Texas Deer Breeding Committee Appointed

Written by Texas Parks and Wildlife

Monday, 26 November 2007

Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Chairman Peter Holt of San Antonio has appointed commission Chairman Emeritus Lee Bass of Fort Worth to an interim committee that will study deer breeding issues before the next session of the Texas Legislature. Gov. Rick Perry recently appointed three people to the committee: Scott Bugai, a veterinarian and manager of a ranch and deer breeding facility; William Eikenhorst, a veterinarian and land stewardship consultant; and Joseph Bluntzer, Jr., a wildlife management consultant and former Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden. The committee was created by Senate Bill 573 in the recent legislative session. The bill calls for a select interim committee to study the deer breeding industry, especially its impact on rural areas. "Mr. Bass possesses a broad and thorough understanding of all the issues related to the practice of deer breeding, and as chairman of the department's White-tailed Deer Advisory Committee, has been immersed in studying these issues for several years," Holt said in a letter appointing Bass to the committee. "I am certain that his knowledge and understanding will benefit the committee as it studies the practice of deer breeding, and of particular importance to me, its impact on Texas' multi-billion dollar hunting industry and the natural resources of this state."

 

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