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Piranha Caught in Suburban Houston Lake
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Last Updated: 10:05 AM 09/26/11 - Texas Parks and Wildlife officials say a fish caught by a pre-teen girl in a suburban Houston lake last month was a red-bellied piranha. It's only the second piranha ever verified in Texas waters and the first in nearly 30 years. - (Full Story)

Biologists Collect Fish Threatened by Drought in Upper Brazos River
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Last Updated: 10:20 AM 09/19/11 - Monday scientists collected fish threatened by drought in the upper Brazos River and take them to Possum Kingdom state fish hatchery to weather the drought, with plans to use them to restock the river later. - (Full Story)
Texas Bringing Back Successful Hog-Killing Contest
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Last Updated: 1:10 PM 08/30/11 - Residents in all 254 Texas counties will soon gear up for a now-annual feral hog killing contest. (Full Story)
TPWD Sets Waterfowl Seasons for 2011-12
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Last Updated: 9:33 AM 08/30/11 - The 2011-12 Texas late season migratory regulations in place, it’s now up to Mother Nature to set the stage. (Full Story)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Eyes Potential State Park in North Texas
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Last Updated: 10:11 AM 08/29/11 - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Nature Conservancy have identified a property in Palo Pinto and Stephens Counties near the town of Strawn as a potential site for a new state park. (Full Story)
Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament September 24 at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
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Last Updated: 12:32 PM 08/22/11 - The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center’s annual Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament will take place this year on Saturday, September 24. (Full Story)
Drought Increases Texas Black Bear Concerns
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Last Updated: 10:11 AM 08/22/11 - Wildlife biologists are advising hunters, ranchers and rural residents that black bears appear to be roaming longer distances and may approach people or houses in search of food and water because of the drought. (Full Story)
Dry Conditions Could Boost Dove Hunting Prospects
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Last Updated: 10:08 AM 08/22/11 - Dry conditions don’t necessarily equate to bad dove hunting, wildlife biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department suggest. (Full Story)
Toyota Texas Bass Classic Announces Concert Lineup
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Last Updated: 1:48 PM 08/17/11 - The Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) will once again bring a stellar lineup of country music artists to Conroe, and this year it is free! (Full Story)
State Spending $3.8M for Galveston Oyster Reefs
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Last Updated: 12:51 PM 08/16/11 - More than 70,000 cubic yards of oyster reef building materials are being spread in Galveston Bay to bolster spots still recovering from Hurricane Ike. (Full Story)
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A lot of hunters in Texas don’t even see planting oats as a beneficial addition to their current scheme. Hopefully today I’ll refute some of these misnomers, and admittedly I’ll reaffirm others. (Read Blog)
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Hunting Season
Animal Location Dates
White-Tailed Deer *North Texas Zone 11/06/2010-01/02/2011
  South Texas Zone 11/06/2010-01/16/2011
Dove North Zone 09/01/2010-10/24/2010
12/25/2010-01/09/2011
  *Central Zone 09/01/2010-10/24/2010
12/25/2010-01/09/2011
  South Zone 09/17/2010-10/31/2010
12/25/2010-01/18/2011
*Includes the Brazos Valley
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