The Sachse Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1978 Page: 4 of 12
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SACHSE SENTINEL
HUNTING^
DUCK OUTLOOK DEPENDS
ON TIME AND PLACE
AUSTIN - - Making predictions,
whether on football games or rainfall,
is a chancy business.
Predicting how good the upcoming
duck season will be fits into thii category
as well.
Judging from figures provided by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, overall
duck populations will not be significantly
different from last year.
However, for Texas hunter, success
or failure on this year's hunts may
depend on weather, location and the
species of ducks normally hunted.
Dr. Harold Irby, migratory game
program director for the Texas Parks &
Wildlife Department, says there are
several general observations which can be
made about duck prospects in Texas.
"Over most of the state, except for the
coastal areas, there will be fewer
mallards," Irby said. "Counting all
flyways, mallard numbers apparently are
down about seven percent below last
year, and about 13 percent below the
20-year average for the species."
Since the mallard is the dominant
species for hunters in the Central, North
and Eastern portions of the state, such a
decline could affect the hunt. Mallards
are a 25-point duck, due to this expected
shortage, except in portions of the
Panhandle, where they remain in the
20-point category.
Mallards traditionally make up the
largest percentage — about 19 percent -
of the statewide duck harvest, Irby noted.
However, the mallard situation is
really the only minus factor, as most
other species of ducks are holding their
own or have increased their numbers
over last season.
"Hunters on the Upper Coast may be
able to look forward to seeing a lot of
pintails," Irby said. Pintails make up
about 16 percent of the Upper Coast
harvest each year, and this year's total
flyway population appears to be about
14 percent greater than last season,
according to USFWS figures.
The other major duck species hunted
on the Upper Coast is the green-winged
teal, and it also is more numberous,
at about 53 percent over last year.
The rise in pintail numbers may have
the most positive effect on the Lower
Coast, where that species normally
provides a hefty 27 percent of the annual
harvest.
The second most-harvested species on
the Lower Coast is the green-winged
teal.
Three other species of ducks have had
good nesting success in Canada and the
northern U.S. this year and are more
numerous than last year. They are the
gadwall, baldpate (wigeon) and shoveler.
Hunters are reminded to watch out for
canvasbacks. Canvasbacks and redheads
are protected in Brazoria, Chambers,
Galveston, Harris, Jefferson and Orange
Counties. Canvasbacks are 100-point
ducks in the rest of the state, and
redheads are 70-point ducks outside of
the six-county area.
The duck season over most of the state
is Nov. 4—26 and Dec. 16—Jan. 21.
However, approximately the western one-
third of the state is designated as the High
Plains Mallard Management Unit, and its
season is Oct. 31-Jan. 21.
Check the departments Migratory
Game Birds 1978-79 Hunting Regulations
brochure for complete information. The
digests are available from department
offices or wherever hunting licenses are
PUBLIC HUNT AREA
LEAFLET AVAILABLE
AUSTIN - - A list of hunting lands
open to the public in Texas is available
from the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department.
Entitled "Acres for the Asking,"
the leaflet lists locations, mailing
addresses and telephone numbers of
federal agencies and corporations which
offer hunting on their lands. These
include U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, National Park
Service and paper and timber company
lands.
To obtain the free leaflet write to
Literature Section, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School
Road, Austin, Texas 78744.
Park Visitors
AUSTIN - - State parks continue to be
a top visitor attraction for Texans and
people from out of state.
In all there are 103 state parks,
including several new ones not yet
developed or open to the public.
There was a slight decline in the
overall total visitation this year, due to
two factors. One was bad weather
conditions in several areas. Another was a
great deal of developement activity,
which temporarily restricted visitor use in
some cases.
During the 1977-78 fiscal year
15,979,565 visitors came to the parks.
Of these, 13,435,289 used them during
the day; those who stayed overnight
totaled 2,544, 276.
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Financial Report
Shows Surplus
AUSTIN, Tex. - - State Comptroller
Bob Bullock reported that Texas state
government ended the last fiscal year
with a $2.7 billion surplus.
Bullock filed with the Governor's
office the Governor's office the 1978
annual financial report for the fiscal
year which ended August 31, 1978.
This year-end cash balance was $244.8
million greater than the cash balance at
the beginning of the year.
"The economic environment of Texas
government should be the envy of
budget-makers in the other 49 states
and is closely linked to the state's
prospering economy," Bullock said.
The report showed that Texas
government had total revenues and
beginning cash of $11.1 billion during the
year and spent $8.4 billion.
The favorable position was made
possible by record revenues from all
major souces, including $5 billion in tax
collections, $2 billion in federal funds,
$414 million in licenses and fees, $665
million from investments of state funds
and $405 million in income from state-
owned lands.
Support for public education at all
levels accounted for the biggest state
expenditure, $3.7 billion or about 46
percent of state spending.
Public welfare was the second largest
function of state government with
outlays of $1.6 billion. Spending for
state highways amounted to $921.8
million.
Texas' predominant role in the rise
of the Southwest as a major economic
lopulation center has resulted in sub-
stantial increases in state revenues, the
report notes.
Economic indicators such as
population growth, personal income,
employment and energy production were
detailed. These developments include:
* For the year ended June 30, 1977,
the Texas population was estimated
12,830,000, a 1.8 percent increase
above previous years. For the past ten
years, the state's population had an
annual increase of 1.7 percent, more
than double the percentage increase of
the nation as a whole.
* Texas per capita personal income
averaged $6,803 in 1977 - - a 10.3
percent boost above the prior year.
* Texas employment totaled 5.07
million in May 1978, excluding agricul-
tural workers. This is a 4.3 percent
increase over the previous year.
* The number of state employees in
Texas declined relative to the state's
population in 1977.
* Although Texas crude oil
production has continued to decline in
recent years - - it averaged a 3.3 percent
annual increase over the last six years
through the second quarter of 1978 - -
higher prices have kept the value of
production roughly constant.
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Stone, Joe J. & Stone, Pat. The Sachse Sentinel (Sachse, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1978, newspaper, December 1, 1978; Sachse, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth347602/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sachse Public Library.