The following notes were compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports and published in a <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20210513c" target=" blank">release</a>. Here are some of the wildest reports from the department’s latest edition of Game Warden Field Notes:
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In late February, a Uvalde County game warden contacted the Uvalde County Emergency Management Chief about getting pallets of bottled water for the Rocksprings school. Uvalde County had just received several shipments of bottled water that they wanted to share with neighboring counties. An Edwards County game warden said the Rocksprings school needed bottled water since the county was still without water in many places. The wardens, with the help of two other game wardens, loaded and delivered four pallets of water to the school. The Edwards County warden, his wife and several students worked together to unload the water at several locations around campus.
Kid brother snitches to game wardens about illegal fish, and other Texas game warden stories
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Kid brothers, am I right? Darrin Klimek
In today s news that makes you recoil from your childhood with siblings, I present this offering from Texas game wardens:
Two brothers went fishing on Lake Granger near the San Gabriel River recently when a trio of Texas game wardens pulled up. The wardens saw the brothers using a cast net along a pier, which is illegal to use for catching game fish.
While chatting with the brothers, the younger of the two boasted that there was a really big fish in their ice chest.
I Called 9-1-1 and No One Answered, and Other Game Warden Stories
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With that being said, those that work in law enforcement must also have some of the weirdest and craziest stories. Every month or so, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sends out field notes on some of the more compelling incidents involving Texas Game Wardens. I often wonder how the officers keep a straight face on some of these calls.
In the latest edition, i think my favorite story has to be about an event that happened in Jasper County. In this incident, a Jasper County game warden received a call about a deer killed out of season. Upon arriving at the residence, the warden and their partner noticed a bloody cooler with loppers lying next to it. The owner of the residence told the wardens that he picked up the deer from the side of the road. When asked if he notified anyone, the man said, (here s my favorite part) “Yes. I called 911, but no o