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)
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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