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Volume 10, Issue 13

A morning with a legend

COMING AND GOING: According to a study, seatrout that live in the surf tend to stay in the surf, and trout that live in bays don’t travel into the surf. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

THE MASTER: Roy Hindes III has been tracking wounded and lost deer with dogs for 50-plus years. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Seatrout segregation

Deer tracker finds buck, shares lifetime of experience

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Hang out around fishing docks along the Texas coast long enough and you’re sure to eventually hear anglers waiting on the “trout run,” when big spotted seatrout migrate

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star outdoor newS The congregation at Cowboy Fellowship Church in Pleasanton had a substitute fiddler on a January Sunday — their usual, Roy Hindes III, was out with his dog tracking a deer.

The previous evening, about an hour away, the shot at the 9-pointer was long and the shot placement wasn’t perfect. The two hunters followed the blood trail for a few hundred yards but then lost it in the darkness.

For the hunter, Jason Phillips, it was an awful feeling.

from the surf on the outside of barrier islands into the bays.

Ask 10 different anglers and you’ll get 10 different responses on when

to expect the “surf runners,” as many anglers call them.

But based upon a research project by Harte Research Institute gradu-

ate Laura Payne and several project managers, that run between the open ocean surf through the jetties and into bays doesn’t take place.

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID PLANO, TX PERMIT 210

Mule deer season could be coming to more counties

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

INSIDE

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering making changes to expand mule deer hunting into several counties that previ-

ously had no mule deer season.

TPWD staff presented proposed amendments to the 2014-15 Statewide Hunting Proclamation to the Texas See MULE DEER, Page 15

Late winter is traditionally the time in Texas to catch a mammoth largemouth bass.

The big females

FISHING

Helping deer

That’s a state record

Springtime down south

Redfish galore

Turkey prospects are good this season in the South Zone that opens March 15.

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See TROUT, Page 19

LUNKER: Bruce Benedict Jr. holds the 15.37-pound bass he caught on Falcon during the recent Bass Champs tournament. Photo by Bass Champs.

HUNTING Grazing can benefit range conditions for deer and quail if done properly. Some hunters, though, believe deer and cattle don’t mix.

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Payne wrote her thesis on finding out how far some trout move after placing small radio transmitters into trout to track their movement.

“Spotted seatrout are presumed to be estuarine residents with lim-

Toads

Expanding opportunities

See LEGEND, Page 18

Time Sensitive Material • Deliver ASAP

Study shows trout in surf, bays don’t mix

Some big bass being caught in Texas this month

are at their highest weights, full of eggs and on a fairly predictable pattern for anglers. And Texans

Junior angler bests catch and release record for rainbow trout while fishing on the Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam. Page 8

Anglers finding plenty of red drum up and down coast. Aransas Pass pods feeding on live shrimp.

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are taking advantage this year, with a few really big fish caught this month.

See BIG BASS, Page 27

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HUNTING

Prospects are good South Zone turkey hunting should be fun this season, 2-year-old birds abundant

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Many South Texas hunters know where they will be come first light on March 15 — setting up a decoy and trying to call in a lonely gobbler as the season kicks off in the southern part of the state.

According to Jason Hardin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s turkey leader, the season should see lots of 2-yearold birds responding to calls.

“South Texas has been on a bit of a rollercoaster ride these past few years with respect to turkey production,” Hardin said. “2010 was a great year and South Texas saw a boom in production. We had turkey hens radio-marked in Duval County and all but one pulled off a PLENTY OF 2-YEAR OLDS: South Texas turkey hunters should see a lot of young toms this season, making for some exciting hunts. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

successful clutch. The only unsuccessful hen was on her third nesting attempt when she was killed on the nest. This took place in August and considering the typical August weather in Texas, this says something for how good range conditions were that year.”

However, 2011 was tougher.

“The drought of 2011 as you know was horrible for range conditions and reproduction,” Hardin said. “Turkeys had no interest in reproducing and the only positive was that most hens did not attempt to nest and therefore survived to reproduce in 2012. We have above average production in 2012 followed by another year of very low production in 2013, hence the rollercoaster reference.”

The drought returned in 2013, although some areas fared better than others.

“The drought this past year was another big hit for turkeys in parts of South Texas,”

Hardin continued.

“The southern portion of South Texas was hit harder than the northern half. We did see some production in the area near and just south of San Antonio. The more coastal areas from about Hebbronville east did not see much reproductive activity until early summer, and then it was too late to see a real boom year.”

Even though production has been spotty the past few years, Hardin expects plenty of gobblers this season.

“Late winter rain, followed by early spring rain, will help continue to recover the droughty landscape and set the birds up for this springs reproductive period,” he said. “In any case, there should be a good number of 2-year-old gobblers out there from the good year we had in 2012, and a lot of 2-yearold gobblers typically makes for a great hunting season.”

According to Mario Quesada, president of the Alamo Chapter See TURKEY, Page 7

Don’t forget the cows Cattle can be effective deer management tool

By Craig Nyhus Lone Star Outdoor News When it comes to managing habitat for whitetails and quail, cattle get little respect. The sight of overgrazed pastures send chills down the spine of wildlife managers and deer hunters.

When used properly, though, especially in times of good grass growth, cattle supply much-needed benefits and can be used to create food for deer and quail.

“Cattle are the Rodney Dangerfield of wildlife management,” said Macy Ledbetter, a former Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist and now a wildlife and habitat consultant based in San Saba. “They provide some great benefits — they are a walking mower and tiller.”

The hoof action of cattle creates the environment for the growth of the deer’s favorite food, forbs.

Matt Reidy, a TPWD wildlife biologist based in Pleasanton, said cattle are an important factor in wildlife management, especially when the rains come and the grass grows.

“When you have grass on the landscape, there is a lot of biomass out there, ”Reidy said. “The grass can get too thick and the food sources get shaded out.

“That’s where cattle are a great tool — they are a whole lot cheaper than getting a tractor out there.”

The simple movement of the cattle creates benefits, too.

“Their hoof action stirs up the soil and stimulates the forb growth,” Reidy said.

There is an added benefit. Grasses, whether native or invasives like coastal bermuda and buffelgrass, can cover the landscape when left unchecked. When they get thick, they create a canopy, shading the bare ground

and preventing forb production.

“Cows do a great job on buffelgrass,” Reidy said.

“Discing and fire can allow it to spread. While the thick grass can provide decent nesting and fawning cover, left unchecked it grows so thick it shades out the forbs.

“As wildlife managers, we’re trying to grow weeds,” Ledbetter said. “That’s what forbs essentially are.”

The methods of bringing cattle into the property to help manage for wildlife offer some options.

“I like stocker steers,” Ledbetter said. “It only takes six months and then you get the cattle off.”

Whether managers use stocker operations, have their own cattle, or utilize cow-calf leasing, the timing and duration of cattle on the landscape is critical.

“It is a very precise tool and an underutilized tool, especially in South Texas,” Reidy said. “You have to use them correctly. Ideally you will use rotational grazing, keeping in consideration things like the hunters may not want cows there during the deer and quail hunting seasons.”

It isn’t just a matter of putting cattle on the ground and letting them roam, though.

“The grass needs to be checked, preferably weekly,” Reidy said. “If you’re a quail guy, and really also if you’re a deer guy, if the grass is grazed below 8 inches, that’s too much.”

At Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, the the Kenneth E. Leonard Fellowship for Livestock-Wildlife Research was recently announced. The endowment, provided by the Ken and Tanya Leonard family, will support one graduate student each year in perpetuity to study and report on the many relationships of wildlife in the context of the importance of cattle and their LET THEM EAT: Rotational cattle grazing can be hugely beneficial to deer if done properly. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News. use as a tool for habitat management.

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Bigger isn’t better More deer wounded with bigger calibers than anything else

BUT IT MAKES A BIGGER HOLE: Even though some hunters think a bigger gun is better for deer, more bucks are wounded with large calibers because hunters aren’t prepared for heavy recoil. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Watching a good tracker and his dog work to find a deer can be an awesome sight.

When they find the deer, it feels even better. But which guns are the most responsible for wounding the most deer?

Turns out, the bigger the

rifle, the higher the probability for wounding a deer, especially if the hunter pulling the trigger is inexperienced.

“Your big caliber guns,” said well-known tracker Robbie Hurt. “Rifles like the 7mm Mag.; I see more deer crippled with those-type rifles than the smaller calibers. You can put the .300 (calibers) in there, as well.

Those bigger caliber rifles scare the people who are shooting them and they end up jerking the trigger and crippling the deer.

“People are just scared of the kick.”

When Roy Hindes III came to look for a buck with the LSON crew recently (see cover story), he remarked the 7 mm Mag. was the most common gun hunters shoot and wound deer.

Tracker Wesley Jennings agreed with the assessment that bigger calibers frighten some hunters and result in wounded deer.

“Well, I’ve found it’s not so much the rifle as the hunter,” Jennings said with a chuckle. “Most

of the times with an uneducated hunter, they aren’t shooting the right rifle to begin with.

I’ve got three deer on my wall that are all over 180 inches and all killed with a very small caliber. I shot it so well when I was younger because I wasn’t scared of it.

“That 7mm Mag. kicks so bad that some hunters close their eyes and jerk the trigger.”

Jennings said pretty much any of the bigger caliber rifles wound more deer than the lower caliber guns.

“About the biggest gun I own is a .270,” he said.

“I used to have a 7mm Mag. and I traded it to a guy for a .22 pistol just to get rid of it.”

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Dick Cabela passes Richard N. Cabela, co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Cabela’s Inc., passed away last week at his home in Sidney, Neb. He was 77.

Dick, along with his wife, Mary, and brother, Jim, founded Cabela’s somewhat inadvertently in 1961 when he purchased $45 worth of hand-tied fishing flies while in Chicago on a furniture and housewares buying trip with his father for the family’s Chappell, Neb., furniture store. With the flies not moving off the store shelf, Dick came upon the idea of selling them through the mail. His first ad, in a Casper, Wyo., newspaper, produced one sale. Rethinking his situation, Dick placed an ad in Sports Afield magazine: “FREE introductory offer!!! 5 popular Grade A handtied flies. Send 25¢ for postage and handling…” Orders started coming in and Mary typed the names and addresses of each customer on recipe cards and placed them in a shoebox. Realizing the potential for mail-order sales, Dick purchased more fishing gear and he and Mary produced a threepage mimeographed catalog, which was mailed with each order.

Today, Cabela’s is a $3.6 billion company with a worldwide catalog and Internet business and 50 stores in the United States and Canada.

Dick garnered numerous accolades in his lifetime, including induction into the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame in 2006. Dick and Mary traveled the world pursuing their shared passion for hunting. In 2001, Dick was honored with the Safari Club International’s prestigious C.J. McElroy Award for his dedication to preserving and promoting the heritage and tradition of hunting. In 2007, Dick and Jim were honored by Outdoor Life mag-

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azine as being among the top 25 “most influential people in hunting and fishing.”

— Cabela’s

Possible changes on tap The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing several new rules for the upcoming hunting season.

TPWD staff presented proposed amendments to the 2014-15 Statewide Hunting Proclamation to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The recommended changes include: Shorten the current year-round open season for desert bighorn sheep by one month and eliminate the requirement of a landowner affidavit for skulls and horns found in the wild; Extend squirrel season in 51 East Texas counties; Eliminate bag and possession limits for squirrel in 12 counties in the Blacklands Prairie; Allow the take of squirrel by means of air rifles meeting minimum standards; Implement rules allowing use of mobile technology by hunters to check harvested eastern turkeys; Clarify rules governing possession of firearms while hunting deer or turkey during an open archery season; Comments on the proposed rules may be submitted by phone, mail or email to Robert Macdonald (512) 389-4775; email: robert.macdonald@tpwd.texas.gov; mail: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744.

Comments may also be submitted through the department’s Internet website after Feb. 21 and at the following upcoming public meetings scheduled around the state.

— TPWD

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These guys can shoot New professional sporting clays tour begins this season

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

It might have taken a long time, but the best sporting clay shooters in the business will now have a chance to show their skills against the best in the world, earn prize money and maybe become television stars.

The Professional Sporting Clays Association will host its first annual professional tour beginning in April. The events will be televised on NBC Sports on Sunday nights beginning July 27.

“Although we are excited to provide our PSCA competitors with the benefits that are associated with being a professional athlete — such as increased media exposure — the benefits of the PSCA will not be limited to the athletes on the tour,” said

President Dan Carlisle.

“We strongly believe that the PSCA will be instrumental in growing our sport, and the benefits of that growth will be experienced by amateur competitors, club owners and the entire industry.”

PSCA Commissioner Mel Parks said he and other shooters have discussed a pro tour for years, but it finally came to fruition this year.

“I’ve been shooting sporting clays for more than 20 years,” Parks said, “and I’ve made a lot of contacts during that time. One of things we looked at was all of the costs to start shooting sporting clays and develop the skill and how little return there was for becoming a top shooter. Only the elite of the elite make any prize money.”

Parks said there is little incentive to open

new clubs because of the start-up costs and the lack of youth shooters coming into the sport.

“There is a shortage of venues and that leads to a lack of youth shooters,” he said. “By attracting more people with a large amount of prize money, it will raise awareness with young shooters and become an incentive for more clubs to open.”

PSCA has an association with Gold Medal Shooting Academy, the experts in training young shooters. PSCA also works closely with the National Sporting Clays Association to choose shooters.

“We are looking to emphasize development of training for our youngest shooters,” Parks said. “We have a keen focus on younger shooters and we are offering scholarships at

PULL: The best shotgunners in the world will be in Texas beginning in April for the start of the PSCA tournament season. Photos by David J. Sams, LSON and PSCA.

the tournament for young shooters.”

Parks said PSCA chose the top 48 men and 12 women based on earnings from NSCA events and the highest percentage of targets broken in NSCA events.

“Since we hand-selected the top 60 shooters, we also wanted the amateur shooters to have a chance,” Parks said. “The first 150 shooters to register for the event get to shoot the same course in the afternoon that the pros shot in the morning.

We will take the top four shoot-

ers from the Saturday afternoon shoot and let them compete in the Sunday competition on equal footing with the pros.

“We realize some of these people are just as good as the pros, but they may not have had the

experience that some of the pros do.”

The first competition will be held on April 5-6 at Able’s Gun Club in Huntsville.

For more information, go to psca.com.

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DSC announces where rhino money going Scientists working to grow rhino populations in Namibia have announced plans for the $350,000 raised in a recent Dallas Safari Club auction.

Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism officials say the funds will be used for law enforcement training, patrol vehicles and a national intelligence system crucial for protecting rhino populations from criminal poaching.

Funds also will help biologists with a new rhino census at Etosha National Park.

Elly Hamunyela, a deputy director for the agency, said in a February email to DSC that Namibia’s rhino population, which has doubled since 1990 and is growing approximately 5 percent each year, is vulnerable to threats. Of particular concern are poachers using helicopters, poachers poisoning waterholes, and the agency’s limited funding and resources.

Poachers killed more than 1,000 rhinos last year in neighboring South Africa. Officials worry Namibia could be next.

“We are putting a lot of effort into capacity building of our staff, formal and in-service training, equipping our staff with up-to-date equipment, and making use of technology (including unmanned aerial vehicles, closed-circuit television surveillance and radio-frequency identification tags),” said Hamunyela. “Rhino conservation is very expensive as we all know. As a small example, on average to immobilize a rhino, fit it with security devices and DNA typing costs US $1,800 to $2,300. We immobilize more than 100 rhinos on a yearly basis.”

Hamunyela also cited high costs of simply counting rhinos. Between 160 and 180 hours of helicopter time is required for the planned census at 8,598-square-mile Etosha National Park.

The additional $350,000 will “contribute significantly” to the conservation and future of rhinos in Namibia, according to agency officials.

The ministry also is manning a 24-hour toll-free hotline, working with police and armed forces, and partnering with World Wildlife Fund, Save The Rhino and others on outreach to local communities — all to help maximize “staff per rhino” and efficient responses to poaching.

“To counteract and make Namibia a non-soughtafter rhino poaching destination, we need all the assistance we can get. Namibia is not in the posi-

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tion where government can make vast amounts of funding available on short term,” said Hamunyela.

— DSC

Upcoming seminars to highlight deer habitat, management Seminars sponsored by the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute and the Texas Wildlife Association will focus on educating landowners and wildlife managers on aspects of managing property for white-tailed deer.

On March 7, CKWRI will hold its annual Deer Associates Meeting at the J.W. Marriott Resort in San Antonio. Topics will include, among others: • Dynamics of an urban deer population • Generational nutrition effects on buck antler and body size • Dietary energy influence on body and antler size • Pasture-level body size observations from the Faith Ranch • DMP as a tool to increase trophy bucks Registration is available by calling (361) 5934120 or at ckwri.tamuk.edu. The cost is $250 for one registrant and one guest.

On April 10-11, the Texas Deer Study Group, sponsored by TWA, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service will take place at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Columbus, followed by a field tour on the J3J4 Ranch discussing habitat management techniques, native and introduced vegetation and a deer necropsy will be conducted.

Topics will include, among others: • History of deer management in the Post Oak Savanna and Gulf-Coast Prairies • Habitat changes in the Post Oak Savanna and Gulf-Coast Prairies • Managing deer on small acreage: The CO-OP model • Deer management in “farmland” habitat • Value of wildlife: Managing deer from a new perspective • Good science, bad science, no science at all Registration is available by calling (979) 5419803 or at texas-wildlife.org. The cost is $75 until March 31 and $100 thereafter.

— Staff report

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Turkey Continued From Page 4

2014 Spring turkey season dates: n Youth-only

North Zone: March 22-23, May 17-18 South Zone: March 8-9, May 3-4

n Regular season North Zone: March 29-May 11 South Zone: March 15-April 27 Eastern turkey (28 counties): April 15-May 14 1-turkey bag limit (8 counties): April 1-30 See TPWD for full regulations. of the National Wild Turkey Federation, the season is shaping up to be a good one if his members are to be believed.

“We are hearing a lot of positive things this season,” he said.

“People are seeing some big flocks this year, and on a lot of ranches that haven’t seen very many turkeys the past few years. A lot of hens did not nest the past couple of years, so predation was low and

that shows with some of the numbers we are seeing.”

Quesada said he has talked to many hunters that are seeing older birds, 3-4 years of age, and lots of jakes this season.

“The birds are already gobbling, so things may have kicked off a little early this year,” he said. “People are hearing a lot of gobbling, so that is a great sign. Everyone is excited.”

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FISHING

Not bad for a first trout “Wilson has been wanting to try kayak fishing for a while,” Martin said. “I wanted to get a good introduction to kayak fishing, so I called Shane Davies (of River Run Guide Service). We decided to go on President’s Day and everything about it was good.”

The group got on the river, throwing live bait to entice one of the big rainbow trout that inhabit this stretch of river to latch on.

One did — right off the bat.

“We had just started fishing at the first spot,” Wilson Martin said. “I had just thrown my line in and waited about two minutes.

The trout hit and really took off. It took two or three minutes to get him. I had never been trout fishing before — I mainly catch catfish and bass.

“I was pretty excited.”

The big rainbow measured 19 inches, breaking the former state junior catch and release record of 15.5 inches caught on March 20, 2007 by David Ortega on the Guadalupe River.

Father and son did not realize the fish was such a big deal until they looked at Davies.

“I didn’t realize it was a special fish until I looked over and saw Shane doing cartwheels on top of the water,” Brigham Martin said laughing. “I thought to myself, ‘I can’t believe this.’ I used to fish for trout in my youth, so it really took me back to my roots.”

The fish was brought out of the water for a few quick pictures, but not before some proper handling instructions were taught to the group.

“Shane made a big deal about being super careful while handling the fish,” Martin said.

“We had to wet our hands and only held it out of the water long enough to take a few pictures. The trout swam away very healthy for another angler to enjoy.”

BEGINNER’S LUCK: Wilson Martin, 13, along with his dad, Brigham, admire Davies said he had a great time on the water the record-breaking trout Wilson caught on his first Texas trout adventure with the new trout anglers. on the Guadalupe River. Photos by Shane Davies, River Run Guide Service.

“These guys did not have a lot of fishing or kayaking experience, and I admire (Brigham) for just going and getting out on the water with his son. This fish trampled the record.

He had his hands full on fairly light spinning gear.”

Brigham Martin said the family is definitely looking into getting a kayak to explore a number of the Hill Country rivers around their home.

“We were just discussing getting a kayak,” he

By Conor Harrison said. “Although, I thought I would be the one Lone Star Outdoor News to love kayak fishing and Wilson might not Fredericksburg angler Brigham Martin just wanted to like it as much. Boy, was I wrong. My whole spend some time with his son, Wilson, on a kayak fishing body hurts from rowing and pulling the kayak through some spots, but Wilson loved it.” trip to the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake Dam.

Thirteen-year-old angler catches first trout, sets state junior record

Seeing red

Running hard

Redfish action good along coast

White bass spawning down south

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

The red drum fishing is good in many parts of the coast, according to area guides.

Along the midcoast, Capt. Dan Kelly said large pods of redfish have moved into the Aransas Pass area and he has been cleaning up.

“We are drifting potholes north of Aransas Pass,” Kelly said. “We’ve seen some huge pods of redfish come through and they have been hungry. We have caught a ton of fish on shrimp, but we’ve also thrown some lures at them. We picked up a few the other day on a gold spoon.

“I don’t know where they came PLENTY OF KEEPERS: Anglers are finding lots of redfish action up and down the from, but they showed up and it has coast this month, with big pods moving into bays. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. been great since they did.”

Kelly also said guides are having success in other parts of the midcoast.

“Most everyone I’ve spoken with is having no trouble finding redfish in the normal spots in San Antonio Bay, Espiritu and Corpus bays,” he said. “Everyone is taking advantage right now.”

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While most anglers are catching loads of white bass as they make their annual run up rivers and streams across Texas the next few weeks, guide Chris Richardson with Lake Livingston Adventures is sticking to another tried and true tactic — deadsticking in deep water for big whites.

“The fishing has been great,” he said.

“We’ve got our winter deadsticking down.

We ran 25 trips this month and limited out on every one.”

Richardson said while the white bass the run is fun to fish

in the rivers, it is not necessary.

“There is a large population of white bass that stays in the

main lake,” he said.

“They spawn on main lake points and stay See WHITE BASS, Page 16

EASY LIMITS: The white bass run has begun in Texas and anglers are catching limits on many rivers and some deeper lakes. Photo by Conor Harrison, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Trout biting in Baffin The trout bite in Baffin Bay has been steady recently, although bigger trout are still tough to locate.

The best bite seems to be wading in 3- to 4-feet of water, with the top-water bite beginning to emerge on some mornings.

Capt. Jason Wagenfehr of Bay Flats Lodge reports a good trout bite on 2coolfishing.com. “(We were) throwing a pink/chrome One Knocker Spook and either caught a fish or had a blowup for many consecutive casts,” he said.

“Aubrey and Sally switched between bone Super Spook Jrs. and Saltwater Assassins in

Slammin Chicken and white.

Before the bite died out, we had managed to string six or seven trout. We spent the rest of our day wading waist- to belly-deep water that was getting streaks of sandy-colored water caused by the increased wind. Here, we were able to bring to hand some better trout.”

Wagenfehr said scented plastics with chartreuse colors were working.

“Aubrey was throwing a plum Bass Assassin on a 1/32-ounce jig head, and I was using a chartreuse Corky Devil. I released a 26- and 24-inch trout here and between the rest of us, there

Falling short Faircloth highest Texan in the Classic at seventh Texans, for the most part, had a rough time at the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, with only one — Todd Faircloth from Jasper — breaking into the top 10.

Alabama angler Randy Howell won the event on Lake Guntersville with a final weight of 67.8 pounds.

Faircloth managed to bag 61.1 pounds, finishing in seventh place and earning a check for $21,500.

He was the top angler from Texas.

The next best angler from Texas was Huntington’s Keith Combs, who finished in 22nd place with 49 pounds.

After that, there wasn’t much for Texas fans to cheer about, as Yusuke Miyazaki finished in 42nd place, Alton Jones from Lorena in 45th place, Takahiro Omori from Emory in 48th place and longtime veteran Gary Klein of Weatherford had a rough weekend and finished

were another four or five fish between 18 and 21 inches.

“It was great to see some improvement in our trout fishing and as the water crept to nearly 70, we should see the trend continue.”

Well-known Baffin Bay Capt. Kevin Cochran said the bigger fish are beginning to be tough to locate.

“The really big ones have become harder for me to locate and catch over the last few days,” he said. “(They have been biting a) Provoker worm, but topwaters are starting to draw some impressive strikes. If I can just get some of the big ones to stick.”

— Staff report

in last place — 55th — with 6.12 pounds.

Howell had a tremendous last day to come from 11th place for the surprise win. He started the final day fishing under a road bridge and found a spot loaded with huge fish.

When Howell brought his bag to the scales, his five bass weighed 29 pounds, 2 ounces, with the largest going 7 pounds, 3 ounces. The banner day beefed up his total to 67 pounds, 8 ounces.

“I don’t even know if I’m going to win, but it doesn’t matter,” Howell said before all the 25 finalists came to the scales. “It was the best day I’ve ever had in 21 years of professional bass fishing, a day of a lifetime.”

Howell edged out B.A.S.S. Nation qualifier Paul Mueller of Naugatuck, Conn., by 1 pound. Mueller, who on Day 2 set a new one-day Classic weight record at 32 pounds, 3 ounces, totaled 66 pounds, 8 ounces for second place.

Third place was claimed by second-day leader Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., with 65 pounds, 11 ounces. Fourth was Ott DeFoe of Knoxville, Tenn., with 63 pounds, 6 ounces. First-day leader Randall Tharp of Port St. Joe, Fla., finished in fifth place at 62 pounds, 12 ounces.

— Staff report

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT On the beds BRANDY BRANCH RESERVOIR — This power-plant lake is producing good stringers of largemouth bass.

LSON’s Mike Hughs fished the lake for a bass club tournament recently and reported water temperatures between 66 and 68 degrees. He found bass in all phases of the spawn based on fishing location — bass were most actively spawning on the cold-water side of the lake.

Deeper beds produced more aggressive fish due to lack of fishing pressure, according to Hughs. The water is very clear with lots of grass, allowing anglers to locate beds in 6-8 feet of water.

Best success came on perch-colored jigs, Senkos and creature baits. Bass between 3 and 7 pounds were common, with weights for the one-day tournament between 15 and 22 pounds.

Getting aggressive STILLHOUSE HOLLOW LAKE — According to Sure Strike Guide Service on Stillhouse Hollow, the fishing has picked up with the recent warming trend.

“The last few days of warmer weather has got a few fish thinking about moving and the ones

AMISTAD: Water fairly clear; 51–55 degrees; 35.19’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on football jigs, crankbaits, jigging spoons, and soft plastics. Striped bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons.

ATHENS: Water clear; 43–47 degrees; 0.14’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on lipless crankbaits and jerkbaits. Wacky worms around docks are effective as well.

BASTROP: Water clear; 50–54 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.

BELTON: Water stained; 49–53 degrees; 9.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and trolling lipless crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait, summer sausage and hot dogs.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 44–48 degrees; 3.37’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on lipless crankbaits and white bladed jigs. .

BONHAM: Water stained, 44–47 degrees; 2.06’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on flipping jigs and bladed jigs. Catfish are fair on chicken liver along Timbercreek Channel down to about 20 feet.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in reeds. Striped bass are good on liver and shad. Channel catfish are good on shrimp, cheesebait and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 47–51 degrees; 10.24’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits, crawcolored jigs and chrome/blue lipless crankbaits along shorelines. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and crawdad crankbaits.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 48–52 degrees; 30.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged black/blue lizards, Rattlin’ Rogues, and blue flake Whacky Sticks on jigheads along ledges.

CADDO: Water stained; 45–49 degrees; 1.10’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on weightless Flukes and wacky worms. White and yellow bass are good on slabs.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

CALAVERAS: Water clear. Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on spoons and jigs near the dam. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, shrimp and cheesebait.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 49–53 degrees; 8.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkin/ chartreuse hair jigs with trailers and Carolina-rigged lizards along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are good trolling white striper jigs and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 51–55 degrees; 15.90’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on white striper jigs. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait and frozen shrimp.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 55 degrees in main lake, 72 degrees at hot water discharge; 4.07’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics and spinner baits in 8–10 feet.

CONROE: Water stained; 48–52 degrees; 1.19’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs.

COOPER: Water clear; 62–66 degrees; 12.87’ low. Largemouth bass are good on medium and shallow crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad FAYETTE: Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits, soft plastics and crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.

FORK: Water clear; 42–47 degrees; 4.43’ low. Largemouth

bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits and black and blue jigs.

Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs near bridges. Catfish are slow on prepared bait and trotlines.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 45–54 degrees; 12.9’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on black/blue jigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear.

Largemouth bass are good on pumpkinseed spinner baits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs.

Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and stinkbait.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 45–49 degrees; 9.28’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon and watermelon red soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits.

Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and stinkbait.

GRANGER: Water clear; 47–51 degrees; 0.36’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin crankbaits and soft plastics.

White bass are fair on pet spoons and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 41–45 degrees; 9.69’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits. Crappie are slow near brush piles on jigs. White bass are slow on slabs and minnows.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 50–54 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass to 6 pounds are good on chartreuse and red crankbaits near the islands in 10–14 feet.

Crappie are fair on minnows near the dam. Channel and blue catfish to 4 pounds are fair on juglines baited with live bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off-color; 46–53 degrees; 23.29’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs and drop-shot rigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 42–46 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on weightless soft plastics.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly

that are being caught have been much more aggressive. Right now fish are being taken off flats or deep water humps using a Carolina-rigged 6-inch Watermelon/Red Lizard. Be sure to use a heavy weight and fish all around and over the humps. Another area producing fish are the deep ends of points using a watermelon-colored 5/16-ounce jig. Here the most success has come by positing your boat off the deep end of the point and pitching the jig up shallow, then pulling it along until you reach the end of the point, then just let it fall. All the fish taken have been in the 2 to 2.5-pound range.”

To contact Sure Strike Guide Service, call (254) 368-0294.

Coming around FALCON INTERNATIONAL RESERVOIR — The bass are starting to feed on the famous border lake and guide Tommy Law has been smacking them.

Some big fish in the 8- to 10-pound range have been caught this week on spinner baits and soft plastics.

Although fewer bites come from it, fishing deep with crankbaits has put some big bass in the livewell.

According to Law, the spawn has already come and gone in most of the lake, so focus fishing the edges of flats and deep drop-offs.

To contact guide Tommy Law, call (325) 439-6045.

— Conor Harrison

stained; 43–47; degrees; 1.07’ high. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs and hollow-body swimbaits.

bass are fair on watermelon seed jigs, shaky heads, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 41–45 degrees; 12.24’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on black/blue flipping jigs. Crappie are slow on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are slow on prepared bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 44–52 degrees; 22.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shakyheads, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

LBJ: Water stained; 50–54 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on PBJ-colored jigs and green pumpkin tubes on docks and seawalls. White bass are fair to good on silver Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads.

Channel catfish are fair on minnows and worms.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 42–46 degrees; 0.03’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on red lipless crankbaits and crankbaits in natural shad in the Kickapoo area. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on chicken livers.

LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 41–45 degrees; 7.61’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits and small jigging spoons.

Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs. White bass are slow on jigs and minnows. Catfish are slow on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 44–52 degrees; 13.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 48–52 degrees; 0.31’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on buzzbaits and crankbaits. White bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 46–50 degrees; 8.11’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse/ black soft plastics and Lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on white and red striper jigs.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with cut shad.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 68–72 degrees; 0.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on squarebilled crankbaits in shad patterns and green pumpkin Texas-rigged soft plastics. Crappie are good on white jigs and minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 54–58 degrees; 0.99’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on black and blue flipping jigs and creature baits. Bladed jigs effective later in the day. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 45–49 degrees; 0.15’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and spoons.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 45–51 degrees; 45.33’ low. Largemouth

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 41–45 degrees; 7.18’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits and deep-diving crankbaits. White bass are slow on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are slow on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 40–45 degrees; 7.72’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits and weightless Senkos near points in 6–10’.

SAM RAYBURN: Water murky; 50–54 degrees; 3.58’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on watermelon and pumpkinseed soft plastics, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 45–49 degrees; 2.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are

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SWEETWATER: Water murky; 43– 54 degrees; 23.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 41–44 degrees; 9.32’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on green pumpkin flipping jigs and Rapala Shad Raps. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on slabs.

Catfish are good on cut shad.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 42–45 degrees; 8.90’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on shaky heads and drop-shot finesse worms near deeper points.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 48–52 degrees; 2.93’ low. Largemouth bass are good on dark red soft plastics, and on chartreuse lipless crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait, frozen shrimp, and stinkbait.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 46–50 degrees; 53.27’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chrome spoons and firetiger crankbaits in 15–35 feet. Striped bass are fair on shad crankbaits and chrome spoons in 30–50 feet. White bass are good on minnows, white grubs, and chrome spoons. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and bloodbait in 35–50 feet.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 47–51 degrees; 11.19’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and liver.

— TPWD

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Proposed changes, meetings announced for trout, flounder The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing fishing regulation changes that will affect both salt and freshwater anglers.

Some of the most noteworthy include changes to harvest regulations for flounder and spotted seatrout, the rainbow trout fishery on the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake dam, and additional restrictions on the harvest of alligator gar during critical periods of spawning.

TPWD staff presented proposed amendments to the 2014-15 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing Proclamation to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. The recommended changes include: Saltwater Oyster harvest: Temporary two-year closure of a 54-acre oyster restoration site on Half-Moon reef in Matagorda Bay, and a two-year temporary closure of seven restoration sites located in East Galveston Bay. Flounder: Extension of the November two-fish bag limit through the first two weeks of December, and during those two weeks harvest would be allowed

by any legal means.

Spotted Seatrout: Extension of the five-fish bag and possession limit up the coast through East Matagorda Bay with a fiveyear sunset date.

Freshwater Guadalupe River below Canyon Reservoir (Comal County): rainbow and brown trout regulations on a section of the river would be changed to a 12- to 18-inch slot length limit with a five-fish daily bag limit, harvest by artificial lures only, and only one trout over 18 inches could be retained. The new regulation zone would begin 800 yards downstream from the Canyon Dam release and extend downstream to the easternmost Highway 306 bridge crossing.

Texas/Louisiana Border Waters (Toledo Bend Reservoir, Caddo Lake, and the Lower Sabine River in Newton and Orange Counties): regulations for blue and channel catfish would be changed to no minimum length limit and a 50-fish daily bag limit in any combination, of which no more than five blue or channel catfish 30 inches or longer could be retained.

Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir (McLennan County): the special limits for freshwater lakes where red drum have been stocked would be removed and regulations would revert to statewide length limits (20-inch minimum

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length limit, 28-inch maximum length limit, and harvest of up to two red drum 28 inches or longer per year with trophy drum tag). Bag limit would remain at three.

Lake Kyle (Hays County): regulations would be changed to catch and release (no harvest) of channel and blue catfish, largemouth bass, or any sunfish species.

Canyon Lake Project #6 (Lubbock County): Changes implemented last year were not fully implemented. To correct this, the harvest regulation for channel and blue catfish would be changed to no minimum length limit and a five-fish daily bag and anglers would be restricted to only two poles.

North Concho River from O. C. Fisher Dam to Bell Street Dam and the South Concho River from Lone Wolf Dam to Bell Street Dam (Tom Green County): anglers would be restricted to using two poles.

Jug Line Floats:Â Recreational anglers who fish with jug lines will be allowed to use floats of any color except orange. Commercial anglers will continue to be restricted to using orange-colored floats.

Go to LSONews.com for meeting times and locations. — TPWD

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER VARMINT HUNTERS’ BAIT WAS TWO BUCK CARCASSES IN ONE BUCK COUNTY Lubbock District Capt. Jonny Heaton patrolled Garza County with Garza/Lynn counties Game Warden Drew Spencer for wildlife hunting compliance. About to call off their patrol efforts for the day due to the locally heavy rains, the wardens encountered the headlights of an all-terrain vehicle going into a ranch near Lake Alan Henry. The wardens gave the ATV a slight head start, then entered the ranch and tracked the muddy prints. The wardens soon heard the squawk of an injured rabbit, scanned the area, and saw two men hunting coyotes and hogs over two white-tailed deer carcasses. Spencer checked their licenses and inquired as to when the two deer, both being bucks with sawed-off skullcaps, had been killed. The man confessed to killing one of the two bucks on the ground the day prior, his second of the season in Garza County, a one-buck county.

Citations were issued and the illegal buck and skullcap were seized. Civil restitution is pending.

WARDEN’S CPR SAVES LIFE OF MAN ATTENDING FUNERAL Callahan County Game Warden James Brown was attending a funeral, and during the service, noticed a man sitting in front of him in apparent distress. Brown asked the man’s wife what was wrong and she stated her husband was going to faint.

Brown called the Callahan County Sheriff’s Office and requested an ambulance be sent to the location.

During this time, the man collapsed and stopped breathing. Upon checking his vitals, the man had no pulse.

Brown immediately started CPR on the man while two first responders attending the funeral, an EMT and nurse, were preparing a defibrillator.

Before a shock was administered, the man responded to the CPR. He was transported to a hospital in Abilene and is doing well.

MULTIPLE WARDENS HELP NAB POACHERS AT HIGH-FENCED RANCH Jim Hogg County Game Warden Carlos Maldonado followed up on a tip about footprints on a high-fenced ranch. While making progress to the high-fenced ranch via the easement road, Maldonado encountered several vehicles in convoy at a ranch gate. Through making contact with the hunters, it was discovered that they were in possession of two white-tailed deer bucks. Hunting license checks, tagging requirements, and harvest-log requirements were all met and the hunters proceeded home. Soon after reaching the high-fenced ranch, a set of footprints was found, along with a drag of what appeared to be a large game animal. Maldonado called retired Game Warden Matt Robinson for assistance in trailing the footprints and drag. After following the drag several hundred yards, Maldonado and Robinson found the gut pile of a white-tailed deer. Soon after, Robinson and Maldonado found another drag within 50 yards of the initial set of tracks. Both drags led to the fence line of a property leased by the individuals who were DOG SWIMS TO RESCUE AT WARDEN’S BOAT While checking fishermen in the Guadalupe River above Canyon Lake, Comal County Game Warden Michael McCall noticed something in the water swimming toward his patrol boat. Upon closer inspection, McCall saw that it was a dog. The dog continued to swim right up to the warden’s boat. McCall grabbed the pup by its scruff and brought her aboard. This was especially strange because this was a fairly remote location and the water temperature was about 53 degrees. The dog had no collar and was in need of a meal. After a boat ride back to the ramp, the dog was turned over to an animal shelter and, hopefully, will find a new home.

SHOOTERS OF DUCKS OVER BAIT FINALLY CAUGHT Webb County Game Wardens Jon Balderas, Justin Solis, Calvin Christian, Buck Burchett, and Capt.

checked leaving the ranch earlier that morning. Blood samples, photos of footprints, and cigarette butts were taken as evidence. Maldonado and Robinson called Capt. Rex Mayes, Game Warden Jason McFall and Game Warden Matt Strauss to possibly intercept the vehicles in possession of the deer that were seen earlier that morning. The wardens were going to try to obtain a DNA sample for comparison testing of the blood found on the high-fenced ranch. The wardens were not able to find the vehicles on the road so the following Harris County game wardens were called — Ross Sidman, Hendrick Volschenk and Mark Bane.

The three Harris County game wardens were instrumental in finding the residences of the suspected violators in order to collect a tissue sample of the animals in their possession. The wardens obtained written voluntary statements and confessions to the suspected crime. A .22-250 bolt-action rifle and both illegally harvested bucks were seized. Cases pending.

James Dunks were out listening for shots from duck hunters who might be hunting on illegally baited ponds within a ranch. The game wardens had a hunch that the ponds would be hunted due to duck decoys being placed on the ponds the previous day. Before daylight, vehicles were spotted going to the ponds and parking. Once shooting hours began, shots were heard from multiple hunters at multiple ponds on the ranch. After two months of investigating the baited ponds on the ranch and not finding anyone hunting them, the wardens’ efforts paid off. A total of three ponds were checked, and groups of hunters were caught hunting migratory waterfowl on baited ponds. Citations were issued for hunting migratory waterfowl over bait, hunting migratory waterfowl using lead/toxic shot, and for over the daily bag limit of redheads. A total of eight ducks

were seized. Cases and civil restitutions are pending.

DISTANT WARDENS WORK TOGETHER TO LAND POACHER Jim Hogg County Game Warden Carlos Maldonado and Tarrant County Game Warden Clint Borchardt ended a two-week-long poaching investigation case. The case began in late December when Maldonado received information about a pool of blood and a drag under a highfenced ranch in Jim Hogg County.

Information was limited at first, but through the course of investigation and a little help from the high-fenced ranch security manager, it was determined that the hunter(s) could have been from the Tarrant County area.

Maldonado obtained information about the identity/whereabouts of one of the hunters and passed on the information to Borchardt, who made contact with the suspected hunter

at his residence. The man acknowledged hunting and divulged enough information via voluntary statements to admit to the unlawful act committed. Hunt without landowner consent charges are pending.

STEPFATHER USES STEPDAUGHTERS’ DEER TAGS While checking a father and his two daughters hunting in Harris County, Game Warden Cullen Stakes found both daughters had multiple tags missing from their licenses. The girls said they had never harvested a deer before and that this was their first time hunting this year. The father said he knew nothing about the missing tags on their licenses because both girls live with their stepfather and mother. After an interview with the stepfather, citations were issued for hunting under the license of another and over the bag limit of white-tailed deer. Cases pending.

WARDENS HELP RECOVER $17K OF STOLEN FEEDERS, STANDS Clay County Game Warden Eddie Hood and Capt. Pat Canan solved a theft case that involved more than $17,000 worth of deer stands, feeders and cameras. The equipment was stolen from a property along the Red River and transported into Oklahoma. The Texas wardens worked with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Oklahoma game wardens and sheriffs. Numerous trips to Oklahoma to determine the access point on the river, searching for the stands and feeders and interviews with suspects lead to the recovery of the feeders at a residence in Wichita Falls and the recovery of the stand at a machine shop in Wichita Falls.

The suspects used four-wheelers to move the stolen stands and feeders across the river to Oklahoma and then used trailers and pickups to bring the stands and feeders back into Texas. Felony theft warrants have been issued for three suspects.

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LOOKING OVER NEW COUNTRY: If a current TPWD proposal is passed, several counties will have a new mule deer season in 2014. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Parks and Wildlife Commission.

The recommended changes include implementing an archery-only open season and 16-day general season for mule deer in Knox County, where the season is currently closed, along with implementing a nine-day general season for mule deer in Castro, Hale, Lubbock and Lynn counties, where the season is currently closed.

Shawn Gray, TPWD’s mule deer leader, said the changes reflect stability in the mule deer herd.

“The population within those areas

have remained stable or are increasing,” he said. “We believe the mule deer populations are stable enough to sustain limited buck harvests, which won’t negatively impact the herd populations. With a buck-only harvest, it only affects the age structure, not overall population numbers.”

Gray said the new seasons would be buck only, allowing the does to continue to advance herd numbers. The counties, located mostly in the southern Panhandle, have solid trophy prospects.

“I would say trophy quality in those

areas are very decent,” Gray said.

Most of the counties also have limited white-tailed deer numbers, and the two species shouldn’t compete against one another.

“Those mule deer probably aren’t coming into contact with many whitetails,” Gray said. “In Knox County, there are probably more whitetails than mule deer, so that might be the exception.”

Meetings for public comment will be held across the state in March, where hunters are encouraged to attend and give their thoughts.

Meetings will be held at the following locations. All will begin at 7 p.m. n Alpine March 10 n Sulphur Springs March 10 n New Braunfels March 10 n Port Arthur March 11 n Dickinson March 11 n Van Horn March 12 n Marshall March 12 n Zapata March 12 n Port Lavaca March 12 n San Antonio March 13 n Rockport March 13 n Lubbock March 17 n Nacogdoches March 17 n Dallas-Fort Worth March 17 n Palestine March 17 n Huntsville March 19 n Port Isabel March 19 n Amarillo March 19 n Corpus Christi March 20 n Center March 20 n Houston March 20 n Austin March 20

Sul Ross, Range Animal Science Bldg, Rm 103, East Hwy 90 Hopkins Co. Courthouse, 118 Church St. WORD Offices, 1928 FM 2673, Canyon Lake Holiday Inn, Neches Room, 2929 Jimmy Johnson Blvd.

Doyle Convention Center, Williams Goyens Room, 2010 5th Ave North, Texas City El Capitan Hotel Conference Room, 100 East Broadway Marshall Lions Community Center, 1201 Louisiana St. Zapata County Technical and Advance Education Center, Rm 128, 605 N. US Hwy 83 Bauer Exhibit Building, 186 CR 101 Bass Pro, 17907 IH-10 West Aransas County Courthouse, 301 N. Live Oak Texas Agrilife Research and Extension Center, 1102 E. FM1294 Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex, 203 West Main Cabela’s, 1 Cabelas Dr., Allen Ben E. Keith Building, 2019 W. Oak Street Walker County Storm Shelter, 455 Highway 75 N Port Isabel Community Center, 213 Yturria Texas AgriLife Extension Center, 6500 Amarillo Blvd West Del Mar College Center for Economic Development, 3209 S. Staples St., Rm 106 Fannie Brown Booth Library, Redditt Room, 619 Tenaha Street Sheldon Lake State Park, 15315 Beaumont Hwy Austin TPWD HQ Commission Hearing Room, 4200 Smith School Road

Game Wardens closing in on poacher Texas Game Warden Brent Isom, in combination with Game Warden Ray Milloway and Young County Investigator Jay Hutchins are confident that they have found the man responsible for several domestic deer slaughters at the residence of Newcastle Mayor Steve Sosinski.

Investigators used infrared photographs and evidence left at the scene to lead them to a 30-year-old Sulphur Springs man as their primary suspect.

The investigation began after Newcastle resident Jack Cavanaugh found one of his pet deer shot to death with arrows from a crossbow.

“We initially looked into two separate cases,” Isom said.

“One involved potential retaliation toward the mayor and the other centered around potential poaching.”

In what officials now believe to be a case of illegal poaching, a total of four fallow deer were killed at Sosinki and roommate Jack Cavanaugh’s house off of Highway 380, across the street from Newcastle High School.

The killing spree that lasted from Jan. 10 to Feb. 4 netted the suspect two deer heads that were recently recovered

by Young County investigators at two different locations, one in Throckmorton and one in Sulphur Springs. Officials also

recovered the crossbow and compound bow that were used in the slaughters.

According to an informal report written by Isom, after one of the initial killings, Cavanaugh walked outside to investigate and nearly walked up on the poacher, who was hiding.

The poacher then left without retrieving the kill, and infrared evidence shows the poacher returned at a later date and spent approximately two hours in Cavanaugh’s backyard trying to kill another fallow deer with a crossbow. The report also states that the suspect made at least four attempts at night to kill the domestic deer.

“Unfortunately those were pet deer, and this was pretty devastating for those guys,” Isom said of Cavanaugh and Sosinski. “They raised those deer from babies and they were several years old when they were killed. It really hits home when they’re pets.”

Isom said that he had to dispatch one deer after he found it mortally wounded and running through the streets of Newcastle.

Sosinski was relieved to learn that the killings were not due to any form of retaliation against him as a result of his policy decisions.

“I feel confident this man is our poacher and he will answer to a Young County jury for his actions,” Isom said.

“He will face potential jail time, fines and restitution to the landowner for the deer killed.”

— Brian Rash, Graham Leader

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Decent for trout SABINE LAKE — The trout bite in Sabine Lake has been good when anglers can find clearer water, according to Capt. Dickie Colburn on his fishing report at sabinelake.blogs.com.

Colburn said he recently caught two trout over 6 pounds and several more on a Texas Chicken floating Fat Boy in three feet of water. Colburn said Coffee Ground is holding lots of little trout and a few slot redfish, with a variety of colors working to put fish in the boat.

To contact Capt. Dickie Colburn, call (409) 883-0723.

Mixed bag offshore OFFSHORE PORT ARANSAS — Dolphin Docks had a great trip this month for blackfin tuna, red snapper, amberjack, sharks, grouper and African pompano.

At one of the first stops on the way to the tuna grounds, anglers caught ling, amberjack and red snapper fishing cut bait. Blacktip sharks were also

NORTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are fair while drifting mud and shell. Waders have taken better trout on the Louisiana shoreline on slow–sinking plugs.

SOUTH SABINE: Redfish are fair on the edge of the channel on mullet. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on slow–sinking plugs. Black drum and redfish are fair at Rollover Pass on shrimp.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on the east shoreline on twitchbaits. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet.

shell and mud on plastics. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are good for waders in the afternoon on Slammin’ Chicken scented plastics.

TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on shrimp and crabs. Pier anglers have taken sand trout and sheepshead on fresh shrimp.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are fair on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish are fair to good at San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.

Redfish are fair to good at the mouths of drains on scented plastics and shrimp.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair while drifting deep mud and shell on plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on scented plastics over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal and at the mouths of drains on scented plastics and jigs tipped with shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair over deep

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to

plentiful.

Once darkness fell, Dolphin Docks’ boat headed to the tuna rigs and was rewarded with loads of blackfin tuna and bonita. The bigger blackfins pushed the 20-pound mark.

On the way back to port, the boat stopped at a few reefs and rigs, where several big grouper were boated. The crew also found a school of African pompano and caught a bunch of those, as well.

To contact Dolphin Docks, call (361) 749-4188.

Big black drum JFK MEMORIAL CAUSEWAY — Now is the time to hit the passes along the coast for big black drum.

According to Red Dot Pier near Corpus Christi, anglers are catching black drum up to 47 pounds on dead shrimp, sea lice and crabs when you can find them. Fish Bites are also catching drum and sand trout.

The water is murky, although that hasn’t slowed the bite in recent days.

To contact Red Dot Pier, call (361) 937-5347.

— Conor Harrison

good on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous on soft and scented plastics. Trout are fair in the guts on the incoming tide.

fair to good in the guts along the King Ranch shoreline on Corkies, Gamblers and soft plastics.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on Corkies over soft mud in waist–deep water in San Antonio Bay. Redfish are fair to good at the mouths of drains and deep channels.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair on DOA Shrimp and scented plastics under a popping cork around grass holes. Trout are fair on mud along the edge of the ICW on Corkies and MirrOlures.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on the edge of the ICW on glow scented plastics. Redfish are fair to good in California Hole and Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good on the ledges of the channel on mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp.

Trout are fair to good on the edge of the flats on scented plastics.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and Soft–Dines. Trout are

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair on the edge of the Intracoastal and at Gas Well Flats on DOA Shrimp and scented plastics. Redfish and sheepshead are fair in the channel on shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on soft plastics under popping corks.

Trout are fair in Cullen Bay and Laguna Vista Cove on shrimp and scented plastics. Redfish are fair to good in the holes and guts on scented baits.

— TPWD

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Farther north, good Internet reports emerged from Sabine Lake.

“What an awesome day I had yesterday afternoon,” wrote Sabine angler Nathan Wolfgang. “Got on the water at 1 p.m. and had a limit of

reds in 15 minutes. I ended up catching over 30 keepersize reds and two specks.

Most came on the 1/4-ounce jig with a Gulp jerk shad, but had two on a new top-water bait I’m trying out. The water was off-colored but

the fish were stacked in areas no bigger than the boat.

“Slow presentation was the key with short hops and bright colors.”

Down south, anglers have also been catching plenty of winter redfish.

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down here year round. We are fishing in 40 to 55 feet of water and the fish are suspended at about 30 feet.”

Richardson said if an angler can’t catch white bass on a chartreuse and white jig, they need to move because they are in the wrong spot.

“That is always a great combination,” he said. “We also use a 1 1/2-ounce slabs with a crappie jig on it. We actually catch more on those double rigs with a small teaser.”

Good reports are also coming on the other end of Lake Livingston up the Trinity River.

Females have shown up full of eggs, joining the males that arrived in early February.

Farther north, Smith County Game Warden Chris Bird said he has been checking white bass anglers along the Neches River and reports the white bass are on the move.

“The sand bass are in the Neches,” he said.

“I have seen a lot of big males this year, up to 14 inches, and some females are starting to make their way up. It has busted wide open.”

Most anglers are focusing on areas north of the Highway 31 bridge near Lake Palestine.

Internet reports said the best holes are the first two or three north of the bridge.

Common baits that are putting fish in the boat include a pink jighead with a white curly-tail jig behind, Road Runners and

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In East Texas, the Sabine River has turned on north of Toledo Bend Reservoir. Reports from well-known guide Jane Gallenbach indicate the run is on big time in that area.

Other hot spots include the Navasota River and the South Bosque near Lake Waco, where reports have males showing up in larger numbers than years past.

The annual run up north in Denton Creek has not kicked off yet.

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“We need to get a tracking dog,” he said.

Hindes’ name came up.

A late Saturday-night call was made and Hindes answered. He asked the hunter to describe the shot and behavior of the buck was described.

“I’ll be there first thing in the morning,” Hindes said.

“We’ll find him.”

Hindes has been tracking deer with dogs since he was a youngster.

“We used to hang cowbells on the dog,” he said.

“You still couldn’t hear them past 100 yards though.”

Now, GPS technology tells him exactly where the dog is and tracks the dog’s every move.

Hindes arrived with his blue cow dog, Shep, who will be 8 years old in March.

Shep moved ever so deliberately through the brush to catch the scent. Hindes followed well behind with the hunters trailing him, all watching the Garmin GPS screen.

At one point, Hindes stopped, touched a spot of blood on the ground and smelled it.

“I can tell if the deer was gut shot,” he explained.

As Shep sniffed through the brush, there was plenty of time to talk. During the 20 minutes or so of watching Shep’s crisscrossing path, Hindes talked about his best dog.

“It takes a long time for a dog to get this good,” he said. “We don’t know the exact breed, a guy gave them to Daddy in 1936 — the dogs had joined up with a cattle herd coming from East Texas. In the ’40s, Daddy discovered they would follow a blood trail.

So Shep is a 12th generation deer dog.”

For the tracking dogs, there is a risk.

“Shep has been bitten by a snake and gored twice by bucks,” he said. “And that’s

during this season. We know all of the vets by their first name.”

The curves and turns evident on the GPS changed to a straight line.

“I think he’s on it,” Hindes said.

Then the GPS showed no dog movement for about a minute.

“He’s got it,” Hindes said.

“We better hustle before he starts eating it.”

The group ran to catch up with Shep, and found him with the dead buck a few hundred yards away.

Phillips’ relief was evident.

“It was incredible to see,” he said. “I’m upset we had to call for the dog to find the deer, but watching this was awesome.”

For Hindes, it was nothing new, but he still relishes finding other people’s deer.

“I started tracking with my daddy when I was so small I would hold onto his pants pocket,” he said. “I was hooked right then and knew what I was going to do. Now I’m 62. Every one of the deer we find is precious to somebody — I especially like finding a deer for a young person.”

And he’s nearly always available, and a call to his phone — day or night — is likely to be answered.

“I don’t drink, so I always hear the phone and try to answer it,” he said.

Each season, Hindes and his son-in-law track more than 100 deer that can’t be found by the hunters.

“This year, we found 86,” he said. “We’re at 82 percent.”

Sunday mornings are generally off-limits, though, as Hindes has been an accomplished fiddle player for 44 years, playing in some groups as a younger man and playing in church at the 1,000-member Cowboy Fellowship Church in Pleasanton.

Hindes’ tips if a deer can’t be found:

n Be able to describe the sound of the impact. The “whop” can be deceiving, especially to the guy over the hill. n Don’t push the deer. If you push it, he’ll go over his own tracks. n If you lose the trail, step back and get the dog. n Deer will head to the house. They will go to their home base if they can make it.

Roy Hindes, (830) 277-1508, (830) 570-2220 (cell) roy.pamhindes@gmail.com

Photos by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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ited movement outside of natal estuaries,” Payne wrote. “Anecdotal information suggests that spotted seatrout migrate from near-shore waters into bays to spawn and that these migratory fish may sustain populations of spotted seatrout within the Laguna Madre system. To further explore spotted seatrout movement patterns both laboratory tagging trials and acoustic tracking technology were employed to investigate movement patterns on a large scale.”

A total of 61 trout were caught in the Laguna Madre, Baffin Bay and surf zones along the coast then tagged and tracked during the study. Researchers also received an additional 20 live trout from tournament anglers who participated in the study. The trout ranged in size from 15 to 29 inches. Movements were monitored with an array of 24 stationary receivers strategically placed between the Port Aransas and Port Mansfield inlets.

Seventy-five percent of the tagged fish did show up again after being tagged.

According to Megan Robillard, proj-

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ect manager for the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at HRI, who worked on the trout movement study, researchers thought trout moved freely between the bays, through inlets and into the surf. That was not what the researchers found.

“We didn’t see that at all,” Robillard said.

“All of the fish tagged in the Laguna Madre never left the bay to go to the surf. We did detect surf trout that came into the inlet to feed and rest but they’d go right back into the surf. That was surprising. We thought they would migrate into the bays, but that did not happen.”

One trout was caught and tagged in one location, only to be caught by another recreational angler several hundred yards away from the original tagging location.”

“Most people would conclude that that trout stayed in that area the whole time,” Robillard said. “When we looked at the data, it showed the fish swam many kilometers from the original tagging site and back. They move a whole lot more than you think.”

Of importance to anglers and biologists was the survival rate of tagged, released trout.

“We received 20 trout from tournament

anglers,” Robillard said. “We also looked at the trout survival rates, and these were the big trout that tournament anglers target. After being caught, handled, weighed, tagged and released, the trout had a 75 percent detection rate after they were released.

“This proves these trout have a high survival catch and release rate. If handled properly, these trout can survive.”

Robillard said the group was surprised at the recapture rate of trout — 18 percent — since the normal recapture rate for tagging projects is around 3 percent.

“This shows there is a lot of pressure from anglers on these fish, but it also shows they can survive being caught and released,” she said.

One trout that was caught in the surf traveled eight miles in one day. Other trout taggged in the bay traveled long distances within bay systems, even traveling from the Laguna Madre, through the Land Cut, and into Corpus Christi Bay. The average distance traveled by trout in the surf was about 1.86 miles per day, while bay trout traveled an average of .31 miles per day.

HOW FAR DID IT TRAVEL? Anglers might catch that big trout in the same spot, but chances are it has moved significantly in the past few weeks. Photo

by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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World record redear sunfish A pending world record, Arizona style, was yanked out of Lake Havasu.

Hector Brito’s redear sunfish weighed 5.78 pounds.

At Lake Havasu, the redear sunfish are likely benefitting from the invasive quagga mussels as a food source.

Brito caught the redear sunfish at 11:30 a.m. and brought it to Bass Tackle Master in Lake Havasu City, where John Galbraith weighed it at 5.78 pounds on an Arizona Game and Fish-certified scale. It was 17 inches long. Brito caught the panfish by the chalk cliffs with a drop-shot rig that included a No. 8 Aberdeen gold hook and a nightcrawler.

— AGFD

Mexican wolves to be released in Arizona The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Arizona Game and Fish Department have initiated actions for the release of two Mexican wolves in Arizona to replace wolves illegally shot, as directed by the Arizona Game and

Fish Commission in 2012 and to increase the genetic diversity of the wild population.

Neither of the male wolves has documented involvement in livestock depredations or nuisance behavior, making the animals good candidates for pairing with a captive female and subsequent release. Both wolf pairs are being observed for breeding behavior and will be released into the primary recovery zone in Arizona in the spring prior to giving birth.

Release sites will be chosen based on several factors, including appropriate prey density, distance from occupied residences, seasonal absence of livestock grazing, and occurrence of established wolf packs in the area.

The Mexican wolf population is estimated to be at least 83 animals, the highest number of wolves since the reintroduction began in 1998.

— AGDF

Pope & Young against drones The Pope & Young Club has announced its policy on UAV/Drone assisted bowhunting.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems are familiar as a military aerial reconnaissance and weapons platform. They are increasingly playing a more popular role in civilian life.

UAV’s have high potential to contribute to the fields of wildlife biology, search-and-rescue, agriculture and many other applications.

However, use of these highly sophisticated remote-controlled aircraft to scout, monitor and stalk North American big game to aid in bowhunting activities is a fundamental violation of the rules of fair chase. The Pope & Young Club believes the use of this technology as a bowhunting aid represents a significant threat to fair chase bowhunting and fair distribution of bowhunting opportunity.

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of science and game surveys and even to attain non-hunting shots such as scenery, etc. for outdoor television shows, it feels strongly that in order to protect the principles of fair chase and fair opportunity, UAV’s may not be used as a bowhunting aid.

— Pope & Young Club

Montana hunter suing to get correct trophy Big game hunter Richard Vukasin left his native Montana for Tajikistan in 2012 for a once-in-a-lifetime hunt.

It was the culmination of a long-held desire to bag a Marco Polo argali sheep, and was so expensive that Vukasin was only able to afford it once.

Vukasin paid $27,500 for the hunt, a trophy fee of $10,000, and more than $8,000 for supplies, permits and lodging. The hunter was exhilarated when he harvested a Marco Polo sheep high in the Pamir Mountains, but when the horns were shipped to his home two months later, Vukasin said he knew they weren’t the same horns.

“I could tell right away,” Vukasin told the Associated Press. “I was sick.”

Vukasin claims that the horns he received from his Alberta-based outfitter, AmeriCana Expeditions Inc., were not the same horns from the animal he harvested. Instead, Vukasin said that the horns were old and weatherworn. The hunter immediately contacted Ameri-Cana Expeditions Inc. but was told that no mistake was made, according to the lawsuit filed. When Vukasin pushed for the outfitter for answers, he claimed they offered him a new set of horns or ones larger than what he received. Vukasin is now seeking restitution and damages for fraud, estimating in court documents that he shelved out an additional $27,000 in lost income and attorney’s fees while trying to get his horns back.

— Outdoor Hub

CHRISTOPHER MOTT, 9, was hunting with his grandfather on a ranch near Comfort when he took his first big game animal — this blackbuck — on Oct. 20. The big blackbuck scored 62 5/8 SCI, which made it a silver medalclass animal, and 221.6 on the TGR scale.

Sunday hunting passes in Virginia Virginia has passed legislation to allow Sunday hunting on private property on Sundays in the Commonwealth.

In the final step in the legislative process, the State Senate today by a 28-to-11 vote passed the repeal of the old 19th Century Blue Law preventing Sunday hunting. The House of Delegates passed the bill in January by a vote of 71 to 27. The bill now goes to Gov. Terry McAuliffe to be signed into law.

McAuliffe, a hunter, has said he will sign the bill. The legislation allows Sunday hunting on private land during designated hunting seasons by hunters who have the written permission of landowners.

— NSSF

“Spook” Spann arrested again Officials with the District Attorney General’s Office in Tennessee said 50-year-old William “Spook” Spann was arrested last week after agents raided his Fairview, Tenn. home.

Spann was indicted on six criminal counts.

Authorities said Spann has been accused of destroying cell phone evidence stemming from allegations of state and federal wildlife hunting violations, such as “baited” turkey hunts.

They said his wife, Marty Spann, was also taken into custody in connection with tampering with evidence.

In 2013, a judge deemed that Spann had violated the terms of his probation in a federal criminal case from 2007, in which he pleaded guilty to illegally hunting and killing a deer on a hunting trip in Kansas.

Spann later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for a violation of the Lacy Act. He admitted killing the deer without the proper permit and taking the antlers out of Kansas.

— Staff report

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1.2H 1.1H 1.1H

7:30 PM 7:53 PM 8:06 PM 3:34 PM 4:01 PM 4:27 PM 4:50 PM

1.1L 1.0L 1.0L 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H

9:27 PM 10:19 PM

1.1H 1.1H

8:25 PM 9:02 PM 9:44 PM 10:20 PM

0.9L 0.8 L 0.7 L 0.6L

Height 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 0.0L 0.0L 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 1.0H

Time 9:11 AM 10:02 AM 10:51 AM 11:40 AM 12:31 PM 8:04 AM 9:31 AM 11:10 AM 12:49 PM 2:57 PM 3:32 PM 3:50 PM 8:39 AM 9:15 AM 9:46 AM 10:16 AM

Height -0.3L -0.2L 0.0L 0.2L 0.4L 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.0L 0.1L 0.1L 0.2L

Time 4:08 PM 4:36 PM 5:04 PM 5:31 PM 5:58 PM 1:28 PM 2:50 PM

Height 0.9H 0.9H 0.8H 0.8H 0.8H 0.6L 0.7L

Time 9:18 PM 10:07 PM 10:56 PM 11:48 PM

Height 0.4L 0.2L 0.1L 0.0 L

6:23 PM 6:46 PM

0.8H 0.8H

9:13 PM 9:17 PM 4:04 PM 4:17 PM 4:33 PM 4:49 PM

0.8L 0.8L 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H

11:41 PM

0.8H

9:20 PM 9:30 PM 9:51 PM 10:18 PM

0.7L 0.6L 0.5L 0.4L

Height 1.2H 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 0.0L 1.0H 1.1H 1.1H 1.2H

Time 8:32 AM 9:27 AM 10:22 AM 11:18 AM 12:20 PM 1:37 PM 8:36 AM 10:16 AM 11:51 AM 1:53 PM 2:31 PM 2:58 PM 7:51 AM 8:35 AM 9:15 AM 9:52 AM

Height -0.4L -0.2L 0.1L 0.4L 0.6L 0.8L 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 0.1L 0.1L 0.2L 0.3L

Time 3:38 PM 4:03 PM 4:26 PM 4:47 PM 5:05 PM 5:19 PM

Height 1.3H 1.2H 1.1H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H

Time 9:17 PM 9:47 PM 10:21 PM 11:00 PM 11:43 PM

Height 0.7L 0.5L 0.3L 0.1L 0.0L

9:14 PM 3:19 PM 3:38 PM 3:55 PM 4:12 PM

0.9L 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H

9:30 PM 9:46 PM 10:01 PM 10:15 PM

0.8L 0.8 L 0.7L 0.6L

Height 0.6L 0.5L 0.3L 0.2L 0.1L 0.0L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 0.8L 0.7L 0.7L 0.6L

Time 4:47 AM 5:56 AM 7:05 AM 8:17 AM 9:36 AM 11:27 AM 3:34 PM 5:05 PM 5:57 PM 7:39 PM 8:10 PM 8:23 PM 3:08 AM 4:15 AM 5:14 AM 6:08 AM

Height 0.9 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.8H 0.8H 0.8H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.8H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H

Time 12:51 PM 1:39 PM 2:29 PM 3:22 PM 4:23 PM 5:36 PM

Height -0.3L -0.2L 0.0L 0.2L 0.4L 0.6L

Time 7:45 PM 7:50 PM 8:01 PM 8:13 PM 8:25 PM 8:36 PM

12:03 PM 12:38 PM 1:11 PM 1:43 PM

-0.1L 0.0L 0.0L 0.1L

8:19 PM 8:13 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM

Height 0.7H 0.6H 0.6H 0.6H 0.7H 0.7H

0.9H 0.9H 0.8H 0.8H

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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Rockport

Date Time Feb 28 2:25 AM Mar 01 3:47 AM Mar 02 5:26 AM Mar 03 12:10 AM Mar 04 1:46 AM Mar 05 3:01 AM Mar 06 4:06 AM Mar 07 5:07 AM Mar 08 6:08 AM Mar 09 8:10 AM Mar 10 9:09 AM Mar 11 12:34 AM Mar 12 1:33 AM Mar 13 2:31 AM Mar 14 3:31 AM Mar 15 4:39 AM

Port Aransas

Date Time Feb 28 12:35 AM Mar 01 1:48 AM Mar 02 2:59 AM Mar 03 4:13 AM Mar 04 5:33 AM Mar 05 7:31 AM Mar 06 12:45 AM Mar 07 1:47 AM Mar 08 2:54 AM Mar 09 5:01 AM Mar 10 6:02 AM Mar 11 6:57 AM Mar 12 7:45 AM Mar 13 12:05 AM Mar 14 1:12 AM Mar 15 2:14 AM

Height 0.3H 0.2H 0.2H 0.2H -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 0.4H 0.4H

Time 11:08 AM 11:56 AM 12:40 PM 1:16 PM 9:51 AM 5:09 PM 5:33 PM 6:02 PM 6:32 PM 8:01 PM 8:26 PM 8:48 PM 8:49 PM 8:12 PM 11:39 AM 12:21 PM

Height -0.4L -0.2L -0.1L 0.0L 0.2H 0.3H 0.3H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.3H 0.0L 0.0L

Height 0.0H 0.0H 0.0H -0.1L -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L -0.2L 0.1H 0.1H 0.1H 0.1H 0.1H

Time 11:57 AM 12:31 PM 12:48 PM 7:32 AM 6:17 PM 6:50 PM 7:36 PM 8:31 PM 9:32 PM 11:34 PM

Height -0.2L -0.2L -0.1L -0.1H 0.0H 0.0H 0.0H 0.1H 0.1H 0.1H

10:05 AM 10:54 AM 11:35 AM 12:09 PM 12:38 PM

-0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 0.0L

Height 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.8H 0.8H 0.8H 0.0L 0.0L 0.1L 0.1L 0.1L 0.1L 0.2L 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H

Time 8:23 AM 9:14 AM 10:04 AM 10:53 AM 11:40 AM 12:21 PM 4:47 PM 4:41 PM 2:41 PM 4:20 PM 4:53 PM 5:16 PM 4:11 PM 8:29 AM 9:09 AM 9:48 AM

Height 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 0.3L 0.2L 0.3L 0.3L 0.3L 0.3L 0.4L 0.4L 1.2H 1.2H

Height 0.5H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.2L 0.1L 0.1L 0.1L 0.1L 0.1L 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H

South Padre Island Date Time Feb 28 2:33 AM Mar 01 2:04 AM Mar 02 3:26 AM Mar 03 4:46 AM Mar 04 6:08 AM Mar 05 7:41 AM Mar 06 12:40 AM Mar 07 1:37 AM Mar 08 2:39 AM Mar 09 4:45 AM Mar 10 5:50 AM Mar 11 6:49 AM Mar 12 7:41 AM Mar 13 8:27 AM Mar 14 1:10 AM Mar 15 2:28 AM

East Matagorda Date Time Feb 28 12:55 AM Mar 01 1:52 AM Mar 02 4:35 AM Mar 03 6:16 AM Mar 04 1:48 AM Mar 05 2:14 AM Mar 06 2:36 AM Mar 07 3:10 AM Mar 08 5:28 AM Mar 09 7:09 AM Mar 10 12:44 AM Mar 11 1:13 AM Mar 12 1:20 AM Mar 13 1:11 AM Mar 14 1:37 AM Mar 15 4:51 AM

DOWN 1. Rifle’s reaction when fired 2. Device on a reel to tire a fish 3. A moose species 4. A very good walleye bait 5. A term used in shoot contests

Full

First

Date Time Feb 28 1:09 AM Mar 01 3:29 AM Mar 02 5:17 AM Mar 03 6:59 AM Mar 04 12:57 AM Mar 05 1:57 AM Mar 06 2:58 AM Mar 07 4:02 AM Mar 08 5:11 AM Mar 09 7:21 AM Mar 10 8:27 AM Mar 11 9:23 AM Mar 12 10:12 AM Mar 13 10:56 AM Mar 14 2:10 AM Mar 15 4:23 AM

28. A large diving bird 29. A name for a trout species 30. The rifle shoulder piece 32. A freshwater fish 34. Code for a type bullet 35. Name for a trout species 38. Albino animals are ____ 40. A bass species 41. Term for practice arrows 43. A shotgun model, ____ by ____ 46. A deer 47. Usual time bucks forage 48. Result of 1 down 14. Letters for shell grain measurement 15. Grip part on a bow 17. The warden’s interest 21. A duck, ____ head 24. To down a game 25. To remove a spent shell 26. Fish to be

New

Port O’Connor

OUTDOOR PUZZLER | By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen

ACROSS 1. A duck species 3. A trout 8. Term for forward part of a bullet 9. Common name for the brook trout 11. Cousin to the croc 13. A part on a gun

Solunar | Sun times | Moon times

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Time

Height

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10:23 PM 8:15 PM 8:11 PM

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0.3L 0.3H 0.2H

10:52 PM 11:27 PM

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Time

Height

6:18 PM 12:39 PM

-0.1H -0.1L

6:03 PM -0.1H

6:56 PM

0.0H

Height -0.1L 0.0L 0.2L 0.4L 0.6L 0.7L 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.8H 0.2L 0.2L 0.3L

Time 3:19 PM 3:28 PM 3:43 PM 4:01 PM 4:20 PM 4:37 PM

Height 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.8H 0.8H 0.8H

8:06 PM 8:32 PM 4:06 PM 3:56 PM 3:45 PM

0.8L 0.8L 0.8H 0.8H 0.8H

10:49 PM

0.9H

9:00 PM 9:27 PM 9:47 PM

0.7L 0.7L 0.6L

Time 8:31 AM 9:26 AM 10:20 AM 11:14 AM 12:11 PM 1:16 PM 9:46 AM 12:26 PM 1:47 PM 3:39 PM 4:18 PM 4:45 PM 4:53 PM 4:41 PM 9:09 AM 9:50 AM

Height 0.2L 0.3L 0.5L 0.8L 1.0L 1.2L 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 0.5L 0.6L

Time 3:51 PM 4:02 PM 4:14 PM 4:23 PM 4:25 PM 4:12 PM

Height 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 1.2H 1.2H

Time 8:56 PM 9:34 PM 10:16 PM 11:01 PM 11:49 PM

9:19 PM 4:26 PM 4:20 PM

1.1L 1.2H 1.2H

Time 9:55 AM 10:15 AM 10:40 AM 1:45 PM 11:02 AM 11:50 AM 12:23 PM 12:56 PM 1:41 PM 4:03 PM 7:42 AM 8:27 AM 10:01 AM 10:40 AM 11:04 AM 11:11 AM

Height 0.1L 0.1L 0.2L 0.3L 0.3H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.1L 0.1L 0.1L 0.1L 0.1L 0.2L

Time 7:37 PM 4:55 PM 4:52 PM 4:20 PM 2:19 PM 2:34 PM 2:37 PM

Height 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.4H 0.3L 0.3L 0.4L

7:34 PM 4:51 PM 5:27 PM 6:02 PM 6:54 PM 8:05 PM 8:45 PM

0.3L 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H

Solution on Page 22 6. A tasty piece of boneless fish 7. The yellow is one 10. A deer lure, scent ____ 12. A kind of fishhook 16. The long-armed tree dweller 18. A duck 19. A type of gunsight 20. Refers to the spread of shot pellets 22. A fighting bass 23. The night flyer 24. The ____ eagle 25. Outdoor rules 27. Refers to a gun barrel diameter 31. Game, wildfowl habits 33. Ocean is full of these stingers 34. A large group of animals 36. A good trout bait 37. A hawk’s claw 39. A fisherman’s nuisance catch 42. A group of decoys 44. A need to pack fish in 45. A very large deer

10:39 PM

Time 8:36 PM 9:21 PM 10:08 PM 10:57 PM 11:49 PM

0.0L

Height 0.5L 0.4L 0.2L 0.1L 0.1L

2014 Feb-Mar 28 Fri > 01 Sat N 02 Sun > 03 Mon > 04 Tue 05 Wed 06 Thu 07 Fri 08 Sat Q 09 Sun 10 Mon 11 Tue 12 Wed 13 Thu 14 Fri > 15 Sat > 16 Sun F 17 Mon > 18 Tue > 19 Wed

A.M. Minor Major 4:01 10:15 4:55 11:08 5:50 11:33 6:47 12:34 7:45 1:32 8:42 2:29 9:38 3:25 10:32 4:19 11:22 5:10 12:46 6:58 1:31 7:42 2:13 8:25 2:54 9:05 3:34 9:45 4:13 10:24 4:54 11:04 5:36 11:47 6:21 12:10 7:10 12:58 8:03 1:50

Dallas 2014 Feb-Mar 28 Fri > 01 Sat N 02 Sun > 03 Mon > 04 Tue 05 Wed 06 Thu 07 Fri 08 Sat Q 09 Sun 10 Mon 11 Tue 12 Wed 13 Thu 14 Fri > 15 Sat > 16 Sun F 17 Mon > 18 Tue > 19 Wed

A.M. Minor Major 4:07 10:21 5:00 11:14 5:56 11:39 6:53 12:40 7:50 1:37 8:48 2:35 9:44 3:31 10:37 4:25 11:28 5:15 12:51 7:03 1:36 7:48 2:19 8:30 2:59 9:11 3:39 9:50 4:19 10:29 4:59 11:10 5:41 11:53 6:27 12:15 7:16 1:04 8:08 1:56

San Antonio

Height 1.0L 0.8L 0.6L 0.4L 0.3L

2014 A.M. Feb-Mar Minor Major 28 Fri > 4:14 10:28 01 Sat N 5:07 11:21 02 Sun > 6:03 11:46 03 Mon > 7:00 12:47 04 Tue 7:57 1:44 05 Wed 8:55 2:42 06 Thu 9:51 3:38 07 Fri 10:44 4:32 08 Sat Q 11:35 5:22 09 Sun 12:58 7:10 10 Mon 1:43 7:55 11 Tue 2:26 8:37 12 Wed 3:06 9:18 13 Thu 3:46 9:57 14 Fri > 4:26 10:36 15 Sat > 5:06 11:17 16 Sun F 5:48 ----17 Mon > 6:34 12:22 18 Tue > 7:23 1:11 19 Wed 8:15 2:03

Amarillo 9:34 PM 9:52 PM

Time 9:48 PM 10:17 PM 10:51 PM

1.0L 0.9L

Height 0.3L 0.2L 0.2L

4:47 PM 5:24 PM 6:32 PM

0.4H 0.4H 0.4H

7:32 PM 7:39 PM 10:27 PM 10:50 PM 10:47 PM 10:58 PM

0.3 L 0.3L 0.3L 0.3L 0.3L 0.2L

2014 A.M. Feb-Mar Minor 28 Fri > 4:27 01 Sat N 5:21 02 Sun > 6:16 03 Mon > 7:13 04 Tue 8:11 05 Wed 9:08 06 Thu 10:04 07 Fri 10:58 08 Sat Q 11:48 09 Sun 1:12 10 Mon 1:57 11 Tue 2:39 12 Wed 3:20 13 Thu 3:59 14 Fri > 4:39 15 Sat > 5:19 16 Sun F 6:02 17 Mon > 6:47 18 Tue > 7:36 19 Wed 8:29

Major 10:41 11:34 12:03 1:00 1:58 2:55 3:51 4:45 5:36 7:24 8:08 8:51 9:31 10:10 10:50 11:30 ----12:36 1:24 2:16

P.M. Minor 4:29 5:22 6:16 7:13 8:10 9:08 10:03 10:57 11:47 1:10 1:54 2:36 3:16 3:56 4:35 5:15 5:58 6:44 7:34 8:27

Major 10:43 11:35 12:03 1:00 1:58 2:55 3:51 4:44 5:34 7:22 8:06 8:48 9:28 10:07 10:46 11:26 ----12:33 1:22 2:15

SUN Rises 6:48 6:46 6:45 6:44 6:43 6:42 6:41 6:40 6:39 7:38 7:36 7:35 7:34 7:33 7:32 7:31 7:29 7:28 7:27 7:26

Sets 6:19 6:20 6:20 6:21 6:22 6:22 6:23 6:24 6:24 7:25 7:26 7:26 7:27 7:27 7:28 7:29 7:29 7:30 7:30 7:31

MOON Rises Sets 6:03a 5:58p 6:46a 7:04p 7:27a 8:08p 8:09a 9:10p 8:50a 10:11p 9:33a 11:10p 10:17a NoMoon 11:03a 12:06a 11:50a 12:59a 1:39p 2:48a 2:29p 3:33a 3:21p 4:15a 4:13p 4:54a 5:05p 5:31a 5:58p 6:07a 6:51p 6:41a 7:46p 7:15a 8:41p 7:51a 9:38p 8:28a 10:36p 9:07a

P.M. Minor Major 4:34 10:48 5:27 11:41 6:22 12:09 7:19 1:06 8:16 2:03 9:13 3:00 10:09 3:56 11:02 4:50 11:52 5:40 1:15 7:27 2:00 8:11 2:42 8:53 3:22 9:33 4:01 10:12 4:40 10:51 5:21 11:32 6:04 ----6:50 12:38 7:39 1:27 8:33 2:20

SUN Rises 6:55 6:54 6:53 6:52 6:51 6:49 6:48 6:47 6:46 7:44 7:43 7:42 7:41 7:39 7:38 7:37 7:35 7:34 7:33 7:32

Sets 6:22 6:23 6:24 6:24 6:25 6:26 6:27 6:28 6:28 7:29 7:30 7:31 7:31 7:32 7:33 7:33 7:34 7:35 7:36 7:36

MOON Rises Sets 6:11a 6:02p 6:52a 7:09p 7:32a 8:15p 8:12a 9:19p 8:53a 10:21p 9:34a 11:21p 10:18a NoMoon 11:03a 12:18a 11:50a 1:11a 1:39p 3:00a 2:29p 3:45a 3:21p 4:26a 4:14p 5:05a 5:08p 5:40a 6:02p 6:15a 6:57p 6:48a 7:52p 7:21a 8:49p 7:55a 9:47p 8:31a 10:46p 9:09a

P.M. Minor Major 4:41 10:55 5:34 11:48 6:29 12:16 7:26 1:13 8:23 2:10 9:20 3:07 10:16 4:03 11:09 4:57 11:59 5:47 1:22 7:34 2:07 8:18 2:49 9:00 3:29 9:40 4:08 10:19 4:47 10:58 5:28 11:39 6:11 12:00 6:57 12:45 7:46 1:34 8:40 2:27

SUN Rises 7:00 6:59 6:58 6:57 6:56 6:54 6:53 6:52 6:51 7:50 7:49 7:48 7:47 7:45 7:44 7:43 7:42 7:41 7:40 7:38

Sets 6:32 6:32 6:33 6:34 6:34 6:35 6:36 6:36 6:37 7:38 7:38 7:39 7:39 7:40 7:41 7:41 7:42 7:42 7:43 7:44

MOON Rises 6:16a 6:59a 7:40a 8:22a 9:03a 9:46a 10:31a 11:17a 12:04p 1:53p 2:43p 3:34p 4:26p 5:18p 6:11p 7:04p 7:58p 8:54p 9:50p 10:49p

Sets 6:11p 7:17p 8:21p 9:23p 10:24p 11:22p NoMoon 12:18a 1:11a 3:00a 3:45a 4:28a 5:07a 5:44a 6:19a 6:54a 7:28a 8:04a 8:41a 9:20a

Sets 6:40 6:41 6:42 6:43 6:44 6:45 6:46 6:47 6:47 7:48 7:49 7:50 7:51 7:52 7:52 7:53 7:54 7:55 7:56 7:57

MOON Rises 6:34a 7:14a 7:53a 8:31a 9:11a 9:52a 10:34a 11:19a 12:06p 1:55p 2:46p 3:38p 4:32p 5:27p 6:22p 7:17p 8:14p 9:12p 10:11p 11:11p

Sets 6:22p 7:31p 8:37p 9:42p 10:46p 11:46p NoMoon 12:43a 1:37a 3:26a 4:10a 4:51a 5:29a 6:04a 6:37a 7:10a 7:42a 8:15a 8:49a 9:27a

P.M. Minor 4:55 5:48 6:42 7:39 8:36 9:34 10:29 11:22 ----1:36 2:20 3:02 3:42 4:22 5:01 5:41 6:24 7:10 8:00 8:53

Major 11:09 12:01 12:29 1:26 2:24 3:21 4:17 5:10 6:00 7:48 8:32 9:13 9:53 10:33 11:12 11:52 12:13 12:59 1:48 2:41

SUN Rises 7:18 7:16 7:15 7:14 7:13 7:11 7:10 7:09 7:07 8:06 8:05 8:03 8:02 8:00 7:59 7:58 7:56 7:55 7:53 7:52

FOR THE TABLE Honey fried seatrout 1 pound speckled trout fillets 2 tbsps. honey 4 tbsps. butter 1 lemon 1/2 cup cornmeal 1/4 cup flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 egg 1/3 cup milk Mix cornmeal, flour, salt and pep-

per in bowl. Mix egg and milk in separate bowl. Rub sea trout with lemon and dredge in cornmeal mixture. Dip sea trout in milk mixture and then back into cornmeal mixture. Heat butter to almost smoking in frying pan. Put sea trout in pan and cook until golden brown on both sides. Put honey on top of sea trout then lower heat, cover and cook for a few minutes.

— LSON staff

Gobblin’ good chili 1 pound deboned turkey breast and thighs, cut in 1/2-inch cubes Any white chili fixing packet Diced tomatoes Diced green chiles (to taste) 2 fresh jalapeños (optional) 1 cup water 1 can white beans undrained (15-16 oz.)

1 tbsp. oil Over a medium-high heat in a large skillet, sauté the cubed turkey in oil until the juices run clear. Stir in the seasoning, water and beans along with tomatoes and peppers and bring to a boil. Cover and slow simmer. The finished meal can be served as chili; used as a dip ingredient; or it can be drained and used to make great burritos.

— NSSF *email LSON your favorite recipe to news@lonestaroutdoornews.com.

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HEROES

CHRIS WALLS was hunting with his kids, TEX, 8, and LAUREN, 5, in Evant when the first deer was taken on their new ranch.

DYLAN DEAN shot this gobbler in northern Jack County.

Harper hunter DAWSON WREN, 7, shot his first exotic on his grandfather’s ranch in Harper.

Fourteen-yearold Coppell High freshman ABBY MEYER took her first hog recently.

JACK SIMPSON was fishing on Padre Island National Seashore when he caught this 40-pound black drum.

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JERRY MOFFETT and his two sons, ERICK and ESTUARDO, with a 16-pound black drum caught near the San Jacinto Battleship.

LANDRY WREN of Harper shot her first buck of the season at a family friend’s ranch. The buck was a 14-pointer with two kickers and a drop tine.

Puzzle solution from Page 21

RYAN MCCLAUGHERTY, 9, with his first harvest taken with his dad on November 23 in Hays County. The 10-pointer was taken with a crossbow at 44 yards.

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Time 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM Midnight Time 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM Midnight Time 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM Midnight

FRIDAY SATURDAY

Time 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM Midnight Time 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM Midnight Time 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM Midnight Time 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM 11:00 PM 11:30 PM Midnight

SUNDAY

THURSDAY

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Prime Time | February OUTDOOR CHANNEL Western Extreme Whitetail Freaks Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector Gregg Ritz’s Hunt Masters Heartland Bowhunter Heartland Waterfowl Territories Wild Ultimate Buck Zone The Best of the West Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell Pro Hunt Journal RMEF Team Elk Ram Outdoorsman OUTDOOR CHANNEL Tecomate Whitetail Nation American Birdhunter ScentBlocker’s Most Wanted Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Mossy Oak’s Hunting the Country Driven with Pat and Nicole Deadliest Hunts ATK’s Grateful Nation Eastman’s Hunting TV Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell Primos Truth About Hunting Mossy Oak’s Hunting the Country PSE’s Wild Outdoors OUTDOOR CHANNEL Shooting USA’s Impossible Shots The Best Defense Shooting Gallery Shooting USA American Rifleman TV Midway USA’s Gun Stories The Best Defense Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell Shooting USA Midway USA’s Gun Stories OUTDOOR CHANNEL Wardens Presented by Streamlight Jack Link’s Major League Fishing FOXPRO Furtakers Tecomate Whitetail Nation Bow Madness RMEF Team Elk PSE’s Wild Outdoors Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell Crush with Lee and Tiffany Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector Driven with Pat and Nicole OUTDOOR CHANNEL Trev Gowdy’s Monster Fish The Hunt for Big Fish Zona’s Awesome Fishing Show Bottom Feeders Arrow Affliction Alaska Outdoors Television Gold Fever RMEF Team Elk Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell Wardens Presented by Streamlight Heartland Waterfowl OUTDOOR CHANNEL Bottom Feeders Buccaneers and Bones Gridiron Outdoors Steve’s Alaska Adventures SCI Expedition Safari Trophy Quest The Best of the West Under Wild Skies Western Extreme Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Cabela’s American Archer Arrow Affliction OUTDOOR CHANNEL Mathews TV with Dave Watson Crush with Lee and Tiffany Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures Wildgame Nation Realtree Outdoors Primos Truth About Hunting NRA All Access Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector Adventure Bowhunter Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures Realtree Outdoors Wildgame Nation

PURSUIT CHANNEL F&Ts Freedom Outdoors Avian X Sport Fishing TV The Hitmen Turkey Thugs The Outdoor Option Chasing Waters Make Ready TV Midwest Outdoors Northwest Hunter Trophy Time TV TNT Outdoor Explosion Winchester & Drurys Natural Born PURSUIT CHANNEL Fish PAA National Walleye Tour Lake Commandos Bob Redfern Outdoor Magazine Scott Martin Challenge Hank Parker Outdoor Magazine Cabelas Fisherman Handbook Fishing Texas Lake Commandos Bob Redfern Outdoor Magazine Scott Martin Challenge Hank Parker Outdoor Magazine Cabelas Fisherman Handbook PURSUIT CHANNEL Fish PAA Deer & Wildlife Stories Long Range Pursuit Man verses Elk Gamekeepers of Mossy Oak Get in the Game Avian X TomBob Outdoors Flatliners The Hunting Show The High Road w/Keith Warren The Hitmen Turkey Call PURSUIT CHANNEL The High Road w/Keith Warren Bowhunting Addiction Outdoor Edges The Great Outdoors Turkey Call Backland Outdoors Trophy Time TV KT Diaries Where in the World is Colorado Buck Big Boys TNT Outdoor Explosion Gamekeepers of Mossy Oak Carnivore American Trigger Sports PURSUIT CHANNEL National Bird Dog Circuit Make Ready TV Trigger Time American Airgunner American Trigger Sports Freedom Fighters - Blaine Goodloe - 3 Gun Nation Goodloe - 3 Gun Nation Ammo & Attitude The Right Stuff Fight Night Fight Night Fight Night PURSUIT CHANNEL Trigger Time Turkey Call Spur Chasers Turkey Thugs Avian X Fishing Texas Hunting with HECS Boondock Boys The Outdoor Shopper The Outdoor Shopper Backland Outdoors Turkey Thugs Gamekeepers of Mossy Oak PURSUIT CHANNEL Where in the World is Colorado Buck Make Ready TV Turkey Thugs The High Road w/Keith Warren Inside the Obsession Winchester & Drury’s Natural Born Turkey Call Get in the Game Brush Country Monsters Wallhanger TV Hunting with HECS Wingshooting USA

Good through March 31.

SPORTSMAN CHANNEL MeatEater-Hardest Hunts MeatEater-Hardest Hunts Guns & Ammo Guns & Gear TV Hot Shots Personal Defense TV TAC TV Gun Talk TV Guns & Ammo Guns & Gear TV Hot Shots Personal Defense TV TAC TV SPORTSMAN CHANNEL MeatEater-Hardest Hunts MeatEater-Hardest Hunts Realtree’s Monster Bucks Major League Bowhunter Elite Archery’s Respect the Game TV Whitetail Properties Dreams to Reality Savage Outdoors Brad Farris’ Game Plan Realtree’s Monster Bucks Major League Bowhunter Elite Archery’s Respect the Game TV

WORLD FISHING NETWORK Angler West TV The Scott Martin Challenge The Next Bite TV Bass 2 Billfish Timmy Horton Outdoors Big Coast Sportfishing Bob Izumi’s Real Fishing Skeeter Bass Champs FLW Tour Florida Adventure Quest

Savage Outdoors SPORTSMAN CHANNEL MeatEater-Hardest Hunts MeatEater-Hardest Hunts North American Whitetail Skull Bound TV Mathews Dominant Bucks Outfittersrating TV Whitetail SLAM DreamPoint’s Extend Your Range TV North American Whitetail Skull Bound TV Mathews Dominant Bucks Outfittersrating TV Whitetail SLAM SPORTSMAN CHANNEL MeatEater-Hardest Hunts MeatEater-Hardest Hunts MeatEater MeatEater MeatEater MeatEater Outlanders Yeti’s Ultimate Hunt MeatEater MeatEater MeatEater MeatEater Outlanders SPORTSMAN CHANNEL MeatEater-Hardest Hunts MeatEater-Hardest Hunts Bowhunter TV Relentless Pursuit Nock On TV YoungWild Outback Outdoors Maximum Archery Ambush Tour Bowhunter TV Relentless Pursuit Nock On TV YoungWild Outback Outdoors SPORTSMAN CHANNEL Excalibur’s Huntin’ the Backwoods The Outdoor Option Canada in the Rough Turkey Man Silent Draw Outdoors 100% Real Hunting Phil Phillips Unleashed On The Road Canada in the Rough Turkey Man Silent Draw Outdoors 100% Real Hunting Phil Phillips Unleashed

The New Fly Fisher WORLD FISHING NETWORK Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing Jarrett Edwards Outdoors Lindner’s Angling Edge George Poveromo’s Saltwater Fishing Reel Animals Florida Adventure Quest Ultimate Fishing Experience | Reservoir Tactics South Bend’s Lunkerville FlatsClass Fishing the Flats

SPORTSMAN CHANNEL Bullets And Broadheads Maximum Outdoors TV Pigman: The Series Predator Nation Petersen’s Hunting The Season with Justin Martin Dead Dog Walkin’ Dog Soldier TV Pigman: The Series Predator Nation Petersen’s Hunting The Season with Justin Martin Dead Dog Walkin’

WORLD FISHING NETWORK Fish’n Canada The Scott Martin Challenge Lindner’s Angling Edge World Fishing Hookin’ Up with Nick and Mariko George Poveromo’s Saltwater Fishing Fishing With Joe Bucher Bass 2 Billfish Jarrett Edwards Outdoors Florida Adventure Quest

The Scott Martin Challenge WORLD FISHING NETWORK Sportsman 360 TV | Episode 6: Lake Erie Bass The New Fly Fisher Hookin’ Up with Nick and Mariko | Monterey, CA The Legacy Experience Musky Hunter Valentine Warner: Coast to Coast Westcoast Sporting Journal Fly Nation American Fly Guide

Jarrett Edwards Outdoors WORLD FISHING NETWORK Wild Fish Wild Places Guided with Mark Melnyk Fishing 411 Fish’n Canada Fishing With Joe Bucher World Fishing Journal BC Outdoors Sport Fishing Dave Mercer’s Facts of Fishing Fish TV IGFA Saltwater Adventures Guided with Mark Melnyk WORLD FISHING NETWORK Strikezone The Bass Doctor Inside Sportfishing Krappie Kings | Spider Rig Crappie of Reelfoot Lake John Gillespie’s Water & Woods Fishful Thinker | Cold Front Bassin’ Extreme Angler TV Big City Fishing The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons Kayak Bassin’ TV The Bass Doctor WORLD FISHING NETWORK Inside Sportfishing The New Fly Fisher Musky Hunter Fishing 411 The Next Bite TV Timmy Horton Outdoors Big Coast Sportfishing Fishful Thinker | Small Boat, Big Fun Valentine Warner: Coast to Coast Inside Sportfishing

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Brotherhood Outdoors features special deer hunt The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s national outdoor TV series, Brotherhood Outdoors, takes Chad Keller, a union coal miner from Philippi, W.Va., to Illinois, for a Thanksgiving Day white-tailed deer hunting adventure. The show airs Sun., March 9, at 10 a.m. on the Sportsman Channel.

Chad has hunted deer for going on 30 years, but when Brotherhood Outdoors took him on the all-expense-paid trip, he could hardly believe it.

“It was absolutely the best hunt I have ever experienced,” said Chad, a member of UMWA Local 9909, in Shinnston, W.Va. Chad’s personal commitment to conservation and his generous support of several charities and fundraising activities in his community is what caught the attention of the Brotherhood Outdoors’ producers. It was Chad’s father, also a coal miner, who passed down a love of the outdoors to him. Chad recently lost his dad, who he calls his lifelong hunting and fishing buddy, to black lung disease. He worked in the mines for more than 40 years.

“Every time I go fishing or hunting, it brings back a flood of memories about all of the fun times I had with my dad,” Chad said.

The episode invites viewers to join Chad, Brotherhood Outdoors co-hosts Julie McQueen and Daniel Lee Martin and a welcoming host family that offers a warm setting for Chad’s first Thanksgiving Day spent away from his family with an invitation to share a bountiful, holiday luncheon in their home. Each year for three years running, Chad had brought home a Thanksgiving buck, and this day, his sights are set on keeping his record.

Tune in to Brotherhood Outdoors Sun., March 9, at 11 a.m. ET, on the Sportsman Channel.

— Staff report

NBC SPORTS CHANNEL NBC Sports Channel has moved their outdoor programming to mornings and midday time slots.

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DATEBOOK February 28-March 2

Texas Dog Hunters Association Wild Hog Roundup Wilbur Baber Complex, Hallettsville (210) 264-6650 tdha.org

March 1

Texas Dove Hunters Association Shooting for Scholarships Fundraiser National Shooting Complex, San Antonio (210) 764-1189 texasdovehunters.com Bass Champs North Series, Lake Ray Roberts (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com Kayak Angler Tournament Series Lake Bastrop (512) 719-4386 fishkats.com Dallas Woods and Waters Foundation 35th Annual Dinner and Benefit Auction Plano Centre (214) 570-8700 dwwcc.org Delta Watefowl Two Lakes Chapter Banquet Marshall Visual Arts Center (903) 407-2586 deltawaterfowl.org

March 4

March 8

Ducks Unlimited Fort Worth Chapter 2nd Annual Cooler and Gun Bash Abuelos, Fort Worth (817) 291-6696 ducks.org/texas

Bass Champs Central Series, Lake Travis (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com

March 8-9

March 6

Ducks Unlimited Boerne Dinner Kendall County Fairgrounds (210) 710-0153 ducks.org/texas Coastal Conservation Association Brazos Valley Chapter Annual Banquet Brazos Center, Bryan (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

Texas Gun and Knife Show Kerrville Hill Country Youth Exhibition Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com

March 13-15

Texas Game Warden Association Whiskers and Reds Fishing Tournament Breckenridge Recreation Complex, Edna (800) 322-8492 texasgamewarden.com

March 14

Coastal Conservation Association Sabine-Neches Chapter Annual Banquet Bob Bowers Civic Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

National Wild Turkey Federation Smith County Chapter Hunting Heritage Banquet Tyler Rose Center (903) 574-3276 nwtf.org

Park Cities Quail Annual Dinner and Auction Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas (214) 632-7460 parkcitiesquail.org

March 14-15

March 7

Texas Bighorn Society 2014 Work Project Black Gap WMA (806) 745-7783 texasbighornsociety.org

Ducks Unlimited San Augustine Dinner San Augustine County Fairgrounds (936) 275-7581 ducks.org/texas

Rudy’s Texas Redfish Series Laguna Shores Marina, Corpus Christi redfishseries.com

Exotic Wildlife Association 47th Annual Membership Meeting and Video Animal Auction Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, San Marcos (830) 367-7761 myewa.org Texas Deer Association Spring Banquet and Superior Genetics Deer Auction Sheraton Arlington Hotel & Conference Center (210) 767-8300 texasdeerassociation.com

March 15

Texas Team Trail Lake Ray Roberts Tournament (210) 788-4143 texasteamtrail.com Bass Champs South Series, Lake Amistad (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com

March 20

Dallas Safari Club Annual General Meeting Bent Tree Country Club (972) 980-9800 biggame.org Ducks Unlimited Austin Banquet Palmer Events Center (512) 370-3237 ducks.org/texas Coastal Conservation Association Brazoria Chapter Annual Banquet Dow Academics Center, Brazosport College (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Coastal Conservation Association Corpus Christi Chapter Annual Banquet American Bank Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

March 21

Coastal Conservation Association 2014 Annual Port Mansfield East Cut and Beach Cleanup Port Mansfield CC Pavilion (979) 535-4593 ccatexas.org

Ducks Unlimited Brazos Valley Dinner The Brazos Center, Bryan (979) 255-8507 ducks.org/texas

March 15-16

Bass Champs East Series, Sam Rayburn Reservoir (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com

Texas Gun and Knife Show Abilene Civic Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com

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Del Rio angler Bruce Benedict Jr. was one of the lucky ones, catching a 15.37-pound monster while fishing a Bass Champs tournament on Falcon International Reservoir Feb. 15.

“We were in the right place, the right time, with the right bait,” Benedict said. “We were fishing a brush line that had a combination of brush and trees off a point about 4 feet deep with a spinner bait. We were throwing our baits so they would actually hit the brush, then bring it back to the boat. I have always caught something in that spot, so I had a lot of faith in it but didn’t expect this.”

The big fish was hooked about 10 a.m.

“My line went extremely tight,” he said. “Then I saw her head, and knew she was a hawg. She didn’t jump out of the water — she

O’Dell and Walker win Bass Champs on Rayburn Four limits were brought in that bested the 20-pound mark, but anglers Ted O’Dell and Kevin Walker Jr. beat the field at the 2014 East Region Bass Champs tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir on Feb. 22.

When O’Dell and Walker, Jr. brought their sack to the tanks, it was evident they were going to have a huge weight. Weighing in their largest bass first, they overtook the Big Bass category with their lunker weighing 10.98 pounds.

Adding their other two fish, their total weight was 22.31 pounds, ultimately winning first place overall.

“We just decided to go for broke this tournament,” the team explained.

They went to their first spot, a main lake point, and fished in water 24- to 26-feet deep with a Carolina-rigged green pumpkin 10-inch Ol’ Monster worm.

“We caught one of our bigger bass during the first hour, and caught a lot of 3- to 4-pound fish.”

— Bass Champs

Some things don’t change Looks like one team is picking up right where they left off last season.

Russell Cecil, of Willis, and Todd Castledine, of Nacogdoches, brought 35.14 pounds of bass to the scales to win the 2014 Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela’s season-opening event at Sam Rayburn Reservoir on Feb. 15.

The TXTT veterans added another trophy to their case that already includes the 2012 TXTT Team of the Year. Taking advantage of the warm water, the anglers hit the entire lake.

“We burned 40 gallons of gas,” said Cecil. “It was an unbelievable day. The warmer weather made the fishing much better. We are excited to win a boat and look forward to the next TXTT event.”

The team threw crankbaits, jigs and lipless crankbaits to outside edges of grass to catch their winning limit.

Adding $2,505 in Angler Advantage cash brought the team’s total winnings to $48,505.

Second-place finishers Alton Jones and Brian Bauer took home $6,250 for their 27.35-pound limit.

“The warm weather pushed the fish to the grass lines,” Jones said.

“We ran up the lake for a total of 25 miles, throwing rattle baits and suspended jerkbaits on the outside of grass lines. Considering we had a slow practice, we are very proud of our performance.”

— Texas Team Trail

couldn’t — she was too big.”

Reaching for the net is when the real adventure began.

“He missed the first time,” Benedict said of his partner, J.C. Trevino. “She was just too big for the net.”

The fish then got tangled in a tree.

“It seemed like an eternity when she got tangled,” he said. “It was probably only two or three minutes. I gave her a little slack and she came out of it.”

Although the fish qualified for TPWD’s big bass program, Benedict decided to release the fish.

“She qualified for the Texas Sharelunker Program, and we thought about calling Texas Parks and Wildlife to enter her,” he said.

“It may have taken a very long time for them to get there to receive her, so we decided to release her back into the lake as quickly as we could.”

Also this month, a new lake record was set when Jonathan Gray, Jr. caught a 10.1-pound bass on Lake Pflugerville. Several days later, he beat his own record with an 11.5-pound bass.

And, Lake Austin joined the fun on February 21, when Robert Whitehead of Austin caught a 13.19-pound bass while fishing the upper end of the lake.

Whitehead was fishing in 5 feet of water when the fish took his plastic worm about 1:30 p.m. The fish was 27.28 inches long and 19.84 inches in girth.

The big fish is the seventh program entry of the current season.

Previous entries have come from lakes Fork, Athens and Palestine.

Whitehead’s catch moved Lake Austin (20) into a tie for fourth place (with Falcon International

LAKE AUSTIN PRODUCING: Robert Whitehead holds the latest 13.19-pound lunker he caught in Lake Austin. Photo by TPWD.

Reservoir) on the list of lakes producing the most ShareLunkers.

Lake Fork has produced 256, O.H.

Ivie and Alan Henry 25 each and Sam Rayburn 23.

— Staff report

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