SPORTS
OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: TPWD sets seasons for various fowl
Dove hunters will have more opportunity earlier in the season as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has finalized dates and bag limits.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has approved to the 2015-16 Texas dove season, including a 70-day season and 15-bird daily bag limit statewide.
There also will be a 16-day early teal and Canada goose season.
The traditional Sept. 1 dove season opening day in the North and Central Zones remains. Montague County is in the North Zone.
The season will be five days longer this year, ending on Oct. 25.
The possession limit for doves is 45.
The special white-winged dove area will be restricted to afternoon only – noon to sunset – hunting the first two full September weekends on Sept. 5-6 and Sept. 12-13. There are two other hunting periods, Sept. 18 to Oct. 21 and Dec. 18 to Jan. 18, 2016.
During the early two weekends, the daily bag limit is 15 birds, not to include more than two mourning doves and two white-tipped doves. Once the general season opens, the bag limit will be 15 with no more than two white-tipped doves.
“Age ratios, juveniles versus adults, from last season indicated very strong production in mourning doves across Texas last year,” said Shaun Oldenburger, TPWD’s dove program leader. “We expect similar or slightly increased production this year with the improved habitat conditions across Texas.”
Oldenburger said hunters may need to spend more time on mourning doves’ patterns. Read the mid-week Bowie News for more from the outdoors notebook.
A wood duck sits calmly in the water. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has set duck, dove and teal season for later this year. (Courtesy photo by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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