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Go Fly A Kite It’s your dream. 59 East – Matt Williams 70 South - Danno Wise CoastWatch – Danno Wise 72 West – TOJ Staff 36 Lower Forecast Let’s make it a reality. 72 High Plains – TOJ Staff 40 Middle Forecast 54 Upper Forecast 52 Just Fishing 56 Louisiana Forecast —Brian Hughes More Useful Fishing Tips 46 Sight Casting Unlocks Underwa- At Capital Farm Credit, we understand that a piece of land is more than a place ter Mysteries- Clear water flats re to go hunting; it’s an escape where you create memories with family and friends. 76 Tackle Tips & Techniques veal the natural behavior of highly —Danno Wise sought after gamefish. That’s why we’re with you every step of the way throughout the entire lending Small Water - Big Action process. We’re a cooperative, and that means your goals are our goals. And our 78 Field Tips & Techniques— —Nate Skinner patronage dividend program means we share our profits and put money back in Bill L. 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It is a personal question I have asked myself in different ways for a while. Have the ways I have approached situations or Administrative Assistant people achieved what was intended? Adala Ruhge A little soul searching? Maybe, but the reality is the outdoors allows us to look a little Contributing Outdoors Editors deeper than what’s simply on the surface. Harold Gunn There is so much more we can learn and teach about life through the outdoors. The Brian Hughes questions I have raised actually began several years ago as my son, my youngest child Mike Holmes entered adulthood. The parenting techniques used by my parents generation seemed to have John Jefferson Kerry O’Day achieved pretty good results to a point. When applied to a new generation the verdict may Bill L. Olson, Jr. still be out. No knock on my parents or that generation but rather a simple observation. Nate Skinner Then, while looking for news items for TOJ Notebook in the June 2017 issue I ran across Robert Sloan a survey of millennials and their attitude on hunting. It seems their participation in our Mark Sosin revered sport was growing in numbers, but for reasons many might not have considered. Matt Williams Danno Wise The primary reason given was because they would eat the meat for subsistence. Nothing new there, right? Whitetail Deer Editor However, the reason that struck a new nerve was because the meat obtained from Bob Zaiglin animals hunted and harvested was organic. Organic? No preservatives and healthy. Art/Production Editor The proverbial light bulb went on. Could this be new path for a dialog with a new Sunni Gonzales generation — an opportunity to look at things in an old way but with a different slant as to why we hunt or maybe even fish. The old way of hunting for food for subsistence is not new. 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Outdoors Journal, its agents, officers and employees accept no responsibility for the results obtained by persons using such data and Volume 26, Number 8 disclaim all liability for any consequential injuries or damages. 4 TEXAS OUTDOORS Journal AUGUST 2017 TOJ Notebook Texas Expanding Special White-winged Dove Area South Texas dove hunters will see in- striction for waterfowl hunting to 16 years than two white-tipped doves. creased opportunity this year thanks to a of age. Federal duck stamp requirements Ducks/Geese season framework adjustment expanding are unchanged. Early Season the early September 4-day Special White- Following is the season calendar and Statewide Teal — Sept.