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by TJ Greaney
“Five” was the only word that came
out the young girl’s mouth after I asked
which floor. I smiled. “You are from South
Carolina, aren’t you,” I asked. “Is it my
accent?” she asked smiling. “Yes, it is, and
I love it,” was my reply. I love the South.
As I travel through the Carolinas, Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee, I am just drawn in by
so many things.
Travel for me is bittersweet on most
days. I get to visit incredible places and
meet even more incredible people. Over
the last few years, it has become an almost
regular responsibility. That is the sweet
part. The bitter part is not having my wife
and family with me on most trips; I want
to share everything.
Earlier this year, I went to Virginia
and North Carolina. I drove from small
town to small town, training men in
churches on how to start a KOZ (Kids
Outdoor Zone) group in their church. At
each stop, by the time I was done with my
two days there, I had decided I could live
there, go to their church and be perfectly
happy. Farm land and cool temperatures,
historic landmarks and good ole southern
hospitality just filled the air.
“
“
Paula Deen is an amazing southern
gal. Paula said, “I am proud to be a
southerner. I think southern hospitality
is very ... I don’t think it’s just a term.”
I don’t either.
I saw where the North and the South
agreed to stop fighting and went home.
Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.
At 2,108 miles, the Appalachian Trail is
something that sparks an interest in me. I
have a friend whose son hiked the whole
thing, six months straight. I crossed it at
one point, stopped and got out, looked
around, thought about the folks who hike
it. What an incredible adventure and I
found myself dreaming of what it would be
like.
I love grits, apple-smoked bacon,
Georgia desserts and most southern
foods. I can’t think of, at this moment,
anything home-cooked in the South that
I do not like. Paula Deen is an amazing
southern gal. Paula said, “I am proud to be
a southerner. I think southern hospitality
is very ... I don’t think it’s just a term.” I
don’t either.
One of my favorite stops near
Lynchburg, Virginia, was a quaint
convenience-type store a few miles outside
of town. It was just a bump in the road, and
I am not sure why I ended up there – but
I did. Inside was a small grill, a few tables
and the southern ladies and hospitality you
would expect. “Hello honey, what can I
get cha?” came from the lady behind the
register. I ordered the special hamburger.
It came with fries and drink for about five
bucks. When the burger arrived, it was
huge and had bacon and an egg on top. I
had discovered the southern hamburger
mecca.
Jesus and His apostles traveled a lot.
One estimate on how far Jesus walked in
His three years of public ministry is 21,500
miles. That was a lot of time hoofing it. I
got to thinking about His time on the road
and I had two thoughts. One was the time
He spent with His apostles. One on one,
face to face, good and bad, hungry, thirsty,
tired. The second thing was the people He
must have met that we have never heard
of. Walking up to a food area, “Hello boys,
come on in and have a seat. Specials are
on the wall over there, and we’ll get cha
some camel milk coming in just a minute.”
He experienced being human as much as
we do, his feet hurt, he got hungry – he
was a man too. I think He enjoyed travel
and the people and places He experienced
along the way.
A lot to think about, but that is one of
the incredible things that makes Him our
God. I am willing to bet a lot more people
were touched, healed, moved by Him than
are accounted for in the Bible. How many
others talked with Him one on one? (Side
bar: Even today, if you are wondering, He
is available to talk, just ask Him.)
My kids think I am a bit weird if you
ask them. They tell me don’t talk to people
you don’t know; it’s embarrassing. Don’t
talk to kids you don’t know; they will
think you’re a stalker. Ha, I love to meet
people, and I love to experience the places
I am blessed to travel. I love praying for
people I meet over places I go and enjoy
their blessings over me.
Next time you’re out and about, say
“Hey” to somebody you don’t know. Just
give them a big ole “Howdy” or “Hi there,
Honey” and watch them light up. I tried
making those egg/bacon burgers at home
and they were OK but just not right. Lucky
for me I’m headed to Lynchburg in a few
days and I got one sure-stop on the list.
“Hello Darlin’, how y’all doin’?” Give me a
Malissie burger with everything on it and
tell me about your mom and them.” God
bless America and God bless the South.
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Four boys from the Kids Outdoor
Zone Youth Outdoor Adventure Ministry
(KOZ) leader training program scaled
Mt. Guadalupe in August. The team
moved fast leaving the base area at 2pm
and returning back at sunset. Summer
rain storms skirted the mountain top
and threatened the boys climb but never
gathered enough strength to turn them
back.
With the support of Chevrolet Motor
Company this is the third year a group of
leader boys from KOZ have topped a peak.
Last year it was Mt. Elbert in Colorado,
the summer before it was Wheeler peak
in New Mexico. Each year the youth
leaders are challenged by the tallest peak
in a different state. “Mt. Guadalupe was
an incredibly beautiful climb,” says TJ
Greaney, KOZ Founder. “The boys find out
some important things about themselves
when they top a peak. They reflect on and
relive the stories all year with the younger
KOZ kids. It is amazing.”
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is
the world’s premier example of a fossil reef
from the Permian Era. The park is known
for its extensive hiking and backpacking
opportunities in one of the nation’s most
pristine wilderness areas. Birding, history,
and many other opportunities to learn and
have fun await visitors in this hidden gem
of West Texas.
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T H E P R E DATO R W E LOV E TO F E A R . . .
in this issue
FEATURES
texas dance hall preservation events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Toyota Texas Bass Classic Brings
Texas-Sized Entertainment to Conroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Man Up Texas BBQ’s 4th Annual
Gettin’ Sauced! Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
New Hunters Education Course! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How a Good Idea Became A Great Tradition . . . . . . . . . 20
Eleven-year-old Pottsboro Boy
Achieves Elite Angler Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
DEPARTMENTS
Nashville news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Texas roadhouse by Dale Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
album spotlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Round about texas by Ruby Servin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
coffee shop moments by D. “Bing” Bingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
recipe/Hints by Shirley Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Texas tales by Mike Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
on the trail by Kendall Hemphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
following the way by Jeff Gore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
counting your chickens by Mike Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
the outdoor classroom by Larry LeBlanc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Texas Dance Hall
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Schroeder Hall to Benefit
Texas Dance Halls - Sept. 14
Jake Hooker
and The
Outsiders will
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14.
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Pat’s Hall to Benefit Texas
Dance Halls - Sept. 28
Amber
Digby &
Midnight
Flyer will be
performing at
Schroeder Hall
on Sept. 28.
“Houston’s
Amber Digby
and her band,
Midnight Flyer, create Southwestern
dance-floor country with all the gusto of a
foamy head of beer.”
“Amber has an amazing voice! She
continues to carry on with that unique
style which makes her voice one of the
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Luke Bryan’s Crash My Party
Predicted to Sell
Almost Half a Million
Luke Bryan’s new album, Crash My
Party – released Aug. 13 could sell as
many as 450,000 copies in its debut week,
Billboard predicts. And if that happens,
Luke would have the third best debut-week
album sales of 2013 so far. Only Justin
Timberlake (968,000 copies of The 20/20
Experience) and Jay Z (528,000 copies of
Magna Carta . . . Holy Grail) have sold
more. It would also be the biggest sales
week for a solo male country artist since
November 2005, when Kenny Chesney
sold 469,000 copies of The Road and the
Radio.
Tim McGraw Back
on the Big Screen
Tim McGraw is getting ready to be
in front of the camera again. This won’t
be for a music video, or for his Las Vegas
Soul2Soul show with wife Faith Hill. The
singer is getting back into acting mode
for a movie that will begin filming in
September, but he’s being very quiet about
the details. In a recent interview with
ABC News Radio, Tim said, “I don’t know
if it’s a surprising role, but it’s gonna be a
great film. I can’t really say much about
it, but it’s gonna be a lot of fun.” While
he’s on the set in September, Tim will
also be gearing up for the re-launch of the
Soul2Soul shows at the Venetian in Las
Vegas that will start up again Oct. 25.
2013 Inspirational
Country Music Awards
Finalists Announced
The Inspirational Country Music
Association is excited to announce the
finalists for the 2013 Inspirational Country
Music Awards. Voted on by members,
the categories include entertainer, artist,
new artist, song, songwriter, group,
duo, musician, radio, radio station,
film and television honors, as well as
newly-added categories Mainstream
Country Male, Mainstream Country
Female and Mainstream Country Group/
Duo. This year’s finalists feature country
music superstars, Bluegrass favorites
and Inspirational Country music staples
alike, including Dolly Parton, Carrie
Underwood, Vince Gill, Darius Rucker,
Chuck Day, Alan Jackson, The Roys and
more. The 2013 ICM Faith, Family and
Country Convention and Awards will
take place at Two Rivers at Opryland in
Music City on Oct 20-24, 2013; with
the 19th annual Inspirational Country
Music Awards taking place on October 24,
2013, at Two Rivers. The Inn at Opryland
will serve as this year’s host hotel and is
centrally located to great food, shopping
and downtown Nashville.Every year, this
week draws music fans, media and the
industry’s top artists to Nashville where
they showcase music and discuss industry
related issues. The Annual ICM Faith,
Family & Country™ Awards Week is
dedicated to honoring and showcasing the
biggest names and emerging talent among
artists who perform Inspirational and
Christian Country music which is inspired
by Faith, Family, and Country.
Cowboy Jack Clement,
Nashville Music Legend,
Dies at 82
Nashville music legend Cowboy Jack
Clement, who worked with musicians from
Johnny Cash to U2, died at age 82. Later
this year, he was set to be inducted into the
Country Music Hall of Fame. According
to CMT, Clement died at his home in
Nashville after a battle with a long illness.
While he showed an interest in the guitar
and dobro when he was young, he didn’t
begin a career in music until after a stint
in the U.S. Marines in the early 1950s.
He began studying business, but in 1956,
he agreed to work under Sam Phillips
at the legendary Sun Studios. There, he
worked with Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins
and Johnny Cash and was instrumental
in bringing Jerry Lee Lewis to Phillips’
attention. Clement is survived by two
children. He was set to attend his Country
Music Hall of Fame induction in October.
The King of Country Will Be
Crowned with Billboard’s
Highest Accolade
George Strait will be honored with the
Legend of Live Award at the 10th annual
Billboard Touring Awards, to be held
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Nov. 14 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New
York. Strait – who has forged a reputation
as a record-breaker – becomes the first
country artist to receive the trophy, which
recognizes individuals or bands who’ve
made lasting contributions to live music
and the touring business. Beyond success
at the box office, the honor rewards
professionalism and steadfast commitment
to the art and craft of live performance
and the fan experience at concerts. Strait
says he’s thrilled to be acknowledged for
his contributions to live music. “There’s
nothing more rewarding than performing
in front of a sold out, pumped-up, loud
crowd,” Strait notes. “That’s what keeps
us coming back. I love it.” During his
stellar career, Strait has sold more than
44.5 million records (according to Nielsen
Soundscan), has 33 different platinum or
multi-platinum albums to his name, and
has landed a staggering 44 No. 1 songs on
the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart –
more than any other artist in history. The
country superstar also remains the only
artist across all genres to have a top 10
hit every year for 30 years.On the night
of the Annual Billboard Touring Awards,
Strait will join an elite circle of previous
participants which includes Sir Elton John,
Journey, promoter Michael Cohl, promoter
Jack Boyle, agent Frank Barsalona, the
Allman Brothers Band, OzzyOsbourne,
Rush and 2012 honoree Neil Diamond.
cut it and he said it would “be awesome.”
The grandson of respected Christian
singer/songwriter Emmett Royce Larkin,
Bobby has been active in music most of
his life and his talents have earned him
the respect of major artists and concert
promoters. He has headlined at Texas
Motor Speedway in North Texas and was
invited to open for Toby Keith. Chitwood’s
heavy touring over years has led to shows
throughout the country, from Texas to
Montana, California to South Carolina
and points in between. He also serves as
the celebrity spokesperson for Wounded
Warrior Homes, an organization that
provides homes for soldiers suffering from
PTSD, (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder),
or who have returned from deployment
Bobby Chitwood’s
“I Won’t Give Up”
Newcomer Bobby Chitwood originally
from Brownwood, Texas recently released
his single of “I Won’t Give Up” which
marks his first national single for the
performer an active member of the
National Guard. Chitwood has masterfully
transformed the Jason Mraz pop/rock
hit into a powerful Country ballad. The
recording of the song, which appears on
Chitwood’s album Gravity, came about
through a talented connection. “Jason
and I know each other through a friend,”
Chitwood says. “I’ve talked about covering
a song of his for a while but this one
[“I Won’t Give Up”] was the first that I
really thought could cross over well into
Country. I asked him if he’d mind if I re-
with traumatic head injuries. Bobby has
previously released the singles “Women
Ain’t So Hard to Understand” and “Live
for the Moment” independently, and has
enjoyed a strong following in the Western
states. “I Won’t Give Up” is his first single
released nationwide.
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Texas roadhouse
“He was with us for over 34 years,”
recalls Paul English. “He will be greatly
missed by everyone.” English, longtime
drummer for Willie Nelson, was talking
about friend Jody Payne, who passed away
at 5:12am on Saturday morning, August
10, at 77 years old. Payne played guitar in
Nelson’s band from November 1973 until
he retired from the road in late 2008. He
lived in Stapleton, Alabama with his wife
Vicki and was enjoying his retirement at
the time of his death. He had been feeling
ill on Friday morning and finally asked
his wife to call an ambulance. He passed
away early Saturday morning from cardiac
complications.
“We hired Sammi Smith to come sing
with us, but she never showed up at the
gig,” said English, “but her husband did.
That’s how we hired Jody. He was married
to Sammi at the time. He played the show
and we decided to keep him. Things like
that happen in our band all the time.
I remember when Mickey Raphael
joined the band. He just started sitting in
with us. Willie asked me how much we
were paying him. I said ‘We aren’t paying
him anything.’ Willie just grinned and
said, ‘Hire him, and double his salary.’
That’s how it was with Jody, if Willie likes
you, you’re in the band.”
Willie’s band truly is more of a family
than a band, after four decades together
it’s the longest relationship most of them
have ever had. Payne first met Willie in
1962 in Detroit when Ray Price passed
through town. Nelson was playing bass for
Price at the time. Whether it was onstage
in front of thousands of fans or teaching
guitar at Picker’s Paradise in Stapleton,
Payne truly loved his job. After he retired
from the road, Payne told friends that he
missed playing in the band but didn’t miss
the bus rides. In addition to teaching guitar
lessons, he would often sit in with friends
at an occasional gig, but mostly he just
enjoyed his life at home with Vicki.
“We were on the road when we got the
call about Jody,” explained English, “so
we weren’t able to go to the funeral. We
just all really miss him; he was such a great
guy and good friend.” Early reports from
Stapleton mentioned that Payne’s funeral
by Dale Martin
was a small private service but a larger
memorial service would most likely take
place later this year.
Gruene Hall welcomes Lisa Marie
Presley for a rare concert scheduled for
September 13, but by the time you read
this, tickets may already be sold out. They
went on sale a few weeks ago, with general
admission tickets priced at $30 and VIP
tickets priced at $130. While Lisa Marie
doesn’t fit in the Texas music format, her
father actually spent time in the Lone
Star State during his two year stint in the
Army back in the late 50’s. Presley was
stationed at Ft. Hood in Killeen during
his basic training. On a two-week leave in
June of 1958, Elvis travelled to Nashville
to record five new songs to be released
when he shipped off to Germany to finish
his service. In several interviews granted
after his discharge in 1960, Presley would
say that his time in Texas were some of his
best memories of his Army career. Elvis has
left the building but you can see his only
child perform at the oldest dancehall in
Texas on Friday September 13. See their
website at gruenehall.com.
George Strait has been announced
as the first country artist to receive the
Legend of Live Award from Billboard
Magazine. The 10th annual Billboard
Touring Awards will take place November
14 in New York City. Strait was also
featured on the cover of the August issue
of the magazine, which featured a rare
interview and tributes from business
associates and country artists. Strait will
retire from touring next year, but will
continue to make special live appearances.
His latest album, Love Is Everything, was
released in May and he concluded the first
part of his retirement tour earlier this year.
Strait has set records in the music business
that many think will never be broken.
Not bad for a good ol boy from Texas that
basically just stands on-stage and sings. We
like things simple here in Texas, and Strait
is the best there is at keeping his music
pure country.
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ALBUM SPOTLIGHTS
Willie Nelson
To All The Girls… (Legacy Records)
It’s hard to write about Willie
Nelson and not mention the fact that
at 80 years old he’s still touring and
recording at a pace that would tire
someone half his ago. To All The Girls
marks his third release since signing
with Legacy Records in February
2012. Immediately after signing the
new deal, Nelson released Heroes,
one of his best albums in decades.
Next came Let’s Face the Music and
Dance, which marked his first album
recorded with his road band, affectionately
called “Family.” Now comes Girls, the title
a play on his hit song “To All The Girls
I’ve Loved Before” recorded with Julio
Iglesias. The new collection finds Willie
singing duets with some of the stop female
vocalists in the business.
Though Nelson plays Trigger, his trusty
sidekick Martin guitar, on all the tracks,
the overall sound is flushed out with subtle
strings added in just the right places.
Things kick off with a duet with Dolly
Parton on her classic tune “From Here
to the Moon.” Parton and Nelson often
recorded together back in the 60’s when
they were both signed to RCA Records.
Then and now, they are perfect partners
and the tune becomes an instant classic.
Outlaw Texas gal Miranda Lambert joins
Nelson on the Waylon Jennings song,
“She Was No Good For Me.” A triple shot
of Texas attitude makes this one a total
keeper.
Rosanne Cash makes a rare appearance
on the Kristofferson classic “Please Don’t
Tell Me How The Story Ends” and finds
a perfect match with Willie’s laid back
style. Sheryl Crow tackles “Far Away
Places” and let’s Willie handle the heavy
lifting, preferring to hold back and mainly
harmonize. Wynonna ads way too much
twang to “Bloody Mary Morning” in my
opinion, I think it would have worked
better if she were to push her blues button
a bit harder and leave the country twang
on the farm. Carrie Underwood
nails it on “Always On My Mind,” making
me think she needs to ad this track to her
next album. Loretta Lynn’s in Willie’s age
bracket and their voices match perfectly
on Haggard’s “Somewhere Between.”
The angelic vocals of Alison Kraus
make “No Mas Amor” soar like an Italian
opera and Melonie Cannon makes “Back
to Earth,” a Nelson tune, a much strong
version than his original one. Norah
Jones often plays in a side project called
the “Little Willie’s,” so her take on his
classic breakup song “Walkin” has the feel
of a comfortable old shirt. The biggest
risk comes when he and Emmylou Harris
tackle Springsteen’s “Dry Lightning.”
It took two listens but this may be my
favorite cut on the album. Paula Nelson
joins her dad on my favorite John Fogerty
song; “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” and
they do a spine-chilling version.
The remaining guests include Tina
Rose, Secret Sisters, Mavis Staples, Shelby
Lynne, Lily Meola and Brandi Carlile,
each adding their own special touch to the
voice of a living legend. With his last three
albums being this strong, one can only
wonder what’s next for the Red Headed
Stranger? Hopefully more of the same.
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follow up, “Even if It Breaks Your Heart.”
With their distinct sound that blends
powerful country with energetic rock
influences, Eli Young Band has masterfully
created their sound over the years, and
their newest releases will only continue the
band’s success.
Since releasing their self-titled debut
album on Republic Nashville in 2010,
The Band Perry has ascended to dizzying
heights. Fronted by Kimberly Perry and
rounded out by her younger brothers Reid
and Neil, the band has notched a string
of hit singles, including the quadrupleplatinum “If I Die Young” (which climbed
to #1 on Billboard’s Country and AC
charts), the platinum “You Lie,” and the
gold-certified Country #1 “All Your Life”
as well as the consecutive #1 hits, “Better
Dig Two” and “DONE.” (co-written by
Reid and Neil) from their sophomore
release Pioneer, which debuted at #1 on
the Billboard Country Albums Chart and
#2 All Genre. The project, produced by
Dann Huff, sold nearly 130,000 copies in
the first week and has received acclaim
from top critics across the country. They’ve
also enjoyed sold-out headlining dates and
a showering of honors, including multiple
ACM, CMA, and CMT Music awards,
as well as Teen Choice, AMA, ACA,
Billboard Music Awards and Grammy
Awards nominations – all of which has
cemented the sibling trio as one of the
hottest acts in recent history.
Husband and wife duo Keifer and
Shawna Thompson, met at a singing
competition in Nashville and worked as
“
debuting at #2 on the Billboard Country
Albums Chart and at #10 on Billboard Top
200. After winning Breakthrough Artist
of the Year at the 2011 American Country
Awards, the group was again nominated
in 2012. Gloriana’s hit single, “(Kissed
You) Good Night,” was also nominated for
Single of the Year and Music Video of the
Year: Group or Collaboration. The group’s
latest album has already been certified
Platinum and their up-tempo relatable
tunes are becoming fan favorites on GAC
and CMT. While currently touring the
country, they are quickly establishing
themselves as a force to be reckoned with
in the American country music scene.
Songwriting for the likes of Garth
Brooks, Jason Aldean and Eli Young Band,
Lee Brice has more than an impressive
music résumé. On his sophomore album,
Hard 2 Love (Curb Records), the fourtime Academy of Country Music nominee
shows maturity in both his songwriting
and performance. Currently touring with
Brad Paisley, Brice had three No. 1 singles
in a row, including, “A Woman Like You,”
“Hard to Love” and “I Drive Your Truck.”
On Saturday, Oct. 5, Houston-based
classic and southern rock and blues
band, Southern Slang, will perform early
afternoon. Formed in 2010, the group
performed at the festival last year to rave
reviews.
“
The Lone Star Convention and Expo
Center will once again host the Toyota
Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), bringing an
incredible array of country music’s most
talented acts to Conroe. Eli Young Band
will start the weekend’s concerts on Friday,
Oct. 4, followed by Southern Slang and
Lee Brice before headliners, The Band
Perry, on Saturday, Oct. 5. Closing the
event Sunday, Oct. 6 will be Thompson
Square and Gloriana.
“Toyota Texas Bass Classic has become
so much more than a fishing tournament
over the past six years,” said Tournament
Director Lenny Francoeur. “The talent,
entertainment and activities at this year’s
festival give Conroe a lot to look forward
to and we are proud to continue to support
the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.”
Limited free daily tickets for the
Oct. 4-6 professional bass fishing world
championship, country music and
outdoors festival are available now at
toyotatexasbassclassic.com, Toyota
dealerships and Academy Sports +
Outdoors locations in the Houston area.
Daily tickets are valid for admission to the
festival grounds for angler weigh-ins, daily
concerts, Bass Pro Shops Kids Zone, BBQ
Cook-Off and the outdoors adventure area
and expo at the Lone Star Convention &
Expo Center in Conroe.
Composed of four musicians who met
during college, Mike Eli, James Young, Jon
Jones and Chris Thompson, the Grammynominated Eli Young Band will start off
the concert line-up in Conroe. The band’s
latest single, “Drunk Last Night,” is already
becoming a hit on the airwaves after its
July 1 release and the single is currently
available for download on iTunes. After a
self-titled debut in 2002, the band broke
out with 2005’s “Level,” opening shows for
Miranda Lambert. Eli Young Band found
their first top-10 single in 2008’s “Always
the Love Songs,” but it was the single
“Crazy Girl,” off Life at Best that saw the
band’s success skyrocket. It hit No. 1 on
the U.S. Country chart, along with the
The 2013 TTBC will host a 50-angler field, assembled from the
top professional leagues in the world, including the PAA Bass Pro
Shops Tournament Series, Bassmaster Elite Series and the Walmart
FLW Tour, creating a true bass fishing world championship. Anglers
that qualify for the 2013 tournament will automatically be qualified
for the 2014 TTBC to be held at Lake Fork.
solo acts before deciding to work together
as Thompson Square. Their self-titled
debut album was powered by a trio of hit
singles, including the No. 1 hit “Are You
Gonna Kiss Me or Not,” as well as “I Got
You” and “Glass.” Thompson Square has
won back-to-back Academy of Country
Music awards for vocal duo of the year,
as well as a multitude of other awards
nominations. Their sophomore album, Just
Feels Good, builds on their signature sound
with a refreshingly honest view of their
relationship and intimate glimpses into the
duo’s lives, with singles such as, “If I Didn’t
Have You” and “Everything I Shouldn’t Be
Thinking About.”
Gloriana, the all-American trio, made
up of Rachel Reinert and brothers, Tom
Gossin and Mike Gossin, impressed the
masses with their first self-titled album in
2009 and have done it once again. Their
second studio album, A Thousand Miles
Left Behind, was released in July 2012,
The 2013 TTBC will host a 50-angler
field, assembled from the top professional
leagues in the world, including the PAA
Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series,
Bassmaster Elite Series and the Walmart
FLW Tour, creating a true bass fishing
world championship. Anglers that qualify
for the 2013 tournament will automatically
be qualified for the 2014 TTBC to be held
at Lake Fork.
The Toyota Texas Bass Classic
tournament functions are operated by the
Professional Anglers Association with
technical assistance and support from
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s
Inland Fisheries Division. For additional
information, visit toyotatexasbassclassic.
com or call 1-866-907-0143.
RESOURCES:
Website – toyotatexasbassclassic.com
Facebook – Facebook.com/
ToyotaTexasBassClassic
Twitter — @TxBassClassic
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by Ruby Servin
Summer is coming to a close and fall is
rapidly approaching. As always, the milder
weather helps usher in festivals and fairs
that we enjoy with our loved ones. Check
out all the fun heading our way here in
Central Texas!
SEPT.1
Kendall County Fair
This fair includes a stock show and rodeo,
carnival, exhibits, live music, food and
craft booths, children's activities, nightly
dances and a parade on Saturday.
kcfa.org
SEPT.2
SEPT. 2
Labor Day
Celebrate Labor Day, a creation of the
labor movement that is dedicated to the
social and economic achievements of
American workers. It constitutes a yearly
national tribute to the contributions
workers have made to the strength,
prosperity and well-being of our country.
SEPT. 1-30
Amazing Urban Scavenger Hunt
Austin turns into a giant game board with
a fun scavenger hunt adventure. Combine
the excitement of the Amazing Race
with a three-hour city tour. Guided from
any smart phone, teams make their way
among well-known and overlooked gems
of the city, solving clues and completing
challenges while learning local history.
Play anytime from sunrise to sunset. Play at
your pace.
UrbanAdventureQuest.com
SEPT. 1
Celebrate Bandera
Includes a longhorn cattle drive and parade
Saturday, bull riding, cowboy mounted
shooting, historical
re-enactments, Native American powwow,
arts and crafts and the best of Western
swing music.
celebratebandera.com
TriRock Austin
Formerly the Austin Triathlon, the Second
Annual TriRock Austinevent takes
places Labor Day weekend in the heart
of downtown Austin. This urban setting
provides a swim start at the Stevie Ray
Vaughan statue with a swim course in Lady
Bird Lake, fast and closed bike course with
stunning views over the Congress Street
Bridge and finishes with a run along the
Auditorium Shores running path.
trirock.competitor.com
SEPT. 7
Fifth Annual Water to Thrive
5K and Kids’ K
The Water to Thrive 5K and Kids’ K is a
family-friendly day of fitness and fun that
helps Water to Thrive transforms lives
through the gift of clean water, a gift we
often take for granted. Funds raised from
the event will help the Austin-based nonprofit, Water to Thrive, build clean water
wells in rural Africa.
watertothrive.org
SEPT. 7
Trailer Food Tuesdays
Sample the delicious food trucks of
Austin in one convenient location, the
last Tuesday of each month. Bring your
picnic blanket and an appetite, because
8-10 trucks will be rolling onto the City
Terrace fronting the Long Center of the
Performing Arts with the scenic city
skyline. Family-friendly entertainment and
music will be provided.
thelongcenter.org
SEPT. 7
Swift Fest
See the birds make their swirling evening
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return to their cistern home downtown
and enjoy live music, children's activities,
nature-themed vendors, food and drink.
swiftfest.org
SEPT. 14
PurpleStride Austin 2013
Walk or run a 5K course at Drake Bridge
(1st Street Bridge)! Enjoy music, food,
kids’ activities, our ShopPurple store and
awards, all while raising awareness of
pancreatic cancer. Choose a timed race,
run for fun, or enjoy the family-friendly
walk. Form a team to raise funds. Honor a
loved one.
purplestride.org/austin
SEPT. 20-22
Fredericksburg Trade Days
Trade Days enables you to shop with more
than 350 vendors or relax in the biergarten
while listening to live music.
fbgtradedays.com
world who display and sell homemade
art and craft work. Festival-goers can
find a variety of art mediums including
paintings, sculpture, woodwork, mixed
media, metalwork, photography, apparel,
digital prints, glass art, stonework,
pottery, knitting, ceramics, candles, fine
art, one-off furniture, jewelry, home
decor, leather goods, games, and other
useful and whimsical household items.
oldpecanstreetfestival.com
SEPT. 28
Gettin’ Sauced
Gettin’ Sauced! is an annual barbecue
sauce contest and festival in Austin, Texas.
Taste sauces and pick your favorites. Listen
to live music in the Live Music Capital
of the World. Enter to win door prizes.
Cool off with a cold drink. And meet with
barbecue joints and sauce vendors.
A perfect way to spend a Saturday!
gettinsauced.com
SEPT. 21
Texas Water Safari Junior Texas Water
Safari
This 16-mile water adventure provides a
great opportunity for young canoeists and
kayakers to gain experience in the water.
texaswatersafari.org
SEPT. 24-29
Comal County Fair and Rodeo
Enjoy carnival rides, live PRCA rodeo
action, livestock shows, crafts, baking
exhibits, dancing and an antique tractor
pull. comalcountyfair.org
SEPT. 27-28
11 Annual Cattlelacs Calfry
This event features chainsaw art carving
along with a cook-off and LIVE music!
Head on out to Manchaca for some serious
fun. 512-280-1530
dougmoreland.com
SEPT. 28
The Pecan Street Festival
The show proudly features more than
275 artisan vendors from all over the
SEPT. 28
National Hunting and Fishing Day in
Round Rock
Join the City of Round Rock and Kids
Outdoor Zone in celebrating the original
outdoor challenge – National Hunting
and Fishing Day. It will be another great
family-oriented event with fun and
educational hands-on activities that
everyone will enjoy!
Kidsoutdoorzone.org
Man Up Texas BBQ’s 4th
Annual Gettin’ Sauced! Festival
On September 28, 2013, barbecue
enthusiasts of all ages are invited to get
their fix of barbecue sauce, local craft beer,
and live music at Man Up Texas BBQ’s 4th
Annual Gettin’ Sauced! festival, presented
by Taste of the South magazine and hosted
by Hops & Grain Brewing. The event
will feature a contest of eight categories of
barbecue sauce, samples of barbecue and/
or barbecue sauce from more than a dozen
vendors, local craft beer from Hops &
Grain Brewing, live music by Carry Illinois
and Red Dirt Rebellion, door prizes, and
more. Event entry is free, though sampling
the barbecue and barbecue sauce will
require a barbecue wristband, with both
general admission tickets ($8 online
and $10 at the gate) and VIP packages
($25 online and at the gate) available.
The festival’s charity partner is Goodwill
Austin, which will be holding a donation
drive at the event. VIP packages include
entry to the event 30 minutes before
general admission, a Gettin’ Sauced! pint
glass, a Gettin’ Sauced! koozie, The Q
Card, and a one-year subscription to Taste
of the South magazine. Visit the Gettin'
Sauced! website for complete details.
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A Goat Turd On My
Coffee Cup
Being an aging baby boomer isn’t
something I worry about.
Just about all it means to me is that
after two days of dragging – sometimes
known as mugging – Angora goats across a
pen to be sheared, I get sore and tired.
After shearing, my wife and I had to
run into town for some errands. In a hurry,
I threw on an old jean jacket I’d been using
in the goat pens as we went out the door.
After taking care of business and
feeling caffeine deprived, we stopped by
a shop where coffee is an art and lifestyle.
For the first time that day, it was good to
relax for a moment. My wife ordered one
type of specialty drink for the road home
and I another.
Soon the barista arrived and placed
our drinks on the counter. After paying, I
glanced down in horror to see what looked
like a little round goat turd sitting on the
lid of my coffee cup.
My tired mind limped in circles trying
to figure out how that little brown wonder
had appeared in the center of a fancy
uptown coffee shop – then it dawned on
me.
I had just spent two days mugging
goats for their mohair. To say some were
uncooperative was an understatement.
RECIPE
Cherry Dumplings
1 can pitted, red sour cherries
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup sugar
grated rind of 1 orange
1 cup sifted cake flour
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons butter, melted
Put un-drained cherries and 3/4
cup sugar in a large deep skillet
and bring to a boil. Sift 1/4 cup
sugar, flour, baking powder and
salt. Add remaining ingredients
and mix lightly. Drop from
tablespoon into boiling mixture
making 4-6 dumplings. cover
and cook gently for 20 minutes.
Remove from heat and let cool for
10 minutes before serving. Put a
dollop of vanilla bean ice cream
on top to finish it off.
There were times when I was upside down
in the pen, arguing with a cranky range
doe and it was debatable who would get
a haircut – me or the goat. It wouldn’t be
the first time a few extra turds had been
wedged in a clothing wrinkle or scooped up
by a partially open pocket.
To keep from further embarrassing
myself with more manure marbles at the
coffee shop counter, I quickly patted all the
nooks and crannies in my clothing. I must
have looked like frantic person who was
checking for his wallet just before he ran
out the door with his stolen coffee.
The barista looked more than a little
confused at my reaction to the coffee,
however she was a pro at dealing with
the public – especially the eccentric ones.
Politely, she explained that she’d marked
my drink with a chocolate covered coffee
been so we could tell the difference.
Horribly embarrassed – I quit sifting
through my corners and creases at the
counter.
Meanwhile my wife was looking at me
as if I had belched in public loud enough to
register on the Richter scale. To her credit,
she waited until we were in the truck and
on our way home before asking what I was
doing at the counter.
Feeling like a little kid caught writing
dirty words on the wall, I explained that
previously they had always marked the
cups with grease pencil. Then I told her I
had never seen a chocolate covered coffee
bean used for marking coffee cups and, at
first glance, it looked like a goat turd had
rolled out of my cuff and landed on the lid.
My wife laughed – so long and loud
that I couldn’t hear the truck radio. Then
she told me I really needed to get off the
ranch more.
Frankly, I don’t mind a little more rest
and relaxation, but I’m not going back to
that coffee shop for a while.
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GRANDMA’S HINTS
Remedy to Remove “Fishy”
Smells in Your Kitchen
When you cook with fish,
especially frying or broiling your
favorite seafood, it can leave a
horrible fishy odor in your kitchen
that can linger for days. These
hints can help remove stubborn
cooking odors from your home
quickly.
You can use white vinegar or
lemon juice to get rid of fishy
odors and that fried oil smell that
is always an unwelcome guest
after cooking. While you’re
cooking your food, leave a small
bowl or cup full of white vinegar
near the stove or by the burners
to help absorb the smells while
they are arising. To get rid of fishy
odors after cooking, boil a pan
of water with a few teaspoons of
lemon juice (or use lemons cut into
quarters and add to the pan of
water) and allow the brew to boil
for a half hour or so to eliminate
the stench.
—SHIRLEY BAKER
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Texas Tales
T
The story of Texas medicine begins
more than four centuries ago somewhere
near the Rio Grande in the vastness of
the Big Bend. No monument stands at the
site because no one knows precisely where
it happened, but what took place there
marked the moment in history when the
medical arts in this state first advanced
beyond shamanism.
For several years, Spanish explorer
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca had been
wandering across what is now Texas, trying
to reach the settlements of New Spain
in Mexico. He had survived a shipwreck
off Galveston Island in November 1528,
Indian captivity and much other hardship.
Thinking he had special powers, the
coastal Karankawas forced him to minister
to their sick. At first, the Spaniard merely
breathed on the person, made the sign
of the cross and prayed over them. In an
early example of the placebo effect, his
treatments often seemed to work. Even
so, Cabeza de Vaca had been trained
as a physician and eventually came to
understand that he could use his medical
knowledge to his advantage. And word of
his curative skills spread from tribe to tribe.
In the spring of 1535, Indians, probably
Jumanos, brought to Cabeza de Vaca a
man in obvious pain. He had been hit in
his right shoulder by an arrow some time
before. The wound had healed, but the
sharp flint arrowhead remained in his body,
lodged near his heart.
That, the Indian succeeded in
communicating, “gave him much pain, and
in consequence, he was always sick.”
The Spaniard touched the man and
could feel the arrowhead deep beneath his
skin.
Using the knife he carried on his
waist, Cabeza de Vaca made an incision
in the Indian’s chest and probed for the
arrowhead.
“The point was aslant and troublesome
to take out,” Cabeza de Vaca later wrote. “I
continued to cut, and, putting in the point
of the knife at last with great difficulty
I drew the head forth. It was very large.
With the bone of a deer, and by virtue of
my calling, I made two stitches that threw
the blood over me, and with hair from a
skin I stanched the flow.”
Cabeza de Vaca gave the bloody
arrowhead to one of the Indians. Soon,
the entire village had seen the object.
By courier, the arrowhead went to other
villages for viewing.
The day after the extraction, the
Spaniard cut the stitches. The wound
healed normally and the Indian said he felt
no pain, though he surely remembered the
crude procedure for the rest of his life.
“In consequence of this operation they
had many of their customary dances and
festivities,” Cabeza de Vaca wrote after he
finally made it back to Spain. “This cure
gave us control throughout the country.”
He realized that a bad outcome likely
would have resulted in a decidedly bad
outcome for him as well.
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by Mike Cox
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca finally reached Mexico
City in 1536. He and his companions had
trekked more than 2,300 miles over a span
of eight year. His odssey, chronicled in his
1542 book Relacion, is considered one of
the most remarkable journeys of discovery
in American history. On top of that,
Cabeza de Vaca’s account of his adventure
is the first book ever written about Texas.
Two centuries later Spain had
considerably deepened its footprint in
Texas. The state of medicine had advanced
considerably, as well.
By the 1700s, Spain had established
a series of missions and presidios along
the Rio Grande and San Antonio rivers
and at other scattered locations in its
Texas province. Though Cabeza de Vaca
had spared one Indian much pain, his
countrymen brought smallpox to the New
World. The disease took a terrible toll
on the native population as well as the
Spaniards.
When Spain learned of Dr. Edward
Jenner’s discovery of the vaccination
process in England, the Spanish crown
ordered that smallpox vaccine be sent to
New Spain. The first successful smallpox
inoculation program in Texas took place in
San Antonio de Bexar in 1806.
The operation performed by Cabeza
de Vaca – called a sagittectomy in medical
parlance – is considered the first surgical
procedure on the North American
continent.
When a group of surgeons organized
the Texas Surgical Society in 1915, they
adopted Cabeza de Vaca as the patron saint
of the group. In 1965, Dr. Sam G. Dunn,
a graduate of the University of Texas
Medical Branch at Galveston, presented
a drawing done by the El Paso artist Tom
Lea depicting Cabeza de Vaca removing he
arrowhead from the wounded Indian. The
work now hangs in the Blocker History
of Medicine Collections at the UTMB
Moody Medical Library.
by Kendall Hemphill
Bearly Legal
According to the Associated Press, who
I don’t, personally, associate with, a fellow
in Klamath Falls, Oregon heard some
barking outside his house shortly after he
let his dogs out recently. Which was not
unusual. But he also heard a roar, so he
grabbed a rifle and ran to his door.
Sure enough, there
was a roar out there,
and it was coming
from a bear. The bear
turned toward him, so
he shot it, twice (never
be stingy when you’re
shooting at bears) and
it ran off. The man
called the State Police,
who came and found
the dead bear about
100 yards from the house.
Since this happened in Oregon, that
was pretty much the end of the story. The
cops gave the bear to the Klamath Tribes,
who ate the meat and probably used the
rest of the bear for something or other.
The fellow who shot it called in his dogs
and went back to watching Jay Leno, or
whatever. And the dogs engaged in dog
type activities, sniffing and such.
Now, if this incident had happened
somewhere else in these United States,
things would definitely have turned out
a little different. You may recall a similar
story from Massachusetts, where a fellow
shot a bear that was coming toward him
in an aggressive manner in his backyard.
Matter of fact, I believe I mentioned that
story in this column. Maybe someone
could check that out for me.
Anyway, Richard Ahlstrand, the
Massachusetts guy who shot the bear,
was charged with illegally killing a bear,
illegally baiting a bear (because birdseed
was present)(yes, birdseed), illegal
possession of a firearm, and failure to
secure a firearm. If he’d let the bear eat
him, instead of shooting it, he probably
would have been charged with illegally
feeding a bear, and being dead in a public
manner.
That story sort of reminds me of the
old movie about Judge Roy Bean, in which
Paul Newman played the judge. He shot
a man in his saloon in Langtry, and then
found two dollars in the man’s pocket. So
he charged the dead guy with loitering
and fined him two dollars. Otherwise, see,
it would’ve been stealing from a dead guy.
Yeah.
Anyway, the point is that these two
fellows did pretty much the exact same
thing, namely protect themselves from a
wild animal that seemed intent on using
them to grease his digestive tract, and they
were treated in totally different manners
by the authorities involved. The question
then becomes: which state government
is right, in how it views self-protection
against bears, and which is wrong?
That is a complex and many-faceted
question that could be debated from now
till we figure out who flung the chunk,
and we would probably be no closer to an
answer. So I’ll just step in here and cut
to the chase. Whoever made up the rules
in Massachusetts has the intelligence of
mayonnaise.
The problem, I believe, is that there
is a growing trend in America toward
assuming that animals
have “rights,” just like
people do. I know, it’s
silly and ridiculous,
but people are often
silly and ridiculous,
and once you start
down that road, it’s
hard to stop. It sort of
snowballs on you.
For example, 15
years ago the 800
residents of Talkeetna, Alaska evidently
didn’t care for the candidates running
for mayor of their town, so they wrote in
their own, and he won. This is a great
example of Americans exercising their
constitutional voting rights, and I’m always
for that. In this case, however, the winner
of the election was a kitten named Stubbs.
Now, 15 years later, Stubbs is still the
mayor of Talkeetna, and is more popular
than any of their previous mayors. He has
so far never made a decision that irritated
anyone, and never asks for a raise. His
political affiliation is undetermined.
Outside of Stubbs, though, animals
should be treated like animals, not people.
Some would claim otherwise, and say
animals should have rights. Others, people
with actual brain cells, say they will be
happy to grant rights to animals, as soon as
they petition for them.
The animal rights folks claim we are
animals ourselves, and should treat animals
as equals. They also say a wolf is not evil
because it kills a lamb, that’s just the wolf’s
nature. But when a man kills a wolf for
killing a lamb, the man is suddenly evil,
because it’s not the wolf’s fault that it
killed the lamb. This argument is known
as the “Stop it stop it stop it!” defense, and
must me accompanied by foot stomping.
I agree with the animal rights folks
in some areas, such as circuses and zoos,
because I don’t condone mistreatment of
animals. But when life or property are on
the line, humans should at least be given
the same consideration as a wolf. A wolf
will kill you to save himself or his food. If
I’m an animal (and I’ve been called worse)
then I should be allowed to do the same,
according to the reasoning of animal rights
activists.
Ask the mayor of Talkeetna. He agrees
with me . . .
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by Jeff Gore
Hello friends,
Today I am in the hospital as I write
this with my daughter, son-in-law, and two
grandsons celebrating a third grandson
coming into the world at 1 am
this morning. Short night it was but worth
it.
I have enjoyed my little fellas
immensely and we have even been able
to take them on a couple of trips away
from mom and dad. It is indescribable how
amazing it is to be a grandparent unless you
have experienced it yourself.
I know it is amazing with your children
and I don’t want to discount the joy and
blessing they are, but multiply that times...
oh I don’t know, a bunch, and you’ll get
the picture.
Children are a blessing from God. His
word even says that the man who has a
bunch of them is blessed. It has been big in
the news lately about how some care more
about themselves and their own freedom of
choice than they do the children who are
the fruit of those choices. They stand and
fight for the right to end their lives before
they get a chance to live them out.
God’s word tells us we are “fearfully
and wonderfully made” that we are “His
handiwork” and that He knew us before
we were “knit together in our mother’s
womb” or “made in the secret place.” I’m
not gonna argue the point, but God thinks
each of us is very, very special. At least we
are special to Him. Get this; His opinion
is all that matters. Not ours. He is and has
always been right. There are no accidents
when it comes to the birth of a child. They
might be a surprise, but never, ever, an
accident.
God’s word also tells us to remember
His commandments and statutes and
always be mindful to teach them to our
children and our children’s children. To
think on His word when we wake up and
when we go down to sleep. When we are
not sure of His presence and His speaking
to us in our lives we have to base our belief
on what we know to be true from the
past. God IS! He has always been. And
He always will be. It is time we quit being
afraid that the political correctness Nazis
are gonna be offended by the truth. Jesus
said He would be an offense to the wicked.
I guess that puts me in good company.
Thanks for reading,
Jeff Gore
www.jeffgore.org
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Howdy!
Today is Friday, August 16th, and I’m
sitting here in the dark with nothing to
do so, I’ll write my monthly article for the
magazine.
Around 9 o’clock last night, the
electric service for our store was knocked
out by lightning and, consequently, we
could not open for business today. It’s
starting to warm up considerably in here
with no A/C and the blinds open so that I
can see to write. It occurs to me in rather
frightening fashion, that civilization as
we know it, is based largely on things we
have gotten used to. Things like electricity.
When the lights go out, so does most of
our ability to function in the modern
world.
Fortunately, that won’t happen today
because electrical crews from the city of
Austin have arrived and are rebuilding
our service. I would like to extend kudos
to these guys because they are really
very good at what they do. The work is
dangerous on a normal day but hot and
dangerous on a hundred degree day in
mid-August in Austin. Standing outside in
the scorching sun and watching them work
fifty plus feet in the air, handling enough
voltage to explode a body, with amazing
precision and ease, made me thankful that
I did not have to perform those tasks.
The effect of higher temperature on
egg production is what I was going to write
about anyway so that was a pretty good
transition.
Every year about this time, I’m deluged
with questions about why chickens either
slow up or quit laying, altogether. Is it the
feed? The heat? What am I doing wrong?
Actually, there are a number of reasons
that egg production slows up in the
summer but most of them are heat-related.
Certainly a lot of deaths are caused by the
intolerable temperatures. Just this past
week, producers had confided that they
suffered considerable losses. Although
the heat is perhaps the overlying reason,
the reduced rate of production is more a
function of insufficient consumption of
water.
A chicken’s body is said to contain
more than 50% water so you better provide
access to it at all times. A hen deprived
of water for a full day may take another
day to recover. Studies suggest that a hen
without liquid for 36 hours may go into
molt and may never recover enough to be
a good layer. The egg is approximately 65%
water so that makes sense.
Depending on the size of the chicken
and the weather, birds will drink 8-15
ounces of water a day. In hot conditions,
they may drink 2-4 times that amount.
There are other helpful things like fans,
shade, or any type of moving air for
ventilation to help mitigate the effects of
the heat.
Just remember, if you are
uncomfortable, your chickens are
miserable. They are wearing a feather suit.
Adios,
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Starting this fall, new hunters who
need to complete the state’s required
hunter education will have expanded
options designed to be more convenient,
flexible and accessible.
The Texas Parks and
Wildlife Commission Thursday
approved additional options for hunter
education certification, including a
streamlined, one-day basic course reducing
the mandatory hours of classroom
instruction from 10 to a maximum of 6
hours and creating an option for anyone
17 years of age or older to take the hunting
safety training completely online. The
new options should be available by late
September. The combination online home
study and 4 to 5 hour skills field day course
will still be offered, as well as advanced
hunter education available as part of high
school and college courses across the state.
Anyone born after Sept. 1, 1971, must
successfully complete a hunter education
training course or purchase a one-time
deferral good for one license year in order
to hunt legally in Texas.
Based on 16 pilot classes held earlier
this summer to assess new options, the
core curriculum of the streamlined course
brings an even sharper focus on the key
reason behind the training requirement –
improved hunter safety. Since mandatory
hunter education first started in 1988, the
number of hunting accidents and hunting
fatalities has steadily declined to less
than 3 per 100,000 hunters. Accidents
involving those who had completed
hunter education training are only in the
single digits each year.
The basic course will be streamlined to
cover only essential skills of safe, legal and
ethical hunting.
To pass the current course options,
students must get 70 percent correct if
they take the traditional two-day course or
80 percent if they take the course online.
Under the new system, the passing grade
for all options will be a minimum score of
75 percent.
The certification is valid for life and is
honored in all other states and provinces.
– MIKE COX, TPWD
Hunters, anglers and sport shooters
remain the largest contributors to
conservation funding. Hunting and fishing
licenses, together with excise taxes on
firearms, ammunition, bows, arrows, rods
and reels, together generate $100,000
every 30 minutes.
Over 100 years ago, hunters and
anglers were the earliest and most vocal
supporters of conservation and scientific
wildlife management. They were the
first to recognize that rapid development
and unregulated uses of wildlife were
threatening the future of many species.
Led by fellow sportsman President
Theodore Roosevelt, these early
conservationists called for the first laws
restricting the commercial slaughter of
wildlife. They urged sustainable use of fish
and game, created hunting and fishing
licenses, and lobbied for taxes on sporting
equipment to provide funds for state
conservation agencies. These actions were
the foundation of the North American
wildlife conservation model, a sciencebased, user-pay system that would foster
the most dramatic conservation successes
of all time.
Populations of white-tailed deer, elk,
antelope, wild turkey, wood ducks and
many other species began to recover from
decades of unregulated exploitation.
During the next half-century, in
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On May 2, 1972, President Nixon
signed the first proclamation of National
Hunting and Fishing Day, writing, “I urge
all citizens to join with outdoor sportsmen
in the wise use of our natural resources and
in insuring their proper management for
the benefit of future generations.”
By late summer, all 50 governors
and over 600 mayors had joined in by
proclaiming state and local versions of
National Hunting and Fishing Day. The
response was dramatic.
National, regional, state and local
organizations staged some 3,000 “open
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events everywhere from shooting ranges
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estimated four million Americans with
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appreciate traditional outdoor sports.
Over the years, National Hunting and
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addition to the funds they contributed for
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sportsmen worked countless hours to
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and enjoyment of everyone.
In the 1960s, hunters and anglers
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The first to suggest an official day of
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Sportsman’s Day” in the state.
With determined prompting from the
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Thomas McIntyre, N.H., introduced Joint
Resolution 117 authorizing National
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Saturday of every September. Rep. Bob
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the outdoor classroom
A mourning dove is a pretty bird, fun to hunt,
and delicious at meal time.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TPWD
necessary to go out and purchase some of the new exotic
and costly lead substitutes that are deemed necessary for
ducks and geese that according to the Anti’s will dive to
the bottom of the marsh and devour all of the lead they
can find!
Number seven and a half or number eight shot, in low
brass shotgun shells, are good selections. The small shot
“
Opening day of dove season is one of excitement
and can also be one of embarrassment. I can get with
the excitement and experience has proven that I am no
stranger to embarrassment because of my poor shooting
accuracy after leaving my shotguns sit unused since
Christmas.
Earlier in the year I told myself I was not going to be
caught short in shotgun proficiency again this year. I refuse
to go out and embarrass myself again by punching holes in
the sky as the dove flew in, do a couple cute dove twists as
the shot flew under, over, and behind them ineffectively
as they kicked in the afterburners, and cruised on out of
range.
My solution for eliminating the recurrence of this
embarrassing event of the past is to get out on the shotgun
range a number of times prior to the season opening and
take my frustration out on clay pigeons. This practice will
surly sharpen my eye, smooth out my swing, and prepare
me for those gray, 4” streaks we call mourning doves, flying
45 miles per hour coming in from all directions in the field
of the hunt.
With the busy lives we lead time slips away and before
you know it you are out in the field, punching holes in
the sky, scaring the doves and taking few or none home
with you. Well, there is still time to get out and do some
shotgunning and regain the feel of your favorite shotgun.
With some steady practice you may hold down the
embarrassment caused by consistent misses.
For those who plan on giving dove hunting a try this
year you really need to go to a shotgun range and invest in
a shotgun lesson so you will at least know what you should
be doing.
Of all game birds, doves provide one of the most
by Larry LeBlanc
“
Opening day of dove season is one
of excitement and can also be one of
embarrassment.
difficult targets for shotgunners and it seems to be unfair
that they are always the game bird season opener. Because
of their speed, erratic flight path; combined with their
small size, they can be a challenge to hit.
I know we can usually use all of the help we can
get, especially at the start of the season, but it is still
necessary to plug your pump and automatic shotguns to
hold a maximum of three shots when dove hunting. That
includes the one in the barrel.
Lead shot is still legal for hunting doves, so it is not
size is more than adequate for bringing down doves and
the low brass shells let you burn up a lot of ammunition,
and not fell like someone has beaten you severely about
the shoulder the day after the hunt.
If you ordinarily do not hunt doves but are big into
quail or pheasant hunting, doves are an excellent way to
get sharpened up for the larger birds. After a few weeks
of dove hunting, a quail will seem about the size of a
chicken when it takes off from under cover. Doves are also
excellent eating.
So don’t get stressed out by missing shots you should
not miss and see professional help and have a great bird
season.
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Eleven-year-old Pottsboro Boy Achieves Elite Angler Status
Keatyn Eitelman of Pottsboro became Texas’ 25th
Elite Freshwater Angler—and the state’s youngest—on
August 2, 2013, less than two weeks before his eleventh
birthday. He finished this task when he caught a 21.25inch, 5.5-pound largemouth bass from Lake Texoma on
July 23 and submitted it for a Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department Big Fish Award.
An Elite Angler is a one-time achievement award for
an angler who catches trophy-class fish of five different
species. There are freshwater and saltwater categories.
To be eligible, an angler must earn five freshwater or five
saltwater Big Fish Awards. A Big Fish Award is given for
a fish meeting or exceeding a minimum length for each
species.
Keatyn began his quest on November 28, 2012,
when he caught a blue catfish measuring 39.25 inches
from Lake Texoma. Encouraged by his father, Nailen,
Keatyn proceeded to collect Big Fish Awards from Lake
Texoma for white bass (16.5 inches, December 2, 2012),
smallmouth bass (18.5 inches, December 11, 2012), and
his largemouth bass. He also caught a white crappie
(18.25 inches) from Lake Fork on March 10, 2013.
TPWD offers many ways to be recognized as an angler:
state and water body records by weight, catch and release
records by length, First Fish Awards, Outstanding Angler,
Big Fish Awards, and Elite Angler. Visit http://tamus.
pr-optout.com for all the listings and an application. If you
catch a fish you think qualifies, remember to take good
pictures of the fish to aid in identification. If the award is
based on length, one of the pictures must show the fish on
a ruler. Don’t forget to take pictures of yourself holding the
fish, too.
Your local TPWD fisheries biologist will be happy to
help you obtain forms, identify your catch and weigh it
Keatyn Eitelman of Pottsboro caught this 16.5-inch white bass from Lake Texoma on December 2, 2012, the second fish of
five he needed to achieve Elite Angler status. Photo Courtesy Nailen Eitelman
on a certified scale. Search for the biologist nearest you at
http://tamus.pr-optout.com.
Some grocery stores will weigh fish for you, and bait
shops or feed stores may have certified scales. Locations
of certified scales can be found athttps://www.tpwd.state.
tx.us/fishboat/fish/programs/fishrecords/scales.phtml.
Official Toyota ShareLunker Program Weigh and
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listed at http://tamus.pr-optout.com. The fish must be
weighed within three days of the catch. However, weigh
the fish as soon as possible to prevent any weight loss due
to regurgitation or dehydration.
– LARRY HODGE, TPWD
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