Here’s what’s worth reading today, Tuesday, June 4, 2019:
Tyler man arrested, charged with manslaughter in connection with death of 14-year-old struck by boat on Lake Palestine: A 31-year-old Tyler man was arrested on Monday and charged with manslaughter in the death of Roberto Carlos Bermejo Hernandez, 14, of Tyler, who died after being struck by a bass boat while he was swimming at Lake Palestine on Sunday evening. Jeffrey Joe Hampton was arrested by Texas Parks and Wildlife and booked into the Smith County Jail shortly after 6 a.m., according to Smith County Jail records.
The relentless slaughter of wolves paved the way for a predator that refuses to die: In the mismanagement of nature, government hunting programs cleared a path for coyotes to surge east.
Texas hog hunting can be done without a hunting license in September
Local feral hog hunter talks changes to hog hunting law: As the feral hog population continues to grow across Texas, so does the damage they cause. Last week, Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that will allow Texans to kill the wild hogs without a hunting license. For years, groups like Southern Night Stalkers head out weekly to help landowners. “Farmers have definitely noticed a big impact as far as less crop damage,” said Chet Lindsey with Southern Night Stalkers.
25 fishing gifts to fuel Dad’s favorite hobby this Father’s Day: There’s an endless list of things that need replacing, updating, fixing, or scrapping. Cross one or two items off that list and you’re home safe till next year. Fishing, and gearing up for fishing, is an endless obsession, a never-ending procession of new lures, pliers, nets, rods, reels, electronics, safety equipment, apparel, and, well, you get the idea. That’s why a fishing gift is always a safe bet.
Mum straps her baby to her back and kills animals in the forest: A stay-at-home mum has revealed how she hunts with her nine-month-old daughter strapped to her back in the woods around her house. Rebekah Stephens, 30, from Ohio, hunts deer, turkeys and rabbits. But the mother-of-one carries out her controversial hobby with her little girl, Isabella, tied to her back.
Stop hunting grizzlies? They won’t stop hunting us! Not long ago I told you about how the government in British Columbia had unceremoniously banned sport hunting for grizzly bears. The province’s minister of forest lands was quoted as saying the grizzly hunt was not “in line with the values” of First Nations, (a Native American group) other stockholders, and the public. How much of the public that was actually polled about this is unclear.
Illegal fishing defendants ordered to release fish fry into lake: Two defendants in an illegal fishing case were fined and told to release fish fry into the Dianchi Lake in the city of Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, according to a local court. The defendants, surnamed Min and Qian, used a set of discharging devices for illegal fishing on Oct. 1, 2017 in a river in the Zhengjiahe Village of Xishan District in Kunming, according to the local people’s procuratorate. Their activities during the moratorium on fishing was a crime and severely affected fish spawning in the lake while damaging the environment, the prosecutor said.
Safety tips for National Fishing and Boating Week: This week is National Fishing and Boating Week, which highlights the importance of the recreational events. It also coincides with “Take A Kid Fishing” weekend. While attention toward the water increases, DNR Conservation Officer Jeremy Henke says the best way to keep yourself safe on the water is the most obvious: Wear a life jacket.
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