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Those of us that have spent a lifetime in the out-doors have undoubtedly wit-nessed some sights that we didn’t understand. Through the years, I have learned that there is usually rhyme and reason to everything in the natural world.

I remember as a young-ster watching herons stand motionless for long periods of time, staring intently into shallow water in a trancelike state. I was greatly puzzled as to WHY these birds stood as still as statues for extend-ed periods. Later I learned those slender, long legged birds were the masters of pa-tience. You might say their very life depends upon them being extremely patient creatures. It’s in their nature to remain still for as long as necessary for a small hapless minnow, frog or crayfish to swim within the ‘strike zone’ of their long, spear like beak!

Did you ever wonder why freshwater drum makes those ‘drumming’ sounds when landed? I grew up be-ing taught that the sound was produced by two loose bones in the fishes’ head. I later learned these bones used for balance and hear-ing are called otoliths and humans have similar but much smaller bones in their ears. The ‘drumming’ sound made by drum has nothing to do with these ‘ear stones’ The sound is actual-ly produced by abdominal muscles squeezing against the fishes swim bladder. So much for old myths!

I’m sure you have heard that the female roadrunner lays her eggs in other birds’ nests and allows the ‘ad-opted’ parents to raise their young? In truth, both the

male and female roadrunner shares the duty of setting on the clutch of eggs. The male spends the nighttime hours on the eggs and the female takes over during the day.

We’ve all been told all my life about the ‘black pan-thers’ that roam the east Tex-as woods. I’ve heard more than one older person give vivid accounts of these black cats they sighted. It’s an ac-cepted fact among wildlife biologists that there are no ‘black wild cats’ native to Texas. But, to be complete-ly honest, the accounts I’ve heard from several totally creditable folks still cause me to wonder that there might just be long tailed jet black cats wandering the back-woods today. I’ve had several people, including my lifelong friend Molly Ford, look me square in the eye and make statements such as “Luke, the cat I saw had a long tail and was jet black. It was NOT a bobcat and definitely not a feral house cat, it was at least 3 feet long, less the tail!” This is a ‘myth’ that I must admit I believe in but can in no way prove to be truth.

When tagging along on quail hunts during the fall as a kid, I learned that the dry berries of the brilliant-ly colored sumac shrub had a wonderful lemony, sour taste. I loved to chew on these berries during the hunt. My dad and most of the older hunters advised me, “Boy, those berries come off the sumac bush, they are highly poisonous! Spit them out!” I later learned that the berries from sumac (Stag-horn Sumac) were used by Native Americans to brew a very flavorful tea. I later used the dried berries to concoct the drink, which has a flavor much like lemonade.

I grew up believing the Devil’s Riding Horse (Pray-ing Mantis) was capable of spitting poisonous venom into one’s eye which almost always resulted in blind-ness. Granted, these insects are extremely scary looking, especially in the eyes of chil-dren, but they definitely do not ‘spit’ and are completely harmless to humans (oth-er than their scary appear-ance).

And, is it really true that fish feed during the middle of the day during the full moon? The assumption is that, because of the light cre-ated by the full moon, fish ‘stay up all night feeding’, rest at daybreak and become hungry again about 8 hours later. Looking back on about 50 years of fishing experienc-es, I can truly say I’ve caught the most fish during the first 3 hours of daylight, with or without a full moon!

We’ve all heard accounts of wild hogs attacking hunt-ers. After a lifetime of pur-suing these wary and, tasty critters, I can truly say I’ve only been charged by boar on two occasions and both times, dogs were involved. Once while hunting with a buddy whos dogs bayed a boar in a dry creek bed. I was on the high bank with my bow. The hog spotted me and instantly charged in my direction. Thanks to the dif-ficulty the hog encountered climbing the steep creek bank, I was able to make a well placed shot and stop the charge. Another time, I was photographing a rank old boar that was bayed by several hog dogs. The en-raged boar spotted me and broke through the ranks of dogs, charging me. I jumped behind a big oak and the dogs pushed the boar out

The Kaufman Herald/Photo by Luke ClaytonOne outdoor myth is that the female roadrunner lays its eggs in other bird’s nests. In truth, both the male and female roadrunner share duties setting on the nest incubating their young.

By Luke CLayton

Outdoor oddities

of the pin oak flat and into some heavy brush. Getting between a sow and her pig-lets is asking for trouble but given a chance to run, most wild hogs, boars or sows, are more afraid of humans than

we are of them and much prefer to run than fight.

If you’ve spent much time in the outdoors, I’m sure you can add to this list of myths. The natural world holds many wonders, some big

and some small. And I am positive humans will never thoroughly understand the workings of nature.

Contact Outdoors writer Luke Clayton via his website www.catfishradio.org

Kaufman Co. Courthouse Annex100 N. Washington StreetKaufman, Texas 75142

Kemp Sub Courthouse103 N. Main StreetKemp, Texas 75143

Forney ISD Admin. Bldg.600 S. Bois D’Arc St.Fomey, Texas 75126

Terrell Sub Courthouse408 E. CollegeTerrell, Texas 75160

Trinity Family Church9670 County Road 214Talty, Texas 75160

**Forney Sub Courthouse** Amended200 E. Main StreetCrandall, Texas 75114

KAUFMAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

REVISED NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION

To the registered voters of Kaufman ISD, Kaufman, Texas. (A los votantes registrados Kaufman ISD, Kaufman, Texas.)

Notice is hereby given that the polling place listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on November 3, 2020 for voting in a general election to elect two (2) members to the Kaufman ISD Board of Trustees.(Notifiquese, por las presente, que las Casillas electorales citados abajo se abrian desde las 7:00a.m. a las 7:00p.m., noviembre 3, 2020, para votar en una eleccion general para elegir (2) miembros a la Junta Directiva de Kaufamn ISD.

On Election Day all Kaufman ISD voters may vote at the Election Day County Wide Polling places:(EI dia de elección, todos los votantes de Kaufman ISD votarán en los Iugares de votación en todo condado:

For early voting, a voter may vote at any of the locations listed below:(Para Votacion Adelantada, los votantes podran votar en cualquiera de las ubicaciones nombradas abajo.)

Early Voting: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 through Friday, October 30, 2020(Horario de votación anticipada: de 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. empezando el 13 de octubre de 2020 y terminando el 30 de octbre de 2020.)

Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2020 through Friday, October 16, 2020 Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2020 through Friday, October 23, 2020 Hours: 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 24, 2020 Hours: 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2020 Hours: 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2020 through Friday, October 30, 2020 Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to:(Las solicitudes de boletas de votacion por correo deberan enviarse a:)

Brenda Samples, Early Voting Clerk Kaufman County Courthouse Annex P. O. Box 339 Kaufman, Texas 75142

Election Day (Dia de elecciones)

Central Counting Station HAVA COMPLIANT EQUIPMENT Kaufman County Courthouse Annex ES&S (Election Systems and Software) 100 N. Washington Street DS200: Digital Image Scanner Kaufman, Texas 75142 Express Vote BMD

Issued this the 10th day of August, 2020. (Emitida este dia 10 de agosto de 2020.)

(KCHC) is currently work-ing to preserve this histori-cal site. Pam Corder, County Project Manager and liaison for the historical commis-sion, believes this is a way of preserving Kaufman Coun-

ty's history.“Our big picture is to

have walking trails, to do as much work to as many as the buildings as we can, and have it open for the public to come and visit at any time, and do special events,” she

explained. The hope is to educate youth and county residents on the history of the farm and provide a space to grow vegetables in the community garden, while preserving a small piece of county history.

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HISTORY: Mural preserved at Poor Farm