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Nov. 22, 2004

School Wagon Train To Retrace Gold Rush History

EL PASO, Texas – In January, dozens of students from Texas and California will board horse-drawn wagons to retrace the route of gold rush adventurer William P. Huff, whose 300,000-word diary shares the most detailed account available of the less-known southern gold rush trail, recounting Huff’s mid-1800’s trip from near Houston to near Fresno, California.

Art Show and Sale Upcoming at Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center

ATHENS, Texas—Terry Jones of Jewett turns trash into treasure—metal sculptures that look like prehistoric fish despite being made of old saw blades, meat grinders, car parts and anything else that strikes his fancy.

Fishy Chicken Bones to be Sold on eBay

ATHENS, Texas—The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center has a collection of slightly used chicken bones, the remains of chicken leg quarters fed to Splash, the 121.5-pound world record blue catfish at the center.

Nov. 1, 2004

Oliver North To Speak at Veteran’s Day Ceremony

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Oliver L. North, combat-decorated Marine, author, and host of War Stories With Oliver North on the Fox News Channel, will recognize America’s veterans for their contributions in keeping our country free and strong as a speaker at the annual Veteran’s Day commemoration at the Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site—National Museum of the Pacific War.

TPWD Game Warden Field Notes, Nov. 1, 2004

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.

Oct. 18, 2004

Hunter Education Classes Filling Up, Deferral an Option

AUSTIN, Texas – Despite offering 4,400 hunter education courses throughout the year, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department understands there are some who will still wait until the last minute before hunting season to get certified. This fall, those procrastinators need not panic.

Welder Wildlife Foundation Celebrates 50th Anniversary

SINTON, Texas – A uniquely Texan, private wildlife research and conservation institution commemorated its 50th year this month with an anniversary celebration on Oct. 16.

Oct. 11, 2004

Bighorn Success Remembered as Free Hunt Deadline Nears

MARATHON, Texas — Texas hunters are reminded that anyone who buys any type of current season resident hunting license by midnight Oct. 17 will automatically be entered into a drawing for one of two Texas bighorn sheep hunts.

World Birding Center HQ Grand Opening Set for Oct. 23-24

MISSION, Texas – The World Birding Center Headquarters at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park will host a free grand opening celebration this month to mark the progress of plans begun in 1997 to restore wildlife habitat and promote birding and nature tourism.

Sept. 27, 2004

Learn About Hunting at a Fish Place

ATHENS, Texas — A fish hatchery may not seem to be a likely place to learn about hunting, but the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is no ordinary fish place.