SPORTS
OUTDOORS: Hunters need to have a checklist
Texas game wardens will be out in force on Sept. 1, the official start of the 2015-16 hunting season.
That’s according to a press release from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s law enforcement division.
Hunters will need the following.
• Hunting license: A license is required of everyone regardless of age. Children under the age of 17 years of age and Texas residents 65 years of age and older receive a license at a reduced price.
• Migratory game bird endorsement: It’s required for anyone 17 years of age and older to hunt any migratory game bird.
• HIP certification: Required for everyone who hunts migratory game birds.
• Hunter education: Required for any hunter born after Sept. 1, 1971. A hunter education deferral may be purchased by anyone 17 years of age and older in lieu of completing said education. It’s valid for the current license year. Hunters ages nine to 16 years old must have hunter education or be “accompanied” on a shoot.
• Legal shooting hours: One-half hour before sunrise to sunset.
• Legal gun: Shotguns must not be larger than 10-gauge and not capable of holding more than three shells.
• Daily bag limit: Fifteen mourning, white-winged and white-tipped doves combined with no more than two white-tipped ones.
• Possession limit: Fifteen doves on opening day, 30 on the second day and 45 after the second day.
• Hunting from a vehicle or road is prohibited.
• Discharging a firearm across a property line is prohibited.
• All dove not in the immediate possession of the person who killed them must be tagged with a wildlife resource document until the birds reach the possessor’s residence, and are processed.
For more information, call 1-817-343-9114 or email Eddie Hood at eddie.hood@tpwd.texas.gov. To report a crime, call the Operation Game Thief hotline at 1-800-792-GAME. Read more on the outdoors in the mid-week Bowie News.
Dove and teal hunting season begins next Tuesday, and it’s important hunters run through a checklist before going out into the field. (Courtesy photo by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
In its first match since last year’s state semifinal appearance, Saint Jo hosted Bryson Aug. 11 and took a 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 win over the Cowgirls.
The Lady Panthers lost some talent to graduation but have five seniors ready to have a successful season. Savannah Hil, one of the five, got Saint Jo rolling offensively with a four-point serving string, including a pair of aces. Abby Carter’s kill and Kamron Skidmore’s block helped put the Lady Panthers up 5-2 in game one.
Hadleigh Moore added a four-point string of her own to extend the lead to 10-3. Tatum Morman’s pair, helped by a Hill kill, gave Saint Jo a 14-5 lead. Bryson got within five before a Hill 3-pointer, with help by a Carter kill, put the lead back at 18-10.
After an Olivia Johnson kill broke serve, Jordyn O’Neal served up the final five points, with Johnson providing a kill to move things along.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Despite being the smallest school in the Brock varsity classic volleyball tournament, the Lady Indians finished 4th out of the eight teams there.
After losing to the host team in its first pool play match Aug. 14 18-25, 14-25 and also to Class 3A Wall 12-25, 8-25, Nocona rebounded to close out pool play with a 20-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over Christoval. Sy Parker had 16 kills and 7 blocks in the three matches. Raylea Bowles had 12 kills, 17 digs and served up three aces. Maddyn Bowles had seven kills and 14 digs while Paige Davis had seven kills and 15 digs. Baylee Thomas added 11 digs.
From the setter spot, Kasi Castro had 20 assists, served up five aces and contributed 14 digs. Leah Meekins added 18 assists and six digs during the three matches.
To open Saturday’s bracket play, the Lady Indians posted a 25-18, 18-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over Fort Worth Christian. Castro staked Nocona to a 2-0 lead in game one. Kills by Parker set up pairs of points from Raylea Bowles and Leah Meekins helped Nocona negate an early deficit and take a 10-9 lead.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
County football teams had their first scrimmage of the season Aug. 14 with mixed results.
Forestburg hosted Azle Christian and Victory Christian. Under a new system with new head coach Cori Hayes, the Longhorns looked pretty good in the coach’s eye.
“The first team looked good,” Hayes explained. “Overall we need to work on our pace and blocking assignments and blocking assignments. Overall we looked good for the new regime.”
Forestburg hits the road to scrimmage Newcastle Aug. 21.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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