Maintenance Check
It happens every year, usually about the time January gives way to February and water temperatures on most lakes, rivers and streams begin inching towards the magical 60-degree mark. The fishing bug springs to life like a sun-starved wild flower reaching for a stark, blue sky.
CRAPPIE CATCH
OK, here's a real-time fishing scenario to test your knowledge of Texas fishing laws. Read it throughly before making a judgment call.
December 9, 2009
Big Buck Update
Tryson Brock of Kenefick got a couple of major surprises when he headed out to his deer stand on the afternoon of Nov. 8. The first one was somewhat alarming.
November 18, 2009
Success out west
Any hunting trip to the western high country with rutting elk on the menu is a monumental treat, one that must be experienced to fully appreciate. Successfully taking a bugling bull with a bow and arrow on public land is the height of modern hunting experiences.
October 7, 2009
Hatchery on hold
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s hatchery and inland fisheries divisions are dealing with some big league construction woes these days following the discovery of at least two joints of large diameter drainage pipe that have collapsed underground at the new John D. Parker East Texas Fish Hatchery.
September 30, 2009
Big-Time Cash Cow
Texas Parks and Wildlife is always looking for ways to make Texas a better place to hunt and fish. Sometimes it pays to step outside the traditional box.
September 23, 2009
Hopped up on hybrids
COOPER — If Tony Parker were a K-9, I’d call him a cross between a Rottweiler and a bird dog.
September 9, 2009
(New) Rules to Go By
Here’s two good pieces of advice for all Texas hunters and anglers:
• When you buy your new hunting/fishing license, be sure to pick up a copy of the 2009-10 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Outdoor Annual.