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HUNTERS There is no hunting allowed in the park, but we welcome hunters to stay with us
and rest up after a hard day of hunting on your lease. Enjoy the evenings with the peace and quiet. There are "cabin"
travel trailers available for rent or bring your own and park it in the campground.
We
do prosecute hunting violations!
Reprinted with permission of The Carrizo Springs Javelin,
April 27, 2011.
"Gaming Violations Cost Man Hunting Privileges, Money and Gun
On March 5, 2011, Dimmit Co. Game Warden Gene Fernandez wrapped up a case on a tip that began just six days prior.
The case involved an out of state oil field worker that shot a 9-point buck back in January at an RV Park on the Nueces River.
The subjct not only shot the buck at night and with a light without landowner consent, but used a .17 caliber HMR Rim Fire
Rifle, no valid Texas Hunting license, and tagged it with a tag that he "got from a friend".
After speaking
with several individuals that actually witnessed the deer just after being shot, Warden Fernandez received a phone call
from another individual stating that he knew where the head had been taken to a taxidermist's shop in Louisiana, but that
one of the subject's family members was going to pick it up and attempt to destroy it.
Warden Fernandez was
able to contact a Louisiana Fish and Game Agent and get the head and cape secured in their possission to be turned over to
him. That same day, Warden Fernandez received a call from the violator himself stating that he was on his way down from
North Texas to meet with Fernandez.
With the help from a US Fish and Wildlife Agent out of Laredo, the subject
was interviewed, gave a full confession and was ready to turn himself in.
Warden Fernandez and the Dimmit County
Attorney filed 2 Class A misdemeanors; Hunting at Hight and Hunting with a Light and 2 Class C charges of Hunting without
a Valid License and Illegal Means and Methods. The case was also referred over to US Fish and Wildlife out of Laredo
for a possible Felony Lacey Act Violation.
The violator was tried in county court on March 17th and pled guilty
to both Class A Misdemeanors as well as both Class C Misdemeanors in JP court, had his Marlin .17 caliber HMR scoped rifle
forfeited to the State as well as having his hunting license denied for the next 5 years in Texas and the rest of the Interstate
Wildlife Violator Campact States and is awaiting Civil Restitution charges on a Buck that scored 132 5/6. The violator
will end up paying close to $10,000 in all."
Several years ago Mike Bradshaw, our beloved
Game Warden, brought us a skinny, little, female orphan fawn and wanted us to bottle feed it to turn lose.
She thrived with lots of love and attention and raised a fawn each year. This little buck was the last fawn that
Bam Bam raised before she died of old age. She was so proud of her babies and would bring them into the yard for us to admire
while she would get an ear rub and special feed.
This buck trusted people and would stand for photos to be
taken but never wanted to be touched. He was our herd sire and would have produced a lot of good blooded babies in his lifetime.
His life was cut short by a worthless, kid, Preston "P. J." Dentas, from Reeves, Louisiana, who doesn't
appreciate the gifts that God has given us in the form of wildlife. We are so sorry that he only had to pay the $10,000 in
fines and night in jail. He should have had some, or lots, of prison time plus at least $20,000 for killing someone's
pet deer. This was the State of Texas vs. Preston Dentas, case #1142,Dimmit County, Carrizo
Springs, Texas.
Bermuda Lake on the Nueces River - is a private park strictly maintained for our residents
and invited guests. It is a quiet place to relax and get away from it all!
Enjoy the slow pace of the land of "Manana"
830-854-7124
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