NaN/100 votes#1 - Big Bend National Park
Season 31 Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/2015
Discover the biggest park in all of Texas. Beautiful night skies, river carved canyons, and magnificent mountains combine to make Big Bend National Park a place to remember.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Brushland Birds, Fishing Piers & Old Trains
Season 31 Episode 2 - Aired 10/25/2015
Discover an abundance of birds in the brushlands of south Texas. Catch some fish and make some friends on the coastal fishing piers. And travel back in time on the Texas State Railroad.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Dallas Paddling, Shotguns & Bighorn Sheep
Season 31 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2015
Traverse the Trinity River near Dallas by canoe or kayak. Get some tips for safe, and accurate, shotgun shooting. Thirty years ago the Desert Bighorn Sheep was mostly gone from Texas. See what was being done to bring back the Bighorn.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Dark Skies, Ranch Restoration & Rockin' Art
Season 31 Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2015
Discover the spectacularly dark skies of West Texas, and meet some folks who are working to keep them dark. Take a trip back in time through the discovery of ancient rock art. Enjoy the beauty of a wide open Panhandle ranch.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Catching Up on Quail, Balmorhea Cool & RVs
Season 31 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2015
See what’s happening with Texas’ four distinct quail species. Get above and below the clear water of Balmorhea Springs. Travel Texas with some snowbirds in their RVs.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Wild Firefighters, Cup Crusaders & Rabbits
Season 31 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2015
Meet some of the folks that fight fires in the Texas state parks. See how one very young man from Corpus Christi is trying to help keep trash out of the water. Watch some rascally rabbits munch a bunch of lunch.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Refuge From the Storm, Flying Falcons & Piney Woods
Season 31 Episode 7 - Aired 11/28/2015
Learn how a Texas woman takes refuge from Autism by hunting. Meet some modern day falconers and find out what draws them to these birds of prey. Head to East Texas and relax among the tall pines.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Wardens on a Boat, Swimming Holes & Flying at Franklin
Season 31 Episode 8 - Aired 12/5/2015
Spend a few days with Texas game wardens as they patrol the waters off South Padre Island on a sixty foot boat. Enjoy a look at some of Central Texas’ finest swimming holes and see what has been done to conserve them. Jump off the cliff at Franklin Mountains State Park.
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NaN/100 votes#9 - Sky High Eye, Wyman's Camera & Big Bend Above
Season 31 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/2015
See how biologists learn about the lives and habits of wildlife using satellite transmitters. Travel back in time with Texas photographer Wyman Meinzer. Fly above Big Bend in the early morning light.
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NaN/100 votes#10 - Surfing Sands, Volunteer Family & Border Life
Season 31 Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/2015
Go sand surfing a long way away from the ocean at Monahans Sandhills State Park. Meet the Gibson family, and follow along with them as they volunteer their time to help others learn about the outdoors. See how life was lived along the Texas/Mexico border back before it was a river and not a wall.
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#11 - Wild Artist, Rio Grande Rafting & Balmorhea Birds
Season 31 Episode 11 - Aired 12/26/2015
Meet wildlife artist Clemente Guzman and find out where is inspiration comes from. Find out what rafting the Rio Grande is all about. A large group of barn swallows make their home at a small Balmorhea motel.
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#12 - Birds of Smell, Helicopter Training & Remembering D-Day
Season 31 Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/2016
Travel to a birding hotspot that might be considered a marginal nature haven. Get in the water with some Texas game wardens as they learn how to get out of a sinking helicopter. Remember D-Day with some veterans who served on the Battleship Texas.
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#13 - Gator Hunt, Neches Refuge & the Ecotainer
Season 31 Episode 13 - Aired 1/9/2016
Travel to southeast Texas to hunt alligators at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area. The Neches Refuge in East Texas is a haven for a lot of wildlife species. Spend some time with a singer who takes an environmental message to city schools.
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#14 - El Paso Trails, Saving Some Bison & Shifting Sands
Season 31 Episode 14 - Aired 1/16/2016
Meet the El Paso trail builder who is still working away at age seventy nine. Almost twenty years ago the last of the Southern Plains Bison herd was moved from the J.A. Ranch to Caprock Canyons State Park. See the shifting sands of Monahans.
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#15 - Friendly Flockers, Caddo Lake & a Rising River
Season 31 Episode 15 - Aired 1/23/2016
Follow a group of friends as they compete in the Great Texas Birding Classic. Discover the timeless beauty of Caddo Lake. Watch as the river rises in a hurry at Colorado Bend State Park.
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#16 - El Paso Owls, Three Kingfishers & Richland Creek Water
Season 31 Episode 16 - Aired 1/30/2016
Take a peek at the burrowing owls of El Paso. Marvel at the rare chance to see three species of Kingfishers in one place at one time. See how a manmade wetland is cleaning the water for the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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#17 - Night Photography, Fishing at Mueller & Some Survival Tips
Season 31 Episode 17 - Aired 2/6/2016
Attend a night photography class near Big Bend Ranch State Park. An event at an Austin park teaches families how to catch fish, and how to cook them. We remember the late Dave Alloway, an expert in the art of survival.
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#18 - Purple Palaces, Big Black Bears & Cleaning It Up
Season 31 Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/2016
Meet some folks whose mission is to help build homes for purple martins. Follow a husband and wife team as they trap, tag and follow Black Bears in West Texas. See how Texas Parks and Wildlife employees mobilized to help wildlife after and oil spill.
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#19 - Moving Mule Deer, Social Mediator & a Yoga Hike
Season 31 Episode 19 - Aired 2/20/2016
The Pecos Pupfish is on the edge of extinction but a group of biologists is trying to help save the species. Meet the social media coordinator whose job it is to connect you with the outdoors. Travel to Sundown Island to see how Chester Smith takes care of all the birds.
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#20 - Butterfly Beauty, Enchanted Rock & the Inspiring Ecologist
Season 31 Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/2016
Butterflies bring beauty to the world. But butterflies are at risk. What are we doing to reverse this troubling trend? View Enchanted Rock through the use of time lapse photography. The late Geraldine Watson spent her life protecting and restoring the Big Thicket area of southeast Texas.
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#21 - Feral Hogs, History Keeper & Going to Garner
Season 31 Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/2016
Crawl inside the caves at Colorado Bend State Park with some dedicated spelunkers. Dr. Cynthia Brandimarte makes sure that the history of state parks is easily accessible. The Fuentes family of Corpus Christi have been going to Garner State Park every Fourth of July for over 20 years.
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#22 - Cave Crawlers, Outdoor Clubbing & a Frog Pond
Season 31 Episode 22 - Aired 3/12/2016
Scientists and geologists use laser technology to restore ancient rock art at Hueco Tanks State Park. Outdoor clubs are a great way to discover nature, and make new friends. Visit a manmade pond that gets taken over every spring by frogs.
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#23 - Pronghorns, Tent Revival & a Sinking Ship
Season 31 Episode 23 - Aired 3/20/2016
The Texas Outdoor Family program helps teach families about camping, and cooking, and nature. Watch the Kinta S, a 155-foot freighter as it becomes an artificial reef. Spend some time watching the birds at the Hugh Ramsey Park in South Texas.
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#24 - Pecos Pupfish, Prairie Dogs & Buffalo Soldiers
Season 31 Episode 24 - Aired 3/27/2016
The Pecos Pupfish is on the edge of extinction but a group of biologists is trying to help save the species. Caprock Canyons State Park is known as the home of the state bison herd. But there are some much smaller, fuzzier animals on site as well. See how Buffalo Soldiers re-enactors are teaching young people about the ultimate outdoorsmen.
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#25 - Texas Water Safari, Loggerhead Shrikes & Woodpeckers
Season 31 Episode 25 - Aired 4/3/2016
Follow two teams of paddlers as they navigate the 260 mile Texas Water Safari. Loggerhead Shrikes can be both beautiful and brutal. Baby woodpeckers are very demanding and noisy when they’re hungry.
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The Best Episodes of Texas Parks and Wildlife Season 31
Every episode of Texas Parks and Wildlife Season 31 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Texas Parks and Wildlife Season 31!
A weekly outdoors/nature series focusing on the incredible diversity of wildlife, scenic locations and fascinating characters that make Texas unique.
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 31 Ratings Summary
"Big Bend National Park" is the best rated episode of "Texas Parks and Wildlife" season 31. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/18/2015. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Brushland Birds, Fishing Piers & Old Trains".