This fall, when deer season opens up, hunters in several additional Texas counties will be required to take any deer they harvest to a Chronic Wasting Disease check station before leaving the area.

08/28/23 - Commission approves new CWD zones

After receiving more than 4,200 public comments, hearing more than an hour of public testimony and an hours-long informational briefing, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission opted late last week to table several Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)-related rule proposals.

11/07/23 - Commission tables proposed deer carcass disposal rule

Although the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission opted to table some of the proposed Chronic Wasting Disease related rules at its hearing last week, they did move forward with some proposals.

11/08/23 - Commission approves additional CWD-related rules

Next week, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will receive an update on the actions of the 2023 Mountain Lion Stakeholder Working Group.

01/18/24 - Mountain lion update

Several members of the public and members of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission recently questions the size and use of Chronic Wasting Disease containment and surveillance zones and their impact on deer breeders and landowners.

01/30/24 - Some question size, use of CWD zones

Representatives from the Texas Deer Association and Texas Wildlife Association were among those who recently spoke to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission about new Chronic Wasting Disease containment and surveillance zones.

01/31/24 - Wildlife, deer associations weigh in on new CWD zones

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has been asked to create a mountain lion management plan, including mandatory trap checks, and a potential ban on canned hunts.

That request came from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission after the commission heard the final report from the Texas Mountain Lion Stakeholder Working Group.

02/01/24 - Mountain Lion Stakeholder group presents final report

While a statewide mountain lion stakeholder working group may not have agreed on all issues they were tasked with addressing, they did agree on several items – and that has led to a request for a management plan for mountain lions from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

02/02/24 - Commission tasks TPWD with mountain lion plan, potential ban on canned hunts

Texas farmers are making great progress, getting the final leg of spring planting done in West Texas and the Panhandle.

Next week, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will decide whether or not Texans should be required to check their traps every 36 hours for mountain lions. They're also considering a ban on canned hunts for mountain lions.

Next week, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission will decide whether or not Texans should be required to check their traps every 36 hours for mountain lions. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department proposed the rule, which would prohibit a trapper from keeping a live mountain lion in a trap or snare for more than 36 hours to protect the elusive wildcats. The proposed rule would also ban canned hunts for mountain lions. If adopted. The rule would still allow hunting free range mountain lions and would allow people to lawfully dispatch any mountain lions caught in their trap. You can comment on the proposed rules through May 22nd on the TPWD website for the Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network. I'm Jessica Dommel.

This has been a great year for growing wheat in most of Texas, but the crop is actually expected to be smaller this year.

05/15/24 - Spring planting continues; commission considers trap check standards; Texas wheat

Texas farmers are getting spring planting wrapped up with the latest Texas crop progress and condition reports showing planting of all major crops is right on pace.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved a proposed trap check standard and a ban on the canned hunting of mountain lions.

USDA has proposed allowing dairy farmers to bulk test the milk of their dairy cows for H5N1 virus.

05/31/24 - Spring planting on schedule; mountain lion trap check standards; bulk tank testing

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