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THE CANADIAN RECORD
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lived.
As a -newspaper editor, I am also a historian, recording and com-
menting on the Bving history of Hemphill County and the Terns Pan-
handle, and preserving it for those who mil follow. I am only too aware,
of the daunting task of keeping history alive in the print mediimi, with
photogmphs and words and alertness to the task my only tools.
As fertile as the history of the- Bugbeefamily is—and the contents of
that home are a vast treasure—it. is the- context within which it took
place that provides the greatest sense of appreciation-
The two-dimensional history I was taught in, school hadlittle mean-
ing for me. It was not unt il I co uld experience history with all of my
senses—-in the fullness of hitman life—that I fully appreciated it.
With the gift of the. Bugbee Ranch, have an opportmuty to pre-
serve this slice of history and art and culture, to keep every diMenswn.
'intact instead of dismantling and dismembering it. In doing so, we. will
honor the Bugbees and their gift, presenting their story—and our com-
mon history—interwoven with, the varied richness of tangible life,
flaws and all.
editor@canadianrecord.com
State Capitol
highlights
By Mike Cox
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AUSTIN—As political activi-
ties in Austin begin a slow slide
toward the holidays, thousands
of armed men and women in
camouflage are moving into the
rural areas of Texas.
The two actions are not nec-
essarily related, but Some of
those people in camo doubtless
are legislators, state officials
and state employees taking a lit-
tle time off to go deer or turkey
hunting.
Deer season in all parts of the
state except the Panhandle
(where hunting can begin No-
vember 22) opened on Novem-
ber 1, but since that weekend
was unseasonably warm, for all
practical purposes the hunt be-
gan the second weekend of No-
vember with the arrival of a
strong cool front.
According to the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department, the
state has upward of 900,000
hunters. The latest survey data
the agency has on its Web site re-
flects that those hunters con-
tributed $1.3 billion to the Texas
economy in 1996. Given that am-
munition, deer corn, hunting
leases and other necessary
items have not suffered any de-
flation since then, the amount of
money hunters are pouring into
Texas, is probably much more
—even with the super sluggish
economy.
Texas ranks second nation-
ally, TPW says, in the number of
people who hunt. However,
when the number of hunters
gets divided by category, statis-
tics from one private Web site in-
dicate Texas is behind
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wis^
consin and New York—in that
order—in the number of deer
hunters.
But, Texas leads the nation in
the estimated number of
whitetail deer with a population
of 3.7 million. In spite of the fact
Texans have the most deer to
shoot at, they only come in sec-
ond in the annual harvest. Texas
hunters bagged 442,000 deer in
1998, with hunters in Wisconsin
taking 469,555.
Some deer fight back
A buck is not likely to attack a
hunter, but deer can be danger-
ous in another way. The Depart-
ment of Public Safety says 15
people were killed in 2000 when
their vehicle struck a deer on the
roadway. Another 1,500 motor-
ists were injured in vehicle-deer
crashes.
And even a non-injury colli-
sion with a deer can be expen-
sive. One body shop owner in
Llano told a writer for Insurance
Journal that the average repair
bill stemming from hitting a
deer is $1,500.
"It's just harder for motor-
ists to see deer at night, thus the
greater chance of hitting a deer
that may dart onto the roadway,"
said TPW wildlife enforcement
director L. David Sinclair.
Bottom line: Be aware that
deer are on the move this time of
the year. If you see a deer in the
roadway hit the brakes and hold
the wheel steady. Above all,
don't swerve dramatically to
miss it. That's far more likely to
cause a serious crash.
The DPS also is warning
hunters to keep an eye on their
all-terrain vehicles, ATVs.
Theft of these vehicles, used
by many hunters, is running way
ahead of last year's numbers.
Deer season, according to the
state law enforcement agency,
usually means an upswing in the
theft of these recreational
four-wheelers.
"Awareness is important this
time of year, both for ATV own-
ers and law enforcement," said
David Griffith, commander of
the DPS Motor Vehicle Theft
Service.
The DPS recommends keep-
ing ATVs chained to a secure ob-
ject when they are not in use,
removing the key, locking the
steering wheel, and making sure
you have the vehicle's serial
number and description to aid in
its recovery if it is stolen.
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Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 2003, newspaper, November 13, 2003; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth220604/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.