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December 11, 2015
Volume 12, Issue 8
Mule deer production good By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Mule deer season opened in the TransPecos region of Texas, and hunters reported seeing fair numbers of good mule deer along with some rutting activity. A group of hunters spent most of last week in Culberson County hunting from sunup to sundown. “We spent all day each day driving, stopping and glassing headers of draws,” said Waylan Owens of Boerne. “As we drove, we found deer bedded under cedar trees, and other deer up and grazing. We saw an abundance of does and young bucks, and many of the does had twin fawns, and we saw limited rutting activity, usually in the morning
at first light.” The mature bucks weren’t showing themselves often, but Mike Holley of Columbus, Georgia, located a good buck and he stayed on him for two days. The last morning of the hunt, the buck’s does led him into Holley’s path. Holley’ buck was a 5x5 with a 22-inch spread. Larry Roberts of Katy shot his buck at 505 yards using a Nikon BDC scope, from a sitting position with the gun resting on shooting sticks. His buck had 164 5/8 inches of antler and 14 points. “We had some great stalks,” Owens said. “It was a great week with great people, and the quality deer was a bonus.” Previous hunters in the area dealt with snow and fog, but Owens’ group had cool and clear hunting. Please turn to page 16
SCENIC VIEW: Above, hunters glass for mule deer bucks in the deep draws in Culberson County. With Guadalupe Peak, Texas’ highest point in the distance, Waylan Owens, left and Larry Roberts admire Roberts’ first mule deer. Photos by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
CONTENTS
The better half
Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10 Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12 Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 14
New lake effect
Duck hunters drawn to second split
Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 20 Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 30
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Flooding causes short-term woes, long-term benefits
The first portion of the Texas duck season is over, and has been described by many experienced hunters as “weird.” Normal spots didn’t produce like in years past. The Texas coast saw birds early and very late in the first split, with a good push of birds coming in on the last day of legal hunting on November 29. Other areas are seeing birds trickling in. In the North and South
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COME ON DOWN: Duck season resumes December 12 in most of Texas, and some areas are seeing an influx of birds, while most areas of Texas have an abundance of water, giving the birds plenty of options on where to feed and rest. Photo by LSON.
Flooding often results in loss. Memorial Day flooding in Texas washed away roads and homes were lost as well as lives. However, there were beneficiaries of the deluge: Texas lakes. Lakes expanded as floodwaters captured new habitat and vegetation. It’s resulting in what biologists call the “new
NO LAUNCH: Many boat ramps are closed again after recent rains. The lakes and the fish will rebound with new habitat and vegetation. Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.
lake effect,” comparing it to the productive first years of a new reservoir. “It’s for real,” said Dave Terre, head of management and research for Inland Fisheries at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “Sud-
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Finally
Pheasants on uptick
Hunter bags big buck after 40-year quest. Page 4
Numbers increase from previous years. Page 4
FISHING
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River trout
Anglers landing trout, reds, flounder. Page 8
Stockings taking place across state. Page 8
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HUNTING
From hatred to love
After 40 years of hunting, big buck finally appears
LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP: Larry Knowlton was frustrated with deer hunting, but after trying for decades, finally shot this big whitetail in the Texas Panhandle. Photo by Richard Sanchez.
By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Larry Knowlton hates deer, or so he says. “I hate them,” the Heath resident said. “They have consumed so much of my emotion and my life over the last 41 years I have
been hunting them.” Knowlton recalled his first deer hunt in Missouri. “I was 20 years old and so poor a friend loaned me a rifle and some bullets,” he said. “Since then, I have been trying to get a real big free-range deer.” Knowlton didn’t stay poor. He
and a business partner started an oil company called BASA that now owns 3,000 wells. “The name is for ‘Buy Anything, Sell Anything,’” he said. “We didn’t know what we were doing but we found good people — we bought everyone’s trash and made it our treasure. Like
a pig following a cow through a corn field, you can get pretty fat.” Financial success led to hunting trips all over the world for Knowlton and his sons, including son Corey, who hunts and films hunting adventures worldwide. But even after attempts in Texas, Missouri and Colorado, the
white-tailed deer still haunted him, until a recent trip to the Canadian River Ranch. Richard Sanchez, the ranch manager, spotted the deer in early November, and after located where the buck’s bedding area was, got in touch with Knowlton. Knowlton spent five days hunting Please turn to page 25
Pheasant numbers improved
Cold-weather dove Season to extend to 90 days next year
Lone Star Outdoor News Ring-necked pheasants weren’t everywhere in the Texas Panhandle on opening weekend, but there were enough to boost hunters’ morale and excite area communities. The Hart Lion’s Club schedules a hunt each year, and this year’s hunt was filled with 150 hunters. “So far, we have two pheasants and eight quail,” wrote participant Catch Dog during his hunt. “My little English pointer pointed her first quail today.” Another group hunted northeast of Dumas and shot three roosters within the first hour Saturday morning, but were blanked after that. Like other hunters, the more abundant quail helped make up for the slowish pheasant hunting. Other community hunts included the Cotton Center Lion’s Club and the Olton Please turn to page 21
By Craig Nyhus
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GETTING BETTER: After years of low pheasant numbers, dogs were able to smell ringnecks when the season opened in the Texas Panhandle on December 5. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
More than 90 percent of dove hunting, and the dove harvest, takes place in September and October in Texas. The season reopens December 18, a time when the die-hards seek out the birds, often wearing jackets and pants instead of shorts and a T-shirt. Mark Roberts of Uvalde is one of the few outfitters that runs dove hunts in December and January. “We have a few unharvested sunflower fields we left alone, and the birds are using them well,” he said. “The whitewings are gone — it’s all mourning doves with good numbers of Eurasians.” The feeding habits of dove are different in the late season, Roberts said. “The days are shorter, the birds tend to come to eat around 9 in the morning and they’re done by 2 or 3 in the afternoon,” he said. “If you go out for a late-afternoon hunt, you might miss all of the opportunity.” Most of the normal food the dove favored in September has been Please turn to page 21
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They are all trophies
Twelve-year-old Haden Reno shot his first buck in late November at a ranch near Clifton. “This was the only buck that came in, and Haden made a nice shot at 100 yards,” his father said. When they arrived at the processor, Kuby’s Wild Game Processing in Dallas, he got the chance to look at bucks, does and feral hogs being loaded into the coolers. One of Kuby’s employees offered to provide the rack from Haden’s buck. A few seconds later, Haden had his trophy for his room. Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Start Outdoor News.
Outdoor Channel star Theresa Vail charged with illegal Alaska bear kill A hunt gone wrong and an alleged cover-up led to charges filed against television host Theresa Vail, an Outdoor Channel host. Vail was charged with taking a brown or grizzly bear without a tag, and second-degree unsworn falsification. Alaska State Troopers said in a release that 25-year-old Theresa Vail, a former Miss Kansas and host of “Limitless with Theresa Vail,” conspired with her Alaska guides to cover up accidentally shooting a second bear during a Western Alaska hunt. Master guide Michael “Wade” Renfro, 45, of Renfro’s Alaskan Adventures and Renfro’s assistant guide, Joseph Andrew Miller, 45, were charged with failing to report a hunting violation and committing, aiding or allowing a violation. Renfro was also charged with
second-degree unsworn falsification. The incident occurred in May when Vail shot a boar brown/grizzly bear, “and in the haste to finish her kill, instead of finishing off the boar she shot a nearby sow,” according to an Alaska State Troopers spokesperson. The sow was taken without a tag, and Renfro obtained a locking tag under false pretenses and falsified paperwork to claim the animal was taken lawfully, according to the troopers. Miller and Vail were allegedly accomplices to these actions. According to Alaska Dispatch News, the hunt in question never aired on the network. Vail is scheduled to host the fifth season of “NRA All Access” beginning December 30. —Staff report
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From buck fever to jubilation
14-year-old gets first deer with Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Many hunters know the feeling of buck fever. The heart pounds, the hands shake and making a routine shot becomes nearly impossible. For J.C. Lee of Fate, he now knows the feeling, along with the feeling of making a successful shot. The 14-year-old went on a deer hunt with Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation in Menard County. Along with his father, John, he arrived in the afternoon in time for an evening hunt. On the range, his shot at 100 yards with the lever-action .30-30 was perfect, and he was ready. J.C. had hunted with his father on a tract in East Texas, where feral hogs abound but the deer are small and scattered. “I have shot a pig,” J.C. said. “But I haven’t seen many deer.” On the Preston Ranch, guided by owner Jon Preston, that changed. They tried rattling up bucks on that evening, and got the attention of one buck, and several more were seen in the distance. The next morning brought the deer out, though. “Before the sun rose, we saw a few deer,” J.C. said. “When it got light, there were probably 10 deer standing there. Mr. Preston pointed out an 8-pointer, but I just couldn’t keep myself steady and I missed. One small buck and a doe just looked around, but the others left.” Preston helped J.C. and his father settle down, and the group waited in the blind.
GETTING READY: At Preston Ranch in Menard County, J.C. Lee prepares for his first deer hunt at the range. His first shot with the .30-30 lever action hit the bull’s-eye at 100 yards. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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FISHING
Running rivers
Rainbow trout fever underway By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Nick Haxhijaj puts a lot of miles on his vehicle. He makes the drive from his Houston home to the Guadalupe River many times through the fall and winter. “I love that place,” he said. “The fishing has been really good, I went with a couple of friends and we used wooly buggers and nymphs. I caught 15 — my buddies caught not quite as many.” Haxhijaj is a fly-fisherman, and said the rain and the high flows on the river were both a blessing and a curse. “The crowds weren’t there, we only saw two other fly-fishermen and two guys from the Reel Fly shop in Sattler,” he said. “But the wading was challenging — it’s like being on the moon. If you find a gravel bed and can dig your feet in, it’s really good. On the slippery limestone, you don’t have a chance.” Texas Parks and Wildlife Department began stocking trout in about 140 locations across the state, and the Guadalupe River receives stockings almost weekly beginning in late November. Other rivers are on the list, and a body of water stocked with trout is never too far away for most Texans. At the Guadalupe, the Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited chapter also stocks trout, but their trout are bigger. “We have the Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited lease access program,” said board member Russell Moore. “We get fish from Missouri, the bigger fish are 18 to 20 inches.” GRTU stocks three times per year, with dates depending on water temperatures. This year, they are planning a fourth. Their first stocking was November 24. “We are getting one load of brown trout,” Moore said. Haxhijaj likes to let the trout settle after Please turn to page 11
RIVER RAINBOWS: Stockings by the Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited chapter makes the Hill Country river a prime target for fly-fishermen. Many of the fish are 18-20 inches and they also are stocking brown trout. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Triple threat Anglers landing trout, flounder, reds
Try Gulf-area lakes for bass By Jillian Mock
For Lone Star Outdoor News
KEEPER RED: Guide Terry Coufal of Rockport lands a redfish while wading near Ingleside. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Lone Star Outdoor News Coastal fishermen are reaping the benefits of conditions that produced baitfish galore up and down the Texas Gulf Coast. “As a result of all of the rain,
the bays flourished,” said Brian Holden, the general manager of the Redfish Lodge in Rockport. “Seagrass grew in places it has not been seen in decades, and crab, shrimp and menhaden populations are at all-time highs.
The bay is in optimum condition which is great news for its aquatic residents.” The news is even better for the fishermen. At Sabine Lake, Capt. Robby Trahan has been targeting mulPlease turn to page 15
Two reservoirs close to the coast don’t see the numbers of fishermen other Texas lakes do — the anglers are in the bays chasing trout and redfish. Bass fishermen, though, recognize Coleto Creek Reservoir and Lake Texana as good winter and spring fishing spots. At Coleto Creek, located south of Victoria in Victoria and Goliad counties, the bass are currently a challenge to find in the near-full reservoir. “The bass are really scattered right now due to the changing water levels,” said Top Water Fishing Guide Gary Morris. Coleto Creek is a power plant lake, built to cool the turbines at the coal-fired Coleto Creek Power Station. Anglers visiting the lake almost always pass through or fish directly from Coleto Creek Park. BASS OVER REDS: Some anglers who live Wilfred Korth is the chief ranger near the Texas coast prefer fishing for at the park, and watches bass fish- largemouths, and head to nearby Lake Texana or Coleto Creek Reservoir. Photo ermen come and go. “Bass fishing at Coleto has been by LSON. good over the past several weeks,” Korth said. “We have seen a lot of fish cleaned at our fish cleaning station.” Korth said the consistent flow of new water is a boon for bass anglers. “The near-full reservoir level and consistent inflow of rainfall runPlease turn to page 11
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H.S. bass tourney sets record again
Too much water not all bad
The Southeast Texas High School Fishing Association thinks big. Last year, their opening tournament set a record for the largest high school event with 376 teams. This year, they topped the record with 490 teams of two high schoolers each at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The association is made up of high schools from Houston to Sam Rayburn. The bass didn’t disappoint. The team of Trace O’Dell and Matthew Martin from Buna High School weighed in five fish totaling 20.39 pounds, with the largest being 8.1 pounds. Buna also produced the second-place team of Devin Prine and Blaine Marks with 19.45 pounds. Joe Beebee and Chad Mrazek of The Woodlands College Park High School finished third with 18.26 pounds.
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denly, a lake suffering from a drought goes from a reduced amount of habitat to much more. Fish spawn, such as largemouth bass, and their babies have a place to hide and escape predation, mainly other largemouth bass. Plus, the flooding brings new nutrients into the system (primarily from terrestrial vegetation decomposing), and it converts to a higher prey base. The two go together to make stronger year classes — as long as the flooded vegetation stays flooded.” While floods sometimes “hurt” certain fish populations in a river, said Todd Engeling, TPWD’s chief of hatcheries, that’s not the case for lakes. “Some fish will go through a dam,” he said, “but it’s not a huge issue. With reservoirs, full is good.” It takes a couple of years for anglers to see most of the benefits from flooding, according to TPWD officials. The young fish that survive and thrive thanks to the new habitat and forage will be 8-10 inches long this spring and keeper size in two years. Falcon International Reservoir is a prime example of new lake effect, Terre said. In 2003, Falcon International Reservoir was 52 feet below normal pool. Two years later, it was 40 feet higher. Largemouth bass stuffed themselves on voluminous crops of gizzard and threadfin shad. The next year, Field and Stream named it the fourth best largemouth bass lake nationally. And in 2012, Bassmaster Magazine touted Falcon as the top largemouth bass lake in the country. “It went through a lengthy drought and then caught a lot of water,” Terre said. “Three years later, the lake blew up. You saw 3- to 5-pound bass everywhere, and they soon became 10-pounders.” Given the statewide flooding this spring, Terre predicted boom times ahead for Texas anglers.
—Staff report
New fishing pond in Austin One of Travis County’s newest parks now offers a new fishing lake that will increase fishing access for youth and families living in the Austin metropolitan area. Kingfisher Lake, a 2-acre pond located in Travis County East Metropolitan Park, is the latest addition to the Neighborhood Fishin’ program of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Another lake in the park, Bullfrog Pond, has been in the program since 2008. Both lakes provide excellent shoreline access and a fishing pier. —TPWD
Texans in 2016 Bassmaster Elite Series The field has been set, and 11 Texans will compete in the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2016. The season begins with the Bassmaster Classic on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in March. Of the 11 Texans, Alton Jones of Lorena and Takahiro Omori of Emory are former Classic winners. Other Texans in the field are Keith Combs of Huntington, Todd Faircloth of Jasper, Carl Jocumsen of Frisco, Kelly Jordon of Flint, Gary Klein of Weatherford, Yusuke Miyazaki of Forney, James Niggemeyer of Van, Matt Reed of Madisonville and Byron Velvick of Boerne. —B.A.S.S.
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“I could point to any region of state and pick out lakes where the fishing is going to be great in the next few years,” Terre said. “Medina Lake, for example, was at 5 percent of capacity. Right now, it’s at about 60 percent. That one is going to go crazy. Lake Tawakoni was 4 feet over at one point. It was low for a long time. They’ll have a good year class in the spring, I’m confident of that. “Ray Roberts will be good. Before the Memorial Day flood, Ray Roberts was low, down 5 feet or so. It flooded so much, there was no access for much of the summer. Well, no fishing means no pressure on the fish, which adds even more to the number of fish in the lake. This is going to be true at a number of lakes in the DFW area. They flooded out of their banks. You couldn’t even get a boat on them. “Not being pressured much, the fish become more naïve, I don’t care what anyone says. They bite more readily. This coming spring, when people get back on these lakes, the fishing is going to be outstanding.” At Lake Ray Roberts, Tim Wike of Reelin Ray Roberts Guide Service said the flooding was “terrible” in the short-term. “We guides lost a lot of business,” he said. For weeks, Ray Roberts was all but inaccessible. Wike had to access the lake through a private ramp for a time. However, guides there soon learned the floodwaters weren’t all bad. “Lake Ray Roberts had an exceptional spawn in the spring,” Wike said. “There were small fish of all species: largemouth, sand bass, crappie, you name it. The flooded stuff on the banks gave the little ones places to hide. There were shad everywhere, fish everywhere. I really think there are more fish swimming around right now than back when the lake was brand new. “So, short-term, yeah, it was terrible. But long-term, the fishing is looking very good.”
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT All alone at Lewisville
and shad-patterned skirts,” he said. “Deep, Texas rigs with 10-inch worms, football jigs with black/blue and green pumpkin jig colors.”
LEWISVILLE LAKE—The boat ramps are closed at the North Texas lake due to heavy rains, but the fish didn’t seem to mind more water. Guide Steve Schiele still has access to the reservoir, and the fishing for big blue catfish, crappie and hybrids is outstanding. The lake, usually busy, is eerily quiet, Schiele said. “I have the whole lake to myself,” he said. To contact Steve Schiele, call (214) 629-1628
Bass on multiple patterns TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR—The water temperatures are in the low 60s on the giant East Texas lake, and bass are biting both shallow and deep, according to guide Joe Joslin. “Shallow, we are using top-waters, flipping Texas rigs and spinner baits with double willow blades
ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 54–59 degrees; 1.37’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, dropshot rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers. AMISTAD: Water murky; 74–78 degrees; 25.95’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, jerk baits, soft plastics and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs. White bass are fair on white crankbaits and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on cheese bait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 15–60 feet. ARROWHEAD: Water off-color; 53–60 degrees; 0.56’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and shad-patterned crankbaits. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 58–62 degrees; 0.72’ high. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits and weightless soft plastics near edges of grass. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. BASTROP: Water stained; 73–77 degrees. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and Rat–L–Traps. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stink bait. BELTON: Water murky; 68–72 degrees; 4.10’ high. All species are slow. BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 59–63 degrees; 0.29’ high. Black bass are fair on black and blue flipping jigs, bladed jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. BONHAM: Water stained, 58–63 degrees; 1.07’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles. Catfish are good on prepared bait. BRAUNIG: Water stained. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and watermelon soft plastic worms in reeds. Striped bass are good on silver and gold spoons and marble spinner baits near the jetty and dam. Redfish are good on perch, shrimp, shad, tilapia and silver spoons. Channel catfish are fair on liver, shrimp, and cut bait near the dam. BRIDGEPORT: Water stained, 57–62 degrees: 2.03’ high. Black bass are slow on squarebilled crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on min-
nows. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. BROWNWOOD: Water murky; 67–71 degrees; 1.96’ high. All species are slow. BUCHANAN: Water murky; 69–73 degrees; 11.66’ low. Black bass are good on white buzzbaits, lipless crankbaits and shad flukes in larger creeks. Striped bass are good on plastic swim baits and live bait along the river channel. Crappie are good on blue/white jigs and minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows and stink bait. CADDO: Water stained; 60–64 degrees; 2.00’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs and Texasrigged creature baits on cypress stumps and grass edges. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. CALAVERAS: Water stained. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits, and crankbaits near the dam. Redfish are good on perch and tilapia near the dam. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and cheesebait. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 71–75 degrees; 0.64’ high. Black bass are good on white/ red spinner baits and watermelon flukes in over brush piles. Striped bass are fair to good on Pirk Minnows and Red Fins over humps early. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies along the river channel. Smallmouth bass are good on smoke JDC curl tail grubs and green pumpkin tubes in 10–20 feet. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch. CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 59–63 degrees; 0.47’ high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 72–76 degrees; 22.92’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and soft plastics in 10–20 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and minnows in 5–15 feet. COLEMAN: Water murky; 72–76 degrees; 5.90’ low. Black
bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits, soft plastic worms, and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on stink bait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 63 degrees in main lake, 70 at hot water discharge; 1.22’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits and soft plastic worms in 6–8 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in 10–12 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 10 pounds are fair on live perch and soap in 8–10 feet. CONROE: Water murky; 71–75 degrees; 0.28’ low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastics and spinner baits in 10–25 feet. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and live bait. FALCON: Water murky; 69–73 degrees; 17.06’ low. Black bass are good on deep-running crankbaits and jigs in 12–20 feet. Crappie are good on shiners and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on shrimp and stinkbait. FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are fair on chartreuse and watermelon Carolina-rigged soft plastics over grass in 5–15 feet. Redear are good on worms in 5–15 feet. FORK: Water stained; 58–62 degrees; 0.76’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, flipping jigs around timber in 4–10 feet. White and yellow bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs near bridges. Catfish are fair on trotlines. GRANBURY: Water murky; 68–72 degrees; 0.41’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and soft plastics off points early. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and small spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 63–67 degrees; 0.19’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged junebug-colored worms around brush. Crappie are fair on live minnows near structure. HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 55–61 degrees; 14.92’
To contact Joe Joslin, call (337) 463-3848
Crappie on the Guad GUADALUPE RIVER — A group of anglers have been finding the crappie on the river above Canyon Lake, according to banker-always fishing on the Texas Fishing Forum. “The bite was on fire,” he wrote. “We boated more than 100 keeper crappie.” The fish were between 13 and 15 inches, and the group used jigs in green/purple and crappie sliders in shad colors, fishing in 7 to 12 feet of water near brush piles and overhanging tree limbs.
low. Black bass are fair Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 59–63 degrees; 5.20’ high. Black bass are slow on lipless crankbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. LBJ: Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 0.75’ low. Black bass are fair on plastic swimbaits off points. Striped bass are fair on live bait early and late. White bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on chartreuse crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 58–61 degrees; 8.15’ high. Black bass are fair on jerkbaits and shallow crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared. LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 71–75 degrees; 0.13’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on spoons. White bass are fair on troll tubes and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with shad. MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 78–81 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are good on Texasrigged creature baits, spinner baits and hollow-bodied frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait. MONTICELLO: Water lightly stained; 72–75 degrees; 1.12’ low. Black bass are fair on black and blue flipping jigs, bladed jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad. NASWORTHY: 52–58 degrees; 1.44’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers. NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 70–74 degrees; 14.14’ high. Black bass are fair on small spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are fair on stink bait and shrimp.
O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 53– 59 degrees; 45.65’ low. Black bass are fair to good Texas rigs, jigs, square-billed crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs fished shallow. Catfish are fair to good on live bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 58–63 degrees; 1.48’ high. Black bass are good on lipless crankbaits, finesse jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 56–61 degrees; 0.78’ low. Black bass are fair to good on medium-running crankbaits, Texas rigs, 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; 68–72 degrees; 6.81’ high. All species are slow. RAY HUBBARD: Water slightly stained; 59–62 degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 58–62 degrees; 5.40’ high. Black bass are slow on Carolinarigged worms and shad-patterned crankbaits near main lake points. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 58–61 degrees; 0.89’ high. Black bass are fair on shaky heads and Texas-rigged craws in green pumpkin. White bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 72–76 degrees; 1.23’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and crankbaits in 15–30 feet. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows.. Catfish are good on stink bait and liver. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 69–73 degrees; 5.77’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp.
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Page 14 STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 71– 75 degrees; 3.78’ high. Black bass are good on chartreuse crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, hot dogs and nightcrawlers. TEXOMA: Water stained; 5.08’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Striped bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 70–74 degrees; 0.84’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms, spinner baits, and top-waters off points. Crappie are fair on minnows in 15–20 feet. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp. TRAVIS: Water murky; 68–72 degrees; 7.61’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse worms and white/red top-waters in 10–20 feet. White bass are fair on silver spoons and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stink bait in 20–40 feet. WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on white striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows near the dam. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver and shrimp. WHITNEY: Water murky; 69–73 degrees; 9.73’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 59–62 degrees; 9.40’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.
—TPWD
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off have helped keep the fish active,” he said. Dispersed as they may be, Morris has generally found fish holding pretty much on wood and main lake points. According to Korth and Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist John Findeisen, the bass in Coleto normally stick close to aquatic vegetation like hydrilla and milfoil. “It was easier to target (the bass) when you had a large patch of vegetation to go fish around,” Findeisen said. “The first thing to know about Coleto Creek is the submerged aquatic vegetation appears to be gone. It may be from the lake being down so low and then coming back up.” The fluctuating levels and turbidity associated with heavy rains having temporarily disrupted the vegetation. Morris
and other anglers are finding bass around the timber. Under the current conditions, Morris suggested fishing with “soft plastics… and an occasional swim jig in a shad color.” Korth endorsed crankbaits and worms. On Lake Texana, located in Jackson County southeast of Edna, it’s a slightly different story. Morris said Texana is a hard lake to fish, since the water is often muddy. He recommends traveling up the Navidad River and casting for bass in the upper 10 percent of the lake. While the lake is tougher to navigate, earlier this year Findeisen and his survey team found the population of largemouth to be building.
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“Texana was down real low,” he said, “and whenever it refilled it stayed fairly constant. In addition, we had a lot of flooded terrestrial vegetation that provided habitat until the aquatic vegetation was able to come back, providing consistent cover for young bass.” Over the years, Findeisen has found this kind of explosion in the fish population typical when a body of water is recovering from a very low-water period. For the brave, Morris suggested floating up the Navidad River in a kayak, fishing for bass alongside the alligators. For the patient, Korth recommended heading to Coleto Creek in February. “Like many hot water reservoirs, it is our hottest month for large bass,” he said.
Familiar names topped the leaderboard at the Platinum Team Trail’s first event of the season on December 5-6. Todd Castledine and Russell Cecil won the event with a whopping 63.63 pounds in the two-day event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Brett Brousard and Jason Bonds finished second with 44.01 pounds, including the big bass of the event at 10.84 pounds. They were followed by Harold Allen and Albert Collins with 38.31 pounds. —USA Fishing Trails
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER MAN SHOOTS TWO BUCKS, HANGS HEADS IN OAK TREE Bexar County Game Warden Jon Balderas received a call about two freshly killed buck deer with the heads removed. At the scene, Balderas found the carcasses in a field behind a house then found the buck heads in an oak tree. After interviewing a subject in the house, Balderas received the information on who had killed the deer. The subject admitted to killing the two bucks, cutting the heads off and not tagging the deer. The investigation revealed the deer were killed legally in another county. Cases were filed for waste of game, and failure to attach buck deer tag. WARDEN FOLLOWS BLOOD TRAIL THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD Comal County Game Warden Ryan McGinley responded to a call about some illegal hunting in a neighborhood. Upon arrival, it appeared a buck had been shot with an arrow and had died that morning. McGinley collected some witness statements and began to follow a very good blood trail to where the deer might have been shot. The blood trail led through an adjacent, empty lot and into a backyard of a residence and to a small feeder with fresh corn beneath it. The blood trail was covered up with dirt and other debris. After more trailing, McGinley found small traces of blood a few yards from the feeder that had not been covered up. McGinley made contact with an individual at the residence and observed a compound bow in the residence and found a broken arrow in a trash can. The arrow was the same make and model of an arrow the resident had in his bow case. It appeared the resident had shot the buck from his back porch earlier that morning. The
GUIDE DIDN’T KNOW WHERE PRONGHORN WAS SHOT Region VI Game Warden Drew Spencer was patrolling Dallam County as part of a pronghorn saturation patrol when he met a hunter and hunting guide on a county road with a freshly killed pronghorn in the bed of their truck. Spencer asked the guide where the pronghorn had been killed and received the response of, “I’m really not sure.” While interviewing the hunter and guide, both admitted that the pronghorn had been shot from the vehicle while in the middle of the public roadway.
buck was seized and citations were issued.
PRONGHORN POACHERS WATCHED BY ANOTHER HUNTER Region VI Game Warden Drew Spencer was patrolling Dallam County when he checked a man parked on a hill, glassing the property he was hunting. When Spencer asked the man if he had seen anything that day, the man said he had seen two vehicles, a white pickup and a bluish SUV, driving suspiciously along the county road that bordered the grassland property to the south well over a mile away. The man recounted having watched four men get out of the vehicles, approach the rightof-way fence, and hearing numerous rifle shots from one of the men. Spencer called Region 6 Game Warden Trey Kram to assist him in gathering any additional hunting party descriptions. Spencer and Kram continued the investigation at a nearby house, reportedly where the suspects were located. After interviewing the individuals, all parties admitted that a pronghorn had been shot from the roadside right-ofway. The hunters were cited for having hunted from a public roadway, and
Additionally, the pronghorn had been improperly tagged. The tags, one of two in the guide’s possession, were for a property many miles away and that had a lower expectation of harvest. Both hunter and guide were cited for having hunted from a public roadway, and the hunter was cited for having improperly tagged the pronghorn. The 70 7/8inch buck was taken for evidence purposes, as was the rifle that was used. Criminal charges and civil restitution are pending.
also for having used an invalid permit to tag the pronghorn. Civil restitution is pending.
SPOTLIGHTERS LEAD WARDEN, DEPUTIES ON CHASE Red River County Game Warden Daniel Roraback witnessed a vehicle spotlighting from the road for several miles. The vehicle stopped multiple times in the roadway with the passenger exiting and laying on top of the SUV with his rifle. Roraback was close enough to the subjects to hear conversations they were having about the deer. Nothing was big enough and too far most of the time. At one point, the passenger was getting back in his vehicle and pointed his spotlight in the direction of Roraback’s vehicle, giving away his position. As the warden initiated his red and blue lights, both subjects jumped back into the vehicle and took off. It ended in a nine-mile pursuit with the assistance from Red River County deputies. Multiple cases pending. TWO CALLS, SAME POACHER A vehicle using a LED light bar was reported to Red River County Game
Warden Daniel Roraback. While he was responding to the call, a deer hunter who was in a stand called Roraback and said a vehicle had shot from the road in front of him. The hunter was unable give a description of the vehicle. Roraback located a vehicle matching the description from the first call. The vehicle was on a sand bar along the Red River and Roraback called for assistance from Oklahoma game wardens. The wardens detained the suspects and obtained a confession of a recent roadhunting event. Cases pending.
LOST HUNTER FOUND Bowie County Game Wardens Shawn Hervey and Daniel Kessler responded to a call of a lost hunter after a 67-year-old male with dementia was taken to a deer stand and told not to leave. When his brother returned to the stand, the man was gone. The stand was located close to a creek and there was standing water in many areas due to recent rains. A DPS Helicopter responded from Dallas. The crew was able to see an object of interest but lost it in the trees. Cass County Game Warden Jason Jones
and Marion County Game Warden Rob Furlow also responded, along with Volunteer Fire Departments from Simms, New Boston, Dekalb and Maud and the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office. After a three-hour search, the man was found in good condition. The man said he had taken a tour of the property and that during his tour, he lost his rifle.
NOT TRESPASSING, BUT A FELON WITH RIFLE Bowie County Game Warden Shawn Hervey and Daniel Kessler responded to a hunt without landowner consent call. Upon arrival, the wardens spoke with the caller who said his neighbor had shot a deer on his property. The investigation showed the deer was legally killed on the right side of the fence. The suspect, however, was a convicted felon and unable to possess a firearm. JUVENILES GO ON DEER-KILLING SPREE Titus County Game Warden Jerry Ash completed an investigation on two 15-year-old juveniles for road hunting deer from an ATV in Morris County. Both juveniles were charged with shooting a small 8-point buck off of the road with a rifle and leaving it to waste. They were also charged with shooting a small 6-point buck off of the road with a rifle. One juvenile was charged with shooting a small 4-point buck on a lease in Cass County. The juveniles sawed off one of the points to make it look like a spike. One then put his hunting tag over the sawed area to conceal it and wrapped it with electrical tape. REPORT ILLEGAL HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITY FOR A REWARD OF UP TO $1,000. CALL (800) 792-4263
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Fishing the surf
run is just getting started as the fish slowly move toward the Gulf. The biggest fish have been 27-inches long, weighing 8 pounds.
SAN LUIS PASS — A young lady, on her first nighttime surf-fishing trip over the weekend, landed three bull reds and one big black drum, according to Chuck06R1 on 2coolfishing.com. She liked it so much they returned the next night and caught a few more. All the fish were caught on cut mullet. Although the pass was busy during the day, it was quiet at night.
Great gigging ROCKPORT — The big flounder are starting to show up, and according to guide Rick Hammond, with a little patience, “you can weed out the bigger fish from the smaller ‘average-sized’ fish.” Hammond said the flounder
NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under the birds when the wind allows. Redfish are good in the marsh on plastics tipped with shrimp. SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are good for waders working slowsinkers on the Louisiana shoreline. Birds have worked in the middle of the lake. BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. TRINITY BAY: Most of the bay is inundated with freshwater. Fishing is slow. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on top-waters and soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good in the mud and shell on MirrOlures and Corkies. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are
good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. TEXAS CITY: Sand trout and croakers are good from the piers on fresh shrimp. Redfish are good in the holes in Moses Lake. Flounder are fair on shrimp and mullet along the edge of the channel. FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish and black drum are fair to good in Cold Pass and 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 good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. Flounder are fair on Brown Cedar Flats on jigs tipped with shrimp. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are good in the holes on the north shoreline. Trout are fair on shell on soft plastics. Flounder are fair to good on soft plastics over muddy bottoms near the Intracoastal.
To contact Capt. Rick Hammond, call (361) 727-0045
Shrimp working down south HOLLY BEACH — Port Isabel Capt. Gencho Buitureira Jr. said the fishing is great down south, with reds, trout, some drum and sheepshead hitting live shrimp under popping corks, plastics and cut bait. Trout have been best from Holly Beach up to Cullens, and South Bay has scattered reds, trout and drum. To contact Capt. Gencho Jr.’s Guide Service, call (956) 345-8299
PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair to good on Corkies over soft mud in waistdeep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout are good over reefs on live shrimp. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes and the mouths of drains with live shrimp. ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on the edge of the channel on glow scented plastics. Redfish are fair to good in the holes along the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp. PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good on the East Flats on scented plastics and mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel. Flounder are fair on scented plastics on the edge of the Intracoastal. CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp. Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on live and artificial shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud
and grass on Corkies and Gamblers. Redfish are good in the Land Cut and on the edge of the channel on shrimp and scented plastics. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on artificial shrimp under a popping cork around grass holes. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on top-waters and plastics under rattling corks. SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on shrimp and scented plastics. Redfish, black drum and mangrove snapper are fair to good in the channel on shrimp. PORT ISABEL: Trout are good over mud bottoms around islands and along channel drop-offs on scented plastics and shrimp. Redfish are fair to good around the Drum Boats and along the flats on shrimp. —TPWD
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tiple bay species in one day. “The redfish were on point in the marshes on outgoing tides,” he reported. “The flounder are on the move and the Ship Channel is steadily producing slabs.” Trahan said the bite had been light on redfish and trout. “But when you set the hook, all hell broke loose,” he said. At Galveston Bay, Capt. Ryan Battistoni said this is his favorite time of year, with good trout catches over shell and mud. “The water temperature is in the mid-50s and the winter pattern is unfolding,” he reported on 2coolfishing.com. “Look for the fish to go deep just after fronts, then the bigger fish will go shallow to warm up and feed a few days later.” Battistoni’s best fishing was at the tail end of an outgoing tide in 3 to 4 feet of water, using a 1/4-ounce jig with plum plastic. In Port O’Connor, the trout are biting. “The island shorelines are holding lots of mullet,” said Capt. Robert Sloan. “The trout fishing has been outstanding, especially on outgoing tides.” Sloan said outgoing tides are especially best at the entries to the backwater estuaries, and newpenny has been a good color for both trout and redfish. Arturo Ruiz fished Clear Lake, and while the trout were on the small side, he caught more than 30 on artificials, with six keepers in the 18-inch range. Good trout, redfish and black drum catches have been reported at Mesquite Bay and the flounder are hitting hard on live shrimp at Galveston’s North Jetty. At Redfish Lodge, Holden said the bounty of bait led to some of the largest redfish ever caught in area bays, with several exceeding 40 inches.
“They rode the tide into the bays in search of blue crabs,” he said. “The seagrass and lower salinity, combined with the proper flow of the Cedar Bayou cut and the abundance of food has brought a resurgence to the trout.” Holden said the numbers and size of the trout are improved all over the bay system, and flounder catches have been the highest ever recorded at the lodge. In addition to the trio of sought-after fish in the bays, the black drum action has been good. Capt. Ryan Battistoni Capt. Robert Sloan Capt. Brian Holden Capt. Robby Trahan
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The rut seems to be getting later every year,” said Earl Calhoun of Delaware Mountain Ranch. Billy Gerke of Hallettsville went on a three-generation hunt with his son, Ty, and his father, Bill, in the Jeff Davis Mountains, and 13-year-old Ty connected on a nice muley. “We spent a lot of time riding Jeeps and glassing,” Gerke said. “We probably covered 25,000 acres.” The season in the Texas Panhandle was a resounding success, according to area outfitters at least. At All American Outfitter near Clarendon, all of the available hunts were successful, and the hunters are turning their attention toward whitetails and waterfowl. Bryan Moore hunts north of Childress with both bow and rifle, and had yet to take a good mule deer, until Saturday. “I had been trying for six years to get a good mule deer,” he said. “The drought made the numbers go way down and made the antlers get funky. When the rain came back last year, they started getting bigger and the racks were more normal.” The season, which opens a week earlier than the Trans-Pecos, started real slow. On Saturday, though, Moore headed to a pop-up blind he had placed where some muleys had been seen. “As soon as I got there, a few does and two bucks came out,” he said. “Then the big buck came out, it took me one second to realize he was what I was looking for. The hunt lasted not much more than a minute.” Moore’s 12-point buck was 8 years old, he estimated, and carried more than 180 inches of antler. “I always wanted to get one good Texas mule deer,” he said. “I’m not sure if I’ll ever try for another.”
USFWS approves conservation bank in West Texas RiverBank Conservation, LLC has secured formal approval of the first and only permanent mitigation property in West Texas under the requirements of the USFWS Lesser Prairie Chicken Conservation Guidance. Tomahawk Conservation Bank is a partnership with two private ranching families in Yoakum County that totals 2,740 acres. The bank is located immediately adjacent to the Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area, formerly owned by The Nature Conservancy of Texas and now owned by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. LPC mitigation credits would serve industry impacts in portions of the southern Great Plains covering West Texas, eastern New Mexico and southern portions of the Texas Panhandle. Tomahawk was approved in only six months by partnering with LPC Conservation, LLC of Edmond, Oklahoma under an existing range wide umbrella conservation banking agreement that was approved by the USFWS in May 2014. Similar conservation banks were previously approved for two separate banks in Kansas in March 2015 totaling 29,000 acres. All three conservation banks, totaling 32,000 acres, are available to provide conservation and offsets in three out of four USFWS-defined LPC range ecosystems. In addition to the three approved properties, LPCC has more than 90,000 acres under option with private ranchers across three states to develop LPC conservation banks. —RiverBank Conservation
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Paul Stein of Beaumont shot this buck with his bow at about 30 yards at the Drettmann Ranch in Michigan. Danielle Fischer of Stockdale took this 9-point buck near Pearsall.
Capt. Randi Myers Wayland caught this 250-pound halibut in July, three days before her 77th birthday. The fish was caught from the Kenai River area of Alaska.
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Seven-year-old Chloe Matocha of Houston harvested her very first animal, a cottontail, near Carrizo Springs.
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Zones (all areas of Texas except the Panhandle), the season reopens December 12. Heavy rains overfilled favorite spots, turning a honey hole into a lake. Areas near Richland Chambers Reservoir and other North and East Texas reservoirs are either closed or access is nearly impossible. Waterfowl hunters in Texas may be the only group that regularly checks the weather in states to the north, hoping for a push of birds. So far this fall, the reports aren’t that encouraging. One big cold front pushed many birds south out of Canada and the Dakotas, but fair weather followed, giving Nebraska and Kansas hunters the edge for Central Flyway hunting. Scouting will be the key to success in December and January, said Kevin Kraii, Texas Parks and Wildlife wetlands biologist. “We’ve had some of the most abnormal weather patterns we’ve ever seen,” Kraii said. “Thanks to El Niño, it has been abnormally warm and wet. We’re very pleased with the habitat but the second part of the equation never occurred, namely getting cold temperatures up north; they were shooting ducks in Saskatchewan after Thanksgiving.” When the ducks get here, they will have a lot of options. “They will find suitable habitat,” Kraii said. “The guys that are mobile are going to have the advantage. The ducks will be in an area one day, but won’t have to go far to find another area after being pressured.” Meanwhile, Texas hunters will be checking the weather apps on their smartphones, watching for cold fronts that will freeze the lakes in the northern states. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed,” Kraii said.
Duck season High Plains Mallard Management Unit Open through Jan. 31, 2016 North Zone Dec. 12 – Jan. 31, 2016 South Zone Dec. 12 – Jan. 24, 2016 Bag Limit 6 in the aggregate, which may include no more than: 5 mallards (only two may be hens) 3 wood ducks 3 scaup 2 redheads 2 pintail 2 canvasback 1 “dusky” duck (Mottled duck, Mexican-like duck, black duck and their hybrids. For all other species not listed, the bag limit shall be 6. Possession Limit: Three times the daily bag limit. —TPWD
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Coastal Bend Bays presents conservation awards Each year, the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation recognizes persons and companies for their stewardship of natural resources in the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation Conservation and Environmental Award winners. The 2015 awards were presented on December 3. Coastal Steward Award: Jace Tunnell, director of the Mission Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas. Coastal Community Award. The Nueces County Coastal Parks division for its stewardship of Mustang and Padre islands and the bay systems they touch. Business Award: Braselton Homes for its leadership in protecting or conserving natural resources as a high-priority business practice. Braselton is a founding member of the Coastal Bend Green
Built. Small Business Award: Shoreline Sandwich Co., a family-owned and operated deli with two locations, with décor made from recycled or repurposed materials and a recycling center onsite. K-12 Education Award: Lari Jo Johnston, director of the education program at the Bays & Estuaries Program. Bays Foundation officials say she has inspired nearly 70,000 students, teachers and parents to learn about nature and the outdoors. Higher Education Award: Greg Stunz, professor of marine biology and endowed chair for Fisheries and Ocean Health at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. Stunz’s research includes studying how artificial reefs enhance fisheries and understanding the roles of apex predators, such as sharks, in the Gulf by tracking
their movement patterns. Nonprofit Award: Saltwater-fisheries Enhancement Association, which promotes the conservation and improvement of saltwater resources for the benefit of recreational users. This group was instrumental in creating a nearshore artificial reef in state waters and improving the parking lots and boat ramps at Clem’s and Billings marinas under the JFK Causeway. Industry Award for Port-Related Business: Port of Corpus Christi Bulk Terminal, for developing a successful strategy involving the handling of dust emissions and storm-water runoff while improving storage of bulk materials to create a comprehensively cleaner protocol. Legacy Award: Mike Morgan (posthumously), a volunteer fundraiser for local chapters of Ducks Unlimited, the Coastal
Conservation Association and Saltwater-fisheries Enhancement Association. President’s Awards: Scott Holt and Ken Dunton. Holt is a professor, researcher and member of the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Board since 2003. He was recognized for his work with Port Aransas city leaders to control the invasive Brazilian peppertrees. Dunton, a professor and researcher at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, was recognized for establishing several successful conservation and education initiatives, including a summer science program and an effort to monitor 95 percent of the seagrasses along the Texas coast. —Coastal Bend Bays Foundation
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Chamber of Commerce. “It was good, we had a good turnout,” said Teresa Perez of the Olton Chamber of Commerce. “We had 116 hunters; we usually try to limit it to 110 but we let in a few extras.” Perez said reports from the hunters were mixed. “They did pretty well, but they said with the warm temperatures in the high 50s and low 60s, they were seeing a lot of birds but they weren’t flushing, they were just running.” Texas game wardens were out, and conducted a “tweet-a-long” on opening day. Only a few citations were written, one for possession of a hen pheasant, another for shooting across a public road and a few for failing to have a Hunter Education certificate. “We had overwhelming compliance and a positive pursuit of the sport,” the Texas game wardens tweeted. Pheasant season runs through January 3, 2016.
covered up or isn’t palatable, Roberts said. “Go to fresh, standing crops,” he said. “There are still some sesame fields that aren’t harvested around here that the birds will use.” Next season, the die-hard dove hunters will have even more days to pursue the fast fliers. Federal officials agreed to adopt a proposal pushed by Texas to increase the maximum length of dove season to 90 days from the current 70 days. The parameters are yet to be decided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the additional days aren’t expected to increase the overall harvest. It might allow hunters to pursue dove and quail at the same time in November.
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05:20 05:20 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:22 05:22 05:22 05:23 05:23 05:24 05:24 05:25 05:25
7:16a 6:00p 8:09a 6:53p 9:00a 7:50p 9:48a 8:50p 10:32a 9:52p 11:15a 10:55p 11:56a NoMoon 12:36p NoMoon 1:16p 1:02a 1:58p 2:07a 2:41p 3:12a 3:28p 4:17a 4:18p 5:21a 5:11p 6:22a 6:08p 7:20a
San Antonio 2015 Dec.
A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri
4:50 11:03 5:43 11:26 6:39 12:26 7:37 1:24 8:36 2:23 9:34 3:21 10:31 4:18 11:25 5:12 ----- 6:03 12:38 6:52 1:26 7:40 2:14 8:28 3:04 9:19 3:57 10:11 4:52 11:06
5:16 6:09 7:06 8:04 9:03 10:01 10:57 11:50 12:16 1:05 1:53 2:42 3:33 4:25 5:20
11:28 ----12:52 1:51 2:49 3:48 4:44 5:37 6:29 7:18 8:07 8:56 9:47 10:39 11:34
07:17 07:18 07:19 07:19 07:20 07:20 07:21 07:22 07:22 07:23 07:23 07:24 07:24 07:25 07:25
05:35 05:35 05:35 05:36 05:36 05:36 05:37 05:37 05:37 05:38 05:38 05:39 05:39 05:40 05:40
7:18a 6:14p 8:10a 7:07p 9:01a 8:03p 9:50a 9:02p 10:35a 10:03p 11:19a 11:05p 12:01p NoMoon 12:43p 12:07a 1:25p 1:09a 2:07p 2:12a 2:52p 3:16a 3:40p 4:20a 4:31p 5:23a 5:25p 6:24a 6:21p 7:21a
Amarillo
2015 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Dec. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
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5:03 11:16 5:56 11:39 6:52 12:39 7:51 1:37 8:49 2:36 9:48 3:35 10:44 4:31 11:38 5:25 12:03 6:16 12:52 7:05 1:39 7:53 2:28 8:42 3:18 9:32 4:10 10:24 5:05 11:19
5:29 6:22 7:19 8:17 9:16 10:14 11:10 ----12:29 1:18 2:07 2:56 3:46 4:39 5:33
11:42 12:09 1:06 2:04 3:03 4:01 4:57 5:51 6:42 7:32 8:20 9:09 10:00 10:53 11:47
07:45 07:46 07:46 07:47 07:48 07:48 07:49 07:50 07:50 07:51 07:51 07:52 07:52 07:53 07:53
05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:35 05:35 05:35 05:36 05:36 05:36 05:37 05:37 05:38 05:38 05:39
7:43a 6:16p 8:36a 7:09p 9:26a 8:07p 10:13a 9:07p 10:57a 10:10p 11:38a 11:14p 12:18p NoMoon 12:57p 12:19a 1:36p 1:24a 2:16p 2:30a 2:59p 3:36a 3:44p 4:42a 4:34p 5:47a 5:27p 6:49a 6:24p 7:46a
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 Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Time 1:20 AM 1:43 AM 2:12 AM 2:48 AM 3:36 AM 12:56 AM 2:10 AM 3:18 AM 4:16 AM 5:07 AM 5:56 AM 6:42 AM 12:14 AM 12:54 AM 1:33 AM
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Time 4:39 PM 5:17 PM 5:58 PM 6:42 PM 7:28 PM 12:39 PM 1:36 PM 2:42 PM 3:56 PM 5:11 PM 6:21 PM 7:21 PM 3:12 PM 3:59 PM 4:44 PM
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8:13 PM 8:56 PM 9:37 PM 10:16 PM 10:55 PM 11:34 PM
1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H
8:12 PM 8:59 PM 9:43 PM
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Height 1.7H 1.7H 1.6H -0.4L -0.2L -0.1L 0.2L 0.4L 0.7L 0.9L 1.0L 1.1L 1.1L 1.7H 1.6H
Time 10:42 PM 11:18 PM
Height 1.2L 1.2L
7:28 PM 8:03 PM 8:31 PM 8:53 PM 9:08 PM 9:29 PM 10:03 PM 10:49 PM 11:35 PM
1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H
10:06 PM 10:46 PM
1.1L 1.0L
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Date Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Time 12:56 AM 1:42 AM 2:40 AM 12:06 AM 12:56 AM 1:38 AM 2:19 AM 3:11 AM 4:22 AM 5:20 AM 6:04 AM 6:46 AM 7:32 AM 12:19 AM 1:08 AM
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Time 9:17 AM 9:55 AM 10:31 AM 3:25 AM 4:06 AM 5:01 AM 7:14 AM 9:19 AM 11:16 AM 12:30 PM 1:42 PM 2:51 PM 3:37 PM 8:25 AM 9:17 AM
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Time 6:24 PM 7:15 PM 8:01 PM 8:31 PM 8:51 PM 9:10 PM 7:21 AM 9:45 AM 12:03 PM 1:43 PM 3:05 PM 4:09 PM 4:57 PM 5:39 PM 6:23 PM
Height 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 1.0H 0.7H 0.7H 0.8H 0.9H 1.0H 1.1H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H
Time 9:48 AM 10:25 AM 11:02 AM 11:41 AM 12:26 PM 1:19 PM 4:23 AM 4:57 AM 5:35 AM 6:12 AM 6:49 AM 7:28 AM 8:12 AM 9:02 AM 9:53 AM
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Time 4:58 PM 5:34 PM 6:13 PM 6:55 PM 7:38 PM 8:18 PM 5:52 AM 8:42 AM 10:41 AM 12:17 PM 1:38 PM 2:45 PM 3:41 PM 4:30 PM 5:14 PM
Height 1.8H 1.9H 1.8H 1.8H 1.7H 1.6H 1.0H 1.0H 1.1H 1.3H 1.5H 1.7H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H
Height -0.3L -0.4L 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.0H 0.9H 0.9H 0.8H 0.8H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9L -0.6L -0.6L
Time 11:54 PM
Height 1.1H
2:15 PM 2:56 PM 3:39 PM 4:23 PM 5:10 PM 8:13 AM 8:42 AM 9:15 AM 9:53 AM 10:35 AM 2:20 AM 9:33 PM 10:30 PM
-0.3L -0.3L -0.2L -0.1L 0.1L 0.4L 0.2L 0.0L -0.2L -0.4L 0.9H 1.1H 1.1H
Time
2:16 3:14 5:37 6:57 8:05
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Height
0.3L 0.4L 0.6L 0.7L 0.8L
Time
9:32 PM 9:56 PM 10:18 PM 10:39 PM 10:58 PM
Height
1.0H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H
Freeport Harbor Date Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Time 8:33 AM 9:08 AM 9:46 AM 10:29 AM 11:16 AM 12:09 PM 3:40 AM 4:05 AM 4:31 AM 5:01 AM 5:38 AM 6:22 AM 7:08 AM 7:54 AM 8:39 AM
Time 12:58 PM 1:35 PM 12:44 AM 1:07 AM 1:14 AM 1:09 AM 12:49 AM 12:47 AM 12:57 AM 1:12 AM 1:30 AM 1:53 AM 12:02 AM 12:07 PM 12:56 PM
Date Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Height -0.1L -0.1L 0.8H 0.7H 0.7H 0.6H 0.5H 0.4H 0.2L 0.0L -0.2L -0.3L -0.4L -0.4L -0.5L
Time 11:28 PM
Height 0.8H
12:45 PM 1:25 PM 2:04 PM 2:43 PM 3:20 PM 3:52 PM 10:43 PM 10:04 PM 10:00 PM 10:07 PM 10:34 PM 11:18 PM
-0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 0.0L 0.1L 0.4H 0.5H 0.5H 0.6H 0.6H 0.6H
Time 2:08 AM 2:37 AM 3:09 AM 3:43 AM 4:15 AM 4:36 AM 2:11 AM 12:44 AM 12:03 AM 8:42 AM 9:24 AM 10:09 AM 12:25 AM 1:05 AM 1:51 AM
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Time 12:37 PM 1:19 PM 2:00 PM 2:41 PM 3:19 PM 3:52 PM 4:16 PM 4:20 PM 8:12 AM 11:40 PM 11:56 PM
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10:57 AM 11:45 AM 12:32 PM
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Time 5:38 PM 6:19 PM 6:52 PM 7:04 PM 7:12 PM 7:33 PM 5:26 AM 7:34 AM 9:46 AM 12:51 PM 2:10 PM 3:09 PM 4:02 PM 4:52 PM 5:40 PM
Height 1.0H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.8H 0.8H 0.6H 0.5H 0.5H 0.6H 0.8H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H 0.9H
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Time 6:04 PM 6:45 PM 7:22 PM 7:51 PM 8:11 PM 8:28 PM 8:42 PM 8:12 AM 10:48 AM 1:01 PM 2:28 PM 3:31 PM 4:26 PM 5:18 PM 6:05 PM
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Time 10:19 AM 10:49 AM 11:22 PM 11:48 PM
Height 0.0L 0.0L 0.5H 0.5H
2:30 PM 3:04 PM 11:29 AM 3:24 PM 11:47 PM 11:25 PM 5:42 PM 7:03 PM 9:50 AM 10:11 AM
0.1L 0.1L 0.3H 0.3H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H -0.1L -0.1L
Time
11:19 PM
Time
12:47 PM
Height
Time
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Time
Height
0.4H
Height
0.0H
3:09 PM
0.0L
Date Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Time 8:38 AM 9:07 AM 9:40 AM 10:16 AM 10:54 AM 11:36 AM 3:00 AM 3:40 AM 4:22 AM 5:05 AM 5:50 AM 6:35 AM 7:20 AM 8:04 AM 8:48 AM
Time
12:21 PM 1:11 PM 2:14 PM 5:08 PM 6:47 PM 7:59 PM 8:57 PM 9:45 PM 10:26 PM
Height
0.1L 0.3L 0.4L 0.6L 0.7L 0.7L 0.8L 0.8L 0.8L
Time
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Height
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South Padre Island Time
1:09 2:16 3:50 6:14 7:46
PM PM PM PM PM
Height
0.3L 0.5L 0.8L 1.0L 1.1L
Time
8:53 PM 9:24 PM 9:52 PM 10:16 PM 10:38 PM
Height
1.5H 1.4H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H
Rollover Pass Date Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Rockport
Time 11:22 AM 12:03 PM 12:06 AM 12:34 AM 12:44 AM 12:52 AM 12:59 AM 12:38 AM 7:06 AM 7:31 AM 8:11 AM 8:57 AM 9:48 AM 10:39 AM 11:29 AM
Port Aransas
San Luis Pass Date Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Date Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Date Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Time 8:37 AM 9:12 AM 9:51 AM 10:32 AM 11:15 AM 12:02 PM 12:53 PM 3:42 AM 4:15 AM 4:54 AM 5:37 AM 6:22 AM 7:08 AM 7:54 AM 8:40 AM
Time
1:54 PM 3:22 PM 5:18 PM
Height
0.5L 0.8L 1.0L
Time
8:54 PM 9:02 PM 9:05 PM
Height
1.1H 1.1H 1.1H
East Matagorda Time
12:03 PM 2:17 PM 4:42 PM 6:18 PM 7:29 PM 11:20 AM
Height
0.6H 0.6H 0.7H 0.9H 1.0H -0.5L
Time
Height
6:03 PM 7:20 PM 9:25 PM 10:49 PM
0.3L 0.5L 0.7L 0.8L
8:32 PM
1.1H
Date Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25
Time 12:47 AM 12:01 AM 11:32 AM 1:25 PM 2:00 PM 12:14 AM 12:36 AM 6:03 AM 6:25 AM 6:38 AM 6:58 AM 8:52 AM 9:29 AM 12:24 AM 12:54 AM
Time
Height
9:34 PM
0.4H
11:21 PM 3:56 PM 5:33 PM
0.4H 0.2L 0.3L
9:44 PM 10:03 PM 7:44 PM
0.4L 0.4L 0.5H
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Height
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0.4H 0.4H
11:55 PM
0.5H
9:48 PM
0.4L
Texas Coast Tides
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OUTDOOR PUZZLER
HydroWave acquired
By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen Solution on Page 27
T-H Marine Supplies, Inc., of Huntsville, Alabama, has acquired the assets of HydroWave, LLC of Carrollton, Texas. HydroWave designs, manufactures, and sells a patented line of marine sound technology devices that attract fish for anglers.
Ruger adds distributors Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. added RSR Group of Winter Park, Florida and Lew Horton Distributing Co., Inc. of Westborough, Massachusetts independent distributors of Ruger firearms in the United States.
Honda doubles warranty Honda Marine expanded the warranty on its marine engines and related products. The new warranty doubles the current coverage from 12 to 24 months. For engines purchased by state, local, and federal governments, the warranty extends from 24 months to 36 months.
Taurus seeks marketing manager Taurus is looking for a senior marketing manager at its Miami, Florida headquarters.
Aimpoint names marketing team ACROSS
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Mr. Goose A pheasant food source Female bear Outdoor activity rules Part of an antler Boating in the fast, rushing waters Lures by mouth Act of reading freshness of tracks A still-hunter’s locale Arrows and shells A female pheasant A name for a goose species The ____necked pheasant Trail food Name for a certain lure Main fin on a fish Letter code for grain measurement A long-armed tree dweller Trapper’s gear A wildfowl resting place To down a game A line grommet on a rod The rear end of a gun barrel A game bird The hunter’s prey Color hunter wears for safety
Wild ones are in the Rockies The scoter can do this Fish to be A kind of fireplace The male pheasant An archery organization Sheep racks A fishing catch A flock of geese A part on a fishline Refers to strength of a fishline Code letters for type bullet Dogs that fetch A large group of animals Appendage on a turkey’s feet A quick-to-erect type tent Used to fry fish over open fire A mammal trapped for the fur Term for crack in a bow stave Axis are classed as this A name given an owl It is thought that fish have this sense 40. Good wood for arrow shafts 41. To treat a hide
Record gun sales on Black Friday The Federal Bureau of Investigation processed more background checks on Black Friday this year than any other day, according to the Washington Post. There were 185,345 requests processed, a 5 percent increase over the 175,754 on Black Friday in 2014.
NDA names CEO The National Deer Alliance is proud to announce Nick Pinizzotto as its first president and CEO. Pinizzotto has previously served as CEO of the Sportsman’s Alliance and CEO of Delta Waterfowl Foundation.
Sportsman Channel hires Isdale Skylar Isdale has been named Sportsman Channel communications coordinator. Isdale formerly worked with Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick in the communications department.
Carrot Stix rods to relaunch The familiar orange rods made by Carrot Stix are returning to the U.S. in January, according to new owner Jimmy Davlouros of Canada.
New PR chief at Zeiss
Dory Schoby and Brittney Stalvey are now members of Aimpoint’s marketing team, joining Andrea Cerwinske, vice president of Marketing and Business Development.
Award for Steiner riflescope Steiner Optics received the 2015 Gear of the Year Award in optics from Gun Digest for its M5Xi 3-15x50 military riflescope.
PF hires Farm Bill biologist Pheasants Forever has added Becky Davis as the newest addition to the state’s Farm Bill Biologist Partnership. Davis will assist Wisconsin landowners with voluntary conservation planning and wildlife habitat management projects.
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics has promoted Joel Harris to head of Global Public Relations – Sports Optics.
SIG promotes Taylor SIG SAUER, Inc., has promoted Tom Taylor to the role of chief marketing officer and executive vice president of Commercial Sales.
Bamford leaves NOAA for NFWF Holly Bamford, Ph.D., was named the chief conservation officer for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Bamford was the acting assistant secretary for conservation and management for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Coast Guard frees sharks from longlines On December 1, the U.S. Coast Guard freed 50 living sharks and two tripletail from illegal longline gear and gill nets found about 400 yards offshore, near South Padre Island. Five dead sharks were also caught in the illegal fishing gear. A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island patrol boat crew spotted four Mexican fishing boats 800 yards north of the U.S.-Mexico maritime boundary line. The boats fled south of the maritime boundary line and the crew located the fishing gear left behind. —USCG
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Braised venison 3 pounds venison, fat removed, cut into chunks Chopped garlic Italian seasonings Paprika Salt Pepper Canola oil 1 large onion, chopped 1 can beer 1 tsp. flour Season the meat to taste with your favorite seasonings and brown the meat in a large skillet in a little oil. When meat is browned, remove. Add
Beer-battered catfish
the onion and cook until tender. Add the meat back to the skillet and slowly pour in the beer. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until meat is tender, about 1 hour. Stir occasionally. Remove meat. You should have about 1 1/2 cups liquid left. If not, add water. Stir in flour. Whisk and cook slowly to make gravy. Add the meat and stir together. Serve over cooked rice or noodles.
4 catfish fillets 2 cups cake flour plus extra for dredging 2 eggs 2 cups beer 1 tbsp. smoked paprika 4 tbsps. fresh parsley, chopped fine Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste 1/2 cup good quality mayonnaise 1 lemon, juiced 1 tbsp. seafood seasoning 1/4 cup assorted color bell peppers, diced for color
–backwoodsbound.com
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the cake flour and
paprika. In a second bowl, mix beer and eggs together. Whisk while pouring the egg mixture into the cake flour mixture. Continue to whisk ingredients until a pancaketype batter is made. Add 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley to the batter and season lightly with salt and pepper. Mix to combine. Set batter aside. In a small mixing bowl, add 1 cup of the extra cake flour. Preheat fryer to 350 degrees. Lightly dredge the catfish fillets in the dry cake flour. Dip each fillet into the wet batter until covered completely.
Fry fillets until brown, crispy and completely cooked throughout (3 to 4 minutes). Drain cooked fillets on paper towels and season lightly with salt and pepper. In a small mixing bowl combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley and seafood seasoning. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve catfish with lemon mayonnaise. Garnish with diced bell peppers. –Florida Dept. of Agriculture
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Big Panhandle buck Continued from page 4
the buck. “It turned out, there was a big south wind and you couldn’t approach the area from the south, it was too open,” Sanchez said. “Finally, it switched to the north.” The work for Knowlton, who had his leg broken in nine places by a cow several years ago and is limited in his movement, was just beginning. “The bedding area had high cliffs behind it and an exit that way,” he said. “We had to wait for a north wind. Sure enough, it switched and blew out of the north at 55 miles per hour — the tumbleweeds hurt when they hit you.” On the fifth day, they spotted the buck at 1,100 yards. “The wind was so strong, it took two people to hold the spotting scope,” Knowlton said. “When he stood up, we just saw a blur of horns and knew it was him.” The hunter crossed the river and sat down. “We had a blind set up but it was blowing sideways,” Knowlton said. “It looked like a sail on a boat.” Next came the crawling. “We stayed behind some dirt mounds and closed the distance to within 200 yards,” Knowlton said. “It’s a hard place to play hide-and-seek, especially with me crawling with a cane in one hand and a rifle in the other.” The shot, taken off of a bipod, was true and the pursuit was over. “It was hard not to look at the antlers,” Knowlton said. “I had to remind myself to look at the spot.” The Panhandle buck scored 188 5/8, but that didn’t matter to the hunter. “Nothing ruins a good deer hunt like a measuring tape,” he said. “For 61 years I tried to get a good free-range deer — it’s one of the hardest things to do.” The hunting passion hit Knowlton at around age 50, when his two sons, Brady and Corey, got older. “They infected me with the enthusiasm to hunt,” he said. “The problem with hunting is there is no rehab. Once you get started, there’s no counselor that can get you to stop.” The enthusiasm spread to his company, and Knowlton has taken many employees and customers on their first hunts. “It’s not hundreds, it’s thousands of times,” he said. “If you don’t hunt or fish, you don’t get a job with me.” Despite trips around the world, his Texas buck is his favorite. “I’ve hunted bears in Russia, sheep, cape buffalo — by no means easy hunts,” Knowlton said. “Getting this whitetail is like a slice of heaven for me — he’s not the greatest deer that ever walked, but he is to me.” Does Knowlton still hate deer? “Yes,” he said. “I love this deer, but I still hate deer. This is the first time I ever loved a deer in my life — it’s a Band-Aid on my deer-hunting career.”
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Longtime quail hunters in Texas are striving to conserve and promote wildlife habitat for bobwhite quail with the formation of the Heart O’ Texas Chapter of Quail Forever in McLennan, Bosque, and Bell counties. Chapter volunteers are focusing their efforts on habitat improvements throughout Central Texas. “Located to the south of Waco are millions of acres of potential quail habitat that can produce a bounty of birds when weather conditions are conducive for quail production,” stated Laura McIver, regional representative for Quail Forever in Texas. “The Heart O’ Texas Chapter of Quail Forever is primed to restore a passion for quail and upland hunting in Central Texas.” Loren Decker of Hewitt is president of the new chapter. —Quail Forever
First buck Continued from page 6
FROM FROWN TO SMILE: After missing a buck, J.C. Lee made a perfect shot on this Menard County buck while hunting with Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
“We saw a few more bucks, and then Mr. Preston pointed out the one,” J.C. said. “I felt better this time, I was on him and I was steady.” This time, J.C.’s shot was perfect. “I hit him right in the shoulder,” he said. “He circled and fell.” After time was spent taking photographs and dressing the buck, J.C. got on the phone with his mother. It wasn’t long before his whole family showed up to view the deer, including his grandfather, mother, brother and sister, as they were on their way to visit relatives in nearby San Angelo. “I’ve never seen big deer like this,” his father, John, said. “This is something we’ll be talking about for years to come.”
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NATIONAL France bans lion trophy CRP general signup imports begins December 1 France become the first member of the European Union to ban lion trophies from entering its borders on November 12. Antihunters are celebrating the decision as a win, but the move will prevent legally taken lions from being imported by hunters. —Staff report
EOTech parent settles lawsuit L-3 Communications Holdings Inc, which owns EOTech, agreed to pay the U.S. government $25.6 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of providing thousands of defective holographic sights to the military, with alleged knowledge that the sights were defective. The sights were claimed to be defective in cold temperatures and humid environments, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. —U.S. Department of Justice
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December 2 was the opening day of the Kansas firearm deer season, marking the 50th anniversary of modern deer hunting in Kansas. The first regulated season in the state was in 1965, when limited firearm and archery seasons were opened. Just 50 years before that, deer may have been completely extirpated from the state, as a result of unregulated market and subsistence hunting. That first modern firearm season was five days long, Dec. 11-15, and just 3,975 firearm permits were issued. In 2014, 123,000 hunters killed 93,939 deer. —Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Defense Bill allows sale of surplus 1911 pistols
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a general signup for the longstanding Conservation Reserve Program from December 1 through February 26, 2016. The general signup overlaps with CRP’s 30th anniversary, celebrating the most successful private lands conservation program in the country. “The general CRP signup is a boon for upland wildlife populations and continues to be a popular voluntary option for farmers, ranchers, and landowners looking to address conservation needs,” said Jim Inglis, Pheasants Forever’s director of governmental affairs. —Pheasants Forever
Artificial reef expanded in Louisiana CCA Louisiana, along with Shell, Bertucci Contractors and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries began construction on a four-acre expansion of Independence Island Artificial Reef, originally built in 2011. —CCA Louisiana
Man sentenced for 2013 murder of pro bass angler Two years after killing Ganado pro bass fisherman Jimmy Johnson, his murderer has been sentenced. Shaun Brown, 17 years old at the time, was caught burglarizing Johnson’s boat in the parking lot of the Motel 6 where Johnson was staying while preparing to fish in a BASS event. When Johnson caught him, Brown shot Johnson in the face, killing him instantly. Brown was originally charged with capital murder, but on Nov. 16 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. His sentence is 25 years. —Staff report
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Thousands of surplus 1911s are now headed to the Civilian Marksmanship Program. Under an amendment to the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, roughly 100,000 surplus M1911 and M1911A1 pistols may head to the CMP, where they may be purchased by the general public. First designed by gun maker John Browning in 1911, the pistol has served with distinction in the U.S. military for 75 years before being replaced by the Beretta M9 in 1986. —Staff report
Potential world-record spotted bass released Paul Bailey was fishing with Matt Newman in an unnamed California lake recently when he caught a large 11-pound, 4-ounce spotted bass. Shortly after the fish was weighed and the records consulted, the anglers made a call to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to get the bass certified. Wildlife officials were unable to send anyone out to investigate their catch. When the anglers offered to drive the fish to a Fish and Wildlife office, the department said that was impossible, according to Wired2Fish. Newman and Bailey decided to release the bass before it became too stressed. The California record is 10.38 pounds and the world record belongs to a 10.48 pound spotted bass caught at California’s New Melones New Melones Reservoir in 2014 by Keith Bryan. —Staff report
Python challenge returns in Florida The 2016 Python Challenge in Florida will be a month-long campaign beginning January 16, 2016. It will include a public competition to remove Burmese pythons from public lands, and lands where participants can search has more than doubled, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The grand prize is $5,000 in the team category and $3,500 in the individual category. While few pythons were captured in previous years, hands-on training will be provided both before and during the event. —Florida Fish and Wildlife
Applications open for Arkansas wildlife officers From now until Dec. 31, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is taking applications for its next class of wildlife officers. To apply, go to arstatejobs.com. —AGFC
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Delta Waterfowl adds development director in Texas In response to continued organizational growth, Delta Waterfowl has added three development directors in key regions of the United States and Canada. Austin Siler, 27, will cover southern Louisiana and Texas. A dedicated waterfowler, his passions for sales and ducks led him to Delta Waterfowl. “Development directors reach out to potential donors that are generally unable or too busy to attend fundraising banquets and activities,” Siler, who lives in Henderson, told Lone Star Outdoor News. “I’m thrilled to go to work for an organization that’s 100 percent committed to ducks and duck hunters.” —Staff report
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Dallas Safari Club Bag N Tag DSC Office biggame.org
JANUARY 6
Weatherby Foundation Award Dinner Omni Dallas Hotel weatherbyfoundation.com
JANUARY 7-10
Dallas Safari Club Annual Convention and Sporting Expo Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (972) 980-9800 biggame.org Austin Boat Show Austin Convention Center austinboatshow.com
JANUARY 8-17
Houston Boat Show NRG Center (713) 526-6361 houstonboatshows.com
JANUARY 15-17
Houston Safari Club Convention and Hunting Expo The Waterway Marriot Hotel, The Woodlands (713) 623-8492 houstonsafariclub.org
JANUARY 18
National Wild Turkey Federation Ark-La-Tex Banquet Harleton Volunteer Fire Station (903) 720-3163 nwtf.org/events
JANUARY 19
Delta Waterfowl Leon County Dinner Leon County Expo Center (903) 388-4705 deltawaterfowl.org
JANUARY 21-23
Wild Sheep Foundation The Sheep Show Reno-Sparks Convention Center (307) 527-6261 wildsheepfoundation.org
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JANUARY 15-16
JANUARY 28-31
Dallas Woods and Waters Club Monthly meeting Pappadeaux’s on Frankfort Rd. (214) 570-8700 dwwcc.org Deer Breeders Corp New Year’s Deer Auction Horseshow Bay Resort (972) 289-3100 dbcdeer.com
Mule Deer Foundation Amarillo Banquet Shelton Hangar (806) 679-3983 muledeer.org San Antonio Boat Show Alamodome (512) 481-1777 sanantonioboatshow.com
JANUARY 29
National Wild Turkey Federation Smith County Banquet Tyler Rose Garden (903) 595-4567 nwtf.org/events
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