The weirdest Texas game warden stories of 2019

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Classic encounters by Texas Game Wardens were in no short supply in 2019.

From busting a belligerent copulating couple on a lake to helping a long-lost tortoise make its way home, game wardens have been busy this year. Game wardens are full-fledged statewide police officers tasked with making sure Texans (and visitors to the Lone Star State) are following the state’s wildlife laws, including for fishing and hunting.

Sometimes, those encounters turn out to be more tongue-in-cheek than cuffs-on-wrist.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which oversees the state's game wardens, publishes some of the more interesting and downright weird encounters every few weeks. Chron.com compiled the best-of-the-best from 2019.

See the most interesting interactions of 2019 in the gallery above.

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