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November 22, 2019
Volume 16, Issue 7
Hunting for sales “Influencers” seek to reel in money for themselves and outdoor brands By Jillian Mock
For Lone Star Outdoor News Hunters with many “followers,” like Beka Garris, seek to cash in with outdoor product manufacturers. Photo from Beka Garris.
On Nov. 11, Beka Garris posted a photo on Instagram of her and her young
daughter smiling in front of a dead doe, with Garris’ bow and arrows draped over the animal’s side. For any hunter who is active online, this kind of post may not seem all that special. But this post isn’t like your friend’s trophy pictures — unless your friend also has nearly 95,000 Instagram followers. For Garris, this picture is part of her growing business as a hunting social media influencer.
Increasingly, outdoor companies are paying social media influencers, people with thousands of followers who post a constant stream of curated pictures on platforms like Instagram, to reach paying customers. What do these influencers have that traditional marketing does not? An audience that brands — and the influencers themselves — hope to monetize. Hunting and fishing is a crowded field Please turn to page 18
Charging on
Tim Soderquist sends his lab, Ceyanne, on a retrieve near Port O’Connor while hunting with the Shoalwater Lodge. The calm weather did not deter the redheads that flocked into the spread. North Zone hunters started off the season strong during opening weekend, although numbers tailed off for the second weekend of the season. Read the full North Zone report on page 5. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Robert Sloan
Although close geographically, Choke Canyon Reservoir and Calaveras Lake have little in common. Both, though, are loaded with catfish. And during the winter months, they are two of the best if you’re in the hunt for blue cats. Calaveras, a power plant
lake, covers about 3,624 acres. The main catfish structure includes rock riprap along the dam and intake canal. Choke Canyon when full covers about 25,989 acres, however it averaged 13,056 acres in 2017-2018. Thanks to a lot of rain this past summer, the lake level has risen substantially, creating a lot of catfish structure in flooded timber
where anglers find a mix of blue, channel and flathead cats. “In my opinion Choke is one of the best catfishing lakes in Texas,” said guide Manny Martinez, who has been putting anglers on blue cats for the past 37 years. “Both lakes offer great winter fishing, with easy access to some really good catches of blues. On Choke, it’s the flooded
Blue catfish become a target for anglers as winter approaches. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10
HUNTING
FISHING
Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12
Quail hunters on the search (P. 4)
Multiple tactics working (P. 8)
Sparse north, better south.
Redfish, black drum on big feed.
Memorable days (P. 5)
Looking for rainbows (P. 9)
Youngsters get their first bucks.
Stockings about to begin.
Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16 Sun, Moon & Tides . . . . . Page 20 Saltwater Fishing Report . . . Page 21 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 24 Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 25
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Catfish biting on Choke Canyon, Calaveras
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Banner season at the Matador Lone Star Outdoor News One of the most coveted drawn white-tailed deer hunts is at the 28,183-acre Matador Wildlife Management Area in Cottle County near Paducah. According to Matador officials, this year didn’t disappoint. “We had a great season,” said WMA project leader Chip Ruthven. “Our hunters did well in targeting mature bucks, with 81 Dylan Pickens, left, took the first buck of the season, scoring more than 162 inches, at the Matador WMA. Todd Fitzgerald, right, took an 11-pointer that had a point originating off his skull that wasn’t attached to one of the two pedicles. Photos from Matador WMA.
percent of the bucks taken being 5 1/2 years of age or older.” Antler quality also was excellent. “A total of 57 percent of the bucks harvested qualified for the Texas Big Game Awards,” Ruthven said. “And a few of the bucks were 8 1/2 years old.” Ruthven said the second week of the hunts brought perfect conditions for hunting in the area. “They hit the weather about
as good as they could,” he said. “The lows were around 10 degrees with light winds. The deer were really moving.” A total of 31 hunters were drawn to hunt, and they harvested 19 bucks. An additional two bucks were killed as part of the Texas Big Time Hunts. All of the deer hunts at the Matador WMA are by special permit drawing. There were 1,397 applicants for the drawn hunts.
Quail numbers down up north, better south By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Bobwhite quail hunters in the Rolling Plains and up into the Panhandle have been spending a lot of time exercising their bird dogs through thick cover, while South Texas hunters are seeing more coveys. South Texas hunters reported good numbers of birds in Dimmit, Webb and LaSalle counties. “It seemed like there were two or three good-sized coveys of bobwhites at every deer blind,” wrote Stxranchman on the Texas Hunting Forum. “That didn’t include the coveys on the right of ways, roller chop strips or along ranch roads.” Hunting activity picks up in South Texas after deer season, when cooler weather keeps the snakes away, but one hunter reported eight coveys in less than three hours near Carrizo Springs, while another reported more than 20 coveys per day in Jim Hogg County. In the Rolling Plains region, Jay Stine hunted in Mitchell County, and said the birds were tough to locate.
“We kicked up a covey about every hour or two,” he said. “It was pretty rough.” It also was rough for Stine’s dog, Bo. “He went on a hard point,” Stine said. “I kicked the brush and nothing came out. Then he went in and came out yelping and screaming.” It turned out a porcupine is what caught the dog’s attention, and he received a mouthful of 20 to 30 quills as a reward. “We got the ones out of his face,” Stine said. He didn’t like it much. Now he’s at the vet getting them out. Hopefully by this afternoon he’ll be as good as new.” Area reports showed similar difficulties. Two hunters with six dogs found no coveys near Sweetwater; another reported being skunked in Throckmorton County; a group in Dickens County followed five dogs all day without bumping a bird; and Tkeith located three coveys in two days of hard hunting near Snyder. “It is thick,” he wrote. “I just think the bird crop was too thin from last season.” South Texas quail hunters are faring better this season, with good numbers of birds being seen. Photo by Nate Skinner.
Deer tracking dogs save the day for hunters By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News The white-tailed deer is a tough and resilient animal, and from time to time, hunters make a shot on a buck that makes for a difficult tracking job. When a trail runs cold, hunters turn to highly trained dogs for assistance, and trophies have been recovered as a result of the canines’ blood-trailing skills. Gatesville resident Grayson Petty is the owner of a 10-month-old blue lacy named Kat that successfully tracked and recovered her first wounded buck for a deer hunter Ricky Lozano, left, arrowed and recovered this La Salle County buck with the help of Roy Hindes’ bloodtrailing dog, Rufus. Photo from Roy Hindes.
in Coryell County. The buck traveled more than 550 yards before the pup was able to hold him at bay, long enough for Petty to make a lethal shot on him. “I put Kat on the trail the morning after the buck was shot,” Petty said. “The hunter assumed the deer had been hit in the gut area when he shot right before dark the previous evening.” About 150 yards into the trail, they lost all signs of blood. “Kat followed her nose down into a bottom, which seemed like a probable move for a deer to take,” Petty explained. “Then she started working back and forth and
ended up jumping some does while working her way back uphill on the other side of the bottom.” Petty said at this point he began to have his doubts if the young dog was on the right track. “It didn’t make sense for a deer to head uphill and I wasn’t sure if she was just picking up the scent from the does that had been traveling in the area,” he said. “Despite my doubts, Kat was really all we had, so we just decided to put our trust in her and let her do her thing.” Petty then heard his dog bark at the top of the hill ahead of him. As he approached Please turn to page 18
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Youngsters harvest first bucks By Nate Skinner
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Caitlin Maley, 11, shot her first buck with her father in Gonzales County. Photo by Bryan Maley.
A hunter’s first deer becomes a memory that is never forgotten. For many, the sights, sounds, smells and tastes associated with the harvest of their first whitetail come rushing back each and every time they look back on that moment. Two young hunters recently had similar experiences, as they harvested their first deer, both bucks. Baytown resident Caitlin Maley, 11, took an 8-point buck during a morning hunt with her dad, Bryan, on their family property in Gonzales County. Maley said she’s been wanting to join in on the excitement and have her chance to be the one behind the trigger for a little while now. “I’ve sat in a deer blind with
my dad several times, and decided I was ready to take my first deer,” she said. “When I first started hunting, I practiced shooting my dad’s rifle, but it was so loud that I always found myself dreading the boom it was going to make when I pulled the trigger. I nicknamed it the ‘earthquake gun.’” Maley said since she was somewhat scared of the noise, she learned to prepare herself by counting to three before pulling the trigger. Her father also set her up with a .243 that fit her stature to help her become more comfortable with shooting a rifle. “On the morning that I shot my buck, we were sitting in the blind when my dad all of a sudden told me to sit back and be still because there was a buck coming right at us,” Maley said. “He walked right in
front of us at about 8 yards and as soon as I saw his antlers, I started getting excited.” The buck walked towards the feeder and nibbled on some corn before giving her a good shot opportunity. “He finally got positioned the way I wanted him, so I got the crosshairs on his shoulder, and began counting to three in my head,” Maley said. “I guess I was nervous because I didn’t pull the trigger when I got to three, so I asked my dad to count for me. He leaned over and whispered the word three, and I took the shot.” The buck ran off, but came back into Maley’s view before falling over. “The funny thing is, my dad seemed even more nervous and shaken up than I was,” the youngPlease turn to page 17
Good opener for North Zone duck hunters
Hunters found a variety of duck species during the opening weekend, but are waiting for more birds to move into Texas. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Birds dwindled for many by second weekend By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Many North Zone duck hunters enjoyed a surprisingly busy opener, although bird numbers dwindled as the season reached the second weekend. Hunters in Ellis and Hill counties reported a mixed bag on the opening weekend. “We did great,” said Nic Drayovitch, who hunted near Milford. “We had 22 ducks in three hours on opening day, and we went back on Wednesday and shot a three-man limit.” Most of the ducks were wigeon, gadwall, teal and redheads. The group found different conditions on the second weekend of the season, though. “We saw some teal early, and that was it,” Drayovitch said. “It was about as poor a hunt as I can remember, but everyone I talked with had a good opener.” To the south, closer to Waco, hunters had similar results. Stewart McSwain was able to hunt four of the first seven days of the season, and said the hunting was good until the second weekend. “We got 19 birds on the opener, mainly redheads, wigeon, gadwall and teal,” he said. “It slowed way down by Sunday (Nov. 16), though, and we noticed the ducks were flaring to the spinning wing Please turn to page 25
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Video series launched for new hunters The Quality Deer Management Association launched a YouTube series called Deer Hunting 101, with how-to videos that provide the reliable information a new hunter needs for success. “The adult hunters we are recruiting through our Field to Fork program tell us they use YouTube as a how-to resource,” said Hank Forester, QDMA’s assistant director of hunting heritage programs. “I wanted QDMA to respond to those searches with reliable, accurate information about whitetails, hunting techniques, and preparing venison for the table. Now you can just hit play on your phone and quarter your deer as you watch.” The 17-video series covers a full range of deer-hunting knowledge, from scouting to skinning, from biology to backstraps. The videos average 6 minutes in length and take a new hunter through the complete experience starting with understanding deer behavior, scouting and hunting techniques, hunter ethics, making effective shot choices, and field-dressing and processing a harvest for food. QDMA also will make the series available at the Mossy Oak Go streaming app, Today’s Hunter Deer Hunter 101 online course and QDMA’s Guide to Successful Deer Hunting e-book. —QDMA
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Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award winner The Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award committee selected Dr. Mark Wayne as the 2020 award recipient. The OHAA is given solely for outstanding achievements in the area of big game hunting. “We are proud to recognize Dr. Mark Wayne with the 2020 Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award. For 40 years, the OHAA has acknowledged extraordinary hunting accomplishments across the world. We look forward to celebrating Dr. Wayne and welcoming him to the OHAA Committee,” OHAA Chair Tom Montgomery said. There are several criteria acceptable for this award, such as the collection of the North American 29, the DSC African Grand Slam and the completion of any 12 of the sheep of the world. Wayne is a two-way qualifier with the North American 29 and the Wild Goats of the World. Both of these were completed in 2017. The North American Slam took 28 years to complete, while the Wild Goats of the World spanned 18 years. Wayne’s award will be presented at the DSC Convention and Expo, Heritage, during the Saturday evening banquet on Jan. 11, 2020. —DSC
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FISHING
Red, black drum providing midcoast action
Fly-anglers have been having success sight-casting to redfish in the midcoast flats. Photo by Scott Sommerlatte, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News With strong cold fronts passing through regularly, schooling activity from black drum and redfish in deeper water adjacent to shallow flats is taking place ear-
lier than expected in bays along the middle Texas coast. Upper slot and oversized redfish are still the norm at the jetties, and back lake areas have been full of fish on warmer days between frontal systems. Port Aransas-area guide Capt.
Charlie Kahn said guts and dropoffs situated near the edges of flats have been heating up with the air and water temperatures cooling down. “Intense fronts have made deep areas just off the flats the hotspots lately, and this pattern is evolving
a little earlier than normal this year,” Kahn said. Natural baits have been the ticket for both red and black drum. “The redfish have been preferring finger mullet, while the black drum have been feeding better
on live shrimp,” Kahn said. “During periods of high tides, the fish are still pulling up on the flats to feed. When low tides occur after the passage of a front, they are stacking up in guts and channels that line the edge of the flats. The best action has been occurring on Please turn to page 21
Knowing the lake Fayette County Reservoir guide has been fishing the lake since it was built
Nolan Kepple caught the new waterbody record white crappie for O.H. Ivie Reservoir. The slab weighed in at 3.35 pounds and was 17 inches long. The previous record was 2.74 pounds, caught by Nina Brewer in 1993. The fish was caught on Oct. 19 and was weighed in at Elm Creek RV & Campgrounds.
By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Experience on a particular body of water plays a major role in an individual’s ability to consistently find and catch fish. Lake Fayette fishing guide Rick Denton is a perfect example — he’s been fishing the reservoir since it was created in 1978. Denton cut his teeth on the sport of freshwater fishing while growing up on his grandparent’s farm in the rural community of Plum, where he learned to fish in several gravel pits on the surrounding properties. He caught his first fish on a plastic worm at age 5, and has been hooked ever since. At 12, Denton moved with his mom and stepdad to the Halsted/Joiner area, putting him within a few miles of Fayette County Reservoir, with premier bass Please turn to page 14
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An experienced tournament angler, Rick Denton guides customers seeking largemouth bass on Fayette County Reservoir. Photo from Rick Denton.
Photo from Inland Fisheries, San Angelo District
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Potential regulation changes on four lakes Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries management staff are considering changes to freshwater fishing regulations at water bodies located in Cooke, Tom Green, Grayson, and Williamson counties for 2020-21. Potential changes: At Moss Lake near Gainesville in Cooke County, modifying the 14-inch minimum length limit for largemouth bass to a 16-inch maximum length limit to encourage the harvest of smaller fish. At Lake Nasworthy near San Angelo in Tom Green County, removing the current 10inch minimum length limit for crappie. The change would allow anglers to harvest some of the abundant crappie smaller than 10 inches with the aim of helping to restructure the crappie population At Lake Texoma and the Texas waters of the Red River below the Denison Dam, modifying harvest regulations for blue, channel, and flathead catfish to standardize the regulations for these species on both sides of the
reservoir and the river. For blue and channel catfish, the potential changes would specify no minimum length limit, a 15-fish daily bag limit, and anglers could harvest only one blue catfish 30 inches or greater. For flathead catfish, the change would specify no minimum length limit and a five-fish daily bag limit. At Brushy Creek Lake near Cedar Park in Williamson County, changing to the statewide 14-inch limit for largemouth bass. On the section of Brushy Creek downstream from the lake to the Williamson/Milam County line (approximately 50 miles): for blue and channel catfish, reducing the daily bag limit to five fish per day and removing the minimum length limit; and implementing a pole-andline only, two rod maximum gear restriction. At the January Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, if the Commission approves, the changes will be published in the Texas Register, beginning the process of official public comment. —TPWD
Anglers can head to 185 locations to catch rainbow trout stocked by TPWD. Photo from Tarrant Regional Water District.
Lone Star Outdoor News Rainbow trout stockings will get underway across Texas Nov. 26, when Texas Parks and Wildlife Department stocks thousands of rainbow trout in 185 ponds, lakes and rivers. In major cities, TPWD manages 18 neighborhood fishing lakes statewide in most major urban centers, including Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. These lakes are stocked with rainbow trout every two weeks. Also, more than 15 state parks will receive periodic stockings, as well as local city and county managed park ponds. A total of 343,650 rainbow trout will be stocked from Nov. 26 through the beginning of March. Many anglers prefer to head to the rivers,
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 61 degrees; 1.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged worms, spinner baits and crankbaits around timber in the arms of the lake. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 31.99’ low. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits, spinner baits, plastic worms and grubs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait between 6-12 feet. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 1.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair near the power plant and around docks on spinner baits, top-waters and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around docks and brush structure. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. ATHENS: Water clear to stained; 63 degrees; 1.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs, crankbaits, jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs among vegetation. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait. AUSTIN: Water clear; 65 degrees; 0.89’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, spinner baits and plastic worms. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on stink bait at night. BASTROP: Slightly stained; 71 degrees; Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and lizards among vegetation, and on points. Crappie are fair on jigs and live bait. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait or cut bait. BELTON: Lightly stained; 64 degrees; 2.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms in the creeks. Smallmouth bass are good from the dam to the north fingers on grubs, jigs and buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs in deep cover. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shad, shrimp, blood bait and stink bait. BENBROOK: Water stained; 61 degrees; 10.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged worms and lighter-colored spinner baits in the mouths of the creeks. Crappie are fair on minnows on brush piles and shallower points. Hybrid striped bass and white bass are good on slabs and spoons. Catfish are good on stink bait and live bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.83’ low. Largemouth bass on are good on top-waters, jigs and spinner baits in shoreline vegetation. Crappie are very good on jigs and minnows over brush. White bass are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on worms and stink bait. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 65-67 degrees; Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Redfish are fair on crawfish and tilapia. Striped bass are fair on jigs and live shad. Catfish are good on live bait and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Lightly stained; 63 degrees; 3.27’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and top-waters. White bass are good on slabs and Alabama rigs. Catfish are good on prepared bait and shad-baited trotlines.
BUCHANAN: Water stained; 61 degrees; 3.95’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair on plastic swimbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are good on stink bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live or stink bait. CADDO: Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.43’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, plastic worms and spinner baits in creeks and coves. Crappie are good on smaller minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and live bait. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 65-67 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Channel catfish are good on stink bait, liver and live shad. Red drum are fair on crawfish and lipless crankbaits. CANYON: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 2.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair around main lake points on drop-shot rigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 61-64 degrees, 2.05’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, Carolina-rigged creature baits and buzzbaits. Hybrid stripers are good on lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on pink and white jigs around larger docks and the flats on the northern end. Catfish are good on cut shad and stink bait. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 64-67 degrees; 17.19’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs, plastic worms, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on larger live bait and cut bait. COLEMAN: Slightly stained; 58-65 degrees. 2.70’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters, spinner baits, plastic worms and jigs. Hybrid stripers are good drift-fishing with live bait. CONROE: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 1.99’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, spinner baits and buzzbaits on the northern end and around larger boat dock structures. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. CORPUS CHRISTI: Water lightly stained; 66-69 degrees; 2.74’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texasrigged worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. White bass are good on lipless crankbaits and minnows in the Nueces River. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water stained; 60-63 degrees; 1.66’ low. Black bass are fair around the marina and boat docks on spinner baits, crankbaits and worms. Hybrid striped bass are good on crankbaits near ledges. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and liver.
FALCON: Water lightly stained; 65-68 degrees; 35.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastic worms, spinner baits and top-waters around rock piles and flooded brush. Crappie are good on live bait and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait. FAYETTE COUNTY: Water stained; 64 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and crankbaits worked along the vegetation and discharge channel. Sunfish are fair on worms and crickets. Catfish are fair on stink bait, live bait and cut bait. FORK: Water stained; 59-64 degrees; 1.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, caterpillars and Alabama rigs on points and in standing timber. White and yellow bass are good on Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees. 0.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair around boat docks and shoreline cover. Striper bass are slow. Crappie are good around brush piles and boat docks with minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair over baited holes or with stink bait or cut bait. GRANGER: Water clear; 61 degrees; 0.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good upriver on crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 59-64 degrees; 0.50’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas- and Carolina-rigged worms and spinner baits. White bass are good on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and prepped bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 63-65 degrees; 0.05’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and spinner baits in standing timber. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Sunfish are good on live cutworms. Catfish are good on live and cut shad. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 61-63 degrees; 2.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms and topwaters. Crappie are excellent on live minnows and jigs over brush and in standing timber. Catfish are fair at night on live and cut shad. JOE POOL: Water stained; 61 degrees; 2.70’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits around underwater structure. Crappie are good on live bait around the highway bridges. Catfish are good on cut bait by the spillway. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 0.97’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, swimbaits and chatter baits. Crappie are good on bigger jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on live bait. LAVON: Water stained; 60-62 degrees: 3.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white spinner
baits, Carolina-rigged lizards and crankbaits. White bass are fair in deeper water near the dam on small jigs and minnows. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, cut bait and blood bait. LBJ: Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on smaller crankbaits, jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 59-61 degrees; 0.98’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, Texas-rigged plastic baits and spinner baits on cove edges with timber. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and weighted jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut bait. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 63-66 degrees; 0.32’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina- or Texas-rigged plastics, top-waters and jigs in the creeks and coves. Striped bass are good on spoons and shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around docks. Catfish are fair on live bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 62 degrees; 1.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, plastic worms and lipless crankbaits around submerged trees. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass and hybrids are good trolling with artificial and live baits. Catfish are good on blood and liver prepared baits. NACONICHE: Water clear; 60-65 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, creature baits, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 62 degrees. 2.18’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. White bass are good on slabs. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 61-64 degrees; 9.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 60-63 degrees; 2.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, top-waters and Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and live and cut shad. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 62-64 degrees; 1.47’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Hybrid stripers are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are excellent on shad and chicken livers.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 61 degrees; 1.38’ low. Largemouth bass are good in deeper water on plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows under boat docks. White bass are fair on jigs, slabs and spoons. Striped bass are fair on live shad and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live sunfish and stink bait. PROCTOR: Water stained; 62 degrees. 3.14’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. RAVEN: Water stained; 61-63 degrees; 0.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and large worms around surface cover. Sunfish are good on crickets. RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 58 degrees; 2.73” low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on spinner baits and top-water poppers. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around weed beds and standing timber. White bass and hybrid stripers are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on stink bait, liver and cut bait. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained: 59-61 degrees; 0.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolinarigged worms, lizards and top-waters. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around brush and timber. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 59-63 degrees; 3.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, spinner baits and jigging spoons. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and cut bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 60-64 degrees; 2.34 ’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on purple/cream worms. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.22’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs with structure. Catfish are good on stink bait, live bait and cut bait. SQUAW CREEK: Water stained; 58 degrees; 1.45’ low. Largemouth bass fishing are good around shallow and deep structure on soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are excellent while fishing around the timber next to creek channels midlake and up north. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 2.41’ low. Largemouth are good on top-waters, spinner baits and crankbaits down the Lampasas. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs. Catfish are fair on shad across the flats. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 60-62 degrees; 1.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, plastic worms and jigs. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on slabs and spoons. Crappie are fair on min-
n Saltwater reports Page 21 nows under bridges, docks and marinas. Catfish are good on live or cut shad. TEXANA: Water muddy; 64-70 degrees; 3.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, Texas-rigged soft plastics and light-colored tube baits. Crappie are fair on jigs around standing timber. Catfish are fair to good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water stained; 58-62 degrees; 1.45’ high. Largemouth bass are good drifting live bait. Striped bass are excellent on slabs, swimbaits and bait under birds. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live sunfish, cut bait, prepped dough balls and minnows. TOLEDO BEND: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 6.70’ low. Largemouth bass are good in shallow to medium depths on crankbaits and spinner baits. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. Crappie are good around on jigs and live minnows around structures. TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 9.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on topwaters and live bait along main lake points and large drops. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait, prepped bait and live bait. WACO: Water lightly stained; 64-68 degrees; 4.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, buzzbaits, crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and light-colored jigs among shallow flats and standing timber. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut shad, live bait and blood bait. WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 63-65 degrees; 2.83’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and plastic worms in and around cove edges. White bass are good on smaller crankbaits and Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in large cover. Catfish are good on crawfish, liver and cut bait. WHITNEY: Water stained 64 degrees; 6.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and crankbaits along the deeper points. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs, spinner baits and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live shad, stink bait and cut shad. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 64-68 degrees; 4.80’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, spinner baits and plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and stink bait.
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER POACHERS LET DEER SPOIL Two Liberty County game wardens received information about three local men who had allegedly harvested three whitetail deer in closed season. Since the three subjects were in different locations, a Hardin County game warden assisted with one of the interviews. The wardens split up and contacted all three men simultaneously. The men admitted to taking three deer and forgetting to put fresh ice on two of the deer, causing them to spoil in the heat. Charges and restitution were filed for taking whitetail deer in closed season and by illegal means, as well as waste of game. TURNING SELF IN FOR SHOOTING FAWN A man called a Hunt County game warden reporting he had accidentally shot a whitetail deer while hunting for coyotes. The warden contacted a man and three juveniles. A spotted fawn was located in a nearby hay meadow and had been shot twice. An investigation revealed that the fawn was shot from a public road with the aid of a spotlight. Cases are pending. SELLING BOATS, ATVS WITHOUT LICENSE A person sold at least eight boats without a marine dealer’s license in Polk County. The individual also sold four-wheelers without a motor-
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BRAGGING POACHER HAD OTHER PROBLEMS After receiving information about an individual who admitted to a friend he had been shooting deer from the road and confessed to shooting a deer in the Davy Crocket National Forest from the roadway, Cherokee, Anderson and Houston County game wardens executed a search warrant. The individual was also heard saying his “deer season never ends.” The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department was asked to assist in the entry of the house because the suspected individual had previously been involved with shooting at police
cycle dealer’s license. One of the four-wheelers one was confirmed stolen out of Houston County in 2012. A property hearing was held and the court awarded the ATV to the state. GOOD DAY AT THE JETTIES TURNS BAD At the Surfside Jetties in Brazoria County, game wardens encountered an angler with 19 Spanish mackerel over the legal bag limit in his cooler. Citations and cases pending. WARDENS NAB POACHERS DURING IMELDA Shortly after nightfall, Liberty County game wardens received information that a known poacher had launched his boat on the Trinity River. The area was being hit with
and fleeing. Upon entry of the suspect’s home, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found along with poor living conditions. Inside the residence were two adult females, one adult male, and two juvenile females ages 9 and 16. Charges included possession of controlled substance and paraphernalia and endangering of a child — state jail felony. The man was on parole at the time of the execution of the search warrant. Potential poaching charges are being investigated.
torrential downpours from Tropical Depression Imelda at the time. The subject was known to use lookouts before heading back to the boat ramp. One warden hid and watched the boat ramp and the other waited down the highway. At around 2 a.m., the subject made it back to the boat ramp. During an inspection of the boat, they discovered a freshly quartered whitetail deer and two .22 caliber rifles. Both subjects in the boat confessed to shooting the deer and the primary suspect was a convicted felon. Citations were issued for taking whitetail deer in closed season, no hunting license, and no proof of sex, and the felon was arrested. FEEDING SKUNK WITH THE CATS The Mount Pleasant law enforce-
ment office received a call from a man who needed advice. He and his 5-year-old grandson were outside and there was a small, young skunk eating food with their cats. His grandson started hand-feeding the skunk, and the skunk bit him on the finger and toe. The caller wasn’t sure how to handle the situation and asked if a game warden should come pick up the skunk. The office clerk advised the caller to take the grandchild to the hospital immediately and told him what to do to have the skunk checked for rabies. The skunk tested positive. PLEASE DON’T BE MY NEIGHBOR Lubbock district game wardens wrapped up an investigation dating back to 2015 when a landowner in Scurry County noticed several of his
fences were being cut once every few months, with no other known fences in the area being tampered with. Within the last three months, it began to happen in more spots and with increased frequency. The wardens placed a camera on one of the county roads where the fence was most commonly cut, and on Sept. 28, the landowner called the wardens and told them that his fences had been cut in five different locations. After reviewing the video, there was only one vehicle spotted during the suspected timeframe, and footprints were found at each location where the fence was cut. The wardens located the driver and he admitted to cutting the fences on separate occasions dating back to 2015. He said he was mad at the landowner because he chose not to put wind turbines on his land and it made it harder on him in planning and building roads for the turbines on the neighboring properties. The individual also admitted to hunting without landowner consent on two different occasions, along with burglary of a building. The man was arrested on multiple charges.
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fishing opportunities at his fingertips. “In my early teens, my stepdad encouraged me to get involved with some bass fishing clubs that were fairly active during the late seventies,” Denton explained. “He felt becoming an outdoorsman and a knowledgeable angler would help me develop values and skills that would make me a successful individual throughout my entire life.” Denton said bass clubs back then, like the Capitol Bass Club and the Brushy Creek Bass Club, would put on fishing tournaments. “Fishing the bass club tournaments and having some success competing in them is really what motivated me to turn the sport of fishing into a career,” he said. “From 12 to 15, I earned two top 10 finishes. The small taste of what hard work and dedication could result in pushed me to want to become the best bass angler that I possibly could.” Being involved in the bass clubs and competing in the tournaments also allowed Denton to meet professional anglers such as Rick Clunn. “Meeting a few pros sealed the deal on me wanting to make a living pursuing the sport I love,” Denton said. Denton’s stepdad, John Denton, became one of the first guides when construction on Fayette County Reservoir was completed. The stepson got his first taste of guiding fishing trips on the lake by helping his stepdad during his late teens. Throughout his 20s, Denton worked odd jobs while guiding fishing trips on the reservoir and competing in just about every bass fishing tournament that was held within 150 miles of his home waters. “Tournament fishing taught me to take what I knew about fishing Lake Fayette and apply that knowledge and the strategies that went with it to unfamiliar bodies of water,” he said. “I also learned new techniques while competing on other lakes, which made me a better fisherman back home.” Denton became a full-time guide on Fayette County Reservoir in 1987, and he hasn’t looked back. “With over 40 years of experience on the lake, and over 25 years of tournament fishing experience, my main focus now is teaching others how to become better anglers,” he said. The teaching aspect of guiding is what Denton enjoys the most. “Fishing is a way of life for me,” he said.
Rick Denton has spent more than 40 years fishing on Fayette County Reservoir. Photo from Rick Denton.
“I want others to experience this excitement as often as they can, even if it’s not on my boat. Everyone deserves to be able to leave their troubles on the shore, get out on the water, and enjoy catching fish. I do everything that I can to ensure my customers are better anglers at the end of their trip than they were when it began.” Denton’s specialty on his home lake is targeting deep-water structure, such as creek channels, humps and brush piles. The three main bait presentations he uses include a Carolina rig, jigs and a shaky head. “I prefer to fish offshore structure, because you can catch fish over these areas all year round,” Denton said. “The majority of my best career catches have come from targeting deep water structure, and so have my tournament successes.” Denton’s largest bass on Fayette County Reservoir include two fish topping 12 pounds. Married with two children and three grandkids, Denton still lives within a few miles of the reservoir.
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timber that you want to fish. On Calaveras, you want to fish in the rocky coves. On both lakes I use my electronics to find schools of blues. With my side scanner and down scanner, I can actually see the fish. That makes my job real easy.” On Choke, Martinez fishes timber in about 15 to 25 feet of water. On Calaveras, he fishes over rocks in 10 to 25 feet of water during the winter months. “Once I find a school of blues, I’ll throw out some of the small range cubes that are used to feed cattle,” he said. “After I have chummed an area, I’ll give it about 10 to 15 minutes. It the fish are not biting, I’ll move to another location.” Martinez uses punch bait on a No. 6 treble hook. Two of his go-to stink baits are Big Marvin’s and CJ’s. Big Marvin’s is a cheese bait, while CJ’s is a combination minnow/shad concoction. Raymond “Bones” Esckilsen, of Bones Fishing Guide Service, said “on a scale of 1 to 5, Calaveras is at a 2 1/2 right now for blue cats.” He reported an average of eight to 12
bites during a 4-hour trip, and said the cats are biting on cheese bait, fresh-cut bait and shrimp. “If I had to fish one lake for catfish right now, it would be Choke. There are so many catfish there but, Calaveras is so much closer to my house,” Esckilsen said. Rhett Kruse, assistant manager and park police officer for Choke Canyon State Park, said anglers have been catching a bunch of catfish on Choke Canyon. He said the hydrilla makes fishing from the bank difficult, unless you have a cork with braided line for throwing past the hydrilla. People have had success with juglines, with one group catching a few blue cats topping 20 pounds. The blue catfish is the largest freshwater sport fish in Texas. Where mature populations exist, like on Choke and Calaveras, 50-pounders are not unusual. Typically, the heaviest fish are caught by trotliners, some in excess of 115 pounds. The Texas rod-and-reel record was caught on a shad, and weighed 121.5 pounds.
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Meredith Murray and her father, Dr. Randy Murray, harvested these bucks one day apart in Cedar Vale, Kansas.
Logan Cade, 10, took this buck at 100 yards while hunting in Childress with a Remington 7mm-08 courtesy of Tim’s Gun Supply.
Father and son, Ronald and Cooper Kiffe, of Los Fresnos, caught this speckled trout near South Padre Island.
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Kaden Conner, 10, of Irving, harvested this buck on opening weekend in Buffalo Gap. Javier Villarreal, 10, caught this striped marlin in Cabo San Lucas.
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ster said. Wade Hoffman, an 8-year-old hunter from Garwood, also harvested his first deer, which turned out to be a mature, 7-point buck. Hoffman was hunting with his father, Kevin, in Colorado County. “We were hunting during the evening and had seen a couple of does early on during the hunt,” the youngster explained. “A buck showed up just as the sun was going down. As my dad was looking at him to see how big he was, he all of a sudden ran off. Luckily, he came back a few minutes later.” Hoffman said he was able to make a good shot on the buck, which only ran about 20 yards into the brush before expiring. “It was awesome because we didn’t see where the buck fell down, so I got to track him,” he said. Hoffman is sometimes accompanied by his younger brother when he goes deer hunting
with his dad. “My brother isn’t very good at being quiet, so we usually don’t see many deer when he comes,” he said. “Earlier that day, my brother was playing in the mud and my dad told him that if he got muddy again, that he couldn’t go deer hunting with us.” The older brother admitted he tricked his little brother into going after a ball that he had kicked into a mud patch, so that he would have to stay at home. “I told my parents that I did it, because I really wanted to have a chance to shoot a deer,” Hoffman said. “We probably wouldn’t have seen anything if he would’ve come with us.” Hoffman’s dad said the experience of seeing his son harvest his first deer was the best time that he’s ever had in a deer blind. “I’ve never had buck fever like that before,” Kevin said.
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Grayson Petty’s 10-month-old blue lacy, Kat, trailed this Coryell County buck for more than 550 yards. Photo by Tim Young.
the area, a buck that fit the description jumped the fence. Petty began to wonder if the buck had really been shot in the stomach after all. “Kat was able to cross the fence, and then she ran immediately into some cedar brush and barked again,” Petty explained. “Shortly after, I saw the buck run out of the cedars and I could tell he was wounded.” The deer ran about 50 yards before Kat was able to hold him at bay, giving Petty a shot opportunity. He put the buck down, completing Kat’s trail. It turned out that the buck had actually been shot low in the brisket area. In South Texas, Roy Hindes has been running deer dogs his entire life. “I learned the trade from my daddy,” Hindes said. “He always had a deer dog ready to put on a blood trail.” Hindes’ go-to tracking dog is a 13th generation deer dog named Rufus, that comes from a line of cow dogs owned by his family over the years. “Rufus is a direct descendent of deer tracking dogs,” Hindes said. “He is a mix of lacy, black mouth cur and bloodhound. The art of trailing deer is in his blood.” This season, Rufus has made a 1.2-mile tracking job for a brisket-shot buck in McMullen County as well as a 900-yard trail in La Salle County for a buck shot with an arrow. Dilley-area resident Kevin DuBose also runs deer dogs in South Texas. He’s been working with tracking dogs for 17 years and the pups he uses are a mix of run-
ning walker hound, cur and lacy. DuBose recently used one of his dogs to trail a South Texas 8-pointer shot in the neck. “Neck shot bucks are usually difficult to recover, but on this particular night, cold and rainy conditions helped to keep the scent close to the ground,” DuBose said. “We also had a decent amount of blood to follow and the dog was able to find the deer rather quickly.” There are two things that DuBose urges deer hunters to take into consideration. The first is that deer hit high in the body are generally difficult to recover. “Even if a deer falls to the ground after it has been hit high, my suggestion is to put another round in it immediately,” DuBose said. “Often times they will collapse from the spinal shock associated with the impact of the shot, before getting up and running away very quickly. By the time hunters realize that the deer has not been fatally wounded, it’s too late.” DuBose also said hunters should take note that the more disturbance that they create over a blood trail, the more difficult it will be for a dog to find the deer. “Folks don’t realize it, but spanning out into the woods looking for a deer contaminates the trail, not to mention, it can also push a wounded deer farther and farther away,” he said. “If you’re not following a distinctive and definitive blood trail, the best thing to do is back out and wait for a trained dog to arrive on the scene.”
Carly Brasseux knows what her audience wants to see, harvest photos. Photo from Carly Brasseux.
and it can be difficult for brands to distinguish themselves in the print, television, and radio ads these companies have traditionally relied on. “Everyone says and does the same thing,” said Joshua Claflin, president of Garrison Everest, a brand development and marketing company that focuses on the outdoor industry. “No one stands out.” That’s where digital advertising comes in. On social media, paying influencers rather than buying paid ads directly has a couple of advantages, according to Claflin. Many platforms, like Facebook, place restrictions on paid ads for gun sales, making it difficult for firearm companies to break through. And the ever-shifting algorithms that determine what you see when you log into Instagram or Facebook means that posts from companies often reach far fewer people than posts by real people. Meanwhile, an endorsement from an influencer with a cult-like following can lead to a measurable jump in sales, Claflin claims. An influencer could be anyone — a celebrity hunter like Jim Shockey (355K followers), a lifelong hunter like Beka Garris (95K followers), or a relatively new hunter like Carly Brasseux (14.8K followers) — who has amassed enough followers that actively look at, comment on, and like the pictures and videos they upload to social media. They can’t reach everyone, however. The target demographic for influencer advertising is generally adults between the ages of 30 and 55, Claflin said. Younger hunters probably can’t afford to buy many products and older hunters are less likely to follow influencers and are less active on Instagram, where many influencers focus their efforts. How much influencers charge — and how much brands are willing to pay — depends on how big their following and how “engaged” those followers are. Claflin said prices can run the gamut, from $450 for five to six posts a month, to $5,000 for a YouTube video, to $10,000 or $30,000 or more for high quality photos and video. Brands have to be wary of who they work with, however. Some people buy fake followers and likes to make it look like they have a far bigger following than they actually do. Some also will take the free merchandise and disappear, without promoting anything online. To combat these problems, Claflin uses a tracking tool called “Upfluence” to figure out whether or not someone’s following is real or not, and insists on influencers signing a contract before receiving merchandise.
From the outside, being a hunting influencer looks like a sweet gig. It seems like these people get paid to hunt all the time if they just snap a few pictures and post them online. “At first it was really fun,” Garris said. “But now I look at it more of a business.” As with building any business, building a social media following takes a lot of valuable time, said Brasseux. You have to spend time on the platforms, posting smart content while talking to other people online. You have to take beautiful photographs — enough to last for a while, because few people can actually get out into the field every day. Brasseux and Garris, who both have young children, certainly can’t. Both women are keenly aware of what kind of content works for their audience. “My audience wants a dead animal or a pretty girl,” Brasseux said. Garris said companies first started approaching her with offers for free gear in exchange for publicity. This is pretty standard, especially for influencers who are just starting to amass followers, said Brasseux. As Garris’ following grew, however, companies started paying her for that promotion. Her first paying contract was with Under Armour. Now, a brand might pay her from $500 to $2,000 a month, depending on the extent of the promotion. Brasseux hopes she too can continue growing her following to make good money off her social media presence. While the money is appealing, Garris said she is careful about which products she agrees to promote. If she promoted a product that turned out to be a dud, her valuable audience could stop trusting her, or unfollow her. “Basically, you just have to be honest with your audience,” she said. She also says no if brands ask her to do anything that makes her uncomfortable, like posting a provocative photo that also shows off their products. This does happen. For the most part, the brands that have approached her about something like that are smaller and don’t pay beyond providing free gear, she says, which makes it easy to say no. Brands and influencers alike have to navigate constant changes to popular platforms. Just this month, Instagram said it planned to hide the number of “likes” each post received, which could change how companies track influencer metrics. Even so, Garris, Brasseux, and Claflin all agree influencer marketing will be trying to sway your hunting gear purchases for the foreseeable future.
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0.75L 0.91L
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Water levels high; 63-65 degrees. Speckled trout are good on jigs and soft plastics, with redfish mixed in. Flounder are good on live finger mullet, mud minnows and scented plastics. SOUTH SABINE: Water levels high; 63-65 degrees. Speckled trout are good on jigs and soft plastics. Flounder are good on live finger mullet and mud minnow and scented plastics.
TRINITY BAY: Water stained; 68 degrees. Speckled trout are good on soft plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good for wade-fishermen on plastics. Flounder are very good on mullet and shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 67 degrees. Flounder are very good in back lakes and marshes on live mullet and scented plastics. Redfish are fair in back marshes. Speckled trout are fair over oyster shell using live shrimp under a popping cork. TEXAS CITY: Bull redfish are good along the Texas City Dike. Flounder are excellent on live shrimp or minnow around Seawolf. Speckled trout are good along the levee and Mosquito Island. Black drum are good on blue crab and shrimp. FREEPORT: 67-71 degrees. Flounder and redfish are good at San Luis Pass and along Mud Cut and Cold Pass on live shrimp. Redfish and speckled trout are good at Christmas Bay on live shrimp or soft plastics. Bull redfish are good at the Freeport jetties and mouth of the Brazos River. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 68 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are very good on plastics and live shrimp. Red drum are good on live shrimp in the surf. Flounder are very good on minnows. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 68 degrees. Trout are good on soft plastics. Redfish are very good on plastics. Black drum are fair on live shrimp. Flounder are good on minnows. PORT O’CONNOR: Speckled trout are very good on a combination of live or fresh baits such as shrimp or crab. Redfish are very good in back bays on live shrimp. Tarpon are good on mullet or pinfish.
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Flounder are good on minnows, mullet and croaker in vegetation. ROCKPORT: Water muddy; 71 degrees. Redfish and flounder are fair on guts in Estes Flats, South Bay and St. Joseph Island. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp on shell reefs on protected shorelines or deep holes in flats. PORT ARANSAS: 68 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp, paddle tail plastics and top-waters. Speckled Trout are fair on shrimp, ball tail plastics and top-waters. Black drum are good on shrimp, crab and soft plastics. CORPUS CHRISTI: 68 degrees. Redfish are good on mullet and shrimp. Trout are very good with popping corks. Flounder are very good on minnows, squid or jigs. BAFFIN BAY: Redfish are very good on the flats on top-waters and live bait. Flounder are very good on jigs and minnows. Speckled trout are good on chartreuse scented plastics. PORT MANSFIELD: Speckled trout are good on the flats and the East Cut on shrimp or scented plastics under a popping cork. Redfish are good on the flats on willow tails in grape and chartreuse and shallow-running baits. Flounder are fair in the East Cut on scented plastics.
SOUTH PADRE: Water clear; 68 degrees. Redfish are good on spoils of the Intercoastal Waterway with fresh cut mullet. Trout are fair drifting over potholes with popping corks and live shrimp. PORT ISABEL: 72 degrees. Black drum are good off the piers on frozen shrimp and crab-scented fish bites. Whiting are good on frozen shrimp, squid and fish bites. Mangrove snapper are good on live shrimp, mullet and perch. Speckled trout are are good on live shrimp and a variety of glow lures at night.
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warmer, sunny days.” There are still plenty of redfish to be caught along the Port Aransas jetties. Kahn has been chunking finger mullet out there as well, and lately he’s been seeing more upper slot reds being caught than fish in the oversized class. Out of Rockport, Capt. Jay Nichols said similar activity is taking place from both red and black drum. “Redfish are covering the flats near deeper water and dropoffs,” Nichols said. “For whatever reason, they have been congregated more over areas with grass and hardpacked sand, rather than muddy bottoms. On calm, warm days we have been able to sight-cast to them, and we are still seeing small schools tailing in the grass.” For sight-casting, Nichols is using live perch and soft plastics rigged Double hook-ups for redfish aren’t uncommon during warm on 1/8-ounce Rockport Rattler jig days between cold fronts. Photo by Capt. Jay Nichols. heads. “Black drum have been schooling in pods with as few as 20 fish, up to massive concentrations of about 500 fish,” he said. “Prime areas have been located in Mesquite, St. Charles, and Copano bays on flats with oyster reefs.” Matthew Ebrom recently fished the Seadrift area with some buddies under the guidance of Capt. Jeff Larson, aboard Larson’s airboat. The group targeted shallow back lakes and found schools of reds in 1 to 2 feet of water. “Black drum were congregated in the deeper guts leading into the back lakes,” Ebrom explained. The group also landed limits of redfish on fresh, dead shrimp and cut mullet. “We were also able to catch a few reds on the fly,” Ebrom said. According to Capt. Nathan Beabout, bull red action continues to remain steady around the big jetties at Port O’Connor. His bait of choice has been fresh crab. “The key to finding success along the Port O’Connor jetties is using the right amount of weight to keep the bait along the bottom,” Beabout said. “If the bait is not on the bottom, then you’re not going to get bit.” Beabout has been focusing on humps near the jetties in 30-40 feet of water. “We’ve been landing anywhere from 12 to 18 bull reds each trip, with some stretching to the 48-inch mark,” he said.
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Fried pheasant with a mushroom cream sauce 1 tbsp. butter 2 tbsps. oil 5 cups portobello/chestnut mushrooms, halved/ sliced 2 sprigs of thyme 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 cup heavy cream Salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsps. chopped parsley 2-3 eggs 1 cup flour Pheasant breasts Slice pheasant breasts into thin strips. Wash and pat dry with paper towels. Dredge the pheasant in egg, then dust with flour and quick fry, for about a
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Thacker joins Azimuth Thomas “Tommy” Thacker II joined Azimuth Technology as chief of operations.
MLF tournament director Major League Fishing named Aaron Beshears the tournament director for the Bass Pro Tour and MLF Cup events.
YakGear joins RAILBLAZA The paddlesport accessories company YakGear is now a brand under New Zealand-based RAILBLAZA USA.
Proposition 5 passes by wide margin Lone Star Outdoor News Texans overwhelmingly approved Proposition 5, a state constitutional amendment that dedicates the entire amount of sporting goods sales tax revenue for state parks and the Texas Historical Commission, on Nov. 5. More than 800,000 Texans voted in favor of the amendment, amounting to 86.62 percent of the vote, with 123,207, or 13.18 percent, voting against the amendment. A portion of the revenue was previously allocated to state parks, but could be held by the Texas Legislature for other purposes, such as balancing the budget. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the revenue will be used for maintenance and long-term planning of state parks. Previously, the Texas Historical Commission received no funding from the tax.
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ERGO Grips named Mira O’Connell as its new chief executive officer.
Joe Higgins, vice president of sales for B.A.S.S., died Nov. 9, in Jupiter, Florida, after a lengthy illness. He was 67.
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License sales decline Hunting and fishing license purchases in South Dakota are down by 8 percent, or 13,000 licenses, as of Nov. 3 compared to 2018. The declining license sales will result in a $1.15 million decline in revenue for the state, according to Heather Villa, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks wildlife administration chief. A long, severe winter followed by flooding likely contributed to the drop in fishing and small game hunting licenses. —SDGFP
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New reef sites underway Four new artificial reef sites, the Lake Borgne Shell Pad, Grand Banks, West Karako Bay and Cabbage Reef, will eventually boost the availability of fish by increasing hardbottom habitat in an otherwise soft muddy water bottom, allowing more opportunity for larval settlement and biological benefits in the area. The newly constructed sites will be created from 880 tons of limestone, 130 reef balls (perforated concrete domes) and more than 80 cubic yards of oyster shells. —LDFW
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The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s Boat Registration Reactivation Program brought a record number of boats back to the water. The program, which delivered letters to owners of boats with lapsed registrations in 19 states, resulted in more than 60,000 re-registrations. The 2019 program saw an overall drop in total letters mailed but brought an increase of nearly 34,000 registrations over the 2018 program. In all, 60,810 boats were re-registered as a result of the program, bringing in more than $2.23 million in gross program registration fees. Throughout the life of the program, nearly $14 million in registration fees has been generated from 382,482 boats being re-registered. Response rate for the 2019 program was 10.25 percent, well above the direct mail benchmark of 3 percent. —RBFF
Smith & Wesson in spin-off
the efficiency of infrastructure designed to flood portions of Big Lake Wildlife Management Area for waterfowl season. The malfunctioning water-control structure normally would allow water to flow around the refuge and down a canal labeled “Ditch 28,” which supplies water for much of the WMA where waterfowl hunting is allowed. While the area can flood to provide waterfowl habitat without this structure in operation, it is much more dependent on local rainfall to do so. According to James Foster, AGFC biologist in northeast Arkansas, if the area receives about 3 more inches of rainfall in the near future, the area may be flooded by the opening of duck season on Nov. 23. Big Lake WMA is a 12,320-acre area owned by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, which borders Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge owned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. —AGFC
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American Outdoor Brands Corporation plans to spin off its outdoor products and accessories business as a tax-free stock dividend to its stockholders. The proposed transaction, to be completed in the second half of 2020, would create two independent publicly traded companies: Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. and American Outdoor Brands, Inc. AOBC President James Debney will head the American Outdoor Brands, with Mark Smith assuming the head slot at Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. —AOBC
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Predator contests banned A new rule prohibiting organized hunting contests for predatory and furbearing animals became effective Nov. 3. The rule does not apply to lawful hunting of predatory and furbearing animals. For the purposes of the rule, “contest” means a competition where participants must register or record entry and pay a fee, and prizes or cash are awarded to winning or successful participants. Predatory animals, as defined by Arizona law, are coyotes, bobcats, foxes and skunks. Fur-bearing animals are weasels, raccoons, beavers, badgers, ringtail cats, muskrats, otters and bobcats. —AZGFC
An electrical problem at a water-control structure at Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, located east of Jonesboro, has reduced
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decoys as soon as the sun came up.” Both hunters said a good breeze was the key to good hunts. “When we had a good wind on Tuesday, the birds really came in,” McSwain said. To the west in Comanche County, the birds were using a caliche pit pond that was holding a lot of vegetation, and a group took wigeon and gadwall, along with a mallard and pintail drake. Again, the second weekend was much slower, leaving the hunters hoping for a migration. “I think we’re set for a good migration with the next cold fronts,” Drayovitch said. “The guys I used to hunt with in
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Oklahoma and in Missouri are shooting pintail and mallards.” As with most seasons, whether the migration arrives remains to be seen. According to information provided to the Ducks Unlimited Migration Map, peak numbers of ducks are located in eastern Colorado and Nebraska City, Nebraska, while increasing numbers are being reported throughout Oklahoma; although low numbers were reported near McPherson and Marion, Kansas. The North Zone duck season runs through Dec. 1, closes for five days and reopens Dec. 7 until Jan. 26, 2020.
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DATEBOOK NOVEMBER 21-22
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Stewards of the Wild Mentored Duck Hunt Port O’Connor tpwf.org/SOTW
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers Stars of the Wild Meet and Greet Yeti Flagship Store, Austin backcountryhunters.org
Delta Waterfowl Brazos River Banquet Johnson County Sheriffs Posse Grounds, Cleburne (817) 307-4468 deltawaterfowl.org
NOVEMBER 23
Mule Deer Foundation Turkey Chapter Beers For Deer Event Hotel Turkey (806) 269-1289 muledeer.org
NOVEMBER 24
Texas Archery Indoor League Monthly archery tournament Texas Archery Academy, Plano (214) 960-4088 texasarchery.info
NOVEMBER 30
Kimble County Chamber of Commerce 35th Anniversary Wild Game Dinner Stevenson Center, Junction (325) 446-3190 junctiontexas.net
DECEMBER 5
Houston Safari Club Foundation Christmas Party House of Blues hscfdn.org Ducks Unlimited Perryton Dinner Ochiltree Co. Expo Center (806) 228-5745 ducks.org
R2BA Auction Company Online Gun Action (940) 644-0053 r2baauctions.com Del Rio Chamber of Commerce Wild Game Dinner Del Rio Civic Center (830) 775-3551 drchamber.com
DECEMBER 7-8
Silver Spur Trade Shows Gun and Blade Show Display Bldg., TC Expo Center Abilene silverspurgunshows.com
DECEMBER 11
Stewards of the Wild Midland Fall Speaker Series Basin PBS, Midland tpwf.org/SOTW
DECEMBER 12
Dallas Safari Club Christmas Party Howell and Dragon (972) 980-9800 biggame.org Ducks Unlimited Brownwood Fire and Ice Holiday Party CARR Building (325) 200-1500 ducks.org
JANUARY 9-12
Houston Safari Club Foundation Blaser Event Gordy & Sons hscfdn.org
Dallas Safari Club DSC Convention and Sporting Expo Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center biggame.org
DECEMBER 14-15
JANUARY 11
Texas Gun and Knife Show Amarillo Civic Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com
DECEMBER 16
Kennedale Outdoor Education Booster Club Youth Outdoors Convention Kennedale Performing Arts Center kennedale-outdoor-education-booster-club. square.site
DECEMBER 21-22
Bass Champs East Region Tournament Sam Rayburn (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com
Texas Wildlife Association 3rd Annual Houston Sporting Clay Shoot Greater Houston Gun Club texas-wildlife.org Silver Spur Trade Shows Gun and Blade Show Gillespie County Fairgrounds Fredericksburg silverspurgunshows.com
JANUARY 16-18
Wild Sheep Foundation Sheep Show Reno wildsheepfoundation.org
DECEMBER 28-29
JANUARY 18
Texas Gun and Knife Show Kerrville Exhibit Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com
Delta Waterfowl RGV Banquet Harlingen Convention Center (956) 341-7523 deltawaterfowl.org
JANUARY 3-5
Austin Boat and Travel Trailer Show 47th Annual Show Austin Convention Center (512) 494-1128 austinboatshow.com
JANUARY 24-26
Houston Safari Club Wildlife Expo & Convention George R. Brown Convention Center hscfdn.org
JANUARY 8
JANUARY 30
Weatherby Foundation Weatherby Award Dinner Omni Dallas (866) 934-3976 weatherbyfoundation.com
Stewards of the Wild Dallas State of Conservation Dinner Dallas Country Club tpwf.org/SOTW
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