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OUTDOORS: TPWD releases dove findings
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has released a study on dove hunting.
Texas leads the nation in dove hunting with nearly 250,000 hunters bagging about five million mourning doves each fall.
Their success afield shouldn’t change with the type of shot used, according to the recent TPWDF study examining the lethality of lead versus non-toxic shots for mourning doves.
The field collection phase was conducted in Brown, Coleman and McCulloch Counties during the 2008 and 2009 dove seasons.
After recording more than 5,000 shots from Texas hunters, and then necropsying 1,100 mourning doves, researchers determined no statistical difference in harvest efficiency between the three loads tested – regardless of distance.
Non-toxic shot has been required for hunting waterfowl for more than two decades.
Despite studies that have demonstrated the effectiveness of non-toxic shot for waterfowl and other game birds, the results of this study were not a foregone conclusion, at least not in the perceptions of dove hunters.
Recent dove hunter surveys indicated that some hunters still believe non-toxic shots are inferior to lead. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department conducted a study on the use of non-toxic shots on mourning doves. (Courtesy photo by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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