1. Major Land Acquisitions Enhance State Parks, Protect Resources, Expand Access
Texas state parks, which recently received a welcome shot in the arm in the form of additional funding from the Texas legislature, made two important acquisitions during 2008. In September, TPWD acquired the approximately 2,900-acre Fortress Cliffs Ranch, protecting some six miles of Palo Duro [...]
December 29, 2008 | Posted in
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Many duck hunters don’t see themselves as boaters because they generally use their boat simply as the means to get to and from their hunting spot. After all it’s not like they are towing skiers or an inner tube full of kids around the lake, but nothing could be further from the truth.
With the 2008-2009 [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
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The Texas Governor’s Office is coordinating official communication about Ike for the State of Texas, including TPWD activities. For complete information, see the Texas governor’s web site at http://governor.state.tx.us/, or news media may phone the press office at (512) 463-1826.
Check TPWD news releases for information sent by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Governor’s [...]
September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Game wardens besieged with swimming, boating and other accidents and fatalities are asking boaters to prepare before heading out for the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Non-emergency calls are taking more time, and when serious emergencies arrive, wardens are often tied up with something easily preventable, said Lieutenant David Pfiffner, supervising game warden for Lake [...]
Five dogs will graduate from the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) K-9 Academy Thursday at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area in Davis. This is the third group of K-9 teams to graduate and dogs will be staged throughout California to help wardens in stopping criminal activities and searching vessels for Quagga mussels.
“The K-9 units [...]
July 2, 2008 | Posted in
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Arcadia: June 3. Largemouth bass slow. Channel catfish good on cut bait and liver at rocky points. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at the heated fishing dock. Report submitted by Mark Murray, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
Arcadia: May 29. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water semi-muddy. Largemouth bass fair to good on worms [...]
June 4, 2008 | Posted in
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Despite a law mandating life jacket wear for kids, Nevada game wardens are reporting a disturbing trend on local waterways. Many children are not wearing life jackets while boating. The law was changed early this year upping the age requirement by one year, and now all children under the age of 13 years are required [...]
June 3, 2008 | Posted in
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A coyote that attacked a toddler in Lake Arrowhead May 6 is no longer a threat to the community. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announced today that conclusive DNA evidence proves that the coyote shot by a DFG game warden on May 8 was the one responsible for attacking the child two days [...]
June 2, 2008 | Posted in
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