Del Rio News Herald from Del Rio, Texas • Page 15

Outdoors Commission approves higher fees AUSTIN (AP) The Texas and Wildlife Commission Friday approved higher fees for use of state parts that it hopes will keep the department from I oiftg into the red the next two yean. The commission, in its monthly -meeting, also set migratory game bird regulations for 1MS-M call for a shorter duck- season because of fewer At the recommendation of Charles Travis, Parks and Wildlife Department executive director, the commission approved an operating budget of $7.8 million for IMS, which Travis said was 7.7 percent more than Travis said the department would end up with a revenue shortage of $897,000 in 1986 for operation of state parks if fee increases, already proposed by the Legislature, were not approved. He said the shortage in 1987 would grow to $2.1 million. However. Travis said, with in- created fees for usage of parks, the department would have a balance of $2 million in 1986 and about $1 million in 1987.

The new schedule approved by the commissioners, effective Sept. would not change the daily $2 per car entrance fee at state parks. But the annual entrance fee, good throughout the year, would increase from $15 to $25. Rent of a "primitive" camping site, with only water available, would increase from $4 to $6 a night. Sites with electricity and sewer connections would increase more.

Cabin rents would go from $18 to $25 a night. The commission approved a shorter duck-hunting season after Bill Brownlee, migratory bird program director, said the number of birds had decreased as a result of nesting habitat loss and dry weather conditions. Brownlee said federal surveys show the total number of breeding ducks is at the lowest point in the 31 years that surveys have been conducted. In the eastern part of the state, the duck season was reduced from to days to 50 and from 83 to 65 days in the western part. Bag limits under the 100-point system were reduced to five birds a day, compared with a maximum of about 10 last year.

The season for duck and coot in the eastern part of the state would be Nov. 2-5, Nov. 23-Dec. 8 and Dec. 14 -Jan.

12. In the western part of the state, the season is Nov. 9-Jan. 12. The season for light geese in the east portion is Nov.

2-Jan. 26, or 86 days, the same as last year. For dark geese, the season is Nov. 2-Dec. 8 and Dec.

16-Jan. 19, the same 72 days as last year. In the western portion of the state, the season for geese is Nov. 29-Jan. 19, the same 83 days as last year.

The bag limit for geese is five, the same as last year. The bag limit for quail was set at 12 with 36 in possession, the same as last year. Oklahoma angler declared Bass champ 6RANBURY, Texas (AP) An Oklahoma man out-fished a field of 50 anglers to win the U.S. Bass 1985 World Championship's first- place prize of $50,000 on the tour- final day of competition Saturday. Ken Cook of Meers, brought in 10 fish weighing 15.26 pounds to take first place, and Stacey King of Reed Springs, pulled in eight bass weighing 15.05 pounds to take second place.

Rick Clunn of Montgomery, Texas, came in third with eight bass weighing 13.01 pounds. Competitors from 16 states had entered the two-day contest on Granbury Lake in North Central Texas, vying for over $100,000 in cash and prizes, spokesman Tom Stiles said. Soviet defeats Rush in University Games KOBE, Japan (AP) The Union's Larisa Savchenko defeated American Gretchen Rush today to capture the women's singles tennis gold medal of the World University Games. While the Soviets gained a gold in tennis, it was disclosed by U.S. delegation officials that an American swimmer was disqualified from the games today for being too young and the United States lost two gold medals won in relay races.

Paige Ze.mina of Ft. Lauderdale, a member of the winning 400-and 800-meter freestyle relay teams, did not turn 17 until Feb. 15, while Universiade rules required competitors to be 17 by Dec. 31,1984, they said. The decision takes away one of the four gold medals won by Mary T.

Meagher of Louisville, a member of the 800-meter relay. Bob Condron, a press officer with the U.S. delegation, said Zemina, enrolled at the University of Florida, had been approved for participation by United States Swimming, the U.S. national governing body for amateur swimming; the U.S. Collegiate Sports Council, and the Commission on Credentials of the International University Sports Federation.

The Soviet Union finished second in both relay races, and were awarded the gold medals. In the women's tennis final, Savchenko, 19, used drop shots and backhand passing shots to devastating effect and Rush, 21, of Pittsburgh, dropped her serve three times in the first set. In a match suspended twice because of rain, Rush, the 1983 and 1984 NCAA singles champion, tried to counter with net rushing tactics, but without success. Savchenko and Svetlana Parkhomenk play in the women's doubles final Sunday. Marilda Julia of Puerto Rico beat Ann Hulbert, 19, of Wichita, Kansas; 7-5, 6-3 for the bronze medal.

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