Welcome To The BCWMA Web Site

Enhancing Quality & Quantity of Wildlife Habitat
and Populations in Bee County, Texas

                                                          NOTICES & REMINDERS


Note:  Especially important and/or urgent events will be highlighted here, but please refer to the EVENTS CALENDAR (left column, this page) for complete list of events (dates appear in red).  And, if we've left out an important happening in Bee County or surrounding counties, relevant to BCWMA members, please email me at beecwma@wildblue.net and I'll try to include--your help is needed to insure the calendar is complete.  Thanks...



Notice #15 (6/11/2009 - 30 day post)


The Summer Edition of the South Texas Weather Journal is complete and available on NOAA's website at: 

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/crp/stwj/STWJSummer09.pdf

In this edition:

• Hurricane Season Outlook
• Drought Outlook
• Spring Severe Weather Recap
• Fire Season Recap
• ENSO Update
• Summer Heat Safety
• And much more!
  

Notice #14 (5/29/2009 - 30 day post)

• TPWD Dove Season Framework Gets Commission Approval
  AUSTIN, Texas — Changes proposed for the 2009-2010 Texas dove season, including a 70-day season and 15-bird daily bag statewide, received approval from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
• Commission Approves Public Hunting on 44 State Park Sites
  AUSTIN, Texas — Nearly half of the sites in the Texas State Parks system will conduct public hunts during the 2009-2010 hunting season. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved scheduled hunts on 44 state park units at its May 28 public hearing.
• TPWD Announces Proposed Waterfowl Season Framework
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will likely revert this fall to the standard 74-day season and six bird daily bag limit framework for ducks during the general waterfowl seasons. The department is proposing dates and bag limit possibilities based on a liberal season package, pending authorization of the federal framework for the Central Flyway by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Notice #13 (5/21/2009 - 30 day post)

New Art Work Takes Deer License Plate from Pink to Macho — Big Game Lovers Encouraged to "Show What Drives You!" 
AUSTIN, Texas — The white-tailed deer specialty license plate that benefits big game management and research in Texas now sports new and improved artwork depicting a white-tailed deer, an image based fittingly on a trophy buck from a ranch served by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department technical assistance program.

Notices #1 - #12  (Expired)

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The Bee County Wildlife Management Association was formed in 2004 by nine area landowners concerned enough about the degrading conditions for wildlife in Bee County to do something about it. Today BCWMA has over 140 member ranches, representing more than 130,000 acres of wildlife habitat.

Most member ranches have several family members, some have management staff, and some have up to forty lease hunters. Consequently, the individuals directly impacted by the Association probably number over 500 people. BCWMA continues to grow as more people recognize the benefits of banding together with their neighbors to accomplish common goals and achieve shared dreams for their properties in Bee County. 

This web site is an ongoing effort to serve and educate our members and our community.  We hope you enjoy it and we encourage you to join BCWMA today.