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Outdoors
GETTING READY FOR THE DOVE OPENER
By Luke Clayton, Outdoors Editor
Doves love sunflower seeds, even those from big domestic sunflowers like
this. Photo by Luke Clayton.
September the 1st marks
the opener of the ‘first’ of fall
hunting seasons here in the Lone
Star state, and across much of the
country. Those of us that love to
hunt dream of cooler fall days
that are usually associated with
hunting. Hunting early season
doves is a far different proposi-
tion than setting in a duck blind
in December. Dealing with the
heat is one of the biggest chal-
lenges we’ll face when we settle
down around that stock tank or
cut over grain filed during the
next few weeks.
Brownwood, Texas dove
and deer hunting outfitter David
Davis has put thousands of dove
hunters in the field through the
years and, as he says, he has
learned a few things about locat-
ing good fields, through osmosis
if nothing else, and creating a
hunting environment that is actu-
ally enjoyable. “It’s easy to set
under the AC and dream of hunt-
ing doves but actually being in a
dove field when the sun is shin-
ing bright and temperatures are
approaching 100 degrees is a
different proposition.” says
Davis. “We hunt doves during
early morning and late afternoon
for several reasons. More com-
fortable conditions certainly rate
high on the list but they are not at
the top.” He continued.
Doves can feed throughout
the day but the first two or three
hours after daybreak and the last
three or four hours in the after-
noon are the very best times to be
in the field, and that’s when
Davis has his clients ‘on station’.
“Some hunters make a day
long event out of dove hunting”,
continues Davis. “If they don’t
shoot their limit during the first
few hours of the hunt, they stay
in the field, often walking tree
lines in attempts to jump shoot
the birds. This practice may add a
few birds to one’s daily bag limit
but it also pushes birds out of the
area. Doves, just like people, like
to loaf during the heat of mid day
and they often do so in the shade
of big trees or even high line
wires. Disrupting them during
this ‘loafing’ period will greatly
lessen ones odds of a successful
afternoon shoot, assuming a limit
was not bagged during the morn-
ing hours.”
Davis meets his clients well
before sunup and has them in
their prospective fields by legal
shooting time. When shooting is
good, many limit out in the first
couple hours. The ones that still
have a few birds to bag had the
afternoon hunt to look forward to
and, almost as important, a few
hours to ‘cool it’ back at the mo-
tel room, waiting and resting be-
fore the next hunt.
Davis says many of his
clients that drive a few hours to
get to the dove infested fields
around Brown County often
shoot half their limit of birds in
the morning and wait until the
afternoon hunt to attempt to limit
out. “This makes for an enjoyable
hunt. The alternative is to shoot a
limit during the first few hours of
the day, rush back to the motel
and drive several hours back
home. Why not take it easy and
savor the outing? tips Davis.
Staying legal is another big
part of dove hunting, one in
which the hunter is ultimately
responsible. Hunters should
never ‘pool’ birds into one pile.
It’s important to keep the birds
separated during and after the
hunt. It’s a good idea to keep a
small cooler handy and place the
birds in it the moment they are
retrieved.
One last thing to remember
when hunting doves away from
home. If you’re staying in a mo-
tel in are town such as Brown-
wood or Hamilton, where dove
numbers are usually high, most
motel owners have cleaning sta-
tions where you can breast your
doves after the hunt. But, if
you’re hunting two days, remem-
ber that you certainly will not
want to have the previous day’s
limit in the field while you are
actively attempting another limit.
Most motel owners will allow
you to leave your cooler there
and pick it up on the way home
after the second days hunt. That
way, you can check out during
the early morning hours without
renting the room for another
day.
I always carry a Magic
Marker and gallon zip lock bags.
Each day’s harvest is placed in a
separate bag and my name, date
and number of birds harvested is
marked clearly on the bag. While
this is not ‘the law’, it does
makes it much easier to keep
records of when the doves were
harvested, just in case a game
warden might inquire.
Granted, our long wait until
the opener of fall hunting seasons
it once again upon us but remem-
ber, it’s still HOT here in the
Lone Star State. Plan your hunt
accordingly and remember if you
are unable to be in the field on
opening day, hunting is often
excellent a couple weeks into the
season when the migration of
northern birds begins!
To book a dove hunt with
outfitter David Davis, please call
325-642-9021.
Outdoor writer Luke Clayton
from Combine is editor of
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Sports
SYS A Football
Season Kicks
Off
By Greg Rhea
Sr. Pitbulls Quarter Back tries to
get around the end in the 2nd qtr
against the Eagles
Photo by Greg Rhea.
The SYS A football season
started up last Saturday, August
the 18th. After all the weeks of
practicing and preparing, the kids
and the coaches were ready to get
out there and compete. This sea-
son looks like it is going to be a
very exciting one and it will be
interesting to watch these kids
and teams improve as the season
progresses. Be sure to come out
this Saturday and catch some
entertaining football.
Scores from 8/18/2007
Flag Division
Cowboys 20 / Broncos 18
Texans 13/Pitbulls 6
Soph. Division
Cowboys 20 / Broncos 0
Texans 24/Pitbulls 13
Jr. Division
Cowboys 28 / Eagles 0
Pitbulls 137 Texans 6
Sr. Division
Pitbulls 26 / Eagles 0
A SPORTING
VIEW
By Mark Vasto
ESPN Nails It
Oliver Platt's George Stein-
brenner, clad in blue Brooks
Brother's pajamas and a black terry
cloth bathrobe, is trying to control
John Turturro's Billy Martin as he
rampages drunkenly through his
hotel suite, trying to find the ball-
players he heard from outside the
door.
"Billy ... nobody's plotting
anything and nobody's queer!"
It's scenes and lines like that
from "The Bronx Is Burning,"
ESPN's just completed miniseries
on the 1977 New York Yankees
and really, the entire city, that
make it so enjoyable to watch. It's
the little moments that make mov-
ies and television shows into clas-
sics, and "The Bronx Is Burning"
served them up in spades. I'm not a
television critic, but it's easily the
best thing to ever come out of
ESPN Original Entertainment, and
has to be counted as one of the
greatest sports dramas of all-time.
For one, the subject material
is so rich. The 1977 Yankees per-
fectly encapsulates the Steinbren-
ner era — a team anchored by "true
Yankees" (in this case, guys like
Thurman Munson and coaches
Yogi Berra and Elston Howard),
mixed together with free-agent
superstars (Reggie Jackson and
Catfish Hunter), lots of front-office
meddling and tons of dramatic
press coverage.
"We live in an age now
where sports has been
'SportsCentered,' where everybody
thinks that the best possible way to
make themselves bigger is to draw
attention to themselves ... that the
act has become as important as the
talent," longtime New York colum-
nist Mike Lupica says in an inter-
view extra that appears after one
episode. Lupica notes that it was
the 'll Yankees that helped usher
in that SportsCenter era.
John Turturro, who is spot
on as Billy Martin (and yes, Martin
really did have big ears), agrees but
says there is more of a Shakespear-
ean element to it all.
"Let's face it, the city was
really happy when the Yankees
won," Turturro, a New York City
native, recounts. "It was really
Pattat Comes
Out on Top
By Greg Rhea, Sports Editor
Danny Pattat was able to
put his # 20 SIMS Modified in
victory lane for the first time this
season last Saturday night at
Thunderbird Speedway. Pattat
was impressive as he held off the
#010 of Gary Blackwell for the
win.
In the Southern Modified
class, the # 718 of Cody Smith
took the checkered flag, beating
out the American National Bank,
Town East Ford sponsored # Is
of Ronny Sigman and the # 76 of
Archie Whitt Jr.
In the Street Stock class
David Emmons took home the
win with Jay Edmonds and
Tommy McManus rounding out
the top 3.
The Emmons name would
return to victory lane in the
Bomber class, only this time it
was the # 85 of Jeremy Emmons
picking up the win, while in the
Mini Stock class, the #07 of
Bobby Ortega added another fea-
ture win to his record.
Rounding out the action in
the Jr. Mini class, the # 98 of
Chris Miller took the win with
the # 79 of Jordan Johnson com-
ing in 2nd.
Be sure and come out to
Thunderbird Speedway this Sat-
urday night, August the 25th.
Along with the regular race pro-
gram, there will also be a Powder
Puff race for the ladies. Ladies,
you must have a pit pass and fire
suit in order to race. Gates open
at 6 PM and the green flag drops
at 8 PM.
Complete Results:
Southern Modifleds
Heat 1: 1. Thomas Black-
well (#015); 2. Craig Petty (#15);
3. Lloyd Ashcraft (#8); 4. Danny
Fields (#115); 5. James McCool
(#0); 6. Mike McLaughlin
(#715); 7. Dewayne Cummings
(#2)
Heat 2: 1. Cody Smith
(#718); 2. Chaz Exurn (#21); 3.
Ronny Sigman (#1); 4. Jason
Sartain (#74); 5. Chris Bell (#37);
6. Kevin Forester (#143); 7. Tim
Clonch (#18)-DNS
Heat 3: 1. Max Eddie Tho-
mas (#82); 2. Jack Sartain (#47);
3. Archie Whitt Jr. (#76); 4.
Shane Killingsworth (#45); 5.
Keith Hartman (#05); 6. Lyle
Miller (#93)
Feature: 1. Cody Smith
(#718); 2. Ronny Sigman (#1); 3.
Archie Whitt Jr. (#76); 4. Tho-
mas Blackwell (#015); 5. Max
Eddie Thomas (#82); 6. Craig
Petty (#15); 7. Jason Sartain
(#74); 8. Chaz Exum (#21); 9.
Tim Clonch (#18); 10. Lloyd
Ashcraft (#8); 11. Chris Bell
(#37); 12. Dewayne Cummings
(#2); 13. Lyle Miller (#93); 14.
James McCool (#0); 15. Shane
Killingsworth (#45); 16. Keith
Hartman (#05); 17. Kevin For-
ester (#143); 18. Danny Fields
(#115); 19. Jack Sartain (#47)
SIMS Limited Modifieds
Heat 1: 1. Terry Beard
(#008); 2. Max Eddie Thomas
(#82); 3. Skip Luther (#73); 4.
Bubba Davis (#19); 5. Thomas
Blackwell (#015); 6. Steven
Hardy (#15); 7. Dylan Petty (#5);
8. Tommy Davis Jr. (#17)
Heat 2: 1. Danny Pattat
(#020); 2. Tyler Killingsworth
(#45); 3. Bennie Everhart (#9); 4.
Brian Sartain (#90); 5. Ronny
Sigman (#1); 6. Michael Martin
(#31); 7. Amanda Bell (#4)
Heat 3: 1. Tommy Davis
(#8); 2. Randy Eckert (#44); 3.
Gary Blackwell (#010); 4. Mike
Nabors (#28); 5. Ryan Miller
(#26); 6. Billy Crocker Jr. (#911);
7 Chris Davis (#98)
Feature: 1. Danny Pattat
(#020); 2. Gary Blackwell
(#010); 3. Skip Luther (#73); 4.
Tyler Killingsworth (#45); 5.
Randy Eckert (#44); 6. Tommy
Davis (#8); 7. Chris Davis (#98);
8. Brian Sartain (#90); 9. Mike
Nabors (#28); 10. Thomas Black-
well (#015); 11. Dylan Petty
(#5); 12. Bubba Davis (#19); 13.
Amanda Bell (#4); 14. Billy
Crocker Jr. (#911); 15. Bennie
Everhart (#9); 16. Terry Beard
(#008); 17. Tommy Davis Jr.
(#17); 18. Max Eddie Thomas
(#82); 19. Steven Hardy (#15);
20. Ronny Sigman (#1); 21. Ryan
Miller (#26)
Street Stocks
Heat 1: 1. David Emmons
(#23); 2. Jay Edmonds (#16); 3.
Bebop Bums (#41); 4. Danny
Massingill (#95); 5. Michael
Kent (#451); 6. Travis Davidson
(#21)
Heat 2: 1. Robert
McManus (#747); 2. Chris Davis
(#98); 3. Tommy Davis Jr. (#17);
4. Tom Johnson Jr. (#45); 5.
Louis Beaver (#87)
Heat 3: 1. Clint Frideley
(#08); 2. Tommy McManus
(#103); 3. Dennis Clayton (#5);
4. William Exum (#121); 5. Steve
Byram (#2)
Feature: 1. David Emmons
(#23); 2. Jay Edmonds (#16); 3.
Tommy McManus (#103); 4.
Steve Byram (#2); 5. Chris Davis
(#98); 6. Clint Frideley (#08); 7.
Robert McManus (#747); 8. Wil-
liam Exum (#121); 9. Danny
Massingill (#95); 10. Louis Bea-
ver (#87); 11. Dennis Clayton
(#5); 12. Bebop Burns (#41); 13.
Michael Kent (#451); 14. Tommy
Davis Jr. (#17); 15. Travis David-
son (#21)
Bombers
Heat 1: 1. David Newton
(#54); 2. Ed Leippley (#46); 3.
Glen Pace (#24); 4. Clint Jones
(#57); 5. Jessie Kerry (#15); 6.
James McCool (#0)
Heat 2: 1. Chad Roden
(#317); 2. Booger Emmons
(#44); 3. Danielle Daniels (#018);
4. Don Watson (#51); 5. Lonnie
Manire (#199); 6. James Russell
(#84)
Heat 3: 1. James Riddle
(#14); 2. Jeremy Emmons (#85);
3. Jamie Henderson (#3); 4. J.C.
Howell (#103); 5. Bobby McCool
(#00); 6. Troy Horton (#10); 7.
Keith Green (#88)
Feature: 1. Jeremy
Emmons (#85); 2. Booger
Emmons (#44); 3. David Newton
(#54); 4. Ed Leippley (#46); 5.
Jamie Henderson (#3); 6. Don
Watson (#51); 7. J.C. Howell
(#103); 8. Chad Roden (#317); 9.
Glen Pace (#24); 10. Bobby
McCool (#00); 11. James
McCool (#0); 12. Keith Green
(#88); 13. James Russell (#84);
14. Clint Jones (#57); 15. Dan-
ielle Daniels (#018); 16. Lonnie
Manire (#199); 17. James Riddle
(#14); 18. Troy Horton (#10)
Mini Stocks
Heat 1: 1. Trent Dorman
(#36); 2. Casey Morris (#94); 3.
Jon White Jr. (#8); 4. Amanda
Beard (#08); 5. Matt Holt (#65);
6. Michael Donlay (#10)
Heat 2: 1. Bobby Ortega
(#07); 2. Will Garrison (#98); 3.
John White Sr. (#6); 4. Chris
Morris (#1); 5. Rickey Brewer
(#317); 6. Brandon Miller (#154)
Feature: 1. Bobby Ortega
(#07); 2. John White Sr. (#6); 3.
Jon White Jr. (#8); 4. Trent
Donnan (#36); 5. Amanda Beard
(#08); 6. Casey Morris (#94); 7.
Matt Holt (#65); 8. Chris Morris
(#1); 9. Michael Donlay (#10);
10. Brandon Miller (#154); 11.
Ricky Brewer (#317)
Junior Mini Stocks
Heat: 1. Chris Miller
(#98); 2. Jordan Johnson (#79); 3.
Dustin Mooney (#5); 4. Aaron
Davis (#17); 5. Josh Esner (#45);
6. Roy Forester (#143)
Feature: 1. Chris Miller
(#98); 2. Jordan Johnson (#79); 3.
Dustin Mooney (#5); 4. Josh Es-
ner (#45); 5. Aaron Davis (#17)
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