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Stripers under the birds

By Craig Nyhus

“Look for the birds,” he said.

“The artificial bite is fast and furious.”

Acosta said a lot of undersized fish are being caught, but limits of keepers are being landed, too. Following birds isn’t always working, but the key is finding the baitfish.

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Big striped bass are hitting artificial lures on Lake Granbury, and anglers are following the birds to find them. Photo from Michael Acosta.

At Lake Granbury, Michael Acosta, with Unfair Advantage Charters, said the striped bass bite is on and the fish can be found by looking above the water surface.

“We’re using 5-inch soft plastics,” he said. “Deadfishing and strolling also are producing action.”

On Lake Buchanan, the birds also are showing the way to fish.

“The fishing has been wonderful,” said guide Jackie Headrick with Empty Pockets Guide

Service. “The birds have been working at least a few days out of each week.”

The stripers haven’t been huge, but the quantity has been good. Headrick has been using jigging spoons and live shad.

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Cranes consistent, geese changing patterns

Champ, a black lab owned by Nathan Zuniga, runs down a sandhill crane during a hunt in a wheat field south of Amarillo. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Dry field hunts in the western portion of the state are still producing results for wingshooters

chasing sandhill cranes and geese.

Sandhills have maintained a fairly consistent feeding and flight pattern, while the geese have been a little more unpredictable.

The arrival of strong cold fronts

at the beginning of the month pushed some birds to more southern locales and also brought new arrivals, from the Panhandle all the way down to South Texas.

Victoria resident Sonny Hebert

traveled to the Panhandle with his two grandsons to celebrate his birthday by hunting geese with family friend and outfitter, Nathan Zuniga. Hebert said their first morning hunt was a bit of a

grind.

“At that time, the area had just received it’s coldest temperatures of the season, and it was well below freezing at sunrise,” he said. “This kept the geese that Please turn to page 7

By Robert Sloan

Mule deer season for hunters in the Texas Panhandle has closed. Although it has a short hunting season, the Panhandle region is home turf for good numbers of mule deer, some of which are trophy class targets.

The mule deer season in the Panhandle ran Nov. 21-Dec. 6, and in the Southwest Panhandle from Nov. 21-29.

“Having a nine-day season seems a little crazy to me,” said Evan Botsford with Crooked Wing Outfitters located in the Panhandle. “It’s not even open during the rut. That’s just not fair. In the Panhandle, the rut typically gets going after the season is closed. We don’t run that many hunts for mule deer, maybe two per season. But the hunts we make are for trophy-class mule deer, and this season was very good.”

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Evan Botsford tagged this heavy mule deer buck after a Texas Panhandle hunt.

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FISHING

Hunting with poodles (P. 4)

Big specks (P. 8)

Couple raises, trains standards.

Trophy trout time starting.

Affordability (P. 5)

Active cats (P. 8)

The cost of feeding quail.

Fish feeding aggressively.

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HUNTING

Not your typical retriever

Dawn Pakebusch hunts with her two standard poodles, Riley and Chase, at a South Texas pond. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

On the hunt with standard poodles

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Dawn Pakebusch waded across the marsh pond with her shotgun, a load of decoys and her two favorite retrievers by her side. The dogs weren’t what is commonly seen in the marsh, though. Instead of Labrador retrievers, she hunts with standard poodles, and has for the past 20 years when chasing ducks and dove in South Texas.

“They are really great dogs,” Pakebusch said. “They are full of

energy and love to hunt.”

Pakebusch and her husband, Arvin, train the dogs themselves.

“They are easy to train, love being with us, live in the house much of the time, and they even sleep in our bed,” Pakebusch said.

“Plus, they get along with everybody.”

Originally from Europe, the breed stands much taller than other poodles. The origin of the breed is still debated whether from Germany or France. Standard poodles are ranked as the second most intelligent dog breed, just behind a border collie.

“We picked up our first poodle about 20 years ago,” Pakebusch

said. “Over the years, we have discovered that some like to hunt and others don’t. We have one that’s gun shy. With our first poodle we only hunted dove. As we got into duck hunting, we trained them just like you would a lab.

They are very smart dogs and learn fast.”

The couple now hunts with two standard poodles, Riley and Chase.

“When they are about 4 to 5 months old, we start hunting with them,” Pakebusch said.

The couple has three poodles, a labradoodle (a cross of a lab and a standard poodle) and a German short-haired pointer. The best of

the bunch, though, are Riley and Chase.

“They don’t have any problem being in the water,” Pakebusch said. “They love to hunt with us and are always alert, watching the sky and waiting for us to shoot another duck. They are surprisingly fast and move through the water as well as any dog we’ve ever hunted with.”

Keeping the dogs looking good takes a little more time and effort.

“After getting in from a hunt, I’ll put them in the cattle trough and wash them off,” Pakebusch said. “But to keep them looking like a poodle, we have them groomed about every four to five

weeks at a cost of about $80 to $100.”

Having to groom the dogs is about the only negative, she said, and points out they don’t shed like most other dogs do, making them great to have in the house.

The dogs each weigh from 50 to 65 pounds.

“When we’re not hunting, they are basically lap dogs that are always happy to see us,” Pakebusch said. “Most people are very surprised to see how well they can hunt, and they can make some really long retrieves on both dove and ducks. They also love to go fishing with us.”

Yes, hunting the plain chachalaca

Pheasant opener

By Trey Johnson

Michael Baird made a 520-mile trek from his Dekalb home to Hansford County in the northern Panhandle for the pheasant opener, and unlike some others, had a good hunt.

“I would say it was about the same as last year,” he said. “I was hunting with a friend who has been going for 30 years. The birds were in pockets where Thomas Baird and Luke Daniel enjoyed a pheasant and quail hunt in Hansford County. Photo by the cover was good Michael Baird. and where there was a little water.”

The hunters bagged pheasants and several quail.

According to forecasts from Pheasants Forever, the northern Panhandle fared better before the season, with pockets that received some timely rains, helping the birds survive the drought conditions.

In Floyd County where Kyle Smith usually hunts with friends,

For Lone Star Outdoor News Three days into a hunt on a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildlife Management Area, one hunter encountered several chachalaca. The result was always the same. After crawling into a thicket, the bird would flush from its perch in the tree, hit the ground running, and vanish into the green understory. Disappointed he was unable to harvest a bird or even get a shot, the WMA biologists informed him even viewing a bird was an accomplishment.

The Tamaulipan thornscrub of South Texas is a dense environment that may remind some of tropical forests. The thorny forests are the perfect place to look for bizarre wildlife species, and for a few bird hunters, one feathered creature in particular. It’s unmis-

takable call, a raucous cha-cha-law ka, can be heard from somewhere within the thickets.

The plain chachalaca is one of the least common game birds pursued in the Lone Star State. The drab, pheasant-sized bird occupies tropical and subtropical forests from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas to Costa Rica.

In Texas, the chachalaca can be hunted from Oct. 31-Feb. 28. And several Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-managed properties in South Texas are open to public hunting for this species.

The pursuit can be frustrating and difficult. It requires days of busting through brush to even get a glimpse of one of the birds.

Bobby Allcorn, of College Station, spent four days at the Las Palomas WMA. After many hard miles, he was able to locate and take one of the most unique Please turn to page 6

Bobby Allcorn hunted for four days to finally bag his chachalaca. Photo from Bobby Allcorn.

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The cost of supplemental feeding for quail Results shown, decision factors in desire, time and expense

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Helping bobwhite quail through supplemental feeding originally wasn’t thought to be of much help. Studies in Texas and in the southeast, though, showed that broadcast feeding, especially into brush near roads instead of directly on the roads, showed positive effects on quail survival.

A Quail-Tech Alliance study authored by John W. Mclaughlin, now the West Texas Quail program director for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and published in The Journal of Wildlife Management in 2018, led to the recommendations that supplemental feeding be used as an additional management technique in areas like the Rolling Plains region of Texas.

“Broadcast feeding improved winter survival rates and subsequently, the number of females available entering the breeding season,” the study said. “Broadcast feeding serves as an additional management tool for wildlife managers within a strategic management program to benefit bobwhite survival during periods of physiological stress.”

The most common landowner question?

What will it cost?

In the study over several years, conducted on the 6666 Ranch in King County, the amount of milo spread was 150 pounds per half mile, spread every two weeks.

“On the ranch, we utilized about 3 miles of existing ranch roads per mile,”

Bobwhite quail utilize feed broadcast near roads on ranches, helping winter survival. Photo from QuailTech Alliance.

Mclaughlin said.

Milo ranges from $6.80 per 50-pound bag at Mumme’s to $9 per bag, and the cost can be brought down when purchased by the ton ($200 at Mumme’s plus delivery).

Calculations at $7 per 50-pound bag for 900 pounds (150 pounds per half mile for 3 miles) would total $126 (18 bags) for each 1,000 acres on the ranch.

Feeding every two weeks per 1,000 acres would then cost about $3,276 per year per 1,000 acres.

Are there ways to reduce the cost?

“We recommend reducing the rate before you reduce the timing,” Mclaughlin said. “Instead of spreading 150 pounds per Please turn to page 6

Historic ranch on market

For $341 million, someone could own the 225-square-mile 6666’s ranches. Photo from Chas. S. Middleton and Sons.

Ranch founded in 1870 by Samuel Burk Burnett

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News One of Texas’ most historic, largest and storied ranches is for sale for the first time after 150 years of family ownership.

The 6666’s Ranch in King County has been listed with Lubbock brokerage firm Chas. S. Middleton and Son. The ranch is being sold in accordance with the will of Anne Burnett Marion, the owner who died in February. Marion was the granddaughter of ranch founder and Texas cattleman Samuel Burk Burnett.

The ranch boasts 142,372 acres, with more than 140,000 being native pasture and 1,000 acres in cultivation.

The asking price for the flagship property is $192,202,200.

The listing also includes the Dixon Creek Ranch Division, which stretches into both Carson and Hutchinson counties, containing 114,000 acres.

Dixon Creek’s asking price is $137,346,000.

The 6666 Frisco Creek Ranch Division in Sherman County also is listed. The division, purchased in 2016, spans 9,427 acres. The asking price for this portion is $12,209,260.

According to Chas S. Middleton and Son, the seller prefers to sell all of the 225-square-mile property as a whole, with a total asking price topping $341 million.

The ranch, founded in 1870, isn’t short of legend, the most common being that this history of the ranch began with a poker game and a winning hand of four sixes. The land comes along with the original family home on the property, built in 1917.

The historic “Big House” at the ranch headquarters, built in 1917, has hosted presidents including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Comanche Chief Quanah Parker.

The 13,280-square-foot house contains 13 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, two kitchens and dining room and three fireplaces.

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upland species in Texas.

Allcorn offered a few tips after the hunt, and stressed to bring fresh legs, since you’ll be walking all day long.

“Walking stealthily along trails and through openings in the brush was my preferred plan of attack,” he said. “I tried sitting at the edge of clearings and waiting for birds to move into view. But I have never viewed a bird this way.”

Allcorn said the hunter’s most important sense while hunting chachalaca is hearing.

“While you are walking around, constantly listen for the cha-cha-law-ka to echo from the brush,” he said. “If you hear a call, you can use it to locate the bird. That’s what I did.”

Allcorn said bird dogs probably won’t be much help.

“These birds run and run and run,” he said. “I doubt that you could get them to hold or flush into the air for a hunting dog.”

Hunting the chachalaca is not for the faint of heart.

“Some folks go after these birds prepared to do whatever it takes.” Allcorn said. “You need more than persistence to harvest a chachalaca. You are going to need some luck.”

Walking all day, carrying plenty of water in often-hot temperatures and enduring scratches and scrapes from weaving among the spiny shrubs and trees of South Texas is more than what many bird hunters will do for just the chance of seeing or getting a shot at a chachalaca.

“But it was well worth the reward,” Allcorn said. “And with salt, pepper, and some bacon, my bird was pretty tasty.”

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“There are few pheasants around here,” Smith said. “It’s so parched and dry.”

Christopher Daniel, though, headed from Sulphur Springs to an area east of Plainview, and said his group saw more birds than they had in 15 years.

“It’s dry, though,” he said. “All the tailwater pits are dry. I was pleasantly surprised.

Our group of eight didn’t hunt real hard and we got 16 birds. I may head back again this season.”

Tim McCreary hunted with friends at the Nazareth Lions Club hunt in Castro County, where he has been going for several years.

“We had a lot of birds, and the entire group killed about 40 roosters,” he said. “We

also got a few quail and three sandhills.”

Like several landowners and outfitters, the fields were supplemented with raised birds.

“They put in hens and roosters, hoping the hens would help the numbers for the future,” McCreary said. “We walked 10 miles one day and seven the next, so we worked hard. They treat us great and it’s a great time.”

Without the supplemented birds, McCreary said the hunt would likely have been pretty bleak.

“You should see the cracks in the ground,” he said. “And all the water sources are totally dry. Any patch of cover that couldn’t be cultivated held some kind of game.”

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half mile, you could cut that in half and still get coverage. In fact, one study showed reducing the rate didn’t have an impact on quail survival.”

Mclaughlin said if a landowner decides to reduce the timing, he would recommend feeding every three weeks instead of two, but pointed out milo stays on the landscape for about two weeks before being consumed.

Other methods to reduce cost would be to reduce the season where feed is used.

“If you reduce the season, an example would be to feed from December through March, when it is of the most benefit to the birds,” Mclaughlin said.

Dale Rollins, executive director of the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch, said a Garden City rancher uses another theory.

“Stop feeding from bug to bug,” Rollins said was another option, so the feed would be used when the birds have no insects to consume. “That would be about from April

1 to October 1.”

Both quail experts noted that broadcasting feed doesn’t mean quail get most of the feed, and somewhere from 6 to 15 percent will be consumed by quail.

“You’re feeding a lot of other things,” Rollins said. “Even red ants carry the milo off.”

Mclaughlin said the number could be closer to 5 percent.

“That’s why we feel broadcast feeding is better, and that’s why the feed rate is so high,” he said. “Plus the milo stays on the landscape longer than other feeds like cracked corn.”

The decision to feed to help the quail survive is a personal one, and Rollins said it comes down to the answer to a few questions.

“Do you want to feed?

Do you have the time?

And can you afford it?”

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Geese and cranes

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Recent cold fronts changed the patterns of geese in West Texas; however, there are still plenty of birds available for waterfowl hunters. Photo

by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

had been hitting the corn field we were hunting on their roosts until mid-morning. We saw a few groups of migrators, but the main concentration of birds that we had expected to see didn’t start flying until after 10 a.m.”

On the second day, the geese cooperated.

“We harvested our limits of dark geese in about 45 minutes, once they started flying at about 8:15 that morning,” Hebert explained. “Large groups of lesser Canadas poured into the spread all morning long and put on an incredible show.”

Andrew McKinley hunted cranes for the first time with guide Kennon Cabello, south of Amarillo in a wheat field.

“It was apparent from the start of the hunt that the cranes wanted to be in the field we were hunting,” McKinley said. “We had our limit of sandhills by 8:30 a.m. We also witnessed thousands of snow geese landing in a milo field nearby to feed. It was an awesome hunt.”

Cabello said the pattern McKinley experienced for cranes has been holding steady for several weeks.

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“If you can conceal yourself in a field that they want to be in with a realistic decoy spread for a morning hunt, limits will come fairly easily,” Cabello said. “Afternoon hunts have been a little tougher, as the birds have not been leaving the field during the midday hours, which makes it difficult to set up on them without spooking them.”

Guide Luke Bledsoe said the corn fields he’s been hunting in Uvalde County have consistently been covered with specklebellies and cranes over the past few weeks.

“We did have some fronts at the beginning of the month push some birds out and change up their patterns a little bit, but we also had some new birds move in,” Bledsoe said.

Bledsoe also said there is a tremendous concentration of sandhills in the South Texas region where he hunts.

“Our fields in Zavala County recently just loaded up with sandhill cranes,” he said. “Their numbers have been steadily building, and some great shoots should result.”

high plains with lots of flat, open land that’s perfect for farming.

According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s publication Mule Deer Management in Texas, most of the land use in the High Plains is row-crop farming.

“What we mostly hunt on is farmland, with wheat being a big draw for mule deer,” Botsford said. “The best hunts this past season were on wheat fields on the edge of the flat lands.”

Many mule deer herds have access to energy-rich grain crops during the warm season and rely heavily on high-protein wheat and alfalfa during the winter.

As a result, some mule deer attain exceptional body size, and bucks can achieve excellent antler development, according to Botsford. Field-dressed weights of mature bucks average about 170 pounds, although bucks with access to summer and winter crops can field dress at more than 200 pounds.

Botsford has been hunting the Panhandle mule deer for eight years. This season, they saw three bucks topping 185 inches of antler. And he ended up tagging one with an estimated weight of 300 pounds on the hoof.

“We specialize in spot-andstalk hunts,” he said. “You can hunt these mule deer from a blind that’s set up with a feeder.

But the best way to have a successful hunt is to drive around until you see what you’re looking for.”

As an outfitter he has access to

lots of land that’s spread out over miles of farmland that is mostly wheat.

“The one I shot this past season was a five-by-five, a huge 10-pointer,” Botsford said. “We were driving around and saw him in a wheat field. I shot this one at 250 yards one evening.”

Botsford said hunting from a truck allows him to cover a lot of land.

“Once you see a good buck, you can get out and do a spotand-stalk,” he said. “Since the land is so flat here, that can often be a little difficult. Most of the shots we’ll get are around 250 to 400 yards.”

With the super-short season, Botsford said the mule deer aren’t all that wary.

“We have big groups of mule deer here in the West Texas Panhandle,” he said. “And they aren’t that smart. They aren’t nearly as smart as a white-tailed deer. We can shoot one and the others will actually not run when we move in to pick it up.

The mule deer in New Mexico are a lot more difficult to hunt than what we have in the Texas Panhandle. The main thing is to cover lots of ground.”

Mule deer hunters are still out in the Trans-Pecos region and in Brewster, Pecos and Terrell counties, where the general season ends Dec. 13. Hunting on MLDP (Managed Lands Deer Program) continues through January, 2021.

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FISHING

Back to gigging

Rachael Conant landed this 6-pound speckled trout while wade-fishing in East Matagorda Bay on a bone diamond KWigglers Willow Tail soft plastic.

Photo by Brett Sweeny.

Trophy trout patterns warming up

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News It’s getting to be the time of year when trout-crazed fanatics don their waders, zip up their jackets and flock to the coastal bays in search of a new personal best. The arrival of strong fronts to the Texas coast has begun to push speckled trout into their traditional wintertime haunts, making their movements somewhat predictable.

League City area angler Rachael Conant has been spending most of her time searching for big trout by wade-fishing in East Matagorda Bay. “We’ve been catching and releasing fish up to 28 inches or so in length,” she said.

“My best results have come from throwing soft plastics on an 1/8-ounce jig head, and my go-to bait has been a bone diamond willow tail made by KWigglers.”

Conant has been working the bottom portion of the water column in thigh- to waist-deep water, and the majority of the specks seem to be hanging tight to the bottom.

“Areas with muddy bottoms have been holding more specks, and some of my best outings have occurred on the backside of a full moon during the evening hours when the tide is up and moving,” she said.

Port Mansfield’s Capt. Luis Zamora said wade-fishing in waist-deep water and shallower with soft plastics on an 1/8-ounce jig head has been producing trout up to 7 pounds.

“The specks have been holding pretty tight to the grass in the lower portion of the water column,” Zamora said. “A slow retrieve has been the ticket.”

With the water cooling off, Zamora has been seeing more heavy trout begin to show up on shallower flats where they are staging near the edges of

sand pockets within seagrass beds.

“I’m definitely seeing more aggressive behavior from trophy-sized specks since the water temperature started dropping after the most recent cold fronts passed through,” he said. “The best time-windows for catching these giant trout have occurred within 24 hours prior to a cold front hitting, and then 24 hours after the weather system has passed.”

Baffin Bay guide Capt. Mike Crisman said he’s starting to see plenty of trout weighing 5 pounds or more begin to stage along drop-offs near the edges of sand flats.

“We’ve caught and released several trout weighing 6 pounds or more since the cooler weather arrived at the beginning of the month,” Crisman said. “The majority of these fish fell victim to a KWigglers ball tail shad soft plastic rigged on a 1/16-ounce jig head.”

Crisman said the back portion of the Baffin Bay complex is starting to hold a lot of large trout in areas with rocks and muddy bottoms.

“These regions of the bay tend to concentrate some of the warmest water temperatures, which is why the fish will stack up there as the water continues to cool down,” he explained.

Capt. Chris Elliott confirmed that winter patterns for speckled trout are starting to shape up on Baffin Bay. “This time of year is all about timing,” Elliott said.

“The fish have been staging in areas that are 6 to 12 inches deeper than the flats around them and hunkering down close to the bottom right after a front passes.

Once the sun begins to warm the water back up during the days and hours after the passage of a cold front, we are seeing trout move back to shallower flats.”

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Dennis Barrett gigs for flounder by the lights of the Queen Isabella Causeway. Flounder gigging has been allowed since Dec. 1 after being closed for the month of November. From Dec. 1-14, though, the limit is two fish. Beginning Dec. 15, the limit increases to five fish. The minimum length limit is 15 inches. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Biting cats Channels, blues and even yellows responding

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News With cold fronts finally bringing a little taste of winter to the Lone Star State, catfish across inland lakes have become frisky and active.

Anglers are catching them in a variety of locales and water depths. Both keeper-sized cats and trophies topping 20 pounds have been providing plenty of action as water temperatures continue to drop.

Tournament catfish angler, Andy Jimenez, went fishing with his son, Daniel, on Lake Fort Phantom Hill, where he landed a 24.5-pound blue cat

at sunset.

“We were fishing in about 10 feet of water with cut shad, and had been catching some smaller fish throughout the evening,” Jimenez said.

“Then, as dusk was approaching, I felt a slight nibble on the end of my line. Before I could set the hook, the fish let go of the bait. A few minutes later, I felt another nibble, and then it was game on.”

Jimenez said the fish rose to the surface soon after the hook set and moved a bunch of water along the surface with its large tail.

“The catfish put up a great fight that included several runs on the drag,” he admitted.

Jason Barton landed this 30-pound catfish on Lake Belton On Lake Tawakoni, guide on fresh cut shad. Photo from Jason Barton.

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Bass moving deep

By Madison Scarborough For Lone Star Outdoor News

Recently on Lake Bastrop, Charles Whited, who operates Barefoot Fishing Tours, took his 9-year-old son, Cole, and family friends fishing for the day.

“All day, we caught largemouth bass along hydrilla lines and on the outer edges of grass using Rat-LTraps and shad jerkbaits,” he said.

Carolina rigs in 12-18 feet of water also produced good results on the power plant lake.

While that group only fished for bass, Whited noted anglers are finding catfish in the shallows and crappie over brush piles in 12-18 feet of water.

Bob Jenkins with Bob’s Tail Guide Service said BasMark Spaeth spent the day catching largemouth on drop shots with guide trop has a vast channel cat David Ozio at Lake Fork. Photo by David Ozio. population, and when they aren’t swimming in the warm water released from the plant, anglers have been catching them over one of the two tank dams on earthworms.

On the opposite side of the powerplant, where the water is cooler, shad go deeper and bass gang up on them.

Jenkins has been throwing a chartreuse-colored crankbait in shallow rocky cuts between the grass.

“Anything shad color is working well now, too,” he said.

Not only is Jenkins catching bass on small profile shad lures, but he is also using electronics to find bass deep, where he has been dropping a spoon.

In the Panhandle, Eric Smith, the superintendent for Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, reported “fishing is currently slow due to colder temperatures, but people are catching a fair amount of fish.

“Walleye are feeding in the 30- to 40-foot range,” Smith said. “Anglers who are targeting crappie say using live minnows is working.”

David Ozio, a guide on Lake Fork, took angler Mark Spaeth on a trip searching for largemouth bass. The two caught more than a dozen fish, all on a drop shot fished on the bottom. Ozio said they “worked their lures slowly,” because slow fishing is a staple this time of year. They used lures that were junebug red color.

“Fishing is a challenge right now due to the lake turnover,” Ozio said.

When the lake is turning over, the water is getting colder, thus disrupting fish metabolism. When the lake is at a consistent temperature, total stabilization will happen in 2-3 weeks.

On Dec. 1, Ozio “tried for several hours to get a shallow bite,” but this effort confirmed for him that the bass are still deep in Lake Fork.

Dallas resident and avid angler Kimberly Penick recently had a successful trip while crappie fishing on Lake Fork with her dad.

“I was mostly using a 1/16-ounce jig in 20 to 24 feet of water,” Penick said.

She buys blank jigs and ties on different colors, or she uses blanks and puts on a plastic crappie bait with a pink nibblet.

“In my opinion, you want to use a heavier jig to get down to the bottom faster when the water is cold,” Penick notes. Later in the day, Penick and her dad found the right spot with some crappie at 30 feet. She then switched and put on a 1/4-ounce jig to get down quicker and lure the fish into biting.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 58 degrees; 3.84’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits, craws and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs in timber and above shallow brush. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 43.30’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters, plastic worms and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on shrimp, chicken livers and stink bait dough balls.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 4.51’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, chatterbaits, skirted jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are good near boat docks and timber on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.

ATHENS: Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.24’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, finesse worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows in standing timber and under boat docks. Catfish are good on punch bait.

AUSTIN: Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are slow.

Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 63 degrees; 0.39’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits.

BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, craws and jerk baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and earthworms.

BELTON: Water clear; 61 degrees; 0.87 low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and top-water plugs. White bass are good on slabs and swimbaits. Hybrid stripers are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.92’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, skirted jigs and jerk baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on white or chartreuse slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.89’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, jigs and soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and top-waters. Red drum are slow.

Striped bass are fair trolling live bait. Catfish are good on live bait, cut bait and cheese bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water slightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.66’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, crankbaits and jerkbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on white slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on cut

bait and prepared baits.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 2.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, skirted jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows in brush piles and timber. White bass and hybrids are good on white slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

BUCHANAN: Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; 6.35’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs, spoons, and perchimitating crankbaits. Striped bass are good on live bait.

White bass are good on slabs.

Channel catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

CADDO: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.35’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, spinner bait and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 65-68 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, top-waters and Carolinarigged worms.

Hybrid striped bass are good on blue and silver lipless crankbaits.

Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 63 degrees; 4.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits, skirted jigs and finesse worms. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on white or chartreuse slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and cut bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water slightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.88’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on spinner baits, football jigs, crankbaits and jerkbaits.

Hybrids and white bass are fair on slabs, swimbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 67-70 degrees; 21.70’ low. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits, plastic worms and lipless crankbaits.

White bass are fair on minnows and small crankbaits. Catfish are good on larger live bait, cut bait and stink bait.

CONROE: Water stained; 61 degrees; 1.76’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, top-waters and live bait. Crappie are fair on jigs.

Hybrid striped bass are fair on small crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and dough balls.

COOPER: Water slightly stained; 59 degrees; 4.35’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms, shad crankbaits and skirted jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 68 degrees; 6.87’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on Carolina-rigged worms,

spinner baits and crankbaits.

Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 2.01’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

FALCON: Water lightly stained north and clear south; 71 degrees; 38.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, plastic craws and chatterbaits.

Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are excellent on live bait and stink bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits and jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 2.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs, spoons, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 62 degrees.

Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are fair on live bait.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 60 degrees; 0.22’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and flipping jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

White bass are good on white or chrome slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

GRANGER: Water clear; 61 degrees; 1.57’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics, crankbaits and jigs.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and earthworms.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.49’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on buzzbaits, wacky worms and chatterbaits. White bass are good on slabs and swimbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shad and dough balls.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 61 degrees; 2.02’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and plastic worms.

Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on small crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad.

JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 1.52’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on skirted jigs, chatterbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, cut bait and chicken liver.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.30’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on finesse worms, spinner baits and skirted jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait or live bait.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 2.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, jerkbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

White bass are on slabs and heavy spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

LBJ: Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.68’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms and squarebilled crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on white slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.75’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms and swimbaits.

White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.24’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on shad. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 2.92’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, shad crankbaits and finesse worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 30.29’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jerkbaits, plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait.

NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 64-68 degrees.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and swim jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait.

NASWORTHY: Water stained; 57 degrees. 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs.

Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water slightly stained; 56 degrees; 0.52’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, skirted jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 58 degrees; 13.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shaky-head jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs.

Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait.

OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 3.73’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie

are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines, nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 57 degrees; 0.33’ low. Largemouth bass are good on pumpkin craws, skirted jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Hybrid stripers are slow. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on chicken liver and cut bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 59 degrees; 0.48’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, plastic worms and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on jigs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on cut shad, live sunfish, dough balls and stink bait.

PROCTOR: Water clear; 57 degrees; 0.57’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, skirted jigs and crankbaits. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 1.85’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on shad crankbaits and jerkbaits. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.91’ low. Largemouth bass are slow.

White bass are fair on slabs.

Crappie are fair on minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 1.40’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, soft plastics, skirted jigs and spinner baits. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows or jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live perch.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 66 degrees; 4.33’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, weighted worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs in creeks. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water slightly stained; 58 degrees; 2.63’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics, crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait, white or silver slabs and jigging spoons.

Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 1.80’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on silver-bladed spinner baits, skirted jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.62’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics, crankbaits, finesse worms and swimbaits. White bass and

n Saltwater reports Page 11 hybrid stripers are good on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are excellent on live bait and cut bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 68 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are on minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 1.32’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics, crankbaits and jerkbaits. Striped bass and white bass are good on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Mostly clear; 65-67 degrees; 3.96’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on spoons, Carolina and Texas rigs. Crappie are excellent on minnows and occasionally jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait.

TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 21.43’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs and spinner baits.

White bass are fair on slabs.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits.

WACO: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 1.37’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on skirted jigs, plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees.

Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and chatterbaits. Hybrid stripers are slow.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are slow.

WHITNEY: Water clear; 61 degrees; 2.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white or blue spinner baits, shadcolored crankbaits and skirted jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs.

Stripers are fair on live shad.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 3.49’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and slabs.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 65 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on soft plastic tails and jigs. Flounder are good in the ship channel on mud minnows and scented plastics.

BOLIVAR: 69 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good in the surf on shrimp.

Black drum are good on crab. Flounder are good at Rollover Pass or near the rocks on mud minnows.

TRINITY BAY: 66 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on live shrimp under a popping cork and soft plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and topwaters. Flounder are good on mullet.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: 62 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp and mullet around the reefs and under the birds. Redfish are good in the marsh on shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: 66 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp, top-waters and soft plastics. Redfish and flounder are good over shell reefs on shrimp under a popping cork.

TEXAS CITY: 64 degrees. Redfish and flounder are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and cut shad. Speckled trout are good under the birds in the afternoon over shell on shrimp and soft plastics.

FREEPORT: 71 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good in Bastrop Bay on fresh-cut mullet and shrimp. Black drum are good on live shrimp around the reefs. Flounder are good along the drains on mullet or mud minnows.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 71 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics. Redfish are very good on soft plastics and live shrimp. Flounder are good on mud minnows.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 71 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics. Redfish are good in the

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marsh on live mullet, soft plastics, and topwaters. Flounder are good on mullet.

PORT O’CONNOR: 71 degrees. Speckled trout are very good on shrimp or crab in the shallow sand bars. Redfish are good in back bays on live shrimp. Flounder are fair on mullet.

ROCKPORT: 69 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on shrimp under a popping cork and mullet.

PORT ARANSAS: 72 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on cut mullet and shrimp in bays and along shorelines.. Black drum are good on crab around vegetation or structure. Flounder are good on mullet around rocks.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 72 degrees. Speckled trout are good on the flats on shrimp under popping corks and cut mullet. Flounder are good around the docks and channel edges on mullet. Black drum are good on crab and shrimp late in the afternoon.

BAFFIN BAY: 66 degrees. Redfish are excellent in the flats on top-waters and live bait.

Flounder are good on jigs and mud minnows.

Speckled trout are fair on mullet-imitation lures.

PORT MANSFIELD: 76 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on the flats in deeper water on soft plastics.

SOUTH PADRE: 74 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair to good on shrimp and mullet.

PORT ISABEL: 74 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on shrimp around shallow flats. Flounder are good on mullet. Black drum are good on crab and shrimp.

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his success by chunking soft plastics and working them slowly along the bottom.

Upper Laguna Madre angler James Sanchez said after water temperatures dropped at the beginning of the month, most of the trout were staging in waist- to belly button-deep water in drop-offs adjacent to shorelines and seagrass flats.

“I’ve been focusing on areas with plenty of mullet or where I find pelicans or ospreys feeding,” Sanchez explained. “The largest trout that I’ve seen caught recently, including one that measured 28 inches and weighed 7 pounds, have been concentrating in thigh-deep seagrass beds with muddy potholes.”

Sanchez has been throwing soft plastics and Paul Brown Fat Boys to coax the trout into striking.

In Port O’Connor, Corey Almaguer said trout have begun pulling off of the shorelines in reaction to the most recent cold spell.

“We have been using this pattern to our advantage to target trout,” he said. “Soft plastics and slow-sinking twitch baits have been working well. There’s been a lot of solid specks in the 3.5- to 5-pound range caught, and a few closer to 6 and 7 pounds.”

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is improving every day as things begin to really cool off.

“We’ve got catfish all over the lake right now,” he said. “Trophysized catfish have been hanging out in 20 to 50 foot depths, while the eating-sized fish have been concentrating anywhere from 5 to 20 feet.”

Cut shad has been his bait of choice lately.

“When targeting large catfish, I’ll use a much bigger chunk of bait than I would if I were just trying to catch a bunch of smaller ones,” Pennebaker explained. “The schools of smaller catfish in shallower water have been in the 2- to 8-pound range, and the fish out deeper have been tipping the scales to 50 pounds or more.”

On Lake Conroe, guide Darrell Taylor said the cooler weather has gotten the catfish going.

“Most of my trips have been focused on catching numbers of Tammy Cummings, left, caught this 52-pound catfish while fishing eating-sized catfish for my custom- on Lake Tawakoni. Photo from Tony Pennebaker. ers,” he said. “We’ve been averaging keepers in the 2- to 3-pound range, with quite a few 4 and 5 pounders mixed in.”

The catfish have been concentrating in a variety of depths, and Taylor’s preferred range lately has been 20-26 feet deep, right along the edge of the creek channel. Punch bait has been his go-to offering, and he’s been landing a good mix of both blue and channel cats.

Taylor said the largest catfish that he’s seen caught recently was landed by angler, Suriwan Ainsworth.

“The blue cat weighed in at 18 pounds, and it put up a sporting fight for her on light tackle,” Taylor said.

Catfish guide Jason Barton has been splitting his time on both Lake Belton and Lake Waco, where he said fall patterns are finally starting to set in.

“The recent cold fronts have really put the big fish into feeding mode,” Barton said.

“We’ve been catching quite a few yellow cats lately, mixed in with the blues. We don’t usually land as many yellows as we have been during the month of December, but everything seems to be running a little late this year.”

Barton’s anglers have been landing a lot of fish in the 15- to 45-pound range in water depths ranging from 5 to 15 feet. Fresh cut shad and live shad have been producing the most bites.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER POACHING RING BUSTED After receiving a tip earlier in the year, game wardens in Smith County investigated an illegal hunting operation. Thus far, the investigation has resulted in the filing of multiple criminal charges, civil restitution, and the seizure of 16 sets of antlers, two crossbows and a one compound bow with flashlights, several rifles, a night vision scope and approximately 80 pounds of deer meat. Violations range from hunting without landowner consent, harvesting illegal white-tailed bucks, tagging violations and hunting at night with aid of an artificial lights.

PERSISTENT POACHER CAUGHT An individual was arrested on multiple felony charges for hunting white-tailed deer without landowner consent in San Patricio County.

Several firearms and three whitetailed deer were seized.

GILL NETS RECOVERED, FISH RELEASED Patrols along the Rio Grande River along the Texas-Mexico border from the Gulf of Mexico to Terrell County resulted in the removal of more than 1,700 feet of gill net from the river. Fish species released from gill nets included largemouth bass, Rio Grande cichlids, flounder, snook and spotted seatrout.

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SURPRISE AT THE CLEANING STATION A Lavaca County game warden was on patrol when a rifle shot was heard from an area where wardens were aware of poaching activity. At the scene, the warden saw a man drive out of the brush, head home, pick up his wife and then return to the woods. An hour later, the wife returned to the house with the head and meat of a white-tailed

ALL-OUT EFFORT TO FIND LOST HUNTER Two Angelina County game wardens responded to a call about a lost hunter in Angelina National Forest.

Upon arrival at the scene, wardens learned the man had been missing for several hours and was a diabetic. Temperatures were dropping because of an approaching cold front so the wardens called UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operators from TPWD’s wildlife division and a Tyler County game warden, and a TPWD K-9 handler for assistance as part of a joint operation with U.S. Forest Service rangers, Jasper County EMS, a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter and fire department volunteers. After

buck. The warden approached the wife, who then led the warden to where she was meeting her husband in the woods. The man was surprised when his wife showed up with the game warden to their hidden cleaning rack. A citation was issued for taking a white-tailed deer in closed season and civil restitution was filed.

searching for several hours, the wardens received a GPS coordinate of the missing man and they were able to locate him in the woods.

He was in a pre-hypothermic state when he was found and was treated

by EMS. DEER DECOY GETS SERIAL SPOTLIGHTER Two Polk County game wardens were on night patrol with their deer decoy “Corby” when a truck passed the decoy, slowed to a stop, then quickly reversed and the headlights were positioned onto the decoy.

After a brief pause, the sound of a small caliber rifle shot was heard from the vehicle. The wardens approached the subject and they were apprehended without incident. A

.22 caliber rifle was found in the back seat of the truck with a spent casing still in the ejection port of the rifle. The subject also admitted to being charged for spotlighting on a public roadway near the same area a few weeks prior to this incident by a different Polk County game warden. The subject was charged with hunting white-tailed deer at night and hunting whitetailed deer using artificial light.

DENY, DENY, DENY An Upshur County game warden received a call about two deer carcasses dumped along a shared fence line with a neighbor. The caller said the two carcasses had not been quartered and only some of the meat had been taken off of

the two deer. The warden called for additional backup from another warden and when they arrived at the property, the two deer were no longer on the fence line. The wardens interviewed the neighboring property owner, but he denied knowledge of the two deer. After a quick investigation, it was determined that a 9-point buck was harvested that morning by his juvenile son. When asked about the carcass, the landowner said they had taken the carcass to a creek a mile away to dispose of it.

When questioned about the second deer, the landowner continued to deny claims of there being another deer. The landowner confessed to not harvesting all of the meat from the 9-point buck that morning and showed the wardens to a burn pile on the property where they found the wasted buck with its two front shoulders intact and on fire. The landowner continued to deny there had been another deer until one of the wardens found a partially quartered doe hidden in the high brush.

The landowner finally confessed.

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Lola Anderson, 13, of Port Lavaca, took this wild hog in Kimble County with one shot using her 6.5 Creedmoor.

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paprika. Coat the pheasant in flour and lay on a sheet pan. TIP: Refrigerate your floured pheasant for at least 20 minutes. This will help create the perfect crust. Pan fry your pheasant in a cast-iron pan, around 2 minutes per side or until golden brown. Reserve in a warm oven. In the same pan add a tablespoon of butter, garlic and mushrooms. Sauté making sure not to burn the garlic. Deglaze the pan with the white wine and reduce. Add chicken stock and simmer, reduce by half. Add capers and lemon juice and simmer for another minute or so. Add two tablespoons of butter and lemon zest before serving. To plate, spoon sauce over the pheasant, top with freshly grated Romano cheese. Serve with pasta, vegetable of your choice or a side salad. ­—Kristin Parma, Anxious Hunter Blog

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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases

New

First

Full

Last

Dec 14

Dec 21

Dec 29

Jan 6

Solunar Sun times Moon times

Houston

Dallas

2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Dec Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Dec 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

11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu

1:49 2:37 3:29 4:26 5:29 6:34 7:38

8:03 8:51 9:44 10:42 11:10 12:19 1:24

2:16 3:05 3:59 4:57 6:00 7:04 8:07

8:29 9:19 10:13 11:13 ----12:49 1:52

18 Fri

8:39 2:26

9:06

2:53

07:23 05:22 11:02a 9:44p

19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri

9:36 10:26 11:12 11:53 12:11 12:47 1:23

10:00 10:49 11:33 ----12:31 1:08 1:45

3:48 4:38 5:22 6:03 6:41 7:18 7:55

07:24 07:24 07:25 07:25 07:26 07:26 07:27

1:44 7:57 2:31 8:45 3:23 9:38 4:21 10:36 5:23 11:04 6:28 12:13 7:32 1:18 8:34 2:21 9:30 3:18 10:21 4:09 11:06 4:56 11:47 5:37 12:05 6:15 12:41 6:52 1:18 7:28

2:10 8:23 2:59 9:13 3:53 10:08 4:51 11:07 5:54 ----6:58 12:43 8:01 1:47 9:00 2:47 9:54 3:42 10:43 4:32 11:27 5:16 ----- 5:57 12:25 6:35 1:02 7:12 1:39 7:50

07:06 07:07 07:07 07:08 07:09 07:09 07:10 07:10 07:11 07:11 07:12 07:12 07:13 07:13 07:14

05:22 05:22 05:22 05:22 05:23 05:23 05:23 05:24 05:24 05:25 05:25 05:25 05:26 05:27 05:27

3:37a 3:09p 4:46a 3:51p 5:57a 4:39p 7:07a 5:34p 8:13a 6:34p 9:13a 7:37p 10:05a 8:41p 10:50a 9:43p 11:29a 10:42p 12:02p 11:39p 12:32p NoMoon 1:01p 12:32a 1:29p 1:25a 1:58p 2:17a 2:29p 3:10a

3:24 4:15 5:01 5:43 6:21 6:57 7:34

07:19 07:20 07:20 07:21 07:22 07:22 07:23

05:20 05:20 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:22 05:22 05:23 05:23 05:24 05:24 05:25 05:25 05:26

3:46a 4:57a 6:09a 7:20a 8:27a 9:27a 10:19a

3:11p 3:52p 4:39p 5:32p 6:32p 7:35p 8:40p

11:39a 10:45p 12:11p 11:42p 12:40p NoMoon 1:07p 12:38a 1:33p 1:31a 2:01p 2:25a 2:30p 3:19a

San Antonio 2020 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

1:56 8:09 2:43 8:57 3:35 9:50 4:33 10:49 5:36 11:16 6:40 12:25 7:45 1:31 8:46 2:33 9:42 3:30 10:33 4:22 11:18 5:08 11:59 5:49 12:18 6:28 12:54 7:04 1:30 7:41

2:23 8:36 3:12 9:26 4:05 10:20 5:04 11:19 6:07 ----7:11 12:56 8:13 1:59 9:12 2:59 10:07 3:55 10:55 4:44 11:39 5:29 ----- 6:10 12:38 6:48 1:14 7:25 1:51 8:02

07:18 07:18 07:19 07:19 07:20 07:21 07:21 07:22 07:22 07:23 07:23 07:24 07:24 07:25 07:25

05:35 05:35 05:36 05:36 05:36 05:36 05:37 05:37 05:38 05:38 05:39 05:39 05:40 05:40 05:41

3:50a 3:22p 4:58a 4:05p 6:09a 4:53p 7:19a 5:48 8:25a 6:48p 9:25a 7:51p 10:17a 8:55p 11:02a 9:57p 11:41a 10:56p 12:14p 11:52p 12:45p NoMoon 1:13p 12:45a 1:42p 1:37a 2:11p 2:29a 2:42p 3:22a

Amarillo

2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Dec 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

2:09 8:23 2:57 9:11 3:49 10:04 4:47 11:02 5:49 11:30 6:54 12:39 7:58 1:44 9:00 2:46 9:56 3:44 10:47 4:35 11:32 5:21 ----- 6:03 12:31 6:41 1:07 7:18 1:44 7:54

2:36 3:25 4:19 5:17 6:20 7:24 8:27 9:26 10:20 11:09 11:53 12:13 12:51 1:28 2:05

8:49 9:39 10:34 11:33 12:05 1:09 2:13 3:13 4:08 4:58 5:42 6:23 7:01 7:38 8:16

07:45 07:46 07:47 07:47 07:48 07:49 07:49 07:50 07:50 07:51 07:51 07:52 07:52 07:53 07:53

05:34 05:34 05:35 05:35 05:35 05:35 05:36 05:36 05:36 05:37 05:37 05:38 05:38 05:39 05:39

4:10a 3:28p 5:22a 4:08p 6:36a 4:53p 7:48a 5:46p 8:55a 6:45p 9:55a 7:49p 10:46a 8:55p 11:28a 10:00p 12:04p 11:02p 12:34p NoMoon 1:02p 12:01a 1:27p 12:58a 1:53p 1:53a 2:19p 2:48a 2:47p 3:44a

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 06:29 AM 12:04 AM 12:32 AM 01:01 AM 01:33 AM 02:05 AM 02:35 AM 12:23 AM 12:47 PM 01:43 PM 05:34 AM 05:33 AM 05:48 AM 06:09 AM 06:33 AM

High Island Height -0.34L 1.32H 1.35H 1.38H 1.39H 1.37H 1.30H 1.15L -0.34L -0.08L 0.63L 0.41L 0.19L -0.04L -0.24L

Time 1:49 PM 7:12 AM 7:56 AM 8:41 AM 9:28 AM 10:15 AM 11:04 AM 2:56 AM 9:21 PM 10:05 PM 8:54 AM 11:01 AM 12:28 PM 1:32 PM 2:20 PM

Height 1.47H -0.67L -0.91L -1.04L -1.06L -0.98L -0.81L 1.19H 1.27H 1.20H 0.69H 0.74H 0.87H 1.01H 1.13H

Time 6:59 PM 2:47 PM 3:42 PM 4:35 PM 5:29 PM 6:26 PM 7:26 PM 11:55 AM

Height 0.81L 1.62H 1.71H 1.71H 1.66H 1.56H 1.46H -0.59L

Time

Height

7:56 PM 8:47 PM 9:35 PM 10:22 PM 11:14 PM

0.96L 1.08L 1.16L 1.19L 1.19L

8:26 PM

1.36H

2:46 3:56 5:11 6:21 7:17

PM PM PM PM PM

0.17L 0.40L 0.57L 0.71L 0.81L

10:39 11:05 11:26 11:43 11:55

PM PM PM PM PM

1.13H 1.07H 1.03H 1.01H 1.00H

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 6:12 AM 6:49 AM 12:17 AM 12:38 AM 8:56 AM 9:41 AM 10:28 AM 11:19 AM 12:16 PM 1:22 PM 4:34 AM 5:05 AM 5:34 AM 6:01 AM 6:26 AM

Height -0.02L -0.40L 1.51H 1.53H -0.94L -0.85L -0.66L -0.38L -0.07L 0.24L 0.87L 0.62L 0.36L 0.13L -0.08L

Time 1:43 PM 2:44 PM 7:30 AM 8:12 AM 5:23 PM 6:14 PM 7:06 PM 8:00 PM 8:53 PM 9:37 PM 8:48 AM 11:04 AM 12:26 PM 1:28 PM 2:19 PM

Height 2.15H 2.42H -0.70L -0.89L 2.55H 2.39H 2.19H 2.00H 1.82H 1.67H 1.02H 1.15H 1.36H 1.56H 1.73H

Time 7:54 PM 9:05 PM 3:40 PM 4:33 PM

Height 1.15L 1.30L 2.58H 2.62H

Time 11:59 PM

Height 1.53H

10:07 PM

1.43L

2:40 4:16 5:51 7:10 8:18

0.54L 0.79L 0.98L 1.10L 1.18L

10:09 10:32 10:48 10:58 11:01

PM PM PM PM PM

1.54H 1.44H 1.35H 1.29H 1.27H

Height 0.04L -0.27L 2.08H -0.66L -0.71L -0.66L -0.53L -0.33L -0.09L 0.17L 0.78L 0.57L 0.36L 0.15L -0.03L

Time 1:46 PM 2:52 PM

Height 1.71H 1.94H

Time 8:13 PM 7:30 AM

Height 1.06L -0.51L

Time 11:25 PM

Height 1.19H

4:53 PM 5:50 PM 6:46 PM 7:38 PM 8:23 PM 8:58 PM 9:24 PM 7:51 AM 10:11 AM 12:11 PM 1:31 PM 2:25 PM

2.13H 2.10H 1.99H 1.85H 1.69H 1.53H 1.38H 0.84H 0.89H 1.05H 1.24H 1.41H

Height 0.05L -0.09L -0.20L -0.27L -0.30L 0.95H 0.94H 0.90H 0.83H 0.75H 0.66H 0.58H 0.23L 0.12L 0.03L

Time 9:58 PM 9:11 PM 10:00 PM 11:08 PM

Height 0.70H 0.82H 0.90H 0.94H

12:40 PM 1:30 PM 2:19 PM 3:07 PM 3:51 PM 4:25 PM 12:47 PM 10:49 PM 9:55 PM 9:19 PM

-0.29L -0.26L -0.19L -0.09L 0.04L 0.19L 0.33L 0.59H 0.66H 0.74H

Height 0.24H 0.31H 0.38H 0.43H 0.43H 0.42H 0.38H 0.34H 0.27H 0.18H 0.10H 0.07H 0.06H 0.08H 0.14H

Time 11:53 AM 12:33 PM 1:17 PM 2:08 PM 3:08 PM 4:14 PM 5:16 PM 6:13 PM 7:04 PM 7:52 PM 8:29 AM 9:24 AM 10:11 AM 10:53 AM 11:31 AM

Height -0.28L -0.38L -0.44L -0.46L -0.46L -0.45L -0.45L -0.43L -0.39L -0.33L 0.06L -0.07L -0.20L -0.32L -0.40L

PM PM PM PM PM

Time 6:13 AM 6:49 AM 3:54 PM 8:15 AM 9:02 AM 9:50 AM 10:40 AM 11:30 AM 12:21 PM 1:15 PM 4:59 AM 5:09 AM 5:28 AM 5:51 AM 6:16 AM

2:20 PM 3:53 PM 5:43 PM 7:25 PM

0.43L 0.67L 0.85L 0.95L

Time

Height

9:42 PM 9:58 PM 10:12 PM 10:22 PM

1.25H 1.15H 1.08H 1.03H

Port O’Connor 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 8:47 AM 9:28 AM 10:13 AM 11:02 AM 11:51 AM 12:37 AM 1:40 AM 02:17 AM 2:29 AM 2:20 AM 2:01 AM 1:20 AM 8:29 AM 8:41 AM 9:05 AM

Time 2:18 AM 2:06 AM 1:26 AM 1:43 AM 2:27 AM 3:17 AM 4:10 AM 5:05 AM 5:53 AM 8:58 AM 3:53 AM 3:18 AM 3:02 AM 2:01 AM 1:01 AM

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 7:00 AM 7:32 AM 12:01 AM 8:50 AM 9:35 AM 10:23 AM 11:15 AM 12:09 PM 1:04 PM 1:59 PM 2:54 PM 6:20 AM 6:37 AM 6:53 AM 7:06 AM

Time 11:01 AM 3:30 AM 11:12 PM

Height -0.11L 1.07H 1.26H

Time 05:52 PM 11:29 AM

Height 1.02H -0.34L

Time

Height

7:34 PM

1.16H

1:25 PM 2:12 PM 3:05 PM 4:12 PM 5:21 PM 6:13 PM 6:54 PM 9:44 AM 9:57 AM 10:13 AM 9:15 PM

-0.59L -0.55L -0.46L -0.35L -0.24L -0.09L 0.11L 0.34L 0.13L -0.08L 0.97H

2:46 PM 4:21 PM 8:42 PM

0.56H 0.67H 0.80H

7:29 PM 7:56 PM

0.34L 0.58L

Height -0.07L -0.31L 0.91H -0.63L -0.66L -0.61L -0.50L -0.35L -0.17L 0.02L 0.20L 0.31L 0.15L 0.00L -0.14L

Time 2:46 PM 3:53 PM 8:09 AM 5:41 PM 6:37 PM 7:39 PM 8:50 PM 9:46 PM 10:17 PM 10:34 PM 10:46 PM 11:19 AM 1:40 PM 3:52 PM 4:23 PM

Height 1.04H 1.19H -0.51L 1.31H 1.28H 1.20H 1.10H 1.00H 0.90H 0.82H 0.75H 0.46H 0.55H 0.68H 0.79H

Time 8:34 PM 9:55 PM 4:49 PM

Height 0.77L 0.87L 1.28H

Time 11:42 PM

Height 0.88H

4:20 PM 6:17 PM 7:42 PM

0.38L 0.52L 0.61L

10:54 PM 10:55 PM 10:52 PM

0.71H 0.69H 0.68H

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 8:25 AM 9:08 AM 9:54 AM 10:42 AM 11:32 AM 12:22 PM 12:25 AM 1:31 AM 02:05 AM 2:11 AM 5:05 PM 7:41 AM 7:52 AM 8:09 AM 8:29 AM

Height 0.00L -0.06L -0.10L -0.11L -0.11L -0.08L 0.48H 0.46H 0.42H 0.38H 0.19L 0.18L 0.12L 0.07L 0.04L

Time 6:31 PM 8:27 PM 9:26 PM 10:18 PM 11:15 PM

Height 0.40H 0.45H 0.48H 0.50H 0.49H

Time 9:21 PM

Height 0.39L

Time 11:37 PM

Height 0.40H

1:12 PM 2:04 PM 2:59 PM 4:01 PM 11:04 PM 11:10 PM 11:17 PM 11:13 PM 8:54 PM

-0.05L 0.00L 0.06L 0.13L 0.35H 0.36H 0.38H 0.39H 0.40H

11:27 PM

0.34H

Height 0.12L -0.11L -0.29L -0.39L -0.42L -0.37L -0.27L -0.13L 0.05L 0.24L 0.42L 0.56L 0.42L 0.27L 0.14L

Time 1:58 PM 3:11 PM 4:16 PM 5:30 PM 8:36 PM 9:34 PM 10:25 PM 11:09 PM 10:10 PM 10:01 PM 10:03 PM 10:38 AM 9:48 PM 4:11 PM 4:49 PM

Height 1.01H 1.13H 1.21H 1.23H 1.24H 1.22H 1.15H 1.05H 0.94H 0.87H 0.83H 0.67H 0.87H 0.85H 0.93H

Time 7:37 PM 8:45 PM

Height 0.82L 0.95L

Time 10:56 PM 11:16 PM

Height 0.93H 0.99H

1:49 PM

0.59L

9:44 PM

0.83H

6:30 PM 7:17 PM

0.82L 0.89L

10:07 PM 10:29 PM

0.91H 0.95H

Height 0.06L -0.25L -0.50L -0.65L -0.70L -0.65L -0.53L -0.35L -0.13L 0.11L 0.36L 0.54L 0.35L 0.16L -0.02L

Time 2:01 PM 3:25 PM 4:37 PM 5:46 PM 6:55 PM 8:01 PM 8:54 PM 9:30 PM 9:47 PM 9:49 PM 9:46 PM 10:21 AM 1:08 PM 2:56 PM 3:45 PM

Height 1.39H 1.57H 1.70H 1.75H 1.73H 1.66H 1.56H 1.42H 1.28H 1.15H 1.05H 0.67H 0.81H 0.99H 1.13H

Time 7:51 PM

Height 1.09L

Time 9:56 PM

Height 1.11H

2:29 PM 4:08 PM 6:51 PM

0.59L 0.80L 0.94L

9:43 PM 9:38 PM 9:24 PM

0.99H 0.96H 0.96H

Port Aransas

11:50 PM

Time

Height

0.56H

Nueces Bay 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

San Luis Pass

Height 1.08H 0.96L -0.49L -0.58L 1.30H 1.29H 1.26H 1.20H 1.13H 1.06H 1.00H 0.93H 0.86H 0.79H -0.26L

East Matagorda

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Pebble Mine permit denied The Trump Administration denied a key permit for Alaska’s Pebble Mine, a controversial project opponents asserted would have severely damaged the salmon population of Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the planned open-pit copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska was “contrary to the public interest.”

The decision follows more than two decades of work trying to stop the mine by a coalition of conservationists, anglers, hunters, local businesses and Alaska-Native tribes. Before the decision, Donald Trump Jr. also spoke out against the development.

In July, the Corps concluded the project would have no “measurable” effect on salmon stocks or the watershed. The permit was then delayed in August, saying the mine would cause “unavoidable adverse impacts” to the area’s aquatic resources, and gave Pebble Limited Partnership, the company seeking the permit, 90 days to come up with a plan to mitigate the environmental damage.

“The headwaters of Bristol Bay and the surrounding fishery are too unique and fragile to take any chances with,” Trump Jr. wrote in an Aug. 4 tweet.

Pebble Limited Partnership had planned to extract some 1.4 billion tons of gold- and copper-rich material over a 20-year period, valued at as much as $500 billion.

Opponents of the project said it would have permanently destroyed more than 2,200 acres of wetlands and more than 100 miles of streams.

—Staff report

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Recall of Sig Sauer rifles Sig Sauer, Inc. announced a safety recall for the CROSS Bolt-Action Rifle, and said consumers should immediately discontinue use of the rifle. This recall applies to all CROSS Bolt-Action rifles currently manufactured.

A rifle examined after review of an online video exhibited a delayed discharge after the trigger was pulled. Sig Sauer issued the safety recall in order to implement a modification to the firing action to address this potential safety concern.

—Sig Sauer

MISSOURI

Deer harvest on par with last year Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation showed that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 176,604 deer during the November portion of firearms deer season, Nov. 14-24. Of the 176,604 deer harvested, 95,654 were antlered bucks, 16,045 were button bucks, and 64,905 were does.

Last year hunters checked 179,960 deer during the November portion of firearms deer season.

—MDC

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MINNESOTA

In-Fisheran co-founder dies Ron Lindner, who co-founded In-Fisherman with his brother, Al, died at the age of 86 after a short battle with cancer.

The brothers created the In-Fisherman Communications Network, which launched in 1975, and later the In-Fisherman Professional Walleye Trail. They also invented and marketed a number of lures, including the Lindy Rig. Ron Lindner also was a co-author of several books and owner of multiple patents.

The Lindners sold In-Fisherman in 1998 to Primedia and later launched a new television show named Lindner’s Angling Edge under the Lindner Media Productions umbrella.

—Staff report

healthy fish,” Headrick said.

On Lake Texoma, at Striper Express, their slogan for the month is “Remember December.”

“It’s our second favorite month of the year,” said owner Bill Carey. “It’s the peak of our fall season. When the largemouth, speckled trout and redfish are lethargic, our fishing is on fire.”

Carey said the birds are at their peak on the lake.

“They are better than the $2,500 fish finder,” he said. “Your best tool is a good set of binoculars.”

Striper Express runs 10 boats, and Carey said bookings have set records after 137 cancellations in two weeks at the beginning of the pandemic.

“Half the guides are slabbing, and the others are throwing soft plastics — straighttailed flukes and Sassy Shads.”

The size of the fish has been good, with high numbers of stripers topping 20 inches.

“The customers are so glad to be in the outdoors,” Carey said.

MONTANA

Sheep Week registration open The Wild Sheep Foundation opened registration to its virtual convention, SHEEP WEEK The Experience. The online event will take place on Jan. 11–16, 2021, but will stay active and available to all registered attendees until Feb. 16. The virtual platform will feature two auditoriums with live broadcasts, auctions, presentations, keynote addresses, panel discussions, film debuts, seminars and five interactive exhibition halls.

One registered guest will win a free-range, Sonora, Mexico desert bighorn sheep hunt with Sierra El Alamo for the 2021-2022 season.

—WSF

CALIFORNIA

Gen. Chuck Yeager dies Chuck Yeager, the historic test pilot portrayed in the movie The Right Stuff, died Dec. 8 the age of 97.

The legendary pilot and retired brigadier general became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound on Oct. 14, 1947.

Yeager entered combat in 1944. As a fighter pilot in World War II, he shot down 13 German planes on 64 missions, including being shot down himself but evading capture.

Yeager, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985, was an avid hunter and conservationist, and a regular attendee at the Dallas Safari Club convention.

—Staff report

INTERNATIONAL SOUTH AFRICA

New PHASA president elected Pieter Potgieter was elected as the new president of the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa at the organization’s Annual General Meeting in November.

Potgieter is a long-standing member of PHASA who served on the PHASA executive committee and also chaired The PHASA Foundation.

Potgieter replaces Dries van Coller, who was one of the longest serving presidents since PHASA’s establishment in 1978, serving in the role since 2017. Coller led the organization through times of turmoil and into a new era of growth. Being the biggest professional hunting association in the world, PHASA is the preferred stakeholder by the South African government. He also serves on the board of directors of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa.

—Staff report

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HIGHWATER BACKPACK: BOTE’s sturdy backpack can carry a laptop, etc., during the work week. However, during the weekend, anglers can throw a mess of fly boxes and other such gear into this 100-percent waterproof, submersible pack for use in all types of terrain and weather conditions. Made from nylon with seamwelded construction, a double-sided TPU coating, as well as a fully waterproof zipper, this pack will protect its contents. It offers a 28-liter interior capacity while the exterior has loads of exterior cam straps and an outside stretch stash pocket. It also has a 3-D embossed, compression-molded back panel for structure and comfort. Available in Native Pineapskull (pictured), black and Verge Camo, the backpack costs about $230.

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FASTFIRE 4 SIGHT: This new sight by Burris promises instant dot-on-target accuracy for handguns, rifles and shotguns.

Built around a redesigned housing, the FastFire 4 provides increased impact resistance and a larger sight window for a greater field of view. Hunters can select from four versatile options suitable for multiple shooting scenarios through the quickly accessible side toggle buttons. The removable and securable weather shield ensures a watertight enclosure for a clear sight picture in any lighting condition. And, its parallax-free glass offers maximum accuracy while the lens coating technology helps maintain red dot visibility without color distortion. The sight’s MSRP is $455.

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