Texas Parks and Wildlife

10/15/2026

Cool jobs ahead 😎

Come out to our Career + Volunteer Fair at Palo Pinto Mountains State Park west of Fort Worth.

Then, enjoy this NEW Texas State Park! ✨

Chat with representatives from across our agency to find opportunities to protect Texas’ wild things and wild places.

📍Palo Pinto Mountains State Park
100 Park Road 77
Strawn, TX 76475

🗓 Saturday, November 14
⏰ 9am - 1pm

👉 Check out our Job and Volunteer opportunities at tpwd.texas.gov/Jobs

10/07/2026

Enter your best Fish pics! 🎨

The Texas Fish Art contest is open to K-12 students through Feb. 28. 🏆 Win scholarships + more!

ENTER at bit.ly/FishArtContest26

Who knows what species this is? 👇
(pic by E. Chung)

10/07/2026

NEW PARK VIEWS 😍
Post Oak Ridge State Park, northwest of Austin, just opened for Day Use by reservation!
Follow along as we develop one of our newest Texas State Parks 👇

Did you know a brand-new Texas state park just opened?

We did!

Come out to Post Oak Ridge State Park, just outside of Lampasas to experience Texas' first Centennial State Park! We currently offer hiking trails and limited day-use passes, giving a sneak-peek of a more developed park to come!

Reservations are required to enter Post Oak Ridge, check out the link at the bottom of this post to grab your spot.

Give us a follow to learn more about this brand-new park!

https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/post-oak-ridge

10/06/2026

Join us at the FREE East Texas Fire and Nature Festival for hands-on activities and live prescribed fire demonstrations 🔥 🌱

📍Tyler Nature Center
🗓️ Saturday, Oct. 10

10/05/2026

HUNTERS: Check your harvest carefully for signs of New World screwworm.

📹 Watch how to do a quick exam: youtu.be/qHLTetXyNs4

If you suspect infestation, contact your local wildlife biologist immediately 👉 tpwd.texas.gov/screwworm.

Help us eradicate this devastating pest.

10/02/2026

As we head into archery-only season Saturday, hunters can look forward to some quality hunting 🦌

View the white-tailed deer forecast by region at https://tinyurl.com/DeerForecast

Texas leads the nation in number of deer hunters, annual harvest and deer population (est. 5.64 million).

10/01/2026

Celebrating Raccoon Appreciation Day with our rangers embracing their inner trash panda 🦝
🎶 Original music by Ranger Chris 🎶

09/30/2026

Sssurprise visitor 🐍 😮

This coachwhip snake slithered out of a cubicle at our HQ.

It looked thin with partially shedded skin, indicating it may have been inside for a while.

The snake is safely back outside now….and we’re encouraging it to work remotely.

09/28/2026

Archery-only opens Saturday 🏹
Here’s everything you need to know 👉 bit.ly/ArcherySeason26

NEW: Turkey Harvest Map allows you to track wild turkey harvest trends throughout the season 🦃🦃🦃

09/26/2026

Hot takes ahead 🔥

THANK YOU to the hunters and anglers who support Texas’ wild things and wild places.

Happy ! 🦌 🎣