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GOSH 2023 Participants photos in a collage
November 2023 Issue

Great Outdoor Scavenger Hunt (GOSH) 2023 is a Wrap!

Hundreds of Texans participated in our statewide scavenger hunt

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Four men on a bike trail.
June 2022 Issue

National Trails Day is the First Saturday in June

Every Texas trail leads to adventure.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
bait on hook
July 2021 Issue

Don't Dump That Bait

Dumping live bait is one of the most common ways to spread aquatic invasives.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
man fishing in a front of a water structure
December 2022 Issue

Rainbow Trout Fishing: A Texas Winter Tradition

TPWD stocks the fish from November to March in Texas streams and lakes.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Handoff of Ivie Lunker from Distirct truck to lunker truck for faster transport to Athens
January/February 2023 Issue

ShareLunker Season Begins in Wake of Record-Setting 2022

The 2023 season gets under way Jan. 1, 2023.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Rendering of an adult and child viewing the schools of fish in an aquarium
January/February 2023 Issue

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens to Undergo Renovation

Schoolchildren marvel at the schools of fish in the indoor and outdoor aquariums.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
oyster boat during harvesting season in Texas
January/February 2023 Issue

Texas Oyster Season Opens With Multiple Bay Closures

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted to permanently close three bays to oyster harvesting.

Story and photos by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Two people fly fishing in ankle deep water.
January/February 2022 Issue

TPWD Earns Fly-Fishing Conservation Award

The award recognizes the division’s leadership and collaboration with other organizations.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
Person removing a guadalupe bass from a hook
March 2022 Issue

How to Catch a Guadalupe Bass, Texas' State Fish

Thirty years of restoration brought the once-imperiled native back to Hill Country streams.

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife
A gray fish on ice.
March 2022 Issue

How to Freeze Fish So It Still Tastes Good in July

Teach a man to freeze, and you'll feed him for months!

Story by Texas Parks and Wildlife