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Increasing Eurasians more than just a dove hunting novelty

By Ralph Winingham FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

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Star Leaders There is still time left to join the leaders as the CCA STAR tournamnet heads into its final days.

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Tackle for loan This TPW Program is available at parks, even libraries and aims to attract kids to fishing.

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❘❚ HUNTING

One warm fall afternoon last year, Benny Lyssy of Karnes City was putting his shotgun skills to a test and looked down to notice an interesting display of his wingshooting prowess.

“I had gathered up some of the birds that I had shot and there was a mourning dove, a white-winged dove and a Eurasian collared dove all lying side by side. That was a pretty neat sight,’’ Lyssy said.

“Eurasians are like a bonus bird when you are dove hunting. We are seeing quite a few down here in Karnes County, although some of the property owners don’t want you to shoot them. I guess they think they are a novelty,’’ he added.

Since crossing into the Lone Star State from Louisiana sometime in 1995, Eurasians have expanded in limited numbers to all 254 counties in Texas.

Biologists with Texas Parks and Wildlife estimate their population at more than 200,000 — a drop in the bucket compared with the nearly 40 million mourning doves and about 8 million white-winged doves that test hunters’ shooting skills every year.

“We are in the process of examining our urban studies and won’t have any population figures for about a month or two, but it looks like Eurasians made up about 12 percent of the dove population this year,’’ said Corey Mason, program leader for doves and cranes with the TPW. “White-winged doves were up about ■ Dove Report: 69 percent and mourning doves made Still looking for a up about 17 percent,’’ he said. “We do place to hunt? know that more and more hunters are Page 7 taking advantage of the Eurasians to add to their game bag.”

Since Eurasians are considered exotic imports and do not fall under federal migratory guidelines, there is no season and no limit on the birds. Hunters in the right place at the right time can take advantage of the “bonus birds” and still harvest their 15-bird limit of mourning and white-winged doves.

The exotic doves can be identified by a prominent black band around the back of their necks. Although their white tail is squared off like a white-winged dove, the center feathers are grayish in color and the overall appearance of the Eurasians is lighter than either of its cousins.

Eurasians are quite different than white-tipped doves, which do fall under federal and state game laws and hunt-

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High dollar lease Prime 20-acre tract may be a value even at $250 per acre.

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Getting lead out The San Antonio Gun Club is removing lead, but it’s not for remediation. The lead is sold.

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World record bass for sale Record holder makes mount available to highest bidder

ers are limited to no more than two in their daily limit. White-tips, also known as whitefronted doves, are found mainly in the Rio Grande Valley area.

White tips are similar to a mourning dove but are slightly larger, lack the distinctive dark spots on a mourning dove’s wings and have light feathers on their breast.

Because of the several possible varieties of dove in the air at times, hunters should be sure to use their observation skills before engaging their shooting skills.

Rock star accepts responsibility for baiting violation FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Thirteen months ago, Manabu Kurita landed the world record largemouth bass at Lake Biwa in Japan. Now he is selling the mount of the fish.

Because the fish weighed only one ounce more than the record bass caught by George Perry in 1932, based on IGFA rules, the fish amounted to only a tie for the record.

Regardless, one would think the biggest bass in the world would bring riches to the man or woman who landed it. But for Kurita, it has not proven to be the case.

“If this fish was in the U.S.”, Kurita wrote on his blog, “It would be exhib- ■ Bass Fishing: ited in many big places and people Despite floodwould see what a true world record ing, Falcon still hot. looks like.”

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“I’ve noticed that Eurasians are quite a bit bigger than the other doves, almost like a pigeon,’’ Lyssy said. “When you see them in the air, you will notice that their tail is squared off and they seem to glide more and are slower than mourning doves or white wings.”

In most cases, the Eurasians will be flying in pairs and not in a large flock like whitewinged doves, he added.

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Ted Nugent fined

By Bill Miller

By Craig Nyhus

Time Sensitive Material • Deliver ASAP

EURASIANS: The growing population of Eurasian collared doves are larger and lighter in color than mourning doves, and they don’t count in your bag limit. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Rock guitarist and Texas outdoorsman Ted Nugent never seems to be at a loss for words, whether he’s railing against animal rights advocates or celebrating the landing of a well-aimed arrow.

But Nugent is not beyond admitting when he is wrong.

He was ordered on Aug. 13 in a Northern California court to pay a $1,750 fine after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of illegally baiting a deer and not having a properly signed hunting tag.

The Associated Press reported that California game wardens last February saw Nugent kill an immature buck on an episode of his Outdoor Channel TV show “Spirit of the Wild.”

Investigators subsequentlylearnedthebuck had eaten the attractant “C’mere Deer,” but it’s illegal in California to lure game with bait.

Nugent, a Detroit native who relocated his family to a ranch near Waco, originally faced 11 charges.

However, Yuba County prosecutors Photo by Facebook approved a deal that allowed Nugent’s lawyer to enter the no contest pleas to the two misdemeanors, according to the AP. That was done without Nugent having to appear in court, the AP reported.

The 61-year-old rocker was unavailable for comment, but he posted a statement on his Web site.

“To my Fellow Outdoorsmen,” he stated. “You may have read the news that I pled no contest to two misdemeanor game violations. I should have been better informed, more aware and I take full responsibility.

“The honorable hunting lifestyle is my deepest passion.”

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HUNTING

Most expensive lease in Texas?

20-acre lease in prime location

By Craig Nyhus LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS It could be one of the highest priced bowhunting leases per acre in Texas — $5,000 for 20 acres — but the location is prime and the new hunters aren’t complaining.

Jackie Middleton of Sadler owns the small Grayson County tract with its big advantage — its east property line is 100 yards from the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, known for producing some of the state’s largest bucks.

Middleton placed two ads for the hunting lease, and the calls started coming.

“It’s heavily wooded all around and

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER: A number of big bucks pass through a 20-acre bowhunting lease in Grayson County. It could be the most expensive lease in Texas. Photo by LSON.

there is a creek running through it,” Middleton said. “The creek is a natural corridor; the deer pretty much just pass through these 20 acres.”

Three hunters leased the property, all live within an hour’s drive from their new lease.

And they are happy they did.

“They put cameras up right away,” Middleton said. “When it snowed in February they had lots of pictures — they were pretty excited.”

Each of the hunters had previously hunted the refuge, but the odds of getting selected are tough.

“Last year there was about 900 applicants and only 225 get to hunt,” Middleton said.

The 20 acres he owns has been very lightly hunted in the past.

“Last year my son and his friend hunted three days,” Middleton said. “My son’s friend missed a 12-pointer that he said was a typical — it was at 30 yards. I think he got buck fever.”

WAITING: Texas dove hunters are ready for the arrival of the season. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Hunters anxious to start dove seaon

By Craig Nyhus LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Dove hunting outfitters across the state are anxious to start the season, and most hope there isn’t any major weather change before the Sept. 1 opener in the North and Central Zones. And based on the numbers of calls and bookings the outfitters are receiving, the hunters are anxious as well.

Hunters driving south on I-35 have probably seen their signs by the sunflower fields, and at Solana Ranch near Salado, the birds are starting to group up.

“Our numbers look really good right now,” said Peanut Campbell. “We have mostly sunflowers and brown-top millet. We’re starting to see a lot of bunches with four to five birds in each group.”

Solana Ranch is a membership-based, afternoon-only hunting opportunity, and Campbell said there are still spots available.

Not so at Sweetwater Creek Ranch, though.

“We’re booked through 2011,” said outfit-

ter Tom Hunter. “Last year was our best ever, the multiple cool fronts kept birds coming in throughout the season.”

This season Hunter said he is seeing about 10 percent fewer birds, but the heat may be playing a role.

“The birds are coming out real early in the morning, feeding for an hour and heading back to the roosting area,” he said. “By 10 a.m., they are back at the roost — the heat is keeping them from staying out in the fields very long.”

Jesse Chavez with All Around Outfitters in San Antonio said the whitewings are abundant but behaving a little differently as the opener approaches.

“They aren’t heading out to the field in one huge wave like other years,” he said.

“They seem to be more spread out in the time they come in and they are heading out to the field a little later than usual.”

Chavez said if the trend continues it could help or hurt the hunting.

“You may have to sit tight and wait a little longer,” he said. “But the smaller groups

might not be flying as high; it might be easier to bring them down.”

All Around has the luxury of two openers, hunting in both the Central and South Zones. The groups are full for the early part of the season, but All Around still has room during the week and once the South Zone season opens.

To the west of San Antonio, BR Outfitters also hunts both the Central and South Zones, and Charlie Reagor said the bird numbers are good, especially around Sabinal.

“We’re seeing more there than around Uvalde right now,” he said. “But they just started cutting the grain around Uvalde.”

Reagor’s groups stay next to the Frio River and hunt mostly sunflowers, cut corn and cut milo.

“Where we have cut corn or milo by the rivers with those big trees can be really good,” he said. “They come in by the thousands — and the tank hunts should be good this year. It hasn’t rained much down here since early July.”

Gun club collects shotgun pellets Salvage efforts put funds in coffers

By Ralph Winingham FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

CLEANUP: San Antonio Gun Club is working to salvage tons of accumulated lead.

The millions of shotgun pellets that missed clay targets or turned clays into puffs of smoke from solid hits at the San Antonio Gun Club during the past five years will soon be put into new service.

A salvage effort that will scoop up tons and tons of

spent lead pellets from the fields of one of the oldest continually operating shotgun shooting ranges in the country began Aug. 14 as part of a process conducted every five years at the club.

It is not a cleanup or remediation project, but rather a salvage effort where the lead is sold to a smelter where it is given a new life as components for batteries and other lead products.

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Houston parks target archery Archery Initiative looks to put bowhunting on par with ball sports

By David Draper FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Seeds planted this past spring have begun to bear fruit as the Houston Parks and Recreation Department cultivates a new program designed to introduce archery to the city’s youth. The Houston Archery Initiative, launched earlier this summer, will increase the profile of all aspects of archery, including bowhunting, in the nation’s fourth largest city.

In May, 14 employees of the department took part in a three-day Archery Academy, receiving intensive training on all aspects of archery, including range setup and safety, coaching, equipment and participation. The academy was led by the Archery Trade Association thanks to a grant from the Easton Sports Development Foundation. Workshops covered a number of national programs, from Junior Olympic Archery Development, National Archery in Schools Programs and ATA’s Explore Bowhunting.

“The assumption is interest in bowhunting is low in large metropolitan areas like Houston,” said Michelle Doerr, ATA director of archery and bowhunting programs. “But that’s not the case. Most of the staff had no experience with archery or bowhunting, but were interested in how the Explore Bowhunting curriculum could keep kids engaged in archery.”

The Archery Academy followed a trainthe-trainer format, which gives participants a strong base of knowledge and skills, allowing them to not only teach archery through HPARD programs, but also train more instructors.

“We found this opportunity to be an exciting, new outdoor recreational opportunity to add to our existing programs,” said Karen Cullar, HPARD assistant director of grants, legislation and development.

Academy attendee and HPARD recreation programs division manager Kay Joshua agreed, adding the train-the-trainer format allows managers to take archery to a higher level of awareness among youth and teen audiences.

“We implemented archery in our Summer Enrichment Program,” said Joshua. “The program serves as many as 2,000 youth in nature and outdoor recreation programs in Lake Houston Wilderness Park and community centers.”

The Archery Academy also launched the Houston Archery Initiative, HPARD’s strategic plan to increase the sport’s awareness throughout the metropolitan area.

The city submitted a grant request to Texas Parks and Wildlife for an archery target range. In July, HPARD sought a $1 million Urban Indoor Recreation Grant to include indoor archery as part of the Moody Park Community Center renovation.

“Moody Park and Community Center are fixtures in northeast Houston and a magnet for sports activities,” Cullar said.

“Archery will also be featured at Lake Houston Wilderness Park alongside with TPW-required hunter education classes.”

The success of the Archery Academy and Houston Archery Initiative helps advance the ATA’s ultimate goal of elevating archery to the level of other mainstream sports such as baseball, volleyball, tennis and soccer.

“There’s no reason why archery cannot become as popular as those other sports activities,” Doerr said.

The ATA is confident interest in archery among Texans will soar. Lessons learned from the inaugural Archery Academy have provided a template for Texas Parks and Wildlife, which has a stated goal of offering at least one new Archery Academy in the state each year.

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CLOSING IN: Helicopters are used to target specific deer for capture for research and management. Photo by Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.

Capturing deer for research

By David Hewitt CAESAR KLEBURG WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Thousands of deer are captured each year for management through Texas Parks and Wildlife permits: tagged, collared, sampled and measured for research. Safe and efficient capture techniques were the basis of research at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.

Deer habitat in Texas lends itself well to capturing deer with a net fired from a helicopter. The helicopter net-gun technique, as it is called, far exceeds any other capture technique in the number of deer that can be captured in a day. Experienced helicopter and ground crews can regularly capture and process 75 deer in a day. In optimal conditions, more than 100 deer can be processed in a day. But how does it compare to other capture techniques in injuries and mortalities to deer?

Researchers Stephen Webb, John Lewis, Mick Hellickson, David Hewitt, and Fred

Bryant used 3,350 capture records from the South Texas Buck Capture Project to estimate injury and mortality rates during helicopter captures. The most common problem encountered as a result of capture was broken antlers, which were experienced by 6.1 percent of the deer captured. Injuries, not including abrasions and minor cuts, were sustained by 1.6 percent of captured deer. The most common injuries were broken legs.

Mortality caused immediately by capture was 0.6 percent, a number below mortality rates reported for other capture methods (e.g. box traps, 0–14 percent; drop nets and rocket nets, 6–10 percent; anesthesia, 0–33 percent).

Another consideration is that mortality may be delayed several days to several weeks after capture due to capture myopathy, a pathologic condition precipitated by the See CAPTURING, Page 21

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Dove season days away Dove season begins Sept. 1 in Texas’ North and Central Zones, and hunters statewide will have a 15-bird bag limit this season. The South Zone opens Sept. 17, and the Special South Texas White-winged Dove Area sees its first day of action Sept. 4. Season dates and bag limits for 2010 are given below.

North and Central Dove Zones: Sept. 1 through Oct. 24, reopening Dec. 25 through Jan. 9, with a 15-bird bag and not more than two whitetipped doves.

South Zone: Sept. 17-Oct. 31, reopening Dec. 25-Jan. 18 with a 15-bird bag and not more than two white-tipped doves.

Possession limit is twice the daily bag.

Special South Texas Whitewinged Dove Area: Opens to white-winged dove afternoononly (noon to sunset) hunting the first two full weekends in September running from Sept. 4-5 and 11-12, reopening when the regular South Zone season begins on Friday, Sept. 17 through Oct. 31 and

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again from Saturday, Dec. 25 through Jan. 14. The daily bag limit during the first two weekends is 15 doves in the aggregate, to include no more

than 4 mourning doves and 2 white-tipped doves.

Once the general season opens, the aggregate bag limit will be 15.

Hunter education courses starting now Hunters who need to take the mandatory hunter education course need to start looking for courses in their area.

The hunter education course costs $15, but there are often separate facility-use or range fees associated with the course.

Anyone born after Sept. 1,

1971, is required to take the Hunter Education Training Course to hunt in Texas, and individuals as young as 9 can take the course.

Courses are scheduled daily, so check the calendar online frequently for the latest updates of courses. By law,

the agency is required to offer the hunter education course at least once in each county every year.

For more information on the hunter education program, visit the following Web site: http://archive.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/ hunter_education.

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FISHING

Tackle loaner program picking up steam

By Kyle Carter FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS No matter who you are, if you check into Eisenhower State Park, you get hit with a message from park supervisor Paul Kisel or one of his staff: You don’t need a fishing license to fish in a state park.

“A lot of people are there to hike or camp, but when fishing becomes an option, they get interested,” Kisel said.

That’s when you get introduced to Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Tackle Loaner Program. Leave a copy of an ID and you can walk off with a spinning rod (or three) and a tackle box full of hooks, weights, bobbers and a few select lures.

The program is more than a decade old, but tackle loaner coordinator Steve Campbell said it was “neglected” until he was assigned to it in the fall of 2005 because no one had time to give it the proper care.

Since then, Campbell is on a mission to put a program at every state park that has a body of water.

Currently, the Tackle Loaner Program is active at 23 Texas state

tion of the state’s parks and seven other partner lobudget from the cations such as liUSFWS Sport Fish braries and fisherRestoration Act. ies. He’s planning The program is on adding two pitched as a chance more state parks to try out fishing this year, but some without having stations do betto buy the tackle, ter than others, so but Campbell said it’s a constant feelit’s more geared toing-out process as ward getting kids to whom should interested in the get how much of sport. The tackle what. is more suited for The checkout is catching numbers similar to checkof fish, like sunfish ing out a book from and catfish, than a library. You give a serious angler them an ID (or copy looking for a bass. of an ID) and they It’s a light- to megive you the equipdium-action rod ment for 7 days. and most of the TRY IT OUT: Fishing equipment is available in Texas for loan at state parks and even There are late fees hooks are small. libraries. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. and you’re respon“The people rentsible for excessive ing this equipment speare and the rest of the hooks, bob- aren’t getting up early to catch the rod and reel damage or lost tackle — at the discre- bers, and weights from a rep group early topwater striped bass bite,” said out of Michigan, which he said is Kisel, who runs one of the more suction of the lender.

Campbell said he buys all the rods one of the few places that sell those cessful programs. “These are kids tryand reels at a discount from Shake- items in mass. It’s funded by a por- ing to catch a catfish with a hotdog on

Falcon Lake not affected by floods

By Alan Clemons

the end of the line.”

From September 2008 through August 2009, there were 1,404 youth (16 and under) and 821 adults who made use of the program across the state. Campbell said the ratio of youth to adults is right where he wants, but he hopes to continue growing, which he said has happened consistently since he started showing the program some tender love and care.

Last week Campbell put in an order for 20,000 hooks, 5,000 weights and 20,000 bobbers, and he’ll start ordering the new rods and reels for this year in September. Once the numbers from this past year (September 2009 August 2010) come in, he’ll make the decision on how much equipment to send to each site.

Kisel and Eisenhower State Park will get one of the larger shipments, and Kisel said if you show some interest, he’ll sneak you in a few extra lures.

“At our state park it’s a pretty easy program that kind of runs itself,” he said. “And it always feels good to put a rod and reel in the hands of a kid that otherwise wouldn’t be fishing.”

Red snapper season to reopen

FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Bass fishing is hot on Falcon Lake after flooding pushed the water level to record levels earlier this summer on the Rio Grande.

“They’re stepping on them pretty good down there,” said veteran pro angler Matt Reed of Madisonville. “The lake has been to a level it has never reached before which changed a lot of things. The fishing has been really strong.”

A hurricane and tropical depression dumped record amounts of water into the area along the Rio Grande. The combination of water releases through the dams and overflowing tributaries created devastating flooding in some areas along with the highest levels on the lake seen in decades.

This came after freezing conditions in January brought temperatures into the upper 20s and lower 30s for an extended period.

But for a year with major weather occurrences, bass fishing on Falcon apparently hasn’t suffered.

“Off-the-hook fishing for most people is different than off-the- BITE STILL ON: Despite heavy rains and high water, Alton Jones, of Waco, has been catching large bass hook for me,” said longtime pro at Falcon Lake. Photo by Pradco.

Alton Jones of Waco, who fishes at Falcon. “We had a really good when targeting deep water bass on Falcon. trip the last time I went, but it has been easier for the aver“I’m literally making short pitches to the spot,” he said. age angler to have a great time because the fish are so scat- “Bass on Falcon can get positioned so tightly on that break tered due to the high water.” that you should be just a few feet from it to make an accurate “What I like is when you pull up on one spot, make 100 pitch. It’s hard to be within a couple of feet with a long cast.” casts and catch 97. Right now you can pitch at anything you Water levels are slowly dropping from the highest marks see that looks remotely like a point, and the flooded bushes hit in the last couple of months. Because of that, there’s 5-15 feet deep will have fish around them. You’re going to get current coming out of tributaries as it moves toward the a bite. My deal is that I go to Falcon to catch double-digit bass, dam discharges. That can more acutely position the fish on and you have a chance to do that down there on any cast.” breaks and ledges, Jones said.

Jones said the variety of offshore structure, such as rock ledg“With those ledges, it’s like fishing a shoreline but you’re es near deep water, along with flooded woody shoreline cover watching your electronics and making those precise pitchcreate multiple areas for myriad techniques. The amount of es. I really believe the bigger, double-digit bass are more speforage, too, including giant “lobster-sized” crayfish and favor- cifically keyed on those areas near deep-water access. Someable temperatures help the bass grow to large sizes. times the only rock literally is on the edge of a drop, and if Because of that, Jones opts for bigger baits when he vis- you cast 10-15 feet up on the flat behind it you’re just castits Falcon. He’ll throw a One-Knocker Spook or a Booyah ing. You may catch 2- to 4-pounders, but that’s not what spinnerbait in the morning before going to soft plastics you’re looking for.” during the day.

With water levels reaching untold areas that were previous“The single tungsten rattle in the Spook draws big fish be- ly high and dry, the shoreline cover and newly covered huisacause it’s different than multiple (BB-sized) rattles,” he said. che and mesquite provided ample habitat for all fish species.

“We’ve caught some on topwater frogs in the morning, too.

“The high water probably was great for the lake as far as During the day I’ll switch to the 4.5-inch Yum F2 Mighty fishing,” Jones said. “There was less fishing pressure for a Bug or the Wooly Hawgtail.” while and the fish have had miles of new brush to get into Jones prefers short pitches to ledges or rock breaklines and hide.”

Council approves weekend-only extension The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council added a supplemental red snapper season at its meeting in Pensacola, Fla. The council agreed to reopen the recreational red snapper season beginning at 12:01 a.m. October 1, to be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only, through 12:01 p.m. November 22, allowing for an additional 24 fishing days. The measure will be reviewed and, if approved as expected, implemented by NOAA Fisheries.

In June, the Gulf Council requested that NOAA Fisheries institute rulemaking to reopen the recreational red snapper season later this year if it was determined that the 2010 quota was not filled before the fishery closed on July 24. The rationale is that the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and subsequent federal fishing area closure resulted in reduced fishing effort, leaving the recreational red snapper quota unfilled. NOAA Fisheries has determined that approximately 2.3 millions pounds of the 3.4 million pound recreational quota remains.

The council discussed possible regional management of red snapper and asked staff to continue working on a draft discussion paper that explores options for dividing the stock into sub-units.

The council discussed an increase in red snapper total allowable catch for 2011-2012. The council directed staff to proceed with a regulatory amendment, selecting as its preferred alternative setting total allowable catch at 7.185 million pounds for 2011. That would mean commercial and recreational quotas of 3.664 million pounds and 3.521 million pounds, respectively.

—Texas Parks and Wildlife report

EXTENDED QUOTA: Snapper fisherman will be happy that the season will reopen during the weekends of Oct. 1 thru Nov. 22. Photo by LSON.

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PK shoreline acreage to be under new ownership

By Mark England LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Come Sept. 15, it won’t be the same around Possum Kingdom Lake. The Brazos River Authority is pulling up anchor and leaving residents under the auspices of the Patterson PK Land Partnership and Palo Pinto County.

That’s the closing date for the sale of 1,200 acres of residential and commercial property which BRA had leased out since the early 1940s.

Resident Monte Land is excited by the prospect.

“Once you get your deed, you can do what you want on your property — within reason,” said Land, board president of the Possum Kingdom Lake Association. “You no longer have to go down to the BRA to get a permit to cut down a tree or paint your house or build a patio. People are looking forward to this.”

To get a deed, though, residents must purchase the land their lake house sits on from Patterson PK Land Partnership — which bought the land rights from the BRA for $52 million.

Arlington attorney Mike Patterson, a property owner at Possum Kingdom Lake, is the force behind the land partnership, which consists of 42 investors.

Patterson is “encouraging” lease holders to buy early.

Those who buy property in concert with the Sept. 15th closing date pay 85 percent of the 2008 valuation. That goes up to 90 percent after one year. Those who wait up to eight years would have to pay the current assessed value of their property.

“2010 valuations are about twice the 2008 valuations,” Patterson said. “It’s a real incentive to buy now.”

Almost 80 percent of the 1,583 residential and commercial lease holders have a contract to buy their lake property, Patterson said.

“It’s a sweet deal,” said Thomas Welfelt, a Dallas residential lease holder.

Welfelt is more concerned with what happens after the changeover.

While the Brazos River Authority will continue to patrol Possum Kingdom Lake, its rangers will no longer patrol on land. The BRA will also no longer bear responsibility for such things as maintaining the roads or picking up trash.

“It’s going to be like dominoes falling,”

Welfelt said, “the effects of which we don’t know yet.”

Much of the responsibility has fallen on Patterson, who last week was tying up loose ends on where the 48 dumpsters at Possum Kingdom Lake will go. Some must relocate off remaining BRA land and right-of-way.

“The to-do list goes on and on,” he said.

The Palo Pinto County Sheriff’s Department will handle law enforcement. County Judge Mike Smiddy said additional officers have been hired to patrol at Possum Kingdom Lake. Within five years, the county by law will also have to assume responsibility for the community’s 50 miles of roads -- adopting them at a rate of 20 percent per year.

Patterson is trying to speed up that timetable.

“I’m obligated to pay $40,000 a year toward road maintenance,” Patterson said. “I don’t know anything about road maintenance, so I’d like to accelerate the process by giving the county an additional $200,000.

They have the equipment and crews, and they can make the money go a lot farther than Mike Patterson can.”

The push for BRA to sell much of its property around Possum Kingdom Lake began after the agency studied increasing lease rates from one percent of a property’s valuation to six percent, Land said.

This came shortly after Palo Pinto County significantly raised taxes in 2002 — aiming to put property values more in line with assessed value than lease rates.

“I was looking at almost $20,000 a year to stay here,” Land said. “That’s pretty stiff. My wife and I are retired school teachers. That’s what started the process of pushing the BRA to sell its leases.”

A bill requiring the BRA to sell much of its property failed in the Legislature. But the BRA board later decided to get out of the leasing business anyway. The Legislature subsequently passed a bill allowing the BRA to divest the property.

So in less than a month, Land will look out on Possum Kingdom Lake from a home he can truly call his own.

“It’s gorgeous out here,” he said. “But don’t tell anyone. Development is going crazy as it is.”

Proposed reservoir concerns anglers, TPW

By Mark England LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Texas Parks and Wildlife is among those expressing concerns about a proposed reservoir that could impede the flow of fresh water into Possum Kingdom Lake.

Abilene is seeking a permit to build Cedar Ridge Reservoir, which would hold more than 200,000 acre-feet of water, 50 miles north of the city along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River. No timetable has been set, but if approved the reservoir could open before 2030 at a cost of more than $200 million.

“It would be a pretty big reservoir in an area of the state that doesn’t have boundless amounts

of fresh water,” said Ross Melinchuk, TPW’s deputy executive director of natural resources.

TPW officials worry a reduction in the flow of fresh water could increase salinity at Possum Kingdom Lake, which has had problems with golden algae — a microscopic plant that in large concentrations can release the toxin prymnesin, which disrupts the functioning of gills in fish.

Many biologists believe golden algae’s growth is spurred by high salinity levels in water.

“Golden algae is a very devastating disease and it’s hard to control,” Melinchuk said.

“And we have concerns since the water sucked into our Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery is

drawn from the lake.”

The state isn’t alone in its concern.

“I’ve seen 15-pound stripers dead in front of my place,” said a lake resident with property at Possum Kingdom Lake. “Golden algae has affected game fish. If a reservoir would worsen that, that would be a problem.”

As part of the permitting process, Abilene is conducting a hydrology study to determine a reservoir’s impact on Possum Kingdom Lake’s salinity levels.

“I don’t think it will have near the impact anyone says,” said Tommy O’Brien, water utility director. “There’s no definitive See RESERVOIR, Page 25

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ALAN HENRY: Good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and large blue fleck soft plastic worms fished along timber lines.

ATHENS: Good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and crankbaits.

BOB SANDLIN: Good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas-rigged Baby Brush Hogs, Bandit 200 crankbaits and wacky rigs.

CHOKE CANYON: Very good on crankbaits and large soft plastic lizards and worms.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Good on Baby Brush Hogs near the pump station in 14–16 feet.

HUBBARD CREEK: Good on black/blue jigs, watermelon candy soft plastics, and live bait worked along grass lines and suspended along timber.

WHITE, HYBRID, STRIPER

BELTON: White bass are very good on minnows under lights at night.

BRAUNIG: Striped bass are excellent on liver and shad off points, and down-rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam.

O.H. IVIE: Good on green pumpkin or red shad soft plastics, baby bass crankbaits, white spinnerbaits, and live bait.

RAY ROBERTS: White bass are excellent on clear Torpedoes and chartreuse/ white slabs.

CATFISH

AMISTAD: Catfish are good on cheesebait and punchbait in 16–22 feet, and in 94 feet.

BRIDGEPORT: Catfish are good on stinkbait.

FAYETTE: Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and cut shad in 8–12 feet.

LEWISVILLE: Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

CRAPPIE COLEMAN: Good on minnows and green tube jigs.

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 82–88 degrees; 0.56’ high. Black bass are good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and large blue fleck soft plastic worms fished along timber lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.58’ high. Black bass are good on chartreuse Yamamoto Senkos, topwaters, Zoom Super Flukes, and Carolina-rigged 10” soft plastic worms in 16–28 feet.

Striped bass are fair on large red fins near the dam. White bass are slow.

Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cheesebait and punchbait in 16–22 feet, and in 94 feet. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not.

ARROWHEAD: Water clear; 84–87 degrees; 1.51’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to spinnerbaits along rocky points. Crappie are fair under east side bridges and off the derricks. White bass are good schooling while chasing shad shallow. Catfish are fair on juglines and drift fishing with shad or punch bait.

ATHENS: Water fairly clear, 85–89 degrees; 0.23’ high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

BELTON: Water clear; 87 degrees; 2.89’ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are good but small on white grubs under lights at night. White bass are very good on minnows under lights at night. Crappie are good on minnows in 20–25 feet under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with frozen shad in 30 feet. Yellow catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch in 30 feet.

BOB SANDLIN: Water off-color; 85–91 degrees; 1.35’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching Texas-rigged Baby Brush Hogs, Bandit 200 crankbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles and around bridge columns.

White bass are good on live shad, topwaters and Rooster Tails.

BRAUNIG: Water clear; 89 degrees. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in reeds and along the jetty and near the dam. Striped bass are excellent on liver and shad off points, and down-rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water fairly clear; 86–90 degrees; 0.42’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Pop–R’s, spinnerbaits, small pearl/chartreuse crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on stinkbait.

BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 89 degrees; 7.17’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon red spinnerbaits near the docks, and on June bug soft plastic worms over brush piles in 15–20 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad in Hybrid Alley at night. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are fair on minnows in 10–20 feet. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 10–25 feet.

Yellow catfish are good.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 88 degrees; 9.06’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters, watermelon flukes, Rat–L–Traps, and watermelon red Whacky Sticks at first light along break lines of flats in Morgan and Silver Creeks. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads plastic swim baits and drifting live bait around Lighthouse Point at first light on the surface. White bass are fair but small on Tiny Traps and 2” plastic swim baits in clear water. Crappie are fair on pink/white and chartreuse Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfish are good on liver,

ored soft plastic jerkbaits and live bait along tree lines. Channel catfish are good on live and cut bait. minnows, and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on goldfish and perch upriver.

CADDO: Water murky; 84-89 degrees; 0.38’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon flukes and Texas-rigged worms in the bayous on the edges of the grass — also on frogs over the pads and grass.

Crappie are fair. Redear sunfish are fair.

CALAVERAS: Water clear; 87 degrees.

Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on spoons and striper jigs between the dam and the crappie wall and on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are excellent down-rigging silver and gold spoons in 10-20 feet, on live perch and tilapia along the shoreline and on live bait along the crappie wall.

CADDO: Water murky; 85–91 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are good on topwaters early and late, midday switching to Rat–L–Traps, Texas rigs and 5” Mardi Gras Yum Dingers. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows and jigs.

White bass are fair on minnows.

CALAVERAS: Water clear; 89 degrees.

Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits over reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15–20 feet, and on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on liver, cheesebait, shrimp, and shad near the railroad trestle and 181 Cove. Yellow catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 87 degrees; 0.48’ low. Black bass are fair to good on JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters, watermelon Whacky Sticks, and Texas-rigged blue flake worms in flooded bushes and grass banks at sunrise and all day under cloud cover, and on drop-shot Devil’s Tongues along break lines and ledges.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.85’ low. Black bass are good on Ribbits early, later switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs. White bass are good on Little Georges, Road Runners and topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad and Storm WildEyes.

Catfish are good on prepared bait.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 90 degrees; 4.01’ low. Black bass are very good on crankbaits and large soft plastic lizards and worms. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are very good on stinkbait in 5 – 10 feet.

COLEMAN: Water fairly clear; 87 degrees; 8.62’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse and watermelon Rat–L–Traps and Carolina-rigged soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.

Yellow catfish are slow.

COLETO CREEK: Water fairly clear; 86 degrees (98 degrees at discharge); 0.68’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and topwaters in 4–8 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow catfish are slow.

CONROE: Water fairly clear; 0.71’ low.

Black bass are fair on watermelon red Carolina-rigged soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are good on silver/gold striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and green and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and bait shrimp.

FALCON: Water murky; 91 degrees.

Black bass are good on Carolina-rigged large soft plastic worms and crankbaits.

Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and stinkbait.

FAYETTE: Water fairly clear; 93 degrees.

Black bass are fair on watermelon and watermelon gold Carolina-rigged soft plastics in 10–18 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and cut shad in 8–12 feet.

FORK: Water fairly clear; 85–90 degrees; 0.33’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early and late, strolled DD22s over flats, flutter spoons and Carolina

rigs — night fishing continues to be very productive. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around the bridges and over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.99’ low. Black bass are fair to good on DD22s along the dam and deeper rock piles, jigs, Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and live shad. Catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.12’ low. Black bass to 7 pounds are good on Baby Brush Hogs near the pump station in 14–16 feet.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 7.53’ low. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs, watermelon candy soft plastics, and live bait worked along grass lines and suspended along timber.

Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.

White bass are good on live bait and small shad–colored crankbaits. Catfish are good on live bait.

JOE POOL: Water off-color; 86–91 degrees; 0.31’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to jigs, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers.

LAVON: Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 3.77’ low. Black bass are good on jigs, Texas-rigged Baby Brush Hogs, spinnerbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, cut shad and prepared bait.

LBJ: Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.40’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Curb’s jigs and perch-colored crankbaits in 6–15 feet, and flipping green pumpkin tubes and Texas-rigged flukes at docks and lay downs. Striped bass are fair on Li’l Fishies at night. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies at night. Crappie are good on Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on liver and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 85–92 degrees; 1.68’ low. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits and spinnerbaits pitched in slips, Texas rigs, medium-diving crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are good on Little Georges and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and large Rooster Tails. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 88 degrees; 0.02’ low. Black bass are good on soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on hellbenders, pet spoons, and green Charlie slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad.

MARTIN CREEK: Water fairly clear; 1.11’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on trotlines and rod & reel with bloodbait and shrimp in 15–20 feet.

MEREDITH: Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 84.74’ low. Black bass are good on live bait, topwaters, shad–colored crankbaits, and black/chartreuse jigs or Texas–rigged soft plastics along grass lines and rocky points. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and shad–colored crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and chrome jerkbaits along rocky points. Walleye are good on live bait and bottom bouncers. Channel catfish are good on live bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 83–88 degrees; 22.66’ low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin or red shad soft plastics, baby bass crankbaits, white spinnerbaits, and live bait worked along grass lines and timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and chrome crankbaits.

Smallmouth bass are good on shad–col-

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.52’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged Baby Fork Creatures.

Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair to good on live shad, topwaters and Humdingers. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 0.51’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, medium-running crankbaits and Caroline rigs. Crappie are slow on small jigs worked along deep wood structure in the mid–lake area. White bass are good on small silver crankbaits in the north lake area early or at night. Catfish are good on cut bait, worms and liver along the river channel and under docks.

RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 86–91 degrees; 3.11’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, medium-diving crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles, around the bridges and in the marina slips with brush. White bass are good on topwaters and Rooster Tails.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 86–91 degrees; 1.21’ low. Crappie are good over the Corps of Engineers brush piles on jigs and minnows. White bass are excellent on clear Torpedoes and chartreuse/white slabs.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off-color; 85–90 degrees; 0.49’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, medium- to deep-diving crankbaits and spinnerbaits.

White bass are good on Little Georges.

Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 4.82’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs over brush piles. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers. Catfish are good.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 90 degrees; 0.41’ low. Perch are excellent on worms.

Channel and blue catfish are excellent on trotlines and juglines baited with cut shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

TAWAKONI: Water fairly clear; 85–90 degrees; 0.73’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, short Carolina rigs, spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and minnows.

TEXOMA: Water off-color; 84–89 degrees; 1.04’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early and late, midday switching to DD22s, Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. Striped bass are good on live shad, Swimming Pogys and topwaters.

Catfish are good on cut and live shad.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 89 degrees; 4.22’ low. Black bass are good but small on redbug and watermelon red soft plastic worms and crankbaits in the boating lanes. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/green tube jigs over baited holes in 20 feet.

Bream are good on nightcrawlers and crickets in 2–8 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, stinkbait, livers, and hearts.

TRAVIS: Water fairly clear; 90 degrees; 11.34’ low. Black bass are fair on chrome chuggers and red shad worms in 18–35 feet. Striped bass are slow.

White bass are good on chrome chuggers and silver spoons in 5–25 feet.

Channel and blue catfish to 6 pounds are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad in 28–35 feet.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 1.81’ low.

Black bass are fair on watermelon Rat– L–Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits.

Catfish are good on shrimp and liver.

SALTWATER SCENE NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics.

Redfish are good in the marsh on Stanley Ribbits and small topwaters. Drifters have caught trout under slicks.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and topwaters. Kingfish, ling, dolphin and tuna are good offshore.

BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the south shoreline on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Redfish are good on live bait around the reefs.

Redfish are good at the spillway on finger mullet.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on TTF Flats Minnows and Bass Assassins. Live bait has worked on the edges of the channel for trout and redfish. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good in the surf and around San Luis Pass on live shrimp and MirrOlures. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good around Dollar Reef on live shrimp and croakers.

Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp.

FREEPORT: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp, Super Spooks and She Dogs.

Trout are fair to good on live bait. Black drum, redfish, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the dropoff along the south shoreline on mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are fair on live shrimp in Oyster Lake and around Shell Island.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay and around Pass Cavallo. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. Trout are fair in the surf and at the jetty on croakers and shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the guts and channels on free–lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good on mullet on the Estes Flats and around Mud Island.

PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Offshore is good for amberjack, kingfish, tuna and dolphin.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair on the edge of the spoils on Gulp!, piggy perch and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp. Trout are good in the surf on croakers.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on topwaters around rocks and grass. Redfish are fair to good on the edges of channels on live bait.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes on topwaters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Offshore is good for kingfish, ling and dolphin.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout, redfish and snook are fair to good in South Bay and Mexiquita Flats. Tarpon have been caught around the jetty on live bait. Trout are good while drifting sand and grass on plastics under a cork.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good while drifting sand and grass flats on live shrimp, DOA Shrimp and Gulp! under popping corks. Trout are good on the deeper edges and flats in Laguna Vista on topwaters and live shrimp.

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Junior record redfish landed by 7-year-old Brandon Iron Krauser of Del Valle may be only seven years old, but he’s making quite a mark as a fisherman.

On August 17, less than a week from starting the second grade, Brandon, fishing with his father, Huey Krauser, landed a 29.75pound redfish that was 41.25 inches long.

“We have a little place in Rockport and we went offshore five miles or so and trolled some rigs,” Huey said. “We didn’t catch anything so we headed for the Port Aransas jetties later in the morning.”

The first bite turned out to be a Junior State Record.

“He fought the fish for about 30 minutes,” Huey said. “And he caught three more big ones that day.”

The Krausers knew about the junior record and brought the fish in to be weighed and measured.

“He’s been close a few times before,” Huey said.

Brandon has become an angler who fits in the boat with the adults, his father said.

New Record: Krauser with 29.75-pound redfish

“He used to grab any rod that had a bite,” Huey said. “But the last few years he’s really taken a hold of fishing — he’ll fish as long as anyone else out there.”

Brandon also might become a hunter.

“He was born on opening day of deer season,” his father said.

And does anyone tease him about his first and middle name?

“Not too bad,” Huey said. “I’m a retired iron worker so I put that little tag on him — I hope it doesn’t cause him any trouble.”

—Staff report

Fishing Briefs New Line Class World Record Barbel Stan Nabozny of The Woodlands, landed a 6-pound, 11-ounce barbel on June 24, while fishing out of Holme Lacy, United Kingdom. Nabozny landed the fish in five minutes, after it hit his marine halibut pellet, to qualify for the 10 kg (20 pound) line class record. The current IGFA record is 2.21 kg (4 pounds, 14 ounces) set by Nabozny last year in the same waters. Nabozny released the fish following documentation and photos.

PAA Bass Pro Tournament The third stop of the PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix will be Sept. 9-11 on Lake Tawakoni, east of Garland.

Opportunities are available for anglers to participate as PAA Member Observers and in the PAA Bass Pro Shops Pro-Am, which will be Sept. 11 on Lake Ray Hubbard in Garland.

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STAR tournament leaderboard Could there be some dove hunters that skip all or part of opening weekend to cast a line hoping to land a tagged redfish? Five boat packages remain in the CCA STAR event that runs through Labor Day. Five lucky anglers have landed the ultimate prize with their tagged red, a 2010 Ford F-150 “Texas Edition” truck with a Haynie 23 Bigfoot, Mercury 150 Optimax and Coastline trailer package that would make any fishing trip worthwhile. Five notso-lucky fishermen have caught tagged redfish without being signed up for the summer-long tournament.

It’s not just redfish that should bring out the last-minute fishermen. Scholarships up to $50,000 in a number of fish categories would make financial planning a little easier for parents. Boat, motor and trailer packages will go to the person catching the largest fish in numerous categories, and the runner-up prizes would top off the summer, too.

Texas Ford Dealers Redfish Division Truck-boat package Boat package ■ Ricky Howard ■ None ■ Ryan Pletcher ■ None ■ Robert McLaren ■ None ■ Anthony Mihalski ■ None ■ Kenneth Neskora ■ None

Academy Sports & Outdoors Starteens Scholarship Trout Division (Ages 11-17) 6-pound min., $20,000 scholarship

■ Speckled trout Mid-Coast: 8 pounds, 9 ounces Cody Mueck of Brazoria

■ Speckled trout Upper Coast: 7 pounds, 1 ounce Christian Riordian, 12, of Pipe Creek

■ Speckled Trout Lower Coast: 9 pounds, 1 ounce Israel Lara of Falfurrias

■ Speckled trout Mid-Coast: 7 pounds, 15 ounces Logan Howard, 16, of El Campo

■ Kingfish: 51 pounds, 4 ounces Kelly Holland of Bay City

■ Speckled trout Lower Coast: 7 pounds, 11 ounces William Anderson, 13, of Boerne

Time Warner Cable Starteens Scholarship Inshore Division (11-17) $20,000 Scholarship ■ Flounder: 5 pounds, 12 ounces Colby Trahan, 15, of Pearland

Starkids Scholarship Division Ages 6-10 $50,000 Scholarship

■ Sheepshead: 7 pounds, 1 ounce Taylor Shirley, 12, of La Porte

■ Flounder: 5 pounds, 7 ounces Davis Towns, 6, of Houston

■ Gafftop: 7 pounds, 2 ounces Marley Graham, 16, of Port Neches

■ Sheepshead: 7 pounds, 5 ounces Camryn Kotlarz, 10, of Baytown ■ Gafftop: 7 pounds, Hunter Bellanger, 6, of Orange

Ford / Tilson Home Corp. Leader Board ■ Speckled trout Upper Coast: 8 pounds, 8 ounces Mark McCafferty of Pearland

■ Dorado: 53 pounds, 1 ounce Benjamin Scott of Port Aransas ■ Ling (cobia): 80 pounds, 15 ounces Darrell Ashley of Huffman ■ Flounder: 7 pounds John T. Gill of Corpus Christi ■ Sheepshead: 8 pounds, 7 ounces Chon Marrquin of Baytown ■ Gafftop: 7 pounds, 9 ounces Harry Chessher of Orange Results are as of Aug. 23. For more information, including a list of weigh-in stations and registration locations, visit www.ccatexas.org. Proceeds from STAR go to CCA Texas and its conservation programs.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER OK TO SHOOT BUT WRONG GUN Shots were heard by Edwards County Game Warden Scott Holly while on patrol in a subdivision.

Holly was able to identify the general location and made his way to the hunting camp from where he thought the shots originated. Two persons had been shooting at bottles and trees. However, they had been using a short-barreled shotgun (14 inches). Case pending for possession of prohibited weapon.

DOUBLE WHAMMY WITH CAST NET Rains County Game Warden Nathan Wilson was patrolling the Lake Tawakoni spillway when he observed two men throwing a cast net inside the restricted area.

Upon further inspection, the men had several game fish in their possession. Citations issued.

SNAKE CAUSES MAN TO SHOOT OWN FOOT Two separate hunting accidents occurred in Van Zandt County with Game Wardens Trent Herchman and Steve Stapleton responding. The first accident was a man who was hunting hogs from a tree stand.

The individual was found deceased on the ground from apparent natural causes. The second accident involved an 18-year-old male who had shot himself in the foot while hunting snakes. The young man thought the snake was dead and went to pick it up. The snake moved and startled him resulting in him accidently pulling the trigger and shooting himself. He was taken to the hospital and later released.

NIGHT OF CITATIONS AT PIER Cameron County Game Warden Libby Balusek received an early morning call regarding the taking of numerous undersized trout on a local pier in Port Isabel. After making contact with several groups of people, Balusek ended the night with 15 pending cases, 55

Violator’s girlfriend helps solve old cases The Wichita County Sheriff’s Office tried to serve an outstanding warrant on a person who had been known to game wardens in that area. As the SO pulled up to the residence, the man fled on foot into a mesquite pasture located behind the rural residence. Game Warden Pat Canan was contacted.

The SO interviewed the man’s girlfriend based on information given to them by Canan. Based on the seized speckled trout and 1 oversized black drum. Citations issued included over possession limit of trout, undersized trout, oversized black drum, using game fish as bait, and no fishing license. Civil restitution was charged for all seized fish.

TROUT BITE TURNS ON, CITATIONS CAUGHT Game Wardens Dave Lewis and Jarret Barker received a call to the fishing pier in Port Isabel. Shortly after midnight the tide began to come back into the bay and it turned on the seatrout bite. Many of the anglers on the pier could not resist the temptation to take advantage of the situation. The two wardens issued numerous citations for over the bag limit, possession of undersized fish and no fishing license.

POT GROWERS LOSE THEIR BOUNTY An intricate operation involving a marijuana growing operation in Cooke County resulted in the discovery of more than 5,000 marijuana plants. Texas DPS received a complaint from a landowner at the beginning of the summer stating that trespassers were growing marijuana on his property. After several months of surveillance, DPS decided

girlfriend’s answers, multiple illegal deer hunting cases were solved that occurred last November.

Wilbarger County Game Warden Dyke McMahen was called to assist. He obtained a written statement from the girlfriend. McMahen found three 4-wheelers that were stolen out of Wilbarger County and seized three sets of antlers, two from the residence and one from another residence in Archer

County. Canan received a phone call from the subject stating that he would turn himself in, but only to Canan. Canan and McMahen drove back to the residence, where the subject surrendered and made a written confession to the case involving the deer that was shot last November. The violator was transported to the Wichita County Jail. Multiple cases pending.

to raid the property. Denton County Game Wardens Daron Blackerby, Stormy McCuistion, Glenn Raborn, David Benoit, Chip Daigle, and Wise County Game Warden Chris Dowdy assisted the DPS, Cooke County Sheriff’s Department and Gainesville PD. The marijuana plants were seized as well as other evidence indicating that individuals were camping out for months, tending to the plants. Items included a generator, sleeping bags, cots and fertilizer.

Cases pending.

county road led directly back to the kill site and gut pile. Hunting from a public road charges pending.

FAWNS WITH CHICKENS NOT ALLOWED Harris County Game Warden Tim Holland responded to a call concerning a baby white-tailed deer being raised in a backyard of a residence.

When he arrived at the location, Holland noticed two white-tailed deer fenced in with the chickens in the backyard. The deer were confiscated and charges are pending.

BLOOD TRAIL A DEAD GIVEAWAY Border Patrol agents contacted Real County Game Warden Shane Hohman after they stopped a vehicle that contained a freshly killed axis buck. Hohman was able to get a sworn statement from the two occupants after he explained to them that the blood trail down the

BOATS COLLIDE, INJURING SEVERAL Henderson County Game Wardens Dustin Balfanz and Shawn Smith responded to a boat accident on Cedar Creek Lake. A bass boat and pontoon boat collided, sending four occupants and one operator to the hospital. One operator was arrested for BWI. NEW PELLET GUN TRIED ON DOVES Hill County Game Warden Mark Hammonds received a call regarding a person shooting doves from his vehicle near Hillsboro.

Hammonds contacted two deputies to get the vehicle stopped, all occupants identified and weapon seized.

The suspect, a convicted felon, was riding the road shooting doves with a new pellet gun. The new model pellet gun shot a .22-caliber pellet and was accurate up to 100 yards.

Case pending.

BLOOD IN TRUCK GIVES AWAY ROAD HUNTERS A deer carcass was observed on a roadway by Newton County Game Warden Ellis Powell. Powell went to the nearby residence and noticed a drop of blood in the bed of the

truck. After a brief interview, confessions were obtained from two residents that had shot the doe off of the highway at 10:30 at night.

Cases pending.

WADE FISHERMAN FELT ABANDONED Calhoun County Game Wardens Philip Bird and Mike Mitchell responded to a request for assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard in Port O’Connor. Earlier in the day, a wade fisherman had been dropped off on an island to fish with the plan that his fishing partners would return to pick him up.

Unfortunately, the partners were not familiar with the area and were unable to find their way back to the wade fisherman. With the assistance of the USCG helicopter from Corpus Christi, the two wardens were able to locate the man around 2:30 a.m. in good health and spirits.

STARTING DOVE SEASON AHEAD OF SCHEDULE A report of people starting the dove season about one month early was received by Uvalde County Game Warden Henry Lutz. Lutz located the shooters after walking some distance into the property.

Three surprised individuals were filed on for taking white-wing dove in closed season after Lutz located three breasted out doves in a styrofoam cup and feathers and wings on the ground.

LONG SWIM AFTER BOAT OVERTURNS Collin County Game Wardens Leroy Thompson and Josh Ross were notified by the Collin County Sheriff’s Office that a man swam about 1 1/2 miles to shore and reported that his flat bottom boat had overturned and his fishing partner was missing. After searching the area at approximately 3 a.m., the other fisherman was discovered hanging on to the overturned boat, distressed but otherwise OK.

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Hunters killed in Mexico Tragic rabbit hunt for group of Mexican nationals

By Mary Helen Aguirre LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Eight hunters shot to death last week in a rural area between the Oaxaca and Veracruz border were Mexican nationals.

According to reports in the Mexican newspaper El País, the eight, including a 15-year-old, were mostly relatives who set off late on Aug. 14 from their home in Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, to hunt rabbits. The group was planning a cookout to welcome back a cousin who had returned home after living in the U.S. for five years.

The hunters, described by community members as humble, hard-working men, never returned from their outing. Instead, their bodies were found in the back of a silver pickup truck where, authorities speculated, the men had retreated to try to protect themselves. Nearby, lay their abandoned shotguns and the eight rabbits they had bagged.

It is not clear why they were killed or by whom. The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert in that region due to violence resulting from land disputes. It also has warned about drugrelated violence throughout Mexico.

Oaxaca is in southern Mexico off the Pacific Ocean. Unlike the border states of Monterrey and Tamaulipas that attracted many Texas dove hunters before escalating violence forced many hunting lodges to close this season, Oaxaca does not attract many foreign hunters. Instead, tourists tend to visit the archeological site of Monte Albán and other cultural attractions.

American Idol contestant fights back against critics Anti-hunters’ latest campaign is aimed at a former “American Idol” contestant over her new hunting reality show.

Kristy Lee Cook, is the host of “Goin’ Kristy Lee Cook Country,” now airing on the Versus network. During its eight episode run, she, along with family and friends, goes on a series of hunting excursions.

In a recent blog, PETA unloads on Cook while suggesting she act more like other well-known American Idol personalities such as vegetarian Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler, who speaks out against wearing fur.

However, Cook released a statement to Fox News that shows she clearly understands that hunting is not only a tradition, but that it plays the dominant role in conserving wildlife species.

“I join the ranks of millions of American hunters who celebrate our outdoor heritage and who conserve millions of acres of wild lands,” Cook said. “These same people support more than 600,000 jobs across the country and provide a critical voice to encourage more investment in American conservation.”

—U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance report

Illegal internet operation closed When the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Internet Crimes Unit received a citizen’s complaint that a Tampa man was operating an illegal wildlife business through eBay, it launched an undercover investigation that resulted in the man’s arrest.

“After looking into his online activity, investigators found he was selling protected freshwater game fish, mussels and oysters,” said Col. Jim Brown, director of the FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement.

The man listed 47 pages of items for sale on eBay, including protected species of fish and wildlife. He now faces four misdemeanor charges.

—FWC report

Evers wins PAA BPS Tournament Series event Edwin Evers caught five bass weighing 15.70 pounds Saturday on Lake Norman in North Carolina to win the second event of the PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series presented

by Carrot Stix.

The Oklahoma pro had a 5.19-pound largemouth, one more than four pounds and another more than three in his final-day catch.

It was the largest limit of the week and came after Evers dissected his “docks with brush” pattern using a 3/8-ounce Booyah Jig and a Texas-rigged Yum! Dinger with a 1/4-ounce tungsten weight.

—Yamaha Marine report

Louisiana state waters open for fishing On August 23, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission ordered an immediate opening of all state inshore and offshore territorial waters to recreational angling, including charter boat angling.

The areas opened do not include the recreational harvest of shrimp, crabs or oysters. Prior to the order, approximately 862 square miles of saltwater areas of the state remained closed to all recreational fishing due to the impact from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

LDWF, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is continuing to provide additional fish tissue samples for sensory testing and chemical analysis in preparation for re-opening areas currently closed to commercial crabbing and commercial fishing.

—Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission report

Weed-killing bugs released 3,000 weevils were released in August into areas of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest near Anaconda, Montana.

If the bugs establish breeding populations and hold true to their species’ habit of boring into and killing spotted knapweed, a noxious plant that displaces native grasses and forbs, this “bio-control” project will improve habitat for elk and other wildlife.

—Montana FWP report

Montana swan hunting permits available Applications for Montana’s swan hunting permits are due September 2.

In the Pacific Flyway, 500 permits will be offered for swan hunting in seven western counties. Other portions of the Pacific Flyway part of the state are closed to swan hunting.

An additional 500 permits for tundra swans are available for the Central Flyway portion of the state.

—Montana FWP report

Vermont moose hunt auction nets more than $21,000 Vermont’s fourth annual auction of five moose hunting permits raised $21,976.75 to help fund Fish and Wildlife Department educational programs, such as the Green Mountain Conservation Camps for 12- to 16- year-old youths.

Fourteen bids ranging from $1,600 to $4,570 were submitted.

Hunters are expected to take 400 to 450 moose during Vermont’s moose hunting season being held October 16-21.

Wildlife biologists estimate Vermont has 3,000 to 4,000 moose statewide.

—Vermont Fish and Wildlife report

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HEROES CYDNIE KAUFMAN, 10, took this bobcat in Scurry County Dec. 12 while heading to a deer blind. She used a .223 and shot it at about 70 yards.

JACK BRITTINGHAM shot this mule deer buck while hunting in Nevada. It scored 197.

JULIE HOOLAN of Dallas with a redfish she caught near Port Aransas while fishing with her family.

LES GREGORY (70 years old) from Rockwall shot this Hamilton County gobbler with 9-inch beard called in by Mark Seiler of Rowlett.

SLOAN BENNETT of Mount Vernon, caught this 8.86-pound largemouth bass on Toledo Bend on a Carolina rig lizard.

SUZANNE HUTCHISON caught this black drum in Corpus Christi Bay near Port Aransas.

WILL HUTCHISON of Dallas poses with his Comanche County gobbler. He was guided by Adam Green of Comanche Ridge Ranch.

RUSSELL MADISON of Lubbock holds a 32-inch redfish he caught in the Laguna Madre.

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MOON Rises Sets 9:10p 9:26a 9:41p 10:19a 10:16p 11:15a 10:55p 12:12p 11:40p 1:10p NoMoon 2:09p 12:33a 3:06p 1:31a 4:01p 2:36a 4:51p 3:44a 5:37p 4:54a 6:19p 6:04a 6:58p 7:13a 7:35p 8:21a 8:13p 9:30a 8:53p 10:38a 9:36p 11:46a 10:23p 12:50p 11:14p 1:48p NoMoon 2:41p 12:08a

2010 Aug-Sep 27 Fri > 28 Sat 29 Sun 30 Mon 31 Tue 01 Wed Q 02 Thu 03 Fri 04 Sat 05 Sun 06 Mon 07 Tue > 08 Wed N 09 Thu > 10 Fri > 11 Sat > 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed Q

A.M. Minor Major 7:43 1:33 8:30 2:19 9:18 3:07 10:09 3:57 11:02 4:49 11:57 5:43 12:28 6:38 1:18 7:32 2:11 8:26 3:03 9:18 3:54 10:08 4:45 10:58 5:37 11:50 6:31 12:18 7:29 1:15 8:30 2:16 9:32 3:18 10:34 4:19 11:33 5:19 12:04 6:15

P.M. Minor Major 8:04 1:53 8:51 2:40 9:41 3:29 10:33 4:21 11:28 5:15 ----- 6:10 12:52 7:06 1:47 8:01 2:40 8:55 3:32 9:46 4:22 10:36 5:12 11:25 6:03 12:16 6:58 12:44 7:56 1:42 8:57 2:43 10:00 3:46 11:02 4:48 ----- 5:47 12:28 6:41

SUN MOON Rises Sets Rises Sets 06:57 07:58 9:13p 9:34a 06:58 07:57 9:43p 10:29a 06:58 07:56 10:16p 11:26a 06:59 07:54 10:54p 12:24p 07:00 07:53 11:38p 1:24p 07:00 07:52 NoMoon 2:23p 07:01 07:51 12:30a 3:20p 07:02 07:49 1:29a 4:14p 07:02 07:48 2:34a 5:04p 07:03 07:47 3:44a 5:48p 07:04 07:45 4:56a 6:28p 07:04 07:44 6:07a 7:05p 07:05 07:43 7:18a 7:40p 07:05 07:42 8:29a 8:16p 07:06 07:40 9:39a 8:54p 07:07 07:39 10:50a 9:35p 07:07 07:37 11:59a 10:21p 07:08 07:36 1:04p 11:11p 07:09 07:35 2:03p NoMoon 07:09 07:33 2:55p 12:05a

P.M. Minor Major 8:11 2:00 8:58 2:47 9:48 3:36 10:40 4:28 11:35 5:22 12:04 6:17 12:59 7:13 1:54 8:08 2:47 9:02 3:39 9:53 4:29 10:43 5:19 11:32 6:10 12:23 7:05 12:51 8:03 1:49 9:04 2:50 10:07 3:53 11:09 4:55 ----- 5:54 12:35 6:48

SUN MOON Rises Sets Rises Sets 07:07 08:02 9:23p 9:39a 07:08 08:01 9:54p 10:32a 07:09 08:00 10:29p 11:27a 07:09 07:58 11:09p 12:24p 07:10 07:57 11:54p 1:23p 07:10 07:56 NoMoon 2:21p 07:11 07:55 12:46a 3:18p 07:11 07:54 1:45a 4:13p 07:12 07:53 2:50a 5:03p 07:12 07:51 3:58a 5:49p 07:13 07:50 5:08a 6:31p 07:13 07:49 6:17a 7:10p 07:14 07:48 7:26a 7:48p 07:14 07:47 8:34a 8:26p 07:15 07:45 9:42a 9:06p 07:15 07:44 10:51a 9:49p 07:16 07:43 11:58a 10:37p 07:16 07:42 1:02p 11:28p 07:17 07:41 2:00p NoMoon 07:17 07:39 2:53p 12:22a

P.M. Minor 8:24 9:11 10:01 10:54 11:48 12:17 1:12 2:07 3:01 3:52 4:42 5:32 6:23 7:18 8:16 9:18 10:20 11:22 ----12:48

SUN Rises 07:15 07:16 07:17 07:17 07:18 07:19 07:19 07:20 07:21 07:22 07:22 07:23 07:24 07:24 07:25 07:26 07:27 07:27 07:28 07:29

San Antonio 2010 A.M. Aug-Sep Minor Major 27 Fri > 7:50 1:40 28 Sat 8:37 2:26 29 Sun 9:25 3:14 30 Mon 10:16 4:04 31 Tue 11:09 4:56 01 Wed Q ----- 5:50 02 Thu 12:35 6:45 03 Fri 1:25 7:39 04 Sat 2:18 8:33 05 Sun 3:10 9:25 06 Mon 4:01 10:15 07 Tue > 4:52 11:05 08 Wed N 5:44 11:57 09 Thu > 6:38 12:25 10 Fri > 7:36 1:22 11 Sat > 8:37 2:23 12 Sun 9:39 3:25 13 Mon 10:41 4:26 14 Tue 11:40 5:26 15 Wed Q 12:11 6:22

2010 A.M. Aug-Sep Minor 27 Fri > 8:04 28 Sat 8:50 29 Sun 9:39 30 Mon 10:30 31 Tue 11:23 01 Wed Q ----02 Thu 12:48 03 Fri 1:38 04 Sat 2:31 05 Sun 3:24 06 Mon 4:15 07 Tue > 5:05 08 Wed N 5:57 09 Thu > 6:51 10 Fri > 7:49 11 Sat > 8:50 12 Sun 9:52 13 Mon 10:54 14 Tue 11:53 15 Wed Q 12:24

Major 1:53 2:39 3:27 4:18 5:10 6:03 6:58 7:53 8:46 9:38 10:29 11:19 ----12:38 1:36 2:36 3:38 4:40 5:39 6:35

Major 2:14 3:01 3:50 4:42 5:35 6:31 7:27 8:22 9:15 10:07 10:56 11:46 12:37 1:05 2:03 3:04 4:06 5:08 6:07 7:02

Sets 08:21 08:20 08:18 08:17 08:16 08:14 08:13 08:11 08:10 08:09 08:07 08:06 08:05 08:03 08:02 08:00 07:59 07:57 07:56 07:55

MOON Rises 9:31p 10:00p 10:32p 11:09p 11:53p NoMoon 12:44a 1:43a 2:49a 4:00a 5:14a 6:27a 7:39a 8:51a 10:04a 11:16a 12:26p 1:31p 2:31p 3:23p

Sets 9:57a 10:53a 11:51a 12:51p 1:51p 2:51p 3:48p 4:42p 5:30p 6:13p 6:51p 7:26p 8:00p 8:35p 9:11p 9:51p 10:36p 11:26p NoMoon 12:20a

FOR THE TABLE Dove D’elegence

ACROSS 1. The eagle claw 3. Quail young 7. Fish eggs 9. A salmon 10. A game bird 11. Part of a stag’s rack 13. Species of a large catfish 14. A pheasant sleeping 17. A very good gundog 20. The camper’s pest 22. A game pathway 23. This controls spread of shot pellets 25. A female pheasant 26. Home of the brookie 29. A deer food source 32. The whitetail of the North 33. A game bird 34. Parts of antlers 37. A very tasty panfish 40. A group of decoys 42. Term for fly pattern for a steelhead 43. An outdoor regulation 44. A name for a certain trout 45. Term for a crack in a bow stave DOWN 1. The wild boar 2. A gun safety 3. A wild dog 4. Basket for carrying fish catch 5. Trapper’s gear 6. Loops in bowstrings 8. The skin-like cover on antlers 10. Electronic device on gundogs 12. An antelope prong 15. Camo slip-ons for a bow 16. A silvery minnow bait

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Freeport Harbor Date Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sep 1 Sep 2 Sep 3 Sep 4 Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep 7 Sep 8 Sep 9 Sep 10

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Port Aransas, H. Caldwell Pier

San Luis Pass Date Time Height Aug 27 6:14 a.m. 1.1 H Aug 28 12:00 a.m. 0.7 L Aug 29 12:29 a.m. 0.9 L Aug 30 12:58 a.m. 1.0 L Aug 31 5:40 a.m. 1.3 H Sep 1 5:34 a.m. 1.3 H Sep 2 5:47 a.m. 1.4 H Sep 3 6:04 a.m. 1.5 H Sep 4 4:01 a.m. 1.5 H Sep 5 4:09 a.m. 1.4 H Sep 6 4:22 a.m. 1.4 H Sep 7 4:37 a.m. 1.3 H Sep 8 4:53 a.m. 1.3 H Sep 9 5:10 a.m. 1.3 H Sep 10 5:28 a.m. 1.3 H

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Galveston Bay entrance, south jetty Date Time Height Aug 27 5:44 a.m. 1.9 H Aug 28 5:52 a.m. 1.9 H Aug 29 5:52 a.m. 1.9 H Aug 30 12:02 a.m. 1.7 L Aug 31 5:10 a.m. 2.1 H Sep 1 5:04 a.m. 2.1 H Sep 2 5:17 a.m. 2.3 H Sep 3 5:34 a.m. 2.4 H Sep 4 3:31 a.m. 2.4 H Sep 5 3:39 a.m. 2.3 H Sep 6 3:52 a.m. 2.3 H Sep 7 4:07 a.m. 2.1 H Sep 8 4:23 a.m. 2.1 H Sep 9 4:40 a.m. 2.1 H Sep 10 4:58 a.m. 2.1 H

Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. F=Full Moon, N=New Moon, Q=Quarter > = Peak Activity. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.

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Sabine Pass, jetty Time Height 4:57 a.m. 2.3 H 5:05 a.m. 2.3 H 5:05 a.m. 2.3 H 4:48 a.m. 2.5 H 4:23 a.m. 2.7 H 4:17 a.m. 2.7 H 4:30 a.m. 2.9 H 4:47 a.m. 3.0 H 2:44 a.m. 3.0 H 2:52 a.m. 2.9 H 3:05 a.m. 2.9 H 3:20 a.m. 2.7 H 3:36 a.m. 2.7 H 3:53 a.m. 2.7 H 4:11 a.m. 2.7 H

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12 dove, breasted 1 onion, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 1/3 cup chives, chopped 1 tablespoons salt 1 tablespoons pepper 1/2 cup evaporated milk 3/4 cup water 1 can cream of mushroom soup 3/4 cup brandy 1 can (17 ounces) English peas 3 beef bouillon cubes 3 teaspoons margarine or butter

Place dove in casserole dish.

Arrange onions, celery and chives around. Salt and pepper to taste.

Add milk, water, mushroom soup, brandy, peas, margarine and bouillon cubes. Bake at 375 degrees for 2 hours. Remove dove and place on platter. Pour juice from casserole dish into pan and thicken into gravy. Pour over dove. Serve with wild rice. Serves 4.

— Missouri Department of Conservation

Pasta with Catfish and Artichokes

18. Some game’s teeth reveal this 19. Rugged fishing method 21. His interest is hides 24. The outdoor rules 27. A species of duck 28. Trapped for the fur 30. Deer, squirrel food source 31. A predator of the wild turkey

32. A type of fly lure 35. A type of open sight 36. Female goats 37. A name for a brook trout 38. An artificial bait 39. Line grommets on a fish rod 40. Kelp is the name for the ____ bass 41. To construct a fly lure

2 catfish fillets 2/3 cup heavy cream or milk 3 tablespoons butter Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 cup sliced artichoke hearts Pepper 1 red bell pepper, cut in two 8 ounces angel hair pasta 1 carrot, cut into julienne strips 1/2 cup grated Parmesan 1 zucchini, cut into julienne Parmesan cheese, grated 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg Cut catfish fillets in half crosswise and slice into thin strips. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add catfish strips and sauté for 1 minute. Stir in artichokes, bell pepper, carrot and zucchini and sauté until vegetables are tender and fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Stir in cream or milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Keep sauce warm while preparing the pasta.

Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain and place in a serving bowl. Pour cream mixture over pasta, sprinkle with Parmesan and toss well. Sprinkle with nutmeg and serve. Serves 6 to 8.

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EXTRAS ARE FREE: If you are a lucky hunter you can add extra dove to your daily bag limit by harvesting the Eurasian dove.

Photo by LSON.

While the Eurasians’ diet and life expectancy are about the same as the other two doves, there is no indication that they are replacing or disturbing the native doves.

“They seem to like structures around feed lots and grain bins,’’ Mason said, noting that one area with a concentrated population of Eurasians appears to be the Panhandle.

Various studies by Texas A&M University biologists are being conducted on all dove species in Texas and will include the Eurasians that are native to India, Turkey and the Balkans. The first collared doves in the Western Hemisphere are believed to have escaped from or been released by a pet dealer in the Bahamas in 1974. Arriving in southern Florida in the early 1980s, they spread

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His blog has been flooded with comments since announcing the sale.

In response to how he could part with the mount, Kurita commented that when the next world record is caught, his trophy will lose value.

The mount, covered with

through that state in 10 years.

Expanding across the Lone Star State has taken less than a decade.

One of the main differences between the dove species is how the Eurasians seem to spring up in new areas overnight, a pattern sometimes called “jump dispersal.”

The birds were first observed in Texarkana, then they expanded to the Texas Gulf Coast before popping up in the Panhandle. South Texas is one of the last places in the state to develop a healthy Eurasian population.

“Because you can shoot Eurasian doves all year round, they make great birds for training a puppy to retrieve,’’ Lyssy said. “That’s another bonus.”

dust in the corner of a ■ KURITA’S BLOG room at his home, isn’t can be viewed at in its proper place, he worldrecord-giantbass.blogspot.com wrote. And it is sort of or e-mail him at an albatross for him.

“My motivation dis- worldrecord_bigbass@yahoo.com appears by watching it every day,” he wrote. “I am three Skeeter/Yamaha comsatisified with this fish some- binations — and Dyskow has day ... I hate it above all. So, it invited Kurita to attend the is necessary for me to leave it 2011 Bassmaster Classic. He is hoping to have the world from my hands.”

Phil Dyskow with Yamaha record mount on display in Marine Group had a chance the Yamaha booth.

Unless, of course, Kurita to fish Lake Biwa with Kurita. Kurita has owned no longer owns it.

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The good, the bad, and the coyotes Big buck attacked by a coyote in South Texas

By Bill Miller FOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS The antlers were wide, tall and heavy — an exceptional South Texas buck.

But photographer David Sams saw that the big deer was hobbling, with a coyote in swift pursuit.

The whitetail rushed past the photographer, but the coyote dared not cross a human and quit the chase.

Sams was then shocked as the buck turned and reveled its right back quarter — a shredded bloody mess.

“I could see the whole back end of this deer was gone,” said Sams.

“The coyote had probably been on that deer just seconds before. “(It) was eating him alive ... sickest thing I have seen in the wild.”

The incident happened 15 years ago on a McMullen County ranch, but coyotes have been feeding on deer since both species emerged from creation.

State biologists say that an estimated 75 percent of deer eaten by coyotes in Texas are frail fawns taken a month or so after they’re born in the summer.

Deer any age can be vulnerable to predators, said Alan Cain, the leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists in South Texas.

But, he noted, certain circumstances have to be in play for a coyote to gain advantage, especially on an adult.

The coyote’s easiest access to deer protein is to happen upon one that is already dead.

Carrion, Cain said, is one part of the coyote’s diverse diet.

They’ll eat just about anything: rodents, quail eggs — even berries and grass.

“You have to keep in mind that just because the coyote has deer hair in his scat, it doesn’t necessarily mean he killed a deer,” Cain said.

A fawn’s survival chances increase the older it gets, but a harsh environment can stifle its growth.

“In a dry year, the doe might not get the right nutrition and then she doesn’t have the milk,” Cain said. “Then she kicks the fawn off.”

The little deer either dies of malnutrition or, in its weakened state, gets dragged down by a coyote, bobcat or mountain lion.

Even feral hogs have been known to feed on venison, Cain said.

But a seemingly robust adult deer, like the one Sams saw, can lose its edge and, subsequently, its life.

Cain explained that a buck becomes very weak after the rut because “his sole focus is on the ladies,” not proper nutrition.

But older bucks, especially, go off by themselves after they breed, which adds to the danger, Cain said.

“When you’re in a herd, the more eyes you got looking around, the better your chances are of avoiding trouble,” Cain said. “But a solitary buck has only himself to be on the lookout.”

Injuries also endanger adult deer, Cain said.

Take for example, that eaten-alive buck on the McMullen

SAD SIGHT: Coyotes don’t always attack just fawns. Adult whitetails, including this buck, in a weakened or injured state may fall to the predators as well. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

County ranch.

Sams said the property owner was heartbroken to see the wounded deer. He had been watching it for years and couldn’t bear to put it out of its misery, so he handed Sams his .30-30.

The photographer did the job and the rancher took the carcass to a veterinarian, who could diagnose why it hobbled.

X-rays showed that sharp, South Texas thorns had driven deep into the hooves causing a massive infection.

Cain, after hearing that story, said it was a perfect example of the potentially fatal maladies deer face throughout their lives.

Many ranchers, Cain said, are eager to kill coyotes to protect livestock and deer.

But, he added, other landowners who don’t lease to hunters believe predators are effective tools for keeping wildlife populations in check.

He also noted that coyotes are prolific breeders, so a predator control strategy works best if landowners work together, setting harvest goals and carrying them out, especially if they own small ranches no bigger than about 200 acres.

Josh Turner, the TPW biologist assigned to Goliad and

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SAFE RELEASE: Capturing deer by helicopter using the net-gun technique has proven to be the safest and most efficient method of capture. Photo by Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.

exertion and stress of capture. To investigate rates of mortality from capture myopathy, the authors monitored deer that were captured using a helicopter and then fitted with radio-transmitters.

Of 100 deer monitored, only one died within two months of capture, possibly from capture myopathy. This mortality rate is equal to or less than that of other capture methods. Deer in this study were not pursued by the helicopter for more than 8 minutes and processing took less than 10 minutes.

The helicopter net-gun technique to capture white-tailed deer is a valuable tool in deer research and management. Not only can large numbers of deer be captured safely, but specific ages and sexes of deer, even individual deer, can be targeted. The technique works even when natural food sources are abundant, a situation that can ruin trapping efforts that rely on baiting.

DeWitt Counties, warned that total eradication of predators could lead to other issues, like a boost in the rodent population.

Turner, who enjoys hunting coyotes, said landowners who manage for wildlife should be more concerned about habitat.

Cain and Turner agreed that healthy habitat provides nourishing food, and cover.

“Look at it this way,” Turner said, “if you have a fawn out in a barren field ... well, it’s a sitting duck.”

“Last time, about 50 barrels of lead (each barrel weighs about 2,700 pounds) were collected in the salvage effort and the sale of that lead to the smelter put some good money back into our club,’’ said P.D. Parker, manager of the facility.

“The salvage crew moved about 10 acres of dirt last time. The good part is that after the lead is screened out of the dirt, the only thing that leaves our property is the lead. All the dirt is put back, it is reseeded and the grounds always look better than before,’’ he said.

Conducting the salvage effort is a crew from Gipson-Ricketts of Smithville, Mo., which spent about four days scraping dirt from the eight skeet, trap and five-stand fields at the club, which has about 500 members.

The thousands of cubic yards of dirt was moved to the northern edge of the range in Olmos Park, where it will remain covered until the screening process to separate the lead pellets from the dirt is conducted in October or November.

“This is a simple process that is no more complicated than landscaping,’’ said Lynn Gipson, owner of the salvage company.

“All we do is scrape the surface — we don’t go any deeper than we have to — and store it in an area until we can bring in the screening machinery,’’ he said.

After the screening process, the salvaged lead is taken to a smelter and

the dirt is redistributed on the fields.

“We actually reconstruct the fields and in most cases the landscaping is improved and the drainage is better,’’ Gipson said.

Concerning estimates of how deep the scrapers, each capable of handling seven cubic yards per load, have to dig to scoop up the lead, he said the operator will be able to tell from observing the lead on the ground.

“He will be able to see pockets of lead as he is working – we only move enough dirt as we deem necessary to make the effort profitable,’’ Gipson said.

The salvage company conducts operations at as many as a dozen shooting facilities each year, he said, adding that he has been in business for about four years.

“Every club is different and the amount of dirt we move and lead we salvage does vary. The good part is that we do all the work and the gun club gets part of the proceeds so they can put a little money back into their club,’’ Gipson said.

Current spot prices for lead are hovering in the area of 90 cents to a $1 per pound, which could turn into a substantial bonus back to the gun club coffers.

For club shooters, particularly those who missed targets, they may be able to take some small consolation in that their unsuccessful attempts to break clays will still be disappointing, but will now bring about a benefit to their club.

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answer yet, though. We’re in the process of evaluating.”

Abilene officials argue Cedar Ridge Reservoir is vital to the growth of the city of almost 116,000 people. Three lakes — Fort Phantom Hill Lake, Hubbard Creek Reservoir and O.H. Ivie Lake — supply its water. But the city could fall 23,000 acre-feet short of demand by 2060, said O’Brien, citing a study by the Brazos G Water Planning Group.

Reservoir critics such as Janice Bezanson, executive director of the Texas Conservation Alliance, counter the estimate allots water for the construction of several coal steamelectric plants in Nolan County.

Only one has been proposed.

“You’re talking about hypothetical plants,” Bezanson said. “You’re talking about spending more than $200 million for water that might not even be demanded.”

Bezanson said wildlife would suffer if a reservoir is built.

“There would be habitat for fish, but the habitat for deer, turkey and hogs, the animals that people hunt, would be seriously reduced,” she said.

Two people whose property is in the path of the proposed Cedar Ridge Reservoir have divergent opinions on its potential impact.

Roy Wilson leases 42,000 acres for the hunting operation he and his wife, Becky, run at Krooked River Ranch near Haskell. As much as 8,000 acres of it could be flooded by a reservoir.

“It’s not going to put me out of business,” Wilson said. “I’m a born optimist. I feel it will give me more opportunities, maybe even enhance things around here.”

Fort Worth resident Randy Rogers said the reservoir would take 25 percent or about 600 acres of his ranch.

“It would take the heart of the melon,” he said. “The food plots I plant to attract game would be inundated. The small lake around the house would be inundated. And part of the high fence around the property would be inundated and rendered useless. It would change the character of the place.”

If Cedar Ridge Reservoir is built, Rogers fears he may have few animals to hunt.

“If you drive across my land, on the flats, you might see a few deer,” he said. “But if you drive down to the creek, that’s where you find them. That’s where the water, the shade, the vegetation, the browse is. If all that goes away, they’re going to find some other place that gives them places to hide.”

For his part, Wilson is pondering the upcoming hunting season — and little else.

“I’m expecting a good dove season,” he said. “And I like our quail crop to bounce back, too. That’s what I’m concerned with.”

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