Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-22
VET HUNTER
AIRS VIEWS
ON new Law
Makes Suggestion In
Regards to Propos-
ed Change of Sea-
sons in Valley

The game laws OF the state or
Texas have long been a bone of con-
tsntion as pertaining % the Lower
Rio Grsnds Valley. A bill or bills
are to he Introduced in the lezisla-
tuYe this session 70 amend the laws
IS to tire. etc.
Hurt Batsell. Brownsville sports
man Of twenty years, and who prob
ably IL as well acquainted with the
hunting conditions in the Valley as
anyone. says OF the proposed chan
ees:
Il think the white wing season
should start August ! instead Of July
I. he present season, or August Is,
the suggested change. My reason for
this suggestion is that J have OBJ
served a good many seasons where
The white wings left this section
real early in September. These birds
don't like cold weather and when We
rave an early fall or e wet Septem-
ber, as ws usually a., they leave
very fast. Lots q YEAR this Is the
ease. Ou- seaso opened September
~ FOR a num5er cs years ard | inow
There was very little shooting DURING
those years and Q big fight vas
Vaged 20 get the Jaw changed.
IL ~olld sdggsst the IaOu.ninr
dose seasoa open with tie white
wing season. This would eliminate
a Sood deal OF Jaw violation by 2eo-
pie who can't distinguish between
white wings sad doves an4 too,
would help prose.t the white wings.
: mean ~ this, a hUEte- might kill
SIX doves ard nine white wings or
visa versa. They fly together a great
deal. that IL. in the same localities
they are found and in most instan-
ccs the bags would be pretty we'll
split. a great many newcomers were
arrested for shooting doves while
white wing hunting and some OF
these fellows probably didn't know
the difference. Under the present
Law. dove shooting is a joke. A few
we're killed this year and this has
been an exceptional year for them
and il Is M sport 70 shoot them after
they bunch up.
II think the recommendation made
on deer Is the finest we have ever
heard. There is no question in my
mind but what more than half the
deer shot with buckshot are never
found and too, this would help elm
mate the night hunting. Most night
hunting probably e5 per cent az II, "A
done with shot guns and buckshot
and there Is no question but lots Of
this - still going on. I also agree
that the season should be pushed up
either IS or 80 days. Our deer in
this section sre certainly becoming
scarce.
X think il a good suggestion TO
cut down the duck limit to IS per
day; however. / think the duck sea-
son should come in earlier, say Dc
tober lst. Teal duck start coming
IN along in September: the writer
has seen them very plentiful here on
Sept. 10th. This duck stays here IN
~ about the middle of October and
then is gone. when he first comes
IN. he IS very fat and fine eating and
IS very sporty shooting. There is
very few left here when the season
ONE ir. although they are here ~
the thousands during September and
early October. | would suggest this.
Open the duck season October lst.
close u the same date now closed
and give two days az rest during the
week. This would make thirty odd
DAYS Of rest during the season, con-
~sequently wouldn't give any more
days Of hunting than the present
kseaSon does. Would suggest the
goose season remain as II "a.
I think the universal hunting IL
cense fee n fine idea as we'll as a
more nominal visitors license. Many
tourists are coming into this section,
some hunt and try 20 dodge the SIS
hunting license. Ii caught Of course
u means n fine ana d bad taste.
whereas, ] believe that the large ma
loTity would buy n $40 license. /
think this should be limited 10 five
or ton days aS suggested.
~ q = tried % write these suggeS-
Hons from a preservation standpoint
As well as from q sportsman stand.
point and from the contact I have
with sp0rtsnren."