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August 23, 2019
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Lakes producing variety of species
Kyra Hudson, left, and Erika Kinney, right, show their kingfish at the weigh-in at the Ladies Kingfish Tournament in South Padre Island. Photo from Kyra Hudson.
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feet of water,” Rarrat said. “The trick has been locating stretches with hard sand or rock bottoms. The water over muddy bottoms has been warmer than the water over hard bottoms, which is why hard bottom areas are holding more fish.” Rarrat said the white bass on Lake Corpus Christi also have been schooling in a few
Kyra Hudson was crowned Queen of the Kings at the 38th annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament at South Padre Island. The new title was added this year to highlight the event’s namesake fish. Hudson, of Laguna Vista, landed a 38.35-pound king mackerel while fishing aboard the Bamm Bamm to capture the title. She also took the Offshore Division Grand Champion title. “We were anchored up, using ribbonfish and some special kingfish rigs my husband made,” Hudson said. Hudson has fished the tournament with her friend Erika Kinney for 10 years and looks forward to it each year. “It’s a lot less serious than your typical fishing tournament and I’ve always found it refreshing that all the ladies really root each other on instead of being super-competitive.”
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More than largemouth bass are biting on Texas lakes, with catfish, crappie, white bass and hybrids picking up the summer slack. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Corpus Christi cats, Belton whites, Livingston crappie By Nate Skinner
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the Tacklebox Baitshop and RV Park in Mathis, the best results for those in search of catfish on Lake Corpus Christi has come from jug lines. “Most of our customers have been reporting moderate to phenomenal success while using jug lines baited with both live and cut perch over areas with hard bottoms in 14-18
Aoudad removed at Big Bend National Park
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Temperatures are reaching their peaks for the year, and a variety of species along inland
lakes across the state are responding accordingly. Catfish, white bass, hybrid stripers and crappie are following consistent late-summer patterns, and can be found in a number of different areas depending on the time of day. Varying tactics have been producing plenty of action. According to Mike Rarrat of
By Craig Nyhus
Barbary sheep are thought to outcompete desert bighorns for food, and their numbers at Big Bend National Park were reduced this month by shooters from helicopters. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Parts of Big Bend National Park were closed from Aug. 11-17 as helicopters were used to remove aoudad from the park. The removal was done in a joint effort with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, using aerial sharpshooters to reduce the numbers of nonnative Barbary sheep in the park so they don’t jeopardize the numbers of native desert bighorn sheep. The Deadhorse Mountains and surrounding areas, including Please turn to page 20
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HUNTING
FISHING
Saltwater Fishing Report . . . Page 11
Hogs from combines (P. 4)
Finding fish from the air (P. 8)
Rice farmers get innovative.
Paraglider locates schools of reds.
License on your phone (P. 5)
No backlashes? (P. 9)
Photo can verify possession.
Reels uses computer to control braking.
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HUNTING
Hogs terrorizing rice crops, deer feeders
Watch for algaecovered water Blooms kill four Austin-area dogs By Craig Nyhus
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Devin Leissner harvested this 175-pound boar while on trip to fill feeders and prepare for deer season at his deer lease near Sonora in Sutton County. Photo from Devin Leissner.
Farmers mounting rifles in combines By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Feral hogs are on the move, taking advantage of any and all available food sources across the Lone Star State. From the rice prairies west of Houston
to the Hill Country and everywhere in between, they are destroying crops and bombarding deer feeders. Farmers are taking action from their equipment, and hunters from their blinds. While harvesting his rice crops along the Garwood Prairie in Colorado County, rice farmer Chris Schiurring said he shot 21 pigs from the cab of his
combine in a two-day stretch. “The hogs have become prolific across our rice fields in recent years, and lately they have been tearing up our crops at all hours of the day and night,” Schiurring said. “They’ve been so thick that I decided to mount a gun rack in the cab of my combine. I’ve also heard reports from farmers on several
of the surrounding properties that have actually run over several hogs with a combine while in the process of cutting and harvesting their rice.” Down the road in Wharton County, rice farmer Slade Schiurring, Chris’ cousin, has killed 20 hogs from the cab of his combine while harvesting rice on his 7,000-acre ranch.
Dove hunters with dogs or dog owners taking their dog for a training swim may want to check the body of water before their dog heads in opening weekend. Toxins from blue-green algae blooms in the Red Bud Isle area of Lady Bird Lake has been blamed for four dog deaths in Austin, and reports of affected dogs are popping up across the country, including in New Jersey, North Carolina and Georgia. Blue-green algae typically needs sunlight, warm water, nutrients and a lack of rain to grow. They can produce toxins that affect pets, livestock and people. “We’re telling people to avoid bodies of water with algae with their dogs,” said Travis Tidwell of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Kills and Spills Team. “And if they do get into the water where there is an algae mat, wash them and yourself off right away.” Dogs are more susceptible since they swallow more water when swimming and retrieving. After exposure, the dogs can die within a few hours. “Most of the algae we have in Texas is not the blue-green algae,” Tidwell said. While blue-green algae isn’t always visible, Tidwell said there are a few signs to look for. “It looks more like a film on the water a lot of times,” he said. “And we received reports that dogs affected were biting small globules or bubbles of algae about the size of golf balls. If you see these, avoid them.” The blue-green algae is found in stagnant water, so dove hunters should
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Waterfowl callers hit the stage
A young shooter receives instruction before firing at a clay target. Photo from TDHA.
Teams competed in several calling contests, including Mallard Meat, designed to measure effectiveness of bringing in ducks in the field. Photo from USA Waterfowl Calling Contest.
Lone Star Outdoor News At the USA World Waterfowl Calling Contest held Aug. 10 in Lafayette, Louisiana, Cody Johnson won the Gulf Coast Regional duck-calling event. With the win, Johnson qualified for the World Duck Calling Championship to be held in November in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Callers Brent Easley and Vincent Mar-
siglia finished second and third, respectively. Marsiglia also won the Real Duck calling contest, along with the Team Real Duck contest with partner Christian Morgan. In the Junior competition, Bronson Lasley won both the Junior Mallard Meat and the Junior Specklebelly contests. Seth Fields was named the Best Overall Goose Caller and Best Overall Please turn to page 7
TDHA hosts 250 kids Youth Day introduces the outdoors By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News At the Texas Dove Hunters Association’s 3rd Annual Youth Day in San Antonio Aug. 10, more than 250 youngsters and their parents braved 103-degree heat
to learn about shooting, safety and more. “The first year, we had 120 kids and 40 volunteers,” said THDA founder Bob Thornton. “This year, 318 kids registered but the heat kept a few away, and we had more than 50 volunteers.” Stations included slingshots, BB guns, pellet guns, archery, shotguns, .22 rifles and a wobble trap. Additionally, a safety station showed the impact of what a Please turn to page 6
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An image of your license can satisfy a game warden’s request to see the license in your possession. Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
It might save you a ticket Lone Star Outdoor News On an opening day dove hunt, you see birds working a different area and wander away from your truck. As the evening continues, you’ve ventured even farther away. You see the green truck with the game warden, and it hits you. Your wallet is in the truck. Under the provisions of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code regarding license procedures, you could get a ticket for failing to have the license in your possession. This year, there is a way out of that predicament. While hunters may wander away from their wallet, few stray from their phone. In the last legislative session, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 547 that permits “an image displayed on a wireless communication device” as verification of possession of a hunting or fishing license. At the August meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, rules amending Section 53.2 of the current code are expected to be adopted to comply with HB 547, as recommended by TPWD staff. The image may be on a cellphone, laptop or tablet, and may be a photo from the website of the department or a digital photo of the license, both front and back, in a resolution and image size sufficient to allow “definitive verification of the information on the license.” There are scenarios where the new provision may not help. For example, a deer needs to be tagged after harvest, and leaving your wallet, with the license and tags, behind won’t save you from a citation for failing to tag the animal. The amendment only applies to proof of licensure, and “does not relieve any person from any legal requirement to be in physical possession of a stamp, stamp endorsement, tag or permit.”
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East Texas poaching ring busted An investigation dating back to February resulted in seven arrests for illegal hunting over the past two hunting seasons. The investigation centered around a group of Mineola residents in East Texas who were hunting on public roads at night with a spotlight. The six individuals, Jacob Thomas Blair, Dustin James Hartley, Kaleb Lee Brown, Aspen Lynn Umphries, Dalton Jeronimo Robles, Scott Estoll and Hilario Lynch Garcia were charged with hunting white-tailed deer at night, with the aid of artificial light, and from a vehicle. According to the investigation, multiple cows and calves also had been shot that year by the group, and at least 10 deer were shot and not retrieved. —Staff report
Crops and hogs Continued from page 4
“The damage to our crops from hogs this year has been unbelievable,” Slade Schiurring said. “Between my property and my neighbors’ properties, we have close to 12,000 acres that the pigs have been terrorizing relentlessly.” The surrounding landowners also have called in helicopter operations to help them fight the war on hogs from the air. “I have one 70-acre rice field in particular that the pigs have been infatuated with for whatever reason,” he elaborated. “They wiped out almost 10 acres of rice on that stretch of soil. Between the helicopter efforts and our efforts from the ground, we’ve killed over 200 hogs during the past couple of weeks in that field alone.” San Antonio resident Devin Leissner recently took a trip to his deer lease in Sutton County near Sonora to fill feeders and prepare for the upcoming bow season. He said the immense amount of pig activity on the terrain was immediately evident from the time that he arrived. “The hogs had blazed several trails to and from bedding areas to both water troughs and deer feeders,” Leissner said. “From what I saw after pulling cards from my game cameras, it was clear that they
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avoid sending their dogs into these areas. “A small tank or pond would be a prime spot for it,” Tidwell said. Blue-green algae blooms are short-lived, Tidwell said, often so short that the bloom is gone before officials get out to test the water. “They often disappear in 48 hours,” he said. And the blooms are unusual in Texas. “We haven’t had many reports of it until this year,” Tidwell said. Symptoms to watch for after your dog has been swimming include vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing or walking and hyper-salivation.
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Calling ducks, geese Continued from page 4
Waterfowl Caller. Marsiglia was named the Best Overall Duck Caller. An additional contest will take place next May at the Ducks Unlimited Expo at Texas Motor Speedway north of Fort Worth, including a Pro/Am division where pros will team up with an amateur caller who has never placed in a contest previously. Jr. Mallard Meat 1. Bronson Lasley 2. Alex Arceneaux 3. Keegean Towne Jr. Specklebelly 1. Bronson Lasley 2. Alex Arceneaux 3. Blake Francis Gulf Coast Regional 1. Cody Johnson 2. Brent Easley 3. Vincent Marsiglia Team Real Duck 1. Vincent Marsiglia/ Christian Morgan 2. Vincent Marsiglia/Lyle Wells 3. Christian Morgan/Lyle Wells Real Duck 1. Vincent Marsiglia 2. Christian Morgan 3. Mike Dlugos Hunters Class Team Mallard Meat 1. Brady Duhon/Reis Faulk 2. Reis Faulk/Luke Leblanc 3. Brady Duhon/ Luke Leblanc
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Flying high to find fishing adventure
Craig Carter flies along the Texas coast in his powered paraglider. He uses the paraglider to locate schools of redfish, later returning on his airboat to fish. Photo by Robert Sloan.
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For Lone Star Outdoor News It’s called a powered paraglider, and Craig Carter, of Yoakum, not only uses it for aerial adventure but also to find fish in the surf and bays around Port O’Connor. “It’s amazing what you can see up there,” Carter said. “The one
thing that has surprised me are the numbers of really big sharks I see that are near wade-fishermen. Something else I see pretty often are schools of redfish. They are easy to spot. When I find them in the backwater lakes, I can return with my air boat and catch them.” At 51 years of age, Carter spent
about $8,000 on a paraglider simply to get into a new kind of adventure. “I was on YouTube one day and saw a guy flying in a paraglider and thought that would really be something unique to have,” he said. “I found one, bought it and signed up for some basic training. But during the training I never
even got to fly. It was more about the rules and regulations. It didn’t work out too well, so I just learned how to fly it on my own.” Once he’s off the ground, Carter uses brake cords to control the direction he’s going. The parachute is connected by cords to a backpack of sorts that carries the motor and the nylon seat he sits
in. When he’s in the air he can fly up to about 5,000 feet and a 5-gallon fuel tank will keep him in the air for about two hours. The flight time all depends on how much wind there is, and whether or not he’s going with the wind or against it. His flight speed is usually around 25 to 35 miles per hour. Please turn to page 13
Choke Canyon back with big bass By Robert Sloan
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Combs fishes a state bigger than Texas By Pete Robbins
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Marvin Strunk, at 84, has been fishing Choke Canyon Reservoir since it was impounded in 1982. While fishing in a July San Marvin Strunk, 84, landed this Antonio Bass 14.69-pound largemouth at a recent Club tourney, club tournament. Photo from Marvin he landed the Strunk. heaviest bass in club history going back to 1962, a 14.69-pounder. Even though Choke Canyon is still about 10 feet low, it’s a lot higher than the water level has been in years. And the bass fishing is returning to form, according to Strunk. He got his big bite at 11:15 a.m. “I had my boat positioned in 15 feet of water,
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs is Texan to the core — raised in the central part of the state before decamping to Del Rio to start his guiding career, he now resides on the shores of Lake Sam Rayburn. And he has three Toyota Texas Bass Classic championships and an Elite Series win on Falcon. The people of Alaska may be impressed by his achievements, although the residents of the one state without bass might not generally know much about the tournament trails. They are, however, less impressed by the Lone Star State itself. The popular joke up there is that if you divided Alaska in half Texas would then become the third biggest state. Still, with a seven-week gap between tournaments, Combs
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Taking a break from tournament fishing, Texas pro angler Keith Combs landed this salmon while fishing in Alaska. Photo by Pete Robbins.
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Galveston guide living his childhood dream By Nate Skinner
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Anglers tested Shimano’s new SLX DC backlash-free reels on Lake LBJ this summer. The reels launched recently and are popular at retailers. Photos by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
New reels a hit with anglers, retailers By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Backlashes are the enemy of all fishermen with a baitcasting reel in their hand. In Texas, where the wind blows more often than not, nasty snarls of line can put a temporary hold on fishing while others keep casting. Shimano’s new SLX DC reels aim to take care of the fear of baitcasting reels that grips some fishermen. The “Best New Freshwater Reel” at the ICAST show this year, the reels incorporate Shimano’s digital control technology, making near backlash-free fishing available to anglers of all budgets. The reels are a big hit, according to Texas retailers. “They are doing really well,” said Shaine Campbell of Tackle Addict in Brookeland. “We’re kind of in our slow season, but I can tell they are going to be a big mover for us.”
Campbell fished the reels at Lake LBJ this summer. “I can’t say they totally stop backlashes, but they clearly reduce them,” he said. “Where they really shine is they help the learning curve with people who
As a youngster, Capt. Ryan Battistoni was that kid who woke up before the sun on the weekends to watch professional fishing tournaments on television. If his eyes weren’t glued to an angling competition on a Saturday or Sunday morning, it’s because he was out on the water perfecting his craft. Now, the 34-year-old Santa Fe resident calls Texas’ largest estuary his office. As a young guide on Galveston Bay, Battistoni works diligently to keep his childhood dream a reality. “I always wanted to make a career out of fishing,” he admitted. “The sport completely captured my attention early on in life, and this trend has yet to cease.” Battistoni’s earliest memories of fishing Galveston Bay were made with his father. “Between the ages of 5 and 6, I can remember fishing with my dad along upper Galveston Bay near our home in Dickinson,” he said. “When I was 7, my family moved to Santa Fe and we began spending a lot of time fishing lower West Galveston Bay around Chocolate Bayou and the San Luis Pass.” Battistoni said his father used to tell him and his brother, Ross, stories Capt. Ryan Battistoni shows a rare Upper Coast snook he about the days when he worked as a landed just southwest of the San Luis Pass in the Intracoastal Waterway. Photo from Ryan Battistoni. shrimper and commercial fisherman. “My dad spent a lot of time on quite a few redfish, and that outing gave Galveston Bay back in those days, and me the confidence to continue down the it showed each time we went fishing topath of being a fishing guide.” gether,” Battistoni said. “He would always Battistoni attributes the successful start point out specific reefs and stretches of to his venture as a charter captain to a felshoreline that were known for holding low Galveston Bay guide. hoards of fish. His knowledge came from “Capt. L.G. Boyd, who was friends with firsthand experiences, and you could bet my dad, has sent many customers my dieach time that he pointed out a differrection over the years,” he said. “I couldn’t ent hotspot that he had caught plenty of have gotten my business off the ground speckled trout, redfish and flounder there without his help.” at one time. I always wanted to know and Instead of specializing in fishing one understand Galveston Bay to that degree, specific way or sector of the Galveston Bay and I knew it was something that would system, Battistoni will do whatever it takes only come from time spent on the water.” to meet his clients’ needs. He will launch At the age of 16, Battistoni obtained his just about anywhere that is convenient first boat. It was a small, 16-foot fiberglass for both the anglers and where the fish are skiff, and there wasn’t an inch of saltwabiting, and he is well-versed in targeting a ter in the Galveston Bay complex that he variety of species. wouldn’t consider navigating with it. Even though fishing full time has always “I fished all over the entire bay system been his passion, Battistoni acknowledges with that boat,” he said. “Because it was so the job doesn’t always produce a fairy tale small, I had to strategically launch in difvibe. ferent locations depending on the condi“There’s a lot of work involved with betions and where I wanted to fish. I learned ing a fishing guide,” he said. “However, more about fishing Galveston Bay out of at the end of the day, I can always remind that little boat than I have in possibly any myself that I get the opportunity to wake other on-the-water situation.” up and go fishing. Not many people have Battistoni ran his first guided trip on that luxury.” Galveston Bay at the age of 27. Battistoni is a husband and a father “I had no idea what I was getting myself of three. His oldest son is 11, his middle into at the time, and luckily my very first daughter 8 and the youngest daughter is 4. customers were referred by some family “The whole family loves to fish, so it all friends,” he said. “We ended up catching works out,” he said.
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Legendary Port Mansfield guide dies Lone Star Outdoor News Capt. Terry R. Neal Sr. guided fishing customers at Port Mansfield for more than 30 years. Neal died Aug. 10 at LaJarra Ranch Senior Living in Raymondville following a lengthy illness. He was 76. Neal, a former president of the Port Mansfield Chamber of Commerce, was described by fellow guides and anglers as more than a great fishing guide, but as a true gentlemen who was always willing to help fellow guides or any fishermen seeking advice. Neal was inducted into the Saltwater Legends Series Hall of Fame on March 1 in Port Mansfield. At the ceremony, Capt. Rene Hinojosa described Neal as a good friend and mentor, a true conservationist and sportsman. Neal’s fellow Hall of Fame inductee, James R. Fox, said before he died earlier this year, “Terry was a good friend and one of the innovators of skinny saltwater flats fishing on the Texas Coast. He is also one the nicest persons you would ever want to meet.” Terry Neal was an excellent fly-caster in addition to being a top guide at Port Mansfield for 30 years. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake and 86 degrees, lightly stained up the river and 86 degrees; 2.71’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair at night on minnows. Catfish are fair on live perch and punch bait. AMISTAD: Water stained; 89-93 degrees; 30.59’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits, spinner baits, swimbaits and jigs over grass. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cheese bait over baited holes in 12-30 feet. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines and throw lines on live perch. ARROWHEAD: Water stained; 78-85 degrees; 1.04’ low. Black bass are fair on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers. ATHENS: Water clear; 87-92 degrees; 0.13’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws and stick worms. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines. AUSTIN: Water stained; 82-87 degrees; 0.62’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on chatterbaits, Texas rigs and shaky heads. Sunfish are fair on cut nightcrawlers and kernel corn. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and prepared bait. BASTROP: Water stained; 84-88 degrees. Black bass are fair on spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and nightcrawlers. BELTON: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on silver slabs. White bass are fair on minnows and silver slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines and throw lines baited with live perch. BENBROOK: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 3.06’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad. BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 88-92 degrees; 0.35’ low. Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms and spinner baits. Crappie are slow. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines. BONHAM: Water lightly stained; 87-91 degrees; 0.62’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, top-water poppers and buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. BRAUNIG: Water stained. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and soft plastic worms in reeds. Striped bass and redfish are good down-rigging spoons near the jetty and dam. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, cut bait and cheese bait near the dam. BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees: 1.28’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines. BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 82-86 degrees; 1.06’ low. Black bass are very good on buzzbaits, crankbaits and soft plastic worms along shorelines. Hybrid striper are fair on shad. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies off lighted docks at night. Crappie are excellent on white tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on stink bait over baited holes. BUCHANAN: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 0.53’ low. Black bass are fair to good on white
buzzbaits, flukes and watermelon top-waters in 4-10 feet early. Striped bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on jigs and live minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows and stink bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on goldfish and perch upriver. CADDO: Water muddy; 88-92 degrees; 1.01’ high. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, white spinner baits and hollowbody frogs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. CALAVERAS: Water stained. Black bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam. Redfish are good on live bait along the crappie wall and the dam in 10-20 feet. Channel catfish are good on liver, cheese bait, shrimp and shad. Blue catfish are fair on liver and cheese bait. CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 84-88 degrees; 0.04’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon top-waters and swim baits over grass early. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair on jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel catfish are fair on shrimp. Yellow and blue catfish are good on goldfish and perch upriver. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees, 0.86’ low. Black bass are fair on football jigs, Carolina-rigged creature baits and shallow crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 15.45’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait and nightcrawlers. Yellow catfish are good on juglines baited with perch. COLEMAN: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 1.15’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch and minnows. COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 84 degrees in the main lake, 104 degrees at the hot water discharge, 87-91 degrees in main lake; 1.53’ low. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on minnows and shrimp. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with live perch. CONROE: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 0.95’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse Carolinarigged soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait, hot dogs and shrimp. COOPER: Water stained; 88-99 degrees; 0.80’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Hybrid striper and white
bass are fair on slabs. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 79-86 degrees; 0.18’ low. Black bass are good on Texas rigs, Carolina rigs and mediumdiving crankbaits. White bass are fair to good on live shad and slabs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live or dead shad. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 86-91 degrees; 1.07’ low. Black bass are fair on football jigs, shaky-head worms and deep crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. FALCON: Water stained; 89-93 degrees; 35.08’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse jigs and spinner baits. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait, shrimp and shad. FAYETTE: Water stained. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and stink bait over baited holes. FORK: Water lightly stained; 87-91 degrees; 0.84’ low. Black bass are slow. White and yellow bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water stained; 77-86 degrees; 0.45’ low. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigs, jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs around deeper structure. Catfish are fair on cut shad and nightcrawlers. GRANBURY: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 0.16’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs and silver spoons. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and nightcrawlers. GRANGER: Water stained; 8589 degrees; 0.41’ high. Black bass are fair on soft plastic worms upriver. White bass are good on lipless crankbaits along shallow roadbeds in the main lake early and late. Crappie are good on white hair jigs in 6-12 feet. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with fresh shad. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 87-90 degrees; 1.21’ high. Black bass are slow. White bass and hybrid bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on trotlines. GREENBELT: Water off-color; 78-85 degrees; 36.17’ low. Black bass are slow to fair on flukes, square-billed crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and cut bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 88-92 degrees; 0.01’ high. Black bass are good on yellow spinner baits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows around stumps and structure early. Bream are good on live worms under piers. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and bream. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 78-87 degrees; 0.66’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, Texas rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs around deeper structure. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live and cut shad.
JOE POOL: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 1.08’ low. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, Texas-rigged craws and topwaters. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 88-92 degrees; 2.84’ high. Black bass are fair on buzz frogs, Texas-rigged creature baits and buzzbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LAVON: Water stained; 87-90 degrees: 1.59’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, shallow crankbaits and top-waters. White bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. LBJ: Water stained; 84-88 degrees; 0.76’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastic worms and top-waters and watermelon stick worms. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 0.21’ low. Black bass are fair on square-billed crankbaits, Texas-rigged creature baits and top-water poppers. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow. LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 86-90 degrees; 0.08’ high. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are good but small on slabs and spoons. White bass are good on spoons, troll tubes and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait. MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 89-98 degrees; 1.41’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, white spinner baits and swim jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. MONTICELLO: Water stained; 88-92 degrees; 2.97’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines. NASWORTHY: Water stained; 74-83 degrees; 0.88’ low. Black bass are fair on jigs, Texas rigs and chatterbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and live minnows. Catfish are fair on large crappie minnows and nightcrawlers. NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 0.77’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs and spoons near the boat ramp in Liberty Hill Park. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on stink bait and hot dogs. Blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with perch and shad. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 77-85 degrees; 8.11’ low. Black bass are fair to good on weightless stick worms and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on cut and live shad. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 76-85 degrees; 0.63’ low. Black bass are fair on top-waters early
and late, midday switching to Texas rigs and drop-shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and live and cut shad. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 87-91 degrees; 0.36’ low. Black bass are fair on shakyhead worms, Texas-rigged craws and top-waters. Crappie are slow. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 78-88 degrees; 0.26’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, drop-shot rigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs around deeper structure. White bass are fair to good on tail spinners and live shad. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad and Sassy Shad. Catfish are good on live or dead shad and nightcrawlers. PROCTOR: Water stained; 8387 degrees; 0.85’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair on live shad. White bass are good on minnows and shad. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with shrimp and shad. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 87-92 degrees; 1.16’ low. Black bass are fair on medium crankbaits, Texas-rigged worms and shaky-head worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained: 87–90 degrees; 0.32’ low. Black bass are fair on flukes, Carolina-rigged worms and football jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 88-91 degrees; 0.79’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 0.83’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on jigs and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Bream are slow. Catfish are very good on trotlines baited with live bait and shrimp. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 84-88 degrees; 5.99’ high. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. SPENCE: Water off-color; 77-85 degrees; 34.08’ low. Black bass are fair on drop-shot rigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and nightcrawlers. STAMFORD: Water stained to murky; 76-85 degrees; 0.17’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and finesse jigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and live shad. Blue catfish are fair on cut and live bait. STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 82-86 degrees; 0.17’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastics. White bass are fair on slabs and spoons. Crappie are
n Saltwater reports Page 11 slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 88-92 degrees; 0.37’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, white swim jigs and hollow-body frogs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and rod and reel. TEXANA: Water stained; 79-86 degrees; 1.24’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. TEXOMA: Water stained to muddy; 87-90 degrees; 0.92’ high. Black bass are fair on Texasrigged creature baits, shaky-head worms and weightless stick worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Striped bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines. TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 8690 degrees; 5.82’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon lipless crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs at night. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, stink bait and nightcrawlers. TRAVIS: Water murky; 84-88 degrees; 2.68’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse worms and white spinner baits in 10-20 feet. Striped bass are good on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are fair on minnows and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp. WALTER E. LONG: Water stained. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stink bait. WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 1.12’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on trotlines. WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 77-86 degrees; 20.67’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and square-billed crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait. WHITNEY: Water murky; 83-87 degrees; 3.77’ low. Black bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and small spinner baits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp and stink bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 88-91 degrees; 10.30 high. Black bass are fair on Texasrigged creature baits, hollow-body frogs and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
—TPWD
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT NORTH SABINE: Trout are good under slicks and birds on soft plastics. Redfish are good under rafts of shad on top-waters. Redfish are good in the marsh on small top-waters.
SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and top-waters. Trout are good at the rigs on live mullet. BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the outgoing tide at Rollover Pass on soft plastics and mullet. Redfish are good in the marsh with higher tides. TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair on live bait on the north shoreline reefs. Redfish are good around the spillway on shrimp. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on the south shoreline on top-waters and soft
plastics. Trout are fair to good on the shell adjacent to the channel on live bait. Trout are good on live bait over deep shell. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for waders on Super Spooks and MirrOlure Soft Dines. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Offshore is good for kingfish, ling and dolphin. TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on the reefs and in the channel on live shrimp and croaker. Redfish and sand trout are fair to good in Moses Lake and Dickinson Bayou on shrimp. FREEPORT: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp, top-waters and soft plastics. Trout, redfish, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over midbay reefs and shell and mud humps. Trout and redfish are good on Brown Cedar Flats on live mullet and top-waters. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair over
sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish and black drum are fair to good at Shell Island on live shrimp. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good at the jetty on live bait. Trout and redfish are fair to good on top-waters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay.
ROCKPORT: Trout are good on She Pups over sand and grass. PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croaker. Offshore is good for dolphin, red snapper ling, kingfish and tuna. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are good in Oso Bay for waders tossing Super Spooks and MirrOlures. Trout are fair to good on the edge
of the spoils on piggy perch, scented plastics and live shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and soft plastics around deep rocks and grass. Trout are fair to good on soft plastics under a popping cork on the grass in the Land Cut. Redfish are fair on the flats with higher tides. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters on the edge of the channel and around sand and grass. Redfish are good on the sand on small top-waters and scented plastics. SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are good on the flats in South Bay on live bait and plastics. Snook are good in the Ship Channel on D.O.A. lures and live shrimp. PORT ISABEL: Trout are good in the deep sand holes on scented plastics, D.O.A. Shrimp and top-waters. Redfish are good on the Gas Well Flats on shrimp under a cork and small top-waters. —TPWD
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specific locations. “One of the best areas for white bass lately has been the stretches of water near Pernitas Point,” he said. “Spoons, jigs and minnows have all provided anglers with hookups.” The crappie action on Lake Corpus Christi has been decent as well. “There are still some fish holding around the edges of the pier at the state park,” Rarrat said. “Brush piles in 8-10 feet are also swarming with crappie. Both live minnows and jigs are working well.” In Central Texas, guide Bob Maindelle has made the move from fishing Stillhouse Hollow Lake to Lake Belton. “Water being let out from the dam on the Lampasas River in order to mitigate the effects of floods that occurred in May has flushed the reservoir and prevented it from developing a thermocline,” Maindelle said. “Instead of there being a significant break in water temperature at a particular depth like there usually is, this summer we are experiencing a uniform decrease in water temperature throughout the water column.” Maindelle said the water along the bottom in some of the deepest areas of the lake is holding at 77 degrees. “Last year, the water temperature in these deep areas was in the high 50s,” he said. “Without the presence of a thermocline, the fish on Stillhouse Hollow Lake have just not been in their normal latesummer patterns.”
Belton Lake has been extremely productive for white bass and juvenile hybrid stripers. “There has been a reliable top-water bite every morning and evening, during the first and last couple of hours of the day,” Maindelle said. “While fishing through the midmorning and midafternoon hours, we’ve been having good success trolling umbrella rigs with pet spoons. Most of the fish have been suspended in 29-33 feet of water, so downrigging has produced the best results.” Further east, guide Duwayne Benson said the crappie bite on Lake Palestine remains steady. “Live minnows are the ticket right now, and there are a bunch of large white crappie being caught, with some tipping the scales to just over 2 pounds,” Benson said. “Standing timber along the creek channel has been concentrating solid numbers of fish. Most of the crappie are suspended in the water column over 30 feet of water in the 10-15 foot range.” Benson said shallow brush piles across Palestine are also dynamite for crappie, with the best brush piles being located from 13-15 feet. Benson has been rigging live minnows with a hook through their lips, 2 feet under a 1/2-ounce barrel weight. “Hooking the minnow through the lips allows it to swim freely in the water,” he said. “This setup is absolutely deadly on crappie.”
Arkansas resident Ronnie Dunbar landed these hefty crappie while fishing on Lake Palestine with guide Duwayne Benson. Photo by Duwayne Benson.
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Ruth Ramos, of Mission, was named the Bay Division Grand Champion with her combined redfish, trout and flounder weighing 12.85 pounds while fishing on the Reel Deal. The LKT was the first all-ladies tournament in Texas, and is hosted by the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce.
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER OFF-DUTY WARDEN HELPS RESCUE MAN WITH HEART CONDITION A Falls County game warden was off duty and riding his mountain bike in Waco’s Cameron Park in a remote area of the park near the Bosque River. He observed several men standing around some boulders and a downed tree and an older male lying on the ground. He stopped and asked what happened and they stated the man was experiencing a medical emergency. The man said he had recently been hospitalized for a heart condition, and didn’t think he could walk out of the area. Emergency medical services was contacted and a McLennan County game warden brought his patrol boat to extricate the man. EMS personnel arrived and said they believed the victim to be showing pre-symptoms of a heart attack. The victim was transported to the ambulance by boat. The victim was stabilized, according to the emergency room physician. A RUDE INTERRUPTION On Lake Granbury, game wardens observed a boat drifting in the lake without any lights on. As the wardens got closer, they could tell that the two occupants of the boat weren’t wearing any clothes and were engaged in extracurricular activities. As the wardens approached the boat, the male occupant started
DRONE HELPS LOCATE MISSING KAYAKERS Two missing kayakers were reported on the Colorado River in Coleman County. Sheriff’s deputies, game wardens and a search-and-rescue drone were dispatched. The Coleman County Sheriff’s office pinged the phone of the two kayakers and an ap-
it and began driving away, despite numerous commands to stop. Once contact was made, both occupants were found to be intoxicated. The driver was arrested for BWI. HITTING GOLF BALLS AT PASSING BOATS A houseboat was checked for no 360-degree stern light and for questioning regarding a report that the occupants of the vessel were hitting golf balls at passing boats earlier in the evening. The driver was observed quickly switching places with another passenger. The suspect was questioned about operating the vessel and admitted to driving the houseboat and switching when wardens made the approach. Signs of intoxication were present, and the suspect was taken to shore for testing. The suspect was
proximate location was found. After launching the drone, the kayakers were spotted downriver and ultimately found on the bank of the river near 1:30 a.m. The wardens hiked to the kayakers and guided them off the river.
arrested and a warrant for a blood test was obtained. CAPSIZED BOAT IN COPANO BAY Aransas County game wardens rescued three individuals after their boat flipped over in Copano Bay. The unharmed group was found clinging to their boat after it took on water and capsized. The individuals were taken back to the area where they originally launched their vessel. GOOD DAY FOR SMALL FISH Nueces County game wardens contacted two individuals who were dragging a kayak back to their truck from a popular fishing spot. After asking the individuals if they had any luck, they admitted to catching multiple fish. One of the individuals claimed responsibility for all the
fish, which included four undersized red drum and two undersized spotted seatrout. The individual was cited for the undersized fish and over the daily bag of red drum and the other individual was cited for no fishing license. FISHERMAN REPORTS OTHERS KEEPING SMALL FISH A local fisherman notified Nueces County game wardens of several individuals catching and keeping undersized red drum at the Packery Channel. After locating the individuals and inspecting their cooler, several undersized fish were located, including eight undersized red drum, one undersized black drum and one undersized snook. The individuals were given warnings for no fishing licenses and were cited for the undersized fish.
TOO MANY TROUT While on patrol, Nueces County game wardens encountered three individuals fishing. Each person had a limit of spotted seatrout plus five more for a total of 20 fish. After interviewing the fishermen, it was discovered that only two of them had a valid fishing license. A total of 10 fish were seized. Citations pending. WARDENS ASSIST GUNSHOT VICTIM Marion County game wardens responded to a call regarding a 17-year-old victim on Caddo WMA with a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was apparently accidentally shot with a .22 by his father. The victim was located in a cypress slough across 200 yards of knee-deep water. A chest seal was applied to the wound and no other injuries were found. The victim was carried to the patrol vehicle then to a waiting medical helicopter for transport to LSU Health Shreveport. The gunshot wound broke the victim’s collarbone, pierced the upper lung and broke his shoulder, but he is expected to make a full recovery.
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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but caught that big bass in 5 feet of water on a 4 1/2inch Damiki Stinger soft stick worm in green pumpkin with gold flake,” said Strunk, who was fishing alone. “In front of the boat was a patch of hydrilla with a bush next to it. I pitched that bait towards the bush and that’s where she was sitting.” When Strunk set the hook, the fish went crazy. “Oh my Lord, the only thing I could think about was that I was using 15-pound test line,” he said. “I turned her and she went around the boat, then under it and back toward the brush. I couldn’t believe I still had her on at that point. About four minutes later I had her turned and coming to the boat. I was reaching for the net when she tried to jump. But she was so big that big bass could only get her head halfway out of the water. I managed to get the net under her, and slid her into the boat. When she hit the deck, the hook fell out of her mouth.” The fish was Strunk’s biggest, by far. “I’ve been fishing since 1970 and haven’t even come close to catching a bass that big,” he said. “That was the only keeper I caught that day. The water temperature was 90 degrees. I tried to get her in the livewell but she wouldn’t fit. By the time I got back to the boat ramp she had passed. That just broke my heart.” But thanks to his friend and club member, Rodney Marbach, the bass is being mounted. “I’ve been fishing this lake for years and it’s in great shape, probably the best it’s ever been,” Strunk said. “It’s got lots of moss, and that’s where most of the bass are being caught.” Marbach, who has fished Choke quite a bit, says that since the water level has come up so much the bass are plump, healthy and big. “It’s in the best shape I’ve seen it in years,” he said. “There is a lot of matted hydrilla, the most I’ve seen in a long time. During our tournament there, the average bass weighed about 3 pounds with many more weighing 4 to 5 pounds. But to catch them you have to go into the jungle, off the main lake.” The lake record largemouth bass weighed 15.45 pounds, and was caught on Jan. 21, 2009 with a crankbait.
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“I mostly fly along the coast where the wind can be a little unpredictable from one minute to the next,” Carter said. “I’ve got to be alert at all times.” The air-cooled engine is a tweaked out two-stroke that, according to Carter, is not that reliable. He’s had 10 to 15 motor outages during the eight years that he’s been flying. When that happens he can glide in for a landing. “When I land, I’ll cut the engine off a few hundred feet from my landing zone and glide in,” Carter said. “I can pull on the two brake cords that will cup the wing and I’ll come in for an easy landing.” Motor issues are something the pilot must be prepared to deal with at all times. “Just last week I was flying around Pass Cavallo in Port O’Connor and heard a clacking sound come from the motor,” Carter said. “Just to be safe, I landed on the beach and found out that there was something wrong with the exhaust. It would still fly, but I put everything in a friend’s When Craig Carter flies his paraglider along the coast, some fishermen wave at him while others aren’t happy he is buzzing by. Photo by Robert Sloan. boat and went in that way.” Not everybody is fascinated with Carter and his paraglider. “I have a lot of people wave at me, and then there are others that shoot the middle finger at me,” he said. “When I see fishermen that are heading away from something like a school of reds, I’ll fly in low and try to let ’em know what’s going on. Some appreciate it, others don’t. Most of the time I try to fly in rural areas. I can fly over two houses and the people in one house will wave, the folks in the other house will call the sheriff.” Does he recommend this flying machine to other folks? “Absolutely,” Carter said. “You can’t imagine how much fun it is. This is my second one. I wore the first one out. I was the first to have a powered paraglider in Port O’Connor. Now there are four of us.”
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Abbey Caudill, 13, took this Hill Country buck after hunting him for three years. Katie Spurgin, of Dallas, caught a “Texas Slam” including this 30-inch redfish while fishing with her dad, Joe, in the Lower Laguna Madre.
Brit Morrow, 4, caught his first bass “all by himself” on a spinner bait while fishing with his dad, Raymond, at the Dallas Hunting and Fishing Club.
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Venison tenderloin Asian-style 1 venison tenderloin, sliced thin 1 package of noodles, I used thin spaghetti 1 cup sriracha sauce 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup honey Splash of sesame oil, fish sauce & miran Zucchini or seasonal squash of choice Corn starch 1 egg (duck egg preferred) Salt and pepper Chinese five spice (hefty tbsp.) Paprika Garlic powder Fresh grated ginger Cilantro and sesame seeds for garnish Peanut oil
Add sriracha, soy, honey, sesame oil, fish sauce, miran and garlic powder to a small bowl. Grate in a little ginger and mix well. In a plastic bag, add 1/2 cup cornstarch. In another shallow bowl, mix one egg, 1-2 tbsps. of cornstarch, Chinese five spice and paprika. Add thinly sliced venison tenderloin to bag and coat with cornstarch. Heat peanut oil in a shallow cast iron pan. Working in batches, dip the tenderloin pieces into the batter mixture and add to the hot oil. Break up the pieces, as they will want to clump. Pull batches out onto a wire rack and place in oven on warm until all the meat is fried. Add chopped zucchini to batter mixture and repeat.
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decided to take a break from the heat and headed north, the farthest he’s been from home. He spent a week there spanning the end of July and beginning of August, chasing species he’d never caught before. It started on an overnight trip out of Seward for halibut and other saltwater species. Unusually calm seas allowed Capt. Chris Hanna to run 80 miles to Patton Bay, where Combs was tested by one 50- to 100-pound halibut after another. If the fish put his Shimano rods and reels to the test, he got a bit of revenge on them by shipping a 25-pound box of fillets home. The real reason for the trip came next, when he flew to the town of King Salmon, population 388, although it swells with commercial and sportfishermen in the summer. He’d been invited by Bear Trail Lodge on the Naknek River, with flyouts to nearly 50 more remote fisheries. While Combs loved catching big king, chum and silver salmon on conventional gear on the Naknek, “the smaller stream flyouts were the highlight,” he said. “I had never been on a float plane before, and I’d never fished around bears before.” His first flyout was to the Brooks River in Katmai National Park. If you’ve seen the iconic footage of bears on a falls swatting salmon,
With a backdrop of brown bears feeding on salmon, Keith Combs casts into the Brooks River in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Photo from Robb Yagmin.
it was probably Brooks Falls. Dozens of bears patrolled the falls as Combs fly-fished below them, catching one sockeye after another, except when he had to pause to let another bruin pass. “I was terrified the night before,” he said. “I couldn’t sleep. But after about half an hour I got used to it. It helped that I don’t think I went three casts all day without a bite.”
The following day, he flew to another isolated creek loaded with Dolly Varden trout, rainbows and Arctic grayling. Fewer bears resided there, but there were a few. His guide, the diminutive Rylie Lyon, daughter of lodge owner Nanci Morris Lyon (owner of multiple fly-rod records) carried a loaded pack on her back, showed no fear of the bears and netted one fish after another for the Texan. They
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-0.07L -0.00L 0.13L 0.32L
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East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6
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Texas Coast Tides
Date Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6
Date Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6
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Special deer hunts at nature preserves In a continuing effort to control deer populations, specifically those affecting native plant communities, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will coordinate special deer hunts at eight state nature preserves across the state. High deer populations continue to impact sensitive habitats at several state nature preserves. In addition to direct browsing of native vegetation by deer, evidence suggests that deer browsing may promote the spread of garlic mustard, a nonnative invasive plant which displaces many native Ohio plant species. —ODNR
TENNESSEE
High school national champions Grayson Morris and Tucker Smith completed a wire-to-wire win to secure their second consecutive victory in the Mossy Oak Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. The duo, representing Briarwood Christian School of Birmingham, Alabama, caught a three-day total of 15 bass that weighed 50 pounds, 1 ounce to earn the win on Kentucky Lake. The winners each earned a $4,500 scholarship. Mercedes Ellis and Gage Sherrod of Tennessee’s Henry County High finished second with 48 pounds, 5 ounces. —B.A.S.S.
ALABAMA
IOWA
Sandhill season Pheasant, quail harvest up Pheasant hunters’ harvested nearly 320,000 reopens after 103 years roosters in Iowa during the 2018 season, the Sandhill cranes have been making a comeback in Alabama, and this year the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division will conduct a draw hunt of 400 permits to hunt the migratory bird for the first time since 1916. The sandhill crane season will be split with the first segment from December 3, 2019, to January 5, 2020. The second segment will be January 16-31, 2020. The daily, season and possession limit will be three birds per permit. —AWFF
FLORIDA
Group found killing, selling deer, alligators and snook Three persons were arrested for the illegal harvesting and selling of various fish and wildlife, and 15 additional suspects were served with notice to appear citations. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigation since 2017 revealed the suspects were taking deer out of season, alligators without licenses and permits, and protected gopher tortoises. During a closure in response to red tide, they illegally took snook. —FWC
highest harvest total since 2008. In 2017, hunters harvested an estimated 221,000 roosters. “The 2018 roadside survey showed our pheasant population was 39 percent higher than in 2017, so we were expecting an improved pheasant harvest,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “The primary factor holding our harvest totals down is the lack of hunters. Even with a positive forecast last year, we saw a 4 percent drop in the number of pheasant hunters.” Iowa’s quail harvest followed the same trend. Hunters harvested an estimated 47,000 quail last year, which was the highest total since 2007. The department estimated hunters harvested 123,000 rabbits, nearly 81,000 squirrels and nearly 119,000 dove. —IDNR
ARKANSAS
Cabela’s King Kat winners Sam Brooks, of West Lafayette, Indiana and John Raines, of Spring Valley, Illinois brought in 151.94 pounds, including the largest catfish of the tournament at 68.94 pounds, to win the Cabela’s King Kat tournament and $3,000 at the Mississippi River at HelenaWest Helena. Tournament rules allowed anglers to keep only two fish over 34 inches per boat. The winning team used whole fresh skipjack for bait in deep water where major boils were located. Larry Spillers, of Ennis, Texas, and Larry Muse, of Corinth, Mississippi, claimed the runner-up spot with 145.64 pounds, earning $1,500. —King Kat
Thrift wins FLW Cup Bryan Thrift, of Shelby, North Carolina, brought a five-bass limit to the stage weighing 10 pounds, 13 ounces, to claim the title of FLW Cup Champion on Lake Hamilton with a three-day total of 38 pounds, 7 ounces, winning $300,000. Of the 15 bass he weighed in, Thrift caught them on eight different baits, including a buzzbait, a top-water walking bait, a Texas rig, a drop-shot rig, five different crankbaits, a frog, a Damiki Underspin and a Damiki Armor Shad Paddle Tail swimbait. Kyle Walters, of Grant Valkaria, Florida, finished second with 33 pounds, 6 ounces, earning $60,000. The top Texan was Jordan Osborne, of Longview, with 22 pounds, 6 ounces, finishing 10th and winning $20,000. —FLW Fishing
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SCI introduces advocacy action center Safari Club International announced its SCI Hunter Advocacy Action Center, a new service to engage hunters in the ongoing effort to protect their freedom to pursue their passion. This text alert system sends alerts directly to a participant’s mobile phone to make them aware of issues that may affect management, conservation, and hunting access on public land, plus national legislative issues, with links to take direct action. Users can register to receive notifications by texting ‘SCI’ to 73075. —SCI
Aoudad and bighorns Continued from page 1
Theophile Bourgeois flew and guided many Texas anglers at the Chandeleur Islands in Louisiana. Bourgeois died in a plane crash on Aug. 18. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Plane crash claims popular guide Lone Star Outdoor News Theophile Bourgeois, who guided many Texas anglers to the waters in Chandeleur Sound, died when the seaplane from Bourgeois Fishing Charters crashed Aug. 18 about 25 miles west of the Chandeleur Islands. The Coast Guard recovered three people in the water after the crash. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans had received a report that Bourgeois Fishing Charters had lost communications with one of its seaplanes that had three passengers aboard. The Coast Guard aircrew recovered two of the people from the water and transported them to University Medical Center in New Orleans. A helicopter aircrew later rescued the third passenger. Based out of Barataria, Bourgeois Fishing Charters is known for flying fishemen to the Louisiana barrier islands. The company was founded in 1992 by Bourgeois and offered overnight and day-fishing trips. The service had two seaplanes to carry customers to the islands.
the Dagger Flat Road and Old Ore Road, were closed to the public while the effort took place. “It’s really difficult to estimate the numbers of aoudad in the park,” said Froylan Hernandez, TPWD’s desert bighorn program director. “We only flew the northeast part of the park and some of the river, and just in the areas we flew, we counted more than 100 aoudad.” About 80 of the aoudad were removed, according to Hernandez. “We also saw 15 to 20 desert bighorns,” Hernandez said. “In years past, we have seen up to 30 in the area — it borders up to Black Gap so they go back and forth. We’ve seen a significant increase in aoudad that seems to correlate with the decrease in bighorns.” Management of aoudad is in keeping with the Big Bend Exotic Animal Management Plan and Environmental Assessment, finalized in June, 2018. According to TPWD, aoudad herds compete with native mule deer and bighorn sheep for space, forage and water. Large populations can damage desert plant communities, and aoudad may pose a disease threat to wildlife and livestock. The issue of competition between aoudad and desert bighorns is the subject of a graduate study by Jose Etchart, a graduate of Sul Ross State University and now a resource biologist with TPWD. The study is expected to be pub-
lished by the end of the year. “We’re doing the final analysis work,” Etchart said. “The aoudad are pretty successful breeders, often having two lambs each year. It’s difficult to determine competition based on behavior, but not as hard to determine resource competition. It becomes a question of how many mouths can you have on the mountain and not have it be bare ground.” Hernandez said hunting can be a tool to help reduce aoudad numbers, but not likely at the national park that has not allowed hunting for the animals. However, he said some areas are so infested that hunting alone won’t reduce the population effectively. “We run into herds of 200 to 300,” he said. “As we move forward with aoudad management, at some point we are going to have to say they are here to stay and focus on keeping the numbers in check to where they don’t affect the desert bighorns and other species.” Etchart said he works with landowners on dealing with the aoudad. “People fail to recognize some of the ranchers have a financial incentive to keep aoudad, because they are making money off of them,” he said. “We try to explain how prolific they can be and suggest removing more ewes — they can still keep the trophy rams on the property for hunting.”
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Duck numbers drop but remain above average
Most duck species are still at numbers above long-term averages, although many species dropped in numbers this year. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
North America’s spring duck population declined, but most species remain above long-term averages, according to the 2019 Waterfowl Population Status Report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service. The annual survey puts the breeding duck population at 38.90 million, a 6 percent decrease from last year’s population of 41.19 million, but still 10 percent above the long-term average. The 2019 survey marks the first time since 2008 that the estimated breeding duck population has fallen below 40 million. Mallards increased 2 percent to 9.42 million, 19 percent above the longterm average. Green-winged teal rose 4 percent to 3.18 million, 47 percent above the long-term average. American
wigeon climbed slightly to 2.83 million, 8 percent above the long-term average. And gadwall climbed 13 percent to 3.26 million, putting them 61 percent above the long-term average. Other dabbling ducks decreased. Shovelers declined 13 percent to 3.65 million, 39 percent above the longterm average. The largest decrease was observed among blue-winged teal, down 16 percent to 5.43 million, but still 6 percent above the long-term average. Pintail dropped 4 percent to 2.27 million, 42 percent below the long-term average, likely due to drought conditions in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. All three diving duck species surveyed showed declines in 2019. Redheads fell 27 percent to 730,000, putting them right at the long-term average. Canvasbacks dropped 5 percent to 650,000,
but remain 10 percent above the longterm average. And scaup (greaters and lessers combined) declined 10 percent to 3.59 million, 28 percent below the long-term average. Across the U.S. and Canada, the May pond count registered 4.99 million — 5 percent lower than last year and 5 percent below the long-term average. Pond counts in prairie and parkland Canada, which covers Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, decreased 22 percent to 2.86 million, which is the lowest estimate since 2004 and 19 percent below the long-term average. Pond counts in the north-central United States, which covers Montana and the Dakotas, increased 36 percent to 2.14 million, 26 percent above the long-term average. —Delta Waterfowl
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Deer Breeder Corporation Annual Convention Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort (866) 972-5001 dbcdeer.com
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Southeast Texas Big Game Banquet Courville’s Crossing, Beaumont (832) 691-0396 rmef.org
Joshua Creek Ranch Kendall County Women’s Shelter Clay Shoot (830) 537- 5090 joshuacreek.com
National Wild Turkey Federation Frisco Banquet Stonebriar Country Club (972) 436-4179 nwtf.org
Coastal Conservation Association Trinity Bay Banquet Nuevo Leon Event Center, Baytown (281) 728-6278 ccatexas.org
AUGUST 31
Texas Wildlife Association Regional Women of the Land Trans-Pecos Fort Davis texas-wildlife.org
SEPTEMBER 1
Dallas Safari Club Hunter Education Class (972) 980-9800 biggame.org
Houston Safari Club Monthly Meeting, Norris Conference Center (713) 623-8844 hscfdn.org
Ducks Unlimited Wimberley Dinner Wimberley Community Center (512) 618-0518 ducks.org
Coastal Conservation Association Sam Houston Banquet Walker County Fairgrounds (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org
Delta Waterfowl Brazos Valley Banquet Burleson County Expo Center, Somerville (979) 451-1262 deltawaterfowl.org
SEPTEMBER 6
Texas Wildlife Association San Antonio Sporting Clays Shoot National Shooting Sports Complex (210) 826-2904 texas-wildlife.org
AUGUST 25
Texas Archery Indoor League Monthly Archery Tournament Texas Archery Academy, Plano (214) 960-4088 texasarchery.info
SEPTEMBER 6-7
Dallas Safari Club DSC Dove Hunt Hailey Ranch, Abilene (972) 980-9800 biggame.org
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Delta Waterfowl Heart of Texas Banquet Georgetown Community Center (512) 423-2842 deltawaterfowl.org Ducks Unlimited Lake Lewisville Dinner Circle R Ranch, Flower Mound (469) 360-4049 ducks.org
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Stewards of the Wild Dallas Chapter Annual Dove Hunt Albany tpwf.org/sotw/dallas
Operation Game Thief San Antonio Clay Stoppers Shootout National Shooting Complex ogttx.org
SEPTEMBER 19
Coastal Conservation Association Heart of the Hills Banquet Don Strange Ranch, Boerne (210) 669-3732 ccatexas.org Dallas Safari Club Monthly Meeting Renaissance Addison (972) 980-9800 biggame.org
SEPTEMBER 20
Coastal Conservation Association Dallas Chapter Hooked on Clays Dallas Gun Club, Lewisville (214) 356-9995 ccatexas.org
SEPTEMBER 24
Ducks Unlimited Wharton Banquet Hungerford Hall (979) 533-3705 ducks.org
SEPTEMBER 25
Texas Wildlife Association Hunting Film Tour Ranching Heritage Center Texas Tech Campus Lubbock texas-wildlife.org
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Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation Wild Game Supper Beretta Gallery, Dallas (214) 361-2276 lson.com/lson-foundation
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McKenna Quinn 2nd Annual Dove Hunt Pearsall or Hondo (210) 844-5050
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McClelland Gun Shop
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Ducks Unlimited Ray Roberts Dinner Scooter’s Tavern, Sanger (940) 390-0369 ducks.org
SEPTEMBER 10
SEPTEMBER 5
Right to Bear Arms Online Gun Auction r2baauctions.com
SEPTEMBER 7
SCI Houston Chapter Whitewing Shoot Nick’s Kitchen and Beach Bar Galveston
DSC South Texas 4th Annual Dove Hunt Pearsall dscsouthtexas.org
AUGUST 24
Texas Gun and Knife Show Kerrville Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com
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2. The male pheasant [ROOSTER] 3. A fishing lure brand [RAPALA] 4. The hole-digging furbearer [BADGER] 5. The underwater island [HUMP] 6. River that flows through Boerne (two words) [CIBILOCREEK] 8. Turkey's gobble in response to honking of horn
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CLASSIFIEDS HUNTING ARGENTINA DOVE HUNTING Cordoba, Argentina 4 days – 3 nights 6 half day hunts - $1320 Tim – (972) 769-8866 OUTDOOR SPORTING GOODS STORE FOR SALE Established in 1972 Company has a great reputation Highly profitable Staff is Well-trained, Knowledgeable, Licensed and Professional Contact: cattyler@yahoo.com
HUNTING ON THE RIO GRANDE White Wing & Dove Texasdovehunt.com (956) 542-2223
STOCKERBUCK.COM Call now to order Texas Trophy Bred does and stockerbucks or check us out online at stockerbuck.com JAY (505) 681-5210
ARGENTINA DUCK HUNTING dagaradventures.com 8 hunts – $3990 Damian – 011 54 9 2923 69 2907 Tim – (972) 769-8866
TEXAS TROPHY WHITETAILS Axis, Blackbuck, Hogs Free range whitetail and exotic hunts in Sonora, TX www.HuntTexasWhitetails.com (717) 512-3582
ANTLERS WANTED Buying all species, all conditions. Looking for large quantities. Call Del: (830) 997-2263
DUVAL COUNTY South Texas Dove Hunting 65 acres, Lodging RV Power Available Huntershilton.com for more info (361) 244-0544 or (361) 443-9330
BOW HUNTING Day hunts and season lease South Texas, Duval Co. Freer Area (361) 701-4711
SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE FOR SALE IN CENTRAL TEXAS! Doves, ducks, deer and hogs. One hour from Austin in Milam County. 149 acres/$4650 per acre/$692,850 matuspro@swbell.net (512) 658-7114
DOVE HUNTS South zone, near Corpus Christi Sunflowers, Milos, Goat weed and water holes Starts Labor Day Weekend (361) 701-4711
TROPHY WHITETAIL Buck Hunts Intensive Management Program. Lodging included. (940) 362-4219
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Fields near San Antonio & La Pryor Day Package & Corporate Hunts Lodging, Clays & Catering Available Sunflowers, Wheat, Milo, Corn & Sesame www.texasdovehunts.org (830) 914-2313
SOUTH TEXAS DEER HUNTS txdiamondcranch.com (713) 725-5033
SUNFLOWERS AND BIRDS GALORE IN THE HOTTEST DOVE FLYWAY $100 per gun per day Sept. 1&2, Sept. 6-8 if paid in advance minimum 2 days $125 day if you wait to pay the days of the hunts Brown, Coleman and Runnells counties. Must sign waivers, pick up hulls Group Discounts for 10 or more AM & PM shooting. Call Richard (214) 236-3377
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FOR RENT $650 PER DAY 31ft Albermarle Express Sportfisherman with twin 370 Yanmar diesels. Rigged to fish with top of the line electronics 6.5kw generator and air conditioned cabin. Well maintained sitting on a boat lift in Port O’Connor Texas. Call Ethan Madden (210) 717-6467 FULL SERVICE FULLY GUIDED DOVE HUNTS
RANCH CONTRACTOR
TROPHY AXIS HUNTS Low fence & high fence both near Fredericksburg / Luckenbach Tx, Contact Heath (512) 663-5246
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Game & Livestock Fences, Hog-Proof Fences, Land Clearing, Roads & Trails, Ponds & Lakes Athens, TX TejasRanchFence.com (903) 292-0525
TDHA - JOIN TODAY Texas Dove Hunters Association TexasDoveHunters.com (210) 764-1189 AXIS HIDES Tanned axis hides Axis pillows gbroach@ktc.com (830) 896-6996
ADD A PHOTO/LOGO $25 ALL BOLD LETTERS $15 2 ISSUE MINIMUM
August 31-Oct. 14. Exclusive Lodging, catered dinners, breakfast burritos in the field for groups of 8 or more four hunts $475 per gun. Call for details and reservations. (214) 207-8871
VEHICLES TRUCK TIRES Michelin LT 275/65R18 E rated, Level 8 black aluminum 18 inch wheels Set of 4 with black lugs and caps $500 Call (214) 361-2276
2 EASY OPTIONS: CALL THE OFFICE (214) 361-2276, OR E-MAIL: LSONACCT@ GMAIL.COM
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