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OUTDOORS: NW Texas F&S offers hunter education course

Published

11 years ago

10/08/2015

Northwest Texas Field and Stream will have a hunter education class on Oct. 17 at the NWTFS building on Southwest Parkway in Wichita Falls.
The course is 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.
The fee for the class is $15.
The class will run from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
For information, call 1-940-691-1141 during normal business hours from 1-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

River Bend set for Halloween event

The annual Not-So-Scary Halloween event is set for 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 7 at River Bend Nature Center in Wichita Falls.
Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children in costume and free for River Bend Nature Center members.
The event will feature food, crafts, games, a flashlight fun trail and birds of prey will be viewed.
There also will be a costume contest at 7:30 p.m.
For information, call River Bend Nature Center at 1-940-767-0843.

Catfish stockings are scheduled

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has announced the catfish stocking schedule for South Weeks Pond in Wichita Falls.
The stocking of channel cats are set for Oct. 16 and Oct. 30.
A valid fishing license is required to fish at the pond.
The daily bag limit is five catfish.

Hunter education course. (Metro graphic, used with permission)

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Bowie softball team falls in area round

Published

2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.

No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.

With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.

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

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Willett, Richey off to State

Published

2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.

Tyler Richey finished 2^nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3^rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4^th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.

Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6^th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8^th with a time of 3:30.76.

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

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Fourteen track athletes head to State

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2 days ago

05/07/2026

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Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.

The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.

Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2^nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2^nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2^nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6^th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8^th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.

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