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Sun, Moon & Tides
LONE STAR OUTDOOR PUZZLER
Solution on Page 18
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ACROSS
1) A shorebird 3) Stone used in arrowheads 6) A deer sound 8) The bigger bear 11) A moose hunting state 13) Metal tube on the rifle 14) A shark species 15) A newer Labrador color 16) The male fallow deer 17) A good catfish lake 19) An African antelope 20) The secretive quail 22) Austin College’s team name 23) The smaller rabbit 24) One of the geese 25) Brady’s county 28) A sea duck (two words) 31) One of the tunas 34) Fixing the male dog 35) One of the cats 37) Shotshell brand 38) Characteristics of caribou antlers 40) A group of rhinos 41) Dove hunters’ org. 43) Home of the Texas State Fair 44) One of the minnows
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2) The bear’s location for long winter nap 4) One of the partridge 5) Rifle brand 7) Snacks in the deer blind 9) Hebbronville’s county (two words) 10) The greenhead 12) Kerrville Tivy’s team name 13) A sinker type 18) Not always wise in the deer blind 19) State for hunting mountain goats 20) The end of a river 21) The blue quail 26) A fishing knot 27) Dove hunting destination 29) One of the setters 30) Type of bow 32) One of the Big Five 33) A gathering of otters 36) River flowing through Hico 37) Boneless piece of fish 39) San Marcos’ county 42) Type of shooting rest
Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News
SilencerCo marketing director named
Rich Wilkins was named the new creative marketing director for SilencerCo.
Powley named VP at GSM
GSM Outdoors hired Crispin Powley as its vice president of fishing.
Schmidt joins QF, PF
Andrew Schmidt was named the manager of governmental affairs for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever.
Promotions at Delta Waterfowl
Delta Waterfowl promoted John Devney to chief policy officer and Jim Fisher to vice president of Canadian policy.
Position at Bushnell
Bushnell is seeking an experienced national account manager for key strategic partners.
Stokes joins Media Lodge
Media Lodge hired Tony Stokes as its director of sales.
Communications director sought
NAGA, the trade association for gamebird producers and private hunt clubs, is seeking a communications director.
Agency for Colt
Colt Manufacturing selected Source Outdoor Group of Gainesville, Georgia, as its marketing and communications agency of record.
Feeding flounder
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that were fed shrimp or sardines, which typically have very different fatty acid profiles. Once the eggs hatch, the researchers will grow the larvae and then measure their swimming performance and their responses to a simulated predator.
Southern flounder are difficult to grow in a hatchery environment for a number of reasons, but researchers have made progress over the years, and now thousands of juvenile flounder are released into local bay systems every year.
The hope is that results of the diet research could help their hatcheries improve the quality and survival of the flounder they release into the wild, making the stock enhancement efforts more successful.
FOR THE TABLE
*email LSON your favorite recipe to editor@lonestaroutdoornews.com.
Sausage stuffed quail
4 semi-boneless quail Salt and pepper 4 tbsp. butter 8 sage leaves 1/4 cup chicken stock 1 lemon
Stuffing
10 oz. ground pork 2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. dried sage 1 tsp. dried ginger 1 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. ground white pepper 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 cup breadcrumbs together in a medium bowl. Divide the stuffing into four portions and stuff each quail with some sausage, securing the quail with a toothpick. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large, oven-proof pan, heat the butter until hot, then add the quail, breast side down. Brown the breasts for 5 minutes, then flip onto their backs and baste well with the butter. Place in the oven and roast until the sausage if fully cooked, about 15-20 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and put the quail on a warm plate. Place the pan over medium heat and add the sage leaves; cook for about 30 seconds, then add the chicken stock, stirring well and scraping the pan with a wooden spoon. Squeeze the lemon into the pan and set aside.
Bluegill breakfast muffins
Bluegill fillets, about 1 quart 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 1 egg 1 tbsp. lemon juice 1/4 tsp. seasoned salt 1 tbsp. mayonnaise 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs 2 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped 1/2 cup white onion, minced Cooking spray
Rinse and dry bluegill fillets. Heat skillet over medium heat and add olive oil, salt, pepper and fillets. Cook until fish turns white and flaky. As the fish cooks, use a spatula to chop fish into small pieces. Remove from heat and set aside. Drain all liquid. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Coat muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together the cooked bluegill, egg, lemon juice, mayo, seasoned salt, breadcrumbs, parsley and onion. Take handfuls of the mixture and place into muffin tin. It will make 6-8 muffins. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until muffins are golden brown on top.
—Indiana DNR
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MODEL 21 RIFLE: Nosler describes this model as a new rifle for the next decade. Filled with cutting edge features, including a wire EDM machined receiver, nitridecoated fluted bolt, TriggerTech trigger, Shilen match-grade stainless steel barrel, and a McMillan carbon fiber stock, this rifle provides reliability and precision to any hunt. The rifle is available in high performance Nosler calibers from 22 to 33, plus popular offerings such as the 6.5 Creedmoor, 308 Win. and 6.5 PRC. It has an MSRP of $2,795. MINI D CHUNK: Using Missile Baits’ shapes and signature patterns, this new 3-inch lure fits on any compact or finesse-type jig and has two flappers that kick hard when pulled through the water. The flat chunk body helps the jig skip a little better. Available in 10 colors, the Mini D Chunk costs about $4.
TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT
SABINE LAKE: 66 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good in the Intracoastal canal on soft plastics with chartreuse tails, and in the mouth of the Sabine River on popping corks and live shrimp.
BOLIVAR: 67 degrees. Redfish are good on live finger mullet, fresh cut bait and squid.
TRINITY BAY: 67 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on live shrimp and soft plastics.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: 67 degrees. Speckled trout are good on shrimp and soft plastics. Redfish are good along the shorelines and in open water on shrimp.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: 67 degrees. Flounder are good in the harbor on live mullet, mudfish and shrimp. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on scented plastics.
TEXAS CITY: 67 degrees. Redfish are good in East Bay on top-waters and live shrimp. Flounder are good on live shrimp.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 69 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good after cold fronts and in the Colorado River on shrimp and soft plastics.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 69 degrees. Redfish are good in the lakes and reefs on cut mullet. Speckled trout and redfish are good in the Colorado River on live bait or plastics.
PORT O’CONNOR: 69 degrees. Flounder are fair on shrimp. Speckled trout and redfish are good on live bait. Black drum are slow.
ROCKPORT: 70 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good over potholes on natural-colored top-waters and paddle tails. Black drum are good on drains with an outgoing tide on dead shrimp.
PORT ARANSAS: 69 degrees. Bull redfish are good at the jetties on cut bait and live perch.
CORPUS CHRISTI: 71 degrees. In Corpus Christi Bay, speckled trout are good around the gas wells on free-lined shrimp.
BAFFIN BAY: 72 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp behind popping corks and soft plastics. Slot redfish are fair on shrimp and plastics.
PORT MANSFIELD: 65-75 degrees. Redfish are good on soft plastics and top-waters. Speckled trout are fair on soft plastics.
SOUTH PADRE: 72 degrees. Speckled trout are good on artificial lures in murky water on the east side, and on live shrimp on a popping cork around the gas well. Redfish are fair on cut finger mullet near Three Islands.
PORT ISABEL: 72 degrees. Speckled trout are good on artificial lures in murky water on the east side, and on live shrimp on a popping cork around the gas well. Redfish are fair on cut finger mullet near Three Islands.
—TPWD
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DALLAS SAFARI CLUB
Annual Convention Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (972) 980-9800 biggame.org
JANUARY 9
CHRISTIAN SPORTSMEN’S FELLOWSHIP
Prayer Breakfast Omni Hotel, Trinity Ballroom christian-sportsmen.org
JANUARY 13-15
WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION
Sheep Show Reno Convention Center (406) 404-8750 wildsheepfoundation.org
JANUARY 14-15
DEER BREEDERS CORP
New Year’s Auction Horseshoe Bay Resort dbcdeer.com
JANUARY 15
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Annual Gala Venue Villita, San Antonio dscsouthtexas.org
JANUARY 19
DUCKS UNLIMITED
Rusk County Dinner Rusk County Youth Expo Center Henderson ducks.org
JANUARY 19-22
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL
Annual Convention Las Vegas Convention Center safariclub.org
JANUARY 29-30
TEXAS GUN & KNIFE SHOWS
Gun Show Abilene Convention Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com
FEBRUARY 4
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION
Victoria Banquet Victoria Community Center (832) 655-3180 rmef.org
NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION
Cross Timbers Banquet Decatur Civic Center (940) 393-8908 nwtf.org
FEBRUARY 4-5
TEXAS DEER ASSOCIATION
Antler Extravaganza Kalahari Resort, Round Rock texasdeerassocation.com
FEBRUARY 4-6
HOUSTON SAFARI CLUB FOUNDATION
Hunting Expo & Convention George R. Brown Convention Center hscfdn.org
FEBRUARY 10
DUCKS UNLIMITED
Sulphur Springs Dinner Hopkins County Civic Center ducks.org
FEBRUARY 12-13
TEXAS GUN & KNIFE SHOWS
Gun Show Kerrville Expo Hall (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com
He then took a shot and retrieved the one that dropped to the ground.
Hoffmann’s hog was one of nearly 40 harvested during the three rifle hunts. Archery hunters took 10 hogs.
The refuge is one of a number of public places hunters can apply under a lottery system. For the three rifle hunts, 100 people were selected for a five-day hunting opportunity at ANWR.
For archery, 720 people were chosen for a nine-day period.
Jonathan Medlin of Port Lavaca is one of them.
Medlin said the refuge has lots of hogs and quite a few deer, though the deer are kind of small here compared to other areas of the state.
A hunter, however, harvested a nice 10-point buck during the first day of the first rifle hunt. It was the biggest deer taken during the four public hunts.
Altogether, hunters harvested 62 deer during the four hunts.
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