Conservation

Two whitetail deer bucks stand in an autumnal field, where one grazes and the other looks towards the camera
November 2024 Issue

Deer Carcass Requirement Updates Provide Hunters More Options

TPWD updates regulations to protect Texas deer.

By Lerrin Johnson
Boat on O.H. Ivie Lake
March 2024 Issue

O.H. Ivie Lake Is on a Record Run for Big Bass

This Texas lake filled the ShareLunker books since 2021.

Story by Kirk McDonnell
close up on a buffalo standing in a field
March 2024 Issue

The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project Is Connecting Native People With Their History and Heritage

Project leader Lucille Contreras hosts camps and events for Native children.

Story by Eva Frederick
close up on a buffalo standing in a field
March 2024 Issue

The Texas Tribal Buffalo Project Is Connecting Native People With Their History and Heritage

Project leader Lucille Contreras hosts camps and events for Native children.

Story by Eva Frederick
Ma Ferguson portrait balck and white sitting in a chair with hands on lap
April 2023 Issue

‘MA’ Ferguson Brought the Civilian Conservation Corps to Texas

Ferguson requested federal funding for dozens of CCC projects across the state.

Story by Walt Bailey
Illustration of Caribbean Monk Seal group of 4 on the sand
June 2015 Issue

Death of the Sea Wolf: Texas Once Had Seals

The now-extinct Caribbean monk seal used to visit the Texas coast.

Story by Russell Roe
Melanistic (Dark) deer stand in a field with trees.
November 2005 Issue

Melanistic (Dark) Deer In The Hill Country.

The opposite of albinos, melanistic deer can be found in a small segment of the Hill Country.

Story by Ben Rehder
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The October 2024 cover of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, featuring a surfer riding a wave along the Texas Gulf Coast

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