AUSTIN — Hunting and fishing regulations for the 2020-2021 season were approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its public meeting held online May 21. Hunters will see some hunting regulation changes this fall, including the implementation of automated processing of pronghorn and antlerless mule deer applications and permits, a decrease in the […]Read More
Tags : chronic wasting disease (CWD)
AUSTIN – Over the next week or so, El Paso residents may see a low flying helicopter in and around the Franklin Mountains as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) conducts aerial mule deer surveys in the area. This year’s survey runs from February 19 through 25. Each year, TPWD flies surveys throughout the Trans-Pecos […]Read More
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three mule deer in El Paso, Hudspeth, and Hartley Counties; and three white-tailed deer in Medina, Dallam, and Hartley Counties. Officials with TPWD emphasize that the discoveries underscore the importance for aggressive detection, sampling and herd management to control the […]Read More