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The model taxidermist From fashion shows to deer heads By Jillian Mock
For Lone Star Outdoor News If you thought the world of fashion models and taxidermists do not mix, think again. Meet Kristen Ottea, a 24-year-old taxidermist who works full-time in her father’s shop, Ottea Taxidermy, in San Antonio. She also spent nine years modeling in fashion shows from New York to Los Angeles to Singapore. While she still models parttime around Texas, taxidermy is Kristen’s true passion. “I love it, it’s a very interesting art,” she said. “A lot of people don’t know what goes into it.” Kristen comes by the taxidermy gene very naturally. Her father, Mike Ottea, opened the shop 40 years ago and has been attracting loyal customers ever since. “This was my daycare,” Kristen said. “I Please turn to page 15
RUNWAYS AND SHOP FLOOR: After modeling across the world, Kristen Ottea takes her art to another level, following in her father’s footsteps as a taxidermist in San Antonio. An avid hunter and angler, she didn’t like missing the Texas hunting seasons while traveling. Photos by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Fairfield Lake bass make a comeback
Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12 Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10 Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 16 Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 Sun, Moon & Tides . . . . . Page 19 Crossword . . . . . . . . . Page 24 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 25
Proposed changes to fishing regs
By Craig Nyhus
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Fisheries staff with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are considering proposals to adjust bass and catfish fishing regulations in specific waters and areas, move saugeye under walleye harvest regulations and clarify length limits on black drum and amberjack and rules prohibiting snagging of fish with pole-and-line. The proposed changes to the 2016-17 Statewide Recreational and Commercial Fishing regulations include: Modify harvest regulations for largemouth bass on Lake Naconiche (Nacogdoches County) from an 18inch minimum length limit to a 16-inch maximum. Modify harvest regulations for smallmouth bass on Lake Meredith (Hutchinson, Moore, and Potter counties) from a 12- to 15-inch slot and 3 per day bag to a 14-inch minimum length limit and 5 per day bag. Modify harvest regulations for channel and blue catfish bass on Lake Tawakoni (Hunt, Raines, and
A massive fish kill at Fairfield Lake in 2010 caused many anglers to think fishing on the lake was a thing of the past. No one told the bass, though. For Collyn Eastham of Red Oak, it may be his favorite lake this winter. “I fish a lot NOT GONE OR FORGOTof lakes and TEN: Fairfield Lake try to fish four in Freestone County or five days suffered a massive per week,” fish kill in 2010, and Eastham said. most of the redfish for “At Fairfield, which the lake gained fame are gone. The it’s the most bass, though, are fun I’ve had plump and healthy in a long time. this year. Photo by I’m catching Collyn Eastham. 15 to 25 fish Please turn to page 20
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Eating aoudads
Pilot killed
Barbary sheep make a great trophy, but iffy table fare. Page 4
Helicopter pilot shot by poachers in Tanzania. Page 7
FISHING
White bass run
Don’t forget the reds
Sandies running on Nueces, Angelina rivers; other anglers waiting. Page 8
Midcoast redfish bite picking up. Page 8
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Aoudad a great trophy, table fare questioned By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News The aoudad, or Barbary sheep, mostly contained in the mountains of the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas but spreading to other areas and ranches across the state, have a great reputation for being a high-quality trophy that also provides a very difficult hunt. When it comes to eating them, though, their reputation falters. It may simply be a matter of which animal is being harvested, though, according to those who have tried them. On a recent hunt, guide Jose Etchart, also a graduate student at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, agrees the older rams don’t bring much to the table, but, as he pointed out a herd to a recent group of hunters, he said, “See the little one in the back? That would be great to eat — like cabrito.” Mark Garrett is the Trans-Pecos Ecosystem project leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and said he has heard of people that eat aoudad. “Most people are out to shoot old rams,” he said. “That would be like eating an old goat. People that have shot lambs say there were delicious.” Emmitt Woods of Keller traps hogs on several ranches near Possum Kingdom Lake, where the aoudad numbers are on the rise. He shot a big ram in Palo Pinto County and decided to have it processed. “I don’t shoot something if I’m not going to eat it,” he said. He took his ram to Cinnamon Creek Wild Game Processing in Roanoke, where he ordered stickers (seasoned meat on a stick), sausage where the meat was mixed with pork, and tamales. His review was mixed. “The tamales were great — almost as good as wild hog tamales,” Woods said. “The sausage wasn’t bad, I think because they mixed in the pork.” The stickers, though, didn’t make the cut. THEY ARE EDIBLE: Jose Etchart carries a caped aoudad ram taken on a ranch in Presidio County. While the old rams aren’t very good to eat, locals say the ewes and lambs can be very good on the table. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Mr. Whitetail receives Lifetime Achievement Award Lone Star Outdoor News Larry Weishuhn has spent the last 45 years in the outdoor industry in one form or another. On January 18, he received recognition for a lifetime worth of work when he received the Zeiss Lifetime Achievement Award at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trades (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Weishuhn, known by most as “Mr. Whitetail,” was recognized for his work in outdoor writing, speaking, wildlife education, habitat conservation and for his work with disabled veterans and others. “They have only given
this award a few times,” Weishuhn said. “It came as a definite surprise, and I am truly honored to receive it — it’s not something they do every year. Zeiss is very supportive of conservation efforts, and to be recognized for the stuff I have been able to do is very nice.” Born in 1947, Weishuhn attended Texas A&M University after spending two years in junior college. He worked for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and conducted wildlife research involving white-tailed deer, mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep. He developed a natural means of vaccinating Please turn to page 17
A NICE SURPRISE: Larry Weishuhn, host of DSC’s Trailing the Hunter’s Moon, was awarded the Zeiss Lifetime Achievement Award at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas last month. Photo by Larry Weishuhn.
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Another CWD case found Lone Star Outdoor News A white-tailed buck harvested by a hunter at a ranch in Uvalde and Medina counties tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The deer’s origin has been identified as an onsite deer breeding facility and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Animal Health Commission are conducting an epidemiological investigation. Tissue samples revealed the presence of CWD prions during testing at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory in College Station. The samples were submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, which validated the suspect findings. According to multiple sources, the deer was raised at the facility, released into a pasture on the ranch and harvested a few weeks ago at age 3 1/2. Testing for CWD at the ranch was done according to TPWD and TAHC protocols. Other facilities that sold or purchased deer from the ranch have been suspended from moving deer until further notice, according to other ranchers who were notified of the finding. The ranch in question continues to operate, maintaining hunts for exotics, with mandatory testing of cervids harvested to continue. According to multiple sources, DNA sampling has been taken from the deer that tested positive to further identify its source. In Texas, CWD was first discovered in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer along a remote area of the Hueco Mountains near the Texas-New Mexico border, and last summer was detected in two captive white-tailed deer breeding facilities in Medina and Lavaca counties.
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Pronghorns take a trip More than 100 moved from Panhandle to Trans-Pecos By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News A group of 112 pronghorns took a long ride — nearly 500 miles — from Amarillo to the Trans-Pecos region of Texas and to their new home northwest of Marfa. Since the 1980s, pronghorn populations in the Trans-Pecos steadily declined, before reaching an all-time low in 2011 of 3,745 animals, down from 17,000 in the mid-1980s. Meanwhile, a surplus of pronghorn in the Panhandle foraging on agricultural crops caused landowner conflicts. Translocation efforts began in 2011 to help restore Trans-Pecos populations, while alleviating some of the pressure in the Panhandle. The fourth such relocation was recently completed after a four-day effort. “It went great,” said Louis Harveson, the director of the Borderlands Research Institute for Natural Resources Management at Sul Ross State University in Alpine. “I think we have figured out all of the kinks that caused us some problems the first year.” The move resulted in two mortalities from the capture, and only one since the release. “Since the first year, we have averaged more than 80 percent survival,” Harveson said. “That is very high — the animals are tough to work with, they are so highstrung.” Please turn to page 7
A LONG JOURNEY: Researchers and volunteers moved 112 pronghorn from near Dalhart in the Texas Panhandle to the TransPecos region northwest of Marfa. The fourth such relocation is part of an effort to restore pronghorn numbers in the Trans-Pecos region. Photos by Borderlands Research Institute.
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Axis deer to be killed at Garner State Park by outside contractor Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says the public hunting opportunities aren’t enough to control the axis deer population at the park. An estimated 200 axis deer currently inhabit Garner State Park and efforts to control numbers through scheduled public hunts have been insufficient, according to TPWD. More than 100 permitted public hunters annually averaged 43 axis deer harvested during the last five years. Axis numbers will be further reduced by a private company, which contracted with the department to reduce the number in exchange for the harvested meat and began on February 8. Last year, the tactic resulted in the removal of 56 axis deer. “Managing axis deer populations is consistent with our mission and is critical for maintaining healthy habitats that support native wildlife diversity,” said Greg Creacy, regional natural resources coordinator for Texas State Parks. Some complaints have been received claiming the removal of animals, along with hunting restrictions, affected the hunting success of hunters drawn to hunt axis in the park, and that hunters applying for the hunts paid fees without knowledge of the reduction of animals by an outside source. TPWD said it has worked to maximize use of public hunting as a wildlife management tool, while balancing the needs of thousands of park user groups who visit the park each month. Hunting activities are limited to those times of the year when visitation is at its lowest, typically weekdays during the winter months. “Many years of conducting public hunts on these areas have shown us that public hunting, alone, is insufficient for controlling our invasive deer populations,” Creacy said. “The contract harvests complement the public hunts, and we are definitely not planning to exchange public hunting opportunity for contract animal harvests or even reduce our public hunt initiatives.” —Staff report
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Pilot shot by elephant poacher, lands chopper before dying By Mark England
Lone Star Outdoor News Already horrific, big game poaching in Africa has become even more deadly. For reportedly the first time, a helicopter pilot flying reconnaissance on an antipoaching mission was shot and killed — while inspecting the carcasses of three elephants in the Maswa Game Reserve, near the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Roger Gower, 37, flew for the Friedkin Conservation Fund, a Houston-based nonprofit started by Dan Friedkin, who is also the chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Legendary Adventures, which offers African safaris, confirmed that the targeted helicopter belonged to it. Friedkin owns the company. “Our staff are not armed and try to avoid a confrontation like this,” LA’s George Hartley told LSON. “This was just something he (Gower) had no control over.” A poacher emerged from the brush on Jan. 29 and fired a .458 rifle at the helicopter that was working with Tanzanian authorities. One bullet ripped through the floor, piercing Gower’s leg, arm, shoulder and face before exiting through the R44’s roof, according to the FCF. The R44 is a light four-seater helicopter with a single engine and a skid landing
gear. Although mortally wounded, Gower managed to briefly set down the helicopter into a tree. The maneuver gave his spotter, guide Nicky Bester, time to jump to safety before the helicopter plunged to the ground. Matt Gower told the London Evening Standard that Bester reported that his brother lived for 10 minutes after the crash and even managed to joke, “I hope I’m not going to be credited with that landing because I’m not very proud of that.” Gower, a native of Britain, died at the scene. International coverage of his death sparked a manhunt resulting in nine arrests, including the suspected poaching mastermind: Iddi Mashaka, an intelligence officer with a conservation authority who helped the poachers travel undetected, Lazaro Mambosasa, the regional police commissioner, told the New York Times. Also in custody is Njile Gonga, 28, identified by authorities as the shooter. He reportedly led them to the rifle, hidden on his hut’s roof. Friedkin, CEO of Gulf States Toyota Distributors, established FCF to conserve the wildlife on more than 6 million acres in Tanzania. FCF operates its antipoaching operations in conjunction with the Wildlife Division of Tanzania.
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Aoudad on the table Continued from page 4
“They were bad,” he said. “I had to throw them out.” Jami Respondek of Leander shot her first aoudad on a youth hunt at the Devil’s River State Natural Area in January. Her father, Jimmy, said one of the other parents at the hunt grilled the tenderloin of a ram. “They didn’t like it much,” he said. “The dad was going to try making some jerky to temper the flavor.” Jimmy did eat the ram he shot a few years ago. “It had a flavor that was not very appealing,” he said. “But I think a young one might taste OK.” Woods recommended making tamales with all of the meat if it is an older animal. “I wish I had made tamales with all of it,” he said. “You can do sausage — you’ll eat some, but then feel free to give the rest to your friends.”
NICE RAM: Jami Respondek of Leander shot her first aoudad this year at age 17. Photo by Jimmy Respondek.
Journey for pronghorns Continued from page 5
The pronghorn captured were all doe, except for one buck, that was fitted with a GPS collar. “And almost all, about 85 percent, of the does were pregnant with twins,” Harveson said. The researchers fitted most of the translocated pronghorn with GPS or VHF monitoring collars. To help reduce stress on the pronghorn after capture, each animal was handled for as short a time as possible, while researchers took blood and fecal samples and obtained other information. Water sprayers are on hand to offer a drink to the captured pronghorn, and keep them cool if needed. The captured pronghorn were marked with eart-
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Redfish action picking up By Craig Nyhus
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SHALLOW REDS: Anglers targeting redfish haven’t been disappointed, as the fish are taking baits over mud and grass. Photo by LSON.
Midcoast anglers aren’t just targeting trout this winter, as the redfish are shallow and hungry. “The wind has really been blowing, but the fish are still biting,” said Capt. Rene Rubio of Double R’s Guided Fishing in Port O’Connor. “We’re working the mud bottom in 3 feet of water, using a real slow retrieve with sand eels in Texas roach. We let it rest and they are picking it up and heading sideways — it’s a lot of fun.”
Rubio said the water clarity hasn’t mattered much to the reds in the back lakes, and popping corks with a shortened leader above a scented plastic also has been productive. “The color of the lure hasn’t made much difference,” he said. Capt. Nathan Beabout of Port Lavaca fishes out of Seadrift, and usually turns his attention to redfish after the trout fishing is done. “I love catching redfish,” he said. “We have been working the same depths over mud and grass, and have located some Please turn to page 11
White bass on the move Nueces, Anglina run on, others waiting
Lone Star Outdoor News David Sikes, the outdoor columnist for the Corpus Christi Caller Times, caught and released a water body record, 2.5-pound white bass on the Nueces River. His record lasted six days. On February 1, the previous record holder, George Moff landed a sandie weighing 2 pounds, 9 ounces to regain the record. Sikes, fishing with John Findeisen, said the pair caught 40 fish, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department electroshocking boat was nearby conducting a survey. “They were bringing up 120 fish per hour,” Sikes said. “I would say the run is on.” The water is high on the river, though, limiting bank-fishing opportunities but allowing for boats to make the run upstream to find the fish. The white bass have moved up, and the numbers and the size of the fish are impressive. “A couple other friends caught 20 apiece,” Sikes said. While the run on the Nueces tends to peak around Valentine’s Day, fishermen in other parts of the state watch their calendars, not to see when they should be buying chocolates, but to remind them to check for signs of the run that often begins around the holiday. The Live Oak County Airport near George West, a parking area for Nueces River anglers, has been full to the brim. Areas near the Highway 159 Bridge over the river also are packed. “I’ve never seen that many cars at the airport,” said one angler of his Saturday outing. “It’s crowded but there are still places to fish.” Places like Colorado Bend State Park, Marshall Creek in Denton County, the Neches River up from Highway 31 and the branches Please turn to page 16
RUN BEST IN YEARS: The white bass run is happening on the Nueces, Sabine and Angelina rivers, and soon to come in Central and North Texas. The abundance of fish and higher water levels is expected to bring about a great few months for fans of the hungry fish. Photo by David Sikes.
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CATCHING RAINBOWS: Ricky Lamas of Grand Prairie had a good morning landing trout at Greenbrier Park in Fort Worth. Lamas brought his neighbors, Alex Becerra and Alex’s son, Alex Jr., to the small pond that had been stocked with rainbows a day earlier. Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Ricky Lamas of Grand Prairie spends more time fishing now that his children are raised, but he still takes his neighbors and friends. On December 6, he and his neighbor, Alex Becerra, along with Alex’s son, Alex Jr., headed to Greenbrier Park in Fort Worth, where a rainbow trout stocking took place on February 5. The small ponds received extra stockings this year, including one on February 3, since stockings at the Lewisville Lake tailrace on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River were canceled due to high water. After a slow start, Lamas found the hot spot, using a combination yellow and green chartreuse trout bait, landing several trout in a row before Alex and other nearby anglers joined in. Alex Jr., though, ran out of patience and headed to the playground with a friend before the bite started. “He loves to fish and is fishing in a kid’s tournament in a few week,” his father said. “But you have to let them run off and have some fun.” The park held a few dozen fishermen on the chilly, windy morning, and most caught some fish and patiently waited to finish their five-fish limit. “My father-in-law is really going to appreciate these,” Lamas said as he placed another trout in his fish basket. Stockings of trout in lakes throughout Texas continue through February in many neighborhood ponds and other lakes and rivers, and into early March in some North Texas areas. Anglers under 17 are not required to have a license. Other anglers do, and need the $5 Freshwater Fishing Stamp.
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Tailwaters Fly Fishing welcomes its new home By Craig Nyhus
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G. Joan Holt: Ph.D., Professor Emerita at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Y Women in Career Awards on March 3. Holt is a pioneer in marine science and, specifically, mariculture. She is known throughout the world and entered the field of marine science at a time when there were few women. Holt is best known for her work on larval fish rearing and nutrition. She and Dr. Connie Arnold were the first to spawn and rear red drum in captivity. Their work led to red drum restocking efforts by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Holt and her scientific team were the first to naturally spawn cobia, a very important food fish for emerging nations and mariculture. During her tenure at UTMSI, Holt served as the associate director of the Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory. It was also during her directorship that the Coastal Conservation Association donated funds to build the CCA Texas Laboratory for Marine Larviculture, the only one of its kind in the state. —UTMSI
More room, lots of green space for casting, a pond over the hill and a boat ramp on the Trinity River a few hundred yards away. That’s what exists at Tailwaters Fly Fishing’s new location in Dallas that backs up to the levee of the Trinity River just a few miles from Downtown Dallas. “We’re like kids in a candy store,” said longtime customer Rick Buford. “It’s an ideal setup, and there’s water over the hump at Crow Lake Park.” Tailwaters opened on McKinney Avenue north of downtown in 2008. “The location served us well for eight years,” said owner David Leake. “But the location on the banks of the Trinity better suits our needs as we continue to grow.” The new location at 1933 East Levee Street held its Grand Reopening on February 6, with food, drinks and live music. Fly-fishers tried out new rods in the outdoor casting areas, kids ran up and down the levee and, with concrete floors throughout the 11,000 square-foot building, dogs were welcome.
ROOM TO BREATHE: The new Tailwaters Fly Fishing location along the Trinity River levee in Dallas gives customers room to try out the fly-fishing equipment behind the store or at Crow Lake Park a few hundred yards away. Photos by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT AMISTAD: Water murky; 52–56 degrees; 24.80’ low. Black bass are good on jerkbaits, spinner baits, crankbaits and swim baits. Striped bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs and, and large jerkbaits. White bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs and small crankbaits. Catfish are good on cheese bait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers in 30–60 feet over baited holes. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 47–51 degrees; 0.50’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. BASTROP: Water stained; 48–52 degrees. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastics and spinner baits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait and liver. BELTON: Water murky; 46–50 degrees; 0.67’ high. Black bass are good on silver crankbaits. Hybrid striper and white bass are good on chrome slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night around structure. Channel and blue catfish are good on dough bait, hot dogs and summer sausage. BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 48–51 degrees; 0.37’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and flipping jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs on brush piles. White bass are fair on slabs. BONHAM: Water stained, 47–51 degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are slow on lipless crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on drifting cut bait. BRAUNIG: Water stained. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and soft plastic worms near the dam. Striped bass are good on liver and shad at Dead Tree Point. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp, cheese bait, and cut bait near the discharge. BRIDGEPORT: Water stained to lightly stained, 47–52 degrees: 0.05’ high. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits and small umbrella rigs along main lake points. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are slow. BROWNWOOD: Water murky; 44–48 degrees; 0.06’ high. Black bass are good on perchcolored jigs and soft plastics in 10–20 feet. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on stink bait and shrimp. BUCHANAN: Water murky;
47–51 degrees; 7.28’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards, watermelon Whacky Sticks on jig heads, and black/chartreuse ir jigs with blue flake trailers in 15–25 feet. Striped bass are fair on perch-colored lipless crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Catfish are slow. CADDO: Water murky; 48–53 degrees; 1.95’ high. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and wacky-rigged weightless worms. White and yellow bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.
CALAVERAS: Water stained. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits over grass. Striped bass are good on silver spoons and jigs near the dam in 15–25 feet. Redfish are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cheese bait in 181 cove. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 48–52 degrees; 0.15’ low. Black bass are fair on pumpkinseed hair jigs with blue flake trailers, watermelon Carolina-rigged lizards and Texas-rigged blue/black worms along ledges. Striped bass are good trolling silver striper jigs and vertically jigging Pirk Minnows. White bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits along the main river channel. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs upriver. Catfish are slow.
CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 47–52 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, squarebilled crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 46–50 degrees; 23.56’ low. Black bass are good on chrome jigs and watermelon soft plastic lizards in the grass. White bass are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait and liver.
COLEMAN: Water murky; 45–49 degrees; 4.44’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails, spinner baits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on green striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on stink bait, liver and nightcrawlers. COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 52 degrees in main lake, 47 at hot water discharge; 0.69’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastic worms in 8–10 feet. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live perch and cut bait in 8–10 feet. CONROE: Water murky; 47–51 degrees. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics, crankbaits, and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on stink bait and shrimp. FAIRFIELD: Black bass fishing reported as significantly improved. TPWD discontinued stocking the lake after the fish kill in September 2011. FALCON: Water murky; 50–54 degrees; 15.52’ low. Black bass are good on green jigs, watermelon soft plastics and slow-rolling spinner baits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp, nightcrawlers, stink bait and cut bait. FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinner baits, and lipless crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stink bait. FORK: Water stained; 48–52 degrees; 0.58’ low. Black bass are fair on flutter spoons, football jigs and umbrella rigs. White and yellow bass are slow on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water murky; 45–52 degrees; 0.26’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and splitshot rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers. GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are good on dark spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait. GRANBURY: Water murky; 46–50 degrees; 0.02’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp and blood bait.
GRANGER: Water clear; 47–51 degrees; 0.81’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on small white jigs upriver. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver at night. Blue catfish are fair on prepared baits, and on juglines baited with shad. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 54–58 degrees; 0.15’ high. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs and watermelon red soft plastic worms in 2–10 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows around brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are slow. HUBBARD CREEK: Water off-color; 47–55 degrees; 14.02’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, lipless crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad. LBJ: Water stained; 46–50 degrees; 0.59’ low. Black bass are good on shad-colored jigs, pumpkinseed drop-shot worms and chartreuse/blue flake tubes from docks. White bass are good on jigs and small spinner baits in the channel. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles under heated docks. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 48–51 degrees; 3.88’ high. Black bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs Catfish are slow. LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 48–52 degrees; 0.31’ high. Black bass are good on perchcolored crankbaits in the creeks. Striped bass are fair on spooks. White bass are fair on lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 78–83 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, Texas-rigged craws and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut bait. MONTICELLO: Water lightly stained; 59–62 degrees; 0.73’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 48–54 degrees; 46.06’ low. Black bass are fair on Senkos, Texas rigs, jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs fished shallow. Catfish are fair
to good on live bait. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 44–53 degrees; 15.45’ low. Black bass are fair on dropshot rigs, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chartreuse nightcrawlers. PALESTINE: Water stained; 47–52 degrees; 0.29’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits and flipping jigs on docks and flooded cover. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. White bass are fair on
slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water off-color; 48–57 degrees; 0.11’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinner baits, drop-shot rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on live shad and nightcrawlers. PROCTOR: Water murky; 48–52 degrees; 1.65’ low. Black bass are fair on shadcolored lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live bait.
RAY HUBBARD: Water slightly stained; 48–51 degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are slow. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 3.85’ high. No report available. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 48–53 degrees; 0.09’ high. Black bass are good on smaller umbrella rigs, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 49–53 degrees; 0.75’ high. Black bass are good on dark green/blue flake soft plastics. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs.
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Catfish are good on shrimp and nightcrawlers. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 47–51 degrees; 0.26’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits. Hybrid striper and white bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 46–50 degrees; 0.77’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnow baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait and minnows. TEXOMA: Water stained; 47–51 degrees; 1.05’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white jigs on brush piles. Striped bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 48–52 degrees; 0.09’ high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastics, spinner baits, and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers, and stink bait. TRAVIS: Water murky; 47–51 degrees; 3.36’ low. Black bass are fair on small crankbaits and watermelon worms. Striped bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits. White bass are good on smoke grubs, jigging spoons and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp. WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on small spinner baits. White bass are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and shrimp. WHITNEY: Water murky; 45–49 degrees; 0.86’ low. Black bass are good on dark soft plastics, spinner baits, and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on green striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stink bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water muddy; 48–52 degrees; 31.28’ high. All species are slow.
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Van Zandt counties). The new proposal would remove the current 12-inch minimum length limit, but with a modified 25 fish daily bag (blues and channels combined). Within the 25 bag, only seven fish could exceed 20 inches in length and of those seven fish, only two could exceed 30 inches. Modify harvest regulations for largemouth bass on the Sabine River in Newton and Orange counties, and in Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, and Orange counties. This proposal would reduce the minimum length limit for largemouth bass to 12 inches and retain the current five fish daily bag limit.
Modify saugeye harvest regulations to remove the current 18-inch minimum length limit and change the daily bag limit from three to five, only two of which may be greater than 16 inches (same as walleye harvest regulations). In a housekeeping measure, the department is clarifying the maximum size limit for black drum is 30 inches and minimum total length limit on amberjack is 38 inches to align with new federal regulations that utilize a different measurement guideline. The department is also seeking to clarify that snagging or foul hooking any fish using pole-and-line in fresh and salt water is prohibited.
Modify regulations to mirror legislative statute change; the tail of a shark may no longer be removed prior to final destination or delivery to a licensed dealer. It will still be lawful to remove the head of broadbill swordfish, king mackerel and sharks prior to final destination. The proposed changes are open for public comment through TPWD’s website, and a live online public hearing via webinar will also be held at 7 p.m. on March 3. —TPWD
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pelicans crashing on bait. Now, we’ll drift lures or throw popping corks across the mud and grass flats. If we catch it just right, we’re getting some reds on top-waters.” Beabout said the redfish numbers have picked up in his area, and credits the mild winter and small cold fronts as the reasons for the good fishing. “There are redfish everywhere right now,” he said. “They showed up in the last week or so in the back marsh and on little mud flats — we have dodged a bullet with these little fronts; it makes it easier to stay on fish.” Beabout said a few reds are being tricked by the Corky, but the red shad paddletail seems to work best. It’s not just guides with boats finding the redfish. Kayaks and airboats are being used to get to the back marshes and bayous and hit the drains on falling or low-water conditions.
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“We’ve been getting a good tide swing and that’s pushing fish up shallow and then taking them back out deep,” said Kris Kelley of Castaway Lodge in Seadrift. “The action has been good with reds pushing the upper edge of the slot.” Henry Stokes of San Antonio fished last weekend and landed several reds over grass near Port Aransas, using the Skinny Water Aresenal lures he created in Stoker Skinny Penny and Mootruese. “It was rough on Saturday but it smoothed out Sunday and the water warmed a bit with the clear skies,” he said. “The bite turned on.” Capt. Rene Rubio (361) 550-9295 Capt. Nathan Beabout, Seadrift (210) 452-9680 Castaway Lodge (888) 618-4868
Blake Schroeder and Easton Heigley, college anglers from Stephen F. Austin University, brought 27.06 pounds of bass to the scales to win the 2016 season-opening event of the Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela’s on January 30 at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The winning anglers beat a record 352 teams and took home $29,525 in cash and prize winnings, including a new Triton 189TRX powered by a 150-horsepower Mercury outboard. Schroeder and Heigley call Sam Rayburn their home waters and routinely fish there as part of Stephen F. Austin’s fishing team. With Rayburn just a quick drive south, the anglers proved practice, consistency, and local knowledge as keys to success on tournament day. “We had some areas where fish normally hold this time of year,” said Schroeder. “We’ve been on them for a couple weeks and we just continued to check on them. These are classic prespawn areas.” High water levels resulted in wide range of opportunities for tournament anglers. Four of the five fish weighed by Schroeder and Heigley came from fishing 15-20 feet deep with a Carolina rig. The deep bite wasn’t the only pattern producing results, though. Three of the fish landed by the second place team Kris Wilson of Montgomery and Charles Bebber of Willis came on spinner baits and crankbaits in shallow water around bushes. The team’s limit totaled 24.68 pounds, earning them $11,301. Kyle Rowe, of Waco, and Ted Pate, of Alexandria, Louisiana, took third place with a 22.63-pound stringer, earning $7,615. The duo caught most of their fish in depths ranging between 10 and 12 feet near the mouths of creeks. After using a Carolina rig in the morning, the team switched to a crankbait later in the day. Sam Rayburn again proved to be a premier tournament destination with 14 limits topping 20 pounds and more than 150 teams reaching a five-fish limit. —TXTT
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER WARDENS RESCUE STRANDED BOATER A Florida native who was in his boat on Lake Amistad had engine trouble and was stranded out on the lake after dark. Val Verde County Game Wardens Dustin Barrett and Brent Deen responded, and using the SAFE Boat FLIR and Radar, located the boater in the dark and brought him in safely. WAY TOO MANY DUCKS While conducting a traffic stop on a vehicle with Louisiana license plates, Grayson County Game Warden Michael Hummert learned the men were heading home after a duck hunt in northwestern Texas. Hummert asked if the men had any luck, they responded with “some ducks.” Before opening the first of two ice chests, Hummert asked the men if they had too many ducks. The driver said probably for just two people. Once the counting was complete, the two men were in possession of 107 ducks. The men claimed some of the ducks belonged to other people, but they had no documentation from other hunters. Both men admitted they had exceeded the bag limit and neither could remember how many ducks they had killed. One of the men did not have a hunting license and neither had a migratory bird endorsement. The hunter with a valid Texas hunting license was allowed to keep his possession limit of 18 ducks. The remaining 89 ducks were seized and donated. Cases and civil restitution pending. FALLOW DEER SHOT FROM OUTSIDE OF FENCE A fallow deer inside a high-fence enclosure was shot and killed from
WARDEN HAS GOOD MEMORY Near the Devils River, Val Verde County Game Wardens Angel Miller and Dustin Barrett checked a group of hunters with several white-tailed bucks in the cooler. Miller remembered one of the men, whom she had checked earlier in the season and he
the roadway. Navarro County Game Warden Brian Srba was able to locate the vehicle that the landowner identified. After interviewing the driver and analyzing the evidence discovered, the driver was placed in the Navarro County Jail. WARDEN WATCHES AS GROUP SHOOTS DUCKS FROM MOVING BOAT, THEN RESCUES GROUP AFTER BOAT SINKS Gregg County Game Warden Todd Long was patrolling flooded property along the Sabine River when he witnessed three subjects shooting at ducks from a hunting boat while under power. The boat quickly disappeared in the dense bottoms, so Long made his way to the nearest public ramp with hopes of intercepting the group. Soon after Long’s arrival at the ramp, other individuals showed up explaining that their three friends had encountered boat trouble and were unsure of their location. Long commandeered the rescue boat and navigated it through the dark floodwaters toward the area where he last saw them. Approximately one hour later, the men were rescued after drifting in the frigid waters without
had failed to tag and document a buck taken. The same man had two more bucks and was cited for exceeding the bag limit in a two-buck limit area. The third buck scored in the 150s. The buck was seized and civil restitution is pending.
failing to pay his civil restitution on a previous deer charge that Bearden had filed in 2011.
lifejackets — all clinging to a single ice chest. Their boat, which was later found sunk nearby, reportedly struck a submerged log and tossed the men overboard before sinking to the bottom of the flooded swamp with their gear and guns. The following morning, Long coordinated an amphibious vehicle response with a local landowner to better access the area and assist in recovering the vessel and contents. The three men suffered only minor injuries. They were cited for hunting from a boat, rallying ducks and failing to have hunting licenses.
SUBDIVISION BUCK SHOT WITH CROSSBOW Residents near Lake Amistad reported a large buck had been seen with an arrow sticking out of his chest. Val Verde County Game Wardens Tyler Stoikes and Allison Hatten responded and located the buck, which had to be killed due to its injury. The arrow was from a crossbow. No hunting is allowed on the subdivision. The investigation continues.
REPEAT OFFENDER CAUGHT POACHING FROM ROAD Cherokee County Game Wardens Brian Bearden and Eric Collins responded to a night hunting call. A deer was found shot from the roadway and a witness provided a description of a vehicle spotted near the area. Through an investigation that continued late that night and again the following day, two subjects confessed to killing the deer with a 12-gauge shotgun from the roadway at night. One of the subjects had a suspended hunting license due to
CURRENT FLIPS DUCK BOAT A caller reported an overturned duck boat in Trinity County. Two adults and an 11-year-old duck hunter parked their duck boat alongside a levee. As the first hunter stepped on the levee, it gave way and the current flipped the boat. The other adult pulled the youngster from the current and was able to swim to high ground. K9 Game Warden Shanafelt and Trinity County Game Warden William Watts located the hunters and transported them to a higher
level where Trinity Fire and Rescue could pick them up. HOG HUNTERS AND DOGS CAUGHT TRESPASSING Cherokee County Game Warden Brian Bearden received a call about a suspicious truck parked near Lake Palestine. A deer had recently been taken illegally near this same location. Bearden discovered two trucks parked in the woods with dog boxes in the back. It was determined that the suspects were most likely hog hunting. After contacting the landowner and determining that no one had permission to be on the property, the warden began to look for the subjects. When the warden made contact with the hog hunters, charges for trespassing and no hunting license were filed. DUCK HUNTERS RESCUED AFTER BOAT SINKS A frantic duck hunter called Polk County Game Warden David Johnson saying his boat had sunk in the Trinity River. The hunter tried to enter a cutoff of the river and was caught in the current. The current quickly sunk the boat. The hunters were able to swim to a grass flat and hunker down under a tarp. Trinity County Game Warden William Watts responded and Trinity Fire and Rescue was able to extract the hunters and bring them to the bank. The hunters were extremely cold and wet.
REPORT ILLEGAL HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITY FOR A REWARD OF UP TO $1,000. CALL (800) 792-4263
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Model makes taxidermy her chosen profession Continued from page 1
grew up around it.” Modeling came a little later, when Kristen was around 14, at the suggestion of friends and family. “I’m pretty close to being 5 foot 10, and I’m very thin — that’s just my natural body type so people always said to me I should be a model,” she said. “So I went into a local agent here in San Antonio, and they got real excited and they ended up signing me.” Then came the fashion weeks, the international travel, and the hectic lifestyle. Eventually, Kristen wanted to slow down and get back to her Texas roots. “I decided I didn’t want to travel,” she said. “I was always gone and I didn’t like that because I always missed hunting season and fishing season.” As her time spent modeling decreased, she spent more and more time working in the taxidermy shop. “I really enjoy both a lot,” Kristen said, but, as a self-proclaimed tomboy, “I enjoy taxidermy because it’s more me.” AN UNUSUAL COMBINATION: In the Ottea Taxidermy studio, Kristen Ottea utilizes the artistic skills she learned That’s not to say she while a fashion model in her work as a taxidermist, and the people skills she learned in relating to customers. regrets any time spent in Photos by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News. Bottom right photo by Tim O’Keefe. the fashion world. “Believe it or not, ten said. “We don’t treat them like customers.” modeling got me out of my shell,” she said. “I am an Although very different forms, both modeling and only child and I was very shy. I am really glad I did that taxidermy require a certain artistic discipline, and Krisbecause I would not be the same person I would be today ten continues to apply artistry to her work today in the without modeling.” taxidermy shop. The people skills come in handy now that Kristen “The way I look at it, a mount is a memory,” she said. manages the day-to-day operations at Ottea Taxidermy “Every deer is where you shot it, who you were with, with another woman, Christine. Not only do Kristen and field dressing it — it is all a memory.” Christine create almost all the shoulder and European There are probably few taxidermists who leave the ofmounts for the shop, they also talk with each customer fice a little early on a Wednesday evening to get ready for who walks through the door and ask them to share their a fashion show. But that’s the thing about Texas women. hunting experience. They defy all expectations. “We treat everyone like family here or friends,” Kris-
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White bass run begins Continued from page 8
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 good at Rollover Pass. TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good over deep shell on soft plastics. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the north shoreline on Corkies and MirrOlures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair on the mud and shell on MirrOlures and Corkies in the afternoon. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. TEXAS CITY: Whiting and sand trout are fair to good on shrimp from the piers. Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on the falling tide on crabs and shrimp. FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish are fair to good at San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous. Trout are good in the guts and bayous on Down South Lures and Soft–
Dines. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on soft plastics on the edge of muddy channels. Redfish are good at the mouths of drains. Sheepshead are good at the jetty on shrimp. ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on the edge of the ICW on glow shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in the holes on the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp. PORT ARANSAS: Sheepshead are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Redfish are fair around Pelican Island on mullet. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair on the King Ranch shoreline on Gamblers and Bass Assassins. Redfish are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good in mud and grass on Corkies and Soft– Dines. Trout are fair to good in the guts along shorelines and around rocks on Corkies. Redfish and black drum are good in the Land Cut on shrimp and crabs. PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair to good on DOA Shrimp and scented plastics under a popping cork around grass holes. Trout are fair to good on mud along the edge of the ICW on Corkies and MirrOlures. SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on artificial shrimp and scented plastics. Redfish, black drum and mangrove snapper are fair to good in the channel on shrimp. PORT ISABEL: Redfish are fair in skinny water on scented baits. Sheepshead are good around the causeway on shrimp. Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on soft plastics under popping corks.
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of the Brazos River up from Lake Waco are well-known white bass spots, and many fishermen simply look to the parking areas to see if the fishing has improved. The Nueces isn’t the only river where the fish are running. The Sabine River, up from Toledo Bend Reservoir, is known as a white bass hotspot, and this year is no exception. Jane Gallenbach and her husband, Tom, run River Ridge Campground and Guide Service, and told the Houston Chronicle that the run is on and they FUN IN RIVERS, CREEKS: White bass are moving upstream to spawn in rivers in are catching 100 fish South and Southeast Texas, while Central per outing. Camcopelin and North Texas anglers will need to wait on 2coolfishing.com until the water temperatures rise. Photo by reported excellent David Sikes. fishing on the Sabine near Center. Guide Bill Fondren thinks this year’s run could be one for the record books. “I think the run of whites on the Sabine will be one of the best we’ve had in a number of years,” Fondren said. “We’ve got a lot of water and plenty of current.” The limit for white bass is 25 fish per day, with a 10-inch minimum.
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desert bighorn sheep against bluetongue, and authored or co-authored numerous technical papers. After working for TPWD, Weishuhn established his own wildlife management consulting company, Quality Management Limited, which he continued until 1995. He spent months each year in helicopters doing game surveys, and was involved in 13 helicopter crashes. Weishuhn’s first national magazine article and cover was published in 1970 in National Sportsman Digest. Since then, he has written more than 3,000 magazine articles and seven books. He has been A TEXAS LEGEND: Larry Weishuhn has worked as a wildlife biologist, consultant, outdoor writer for several hunting magazines, and has been a featured speaker for the the host of several television shows in his 45-year career that continNRA’s Great American Hunt- ues. Photo by Larry Weishuhn. er’s tour, the NRA National Convention, Dallas Safari Club Convention, Houston Safari Club Convention, Wild Sheep Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, Northeast Sports Show and many of the various Deer Classics. Outdoor programs on television boosted Weishuhn’s popularity. In the 1980s, he was a regular guest on Realtree Outdoors. His first personally owned and produced show, Hunting the World on the Outdoor Channel was nominated and received numerous national awards. He was also a regular on Whitetail Country and served as a cohost of Whitetail Revolution, hosted Winchester World of Whitetail and currently hosts DSC’s Trailing the Hunter’s Moon, which appears on the Sportsman Channel. Weishuhn is a cofounder of Texas Wildlife Association, a Texas premier outdoor organization that just celebrated its 30th anniversary, and he was inducted into the National Legends of the Outdoor Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Mark Scheurer caught this 10-pound-plus largemouth at Lake El Salto in Mexico, on a Strike King football jig.
Robb Hemseth, a new resident of Texas, is off to a good start after harvesting this four-curl blackbuck at the RRR Ranch.
Cameron McCay Purvis of Midland shot her first African animal, a mountain reedbuck, with Stormberg Elangeni Safaris in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
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Jake Gomez of Encino spotted and stalked this 200-pound hog at the Mapache Blanco Ranch at 50 yards. Anastacia Rodriguez, 14, shot this 10-point whitetail at the Mitchell Ranch in Caldwell County.
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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases
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2016 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Feb. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
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12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri
8:37 2:24 9:37 3:23 10:35 4:21 11:30 5:17 ----- 6:10 12:47 7:00 1:35 7:49 2:22 8:35 3:08 9:21 3:54 10:06 4:40 10:51 5:26 11:37 6:12 12:02 7:00 12:49 7:48 1:37
9:04 2:51 10:04 3:50 11:02 4:48 11:58 5:44 12:23 6:37 1:14 7:27 2:02 8:15 2:48 9:01 3:33 9:46 4:18 10:30 5:03 11:14 5:48 ----6:34 12:23 7:21 1:10 8:09 1:58
07:03 07:02 07:01 07:01 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:57 06:56 06:55 06:54 06:53 06:52 06:51 06:50
06:06 06:07 06:08 06:09 06:10 06:10 06:11 06:12 06:13 06:13 06:14 06:15 06:16 06:16 06:17
9:52a 10:47p 10:36a 11:51p 11:21a NoMoon 12:09p 12:54a 12:59p 1:55a 1:51p 2:53a 2:45p 3:47a 3:41p 4:36a 4:37p 5:22a 5:32p 6:04a 6:27p 6:43a 7:20p 7:19a 8:12p 7:54a 9:04p 8:28a 9:55p 9:02a
8:43 2:29 9:42 3:29 10:40 4:27 11:36 5:22 12:02 6:15 12:52 7:06 1:41 7:54 2:28 8:41 3:14 9:26 4:00 10:12 4:45 10:57 5:31 11:43 6:18 12:07 7:05 12:55 7:53 1:42
9:10 2:56 10:09 3:56 11:08 4:54 ----- 5:50 12:29 6:43 1:19 7:33 2:07 8:21 2:54 9:07 3:39 9:51 4:24 10:35 5:08 11:20 5:54 ----6:40 12:29 7:27 1:16 8:15 2:04
07:13 07:12 07:11 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:01 06:59 06:58
06:08 06:09 06:10 06:11 06:12 06:12 06:13 06:14 06:15 06:16 06:17 06:18 06:19 06:19 06:20
9:57a 10:55p 10:39a NoMoon 11:23a NoMoon 12:10p 1:05a 12:59p 2:06a 1:51p 3:04a 2:46p 3:58a 3:42p 4:47a 4:39p 5:32a 5:35p 6:13a 6:30p 6:51a 7:25p 7:27a 8:18p 8:01a 9:11p 8:34a 10:03p 9:06a
San Antonio 2016 Feb.
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8:50 2:36 9:49 3:36 10:47 4:34 11:43 5:29 12:09 6:22 12:59 7:13 1:48 8:01 2:35 8:48 3:21 9:33 4:07 10:19 4:52 11:04 5:38 11:50 6:25 12:14 7:12 1:02 8:00 1:50
9:17 3:03 10:16 4:03 11:15 5:01 ----- 5:57 12:36 6:50 1:26 7:40 2:15 8:28 3:01 9:14 3:46 9:58 4:31 10:43 5:15 11:27 6:01 ----6:47 12:36 7:34 1:23 8:22 2:11
07:15 07:14 07:14 07:13 07:12 07:11 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03
06:19 06:20 06:21 06:22 06:23 06:23 06:24 06:25 06:26 06:26 06:27 06:28 06:29 06:29 06:30
10:06a 11:00p 10:49a NoMoon 11:35a 12:04a 12:22p 1:07a 1:12p 2:08a 2:05p 3:05a 2:59p 3:59a 3:55p 4:49a 4:51p 5:35a 5:46p 6:16a 6:40p 6:55a 7:33p 7:32a 8:25p 8:07a 9:17p 8:41a 10:08p 9:15a
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9:03 2:50 10:03 3:49 11:01 4:47 11:56 5:43 12:22 6:36 1:13 7:26 2:01 8:15 2:48 9:01 3:34 9:47 4:20 10:32 5:06 11:17 5:52 ----6:38 12:28 7:26 1:15 8:13 2:03
9:30 10:30 11:28 ----12:49 1:40 2:28 3:14 3:59 4:44 5:29 6:14 7:00 7:47 8:35
3:17 4:16 5:14 6:10 7:03 7:53 8:41 9:27 10:12 10:56 11:40 12:03 12:49 1:36 2:24
07:37 07:36 07:35 07:34 07:33 07:31 07:30 07:29 07:28 07:27 07:26 07:25 07:23 07:22 07:21
06:25 06:26 06:27 06:28 06:29 06:30 06:31 06:32 06:32 06:33 06:34 06:35 06:36 06:37 06:38
10:16a 11:19p 10:58a NoMoon 11:41a 12:25a 12:26p 1:30a 1:15p 2:32a 2:07p 3:31a 3:02p 4:24a 3:58p 5:13a 4:56p 5:57a 5:53p 6:38a 6:49p 7:14a 7:45p 7:49a 8:39p 8:22a 9:33p 8:54a 10:27p 9:26a
Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.
Sabine Pass, north Date Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26
Time 6:04 AM 12:59 AM 2:03 AM 3:09 AM 4:14 AM 5:16 AM 6:13 AM 12:04 AM 12:58 AM 1:46 AM 2:30 AM 3:12 AM 3:54 AM 4:39 AM 5:29 AM
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Time 12:12 PM 7:32 AM 9:14 AM 10:59 AM 12:26 PM 1:31 PM 2:20 PM 7:04 AM 7:51 AM 8:33 AM 9:11 AM 9:47 AM 10:22 AM 10:56 AM 11:31 AM
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Time 6:35 PM 1:06 PM 2:11 PM 3:35 PM 5:17 PM 6:41 PM 7:33 PM 2:59 PM 3:32 PM 4:00 PM 4:25 PM 4:48 PM 5:11 PM 5:33 PM 5:54 PM
Height 1.1H 0.4L 0.6L 0.8L 0.9L 0.9L 0.9L 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H
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Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 12:26 AM 1:18 AM 2:08 AM 3:05 AM 4:23 AM 5:33 AM 6:23 AM 7:10 AM 12:48 AM 2:11 AM 3:09 AM 3:51 AM 4:26 AM 5:03 AM 6:22 AM
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Time 6:56 AM 8:19 AM 9:33 AM 10:59 AM 12:14 PM 1:23 PM 2:38 PM 3:13 PM 8:02 AM 8:55 AM 9:38 AM 10:14 AM 10:48 AM 11:24 AM 12:03 PM
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Time 1:11 PM 2:35 PM 4:21 PM
Height 0.2L 0.4L 0.6L
Time 7:05 PM 7:35 PM 8:00 PM
Height 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H
Time 12:55 AM 2:00 AM 3:02 AM 4:10 AM 5:23 AM 6:24 AM 7:15 AM 8:05 AM 12:47 AM 1:48 AM 2:49 AM 3:46 AM 4:36 AM 5:24 AM 12:27 AM
10:04 PM 5:01 PM 5:18 PM 5:25 PM 5:26 PM 5:38 PM 5:55 PM 11:59 AM
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10:23 10:47 11:11 11:35 11:58
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Time 6:26 PM 1:24 PM 3:17 PM
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9:18 PM 9:40 PM 4:03 PM 4:23 PM 4:41 PM 4:58 PM 5:16 PM 5:33 PM
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Height 0.2L 0.0L -0.1L -0.3L -0.4L -0.5L -0.6L 0.7H 0.7L 0.6L 0.6L 0.5L 0.4L 0.3L 0.3L
Time 9:25 AM 11:03 AM 1:42 PM 5:38 PM 6:22 PM 7:03 PM 7:42 PM 11:14 AM 2:56 AM 4:01 AM 4:59 AM 5:52 AM 6:44 AM 7:36 AM 8:33 AM
Height 0.5H 0.5H 0.5H 0.6H 0.8H 0.8H 0.9H -0.6L 0.8H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.6H 0.6H 0.5H
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PM PM PM PM PM
6:11 PM
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Freeport Harbor Date Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 16 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19 Feb 20 Feb 21 Feb 22 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 26
Time 6:01 AM 12:46 AM 1:43 AM 2:47 AM 3:56 AM 5:04 AM 6:06 AM 7:02 AM 7:52 AM 1:02 AM 2:00 AM 2:54 AM 3:47 AM 4:40 AM 5:38 AM
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Height 0.0H -0.1H 0.1H 0.2H 0.2H 0.3H 0.2H 0.2H 0.2H
Time 2:03 PM 2:26 PM
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Bass back at Fairfield Pilot killed Continued from page 1
per day, and a lot of quality fish.” Eastham said fishing the Freestone County lake is not like a “normal” lake, or even other power plant lakes. “At most lakes, people like to fish laydowns, coves and things like that,” he said. “At Fairfield, the bass are relating to the reeds along the deep banks. There aren’t fish in the coves.” Eastham has been hooking bass using crankbaits or Carolina rigs with a brush hog on the deep, steep banks, but his favorite is flipping into the reeds — well into the reeds. “Sometimes I ram the boat into the reeds, although I make sure I have a path out,” he said. His bait of choice in the reeds is the large, up to 1.5-ounce, Biffle Bug in green pumpkin, that he orders online since the largest ones aren’t in many stores. “I think the fish may be feeding on the birds in the reeds,” he said. “When you throw something big and chunky up in there, they smash it. And some of those fish will spawn in open spots in the reeds; they don’t need a big, flat and sandy spot.” Most of the fish Eastham is landing are from 2 1/2 to 4 pounds, although he has landed some bigger ones up to 6 pounds. Dr. Richard Ott, a fisheries biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said the fish kill in 2010 was an especially sad event. “The fish stocking efforts came to a close after that,” he said. “The lake continues to have annual fish kills that take out the older fish populations.” That isn’t bad news for the younger fish, though. “There are good numbers of young fish, it’s good at 1 and 2 years old, not as good at 3, and there are few 4-yearold fish,” Ott said. “The older fish are affected more by the low oxygen.” The problem at the lake, Ott said, is
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the lake seldom discharges water. “The hot water concentrated the nutrients,” he said. “It can be good for production but in periods of cloudy weather where there is no photosynthesis, we don’t have enough oxygen production.” For the younger bass, the conditions are nearly ideal. “The fish grow extremely fast, like a new lake situation,” Ott said. “And they are naïve, so they are easier to catch — it’s a pretty good fishery right now — those 3-pounders are likely 2-year-old fish. They are butterballs.” The lake, once known for incredible redfish angling, may still have a few of the reds left, but not enough to target, Ott said. “Very occasionally a redfish is still caught,” he said. “There are pockets of better quality water, like right where they pump the water in from the Trinity River, but not enough to produce a fishery. It was a really neat redfish fishery while it lasted.” Fairfield Lake State Park manager Matthew Harwood said he has had reports of a few more reds being caught, and they are big. “They were 34 to 36 inches,” he said. “They would have to be at least 6 years old, but the lake has made a good rebound on the bass.” Harwood said the word is trickling out and more anglers are heading to the lake. “We are starting to get some weekend tournaments and have several scheduled,” he said. Meanwhile, Eastham will keep heading to the lake and will keep catching largemouths. “They are good, healthy, strong fish,” he said. “I use 65-pound braid or 25-pound Seaguar (fluorocarbon) and a sensitive rod to feel the bite. I still have some I can’t get out.”
On FCF’s website, Friedkin wrote, “We believe that Roger can best be honored by redoubling our commitment to protect elephants and our priceless wildlife heritage. This tragic event again highlights the appalling risk and cost of protecting Tanzania’s wildlife.” A recent government census estimated that the elephant population in Tanzania declined from 110,000 in 2009 to 43,000 in 2014. Officials with several antipoaching organizations say the escalation in poaching has resulted in part from extremist groups such as the Islamic State and Boko Haram hunting the animals to fund their activities. The Gower family set a goal of raising 75,000 British pounds (about $108,000) to fight poaching in Roger Gower’s memory. As of Tuesday, more than $86,000 has been raised on the JustGiving crowdfunding page. Gower’s parents, David and Madelyn Gower, donated 1,000 pounds. “You were an exceptional sort of a chap to have had as a son,” they wrote. “. . . We will think of you every day.” Described by friends and family to the media as adventurous, Gower studied
to be an accountant. Immediately after passing his qualifying exam, though, he began studying to be a pilot and never looked back. He worked in Kenya for 10 years. In 2009, he moved to Tanzania. This past fall, Gower began flying for FCF. As poachers grow bolder, there is a consensus among antipoaching organizations that the number of ranger units will have to be increased and the people in them will have to be better trained. Also, the number of light aircraft and helicopters as well as unmanned drones must be enlarged. It’s unclear, however, where the money to pay for such upgrades will come from — as most African countries and many antipoaching organizations don’t have the money to fund them. An FCF associate said dwindling game elsewhere may be leading poachers to areas like the Maswa Game Reserve, where antipoaching efforts have been relatively successful. What lies ahead worries him. “Up to now, catching poachers hasn’t been about gunfights,” he said.
Possible changes to deer hunting regs The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering expanding white-tailed deer hunting into 14 counties across the western Panhandle, and creating additional deer hunting opportunities in East Texas. The recommendations are among a slate of proposed deer hunting regulation changes for 2016-17. TPWD will be taking public comment on the following proposed changes to the 2016-17 Statewide Hunting Proclamation, with input to be considered prior to any action by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its March 24 public hearing: • Due to a lack of demand, the department is seeking to eliminate the Antlerless and Spike-buck Control Permit; • Create a definition of “unbranched antlered deer” for the purpose of identifying a legal buck across seasons and to alleviate confusion among hunters; • Replace the “Special Late Antlerless and Spike-buck Season” with a “Special Late Season” to accommodate the inclusion of “unbranched antlered deer” in the bag limit; • Allow the take of antlerless deer without a permit on U.S. Forest Service Lands during youth-only seasons; • Implement a full white-tailed deer season (and archery-only open season) in 14 Panhandle counties; • Implement additional “doe days” in 23 counties; and • Implement a muzzleloader-only open season in 32 additional counties. Comments on the proposed rules may be submitted to Robert Macdonald at (512) 3894775 or email: robert.macdonald@tpwd.texas.gov, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744.
Fukae, Reehm in top 10 at FLW Tour event Fighting a cold front that shut down much of the bite on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, Shinichi Fukae of Palestine and Clark Reehm of Huntington managed top 10 finishes at the FLW Tour’s opening event. Fukae finished fifth with 52 pounds, 9 ounces in the four-day event, earning $19,000, while Reehm finished eighth with 48 pounds, 8 ounces to earn $16,000. Bradley Hallman of Norman, Oklahoma, won while fishing his first season on the FLW Tour, after spending six years on the
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Bassmaster Elite Series, on a final day that featured 30 mph north winds, dropping water temperatures. Hallman pitched and punched reed heads to land all of 71 pounds, 2 ounces of bass, using a custom 8-foot rod made to horse bass out of vegetation. On the final day, he lost use of his trolling motor and made do with his outboard, a push pole and Power Poles, earning $100,000 for the win. —FLW Outdoors
Lasseter and King win on LBJ Adjusting to big winds and waves on tournament day, Joshua Lasseter of Buchanan Dam and his grandfather, Don King of Kingsland, won the first Central Division Bass Champs event of the season with 25.37 pounds, earning $20,000 for their efforts. “It was extremely windy and cold,” Lasseter said. “We got blown off of our first spot, so we went to find some cover from the wind, choosing a point with brush in 8-12 feet of water. We caught all of our fish on jigs within the first hour.” Kyle Tatum of Belton and David Simono of Granite Shoals finished second with 22.43 pounds, fishing wind-blown flats in 10 feet of water, using swimbaits to land their five fish, including a 9.15-pound kicker, and earning $5,000. The father-son team of Rick Clark of Terrell and Adam Clark of Austin brought in 20.99 pounds to finish third, earning $4,000. The event hosted 208 teams. —Bass Champs
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Finally found him
It’s not often a photo can be taken of a deer right before it is harvested, but after searching for this mule deer buck for three days in Brewster County, the hunting party spotted him lying down and hiding in the shade of a yucca, a mere 30 yards away from the ranch road. While Nick Kohleffel prepared to take the shot, Todd Baca snapped this photo of the deer. Kohleffel’s buck was his second mule deer in his hunting life, and the total distance of both shots has been 75 yards. Photos by Todd Baca.
North Texas SCI board member dies Cody Jones, a board member of the North Texas Chapter of Safari Club International, died in a motor vehicle accident on January 23 at the age of 44. Jones owned and operated a wildlife ranch and was an avid outdoorsman. He was instrumental in the chapter’s mission of supporting youth in the outdoors and youthhunting awareness. Jones, of Kopperl, had more than 20 years of a multitude of entrepreneurial successes and was the co-owner of H9 Water. In January, the North Texas Chapter of SCI created The Cody Jones Foundation as a memorial to Jones. “Throughout his entire life, Cody Jones was passionate about hunting and the great outdoors,” the chapter said on its website. “More importantly, Cody devoted countless hours of his personal time and efforts to support youth hunting and awareness as he knew that the future of hunting was dependent on our younger generation.” Through the direction of Cody’s daughter, Kendall Jones, 100 percent of proceeds received through the Foundation will directly benefit youth hunting and youth awareness. —Staff report
Quail Forever sets goals to impact wildlife habitat in Texas Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department established a partner commitment to conservation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding through the year 2020. The state’s quail habitat and hunting traditions are considered a top priority for Quail Forever, and the organization has announced its five-year goals for Texas including: • Creating additional quail hunting opportunities for Texans and their guests • Improving 200,000 acres of wildlife habitat by 2020 • Acquiring and improving lands open to public hunting • Increasing Quail Forever membership in Texas to more than 10,000 members • Building strong partnerships with state agencies and other conservation groups • Expanding its grassroots network of local chapters to a total of 50 throughout the state —Quail Forever
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NATIONAL California deer tags to drop The California Fish and Game Commission issued a proposed regulatory action that will change the number of deer tags issued in California. Currently, 196,980 deer tags are issued for the A, B, C, D and X zone general hunts in the state. New figures allow for lowering that number to 127,000, or 69,980 fewer tags. The agency cited environmental factors that affect herd recruitment and deer survival. Depredation, especially by a spreading wolf population and an uncontrolled mountain lion population, are considered among the environmental factors. Elk tag numbers also are expected to drop. —Staff report
RAUL FLORES JR., A POLICE OFFIC ER IN HARLINGEN, WAS THE ONLY HU NTER WHO WENT O UT IN COLD AND WET CONDITIONS ON DECEMBER 2 8, 2015 ON THE EL SA BINO RANCH IN WIL LACY COUNTY THAT IS OWNED BY A FRIEND. EXPECTING TO BE OUT ALL DAY, HE SHOT THIS 1 0-POINT BUCK BEFORE HE COULD FINISH HIS BREAKFAST TA CO.
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Hancock named 2015 Shooter of the Year Two-time Olympic and three-time world champion Vincent Hancock was recognized by the International Shooting Sport Federation as the 2015 Shooter of the Year. Hancock will compete for a third straight Olympic gold medal in skeet shooting this summer. —USA Shooting
More adult deer being shot U.S. whitetail hunters are taking more mature bucks than yearling bucks for the first time in modern history, according to data compiled by the Quality Deer Management Association. In the 2014-15 hunting season, the most recent season with complete deer harvest data available from every whitetail state, the percentage of yearling bucks in the national buck harvest dropped to a new record low of 33 percent, falling below the harvest rate for 3 1/2-year-old and older bucks — 34 percent — for the first time since whitetail populations were restored in the mid-1900s. Of the 26 states that collect age data on older bucks, the top state in harvest of mature bucks for the 2014-15 season was Mississippi, where 74 percent of bucks killed were 3 1/2 years old or older. Rounding out the Top-5 were Arkansas and Louisiana at 67 percent, Texas at 62 percent, and Oklahoma at 60 percent. —QDMA
MDC proposes banning hog hunting on conservation areas The Missouri Conservation Commission voiced initial approval for recommended changes to the Wildlife Code of Missouri that would prohibit the hunting of feral hogs on lands owned, leased or managed by the Missouri Department of Conservation. The next step in the rulemaking process includes a 30-day public comment period on the proposed regulation changes, which will run from April 2 through May 1. The department claims hog hunting actually increases feral hog numbers and locations because of illegal releases of more animals into the wild for future hunting opportunities, and that hunters disrupt trapping efforts by MDC staff. MDC owns or manages about 1,000 conservation areas around the state with nearly 30 known to have feral hogs, mostly in southern Missouri. —MDC
Wisconsin first state to permit blaze pink Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed into law Assembly Bill 291, which will allow hunters in the state to wear blaze pink in place of
the traditional blaze orange. The bill, passed through both houses of the Legislature on bipartisan votes and makes Wisconsin the first state in the country to legalize fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative in satisfying the visibility requirement. Wisconsin law requires hunters to have at least half of all clothing above the waist be either blaze orange, or pink, while deer hunting.
Arkansas black bear season results Arkansas hunters killed 393 black bears (256 male and 137 female) during the 2015 season. Archery hunters accounted for 77 percent of the harvest. “Reproduction and cub survival were normal in the Ozarks, Ouachitas and Delta,” said Myron Means, the large carnivore program coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. —AGFC
Habitat improvement to 1.7M acres In 2015, Pheasants Forever, Inc., including its quail division, Quail Forever, worked with more than 35,000 individual landowners and its chapter affiliates completed more than 12,700 wildlife habitat projects, which combined to improve habitat for pheasants, quail and other wildlife on more than 1.7 million acres. —Pheasants Forever
Governors receive Great Outdoors Award Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead received the 2015 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. The American Recreation Coalition has presented this award since 1989 to an individual whose personal efforts have contributed substantially to enhancing outdoor experiences in America. The award was established in memory of Sheldon Coleman (1901-1988), longtime chairman of The Coleman Company and a visionary champion of outdoor recreation and conservation. —ARC
Facebook, Instagram block private gun sales Facebook announced it will no longer be allowing users to coordinate private gun sales on its website or on the photo-sharing service Instagram, which Facebook owns. The social network has long been one of the largest places online for gun owners to post images of their firearms, arrange swaps and plan sales. Ammunition and certain gun accessories have also been added to that list alongside firearms. —Staff report
Desert bighorn tag brings $380,000 The Wild Sheep Foundation Convention and Sporting Expo, The Sheep Show, set several records at the recent annual event in Reno, Nevada, with more than 10,000 in attendance and the highest ever bid of $380,000 for a desert bighorn sheep tag. “This year’s event was a huge success,” said WSF President and CEO Gray Thornton. “In just the last two years, through our record conventions and donations from our membership, we’ve directed $8.75 million to conservation programs that benefit wild sheep populations and their habitat throughout North America and around the globe.” —WSF
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SUPERX PUMP LONG BEARD SHOTGUN: Winchester Repeating Arms has introduced this 12-gauge pump model shotgun for 2016. To allow the turkey hunter to fit the shotgun to them, two interchangeable comb pieces are included that lets the shooter adjust the drop at comb for use with iron, electronic or optical sights. Length of pull is also adjustable with two interchangeable spacers that are provided with the shotgun to enable the owner to fine-tune stock fit. Its turkey choke tube provides a tight, dense pattern. The firearm also features a synthetic pistol grip stock with textured gripping surfaces, a 24-inch barrel with TRUGLO fiber-optic sights, and either a 3- or a 3 1/2-inch chamber. The MSRP is $529.99 or $559.99, depending on the chamber.
GATOR 20 CC: G3 Boats’ gator-tough center console boat will please avid anglers and waterfowl hunters alike. Built on a two-piece welded .100-gauge hull, with a full-length extruded longitudinal stringer system, an all-aluminum transom and a 10-degree dead rise, this boat offers an exceptional top-end performance average of 45 miles per hour. The Gator 20 has plenty of onboard room to accommodate retrievers, decoys and hunters. Features include two lockable storage boxes, nine rod holders, and two livewells. The boat’s custom console has Yamaha controls/cables, a 12-volt power plug for additional search lighting, an interior courtesy light, accessory track gunnels, and preinstalled pedestal seat bases. It also comes prewired for a trolling motor. The boat, available in brown or Mossy Oak Break-up camo, has an MSRP of $24,995 when equipped with a Yamaha F90 outboard motor (not including dealer prep and delivery). (800) 588-9787 www.g3boats.com
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New director at QDMA John Eastman has been named the senior director of Operations for the Quality Deer Management Association.
Brown named national sales manager Cuddeback has hired Andy Brown as national sales manager for its scouting cameras and accessories.
Hornady wins award at SHOT Show Hornady Manufacturing received the Company of the Year award at the 2016 Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sportsman’s Heritage Award winner
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Put an apple wedge in each breast cavity. Wrap 1/2 piece of bacon around each and secure with a toothpick. Sauté onion in butter in a Dutch oven. Add salt and pepper to taste. Put the doves on top of the onions and bake at
Orion Entertainment sells majority interest Red Arrow Entertainment Group has acquired a majority stake in U.S.-based production company Orion Entertainment.
Blue Heron ends relationship with Smith & Wesson Blue Heron Communications, based in Norman, Oklahoma, has ended its 25-year relationship and will no longer be the agency of record for Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, effective February 21.
Rinhart Targets names two execs
Zanders top Bushmaster distributor
Brad Rinehart has been named the new product manager and Brittany Rinehart has become inside sales manager of the archery target and hunting decoy company.
Yamaha Kodiak wins ATV of the Year
Creative director sought by Plano Synergy Plano Synergy is seeking a creative director to direct all visuals of the company.
Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, recently earned ATV.com’s 2015 Utility ATV of the Year Award for the all-new 2016 Kodiak 700.
Winners Of The 16th Annual Outdoor Sportsman Awards Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel, part of Outdoor Sportsman Group – Networks, announced the winners of its 16th Annual Outdoor Sportsman Awards. The awards show included a special appearance by GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. Outdoor Sportsman Awards went to the following winners: Best Overall: Trev Gowdy’s Monster Fish Best New Series – Outdoor Channel: GunnyTime with R. Lee Ermey Best New Series – Sportsman Channel: Huntin’ Fool Best Deer Hunting: Crush with Lee & Tiffany Best Big Game: Driven with Pat & Nicole Best Bird Hunting: Arrow Affliction presented by Mossy Oak Best Fishing: Trev Gowdy’s Monster Fish Best Shooting Sports: NRA All Access Best General Interest: MidwayUSA’s Gun Stories Best Comedy: The Reluctant Outdoorsman Best Commercial: Minn Kota – Ulterra Best Graphics: Drury’s THIRTEEN Best Videography: Hunt Masters Fan Favorite Host(s) – Outdoor Channel: Michael Waddell, Travis “T-Bone” Turner and Nick Mundt – Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector Fan Favorite Host(s) – Sportsman Channel: Tim Wells – Relentless Pursuit
Granny Smith dove breasts Dove breasts, skinned Granny Smith apple wedges Half and Half Finely chopped onion Bacon Dry vermouth Butter Salt and pepper
Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops, received the Joe Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award at the QDMA 2016 National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky.
Charles Brown of MKS Supply received the Vincent W. Shiel Sportsman’s Heritage Award from Sportsmen’s Alliance.
Bushmaster Firearms International selected Zanders Sporting Goods as its 2015 Distributor of the Year.
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Morris wins Lifetime Achievement Award
350 degrees for 25 minutes or until bacon is done. Remove from the oven. Remove dove from the pot and drain off some of the fat. Over low heat, add a little vermouth to the pan and scrape the bits off the bottom. Add some cream and whisk together. Heat thoroughly. Remove from heat and add doves back into the pan. Serve with rice and squash. —Texas Dove Hunters Association
Mustard-battered white bass 1 1/2 pounds fish fillets 1 beer 1 egg 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup mustard Oil for frying Dredge: 2 cups all-purpose flour 3 cups unseasoned breadcrumbs Make a batter with the beer, 1/2 cup of flour, egg and mustard, then refrigerate. Season the fillets with salt.
Dredge the fish first in flour, then dip in the batter, then dip in the breadcrumbs, making sure the fillets are evenly coated with the crumbs. Refrigerate until ready to fry, or up to 2 hours. Fry in hot 375-degree oil until golden, then drain well on absorbent paper. Serve immediately with your preferred condiments. —TPWD
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Ducks Unlimited Sabine County Dinner Sabine County VFW Hall (936) 591-1113 ducks.org/Texas
Delta Waterfowl South East Texas Banquet Courville’s Cajun Catering, Beaumont (409) 718-8280
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Quail Coalition Greater Houston Chapter Banquet River Oaks Country Club quailcoalition.org
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National Wild Turkey Federation Henderson County Banquet Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, Athens (903) 286-0974 nwtf.org Dallas Safari Club Monthly Meeting Gleneagles Country Club, Plano (972) 980-9800 biggame.org
Delta Waterfowl East Texas Chapter Banquet Kellyville Community Center, Jefferson (903) 930-8054 deltawaterfowl.org Ducks Unlimited Red River Valley Dinner Gainesville Civic Center (940) 727-9379 ducks.org/Texas Bass Champs South Region Tournament Lake Amistad (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com
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