Big Thicket National Preserve Announces Summer 2017 Ranger-led Program Schedule

KOUNTZE, Texas– The staff of Big Thicket National Preserve invites you to explore the thicket by taking advantage the many ranger-led programs being offered in the months of May, June, July and August. From canoe trips on Village Creek to frog hikes, a presentation on the area’s history and night hikes through the thicket, park […]

East Texas’ Premier Taxidermy Studio

East Texas’ Premier Taxidermy Studio The Sportsman’s Memory Shop GRAPELAND- Taxidermy has been around for centuries. Saving trophies has always been one of man’s favorite pastimes. The Sportman’s Memory Shop in Grapeland, Texas has been helping hunters preserve their trophies since 1980, and has become East Texas’ premier taxidermy. Bobby Shaw and Robin “Trap” Coppedge […]

Game Warden Field Notes

Game Warden Field Notes November 18, 2011 The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. Wife bags her first buck…Not! Terrell County Game Wardens Saul Aguilar and Kenneth Stannard entered a hunting camp on Oct. 5 and noticed a tagging violation on a hanging 10-point white-tailed buck. As […]

Gar Facts Often Garbled

Gar Facts Often Garbled A spotted gar in catfish creek. ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries biologist Michael Baird of Waco sometimes thinks he’s heard it all—until the next fish story reaches his ears. “Through hundreds of conversations with anglers and outdoor recreationists, a fisheries biologist hears just about every kind of fish […]