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Repeating fronts, winds hamper coastal action

YETI cools on NRA Backlash hits from drop of vendor program

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News On April 20, NRA members across the country received a letter announcing that YETI Coolers, after sponsoring the NRA Foundation for years, had pulled its support “suddenly, without prior notice.”

The letter read, in part: “YETI has declined to do business with The NRA Foundation saying they no longer wish to be an NRA vendor, and refused to say why. They will only say they will no longer sell products to The NRA Foundation.”

It didn’t take long for social media to erupt. A routine Facebook post by YETI about an unrelated issue received more than 2,000 comments by Sunday morning and more than 4,000 by Monday morning, most from people upset with the purported decision.

YETI supporters stressed the company is a strong supporter of hunting and fishing organizations, and simply discontinued a legacy vendor program.

Barton Ramsey of Mississippi’s Southern Oaks Kennels posted a video in response to the backlash against the cooler company, claiming that NRA supporters have been duped by little more than fake news.

“YETI never supported the NRA,” Ramsey said. “They just discontinued a program and someone wrote an article about it and the NRA shared the article.”

YETI’s public relations representative was contacted by Lone Star Outdoor News, and issued this

Capt. Brian Holden nets a 6.5-pound speckled trout while fishing near Rockport last week. Many of his normal hot spots had few fish due to the changing weather conditions every other day. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Lone Star Outdoor News Howling winds and repeating cool fronts dominated the coastal fishing scene during the week of April 16. While fish could be found one day, the next was a

different story.

Lone Star Outdoor News’ founder David J. Sams fished in Port Mansfield, and while driving to the fishing village, received a text from Capt. Ruben Garza showing a photo of a 29.5-inch speckled

trout that had just been landed.

The next day didn’t provide a repeat performance, with south winds exceeding 30 mph. Each wading stop produced a few fish, but none of the big trout the anglers were hoping for.

In San Antonio Bay, angler Robert Anderson had good luck at the reefs, with he and three others catching 40 trout in two days using both live shrimp and root beer/chartreuse tails on the windward side of the shell during Please turn to page 9

Hunters and greenies EarthX festival gathers people from all walks of life

By Craig Nyhus

What do an Earth Day celebration and hunting have in common? More than you might think.

“Hunters were the original environmentalists,” EarthX organizer Tramell Crow told a breakfast gathering the morning of the opening of the three-day festival, held

Longer snapper season ahead Up from 40 to 82 days Lone Star Outdoor News Red snapper anglers, after years of uncertainty, should be happy with an agreed extension to their season.

Fishing in federal waters off the Texas coast will see a projected 82-day season Please turn to page 9 Offshore fishermen will have more days to pursue red snapper this season, after an agreement between Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the National Marine Fisheries Service.

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke spoke at the breakfast, sharing information on recently signed secretarial orders to improve the habitat quality in migration corridors in the West, where big game migrations occur, and expanding hunting and fishing access at National Wildlife Refuges.

“The commitment to conservation by hunters and anglers is truly top-notch,” he said. “Sportsmen are the premier conservationists. They have a deep appreciation for

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Nice tom (P. 4)

World record and Harvey (P. 8)

10-year-old bags gobbler.

Mount being restored after being blown away.

Nilgai reduction (P. 4)

Skiff trip (P. 8)

Laguna Atascosa hunt brings in 23 antelope.

Boatmaker takes adventure down the Colorado.

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HUNTING Emergency nilgai hunts bring 23 animals Laguna Atascosa hunt designed to reduce cattle fever tick risk

By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News

Michael Murphey, of Carrollton, shot this nilgai bull on April 8 during an emergency hunt on the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. Photo from Michael Murphey.

Hunting for nilgai at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is hard as it can be, despite the size of these antelope that can weigh up to 1,000 pounds.

Just ask Jesus Vela, Armando Andrade and Jesus Jaime Vela.

The trio was drawn in a March 8 lottery held for what refuge officials dubbed as an “emergency hunt,” in an effort to reduce the nilgai population, as the non-native animal species is one of the major carriers of the cattle fever tick.

The Harlingen residents hunted April 14 and 15 and ended up bagging a

225-pound nilgai bull.

“It was a hard hunt,” Jesus Vela, the hunter who shot the bull, said. “There is no feeding, no blind, super thick brush and a lot of walking.”

His friend, Andrade, said, “There is also a lot stalking.

You have to look for droppings and follow their trails.”

After their second day of hunting, Vela stood by the edge of a large field and was scouting toward his right side.

“All of a sudden, I saw a nilgai about 200 yards to my left,” he said. “It started trotting, stopped and looked straight at me.”

Vela said he held his .308 Winchester, aimed at the middle part of the animal and fired a shot.

“I knew I hit it as he stumbled,” he said. “We found it about 20 yards from where it stood up.”

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Success at midday Son bags gobbler after quiet morning

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Derek Rambo is an avid turkey hunter, and was determined to bring in a gobbler for his 10-yearold son, Jaxson.

The birds, though, have been acting strange this season.

“The turkey hunting has been tough, especially in the mornings,” Rambo said. “I think all of these cold fronts and chilly weather have messed them up.”

On April 21, hunting in Jack County, the father and son had similar results.

“It was sunny but chilly,” Rambo said. “We couldn’t get anything to come to us in the morning. I was getting kind of cold, so I asked Jaxson if he was cold. When he said he was, I suggested going to lunch.”

When they returned to the area at about 11:15 a.m., the wind was howling.

“I set up in an oak flat,” Rambo said. “The week before, I had luck in the late morning in that spot.”

The first call received no response, but after the second, a tom gobbled

really far off.

“I called again and it sounded like he had cut the distance in half,” Rambo said. “Several minutes later, I used my mouth call and he was about 80 yards away, but we still couldn’t see him.”

The hunters weren’t using a decoy, but they finally saw the tom walking through the brush and trees.

“We had a large opening in front of us, but he didn’t want to come into it,” Rambo said. “He stayed in the trees at about 40 yards. I told Jaxson once he clears a big tree he was behind, to take the shot.”

When the bird moved forward, Jaxson shot and folded the tom.

“The bird didn’t flop or anything,” Rambo said. “I lost my mind for a few minutes. We walked it off, and he made the shot at 38 yards with his .20 gauge.”

Rambo works for Rio Ammunition, and his son used a new turkey load made by the company.

“It’s the first bird killed with the .20 gauge load,” Rambo said. “He was 20 pounds with good spurs, but his beard was worn down. He was gobbling his head off, though, it was really cool.”

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After a slow morning, the gobbling action picked up in late morning when Jaxson Rambo bagged his tom. Photo by Derek Rambo.

Rice fields west of Houston flourishing Good news for duck hunters

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News The subject of waterfowl is not typically the norm when it comes to springtime conversation among outdoorsmen. How-

ever, the spring season is an important month for rice prairies, as well as the ducks and geese that call them home during the winter months each year.

Earlier this month, sprouts from first crop rice plants began coming up in historical wintering grounds for waterfowl across the state like the Garwood Prai-

rie, located west of Houston.

These sprouts will continue to grow, creating the habitat that hoards of ducks and geese are depending on for the upcoming fall and winter.

Longtime Garwood resident Mike Lanier has been a hunting guide on the Garwood Prairie for 45 years. He started as a teenager Please turn to page 21

Second-crop rice provides a wintertime food source for geese on the rice prairies. Photo by Nate Skinner.

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Studying mottled ducks with geolocators Lone Star Outdoor News New technology may help one of Texas hunters’ favorite coastal duck species, the mottled duck. And hunters lucky enough to harvest a banded bird may see an unusual protrusion from the band.

The Western Gulf Coast is home to approximately 90 percent of the worldwide population of the nonmigratory species that satisfies its annual cycle needs from a small geographic range. The mottled duck population has experienced a long-term, steep decline in Texas, is stable or slightly increasing in Louisiana and is stable to declining across the entire WGC range.

The Gulf Coast Joint Venture Mottled Duck Conservation Plan, headed by Ducks Unlimited, will use new tracking technology — light-level geolocation — to study the breeding propensity of individually marked birds. The miniature devices employ geolocators that weigh as little as 1 gram and contain tiny sensors that measure the timing and duration of ambient light.

Geolocators were originally designed to track large-scale movements based on geographic patterns of sunrise and sunset. But researchers discovered that when attached to leg bands the light patterns captured by geolocators may be used to infer nesting activity as the devices are hidden from sunlight when a hen is nesting. The greatest drawback to this technology is individual birds carrying the device must be recovered to retrieve the data.

This summer, geolocators will be attached to 220 female mottled ducks captured during banding operations in coastal Louisiana and Texas. Recoveries are expected to occur over three to four years via harvest and recaptures during banding.

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Two biologists hired to assist with quail habitat projects Quail Forever is adding two coordinating wildlife biologists, Derek Wiley and Will Newman, to assist landowners in implementing early successional habitat projects for the benefit of quail and other wildlife in Texas.

Supported in part by the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture Partnership as well as upland game birds stamps purchased in Texas, the biologists will add much-needed capacity for private lands conservation assistance as part of the state’s Farm Bill Biologist Partnership. The Quail Forever biologists possess the knowledge of federal, state, and local programs to assist landowners in finding the right program to meet their personal habitat, wildlife, and land use goals.

Since 2012, the program has impacted 692,130 acres for habitat conservation efforts in the Lone Star State, including technical assistance for 1,875 farmers, ranchers, and landowners.

Wiley will be responsible for land management and conservation assistance to private landowners in the Rolling Plains. He received a Master’s degree in Natural Resource Management from Texas Tech University while studying northern bobwhite reproduction before employment as an upland game biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

Newman will provide private lands assistance in the state’s southern Grassland Restoration Incentive Program focus area, Newman comes to Quail Forever in Texas after several years as a private lands biologist in Ohio. He received a master’s degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of North Texas, studying quail predator avoidance behavior and population restoration techniques. Newman will be headquartered at the Floresville USDA Service Center.

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Researchers will use tracking devices to monitor the nesting activity of mottled ducks. The devices will be attached to bands on the ducks.

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Joshua Creek Ranch wins top Orvis award

Joshua Creek Ranch was named the Orvis Wingshooting Lodge of the Year. The ranch hosts bird, deer and axis hunters, as well as fishermen and women.

Photos from Joshua Creek Ranch.

Lone Star Outdoor News Joshua Creek Ranch, in Boerne, was named the 2018 Orvis Endorsed Wingshooting Lodge of the Year at the 32nd annual Orvis Guide Rendezvous in Asheville, North Carolina.

Joshua Creek Ranch Chairman Joe Kercheville recognized their team effort and praised their affiliation with Orvis.

“A lot of people in this industry are blessed because our customers come with a smile on their face and they usually leave with a bigger smile,” he said. “And the friends that we’ve made over these last 29 years have been wonderful.”

Joshua Creek Ranch has been a pioneer in the wingshooting lodge business for nearly 30 years. The lodge had been named a finalist for the Orvis Endorsed Wingshooting Lodge of the Year designation for three consecutive years. For the past two years, a hunting guide from JCR has also been nominated for Orvis Endorsed Wingshooting Guide of the Year and, in 2017, JCR guide Eric Harrison won the honor. Joseph Zinsmeyer was a finalist in 2018.

The customer review that was read in the announcement of Joshua Creek Ranch’s win exclaimed, “My brother-in-law and I chose Joshua Creek Ranch and arrived with very high expectations. As we approached and drove alongside rows of trees and well-maintained fields, we felt all of our stress from busy lives leave us. The ranch is very organized and rustically designed. The service is warm and personable and yet professional. The guides are friendly and unmistakably very knowledgeable. After a long day of enjoying hunting, we came home to the Stone House with the fireplace aglow! JCR deserves its multiple Orvis highest endorsements.”

McFaddin NWR to expand The Conservation Fund, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announced the expansion of the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge to include a critical component of the largest connected coastal freshwater wetlands in Texas.

A total of 8,169 acres of coastal prairie and marshlands, making up two-thirds of Sabine Ranch, have been protected, thanks in part to funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.

—The Conservation Fund

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FISHING World-record fish swept away by Hurricane Harvey

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David Mundhenke’s world-record yelloweye rockfish was swept away by Hurricane Harvey, but later found in the brush. His house was destroyed, but the mount is being restored. Photo from David Mundhenke.

Restoration effort underway after mount found

By Craig Nyhus

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HARVEY

On July 18, 2000, David Mundhenke went on a fishing trip to Alaska with a group of friends.

Then living in the San Diego, California area, the group was fishing for halibut when Mundhenke got on a fish.

“I caught this monster while fishing at a depth of 600 feet,” he said.

Mundhenke had no idea what the fish was.

“The guide was really excited, though,” he said.

It turned out the fish was a yelloweye rockfish, caught at Whaler’s Cove, and there was a good reason for the guide’s jubilation.

It was a world all-tackle record at 39 pounds, 4 ounces.

The fishing group named the fish Marty.

“He came up from so deep that his eyes bugged out,” Mundhenke said. “It reminded me of the comedian Marty Ingels.”

After retiring, Mundhenke, whose wife grew up in Corpus Christi, moved to Rockport and built a house. The fish, skin-

Boatmaker takes skiff on adventure down Colorado River

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Brian Little builds aluminum poling skiffs, and wanted to take and test his latest model on an adventure. The main reason for the trip, though, goes beyond that.

“I grew up in Columbus and was on the river all the time,” the engineer and project manager said. “A lot of my friends had uncles and cousins that raced each other on the river, and I always had in my mind to do a trip like this. Now, I like to fish more than race.”

Little’s boats, Sabine Skiffs, has two models of aluminum skiffs that he designed to eliminate the annoying noise of the hull slap common to aluminum boats.

“I had been asked by some clients about putting oars on these skiffs,” he said. “I thought I could do the trip and, at the same time, put oars on a skiff and have some fun.”

The trip required a lot of preparation.

“I didn’t know if it was possible or how long it would take,” Little said. “I did research on how far I would have to travel each day and

whether the boat could do it with its fuel capacity. Then we planned our fuel stops.”

Little contacted the Lower Colorado River Authority for assistance.

“They were really intrigued by the trip and were very helpful,” Little said. “Drew Pickle with LCRA provided waterproof maps and gave contact information if anything happened.”

Little’s companion on the trip was John Brandon, an ex-Marine and fellow fly-fisherman.

“We set aside vacation time, he took care of the photography and fishing and camping gear and food,” Little said. “I took care of boat logistics and fuel.”

Little used a jet drive motor at the beginning of the trip, knowing there would be a lot of shallow water to navigate.

“I could only get 30 to 40 miles with the jet motor, so I brought two fuel tanks,” he said. “We knew we would have to go 40 to 60 miles per day. Fortunately, the locations of the towns along the river fit the range of the skiff; every town had a place we could walk to and get fuel.”

The trip began on April 8, when the skiff was put in the water 10 miles north of Web-

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The owner of Sabine Skiffs, Brian Little, took his boat on a 300-mile boating and fishing adventure down the Colorado River that included some harrowing situations. Photos by John Brandon.

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Sabine Lake captain a seasoned veteran

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News

Capt. Randy Foreman has been guiding for 35 years in the Sabine Lake area.

Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

At 66, Capt. Randy Foreman is just as passionate about fishing the Sabine Lake estuary as he was as a kid.

The veteran angler, with 35 years of experience as a fishing guide, has spent a lifetime sharing and teaching his extensive knowledge of the area to others.

Foreman grew up in Port Arthur.

He spent the majority of his childhood and adolescent days fishing, hunting, and trapping in the bayous, bays and marshes surrounding

Sabine Lake.

“We had a family cabin near Johnson Bayou on the beach where I spent a lot of time fishing as a kid and teenager,” Foreman said.

“Learning to better understand the patterns of trout, redfish and flounder within Sabine Lake and the rivers, marshes and bayous nearby became a way of life.”

Foreman’s operation is named Capt. Randy’s Guide Service. Perhaps one of the most unique aspects of his outfit is that the fishing trips he offers are not just limited to Sabine Lake proper.

“I’ll take my boat to any stretch of water that I can safely navigate if it means keeping my clients on aggressively feeding fish,” he said. “A good portion of my trips do take place on Sabine’s main lake waters. However, I also regularly fish the Intracoastal Waterway, Keith Lake, Neches River and its connecting marshes, Sabine River, bayous along the Louisiana shoreline of Sabine Lake, Sabine Pass, the jetties, and the short rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.”

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beginning June 1 under an agreement between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the National Marine Fisheries Service.

The agreement is a modified version of the Red Snapper Exempted Fishing Permit application submitted to NMFS earlier this year and will allow TPWD to establish the opening and closing of the red snapper fishery in federal waters off the Texas coast for private recreational anglers fishing from their own vessels in 2018 and 2019.

Based on current harvest quota estimates, TPWD projects an 82-day red snapper season in federal waters, while state waters (out to 9 nautical miles) are expected to remain open year-round. Bag and size limits will remain unchanged under the permit; two fish per person daily with a 16inch minimum size limit in federal waters, and four fish per person daily with a 15inch minimum in state waters.

The federally permitted for-hire sector, which allows recreational anglers to fish from charter boats or headboats, will remain in its current management structure set by the federal government. NMFS will announce the opening and closing dates of the for-hire sector.

In September 2017, NMFS invited each of the Gulf States to apply for an EFP that, if approved, would authorize the states to manage recreational red snapper harvest in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas submitted its application for an EFP in February 2018 and subsequently held three public meetings along the coast and set up a web portal online for official public comment. The public overwhelmingly supported the original EFP application and the combination of the private recreational angler sector with the for-hire sector.

Under this scenario, anglers were projected to receive up to 104 fishing days in federal waters.

While NMFS accepted the EFP allowing TPWD to manage the red snapper fishery, it rejected the application’s plan to combine all recreational anglers into one user group.

“While we respectfully disagree with that decision, we are confident that Texas can successfully manage the red snapper fishery to the benefit of anglers and the resource,” said Carter Smith, TWPD’s executive director.

TPW Commission Chairman Ralph H. Duggins was disappointed that charter

boats were not included in the management strategy.

“Historically, charter boats have been included by NMFS in its allocation for recreational anglers,” he said. “As a result, I believe it was unreasonable for NMFS to refuse to include the for-hire sector under the Exempted Fishing Permit offered to Texas. I have advised senior representatives at NMFS that I will vigorously oppose any future efforts to privatize the charter sector through the use of individual fishing quotas. To do so would undermine the fundamental linchpin of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation – that fish and wildlife are public resources.”

The 82-day season isn’t a lock, though.

Once Texas’ allotted poundage is reached, the season will be closed. The red snapper season also will close in Texas if the Gulfwide Total Allowable Catch is exceeded.

TPWD believes if a state significantly exceeds their annual allocation not only should their waters be immediately closed to red snapper fishing but the following year’s state allocation should be reduced by the amount it was exceeded during the previous fishing season. This will motivate each state to manage the red snapper fishery off their coast responsibly and to stay within its allocation.

The decision was praised by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.

“Granting these experimental fishing permits to all five states continues the work we started last year to expand recreational fishing opportunities through coordinated, Gulf-wide seasons,” Ross said. “We are going to give the states the opportunity to demonstrate effective management that improves recreational opportunities for all Americans.”

The Coastal Conservation Association called the decision an “exciting first step.”

“The only negative development was the removal of the CFH from the EFP, which was not the desire of TPWD nor that of the public,” said Mark Ray, chairman of CCA Texas.

The for-hire sector of the recreational snapper fishery will continue to be managed separately under federal authority.

The length of federal-water snapper season for for-hire vessels will be set by the federal fisheries service prior to the June 1 opening. Using projections based on the 2017 recreational quota, that for-hire season will run approximately 52 days.

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incoming tides.

Sams’ next stop was Rockport, where he fished with Capt. Brian Holden for two days.

The first day, fish were unusually hard to find. The next day, another cool front had arrived and the wind was out of the north at more than 20 mph.

“We even had trouble catching black drum,” Sams said. “Like always, though, when you get back to the boat ramp, one boat has found them and you see someone cleaning a box of fish.”

Michael Gibson, though, had good luck finding redfish near Aransas Pass, fishing along the edges of grass in 2 to 4 feet of water, using fresh dead ladyfish and live pinfish and shrimp under floats.

Near Port O’Connor, kayakers reported luck fishing the backwater drains for tailing reds, using weedless copper spoons and Chicken on a Chain Assassins.

Texans fare well at Central Open Harvey Horne, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, targeting fish moving shallow to spawn in his aluminum bass boat, won the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on the Arkansas River with a three-day total of 52 pounds, 7 ounces.

Horne won a Skeeter ZX200 bass boat with a Yamaha outboard motor package worth $58,000 plus $5,075 in cash.

His main lure throughout the tournament was a Dean Rojas Fighting Frog attached to jig.

Lake Fork guide Justin Margraves, of Diana, also targeted spawning bass to finish second with 48 pounds, 9 ounces.

“I had one area that had fish moving in to spawn, so I had more fish showing up every day,” he said.

Margraves used a black-and-blue 5/16-ounce swim jig and a black-and-blue craw, fishing the swim jig in muddy water 1 to 2 feet deep.

Joe Lee, of Midlothian, recorded his second Central Opens co-angler victory by finishing with 29 pounds, 1 ounce. He received a Triton bass boat with a Mercury outboard motor package valued at $27,000.

—B.A.S.S.

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Illegal fish purchases sting restaurants Nineteen Houston-area restaurants and fish markets received more than 150 citations after they were caught illegally purchasing game fish from undercover officers during a sting.

A two-year operation, conducted by the Special Operations unit of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Law Enforcement Division, found that the restaurants and fish markets willingly purchase saltwater fish in the black market. Those fish included spotted seatrout, red drum, red snapper, Southern flounder, black drum, catfish and croaker.

During the investigation, game wardens in plain clothes offered to sell fish to seafood markets and restaurants along the upper Texas coast. Wardens received tips from various sources identifying businesses known to purchase fish under the table. Of the more than 40 businesses approached, 19 agreed to illegally purchase game fish.

“Not knowing where the fish came from, how they were handled, poses potential health risks for the buyer and the end user,” said Col. Grahame Jones, TPWD Law Enforcement Division director.

—TPWD

Rains High School senior named to All-American Fishing Team Thomas Martin, of Marquez, and a senior on the Rains High School bass fishing team, was one of 12 anglers nationwide selected to the 2018 Bassmaster High School AllAmerican Fishing Team.

Martin has an impressive record in the past 12 months, earning two victories in tournaments with fields of 100 or more boats — one being the 520-boat Southeast Texas High School Fishing Association Championship.

“His self-discipline allows the balance of extracurricular activities with academics,” wrote Geoffrey Bowdoin, principal at Leon Elementary. “The commitment to excellence he possesses has allowed him to excel in the classroom as well as his success in high school fishing. This young man is willing to go the extra mile to help anyone out. He puts others before himself.”

Martin also assists with the Jewett City Cleanup and Warriors Weekend tournament, an event for wounded soldiers. He is also a member of Future Farmers of America, Elite Wrangler dance team, golf team and varsity cheerleader.

More than 465 applications from students grades 10-12 were submitted from 38 states across the nation. Of these, 64 were chosen as Bassmaster All-State anglers. After reviewing tournament résumés, community service activities and recommendations from coaches and school officials, a panel of judges further narrowed the field to the Top 12 high school anglers in the country.

The team has been invited to participate in a Bassmaster High School All-American Bass Tournament being held in conjunction with the 2018 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest May 17-20 on Lake Travis. Elite Series anglers will serve as teammates and “coaches” of the student anglers in the tournament.

—B.A.S.S.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake, lightly stained up the river; 60 degrees main lake, 62 up the creeks; 7.09’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, craws, whacky worms and crankbaits. Crappie and bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on punch bait, live perch and live worms.

AMISTAD: Water murky; 78-82 degrees; 23.40’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, jerkbaits, soft plastics and jigs. Striped bass are fair on slabs and small crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs, small crankbaits and minnows. Crappie are fair on live minnows up Devils River in the trees. Catfish are fair on cheese bait, shrimp and nightcrawlers over baited holes.

ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 62-67 degrees; 1.63’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged lizards and shallow-running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 63-67 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, spinner baits and weightless stick worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

AUSTIN: Water stained; 63-68 degrees; 0.75’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and stick worms. Sunfish are fair on cut nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on live bait and nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water stained; 7680 degrees. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastics, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait, shrimp and minnows.

BELTON: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 2.03’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid striper are slow.

White bass are good on light blue jigs. Crappie are good on minnows in 20-30 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers, shrimp and stink bait at night.

BENBROOK: Water stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.65’ high.

Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms, football jigs and Texasrigged craws. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BOB SANDLIN: Water stained to murky in the creeks; 62-66 degrees; 0.53’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws and creature baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water stained; 59-63 degrees; 0.11’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics and spinner baits near shallow vegetation. Crappie are fair on brush piles at 12-16 feet.

Catfish are fair along creek channel on jug lines.

BRAUNIG: Water murky. Black bass are good on spinner baits and lipless crankbaits near the dam. Striped bass are fair downrigging silver and gold spoons and marble spinner baits near the dam. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, crawfish and shrimp near Dead Tree Point. Channel catfish are good on liver, shrimp, cheese bait and cut bait near the dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained to stained, 60-64 degrees: 1.01’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, weightless flukes and Texasrigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows.

Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on

trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 4.16’ low. Black bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs around docks in 4-8 feet. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow.

Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 4.06’ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina-rigged soft plastics, pumpkin worms and black/blue stick worms along ledges. Striped bass are fair jigging and trolling striper jigs and trolling crankbaits in 20-30 feet. White bass are fair on Shad Raps, and live bait. Crappie are slow. Channel catfish are slow.

CADDO: Water stained to muddy; 63-67 degrees; 1.74’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, swim jigs and bladed jigs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

CALAVERAS: Water murky.

Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on cut perch and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are fair down-rigging silver spoons near the dam. Channel and blue catfish are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 3.53’ low. Black bass are fair on brown hair jigs, drop-shot worms, and worms on shaky jigheads along break lines and ledges. Striped bass are fair trolling white striper jigs and vertically jigging slabs and Spoiler Shads. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs upriver.

Channel catfish are slow.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained to lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.10 low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, squarebilled crankbaits and swim jigs.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad. White bass are good on slabs and minnows.

Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 25.66’ low.

Black bass are fair on swimbaits and Texas-rigged soft plastic lizards. White bass are slow.

Crappie are good on minnows and fair on jigs under lights at night. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 2.73’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on stink bait and nightcrawlers.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 98 degrees at the hot water discharge, 79 degrees in main lake; 1.58’ low. Black bass are good on soft plastics and spinner baits in 6-10 feet. White bass are slow.

Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live perch in 8-10 feet.

CONROE: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are fair on dark soft plastics and spinner baits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait and liver.

COOPER: Water stained; 61-68 degrees; 0.05’ low. Black bass are fair on spinner baits and Texas-rigged creature baits.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 68-73 degrees; 1.88’ low. Black bass are good on stick

worms, Texas rigs and red lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair to good on Little Georges. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 61-65 degrees; 0.10’ high. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, weightless flukes and shakyhead worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are slow. No report on other species.

FALCON: Water murky; 77-81 degrees; 27.32’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon/red creature baits, soft plastic worms and spinner baits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on frozen shrimp, stink bait and cut bait.

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are good on green/pumpkin Carolina-rigged soft plastics off deep points, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers and stink bait.

FORK: Water lightly stained to stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.41’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, bladed jigs and wake baits. White and yellow bass are good on slabs and minnows. Crappie are good on jigs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water off-color; 61-66 degrees; 2.66’ low. Black bass are fair on shaky heads, Texas rigs and split-shot rigged flukes. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained.

Black bass are fair on watermelon/red and junebug/red soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on frozen shrimp, nightcrawlers and stink bait.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 0.23’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse/black soft plastics and lipless crankbaits over grass. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Catfish are slow.

GRANGER: Water stained; 7579 degrees; 0.21’ high. Black bass are fair on white spinner baits and soft plastic worms upriver. White bass are good on pet spoons and spinner baits at Dickerson’s Bottom. Crappie are slow. Blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with shad and cut bait in 5-20 feet.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 60-63 degrees; 0.29’ high. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, Texas-rigged craws and shaky-head worms. White bass and hybrid bass are good on minnows and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

GREENBELT: Water off-color; 56-64 degrees; 33.02’ low.

Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and chrome lipless crankbaits.

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

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms near the marina in 3 feet. Crappie are good on live minnows near the boat piers. Bream are good on live worms off piers. Channel and blue catfish are good on live

worms and stink bait off piers, and on juglines baited with shad.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 63-68 degrees; 3.63’ low.

Black bass are fair on umbrella rigs, Texas rigs and stick worms.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.01’low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, spinner baits and Texas-rigged craws.

White bass are good on slabs.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 62-66 degrees: 3.90’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, spinner baits and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAVON: Water stained; 62-65 degrees: 0.39’ high.

Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, lipless crankbaits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs.

Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on trotlines.

LBJ: Water stained; 77-81 degrees; 0.76’ low. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs and watermelon tubes on docks.

Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on silver Pirk Minnows and Spoiler Shads. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp and nightcrawlers.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.22’ low’. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, Texasrigged worms and weightless stick worms. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.09’ high.

Black bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on minnows.

Blue catfish are good on shad.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 54-63 degrees; 75.06’ low.

Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in the shallows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live baitfish.

MARTIN CREEK: Water stained; 76-80 degrees; 0.07’ low. Black bass are fair on swim jigs and weightless stick worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 2.12’ low. Black bass are fair on bladed jigs, spinner baits and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are slow.

Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

NASWORTHY: 61-66 degrees; 1.23’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on Texas rigs and shad shallow-running crankbaits. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait and nightcrawlers.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 0.29’ high. Black bass are good on crankbaits and spinner baits near the dam. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on black/ orange jigs and minnows off docks. Channel catfish are good on stink bait. Blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with

minnows and shrimp. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 6167 degrees; 39.23’ low. Black bass are fair on stick worms, Texas rigs and lipless crankbaits.

Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 62-68 degrees; 11.56’ low.

Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 62-65 degrees; 0.16’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, shaky-head worms and weightless stick worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. White bass are fair on slabs.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water offcolor; 62-67 degrees; 1.05’ low. Black bass are fair to good on mediumdiving crankbaits, shaky heads and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnow. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 74-78 degrees; 2.24’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair trolling crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on live shad and shrimp.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 62-65 degrees; 0.23’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained: 60-64 degrees; 0.02’ high. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, weightless flukes and football jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained to lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.12’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, weightless stick worms and swim jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 75-79 degrees; 3.20’ high.

Black bass are fair on Carolinarigged watermelon/red soft plastics and lipless crankbaits.

White bass are fair on slabs and silver spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on shrimp, live minnows and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 7579 degrees; 0.16’ high. Black bass are good on green/pumpkin spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs.

Catfish are slow.

STAMFORD: Water stained to muddy; 61-65 degrees; 1.4’ low.

Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and square-billed crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

White bass are fair on live bait and tail spinners. Blue catfish are good on cut and live bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky;

n Saltwater reports Page 11 73-77 degrees; 4.04’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and lipless crankbaits.

White bass are good on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 6165 degrees; 0.09’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, flipping jigs and bladed jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid bass are good on slabs and minnows.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TEXANA: Water stained; 68-74 degrees; 2.92’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and shallow-running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 60-63 degrees; 1.50’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, soft jerkbaits and medium crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs and minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 73-77 degrees; 0.13’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon and watermelon/red soft plastics and spinner baits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and white spinner baits.

Crappie are good on minnows and red tube jigs. Bream are good on worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and stink bait.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 74-78 degrees; 12.94’ low. Black bass are good on stick worms and crawfish crankbaits in 5-15 feet.

Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on silver crankbaits, white grubs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/white tube jigs. Catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky.

Black bass are fair on white crankbaits and chartreuse soft plastics. Hybrid striper are fair on silver slabs. White bass are good on perch-colored spinner baits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 61-64 degrees; 0.40’ low. Black bass are fair on shakyhead worms and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 62-68 degrees; 22.79’ low.

Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and stick worms. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 72-76 degrees; 1.96’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stink bait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 62-65 degrees; 21.81’ high. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws, lipless crankbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

—TPWD

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SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead, speckled trout, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around points on top-waters and live shrimp. Wading the south shoreline has been best with stiff winds.

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“Amistad is famous for these bigger fish just showing up all of a sudden,” Owens said. “We went through there and there were some fish that had pushed up. We were fortunate enough to catch those three really big ones. We fished it again later in the day and never got a bite.”

The big bass were landed on large swimbaits with a silver willowleaf blade, slow-rolled through the treetops.

Second-place finishers Kris Wilson and Harold Moore weighed 20.53 pounds to win $6,610. The anglers spent their day in Mexican waters, fishing creeks up the Rio Grande. Wilson said he and his partner targeted hydrilla in 18-25 feet and caught their fish on 6th Sense hollow-body swimbaits.

Finishing third with 19.14 pounds, Trent Huckaby and Bubba Haralson fished the midlake area and worked the outside edges of hydrilla beds in 20-30 feet, winning $4,340.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER KNIFE FOUND, BUT AT WRONG SPOT An Ellis County game warden received a call from a landowner who had evidence of someone hunting on his property without consent.

The landowner showed the warden an image from his game camera of a hog that was shot under a feeder. The image only captured the subject’s backside. The warden found a bloody knife at the scene.

During his investigation, the warden learned that several individuals had permission to hunt on a neighboring property, and photos of a couple of dead hogs had been posted to one of their social media accounts.

The warden visited the residence of one of the teens who posted the images and spoke to his father, who confirmed his 17-year-old son and some friends had shot two pigs the previous weekend. The warden asked him if they cleaned the hogs at the house or on the property they hunted. The man replied it was out at the property, and, unfortunately, his son said he lost his knife in the process. The warden told the father the reason for his visit, asked if this looked familiar, and showed him the lost knife. The next day the boys gave a full confession.

NOT A SNAKE CHARMER In Zapata County, game wardens encountered a pickup truck traveling through a remote area. After conducting a traffic stop on the vehicle, it was found that the driver, a person with an extensive history of game and fish violations, was hunting rattlesnakes from the roadway. Two citations were issued, and two rattlesnakes were seized. After traveling to the violator’s residence

any of the three subjects. Numerous citations were issued.

EVADING SUBJECT TURNS INTO WARDEN’S DRIVEWAY An Ellis County game warden responded to a call from a ranch manager who had witnessed two subjects shooting out into his pasture from the county road. The ranch manager and another farmer chased the subject’s vehicle down the highway, while the warden headed to their location from the opposite direction. The ranch manager advised the vehicle was turning into a driveway, which just

to retrieve other illegally harvested snakes, it was found the violator had picked up another rattlesnake on the roadway immediately after receiving citations and being released from the first contact that night. Additional citations were issued for hunting from the public roadway and 11 more rattlesnakes were seized from the residence. The cases are pending.

HUNTING ILLEGALLY A LONG WAY FROM HOME In early March, a Smith County game warden received a call from a Virginia game warden concerning some Texas deer confiscated from a taxidermist in Virginia who was operating without a license.

There were three sets of antlers, and two of the tags came back to Smith County. The third buck, a 10-pointer, had a name but no tag.

The warden interviewed the man whose name was attached to the 10-point buck, and determined the deer was taken illegally. The subject was coyote hunting and saw a deer he couldn’t pass up. The subject

happened to be the warden’s property. The warden arrived at his residence shortly and confronted the pair — a father and his 17-year-old son. The dad claimed they were just driving around, showing his son “how to load a gun, shoot in a safe direction . . . and you know, gun safety stuff.” After receiving a citation, the father asked, “Did I really pull into your driveway?” The warden nodded.

had no hunting license. The warden then interviewed a second subject, who had a blank tag on one of the other bucks seized. His deer was killed legally but he failed to fill out his tag, harvest log, and did not have the required hunter education certification. Cases and civil restitution are pending.

MORE THAN JUST CAST NETTING A Freestone County game warden had just checked and released a boat of fishermen who were cast netting for tilapia and running jug lines on Lake Fairfield. Shortly after releasing the group, she discovered an illegal gill net near where she first made contact with the group.

After hauling in the 500-foot net, the warden returned to the group to ask about the gill net. As she approached, the group quickly pulled up their jug lines and sped off toward the boat dock. The warden called a state park police officer for backup at the boat ramp.

After questioning, the suspects confessed to having placed the net out earlier in the day. Citations were

issued for the illegal net and for taking game fish by illegal means/ methods. Numerous largemouth bass and tilapia caught in the net were released back into the lake.

WIFE LOOKING OUT FOR HUSBAND A Houston County game warden observed a subject using a cast net to catch white bass. The subject’s wife was at the top of the river bank as a lookout. She would take the fish and put them in their vehicle.

There were 19 total white bass.

Case and restitution are pending.

BACKYARD SHOOTER BUSTED Game wardens received a tip online about a person who had killed numerous deer from his backyard and the property he hunted was not his. It was discovered that there were two other subjects also involved in illegal activity. During a month-long investigation with assistance from wardens in neighboring counties, multiple deer processors were visited and, due to their excellent record keeping, the number of deer harvested did not match up for

OPERATION SECURE COASTAL BEND NABS OYSTER VIOLATORS A multi-agency law enforcement surge operation led by game wardens made a sizable dent in illegal commercial oyster harvest, netting more than 300 criminal cases. A majority of the violations were for oystering in off-limits management areas and for possession of undersized oysters. Officers also seized one firearm with the serial number removed, recovered 50 pounds of marijuana that had washed up on Matagorda Island, and are investigating two cases of hunting without landowner consent. U.S. Coast Guard officers also identified 35 violations related to vessel crew and safety requirements.

WRONG TIME, PLACE TO HUNT PHEASANTS A Dallam/Hartley County game warden received a call about someone in a vehicle shooting at pheasants from a county road. With assistance from the Sheriff’s Office and a DPS trooper, the vehicle was stopped and the driver and his 13-year-old son admitted to hunting and shooting at a pheasant from the road during a closed season.

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Record fish and Harvey Continued from page 8

mounted by an Alaskan taxidermist, hung on the wall until Aug. 25, 2017, when Hurricane Harvey hit.

“The house got hit hard,” Mundhenke said.

“Most of our stuff was gone. My brother-in-law found the fish in nearby rubble several days after the storm.”

Mundhenke recalled the events of Harvey, saying initially, he and his wife weren’t too worried about the storm.

“Then it kept getting worse and worse,” he said.

“We decided to evacuate. I had a truck and a car, and a room where I kept stuff so it wouldn’t get destroyed. I had bins in the garage that fit in the truck. We went to Austin to stay with my wife’s sister.”

After the Hurricane, the Mundhenkes couldn’t get back to see their property.

“A woman who lives a few doors down sent a video from a drone, showing that both of our homes were totally destroyed,” Mundhenke said. “The houses on both sides of me weren’t destroyed, so we figured it was from a tornado in the storm.”

Marty was severely damaged, and now is with John Baker, a taxidermist at Trophy Masters Taxidermy in Corpus Christi, for a full restoration.

“If it had been an average fish, I wouldn’t take this on,” Baker said. “But since it’s a world record, it’s worth trying to save it.”

Baker has had the fish a few months, and recently started working on it.

“It will take us another few months to get it done,” he said.

The Mundhenkes now live in a condominium in Corpus Christi, and the location of his Rockport home is now a vacant lot.

A spot on the wall stands ready for Marty’s return.

David Mundhenke’s Rockport home was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey. His record fish was found, but in poor shape, and it is being restored

by Trophy Masters Taxidermy in Corpus Christi, where Mundhenke now lives. Photos from David Mundhenke and Trophy Masters Taxidermy.

Huckaby, Heiser big winners at Bass Champs At Bass Champs’ final South Region tournament on April 21, Trent Huckaby, of Fort Stockton, and Byron Heiser, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, hit it big on Lake Amistad.

Starting off with a 4-pounder, the team followed up with a 7-pounder later in the morning.

Fishing at a ledge on a point, Heiser had a light bite.

“I missed her so I stopped and dead-sticked the bait,” Heiser said. “She picked it up again and I set the hook.”

The largemouth weighed 8.65 pounds, bringing the team’s total to 24.47 pounds, winning the tournament, and $20,000 plus a $5,000 Skeeter bonus, by a sizeable margin.

The team of Bubba Haralson, of Del Rio, and Jerry Green, of Breckenridge, finished second with 19.83 pounds, winning $3,500.

They were fishing deep hydrilla with Texas-rigged Senkos.

After catching four keepers, the team of Tim Flowers, of Midland, and Brian Ankrum, of Natalia, kept at it with a variety of lures. They moved upriver to a deep grass edge and fished in 20 feet of water when they landed a 9.41-pound fish, winning the Big Bass award and bringing their total to 19.04 pounds, good for third place and $2,000, plus $500 for the Big Bass.

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SPORTING CLAYS, .22 RIMFIRE AND 3 - GUN. June 14-17, 2018

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Michael Wayne Springfield, 9, shot his first buck in Uvalde County with his dad, Travis, and his brothers Colt, 7, and Buck, 3.

Scott Schick of Fairfield shot this ram in Llano County.

Kimberly Benefield caught this largemouth bass along with a limit of white bass while fishing with Far West Guide Service on Lake Amistad.

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Hanna Jones shot her first gobbler near Abilene in the early afternoon of a very windy day.

Kayleigh Wright, 24, of New Braunfels, made a 40-yard shot with a .375 on this nyala. She was hunting in Mozambique.

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official statement on April 23.

“A few weeks ago, YETI notified the NRA Foundation, as well as a number of other organizations, that we were eliminating a group of outdated discounting programs.

When we notified the NRA Foundation and the other organizations of this change, YETI explained that we were offering them an alternative customization program broadly available to consumers and organizations, including the NRA Foundation.”

The statement continued, in part: “YETI was founded more than 10 years ago with a passion for the outdoors, and over the course of our history we have actively and enthusiastically supported hunters, anglers and the broader outdoor community. We have been devoted to and will continue to directly support causes tied to our passion for the outdoors, including by working with many organizations that promote conservation and management of wildlife resources and habitat restoration. From our website to our film footage and from our social media posts to our ambassadors, YETI has always prominently featured hunters pursuing their passions. Moreover, YETI is unwavering in our belief in and commitment to the Constitution of the United States and its Second Amendment.”

Lone Star Outdoor News asked several Texas nonprofits whether they had received notice of the program change. Some received a letter dated April 4 advising of a decision to “end a variety of legacy vendor programs,” while others did not.

RTIC Coolers, a competitor who has previously been involved in litigation with YETI, didn’t specifically join the fray, but it did post the Second Amendment on its Facebook page, immediately garnering more than 57,000 shares and 8,000 comments.

Pelican, another cooler competitor, also chimed in, posting, “Now that Yeti Coolers, made in the Philippines, has stopped supporting the NRA, Pelican coolers are USA-made and Pelican makes a huge amount of rifle, ammo and all types of cases for the U.S. military.”

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Hoffpauir Expo brings big prizes

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Lone Star Outdoor News 14 and called it quits about 4 p.m. as one of them had a commitment in town.

They came back at about the same time on Sunday and were done with hunting after Vela shot the nilgai at about 1 p.m.

It was nearly 6 p.m. when the three men were still butchering the bull by the side of the refuge checkin station.

The operation included putting the head and hide inside a plastic bag, as required under cattle fever tick regulations set by the Texas Department of Agriculture.

The nilgai Vela bagged was one of 23 harvested during two weekends of hunting.

Michael Murphey, of Carollton,

took a big bull during the first weekend hunt and one of his friends, Seth Stewart, harvested a cow while tracking Murphey’s animal.

“We carted them both more than three-quarter of a mile to the truck,” Murphey said. “The whole process was more time consuming than I expected, but it was worth it.”

Marion Mason, a refuge warden, said 14 nilgai were taken the first weekend and nine in the second two-day hunt.

“That wasn’t as many as we had thought,” she said. “Some hunters did not show up, plus the weather did not help each of two weekends.”

A total of 81 numbers were drawn in the March raffle.

George Denby, of Dublin, won a Polaris Ranger Crew at the Hoffpauir Expo on April 14 in Lampasas. The Ranger was one item of a long list of giveaways at the event, where more than 200 vendors Bradon Yeager, right, won the Quail Coalition provided products shotgun at the Hoffpauir Expo. Photo by Lone to be given to the Star Outdoor News. lucky winners.

Several thousand attendees visited vendors showing everything from feeders and optics to boats and tractors, test drove ATVs and UTVs, shot some of the new firearms and archery equipment at the event that covered 100 acres.

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Bank of America declines to lend to AR-rifle makers Anne Finucane, a vice chairman at Bank of America, told Bloomberg Television that the bank would refuse to finance operations of manufacturers of what it called “militarystyle” firearms. Finucane said Bank of America also would not underwrite securities issued by manufacturers of military-style guns used by civilians. Previously, Bank of America helped finance Vista Outdoors and Remington.

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ALABAMA

Longer snapper season Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the National Marine Fisheries Service granted Alabama’s request for an Exempted Fishing Permit, thereby allowing the state of Alabama to manage the recreational red snapper fishing dates for 2018 and 2019.

Alabama and federal waters will be open for red snapper fishing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from June 1st through September 2nd. Red snapper landings will also be allowed July 2-5 and Labor Day. The bag limit will remain two per person with a 16-inch minimum length.

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Carrera honored for waterfowl work in Mexico Eduardo Carrera, the national executive director and CEO of Ducks Unlimited de México since 1998, received the North American Waterfowl Management Plan’s International Canvasback Award.

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Cornyn honored by NSSF The National Shooting Sports Foundation awarded Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) the 2017 Legislator of the Year at the organization’s annual dinner in Washington D.C. Cornyn spearheaded the Fix NICS Act that is expected to help make the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System work as intended by requiring all federal agencies and incentivizing the states to submit all disqualifying criminal and mental adjudications.

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Junior duck stamp winner An emperor goose painted by 18-year-old Rayen Kang, of Johns Creek, Georgia, took top honors at the National Junior Duck Stamp Contest, which raises funds to educate and engage our nation’s youth in wildlife and wetlands conservation, and outdoor recreation.

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Boozman appointed to Migratory Bird Conservation Commission Appointed by Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) has been selected to serve on the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. The MBCC directs funds raised by the sale of the Federal Duck Stamp for waterfowl habitat and hunting conservation. The commission is made up of members of the Administration and Congress.

Members of the MBCC include: • Chair – Ryan Zinke, secretary of the Interior • Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) • Congressman Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) • Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) • Sonny Perdue, secretary of Agriculture • Scott Pruitt, Environmental Protection Agency —DU

FLORIDA

Snook fishing to close in Gulf waters Snook will close to all harvest in Gulf state, federal and inland waters, including all of Monroe County and Everglades National Park, starting May 1. Seasonal harvest closures conserve Florida’s snook populations and help sustain and improve the fishery for the future.

Snook is open to harvest in Atlantic state, federal and inland waters through May 31, closing June 1.

Both the Atlantic and Gulf will reopen for recreational snook harvest Sept. 1.

—FWC

Snapper season set The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Gov. Rick Scott announced a 40-day recreational red snapper season for both Gulf state and federal waters. A 24-day season was originally proposed.

—FWC

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off the best fishing action year-round.

Sabine Lake receives strong freshwater inflows from both the Neches and Sabine Rivers,” he said. “This makes it one of the most diverse estuaries on the Texas coast.

During wet seasons fish will pour out of the rivers into the lake and its surrounding marshes. When conditions are dry, fish can be found just about anywhere.

There’s a ton of water to cover in the Sabine system, and knowing all the ins and outs is what helps me remain successful, especially during tough scenarios.”

One thing Sabine Lake is known for is fast and furious action for trout and redfish under the birds.

“Fall is probably the best time of year for catching fish under the birds,” Foreman said. “At times the entire length of the lake is covered with seagulls and terns hovering over the water’s surface. These birds are following swarms of shrimp that are being pushed to the top of the water column by schools of specks and reds.”

Foreman claims that fall bird action typically picks up around the middle to end of September and remains steady through most of December.

“The bird activity really kicks off after the first few cold fronts of fall blow through and begin to push water out of the marshes and bayous,” he said. “It will last until things get really cold and the shrimp migrate to the Gulf for winter.”

The late spring and summer months Capt. Randy Foreman follows the shrimp migration and is an expert at fishing also see a good amount of bird action on the birds on Sabine Lake. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Sabine Lake. Foreman says this activity usually starts on the south end of the lake as shrimp migrate back inshore through Sabine Pass and water temperatures rise.

“We’ve got plenty of shrimp in our system right now,” he said. “It’s going to be an excellent late spring and summer.”

Foreman’s trips on Sabine Lake and its surrounding waters are catered to each party’s needs and can include the use of live bait or artificial lures. In addition to inshore trips, Foreman also offers offshore charters, and all of his services can accommodate corporate groups.

Capt. Randy’s Guide Service

(409) 719-6067

April 27, 2018

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Coming together at EarthX Continued from page 1

Panelists discuss wildlife stewardship and how the U.S. pays for wildlife conservation at EarthX. Photo by Karrie Kolesar, Dallas Safari Club.

wildlife because of their intimate experiences on our lands and waters.”

EarthX, called the world’s largest environmental experience, featured more than 800 green exhibitors, speakers, virtual reality and a film festival, plus a Tiny House Village (some being looked at by hunters for their leases), Outdoor Adventure Zone, Eco Auto Show, goat yoga and live music, all with the aim of bringing people together to find solutions for a more sustainable future.

Among the exhibitors were a host of hunter-supporting conservation organizations, along with panel discussions on Managing Africa’s Wildlife, Success Stories in Africa and the Value of Science-Based Wildlife Management, moderated by Tom Opre, and Wildlife Stewardship and the American Hunter, How the U.S. Pays for Wildlife Conservation, moderated by Lone Star Outdoor News’ Executive Editor Craig Nyhus.

During the discussion, panelist Charlie Barnes discussed his work with the Mule Deer Foun-

dation and Texas Bighorn Society in creating guzzlers (large, water-collecting devices for wildlife) in the Big Bend Region of Texas, noting that most participants know they will never have the opportunity to hunt desert bighorn sheep or mule deer in the region.

“After the panel, two people who said they weren’t hunters and didn’t plan to be said they wanted to get involved in helping build the guzzlers,” Barnes said.

Corey Mason, executive director of Dallas Safari Club and former Texas Parks and Wildlife Department regional biologist, surprised many attending when he described how TPWD and other wildlife agencies are funded.

“It’s 100 percent from hunters through two sources: license fees and money received from excise taxes on guns, ammunition and equipment,” he said. “That funds 100 percent of the budget of the wildlife agencies in 48 of the 50 states.”

More than 100,000 people attended the free event.

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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 Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Time 2:47 AM 3:44 AM 4:35 AM 5:23 AM 6:10 AM 6:57 AM 7:47 AM 12:40 AM 1:27 AM 2:20 AM 3:20 AM 4:26 AM 5:32 AM 12:51 AM 1:48 AM

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Time 8:42 AM 9:32 AM 10:19 AM 11:02 AM 11:44 AM 12:26 PM 1:14 PM 8:45 AM 9:55 AM 11:08 AM 12:05 PM 12:44 PM 1:12 PM 6:33 AM 7:27 AM

Time 2:55 PM 3:19 PM 3:41 PM 3:58 PM 4:09 PM 4:07 PM 3:51 PM

Height 1.63H 1.59H 1.56H 1.52H 1.49H 1.47H 1.46H

Time 8:57 PM 9:31 PM 10:06 PM 10:42 PM 11:19 PM 11:58 PM

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7:33 PM 7:57 PM

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Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Date Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Time 2:57 AM 4:02 AM 4:58 AM 5:47 AM 6:34 AM 7:26 AM 12:00 AM 12:36 AM 1:18 AM 2:07 AM 3:03 AM 4:04 AM 5:14 AM 12:02 AM 1:44 AM

Height 1.65H 1.78H 1.88H 1.94H 1.95H 1.93H 0.05L 0.09L 0.18L 0.29L 0.41L 0.53L 0.65L 1.26H 1.38H

Time 9:08 AM 10:15 AM 11:15 AM 12:04 PM 12:52 PM 1:49 PM 8:26 AM 9:25 AM 10:19 AM 11:13 AM 12:07 PM 12:50 PM 1:19 PM 6:32 AM 7:32 AM

Height 0.72L 0.89L 1.03L 1.16L 1.27L 1.35L 1.90H 1.86H 1.81H 1.76H 1.71H 1.66H 1.60H 0.75L 0.86L

Time 3:11 PM 3:35 PM 3:54 PM 4:08 PM 4:20 PM 4:31 PM

Height 1.49H 1.45H 1.43H 1.43H 1.43H 1.43H

Time 9:10 PM 9:43 PM 10:18 PM 10:52 PM 11:26 PM

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Height 1.54H 1.69H 1.81H 1.90H 1.94H 1.95H 1.93H 0.14L 0.21L 0.30L 0.40L 0.52L 0.63L 0.75L 1.29H

Time 9:07 AM 10:20 AM 11:34 AM 12:38 PM 10:49 PM 11:27 PM

Height 0.72L 0.88L 1.02L 1.12L 0.11L 0.11L

Time 2:39 PM 2:54 PM 3:07 PM 3:19 PM

Height 1.37H 1.29H 1.24H 1.22H

Time 8:59 PM 9:19 PM 9:43 PM 10:13 PM

Height 0.56L 0.39L 0.26L 0.16L

Time 2:26 AM 3:31 AM 4:32 AM 5:27 AM 6:16 AM 7:04 AM 7:59 AM 12:06 AM 12:47 AM 1:34 AM 2:32 AM 3:38 AM 4:44 AM 6:02 AM 1:23 AM

9:03 AM 10:01 AM 10:50 AM 11:35 AM 12:15 PM 12:45 PM 1:05 PM 7:26 AM

1.90H 1.86H 1.81H 1.75H 1.68H 1.60H 1.52H 0.85L

7:57 PM 7:54 PM 1:21 PM

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11:44 PM

1.15H

7:56 PM

0.69L

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Time 11:02 AM 12:07 PM

Height 0.35L 0.45L

Time 3:53 PM 2:56 PM

Height 0.44H 0.48H

Time 11:03 PM 11:37 PM

Height 0.23L 0.11L

9:56 AM 10:58 AM 12:09 PM 1:47 PM 3:01 PM 3:43 PM 4:12 PM 4:30 PM 4:37 PM 4:35 PM 4:21 PM 4:27 AM

0.70H 0.74H 0.76H 0.77H 0.76H 0.75H 0.73H 0.70H 0.66H 0.61H 0.56H 0.38H

Height 0.62L 0.52L 0.41L 0.32L 0.25L 0.21L 0.20L 0.20L 0.23L 0.26L 0.29L 0.34L 0.39L 0.45L 0.52L

Time 5:02 AM 9:31 AM 5:53 PM 5:43 PM 4:57 PM 5:07 PM 5:33 PM 6:03 PM 6:33 PM 6:58 PM 6:57 PM 6:36 PM 6:41 PM 6:47 PM 6:33 PM

Height 0.64H 0.67H 0.85H 0.92H 0.98H 1.03H 1.05H 1.05H 1.03H 1.00H 0.97H 0.95H 0.92H 0.90H 0.87H

Port O’Connor Date Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Time 5:26 AM 7:22 AM 8:48 AM 12:12 AM 12:47 AM 1:24 AM 2:02 AM 2:43 AM 3:27 AM 4:18 AM 5:12 AM 6:04 AM 6:51 AM 7:39 AM 1:01 AM

Time 2:21 AM 2:41 AM 3:09 AM 3:42 AM 4:22 AM 5:08 AM 6:00 AM 6:54 AM 7:47 AM 8:37 AM 9:21 AM 9:53 AM 10:09 AM 10:02 AM 10:02 AM

San Luis Pass Date Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Time 2:43 AM 4:02 AM 5:10 AM 6:13 AM 7:13 AM 8:17 AM 12:01 AM 12:41 AM 1:24 AM 2:13 AM 3:06 AM 4:05 AM 5:12 AM 6:28 AM 1:33 AM

Height 0.84L 0.67L 0.53L 0.43L 0.38L 0.38L 0.42L 0.48L 0.55L 0.60L 0.63L 0.64L 1.23H 1.28H 1.36H

Time 5:59 AM 7:11 AM 8:18 AM 9:25 AM 10:37 AM 12:12 PM 3:13 PM 4:20 PM 5:00 PM 5:20 PM 5:10 PM 4:58 PM 9:52 AM 10:48 AM 11:43 AM

Height 1.48H 1.54H 1.58H 1.59H 1.57H 1.54H 1.53H 1.53H 1.52H 1.50H 1.48H 1.46H 0.66L 0.71L 0.79L

Time 12:59 PM 1:54 PM 2:50 PM 3:52 PM

Height 0.75L 0.92L 1.09L 1.23L

Time 6:09 PM 6:10 PM 6:14 PM 6:19 PM

Height 1.23H 1.22H 1.25H 1.29H

11:04 PM 5:02 PM 5:11 PM 5:20 PM

1.17L 1.44H 1.40H 1.36H

11:20 PM 11:39 PM 11:58 PM

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Height 1.16H 1.24H 1.30H 1.35H 1.36H 1.36H 0.09L 0.13L 0.18L 0.25L 0.31L 0.38L 0.45L 0.53L 0.93H

Time 9:32 AM 10:37 AM 11:46 AM 12:59 PM 11:26 PM

Height 0.60L 0.74L 0.87L 0.98L 0.08L

Time 2:52 PM 3:07 PM 3:21 PM 3:33 PM

Height 1.04H 1.02H 1.02H 1.03H

Time 9:32 PM 9:59 PM 10:26 PM 10:55 PM

Height 0.46L 0.31L 0.19L 0.11L

9:28 AM 10:35 AM 11:28 AM 12:08 PM 12:42 PM 1:10 PM 1:33 PM 1:47 PM 7:45 AM

1.34H 1.32H 1.30H 1.27H 1.24H 1.20H 1.16H 1.11H 0.62L

8:32 PM 8:29 PM 1:55 PM

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11:50 PM

0.87H

8:37 PM

0.56L

Date Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Time 1:42 AM 3:13 AM 4:48 AM 7:13 AM 9:01 AM 10:35 AM 11:49 AM 12:50 PM 12:32 AM 1:16 AM 2:04 AM 2:57 AM 3:59 AM 5:16 AM 6:53 AM

Height 0.98H 1.01H 1.06H 1.11H 1.18H 1.24H 1.27H 1.28H 0.02L 0.11L 0.20L 0.29L 0.38L 0.47L 0.58L

Time 8:26 AM 9:25 AM 10:24 AM 11:30 AM 10:44 PM 11:17 PM 11:52 PM

Height 0.55L 0.70L 0.86L 0.99L -0.11L -0.10L -0.05L

Time 12:57 PM 1:16 PM 1:41 PM 2:06 PM

Height 0.90H 0.97H 1.04H 1.08H

Time 8:58 PM 9:22 PM 9:47 PM 10:14 PM

Height 0.38L 0.19L 0.04L -0.07L

1:45 2:34 3:15 3:40 3:23 1:26 1:14

1.27H 1.23H 1.16H 1.07H 0.97H 0.92H 0.92H

8:05 PM 8:01 PM

0.68L 0.51L

11:18 PM

0.79H

Height 0.91H 0.97H 1.02H 1.05H 1.06H 1.06H 1.05H -0.03L 0.00L 0.05L 0.12L 0.21L 0.30L 0.39L 0.74H

Time 8:45 AM 9:45 AM 10:48 AM 11:58 AM 11:21 PM 11:54 PM

Height 0.42L 0.55L 0.69L 0.80L -0.04L -0.05L

Time 1:46 PM 2:06 PM 2:29 PM 2:48 PM

Height 0.81H 0.82H 0.84H 0.86H

Time 9:07 PM 9:39 PM 10:12 PM 10:47 PM

Height 0.32L 0.19L 0.08L 0.01L

12:06 PM 1:35 PM 3:01 PM 3:23 PM 12:29 PM 12:45 PM 12:33 PM 7:27 AM

1.04H 1.01H 0.98H 0.93H 0.91H 0.88H 0.86H 0.47L

8:27 PM 7:52 PM 12:46 PM

0.67L 0.56L 0.85H

10:47 PM

0.70H

8:06 PM

0.43L

Height 1.14H 1.24H 1.33H 1.40H 1.44H 1.46H 1.45H -0.03L 0.02L 0.09L 0.17L 0.28L 0.38L 0.50L 0.88H

Time 8:45 AM 9:55 AM 11:14 AM 10:14 PM 10:48 PM 11:24 PM

Height 0.63L 0.80L 0.94L 0.01L -0.05L -0.06L

Time 2:06 PM 2:07 PM 2:07 PM

Height 0.98H 0.98H 0.99H

Time 8:47 PM 9:14 PM 9:43 PM

Height 0.44L 0.25L 0.11L

10:24 AM 11:19 AM 12:04 PM 12:38 PM 12:56 PM 1:03 PM 1:06 PM 6:59 AM

1.43H 1.40H 1.35H 1.29H 1.22H 1.14H 1.08H 0.61L

7:47 PM 1:10 PM

0.69L 1.02H

7:45 PM

0.51L

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

Port Aransas

8:37 AM

0.34L

3:39 PM

0.51H

Time 12:58 PM 11:31 AM

Height 0.56L 0.67L

Time 7:33 PM 6:06 PM

Height 0.76H 0.79H

Nueces Bay Date Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 02 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Time 12:09 AM 12:39 AM 1:10 AM 1:42 AM 2:13 AM 2:43 AM 3:16 AM 3:54 AM 4:45 AM 6:03 AM 7:37 AM 8:50 AM 1:41 AM 3:20 AM 4:42 AM

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Date Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Date Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Time 1:58 AM 3:28 AM 4:40 AM 5:47 AM 6:59 AM 8:22 AM 9:53 AM 12:26 AM 1:00 AM 1:38 AM 2:20 AM 3:10 AM 4:28 AM 6:18 AM 12:15 AM

South Padre Island Date Apr 27 Apr 28 Apr 29 Apr 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Time 2:19 AM 3:44 AM 4:56 AM 6:02 AM 7:06 AM 8:13 AM 9:22 AM 12:03 AM 12:45 AM 1:30 AM 2:19 AM 3:15 AM 4:21 AM 5:40 AM 12:54 AM

Texas Coast Tides

Height 0.67L 0.82L 0.98L 1.12L 1.25L 1.35L 1.42L 1.74H 1.69H 1.65H 1.63H 1.62H 1.60H 0.69L 0.76L

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Brian Little’s Sabine Skiff became lodged by rocks and sank in 2 feet of water at the Garwood Dam. After getting the boat out of the water, undamaged, the trip resumed. Photos by John Brandon.

berville in Travis County.

“We headed to Smithsville (in Bastrop County), there was a nice boat ramp there,” Little said. “We walked to a grocery store for fuel and food.”

Smithsville was the site of the first major challenge of the trip.

“We had some issues with the motor,” Little said. “I had a backup plan, my father, who lives nearby, brought a prop motor, as we had planned to switch to that after the third day and I had a winch system like we use for big game to change the motor out.

We did it in the parking lot in Smithsville.”

From Smithsville to LaGrange, the propeller became damaged from the shallow water and rocks, and Little tried to smooth and straighten it out.

“We pretty much hobbled from LaGrange to Columbus,” Little said. “Then we hit something with the lower unit before we got to Columbus, and it somehow straightened the lower unit and took the wobble out.”

The trip was designed as both a fishing and a boating adventure.

“We fished hard around Columbus, but had little luck,” Little said. “From Austin to La Grange, we were only catching two-three bass each day; the water was real murky.

We did see more than a dozen bald eagles.”

The ultimate test for the boat and a harrowing one for the anglers came at the Garwood Dam in Colorado County.

“I knew getting through it would be the hardest part of the trip,” Little said. “I had studied the way the water crosses over the dam. When we got to it, we couldn’t run on plane without the jet motor. We decided to walk the boat through the dam and tied two lines to the boat.”

At first, the two men could walk down the bulkhead and keep the boat straight.

“At the last little rocky area, the transom caught on a rock by 2 inches,” Little said.

“I jumped in the water to lift the transom over the rock — my wife was upset by that move — and I ended up pushing the boat into another rock. The water was flowing real fast, and the bow got away from John. The boat turned sideways and pinned itself to the largest rock and took on water. The boat sank in about 2 feet of water, so it was half in and half out.”

The two went into rescue mode, tossing their gear onto the bank.

“The bilge pump was still pumping out water and I cranked the motor and it worked, and I cut the battery switch off,” Little said.

Little called his contact with LCRA and he suggested tying to a tree and trying to get the boat out if a neighboring landowner had a tractor.

“That gave me some courage and hope,” Little said. “A tractor could lift the bow with its front-end loader and get it out. I found the landowner and a lady got me to the ranch manager.”

The ranch manager was an hour away, working cattle, but later came to the site.

“He knew my father and was willing to help,” Little said.

Soon, a tractor was there, with several chains. It was hooked up to the boat and the boat was lifted out of the water with the front-end loader.

“The boat came out, and we pulled it off of the rocks and the water drained out,” Little said. “We got driftwood and set it on the rocks and pulled the boat over the wood and got it out of there.”

Once the boat was on shore, Little cranked the motor and it still worked.

“God bless a farmer and his John Deere tractor,” he said.

After the incident, Little’s desire was to finish the trip.

“My dad brought a trailer from 45 minutes away. We got the boat on the trailer, checked it and it didn’t have any leaks. We were eating dinner in Eagle Lake before dark.”

The next day, they drove around the Garwood and Bay City dams and started again in Matagorda.

“We fished there but the water was chocolate milk and it was blowing real hard,” Little said.

From there, they traveled to Sargent, Surfside Marina and ended at Bayou City, another 85-90 miles.

The boat survived the week-long test well.

“It had scratches, the trip from Austin to Smithville was pretty hairy,” Little said.

“The Garwood incident didn’t damage the boat at all. The lower unit was bent and half the skeg was gone. The deck looks brand new, though.”

The 300-mile adventure challenged both the boat and the anglers.

“The boat proved how strong it was,” Little said. “It was definitely a test for both the skiff and for us.”

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MDF hires regional director Korley Sears was hired as the new Mule Deer Foundation regional director for Arizona.

Sports Afield promoted longtime art director Jerry Gutierrez to chief operating officer.

Myatt retires at IGFA Mike Myatt, director of Corporate Relations for The International Game Fish Association announced his retirement after 18 years of service.

ScentBlaster hires agency Heron Outdoors, the makers of ScentBlaster, has retained Providence Marketing Group as its agency of record.

Bass Cat expanding Correct Craft’s brands Bass Cat and Yar-Craft plan to increase their production capacity of boats by more than 50 percent.

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

Fried snapper with watermelon and sweet chili 14 ozs. snapper, skin removed and cut into bite-sized pieces 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup milk 2 eggs 2 cups panko crumbs 1 bunch green onions, washed and sliced 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped fine 2 cups seedless watermelon, cut into bite-sized pieces 1/4 cup carrot, shredded fine 1/2 cup sweet-spicy chili sauce Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste Fill and preheat a fryer to 350 degrees. In one container, add the flour. In a second container, add the milk and eggs. Mix the milk and eggs to combine. In the third container, add the

breadcrumbs. Lightly season the flour and breadcrumbs with salt and pepper to taste. Put snapper bites into the flour and make sure they are coated.

Shake off any excess flour.

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Fry 2 to 3 minutes until they are golden brown and cooked inside. Let drain. In a large mixing bowl, add the green onions, mint, watermelon, carrot and sweet chili sauce to the snapper bites, toss to coat. Serve dish with extra sweet chili sauce.

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Spicy venison and hominy soup 1 pound ground venison 2 tablespoons ancho chili powder 2 tsps. oregano 1 1/2 tsps. smoked paprika 1 tsp. cumin 1 tsp. salt 1 1/2 tsps. ground black pepper Olive oil 2 cups diced onion 1 1/2 cups chopped green pepper 1-2 medium cloves garlic, minced 2 1/2 cups chicken broth 1 can (32 ozs.) hominy 1 can (14.5 ozs.) fire-roasted tomatoes

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Add garlic and allow to cook 1 minute. Add chicken broth, hominy, tomatoes and venison back to the pan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and allow to heat for 10-15 minutes.

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at Marvin Tyler’s legendary Blue Goose operation. Lanier now owns and operates Red Bluff Prairie Hunting Club, where his clients meet their guide in downtown Garwood for breakfast prior to a morning hunt on the rice prairie.

According to Lanier, the rice fields that are beginning to flourish were planted back in mid to late March or right at the first of April.

“When the crop gets to be about 6- to 8-inches tall, farmers will flood these fields,” he said. “This keeps the plant moist and allows it to continue to grow through the summer. The rice fields will then be drained about 10 days prior to cutting or harvesting the crop, which generally takes place in late July to early August.”

After the first crop of rice is harvested, a field is then left to germinate and sprout a second crop of rice.

“As an outfitter, the second crop of rice is one of my biggest concerns, because it is the reason ducks and geese migrate south to the prairie each winter,” Lanier said. “The hope is always that the ground will still be holding enough moisture to support a healthy second crop.”

Lanier’s family has been farming the Garwood prairie since the mid-1940s.

He says most of the farmers in the area still refer to harvest yields in terms of barrels.

“A barrel equates to 162 pounds of rice,” he said. “A good first crop will yield 50-60 barrels of rice per acre. A productive second crop will yield 20 barrels per acre or more.”

Ducks Unlimited conservation biologist Kirby Brown claims midcoast rice prairies west of Houston are critically

important to the future of waterfowl in Texas.

“Over one million ducks and geese rely on Texas rice lands every winter for food and habitat,” he said.

Conditions are favorable for excellent rice crops in 2018, according to Brown.

“Things are looking good, and currently there is water available from the Colorado River and the Highland Lakes for first crop rice on midcoast prairies if it is needed,” he said. “The current dry conditions in the western part of the state are somewhat concerning. I’m not sure at this time what this will mean for second crop rice and water availability.

It’s definitely something to keep an eye on as we progress into the summer.”

Rice prairies west of Houston are also vital for other species of wildlife. TPWD natural resource specialist and biologist for Wharton and Fort Bend Counties, Clint Faas, said first crop rice plants will become the feeding grounds for a variety of shorebirds long before waterfowl begin to show up.

“The shorebirds become especially attracted to rice fields once they are flooded,” he said. “They can be found spending their time prodding around in the mud in search of invertebrates for an easy meal.”

The 2017 State Agriculture Review provided by the USDA indicated that 173,000 acres of rice were planted in Texas last year. 158,000 of those acres were harvested with a statewide average yield of 7,260 pounds pre acre.

According to USDA and NASS data, 2.69 million acres of rice were planted in the U.S. this spring.

Largest gift in BRI’s history Nau Foundation gives $1.5 million The Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University announced the largest philanthropic gift in its 10-year history. The $1.5 million gift from the Nau Foundation will fund a new Nau Endowed Chair in Habitat Research and Management at BRI. The Houston foundation pledge included $100,000 for an endowment and $50,000 for operations annually over the next 10 years.

“Endowments are among the most impactful philanthropic gifts that can be made because they provide funding certainty for key faculty positions,” said Dr. Bill Kibler, Sul Ross State University president. “We are extremely grateful to John L. Nau III and the Nau Foundation for this incredibly generous gift. It is a strong show of support for the outstanding reputation of BRI and will help expand the expertise of our faculty by allowing us to hire a national expert focused on habitat

research and management for the region.”

Nau is the chief executive officer of Silver Eagle Distributors in Houston, the largest Anheuser-Busch distributor in the U.S. The family also owns a ranch in West Texas. The family has supported BRI research projects on desert bighorns, quail and mule deer.

“The Nau family are champions of conservation and they have been leaders in the stewardship of natural resources on the ranches they own and operate in West Texas and across the state,” said Dr. Louis Harveson, the Dan Allen Hughes, Jr., BRI Endowed Director and professor of Wildlife Management at Sul Ross.

The position will have a joint research and teaching appointment and will be jointly funded by Sul Ross State University and the endowment. Harveson hopes to hire the new position in 2018.

—BRI

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