Varmints an everyday foe

- Welcome to Hobbs! -

In the past few weeks, we've killed a couple of coyotes, a skunk and numerous yard snakes. That first coyote was so eaten up with mange and skin lesions that we were just putting it out of misery. We've had a lot of chickens and go missing, and three have been bitten by snakes. I didn't realize it was an everyday thing. I'm finally catching on, after all these years.

There's a pretty gelding on the corner of FM 611 and FM 1614 that looks like he's greeting everyone, but he's actually rubbing his stomach on a post that's sticking up. He's a handsome ambassador for Hobbs. Hi, neigh-bor!

I found a nice little database, the Texas Department of License Regulation. You can search by county for all holders of certain licenses, such as electricians, cosmetologists, and a very specific list of others. It can tell you who is in compliance and who is expired, among other things. There's a lot of information there.