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Wednesday, September 8,2010
Peta take the reel
A fellow once told me that gave her a half hour ride, for a
some people are like Slinkys, promotional stunt
They’re not really good for The funny thing, when peta
anything, but you just can't comes out with some strange
help but smile when you push thing to complain about, is the
them down the stairs. The folks comments after the stories. The
Outdoor
Outpost
With
KENDAL HEMPHILL
Courtesy photo
ULTIMATE FANS—For the second year in a row.
the Dye and Lange children captured the "Fan ofthe Night"
award at the professional bullriding event at the AT&T
Center in San Antonio, July 31. Joshua and Cohen Dye of
Brady and Taylor and Bodey Lange of Tulia, were dressed
in T-shirts with a photo of Flint Rasmussen, the PBR enter-
tainer, on the front. He picked the four children from the
crowd of several thousand, after recognizing his photo on
their shirts. He then awarded them the Jeffrey Scott belt
buckle for "Fan ofthe Night." Bodey Lange won a buckle
in San Antonio at the 2009 event for his dancing style.
An exciting time was had by all in attendence, including,
grandparents. Ben and Christy Walker, Cayla Dye, Dan
and Bredgitte Walker. Cody and Clint Walker and Breann
Stewart. Joshua and Cohen are the sons ofCayla Dye and
Joe Dye of Brady.
at peta are like that. peta site is evidently frequented
Once in a while I check by some of the most intellectu- complaint is that Kristy’s show, Kristy and her hunting show
out pcta's Web site, to see ally challenged people on the Goin’Country, is mainly about were probably about what you
what total gooberheadedness planet. If Bill Engvall has any her and her family traveling would expect from a bunch of
they’ve come up with lately, of those signs left over, 1 know around and hunting. The peta wimps who thoughtlessly mur-
I really never expect a lot, but where he can unload them. people object. der asparagus. You know, "how
the peta folks almost always Someone named Andrea Their scathing article says, horrible," "how cruel," "1 cried
surprise me. This time they've wrote "stupids russians." What- in part, “It sounds like she for days when I heard about
just about outdone themselves, ever that means. A woman must have had those tired old this," etc. My favorite was
Which is saying a lot, consider- named Marie wrote "stop stop defenses of hunting hammered from someone named Litany,
ing we’re talking about a bunch hurt donkeys. And those are into her as a kid, because she who wrote, and I quote, “well
of knuckleheads who once tried some of the more lucid com- isn't embarrassed to float the that was sure not expected from
to get people to call fish "sea ments. I 'm not even going to incredibly old saw that hunters her what a disappoinment well
puppies." mention the fact that people somehow help animals.” 1 dislike her very much now."
One of the latest rants on pay pretty big bucks to get to I’ll just interject, here, the The real jackpot comes
the peta site is about a donkey go parasailing, and this donkey fact that about 90 percent of when the bunny huggers get
named Anapka. Strangely, got to do it tor free, the money used to fund wild- to taking shots at each other,
peta didn't complain about Another big peta item of life research, protect habitat, as happened recently when
someone giving a donkey a recent note blasted Kristy Lee and enforce game laws comes peta ran a story about John Mc-
hideous name like Anapka Cook, who was a finalist on directly from hunters. I will Cain (R-AZ) and Tom Coburn
What they did take umbrage American Idolatry, and now also point out that neither peta. (R-OK) exposing government
to was that someone strapped has her own hunting program nor any other animal rights funding ofsuch stupid research
the donkey to a parasail and on Versus television. The main organization, has ever done projects as giving cocaine to
anything, not one thing, that monkeys,
helped animals in any way. The peta folks LOVE Mc-
T I 1 They spend their money on ads Cain now, but when one com-
Feral hog Information Gay and Web sites claiming to care mented that we need to worry
. A .deeply. Plus they kill puppies, about humans first, another
set for Sept. 23 in Mason You can look it up. one got snippy. Kelly wrote,
■ So peta has its collective “we need to worry about .
Mason County's Heart of The morning session will knickers in a twist over Kristy’s humans first? Really? This Dove season ushers in
the Hills Fall Expo will go "hog include presentations on feral hunting show. The story says attitude pretty much sums up
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4 p.m., Sept. 23, in the Odcon include talks on the history Carrie Underwood, or her veg- Readers sometimes (not Sept. I season opener, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife
eater. I i status and current researel1 anness, as long as she doesn't often) tell me I should ease up Department.
The theater is located on conducted by the Texas Parks slop it on anyone else. And on peta, since they're just trying Timely rainfall usually equates to above average dove produc-
the west side of the courthouse andWildlife Department, along she’s a very good singer. You to promote what they believe is tion, and by all field accounts from TPWD wildlife biologists,
square in Mason.withthe ageney s current regu- may recall a pretty popular song right. But when I see stuff like this year is shaping up to produce a boom crop of birds.
Five Texas Department of lations and permits required she came out with a while back this I realize I could never, no Texas boasts fall dove populations in excess of 40 million
Agriculture continuing educa- for feral hog control. T he final called "Jesus Take the Wheel." matter how hard I tried, point birds and its 300,000 dove hunters harvest about 6 million birds
tion units will be offered three presentation will feature the Well, a fellow named Tim out the stupidity of these space annually or roughly 30 percent of all doves taken in the United
general, one integrated pest feral hog control methods used Hawkinsdidaparody of"jesus cadets as eloquently as they do States. Dove hunting also has a major economic impact, annu-
management and one lawsand by Agri Life Extension Wildlife Take the Wheel" called "Cletus it themselves. ally contributing more than $300 million to the state economy,
regulations. Services. Take the Reel,” and it’s about a To paraphrase Ronald Rea- State Game Wardens will be out in force for the season opener
"Feral hogs have been a con- individual pre-registration bazillion tjmes better than the gan—the trouble with our checking hunters to ensure compliance with game laws, which
stant threat in the Hill C Country is $15 by Sept. 17 and $20 original. You can look it up on peta friends is not that they’re include possession of a valid hunting license and applicable
for many years," said Brent thereafter. You Tube, but it’s basically ignorant, it’s that they know so permits, hunter education certification requirements and adher-
Drennan, AgriLife Extension To pre-register and for more the story of Tim fishing with much that just isn’t so... once to bag limits,
agent in Mason C ounty. 'It is information, call the Agri Life his friend, Cletus, who was Kendal Hemphill is an TPWD will be providing reports from the field via Twitter
a general feeling that the feral Extension office in Mason asleep in the boat. Tim hooks a outdoor humor columnist and and on Facebook and beginning this week hunters can get the
hog population is increasing C ounty at 325-347-6459 or big bass, but gets a cramp and public speaker who would latest information on dove migration and hunter success in our
acre and statewide, the Hill Country Resource can't reel it in. So he throws his welcome a debate with any Weekly Bird Hunting Report.
"We want to provide land- Conservation Development rod up and,, well, I just get all peta spokesperson, anywhere. Additional news media resources on dove hunting are a vail -
• owners with the knowledge and Area at the U Sh. Department choked up every time lhear it, anytime. Write to him at P.O. able on Texas Parks & Wi Idlife’s Web site, including digital.
tools they’ll need to tackle the of Agriculture Service Center But Idigress. Thecomments Box 1600, Mason, Tx 76856 or images and video. News media ride-alongs or interviews with
problem." at 325-347-5005. on the peta web site about “Jeep@verlzon.net* * ‘local game wardens may also be arranged based on a vail ability."
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