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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
8
Austin reports say hunting prospects across Texas are fair for deer turkey quail and squirrel this fall. Early reports show the North Zone mourning dove season, opening September 1, has been disappointing due to unsettled weather. Texas Parks and Wildlife officials cite weather as a key factor affecting wildlife production.
Biologists report freshwater trotline fishing yields low catches per hour compared with other methods. A Lake Corpus Christi study found 118 fish at an average depth of 4.7 feet and 13.7 feet of water with beef kidney bait most effective. Weather was extreme, wildlife reproduction down state wide, and deer numbers remain high but with fewer young and scarce turkey and quail prospects.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department now requires registration for all water craft with any machinery, even if not the main propulsion. New rules take effect September 1, 1971 with renewals and new certificates available January 1, 1972. Fees rise by 3 dollars, and two color coded decals accompany a plastic certificate valid two years.
The Kirby family gathered at Abilene Lake for a reunion at the home of J. P. Byers. Attendees included J. P. Byers and a large extended group from Abilene Clyde Winters Fort Bliss Granbury Poteet Fort Worth Big Spring Tuscola Zetia Clyde Winters and other Texas communities.
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