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Volume 15, Issue 9
Wooden fishing reel keepsakes San Antonio artist creates vintage replicas By David Sikes
For Lone Star Outdoor News Steven Garza has the eye of an artist, the hands of a crafts-
man and the meticulous patience of a watchmaker. And because this native Texan is the son of an artist who possesses the soul of an angler, he’s able to create the most impressive wooden replicas of fishing reels you’ve ever seen. From his well-organized San Antonio workshop, Garza spe-
cializes in piecing together 3050 wooden parts layered and inlaid into the exact shapes of vintage bait-casting reels. The detail and workmanship are what captures the attention of most people who see his creations, Garza said. Plus there is a nostalgic factor. This is particularly true of the
early bait-casting reels made by the likes of Shakespeare and Pflueger. But lately, the Navy veteran, who spent eight years aboard the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, has expanded his craft to include classic spinning reels and even a few of the older closed-face reels by
Steven Garza uses 30 to 50 parts in making wooden replicas of vintage fishing reels. Photo by Mike Garza.
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Holiday harvest
Donated venison finds a home
Donated venison made its way to the kitchen of a New Braunfels family. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
Packages delivered to New Braunfels family
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Deer hunters are still pursuing bucks as the New Year approaches. Many have seen the bucks locked down with does, and are hopeful the activity will pick up soon. The general deer season ends Jan. 6 in the North Zone and Jan. 20 in the South Zone. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Programs for hunters willing to donate venison to the less fortunate exist across Texas, but it’s when the meat reaches the home of those who need and appreciate it that is the most rewarding. With meat provided to the San Antonio Food Bank, some of it made its way to the Cavazos Please turn to page 7
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Increased funding for CRP will help create additional habitat for wildlife. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill by the U.S. Senate resulted in the bill being sent it to President Donald Trump’s desk on Dec. 11. Trump signed the bill into law on Dec. 20. The bill received praise from hunting conservation groups, along with farming and ranching organizations. Notable provisions in the bill include:
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The Conservation Reserve Program will provide contracts for 27 million acres of private land by 2023, allocating around $2 billion annually for farmers to remove environmentally sensitive land from their agricultural production in order to improve the land quality. The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program will provide $450 million
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per year (totaling $2.25 billion over five years) for financial assistance to help conserve agricultural lands and wetlands. The Voluntary Public Access – Habitat Improvement Program (VPA-HIP) will include $50 million total to enable state/tribal governments to increase public access to private lands for recreational opportunities and enhance Please turn to page 15
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Goose on the rice (P. 4)
Sabine bite strange (P. 8)
Coastal prairies action consistent.
Fresh water changes patterns.
Hunting aoudad (P. 4)
Fly-fishing surprise (P. 8)
Mobility a key.
Casting for trout, lands 10-pound bass.
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HUNTING Counts confirm quail decline Supplemental feeding shown to help Lone Star Outdoor News The Quail-Tech Alliance 2018 covey call count didn’t surprise researchers, and the news wasn’t good. However, in areas where supplemental feed was used, the quail did better. The count revealed bobwhite populations in the Rolling Plains declined severely, up to 80 percent from 2017. Numbers were similar to the 2011 drought year. Joel Pat Latham, of Arlinton, who hunts on thousands of acres, knows firsthand.
“We walked all day for two days and the dogs found two coveys each day,” he said. On Quail-Tech Alliance anchor ranches, numbers dropped 50 percent from 2017. Demographic data indicated drought and the increased rate of nest and chick predation were the cause of the decline, which began two years ago. An absence of small mammals, primarily cotton rats, contributed to the increased predation rates. The report described 2017 as a “relic” year, meaning quail are found hunkered down in the stronghold habitats, unlike during the boom, when birds were found extensively across rangelands. Researchers noted an increase in pre-
dations rates in 2017. This year, the first nest was documented on June 1, and then nesting shut down in July after a heat wave. Researchers are hopeful the recent rains will help boost cotton rat numbers before next year’s nesting season. QT recommends implementing the supplemental feeding technique of broadcasting grain sorghum into the vegetation as a way to buffer the steepness of the decline and support the surviving populations. Fewer quail hunters are out this year, and are hopeful that fall rains will help bring the birds back next season. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
Improving spot-andstalk success in West Texas By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Harvesting a specific trophy can be an arduous task, especially when it involves traversing rough terrain in a remote location. Pursuing aoudad along the rock-laden ridges and draws of the Chinati Mountains, which lie southwest of Marfa, is no exception. Veteran outfitter Steve Jones of Backcountry Hunts and his crew of hunting guides are well-versed in the sport of chasing aoudad across the rugged land of West Texas in Presidio County. They discovered an easier way to efficiently and quickly cover ground in order to spot and stalk impressive aoudad. While guiding two hunters from Austin, Jones and his staff used Can-am Lone Star Edition Defenders to access offthe-grid locations tucked way back in the hills where herds of the animals thrive. From there, success was almost inevitable. “It is unbelievable how much faster I could comfortably David Schlake, of Austin, shot his first aoudad while hunting along the Chinati Mountains in West Texas with Robert Curry of Backcountry Hunts. drive along these bumpy trails compared to the snail-like Photo by Andrew Howard. Please turn to page 6
Goose hunting consistent on coastal rice prairies Late rice harvests leave plenty of feed for geese By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Coastal rice prairies are loaded with feed, and the geese have followed, providing goose hunters with consistent action. Later than normal harvests of second crop rice are likely the cause. Lifelong Garwood-area resident Kevin Hoffman has been farming rice on the Garwood prairie since White-fronted geese have been abundant in the coastal rice prairies this season. Photo by James Richards.
1999, and his family has farmed the soil for more than 100 years. Hoffman said the recent cutting of second crop rice in many fields across the prairie is a result of a domino effect that began several months ago. “In a normal year, the standard rule of thumb is that first crop rice should be cut by August 15th,” he said. “This year, rice mills along coastal prairies couldn’t move their milled rice from the previous season before this year’s crop was ready for harvest. This put many farmers behind
schedule with their first crop.” According to Hoffman, when the harvest process runs late, many farmers become hesitant when it comes to putting in effort and money toward second crop rice. “A lot of farmers didn’t put money into preparing their cut fields for producing a second crop because they were not optimistic that it would yield significant profits since things were so far behind schedule,” he said. “Then it started raining regularly, and never really stopped.” Please turn to page 7
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Mule deer tournament winners Lone Star Outdoor News The Trans-Pecos Big Buck Tournament, based in Van Horn, completed its 21st year in 2018, showcasing the top mule deer, aoudad and javelina taken in the far West Texas region. Winners: North I-10: 1st- Don Herald 10 points 21 7/8 spread 156 inches 2nd- David Dutton 3rd- Sammy Tamporello South I-10: 1st- Derek McElroy 14 points 20 7/8 spread 167 inches
2nd-Robert Arbuckle 3rd- Royce Herbort Heaviest Dressed: 1st- Daniel Huband 203 pounds 9 points 27 4/8 spread 159 4/8 inches 2nd- Preston Sample 3rd- Cole Nicodemus Most Points: 1st- Shyiem Menefield 16 points 23 7/8 spread 163 inches 2nd- Randy Cockrell 3rd- Jody Erwin
Greatest Spread: 1st- David Erfurt 23-inch spread 2nd- Brett Weems 3rd- Matt Hanson Youth: 1st- Hud Price 13 points 30 7/8 spread 161 5/8 inches 2nd- Jackson Sones 3rd- Andrew Aguirre Javelina: 1st- Kelly Shipp 2nd- TJ Shipp Aoudad: 1st- James Sliva 2nd- Craig Lusford 3rd- Edgar Erwin
Hud Price harvested this 30 7/8-inch wide mule deer to lead the youth division in the Trans-Pecos Big Buck Tournament. Photo from TPBBT.
Zinke resigns as Interior secretary Lone Star Outdoor News After nearly two years, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke resigned his post at the end of the year, asserting a “vicious and politically motivated attack” against him had created an unfortunate distraction. Zinke’s tweet following his resignation read: “I love working for the president and am incredibly proud of all the good work we’ve accomplished together. However, after 30 years of public service, I cannot justify spending thousands of dollars defending
myself and my family against false allegations.” Zinke faced ethics assertions of engaging in high-cost travel at the government’s expense. Critics attacked Zinke for catering to the oil and gas industry and for changes to the federal Antiquities Act. Others recognized Zinke’s accomplishments, especially with respect to correcting the maintenance backlog at national parks. Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander said the effort “could do more to restore national parks than anything that has happened in
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The Can-Am Defender helped hunters get close enough to wary aoudad to make the shot and retrieve the animal. Photo by Andrew Howard.
pace I would normally be going while using one of our ranch trucks,” Jones said. “I’ve never driven as fast on the trail out of camp before as I did when I took my first ride on the Defender. It was a game changer, to say the least.” One of Jones’ guides, Robert Curry, led David Schlake on a spot-and-stalk mission for a mature aoudad ram. He claimed the Can-am allowed him to stealthily close the distance on a group of rams to put Schlake within shooting range of his trophy. “These machines can go in a lot of places that a truck just cant get to,” Curry said. “I was able to move around the side of a ridge to get closer to the aoudad we were after, which would’ve been difficult to accomplish using a truck. We would’ve had to hike in closer on foot. This would have taken much more time and might have made us miss our opportunity.” After getting into a prime position, Schlake put his sights on the ram he wanted and knocked him down. Not only was
this the Austin resident’s first aoudad to harvest, it was a 29.5-inch ram at that. Javelina also provided Schlake and his friend, Eric Pickhartz, who was along for the adventure, with action and more firsttime experiences. Both harvested their first javelina on the trip. Backcountry guide David Callaway helped the hunters chase javelina. “Javelina blend in with the low lying brush and move through it quickly,” he said. “When you see one, you have to move fast and these vehicles are perfect for this type of hunting.” Another aspect about the Can-am Lone Star Edition Defender that Callaway fell in love with was the unit’s capabilities while operating in its lowest gear. “I could drive down steep, rocky hills without ever having to touch the brake,” he explained. “That’s not something I’ve been able to do in any other vehicle I’ve used to hunt out here.”
New director of state parks Rodney Franklin, a 27-year veteran of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, was selected as the Texas State Parks division director. Franklin, previously the deputy director of Texas State Parks, succeeds Brent Leisure, who recently assumed the role as interim chief operating officer for TPWD. Franklin will oversee a workforce of about 1,350 employees who manage the more than 630,000 acres that comprise the state parks system in Texas. Franklin grew up in the small northeast Texas town of Powderly and began as a seasonal employee at the Sam Bell Maxey State Historic Site in nearby Paris. —TPWD
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The wet conditions the coastal prairies have endured this year helped to produce impressive yields of second crop rice in places where many farmers had initially given up hope. “More and more of this second crop rice is being cut daily, and there’s a ton of feed available for the geese that are wintering here,” Hoffman said. “Second crop rice is usually cut by mid-November. Things are way behind schedule, and it’s working in the birds’ favor.” Hunting guide Keith Blahuta has been chasing the big birds and guiding hunts on coastal rice prairies for more than two decades. Blahuta guides for Red Bluff Prairie Hunting Club, and said there are decent numbers of geese on the prairie. “We are seeing good numbers of snows and hoards of specklebellies,” Blahuta said. “Limits for specks has become fairly turnkey as of late.” One tough aspect about the goose hunting has been that the majority of the birds Blahuta and his clients are seeing are older birds. “There are not just a ton of uneducated juveniles in the air right now,” he said. “This has made it tough to get snow geese to work all the way into the spread. If we shoot a few snows on top of a limit of specks, then we’ve had a banner day.” To compensate for the wise birds, Blahuta has been very selective on when he calls the shot for his hunters. “I’ve been trying to direct the majority of our shots at small groups, singles and doubles,” he said. “I don’t want to educate a large wad of geese if I don’t have to.” Craig Williams, of Waco, recently hunt-
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Craig Williams, of Waco, shot his first banded whitefronted goose recently. Photo by Keith Blahuta.
ed with Blahuta and harvested his first-ever banded speck. “On that particular morning, we limited on specklebellies before 8 o’clock,” Williams said. “The banded bird came in as a single, apart from a group that was decoying. I was in the middle of the shooting line and managed to make a great shot.” Williamson’s bird was mature, and the report indicated it was banded in 2015 in Alaska.
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Venison donated by hunters finds its way to needy Texans through the food bank system. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
“In some areas, especially smaller towns, the meat goes to the local food pantry so that it gets distributed in the area where it was donated,” Guerra said. The food bank also works with Managed Lands Deer Permit ranches to collect deer. “We have a rigged-up refrigerated box truck to pick up the deer,” Guerra said. “We take those deer to Trinity Oaks for processing.” The venison is generally ground and placed in 2-pound packages to be distributed. The Cavazos family’s meat was obtained through the New Braunfels Food Bank, which Guerra said is in essence a food pantry for people in the area.
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Receiving venison family in New Braunfels, and was immediately used in making chili. “One of my sons used to go hunting, and a few times people who hunt have given us meat,” said Shelly Cavazos, who lives with her husband, Chris. “We really enjoy venison.” Chris had a back injury several years ago and has had multiple surgeries and is unable to work. Two of their four children, ages 12 and 16, still live at home. Shelly made chili with the venison delivered on Dec. 19, although she plans to use the rest like hamburger meat. “I like how lean the meat is,” she said. The family expressed their gratitude to both the hunters and the food bank. “I never realized it was available unless you knew someone who hunted,” Shelly said. “I was very pleased to get some of the meat and grateful to the people who people donated it.” Michael Guerra, the chief resource officer of the San Antonio Food Bank, said the program has expanded and improved. “A few years ago, the management of the meat-donation program went to being handled by the 22 regional food banks through a program called Feeding Texas,” he said. “We have an agreement with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to handle the funds so there would be a statewide network.” The San Antonio area gets the most use out of the program, probably because the area has the most deer, Guerra said. “We recruit meat processors into the program and help spread the news to promote it,” he said. “Individual hunters who get that extra deer can drop it off for free and the processor invoices us. Previously, hunters had to pay a small fee, around $40.” The meat is most often distributed locally, depending on the location of the processor.
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Wading for a trophy Top guides offer winter techniques By David Sikes
For Lone Star Outdoor News Winter is for wading. And for many coastal anglers, the only reason to step into a frigid tide is to chase trophy trout. Bay water temperatures were 54 degrees in
Rockport and 57 in Baffin Bay on Dec. 21. When bay temperatures dip into the 50s, it provides the best opportunity of the year to catch a personal best speckled trout. Around the Coastal Bend, only 30-inch trout get to be called trophies. But it has only been that way since the 1980s. Retired big-trout guide Doug Bird suggests the angling culture may have adopted this arbitrary measurement after gill Please turn to page 17
In the Upper Laguna Madre south of Corpus Christi, anglers been wading in a knee-deep tide to chase big speckled trout. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
A surprising catch Man lands 10-pound bass while fly-fishing for trout By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Rev. Jack Soper retired from Arapaho United Methodist Church in Richardson, and has more time to pursue his passion — fly-fishing. The Massachusetts native heads with a buddy to Zebco Pond at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens each year when the rainbow trout are released. This year, what he caught was a largemouth double-digit bass. “We were catching trout,” Soper said. “I was bringing in a small trout, when all of a sudden I saw this huge fish come out of the dark and grab the trout.” The trout got away. “Somehow, my little fly caught on the fish’s lip,” Soper said. “I was using a 5 weight rod with a 5x tippet, I thought there was no way I could bring in that fish.” Soper didn’t give up, though. “I toyed with it and had the drag set just right, and got him in,” he said. “When I picked up the fish the fly fell out.” Soper was using a size 16 fly in red and gold. A staff member with TFFC noticed what was going on, and rushed out with a scale to weigh the fish, and it weighed 10.4 pounds. The fish isn’t a lake record, but will be a lake fly-fishing record after Soper fills out his application. Mandy Scott with TFCC said the only fish that are currently stocked at Zebco Pond are adult channel catfish, bluegill and rainbow trout in the winter. “I know the largemouth bass that are in there have been there many years, because we have not stocked them in a very long time,” she said. “I just wanted to get it back in the water,” Soper said. “But I really enjoyed landing that monster.” Rev. Jack Soper landed this 10.4-pound bass while flyfishing for trout in Zebco Pond at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. Photo by TFFC.
A strange season Lots of reds at Sabine jetties; south shoreline best for trout on East Galveston Bay By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Too much rain and a whole lot of runoff via the rivers has set up some of the worst fishing conditions many anglers have seen in a long time on Sabine Lake and East Galveston Bay. On Sabine Lake, the Neches and Sabine rivers have just about eliminated catches of trout, with reds saving the day for just about all anglers. “Sabine Lake is just now beginning to clear up, just a little, from all the runoff from the rivers,” said guide Jerry Norris.
“But even with that, the trout fishing on Sabine Lake is really tough. I’ve had one good trip on the lake in the past couple of weeks. We had seven trout and one red while fishing the south shoreline. There was really no set pattern. I stayed on the trolling motor and we fished along the bank with red/shad Assassins. Most of the trout were on the flats adjacent to the bayous feeding into the lake.” Norris is doing just about all of his fishing at the jetties. “We’re moving up and down the rocks with the trolling motor while fishing scented plastics in new penny with a chartreuse tail,” he said. “I’m rigging them on 3/8-ounce jig heads to keep the tails deep. The boat cuts are good on outgoing tides. The end of the east jetty is good, too. On
one day we used dead shrimp on jig heads to catch limits of reds at the west jetty boat cut.” The flounder run that is so popular on Sabine Lake and in the pass never developed, according to Norris. “Some of the best spots in Sabine Pass are giving up zero flounder,” he said. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” On East Galveston Bay, guide Jim West reports that they are mostly fishing along the south shoreline. That’s about the only area with fishable water. “All the muddy water coming down the Trinity River has wiped out trout fishing on Trinity Bay,” West said. “We’re fishing from the boat and wading along the south shoreline of East Bay. The best catches of reds are up in the bayous. Your best Please turn to page 11
Excessive runoff of fresh water has affected the late fall fishing on Sabine Lake, but redfish are being landed near the jetty. Photo by Robert Sloan.
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Recreational anglers cheer passage of Modern Fish Act Lone Star Outdoor News On Dec. 19, the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the Modern Fish Act. Officially known as the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017, the bill now heads to the president’s desk for his signature. The passage of the bill was well received by fishing conservation groups. “The Modern Fish Act is the most significant update to America’s saltwater fishing regulations in more than 40 years and the recreational fishing community couldn’t be more excited,” said Johnny Morris, conservationist and founder of Bass Pro Shops. “The recreational fishing industry has long been frustrated by the sudden closures and wildly fluctuating fishing regulations that have come from the nation’s federal marine fisheries management system,” said Gary Zurn, senior vice president at Big Rock Sports and the American Sportfishing Association’s government affairs committee chairman. “Through passage of the Modern Fish Act, Congress is providing direction to NOAA Fisheries on a variety of policies that will ultimately lead to more stable fishing regulations, and better management and conservation of our
marine fisheries.” The version of the Modern Fish Act passed by Congress included: • Clarifying the authority of NOAA Fisheries to apply management approaches more appropriate for recreational fishing; • Improving recreational harvest data collection by requiring federal managers to explore additional data sources that have the potential to improve the accuracy and timeliness of harvest estimates, such as state-driven programs and electronic reporting (e.g., through smartphone apps); • Requiring a study on how mixed-use fishery allocations can and should be periodically reviewed by the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Regional Fishery Management Councils; and • Requiring a study on limited access privilege programs (catch shares) including an assessment of the social, economic, and ecological effects of the programs. ASA said passage of the bill shows the voice of the recreational fishing community is being heard on Capitol Hill.
Coastal conservation groups worked for years to finally see regulation changes that benefit recreational anglers. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Groups supporting the Act included ASA, Center for Sportfishing Policy, Coastal Conservation Association, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Guy
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larger creeks. Striped bass are good on swim baits and drifting live bait along the river channel in 30 feet. Crappie are good on pink/white tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on liver, nightcrawlers and dip bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on live shad. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 51-54 degrees; 2.35’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. CALAVERAS: Water murky. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are slow. Catfish slow. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 71-75 degrees; 0.31’ high. Black bass are good on white spinner baits and watermelon flukes on secondary points in 4-12 feet. Striped bass are fair over and around humps in 3060 feet at daylight. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs upriver. Channel catfish are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with live perch. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 47-49 degrees, 0.01’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits, shaky-head worms and deep-diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 71-75 degrees; 13.75’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. COLEMAN: Water murky; 7074 degrees; 0.47’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are good on live minnows. Channel catfish are fair on stink bait and liver. COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 97 degrees at the hot water discharge, 70-74 degrees in main lake; 0.35’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. COLORADO CITY: Water fairly clear; 4652 degrees; 12.1’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on jigs, Texas rigs and spoons. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait. CONROE: Water murky; 71-75 degrees; 0.12’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon/red soft plastics, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits in 20-30 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait and nightcrawlers. COOPER: Water stained to muddy; 82-84 degrees; 0.31’ high. Black bass are fair on weightless stick worms, spinner baits and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper and white bass are good on slabs. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 60-68 degrees; 0.2’ high. Black bass are fair to good on shad-pattern crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. White bass
are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 47-50 degrees; 0.35’ high. Black bass are good on shaky-head worms, medium crankbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, bladed jigs and spinner baits. No report on other species. FALCON: Water murky; 70-74 degrees; 21.97’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are good on watermelon and redbug Carolina-rigged worms, and on shallow running crankbaits over grass. Channel and blue catfish are slow. FORK: Water lightly stained; 48-51 degrees; 0.18’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on bladed jigs, football jigs and flutter spoons. White and yellow bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 43-51 degrees; 0.95’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows around deeper structure. Catfish are good on live and cut bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water murky. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, shrimp and nightcrawlers. GRANBURY: Water murky; 70-74 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastic worms and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on hellbenders and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp and live minnows. GRANGER: Water murky; 69-73 degrees; 2.06’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 47-50 degrees; 2.78’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass and hybrid bass are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. GREENBELT: Water off-color; 45-52 degrees; 36.56’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water murky; 66-70 degrees; 0.44’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Catfish are slow. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 43-48 degrees; 0.06’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut
bait. JOE POOL: Water stained to muddy; 49-51 degrees; 0.31’ high. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, Texas-rigged creature baits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 50-53 degrees: 2.86’ high. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and black and blue jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LAVON: Water stained to muddy; 49-51 degrees: 0.58’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LBJ: Water murky; 68-72 degrees; 0.99’ low. Black bass are good on bleeding shad lipless crankbaits, buzzbaits and weightless watermelon/red stick worms along laydowns and stumps on creek points. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on jigs at night. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live bait. LEWISVILLE: Water stained to muddy; 47-50 degrees; 1.04’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, suspending jerkbaits and shaky-head worms. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 71-75 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics with chartreuse tails and on lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Blue catfish are good on shad, shrimp and prepared baits. MACKENZIE: Water stained; 43-51 degrees; 78.2’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers. MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 0.09’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, swim jigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. MEREDITH: Water fairly clear; 44-52 degrees; 49.35’ low. No reports on black bass. There are a few reports of walleye being caught on live bait and artificials. Bream and channel catfish are being caught in limited numbers. MONTICELLO: Water stained; 49-51 degrees; 2.59’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. NASWORTHY: Water stained; 42-49 degrees; 0.6’ low. Black bass are slow. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good
on live bait and nightcrawlers. NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 67-71 degrees; 1.42’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 4452 degrees; 18.88’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on cut and live bait. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 4350 degrees; 0.57’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 48-50 degrees; 0.64’ high. Black bass are good on shaky-head worms, spinner baits and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 47-53 degrees; 1.17 low. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs, spoons 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 on live and cut bait. PROCTOR: Water murky; 67-71 degrees; 2.25’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 48-51 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are good on shaky-head worms, Texas-rigged craws and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained to muddy: 46-49 degrees; 2.79’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, bladed jigs and lipless crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 47-50 degrees; 0.16’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas-rigged craws. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 70-74 degrees; 3.44’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Catfish are slow. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 71-75 degrees; 5.38’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. SPENCE: 36.82’ low. Black bass are slow. No report on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers. STAMFORD: Water stained to muddy; 52-63 degrees; 1.03’ high. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut and live bait. STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 68-
n Saltwater reports Page 11 72 degrees; 6.44’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 48-51 degrees; 0.68’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas-rigged creature baits on docks. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. TEXANA: Water stained; 55-62 degrees; 0.23’ low. Black bass are fair to good on drop-shot rigs, Texas rigs, jigs and weightless flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 47-50 degrees; 2.18’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, lipless crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 71-75 degrees; 0.10’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. TRAVIS: Water murky; 69-73 degrees; 0.18’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and shrimp. WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 48-50 degrees; 0.01’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 43-49 degrees; 23.03’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait. WHITNEY: Water murky; 68-72 degrees; 0.15’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair off ledges. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 50-52 degrees; 7.52 high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, lipless crankbaits and weightless stick worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
—TPWD
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Sponsored by NORTH SABINE: Redfish are fair to good at the discharge canal on peeled shrimp. Black drum are fair around rock groins. Sand trout are good in the deep holes on shrimp. SOUTH SABINE: Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. BOLIVAR: Sand trout are fair to good in the ICW on shrimp. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. TRINITY BAY: Redfish are fair to good in the bayous for waders tossing plastics. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair over deep mud and structures on MirrOlures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair for waders 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: Redfish are fair to good in Mo-
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ses Lake on mullet and shrimp. Sheepshead are good around the rocks on shrimp. FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish are good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on soft plastics over humps and scat-
plastics. Redfish are fair at the mouths of drains on soft plastics and gold spoons. ROCKPORT: Redfish are fair to good at California Hole on shrimp. Trout are fair on the edge of the ICW on glow D.O.A. Shrimp. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp. PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the channel on scented plastics and mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel. CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are fair good in the Humble Channel and around Emmords Hole on crabs and shrimp. Trout are best on the edge of the flats on live shrimp and D.O.A. Shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and rocks on Corkies and Soft Dines. Redfish are fair on the edge of the Land Cut on plastics tipped with shrimp. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on D.O.A. Shrimp around grass holes. Trout and redfish are fair on muddy shorelines and
tered shell. Redfish are fair on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous. Sheepshead are fair around piers and rocks on shrimp. PORT O’CONNOR: Redfish are fair on Corkies over soft mud and drop-offs near reefs on
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PORT ISABEL: Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on soft plastics and imitation shrimp. Redfish are fair in the deep holes and along the edge of the channel on gold spoons and jigs tipped with shrimp. —TPWD
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER SNARED BY SNAPCHAT A Snapchat post of a white-tailed doe suggested the doe may have been illegally harvested the night before the opening of the general season. Henderson County game wardens interviewed a subject and confirmed the suspicion. The deer was taken at night with the aid of an artificial light. Three individuals were cited for hunting deer at night and failing to keep the deer in an edible condition.
DOVE HUNT GONE AWRY The opening of the general deer season in La Salle County proved to be slow due to wet and green conditions. One group decided to dove
hunt instead of deer hunt. The hunters claimed they did not realize dove season had already closed. Cases and civil restitution are pending.
ERRANT SHOTS FROM THE ROAD A Shelby County landowner heard multiple shots from a vehicle on a roadway. Game wardens located the vehicle. The occupants admitted to shooting at a whitetail deer from a public road. They led the wardens to the exact location the incident had taken place. The wardens located spent .30/30 casings in the roadway. Cases are pending.
surrounded by hunting clubs. As the sun began to rise, numerous shots were heard in the vicinity. One shot was very close to the wardens’ location. When returning to their vehicle, two surprised men emerged from the woods. It was found one of the men had harvested an undersized buck and left it in the woods. Citations were issued for an antler restriction violation and untagged deer.
SNEAKING IN WITH STAND, FEEDER During youth weekend, an Angelina County game warden was assisting a landowner with finding where trespassers were entering his property. The warden located a corn feeder and a climbing stand. A few days later, the warden found a man perched in the climbing stand. The man was charged with hunting without landowner consent.
BLOOD-STAINED CLOTHES In a national forest, Shelby County game wardens checked a group of hunters. The group denied killing any deer. The wardens inquired about the blood on their clothes. The subjects admitted to killing one doe in the national forest early that morning and already had it quartered and stuffed into two different backpacks. Citations and civil restitution are pending.
STOLEN ATV, SIPPING DR. PEPPER IN BLIND A landowner approached his deer stand and found two women inside drinking Dr. Pepper. An Angelina County game warden was notified and responded. It was discovered the two females had entered the property on a stolen four-wheeler, and both had felony warrants for possession of a controlled substance. Both females were arrested. The stolen four-wheeler was turned over to the Sheriff’s Department.
TOO OLD FOR YOUTH SEASON In Cherokee County, game wardens encountered an adult hunting ducks on the Neches River during the youth-only season. The individual also had an expired boat registration and failed to display navigational lights.
MEN SURPRISED BY WARDENS On the opening day of the general deer season, Nacogdoches County game wardens were in an area
POACHER HAD POT FARM Trinity and Rockwall county game wardens received a call from a landowner reporting deer hunters along White Rock Creek. The landowner had heard a shot and took pictures of the shooter and his
boat. The wardens arrived about 45 minutes after the shot and watched the creek for a boat to pass. Later, wardens determined the subject lived in a marina off White Rock Creek. They made contact with the suspect at his residence and a neighbor who was also in the boat. The two men had completely different stories. Wardens also smelled marijuana coming from an enclosed building on the edge of the creek. Inside the building many marijuana plants and jars containing marijuana were found. A camper on the property was being used to grow the marijuana and contained more marijuana plants. The case was turned over to the Trinity County Sheriff’s office, and the suspect was transported to the Trinity County Jail. REPLACEMENT LICENSE DOESN’T MEAN MORE TAGS While on patrol in the Sam Houston National Forest, Walker County game wardens noticed
a truck parked with hunting gear inside. A single deer hair was observed in the bed of the truck. The driver of the truck and two passengers came out of the forest and admitted to hunting. One of the subjects admitted to exceeding his annual bag limit of white-tailed deer. The suspect was found to have acquired a replacement hunting license on multiple occasions going back as far as 2010. He admitted he burned his current license after using his buck tags. One white-tailed buck was seized, and charges are pending. AN INCRIMINATING PHOTO In Houston County, a game warden received a call about a trespasser caught on a game camera wearing camouflage. He had a bow in one hand with an arrow nocked, and a stool in the other hand. After nearly two weeks of investigating, the warden located the subject in Harris County. The subject admitted he was the man in the photo.
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Two anglers drown Two men who were fishing on Lake Bardwell in Ellis County on Dec. 17 drowned and were recovered from the lake on Dec. 18. Officials were notified the men were missing by an employee at the J&B Grocery Store in Bardwell. The two men were regulars at the store and purchased their breakfast and tackle at the store before heading out to fish. When the Van Cao clerk observed their truck still at the boat ramp the next morning, he notified the Waxahachie police. A short time later a resident alerted a sheriff’s deputy and Texas Game Warden Jeff Powell to something they spotted in the water. The bodies were recovered by the Waxahachie Police dive team. The two men were later identified as Richard Ly, 61, and Van Cao, 47, both of Arlington. The Highview Marina posted on its Facebook page that it lost someone special in Cao, and said in part: “Van Cao was what I like to call the very best definition of a fisherman. He was kind, caring, honest, respectful of other people, and the environment. He was liked by everyone and everyone knew Van and that the man could catch fish with the best of them.” —Staff report
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Johnson and Shakespeare. Like many anglers, Garza, 58, grew up fishing for bass and panfish at freshwater ponds, using a Johnson Country Mile reel. No, he has not recreated the Country Mile in wood. But he does have a beautiful Shakespeare Wondercast from the 1950s that sells for $350. Garza fashions the components of his creations, using a lathe, scroll saw, band saw, sander, several Dremel Tools, and a variety of carving chisels and delicate scalpel-sharp knives. He uses mostly exotic woods from trees around the world, such as pink ivory, Bolivian rosewood, bird’s-eye maple, and cherry to produce creations with contrasting colors and grains. On some pieces he sparingly incorporates metal parts for the bail on spincasters or the line guides on the level wind of baitcasters. But there are no internal parts. Each piece is a truly unique work of art, which can fetch between $300 and $800. Garza signs and dates every reel before parting with his creations. To date, he’s made more than 50, spending 30-40 hours on each one. Garza prefers working at night, when he can concentrate for hours past midnight. When he’s really focused, he can complete a reel within about week of starting. All of the reels he finishes with a satin lacquer, which he sometimes polishes to a soft luster. While all these three-dimensional pieces are too delicate for child’s play, some actually have moving parts. The Penn Peerless, circa 1950s, might have a handle that spins, while the drag lever on others can pivot. “There’s no reel that I would not try to make,” Garza said. “I love the challenge. Each new reel is a learning experience. So, when a certain part gives me trouble, I just close my eyes and build it in my mind.” For years, Garza owned a successful business that installed tile in homes. And for about 20 of those years, he collected wood and old fishing reels. In the beginning, Garza tested his woodworking skill on shadow boxes and bird carvings. Now that he’s retired from the tile business, Garza is fully dedicated to combining his collection of exotic woods and reels into keepsakes for anglers. Toward this end, Garza got a break in 2017 when his work was chosen to be included in the prestigious Rockport Art Festival, a juried show and market in July. He returned to the show in 2018. Not only did he sell a few reels at the show, his works were voted best in show by the organizers. Unanimously. Next up, Garza plans to expand his fine-art market by creating fly-fishing and offshore reels.
Steven Garza sells his wooden reels for between $300 and $800. Photo by Mike Garza.
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Cole Genovese, 7, of Dallas, caught this largemouth bass while crappie fishing on Cedar Creek Lake. He was fishing with minnows and using 4-pound test line.
Raylin Massey shot this whitetail while hunting near La Pryor. He made the shot at 302 yards with his 7mm Mag and using Fiocchils new Scirocco 150-grain bullet.
Lauren Townsend, 11, of Arlington, shot her first pig in Palo Pinto County.
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Clayton Rickman, of Cuero, shot this mule deer on a recent hunt in New Mexico on public land. He shot the buck at 330 yards with a .300 RUM.
Bennett Koehn, 11, of New Braunfels, shot his first feral hog at 200 yards at the Koehn Ranch in Zavala County.
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select areas. The Conservation Stewardship Program will allocate $3.9 billion over five years to help agricultural producers maintain and improve existing conservation systems; with payments increased based on conservation project performance. The bill also includes a significant investment to address feral hog populations in the U.S. as well as a provision to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfires by renewing the insect and disease categorical exclusion and expanding its purpose to allow for expedited reduction of hazardous fuels. Additionally, the bill includes an important categorical exclu•
sion for restoring and rehabilitating sagebrush habitat for the benefit of sage-grouse and mule deer from duplicative study under the National Environmental Policy Act. Delta Waterfowl said the bill includes numerous priority items that will benefit ducks and duck hunters. “Notably, using Delta Waterfowl’s Working Wetlands pilot program in North Dakota as a model, the bill establishes a voluntary, incentive-based conservation program to safeguard America’s most critical wetlands for breeding ducks,” said Scott Petrie, Delta Waterfowl’s chief executive officer. Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall said, “By providing full funding
for the conservation title, Congress ensures these voluntary, incentive-based conservation programs will continue to create opportunities to work with farmers, ranchers and landowners across the country.” The National Wild Turkey Federation CEO Becky Humpries said, “The conservation programs included in the 2018 Farm Bill are important not only to our nation’s farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, but to every citizen who enjoys wildlife and the outdoors.” The Mule Deer Foundation praised provisions that will help mule deer and sage-grouse. “This legislation includes conservation and forestry provisions that are critically important to
wildlife conservation throughout the range of mule deer and black-tailed deer in the West,” said President Miles Moretti. “We particularly appreciate inclusion of a provision to establish a categorical exclusion on Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior lands for forest management projects that will restore mule deer and sage grouse habitat.” A Texas Agricultural Land Trust spokesperson praised the bill, saying, “The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill is the most noteworthy act to benefit Texas agricultural land conservation in the last 12 years.”
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10:38 4:26 11:29 5:17 ----- 6:04 12:36 6:47 1:18 7:30 2:00 8:12 2:43 8:56 3:29 9:41 4:16 10:29 5:06 10:50 5:57 11:41 6:48 12:37 7:39 1:28 8:29 2:18 9:16 3:06
11:04 4:51 11:54 5:41 12:16 6:28 12:59 7:11 1:42 7:53 2:24 8:36 3:08 9:20 3:54 10:06 4:41 10:54 5:31 ----6:21 12:09 7:12 1:00 8:01 1:50 8:50 2:39 9:38 3:27
07:15 07:15 07:15 07:16 07:16 07:16 07:16 07:16 07:17 07:17 07:17 07:17 07:17 07:17 07:17
05:29 05:29 05:30 05:30 05:31 05:32 05:32 05:33 05:34 05:35 05:35 05:36 05:37 05:38 05:39
NoMoon 12:05p 12:15a 12:42p 1:16a 1:18p 2:15a 1:54p 3:13a 2:31p 4:10a 3:11p 5:07a 3:54p 6:01a 4:40p 6:53a 5:29p 7:42a 6:20p 8:27a 7:13p 9:08a 8:07p 9:46a 9:00p 10:21a 9:53p 10:54a 10:46p
4:31 5:23 6:10 6:53 7:35 8:18 9:01
11:09 11:59 12:22 1:05 1:47 2:30 3:14
4:57 5:47 6:33 7:17 7:59 8:42 9:26
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4:22 5:12 6:03 6:54 7:45 8:34 9:22
4:47 5:37 6:27 7:17 8:07 8:56 9:43
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07:29 07:29 07:29 07:29 07:29 07:29 07:29
10:35 10:56 11:47 12:42 1:34 2:23 3:12
07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:29 07:29 07:29
05:27 05:28 05:28 05:29 05:30 05:31 05:31 05:33 05:34 05:34 05:35 05:36 05:37 05:38
NoMoon 12:13p 12:21a 12:48p 1:23a 1:22p 2:23a 1:57p 3:23a 2:33p 4:21a 3:11p 5:19a 3:53p 7:06a 7:55a 8:39a 9:20a 9:56a 10:30a 11:01a
4:39p 5:28p 6:20p 7:14p 8:08p 9:02p 9:56p 10:50p
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10:51 4:38 11:42 5:30 12:04 6:16 12:48 7:00 1:30 7:42 2:12 8:24 2:56 9:08 3:41 9:54 4:29 10:41 5:19 11:02 6:09 11:53 7:01 12:49 7:51 1:40 8:41 2:30 9:29 3:18
11:16 ----12:28 1:12 1:54 2:36 3:20 4:06 4:54 5:43 6:34 7:24 8:14 9:03 9:50
5:03 5:54 6:40 7:24 8:06 8:49 9:33 10:19 11:06 ----12:22 1:12 2:03 2:52 3:39
07:26 07:26 07:27 07:27 07:27 07:27 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28
05:42 05:43 05:43 05:44 05:45 05:45 05:46 05:47 05:47 05:48 05:49 05:50 05:50 05:51 05:52
NoMoon 12:18p 12:28a 12:55p 1:29a 1:31p 2:27a 2:07p 3:25a 2:44p 4:23a 3:24p 5:19a 4:07p 6:13a 4:54p 7:05a 5:43p 7:54a 6:34p 8:39a 7:27p 9:20a 8:21p 9:58a 9:14p 10:33a 10:06p 11:06a 10:59p
11:04 4:52 11:55 5:43 12:18 6:30 1:02 7:13 1:44 7:56 2:26 8:38 3:09 9:21 3:55 10:07 4:42 10:55 5:32 11:16 6:23 12:11 7:14 1:03 8:05 1:54 8:54 2:44 9:42 3:32
11:30 ----12:42 1:25 2:07 2:50 3:34 4:20 5:07 5:57 6:47 7:38 8:27 9:16 10:04
5:17 6:07 6:54 7:37 8:19 9:02 9:46 10:32 11:20 ----12:35 1:26 2:16 3:05 3:53
07:54 07:54 07:55 07:55 07:55 07:55 07:55 07:55 07:56 07:56 07:56 07:56 07:56 07:55 07:55
05:41 05:42 05:42 05:43 05:44 05:44 05:45 05:46 05:47 05:48 05:48 05:49 05:50 05:51 05:52
NoMoon 12:34p 12:41a 1:08p 1:45a 1:41p 2:46a 2:15p 3:47a 2:50p 4:47a 3:27p 5:45a 4:09p 6:41a 4:54p 7:33a 5:43p 8:21a 6:35p 9:05a 7:29p 9:45a 8:24p 10:21a 9:20p 10:53a 10:15p 11:24a 11:10p
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 28 Dec 29 Dec 30 Dec 31 Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 3 Jan 4 Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 7 Jan 8 Jan 9 Jan 10 Jan 11
Time 2:34 AM 3:47 AM 4:46 AM 5:34 AM 6:19 AM 6:57 AM 12:17 AM 12:39 AM 12:55 AM 1:11 AM 1:31 AM 1:58 AM 2:31 AM 12:09 AM 1:19 AM
Rollover Pass Height 0.56L 0.30L 0.01L -0.25L -0.48L -0.64L 1.05H 1.04H 1.05H 1.05H 1.04H 1.01H 0.95H 0.79L 0.68L
Time 7:30 AM 9:45 AM 11:33 AM 12:56 PM 2:05 PM 2:58 PM 7:34 AM 8:10 AM 8:46 AM 9:21 AM 9:58 AM 10:35 AM 11:12 AM 3:11 AM 4:10 AM
Height 0.83H 0.80H 0.91H 1.05H 1.19H 1.27H -0.74L -0.79L -0.79L -0.76L -0.69L -0.60L -0.48L 0.85H 0.73H
Time 2:01 PM 3:11 PM 4:31 PM 5:54 PM 7:09 PM 8:08 PM 3:43 PM 4:23 PM 4:59 PM 5:33 PM 6:07 PM 6:43 PM 7:19 PM 11:51 AM 12:33 PM
Height -0.09L 0.21L 0.46L 0.64L 0.78L 0.87L 1.29H 1.28H 1.24H 1.19H 1.14H 1.09H 1.05H -0.32L -0.14L
Time 9:26 PM 10:08 PM 10:47 PM 11:21 PM 11:51 PM
Height 1.17H 1.12H 1.09H 1.07H 1.06H
8:52 PM 9:20 PM 9:38 PM 9:59 PM 10:28 PM 11:11 PM
0.92L 0.95L 0.96L 0.94L 0.91L 0.86L
7:56 PM 8:29 PM
1.01H 0.97H
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 03:29 AM 4:24 AM 5:14 AM 5:56 AM 6:14 AM 6:49 AM 7:23 AM 7:55 AM 12:17 AM 12:44 AM 1:14 AM 1:41 AM 2:04 AM 2:17 AM 11:44 AM
Height 0.77L 0.49L 0.19L -0.08L -0.63L -0.84L -0.97L -1.02L 1.34H 1.35H 1.34H 1.29H 1.21H 1.08H -0.27L
Time 7:26 AM 9:35 AM 11:34 AM 1:07 PM 2:30 PM 3:23 PM 4:06 PM 4:43 PM 8:26 AM 8:57 AM 9:29 AM 10:01 AM 10:35 AM 11:09 AM 8:32 PM
Height 0.94H 0.91H 1.00H 1.15H 1.46H 1.58H 1.62H 1.60H -1.02L -0.98L -0.91L -0.81L -0.67L -0.49L 1.14H
Time 1:58 PM 3:21 PM 5:18 PM 6:40 PM 7:30 PM 8:33 PM 9:20 PM 9:46 PM 5:16 PM 5:47 PM 6:20 PM 6:55 PM 7:30 PM 8:03 PM
Height 0.07L 0.38L 0.63L 0.80L 1.09L 1.20L 1.27L 1.31L 1.53H 1.45H 1.38H 1.31H 1.26H 1.20H
Time 9:36 PM 10:08 PM 10:37 PM 11:03 PM 11:17 PM 11:36 PM 11:55 PM
Height 1.26H 1.17H 1.10H 1.07H 1.25H 1.28H 1.31H
9:39 PM 9:25 PM 9:38 PM 10:14 PM 11:13 PM
1.31L 1.28L 1.21L 1.14L 1.05L
Height 0.68L 0.44L 0.19L -0.06L -0.28L -0.44L -0.54L -0.59L -0.60L -0.57L -0.52L -0.45L -0.35L -0.21L -0.04L
Time 6:53 AM 9:13 AM 11:19 AM 1:02 PM 2:05 PM 3:11 PM 3:58 PM 4:34 PM 5:06 PM 5:39 PM 6:12 PM 6:47 PM 7:21 PM 7:52 PM 8:11 PM
Height 0.82H 0.83H 0.97H 1.18H 1.37H 1.50H 1.56H 1.55H 1.51H 1.46H 1.39H 1.32H 1.24H 1.16H 1.07H
Time 1:34 PM 3:03 PM 5:15 PM 7:14 PM
Height 0.10L 0.42L 0.69L 0.82L
Time 9:11 PM 9:34 PM 9:52 PM 10:04 PM
Height 1.24H 1.09H 0.98H 0.93H
Time 3:40 AM 4:14 AM 4:53 AM 5:34 AM 6:04 AM 6:40 AM 7:15 AM 7:48 AM 8:22 AM 8:55 AM 9:29 AM 10:05 AM 10:42 AM 11:22 AM 12:05 PM
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Time 3:55 PM 4:28 PM 10:22 PM 10:00 PM 9:33 PM 9:11 PM 9:37 PM 10:19 PM 11:12 PM
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Date Dec 28 Dec 29 Dec 30 Dec 31 Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 3 Jan 4 Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 7 Jan 8 Jan 9 Jan 10 Jan 11
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Chasing big trout Continued from page 8
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Winter anglers wade-fish, usually casting slow-sinking lures, in the hopes of landing a trophy speckled trout. Photo by Jay Watkins.
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nets mostly were eliminated from Texas notice the sound it makes upon reentry. bays, allowing anglers to catch bigger Is the noise a hollow flop or a flitting fish. slap? The trophy-trout standard came into Webb noticed long ago the airborne statewide prominence during the 1990s, urgency and reentry of a mullet fleeing but few would dispute the concept has its for its life is different from that of mullet roots in South Texas. Mark Fisher, Texas casually jumping for any other reason. Parks & Wildlife Department Coastal But like all anglers, he still casts at every Fisheries science director, said nearly 40 mullet he sees within reach. years of gill-net surveys indicate only Fellow trout stalker Jay Watkins who 0.04 percent of the adult trout popula- spends much of his time in San Antonio tion statewide reaches the 30-inch mark. and Mesquite bays, is doing best this seaMuch has been written on how to out- son when the air and water temperatures smart the most elite class of trout. Most are in the mid-50s, and the windspeed anglers know a chilly is 12-28 mph from any tide tends to slow the direction. metabolism of fish, “I’ve learned that while emptying a the water clarity on bay of its usual abuncalmer days is just too dance of prey. Winter clear for catching big also makes the signs trout,” Watkins said. anglers look for more “Our larger trout are subtle. just too skittish in Combine this with those conditions.” fewer bait shop flags Between cold fronts, flying, and many anon warming days, Watglers choose to use kins has been focusing artificial lures. There his efforts along the are few absolutes in edges of shallow areas angling, but one that with potholes and seacomes close is the abgrass beds and around sence of top-water scattered oyster shell. plugs in winter. Few You may not have to winter anglers use Photo from Daniel Land actually walk through them, preferring instead to toss baits soft mud to fish soft mud, which might more attractive to lazy predators. be around shoreline points, coves and Generally, this includes slow-sinking ditches leading into marshy areas. or suspending lures that can be manipuCapt. Daniel Land is enjoying a good lated methodically near warmer bay bot- trout season south of Corpus Christi in toms, where predators tend to lurk dur- the Upper Laguna Madre, concentrating ing lean winter months. Rockport’s Jay on a knee-deep tide. Land also prefers Watkins likes Texas Custom Double D windy conditions, but said he’s found Lures, Custom Corky, and the Soft-Dine. a way to combat clear water by using He uses lures in a variety of colors, but a Custom Corky Fat Boy in pure silver, prefers ones with gold sides. bone/silver, and pistachio. Capt. Aubrey Black reported his guests “You might have to cast more than are landing their best trout lately using usual to get fish to eat on calmer days,” big paddle-tail soft plastics, such as the Land said. “One day they want a slow Saltwater Assassin Die Dapper, Gambler, presentation, and then sometimes I can willow-tail K-Wigglers and Down South get a reaction strike with a lot faster preLures. These are working best when us- sentation.” ing a slow presentation with a Black’s Land suggested standing in one spot Magic 1/32-ounce jighead. Most of their long enough to toss 20-30 fan casts into fish are in knee-deep to hip-deep tide. thigh-deep water, while walking along If you’re scouting for productive wa- the edges of deeper areas. If the slowters, the signs to look for require intense sinking lures don’t produce, he recomfocus. Legendary trout stalker Cliff Webb mends switching to a Southern Shad by recommends winter anglers learn the Down South Lures on 1/16-ounce jigdifference between a mullet jump and a head. mullet flip. He recommends the colors white ice The next time you witness a mullet and purple reign in clear water. When breach the surface, try to notice whether the tide is murky on overcast days, key its body and tail are straight and stiff or lime and victorious secrets are his color if the fish’s airborne attitude resembles a choices. swimming motion, Webb advised. Also
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INDUSTRY Parker Bows shutting down Parker Bows announced it would cease operations on Dec. 31. Sales of existing inventory will be made without warranty.
Pilkington honored Angela Pilkington, Correct Craft’s executive vice president, received the 2018 Darlene Briggs Woman of the Year by the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas.
Director position at MidwayUSA Foundation The MidwayUSA Foundation Inc., is seeking an executive director.
Powers joins SIG Jeff Powers has become SIG SAUER’s vice president of operations and continuous improvement.
ACROSS 1. A binocular manufacturer 3. Texas’ top Polaris dealer 6. Type of buffalo in Australia 7. Top-water bait with large blades 8. A hook manufacturer 9. A dog-training device indicating good behavior 11. A Texas/Oklahoma border lake 12. A gar species 14. A shotshell manufacturer 17. A coastal county 19. A baitfish that doubles as a pizza topping 20. A game bird in Africa 23. Meat from the deer 24. A place to fish for bonefish 25. Bay near Corpus 26. The small Canada goose 27. A quail species 28. A fishing knot for joining two pieces of line 30. A creek that feeds a river 31. Protects the gun barrel from rust 32. A North Texas river 33. A food plot grain
DOWN 2. Term for a freshwater shrimp 4. A shotgun manufacturer 5. A Panhandle county 6. Oak that produces the tastiest acorns for deer 7. Popular bay for winter speckled trout 10. Used by fish finders to locate structure 12. Part of the hook from the eye to the bend 13. An East Texas lake 14. Number of chambers in a deer’s heart 15. Top-water lure with a concave head 16. A minnow species 18. Rockport’s hurricane 19. A place to hunt caribou 21. A game camera manufacturer 22. A good catfish bait 24. A Central Texas reservoir 26. A group of quail 29. The big grouse 31. The front of the boat
Power-Pole’s Canadian distributor JL Marine Systems Inc., inventor of the Power-Pole, has partnered with Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing as its exclusive Canadian distributor.
Trull promoted at Davidson’s
named Importer of the Year by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers for a third consecutive year.
Crossfire Elite acquired GSM Outdoors, LLC acquired Crossfire Elite, LLC, a manufacturer of branded nylon holsters.
Marketing director at Lone Wolf Lone Wolf Distributors added Dan Erbling to head its marketing team.
Agency for Gill Gill, a marine apparel company, has partnered with media relations and marketing strategy group Traditions Media as its communications agency.
New sales agency at Tactical Solutions Bentley-Scott Marketing is the sales agency of record for Tactical Solutions in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
B&C president Timothy C. Brady of Anchorage, Alaska, was elected the new president of the Boone and Crockett Club.
John Trull has been promoted to executive vice president of Davidson’s.
Murray Road hires Zick
Aguilla top importer
Tim Zick was hired by the Murray Road Agency as communications manager.
Texas Armament & Technology and Aguila Ammunition were
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Venison liverwurst 2.5 pounds fatty pork, diced 2.5 pounds venison liver, diced 2 tsps. black pepper 2 tsps. sage 2 tsps. marjoram 1/2 tsp. thyme 1/2 tsp. caraway 1/2 tsp. mace 1/2 tsp. ginger 7.5 tsps. kosher salt 1 large onion, diced and cooked
Combine all ingredients and grind through the fine plate of a meat grinder. Chill well, about 1 hour or more, and grind again through the fine plate. Roll in plastic wrap or stuff into large casings and poach in 170-degree water until the internal temperature reaches 155 degrees. Serve on whole grain crackers with grainy mustard. —TPWD
Steamed flounder with ginger 1 1/2 pounds flounder fillets 1/4 cup dry sherry 3 tbsps. vegetable oil 9 tbsps. thinly sliced green onion, including tops 1 1/2 tbsps. finely chopped fresh ginger 3 tbsps. soy sauce 1/4 tsp. freshly ground white pepper
and salt lightly. Place rack over boiling water. Cover and steam until done, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove fish to warm platter. While fish is cooking, heat oil in small skillet. Add onion and ginger and stir-fry until tender, about 2 minutes. Add soy sauce and pepper. Mix well. Remove from heat and pour over hot fish.
Cut fillets into serving-size pieces. Place on rack, drizzle with sherry
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Hoffpauir group & lone star outdoor news THIS IS A 24 HOUR CONTEST. THE CONTEST DOES NOT PROVIDE THE LAND TO HUNT. ALL HUNTING MUST BE DONE WITHIN TEXAS.
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HOFFPAUIR RANCH & SUPPLY LAMPASAS, TEXAS • UP TO 4 MAN TEAMS • SIDE POTS • BOUNTY, BONUSES & CONTINGENCIES • WIN CALL SYSTEMS & OTHER GEAR general rules 1. Must follow all County, State and Federal hunting laws. If you break the law, your team will be disqualified. This includes having proper Texas hunting license. A Trappers license is NOT required to hunt. It is only required to sell your hides to a fur buyer. 2. 4 members maximum per team. 3. All team members must be present at weigh-in on Sunday to claim prize money. No Exceptions! 4. All team members must hunt together at all times. No splitting up. 5. All animals must be killed within this 24 hour hunting contest. 6. No trapped, snared, caged-raised, or frozen animals will be allowed. 7. No pooling of animals between teams. 8. No hunting in intentionally baited areas. 9. No modifying the weight of animals in any way. We will not weigh a wet animal. 10. No trolling. 11. All teams are responsible for removal and disposing of their animals in a legal manner. 12. No use of Aircraft or dogs. 13. The use of night vision of any kind and for any reason is prohibited. This includes thermal and infrared imaging. You cannot use it for spotting or finding wounded or dead animals. 14. Decisions of judges is FINAL! (Judges will be hunting in contest) 15. All cash winning teams are subject to polygraph.
• Hunting begins at 12:00 PM on Saturday February 9, 2019. Weigh-in is the following Sunday 12:00 PM at 10296 W FM 580, in Lampasas, TX. • Entry fee is $250 per team. • In the event of a tie. Winner will be determined by the team with most animals. Grand Prize and Jackpots will be split evenly. The $250 entry fee will be divided as follows $190 goes toward the Main contest. $60 will be divided evenly by each jackpot. • All teams will be entered in Jackpots. • Failure to check in with judges on Sunday by 12:00 PM sharp at the Burnet store with your entire team will result in disqualification of your team - No Visit us online Exceptions! www.hoffpauirexpo.com/predator-contest.html • Mail in entries are welcome, but must be received by the Thursday prior to contest. Mail-in entry fee must be made by Money Order or Cashiers Check. Please waive the signature requirement on any expedited shipping services. No personal checks, please!
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stringer rules 1. Main pot will be determined by heavy stringer. 2. Stringer consists of one of each of the following; bobcat, coyote, gray fox and raccoon. (You don't have to have one of all four to weigh in). 3. Teams are responsible for picking their heaviest of each, we will not weigh more than one of each species!! 4. Side pots will be; heavy coyote, bobcat, fox and raccoon.
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5. All cash winning teams are subject to polygraph.
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Entry fee is $250 per team. All Teams must abide by the rules or be disqualified. All Cash Winning Teams are subject to polygraph test. Failure to check in with judges on Sunday by 12:00 PM sharp at the Hoffpauir Expo Grounds in Lampasas with your entire team will result in disqualification of your team - No Exceptions! Failure of polygraph constitutes immediate disqualification. I have read and understand all stated rules.
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Bump stock ban By a regulation change on Dec. 18, the Trump administration banned bump stocks. Under the regulation, bump stock owners will be required to either destroy them or surrender them to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by late March. After the deadline, it will be illegal to possess them under the same federal laws that prohibit machine guns. No clear estimates of the number of bump stocks exist. ATF has estimated that between 280,000 and about 520,000 have been sold since 2010. A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the regulation has been filed. —Staff report
Legislation addresses salmon protection from sea lions KRISTIN PARMA, OF SAN ANTONIO, MADE A 140-YARD SHOT ON THIS BUCK IN MILLS COUNTY. SHE WAS HUNTING WITH WARREN BLESH AT THE RRR RANCH. SHE USED A .308 WITH A HYBRID SUPPRESSOR TO TAKE HER SECOND BUCK EVER.
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Bipartisan legislation to protect salmon and steelhead from excessive sea lion predation in the Columbia River basin has been passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Act (S. 3119) now heads to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign the legislation into law. “Current law is failing wild and endangered Columbia River basin salmon and steelhead populations, some of which face an imminent risk of extinction if nothing is done to address the unnatural levels of sea lion predation and restore balance to this unique ecosystem,” said Gary Loomis, founder of G-Loomis and the Coastal Conservation Association in the Pacific Northwest.” S. 3119 amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act to provide Northwest states and Columbia River treaty tribes streamlined authorities to effectively address excessive sea lion predation where the problem is most acute. —CCA
apparent drowning. The two were fishing together and family members notified the sheriff’s office they were unable to contact the men, who were late returning home. The sheriff’s office coordinated search and rescue efforts and learned a Polaris side-by-side allterrain vehicle was missing. After finding open water near the middle of the lake, the body of one of the men was found on the ice near the edge of the water. Dive teams found the second man, inside the enclosed cab of the ATV, in 40 feet of water. —Staff report
Poacher catches self on camera A poacher in East Grand Forks left his trail camera behind, which later implicated him, holding clear images of the man’s face and the man in the deer stand. Evidence of baiting, illegal during the hunting season, was also observed. The man also was hunting within the city limits, where hunting is illegal. East Grand Forks police identified the man and charges are being prepared. —Staff report
ARKANSAS
Elk season successful The 2018 elk season set a record with 67 animals taken on public and private land. The previous record was 55. The first week of the season was Oct. 1-5, with a youth hunt Sept. 29-30. Forty-one elk were harvested — 18 bulls and 23 antlerless. Thirty-six of those came from private land; five were taken on public land. The second week of the season was Oct. 29-Nov. 2, with a youth hunt Oct. 27-28. Twenty-five elk were taken during this period — five bulls and 20 antlerless, with 14 from private land and 11 from public land. —AGFC
MARYLAND
GEORGIA
Two natural resource leaders, one from Florida and the other from Washington State received the NOAA Fisheries 2018 Dr. Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award. Dr. Brandt Henningsen has been an environmental scientist and a visionary for coastal habitat conservation and restoration in Florida’s Tampa Bay area for more than 30 years. His work has become a national model for successful estuary programs. Terry Williams has served more than 30 years as a habitat conservation leader, most recently as the Director of the National Resources Department for the Tulalip Tribes in Washington State. Williams was instrumental in developing the first Puget Sound Salmon Management Plan advancing innovative management approaches. —NOAA
Leopolda “Leo” Miranda, a veteran of conservation, has become the latest regional director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southeast Region based in Atlanta. The region encompasses 10 Southeastern states as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Miranda succeeds Cindy Dohner, who led the region from November 2009 until her retirement in August 2017. —USFWS
NOAA conservation awards
Residents support deer hunting
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the results of a public opinion survey on white-tailed deer. More than 70 percent of those surveyed think that deer should be hunted to help manage for a healthy population and over half of those surveyed think the department does a good job conserving and managing the deer population. —MDNR
Deer harvest down Hunters reported taking 31,588 deer during the state’s most popular hunt, the two-week firearms season. The total was 8 percent lower than last year’s official harvest of 34,502. —MDNR
MINNESOTA
Ice-fishermen deaths Two neighbors who live on Fish Trap Lake, 15 miles northwest of Little Falls, died of
New regional head at USFWS
IDAHO
New director of Fish and Game Idaho Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore on Friday, Dec. 14 announced the hiring of Ed Schriever as the new Fish and Game director. Schriever will replace Moore on Jan. 13, who in November announced his retirement. Schriever, 59, has been Fish and Game’s deputy director of Operations since 2015, and was the Fisheries bureau chief from 2008 to 2015. —IDFG
FLORIDA
Group arrested for mauling bears Nine individuals were arrested after a year-long investigation into the illegal baiting, taking and molestation of Florida black bears by the use of dogs for commercial purposes. According to the investigation, the defendants lured black bears by placing drums of dog food, doughnuts, pastries and peanut butter in various areas throughout Baker, Flagler, Marion and Union counties. The defendants then used large packs of dogs to chase and maul the black bears. Numerous felony and misdemeanor charges are pending. —Florida Wildlife Commission
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CLASSIFIEDS HUNTING ARGENTINA DOVE HUNTING Cordoba, Argentina 4 days – 3 nights 6 half day hunts - $1320 Tim – (972) 769-8866 GUNS FOR SALE Two LWRC DI AR-15 M61C 223 Rem 16” barrel, new in box never fired $1,200 each (214) 321-0231
SOUTH TEXAS TROPHY DEER HUNTS All Inclusive: Meals and Lodging Fly in Available Veteran Discount (713) 516-2954 DUVAL COUNTY, CONCEPCION, TX 85 Acres, Lodging, RV Power available HuntersHilton.com for more info (361) 244-0544 OR (361) 443-9330
AXIS HIDES Tanned axis hides Axis pillows gbroach@ktc.com (830) 896-6996
ANTLERS WANTED Buying all species, all conditions. Looking for large quantities. Call Del: (830) 997-2263 ARGENTINA DUCK HUNTING dagaradventures.com 8 hunts – $3990 Damian – 011 54 9 2923 69 2907 Tim – (972) 769-8866
EXOTICS + WHITETAIL Several species Trophy and meat hunts Owner guided, Very reasonable Let’s have fun! (325) 475-2100
TEXAS TROPHY WHITETAILS Axis, Blackbuck, Hogs Free range whitetail and exotic hunts in Sonora, TX www.HuntTexasWhitetails.com (717) 512-3582
WHITE LAB MALE Ready for field, 10 months old Excellent pedigree from field trail, hunt test lines Obedience and gun dog trained Hard drive, loves to retrieve Has been on dove, pheasant hunts Call Jeff (214) 384-5641
TDHA - JOIN TODAY TEXAS DOVE HUNTERS ASSOC. TexasDoveHunters.com (210) 764-1189 STOCKERBUCK.COM Call now to order Texas Trophy Bred does and stockerbucks or check us out online at stockerbuck.com JAY (505) 681-5210
QUAIL HUNTING
Bird Dog Training Facility 700 yard RANGE PoetryShootingClub.com (214) 728-2755
SOUTH TEXAS MANAGEMENT BUCK HUNTS, 130 to 150 class $2,000 to $2,500 two day hunts $250 no kill fee per day , guide and meals included Lodging not included but available near by. Call John (512) 517-0299
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HONDA OUTBOARD 4- stroke, 15 hp 25 inch shaft Electric start $1,900 (409) 201-0005
2005 GMC Yukon XL 4-Wheel drive. Leather seats, loaded 70K miles on engine, 230K miles on truck. $5,500. Ask for David (214) 361-2276
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COMPLETE TEXAS DUCK STAMP PRINT COLLECTION Call Steve: (817) 832-8078
TROPHY WHITETAIL BUCK HUNTS Intensive Management Program. Lodging included. (940) 362-4219
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DECOYS WANTED WOODEN Duck and Goose. Top prices paid. Ask for David. (214) 361-2276
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South Texas - Rio Grande Valley Bay fishing for trout, redfish, and flounder. Call Captain Grady Deaton, PhD at captaingrady@dosgringosfishing.com.Please call me for a great fishing adventure (956) 455-2503
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DATEBOOK JANUARY 4-5
Austin Boat & Travel Trailer Show Austin Convention Center (512) 494-1128 austinboatshow.com
JANUARY 4-13
Houston International Boat Show NRG Center (713) 526-6361 houstonboatshows.com
JANUARY 10
Coastal Conservation Association Dallas Anglers’ Night Out Tailwaters (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org
JANUARY 15
Delta Waterfowl Leon County Banquet Leon County Expo Center, Buffalo (9030 388-4705 deltawaterfowl.org
JANUARY 17
Weatherby Foundation International 2019 Weatherby Award Gala Omni Dallas Hotel (866) 934-3976 weatherbyfoundation.com
JANUARY 17-20
Dallas Safari Club Annual Convention Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (972) 980-9800 biggame.org
JANUARY 18-19
Deer Breeders Corp New Year’s Deer Auction Horseshoe Bay Resort (972) 289-3100 dbcdeer.com
JANUARY 19
Bass Champs South Region Tournament Lake Amistad (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com
JANUARY 25-27
Houston Safari Club Annual convention George R. Brown Convention Center (832) 804-8959 hscfdn.org
JANUARY 26-27
Texas Gun & Knife Shows Abilene Convention Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com
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Game wardens target illegal oystering Texas game wardens in Calhoun and Aransas counties led a multi-agency law enforcement surge targeting illegal commercial oyster harvest and possession, netting more than 140 criminal cases. Many of the violations were for possession of undersized oysters that the state’s reef ecosystem requires for sustainability and long-term health. Operation Reef Safeguard I consisted of patrols by Texas game wardens between Dec. 10-14 in collaboration with law enforcement officers with the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Aransas County Sheriff’s Office. Additional laws help combat the harvest of undersized oysters through enhanced penalties, and law enforcement officials are now able to hold all workers on oyster boats accountable for possession of undersized oysters. New rules that took effect November 2017 reduce the allowable amount of undersized oyster taken from 15 percent to 5 percent and provided an enhanced penalty for the possession of undersized oyster to an arrestable offense. Some of the violators intercepted during the operation possessed cargos consisting of up to 35 percent undersized oysters. —TPWD
JANUARY 31
DSC South Texas Third Annual Wildlife Gala Mays Family Center, San Antonio dscsouthtexas.org
FEBRUARY 2
Texas Team Trail Sam Rayburn Tournament (210) 281-1752 texasteamtrail.com
FEBRUARY 7-9
Wild Sheep Foundation The Sheep Show Reno-Sparks Convention Center (406) 404-8750 wildsheepfoundation.org
FEBRUARY 9-10
Lone Star Predator Calling Classic Hoffpauir Ranch & Supply, Lampasas (512) 748-2810 hoffpauirexpo.com/predator-contest
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