FOLLOWING THE LAW

Duck hunters reminded to get legal, avoid invasive hitchhikers as second season split gets rolling
  • Charlie Shivley of Huxley strings booms across the channel that leads to his facility to prevent rafts of Giant salvinia from drifting in during fall 2024. Courtesy photo Rhonda Shivley
    Charlie Shivley of Huxley strings booms across the channel that leads to his facility to prevent rafts of Giant salvinia from drifting in during fall 2024. Courtesy photo Rhonda Shivley
  • State law requires all boaters to remove all residual vegetation from their boats and trailers before leaving the lake to avoid the spread of giant salvinia and other invasives to other lakes. TPWD Photos
    State law requires all boaters to remove all residual vegetation from their boats and trailers before leaving the lake to avoid the spread of giant salvinia and other invasives to other lakes. TPWD Photos
  • Invasive zebra mussels are currently found in 39 Texas lakes, but others are at risk. TPWD urges boaters to clean and dry their boats and drain all buckets and receptacles before leaving the lake.
    Invasive zebra mussels are currently found in 39 Texas lakes, but others are at risk. TPWD urges boaters to clean and dry their boats and drain all buckets and receptacles before leaving the lake.
    Texas duck hunters are hoping for some timely shots of winter weather in the next few weeks to push more birds southward ahead of the Christmas/ New Year’s holidays. The second split of the 2025-26 duck got underway Dec. 6 in the North Zone; Dec. 13 in the South Zone. The season runs through Jan. 25, 2026 in both zones.Duck hunters are reminded of several key legal requirements: ...

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