PREPARING FOR THE HUNT: We're on the threshold of fall 
hunting season - get ready with Passport to Texas ... 
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PTT from TPWD and the SFWR Program

Dove season ushers in the fall hunting season. The 
question is: will you be ready?

Those hunters need to be thinking about some primary things 
that deal with safety. :04

Terry Erwin oversees Hunter Education programs at 
Texas Parks and Wildlife. 

They need to make sure they have their hunter education class 
completed; they need to make sure those firearms are in good, 
operable condition; and one of the most important things is to 
get out there in the field and practice. :12

And Erwin says dove and quail hunters would do well to 
get in some practice with sporting clays, because nothing 
is more frustrating to a hunter than to spend a day in the 
field with only missed shots to show for it.

Sporting clays typically simulates the shooting scenarios that 
you'll find in the dove field, or out in the quail fields. So, take 
advantage of this time and get out there an practice. :10

Erwin also offers some sobering advice to hunters. 

And don't forget. It's really hot out there this time of the year. 
Keep hydrated. Keep the liquids flowing. But remember, don't 
drink that alcohol. :08

That's our show for today ... supported by the Sport Fish 
and Wildlife Restoration Program. Working to increase 
fishing and hunting in Texas.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 



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