SPORTS
OUTDOORS: Spring turkey hunting is here
This year’s spring turkey hunting season holds plenty of promise, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Spring turkey hunting gets underway this weekend with the special youth-only weekend season in the 54-county south zone.
The general season in the south zone runs March 21-May 3, and culminates with another youth-only weekend May 9-10.
In the 101 counties comprising the north zone, the youth-only seasons run from March 28-29 and May 23-24. The North Zone season runs from April 4 to May 17.
Last season, hunters observed good numbers of two-year-old gobblers throughout most of the state’s Rio Grande turkey range. With good carryover of those birds, prospects are bright for calling in some big boss toms this season, TPWD turkey program leader Jason Hardin said.
As for eastern turkeys, Hardin indicates a growing population north of United States Highway 82 from nearby Grayson County on east.
The eastern season runs from April 15-May 14. All eastern turkeys must be reported within 24 hours of harvest.
A list of check stations can be found on the TPWD’s website, or hunters can simply report their harvest online.
This will be the final season that physical check stations will be open as the TPWD transitions to total electronic reporting.
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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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