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Dedicated to the conservation and enjoy-
ment of Texas fish, game, parks, waters,
and all outdoors.
WAYNE K. TILLER. .. ... .. .. .Editor
JOHN HOUSER .........Associate Editor
NANCY MCGOwAN ..........Art Editor
JOAN PEARSALI .. .. .. .. .Copy Editor
ETHEL SPECK ....Advertising-Circulation
LOUISE KREIDEL ......Business Assistant
BEN SIMMONS ..............Distribution
Published monthly by the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, John H. Reagan
Bldg.. Austin, Texas 78701. Republication
of material is permitted provided written
permission is obtained and proper credit
is given. The inclusion of advertising is
considered a service to subscribers and is
not endorsement of products nor concur-
rence with advertising claims. Rate sched-
ule available upon request. Information
for free-lance contributors is available up-
on request. Subscription rates: $2 for one
year, $3 for two years, $5 for five years.
JOHN CONNALLY, Governor of Texas
PARKS AND WILDLIFE
COMMISSION
WmnI. ODOM, Chairman ..........Austin
*JAMES M. DELLINGER ....Corpus Christi
HARRY JERSIG .. .... .... ...San Antonio
PARKS AND WILDLIFE
DEPARTMENT
J. R. SINGL.ToN......Executive Director
R. G. MAUERMANN .....Deputy Director
CHARLES W. CROSLIN. . . Admin. Assistant
PAUL BRAS HEAR .. .. .. ...Exec. Assistant
JIM ARCHER .................Personnel
Information-Education
T. D. CARROLI. ......I. & E. Coordinator
HARLEY BERG ........Exhibit Supervisor
Tout DILTZ ..........Audio-Visuals Chief
Pnvi. I-IOrm..............News Editor
LEROY W ILLIAMSON......Dist.-EXt. Chief
VERNEN LILES ......Special Publications
RICHARD MOREE. ..........Photographer
GEORGE MCKINNEY ....... Photographer
REAGAN BRADSHAw .......Photographer
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
WA. J. CUTItIRTH, JR............ .Director
C. L. FRIOU.. ..........:Assistant Director
CLAYTON GARRISON .... Fiscal-Accounting
Boo E. BRADLEY ........Data Processing
WILDLIFE SERVICES
EUGENE A. WALKER ...........Director
A. ,J. SPRINGS .........Assistant Director
HOwARD T. LEE .............Programs
JoE MARKS ...............Engineering
MARION TOOL E .........Inland Fisheries
TERRANCE LEARY .......Coastal Fisheries
PIERCE B. UZZELL . . .Wildlife Restoration
,J. B. PHILLIPS . .. .. . . . Law Enforcement
PARKS SERVICES
WAmI.IIxM B. GOSDIN ...........Director
PAICL SCHLIMPER ......Assistant Director
JoIIN L. PRATER, JR. ....Park Operations
GRADY M.ANIS ........Research-Planning
JotlHN NY L. BUCK ... . Design-Construction
E. B. CAMIADE .........Special Services
BILL M. COLLINS ........Staff Assistant
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
ARx PARKS WILDLIFE
San Angelo Harold Alluns Henry Burkett
Ivaco Bilty ,j. Smith A. W. Lewis
Tyler Bob Magouirk John M. Carlisle
La Porte W. B. Hoskins Ernest Marsh, Jr.
Rockport Donald Oliver Torn D. Moore
Regional Information Officers
NORRF. WA.IACr ...........San Angelo
FRANK ETHEREDGE .. ... .. .. . ...Waco
W . R. LONG .....................Tyler
CLARENCE E. BEEZLEY .........LaPorte
L. D. NUCKLES ..............Rockport
Postmaster: If undeliverable, please send
notices by form 3579 to Reagan Building,
Austin, Texas 78701. Second class postage
paid at Austin, Texas.
TEXAS
PARKS & WILDLIFE
December, 1967
Dogs Lead the Way
Flower Garden Reef
Waterfowl Wing Bee
Half-pint Pincushion
Whose Deer?
Vol. XXV, No. 12
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Notorious Marksman 20
Certified Shellfish
by Wayne Tiller
A good quail dog is a thrill to own
but he represents hours of attention.
by Wendell E. Pierce
Divers off Galveston found a rainbow
of color in unique living coral reef.
by C. D. Stutzenbaker
Biologists get together every year to
process 30,000 bird wings.
by Denton and Mary Belk
Rare miniature cactus is found in
sand and limestone hills.
by State Bar of Texas
Ownership of wounded game is a
big question with many exceptions.
by Joan Pearsall
Striped skunk has a well-known trait,
but he also has a good personality.
by James Stevens
Oyster processors operate under pre-
cautions to guarantee quality.
DEPARTMENTS
Photo and Art Credits ............... 5 Outdoor Books ................22
Long Shots, Short Casts .............. 5 Guns and Shooting.. .............28
Your Texas State Parks .............. 15 Junior Sportsmen .................. 30
Cover: Early morning in the rice fields near Eagle Lake, hunters hide under pieces of
white sheets to very successfully decoy geese. Photo by Leroy Williamson.