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January 25, 2019

Volume 15, Issue 11

Catch-and-release quail hunting By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Eric Glass is known as one of the top saltwater fly-fishing guides in the country, and almost exclusively practices catch and release. His hunting passion is quail hunting with his Llewellin setter, Brownie on family property west of Snyder. On a recent trip, while the hunters were loading up the vehicle, one was pulling out his shotgun. “Would you mind if we just flush some birds?” Glass asked. It was catch-and-release quail hunting. Glass took his shotgun, just in case his dogs pointed some hogs. “There are a lot of hogs out here,” he said. Once out of the vehicle, within 200 yards, Brownie was on point. Glass readied his gun just like he was hunting. Brownie was steady as the “hunters” went out in front of him to flush the birds. After the flush, the female dog received the same ample praise afforded when shots are taken and birds are dropped. Glass tries to hunt every day during his time away from the water, but his other passion is manicuring the ranch for quail, and projects often get in the way. During the day, the dog and hunters covered about 4 miles and flushed four small coveys from two to five birds. On one of Brownie’s points, two birds flushed. After a 150yard circle, Brownie returned to the original spot and pointed two more. “The birds are in survival

Elaine Dietz guided Maddox Loudermilk to a nice rainbow trout during Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited’s Youth Trout Camp. Photo from Elaine Dietz.

Trout camp brings youngsters, parents to the river Lone Star Outdoor News Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited hosted its 5th annual Youth Trout Camp Jan. 19-20 at the Rio Guadalupe Resort on the Guadalupe River Tailrace. The camp is open to youngsters ages 12-17, and a parent attends with each youngster. The camp fills up each Martin Luther King Day weekend, and this year was no exception. The $150 cost includes food and lodging. This year, the camp had 34 youngsters. Campers receive instruction on river ecology, conservation, water quality, insects and fisheries management. And they get to fish with Please turn to page 19

Eric Glass’ Llewellin setter, Brownie, points a small covey of bobwhite quail at a family ranch in Scurry County. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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By Nate Skinner

It’s too early for anglers to count on finding white bass schooled up and spawning along rivers, creeks, and tributaries across the Lone Star State; however, this annual run has begun on the Nueces River. Capt. Alex Cruz said the stretch between Lake Corpus Christi and the highway 59 bridge near Gorge West is loaded with white bass that are currently in the middle stages

of the spawn. “During the early stages of the spawn, most of the white bass that you will catch are males because they leave area lakes and migrate upstream first, before the females,” Cruz explained. “We started catching piles of male white bass in the Nueces during mid- to late December. Now we are landing plenty of females along with the males, which means the spawn is on.” Cruz said this pattern is ahead of schedule in comparison to what he’s experienced in

Anglers on the Nueces River upstream from Lake Corpus Please turn to page 17 Christi are finding both male and female white bass. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10

HUNTING

FISHING

Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12

Turkeys on the move (P. 5)

Reopening Cedar Bayou (P. 8)

Easterns come from North Carolina.

Fish decline after closure from Harvey.

Skinning technique (P. 4)

Cash for red snapper (P. 11)

Hunter removes trachea, windpipe.

Tags on fish with rewards.

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Showing your license on your phone Bill would permit digital display as proof Lone Star Outdoor News A bill filed by Texas Rep. Terry Canales (D-Edinburg) is gaining attention ahead of the legislative session. House Bill 547 would amend the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code to allow Texas hunters and fishermen to show their license to a Texas game warden digitally on a smart phone.

The bill’s provisions are similar to the way a digital insurance card is accepted by law enforcement. The bill does not seek to do away with paper licenses, but would give license holders a more advanced digital option when presenting proof of their license to law enforcement. The text of the bill includes that a person may present for the purpose of verification of possession of a hunting license an image displayed on a wireless communication device. The image may be either information from the web-

site of the department or a photograph of a hunting license. Other provisions of HB 547 provide the showing of the license on a wireless communication device does not constitute effective consent for the law enforcement officer to access the contents of the device except to view the license information; the showing of the device does not prevent a court from requiring the person to present the paper copy of the license; and the telecommunications provider would not be liable to the holder of a license for the failure

of a device to display the license. Canales’ biography says the representative is “an avid lifelong hunter, fisherman and member of the Coastal Conservation Association” and “his love of the outdoors has given him a unique insight into the ever-growing hunting, fishing, and birding industry, which has become a driving force of the Texas economy.” The representative is also considering introducing similar legislation regarding the presentation of driver’s licenses.

A new bill would permit hunters to show game wardens a photograph of their license on their smartphone. Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

High winds greet duck hunters Final weekend of season arriving Lone Star Outdoor News During the second to last weekend of the duck season, the north winds brought by a strong cold front had duck hunters excited. Many weren’t as excited once they got to the water. In North Texas, Tim Danklef hunted the morning of Jan. 19 before returning to the Dallas Safari Club convention floor, after the strong front rolled in. “I thought the ducks would move in, and we did see ducks, but they were a mile high and going somewhere else,” he said. “I’ve never hunted in a hurricane, but it felt like I was. There were trees bending over — it was howling.” Other hunters reported similar results, seeing ducks moving at high altitudes, but getting few shots. Along the coast, another hunter had better luck. “I decided to go south to the coast for the weekend with the north wind,” EricHugh22 said on the Texas Hunting Forum. “It paid off. I went out at 2 p.m. and limited by 3:30. We were picking pintail drakes out of huge flocks and shot seven blue-winged teal, and one redhead. It’s the best hunt I’ve had in weeks.” After finding small water bodies holding gadwall earlier in the

Preparing to hunt in high winds presents challenges for both the hunters and their dogs. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Hanging venison Veterinarian takes cautious approach to avoid bacteria By Craig Nyhus

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David Dutton removes the tongue, trachea and windpipe before hanging his harvested mule deer. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

After taking a mule deer in West Texas, David Dutton, an equine veterinarian from Boerne, began preparing his buck to hang in the cool, arid Delaware Mountains. Other hunters gathered around to watch his unique, at least to them, approach. “Basically, when dressing the deer out, I split it down the mid-

dle and continue up from the chest all the way through the neck to the jaw,” Dutton said. “I pull the skin back starting at the inside of the mandible, and follow down past the windpipe and esophagus to pull them all the way out from the tongue to the chest. Once I split the sternum, I pull everything out with the lungs.” Dutton, an avid hunter who has taken his sons mule deer hunting in Utah and bear hunting in Wyoming, and also hunts whitetails in Texas, cited several reasons why he makes the extra effort. “The areas are more suscep-

tible to contamination since it comes out of the deer’s mouth,” he said. “The windpipe is what they use to breathe in and out. Most people hang deer by their back legs, and there isn’t a way you can let the chest cavity really drain out. If you hang the deer by the head, it drains well, but that’s when the bacteria can move from the windpipe area to the carcass.” The task gets tougher when caping a deer out to shoulder mount. “It takes a lot more time then,” Dutton said. “But overall, I think it drains better and leaves everything clean — and you’re going Please turn to page 6

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Eastern turkeys trek from North Carolina to Texas

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DSC convention a hit with guests, exhibitors Lone Star Outdoor News The Dallas Safari Club convention concluded Jan. 20, with strong crowds and robust sales. “I’m pretty much sold out of all my trips for next year,” said Ron Parker of WCR Quail Hunting Resort in northeast Texas. Similar sales results were shared by outfitters from Africa to Brazil to the U.S., and from those selling art, optics and furs. “Attendance numbers held strong and are likely to be higher than last year once the final count is verified,” said DSC Executive Director Corey Mason. At the nightly banquets, auction totals surpassed expectations, with the live auctions announced as topping $2.2 million.

First dissolvable, biodegradable shotshell wad Eastern turkeys from North Carolina will be used to help rebuild populations in East Texas. Photo by TPWD.

Removed from airstrip areas to reduce risk Lone Star Outdoor News Super-stockings of eastern turkeys will continue this year in Texas, with help from birds from North Carolina. A turkey trap-and-release effort, a joint venture involving the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services and the National Wild Turkey Fed-

eration, resulted in 25 birds making their way to restoration sites in East Texas. The birds were trapped at airports in North Carolina, where they posed a risk to aircrafts of being struck on runways. Jason Hardin, TPWD’s turkey program leader, said the birds are part of a superstocking effort in Anderson County. “We will get up to 80 birds from several states,” he said. “We are stocking along Sulphur River areas in Northeast Texas and Neches River ares in Southeast Texas.” The heavy stockings of birds in well-

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mode,” Glass said. “It seems like when there is a covey of eight, only three or four flush. Usually, the hunters keep on going with the dogs. Maybe that’s part of why they can rebound so quickly. You don’t see them, but they are still there.” Hunters in deep South Texas reported pockets of good habitat with 15 to 16 coveys seen per day. While a few Panhandle hunters are reporting “huntable” numbers of quail, and some far West Texas hunters are chasing blue quail, many are either stay- Eric Glass only pretended to shoot at bobwhites pointed by his dog, ing home or, like Glass, giving Brownie. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News their dogs some work.

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program were key pieces of restoration, but North Carolina didn’t do it alone,” said the Commission’s Wild Turkey Biologist Chris Kreh. “We had tremendous help from the National Wild Turkey Federation, especially through its Superfund Program, which allowed us to receive wild turkeys from other states.” North Carolina received nearly 2,000 wild turkeys from 12 other states. “It’s nice to see North Carolina able to pay that forward now and help Texas with their restoration efforts,” Kreh said.

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to get less contamination.” Dutton said he has been dressing his deer this way for decades, but learned his technique wasn’t new. “I found an article from 1963 in Game and Fish Magazine (then the publication of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department) that had drawings of cleaning out a deer much like I do,” he said. “I wasn’t even born yet but saw the story and kept it.” The story, titled “Now that you’ve killed it…” was written by Travis County Game Warden Grover Simpson, who became famous for citing future president Lyndon Baines Johnson for refusing to submit to a bag check while dove hunting in 1956. The cases were dismissed the next day by a Johnson City justice of the peace.

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Sportfish at Cedar Bayou

Prime conditions at Port O’Connor jetties

Pass will be reopened

Water flowing from Vinson Slough to the Gulf of Mexico through Cedar Bayou was cut off after Hurricane Harvey. Photo from HRI.

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After the pass at Cedar Bayou was finally reopened in 2014, researchers had high hopes for the sportfish and baitfish after the water had a chance to move from Vinson Slough to the Gulf of Mexico. Monitoring results confirmed the researchers hopes. Quentin Hall, a research specialist at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation, a part of the Harte Research Institute, reported earlier this month to the Dallas Coastal Conservation Association chapter. “Cedar Bayou worked great until Hurricane Harvey,” Hall said. Hall led a team who monitored fish after the opening. “Before Cedar Bayou was opened, there were no nektonic phase (able to swim against the current) redfish there,” he said. “Within three days after opening, we found them.” Additional monitoring as time passed revealed significant increases in shrimp, croaker and blue crab. To confirm the increase wasn’t the result of creatures moving from other passes, the team studied the Aransas Inlet. “The numbers didn’t change there,” Hall said. “The changes as Cedar Bayou were a direct result of the opening of the pass.” Then came Harvey in August of 2017. “The eye went directly over Cedar Bayou,” Hall said. “There was a gigantic storm surge — now, there is a quarter-mile of sand to dredge.” Monitoring by the researchers has continued, and the results are every bit as dramatic, but in the other direction. “We’ve already seen dramatic decreases,” Hall said. “Where there had been 1115 tiny redfish per square meter, now it is less than 1.” The decrease doesn’t bode well for anglers who have flocked to the pass to fish over the past four years. “Without reopening, there will be a huge decrease in the legal-sized (slot) redfish over the next two to three years,” Hall said. “The other species are down as well.” Hall disagreed with some critics who believed the pass could have been dredged at different locations. “It was the most well-engineered project I have ever seen,” he said. The cost to reopen Cedar Bayou is estimated at $7 million, some of which had been previously set aside. About $5 million has been raised so far. “We’re going through the permitting process to re-dredge,” Hall said. “The plans are to begin in the spring of 2020.” Hall also noted the pass wasn’t built to last forever. “It was projected that we would have to re-dredge in five to seven years,” he said. “It worked great for four. “Until Harvey.”

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For Lone Star Outdoor News During certain times of the year, the Port O’Connor jetties are greeted with ideal conditions for a variety of saltwater species including redfish, speckled trout and sheepshead. Now, nearly any day anglers are able to make the run from the little fishing town are staying hooked up. Robert Anderson, who lives in Houston and has a fishing camp in POC, makes the run to the jetties on just about any weekend with good weather. He’s been fishing this winter hotspot for decades. “It’s some of the best winter fishing that you can get in on,” Anderson said. “We mainly fish for trout and reds with live shrimp. If you can hit the conditions right with a good tide and green water you can get easy limits of trout from 2 to 5 pounds.” Recently, Anderson and a few friends pulled up to one particular rock about noon and caught 15 trout on live shrimp in about an hour. The angler said the best thing you can have on your boat for fishing the jetties is a

trolling motor that will hold you in one spot. That pretty much eliminates having to mess with the anchor. “The best way to catch trout is with live shrimp,” Anderson said. “We like to free-line them with enough split shot to get the bait down in the current. Usually where you find one trout, there will be more in the area. Most of the time during the winter months the Gulf side of the jetties will be best.” Guide Ron Arlitt has been putting his anglers on limits of sheepshead and scattered reds while fishing the deep water toward the end of the jetties. “We’re using Spanish sardines cut up into chunks about the size of a quarter,” Arlitt said. “If the water is green, we’ll catch a mix of sheepshead and slot reds, with the occasional bull red. Lately I’ve been fishing in 25 to 30 feet of water on the downcurrent side of rocks that are off the jetties by about 10 yards. If I can get live shrimp, we’ll fish them along with sardines.” Guide Dodd Coffey prefers to fish the section of the jetties that are within a few hundred yards of the mouth of the rocks in West Bay. “If I have a good tide moving with

Anglers are having good success landing redfish, speckled trout and sheepshead along the Port O’Connor jetties. Photos by Robert Sloan.

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Young guide puts forth the extra effort By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Whatever Capt. James Hagan lacks in years of experience, he makes up for with a youthful spirit and a willingness to go the extra mile for his clients. The 28-year-old has been operating as a fulltime fishing and hunting guide for the last three years, and his guiding career has spanned six years on the Lower Laguna Madre. Hagan grew up in the Rio Grande Valley near Brownsville where his love for the outdoors began to grow at an early age. He went on his first dove hunt at age 6 and started fishing by age 9. “My dad and uncle both loved to hunt,

and we had a family ranch near Encino,” Hagan said. “Many of my weekends as a kid were spent hunting deer, turkeys and hogs at the ranch.” Hagan’s uncle played a major role in his desire to become a better angler. “My uncle would regularly hire guides to fish with along the Lower Laguna Madre and take me with him,” Hagan explained. “These trips inspired me to go fishing as much as I could, whenever and wherever I could. As a teenager I didn’t have a boat, so I would drive to places like Holly Beach or areas along South Bay that could be accessed with a vehicle, and walk in and wade-fish.” During his college years, Hagan spent his free time fishing and duck hunting Please turn to page 17

Capt. James Hagan guides fishermen and waterfowl hunters on the Lower Laguna Madre. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

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baits and lipless crankbaits in 15-35 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and frozen shrimp. COOPER: Water stained; 48–52 degrees; 1.52’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 57-65 degrees; 0.37’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, shaky heads and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 47-50 degrees; 0.22’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, bladed jigs and spinner baits. No report on other species. FALCON: Water murky; 5660 degrees; 24.27’ low. Black bass are fair on football jigs, Carolina-rigged stick worms and slow-rolling spinner baits in 12-20 feet. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and dough bait. FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are fair on electric blue Carolina-rigged worms in 1016 feet, and on spinner baits along the outside edges of grass. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp over baited holes. FORK: Water lightly stained; 48-51 degrees; 0.44’ low. Black bass are slow. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs near bridges. Catfish are fair on trotlines. GIBBONS CREEK: Water murky. Black bass are good on watermelon/red spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp and stink bait. GRANBURY: Water murky; 52-56 degrees; 0.08’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon/red and pumpkinseed soft plastics. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait. GRANGER: Water murky; 5155 degrees; 5.92’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Yellow catfish are slow. GRAPEVINE: Water stained to muddy; 47-50 degrees; 3.39’ high. Black bass are fair on medium crankbaits, shakyhead worms and suspending jerkbaits. White bass and hybrid bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water murky; 54-58 degrees; 0.42’ high. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and clear/metal

flake creature baits around brush. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows near piers at the dam. Catfish are slow. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 43-48 degrees; 0.34’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait. JOE POOL: Water stained to muddy; 47-51 degrees; 1.28’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnow. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 49–52 degrees: 6.11’ high. Black bass are good on bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and Carolina-rigged creature baits. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait. LAVON: Water stained to muddy; 48-52 degrees: 2.23’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LBJ: Water murky; 54-58 degrees; 4.64’ low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits, lipless crankbaits and wacky-rigged watermelon worms in 2-6 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good vertically jigging Pirk Minnows under birds. Crappie are good on live minnows over brush piles in 12-15 feet. Channel catfish are fair on minnows under crappie docks. LEWISVILLE: Water stained to muddy; 48-51 degrees; 1.01’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 55-59 degrees; 1.87’ high. Black bass are good on crankbaits, buzzbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on minnows in creeks. Blue catfish are fair on trotlines baited with shad and minnows. MACKENZIE: Water stained; 47-52 degrees; 78.28’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers. MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 76-83 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, bladed jigs and shaky-head worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. MONTICELLO: Water stained; 47-51 degrees; 2.33’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow. NASWORTHY: Water stained; 42-49 degrees; 0.64’ low. Black bass are slow. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait and nightcrawlers. NAVARRO MILLS: Water

murky; 53-57 degrees; 8.28’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 4452 degrees; 18.77’ low. Black bass are fair on stick worms, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on cut and live bait. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 43-50 degrees; 0.45’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 48-51 degrees; 0.93’ high. Black bass are good on weightless stick worms, spinner baits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 47-53 degrees; 0.13’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait. PROCTOR: Water murky; 56-60 degrees; 0.47’ high. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on silver spoons. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse/black tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shad. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 47-50 degrees; 0.02’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained: 47-51 degrees; 1.81’ high. Black bass are fair on Texasrigged creature baits, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 46-50 degrees; 0.10’ high. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, Ned rigs and Texas-rigged craws. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and rod and reel. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 57-61 degrees; 10.12’ high. Black bass are slow to fair on crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Bream are slow. Catfish are slow. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 57-61 degrees; 9.51’ high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 56-60 degrees; 12.06’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are slow. TAWAKONI: Water stained to muddy; 48-52 degrees; 0.96’ high. Black bass are good on

n Saltwater reports Page 11 bladed jigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas-rigged craws. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. TEXANA: Water stained; 5363 degrees; 0.23’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 47-50 degrees; 4.38’ high. Black bass are good on medium crankbaits, shakyhead worms and suspending jerkbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 56-60 degrees; 0.21’ high. Black bass are fair on green/ pumpkin soft plastics, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, shrimp and stink bait. TRAVIS: Water murky; 53-57 degrees; 1.09’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and red/white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and frozen shad. WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 47-51 degrees; 0.02’ low. Black bass are good on shaky-head worms, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. WHITNEY: Water murky; 54-58 degrees; 2.11’ high. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 49-53 degrees; 14.37 high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, lipless crankbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Fishing is fair at best with freshwater runoff. Redfish are fair on bait. SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Lighthouse Cove on Corkies. Trout and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on live shrimp and shad. BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. TRINITY BAY: Redfish are fair around the spillway. Most of the bay remains fresh from runoff.

the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for waders tossing soft plastics on the incoming tide. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Black drum are good in the channel on crabs. TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on the reefs on live shrimp. Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp. FREEPORT: Trout are fair to good at San Luis Pass on shrimp. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Black drum are good at the jetties on cracked blue crabs. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the Intracoastal reefs on crabs and live shrimp. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good in Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. Black drum and redfish are fair to good at the jetty on crabs. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on scented plastics over sand and grass in

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on Norton Sand Shad, Bass Assassins and Down South Lures. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of

San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good in MorrisCummings Cut on free-lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Trout are fair to good in St. Charles Bay on top-waters while working reefs.

the Packery Channel. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair in the grass on Corkies and top-waters. Black drum are good in the Land Cut on crabs. Trout are fair to good in the Land Cut on live shrimp. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters around sand and grass at Green Island and the Saucer. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on scented plastics and soft plastics under corks. SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on D.O.A. Shrimp and live shrimp. Trout, black drum and redfish are fair at the jetty. Trout are good while wading over grass with Corkies. PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp, scented plastics and D.O.A. Shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are fair to good on gold spoons and soft plastics under rattling corks on the incoming tide.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good at East Flats on shrimp. Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp. Black drum are good on crabs in

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER OPERATION TARGETS NIGHT POACHERS District 4 game wardens held Operation Lights Out in Red River County. There was a total of three arrests, two felony arrests, two vehicles impounded, two weapons seized, six Class A misdemeanor cases, two Class B misdemeanor cases, two felony three charges, 12 citations and 12 warnings. Three of the cases were referred to Oklahoma game wardens. The charges included hunting without license, allowing another to hunt under license, illegal means and methods, hunt from public roadway, hunt white-tail deer at night, harvest log violations, no hunter education, open container, possession of drug paraphernalia, DWI, resisting arrest, evading arrest with motor vehicle and felon in possession of a firearm. NIGHT POACHER LEAVES DEER, RIFLE BEHIND A Navarro County caller reported road hunting, and game wardens responded. A deer and gun were found in a field. A warden located and interviewed a suspect involved, and obtained a confessions. The subject was charged with Hunt Deer at Night, Hunt with the Aid of Artificial Light, and Take Wildlife Resource without Landowner Consent. He was placed in the Navarro County Jail. YOU’RE BEING WATCHED Five individuals were cited for hunting from a public roadway after Limestone and Leon county

DEER IN HOG TRAP, TRIO GETS HOST OF VIOLATIONS An Abilene processor reported a suspicious buck that had been brought in. According to the processor, the deer had been shot in a hog trap and had a tag placed on it belonging to a different individual other than the person who brought it in. After interviewing all individuals, it was

game wardens observed the violators from a distance. As the wardens got closer, the suspect vehicle turned down another county road and shut off its lights. Contact was made, and the suspects admitted to shooting a hog and several raccoons from the roadway. SHOOTING IN THE DARK A group of duck hunters on the Angelina River in Nacogdoches County had a very productive hunt. Unfortunately, it started 30 minutes before legal shooting hours. Cases are pending. TAG AT PROCESSOR HELPS NAB POACHER A Smith County game warden was dropping off a deer to a local processor and came across a tag for an antlerless deer from Smith County brought in three days earlier. Wardens went to the home of the hunter and discovered numerous violations, including shooting an antlerless deer out of season.

discovered the buck was found in the trap with a broken jaw and bleeding heavily. One subject admitted to shooting the deer, another individual tagged the deer, and a third individual took the deer to the processor. The cases are pending.

It was learned a Gregg County game warden had been receiving tips from anonymous sources on the same subject, and he arrived to assist. Numerous citations in multiple counties were issued. THIEF FLEES STOLEN VEHICLE, LEAVES PASSENGERS BEHIND Along the East Fork of the San Jacinto River, a San Jacinto County game warden entered an area known for illegal fishing and dumping. A vehicle was observed leaving an area with no homes. A license plate check revealed the vehicle had been stolen. The warden found the vehicle, but the driver fled when he saw the warden’s vehicle. Two passengers remained in the vehicle, though, and the driver was identified. Warrants for the driver were issued. THROWING BROTHER UNDER THE BUS While checking hunting camps, Webb County game wardens checked a cold storage log and

came across a name that did not have a valid hunting license. The wardens called the hunter to get additional information regarding the hunt. At first, the hunter denied he shot the deer, stating that his brother shot the buck and he was just in the stand with him. After further investigation, he admitted to shooting the buck. He also said he bought a Super Combo license in July and thought it lasted a whole year. Upon realizing that his license was not valid, he decided to use his brother’s license to tag the deer. The meat was seized and donated, and citations were issued. POACHER NABBED AFTER WOMAN CHASES DOWN VEHICLE, GETS LICENSE PLATE A person reported on two social media posts that two deer were possibly killed at night and off a farm-to-market road. An Abilene district warden responded and spoke with the reporting party. The individual said a maroon extended

cab pickup drove up and down the road several times and fired three shots from the public road. The caller’s wife then chased down the pickup and was able to get the license plate. A DPS trooper was told about the pickup and he located the vehicle in town. The owner and driver of the vehicle were questioned. The owner of the vehicle confessed to shooting three times and killing one whitetailed doe and one buck in a grass patch. The shooter said he was going to load up the two deer but left when he saw someone coming. The case is pending. COYOTE SHOT FROM BOAT, FEAT POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA A Calhoun County game warden received information regarding individuals shooting a coyote from a boat on public water. The individuals recorded the incident and posted it on social media, bragging about the killing. When the warden contacted the individuals, they admitted to shooting the coyote.

REPORT ILLEGAL HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITY FOR A REWARD OF UP TO $1,000. CALL OPERATION GAME THIEF AT (800) 792-4263

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Darlene Hernandez caught this 27-inch redfish while fishing in Port Mansfield.

Luke Grossman, 15, of Kingsville, shot his first buck while hunting with his father, Mark. He shot the 8-pointer at 140 yards with a 6.5mm Creedmore.

Kambryn Aguilar, shot her first deer while hunting with her little brother and her dad at the Sweethome Ranch in Live Oak County. She took the 9-point buck at 95 yards using a .223 mini-14 rifle.

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Weston Cadena, 13, shot his first turkey while hunting with his dad in Eastland County.

Raul Guajardo with a 36-inch redfish he caught while fishing with Capt. J.R. Rodriguez in Port Mansfield.

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named the Chapter of the Year for the second consecutive year at the SCI convention in Reno, Nevada on Jan. 9. Director Carl Godfrey, past chapter President Scott Garrett, Treasurer Salim Ahmed and Oscar Taylor were in Reno to accept the award. —SCI

On Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Eric Jackson had backed his RV down the boat ramp to off-load his bass boat when the 38-foot RV began backing up into the water. It turned out Jackson’s 2-year-old dalamatian, Bodi, had stepped on the gear shift, putting the RV into reverse while Jackson was preparing to unload his boat. “By the time I got my foot on the brake, the back wheels were floating,” Jackson said. A video by fellow pro, Chuck Stratton, captured the incident with his YOLOtek PowerStick and GoPro. Bystanders stepped in and helped pull the RV out of the water and Stratton helped secure Jackson’s boat that had floated away during the commotion.

The Student Air Rifle Program is expanding to Texas. “SAR makes shooting sports education simple and effective with a successful train the trainer model. Texas Parks and Wildlife is proud to partner with SAR and looks forward to training teachers through the program,” said Steve Hall, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department hunter education coordinator. —SAR

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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases

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Feb 4

Feb 12

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Houston

Dallas

2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Jan/Feb Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 01 Fri 02 Sat 03 Sun 04 Mon 05 Tue 06 Wed 07 Thu 08 Fri

25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu

9:21 10:16 11:07 11:55 12:17 1:01 1:45

01 Fri 02 Sat 03 Sun 04 Mon 05 Tue 06 Wed 07 Thu 08 Fri

9:15 3:03 10:10 3:58 11:01 4:49 11:49 5:37 12:11 6:23 12:55 7:07 1:39 7:51 2:23 8:35 3:08 9:20 3:53 10:05 4:40 10:51 5:27 11:11 6:14 12:03 7:01 12:51 7:48 1:38

9:41 3:28 10:35 4:23 11:25 5:13 ----- 6:01 12:35 6:47 1:19 7:32 2:03 8:16 2:48 9:00 3:32 9:44 4:17 10:29 5:03 11:15 5:49 ----6:36 12:25 7:22 1:12 8:09 1:59

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

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

11:07p 10:41a NoMoon 11:18a 12:08a 11:55a 1:08a 12:32p 2:06a 1:11p 3:03a 1:53p 3:58a 2:37p 4:50a 3:25p 5:40a 4:16p 6:26a 5:08p 7:08a 6:01p 7:47a 6:55p 8:23a 7:48p 8:56a 8:41p 9:28a 9:33p

3:09 4:04 4:55 5:43 6:29 7:13 7:57

9:47 10:41 11:31 ----12:41 1:25 2:09

3:34 4:28 5:19 6:07 6:53 7:38 8:22

07:25 07:25 07:24 07:24 07:23 07:23 07:22

2:29 8:41

2:53

9:06

07:21 05:58 5:03a

3:24p

3:13 3:59 4:45 5:32 6:20 7:07 7:54

3:38 4:23 5:09 5:55 6:42 7:28 8:15

9:50 10:35 11:21 ----12:31 1:18 2:05

07:21 07:20 07:19 07:19 07:18 07:17 07:16

4:15p 5:08p 6:02p 6:57p 7:51p 8:45p 9:39p

9:26 10:11 10:57 11:17 12:09 12:56 1:44

05:51 05:52 05:53 05:54 05:55 05:56 05:57 05:59 06:00 06:01 06:02 06:03 06:04 06:04

11:13p 10:47a NoMoon 11:23a 12:16a 11:58a 1:17a 12:34p 2:17a 1:12p 3:15a 1:53p 4:10a 2:37p 5:52a 6:38a 7:20a 7:57a 8:32a 9:04a 9:35a

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Amarillo

2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Jan/Feb Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 01 Fri 02 Sat 03 Sun 04 Mon 05 Tue 06 Wed 07 Thu 08 Fri

9:28 3:15 10:23 4:11 11:14 5:02 ----- 5:50 12:23 6:35 1:07 7:20 1:51 8:04 2:35 8:48 3:20 9:32 4:06 10:18 4:52 11:04 5:39 11:24 6:26 12:15 7:14 1:03 8:01 1:50

9:53 10:47 11:38 12:02 12:48 1:32 2:16 3:00 3:45 4:30 5:16 6:02 6:48 7:35 8:22

3:41 4:35 5:26 6:14 7:00 7:44 8:28 9:12 9:57 10:42 11:27 ----12:37 1:24 2:11

07:26 07:25 07:25 07:24 07:24 07:23 07:23 07:22 07:22 07:21 07:21 07:20 07:19 07:19 07:18

06:04 06:05 06:06 06:07 06:08 06:08 06:09 06:10 06:11 06:12 06:13 06:14 06:14 06:15 06:16

11:20p 10:54a NoMoon 11:31a 12:21a 12:08p 1:20a 12:45p 2:18a 1:24p 3:15a 2:06p 4:10a 2:51p 5:02a 3:39p 5:51a 4:29p 6:37a 5:22p 7:20a 6:15p 7:59a 7:09p 8:35a 8:02p 9:08a 8:54p 9:40a 9:46p

9:41 3:29 10:36 4:24 11:27 5:15 ----- 6:03 12:37 6:49 1:21 7:33 2:05 8:17 2:49 9:01 3:34 9:46 4:19 10:31 5:06 11:17 5:53 11:37 6:40 12:29 7:27 1:16 8:14 2:04

10:07 11:01 11:51 12:15 1:01 1:45 2:29 3:14 3:58 4:43 5:29 6:15 7:02 7:48 8:35

3:54 4:49 5:39 6:27 7:13 7:58 8:42 9:26 10:10 10:55 11:41 12:04 12:51 1:38 2:25

07:51 07:50 07:49 07:49 07:48 07:47 07:47 07:46 07:45 07:45 07:44 07:43 07:42 07:41 07:40

06:06 06:07 06:08 06:09 06:10 06:11 06:12 06:13 06:14 06:15 06:16 06:18 06:19 06:20 06:21

11:35p 11:08a NoMoon 11:43a 12:39a 12:16p 1:41a 12:51p 2:42a 1:28p 3:41a 2:08p 4:37a 2:52p 5:30a 3:39p 6:19a 4:30p 7:04a 5:23p 7:45a 6:18p 8:22a 7:14p 8:56a 8:09p 9:27a 9:04p 9:56a 9:59p

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 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8

Time 12:41 AM 1:50 AM 2:59 AM 4:02 AM 4:58 AM 5:48 AM 6:33 AM 7:14 AM 12:29 AM 01:00 AM 01:31 AM 2:04 AM 2:41 AM 3:24 AM 4:16 AM

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Time 6:08 AM 7:58 AM 9:57 AM 11:44 AM 1:08 PM 2:11 PM 3:00 PM 3:40 PM 7:53 AM 8:30 AM 9:06 AM 9:40 AM 10:15 AM 10:50 AM 11:25 AM

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Time 12:43 PM 1:43 PM 2:55 PM 4:31 PM 6:25 PM 7:50 PM 8:40 PM 9:03 PM 4:12 PM 4:39 PM 5:02 PM 5:25 PM 5:49 PM 6:13 PM 6:37 PM

Height -0.23L 0.12L 0.43L 0.66L 0.79L 0.84L 0.88L 0.90L 1.18H 1.14H 1.10H 1.08H 1.05H 1.03H 0.99H

Time 7:48 PM 8:29 PM 9:10 PM 9:52 PM 10:35 PM 11:16 PM 11:54 PM

Height 1.06H 1.01H 0.97H 0.95H 0.94H 0.94H 0.96H

9:07 PM 9:13 PM 9:31 PM 10:02 PM 10:41 PM 11:26 PM

0.90L 0.87L 0.82L 0.75L 0.66L 0.56L

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 12:20 AM 1:43 AM 2:59 AM 4:02 AM 4:56 AM 5:43 AM 6:26 AM 7:05 AM 7:41 AM 12:21 AM 1:05 AM 1:47 AM 2:29 AM 3:15 AM 4:11 AM

Height 0.56L 0.24L -0.11L -0.43L -0.68L -0.85L -0.94L -0.97L -0.95L 1.23H 1.25H 1.24H 1.19H 1.10H 0.98H

Time 6:04 AM 7:59 AM 10:05 AM 12:09 PM 1:41 PM 2:41 PM 3:26 PM 4:01 PM 4:28 PM 8:13 AM 8:44 AM 9:13 AM 9:43 AM 10:12 AM 10:43 AM

Height 1.02H 0.89H 0.92H 1.10H 1.30H 1.43H 1.46H 1.43H 1.37H -0.91L -0.84L -0.75L -0.62L -0.45L -0.23L

Time 12:21 PM 1:25 PM 2:59 PM 5:08 PM 6:53 PM 8:07 PM 8:51 PM 9:08 PM 9:00 PM 4:50 PM 5:11 PM 5:33 PM 5:58 PM 6:22 PM 6:45 PM

Height -0.29L 0.17L 0.58L 0.85L 0.99L 1.07L 1.12L 1.16L 1.16L 1.30H 1.24H 1.20H 1.17H 1.14H 1.10H

Time 7:54 PM 8:24 PM 8:52 PM 9:19 PM 9:45 PM 10:14 PM 10:51 PM 11:36 PM

Height 1.11H 1.06H 1.03H 1.03H 1.05H 1.09H 1.14H 1.19H

8:38 PM 8:42 PM 9:12 PM 9:53 PM 10:42 PM 11:33 PM

1.12L 1.04L 0.94L 0.84L 0.71L 0.56L

Height 0.53L 0.28L 0.03L -0.19L -0.36L -0.48L -0.56L -0.59L -0.59L -0.58L -0.54L -0.48L 0.76L 0.77H 0.58L

Time 5:38 AM 7:19 AM 9:39 AM 11:23 AM 12:55 PM 2:18 PM 3:14 PM 3:50 PM 4:17 PM 4:42 PM 5:07 PM 5:32 PM 2:25 AM 10:37 AM 4:12 AM

Height 0.88H 0.81H 0.87H 1.02H 1.17H 1.28H 1.33H 1.33H 1.30H 1.25H 1.20H 1.14H 0.79H -0.25L 0.73H

Time 12:40 PM 1:49 PM 3:23 PM

Height -0.18L 0.17L 0.50L

Time 7:36 PM 7:55 PM 8:09 PM

Height 0.96H 0.83H 0.75H

Time 1:27 AM 2:05 AM 2:48 AM 3:35 AM 4:28 AM 5:22 AM 6:13 AM 6:58 AM 7:38 AM 8:14 AM 8:49 AM 9:24 AM 12:16 AM 3:18 AM 12:11 AM

10:00 AM 6:09 PM 11:18 AM

-0.39L 1.00H -0.09L

5:54 PM

1.07H

6:16 PM

0.93H

Height 0.62H 0.45L 0.30L 0.16L 0.05L -0.03L -0.08L -0.11L -0.12L -0.11L -0.08L -0.03L 0.02L 0.09L 0.16L

Time 2:50 PM 7:32 AM 8:48 PM 8:26 PM 8:01 PM 8:01 PM 8:37 PM 9:21 PM 10:07 PM 10:53 PM 11:38 PM 11:43 PM 10:51 PM 10:16 PM 9:48 PM

Height 0.14L 0.48H 0.55H 0.63H 0.71H 0.78H 0.81H 0.82H 0.81H 0.78H 0.74H 0.69H 0.63H 0.59H 0.55H

Time 11:21 PM 3:20 PM

Height 0.50H 0.31L

Time

Height

9:37 PM

0.49H

Height 0.01H -0.06H -0.07H -0.35L -0.43L -0.48L -0.51L -0.53L 0.20H 0.18H 0.16H 0.13H 0.10H 0.06H 0.04H

Time 6:42 AM 7:35 AM 8:24 AM 11:12 PM 9:56 PM 10:19 PM 11:02 PM

Height -0.02L -0.13L -0.25L 0.06H 0.13H 0.18H 0.20H

Time 8:53 AM 11:00 AM 11:23 PM

1:38 2:34 3:23 4:04 4:35 4:55 4:53

-0.53L -0.51L -0.48L -0.43L -0.37L -0.30L -0.22L

Port Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Date Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8

Time 4:54 AM 3:52 AM 5:09 AM 6:04 AM 6:56 AM 7:51 AM 8:48 AM 9:46 AM 10:37 AM 11:21 AM 11:56 AM 12:22 PM 12:41 PM 12:56 PM 1:09 PM

Time 3:54 AM 2:31 AM 1:11 AM 9:12 AM 10:00 AM 10:51 AM 11:44 AM 12:40 PM 12:01 AM 1:18 AM 2:34 AM 3:16 AM 3:12 AM 3:03 AM 12:49 AM

Date Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 Jan 30 Jan 31 Feb 1 Feb 2 Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 6 Feb 7 Feb 8

Time 1:48 AM 2:40 AM 3:34 AM 4:28 AM 5:21 AM 6:10 AM 6:56 AM 7:39 AM 8:18 AM 8:53 AM 9:25 AM 9:57 AM 12:10 AM 12:19 AM 12:38 AM

Time 9:05 AM 11:03 AM 1:56 PM 5:15 PM 6:37 PM 7:38 PM 8:33 PM 9:27 PM 10:18 PM 11:05 PM 11:41 PM 11:48 PM 10:48 PM 10:27 PM 7:22 AM

Height 0.54H 0.45H 0.47H 0.63H 0.79H 0.90H 0.94H 0.94H 0.91H 0.87H 0.82H 0.77H 0.72H 0.69H 0.55H

Time 4:51 PM 5:56 PM 7:19 PM 8:55 PM

Height -0.14L 0.12L 0.36L 0.55L

Time 11:36 PM 11:33 PM 11:35 PM 11:41 PM

Height 0.59H 0.56H 0.57H 0.62H

2:44 PM

-0.21L

10:25 PM

0.68H

Height 0.32L 0.13L -0.07L -0.25L -0.40L -0.49L -0.54L -0.55L -0.53L -0.49L -0.45L -0.40L 0.55L 0.49L 0.41L

Time 5:55 AM 7:46 AM 10:20 AM 12:40 PM 2:44 PM 3:49 PM 4:38 PM 5:18 PM 5:48 PM 6:02 PM 6:11 PM 6:24 PM 2:35 AM 3:24 AM 4:18 AM

Height 0.55H 0.46H 0.48H 0.60H 0.74H 0.83H 0.87H 0.85H 0.81H 0.75H 0.69H 0.66H 0.58H 0.55H 0.50H

Time 1:15 PM 2:27 PM 4:11 PM 6:14 PM

Height -0.19L 0.07L 0.30L 0.45L

Time 8:06 PM 8:25 PM 8:44 PM 8:59 PM

Height 0.54H 0.51H 0.50H 0.51H

10:29 AM 11:04 AM 11:41 AM

-0.34L -0.25L -0.12L

6:40 PM 6:56 PM 7:09 PM

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with his friends who owned boats. He knew he wanted to become a licensed captain and a guide, and he was able to log the on-the-water hours needed to obtain this credential by spending time with his buddies in their vessels. After graduating from Texas A&M, Hagan became an Ag teacher at Los Fresnos High School, which enabled him to purchase his first boat and begin guiding part-time. “Once my clientele base became steady and started to grow, I knew it was time to take a leap of faith and begin guiding full time,” he said. “I needed to be focusing all my efforts on the water so that I could consistently put my customers on memorable fishing and hunting trips.” Hagan now guides fishing trips out of a Shallowsport bay boat, and he operates an Air Ranger airboat when he is guiding duck hunts. He primarily runs these trips out of Arroyo City and South Padre Photo from Capt. James Hagan Island, but he is willing to go wherever the fish or the ducks are concentrating. Whether achieving success means running just a few miles or an hour across the bay, Hagan will do whatever it takes to help his clients create memories. “Some of my fondest moments while guiding so far have taken place on trips that have for the most part been pretty tough,” he said. “There’s something special about grinding for hours with only a few bites to show for it, and then all of a sudden landing a trophy fish or finding an aggressive school. If staying on the water an hour longer than planned or running a little further across the bay means my customers will enjoy their experience, then it’s completely worth it.” Hagan lives in Los Fresnos with his wife, Emily, their 5-year-old son, and 2-year-old daughter.

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years past. “Typically the early stages of the white bass run don’t take place until midto late January, and even as late as midFebruary,” he said. “Everything is happening earlier this year.” Cruz attributes the earlier than normal spawn to weather patterns. “We had some cold weather hit the area early this year, which prompted the first initial push of white bass up the river,” he said. “Then Geraldine Huron landed this white bass while fishing along the Nueces River near mild weather fol- George West. Photo by Capt. Alex Cruz. lowed, which created early, spring-like conditions and water should be focusing their efforts, Cruz starts temperatures. This triggered the white bass by trolling at a fast pace until he begins to begin spawning, and here we are.” marking fish on his fish finder. The key to finding concentrations of “Lately the fish seem to be holding white bass on the Nueces boils down to in about 5-8 feet of water,” he said. “On covering water. warmer, sunny days, you’ll see the fish “The river is 6 to 8 feet higher than nor- come up even shallower in the water colmal, and it’s about 8- to 12-feet wider,” es- umn to chase shad along the surface.” timated Cruz. “This means that there are a A variety of baits are producing strikes, ton of areas for the fish to spread out and including small lipless crankbaits, miniahide.” ture crankbaits, and just about any type of Even though he is targeting a fairly large small jig. Bright colors like pearl and charstretch of the river, Cruz said he’s finding treuse have been working the best. most of his fish in small areas. To narrow “If all else fails, grab some live minnows down exactly where he and his customers and get ready to hold on,” Cruz said.

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green water, I’ll fish areas with rocks that are in 3 to 6 feet of water,” Coffey said. “On a sunny day, we’ll double down on reds and sheepshead in that shallow water. I like to have both sardines and live shrimp just about anytime I head to the jetties. The sheepshead and reds will both eat live shrimp all day long. But a fresh dead peeled shrimp will catch them, too.” Coffey occasionally rigs up with corks set to fish the baits at 3 to 5 feet deep, up close to the rocks. For slot reds, he recommends chumming with chunks of sardines. “You definitely need a tide to move the corks,” he said. “That way we can fish a lot of water in a hurry. If the fish are there, you’ll start hooking up pretty fast. If I don’t get bites within about a half hour, I’ll move. That’s the key to fishing these jetties. Move around a lot, fish deep and shallow with a variety of baits.”

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week, Beaversnipe reported on the Texas Hunting Forum that he was prepared and loaded his shotgun with 3-inch BB shells. He had eight mallards decoy at about 50 yards, but only shot one. BlueSea112 was skunked on his hunt in North Central Texas. “I was picking up my decoys when all of a sudden waves of gadwalls and mallards started flying over really high,” he said. “They were chatting away. I was so happy to see them I waved at them. Then I looked around to make sure nobody saw me do that.” A mallard/pintail hybrid was reported on Instagram by PoppinPiggies, shot while sitting along the fence line of a large wheat field. While most of the birds hit the field out of shooting range, a pair came in, including the hybrid. “It was the fewest birds we shot out of all of our weekend hunts, but it ended up being the most special,” he said. Duck season ends Jan. 27 across the state.

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Hanish to lead global sales

Badlands retains Swanson Russell

Mark Hanish was named the president of global commercial sales and marketing of AMMO, Inc.

Outdoor pack and apparel company Badlands hired Swanson Russell as its agency of record.

Antler King acquired

Montana Rifle acquired

Kalmbach Feeds acquired Antler King and its full line of food plot products, minerals, blocks and attractants for deer hunters.

Meopta hires agency Meopta USA Sport Optics has hired Donaldson & Associates, Inc. as its sales agency for the Midwestern states.

CEO at Pure Fishing In conjunction with its acquisition by Sycamore Partners, Pure Fishing named Harlan M. Kent as chief executive officer.

Lester promoted at Velocity Outdoor ACROSS 2. A quail species 6. A bass tournament series (two words) 13. A hand-operated duck call 15. The quail hunter’s friend 16. A hook manufacturer 19. The whitetail’s top sense 20. A Panhandle county 21. The 500-round container of .22 ammo 25. When pH of water is below 7 27. Top bass lake per Bassmasters (two words) 30. Larval stage of the frog 32. A golden triangle county for deer 34. A coastal county 35. A shotgun manufacturer 36. Important while driving through mud (three words) 37. A fishing reel manufacturer

DOWN 1. Satellite-based navigation system 3. Leadership wildlife camps 4. A wader manufacturer 5. Texas’ second highest peak (two words) 6. Helps fish maintain bouyancy, swim ____ 7. The fin-like projection at the bottom of an outboard 8. A whale species 9. A gar species 10. NRA president 11. Texas’ state bird 12. The white hare 14. Shortest river in Texas 17. A riflescope manufacturer 18. Land management for all wildlife, plant species 22. A shotshell manufacturer 23. A shooting sport 24. Monkey species in Zambezi Delta 26. The diameter of a bullet 28. Dirt backstop on a shooting range 29. Largest antelope, native to India 31. An East Texas lake 33. Predator that hunts in packs

Montana Outdoor Group, a private investor group, acquired the Montana Rifle Company from owner Brian Sipe.

Sales manager opening Crimson Trace Corporation has a position open for national sales manager at their Wilsonville, Oregon location.

Blue Heron to rep FoldAR FoldAr retained Blue Heron Communications as its marketing and public relations partner.

Velocity Outdoor named Dayne Lester its vice president of archery products.

Rep group for Timney Triggers

GSM adds to lineup

Ken Jeffries & Associates became the manufacturer’s rep and marketing firm for Timney Triggers.

GSM Outdoors acquired Muddy Outdoors, Hawk, and Big Game Treestands.

Sales rep group for Kent Kent Cartridge hired Leisure Sales as its sales rep group for Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada.

Marketing VP position Century Arms is seeking an experienced vice president of marketing at its Delray Beach, Florida location.

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

Smoked pompano

Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News

Brine: 1 cup brining salt 1 cup sugar 2 liters water Applewood chips Clean and fillet the fish, leaving the skin on. Soak fillets in refrigerated brine for 12 hours.

Remove fillets from brine and place on a flat surface in cool area to dry, to allow a glaze to form. Soak applewood chips for one hour in water. Place fillets in smoker for 2-3 hours at 200-250 degrees. ——David Sikes

Pear curry and crispy duck Duck breast, enough for 1 cup of meat 1 small onion, sliced 1 pear, diced Ground cumin, large pinch Turmeric, large pinch Chili powder, large pinch Ginger, two pinches Olive oil Water Salt and pepper Remove skin and any excess fat from the duck meat, slice, and season with salt and pepper and set aside. Mix together cumin, turmeric, chili powder and ginger in small bowl. Heat olive oil in a pan and add the spice mixture, stirring rapidly to prevent

burning. Continue stirring spice mixture while adding the sliced onion. Reduce the heat and cook until the onion is translucent and begins to soften. Add water to the pan (about 1 cup and top up as necessary) and the sliced pears. Bring to the boil and stir for a couple of minutes. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until the pear chunks are tender. Add seasoning to taste. Heat oil in frying pan and fry the duck pieces until nicely browned. Remove pan from the heat and allow the meat to rest for a few minutes. Serve duck on top of the dished fruit curry and over rice. —Wisconsin DNR

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WEDGIE TARGET: This free-standing archery target by Delta McKenzie uses a tapered design to offer bowhunters a convenient solution for practice shooting. The 36-pound target, which can stand without additional supports, remains stable and upright at arrow impact. Its high-contrast face makes spot acquisition easy and its shotstopping fill offers longer lasting range use. The 24-inch high target costs about $55.

PASSION 3X RIFLESCOPE: German Precision Optics has added a 6-18x50 riflescope to its Passion 3X line. German designed and engineered, the scope features the perfect range of magnification for long-range shooting and a large objective lens for shooting in low light conditions. Built on a 30mm machined aircraft-aluminum main tube, it comes standard with an MOA ballistic reticle, which is calibrated at 18 power. Its 1/4-MOA target turrets for long-range elevation and windage adjustments come standard, but custom turrets for several popular calibers will also be available. Featuring a high-transmission lens coating technology and a double HD glass objective lens, the riflescope provides enhanced clarity, exceptional brightness and true color from dawn to dusk. The dust-proof, waterproof riflescope costs about $700.

BULLNOSE LURE: Livingston Lures designed this Black Back Chrome Shad for largemouth and smallmouth bass as well as other species of fish. The crankbait offers a shallow-running action. Depending on the speed of retrieve, it will run subsurface with a lifelike baitfish profile. It also features an embedded smart chip through which natural baitfish sounds are emitted. Good in stained or murky water, the 2.76-inch lure costs about $11.

ZWETTI 4 JACKETZ: Jagdhund’s hunting jacket is made from the company’s proprietary Campak Loden material, which combines sheep’s wool and camel hair to create a fabric that is durable, lightweight and weather-resistant. Ideal for extreme hunting conditions, this lightweight multifunctional men’s jacket is designed with an air trap in the sleeve cuffs and collar, along with two-way zip loops, a chin protector and thermal lining. It has six external pockets and two internal pockets. The jacket, available in sizes medium to 3XL, has an MSRP of $589.

HYDRO-FLO TACKLE BAG: Plano Molding’s Guide Series bag has a “Hydro-Flo” base with elevated rubber feet and ports to drain water. It also features two rail systems: one with 17 accessory attachment points plus tie-down slots and one with a bungee strap that secures the company’s 3700 series StowAway utility box. Anglers will find plenty of storage in the bag’s large front pocket, its collapsible side pockets with external tool holders, and its large rear mesh slip pocket. The 21-inch by 14-inch by 14.5inch bag costs about $150.

GRTU volunteers and professional guides. This year, Elaine Dietz guided a youngster and her parent. “The camp is near and dear to my heart because it’s where my trout fly-fishing adventure began,” the popular fly-angler said. Youth Program Chair Dakus Geeslin said the Dietz family is one of the event’s success stories. “Elaine came to the camp four years ago with her son, Martin,” Geeslin said. “Martin is now on the U.S. Youth Fly Fishing Team. He also guides for us and is an ambassador for the chapter.” Geeslin said the camp gets fly-anglers of all types. “We get some kids that are eaten up with fly-fishing and others who have never fly-fished, he said. “During the week-

end, they learned fly-tying, casting, knots and rigging. They also participated in a trout stocking, heard from game wardens and from guide Chris Johnson.” The favorite part, though, is the 1/2day guided trip either wade-fishing with volunteer guides or on an inflatable raft with professional guides. With more than 6,000 members throughout Texas, the Guadalupe River Chapter is the largest local chapter of Trout Unlimited. “And they catch fish,” Geeslin said. “Lots of trout, both rainbow and brown, were caught with some kids landing five fish. My boy caught four from a boat.” “Our goal is to introduce both the youngster and the parent to the resource and the trout fishery in the tailrace,” Geeslin said.

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DELAWARE

During 2018, Whitetails Unlimited awarded 1747 grants to mission-related projects totaling $2,219,656, including WU’s Staying on Target, HOPE for Wildlife, Preserving the Hunting Tradition, and DEER Program initiatives. WU has 475 chapters and more than 113,000 members. —WU

Nonresidents may have to make two trips to Delaware if they want to turkey hunt in the state. Both residents and nonresidents must pass a turkey hunting course before they can legally hunt turkeys. The one-day course is offered at three locations on three different weekends. According to the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife, the course teaches students age 10 and older turkey hunting safety information, as well as current wild turkey hunting laws and regulations in the state. —Staff report

WU grants

MISSISSIPPI

Dog hits trigger, man loses leg A former Louisiana State University offensive lineman had his leg amputated and is in intensive care at University of Mississippi Medical Center after being shot while duck hunting. A Labrador retriever jumped into the bed of a utility vehicle where Matt Branch’s shotgun was lying. According to reports, the dog stepped on the safety and the trigger of the shotgun. —Staff report

ARKANSAS

Gar tags drawn DYLAN WINTERS, 16, TOOK HIS FIRST 5X5 BULL ELK. HE MADE A 205-YARD SHOT DURING A TPWD DRAWN YOUTH HUNT AT ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA. HE USED A .300 WSM.

Nikon will send your 10x42 ProStaff 7 binoculars. You can check out the entire line at the nearest dealer:

One hundred lucky anglers and bowfishermen were drawn in this year’s allotment of Alligator Gar Trophy Tags last week. These tags are required to take an alligator gar 36 inches or longer in Arkansas. —AGFC

OKLAHOMA

Dating app admission An Oklahoma woman looking for love got more than she bargained for when she unwittingly shared her exhilaration about illegally shooting a “bigo buck” on a dating app with a state game warden. Oklahoma Game Warden Cannon Harrison uncovered the poaching in a conversation on Bumble. She talked about using a spotlight to shoot the deer at night, outside the rifle season. The woman only harvested the head and back-strap meat — and she sent Harrison pictures as proof. The woman pleaded guilty to charges of improper possession of an illegally taken animal and taking game out-of-season. She and an accomplice face $2,400 fines. —ODWC

UTAH

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Starting this season, hunters will have more chances to spot and stalk bears in Utah. The Utah Wildlife Board approved changes that will guide black bear hunting in Utah for the next three years. Darren DeBloois, game mammals coordinator for the DWR, says the additional spot-and-stalk hunts the board approved will give more hunters a chance to hunt bears while increasing the number of bears taken only slightly. “The success rate on spot-and-stalk hunts is similar to archery hunting for deer,” DeBloois says. “We can offer more opportunities to spot-and-stalk because the number of bears taken with spot-and-stalk is lower than other types of hunting.” Spot-and-stalk hunts will be held on 11 hunting units. Based on a 10-percent success rate, DWR biologists estimate that less than 25 bears will be taken during the spotand-stalk hunts. —UDWR

NEBRASKA

Record archery mule deer Michael Dickerson, of Davidson, Michigan, stalked and arrowed the Nebraska record typical mule deer taken by archery. The mule deer scored 197 4/8 and was taken on private land in the badlands of northern Sioux County. —NGFC

Turkey course required

MISSOURI

Deer harvest totals The Missouri Department of Conservation reported a preliminary white-tailed deer harvest of 290,339 during the 2018-2019 season. The harvest included 136,776 bucks, 30,116 button bucks and 123,447 does. Archery hunters took 54,447 deer. —MDC

NEW MEXICO

Hunt applications open The Department of Game and Fish began accepting applications for 2019-2020 big game and turkey licenses and permits on Jan.16. Information about rules, seasons, fees and more is available in the 2019-2020 Hunting Rules & Information booklet online now at wildlife.state.nm.us. The application deadline for bear and turkey permits is Feb. 13. The application deadline for big-game licenses is March 20. —NMDGF

CALIFORNIA

Bighorn die-off Wildlife biologists from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are investigating what appears to be a significant mortality event associated with respiratory disease among the San Gorgonio desert bighorn sheep population in Riverside County. At least 20 animals have died. The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Wild Sheep Working Group considers respiratory disease to be “the biggest impediment to restoring and sustaining bighorn sheep populations.” Respiratory disease in bighorn sheep is most commonly attributed to contact and/or proximity with domestic sheep and, to a lesser extent, domestic goats. The area received two hunting tags in 2018, and it is likely no tags will be issued in 2019. —CDFW

MONTANA

RMEF membership records Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has 234,982 members, marking a 3.2 percent membership increase from 2017 and the 10th year in a row the organization has recorded record membership. —RMEF

INTERNATIONAL CHINA

First hunting trade show Having banned hunting in 2006, the Chinese government recently did an about-face on the issue and included the sport as an approved activity in the country’s long-term economic plan. The China Hunting Show will be held June 20-23 at the National Exhibition & Convention Center in Shanghai in conjunction with the 24th annual China International Boat Show. —Staff report

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FEBRUARY 5

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FEBRUARY 7

Houston Safari Club Annual convention George R. Brown Convention Center (832) 804-8959 hscfdn.org DSC South Texas Third Annual Wildlife Gala Mays Family Center, San Antonio dscsouthtexas.org

FEBRUARY 2

Texas Team Trail Sam Rayburn Tournament (210) 281-1752 texasteamtrail.com Mule Deer Foundation Gillespie County Banquet Lady Bird Johnson State Park (817) 565-7121 muledeer.org Delta Waterfowl Texas Hunting Retriever Banquet Hilton Garden Inn, Lewisville (214) 929-1996 deltawaterfowl.org Ducks Unlimited Mexia Dinner The Cowboy Club (903) 388-5471 ducks.org/Texas Taxidermy King Trophy Mount and Western Auction Houston (512) 451-7633 taxidermyking.com

Coastal Conservation Association Houston Real Estate Banquet Houston Country Club (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Ducks Unlimited Tomball Dinner Tomball VFW (281) 851-9776 ducks.org/Texas

FEBRUARY 7-9

Wild Sheep Foundation The Sheep Show Reno-Sparks Convention Center (406) 404-8750 wildsheepfoundation.org

FEBRUARY 8

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Victoria Big Game Banquet Victoria Community Center Dome (361) 649-4751 rmef.org

FEBRUARY 9-10

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BONUSES, CONTINGENCIES, SIDE POTS, & BOUNTIES

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FEBRUARY 9-10, 2019

HOFFPAUIR’S RANCH & SUPPLY STORE

2nd annual lone star predator calling classic sponsored by

Hoffpauir group & lone star outdoor news THIS IS A 24 HOUR CONTEST. THE CONTEST DOES NOT PROVIDE THE LAND TO HUNT. ALL HUNTING MUST BE DONE WITHIN TEXAS.

1189 N US HIGHWAY 281 LAMPASAS, TEXAS

• UP TO 4 MAN TEAMS • SIDE POTS • BOUNTY, BONUSES & CONTINGENCIES • WIN CALL SYSTEMS & OTHER GEAR general rules 1. Must follow all County, State and Federal hunting laws. If you break the law, your team will be disqualified. This includes having proper Texas hunting license. A Trappers license is NOT required to hunt. It is only required to sell your hides to a fur buyer. 2. 4 members maximum per team. 3. All team members must be present at weigh-in on Sunday to claim prize money. No Exceptions! 4. All team members must hunt together at all times. No splitting up. 5. All animals must be killed within this 24 hour hunting contest. 6. No trapped, snared, caged-raised, or frozen animals will be allowed. 7. No pooling of animals between teams. 8. No hunting in intentionally baited areas. 9. No modifying the weight of animals in any way. We will not weigh a wet animal. 10. No trolling. 11. All teams are responsible for removal and disposing of their animals in a legal manner. 12. No use of Aircraft or dogs. 13. The use of night vision of any kind and for any reason is prohibited. This includes thermal and infrared imaging. You cannot use it for spotting or finding wounded or dead animals. 14. Decisions of judges is FINAL! (Judges will be hunting in contest) 15. All cash winning teams are subject to polygraph.

• Hunting begins at 12:00 PM on Saturday February 9, 2019. Weigh-in is the following Sunday 12:00 PM at Hoffpauir’s Ranch and Supply Store at 1189 N. HWY 281, Lampasas, TX 76550. • Entry fee is $250 per team. • In the event of a tie. Winner will be determined by the team with most animals. Grand Prize and Jackpots will be split evenly. The $250 entry fee will be divided as follows $190 goes toward the Main contest. $60 will be divided evenly by each jackpot. • All teams will be entered in Jackpots. • Failure to check in with judges on Sunday by 12:00 PM sharp at the Lampasas Visit us online store with your entire team will result in disqualification of your team - No www.hoffpauirexpo.com/predator-contest.html Exceptions! • Mail in entries are welcome, but must be received by the Thursday prior to contest. Mail-in entry fee must be made by Money Order or Cashiers Check. Please waive the signature requirement on any expedited shipping services. No personal checks, please!

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stringer rules

1. Main pot will be determined by heavy stringer. 2. Stringer consists of one of each of the following; bobcat, coyote, gray fox and raccoon. (You don't have to have one of all four to weigh in). 3. Teams are responsible for picking their heaviest of each, we will not weigh more than one of each species!! 4. Side pots will be; heavy coyote, bobcat, fox and raccoon.

for more information contact Jason maroney or email info@Hoffpauirexpo.com

5. All cash winning teams are subject to polygraph.

LONE STAR PREDATOR CALLING CLASSIC - SPONSORED BY HOFFPAUIR GROUP & LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

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Entry fee is $250 per team. All Teams must abide by the rules or be disqualified. All Cash Winning Teams are subject to polygraph test. Failure to check in with judges on Sunday by 12:00 PM sharp at the Hoffpauir Ranch & Supply Store in Lampasas with your entire team will result in disqualification of your team - No Exceptions! Failure of polygraph constitutes immediate disqualification. I have read and understand all stated rules.

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