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Sept. 10, 2007 Game Warden Field Notes The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports. The case for not running On Aug. 26, Harrison Co. two game wardens were patrolling the Sabine River in Gregg Co. when one warden decided to check two subjects stuck in a van beside the river. The game wardens became suspicious, so the game warden decided to check the individuals out through Gregg Co. Sheriff’s Office. After completing criminal history, one of the subjects decided to take off on foot, leaving his friend stuck in the mud. The subject who ran thought the game warden had a warrant but was mistaken. Upon searching the vehicle, marijuana and a 9mm pistol were seized as evidence. The other warden was also dealing with a third subject at the same location. The second warden discovered marijuana in the subject’s tackle box as he was fishing by the river. Cases pending. Told you so On Aug. 20, a Harris Co. game warden received information that a field near Cypress had been baited and that the subjects might already have been hunting earlier that week. The warden located the field and found cracked corn and milo along with dove decoys hanging on the barbed wire fences. The following Sunday, the game warden watched the field in the evening and observed four subjects shoot skeet for an hour before the temptation of all the doves got to them. The subjects shot doves until 8:15 p.m. before deciding to pack it up. As the game warden made contact with the surprised subjects, he overheard one say: "I told you guys this was not a good idea." Cases and restitution pending. Canine alert On Aug. 22 at 1:30 a.m., a Taylor Co. game warden heard his dog barking at something. When the game warden went outside to see what it was, he could hear a vehicle idling at a curve near his house. After about a minute, two shots rang out and the vehicle took off. The game warden got into his truck and followed the vehicle. The game warden stopped a vehicle just south of Merkel for running a stop sign and inside the vehicle were three individuals, along with two spotlights, a shotgun, a .243 rifle, and an open 36-pack of beer. All three individuals, 18 years old, denied shooting off the road but did state they had been hunting on some property south of Merkel and had driven to Nolan to look at the windmills. Two of the subjects did not have a hunting license or hunter's education. Citations issued. The $65,000 hogs On Aug. 19, a Montgomery Co. game warden received a call about someone trespassing to hunt on a lease near Magnolia. Information was that several subjects from a subdivision bordering the lease had come onto the property and shot several hogs.. The first game warden at the scene found where the hogs had been dragged from the lease then followed the trail back to a residence. Soon, another game warden joined the first at the residence to assist with the investigation. While one game warden was interviewing the suspect, the second noticed what appeared to be blood on a 2005 Kawasaki Mule 4x4. The suspect stated the blood on the Mule was old then challenged the game wardens to find evidence of illegal hunting on the Mule and gave consent to search. Well, he forgot about the baggie of marijuana he had in the glove box of the Mule. The game warden also noticed that the ignition had been tampered with and a master lock key was in it. The game warden started asking the suspect questions about the Mule 4x4 and received several different versions as to how he acquired it. The game warden located the VIN and a routine check found that it had been reported stolen through Rice University PD in November 2006. A Caterpillar skid steer loader at the location had its identification plate removed; the secondary VIN was located and it was found to be stolen. While all of this was going on, a man on an ATV drove by the wardens’ location. Suspecting that he may be connected to the poaching call, the game warden chased the ATV operator down and stopped him. The ownership of the ATV came into question, so the game wardens followed the subject to a second residence where several other ATVs were located. They continued their investigation on the trespassing and poaching call along with the possible involvement of the newly discovered ATVs. When the dust finally settled, the Montgomery Co. game wardens had recovered one stolen 2005 Kawasaki Mule 4x4, a stolen Bobcat loader and three stolen ATVs, with an estimated value of $65,000. The first suspect was transported to Montgomery Co. Jail for possession of marijuana. Investigation continues with assistance from local Motor Vehicle Theft Task Force. Suspect makes contact On Aug. 17 at approximately 11:45 p.m., a Robertson Co. game warden initiated the stop of a suspicious vehicle on a county road in Robertson Co.. The vehicle was traveling at a very low rate of speed heading toward the game warden’s truck. The game warden began to exit his truck when he noticed that the suspect vehicle was still slowly moving toward his truck. The vehicle continued moving forward until it came to rest against the bumper of the game warden’s truck. Due to this odd driving behavior, the game warden conducted a felony stop. Once the suspects were removed from the vehicle and secured, the game warden discovered a bottle of hydrocodone in the center console. The pills were not prescribed to either suspect. The two men were arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and the driver was charged with driving without a valid driver's license. There was no damage to the state vehicle. Marina operations shaky On Aug. 11, while patrolling Lake Texoma by boat, a Grayson Co. game warden made contact with the manager of a marina who had complained about no-wake violations. Upon arrival at the marina, the game warden noticed that three of the marina’s work boats were displaying expired registration decals. After stopping one of the marine boats to inquire about the registration, the game warden learned that there were no PFDs or fire extinguishers on the vessel. A citation was issued for insufficient PFDs. As the game warden continued to patrol the marina, he noticed that about half of the marina was covered with a gas or oil sheen and there were no visible cleanup efforts. After Grayson County’s environmental officer was contacted, the gas dock was shut down and cleanup efforts began. The game warden contacted the marina manager, who assured him that the registration and safety equipment situation on the marina boats would be corrected. On the morning of Aug. 12, the game warden received a call from a customer regarding the same marina, advising that the marina’s shuttle boat had been operating all night without any navigation lights and without sufficient numbers of PFDs. The game warden went back to the marina and made contact with the manager again. As the game warden pulled into the marina parking lot, he observed one of the shuttle boats coming ashore with 14 passengers. A check of this boat found only four PFDs and five children 10 years of age and under not wearing PFDs. Additional citations were issued. Submarine camping On Aug. 8, an Erath Co. game warden and a McLennan Co. game warden, along with a game warden applicant, patrolled the Brazos River for water safety violations. Now that the flood waters have receded, the wardens counted a total of about 20 RVs, travel trailers and pop-up travel trailers that floated down-river during the floods. Really, we don’t have any fish On Aug. 5, a Harrison Co. game warden filed two MIP cases at Brandy Branch Lake. The minors stated they did not have any fish in the live well. The game warden verified that the live well had no fish, but it was full of iced down beer. Time-space continuum … er, conundrum While a game warden was checking fishing licenses on Lake Buchanan, he made contact with a young man who stated his fishing license was back at the cabin. The game warden issued him a citation at 4:35 p.m. and told him to contact the judge and present his license for dismissal. At 6:22 p.m., the subject purchased a one-day fishing license from a store over 60 miles away and subsequently contacted the judge to fax his fishing license for dismissal. Upon faxing the license, he realized the later time was shown so he changed the time to 6:22 a.m. and sent in a second fax. The judge with two copies in hand rendered her decision with a chuckle. What a waste At the end of July, Aransas Co. game wardens received information concerning two blue marlins that were caught and entered into a local tournament. The big fish weighing in the hundreds of pounds were dumped whole into Aransas Bay after the weigh-in. One fish washed up on the Rockport City Park beach and the other washed up on Fulton Beach. The city of Rockport needed a backhoe to remove the fish from the beach. The subjects who dumped the fish were filed on for waste of game charges. [Hidden Content] AR 2007-09-10

We will come around, hopefully this will be our hump game.

Take it easy. This is a forum you know.

, Confidence. I like it. 0-2 but one of those losses was to WOS. They are in good shape but not to sure about FlyLikeAnEagle's, "There is no doubt who the District 22-4A Champion will be" statement.

It is going to be televised isn't it?

Houston Chronicle Stats 1 2 3 4 OT Total Dayton 0 0 7 15 0 22 Nacogdoches 0 6 0 0 0 6 Scoring summary NAC -- Justin McAninch 29-yard pass to Carlos Downey. PAT Failed 2 Pt Run ( ), 08:26, 2nd. DAY -- A.J. Dugat 43-yard pass to Ronnie Powell. PAT Kick ( Ronnie Powell ), 02:12, 3rd. DAY -- Paul Fontenot 43-yard interception. PAT Kick ( Ronnie Powell ), 01:47, 4th. DAY -- A.J. Dugat 15-yard run. PAT 2 Pt Run ( Ford Smesny ), 00:45, 4th. Team Stats Dayton Nacogdoches Total yards 203 152 First downs 11 9 Rushes/Yds 42/121 30/82 Average rush 2.88 2.73 Comp/Atts 5/18 8/24 Pass yards 82 70 Comp pct 27.78 33.33 Punts 7 6 Punting Yards 247 204 Punting Average 35.29 34 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0

**Big School Game of the Week** Port Neches-Groves at Silsbee **Small School Game of the Week** East Chambers at Hamshire-Fannett ____________________________________________________________________ Vidor at Houston Jones (Thur.) Anahuac vs Hitchcock at Deer Park (Thur.) Beaumont West Brook at Spring Westfield Aldine Nimitz at Port Arthur Memorial Waller at Nederland Beaumont Central vs Houston Sterling at Houston's Delmar Stadium Houston Kashmere at Little Cypress-Mauriceville Friendswood at Dayton Huffman at Santa Fe Barbers Hill at Bellville Jasper at Newton Bridge City at Lumberton Orangefield at Splendora Cleveland at Diboll Coldspring at Houston Forest Brook Liberty at Stafford Crockett at Shepherd Woodville at Warren Tarkington at Buna Kountze at Evadale High Island at Deweyville West Hardin at Hardin Legacy Christian at Hull-Daisetta Colmesneil at Sabine Pass Beaumont Ozen vs Seguin at Clear Lake (Sat.) West Orange-Stark vs Bay City at Pearland (Sat.) Kelly at Houston Furr (Sat.)

FSN Game of the Week. Will it be on TV?

Finished my blind yesterday. There were alot of Teal in the Bay. Its lookin good.

Crosby because I want them to win. Crosby is supposed to be strong this year, I hope they do well. I say Crosby by 7.

Lets wait until after Friday night before you start using words like "Great" to describe your team. Ya'll won last year but the score was 17-16. Back on topic, this years race is gonna be a good one. Lots of quality kids/athletes, Coaches, and fans. Good luck to everyone and don't count anybody out, yet.

No one who matters is taking Friendswood lightly. There is a reason Dayton plays Friendswood in non-district, because they respect them as opponents. Friendswood always brings it. Anyone with any sense knows that, it will be a good game.

No doubt, its a little huntin in the big woods where something can eat you?

Good deal make sure you post some pictures of the record breaking trophies.

Freshmen Dayton 7 Nacogdoches 30 JV Dayton 24 Nacogdoches 7

Whats the latest word on Sampere?

Dayton should do better this week, but I ain't making any predictions right now. I am still licking my wounds. :'( Good news is Coach Stewart seems to have gotten everybody fired up a little. ;D

Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February. [Hidden Content] North Zone Dove — Hunters near Lubbock had good shoots over sunflowers. Milo and corn produced mourning doves near Amarillo. Hunters there said the afternoon flight was much better than the morning. Abilene and Knox City hunters had good shoots over corn and milo. The Bogota and Mount Pleasant areas enjoyed shoots over soybeans. The season runs through Oct. 31. Prospects are good. Central Zone Dove — The San Antonio area produced spectacular shoots of whitewings. Outfitters said it was the best flight they can recall. Castroville and Sabinal gave up limit shoots of whitewings. Uvalde was solid as was Del Rio. Brownwood and Stephenville saw good flights of mourners. Closer to the coast, Huffman, Katy, Sealy, Columbus and Devers shot mostly mourners with a whitewing or two. Thunderstorms around the Houston area put a damper on the flight. The season runs through Oct. 31. Prospects are good. Special White Wing Area — Whitewing hunters had plenty of birds to shoot around Harlingen, Brownsville, McAllen and Port Mansfield. Most of the birds were taken over milo and wild sunflowers. Rain in the region did hurt the flight a bit, but as soon as the sun came out the flight resumed. The final two days of the special season is Sept. 8–9. As a reminder, afternoon-only hunting is permitted. Prospects are good. Teal Migration — Bluewings are beginning to show in force around the state. Lakes and reservoirs that were at record low levels a year ago are brimming with water to cover shallow flats and coves. Along the coast, record rainfall since July has marsh ponds and prairie ponds overflowing. The inundation of freshwater has helped vegetation growth in the marsh which should hold birds. A weak cool front later this week should deposit more birds. Teal season runs Sept. 15–30 with a bag limit of four birds.

Well, if you walk into the line of fire you might get shot, unless your Rambo. Sounds like the dude was a loser. I'm glad ya'll didn't have to light him up.

Have to go with PN-G. Crosby is supposed to be better this year though. PN-G by at least 12.

Forest Brook is gonna go home like a whipped puppy. They are no match for Nederland.

Ortavious Hypolite - WOS Ran all over Dayton in the 3Q and lead his team to an outstanding 2 half comeback. IMO. I don't know his stats but what he did for his team you can't put on paper or on charts. Good athlete.

Media Contact: Steve Lightfoot, (512) 389-4701, [email protected] Aug. 31, 2007 TPWD Launches Shotgun Sports in Schools Pilot Program [Hidden Content] AUSTIN, Texas —The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced it is this fall piloting a target shooting program similar to its popular Archery in Schools initiative. The Clay Sports in Schools pilot, designed to introduce 6th through 12th grade level youth to competitive shotgun clay target shooting, will be offered in selected schools throughout the state, beginning with the Wildlife Management and Recreation curriculum in high schools. “I have no doubts there are some potential international clay target shooters sitting in our classrooms and a program such as this could be the key to discovering those gifted athletes,†said Steve Hall, TPWD education director. “The thing about competitive clay sports is you don’t have to be the strongest or the fastest athlete to be successful, which means it’s more accessible to more kids.†Hall points to the department’s Archery in Schools program, where in less than two years more than 300 physical education teachers have received training in archery target shooting and more than 400 students have competed at two statewide competitions. “Texas has a strong dove and quail hunting heritage,†said Hall. “Clay target games simulate the flight of these popular game birds, so a program like this is a natural fit.†Similar programs are growing in popularity in other states, such as Tennessee, where participants are receiving extra-curricular recognition lettering in clay target sports. Some students are advancing toward national and international competition, with an eye toward college scholarships in clay target sports and a possible berth on the U.S.A. Shooting Team. Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioner John Parker of Lufkin learned of the Tennessee program about a year ago and believes the concept will be successful in Texas, too. “I think the potential is there,†he said. “We have a dedicated group of folks working together to make it happen and I support the effort enthusiastically.†The Texas Clay Sports in Schools pilot will focus initially on professional educators who already teach hunter education in schools, specifically in the high school agriculture science curricula. TPWD’s Charlie Wilson, who introduces newcomers to clay sports through the department’s mobile five-stand sporting clays system, came up with the idea for the pilot and received approval from the Texas Agriculture Science administration to implement the trial program at their annual conference this past July. Pilot schools will be tasked with putting together teams or clubs interested in shooting trap, skeet and/or sporting clays. During the current school year, participants will focus on developing trapshooting skills. TPWD will be looking to expand shooting range facilities that accommodate the school teams, offering incentives to those ranges that provide access to these young shooters through its federal grants program. At its Aug. 23 public hearing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission awarded three shooting range grants to facilities that are compatible with youth clay sports recruitment. In addition to the Clay Sports in Schools pilot, TPWD will continue to support existing youth clay target programs, the Texas Cooperative Extension's 4-H Shooting Sports program, the largest program of its kind in the nation, and National Shooting Sports Foundation Scholastic Clays Program, which already has a successful chapter in Texas. Looking ahead, TPWD is also planning to launch in 2008 an introductory program to youth clay sports, called Junior Clays. This initiative is a similar after-school program, whereby youth that are relatively new to shotgun sports can enter "hunter class" competitions already held at many of the ranges throughout Texas and sponsored by various state and national shooting sports organizations. The effort will stress opportunities for families new to shooting to come to ranges to enjoy the shotgun sports. Wilson, who currently reaches 6,000 shooters annually with the mobile sporting clays range operation, has been tasked to initiate the two new programs, with the assistance of regional and statewide hunter education staff and volunteers. For more information about these programs, contact TPWD’s hunter education staff at (512) 389-4999 or toll free at (800) 792-1112; ext. 4999. SL 2007-08-31

Media Contact: Aaron Reed, (512) 389-8046, [email protected] Aug. 31, 2007 Saltwater Anglers Reminded of Changes in Regs [Hidden Content] AUSTIN, Texas — Starting Sept. 1, new fishing regulations for spotted seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre and offshore fishing statewide go into effect. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission April 5 approved lowering both the bag and possession limits for spotted seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre from 10 to 5. The reduction in the limits addresses a downward trend in the spawning stock biomass of spotted seatrout in the Lower Laguna Madre — a trend that runs counter to steadily increasing populations elsewhere on the coast. Of particular concern to TPWD biologists is that spotted seatrout spawning stock biomass currently is about half what it was at the time of the 1983-1984 freeze, which resulted in a major kill of spotted seatrout and other species along the lower coast. A greater number of reproducing fish can help stocks recover faster after such a catastrophic event. The new regulation applies to the entire Lower Laguna Madre, from Marker 21 in the Landcut, to South Bay and including the Brownsville Ship Channel and Arroyo Colorado. The new regulation applies to “inside waters,“ waters landward from the shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf beaches are not included in the area, but any boats fishing in Gulf waters and landing their catches within the boundaries are subject to the lower bag limits. The 80th Texas Legislature also passed a bill requiring anyone landing fish caught in the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to possess a valid Texas saltwater fishing license and saltwater stamp endorsement. The bill, introduced as H.B. 3765, was rolled into H.B. 12 and signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry June 15. Previously, anglers fishing in federal waters — often on “party†or “head†boats, but on private boats as well — were not required to have a Texas fishing license. Anglers exempt from the requirement to hold fishing license and saltwater stamp endorsement (for instance, anglers under the age of 17 or those born before Sept. 1, 1930) also are exempt from the new law. Also, beginning Sept. 1, anglers are reminded that: The minimum length limit for sheepshead has increased from 12 inches to 13 inches, and will continue to increase in one-inch per year increments until the minimum length for possession is 15 inches. The minimum length limit for tarpon now is 85 inches. Circle hooks are required when fishing for red snapper in state waters. ——— On the Net: [Hidden Content]