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East Texas Conservation Center A TPWD Jasper Fish Hatchery that started in 1932. Area 3 Elephant Mountain WMA Brewster County: 23,147 acres Located 26 miles south of Alpine the land was donated in 1985. Wildlife includes the desert bighorn-sheep, pronghorn antelope, scaled quail, as well as the whiptail lizards, and spadefoot toads.
Some 45,000 hunters will fan out into meadows around the state starting Saturday to harvest quail, despite the drought causing a drop in the bird’s population. The quail hunt in Texas opens this ...
Oct. 21—AUSTIN — Quail hunting season in Texas kicks off Oct. 26, and the annual Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) roadside survey indicates an upward trend in population numbers.
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge is a 6,440-acre (26.1 km 2) wildlife refuge located about 20 mi (32 km) south of Muleshoe, Texas, on Texas State Highway 214.It is the oldest national wildlife refuge in Texas, having been established as the Muleshoe Migratory Waterfowl Refuge by executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935. [1]
Established in 1963, this wildlife refuge is located on the upper Texas Coast in Chambers County. [1] The refuge protects approximately 34,000 acres (140 km 2) [1] of coastal marsh and prairies. The refuge offers opportunities for fishing, waterfowl hunting, paddling, and wildlife viewing. A large network of volunteers contributes thousands of ...
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McFaddin, much the larger one, located at around , has a total area of 58,861.43 acres (238.2038 km 2), while the smaller Texas Point, located at around , has 8,952.02 acres (36 [ 1 ] Texas Point and McFaddin refuges supply important feeding and resting habitat for migrating and wintering populations of waterfowl using the Central Flyway .
Oct. 21—Quail numbers continue to lag in the face of persistent drought conditions this year, with the South Texas Plains region probably the best option for hunters. Quail season begins Oct. 29.