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OUTDOORS: Wildlife commission discusses CWD at hearing
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission heard testimony from staff and invited guests on chronic wasting disease (CWD) during a special meeting on July 16 in Austin.
Presenters provided background information, concerns and options to the commission in response to the recent discovery of CWD in a two-year-old white-tailed deer in a Medina County deer breeding facility.
Medina County is located near San Antonio.
In the testimony were possible measures to minimize the risk of CWD spreading in Texas’ free-ranging white-tailed deer heard, and to protect the captive deer breeding industry.
Following presentations, TPW Commission Chairman Dan A. Hughes said there will be several primary goals as a response to what’s happened.
• Minimize CWD risks to the wild and captive white-tailed deer, mule deer, and other susceptible species in Texas.
• Establish and maintain support for prudent CWD management with hunters, landowners and other stakeholders.
• Minimize direct and indirect impacts of CWD to hunting, hunting-related economies and conservation in Texas.
Hughes said no decision will be perfect. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
A deer in Medina County, near San Antonio, was discovered to have chronic wasting disease (CWD) earlier this year. Officials from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission discussed CWD at a July 16 meeting. (Photo provided 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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