CONTRIBUTION Dickens County Farm Bureau presented Ruby Karr $50 as part of the Texas Farm Bureau “Food Connection” program. Pictured left to right With Ruby are board members: Dr Mark Winter, Chuck Hinson, Ruby, Kermit Woolley and Mike Smith. COURTESY PHOTO
Texas Parks & Wildlife’s hunting bulletin recently noted, “Reports from breeding grounds in the Dakotas tell us duck production was excellent this summer. This is especially good news, because hunters usually have more success when flocks include a lot of inexperienced young ducks.”
Every great hunter knows that success throughout the season is more likely when not left to luck alone. Making sure to develop a game plan early will pay off in the late-autumn rut.
After a generation under unified Republican control, Texas is a battleground at every level of government this year. President Donald Trump and Senator John Cornyn are in highly contested races, and five Republican-held congressional seats are in danger of flipping.
Quail hunting season throughout Texas begins Oct. 31, 2020, and runs through Feb. 28, 2021, for Bobwhite quail, Scaled quail (blue quail) and Gambel’s quail. There is no open season for Mearn’s (Montezuma) quail.
At Halloween, I always felt it necessary to fuel my kids with decent nutrition prior to turning them loose with a plastic pumpkin full of candy. While the meal may not have always contained all the nutritional elements required to qualify as a legitimately healthy dinner, at least they got something warm down before heading out the door. I tried to make it fun when they were young, making something we didn’t typically eat for dinner, to mark the occasion.
October is a favorite time of year for front-porch decorators when Halloween night pumpkins will be carved into either scary or funny faces. Here are some tips for buying and carving Jack-O-Lantern pumpkins.
Monday November 2, is the first Monday of the month—which means we will be open until 7:00 pm for those of you who have trouble getting to the library during normal business hours.
