The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Page: 10 of 90
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Sec. A, Page 10 THE CUERO RECORD Wed., October 6, 2004
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by Julius Knebel
Dove hunting is for...
Dove hunting is for the very
young, the very old, and every-
body in between.
Youth
Many first experienced the
shooting sports when as a youth
their dad or older sibling took
them out into the field to shoot at
doves probably with a single shot
0.410 or even a BB gun.
1 guess I must have been a
late bloomer since I shot my first
doves when I was grown up and
a teaching buddy invited me to
go to his home town in Kames
County for the opening of dove
season. I became "hooked" on
that first hunt and have never
missed a season since.
Middle Age
For five years in a row, a
group of us would go to the
Valley on Labor Day weekend.
We would fish for bass on Lake
Falcon in the morning and hunt
dove near San Ignacio in the
afternoon. That was when the
late Ray Creel ran Lakefront
Lodge on Falcon.
Since then and after many
hunts over the years, I have
often said," I hope I never get too
old to enjoy hunting for dove and
wade fishing for trout."
Old Age
Opening day this year I was
put to the test and really became
aware of my mortality as "Father
Time" made his presence known.
I observed that the "old
enemy" was also at work on my
"hunt bunch". One of us can't see
very well, another has a heart
flutter, and our bones go “snap,
crackle, and pop” like a bowl of
Rice Krispies when we rise off
our shooting stools to shoot at a
passing bird; but we all still
made it for opening day.
Life's Changes
I also have observed how my
hunting strategy has changed
Two of the “hunt bunch”, Raymond Heller and Harry Halk, with
white-winged doves they shot on opening day. (Contributed
photo)
with the passing years. Instead
of getting out into the fields
before dawn, - hunting dove all
day, and even walking the fields
to flush up those that are feeding
on the ground, I now look for a
nice shade tree along a flight
line, sit down and wait for the
birds to come to me.
I also had some doubts about
my shooting skill after missing
the first four without dusting a
feather when, "lo and behold", I
shot once at an incoming group
of four and two hit the ground.
Which immediately reminded
me of how great a shot I never
was.
The Thrill of It All
While sitting on my stool dur-
ing slack times when the birds
weren't flying, I started remi-
niscing about great hunts of the
past and why I love dove hunting
so much. Like-wdien they pass
overhead with a stiff breez'A
behind them like supersonic jets
or when you have to sweat them
out until they get in range
because they are just floating
along while flying against the
wind.
Then there is the heart
thumping thrill of watching a
flight clear a tree line, dip out of
sight over a field, and then rise
in your face before you know
they are there; or whirling to try
a snap shot when you hear the
whistling sound of their wings as
they surprise you from the rear.
Yes, the birds were still there
opening day at our favorite loca-
tion and flying the same pattern
as they had in the past. We had
more than enough opportunities
to get our limits -- though only
one of us did. But the important
thing is that the "hunt bunch",
Harry, Raymond, and I, were -
also still there and giving it our
best in spite of that old enemy -
Father Time.
Cotton stalk destruction deadline Oct. 10
The Texas Department of
Agriculture reminds cotton
growers in Zone 4 that Oct. 10 is
the deadline for cotton stalk
destruction to comply with pro-
ducer-established dates to con-
trol boll weevils.
The Oct. 10 deadline applies
to cotton fields in Atacosa,
Bexar, DeWitt, Dimmitt, Frio,
Karnes, Kinney, Maverick,
Medina, Uvalde, Vai Verde,
Wilson, and Zavala counties.
Deadlines for cotton stalk
destruction are established by
regulations adopted under the
Cotton Pest Control Law to help
control boll weevils. After the
deadline cotton stalks must not
be allowed to develop squares,'
blooms or bolls and must remain
without fruiting until planting
next spring.'
For more information, contact
the TD^X South Central Regional
office at 210-820-0288 or the
TDA Gulf Coast office at 713-
921-8200.
MarketReport
Cuero Livestock Report
October 1, 2004
Receipts 1,949 head of live-
stock went to 196 buyer orders.
The market was mixed in
active trading. Some weight
brackets were higher. Some
steady. Some lower. Packer bulls
Were about steady with the
exception of one individual.
Packer cows were $1 to $1.50
lower.
Packer bulls: heavy weights,
67.50- 70.00; individual, 75.00;
lower grades, 62.00-64.50; can-
ners, 58.50-62.00.
Packer cows: boning cows:
mainly, 52.50-56.00; few lean,
48.50- 52.00; cutters, 48.50-
52.50; low cutters, 44.00-48.50;
strong canners, 40.00-44.00;
weak, 35.00-38.50; fat cows,
50.00-55.00; full wasty, 47.00-
50.50.
Dry cows: 52.00-60.00; few
plain, 37.00-47.50.
Palpated cows: 45.00-70.00.
Palpated heifers: 75.00-76.00.
Stocker steer and bull calves:
under 200 lbs, 131.00-181.00;
200-250 lbs, 130.00-148.00; 250-
300 lbs, 130.00-160.00; 300-350-
Ibs, 130.00-156.00; 350-400-lbs,
129.00-132.00; 400-450 lbs,
117.00-141.00; 450-500 lbs,
110.00-125.00; 500-600 lbs: good,
105.00-122.00; lower grades,
91.00-103.00; bull calves: good,
94.00-106.00.
No. 2: 350-500 lbs, 107.00-
119.00; lower grades, 94.00-
114.00.
Heifers: 300-350 lbs, 112.00-
132.00; 350-400 lbs, 105.00-
129.00; 400-450 lbs, 98.00-
114.00; 450-500 lbs, 98.00-
113.00; 500-600 lbs good, 101.00-
111.00; individual, 130.00; lower
grades, 94.00-102.00.
No. 2 and lower grades: 350-
500 lbs, 89.00-109.00.
Feeders: 600-700 lbs: steers,
94.00-104.00; bulls, 93.00-
101.00; heifers, 86.00-102.00;
over 700 lbs: steers. 85.00-
102.00; bulls: good, 86.00- 93.00;
heifers: heavy wts. and lower
grades, 53.00- 66.00.
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Rea, Glenn. The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 6, 2004, newspaper, October 6, 2004; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1183435/m1/10/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cuero Public Library.