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 [email protected]. 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)
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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