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JANUARY 1993
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* WORLD CLASS FOR BASS Over the past 12 years, Lake Fork has become
the big bass capital of Texas and, arguably, the best trophy bass lake in the United States.
This 27,000-acre impoundment 90 miles east of Dallas has produced the five largest bass
ever caught in Texas and eight of the top 10. How big will Lake Fork bass eventually grow?
As big as bass can get in Texas. by Ray Sasser
* SENTINEL ON THE EDGE OF THE WEST On the south bank
of Lost Creek, just 70 miles from Oklahoma's Indian Territory, Fort Richardson was the
northernmost in a chain of federal forts established in Texas after the Civil War. Raids by
Comanches, Kiowas and Kiowa-Apaches threatened westward settlement, and for 11 years
Fort Richardson's troops conducted patrols and expeditions to control this volatile
situation. Today, visitors to Fort Richardson State Historical Park can step back into the
year 1872, when the west was at its wildest. by Betty Starr Kirkpatrick
MAKING THE ROUNDS WITH A FRONTIER SURGEON
Doing the best he could with limited supplies and limited medical technology, Dr.John Fox
Hammond served as Fort Richardson's post surgeon in 1871. Exhibits at the park recreate
a December day 121 years ago when Hammond made his rounds at the frontier post. by
Arlinda Abbott and ferry Sullivan2 INFREQUENT FLYER Tucked away in the desert mountains of the Trans-
Pecos, Montezuma quail have striped clowns' faces and speckled bodies. Many people have
discovered this unusual quail as it bursts into flight right in their path, then lands in the grass
` `,. ',and scurries off. by Mark Lockwood
28 NATURE'S WINTER Enjoy the splendor of the year's harshest season in this
photo essay.
*6 WINTER SHELL GAME Winter's low tides make this season a particularly
good time to search for shells. Among the best weather conditions for shellers is a minus
P A G E 3 6 tide accompanied by a hard freeze.Valuable traits for shell collectors are knowing the habits
of the mollusks, an acquaintance with the ocean and the seashore and perseverance. byfean
AndrewsC OV E R S
Front A pair of cardinals brightens a snowy winter
scene.See winter photo essay on page 28.Photo by
David Vinyard. Nikon F3 camera, 400mm lens,
1/60 second at f/3.5, Kodachrome 64 film.
Inside Front Stump-filled Lake Fork may be the
nation's number-one reservoir for catching mon-
ster largemouth bass.Seestoryon page4.Photo by
Grady Allen.NikonF3 camera,Nikon80-200mm
zoom lens, 1/60 second at f/4, Kodachrome 64
film.
BackCoverThismilitarymedallionlikelyadorned
the hat of a soldier serving at Fort Richardson
during Texas's frontier days. See story on page 12.
Photo by Bob Parvin. Contax 167MT camera,
Zeiss Planar 65mm lens, 1/125 second at f/5.6,
Kodachrome 64 film.4?
BIRDHOUSE DAY Take time on February 6 to set up new birdhouses and clean
out old ones. It will improve the habitat for a variety of the bird species that enrich our lives.
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