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Limited receipts were reported at most markets in Texas as wet weather was enough to make gathering and shipping difficult if not impossible and forecasts are for the moisture to continue for several more days. San Angelo feeder lambs were not tested and slaughter lambs were firm to $5 higher in a light test. Goldthwaite lambs were steady to $10 higher across the board and Hamilton lambs were called sharply higher as compared to last week's market.

Slaughter meat goat prices ranged from steady to mostly higher in recent trading. Hamilton was steady, San Angelo steady to $10 higher, Goldthwaite $5 higher, Fredericksburg $10 higher on lightweights and $20 higher on heavies, and New Holland, Pennsylvania mostly $10-20 higher per head.

Panhandle fed cattle trade was locked on stationary at midweek, as usual, with neither bids nor asking prices apparent. Last week’s going price was $111 again, now five weeks on.

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The 86th Texas legislative session is essentially right around the corner, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is already in fourth gear when it comes to putting their plan in place to get a landowner-favorable eminent domain bill passed during the session.

Research done by the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute has shown that rainfall has a profound impact on quail populations. However, a lot of back and forth discussion remains about the impact of livestock grazing on quail.

Those in the ranching business in southwestern Colorado are blessed to have gorgeous mountain vistas. With that beauty, however, comes plenty of challenges.

Feral hog control is a large part of Wildlife Services’ job in Oklahoma, and about a third of their wild pig take is from a helicopter. Aerial hunting is the best method for hog control, but only if conditions are right.

Publisher's note. In the October 11 issue, a story was published on Speedy Hutcheson. In trying to make the story fit space requirements it was edited, shortened if you will. In doing that, Speedy's attributes to his wife and family were omitted. We apologize for the oversight.