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AUSTIN --Attention hunters: that dream hunt of a lifetime could be coming your way this year if you've entered Big Time Texas Hunts. If you haven't applied, there's still time before the October 15 deadline. … [Read more...] about 10-05 | Deadline for Entering Big Time Texas Hunts is October 15

BASTROP-- The golf course at Bastrop State Park may have closed its fairways in February, but the park is looking to turn the site of the historic nine-hole public links into a showcase of the natural and cultural heritage of the "Lost Pines" area. … [Read more...] about 10-02 | Bastrop State Park Begins Planning for Future Use of Golf Course Land

AUSTIN-- Starting with Saturday's opening of squirrel season, young hunters can get a jump start on the 2015-16 Texas fall hunting seasons, with more special youth-only weekend hunting seasons on the horizon. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists say range conditions and wildlife populations are ripe for success in the field. … [Read more...] about 09-24 | Special Youth-Only Hunting Seasons Create Opportunities, Memories

AUSTIN -- With the recent discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in two captive deer breeding facilities in south-central Texas, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will be stepping up efforts to strategically sample hunter harvested deer at a greater level during the 2015-16 hunting season. … [Read more...] about 09-23 | Hunters Asked to Submit Samples for CWD Testing