Wild Pigeon Roosts Leave Trail of Broken Trees in Texas
LOISE GRAVES recalls Henry Garrison Askew's 1855 note of abundant pigeon flights in Northeast Texas. A family trip from Harrison to Hopkins county passed through a woodsy stretch where roadside trees were stripped of limbs by roosting pigeons. The roosts diverted pigeons outward for 50 to 100 yards in all directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loise Graves
Texas
Henry Garrison
Harrison
Hopkins County
Wood County
Texas optometrists join Hunter Safety Volunteer Program
Texas optometrists across the state volunteer to support the Parks and Wildlife Department by offering vision screening and educational talks to hunter safety instructors and candidates. About 56 doctors will provide screenings, pamphlets, and potential Hunter's Vision Day centers while keeping results confidential. interested doctors should contact Stanley Boysen of the Texas Optometric Association.
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Austin
Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
Department
Stanley Boysen
The
Texas Optometric Association
International Building
Wardens seize protected birds at Dallas taxidermy shop
Texas Parks and Wildlife wardens and a federal warden found 24 protected birds in various stages of processing at a local taxidermy shop. Owls hawks song and shore birds were being mounted for display. The shop owner faced charges for possession of protected birds and was fined $110. Parks officials said most taxidermists refuse to mount protected species.
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Dallas
Texas
Parks and Wildlife Game
Gary Tarpley
James McElroy
Jim Riggins
Dick Droll
Parks and Wildlife Department
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