TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE
MAGAZINE TURNS 80!
It’s our birthday! We’ve spent 80 years chronicling the Texas outdoors.
A few of our Texas animals may be that long-lived, but not many. We can hope there’s an 80-year-old Texas tortoise out there, and maybe some freshwater mussels (unsung heroes!). Certainly some Texas trees have been around as long as we have — live oaks and bald cypresses (love you guys!). We’re proud to be the longest-running magazine in Texas.
In December 1942, Texas Game and Fish magazine hit the mailboxes of 6,422 subscribers. The first editorial said the magazine aimed to bring the “invigorating influence of the out-of-doors” to all Texans. The magazine became Texas Parks & Wildlife after the merger of the Texas Game and Fish Commission and the State Parks Board in 1963, reflecting a broader mission regarding our lands, water and wildlife.
As evidenced by our top website stories, you want to know what beaches to visit and what swimming holes to jump into; you like birds and some creepy-crawlies, too. We like those things and want to know those things, too. We’re committed to providing stories and photos to inform you about the Texas outdoors and inspire you to go outside for many years to come.
READER FAVORITE STORIES
10 Best Beaches
12 Birds Every Texan Should Know
Top 10 Bird Songs in Texas
Secret Spots for Public Hunts
Stuff of Nightmares: Giant Redheaded Centipede
Best Cabins in State Parks
Texas Scorpions: Fearsome, Fascinating, Fluorescent
Know Your Turkey Parts
Top 10 State Park Swimming Holes
Wild Harvest: Use Texas’ bounty of native fruits for your next pie or jelly
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