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OUTDOORS: Duck hunters reminded to clean, drain and dry
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding waterfowl hunters to clean, drain and dry their boats before and after each trip to avoid spreading invasive species.
Invasive species are giant salvinia, zebra mussels and others.
Waders, boats, trailers and decoys can harbor invasive species, spread them to new places and destroy aquatic habitats.
In Texas, it is unlawful to possess or transport prohibited aquatic invasive species, dead or alive, anywhere in the state.
TPWD regulations also require boaters statewide to drain all water from their boat and on-board receptacles before leaving or approaching a public body of water.
This regulation applies to all types and sizes of boats whether powered or not, personal watercraft, sailboats, kayaks, canoes or any other vessel used on public waters.
“A leaky decoy could be all a zebra mussel needs to get a foothold in a non-infested lake,” said TPWD waterfowl program leader Kevin Kraai. “It’s best to check your decoys ahead of time.”
Unless left out during the season, decoys are not in the water long enough for zebra mussel larvae to latch onto the exterior and grow to adult size.
However, zebra mussel larvae, also known as veligers, and plant fragments could be carried in the wet or humid interior. Thorough draining and drying of decoys destroys the invasive species. Read more in the weekend Bowie News.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is reminding waterfowl hunters to clean, drain and dry their boats after each trip to avoid spreading zebra mussels. (Photo provided by the TPWD, used with permission)
Bellevue’s girl’s basketball team led at halftime but a quick 9-0 Jacksboro run in the opening moments of the second half would prove the difference in a 28-25 Lady Eagle loss June 15 in a Nocona Summer League game.
Leading 12-9 at the half, Bellevue continued to shut down the inside game of the Tigerettes. Jacksboro switched tactics and began firing from outside. Three 3-pointers in the span of just under two minutes gave Jacksboro an 18-12 lead.
Bellevue kept things close, however, getting on the second half scoreboard with Mattie Broussard’s basket and free throws cutting the deficit to two, 18-16. A Haven Jones 3-pointer put the Lady Eagles up 19-18 midway through the second half.
The Tigerettes had just one 3 -pointer the rest of the way but got inside for a pair of buckets to take a 25-21 lead with 4:50 to go. Both offenses shut down late.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Most school-age athletes start off playing everything. By the time they graduate, they whittle it down to just one or two.
New Bowie girl’s track and overall cross country coach Shawnda Childers is no exception. While at Iowa Park she competed in volleyball, cross country and track before cutting out volleyball and focusing on track and cross country to close out high school.
Childers did not stay with athletics while moving on to Midwestern State University, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s Degrees. After graduation, shestarted coaching in Electra. She came to Bowie for one year, then went back to her old stomping grounds in Iowa Park where she spent the next four years.
The return home also put her in contact with now-Bowie Coach Griffin Fields, who was a coach there at the time. From Iowa Park, she spent the next three years at City View.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Girl’s Basketball Coach Grant Gooch isn’t completely unfamiliar with the area.
“We went to Muenster quite a bit when I was a kid,” Gooch, who will be going into his 20th year as a coach, said. “We’d load up the cooler from the meat markets. It’s good to be back.”
Gooch worked with Saint Jo Athletic Director CJ Hantz when the pair were in Throckmorton. Gooch comes to town from Menard where he spent three years at the West Texas school.
Gooch says coaching and education kind of come naturally to him.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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