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Alan Cain, the whitetail program leader for TPWD reported the statewide deer population is going to be right around 4.3 million to 4.6 million range. If you look at statewide trends, it’s slowly creeping...
by Tom Behrens on 10/24/2018
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Archery season for deer opened Sept. 29 and Early Youth-Only deer season is Oct. 27-28. General Gun season begins Nov. 3, continues through Jan. 6 in the North Zone and Jan. 20 in the South Zone. It's t ime to...
by Tom Behrens on 10/8/2018
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Texas now has over 400 ShareLunker entries for 2018. Robert Crane caught his 8.3-pound "Lunker Class" bass at Oak Creek Reservoir in August. Through the middle of September, anglers entered 422 bass weighing...
by Tom Behrens on 9/25/2018
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The Central Flyway receives most of its waterfowl from the prairies as well as from the Western Boreal Forest and Arctic, with large numbers of ducks coming from Saskatchewan, eastern Alberta, North and South...
by Tom Behrens on 9/18/2018
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Dove Numbers Continue to Soar:
According to Texas Parks & Wildlife Department if you were impressed by last year's dove turnout, this season's forecast is even better. White-winged dove numbers continue...
by Tom Behrens on 8/30/2018
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What’s the secret of catching bass in the summer when it’s so hot, even the dog doesn’t want to go out?
Slow down the presentation: Texas angler Brad Reid recently shared a couple of secrets...
by Tom Behrens on 8/20/2018
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New hunting and fishing licenses go on sale on Aug. 15. Last year’s license will expire Aug. 31. If you plan to be in the field when the 2018-19 dove season opens in most of the state on Sept. 1,...
by Tom Behrens on 8/14/2018
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How many can remember back to when the plastic worm made it’s first appearance on the bass fishing scene? Several of the major retailers I frequented put pint size containers out on a long table, each...
by Tom Behrens on 8/1/2018
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The first application deadlines are August 1. Application deadlines are on the 1st and 15th of each month. Drawings are usually held the following business day. E-Postcard Hunts and US Forest Service...
by Tom Behrens on 7/13/2018
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You don’t need someone to tell you it’s hot out there, especially sitting in a boat with no shade. The following are some tips to help keep you and your fish alive during a fishing tournament,...
by Tom Behrens on 6/11/2018
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Rio Grande turkey has a bag limit of 4 birds, and the general seasons are:South Zone: 3/17 - 4/29North Zone: 3/31 - 5/13Special 1 Turkey Bag Limit (10 counties): 4/1 - 4/30Check county listings for special bag...
by Tom Behrens on 3/27/2018
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Through the third week of February, Texas anglers have entered almost 50 largemouth bass weighing between 8 and almost 13 pounds in the state's expanded ShareLunker program. Those fish have come from 24 bodies...
by Tom Behrens on 2/19/2018
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TPWD reports that Lunker Bass are starting to show up at the weighing scales.
Congrats to Jerrod Miller of Springtown for entering the first Elite Class bass in the new Toyota ShareLunker program. This...
by Tom Behrens on 1/10/2018
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AUSTIN – For more than 30 years, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Toyota ShareLunker Program has partnered with anglers to enhance bass fishing in Texas. This year, the program is...
by Tom Behrens on 12/19/2017
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AUSTIN – After nearly a year of reviewing special largemouth bass regulations in place across the state, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department inland fisheries management staff are considering changes to...
by Tom Behrens on 11/29/2017
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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department reminds hunters that in some counties you can only take a buck if its antlers have an inside spread of 13 inches or more, or if it has an unbranched antler.
This...
by Tom Behrens on 11/14/2017
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AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Inland Fisheries division is launching a scale loaner program to give local tournament organizers the ability to use the catch, weigh and...
by Tom Behrens on 11/7/2017
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AUSTIN – Despite unseasonably warm temperatures in the forecast for much of the state, Texas deer season opener didn’t deter hunters from participating in this time-honored tradition.
Hunting...
by Tom Behrens on 11/5/2017
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has announced a restructured version of its Toyota Sharelunker program. The revised program will be more inclusive, allowing anglers who catch largemouth bass weighing 8...
by Tom Behrens on 10/11/2017
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Now that we are into the archery season for deer and the gun season will be opening in a couple of weeks, let’s review what’s a legal buck, according to TPWD regulations.
“In antler...
by Tom Behrens on 10/11/2017
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