park managers, nature centers, naturalists, companies, organizations, and neighborhood groups are all invited to take part.
The Latest Game Warden Field Notes from Texas
Working in counties across the state, Texas Game Wardens rise to the challenge every day.
Postcard from Texas – Panhandle Turkeys
Sit back and enjoy two minutes of turkey antics with this flock hanging around a ranch field in Donley County, just south of McLean.
2014 Wrap Up – Texas Lone Star Land Steward Awards
Some of the best examples of excellent land stewardship are recognized by the Lone Star Land Steward Awards program.
Two Property Donations Grow Public Lands in Texas
Two land parcels totalling over 14,000 acres were accepted as donations by Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in recent weeks.
BP Spill Restoration Money Flows to Texas Coast
Two different sources of restoration funding are now flowing to Texas, both are good news for natural resources, fish and wildlife and nature-based recreation and tourism on the Texas coast.
Turtle on the Road: What to Do?
Why does the turtle cross the road? And what should you, as a passerby, do about it?
The New Texas Conservation License Plate Winner Is…
It’s a tie! The winning designs for the new license plates are the Hummingbird and the Rattlesnake!
Celebrate the Holidays with Texas State Parks
Holiday festivities abound at Texas State Parks! Park staff “elves” are planning a sleigh full of special activities from hikes and decorated camp sites to historical reenactments.
A&M Study: Texas State Parks Good for Economy
Tourists and visitors to Texas State Parks create an economic boost for nearby towns, generating income and jobs for local communities and growing the state economy, according to a recent study.
Win a Lifetime Texas Hunting License
This special license, an $1800 value gives you the privilege to hunt and fish in Texas without ever having to buy another state license…
