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OUTDOORS NOTEBOOK: TPWD sets seasons for various fowl

Published

11 years ago

07/23/2015

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)

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Jacksboro defeats Lady Rabbit VB, 3-1

Published

3 days ago

10/08/2026

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Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).

The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.

Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.

The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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Gold-Burg gives it a go, falls to Perrin 35-32

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3 days ago

10/08/2026

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Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.

It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.

The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.

Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.

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XC teams compete in Prairie Valley, Lubbock

Published

3 days ago

10/08/2026

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Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.

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Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10^th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.

Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.

For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.