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15th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Set For April 9 - 17

Lake Jackson -- The Great Texas Birding Classic (GTBC) is coming up April 9 - 17, coinciding with the annual spectacle of spring bird migration in Texas. This friendly competition has a serious conservation purpose. Adult teams who record the most...... Full story

Perry heads to West Texas to review wildfire damage

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry will head to West Texas today to view areas devastated by tens of thousands of acres. Recent fires have destroyed dozens of homes and left one firefighter -- from Cactus -- critically injured. Perry planned to...... Full story

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April is Wildfire Awareness Month

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – More than 983,000 acres of Texas land have burned so far this year, a result of dangerous, rapidly-spreading wildfire. April is Wildfire Awareness Month, and Texas Forest Service’s prevention and mitigation...... Full story

Fall Foliage Colors Peaking at Lost Maples State Natural Area

VANDERPOOL – A possible end-of-the-week freeze is expected to trigger peak color this weekend in the large stands of Uvalde bigtooth maples found in the Sabinal River Valley at Lost Maples State Natural Area. In the past few weeks, the...... Full story

Duck report for the week of November 10th

Weekly migratory bird report for Nov. 10, 2010 from Robert Sloan: High Plains Mallard Management Unit: Duck numbers are solid throughout the Panhandle with an abundance of playa lakes. Pintails, wigeons, gadwalls, teal and mallards have been taken....... Full story

Duck seasons and bag limits set for Texas

We could be heading into one of the better waterfowl hunting seasons in recent years and Texas hunters will be able to take full advantage with a 74-day season and six bird daily bag limit. The 2010-11 late season migratory proposal was finalized...... Full story

Weekly dove and teal hunting report for Sept. 15, 2010

North Zone Dove: Rain showers in North Texas hurt the flight a bit last week, but locals are not complaining since the region has been without rain for some time. Good flights of mourners resumed their pattern over soybeans and corn after the rain....... Full story

Fishing Reports for Week of September 15, 2010

Piney Woods Region Water Body Report BOB SANDLIN Water off color; 79–82 degrees; 2.38' low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching Texas rigged Baby Brush Hogs, Bandit 200 crankbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are...... Full story

Anglers, Biologists Share Information at Athens Meeting

ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has long recognized the fact that anglers and agency personnel have common goals and that the best way to make fishing better in Texas is to work together. That fact, and the desire to...... Full story

Dove, Teal Seasons Set

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service SRC (Service Regulation Committee) has approved the 2010-2011 Texas dove season, including a 70-day season and 15-bird daily bag statewide, and a 16-day early teal season. Texas dove season in the North and...... Full story

Oil spill in the Gulf could be bad news for ducks

Duck hunting is big time popular in Southeast Texas and there is good news coming down the Central Flyway for the upcoming season. However, there is also a concern that the Gulf oil disaster will be detrimental to ducks that migrate to the Gulf...... Full story

Big Thicket Preserve Welcomes its Newest Junior Rangers

Local children earned their badges and became Big Thicket’s newest Junior Rangers last week after attending a three-day summer camp at Big Thicket National Preserve. Thirty-five children between the ages of six to twelve learned about nature...... Full story

Hunter Education courses offered throughout the state

From Robert Sloan

With the Soccer World Cup decided, it is time to think about other sports. Dove hunting, for instance, opens in September, and Hunter Education courses are being offered throughout the state. Hunting is an ideal sport for the entire family,...... Full story

DU to receive $2.5 million grant for Gulf Coast habitat work

Funds will restore, enhance habitat near Gulf Coast marshes

MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 24, 2010 – Ducks Unlimited was notified today it will receive a $2.5 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to provide additional habitat for waterfowl and other birds that will migrate to...... Full story

NRA members and gun owners on the lookout

Joint Statement By Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President,

Joint Statement By Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President, And Chris Cox, Executive Director Of NRA's Institute For Legislative Action There may be no vote a United States Senator casts that is more important than a vote to confirm a...... Full story

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