Floyd does it all for Northeast with record night
Former GHL star Floyd racks up 158 receiving yards and a 70 yard TD against Tulsa. He owns multiple Northeast Louisiana single season and career receiving records, with six 100 yard games in 13 starts and 1,174 career yards. Floyd’s night capped a dominant era and showcased his game breaking catches.
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Northeast
Tulsa
NLU
Floyd
West Texas
Louisiana Tech
Texas-Arlington
McNeese
Frank Maxwell
Lamar
Rubin Jones
Maxwell
Jones
Wildlife conference slated in Texas for first time
The thirty first annual meeting of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies will be hosted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in San Antonio October 9 to 12. The event gathers officials from 16 states and private agencies to discuss wildlife resources policies, management, and research.
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Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
San Antonio
The
Southeastern Association
Speed reading boosts comprehension says Purdue professor
Purdue University expert Merrill May says speed reading can double or triple reading speed with good comprehension. He notes 1,800 to 2,400 words per minute is possible for strong readers, while 250 wpm is average and 600 wpm suits students for coursework. Poor readers lack practice and vocabulary.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Merrill May
May
Texas sets duck and goose seasons across the state
Commissioners announced 1977 78 migratory waterfowl seasons with different dates by region. Eastern Texas light and dark geese run Nov 5 through Jan 22 1978 with early ducks Nov 5-27 and Dec 22-Jan 22. West of US 81 geese run Nov 1 1977 through Jan 22 1978. Duck zones include High Plains Mallard unit Nov 1- Feb 22? and a large closed area in Trans-Pecos due to Mexican duck. Sandhill cranes sport a two zone schedule Nov 1 1977-Jan 31 1978 in Zone A and Dec 5 1977-Jan 31 1978 in Zone B.
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Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners
U.S. Hwy
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High Plains
West Texas
Trans-Pecos
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Arizona
New Mexico
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Hudspeth
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Jeff Davis
Presidio
Brewster
Pecos
Interstate 10
New Mexico Line
Fort Stockton
U.S. Hwy. 385
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend
Rio Grande
Brazoria
Chambers
Galveston
Harris
Jefferson
Orange
Deer hunt applications available from P and WD
Applications to hunt deer on five Texas wildlife management areas close October 3 with a public drawing October 6 at P and W D headquarters in Austin. Areas open include Chaparral Dimmit La Salle Engeling Kerr Sierra Diablo. Permits vary by area with muzzleloader options and dates in November December. Hunters must be 12 or older and wear orange during gun hunts. AFL founded 1881 in Pittsburgh and renamed in 1886.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
P&wd
Smith School Road
Chaparral
Dimmit
la Salle
Engeling
Anderson County
Gene Howe
Hemphill County
Kerr
Kerr County
Sierra Diablo
Culberson County
Youth baseball officers named for 1977 78 season
At a Gladewater youth baseball membership meeting officers for the 1977 78 season were elected led by commissioner Robert Algood and vice commissioner Don Jasper. Gary Medlin is secretary treasurer and several age group presidents were chosen along with Mustang and Pony president Jerry Barrow. Discussions focused on securing baseball fields with new locations needed in the future as Willie Hagen coordinates with city school and county officials.
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Robert Algood
Don Jasper
Gary Medlin
Larry Aaron
Richard Fenton
Mike Reynolds
Bobby Arden
Jerry Barrow
Mustang and Pony
Willie Hagen
Record marlin certified for Texas saltwater records
A 691 pound blue marlin caught by Donald Dashiell of Houston near Freeport in mid July sets a new Texas saltwater record. The fish measured 12 feet 9 inches with a large girth, taken on 130 pound test line using mullet in about 120 fathoms of water, increasing 1977 Gulf records to seven.
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Dashiell
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