TPWD Offering Chances to Win Lifetime Hunting License

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is offering Texas hunters and anglers the chance to win a Lifetime Super Combo hunting and fishing license — an $1,800 value — for only $5.

Entries for the Lifetime License Drawing can be purchased anywhere hunting and fishing licenses are sold, as well as on the [...]

Texas Public Hunts Offer Affordable, Quality Experience

AUSTIN, Texas — Sportsmen looking for an affordable family activity should consider Texas’ public hunting opportunities. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will be offering adult and youth only hunts by special drawing for a wide variety of species. Hunt schedules and applications are available upon request and online now. Don’t miss out on a [...]

Texas Moves to Protect Trophy Alligator Gar Fishery

ATHENS, Texas — The 82-inch, 140-pound alligator gar I pulled from the Trinity River in April 2008 will likely remain my fish of a lifetime.
Many other anglers can probably say the same-or would love to be able to.
That’s the goal of the new one-fish-per-day limit imposed on alligator gar harvest that goes into effect September [...]

‘Take Me Fishing 101’ Videos Help New Anglers Gear Up

AUSTIN, Texas — You walk into a sporting goods store and see a row of fishing poles hanging from a shelf.  All of them look the same, and you become so overwhelmed that you leave in frustration.  You’ve always wanted to pick up the sport but don’t really know where to even begin.
The Texas Parks [...]

‘Take Me Fishing 101’ Video Series Prepares New Anglers for Outdoor Adventure

AUSTIN, Texas — A new “how-to” video series from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department walks novice anglers through everything they need to know to get started in a sport that often is seen as a gateway to the great outdoors.
The 11-segment “Take Me Fishing 101″ series is hosted on the TPWD Web site and [...]

Texas State Parks To Celebrate National Get Outdoors Day

AUSTIN, Texas — Any time is a good time to head outside to hike, camp, backpack, picnic and enjoy other recreational pursuits, but Saturday, June 13, has been designated National Get Outdoors Day to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun.
As a part of the second annual GO Day, more than two dozen Texas state parks are [...]

National Fishing Day June 6 At Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS, Texas — The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens will kick off National Fishing and Boating Week by making a family fishing trip affordable with free admission for kids 12 and under plus free fishing for the whole family and free hot dogs and drinks from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6.
In [...]

TPWD Increases License, Boat Registration Fees

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved increases to hunting and fishing licenses, as well as boat titling and registration fees. Most fees will increase by five percent and the increases take effect with the 2009-2010 license year, starting this fall for recreational hunting and fishing licenses.
Hunting licenses will increase from [...]

Choke Canyon ShareLunker Breaks Drought

ATHENS, Texas — The dry spell is over.
Three weeks passed during the height of the big bass season without a single entry into the ShareLunker program, but that ended April 9 when Dennis Segner of Fredericksburg caught a 13.17-pound largemouth from Choke Canyon Reservoir.
Segner’s fish became the 16th entry into the program during the current [...]

This Big One Didn’t Get Away

Latest ShareLunker is one of a kind, and a heart-warming story too
ATHENS, Texas—ShareLunker program manager David Campbell often says anglers who donate big bass to the program are the best conservationists in Texas, and that statement is backed up by what happened at Lake Fork Saturday.
Guide James Caldemeyer was fishing with clients Brian Ketterer and [...]