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TOWA August/September Newsletter
Opportunities to Serve--We
need some help on the craft competition committee for the coming conference in
Amarillo. If you are willing to
serve, please let me know. We can
also use some help on revamping and updating our constitution and bylaws, making
them easier to understand with all the current changes (amendments passed by
general membership in Uvalde and Port Aransas incorporated). If you are willing to serve on this committee, please let me
know, as well.
Board Meetings—Scheduled
Board meetings are Sept. 9-11 in Hamilton and Nov. 25-26 in Altair.
All members are invited to Board meetings but are on their own for
lodging and meal expenses.
Today I wish
each of you enough. Enough sun to
keep your attitude bright and enough rain to appreciate the sun more. Enough
happiness to keep your spirit alive and enough pain so that the smallest joys in
life appear much bigger. Enough
gain to satisfy your wanting and enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
And I wish you enough “hellos” to get you through the “goodbyes.”
I am wishing you enough….along with a ….
sHUG
By Jonette
W. Childs
Leslie
Carroll Kelly, 52, was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on Nov. 21, 1949.
Kelly was editor of Saltwater Texas from February of 1997 until his death on July 5,
2001. Leslie lived and died by the
deadlines of the publication and, true to form, he died on deadline working with
me from his hospital bed to very near the end.
Winner of
many Texas Outdoor Writer awards for excellence in craft, including the
President’s Award, he was known for his insight into conservation issues and
his sharp, sometimes stinging, wit. His
humorous stories of growing up along the Texas coast have both entertained and
enlightened us.
Leslie was a
friend to Texas Parks and Wildlife and worked closely with many individuals
within the department. Larry
McKinny was especially close to Leslie. He
writes: Leslie Kelly was my friend. I
actually only knew him for a few years, but it might as well have been all my
life. It was the same to Leslie.
When I first met him, he royally chewed me out for suggesting that TPW
might close some areas to protect sea grass.
As we went through the process, he became a supporter and I learned what
would work and what would not from him. Leslie
was my most important sounding board and his advice was always true and his
delivery honest—sometimes painfully so. I
fished with him, ate with him, talked with him. I stole flies and fishing gear
from him. His heart was big and he
lived life that way. His passion for conservation matched his life.
I have lost a friend and conservation has lost a straight-shooting
advocate. Tight lines, my friend,
tight lines.”
Another one
of Leslie’s causes was the work of Coastal Conservation Association (CCA).
Sam Caldwell of CCA recalls, “Larry Bozka, Leslie and myself were
interviewing Hal Osborn with TPWD about the shrimping buy back program.
After one of Kelly’s delving questions, Osborn looks at the rest of us
and says, ‘Kelly is generally a half-light year ahead of us on most of this
stuff.’ The world and the Texas coast is a smaller place without
Leslie Kelly,” concludes Caldwell.
Leslie was
preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Wright Kelly. He is survived by his daughters, Jessie Kelly and Christine
Taylor, both of Austin; his father, S.E. Kelly of Lamar; two brothers, Stephen
Kelly of Lamar and Glen Kelly (Mary) of Ingleside; one sister, Rachel McKee
(Greg) of Austin; two granddaughters; two nieces; a nephew; and his dog,
Spooner.
He will be
missed and remembered by many friends and colleagues, as well as his dearest
love, the Texas coastal resource. Rest
in Peace, my buddy. Your buddy
misses you.
By Ralph
Manns
It was a
great trip—sorry most of you TOWA anglers missed it.
Jim Darnell set up a fun outing with Bill Carey’s Striper Express.
Jim and his wife, Beth, led a pack of eager writers consisting of Mike
Innis, Russell Smith, Mel Philips, Steve Brigman, Barry St. Claire and me.
J.B. Webb, TOWA member and Texoma bass guide, briefly joined our group.
Striper
Express (903-786-4477) offers a distinctive guide service. Small two to 10 passenger boats took writers out to throw
topwaters or live bait at stripers on Tuesday evening, all day Wednesday and
Thursday morning, with breaks for lunch and supper.
The most unique service offered by Striper Express is a large party boat.
Most of us fished from it on Thursday morning using live bait.
The action was steady and a few simultaneous hook-ups created
considerable excitement and photo opportunities.
Although
most of the stripers were perfect fillet size, several fish from 4 to 17 pounds
were landed. I’m sure that those
of us who wanted fish flesh came home with ample meat.
A unique
fishing opportunity has developed at Lake Texoma.
Successful striper spawns provide more-than-ample numbers of fish, while
the hard winter of 2000-2001 created a threadfin shad die-off.
The result is lots of hungry, eager biters at a time when harvesting fish
is the appropriate angler behavior. This
year should be an excellent time to send readers to Texoma with ice chests in
hand.
As a bonus
activity, many of us watched and photographed as Jimmy Houston, his grandsons
and video-photographer filmed a show. We
also were privileged to discuss fishing and fisheries with Jimmy over meals.
These are
great trips and we wish more members could have participated in this chance to
better get to know one another.
To All My
Friends in TOWA:
There is not
one of you to whom I do not owe a sincere word of thanks for all of the help,
advice and support you have lent me throughout the past 25 years—and, in
particular, the past 5 ˝ years during which I have worked as editor and part
owner of Texas Fish and Game magazine.
As time goes
by, I’m hopeful that I will get the opportunity to thank each and every one of
you on a one-on-one basis. There
is, of course, a real element of sadness to leaving my position as editor.
On the other hand, I feel a great deal of excitement about the business
plan Mary and I have laid out for future “special interest” projects—the
first of which is the already-in-progress writing of a follow-up to my first
book, “Saltwater Strategies.” Scheduled for release by mid-September, “Advanced Saltwater
Tactics” will be a greatly expanded version of the initial book.
Former TF&G
Managing Editor Judy Rider, during this same time frame, will be working with me
to co-write and publish a new book titled “Troutmasters.”
As the title implies, “Troutmasters” centers on interviews and
information gathered from Troutmasters founder Mickey Eastman and the hundreds
of pros and amateurs who regularly fish the increasingly popular Gulf Coast
Troutmasters tournament circuit.
Concurrently,
Mary and I are producing a series of instructional videos based on the material
gleaned from the information we accrue through the research conducted for these
two book projects and others. Mary’s
extensive knowledge of video production, gained through nearly 20 years of
working with ABC, Fox TV and others, is literally invaluable to me.
I’m very happy that, at long last, we will once again be able to pool
our talents—not to mention get back out on the water and in the woods as an
outdoors-loving couple of almost 20 years who immensely enjoy working together
in both the field and studio environments.
At least two or three of these “how to” videos will be introduced to
the market at the same time the aforementioned book titles are released for
distribution. Many more will hit
the market in the following year or two.
It’s
nothing short of amazing how much one can learn by hanging out with and
listening to the right people. That
“Saltwater Strategies’” initial printing of 10,000 copies sold out in a
mere two years is more a testimony to the knowledge I gained from those “right
people” and the support of you and other friends than anything else.
Know that I greatly appreciate all of you.
We’ll be
back in touch with you regarding the specifics of our book publishing, video
production and freelance writing and photography endeavors. Likewise, I hope to hear from you when and if the situation
arises in which we might be able to help you in your own endeavors.
You’ve
certainly been there for us throughout the past two decades-plus. Rest assured, if we have the opportunity to do the same for
you in the future, we not only hope but expect you will call on us.
For whatever reason, even if to merely check in and say “howdy,”
please do stay in touch.
We have
registered the website “CoastalAnglers.com” and are currently working hard
to get the site constructed. Through
it, Mary and I will keep everyone appraised of what’s happening with
BozkaBooks, Wide-Angling (video) productions and Bozka Outdoor Media.
Again, my
heartfelt thanks for your support and friendship.
Now that I’m freed from the bonds of a 70-hour-a-week desk job (it was
either move on to this new arena or form the Texas Indoor Writers Association),
I’ll be on the water and in the field more than ever before.
Here’s
hoping that more than a few of those days afield will be spent with you.
Boz
Dear
Friends:
I wrote an
e-mail message informing most of you that my Joan has suffered a severe stroke
on July 6. Amid confusion, I
apparently hit the “send later” key instead of the “Send” key.
Discovered that mistake just yesterday (July 30) when taking my laptop to
the hospital and Joan’s bedside to do a little work.
Even without
that message, the word has spread far and wide among our legion of friends, our
families and acquaintances throughout the land. We are indebted to friends Cliff Shelby, Phil Junker, Jim
Foster, Mark Chesnut, Gary Dollahon and many others that we hold so dear for
informing others of Joan’s stroke and surgery and her most rapid recovery.
I am most
happy to report that we received word today that we can take hrr home Thursday,
Aug. 2, and start a month of outpatient therapy, spending three days a week at
the St. Francis Hospital at Broken Arrow, Okla.
Needless to
say, we have been blessed with an outpouring of cards, calls, letters, flowers,
e-mails and more, along with welcome thoughts and most of all prayers from every
corner of the continent. They have
meant more than you will ever know, and in due time your expressions of love and
kindness, offers of help and the good deeds performed, will be acknowledged on
an individual basis by both of us.
For now,
Joan is eight days ahead of schedule in rehab.
Initially, we were told that she would likely never talk again, and not
have use of her right arm and likely need a cane for walking the rest of her
life.
Right now,
she is walking without assistance and climbing four stairs easily.
Standing on a short stool and stepping up and down several times.
She is reading well and can write her name, but other writing takes time,
but she is trying hard. She is also
saying a lot of words, especially repeating short phrases, the vowels, ABCs and
numbers. However, it’s hard to
understand any words she initiates on her own, but once in a while she says
something clearly, which gives us a lot of hope.
When I was
leaving for lunch today, she said “take it easy” clearly. I was elated. I realize that neurosurgeons probably present
worst case scenarios when they perform brain surgery, but in this case Joan has
made a liar of one of the finest—Dr. David Fell of Tulsa. Needless to say, he
and a host of others are elated, also.
The blood
clot, two inches in diameter, was on the left lobe of the brain and affected her
entire right side. She lost a good
patch of hair and has an eight-inch scar as a result of Dr. Fell’s surgery,
but that too is mending.
This
nightmare started at about 6:10 a.m. on July 6 when I discovered Joan in our
living room, sitting upright in a big chair, staring straight ahead.
There was no response when I called to her.
Her gown was soaked and cold sweat covered her body.
When I asked her what was wrong, she lifted her left hand to the left
side of her head. She never spoke
or responded in any other way. I
immediately called an ambulance and it arrived 15 minutes from Wagoner, which is
10 miles from our Lake Fort Gibson home. They
took her to the Wagoner hospital, where a MRI revealed the blood clot.
We called for the St. Francis life flight chopper in Tulsa and it was
there 20 minutes later. An arterialgram was performed and determined that there was
no aneurysm, which was feared. Surgery
to remove the clot followed.
Since July
20, she has been receiving food through a tube in her stomach, following a light
case of Aspirated Pneumonia. Initially,
she has three tubes through the nose, but ripped all of them out.
Then, she pulled out the IV tube through which she received medicine.
One of the ICU nurses dubbed her “Spunky Smith.” It’s ironic that
the best healing followed her removal of the tubes, and even Dr. Fell said, “I
don’t blame her. They’re
uncomfortable.”
There is, of
course, a long road ahead, but we have every confidence in her ability to
overcome. She’s a fighter and
today she shook her head in the affirmative when Mark Chesnut visited her
briefly and told her that she needed to get prepared for the deer season in
November. I can hardly wait to se
her climb that tower on our lease and we’ll definitely be doing some fishing
on “our” Ft. Gibson Lake when the weather cools a bit.
Certainly we
would like to hear from any and all of you.
She loves getting cards and I hope she will be able to handle e-mail on
her computer before long. Her
address is JoanSmithAE@cs.com. Or
send it to me and we’ll print it and show it to her.
To any who
are in the area or traveling this way, stop by and visit.
Our home address in Rt. 1, Box 493A, Wagoner, OK 74467 and the telephone
is 918-462-7348.
Best Wishes
and God Bless.
Thayne Smith
Dear Sugar:
I want to
thank you for organizing what I thought was the best TOWA conference ever.
There was a great crowd and there were a lot of good activities.
I only wish the weather had been better for the first couple of days.
As it turned
out, the Shooting Day went very well and I think everyone there had a good time.
I hope that the writers came away with some good story material.
As I told
you, I am interested in how the STEP Outside program can work with the TOWA
members to put at lease one other shoot on sometime this year that involves
people who have never participated in the shooting sports. We would be interested in both kids and adults who have never
had the opportunity to shoot. Please
let me know if there is any information that I can help you with on that.
Thanks again
for all your help and for the good TOWA conference.
Kevin
Howard.
Rick Taylor
with TPWD is looking for help. “The
Wildlife Management Techniques Manual lists some important books for the
wildlife professional. I am in the
process of compiling a list of the most important natural history publications
that deal exclusively with Texas,” he says.
Rick asks
that if you have a few minutes, check your bookshelves and files and send him a
short list (10 or so) of what you consider the most important titles every Texas
naturalist should have. Rick wants
to present this information to the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society in the
newsletter or annual meeting or other outlets.
Contact Rick Taylor at P.O. Box 5207,Uvalde, TX
78802, 830-278-9151 ext. 142 or rtaylor@rionet.org.
The Texas
Department of Health (TDH) has modified consumption advisories issued in 1980
and 1993 that limited the amount of fish people should eat from the Arroyo
Colorado in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties in South Texas.
Any fish from the Arroyo Colorado except smallmouth buffalo can now be
eaten without restrictions. PCB
concentrations in channel blue, flathead, southern flounder and carp have
dropped to safe levels and pesticide content has dropped to safe levels in all
fish tested except smallmouth buffalo. For
more information, contact Doug McBride, public information officer at TDH at
512-458-7524.
Budweiser
will salute the journalist producing the most informative and factual editorial
about the outdoors, while making reference o the Budweiser Outdoors program,
with the Budweiser Outdoors Writers Challenge Award.
The selected writer will be honored at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas in
February, 2002.The winner will receive a custom Remington firearm, a
commemorative plaque and the opportunity to distribute a $1,000 donation on
behalf of Budweiser Outdoors program to a variety of conservation organizations.
Articles must be submitted before Dec. 1, 2001.
For information, contact Steve Brothers, The LaSalle Group, 1310 Papin
Street, St. Louis, MO 63103.
The U.S.
Supreme Court in June ruled that a group of newspaper and magazine publishers
infringed the copyrights of freelance contributors by making their articles
accessible without permission in electronic databases after publication.
The court
did not rule, however, on a remedy for the violation.
The case returns to Federal District Court in Manhattan.
In a 1999 ruling against the publishers, the Second Circuit Court of
Appeals did not address the remedy issue. There
are a number of unresolved questions that were not part of the Supreme Court
case and that may take months or years to resolve, lawyers in the case told
Linda Greenhouse, reporter for the New
York Times, one of the defendants in the case.
The three
publishers in the case license their contents to Lexis/Nexis, an electronic
database by which individual articles are retrieved in a text-only format.
It was this feature—that what the electronic user retrieves, views or
downloads is an individual article, divorced from its original context—that
was most significant for the court’s legal analysis.
The
publishers face the prospect of paying substantial damages to the six
freelancers who brought the lawsuit in 1993 and perhaps to thousands of others
who have joined three class-action suits against providers of electronic
databases, which the court also found liable for copyright infringement.
The Texas
Animal Health Commission has developed an informational brochure on anthrax,
following an outbreak earlier this year in South Texas.
The disease is most often confined to a triangular area bordered by
Uvalde, Ozona and Eagle Pass. The
recent outbreak has affected the deer herd significantly.
For information on the disease and its effect on wild and domestic
animals, contact Carla Everett at 800-550-8242 or e-mail ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us.
Sen. Kay
Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and Sen. John Breaux (R-La.) recently introduced the
Freedom to Fish Act to ensure coastal anglers aren’t shut out from the
resource. From California to
Florida, no fishing zones are increasingly becoming a marine management tool of
choice by radical environmental groups. However,
recreational anglers account for just 2% of all the fish landed in U.S. ocean
waters, yet environmental groups are calling for sport fishing to be eliminated
from 5 percent to 20 percent of U.S. coastal waters.
“Time and area closures can be effective management tools when based on
good scientific data,” said David Cummins, president of the Coastal
Conservation Association, “but arbitrary restriction of recreational anglers
merely displaces fishing effort, increases regulatory confusion, increases user
group conflicts and casts doubt on the entire fishery management process.
It is a disservice to all U.S. citizens.”
Gov. Rick
Perry recently signed a pro-hunting and fishing bill and anti-sportsman
legislation died when the Texas Legislature adjourned, according to the Wildlife
Legislative Fund of America (WLFA). House
Bill 653 added an exemption for hunting, fishing and trapping to the text of
punishable acts of animal cruelty. It
will take effect Sept. 1. House
Bill 2090 would have amended animal cruelty laws to include “captured” wild
animals, which would apply to hunting, fishing and trapping.
Due to strong opposition from Texas sportsmen, the bill failed to make it
out of committee and died when the legislature adjourned May 5.
It grabs you
as a child
An obsession unexplained
The call of the water
The breeze from the bay
From the
mountain brooks
To the clear Caribbean Sea
We know they are out there
But one cast away
Some start
early
And others late
But once it grabs you
In your mind it will stay
The waters
are golden
With glittering rays
The evenings are molded
By rivers and bays
We sit on
the dock
And pray for a bite
Just a touch of heaven
For a fleeting moment in time
But once in
awhile
By the gods we are blessed
With a few precious moments
And a fish in our nets
It brings us
together
Young and old alike
It breaks all the barriers
That each day we fight
It is a gift
That we pass to a child
A sacred honor
Left undefiled
In life we
fish
It carries us through
Time on the water
A blessing to the few
Jim Foster
is looking for old (prior to 1990) slides/prints/negatives of TOWA members,
conferences or other get-togethers. Jim
asks any TOWA members who have such images and are willing to share them with
others to please drop him an e-mail describing what you have.
He promises to scan and promptly return all images and assures that all
who contribute will receive a copy of the end result….Bill
Cork and Mike Hatfield have formed the North American Hunting Dog
Association, a venue that allows bird dog owners to hunt upland birds in a
competition format that develops hunting skills in dog and handler alike.
Cork has also purchased Running Spring Farm northwest of Springfield, Mo.
and has developed it into a private upland bird hunting property….The National
Wild Turkey Federation presented a $250,000 check to the Hunting and
Shooting Sports Heritage Fund during the recent OWAA confab.
The check was the first installment of a $1 million commitment….Bass
Pro Shops seeks antique sporting memorabilia to create a lasting celebration
of our outdoor heritage. If you
have old stuff to donate to their permanent collection to be displayed in their
stores, or need info, contact Rick Collins a 417-891-5146 or e-mail bgann@basspro.com….Winchester
Ammunition was awarded the 2001 award for “Ammunition of the Year” by
the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence for its 300 Winchester Short Magnum
rifle cartridge.…Schrade Cutlery
introduces a new special edition of its Old Timer knives in a limited edition
collector’s set….Coleman, known
for years for its steel ice chest, has re-introduced the camping icon of
yesteryear….Hunter’s Specialties
introduces a number of new game calls including the 612-LR Professional Callers
by Johnny Stewart Wildlife Calls, a Power Pro Convert-A-Caller by Johnny Stewart
Wildlife Calls that converts an existing portable CD or cassette player into a
long-range varmint call, and the Wayne Carlton’s Tone Trough Diaphragm elk
call….Stren has new offerings in
fish lines designed to meet virtually any angler’s needs under virtually any
angling situation, including catfish, Extra Strength, Sensor, Super Tough and
others….The Extension Service recently introduced the Texas 4-H Hunting
Program to complement its sports fishing program and is seeking adult volunteers
to help guide youngsters in learning safe and ethical sport hunting.
For information, contact Shane Whisenant at 979-458-0708 or e-mail shanew@tamu.edu.
BEHRENS, Tom
( Active) - P.O. Box 325, Barker,
TX 77413-0325 (O) 281-855-3918; (F)
281-578-3798; (E) tomdoglover29@aol.com.
Journalism professor and columnist for Houston Chronicle supplement
covering all aspects of outdoor recreational pursuits.
Freelance magazine and newspaper writer, photographer, public relations. (Ann) Sponsored by Sugar Ferris.
CHIAPPETTA,
Jerry (Active) - 4144 Red Bandana Way, Ellicott City, MD 21042.
(O) 410-203-9990 or 800-8719-3799; (F) 410-203-9630; (E) cpvideos@rust.net
(W) www.wildharvestvideos.com Owner
of Chiappetta Productions, Inc., and producer of outdoor television shows.
(Rita) Sponsored by Sugar Ferris
COLLECTOR’S COVEY
(Sustaining) - 8115 Sovereign Row, Dallas, TX 75247. (O) 214-630-4981 or
800-521-2403; (F) 214-638-8143; (E) mgbravo@earthlink.net; (W)
www.collectorscovey.com. Contact:
Mario Bravo, Donna Amy, Marvin Wood or Ron Wages.
Collectable wildlife and sporting art and publications.
Sponsored by Sugar Ferris.
HALL, Mark
B. (Active) - 24835 Butterwick, Spring, TX 77389. (O/H) 281-351-7482; (F)
281-255-9425; (M) 832-236-8580; (P) 888-728-8485; (E) markgnewmediaeditors.com;
(W) www.newmediaeditors.com. Owner
of New Media Editors, a company that works with companies such as Bozka Outdoor
Media and whose goal is to bring the outdoors to the worldwide web.
New Media works strictly in the outdoor arena with outdoor companies;
i.e., All Star Rods, Central Flyway Outfitters, Coastal Anglers, etc.).
Sponsored by Larry Bozka.
HENDERSON,
Barb – P.O. Box 80686, Las Vegas, NV 89180
(O) 702-360-BARB; (F) 702-254-4555; (E) ourdors@aol.com;
(W) www.ourdoorswithbarb.com.
Producer/host of a weekly outdoor radio show, show host for outdoor
television programs, freelance writer. (Joe)
Sponsored by Sugar Ferris.
JOHNSON,
Pamela Katherine - 1497 South Oaks Drive, College Station, TX
77845 (O) 361-550-3637; (F)
979-690-8604; (H) 979-690-0034; (E) pamkjohnson@yahoo.com.
Co-owner of Gulf Coast Connections.
(Everett) Sponsored by Berk Elliott.
JOHNSON,
Everett - 1497 South Oaks Drive, College Station, TX 77845 (O) 361-550-3637; (F) 979-690-8604; (H) 979-690-0034; (E) ejohnson@tca.net. Co-Owner of Gulf Coast Connections. (Pamela Katherine) Sponsored by Berk Elliott.
LEGRIS,
Robyn - 8122 Wetherby Lane, Houston, TX 77075
(O/H) 713)-991-7573; (F) 713-991-0100; (M) 832-368-8790; (E) robyn@1-choice.com;
(W) www.1-choice.com. Owner of First Choice Publishing, a content publishing
company that develops, maintains and houses Internet sites. Also provides desktop and video production services.
(Edmund) Sponsored by Larry
Bozka.
RATLEY, Jim
(Active) - 6700 Ledge Mountain,
Austin, TX 78731 (O) 877-301-8999;
(F) 512-454-1670; (H) 512-454-6073; cell (512) 658-8894; e-mail jim@bassacademy.com;
web www.bassacademy.com.
Co-author and editor of book titled “Bass Fishing Techniques A-Z” and
currently writing “How to Fish Lake Fork” and an Internet newsletter on bass
fishing. Owner of All Star Bass
Fishing Academy. (Gloria) Sponsored
by J.P. Greeson.
SHAFFER,
Patty (Active) - HCR 1 Box 32, Milam, TX 75959
(O) 409-625-4452; (F) 409-625-4285; (H) 409-625-4275; (M) 409-382-3675;
(E) texaswhirlwind@sabinenet.com.
Owner of Lake Caster/Batteries Included.
Sponsored by Ed Snyder.
Address/E-Mail Changes
DARNELL, Jim
– change e-mail to: ctn97535@centurytel.net
GRAVES,
Russell (Active) Change Address: 706 Avenue I SE, Childress, TX
79201
NORTHCUTT,
Dave (Sustaining/Supporting – Woodside Biomedical, Inc.) Change home E-Mail: dsn1@mindspring.com
SHOOK,
Phil – change mailing address to: 8 Nassau Road, Larchmont, NY 10538 )/H)
914-833-2231, (F) 914-834-7348, (E) flytex@aol.com
August 17-19—NWTF
Turkey Shoot, Meadows National Gun Club, Forsyth, GA. Shooters of all skill levels can compete and booths will be
available for browsing. For info:
Rhett Simmons (803) 637-3106.
Sept 6 –
Member Activity Trip. Open to six
active writers. Out of Port Aransas
on the Freespool with Captain Jeff Heimann.
Last time on this trip, three members boated around 700 lbs. of black-fin
tuna. Send $50 refundable check to
Jim Darnell or contact him at 512-392-4361 or ctn97535@centurytel.net
Sept. 9-11
– Board Meeting/Dove Dodge. Pecan
Creek Ranch, Hamilton. Contact
Sugar Ferris at 817-265-6215 or shugferris@aol.com.
Sept. 21-22—Karnes
City Lonesome Dove Fest charity shoot at the Karnes County Youth Showbarn..
Five-person teams can compete in 5-stand sporting clays shoot.
Other activities include a turkey shoot, exhibits on hunting, fishing and
archery, hunting lease and guide info and more.
$300 entry fee and team info due Sept. 3 to Paul Brysch, P.O. Box 98,
Karnes City, TX 78118. For info:
(830) 780-3283.
Sept. 25-29
– SEOPA (Southeastern Outdoor Press Association) Fall Conference, Johnson
City, Tenn. Contact Lisa McDowell
at 800-849-7367 or seopa@aol.com.
Sept. 29—Ronald
McDonald House Sporting Clays Shoot in San Antonio at the National Shooting
Complex. For information, contact
Mike Capps at 573-898-3422.
Nov. 25-27
– Fall Board Meeting/Goose Gathering. Blue
Goose Hunt Club, Altair. Contact
Sugar Ferris at 817-265-6215 or shugferris@aol.com.
December 13-14
– Member Activity Waterfowl Hunt for up to eight active members.
Hunt with guides Bink Grimes and Rick Shoop courtesy of South Texas
Hunting Company, El Campo. Arrive afternoon of Dec. 13 and hunt morning of Dec. 14.
Overnight accommodations and dinner provided.
$50 deposit required. Contact
Jim Darnell at 512-392-4361 or e-mail ctn97535@centurytel.net.
MARKETS
Country Line Magazine
is looking for 500 to 1,500-wordpieces geared toward the county
lifestyle—cowboy news and interviews, fashion, current PRCA news, horses,
aboriculture news, NASCAR and country music pieces. Reprints are fine as long as they are current and haven’t
run in Central Texas. Pay is $20 to
$50 each, photos are a nice touch and add $5 each.
Contact T.J. Greaney at countryline@juno.com.
Mizzen-Royal Publishing
is looking for two types of outdoor writing: (1) Reprints of existing material.
Pay is $25 to $50 depending on copy.
(2) Custom advertorial content. Can
be billed directly to clients or through publisher.
Prices negotiable. Info: MizzenRoyal@outdrs.net
The Fund for
Animals, an animal rights group founded by Cleveland Amory, recently sent an
open letter to more than 2,000 newspapers asking them to stop promoting hunting
and fur trapping as part of their outdoor coverage.
A similar letter went to the presidents of ESPN and ComCast Sports Net,
asking them to cancel their hunting programs.
“Hunting teaches kids it’s OK to terrorize and kill for fun,” said
Michael Markarian, the Fund’s executive vice president.
“At a time when violence in our schools is a national epidemic,
that’s the wrong message for America’s sports media to be sending.”
GOT NEWS?
LETTER? HOW ABOUT A FUNNY TIDBIT ABOUT A MEMBER (or about yourself)?
CRAFT IMPROVEMENT INFO THAT WILL HELP OTHERS BECOME A BETTER
WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER.
HAVE YOU MOVED? HAS ANY
PERSONAL INFORMATION; I.E.; PHONE #, eMAIL #, CHANGED?
WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. Send information by 10th of each month to:
shugferris@aol.com.
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