by ETX Outdoors | Sep 20, 2021 | Outdoor News
ATHENS – The Texas Freshwaters Fisheries Center (TFFC) will be the site of “The Sunfish Showdown” tournament slated for September 25. The event, held in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day, will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and provide fun for the whole...
by ETX Outdoors | Sep 13, 2021 | Outdoor News
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is currently accepting applications for their 65th Texas Game Warden Cadet class. As fully commissioned peace officers, game wardens are responsible for the enforcement of Texas laws across the state including...
by ETX Outdoors | Sep 13, 2021 | Outdoor News
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. Trial by Fire A Polk County Game Warden responded to a boat fire on Lake Livingston. Upon arriving, the warden observed five individuals swimming in the...
by ETX Outdoors | Sep 1, 2021 | Outdoor News
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 31, 2021 – U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) expanded hunting and fishing opportunities to Americans by opening 2.1 million acres to public recreational access....
by ETX Outdoors | Sep 1, 2021 | Outdoor News
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has designated Lake Worth in Tarrant County on the Trinity River basin as “infested” with invasive zebra mussels. Infested status signifies that there is an established, reproducing population of zebra mussels in...
by ETX Outdoors | Aug 13, 2021 | Outdoor News
While predictions for the upcoming duck season offer only a few glimmers of optimism, goose hunters are trembling like retriever pups with anticipation for the fall flight. Resident giant Canadas are at new population highs in many places. Analysis of weather data...
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