Lone Star Outdoor News 011020

Largest Hunting and Fishing Newspaper in Texas

January 10, 2020

Volume 16, Issue 10

Record eland

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News When Cal Lamb booked his first African safari he hoped to take a few animals and enjoy the experience of seeing Mozambique’s famed Niassa Reserve.

The Houston native had no idea he would become a world-record holder.

Lamb, an avid deer and big game hunter, booked his trip with Trey Sperring at Neal and Brownlee. He grew up with Sperring and has used the agent on his North American hunts over the last decade.

Cal Lamb, on his first African safari, shattered the world record with his Livingstone eland taken in Mozambique. The eland scored 125 1/8 SCI. Photo from Cal Lamb.

Last September, it was finally time to head to the Dark Continent.

“I was hoping for a Cape buffalo and some plains game species, including a Livingstone eland,” Lamb said.

Once at camp at Chapungu-Kambako Safaris, Lamb was introduced to his professional hunter, Paul Wellock, for the upcoming 10-day safari.

“We hit it off immediately,” Lamb said. “They actually try to select your PH based on your personality.”

“Our game plan was to start on Cape buffalo but to take any opportunity that

came our way for a mature animal,” Lamb said.

The first day did not disappoint, and after tracking a second group of “dagga boys,” Lamb got into position and shot an old bull shortly before sunset. The tone had been set for the entire trip.

After hunting zebra, wildebeest and a failed attempt at a big waterbuck, Lamb and his PH committed to make an eland the prime focus for the second half of our trip.

“After we failed on the waterbuck, we came across a pangolin while walking back to the truck,” Lamb said.

Please turn to page 5

Bucks still battling Whitetail bucks have been observed fighting in South Texas. And the fights involve more than just pushing each other around.

Bucks were seen chasing and mounting does around Nov. 10 in Frio County, an early start to the rut that usually begins in December. Likely, does that were missed and younger does that are coming into estrus are the reason for the fighting.

It’s not just South Texas where the bucks are still after each other.

In northwest Texas, hunters are watching bucks chase does, and posting and commenting about serious fights going on. Photo by Jamie Sells.

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID PLANO, TX PERMIT 210

Straddling the New Year on a high note Angler lands two 13-pounders

By Craig Nyhus

Dominic Lozano chases big fish exclusively. While he may not get many bites, when he does, they tend to be from big largemouths.

Lozano topped off 2019 on

minum boat to avoid attention.

“I saw it at Lake Athens when some ShareLunkers came out of there. There were hundreds of boats.”

Lozano’s passion for big bass started when he grew up in California.

“I caught my first double-digit fish at age 18, in 1991,” he said.

“I didn’t have the right gear for the big swimbait game, and had trouble figuring it out.”

Please turn to page 20

Dominic Lozano landed two 13-pound bass; one in late 2019 and another on New Year’s Day. Photo from Dominic Lozano.

Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10

HUNTING

FISHING

Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12

Conservation in Canada (P. 4)

Big fish hard to find (P. 8)

Hunters pay to support research.

Speckled trout, reds being caught.

Decoys made in Texas (P. 4)

River crappie (P. 8)

Craftsmanship runs in families.

Angelina hotspot.

Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 Sun, Moon & Tides . . . . . Page 16 Saltwater Fishing Report . . . Page 17 Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 20 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 21

INSIDE

CONTENTS

Time Sensitive Material • Deliver ASAP

Lone Star Outdoor News

Dec. 23 with his personal best bass, at 13.85 pounds. Then, on New Year’s Day, he brought in a 13.29-pounder on a different lake.

What lakes? The Tyler resident won’t say, but he targets smaller public bodies of water within 2 1/2 hours of his home by Lake Tyler.

“They can’t handle the pressure,” Lozano said, noting he often fishes out of a small, alu-

Page 2

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

Owners reap the dividends.

More than $1 Billion returned since 2004.

When you borrow from Capital Farm Credit, you

become something special — one of our owners.

That means when our borrower-owned cooperative has surplus earnings, you get your share through our patronage dividend program. Based on our strong financial performance, our board of directors declared a record $184.3 million in patronage on our 2018 earnings. This return effectively lowers

your cost of borrowing, so partner with a lender

Together we’re better.

Partnership that really pays.

that really pays.

2019 Patronage Declaration: $87.5 Million in Cash $96.8 Million in Allocated Equities

$184.3 MILLION TOTAL

capitalfarmcredit.com | 877.944.5500 NMLS493828

7282 2019_CFC_Patronage-Lone Star Outdoor News-10.5x15.5.indd 1

4/16/19 3:45 PM

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

January 10, 2020

Page 3

Page 4

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

HUNTING

Canadian outfitter establishes conservation fund

A researcher takes samples from a muskox as part of a study examining the Greenland muskox population decline. Photo from Canada North Outfitters.

Hunters fund effort as part of cost Rudy LeCompte in his Baytown shop with some of his famous decoys, early 1950s. Photo from Gordon LeCompte.

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News In 2013, Shane Black of Canada North Outfitters noticed Arctic scientists, and could tell things weren’t going smoothly for the team.

“Initially, they had a disdain for me as an outfitter,” Black said. “When I approached one of the ladies and we started talking, they said they were having trouble getting samples of muskox for research they were doing, and they didn’t have the money to pay the guides to get them.”

Black immediately had a solution in mind.

“I asked them to do up sample kits for me,” he said. “I then paid the guides $250 to collect each sample.”

From there, Black established the Arctic Wildlife Research fund in 2014, and turned to his hunters.

“Every client pays $250 into the fund,” he said. “At CNO, we match each one.”

In the past six years, the total amount put toward research has exceeded $250,000.

“We’re a small company,” Black said. “But when the researchers said they didn’t have the money, I told them, ‘That’s what hunters do.’”

In addition to providing much-needed dollars earmarked for sound scientific research programs, CNO also provides administrative staff resources for research personnel on Arctic travel and shares its 40 years of logistical expertise.

The first collaboration has been on a multi-year “Muskox and Caribou Health Monitoring Program,” headed

by Dr. Susan Kutz and her postgraduate team from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

“The Greenland muskox are declining on Victoria Island in Nunavet,” Black said. “They dropped by 80 percent in the last decade from lungworm and bruscellosis while populations on the mainland are strong. It’s settled down but the numbers have been slow to rebound.”

The fund is about putting back, Black said.

“Our whole belief is about the communities we partner with and the Nunavet guides,” he said.

Arctic Island caribou are another area of concern that is being studied.

“They are taking a big hit,” Black said. “What I observe is they need cold winters. In hot summers, the food sources they need in winter aren’t getting the nutrition they need.”

Initially, CNO went to the government, saying the hunts should be cut in half. Last year, caribou hunts in the area were stopped totally, hardly something one would expect an outfitter to support.

“When local people have a hard time finding animals for sustenance, it’s not a time to do nonindiginous hunts,” Black said.

The outfitter is hopeful the caribou and Greenland muskox make quick recoveries, much like the rebound of Arctic wildlife rebounded from all-time lows in the first half of the 20th century after sound wildlife management practices were implemented.

“Our partnership with the best local Inuit hunters as guides remains our focus,” Black said. “I can’t say we’ve made a big difference, but the effort is better for the guides and it improved the relationship with the researchers.”

Please turn to page 18

The hand-carved wooden decoys of Southeast Texas

By R.K. Sawyer As a 12-year old boy growing up on the Chesapeake Bay, nearly every old barn loft within bicyclepedaling distance from home held a dusty old bushel basket or two filled with wooden decoys. Those hunting memorabilia struck an early chord, although it never occurred to a preteenager they might be worth money.

In those days I was working odd jobs to buy modern, plastic decoys to hunt over, but never succeeded

in collecting an entire rig because I kept swapping them to local farm boys for their family’s old wooden blocks. They got decoys they could hunt over, and in return I acquired a pile of gunning history to display on my father’s bookshelves. Those were the years before the fever that fired the demand — and exorbitant price tags — for collectible wooden decoys.

Some of those old barn decoys today could fetch $10,000 each.

Carved working decoys are a thoroughly American folk art. There are

only a handful of Texas decoys both historically valuable and of collectible quality. Some of the best workmanship came from carvers who hunted along the Trinity River in the upper reaches of Galveston Bay. The signature style of their decoys includes a flat to gently curved back of the body, or “block,” graceful form of the head and neck, and detailed painting for a working decoy.

Trinity River-area decoys also tend to be lightweight, a result of using cypress root that carvers, to this day, Please turn to page 20

Making the best of it Quail hunters enjoy watching dogs Lone Star Outdoor News Quail season hasn’t been one for the record books, but many of the hunters in the field don’t seem to mind too much.

Ronald Duke had a good Permian Basin hunt, reporting seeing 10 coveys of blue and bobwhite quail.

“I’m blessed to know a few folks that have a few birds,” he said.

In the Panhandle, Wade Byrd said he had a good day in the field.

“The bird numbers are down, but there are still a few pockets of them,” he said.

Most hunters were appreciative of the chance to get their dogs out, even if the covey numbers were sparse.

Pete Delkus hunted three days with his college-aged son, and only saw a few coveys.

“My son shot his first wild quail, though,” he said. “So the trip was a success.”

Others took advantage of the late dove season after a day searching for quail.

“We pushed five coveys in one afternoon in the Panhandle,” said Clay Cooper. “The last hour turned into a bonus dove hunt.”

Near Matador, the hunting was tough for Rowdydog1 on

Even with low numbers of quail on the landscape, hunters are still heading out with their dogs. Photo by Joe Richards.

the Texas Hunting Forum.

“I hunted Friday and Saturday and found three coveys in total,” he said. “It’s hard to stay motivated to go out.”

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

January 10, 2020

Page 5

Giant eland Continued from page 1

“Paul got all excited — I thought it looked like an armadillo. He explained to me how rare it was to see one; it was only the second one he had seen on the concession.”

Lamb and his PH had been tracking a group of eland with a nice bull in the mix.

After being led to a watering hole, the trackers noticed a new track over the tracks of the herd. This was a lone bull, and it was clear to Dalou and Jethro (the trackers) that this track was extremely fresh.

After covering 500 meters, Dalou and Jethro stopped and began whispering.

“My heart was racing as Paul picked up his binoculars,” Lamb said. “After five days of tracking these animals, maybe we had the break we needed. Then Paul threw the shooting sticks down and leaned into my ear, ‘there he is,’” he said.

“I got on the scope and can’t see a thing.

I pulled off of the gun and looked down Paul’s arm as he pointed to the animal. All I could see was his rump.”

Texan pleads guilty to elk poaching in Colorado A Texas man entered a plea deal in Colorado after an investigation into illegal elk hunting over several years.

Raymond P. Muse, 50, of Chireno, pleaded guilty to willful destruction of wildlife and received a deferred judgment and sentence on the felony charge. Additionally, Muse pleaded guilty to 11 misdemeanor charges, including illegal possession of wildlife and hunting without a license, on Dec. 5, 2019 in Jefferson County District Court.

Muse was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and a courtordered suspension of all hunting, fishing and trapping related activities. Fines exceeded $53,000.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife wildlife officers had investigated reports of illegal hunting in the Conifer and Evergreen area for years.

This case broke in September 2018 when an Evergreen resident noticed an individual on his property with what appeared to be a dead, headless elk. When sheriff’s deputies attempted to contact Muse, who was dressed in camouflage, Muse fled the area.

Based on evidence discovered, Muse would drive around subdivisions in Conifer and Evergreen until he located an animal he wanted to kill. He would then find a place to stash hunting equipment out of sight. To keep people from getting suspicious, he would park in a public area and ride his bike to the location where his gear was stashed. Muse would then change into his camo and begin to hunt.

Many of the hunting locations that were identified were in the backyards of Conifer and Evergreen residents.

Texas game wardens assisted in the investigation by obtaining testimony from those with knowledge of Muse’s actions.

Officers learned of a total of five elk and one deer that Muse killed illegally, all without valid licenses.

Three of the five elk were considered “trophies” under Colorado law.

—Staff report

Back on the sticks, the bull turned broadside.

“I couldn’t see the bull’s head or horns at all, and there were a bunch of 1- to 2-inch saplings between me and the bull’s shoulder,” Lamb said. “I told them I couldn’t see the vitals very well.”

“Did you put a solid in?” Paul asked.

“Yes,” Lamb replied.

“Send it. Your solid will do the rest. Right in the middle of his shoulder.”

“OK. Here it goes.”

The hunt quickly became hectic.

“After the shot, Paul dropped the sticks and looked at me in a way I fully understood,” Lamb said.

“Run.” “After about 50 yards of sprinting, I caught a glimpse ahead and the bull is down. As we got up on him I realized he had a broken neck. I quickly got another round in him and it was over.”

The solid had blown through a limb as

there was wooden shrapnel in the bull’s neck.

“I had no clue what we had accomplished until Paul said, ‘Oh my god, you have just shot a monster.’”

After five hours of work, the group got the truck to the eland and got him loaded.

“It was quite the celebratory ride back to camp and quite an exclamation point to my first trip to Africa,” Lamb said.

After the mandatory 60-day drying period, the bull shattered both the SCI and Rowland Ward records for a Livingstone eland.

“It’s funny, I went years of hunting deer without seeing a really big buck,” Lamb said. “Then, on my first trip to Africa, this happens.”

Lamb’s eland measured 50 6/8 inches on one side, and 49 3/8 on the other. The animal’s total score was 125 1/8 SCI. Photo from Cal Lamb

Page 6

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

Hunting and hiking with the Stone Glacier backpack HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEOTM

Ranching & Wildlife Expo

March 3 – March 7, 2020 NRG Center, East End, Second Floor

Seminars

March 3 – March 5, 2020

Ranching & Wildlife Auction

For more information visit

rodeohouston.com

Silent & Big Board Auctions March 3 – March 6, 2020 Live Auction Friday, March 6, 2020 • 1 p.m.

NRG Center, Main Club

The Stone Glacier 5900 backpack handled a Colorado mule deer hunt well. Photos by Carson Keys and Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

JOIN US FOR THE 2020 SHOW MAR. 3 - MARCH 22, 2020

By Lili Sams

Lone Star Outdoor News “There are deer down in that field. Put your pack down and put on your layers before the sun comes up.”

The sun was starting to rise over the agriculture fields below on a cold October morning.

I squeezed every item of clothing I brought on the trip in my pack. As I knew, once we reached our glassing spot, the warmth from the hike would settle and the chill from the winds would pick up. We were hunting mule deer perched upon a high ridgeline in Colorado.

Growing up in Texas, I knew little about public land hunting. The feeling of carrying everything you need on your back, not relying on an ATV. Hiking up ridges and mountains to the perfect glassing spot.

Eating freeze-dried food and sleeping under the stars. And hopefully, carrying the animal you harvest, the meat and antlers.

In preparation for this hunting trip in Colorado, I had a list of gear I needed to gather and buy. At the top of the list, a backpack. At first I thought to myself, it’s just a backpack. However, when those 3050 pounds are strapped onto your back as you are hiking, or sliding, down a ridgeline with rocks falling beneath you with every step, it becomes more than a backpack. It’s a very necessary tool.

Online, all the bags from different retailers seem to blend together. Stone Glacier was recommended by multiple friends, so I gave them a call and talked it through with one of their experts. If you happen to live or visit Bozeman, they give you a free growler of beer if you bring in your latest trophy to their store. That’s awesome customer service.

Soon enough, I was packing the Sky 5900 bag and Krux EVO frame for my first backpacking hunt.

The American-made bags are built to last. The amounts of adjustments you can make are endless. To access the main bag, a thick zipper works its way around the full length of the bag, opening up ample space for all necessary items. The large zipped pocket on the front was perfect for quick access to essentials. I stuck my

gloves, headlamp, extra layers, snacks plus emergency field kit in there. The straps, when pulled tight, shrink the bag to half the size. Plus they keep everything locked down, including items attached to the outside of the pack like trekking poles and a rifle.

There are large external open pockets located on each side of the pack. They are intended to carry a tripod, water bottle, or the stock of a rifle. The water bottle wasn’t super easy to access, though. When it was secured, I was assured it wouldn’t fall out but that made it difficult to grab and drink while walking. I think for the next trip I’ll invest in a different attachment to keep the water more at hand.

The hikes up to the glassing spot, especially in the dark, were challenging, but the views were worth it. I learned to walk, one foot in front of the other, in rhythm as to make as little noise as possible. One afternoon we spooked a doe at 10 yards.

One morning we decided to sit in that spot for five hours. After breakfast and a cup of hot chocolate, I pushed my pack against a rock, making the perfect backrest for spotting critters. Or in my case, taking a nap. I awoke suddenly to a holler from behind me that my hunting partner had spotted a small buck. We counted more than 100 turkeys coming into our view, three coyotes passed by and a few doe in close range.

We hiked approximately 24 miles during the short trip. I could tell that by the last day, the pack had started to mold to me. It had conformed to the swoop of my back and rested high on top of my hips. As I moved, it swayed with me.

I felt one with the pack and it became part of my experience. And for the next trip, I hope the bag will be packed down with meat as it is intended.

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

Chief

Oct. 30, 2005 - Dec. 13, 2019

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Most people assume the man trains the dog. Sometimes, though, it’s the other way around.

For Pete Delkus, the WFAATV meteorologist and avid quail hunter, the Brittany he named Chief was the teacher.

“Fourteen years ago, I was prepared and ready to begin training him to develop into a Texas quail dog that would live up to his pedigree,” Delkus said. “But as the years went on, through our days in the field, it was Chief that actually taught me, not only about hunting, but about life.”

Delkus describes himself as a Type A personality, always running at a fast pace.

“That might make you successful in some areas,” he said.

“Training a dog is not one of them.”

Patience was the lesson taught from dog to man.

“Chief had a very calm and stoic demeanor,” Delkus said.

“I learned that I had to take a breath, slow down and be patient. The more patient I was, the better he performed and the happier I became.”

Delkus especially noticed the difference while pheasant

hunting.

“I was walking past birds,” he said. “Chief would slow me down, and once I learned to slow down and trust him, the hunting got a lot better.”

The dog’s lesson served a more general purpose.

“I learned that it was more about enjoying the time together, watching him work, rather than the number of birds in the bag,” Delkus said.

“I grew to take the time to breathe in the fresh air, enjoy the beautiful scenery and listen to the peaceful sounds of nature.”

It wasn’t all appreciation, though. Chief pointed plenty of birds.

“We would be quail hunting in West Texas, where the birds just run,” Delkus said. “As he got a little older, about 4 or 5, Chief started to figure it out.

He learned how they would run and he would finally pin them down. To see him learn how the quail acted was amazing, and I learned if I stuck with him, he would pin the birds and I would get a shot.”

Chief was more than just a hunting dog.

“We have a pool in our backyard,” Delkus said. “The floaties would drift to the edge, and I saw Chief on one

of them and asked, ‘Who put him on there?’”

Everyone denied it. Later, my wife and I watched Chief gently hop on. We can’t even do it without slipping off.

Chief would just lay there and float.”

In December, after 14 years, Chief’s time with the family had come to an end.

“Chief was a once-in--lifetime dog and while I was lucky to be his owner, it makes the pain of losing him that much greater,” Delkus said. “Each time I go out, I think about him and what he would be doing.”

Delkus’ friend and Park Cities Quail founder, Joe Crafton, said he walked behind Chief for hundreds of miles.

“Pete would always get a optimistic bounce in his step when Chief was on the ground,” Crafton said. “He would say, ‘If they are here, Chief will find ’em.’”

Delkus described Chief as the best pet, loyal companion and hunting dog a guy could ever hope for, with talents his current group of dogs don’t yet possess.

But with the patience learned from his companion, it’s only a matter of time.

Photo from Pete Delkus

January 10, 2020

Page 7

Page 8

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

FISHING

A fishing tradition dies

Someday, you may be walking in a Bolivar Peninsula park, thinking about all of the redfish and flounder that used to swim beneath your feet.

Rollover Pass was closed to fishermen at the end of September, although surf- and wade-fishermen still head out around its

edges. Closing of the pass began at the end of the month, and by Dec. 6, the water flow through the pass stopped, likely for good.

The fight over closing the pass had gone on since 2009, when the Texas Legislature authorized the closing over erosion concerns. Lawsuits, meetings and eminent

domain proceedings followed.

“Sad to see the flow of the Gulf of Mexico through Rollover Pass no longer exists,” posted Miss Nancy’s Bait Camp. The store is still planning to open again in March, and surf and bay fishermen are still landing fish, with catches of bull reds reported in

the Gilchrest surf. “We’ll hope the surf and bay fishermen will patronize us and the pier is built in a timely manner.”

Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Mild weather keeping larger Crappie running fish from stacking up on the Angelina

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News There is a breed of coastal anglers who live for frigid, nasty conditions, and the reasoning behind their madness is simple — they believe extreme, wintry weather makes it easier to pattern fish of a trophy caliber, causing them to feed aggressively.

So far this winter, mild conditions have left many of these hardcore fishermen longing for the arrival of stronger cold fronts. Catches have been plentiful, but the largest specimens of speckled trout, redfish and flounder have remained elusive.

Kosciusko native Trevor Hancock has been wade-fishing Baffin Bay in search of a new personal best speck, as well as upper slot reds.

“This time of year I am not concerned about catching numbers of fish,” Hancock said. “My focus is on trying to find big trout and redfish, and figuring out how to get them to eat a lure.”

The largest fish Hancock caught recently was a 26-inch, 6-pound speckled trout that fell victim to a Corky Fatboy while

he was wading in thigh-deep water along the back portion of Baffin.

“It was a respectable fish, for sure,” Hancock said. “I’m always

tently this winter so far.”

As far as numbers go, there are plenty of keeper-sized fish to go around, but Hancock is looking forward to the arrival of more significant cold fronts that may trigger a feed from larger candidates.

In Galveston Bay, the consensus from a number of anglers is that warmer than normal weather patterns have kept fish scattered, with the majority of those that are feeding on the smaller side.

Aaron Welch fished over shell in upper Galveston Bay recently and caught several trout; however, most were under 15 inches in length.

“The area I was fishing does not typically afford throwbacks this time of year,” he said.

“That’s the most undersized fish I’ve ever caught in the area at one time during the winter.”

Capt. David Black said staying on large fish consistently in West Eight-year-old Myles Berry landed this slot Galveston Bay has been tough redfish while fishing with Capt. Chris Phillips due to the mild conditions. on Sabine Lake. To his surprise, the fish “The bay is full of small flounwas missing its left eye. Photo from Chris der right now,” he said.

Phillips.

Black is also usually catching a excited to catch trout weighing lot of speckled trout in the 5- to more than 5 pounds. It just has 6-pound range by this point in been difficult to do that consis- the year, but the largest specks Please turn to page 15

Crowds of fishermen are pursuing crappie on the Angelina River. Photo by Robert Sloan.

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News On the far upper end of Sam Rayburn Lake, lots of fishermen are tapping into one of the best runs of crappie on the Angelina River. If you plan on going to this winter hotspot, you can count on having lots of company.

“We were up there about a week ago and there must have been over 75 vehicles parked near the boat ramp,” said Lonnie Stanley.

“We had to park a good way down the road on the grass.”

Stanley, who is best known for

making lures to catch largemouth bass, has been fishing this area of Sam Rayburn for decades. He said the crappie bite starts coming together in January and extends into February. Toward the end of February, the white bass will move in.

The section of the Angelina River where all this action is taking place is about 4 to 5 miles long and is above the Hwy. 103 bridge.

It’s a part of the river that loads up with winter crappie from Etolle Park to Marion Ferry Park. Stanley said they have been launching their boat at Marion Ferry, located Please turn to page 15

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

January 10, 2020

Page 9

Shore patrol movement gaining momentum

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Wherever crowds of people gather, there is inevitably trash left behind. Unfortunately, along high traffic areas where anglers, outdoors enthusiasts, bird watchers and others along coastal locales congregate, the seemingly countless numbers of people litter up the coast.

The trash is the driving force behind a group of folks and a growing movement called the SaltWaterSoul Shore Patrol.

Cofounder of the lifestyle brand SaltWaterSoul, Bill Ray Wagner, is spearheading the group of volunteers that seems to be getting bigger by the day.

“I want to motivate folks to be a part of the solution instead of the problem,” Wagner

said.

Based out of Galveston, Wagner decided to use the SaltWaterSoul brand’s reputation to get the attention of the masses. Established in 2006, SaltWaterSoul has gained a following over the years, and Wagner has been using this audience to get the word out about cleaning up public areas around Galveston Bay. “We host monthly cleanup events in an effort to do our part to keep our coastal waters clean,” he said. “Our goal is to do everything we can to keep our beaches, bays and bayous enjoyable for everyone. They are common resources that are unfortunately being taken for granted.”

From boat ramps, parks, and shorelines to storm drains and drainage ditches, the SaltWa-

terSoul Shore Patrol is willing and state agencies. Recently, to rid any site that they can the City of Galveston blocked access of unwanted garbage. off a lane along Interstate 45 “We have been removing in an effort to help with a lolarge waste, such as tires or cal cleanup event on the isdamaged household items, all land. the way down to the smallThe movement is evolving est pieces of trash that we can into more than just volunteers find,” WagPlease turn to page 11 ner said. “Our groups of volunteers continue to grow, and more and more folks are getting into the spirit of wanting to clean up around Galveston Bay.” Wagner has received plenty of support, including from The SaltWaterSoul Shore Patrol organizes trash cleanups city, county along the Texas coast. Photos from Billy Ray Wagner.

RGV Reef producing juvenile, adult snapper Capt. Bryan Ray took customers from Iowa to the RGV Reef, where they caught their limit of red snapper and a nice mess of sand trout.

“That place is really coming along, eight to 10 boats came and went the two hours we were there,” he said. “Most likely everyone got their limit of snapper.”

The RGV Reef uses graduated stepping stones of artificial reef habitat to carry reef fish through their life stages, and the catch from Ray’s boat likely consisted of fish raised at the reef.

The 170-foot Dry Tortugas is now in dock to carry the next load of 8,500 tons of concrete to the reef.

According to Friends of RGV Reef, a new nursery reef covering 400 acres will help bump red snapper juvenile survivability, doubling the amount of juvenile snapper at the reef, and provide the bottom with additional food for the other fish on the reef.

—Staff report

You own a boat because you love spending time on the water. Choose the outboard that allows you to make the most of it.

Honda’s legendary reliability, durability, ease-of-maintenance, and powerful performance keep you going strong.

SERVING SPORTSMEN SINCE 1969

Taxidermists 214-350-2551 2931 Irving Blvd. Ste. 105 Dallas, Texas 75247

www.theflagggroupinc.com

GAME WARDEN BLOTTER BOOK

ONLY $12 INCLUDES SHIPPING/TAX

ORDER TODAY call: 214- 361- 2276

GET UP TO 700 OFF SELECT OUTBOARDS! $ JANUARY 2, 2020-MARCH 31, 2020, ONLY AT PARTICIPATING DEALERS

*

*At participating dealers only. Qualifying retail customers may receive instant savings off the selling price of a Honda powered boat package or Honda Marine engine(s) sold for repower. This promotion is limited to new Honda Marine 40 HP through 250 HP outboard engines, 2014 and newer models, sold and delivered between January 2, 2020 and March 31, 2020 and registered by the Dealer in accordance with American Honda Motor Co., Inc.’s sales registration requirements. Only Honda Marine outboard engines sold for personal use qualify for this promotion. Fleet, commercial & government sales are ineligible. Engines sold under special pricing / promotions including (but not limited to) demo and tournament fisherman engines are also excluded. Honda Marine reserves the right to modify, amend, cancel or revoke, in whole or in part, this promotion at any time without prior notice. © 2020 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Always wear a personal flotation device while boating and read your owner’s manual. All Honda outboards meet EPA and CARB emission levels.

Page 10

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 55 degrees; 2.24’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, spinnerbaits and crankbaits working the steep shorelines and around timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around the pier and flooded timber. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 30.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and plastic worms in flooded timber and along points and submerged vegetation. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait.

ARLINGTON: Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good near boat docks with worms, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits.

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

ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 55 degrees; 2.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinner baits and jigs in less than 10 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on punch bait and shrimp.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 0.75’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and stink bait.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 57-61 degrees; 0.96 low. Largemouth bass are fair on calm wind days on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and jerkbaits. Catfish are fair on perch on the edge of the main lake channel.

BASTROP: Slightly stained; 59 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and rigged lizards. Crappie are fair on jigs and live bait. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

BELTON: Lightly stained; 56-60 degrees; 2.98’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on grubs, jigs, plastic worms and smaller crankbaits. Hybrid striper are good on live bait, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs in deeper structure. Catfish are fair on shad, shrimp, blood bait and stink bait.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 54 degrees; 7.05’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged worms, jigs and lighter-colored spinner baits.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Hybrid striped bass and white bass are good on slabs and spoons by the dam and main lake. Catfish are good on stink bait and live bait.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 58-62 degrees; Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits in warm water. Red drum are fair on crawfish and tilapia. Striped bass are fair on jigs and live shad. Catfish are good on live bait and cheese bait.

BROWNWOOD: Lightly stained; 58 degrees; 3.54’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on crankbaits, jigs and

spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs and Alabama rigs.

Catfish are good on prepared bait at night fishing.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 59 degrees; 3.84’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, spinner baits and plastic worms on ledges and creeks edges. Striped bass are fair on midlake humps on live shad and swimbaits. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait.

CADDO: Water stained; 50 degrees; 0.51 high. Largemouth bass are good on rigged plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on smaller minnows and jigs among cypress trunks. Catfish are fair on stink bait and live bait.

CALAVERAS: Water stained; 59 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits.

Channel catfish are good on stink bait, liver and live shad.

Red drum are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.07’ low. Striper fishing is good with spoons and rattletraps on midlake humps. Largemouth bass are fair with topwater and crankbaits among flooded timber and main lake points and plastic worms. Catfish are good west of the lake with live, cut bait, and trotlines.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 52-54 degrees, 2.52’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged creature baits, plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair in deep water. Crappie are fair on minnows and shooting docks with jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad, dough bait and stink bait.

CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 17.65’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, crankbaits and worms. Catfish are excellent on larger live bait and cut baits in 10 feet or less.

CONROE: Water stained; 64 degrees; 2.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, spinner baits and buzzbaits.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around structure.

Hybrid striped bass are fair on jigs and shad. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

COOPER: Water clear; 53 degrees; 2.18’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, crankbaits and spinner baits on points or in flooded timber. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water lightly stained; 60-64 degrees; 3.33’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are good on lipless crankbaits and minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and cheese bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water

stained; 55 degrees; 2.22’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, prepped bait and liver.

FALCON: Water lightly stained; 57-61 degrees; 35.62’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastic worms, spinner baits and top-water lures along rock points and midlake humps. Crappie are good on live bait. Catfish are good on shrimp, shad and stink bait.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, worms and crankbaits in warmer water.

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

FORK: Water stained; 52-54 degrees; 2.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, spinner baits and Alabama rigs on deep humps and creek bends. White and yellow bass are fair on Alabama rigs.

Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows around structure.

Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut bait.

GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair around boat docks and shoreline cover on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. White bass are good on small jigs.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 53 degrees; 0.50 high.

Largemouth bass are fair on Texas- and Carolina-rigged worms around rocky points and vegetation. White bass are fair on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles. Catfish are good on live and prepared bait.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 60 degrees; 0.09’ high. Largemouth bass are good on worms and crankbaits off of points. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are good on live and cut shad.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 54 degrees; 2.87’ low. The largemouth bite is fair to good on T-rigged soft plastic worms and creature baits, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits in 3-15 feet near rock and flooded timber. Crappie continue to produce using live bait under the bridges.

Catfish are good on cut bait by the spillway and near creeks.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.62 high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, swimbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait.

LAVON: Water stained; 59-61 degrees: 3.47’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on crawfish crankbaits, worms and jigs on rocky and deep points. Crappie are good on jigs and plastic worms in 20 feet. White bass are slow.

Catfish are very good on cut shad.

LBJ: Water stained; 57 degrees; 0.87’ low. Largemouth bass are fair in coves and around the dam on crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows.

White bass are fair on smaller crankbaits, jigs and minnows.

Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 55 degrees; 0.09’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic baits, crankbaits and spinner baits along rocky shorelines. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.23’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastics and jigs. Striped bass are good on spoons and shad.

Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs in the creeks. White bass are good on spoons and Alabama rigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and dough balls.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 54 degrees; 3.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on worms, jigs and crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are excellent on live bait, cut bait and prepared bait.

MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 54 degrees; 1.83 low.

Largemouth bass are good on jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs among brush piles. White bass and hybrids are good on artificial and live baits. Catfish are good on blood and liver prepared baits.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 58 degrees. 2.49 low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and jigs along vegetation edges. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around marinas and vegetation. Catfish are fair on live bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 55 degrees; 9.91’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, minnows and jigs around timber.

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

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 53 degrees; 1.50’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms and lipless crankbaits in Saline Bay. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are excellent on shad and chicken livers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 56 degrees; 0.95’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, plastic worms and spinner baits in 10-30 feet. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows over brush piles and under boat docks. White bass are fair on jigs, slabs and spoons. Striped bass are fair

on live shad and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live sunfish and stink bait.

PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 3.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, spinner baits and jigs on brush piles.

Hybrid stripers are fair with trolling jigs. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait near the spillway.

RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 55 degrees; 2.90” low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and spinner baits on the Rockwall side of the I-30 bridge. White bass are fair on spinner tail shads.

Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on live shad.

RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 60-62 degrees; 0.09’ high.

Largemouth bass are good on creature baits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait around Wolf Island.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.66 low.

Largemouth bass are good on topwaters, plastic worms and jigging spoons.

White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and jigs in deep water. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around the coves with timber. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 57 degrees; 2.31’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and plastic worms on creek edges. White bass are good on minnows.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over deeper brush piles. Catfish are good on live and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 58 degrees; 0.30’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good over points on minnows and lipless crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and some darker jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and stink bait.

SQUAW CREEK: Water clear; 57 degrees; 1.58’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on soft plastic worms and crankbaits in deeper vegetation.

Catfish are excellent around the timber on live bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 3.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, jigs and Carolina-rigged worms. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 57 degrees; 1.73’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, plastic worms and crankbaits along the shoreline.

White bass and hybrid striper are good on slabs and spoons.

Crappie are fair on minnows under bridges, docks and marinas. Catfish are very good on cut shad, shrimp and stink bait.

TEXANA: Water stained; 57-60 degrees; 4.75’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on

n Saltwater reports Page 17 jigs, Texas–rigged soft plastics and light-colored tube baits on points and drops. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair to good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 56 degrees; 1.18’ high. Largemouth bass are fair drifting live bait and lures across natural structure. Striped bass are good using slabs, swimbaits and live bait in deeper water.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live shrimp, cut bait and minnows.

TOLEDO BEND: Water slightly stained; 57 degrees; 6.85’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on drop shots, jigs, plastic worms and spinner baits in shallow water and some middepth ledges. Crappie are excellent on jigs in brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are fair on chicken livers and dough bait.

WACO: Water lightly stained; 56 degrees; 5.06’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and weighted plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and light-colored jigs next to creeks and brush. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut shad, live bait and blood bait.

WALTER E. LONG: Water stained; 57 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, top-waters and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow.

Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait.

WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 55 degrees; 2.61’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, crankbaits and plastic worms on points and drops. White bass are good on minnows and smaller crankbaits. Crappie are very good on minnows and jigs in brush piles, man-made structures and boat docks. Catfish are good on crawfish, liver, blood bait and cut bait.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 57 degrees; 6.39’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, jigs and deep-diving crankbaits. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs, spinner baits and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live shad, stink bait and cut shad.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 55 degrees; 3.76’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on slow-moving jigs, crankbaits, spinner baits and plastic worms along man-made structure. White bass are good on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and stink bait.

—TPWD

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LEVEL

Continued from page 9

picking up trash around Galveston Bay. “Folks are tagging us on social media and posting pictures of themselves carrying buckets with them when they go fishing or to the beach, and filling them up with trash,” Wagner elaborated. “If everyone did this, the littering problem we have would quickly disappear.”

The SaltWaterSoul Shore Patrol is currently working on forming chapter groups, and he hopes that the movement will eventually spread along the entire Gulf Coast.

“People are catching on along other Photo from Billy Ray Wagner coastal locales, and we couldn’t be more excited about it,” Wagner said.

To keep up with latest updates for events and find out about ways to get involved with the SaltWaterSoul Shore Patrol, Wagner suggests for folks to stay tuned to the group’s Instagram page, saltwatersoulshorepatrol.

FOR THE

WEEKEND WARRIOR

Tour Schedule Lakes and Dates are Subject to Change

February 22, 2020 - Sam Rayburn March 21, 2020 - Toledo Bend April 18, 2020 - Amistad May 9, 2020 - Lake Fork

TXTT CHAMPIONSHIP* June 6-7, 2020 - Sam Rayburn

*To qualify you must enter all 4 regular season events.

Page 11

Picking up coastal trash

THE NEXT

2020 TXTT

January 10, 2020

• Entry Fee - ONLY $250/Team.

• Over 100% PAYBACK at every event plus additional bonus prizes & cash for qualified Ranger®, Triton®, Nitro®, & Mercury® owners who finish in the top 25% of the field.

• Fully Rigged 150HP Tournament Bass Boat Package GUARANTEED 1st place prize at EACH QUALIFYING EVENT. • Two Fully Rigged Tournament Bass Boat Packages GUARANTEED at Championship.

Made in USA

For more information & registration...

www.texasteamtrail.com E-mail: cschad@outdoorteamworks.com Phone: 210-281-1752 or 210-788-4143 1982 St Rd 44 #197 - New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168

New ble in Availa stic colors 6 reali

The 12” Sna-Koil pro-style snake is so close to the real thing it’s scary.

A true snake shape, the Sna-Koil’s lifelike profile slithers through weed lines and over matted vegetation producing heart thumping strikes.

Fished weighted, Tex-posed, Carolina or Drop Shot.

Its unique coiling action triggers strikes from stubborn fish when others can’t.

w w w . d o a l u r e s . c o m 181297_DOA_5.9_Lone Star Outdoor Ad_Sna-Koil_5.1x3.45.indd 1

5/10/18 9:38 AM

Page 12

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

GAME WARDEN BLOTTER HIDING COOLER FULL OF DEER MEAT Two pickups parked inside a gate were observed by Trinity County game wardens, who waited for the hunters to return. Three individuals were observed walking around in the woods about 200 yards away.

The men carried a cooler from in the woods and put it next to a box blind out of view. The men eventually returned to their trucks without the cooler. The wardens made contact and asked them if they had any luck. One man said they had killed one deer. The wardens walked to the stand and found the cooler of meat. The subject had shot a spike about three hours earlier and discarded the head and hide and did not tag the deer. Wardens found the head and a second hide. After interviewing the three men separately and sorting out phone pictures, the men admitted to killing an illegal buck the weekend before and a doe two days before. Multiple cases were filed.

THAT FAVORITE BROTHER-IN-LAW An individual was traveling down a road in the city limits of Marshall with a deer on the back of a fourwheeler. A Harrison County game warden went to the residence where the man was staying and observed a white-tailed doe on a four-wheeler. The subject, an out-of-state resident with no hunting license,

SPONSORED BY County game warden arrived to assist and issue citations.

THOSE AREN’T KEEPERS Matagorda County game wardens responded to a call about fishermen keeping undersized flounder.

An individual was found with 19 undersized black drum, five undersized sheepshead, two under-

claimed his brother-in-law shot the deer and he was just transporting it for him. However, the brother-inlaw was out of town working. The man finally confessed to shooting the deer and tagging it with his brother-in-law’s license. Several cases pending.

SERIOUS ABOUT TRESPASSING TO HUNT After a trespassing call from Grimes County, a game warden made it to the scene and observed an individual walking out of the woods carrying a bow and a backpack. The individual went back into the woods, set his bow down, and came back out of the woods and began walking toward the warden. The individual was escorted to the location where he was hunting, where two ladder stands, multiple game cameras, a feeder and the bow were found.

sized flounder and four undersized redfish. The fish were seized and either donated or released.

Charges and restitution pending.

SHEEP SHOT DURING DEER SEASON A distraught landowner called game wardens regarding some of his livestock being shot on the opening day of general deer season. At the location in Mills County, the wardens were led to a site across from an open field where there were two dead Dorper sheep, a ram and an ewe. A suspect was identified and agreed to meet the wardens at the Mills County Law Enforcement Center. The suspect confessed to shooting the sheep.

TOO OLD FOR YOUTH SEASON, TOO FAR FROM SOUTH ZONE Multiple shotgun shots were heard coming from a Corps of Engineers duck-hunting area during the youth-only hunting weekend. A McLennan County game warden found two adults hunting ducks.

The shooters protested and said they thought they were in the south duck zone. The hunters were informed that they were approximately 150 miles north of the South Zone boundary. Citations were issued and one wood duck hen was seized.

SHINING THE LIGHT AFTER CLASS Two Tarleton college students were apprehended for road hunting by Brown County game wardens. The subjects had shot a 12-point buck that was on the right of way. Cases pending.

NOT A GOOD PRANK Two men were in possession of a white-tailed deer and were about to throw it off the top of a parking garage to the street below, but were stopped by the deputies with the Austin Police Department. A Travis

The man was arrested for hunting without landowner consent.

NIGHT HUNTERS ANNOUNCE THEIR INTENTIONS A tip was received regarding an individual planning to hunt deer at night in Llano County. Game wardens set up in the area and heard a shot at 9 p.m. At a deer camp, three subjects had just returned on a UTV. One individual admitted to shooting a small buck and attempting to hide it in the brush when they saw the wardens coming in.

The others confessed to being with the shooter and holding the light.

After a search of the area, one of the wardens discovered a second deer that had been hidden in the brush, and the shooter admitted to killing it. During questioning, the wardens heard several shots in the area and called another warden to investigate. In all, three suspects were arrested for hunting white-tailed deer at night. During the booking process, two of the suspects admitted hunting a buck at night the year before and failing to tag several turkeys.

REPORT ILLEGAL HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITY FOR A REWARD OF UP TO $1,000.

CALL OPERATION GAME THIEF AT (800) 792-4263

MAKERS OF FINE REPLICA AND MODERN FIREARMS AVAIL ABLE AT FINER FIREARMS DEALERS ACROSS TEXAS

Deer Feeders • Feeder Parts • Deer Blinds & Towers • Shooting Targets

•

WWW.PIETTA.IT | WWW.EMF-COMPANY.COM

Firepits • Electric Bikes • Outdoor Furniture • & much more!

•

www.rockinboutdoors.com Great quality and craftsmanship built in the heart of Texas!

Made in the USA!

Custom Fire Pits available upon request!

300# GALVANIZED BROADCAST FEEDER

®

All firepits include adjustable swivel grate, pin and poker.

Snuffer lid, shelf, foot rest, designs and cooking attachments are optional.

600# STAND & FILL BROADCAST FEEDER WITH CORN SHIELD

®

Available sizes: 24”, 30”, 36” and 48”od.

Follow the Mumme’s Facebook page for info on the latest items and special sales!

ROCKIN B OUTDOORS

For prices and information call 1-800-221-6398 or visit us online at www.mummesinc.com

Corn Feeders available in 500 or 1000lbs capacity.

830.426.3313 830.334.3323 830.931.2215

Join us at the DSC Convention & Expo Jan 9-12, 2020! Booth 229 10495 North Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76177

866-232-8030

Hondo, TX

www.mummesinc.com

120 Hwy 173N

Pearsall, TX

1845 Business I-35N

Rio Medina, TX 10195 FM 2676

Mon-Fri: 8-5:30 Sat: 8-5:00 Closed Sunday

We ship anywhere in the continental United States. Call for Quantity Discounts on select feeders. Feeder Capacity Determined by corn weight.

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

January 10, 2020

Page 13

ABSOLUTE ACCURACY. EVEN WHEN YOUR HEART’S

©2020 Trijicon, Inc. | Wixom, MI USA | 1-800-338-0563 | 20TRIJ14464 | Trijicon.com

BEATING OUT OF YOUR CHEST.

Every riflescope in our whitetail hunting line follows in the footsteps of our most proven, battle-tested products. Otherwise, it wouldn’t ® be a Trijicon riflescope. Expect absolute precision, brilliant clarity from sunup to sundown, and extreme durability so you can hunt with confidence.

THE NEW

THE NEW

Trijicon Huron

™

Trijicon Credo HX

Trijicon AccuPoint

®

™

See what it takes to make a brilliant aiming solution at Trijicon.com.

4533_20TRIJ14464_GoBigNew-LSON.indd 1

12/23/19 4:09 PM

Page 14

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

HEROES

Katy Wheeler, of San Antonio, shot this buck in South Texas while hunting with her father, Jim. She used a .270 rifle and the shot was 125 yards.

The happy hunter said, “I’m five for five shooting a rifle.”

Ashlynn Briggs, 12, from Wills Point, took this buck in Hollis, Oklahoma with a 7mm-08.

Tim Gafford, of Lubbock, shot this whitetail at Legends Ranch in Michigan.

SHARE AN ADVENTURE

n Want to share hunting and fishing photos with other Lone Star Outdoor News readers?

Email them with contact and caption information to editor@ lonestaroutdoornews.com. Highresolution original jpegs only. Mail prints to Heroes, Lone Star Outdoor News, P.O. Box 551695, Dallas, TX 75355.

Matthew Whelan, of Waco, took his first deer on the family pasture in Comal County. The 8-pointer was taken with a 30.06 on Thanksgiving morning.

Jan. 25-26 - Abilene Convention Center Feb. 15-16 - Fredericksburg Fair Grounds Feb. 22-23 - Kerrville Exhibit Center Mar. 21-22 - Amarillo Civic Center Mar. 28-29 - Abilene Convention Center Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM | Sunday 10 AM - 4 PM

Mauricio Villarreal, 8, shot this female scimitar-horned oryx on Nov. 30 in Kenedy County.

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

January 10, 2020

Page 15

Cooler weather wanted Continued from page 8

he’s found have been in the 3- to 4-pound class.

“The larger fish are extremely scattered, it seems,” he said.

On Sabine Lake, Capt.

Chris Phillips said the largest specks and reds feeding lately have not been anything to write home about.

“There’s a bunch of fish to be caught on the north end of the lake; we just haven’t been catching big ones,” he explained.

“Limits of trout are attainable, but most have been in the 2-pound range. The majority of the keeper reds we’ve been catching have been in the mid to lower

slot.”

Veteran Sabine Lake guide Capt. Randy Foreman said there are plenty of keeper-sized trout and redfish, along with a few flounder, in the upper portions of the bay.

“The northeast corner of the lake has by far, been the best,” Foreman said.

Capt. Trey Prye has seen some specks in the 7- to near 8-pound range landed by his clients while wade-fishing the shorelines of East Matagorda Bay, but for the most part, the majority of the fish are still scattered across middle portions of the estuary.

River crappie running

“The big ones have been occasionally making their appearances along the shorelines, but the midbay bite has been way more consistent,” Prye said.

“Getting the monsters to eat has been all about timing. They don’t just feed all day long, and you have to be in the right place at the right time to catch them.”

Prye said the best specks have been coming to hand about two days before the arrival of a cold front, and Corkies and Bass Assassins have been producing the most quality bites. The heaviest fish Prye wit-

nessed being caught so far this winter was an almost 9-pound giant, landed by his customer, Tony Muscat.

Down south, Capt. Nathan Beabout said he is also looking forward to the arrival of some more intense frontal systems.

“We are catching a ton of fish over 20 inches, but very few have stretched past the 25-inch mark,” he said. “The weather has just not been cold enough to stack up the bigs in their typical wintertime haunts.”

Tony Muscat caught this nearly 9-pound trout on a Corky Fatboy while wading East Matagorda Bay with Capt. Trey Prye. Prye said this is the largest speck he’s seen landed this winter. Photo from Trey Prye.

The Best

Ever Made

Continued from page 8

off of Anderson Creek.

“We’re fishing with both lures and live minnows,” he said. “On days when it’s cold and windy, the crappie will be suspended about 20 feet deep. But a few days after a cold front, when the wind calms down and things start to warm up, the crappie will move up and suspend at about 12 feet.”

The water temperature in the river channel is anywhere from 48 to 55 degrees.

“If we get into an extended warming trend, the crappie will move up closer to the shoreline in 5 to 8 feet,” Stanley said.

The most popular way to catch a box full of crappie is with a slip cork and a live minnow.

“With a live minnow you never know what size will be best,” Stanley said. “Some days they want small ones, and on other days the larger minnows will work best. We fish them on Bobber Stoppers. The trick is to find the suspended crappie. And the best way to do that is to use a depth finder with side scan. We were fishing the river channel a couple of weeks back and couldn’t seem to get a bite.

We moved around and found a big school of crappie with the side scan. They were about 30 feet from where we were fishing.”

Another option is to fish live minnows on a straight line along the bends in the river channel, according to Stanley. They do best with this tactic while using medium-sized minnows on a gold thin wire 1/0 to 2/0 hook.

He said at times, especially on very cold days, the crappie will be on a very soft bite. But on other days they will just about yank the rod out of your hand. They fish with a medium sized spinning rod and reel spooled with 8- to 12-pound test line.

“We also use Road Runners and Beetle Spins on warm days with lots of sun,” Stanley said. “The best colors are white or chartreuse.

What we’ll do is cast them out and count them down to the depth where suspended crappie are holding.”

Texa s Hu n t er

P RO TEI N F EED ERS u

u u

u

Over Engineered & Roto-Molded – Built to be Indestructible, just like YETI® Coolers – Will Never Rust Easy to Set-Up, Fill and Move Keeps Feed Cool, Dry & Fresh – 26% Cooler than Steel Large 6" Feed Ports – With Adjustable Feed Flow Control to Provide Different Flow Options

Open

Partial

u Designed

TEXAS HUNTER

2000 LB.

CAPACITY PROTEIN FEEDER

TEXAS HUNTER

Closed

to Ship Nationwide

TEXAS HUNTER

1200 LB .

600 LB.

CAPACITY PROTEIN FEEDER

CAPACITY PROTEIN FEEDER

36”

XPF2000.....EVERYDAY $1899

XPF1200.....EVERYDAY $1299

XPF600........EVERYDAY $849

Plus Plus Shipping Shipping

Plus Plus Shipping Shipping

Plus Plus Shipping Shipping

BUY 1.........$1589 BUY 2.........$1569 BUY 3+.......$1549

BUY 1.........$1089 BUY 2.........$1069 BUY 3+.......$1059

BUY 1...........$749 BUY 2...........$729 BUY 3+.........$719 TEXAS HUNTER

CELEBRATING OVER 65 YEARS

1000 LB.

CAPACITY PROTEIN FEEDER

PF1000........EVERYDAY $919 800.969.3337 • TexasHunter.com

BUILT IN AMERICA

NOW..............$819 Plus Shipping

36”

Page 16

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases

Full

Last

New

First

Jan 10

Jan 17

Jan 24

Feb 2

Solunar Sun times Moon times

Houston

Dallas

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

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

10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri

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

4:33 10:48 5:33 11:48 6:35 12:21 7:38 1:24 8:40 2:26 9:38 3:25 10:33 4:20

5:03 11:18 6:03 ----7:05 12:50 8:06 1:52 9:06 2:53 10:03 3:51 10:58 4:45

07:29 07:29 07:29 07:29 07:29 07:29 07:29

17 Fri

11:24 5:12

11:49

07:28 05:43 12:27a 12:20p

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

----- 6:01 12:35 6:48 1:21 7:35 2:09 8:22 2:58 9:11 3:48 10:01 4:39 10:52

12:13 6:26 1:01 7:14 1:48 8:01 2:36 8:49 3:25 9:38 4:15 10:28 5:05 11:18

4:28 10:42 5:27 11:42 6:30 12:15 7:32 1:18 8:34 2:20 9:32 3:19 10:27 4:15 11:18 5:06 ----- 5:55 12:29 6:42 1:16 7:29 2:03 8:17 2:52 9:05 3:42 9:55 4:33 10:46

4:57 5:57 6:59 8:00 9:00 9:58 10:52 11:43 12:07 12:55 1:42 2:30 3:19 4:09 4:59

11:12 ----12:44 1:46 2:47 3:45 4:39 5:31 6:20 7:08 7:56 8:44 9:33 10:22 11:12

07:17 07:17 07:17 07:17 07:17 07:17 07:17 07:16 07:16 07:16 07:16 07:15 07:15 07:15 07:15

05:38 05:38 05:39 05:40 05:41 05:42 05:43 05:43 05:44 05:45 05:46 05:47 05:48 05:49 05:50

5:44p 7:11a 6:50p 8:07a 7:57p 8:58a 9:05p 9:44a 10:11p 10:25a 11:16p 11:03a NoMoon 11:40a 12:20a 12:16p 1:23a 12:53p 2:26a 1:33p 3:29a 2:17p 4:30a 3:05p 5:29a 3:56p 6:23a 4:51p 7:13a 5:48p

5:37

07:28 07:28 07:28 07:27 07:27 07:26 07:26

05:37 05:38 05:38 05:39 05:40 05:41 05:42 05:44 05:45 05:46 05:47 05:48 05:49 05:50

5:43p 7:24a 6:49p 8:20a 7:58p 9:10a 9:07p 9:54a 10:15p 10:34a 11:22p 11:10a NoMoon 11:45a 1:32a 12:55p 2:37a 1:34p 3:41a 2:16p 4:43a 3:04p 5:42a 3:55p 6:37a 4:50p 7:26a 5:47p

San Antonio 2020 Jan

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

10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri

4:40 10:55 5:40 11:55 6:42 12:28 7:45 1:31 8:46 2:33 9:45 3:32 10:39 4:27 11:31 5:18 ----- 6:07 12:41 6:54 1:28 7:41 2:16 8:29 3:04 9:18 3:54 10:08 4:46 10:59

5:10 11:24 6:10 ----7:11 12:57 8:13 1:59 9:13 3:00 10:10 3:57 11:04 4:52 11:56 5:43 12:20 6:32 1:07 7:20 1:55 8:08 2:43 8:56 3:31 9:45 4:21 10:35 5:12 11:25

07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:28 07:27 07:27 07:27 07:26 07:26

05:51 05:52 05:53 05:53 05:54 05:55 05:56 05:57 05:58 05:59 05:59 06:00 06:01 06:02 06:03

5:59p 7:23a 7:04p 8:19a 8:11p 9:10a 9:19p 9:56a 10:25p 10:38a 11:29p 11:16a NoMoon 11:52a 12:32a 12:29p 1:35a 1:06p 2:38a 1:47p 3:41a 2:31p 4:42a 3:19p 5:41a 4:10p 6:35a 5:05p 7:25a 6:02p

Amarillo

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

10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri

4:53 11:08 5:53 ----6:56 12:41 7:58 1:44 9:00 2:46 9:58 3:45 10:53 4:40 11:44 5:32 12:08 6:21 12:55 7:08 1:42 7:55 2:29 8:43 3:18 9:31 4:08 10:21 4:59 11:12

5:23 6:23 7:25 8:26 9:26 10:24 11:18 ----12:33 1:21 2:08 2:56 3:45 4:35 5:25

11:38 12:08 1:10 2:12 3:13 4:11 5:05 5:57 6:46 7:34 8:22 9:10 9:59 10:48 11:38

07:56 07:55 07:55 07:55 07:55 07:55 07:54 07:54 07:54 07:53 07:53 07:53 07:52 07:52 07:51

05:51 05:52 05:53 05:54 05:55 05:56 05:57 05:57 05:58 05:59 06:01 06:02 06:03 06:04 06:05

5:58p 7:52a 7:04p 8:47a 8:14p 9:36a 9:25p 10:19a 10:34p 10:57a 11:42p 11:32a NoMoon 12:05p 12:49a 12:38p 1:55a 1:13p 3:02a 1:50p 4:07a 2:32p 5:10a 3:18p 6:10a 4:09p 7:04a 5:04p 7:53a 6:02p

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 Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

Time 12:31 AM 1:16 AM 2:06 AM 3:03 AM 4:13 AM 1:01 AM 2:12 AM 3:18 AM 4:17 AM 5:10 AM 6:00 AM 6:46 AM 7:31 AM 12:31 AM 1:08 AM

Rollover Pass Area Height 1.15H 1.19H 1.20H 1.14H 1.02H 0.54L 0.28L -0.02L -0.32L -0.57L -0.77L -0.89L -0.94L 1.06H 1.07H

Time 8:50 AM 9:34 AM 10:21 AM 11:08 AM 11:59 AM 5:47 AM 7:52 AM 10:02 AM 11:49 AM 1:11 PM 2:14 PM 3:06 PM 3:51 PM 8:14 AM 8:55 AM

Height -1.07L -1.08L -1.01L -0.85L -0.61L 0.87H 0.77H 0.80H 0.95H 1.12H 1.24H 1.30H 1.30H -0.93L -0.87L

Time 4:49 PM 5:31 PM 6:14 PM 6:55 PM 7:35 PM 12:53 PM 1:53 PM 3:03 PM 4:28 PM 6:01 PM 7:21 PM 8:17 PM 8:54 PM 4:31 PM 5:07 PM

Height 1.35H 1.32H 1.27H 1.20H 1.13H -0.30L 0.04L 0.37L 0.63L 0.80L 0.89L 0.93L 0.95L 1.26H 1.19H

Time 9:22 PM 10:02 PM 10:52 PM 11:53 PM

Height 0.99L 0.95L 0.88L 0.74L

8:12 PM 8:47 PM 9:22 PM 9:57 PM 10:34 PM 11:13 PM 11:52 PM

1.07H 1.02H 1.00H 0.99H 1.00H 1.02H 1.04H

9:18 PM 9:40 PM

0.94L 0.91L

Time

Height

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 8:16 AM 8:59 AM 9:45 AM 12:55 AM 1:29 AM 2:05 AM 2:43 AM 3:23 AM 4:07 AM 4:53 AM 5:41 AM 6:30 AM 7:16 AM 7:58 AM 8:37 AM

Height -1.04L -1.09L -1.04L 1.21L 1.06L 0.82L 0.51L 0.17L -0.17L -0.46L -0.68L -0.82L -0.89L -0.89L -0.85L

Time 4:48 PM 5:27 PM 6:07 PM 2:58 AM 4:18 AM 5:53 AM 7:56 AM 10:00 AM 11:38 AM 12:53 PM 1:56 PM 2:51 PM 3:39 PM 4:20 PM 4:55 PM

Height 2.09H 2.06H 1.97H 1.25H 1.17H 1.06H 1.03H 1.18H 1.44H 1.68H 1.85H 1.94H 1.95H 1.90H 1.81H

Height -0.84L -0.89L -0.85L -0.71L -0.47L 0.78L 0.51L 0.21L -0.09L -0.35L -0.55L -0.68L -0.74L -0.73L -0.68L

Time 5:12 PM 5:53 PM 6:32 PM 7:07 PM 7:38 PM 5:28 AM 7:32 AM 9:37 AM 11:39 AM 1:15 PM 2:24 PM 3:19 PM 4:05 PM 4:45 PM 5:19 PM

Height 1.78H 1.75H 1.67H 1.53H 1.37H 0.88H 0.85H 0.95H 1.15H 1.37H 1.54H 1.62H 1.62H 1.57H 1.49H

Time

Height

10:34 AM 11:30 AM 12:33 PM 1:48 PM 3:25 PM 5:33 PM 7:18 PM

-0.86L -0.57L -0.20L 0.20L 0.57L 0.84L 0.98L

11:10 PM

1.06L

6:48 7:29 8:08 8:44 9:15 9:41 9:59

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

1.83H 1.66H 1.48H 1.31H 1.18H 1.09H 1.05H

Time

Height

Time 8:21 AM 9:06 AM 9:53 AM 10:42 AM 11:34 AM 2:11 AM 2:36 AM 3:14 AM 4:00 AM 4:49 AM 5:39 AM 6:29 AM 7:18 AM 8:03 AM 8:46 AM

Time

12:32 PM 1:44 PM 3:29 PM 5:55 PM

Height

-0.15L 0.22L 0.57L 0.80L

8:04 8:25 8:42 8:52

PM PM PM PM

1.19H 1.04H 0.93H 0.88H

Port O’Connor Date Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

Time 11:24 AM 12:13 AM 1:27 AM 2:26 AM 3:15 AM 3:53 AM 12:38 AM 5:44 AM 6:27 AM 7:15 AM 8:07 AM 9:02 AM 9:59 AM 10:52 AM 11:39 AM

Time 2:17 AM 3:13 AM 4:07 AM 4:41 AM 4:31 AM 4:01 AM 3:01 AM 2:14 AM 12:11 AM 10:35 AM 11:19 AM 12:08 PM 1:00 PM 12:56 AM 2:15 AM

Date Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

Time 9:05 AM 9:51 AM 10:40 AM 11:30 AM 2:03 AM 2:39 AM 3:19 AM 4:02 AM 4:47 AM 5:33 AM 6:18 AM 7:04 AM 7:50 AM 8:35 AM 9:18 AM

1:48 PM 2:34 PM 3:20 PM 4:04 PM 6:33 AM 6:56 AM 1:32 PM 4:50 PM 8:51 AM 7:46 PM 8:44 PM 9:42 PM 10:39 PM 11:30 PM

Time

Height -0.80L -0.75L -0.63L -0.46L 0.45L 0.21L 0.41H 0.56H -0.52L 0.89H 0.96H 0.98H 0.96H 0.91H

Height -0.77L -0.78L -0.73L -0.62L 0.60L 0.44L 0.23L -0.00L -0.24L -0.45L -0.61L -0.71L -0.74L -0.73L -0.67L

Time 6:40 PM 7:29 PM 8:13 PM 8:38 PM 4:14 AM 5:39 AM 7:35 AM 10:21 AM 12:43 PM 2:38 PM 3:47 PM 4:36 PM 5:19 PM 5:57 PM 6:29 PM

Height 0.94H 0.90H 0.82H 0.74H 0.64H 0.53H 0.43H 0.45H 0.59H 0.76H 0.89H 0.95H 0.94H 0.89H 0.80H

Time

8:54 AM 10:56 AM 7:05 PM 8:55 PM 6:43 PM

Time

12:23 PM 1:19 PM 2:22 PM 4:04 PM 6:16 PM

Height

0.50H 0.40H 0.29L 0.50L 0.75H

Height

-0.45L -0.23L 0.02L 0.27L 0.45L

Time

4:50 PM 5:44 PM 11:58 PM

Time

8:46 8:50 8:57 9:08 9:21

PM PM PM PM PM

Height

-0.23L 0.03L 0.55H

Height

0.65H 0.58H 0.54H 0.52H 0.54H

Date Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

Time 10:55 AM 1:05 AM 2:29 AM 3:25 AM 4:22 AM 3:44 AM 4:56 AM 5:41 AM 6:21 AM 7:01 AM 7:43 AM 8:30 AM 9:21 AM 10:15 AM 11:07 AM

Height -0.06L 0.47H 0.47H 0.45H 0.40H 0.33L 0.24L 0.14L 0.06L -0.01L -0.06L -0.09L -0.10L -0.09L -0.07L

Time

Height

11:48 AM 12:37 PM 1:25 PM 2:12 PM 6:22 AM 9:17 AM 11:47 AM 4:08 PM 5:12 PM 6:20 PM 7:35 PM 8:45 PM 9:48 PM 10:53 PM

-0.07L -0.06L -0.02L 0.04L 0.34H 0.30H 0.30H 0.38H 0.43H 0.47H 0.49H 0.49H 0.48H 0.46H

Height -0.27L -0.26L -0.20L 1.10H 1.03H 0.92H 0.66L 0.46L 0.25L 0.05L -0.11L -0.22L -0.26L -0.24L -0.18L

Time 8:54 PM 9:51 PM

Height 1.17H 1.16H

11:02 AM 11:50 AM 12:35 PM 6:32 AM 9:16 AM 11:33 AM 3:19 PM 4:02 PM 4:50 PM 5:50 PM 7:00 PM 8:09 PM

-0.11L 0.03L 0.21L 0.81H 0.79H 0.89H 1.02H 1.14H 1.19H 1.19H 1.15H 1.10H

Height -0.75L -0.78L -0.74L -0.61L -0.40L 0.81L 0.54L 0.23L -0.06L -0.31L -0.50L -0.62L -0.66L -0.65L -0.60L

Time 7:04 PM 7:54 PM 8:32 PM 8:48 PM 8:34 PM 4:10 AM 6:44 AM 9:36 AM 12:01 PM 2:00 PM 3:18 PM 4:17 PM 5:08 PM 5:55 PM 6:35 PM

Height 1.43H 1.39H 1.30H 1.16H 0.99H 0.84H 0.73H 0.77H 0.94H 1.13H 1.28H 1.36H 1.37H 1.33H 1.26H

Time

11:48 PM 3:03 PM 4:12 PM 5:49 PM 7:30 PM

Height

0.35H 0.12L 0.20L 0.28L 0.35L

Time

10:32 PM 9:57 PM 9:50 PM 9:41 PM

Height

0.32H 0.32H 0.34H 0.36H

Port Aransas Height -0.28L 0.96H 0.96H 0.92H 0.82H 0.68H 0.54H 0.32L 0.16L 0.03L -0.07L -0.14L -0.18L -0.20L -0.20L

Time

Height

12:12 PM 12:58 PM 1:43 PM 2:27 PM 3:07 PM 3:39 PM 9:11 PM 8:45 PM 8:35 PM 8:44 PM 9:17 PM 10:02 PM 10:57 PM

-0.31L -0.29L -0.21L -0.08L 0.09L 0.27L 0.55H 0.65H 0.75H 0.82H 0.87H 0.88H 0.87H

Time 2:24 PM 3:29 PM 4:28 PM 5:21 PM 6:07 PM 6:46 PM 8:18 AM 9:06 AM 9:51 AM 10:54 PM 11:02 PM 11:49 PM

Height -0.68L -0.69L -0.68L -0.63L -0.53L -0.40L -0.12L -0.26L -0.38L 0.14H 0.19H 0.21H

1:58 PM 2:56 PM

-0.59L -0.58L

Time

10:26 PM

Height

Time

Height

0.49H

Nueces Bay Date Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

San Luis Pass

Height -0.79L 0.99H 0.97H 0.90H 0.77H 0.65H 0.57H -0.05L -0.30L 0.60H -0.68L -0.79L -0.84L -0.84L -0.80L

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

Time 1:01 PM 12:10 AM 12:59 AM 1:31 AM 1:14 AM 12:30 AM 12:07 AM 7:29 AM 8:07 AM 12:05 AM 9:40 AM 10:32 AM 11:25 AM 12:17 PM 1:06 PM

Date Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

Time 8:35 AM 9:21 AM 10:11 AM 1:49 AM 3:01 AM 4:23 AM 1:42 AM 2:53 AM 4:02 AM 5:01 AM 5:51 AM 6:37 AM 7:22 AM 8:06 AM 8:50 AM

Time

Height

Time

Height

PM PM PM PM

0.81H 0.42L 0.64L 0.82L

7:37 PM 8:07 PM 8:39 PM

0.82H 0.85H 0.89H

Time

Height

Time

Height

7:12 1:17 1:58 5:15

South Padre Island Height 0.30H 0.30H 0.28H 0.23H 0.14H 0.05H -0.02H -0.06H -0.02H -0.47L -0.53L -0.56L -0.58L 0.21H 0.20H

Time

Height

11:06 AM

-0.10H

11:51 PM

0.06H

Time

7:13 PM

Height

-0.25L

Date Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

Time 8:12 AM 9:01 AM 9:52 AM 10:44 AM 11:36 AM 1:46 AM 2:04 AM 2:41 AM 3:28 AM 4:18 AM 5:09 AM 5:59 AM 6:48 AM 7:35 AM 8:20 AM

12:31 PM 1:31 PM 2:46 PM 5:11 PM

-0.12L 0.21L 0.54L 0.81L

8:12 8:00 7:53 7:33

PM PM PM PM

0.85H 0.78H 0.77H 0.83H

Texas Coast Tides

Date Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

Date Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 19 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

NATIONAL LOUISIANA

NORTH DAKOTA

After obtaining aerial surveillance from a drone, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited an oyster fisherman for alleged oyster violations on Dec. 20 in Calcasieu Parish.

Agents observed and recorded the oyster fisherman illegally harvesting oysters in polluted waters. The vessel also did not display the required numbers visible by air and did not have a human waste receptacle.

Agents seized 10 sacks of oysters and returned them to the water. The vessel was seized.

—LDFW

Gary Gorney, of Minot, was pheasant hunting Dec. 26 near Garrison when his German shorthair, Milly, went on point. Expecting a pheasant flush, instead a large female mountain lion emerged from the tall grass and came at him.

Gorney, a former military law enforcement officer, dropped his father’s 100-year-old double barrel and grabbed the 9mm handgun beneath his jacket.

The mountain lion dropped within 10 feet of Gorney.

Gorney reported the incident to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. The lion weighed more than 100 pounds.

—Staff report

Drone used to spot illegal oyster harvest

WYOMING

Pheasant hunter’s dog points mountain lion

Bighorn sheep captured VERMONT and tested Novice deer season The Wyoming Game and Fish Department proposed and University of Wyoming captured 12 collared female bighorn sheep for disease sampling, body condition measurements, and fitted with radio collars to learn more about their survival, nutritional condition, migration patterns and the potential presence of disease. Samples were collected to test for respiratory pathogens that can cause pneumonia.

The Jackson herd is primarily found in the Gros Ventre Mountains east of Jackson and has typically numbered approximately 500 animals, but has experienced two significant pneumonia die-offs in recent years.

In 2002, it was estimated that as many as 50 percent of the herd was lost due to a pneumonia outbreak and another estimated 30 percent lost again in 2012. It is estimated that the herd has climbed back to around 400 animals.

—WGFD

Mountain goat removal Grand Teton National Park was closed to remove mountain goats by “helicopter-based lethal removal methods,” according to the National Park Service. The purpose of the effort is to protect the isolated native bighorn sheep in the range.

The park estimates that the bighorn sheep herd is at about 100 individuals. The mountain goat numbers have grown to about the same size in the last few years and compete with bighorn sheep for food resources and can be a threat by transmitting disease.

The mountain goats migrated into the Teton Range from the nearby Snake River Range after they were transplanted there to provide hunting opportunities.

—Staff report

Sales of hunting licenses fell 7.5 percent in Vermont this season, and have dropped from more than 90,000 to fewer than 50,000 since 1987.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department proposed creating a novice season, which would allow new adult hunters to hunt during youth season for one year. They expect the novice season to attract 200 to 300 new hunters each year.

The novice hunters will be required to have a mentor.

—VFWD

TENNESSEE

Deer carcass incinerator coming An incinerator to address deer carcass disposal will be constructed in Fayette County.

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a $1 million budget expansion for the project. The incinerator will be constructed at the Fayette County Landfill.

“As a response to concerns from citizens regarding the burial of carcasses, the TWFC has fully funded the purchase of a large incinerator that will be operational by next hunting season,” said Dr. Hank Wright, commissioner of TFWC District 9.

The large-scale incinerator will be available to processors and hunters to dispose of deer from the CWD-positive and high-risk counties of southwest Tennessee. The incinerator will get above 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature necessary to kill the disease.

The TWRA has already sampled more than 10,000 deer for CWD this deer season and the reported number of positives this season is 148 thus far.

—TFWC

January 10, 2020

Page 17

TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 61 degrees; Slightly stained to clear. Speckled trout are good in the northern regions of Sabine Lake on plastics and suspending twitch baits. Redfish are fair on the Louisiana shoreline in 2 to 4 feet of water on jigs, soft plastics and cut mullet. Flounder are fair in the rivers and deeper bayous.

TRINITY BAY: 60 degrees. Speckled trout are very good on live shrimp and soft plastics.

Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and shrimp. Sheepshead are very good on live shrimp.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: 56 degrees. Speckled trout are good near the island in deeper water.

Flounder are good on live shrimp. Redfish and black drum are good over mud and shell.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: 56 degrees. Redfish and black drum are fair over mud and shell.

Flounder are good around Seawolf Park on live shrimp. Speckled trout are very good on shrimp, soft plastics and top-waters.

TEXAS CITY: 55 degrees. Redfish are very good on soft plastics in shallow water.

Flounder are fair on live shrimp or minnow.

Speckled trout are good on slow-sinking plugs.

Black drum are good on blue crab or shrimp.

FREEPORT: 60-62 degrees. Speckled trout are excellent on mullet or pinfish. Redfish are fair in deeper channels on live baits. Flounder are good along the marsh using live mullet.

Black drum are very good on cut mullet and crab.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 65 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics around midbay reefs.

Redfish are very good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and top-waters. Flounder are fair on plastics in red or white. Black drum are good on soft plastics or blue crab.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 65 degrees.

Speckled trout are good on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics around midbay reefs. Black drum are fair on blue crab or soft

plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and top-waters.

PORT O’CONNOR: 58 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live or fresh shrimp or crab in the shallow sand bars. Black drum are very good on blue crab, shrimp or soft plastics. Redfish are excellent on live shrimp. Sheepshead are good near the jetty on live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: 59 degrees. Speckled trout are good drifting and wading over hard sand with shell pockets on swimbaits or shrimp. Redfish are good on gold spoons. Flounder are slow.

PORT ARANSAS: 60-62 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on shrimp and topwaters. Flounder are good on live mullet along the marsh. Redfish are fair on shrimp and paddle tails. Black drum are fair on shrimp.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 60 degrees. Speckled trout are fair with Texas Rattler jigs near the jetties. Redfish are very good on cut mullet and shrimp. Flounder are excellent on minnows, squid and jigs. Black drum are very good on shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: 65-67 degrees. Speckled trout are excellent on scented plastics or slow-sinking artificials. Redfish are very good in the flats on top-waters and live bait. Flounder are good on jigs or minnow.

PORT MANSFIELD: 67 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on the flats and close to mud bottoms on top-waters and soft plastics.

Texas waters offshore are good for snapper on squid or jigs.

SOUTH PADRE: 68 degrees. Speckled trout are good on soft and live shrimp. Redfish are very good in the flats on cut mullet. Black drum are good in deeper water transitions on soft plastics.

PORT ISABEL: 67 degrees. Speckled trout are good on bait resembling mullet. Flounder are good on minnows. Redfish are fair on shrimp.

Sheepshead are very good on crab. Jack crevalle are good on live mullet.

—TPWD

Page 18

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

INDUSTRY

LONE STAR OUTDOOR PUZZLER Solution on Page 22

LSONews.com

SPONSORED BY

Potterfield on National Park Foundation board MidwayUSA cofounder Brenda Potterfield was appointed by Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to the Board of Directors of the National Park Foundation.

Camo brands acquired Hadley Development acquired the intellectual property of Sirphis LLC (formerly Moon Shine Camo), including brands Muddy Girl, Lifestyle Camo, Pulse and Grit House.

Name change at Blaser Blaser USA, the official U.S. importer for Blaser, Mauser, Sauer, Rigby and Minox, is now operating under the new name of Blaser Group.

Walker joins Simms ACROSS 1. A Panhandle river 4. An offshore target (two words) 10. Call used to bring in wigeon 11. Texas WMA with sambar 13. A shotgun brand 14. A saltwater catfish 15. A shad species 16. A sound made by does and fawns 17. In-line spinner lure brand 19. The big-beaked duck 20. A fishing line brand 22. A Central Texas county 25. Showing off, in turkey terms 26. Popular big game species in Colorado 27. A favorite fishing method in the bays (two words) 28. A partridge species 29. An arrowhead with a flattened point 30. A type of hunting blind 31. A baitcaster’s nemesis 32. The puffin is a game bird here

DOWN 2. An arrow brand 3. Home of the Rattlesnake Roundup 4. A trout species 5. A salmon species 6. Licenses are more expensive for these hunters, fishermen 7. A safari destination 8. A type of duck call (two words) 9. It keeps the coffee warm 12. The angry furbearer 14. Hico’s county 18. The part of the deer’s skull where the antlers start 19. A fishing reel brand 21. A shark species 23. Buy these at DSC, HSC conventions 24. Type of net with weights at the bottom 27. Important to improve deer survival

Strick Walker joins Simms Fishing Products as its new chief marketing officer.

Pallot to be honored Flip Pallot will receive the Izaak Walton Award from the American Museum of Fly Fishing at its event on Feb. 21.

KleenBore sold The Safariland Group sold its KleenBore brand of firearms cleaning accessories to Pro-Shot Products.

Marketing VP at Velocity Nick Andrews joined Velocity Outdoor as vice president of marketing.

New hire at NDA The National Deer Alliance hired Torin Miller as its policy and outreach coordinator.

Angle joins Marolina Outdoor Pete Angle became chief marketing officer of Marolina Outdoor, Inc.

Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News

Arctic conservation Continued from page 4

Black saw the relationship with scientists improve after speaking about muskox at a symposium at the University of Calgary in 2016.

“After listening for two hours, I told a scientist I couldn’t speak,” he said. “I figured I would get booed out of there.”

He was surprised by the open-mindedness of scientists from around the world.

“I got more applause and questions than any other speaker,” he said.

Has there ever been a complaint from a hunter about the extra $250 fee?

“Never,” Black said. “Our clients are on the front line.

“At least half of the time, the clients help get the samples with their guides.”

Dr. Kutz praised the joint effort between industry and academia.

“I’m thrilled about the progress we are making,” she said. “The proactive attitude towards conservation and this partnership is both refreshing and exciting.”

Black wasn’t the least bit surprised.

“It’s about hunters being in the frontline of conservation,” he said. “These scientists are open-minded and need money. What better place to get the money than from hunters?”

FOR THE TABLE *email LSON your favorite recipe to news@lonestaroutdoornews.com.

Cottontail carnitas 2-3 cottontails or jackrabbits, skinned and cleaned 1 cup salsa 1 light beer Corn or canola oil Taco seasoning of your choice Corn tortillas Cilantro, chopped Diced onion Avocado, cubed Lime Cotija cheese The day before you want to serve the tacos, wash the rabbits and pat dry. In a crockpot or a large stock pot, add the rabbits, salsa and beer. Cook the rabbits until they are fall-off-the-bone tender (3-4 hours on the stove, 4-6 hours in a crockpot) and allow to cool a bit. Pull the meat off the bone.

Add the juices from the pot to the shredded meat and refrigerate overnight.

Heat 1/2 inch of oil in a shallow, wide skillet.

Toss the cold meat with the taco seasoning and the reserved juices until well combined. When the oil shimmers, grab a handful of the shredded rabbit and squeeze out most of the juice and put it into the hot oil. Repeat the squeezing process until there is an even layer of meat in the pan, and press down with a spatula once, then leave it alone. Let the bottom get crispy, then toss the meat and press the non-crispy side into the pan to crisp. When crispy, remove from the pan and drain.

Warm the tortillas and top with 1/4 cup of the crispy meat and add the toppings and cheese.

—TPWD

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

January 10, 2020

Page 19

Page 20

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

PRODUCTS BRONZEYE FROG 65: Spro’s frog was designed by professional angler Dean Rojas. It is the right size and style to cast long distances and can be fished in heavy cover or open water. The lure comes with a Gamakastu EWG double hook.

Available in a variety of colors, including blue sky (pictured), the frog costs about $11.

>>

>>

>> CASE WINKLER RECURVE UTILITY KNIFE: This fixed-blade utility knife, part of the American Hero Series, is must-have for the outdoorsman. Its features include a skeletonized, full tang blade made from heavy gauge carbon steel for maximum edge retention; a flat ground recurve blade with a 4 3/4-inch cutting edge; aggressive spine gimping for maximum control; and an ergonomically engineered canvas laminate handle. The 9 1/2-inchlong knife costs about $39

>>

BENT-NOSE FISHING PLIERS: SteelShad’s stainless steel spring-activated pliers have a split-ring splitter plus a plastic handle for ease in handling. These basic pliers for anglers also come in a straight nose version. The pliers cost about $10.

SKAGIT WATERFOWL JACKET: Made with a waterproof, breathable rain cloth shell and fleece liner, the jacket by Filson will keep hunters dry and comfortable, no matter the weather. It is fully seam-sealed with a water-resistant zipper and neoprene cuffs for full waterproof protection and features a two-way adjustable hood, corrosion-resistant hardware, and pockets designed specifically for waterfowl hunting.

Available in two Mossy Oak camo patterns, the jacket comes in sizes extra small through 3XL. It costs $350.

Lunkers on both sides of the New Year Continued from page 1

In 2003, he moved to Mexico’s El Salto for a year.

“It’s amazing what you learn when you’re around big fish all the time,” he said. “I had a five fish, 65-pound day out there and caught loads of 10- and 11-pound bass. I really learned how big fish acted and reacted.”

Lozano returned to California, where the lakes became busy after the word of big bass got out.

He moved to Texas in 2005 and resumed fishing.

“I caught a 13-pounder at Lake Tyler, and fished Toledo Bend a lot,” he said. “I found my love for fishing again.”

Since 2009, Lozano has been adapting techniques to different lakes within a few hours of home.

“Each year, I would catch two or three doubledigit fish,” he said.

Over the last few years, Lozano said he has fully committed to catching big fish.

“Everything I throw is oversized,” he said. “I sort of made it an art and started figuring things out at each lake.”

His 2018-2019 fishing season was a bust.

“It rained and never stopped raining,” he said.

“Every lake I fished was flooded and muddy.”

Beginning in September of 2019, Lozano started catching 8- and 9-pounders.

“In September and October, I map the lakes out and mark everything,” he said. “Then, when I start fishing heavily in the winter, I can be very precise.”

When Thanksgiving rolled around last year, he was looking forward to the four days he had to fish.

“Then I herniated my back and was out,” he said. “I had the hiccups for 11 straight days — it was miserable.”

His next day on the water was Dec. 20.

“I fished two days on two lakes and didn’t get a single bite,” Lozano said.

On Dec. 23, he got an early start on another lake.

“I didn’t have any bites early, then pulled up to a roadbed,” Lozano said. “The water temperature was 47-49 degrees. I decided to slow way down, made a long cast, let it sink, and crept it along the bottom. I had one solid tap and set it as hard as I could. It didn’t move.”

Finally, the fish came up and Lozano could see its head.

“It look huge from a distance,” he said. “Finally I got it close and got the net underneath it. When I lifted the net, the swimbait fell out of her mouth.”

Lozano put the fish in the livewell and went to an out-of-sight cove to weigh and photograph the 13.85-pound fish.

“It’s the biggest fish I’ve ever caught,” he said.

Lozano returned to his job as a territory rep for Yamaha Marine, and then fished five days leading up to New Year’s Day. “I caught two or three small fish the whole time,” he said. “I had one big one come up on the swimbait, but she didn’t take it.”

Lozano was on a large spawning flat in deeper water with a bowl next to it.

When he returned on New Year’s Day, a cold front was coming in after days of warm weather. He pulled into his first spot and caught a 4-pounder.

“Then I went back to where I had that big bite and threw parallel to the flat,” he said. “The fish came up and annihilated it and I got him in. I missed two more big fish within an hour.”

That fish weighed 13.29 pounds.

“This is what I live for,” Lozano said. “To catch the biggest fish that lives in the lake. You have to be willing to throw swimbaits for 9 1/2 hours a day for three bites. I have thousands of dollars in swimbaits.”

Lozano’s catches have a common theme.

“For 95 percent of the big fish, I fished very slowly and methodically,” he said. “And I don’t go back and hit the same spots day after day.”

DST DEADFALL PACK: This sturdy Slumberjack pack can haul out a serious load, yet is compressible enough for those minimal load days. The wings are designed to accommodate optics, etc., and the front-load flaps securely hold awkwardly shaped gear. Incorporating a tried-andtrue dual aluminum stay frame and adjustable torso suspension, the pack is perfect for packing meat out after a multi-day hunting trip. It costs about $230.

>>

Texas decoys Continued from page 4

still collect by hand using a bow saw, axe and wedge. After drying, the decoy that took life from a block of wood was created using nothing more sophisticated than a hatchet, knife and a hand plane.

Rudolph ‘Rudy’ J. LeCompte LeCompte is Texas’ best-known carver. Born in 1910, he got his start from Louisiana’s famous Mark Whipple. Most years LeCompte carved an average of 80 to 100 decoys, a pace he maintained for nearly 40 years. He first sold his decoys for a dollar apiece, but by the 1950s they commanded a $4 price tag. Today, they can sell for sell for as much as $1,500. The LeCompte carving style lives on through Mark Byford and Walter Brewer’s son, Dennis, and grandsons, Travis and Nathan. The Winfree working decoy style, made famous by Amos Tilton, is continued by his greatgrandson Mike Tilton and his son.

Mark Byford Mark grew up in Baytown with an appreciation for the decoy carvers around him. He was in his 40s when he decided to honor their legacy by learning to carve their decoys.

Dennis Brewer and sons Little did he know how much work lay ahead of him when, in 1971, Rudy LeCompte and Walter Brewer dragged a teenage Dennis Brewer to the Trinity River bottoms to cut cypress root. After selecting trees with the right shape at the base, they exposed the root by digging through the muck, then cut no more than one root from each tree with double-bladed axes.

Walter, one of LeCompte’s mentees, carved working mottled

ducks, blue-winged and greenwinged teal, pintail and mallards.

Dennis taught his own sons, Travis and Nathan, how to hunt using the carved decoys.

Mike Tilton and son Mike is the great-grandson of Amos Tilton, who was born in Winfree in 1899. Amos first began carving his elegant mallard decoys behind his house, and later in a caretaker shack next to the Champion Paper and Fiber Company lodge on the Trinity River where he worked as a guide.

Mike watched Amos carve when he was a boy, and he taught the youngster to carve with just a pocketknife. Now, Mike is teaching his son Grant Michael, 12, how to carve — bringing the art to five generations of Tiltons.

Byford and the Brewer and Tilton families all agree that while the Trinity River decoy style looks good on a bookshelf, they like to see them hunted. They were pleased when Forrest Wylie, owner of Spread Oaks Ranch on the Colorado River near Bay City, commissioned them to produce an entire rig of wooden blocks to use for customer hunts. By next hunting season, some three dozen Trinity River decoys will grace the ranch’s waterfowl habitat, once again doing what they do best — imitating and enticing wild ducks. It’s a fair bet that Rudy, Walter, Amos and the other Trinity River carvers would find that a proud moment.

R.K. Sawyer is the author of A Hundred Years of Texas Waterfowling (2012) and Texas Market Hunting (2013). His latest book, Images of the Hunt: A Photographic History of Texas Waterfowling, will be available this spring.

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

January 10, 2020

Page 21

CLASSIFIEDS HUNTING OUTDOOR SPORTING GOODS STORE FOR SALE Established in 1972 Company has a great reputation Highly profitable Staff is Well-trained, Knowledgeable, Licensed and Professional Contact: cattyler@yahoo.com

TEXAS TROPHY WHITETAILS Axis, Blackbuck, Hogs Free range whitetail and exotic hunts in Sonora, TX www.HuntTexasWhitetails.com (717) 512-3582

STOCKERBUCK.COM Call now to order Texas Trophy Bred does and stockerbucks or check us out online at stockerbuck.com JAY (505) 681-5210

HUNTING ON THE RIO GRANDE White Wing & Dove Texasdovehunt.com (956) 542-2223

ARGENTINA DOVE SHOOTING 5 Star Lodge – Hosted by Owner 4 Days/3 Nts/6 Shoots - $1320/person (972) 769-8866

RANCH CONTRACTOR

Game & Livestock Fences, Hog-Proof Fences, Land Clearing, Roads & Trails, Ponds & Lakes Athens, TX TejasRanchFence.com (903) 292-0525

ARGENTINA DUCK HUNTING Lots of Birds!!! Hosted by Owner Partridge & Dove Shoots Included 5 Days/4 Nts/8 Shoots - $4250 Includes everything but shells and tips dagaradventures.com (972) 769-8866

EXOTICS + WHITETAIL Several species Trophy and meat hunts Owner guided Very reasonable Let’s have fun!

(325) 475-2100

DECOYS WANTED WOODEN Duck and Goose. Top prices paid.

Ask for David.

(214) 361-2276

AKC LABRADOR PUPPIES field trial and hunting pedigree black and yellow available $600 (903) 521-2780

AXIS HIDES Tanned axis hides Axis pillows gbroach@ktc.com (830) 896-6996

SOUTH TEXAS DEER HUNTS Also doe hunts. txdiamondcranch.com (713) 725-5033

ANTLERS WANTED Buying all species, all conditions.

Looking for large quantities. Call Del: (830) 997-2263

$1

LOOKING FOR QUAIL AND DOVE LEASE! I am seeking a dove and quail lease for the upcoming 20/21 hunting season around Victoria in the following counties; Calhoun, Victoria, Dewitt, Goliad or Bee. Family only, and have two well trained GSPs I want to get good work. 5 hunters only. Please send email to jimmy@guinn.org or txt (832) 656.8242 SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE FOR SALE IN CENTRAL TEXAS! Doves, ducks, deer and hogs.

One hour from Austin in Milam County.

149 acres/$4650 per acre/$692,850 matuspro@swbell.net (512) 658-7114

CLASSIFIEDS (PER WORD)

TDHA - JOIN TODAY Texas Dove Hunters Association TexasDoveHunters.com (210) 764-1189

TIKKA FOR SALE (2) Tikka T3 Lite .300 Win Mag w/ Leupold VXII 3x9 $650 ea.

(972) 671-0987

VEHICLE HUNTING TRUCK OR MAKE INTO TOP DRIVE 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 WANTED: HOUSE BOAT In search of house boat.

36 foot Gibson or similar in good condition.

Call Alan (361) 543-6747

QUAIL HUNTING

JOBS Guided-Self Guided-Training 700 yard RANGE PoetryShootingClub.com (214) 728-2755

PART TIME DELIVERY JOB 2 days a month Text Paul: (361) 877-6028

ADD A PHOTO/LOGO $25 ALL BOLD LETTERS $15 2 ISSUE MINIMUM

2 EASY OPTIONS: CALL THE OFFICE (214) 361-2276, OR E-MAIL: LSONACCT@GMAIL.COM

Page 22

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com

DATEBOOK JANUARY 9-12

Dallas Safari Club DSC Convention and Sporting Expo Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center biggame.org

JANUARY 11

Kennedale Outdoor Education Booster Club Outdoors Convention Kennedale Performing Arts Center kennedale-outdoor-education-booster-club. square.site Bass Champs East Region Tournament Sam Rayburn (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com

JANUARY 11-12

Silver Spur Trade Shows Gun and Blade Show City Coliseum, San Angelo silverspurgunshows.com

JANUARY 12-14

Stewards of the Wild Dallas Chapter Bucksnag Duck Hunt Bucksnag Hunting Club, Garwood tpwf.org/SOTW

JANUARY 16-18

Wild Sheep Foundation Sheep Show Reno wildsheepfoundation.org

JANUARY 17-18

Deer Breeders Corp Horseshoe Bay Resort (866) 972-5001 dbcdeer.com

JANUARY 18

Taxidermy King Big Game Trophy and Western Auction Old Louis Shanks Building Houston (512) 451-7633 taxidermyking.com

JANUARY 20

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Texas State Rendezvous Canyon Lake (210) 827-4715 rmef.org

JANUARY 21

Delta Waterfowl Leon County Banquet Leon County Expo Center, Buffalo (903) 388-4705 deltawaterfowl.org

JANUARY 24-26

Houston Safari Club Wildlife Expo & Convention George R. Brown Convention Center hscfdn.org

FEBRUARY 1

Ducks Unlimited Mexia Dinner The Cowboy Club (903) 388-5471 ducks.org

FEBRUARY 1-9

All Valley Boat Show McAllen Convention Center (866) 639-9840 allvalleyboatshow.com

FEBRUARY 7

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Victoria Banquet (361) 649-4751 rmef.org National Wild Turkey Federation Cross Timbers Banquet Decatur Civic Center (803) 555-1212 nwtf.org Ducks Unlimited Rusk County Dinner Rusk County Expo Center, Henderson (903) 657-5790 ducks.org Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Victoria Chapter Banquet Victoria Community Center Dome (361) 649-4751 rmef.org

FEBRUARY 8

Mule Deer Foundation Chapter Educational Banquet Cemex VIP Lodge, New Braunfels (817) 565-7121 muledeer.org DSC South Texas Annual Gala JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa dscsouthtexas.org

Delta Waterfowl RGV Banquet Harlingen Convention Center (956) 341-7523 deltawaterfowl.org

National Wild Turkey Federation Houston Banquet Houston Distributing Company (713) 515-7796 nwtf.org

FEBRUARY 9

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Texas Wildlife Expo (210) 225-5851 sarodeo.com

FEBRUARY 13-16

Austin RV Expo Austin Convention Center (512) 366-7135 austinrvexpo.com

For home or office delivery, go to LSONews.com, or call (214) 361-2276, or send a check or money order to the address below.

Lone Star Outdoor News, ISSN 21628300, a publication of Lone Star Outdoor News, LLC, publishes twice a month.

A mailed subscription is $35 for 24 issues. Newsstand copies are $3, in certain markets copies are free, one per person.

Copyright 2020 with all rights reserved.

Reproduction and/or use of any photographic or written material without written permission by the publisher is prohibited.

Subscribers may send address changes to: Lone Star Outdoor News, P.O. Box 551695, Dallas, TX 75355 or email them to news@lonestaroutdoornews.com.

Executive Editor

Craig Nyhus

Managing Editor

Lili Sams

Design Editor

C2-Studios, Inc.

Associate Editor

Mark England

Products Editor

Mary Helen Aguirre

Operations Manager

Mike Hughs

Accounting

Ginger Hoolan

Website

Bruce Solieu

National Advertising Mike Nelson Founder & CEO

David J. Sams

Advertising: Call (214) 361-2276 or email editor@lonestaroutdoornews.com to request a media kit.

For home delivery subscriptions www.LSONews.com • (214) 361-2276

SPONSORED BY

Puzzle solution from Page 18

McClelland Gun Shop gunsmithing | restoration | REPAIR

in business since ‘72. we’ve seen it all. bring it on. www.Mcclellandgun.com DALLAS, TX | 214. 321.0231

LSONews.com

LoneOStar Outdoor News

January 10, 2020

DA L L A S S A F A R I C L UB w i t h SP OR T S A F IE L D pr esen t s

JANUARY 9-12, 2020

DSC CONVENTION & SPORTING EXPO EXPO: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center 650 South Griffin Street Thur/Fri/Sat 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Sun 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Welcome Party & Auction Gilley’s Dallas 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.

HOST HOTEL: Omni Dallas Hotel - 555 South Lamar Evening Banquets, Auctions, Ladies’ Luncheon & Life Member Breakfast

THURSDAY Evening Banquet & Auction 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.

FRIDAY Ladies’ Luncheon & Auction 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

SATURDAY Life Member Breakfast & Auction 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Conklin Award

Evening Banquet & Auction 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Evening Banquet & Auction 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Colin Caruthers Young Hunter Award

Bull Elephant Award

Weatherby Award Banquet & Auction Omni Hotel

Dave Baxter Literary Award

Cocktails & Silent Auction 5:30 p.m.

Artist of the Year Award

Dinner & Live Auction 6:30 p.m.

Dixie Yeatts Award of Excellence

Outfitter of the Year Award

Peter H. Capstick Hunting Heritage Award

Educator of the Year Award

Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award

◆◆ More than

1,800 Exhibits ◆◆ Licensed Guides &

Outfitters ◆◆ Taxidermists ◆◆ Custom Firearms ◆◆ Raffles ◆◆ Silent Auction ◆◆ Seminars ◆◆ Banquets ◆◆ Outdoor Celebrities and

Special Guests

FOR MORE INFORMATION 1-800-9GO-HUNT | info@biggame.org | www.biggame.org | 972-980-9800 The Greatest Hunters’ Convention on the Planet™

Page 23

Page 24

January 10, 2020

LoneOStar Outdoor News

LSONews.com