The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. … [Read more...] about 03-17 | Game Warden Field Notes
Archives for March 2015
03-17 | One New Positive Found in 2014-15 Trans Pecos CWD Surveillance
AUSTIN - Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in only one of 222 tissue samples that were collected from hunter harvested deer and elk from the Trans Pecos ecoregion during the 2014-15 season as part of a CWD surveillance effort. This sample was collected from a mule deer buck harvested in the Hueco Mountain area of far West Texas. … [Read more...] about 03-17 | One New Positive Found in 2014-15 Trans Pecos CWD Surveillance
Senate Republicans pass open carry bill for handguns in Texas
Licensed Texans would be allowed to openly carry handguns in a shoulder or belt holster — like the Old West — under legislation tentatively approved by the Senate on Monday after emotional debate that sharply divided Democrats and Republicans. … [Read more...] about Senate Republicans pass open carry bill for handguns in Texas
03-17 | TPWD to Take Public Comment on Hueco Tanks at Open House
EL PASO -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will host an open house to receive general public comment pertaining to Hueco Tanks State Parks andamp; State Historic Site on Monday, March 23. … [Read more...] about 03-17 | TPWD to Take Public Comment on Hueco Tanks at Open House