• Birder on Village Creek Bridge in Turkey Creek Unit

    Big Thicket

    National Preserve Texas

  • *** No Harvest Card - No Grace - No Permit ***

    The deadline for the return of the 2011-12 hunter harvest report cards is April 8, 2012. This year there will be no grace period. In addition, hunters who fail to return their harvest cards by the deadline will not be eligible to hunt in Big Thicket. More »

Animals

Did You Know?

Venomous Snake

Many kinds of snakes are found in the Big Thicket.  Most are harmless, although the venomous cottonmouth, coral, copperhead, and various rattlesnakes do make this their home.