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First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Lynn Burkhead — Be safe as Memorial Day boating season arrives

It’s Memorial Day weekend and that means the unofficial start to the summer boating season in Texas, Oklahoma and all across the nation.That means that this weekend is one of the busiest and most enjoyable days of the year for boaters.And one of the most ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Sherman Denison Herald Democrat ]

Entities: U S Coast Guard, Watercraft, Safe Speed, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

The Bay

Bay Day Festival provides education and entertainment

As the official start of summer nears, the Galveston Bay Foundation will host the Bay Day Festival Saturday, June 9, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Kemah Boardwalk.The Bay Day Festival is a free family event providing hands-on, interactive exhibits, activities ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Cleveland Advocate ]

Entities: Estuary, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Education, The Bay

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

The Dallas Morning News

Lack of knowledge, too much alcohol key factors in high rate of boating fatalities

It's two weeks until Memorial Day weekend, usually considered the start of recreational boating season. National Safe Boating Week is Saturday through May 25.Texas, for example, is not a safe boating state. In 2011, there were 226 recreational boating ... [ Published May 16 2012 by NOLA Live ]

Entities: Alcohol, The Dallas Morning News, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Education, Watercraft

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Wearing life jacket, not drinking alcohol top list of boating safety practices

Dark, monstrous thunderheads, dragging gray tails of rain, are sweeping in from the north, shutting out any ray of sunshine that might try to poke a hole in the canopy.We are on the Intracoastal Waterway motoring toward Sundown Bay, figuring there might ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Austin American Statesman ]

Entities: Flotation, Canyon Lake (Texas, United States), Austin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

David Anderson

TWA provides recommendations to improve deer breeder compliance

Written on: 04/30/2012 by: TWAClick a star to rate this entry Average user rating: 0.0 (of 0 total)Texas -The Texas Wildlife Association provided invited testimony and recommendations in Austin today to a House Committee studying ways to improve deer ... [ Published May 01 2012 by Texas Fishing & Outdoors Network ]

Entities: Breeder, David Anderson, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Testimony

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Falcon International Reservoir Tops List of Best Bass Lakes in the U.S.

Fabled Falcon has been ranked the number one bass lake in the country by the editors of Bassmaster magazine, but the good news doesn’t stop there.Another Texas-Mexico border reservoir, Amistad, is number six on the list, and six other Texas reservoirs ... [ Published May 01 2012 by Texas Fishing & Outdoors Network ]

Entities: Lakes (United States), Largemouth Bass, Louisiana (United States)

First Reported Apr 19 2012 - Updated Apr 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Trinity River may have most striped bass, but not the biggest

The top 10 documented striped bass taken on rod-and-reel from Texas waters:Rk. Wt.* Location1 53 Brazos River*2 50 Guadalupe River3 49 Guadalupe River4 46.5 Rio Grande5 45.81 Guadalupe River6 45.5 Lady Bird Lake7 45 Lake Amistad8 43.55 Lake Austin9 43.31 ... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by Houston Chronicle ]

Entities: Striped Bass, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin

First Reported Apr 10 2012 - Updated Apr 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Texans asked to visit state parks as business partners line up to help with budget gap

0 commentsAUSTIN – Some $1.4 million in donations have been raised since the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department launched a statewide appeal to help close a $4.6 million budget gap brought on by devastating wildfires, record drought and a corresponding ... [ Published Apr 10 2012 by The Edinburg Review ]

Entities: Donations, Drought, Recreational Vehicle, Wildfires

First Reported Apr 08 2012 - Updated Apr 08 2012 - 1 Documents

ShareLunker from Falcon Lake proves to be a super spawner

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was so impressed by the spawning ability of a Toyota ShareLunker caught at Falcon Lake on March 16 that it sent out a news release touting the fish as something of a piscatorial Octomom.That big bass was caught ... [ Published Apr 08 2012 by Dallas Morning News ]

Entities: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Octomom, Toyota Motor Corporation

First Reported Apr 08 2012 - Updated Apr 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Outdoors notebook: Park fee hikes called standard procedure

Entry fees have risen at several state parks recently, but park officials say it’s part of a normal yearly reassessment.“The superintendent at each park recommends what the fees should be for that park,” said Mike Crevier, the parks division director ... [ Published Apr 08 2012 by Dallas Morning News ]

Entities: Standard Operating Procedure, Quail, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

First Reported Apr 06 2012 - Updated Apr 06 2012 - 1 Documents

State Game Wardens Conclude Fish-Selling Sting

State game wardens have issued citations to nine businesses which illegally purchased game fish from undercover officers during a 21-month sting conducted by the Special Operations unit of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement Div ... [ Published Apr 06 2012 by Texas Fishing & Outdoors Network ]

Entities: Sting (musician), Southern flounder, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

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"We have those areas of the state where we have the most accidents," Parrish says. "I think that it's the kind of activity that's taking place at those sites."

Wearing life jacket, not drinking alcohol top list of boating safety practices [Austin American Statesman - May 17 2012]

"The regulation does allow persons to travel from one boat ramp to another on the same body of water without draining water," he said. "This will allow striper guides on Lake Texoma to trailer from one boat ramp to another during the day. It will also allow tournament anglers to take out at one ramp and go to another for weigh-in. Guides and anglers will also be allowed to collect shad for bait in Texoma and then go below the dam to fish without draining water."

New rules target spread of zebra mussels and Asian carp in Texas [NOLA Live - May 16 2012]

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Regional Lone Star Land Stewards Persevere Thro... [ Published May 01 2012 by Texas Fishing & Outdoors Network ]
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ShareLunker from Falcon Lake proves to be a sup... [ Published Apr 08 2012 by Dallas Morning News ]
Outdoors notebook: Park fee hikes called standa... [ Published Apr 08 2012 by Dallas Morning News ]
State Game Wardens Conclude Fish-Selling Sting [ Published Apr 06 2012 by Texas Fishing & Outdoors Network ]
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