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️Communications, Sherard Smith
️Fri Mar 07 2025

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Help Hunters feed the Hungry

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking a non-profit organization to administer the statewide program that provides hunters with a mechanism to donate legally harvested deer that can be processed and provided to local food banks, for further information, email: purchasing.bidbox@tpwd.texas.gov through 3/7/2025.

State Parks for Beginners

The great outdoors awaits you in Texas State Parks. Choose from over 80 parks, natural areas, historic sites and visitor centers. Follow these steps to plan your trip. Choose a park, plan your visit and make your reservation.

grand father and grand daughter anglers posing with Catfish

Fishing for Beginners

If you are (or think you might be) interested in fishing. We'll get you started with fish helpful videos, articles, apps and other resources to teach you the basics and help you find just the right place to fish.

TPW Television on PBS this Week

Crayfish Concerns, Mentored Fishing, Cooking Drum

Texas Parks and Wildlife aquatic biologists track a Texas invader, the Australian redclaw crayfish. Newbie anglers discover the outdoors through a mentored fishing program. Chef Davis Turner of Austin's Huckleberry prepares a special black drum dish on the Texas Coast.

Now in TPW Magazine - January | February 2025

Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine January | February 2025 cover

Welcome Back Bears!

On a sunny West Texas May morning in Terlingua Ranch, graduate student Matt Hewitt pulls his truck to the side of the road and gets out. He's spotted something. He pulls out a pair of binoculars and holds them up to his face. There it is: beneath a deer feeder sits a huge black bear, its back turned.

Get the free Outdoor Annual.

Visit outdoorannual.com or get the free app for everything you need to know before you go. The app shows location-based info on hunting seasons and nearby waterbodies, plus the ability to look up current and past license purchases.

Paddling Trails

Enjoy improved and maintained fishing and paddling access to rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, bayous, and bays on any of the 81 official Texas Paddling Trails available throughout the state!!

Now Stocking Trout!

You'll find rainbow trout in neighborhood ponds and other community lakes from late November through early March. Look over the stocking schedule for specific dates and a location near you.

Protect the Lakes You Love

Invasive species like giant salvinia and zebra mussels can ruin fishing, boating and swimming for everyone. You can't always tell if a lake is infested with invasive species, and even a small piece left on your boat or gear can infest another lake.

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