TPWD TV -- JULY HIGHLIGHTS: If the July heat is already too 
much for you, chill with some cool TV...on Passport to 
Texas.
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Alan Fisher is a writer/producer for the Texas Parks and 
Wildlife Television series seen on PBS stations statewide. 
He tells us July programming really cooks...and quacks... 
and growls.... 

Coming up in July, we'll learn about how to cook a gourmet meal 
on a campfire with a Dutch oven. Many people don't know it's the 
official cooking implement of Texas. 

There's a couple simple rules that I use for folks when they're 
starting out. One is a three second rule: you hold your hand six 
inches above the coals - thousand one...thousand two...thousand 
three.... If you have to pull you hand away sooner, because its 
uncomfortable from the heat...it's hotter than 350. 

We'll also find out about some high tech research being done on 
pintail ducks [insert duck sfx] biologists are actually 
implanting transmitters inside ducks to track their movements. 
Also coming up in July in the last week, we have a Wild Things 
segment. Texas Parks and Wildlife's Ann Miller talks about 
black bears [insert black bears sfx] and how 
black bears are making a comeback in Texas.
 
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Television series airs on PBS 
stations. Check your local listings.

That's our show for today ... For Texas Parks and 
Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti