New Alligator Gar Regulations starting September 1, 2019

Mandatory Alligator Gar Harvest Reporting All alligator gar harvested from the public waters of the state other than Falcon International Reservoir must be reported within 24 hours to the department via mobile app or online. • Report using the “My Texas Hunt Harvest” mobile app (for iOS and Android), or • Report online. Trinity River…

News: Commission Chairman Addresses Gar Proposals

On Jan. 23, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Director of Information and Regulations Ken Kurzawski unveiled a list of formal proposed regulation changes related to alligator gar harvest in Texas during a TPWD Commission work session held in Austin. The list includes a statewide ban on the harvest of alligator gar at…

Night Alligator Gar Shooting Ban Proposed

Texas bowfishermen could soon be banned from taking alligator gar at night on all waters statewide as part of a proposed regulation change recently introduced by inland fisheries managers with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). The nighttime ban on shooting the fish with bows was one in a series of alligator gar regulation…

New Website is Up

Welcome to the new home of the Texas Bowhunting and Bowfishing records. We hope this new site is easier to navigate and that it gives you all the tools necessary to enter your trophy into the TBBR regestry. Questions? Contact us! The info is at the side bar on the right! Thank you so much…