RESPONSIBLE HUNTING: What does it take to be a 
responsible hunter -- we tell you on Passport to Texas.

PTT from TPW and the SFWR Program

We're in the midst of dove season, which comes with 
rewards and responsibilities.

:11 -- We want everybody to have a really good time and be safe while 
you're out there. But, so many times we look around a dove area 
where people have hunted, and we see a lot of trash and debris that 
the hunter has carried out there.
 
Hunter education coordinator, Terry Erwin, says leaving 
trash behind can be harmful to animals that use the land.

:14 -- Any debris that you took in with you, always take it out. Pick up 
your hulls especially. The expended shotgun shell hulls that are 
laying on the ground -- cattle will pick those up and eat them. And, 
sometimes it will be very detrimental to that cattle's well being.

Packing out whatever you packed in is just one part of 
being a responsible hunter. The daily bag limit for dove 
is 15 birds ... but what if you shoot your limit and can't 
find one of the birds?

:09 -- If you actually happen to shoot a dove and you can't find him, 
although you may only bring home fourteen doves, the one that you 
didn't find -- let that be part of your bag limit.

Improving your skills and hunting with man's best friend 
is all part of responsible hunting. 

:10 -- Always practice and home your shot-gunning skills, and always 
use a good retriever dog that will help you find that bird so that it's 
not wounded and lost.

Find hunting information on the Texas Parks and Wildlife 
website. The SFWR ... supports our series and is funded by 
your purchase of hunting and fishing equipment and 
motorboat fuel ... For Texas Parks and Wildlife I'm Cecilia 
Nasti.


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