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PENNY RECO/tD\ COUNTY RECORD, Wednesday. May 4, 1994, Page 9
OUTDOORS
With
Chester Moore, Jr.
Hughes cites experience for port post
Spring Is Opportune Time
for Predators
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SjJring—the renewal of life, birth
of nature’s bounty. As the cold
grips of old man winter loosen, bare
limbs once again turn green, a
mosaic of wildflowers dot the
countryside and millions of crea-
tures get their first glimpse of sun-
light.
Spring is the birthing season for
many animals, both domestic and
wild. Prom about March until July,
' deer, javelina, goats, sheep and
' other mammals give birth. There
: are few sites more pleasing to the
eye than a fawn suckling its mother
/ - in green, swaying field or watching
a troop of angora kids (baby goats)
follow their mother.
There is another side to Spring
though. It is an opportune time for
predators like coyotes, wolves,
bobcats and cougars. Some people
would have you believe that wild
predators prey only on the sick and
old, but that is simply not true. Wild
predators are opportunists, mean-
ing that they will kill whatever they
come across and that includes baby
Unimak
f' For a mother deer, the defense of
her fawn begins moments after bir-
thing. In all ranges, there are
coyotes to beware of. The fawn is
'fickea clean to destroy the strong
scent of blood and placentic fluids.
. After this is done, the doe will take
further precautions by eating her
afterbirth to remove all signs of bir-
thing and to replenish her body
with powerful nutrients contained
within.
i Sometimes though predators
don’t give does a chance to enact
these defense. There have been
documented cases of coyotes rip-
ping apart fawns as they struggled
to get out of the womb. In many of
these cases, the mother was killed
too.
f Goats and sheep have none of
these defense mechanisms. They
will basically let predators kill them
or their young. Bobcats are par-
ticularly effective predators on
goats. Some West Texas ranchers
lose as much as 75 percent of their
f kids (baby goats) to bobcats each
' year. Again, adults are taken down
. in many of these instances too and
: the way they die is nothing short of
| brutal.
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A coyote will first bite the trachea
of a sheep or goat and attempt to
throw it down. This sometimes
takes several minutes. Typically
after this is done, they start eating
the small intestine while the prey is
still alive and they seldom struggle
for fear of being bitten in the neck
again.
Tftere are plenty of predators
here in East Texas. Bobcats,
coyotes, wolf-hybrids, a few
cougars, foxes, raptors and even
feral dogs and house cats are oh the
prowl right now. I know of four
coyote sightings in Orange County
in the last month. They are all over
the place.
Though it may seem cruel, the
balance of predator and prey is es-
sential to continuation of wildlife.
Predators should kill game because
that is what they do, how they exist,
but we should keep their popula-
tions in check. Wildlife habitat is
fractionalized and the balance is
way off.
Picture the scene I mentioned
with the fawn suckling its mother.
Then picture a coyote.,rushing inf
and ripping the fawn to shreds.
That is nature in a nutshell.
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Jerry G. Hughes, Sr.
Orange County Navigation and
Port District Candidate Jerry C.
Hughes says in a campaign state-
ment that because of his 33 years in
the business world he can bring
valuable experience to the port
board.
If elected, Hughes would like to
explore ways to lejuvenate efforts
to handle more cargo at the port, to
increase economic development
efforts and to overcome the nega-
tive impact of buying the Peveto
grain elevator and other related
costs.
"The past decisions have created
a lot of problems and cost to the
port that the citizens of Orange do
not feel were in their best interest,"
he said. "I agree and feel I can help
make a difference in future deci-
sions."
Hughes is an owner of Jerry
Hughes Realty, and he and his wife,
Loretta, have a son and two grand-
children. He served for eight years
on the Planning and Zoning Com-
mission. He is also a member of the
Orange County Crime Stoppers
Board, Orange Ambassador,
Member of the Madison Lodge
AP, AM, Orange Shrine Club, 32
degree Scottish Rites Mason,
Texas Association of Realtors
Board of Directors, National Asso-
ciation of Realtors, Texas Associa-
tion of Realtors, Orange County
Board of Realtors, and the First
Baptist Church.
For 16 years he worked for pu-
Pont and for the last 17 years
been in business for himself.
Hughes said the commission
needs to develop a marketing plan
to market the port facilities to local
industries. The other area ports
are setting records while our port
has hone from 84,000 tons of cargo
shipped in fiscal year 1991 to 33,000
tons in fiscal year 1993.
All the local major industries are
downsizing, he said, so it is impera-
tive that the port continues to look
to other type of industries to re-
place the lost jobs.
"Our port received a great deal of
criticism for the past involvement
with the Peveto grain dryer and the
legal problems and cost involved in
this," Hughes said. "I believe a new
board member can help overcome
this negative past, and we can look
to the future for ways to recover the
cost involved.
"It would be easier for new board
members to put this behind the
port."
Hughes said he is an independent
candidate not tied to any of the
other board members or candi-
dates.
We’re growing fast
thanks to your support!
ELECT
John A. Woodside
Port Commissioner
Experienced Enthusiastic
VOTE on May 7,1994
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Katie Marie Richard turned one
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Judah Blayde Williams was born celebrating her party on Mhy 7 at
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Parents are Shelley^Collier) and. • Hanyhtpr oi Jand
granddaughter of LOuisc LcBlanc
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Grandparents are Mike and Cathy
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Pat Williams of Mobile, Alabama.
G/eat-grandparents are Mr. and
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Herman Collier, and Mr. and Mrs.
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Great-great grandparents are
Emily Williams of Alabama and
Ena Thomson of Kansas.
and the late Maxie L. LeBlanc, Sr.
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Turkel, Arlene. Penny Record (Bridge City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 1994, newspaper, May 11, 1994; Bridge City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1170128/m1/9/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .