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Camouflage may hide the body, but the spirit
of a hunter is visible to all. And as autumn settles
in across Texas, optimistic and conscientious out-
doorsmen and women once again return to their
nature. In all its fabled romance and tranquility,
however, hunting requires explicit attention to
detail and unexhausted safety.
“Anything you point a gun at, you should
have in mind that by pointing that gun at it, you
can do away with it,” said Game Warden Capt.
Bill Magee.
In Magee’s 24 years with the Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department, he has seen his share
of accidents and mishaps, enough to know that
taking game is only a part of having a suc
cessful hunt.
“In my career. I’ve carried out of the woods
probably 40 or 50 dead bodies,” he said. “And
every one of those was just a result of a stupid
mistake on somebody's part.”
State law requires hunters bom after Sept. 2,
1972 to pass a Hunter Education Training Course
to ensure that hunters know the demands of safe
practice while in the field. The mandatory course,
commonly known as hunter’s safety, costs $10
and takes 10 hours to complete.
“Hunter’s safety is an excellent way to get
informed, short of being raised around somebody
that taught you gun safety,” Magee said.
In addition to completing the hunter’s safe
ty course, all hunters in Texas are required to
Anything you point a gun at,
you should have in mind that by
pointing that gun at it, you can do
away with it.
— Bill Magee
game warden captain
possess a valid hunting license. Several licens
es are available, like a $1,000 lifetime hunting
and fishing combination license or a three-day,
temporary license.
Expensive as it may be, Magee said the life
time license is the best value, because costs and
prices are only going to increase.
Hunting specific game may require additional
permits or licenses. The Texas Parks and Wildlife
Outdoor Annual details all of the current hunting
and fishing regulations and is available wherever
licenses are sold.
After taking the hunter’s safety course, Magee
suggests that students get involved with the Texas
A&M chapter of Ducks Unlimited.
Ducks Unlimited is an international non-prof
it organization that promotes the conservation of
waterfowl, wetlands, and wildlife. A&M boasts
the largest collegiate chapter in the U.S.
In Texas, more than one million acres of pub
lic land are available for hunting. Locally,
licensed hunters that have the Annual Public
Hunt Permit can hunt dove at two different sites
in Brazos County, and the Davy Crockett and
Sam Houston National Forests near Huntsville.
Whether on public or private lands, hunting is
an undeniable part of Texas culture. Still thriving
as a means of providing food, sport hunting has
evolved into a valuable tool in controlling popu
lations and maintaining the bonds of American
family values.
“A lot of people don’t have good time with
their family where they can love each other and
learn how to love others, and I think hunting is
one of those things where you can learn to do
that,” said David Lawhorn, a junior biomedical
sciences major.
Though not an authority on family relation
ships, Lawhorn understands that spending
time and interacting with one’s parents and
siblings is a healthy part of life. His first hunt
ing memories reach back to when as a 5-year-
old, he would play bird dog — retrieving dove
that his father shot.
As he learned how to be a safe and effective
hunter, the younger Lawhorn was allowed to
carry a gun and hunt just like his dad.
“It was a good activity where he and I could
spend some time together,” he said. “I got to
know him better that way.”
Nowadays, when Lawhorn is not hunting with
his family, he is hunting with his close friends.
“Another cool thing about dove hunting is
you can do it with a lot of people,” he said.
But safety remains an issue in having a fun
hunt, no matter how large the group. When
hunting, Lawhorn lives by two rules: The peo
ple he hunts with must know how to use their
firearm, and they must not be under the influ
ence of drugs or alcohol.
“That’s,just ridiculous to have a gun after
you’ve been drinking or something,” he said. “It's
hard enough to deal with a gun if you're sober.”
And choosing a firearm is an imposing
dilemma in itself. Depending on what is hunted,
several types of weapons are available.
Generally, shotguns are used to shoot flying
species like ducks and dove, rifles are used for
shooting something that remains still or is far
away, and a bow and arrow is used larger tar
gets at close range.
“With equipment, it’s pretty much just person
al preference,” Lawhorn said. “When I hunt, 1 use
a good gun, but it’s not super expensive. I know
it’s going to get beat up a little bit so I don’t use
the top of the line.”
Fall Patkion,.
What’s HOT
what’s NOT
By Dino Ramos
THE BATTALION
Khaki shorts, T-shirts with the
Texas A&M logo, a pair of gray New
Balance shoes and a cap — fashion on
A&M's campus is not one of dramatic
proportions. But then again, students
are not here to walk a catwalk.
Many students do not have time to
dress to the nines for class. They either
wear what they wore to sleep or grab
something out of the closet or off the
floor and make sure it is clean.
Sometimes, one sees the same out
fit on campus for several days. For
some, it is nice to get dressed up on
campus every once in awhile. For oth
ers, it does not matter what they wear
when they sit in class for an hour to
learn about polypeptide bonds.
Essentially though, how people dress
can be a form of self expression.
“Well, I think the clothes you wear
defines your personality in some
sense, and it shows your taste,” said
Elaine Sarmiento, a sophomore inter
national studies major. “It gives peo
ple a first impression on what kind of
person you are.
Sarmiento said the way most people
dress can be stereotyped. If one dresses
nice, prim and proper in a pair of khakis
and a button-down oxford everyday,
many would say he or she is “preppy.”
Since many students are running
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