Expansion of mule deer hunting opportunities tops a short list of proposed changes to the state’s hunting and fishing regulations the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering for 2010-2011.

Two of the region's largest outdoor entertainment showcases are set for January 2010, bringing thousands of boating and travel enthusiasts to Austin and San Antonio.

During his 35-year career with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Durocher has been a key player in a conversion of bass fishermen from consumptive users to recreational anglers. Catch and release fishing.

If you’re fresh out of holiday gift ideas for your eco-minded cousin or that relative who would rather spend his or her spare time in the woods, on the lake or at a state park, or even for yourself, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department invites you to shop the outdoors.

Department veteran Phil Durocher, who has been Inland Fisheries Director since 1993, has announced he will retire effective Dec. 31. Durocher began his department career in 1974 as a Research Systems Analyst in the Data Processing Division.

For Texans in search of convenient fishing, it doesn’t get much better than winter trout season in Texas.  From December through mid-March, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will stock more than 270,000 hatchery-reared rainbow trout at 120 sites across the state.

For Texans in search of convenient fishing, it doesn’t get much better than winter trout season in Texas.  From December through mid-March, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will stock more than 270,000 hatchery-reared rainbow trout at 120 sites across the state.

Texas Parks & Wildlife TV Program - Weekly schedule and show descriptions for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has recently been updated.

Phase one of construction on a new $20 million Texas Game Warden Training Center in Hamilton County is proceeding on schedule and on budget and is set to be completed by the end of December.