The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1995 Page: 11 of 21
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Your Guide To
Better Fishing
By: Sabine Lake Fishing Guide Robert Vail
Blue Cats Make Good Sport and
Fine Dinner For Winter Fishermen
Saturday was a beautiful day. A good
day to be out on the water holding a
fishing pole. There were light winds,
sunny skies, and mild temperatures. It
should have been one of those days
when you would have to hide in the
bottom of the boat to bait your hook)
Unfortunately for me, duty called, and I
had to go in to work. My son, Robert, and
his wife, Tesa, however, took my boat
and went out to wet a line. Arriving back at
home in the afternoon, I was greeted by
Tesa exclaiming, 'Dad... Dad... I caught
two fish!” I went over to take a look. To my
surprise, what she caught in Sabine Lake
were blue catfish, a species common to
fresh water in our area. Blue cats are
known to venture Into the brackish waters
of Orange County.
Visualize this: you are coasting up to a
spot to fish for redfish, say Hickory Cove,
a place that adjoins Sabine Lake which is
usually very salty, and you throw out a
couple of lines baited with shrimp; all of a
sudden there is a tap-tap on your line,
then a tug, and you rear back and set the
hook while the fish makes a blistering run
across shallow water. You think, "Hey...
I've got a nice redfish!" After a few very
fast runs the battle changes in tempo.
The fish suddenly changes tactics: it
stops, curls its tail towards its head and
Btua Cata of Win tar
Paga 4B
Hunters and Nature:
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Partners In Preservation
by Chester Moore, Jr.
For millions of men’and women, myself included, hunting is the
link between the man-made and natural worlds. Hunting gives
us a chance to observe and learn about wildlife and a chance to
step into a world where survival is still the meaning of life.
Hunting exposes us to the wonders and problems in nature,
and it gives us a place to grow in mind and spirit.
Hunting puts man's senses to a test. We hunt animals in their
natural habitat, and this often puts them to an advantage over
the hunter. As hunters, we must get out mental state closer to
that of the animals if we hope to be successful at the sport. We
must absorb all the sights, sounds, and even smells of the wild to
get in touch with the areas that we hunt. The quiet rustling of
leaves behind the deer blind could be a big buck trying to sneak
by unnoticed. That off-looking bump high up in an old oak tree
could be a squirrel lying still waiting for all signs of danger to
disappear. Patience becomes the "sixth sense" of the hunter as
he waits many hours in often cold and rainy weather in hopes of
seeing an animal that may not give a chance to be shot. This
type of patience can be an advantage in many other places in life
where it is a valued virtue.
Hunting is learning. The wild is filled with experiences that
hunters can learn from. Some of these experiences have a
profound impact on the hunter.
Once, while I was squirrel hunting in a patch of woods near my
home, I had an extraordinary experience that changed my way of
thinking about my lifestyle. It was in the early afternoon and the
sun was shining through the canopy of trees. I had just spooked
some wood ducks in the creek and could hear squirrels playing
in the distance. I figured that my best chance of success was still
hunting, so I found a large pine tree and made myself
comfortable against it. I began to look at the ground below me
and noticed that it was covered with pine needles. I picked up a
handful of the needles and dug down to see how far they went.
The further I dug down, the more the needles were
decomposed. The forest was actually recycling what it had
produced. There was no waste here; just things that would go
back into the soil. I began to think that I should put more of what I
took from the earth back into it. I never shot or even saw a
squirrel that day, but I did learn more about ecology in that one
autumn afternoon than I had ever learned in school or from
watching television.
In the love of hunting exists the kind of concern over wildlife
that raises questions about its future. Hunters share the land
Partners In Preservation Paga 4B
Goose hunting
season opens
Saturday
Austin-The upcoming goose
hunting season in Texas could
shape up to be a productive
one, according to officials of the
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department.
Regardless of the weather,
hunters will have increased
opportunities, a longer season
for white-fronted geese in the
Eastern Zone and a higher bag
Goose Hunting Paga 4B
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Bridge City
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Turkel, Arlene. The Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 1995, newspaper, November 1, 1995; Bridge City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1170732/m1/11/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .