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The West News - Thursday, November 2,2000
Page 4
To face Mexia in Area match Thursday.,
Lady Trojans win 17-AAA crown
West Lady Trojan Brittany Rostetter serves the volleyball during her team's
victory over La Vega last week.
Geneva Hall
Elm Mott, Texas
SATURDAY, November 4
Fritz Hodde and the Fabulous 6
SATURDAY, November 11
Texas Heartbeat
Game Night • Friday at 7 p.m.
Dances are from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
For Hall Rental, please call 799-1510 or 829-2675
St. Joseph Parish of Bellmead, TX
(1wc-2)
Tokio Store
“For the best country, come to the country”
featuring
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Saturday, November 4
8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
$3 each, $5 couple
beer, sodas, hot wings and snacks available and tree pool •
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Depot Bar & Grill
featuring
Hunters Widow Special
$1 beer for ail Ladies
Friday, November 3
5 p.m. til ??
Mike Morgan and The Crawl
Saturday, November 4
8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
$10 each cover charge
301 S. Main in West ^
Mike and Shelia Boyer, owners • 826-4114 I
The West Lady Trojans cap-
tured the District 17-AAA vol-
leyball crown with their victory
over the La Vega Lady Pirates
on Oct. 24 in Trojan Gym and are
to play the Mexia Lady Blackcats
in an Area playoff match at 6:30
p.m. Thursday at Navarro Col-
lege Gym in Corsicana.
The Trojans beat La Vega 15-
10 and 15-7 as they completed
district play with a 10-2 record
and have a 21-12 season record.
"We are very happy and ex-
cited about beingdistrict champs,
especially with the start that we
had," Westcoach Pam Youngsaid
while noting her team got off to a
rocky start in 17-AAA action los-
ing to both Lorena and Connally
before winning 10 straight dis-
trict matches.
"This year it is especially nice
because we graduated eight se-
niors (off last year's team) and a
lot of people didn't give us a
chance. We knew we had the
talent to win the district champi-
onship and hopefully make it
back to the state tourney."
Since* earlier in the season,
the West coach said her squad
has improved "its ball-handling
skills, our ability to stay focused
for an entire match, our serving
and our team camaraderie." The
Lady Trojans are currently hav-
ing 92 percent of their serves
staying in play.
Coach Young said winning the
district title this season was also
important because it was their
first in the new Trojan Gym.
Now that district play is over,
the West coach is hoping her
team can have an extended run
in the playoffs. Should West win
in their Area match, they would
then play the winner of the
Connally - Robinson match in
the regional quarterfinal match,
which would be played either
Nov. 6 or 7.
"Practice is fun now," Young
continued, "It is competitive and
intense and we are extremely
happy to be representing West
in the playoffs."
Area volleyball playoff match
West vs. Mexia
6:30 p.m. Thursday
Navarro College - Corsicana
Big catch...
Freddy Gerik (left), David Weinberger (center) and Raymond Weinberger caught
this 55 pound Yellowcat on Oct. 26 while trotlining on Lake Aquilla. The big fish
measured 36 inches in length and was 13 inches acorss. Just two days later,
David Weinberger along with Robert Miller and Garnett Willis caught a 60 pound
Yellowcat (not pictured) from the same lake.
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Happy Birthday
Weston
7 years old
October 31, 2000
Love,
,x Mom, Dad
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. f/A Meghan and Brandt
fri
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no cover charge
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Contact Brenda Hykel/owner
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(lwp-2)
Outdoors
with
Keith Warren
I trembled as I followed the fresh blood trail through the limestone
creek bed. Even though it was a warm Thanksgiving holiday in the
Texas Hill Country, my jacket was not helping to keep me from
shaking. Was I cold or just nervous? With another cartridge
chambered and my gun on safety , I stayed alert looking for my buck.
It was a trophy. The shot couldn’t have been any easier. Only 40
yards away standing broadside. I didn’t even stop to count points or
look at spread. All I knew was that he was mine.
My confidence was building as the amount of blood on the white
rock increased. I had already trailed this huge buck for more than
two hundred yards when I saw him. He was fatally hit and was larger
than I’d hope for. No ground shrinkage here. You see, this was my
first buck. I was twelve years old. I’d been hunting with my father
since I was five. During that time, I had carried my own rifle but had
never shot a deer, although my Dad had taken many with me by his
side. I learned to shoot and track animals from my Dad and was now
being put to the test on this deer. I was all alone when I shot my first
buck. My Dad was sitting in a blind over a half mile away. Now,
kneeling next to my fallen trophy, I suddenly realized I didn’t know
what to do next. I had made a perfect shot and then tracked the deer,
but what was next? I didn’t want to admit it to myself, but I knew
what had to be done and it wasn’t going to be pretty or fun.
This buck needed to be field dressed and there was no one to help
me. I had watched my Dad take care of at least six deer during the
previous years, but I hadn’t really paid much attention. I looked at
my watch and realized that Dad had told me he’d be back to get me
at 9:00 a.m. I only had to wait ten minutes, then help would be on its
way.
At 9:00 a.m. sharp, I heard his familiar whistle. I responded. By
the time he located me and my buck, I was jumping for joy. Not just
because of getting my first buck, but because I had help in cleaning
it. After lots of hugs and pictures, my Dad asked, "Did you bring your
knife?” “Sure did, it’s right here,” I answered. I lis reply was something
I'll never forget. “Then you need to get busy and gut this deer
yourself,” he said. "That’s the only way you’ll ever learn. I'll watch.”
From the sound of his voice I knew he really meant it. “If you kill it,
you’ve got to clean it," he explained. “All you need to remember is not
to puncture the stomach and get the insides outside.” Sometime later
I had managed to remove “the insides" and we were on our way back
to camp with the deer. I was filthy, covered in blood and needed to get
that smell off of me and my clothes.
Now more than thirty years have passed. I’ve cleaned literally
hundreds of game birds and animals. But those wise words from my
Dad still come out every time I’m cleaning. “Get the insides outside."
Certainly there’s more to it than that and properly taking care of
your deer is what this story is all about. There are countless ways to
field dress and butcher deer. Just about the time I think I’ve seen
them all, somebody will show me something new. Properly field
dressing and cutting up your deer will make or break the way the
meat tastes. Each year thousands of deer are ruined by the time they
reach the processing plant. Either they have left something in the
animal that should have come out, or they may have let it get too hot
and spoil. Some deer arrive at the locker plant with so much dirt in
the body cavity that it can't be totally washed off. Ever wonder why
there is dirt in your sausage?
I tried numerous different ways to field dress and butcher my
deer. Some ofthem work better than others. I then developed my own
system which is by far the best way I’ve found. Even other hunters
who have many more years in the field than me agree that my
method works fantastic.
By following some easy instructions and having the right tools
(sharp knife, rope, gambrel, bonesaw), you can process your deer and
do it like a professional butcher. As a matter of fact, you won’t believe
how clean the end product will be. No dirt and no hair on the meat.
Even with detailed explanation this method is so simple I still
have hunters in my camp who don’t understand “how to” until they
see it done. It is for that reason that I produced the videotape “From
the Field to the Freezer.” This tape is a complete “how- to” video that
covers everything from killing a buck to having it ready for the
freezer.
If you have ever taken a deer to a processing plant, you have
probably had some doubt about getting your deer back and not
someone else’s. You should have that doubt, especially with big city
volume processing plants. With literally thousands of deer brought
in do you really think they keep yours totally separate? If you do,
then I know of some affordable ocean front property in New Mexico
for sale.
It’s no wonder that many people don’t like the taste of venison. If
I had to eat meat that was not properly taken care of I wouldn’t like
it either. Many would-be hunters don’t hunt because they don’t know
what to do with a deer once he’s down. That’s another reason we
produced this videotape. Educating deer hunters on the proper way
to take care of their animals will assure them that the thrill of the
hunt will be heightened by the joy the meat brings on the table.
The “From the Field to the Freezer” video is available for $9.95
each (Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax), plus $4.50 for shipping
and handling. Mail your check to River City Video Productions, P. O.
Box 310379, New Braunfels, Texas 78131-0379 or call for credit card
orders call (830) 625-3474. This tape is also available at your local
Academy store.
Keith Warren is the host of Fishing & Outdoor Adventures
(formerly known as The Texas Angler Television Show) along with
Hunting & Outdoor Adventures, both of which broadcast statewide.
Catch Fishing & Outdoor Adventures from January through June
and Hunting & Outdoor Adventures from July through December on
Fox Sports Southwest Cable Network on Sundays at 8:30 am CST.
You can write to Keith Warren at PO Box 310379, New Braunfels,
TX 78131-0379 or visit online at www.fishingandoutdoor.com.
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Knapek, Larry. The West News (West, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 2000, newspaper, November 2, 2000; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth715804/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting West Public Library.