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June 5, 2006  Perry Bass Leaves Texas Conservation Legacy
Texas conservation veterans remember the “Redfish Wars” as one
of the state’s most contentious issues. Bass personally
championed the cause, prompting the legislature to designate red
drum (redfish) and spotted seatrout as game fish. The passage of
HB 1000 in 1983 took redfish and seatrout from commercially
overfished species on the brink of collapse to the premier
recreational catch on the Texas coast.   “Mr. Perry Bass was one
of a kind, an icon of Texas conservation,” Cook said. “He was
kind, considerate, and thoughtful to all people, big or small,
young or old, rich or poor. He was a ‘family man’ every day. He
was a leader in the business world; he worked hard, earned his
way, and was very successful. Perry R. Bass exemplified what
Texas Parks and Wildlife is all about. Millions of Texans have
benefited greatly from his love for conservation and wild
places. He was more than a hunter