Hill Country News 3160
TPWD Seeks Comment On Digital Licenses
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is taking public comment until March 26 on changes to digital licensing and tagging requirements. The proposed amendments would expand digital license and tag options to all recreational hunting, fishing, combo license and tag types. TPWD introduced digital licensing and tagging in 2022 for harvested deer, turkey and oversized
Texas A&M University System Bans Campus Drag Shows Ahead of ‘Draggieland’ Event
The Texas A&M Board of Regents passed a resolution last week that would “cancel any upcoming Drag Show Events” across the university system’s 11 campuses. “[T]he Board finds that Drag Show Events are likely to create or contribute to a hostile environment for women contrary to System anti-discrimination policy and Title IX of the Education Amendments of
Fort Worth City Council Elections Feature 27 Candidates Vying for 10 Council Seats
Fort Worth will be electing a new city council that will lead the city for the next two years on May 3, 2025. Twenty-seven candidates will vie for 10 seats on the council. There are at least two seats that will be filled with new candidates, as District 5 incumbent and longest-serving council member Gyna
Wardens Bust Illegal Deer Operations
A recent investigation by Texas Game Wardens resulted in approximately 1,200 pending charges and 22 suspects from across the state involved in the deer breeding industry and black-market (illegal) wildlife trade. The suspects and charges are associated with three deer breeding facilities, ten release sites, one deer management pen and three illegal facilities not registered in the Texas
Tawakoni Delivers First-Ever Sharelunker
Angler Clayton Braddock of Argyle reeled in Lake Tawakoni’s grand entry into the Toyota ShareLunker program Sunday, catching the waterbody’s first Legacy Class fish. The lake became the 79th Texas public fishery to produce one of these massive largemouth bass, and Braddock’s 13.30-pound ShareLunker 676 Sunday bumped the overall total to seven during the 2025 Toyota
Home Security Solutions: Traditional Safes vs. Gun Concealment Furniture
If you own firearms, keeping them secure is a top priority. But that brings up an age-old debate: is it better to keep your guns stored as safely as possible in a traditional steel gun safe or should you opt for a solution like concealment furniture that allows faster access? Some folks swear by the
Harris County Taxpayers to Cover Legal Bills for Hidalgo, Staffers Indicted in Alleged Bid-Rigging Scheme
In a 3 to 1 partisan vote with Hidalgo not voting, Harris County commissioners opted to cover the legal expenses following a private executive session on Thursday. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. See the original article:
Attorney General Paxton Launches Investigative Probe Into Texas Lottery ‘Process’
The Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) is undergoing increased scrutiny, with all three branches of the state government now announcing investigations into recent “winners” and ticket courier services. Gov. Greg Abbott took the first step on Monday when he announced that he would be directing the Texas Rangers to “investigate two incidents” regarding “bulk purchase” winners
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR March/April 2025
I JUST WANTED to say thanks for running that story about drones being used to harass hunters. It’s something I’ve heard about but never seen covered anywhere else. I hunt a lot, and while I haven’t had it happen to me, I know guys who’ve had their days ruined by this kind of stuff. It’s
FORECAST CENTER: Saltwater Hotspots – March/April 2025
HotSPOTLight: Christmas Bay LOCATION: Christmas/Bastrop BayHOTSPOT: Cold PassGPS: N 29 4.834, W 95 8.335(29.0806, -95.1389) Christmas/Bastrop Bay: Cold Pass SPECIES: Speckled TroutBEST BAITS: Soft plastics, mulletTIPS: Fish soft plastics in red/white. Natural mullet works best. . . . LOCATION: Galveston BayHOTSPOT: Miller PointGPS: N 29 27.619, W 94 55.8(29.4603 -94.9300) Galveston Bay: Miller Point SPECIES:
FORECAST CENTER: Freshwater Hotspots – March/April 2025
CURRENT WATER LEVELS HotSPOTLight: Lake Conroe LOCATION: Lake Bob SandlinHOTSPOT: Monticello CoveGPS: N 33 4.96, W 95 3.534(33.0827, -95.0589) Lake Bob Sandlin: Monticello Cove SPECIES: Largemouth BassBEST BAITS: Kelly Wiggler soft plastics, shrimpTIPS: Kelly Wiggler soft plastics are a good choice here or go with live shrimp; afternoon. . . . LOCATION: Brandy Branch ReservoirHOTSPOT:
SPORTSMAN’S DAYBOOK-Tides & Prime Times – April 2025
See the original article: https://fishgame.com/2025/02/sportsmans-daybook-tides-prime-times-april-2025/
