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Note from the editors Love is in the air indeed. October and November signify the two months where many marriages are planned and when the White Tailed Deer begin their courting rituals. The groups of bucks that you have been seeing hanging together are now broken up and the friendships between them are transformed into courtship. Here at A Shot of Texas Ranch we are preparing for fall with the planting of our winter vegetables and preparing the grounds for our holiday parties. The construction of bathrooms and outdoor kitchen are in full swing with completion in December of 2017. What a way to wrap up the year!
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Over the last few years I have built a career that allows me to be present for things that matter most, like my family. I am driven to help people capture their most fleeting moments and deliver memories that you can treasure for a lifetime. Weddings, portraits, and events are my business, but I got my start in landscape photography while studying abroad in Europe and it is still a hobby of mine today. Check out more of my work at www.kpphotographydesigns.com Kayla Prasek PHOTOGRAPHY
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We Have A Winner! Meet Charlie Crash! The winner of our Tail Waggin’s Dog Contest. He is a three-year-old Border Collie born at the CRL Ranch outside of Ft. Worth, Texas. Crash and his owner, Adam Derby, live in Austin, Texas, and enjoy an active, dog-friendly lifestyle. Crash is the perfect active companion joining Adam on mountain bike rides, runs around Lady Bird Lake, and paddle boarding trips down the Colorado river. During warmer months, Crash can be found in the water. He enjoys boating on Lake Travis, hiking the Twin Falls 8 Shot of Texas Magazine™
Greenbelt, or splashing in the pool. To stay cool, Crash is a member of the San Gabriel Air Dogs and competes all summer in dock diving events. In the big splash completion, Crash has jumped over 24 feet through the air into a pool of water. His proudest dock diving moment was his demo during the 2016 Summer X-Games and his trip through the Monster Energy athletes’ suite. Crash has even used his dock diving talent during the filming of a commercial for Starmark’s line of floating water toys.
Crash spends the fall preparing for Frisbee season, which runs from November through April in Texas. Crash is part of the Flying Disc Dogs of Austin (FDDA) and enjoys competing, demoing, and practicing with the club. Crash performed his first Frisbee demo at the Austin Pet Expo when he was only 12 weeks old. Crash has earned first place titles in nearly every major event, but has a preference for UpDog which combines core competencies from both agility and Frisbee. FDDA hosts an UpDog event in Austin each spring that is open to competitors of all skill levels. Crash’s favorite Frisbee event is the Quadruped, which is all about “going long.” The Quadruped, taking place annually in Houston, judges a dog solely on distance, and Crash has earned first place titles with Frisbee catches of over 80 yards. Crash is also an active member of the Rush Flyball Team. Flyball is a dog sport in which teams of four dogs race relay drag-race style against one another over a line of hurdles, to a box that
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releases a tennis ball, then back over the jumps to their handlers while carrying the ball. Crash is so fast that he can run 51 feet, over jumps, turn around, catch the ball, and return in under five seconds. When not competing, Crash holds a large responsibility to serve as a model foster brother for Border Collies who share his home through the All Border Collie Rescue program. Crash has never met a dog he didn’t like and does a wonderful job helping new rescues with their new beginnings. While Crash often misses his foster friends after they’ve been adopted, he’s always excited to meet the next one. Many of Crash’s foster friends get adopted to families in Austin who participate in the Border Collie Meetups, hosted monthly at a variety of local dog parks such as the Dog House Drinkery. Meetup locations and times can be found on Meetup.com. Crash has helped over a dozen dogs find their forever homes, and plans to help many more, including his current foster brother, Scotty. Some of Crash’s foster friends have even gone off to perform important jobs such as diabetic alertness. For more information on how you can adopt a dog like Crash, please check out allbordercollierescue.com. by Adam Derby Photo Credit To Jimmy Small
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HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST HUNTING DOG By: Darren Marcy
Not everyone agrees on what breed makes the best hunting dog. Arguments abound at any sporting club or gun range, or over breakfast on opening morning, and tales are told about great dogs whose legends have grown with time. Scrapbooks are full of fading photos of faithful canine companions — both good and bad, but beloved all the same. One thing almost all upland bird hunters can agree on, however, is that having a dog in the field makes the hunt more exciting, successful, and fulfilling. 14 Shot of Texas Magazine™
Any hunter who has owned a bird dog will have strong opinions about which breed makes the best hunting dog. Those opinions are often based on experience — good and bad. Hunting over a welltrained dog with a great nose who covers a lot of ground, locks on to a bird, holds steady, and then delivers it gently to hand will be remembered. A GRJ ZKR FKDVHV UDEELWV EUHDNV SRLQW ÀXVKHV ELUGV out of gun range, and delivers a mangled mess of feathers to hand will also be remembered. The difference between the two dogs is not in their ability, but in the trainer and time dedicated to turning UDZ WDOHQW LQWR D VXSHUVWDU LQ WKH ¿HOG 0RVW RI WKH best hunting dogs will come from among a small handful of breeds that have earned their place among the best dogs for hunting.
to fellow hunters who own dogs you admire and enquire about their lines. Find a quality breeder whose dogs have a proven ability to hunt. Too many of the popular breeds have been bred for show qualities or as family pets, producing beautiful dogs who adapt well to the couch. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the golden retriever. Along with other breeds, goldens now come in WZR GLVWLQFW ÀDYRUV VKRZ EUHG DQG ¿HOG EUHG One is bred for looks, the other for performance. Several breeds have had some of the hunting instincts and abilities bred out of them in favor of more beautiful coats, size, and temperament.
Getting a Bird Dog with a Good Nose
A lot of dog owners brag about their dogs having a great nose, and of course that’s important, but in reality, other issues are more important when lookAfter an honest assessment of what you want in ing at the best dogs for hunting. a dog and how much effort you’re willing to put Even a dog who doesn’t have the best nose into his training, the best decision you can make ZLOO ¿QG ELUGV ,I \RXœUH ZRUNLQJ ZLWK D UHSXis to pursue a well-bred hunting dog. You’ll rarely table breeder, the bloodlines will have taken ¿QG RQH DGYHUWLVHG LQ \RXU ORFDO ZDQW DGV 7DON care of that.
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Range is also a function of the type of birds you’re planning on hunting with your dog. Once that question is answered, the range question kind of solves itself. Still, it’s a characteristic of a good hunting dog you’ll want to consider. A dog chasing sharptails or Huns on the prairie will need to cover a lot of ground and run all day. Often, this type of dog will be several hundred yards away at any given time. Conversely, a dog plying the thick woods of a ruffed grouse covert will need to work close. Make sure your dog will work at a range that fits your hunting style.
One of the top traits a great bird dog can KDYH LV LQWHOOLJHQFH EXW GH¿QLQJ ZKDW WKDW LV FDQ SURYH DV KDUG DV ¿QGLQJ D GRJ ZKR possesses it. For some, it simply means brains and the ability to accept training and OHDUQ IURP WKDW WUDLQLQJ %\ WKDW GH¿QLWLRQ it’s hard to beat a golden retriever, one of the most trainable breeds. Labs are in the hunt, as well. But for some hunters, intelligence is described as a dog’s ability to ¿JXUH WKLQJV RXW DQG UHPHPEHU $ GRJ ZKR learns from experience is invaluable. You can’t train that into a dog. Having an intelligent dog isn’t always easy on the he hunter’s ego, either. Almost everybody who has worked with great hunting dogs has a story (or several) of times their dog outsmarted them and got the job done despite te their efforts to get the dog to do something somethiing else.
This is whether a breed is biddable, or how well a dog does what he’s asked. Some dogs are easily corrected. Golden retrievers and labs are known for being easy to train, as are several other breeds. Brittanys, springers, and German shorthairs all get high marks in this area. Additionally, some dogs are a little hardheaded and require a heavier hand — some of the pointer breeds come to mind. One of the quickest ways to lose a return invitation to a hunt is to have your dog chase all the pheasants out of the other HQG RI D FXW VWXEEOH ¿HOG \DUGV RXW RI gun range. Other dogs, however, require a more gentle approach over yelling. No matter what breed you choose as your partner D¿HOG WKH NH\ ZLOO EH WKH ERQG \RX EXLOG with your dog, and the time you invest in his training. Choosing a hunting dog requires the hunter to be honest about how much time and effort will be put into the training. Time spent together in the back yard, or in WKH ¿HOG GXULQJ WKH RII VHDVRQ ZLOO SD\ RII in better performance and more success during bird season. Choosing the best hunting dog takes a lot of honesty and thought. There is no one best dog, nor is there one quality more important than the others. Some breeds require more work but can provide spectacular results. 2WKHU EUHHGV ZLOO SURYLGH D OHYHO RI SUR¿ciency with minimal effort. What’s important to you? Do you want a dog everybody will brag about or are you looking for a family pet who won’t embarrass you on your annual pheasant-hunting trip?
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CAN DIRT MAKE YOU HAPPY? HEALTHY? A JUSTIFICATION OF GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY ria when the soil is disturbed or moved around, or when the gardener actually come in contact with the soil through gloveless hands or any exposed skin. This contact with the bacteria triggers an increase in the gardener’s serotonin levels, and the gardener is left with a “natuUDO KLJK ´ ,W KDV EHHQ UHSRUWHG WKDW WKHVH JRRG feelings can last for up to three weeks. Dr. Paddock goes on to explain “Serotonin, also known as 5-HT (short for 5-hydroxytryptamine,) is found in the gut, brain, nerves and blood of humans and other animals. . . . Apart from having a range of pharmacological actions, serotonin constricts blood vessels, sends messages between cells in the brain and within the central nervous system, regulates secretion of digestive juices, and helps to control the passage of food through the gut. . . . Low levels of serotonin are linked with a number of disorders including aggression, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), bipolar disorder, irritable bowel and ÂżEURP\DOJLD ´
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probiotics), and parasites increases susceptibility to allergic diseases by suppressing the natural development of the immune system, making us more susceptible to allergies, asthma and other immune-related conditions. A study published in the journal, Cell, provides more evidence that this might be true. And it may EH UHODWHG WR LQFLGHQFH RI GLDEHWHV WRR 7KH ÂżQGings support the hygiene hypothesis, illustrating that the environment in which babies are raised and the microbes they’re exposed to at a very young age can make a big difference in the types of bugs they nurture in their bodies. That in turn can affect their risk of certain diseases. Graham A.W. Rook, BA MB BChir MD from the University College London (UCL) has a little different take on it, which he calls the “Old Friendsâ€? mechanism; that it is major changes in lifestyle rather than hygiene that have removed WKHVH RUJDQLVPV IURP RXU HQYLURQPHQW ,Q VKRUW it suggests that man and these microorganisms evolved together over the ages, and exposure to
Just for the record, before we go any further, and in regard for my good friends in the sanitation and composting businesses, so they know that I was actually listening to them through their tedious lectures: Dirt and soil ARE NOT the same thing. I have taken a little poetic license with the terms to justify a somewhat familiar sounding and witty title. So as not to confuse or misinform anyone, here are the actual definitions: DIRT – Silt, often from pulverized rock, and void of any beneficial nutrients and microbes that healthy plants need. SOIL - A living environment, which contains microorganisms, decaying organic matter, earthworms and other insects. Basically, Dirt is dead and Soil is alive, although you can add organic matter (compost) to dirt to revitalize it. It has also been found that not only do these microorganisms make you happy, they also make you healthy. These days, in the Clorox Clean, ultra-sanitized, sterile environment that we all strive for, maybe we have gone too far. Don’t get PH ZURQJ , XVH &ORUR[ RQ D GDLO\ EDVLV , don’t consider my house clean, unless it reeks of bleach and Febreeze. But now there is evidence that these microorganisms that we so relentlessly try to destroy, also make us healthy. The “Hygiene Hypothesisâ€? is a theory that suggests a young child’s environment can be “too cleanâ€? to effectively stimulate or challenge the child’s immune system to respond to various threats during the time a child’s immune V\VWHP LV PDWXULQJ ,W VWDWHV WKDW D ODFN RI HDUO\ childhood exposure to infectious agents, symELRWLF PLFURRUJDQLVPV VXFK DV WKH JXW Ă€RUD RU
these and other organisms, during critical phasHV RI KXPDQ GHYHORSPHQW IRUWLÂżHG RXU LPPXQH systems. “As hunter-gatherers we also had inputs of microbiota from mud, soil, water, air and animals. This exposure to massive biodiversity, and to organisms that had to be tolerated, has been lost following urbanization.â€? The point being, for whatever reason, we may be cleaning ourselves out of what could be a more healthy and happy life. 7R PH WKH VROXWLRQ LV REYLRXV SXW RQ \RXU wide-brimmed, moisture wicking, UPF 50+, shapeless hat and get out in your garden (or Ă€RZHU EHG RU FRPPXQLW\ JDUGHQ RU \DUG RU ORcal park) and play in the dirt. By Kathy Ragsdale
About King Bee Urban Gardens is the newest addition to the Georgetown local food movement, offering fresh vegetables and herbs to restaurants and at farmers markets. Although the business just started, owner Michelle King has participated in urban gardening in Georgetown for the past three years. She is committed to using methods of weed and pest control that are safe for people and the environment, especially the bees! King Bee produce is coming to a farmers market near you soon. Follow on social media for the most up to date information. If you are a restaurant interested in purchasing fresh vegetables and herbs please contact Michelle King via email.
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to mimic, but fall short. Truly each other’s best friends and loving each other just the way they are and it was important to me to FDSWXUH WKDW ,W¶V DOO LQ WKH ZD\ WKH\ ORRN DW each other, the way they laugh together, and the way they make the world a little brighter for each other. My favorite thing about engagement sessions LV WKDW , KDYH D XQLTXH RSSRUWXQLW\ WR FUHDWH DUW pieces that make people think not only of where they have been, but where they are going as well. ,Q D VHVVLRQ OLNH WKLV , ZDQW WKHP WR UHPHPEHU WKH EHDXW\ RI WKHLU MRXUQH\ VR IDU WKHLU ¿UVW GDWH at the Sonic drive in or that time she drove him to Florida to visit is grandfather- and also the beauty of the journey they are about to embark on as KXVEDQG DQG ZLIH 0DQ\ \HDUV GRZQ WKH URDG , want them to be able to look back on these photos and remember their promises to each other. 24 Shot of Texas Magazine™
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to growing up in Louisiana. She was the first of three children in her family. Mandeville was her hometown, where she was a high school cheerleader, before studying journalism at Louisiana State University. With more than one full forward attempt at college, she learned that determination was the only key to carry her toward her goals. -R (OOHQœV PRP ZDV WKH SURSULHWRU RI D popular boutique. Her mother’s fight with four different occurrences of canFHU ZDV SLYRWDO LQ -RœV GHYHORSLQJ D gritty, self-determination. -R (OOHQ VXSSRUWHG KHUVHOI IRU VHYHUDO years as an artist, selling oil paintings and hand-painted furniture. At 30, she became society editor for a small news-
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private parties and holiday events. She’s currently in the planning stage of a singing tour in Louisiana. Networking and socializing are LPSRUWDQW VWHSV IRU -R 6KHÂśV EHHQ a member of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, and Toastmasters, where her speaking is as artistic as her acting and singing. She’s beginning a weekly radio talk show on KGTN 106.7 FM, on which she will interview Georgetown Veterans. She coordinated “Come Hell or High Waterâ€?, a hurricane relief fund of proceeds from three days of multiple live muVLF FRQFHUWV -R (OOHQ ORYHV WKH YLFLQity of the Williamson County courthouse square, and jokingly claims to live in Georgetown, and sleep in her Leander home! $PRQJ -RÂśV IDYRULWHV LQ OLIH DUH British murder mysteries and small
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$V IRU RXU ¿VKLQJ ZKDW , KDYH seen from a week after the storm until now, is a healthy turn around of our ED\ V\VWHP /LNH ÀRRGV LQ WKH SDVW years from the Guadalupe River, the stiff North and now South winds have churned up the bay waters and mixed LW XS 7KHVH ULYHU ÀRRGV IRUFH DQ DEXQGDQFH RI EDLW ¿VK RXW RI WKH GHOWD 7KH amount of shrimp that is in our bays right now is staggering along with the amount of crabs. These are all key ingredients to a healthy bay. We currently have miles upon miles of shorelines, reefs and back marsh that have beautiIXO WURXW JUHHQ ZDWHU WR ¿VK ,Q VD\LQJ WKDW ZH DUH FRPLQJ LQWR some of the best months to be a guide on the Middle Texas Coast. The fall months here bring so many changes, and exciting new adventures. To me,
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tains heat. That is the number one reason VR PDQ\ RI RXU SUHGDWRU ¿VK ZLOO EH IRXQG here in the months to come. A couple days before the front arrives, our Gulf moisture will be sucked up by these fronts, and the southeast winds can reach 25-35mph. Our back lakes are perfect for this situation, being that most of them are fully covered in grass, it preYHQWV WKHP IURP WXUQLQJ WR PXGG\ WR ¿VK With the passing of the front we can typically see 3-4 days of pristine sight casting conditions. Sunny skies and a light NE to east winds will allow us to slowly cruise back marsh ponds, and get within 10 feet of some of these reds. 1RZ RQ WKH ÀLS VLGH ZH KDYH H[SHULHQFHG \HDUV RI PLOG ZLQWHUV ,I WKLV is the case again, especially in October, many of our oyster pads in San AntoQLR %D\ ZLOO FRQWLQXH WR KROG ¿VK <RX may just have to work the deeper edges of these reefs, knowing where they are FDQ EH WKH GLIIHUHQFH LV FDWFKLQJ RU QRW , know our water temps will cool off some especially overnight, but then we can reach the 80’s during the day. Another key place for those that don’t care for the muddy bottoms can be shallow sandbars DQG ÀDWV DORQJ WKH VRXWK VKRUHOLQH 7KH NH\ WR ¿VKLQJ VDQG VKRUHOLQHV WKLV WLPH RI year is to concentrate your wades around drains that come from the marsh. These drains are usually 3-6 foot deep and can KROG HYHU\ LQJUHGLHQW D SUHGDWRU ¿VK needs to live in the area. The night before you plan to go out, check the weather for the area you plan to ¿VK 1XPEHU RQH IRU VDIHW\ EXW VHFRQGO\ the weather, (winds, air temp, water temp) will tell you where you will be most sucFHVVIXO ,I \RX KDSSHQ WR EH RQH RI WKH ELJ WURXW HQWKXVLDVWV DQG HQMR\ ¿VKLQJ GXULQJ
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