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Research planned to see if disease transmits from By Craig Nyhus Lone Star outdoor

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Axis deer will be mixed with CWD-positive white-tailed deer to help determine whether the disease can transmit from one to the other. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

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ewS Rain isn’t something dove hunters necessarily hope for just days before the Sept. 1 opener. This year, though, may be the exception, with all sports men and women happy to see something falling from theInsky.Central Texas, the last time any of the area had five consecutive days of rain was in October of 2021. That changed when areas saw downpours, caus ing creeks to flood and cre ating debris to be cleaned up. Singing in the rain

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“One project involves devel oping a standardized survey that will provide critical baseline data on the occurrence, abundance, and habitat requirements of ju venile tarpon in Texas,” Schmitt said. “This will allow us to better understand the ecological value of estuarine nursery habitats used by this species and guide future management decisions to rebuild a sustainable tarpon fishery.” Bag seines will be used to sam ple juvenile tarpon from speci fied locations and habitats, based on successful collection sites and proximity to river mouths, passes

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The Texas Tarpon Collabora tive is a nonprofit organization formed by a group of individuals who wanted to help assess, restore and preserve a healthy juvenile tarpon population and its native habitat along the Texas coastline. Founder and president Erik Schmitt grew up in the Port Aran sas area targeting and catching ju venile tarpon. “It was nothing to go out and catch a bunch of juvenile tarpon when I was a kid,” Schmitt said. “That’s just not something that happens regularly anymore.” According to Schmitt, the de cline of the tarpon fishery appears to be linked to the quality and availability of nursery habitats used by juvenile tarpon during their first year of life. “Port Aransas was once known as the Tarpon Capital of the World, as large schools of tarpon would pass along the coast here every year,” Schmitt said. “By the 1960s the fishery had collapsed, which was initially attributed to the overfishing of adults and the loss of suitable habitat and prey resources for juveniles. An exami nation of fishing records of tarpon caught between 1908 and 1998 in the area showed a lack of small fish caught after 1960, while large fish were still present.” Schmitt said scientists have speculated the collapse of the tar pon fishery in Texas is the result of recruitment failure in the area. “Studies that modeled popula

tion dynamics of tarpon using life history data determined that small declines in juvenile survival resulted in notable reductions in the abundance of adults,” Schmitt elaborated.TTChas partnered with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the University of Houston and Texas A&M University-Galveston to implement a variety of pro grams and projects for tarpon res toration and conservation.

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680.5 pounds. Choke comeback (P 8) Good numbers of bass, size improving. Volume 19, Issue 1 Please turn to page 17 Please turn to page 18

At a recent hunting show, several landowners and outfitters told Outdoor News “They are going to inject CWD into the brains of axis and see what hap pens,” attendees said, repeating the Axis and CWD

Saving Texas tarpon

Improving habitat and increasing juvenile tarpon numbers are goals of the Texas Tarpon Collaborative. Photo by Troy Butler.

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Mother and huntersdaughter

Teri had never pressured her daughter to hunt, but instead retold stories of her adventures and patiently engaged her daughter’s curiosity to grow. “When I would return from hunts, Lily would ask about my trophies and I would answer her questions. One day she asked if she could go with me. The first hunt that I took her on, she took a turkey with a crossbow.” Lily and Teri have a close relationship, but Lily’s growing interest in hunting has made them closer.

Meagan Cook founded Field to Family Dogs, an organiza tion that finds new homes for hunting dogs that are no longer useful to commercial hunting operations. Photo from Meagan Cook.

Breeding duck numbers are down, but a good nesting season is expected. Photo from Ducks Unlimited. Lily Quinn hunted at the Lazy CK Ranch with her mother, Teri. Photos from Teri Quinn.

It was a triple-digit afternoon with dry heat and a dusty blinding wind in West Kerr County. Lily Quinn, 17, of Superior, Wisconsin, was perched on the truck bed, one hand gripping the back rack, another wrapped around her Savage .308, eyes sharply scanning the plains for blackbuck.Lily’smother, Teri, an experienced bowhunter, sat in the backseat of the cab, quietly en couraging her daughter while guide Cooper McFadin, of the Lazy CK Ranch, gingerly maneu vered the truck toward a single-file herd of blackbuck several hundred yards away. Once in position, Lily and McFadin quietly jumped off the truck and stalked to about 100 yards for a perfect broadside shot. “You’re all clear,” McFadin whispered with urgency. Lily aimed above the right foreleg of the lead buck, took a deep breath, and slowly put pressure on the trigger. The herd bolted ahead, but McFadin heard the distinct sound of a solid hit and spotted bright red droplets on the grass, “You got it!” They followed the blood trail, and there it lay, 100 yards away. With the blackbuck in the truck bed and mother and daughter in the cab, Lily was joyfully chatting with her mother recounting the event, when out of the corner of Teri’s eye she saw a red-mottled mound that did not look like stone. She instantly knew. “Cooper, stop!” Forty yards from the first black buck was another one — bleeding from the neck and clearly dead. The group drove to the skinning shed, and were met by a concerned Allen Rob inson, the general manager of the ranch.

Meagan Cook recognized the need within the hunting and sporting dog industry to find a new home and a pur pose for retired hunting dogs that are either unfit or are no longer useful to commercial hunting operations. Her passion grew strong enough that she founded Field to Family Dogs, an orga nization that rehomes retired hunting dogs on a national scale. The nonprofit organization began through an idea Cook had while work ing for Orvis. She was the fishing man ager for Orvis in its Austin location for several years. Due to the nature of her job, she often accompanied customers to Orvis-endorsed hunting and fish ing lodges and developed relationships with many of these outfits.

Robinson determined that Lily’s first shot had shattered bone which then ric ocheted about 45 degrees back and left of the exit wound and hit the blackbuck behind it when it had bolted forward af ter hearing the blast. It was a rare shot.

“I was at a lodge with some custom ers in 2018 during a time when I was interested in finding myself an English Cocker,” she said. “I had been research ing options to travel out of state to pur chase a dog, but I hadn’t acted on it yet. I kept on getting this weird feel ing that if I was patient, the right dog would just somehow land in my lap.”

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“There were blue-winged teal every where,” he said. “I think if you would have dumped the dog’s water bowl in the ditch, a few teal would have landed there.”Nyhus also observed a lot of new broods, likely from second nest at tempts.“There were tiny ducklings, about Down but not out

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Duck breeding numbers dip, but nesting success improves Lone Star outdoor newS After a two-year hiatus, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service conducted the annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey this spring. The results were released in the U.S. Fish and Wild life Service 2022 Waterfowl Status Re port.Officials pointed out the breeding numbers do not take into account nest ing success through the summer, which was good in much of the Prairie Pot hole Region.

Lone Star Outdoor News’ Craig Nyhus spent a few August days walleye fishing in central North Dakota, and said the wetlands were in excellent shape and duck numbers in the area were more than most people had seen in decades.

Rehoming retired hunting dogs

For Lone Star outdoor newS Bob Legg claims he is the first person in the United States to create a motion duck decoy in the mid 1980s. From an idea that came to him during a duck hunt on Lake Palestine, Legg created the Legg Action Decoy. After a few years, Legg’s initial motion decoy company fizzled out. Decades later, he’s back in the motion de coy business as the founder of Air Boss Motion Decoys. Legg began waterfowl hunting in his early teens. He has a zool ogy degree and seven decades un der his belt as a duck hunter. Add ing motion to a decoy spread is a concept that hit him like a ton of bricks, as he saw the results of it first-hand while hunting ducks in East Texas many years ago. “I was duck hunting on Lake Palestine in my late 30s when something hit the water that created small waves and ripples across the water’s surface,” Legg said. “I’m not sure what it was, perhaps a chunk of bark from a tree, but the motion it created im mediately attracted the ducks fly ing overhead. Several ducks piled in and landed right where the motion was created by whatever fell into the water. I immediately thought I should build a motion

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Bob Legg, left, founded Air Boss Motion Decoys from an idea he had during a duck hunt several decades ago. from Keith Lindsey.

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The survey put the total spring breeding popula tion index at 34.2 million ducks, 4 percent below the long-term average and 12 percent below the 2019 index. However, the May pond count, a key indi cator of duck production potential, showed 5.45 million ponds, 4 percent above the long-term aver age and 9 percent above the 2019 index. “Given the widespread dry conditions last year across most of the prairies where ducks breed, it’s not surprising that the breed ing population number is lower than it had been throughout most of the 2010s,” said Dr. Chris Nicolai, waterfowl scientist for Delta Waterfowl. “The good news is that much of the prairie — especially the Dakotas, Manitoba, and eastern Saskatchewan — was really wet this spring.”

4 inches long,” he said. “I hope they grow fast so they can fly when it’s time to Duringleave.” the survey, the FWS and CWS send 12 air crews and five ground crews into the 2-millionacre survey area, flying, driving and hiking spring survey routes that have re mained largely unchanged for over 50 years.

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Ducks Unlimited’s Chief Scientist Dr. Steve Adair said the drop in numbers came as a result of multiple years of prairie drought, especially in 2021.

Texas residents can purchase a digital su per combo license that will authorize digital tagging of harvested deer, turkey and over sized red drum. The digital license option is available through online purchase only. A digital license holder will not receive a printed license or tags but must keep their digital license available while in the field. The license can be viewed through the TPWD Outdoor Annual and My Texas Hunt Harvest (MTHH) mobile apps. According to TPWD, Texans using this option will need to adhere to these require ments for using the digital super combo tag:• Digital tagging for harvested deer, turkey and oversized red drum must be completed through the MTHH mobile app.

• Number and type of tags issued with digital licenses are limited by species. All county bag limits, special provi sions and restrictions apply. Execu tion of a digital tag serves as comple tion of mandatory harvest reporting for deer and turkey in applicable “Texascounties.Parksand Wildlife is excited to be offering a digital license and tag option for the first time for outdoorsmen and women this license year,” said Carter Smith, Execu tive Director of TPWD. “We are piloting

Lone Star outdoor newS Most Texans who both hunt and fish opt for the Super Combo license. With license sales having begun Aug. 15 for the 20222023 season, there is another option for su per combo purchasers this season.

“Although the beneficial effects of timely precipitation during late winter and spring were evident by high pond counts across the eastern prairies, the total duck estimate in the Traditional Survey Area was the lowest in nearly 20 years,” Adair said. “But the survey revealed some bright spots for duck populations and provided optimism for good produc tion this summer.”

• Other license purchases made for this season (e.g., Annual Public Hunt, Federal Sandhill Crane Permit, Bonus Red Drum Tag, etc.) will be provided in digital format only and will show up as separate items on your digital license.

Duck survey

The breeding mallard population was estimated at 7.22 million, 9 percent below the long-term average, the lowest number since 2005. Blue-winged teal, the second-most abundant duck in the survey at 6.49 million, are 27 percent above the long-term average and 19 percent above the 2019 population. Greenwinged teal indexed at 2.17 million, a 32-percent decrease from 2019 but right at the long-term average. Among other puddle ducks, gadwalls came in at 2.67 million, down 18 percent but still 30 percent above the long-term average. Wigeon declined 25 percent to 2.13 million, 19 percent below the long-term average. Among the diving duck species, scaup were estimated at 3.6 million, 28 percent below the long-term average but unchanged from 2019. Canvasbacks came in at 585,000, which is 1 percent below the long-term average and 10 percent below 2019. Redheads increased to 991,000, up 35 percent from 2019 and 36 percent above the long-term average. “Prairie-nesting duck species such as blue-winged teal, gadwalls, mallards and redheads should really benefit from the wet conditions in the eastern Dakotas and Manitoba,” Nico lai said. “Hunters should see a lot more young ducks compared to last year.” Pintails remain stuck in a long-term decline. They were estimated at 1.78 million, which is 21 percent below 2019 and 54 percent below the long-term average. Their numbers are the lowest in the history of the survey.

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Page 8 August 26, 2022 LoneOStar Outdoor News LSONews com FISHING Please turn to page 17 Please turn to page 24 Please turn to page 24 Please turn to page 18 bass a day, and guide Mike Bates has been taking full advan tage of the fantastic fishing. “Even though it’s still very hot, the bass fishing has been hitting its stride during the middle of the day,” said Bates, who has been tapping into the action since 2018. “I mean we have had days when we catch anywhere from 40 to 70 bass. It absolutely wears my customers out. We are not catching the really big bass, like the 12-, 13- and 14-pounders. But we are catching lots of 2- to 8-pounders. It’s like the old days, but we’re just not getting the monster bass.”

Choke Canyon bass returning

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By Robert Sloan For Lone Star outdoor newS Capt. Kevin Deerman recently put his crew of the Draggin’ Up on one of the heaviest blue marlin caught in some time off the Texas coast. The big billfish weighed 680.5 pounds and was good enough to win the Lone Star Shootout fishing tournament held out of PortTheO’Connor.crewwas fishing around one of the drill ships, about 150 miles out. The water depth was around 3,000 feet. On that day, the crew only got two bites. But the payoff bite came on a homemade lure that was being trolled a long way behind the 74-foot Viking sport fish ing“Weboat.were trolling at about 7 1/2-knots when the mar lin came up on the lure,” Deerman said. “Sam Rasberry was the angler on the rod. We hooked the marlin at 9:45 a.m. and had it to the boat in 35 minutes. I got one look at it early on and didn’t think it was that big. But when we got it to the boat it was much bigger than weDeermanexpected.”is no rookie when it comes to catching gi ant blue marlin. He was on the boat that caught the current state record 972-pound marlin out of Galves ton on July 11, 2014. That fish was caught on a live Giant blue marlin makes big day for crew

Bass fishing is picking up on Choke Canyon and rains should help the water levels, too. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News. Gary Paris landed this big crappie on Lake Fork. Photo from Gary Paris. Ladies Kingfish Tournament celebrates 41 years Lone Star outdoor newS A total of 223 female anglers headed out in 87 boats to compete in the Ladies Kingfish Tournament. The event put on by the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce, is in its 41st year, took place Aug. 11-13 Anglers dodged storms during the tournament but that didn’t prevent them from bringing in some impressive catches.Thisyear’s Bay Division Grand Champion was Natalie Arcediano, of League City, who brought in all three spe cies in the division (redfish, trout and flounder) for a total weight of 12.35 pounds. Arcediano was fishing with Capt. Craig Woolly on Team Fish On Erika Kinney, of McAllen, walked away with the Off shore Championship when she brought in all four species (kingfish, bonito, dorado and blackfin tuna) for a total weight of 45.65 pounds. Kinney was fishing on the Bamm Bamm with Capt. Chad Kinney.

Sam Rasberry reeled in this 680.5-pound blue marlin while fishing on the Draggin’ Up in the Lone Star Shootout. Photo by Capt. Kevin Deerman.

Crappie anglers often focus on fishing in late spring, but sometimes the panfish become reliable in the heat of late summer.Granger Lake, northeast of Austin, is often considered one of the best crappie lakes in the state. Justin Newsom of Lake Granger Crappie Fishing Adventures has fished the lake most of his Althoughlife. Granger has been impacted by the recent drought, Newsom has been finding success using his sidescanner technology to find larger groups of fish congregating on the deeper brush piles.

“The fish have to eat year-round, and I think the best fish ing is actually June-September on Granger.” Newsom said. Using specific GPS locations of brush piles and structures Crappie in the heat

Erin Holekamp caught this 3.25-pound trout 30 minutes before weigh-in ended. Photo from Erin Holekamp.

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Lone Star outdoor newS Early morning showers and a tough bite trolling for wahoo led Port Aransas resident Matt Rich ter 50 miles east of Port Aransas to North Baker in search of red snapper. He felt a tug on the line and momentarily thought about passing the rod and reel off so someone else on the boat could enjoy a great fight. When he looked over his shoulder and saw his friends were already hooked up, he decided to keep it for himself. “I didn’t know what I hooked into, but it took a lot of line out and was not fighting like a typi cal snapper,” Richter said. It turned out Richter was the only person on the boat regis tered for the STAR Tournament, and he is currently leading the Hoffpauir Offshore Division for red snapper. If his catch holds up through Sept. 5 (Labor Day), he will be awarded a Polaris Ranger Crew 570EFI Polaris Pur suit Camo with a Big Tex Trailer. Six tagged redfish have been brought in by registered anglers, along with several more report ed by anglers not registered for the tournament. The most recent was caught by Kasey Arnst, of Spring. Arnst caught his on Monday afternoon of July 11. Ordinarily, he would have been re turning from his lunch break, but instead, he lost his job the Friday before. Arnst signed up for the CCA Texas STAR Tournament and headed to Galveston to spend time fish ing. He pulled out his cast net, snagged a few mud minnows and waded into the water. Arnst landed a red tagged redfish that afternoon, and had he not been laid off, he would have been working. He clipped the tag, released the redfish and headed off to West End Marine, an official weigh stations. Arnst will win a Ford truck and Haynie boat combo.

Big snapper leads STAR Matt Richter leads the Red Snapper Division of the STAR tourna ment with this 27 pound, 4 ounce fish. Photo from CCA.

CADDO: Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and Texas-rigged worms. CALAVERAS: Water lightly stained, 88 degrees. White bass are fair on small silver and gold spoons. Blue and channel catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait.

WORTH: Water normally stained; 87 degrees; 2.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are fair to good on chartreuse and white slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Blue and channel catfish are fair to good on punch bait.

NASWORTHY: Water murky; 86 degrees. 0.93’ low. Large mouth bass are good flipping creature baits and swim jigs. Crappie are fair on black and chartreuse crappie jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and crank baits. White bass are excellentdouble-riggedonslabs.

ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 92 degrees; 5.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and crank baits. White bass are good on spoons and slabs. Catfish are good off the bank on punch bait and chicken liver.

AUSTIN: Water clear; 88 de grees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dropshots and small crankbaits. Crappie and white bass are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water clear; 84 degrees. Large mouth bass are fair on top-waters and weightless flukes. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are slow.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees. Large mouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are fair on large spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on juglines.

BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 81 degrees; 14.34’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on swimbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits and spoons.

FORK: Water stained; 84-88 degrees; 7.44’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, shaky heads and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged 10-inch worms and swimbaits. Crap pie are good on minnows and jigs. Striped bass and white bass are good on live bait and umbrella rigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 84 degrees; 1.32’ low. Large mouth bass are slow. White bass and blue catfish are good on jigging slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 89 degrees; 4.46’ low. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are slow. Hybrid striped bass are good on live shad. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on punch bait.

RAVEN: Water stained; 90 degrees; 3.50’ low. Large mouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on minnows and cut bait.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water normally stained, 87 degrees; 4.82’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are fair to good on char treuse and white slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Blue catfish and channel catfish are fair to good on punch bait.

B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 83 degrees; 0.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, dropshot and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait.

BELTON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 8.43’ low. White bass are slow to fair on tail spinners and pet spoons.

MEREDITH: Water stained; 82 degrees; 54.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on minnows and artificials. White bass are good on minnows, crankbaits and top-waters. Walleye are fair on minnows and nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 88 degrees; 6.74’ low. Large mouth bass are slow. Hybrid striped bass are fair on topwaters early. White bass are fair on jigging spoons. Crap pie are slow. Catfish are slow.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 86 de grees; 8.60’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on spoons, small jigs and live minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad, worms and soap baits.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.92’ high. White bass are good on tail spinners and small slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 78-80 degrees; 4.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on creature baits and 10-inch worms. Crappie are fair to slow on jigs and minnows.

GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 2.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with crappie nibbles. White bass are good on slab spoons. Blue catfish are good on juglines.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 85-87 degrees; 2.81’ low. White bass are good on inline spinners. Crap pie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are excellent on stink bait.

FALCON: Water stained; 90 degrees; 47.97’ low. Large mouth bass are fair to slow on soft plastics and crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait.

CANYON: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 5.68’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, drop shots and Ned rigs. White bass and stripers are fair on top-waters, jigging spoons and small swimbaits. Crappie are fair upriver on live min nows.

FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 88-98 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, jigs and plastics. Catfish are good on punch bait.

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TRAVIS: Water stained; 87 degrees; 36.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good in marinas on jigging spoons and top-waters. White bass and crappie are good on small spoons.

STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 8.46’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark soft plastics. White bass are good deep on tail spinners with char treuse tails. TAWAKONI: Water light ly Largemouth3.68’degrees;90stained;low. bass are slow. White bass and striped bass are good trolling swimbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are excellent on punch bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 2.43’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow to fair on cheese bait and cut bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 4.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on white or chartreuse slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut shad. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and live bait. Catfish are good on punch bait.

BASTROP: Water clear; 98 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on clear top-waters, small spoons and Alabama rigs with small white grubs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 82-88 degrees; 4.67’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are excellent on minnows and small jigs. White bass and hybrid bass are excellent on silver spoons and live shad. Catfish are good on shad and cut bait.

CREEK:OAK Largemouth9.18’84stained;lightlyWaterdegrees;low. bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are fair on spinners. Channel catfish are good on dough bait and liver.

LIMESTONE: Water clear; 89 degrees; 4.20’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs, Texas or Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons. Catfish are good on cut bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 4.18’ low. Striped bass are fair trolling live shad and artificials in chrome, char treuse and white. White bass are good on silver spoons and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut shad.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.11’ low. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are slow. MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 95 degrees; 2.59’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-water frogs and wacky rigs. Crappie are good on minnows.

ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 84 degrees; 9.29’ low. Crap pie are good on live bait and jigs.

TYLER: Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 2.19’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and stink bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 86 degrees; 3.65’ low. Largemouth bass are on slowmoving jigs with plastics. White bass are fair trolling with pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on minnows and worms.

WACO: Water stained; 84 degrees; 9.08’ low. Large mouth bass are fair on top-waters and soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. White bass and hybrids are fair trolling with slabs and spoons. Catfish are good on live bait.

ATHENS: Water clear; 88 de grees; 1.52’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small white spinner baits, jigs and ribbon tail worms. Crappie are slow.

MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 72.56’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass and striped bass are fair trolling slabs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.37’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on min nows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 89 degrees; 21.32’ low. Large mouth bass are fair to good on swimbaits and plastics. White bass are good on live bait and crankbaits. Crap pie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and live bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 88 degrees; 4.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good in creek channels on punch bait.

COUNTY:HOUSTON stained;Water 90 degrees; 1.51’ low. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits and shaky heads with a trick worm. Crappie are good on minnows. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 83 degrees; 5.73’ low. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel catfish are good on baited holes. JOE POOL: Water normal stained; 86 degrees; 3.47’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas and Carolina rigs and drop shots.

NACONICHE: Water clear to stained; 88 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on junebug worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow.

CONROE: Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.71’ low. Largemouth bass are good on creatures and crank baits. Hybrid striped bass are fair to good on live bait and vertical jigs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on catfish bubblegum, liver, worms and stink bait.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 83 degrees; 64.47’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, creature lures and jigs. Channel catfish are good on cheese bait.

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LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.90’ low. White bass are fair on slabs and live bait. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair drifting cut shad or chicken breasts.

TEXANA: Water stained; 84 degrees; 4.90’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chicken liver, cut bait and juglines.

WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees; 7.39’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on big spoons, swim jigs and Texas rigs. Striped bass are good on top-waters, live bait and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait.

TEXOMA: Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.78’ low. Large mouth bass are slow. Striped bass are good on slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on cut shad and punch bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.01’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shimmy shakers. Crappie are slow. White bass and hybrids are fair on deepdiving crankbaits. Catfish are good on liver.

BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained, 89 degrees. Large mouth bass are fair on chartreuse and gold spinner baits and dark soft plastics. Red drum are good on live bait. Channel catfish are good on worms and frozen shrimp.

BROWNWOOD: Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 6.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, Texas-rigged worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 89 degrees; 22.62’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs, Texas-rigged worms and cheeseshallowareCatfishminnows.onareCrappieflukes.goodlivegoodonbait.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 9.50’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and 10-inch worms. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass and hybrids are slow. Catfish are good in standing timber under roosting birds on punch bait.

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While patrolling for illegal night hunting, a game warden observed a vehicle operating without headlights or taillights. The vehicle had a light bar, which appeared to be turned on to the lowest setting and was installed close to the ground. The warden contacted three individuals who claimed they were participating in a local varmint hunting contest. A harvested pig was in the back of the truck. The driver said the hog was taken in a field south of their location and not from the road. The individuals were cited and released for traffic violations and hunter education. In a nearby location, the warden observed tire tracks that appeared to reverse in the road and a discarded ammunition box, fresh cigarette butts and bullet cas ings lying in the roadway. The tire tracks went into the field. Evidence was gathered from the scene. The warden knew the landowner had not granted permission for persons to access the property. The warden intercepted the hunters again and inquired about the firearms and ammunition they were using. The men stated the exact calibers and ammunition brand that had been collected from the roadway, and one man had the matching cigarette brand in the truck. After separating the hunters for questioning, the war den confirmed the individuals did shoot from the roadway and into the field. The suspects were arrested for hunting without landowner consent. The warden returned to the field to find five more pigs that had been shot and left in the field. Charges pending.

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GATORS KILLED, HEADS REMOVED

On July 30, game wardens respond ed to a call of several dead alligators in the south Guadalupe River. Four alligators were found ranging from 6 to 10 feet, deceased with their heads cut off. Two alligator lines were set close to the area. Anyone with information is asked to contact Operation Game Thief.

While sitting in traffic, a Bexar County game warden observed a group of welders working on a fence when sparks from the welding erupted into a fast-growing grass fire. The warden hopped the curb in the patrol truck and used the ex tinguisher to attempt to put out the flames. The wind and fire proved to be too strong for a single extinguish er. San Antonio Fire responded after the warden radioed in for assistance. No injuries or property damage were sustained.

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A Lamb County game warden received a call about a deer with its head cut off in a pasture. The warden determined the mule deer buck had been recently poached. When speaking with the initial reporting party, the warden learned of an individual who the landowner had been having trespassing issues with. The reporting party mentioned the suspect had several deer heads in his front yard. The individual was located and questioned about his hunting activity. The individual was an illegal immigrant with no identi fication, and three mule deer buck heads were located in the yard. The suspect vehicle had fresh blood and a bloody machete in the bed. After confessing to poaching the deer, the individual was placed under arrest and booked into jail. The head was later recovered on the landowner’s property in between the branches of a tree. The suspect was charged with two counts of hunting without consent.

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A game warden and coordinated with the Border Patrol helicopter to assist in picking up a stranded kayaker. The 75-year-old kayaker had sustained damage to his kayak, which sank, and having no other options pushed his SOS button.

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Kolton Holt caught this bass from Kent Creek during a Jeep Adventure trip at Riding River Ranch near Leakey. Mark Biggerstaff, of El Campo, hunted this buffalo with Bos en Dal Safaris in South Africa.

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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES TidesCoastTexas Sabine Pass, north Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Freeport Harbor Port NuecesO’ConnorBay San Luis Pass East Matagorda Port SouthAransasPadre Island Date Time Height Time Height Time Height Aug 26 5:15 AM 1.70H 10:12 AM 1.32L 2:37 PM 1.53 Aug 27 5:31 AM 1.68H 10:37 AM 1.20L 3:28 PM 1.53H Aug 28 5:47 AM 1.66H 11:10 AM 1.05L 4:23 PM 1.53H Aug 29 6:02 AM 1.63H 11:47 AM 0.87L 5:24 PM 1.52H Aug 30 6:13 AM 1.59H 12:26 PM 0.67L 6:33 PM 1.53H Aug 31 12:23 AM 0.84L 6:20 AM 1.56H 1:10 PM 0.47L Sept 1 1:06 AM 1.11L 6:22 AM 1.56H 1:58 PM 0.28L Sept 2 1:57 AM 1.37L 6:21 AM 1.60H 2:51 PM 0.10L Sept 3 3:06 AM 1.59L 6:20 AM 1.66H 3:50 PM -0.05L Sept 4 12:46 AM 1.85H 4:53 PM -0.16L Sept 5 1:55 AM 1.94H 5:56 PM -0.24L 2:45 AM 1.99H Sept 6 6:58 PM -0.28L Sept 7 3:23 AM 1.99H 8:19 AM 1.64L 12:01 PM 1.76H 7:56 PM -0.25L Sept 8 3:55 AM 1.95H 8:50 AM 1.49L 1:31 PM 1.82H 8:50 PM -0.14L Sept 9 4:23 AM 1.89H 9:28 AM 1.28L 2:46 PM 1.85H 9:40 PM 0.04L Houston 2022 A.M. 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Fishing guide Mike Bates landed this largemouth recently on Choke Canyon Reservoir. Photo from Mike Bates.

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Bass on Choke

The lake record weighed 15.45 pounds. She was caught on Jan. 21, 2009 with a crankbait. When the lake first opened in 1982, the bass fishing was some of the best in Texas for a good while. But with falling water levels the lake slowly began to not produce the big bass. In 2018 the water level was 29 feet low, ac cording to Bates. Right now, it’s about 22 feet low.“I think that when the water level gets so low it moved the shad into the hydrilla and the bass couldn’t get to them so much,” he said. “I like to fish the hydrilla. There are tremendous amounts of bass in this lake, and a whole lot of them will be in or around the hydrilla. My best bass so far weighed 10.1 pounds. And I had a customer catch one the same size on a square billedDuringcrankbait.”Mayand June, Bates said the bass were feeding offshore on big balls of shad. “This year it got too hot, too quick and ther mocline shifted,” he said. “Shad moved to the hydrilla and that’s where the bass went, too.” Now, Bates is concentrating on the edges of grass in water 2-4 feet deep. “Top-water lures are good, so are buzzbaits and frogs,” he said. “My favorite is a Jack Ham mer chatterbait. That’s a good one to use when the water is a little off-color. A spinnerbait is best in clearer water. The big bass hang out along the edge of the grass. That’s where shadlike baits are good.” Choke Canyon is a 25,989-acre lake located on the Frio River in the Nueces River Basin, approximately 80 miles south of San Antonio. The reservoir has a history of substantial water level fluctuations with a relatively small water shed. Habitat consists of standing timber and colonies of native and exotic vegetation. “We still have a lot of standing timber in the lake,” Bates said. “The fishing can be good in the timber. But for the time being your best bet is to fish the hydrilla for consistently high numbers of bites.”

TTC also plans to implement a juvenile tarpon tagging study. “The overall goal of this proj ect is to quantify the residency, habitat use and timing of out migration of juvenile tarpon us ing acoustic telemetry,” Schmitt said. “In the past, the Harte Research Institute has used this type of technology to suc cessfully track the movements of sharks, spotted seatrout, red drum, black drum, cobia and red snapper in Texas’ offshore, nearshore and inshore waters.” Schmitt said acoustic telem etry provides researchers with critical access to movements by animals or fish fitted with coded acoustic transmitters that will be tracked with an array of acoustic receivers that are stra tegically placed throughout the study“Thearea.information collected from this project will help an swer critical questions regard ing the life history of juvenile tarpon ,” he said. “The data will also aid in the identification of other nursery areas within the region, and it will provide sup port for protecting specific nurs eryTTCareas.”also plans to undergo a mangrove restoration project that would involve a mass re planting of mangrove plants along the Coastal Bend in areas where mangrove habitat loss from the 2021 freeze event is substantial.

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Thanks to a generous gift from Bobby and Sherri Pat ton, the Patton Center for Deer Research has been established at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. Patton, an avid outdoorsman and dedicated conservationist created the Pat ton Center for Deer Research that will strengthen wildlife research education at Texas A&M Universi ty-Kingsville through CKWRI. All deer related research conducted by CKWRI will be under the ban ner of the newly created PCDR, which is committed to conducting research relevant to deer in Texas and northern Mexico.

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Tristar Arms, Inc. has recently discovered a potential safety issue with certain TriStar Viper G2 .410 shotguns which may lead to serious personal injury and/or damage to the shotgun. TriStar is voluntarily initiating a recall, because if a user prematurely releases a shotshell while loading or unloading, the unretained shotshell could potentially contact the Bolt Lock Button inside the loading port and detonate.

—CMP LOUISIANA Limit of 100 catfish not enough Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisher ies enforcement agents cited five Mississippi men for alleged recreational fishing violations on Aug. Agents3.cited Timothy Jones, 60, Ellis R. Mar tin, 57, Thomas Firth, 56, and Steven Riley, 59, for over the daily limit of catfish. Agents also cited Clifton Clark, 44, and Riley and Jones for not possessing a nonresident basic fishingAgentslicense.wereon patrol responding to a complaint when they contacted the five on the Mississippi River levee actively fishing with rods and reels. Agents found them in possession of 665 blue catfish in multiple ice chests. Agents determined that Riley, Jones, Martin and Firth caught over the daily limit of catfish per angler, and seized the 665 catfish and donated them to Hunters for the Hungry. The daily limit of catfish is 100 fish in the aggregate of blue, channel and flathead catfish.

SOUTH DAKOTA MN angler tops on Oahe Smallmouth bass were the target on Lake Oahe during the Bassmaster Elite Series event. Minnestota angler Austin Felix took the crown and $100,000 with a total of 71 pounds, 9 ounces.Felixcaught most of his smallies on deep drops into the river channel, from 30 to 35 feet deep. He used a Carolina-rigged craw with a 5/8-ounce weight with a plastic sleeve that kept the line from getting nicked by the rocks.

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Justin Newsom with a crappie he caught on Granger Lake. Photo from Justin Newsom.

Paul Newman, of Fruitland, was fishing for sturgeon in C.J. Strike Reservoir when he landed a 42.5-inch catfish that weighed 37 pounds.Newman’s catch was initially crowned as the new catch-and-release record for channel cat fish, smashing the old record by 9.5 inches. It also would have been the new certified weight record, but Newman chose to release the fish. However, two weeks later, the Idaho Fish and Game reclassified the catch as a blue catfish. It remains a state record, but blue catfish weren’t an official Idaho species. Newman’s was the first documented blue catfish catch aside from a small handful of blues found by IDFG staff conducting survey work near commercial catfish operations along the Snake River.

SSG Amanda Elsenboss, 33, of the Army National Guard, became the first overall winner in the President’s Rifle Match, an event that’s been in existence since 1894. Fired on Aug. 1 as part of the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s 2022 National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry, the President’s Rifle Match is one of the most esteemed events in the United States.

—Tristar Arms IDAHO First documented blue catfish catch sets record

Chris Johnston, of Ontario, Canada, finished second with 68 pounds, 6 ounces.

—B.A.S.S. ARIZONA AGM Global expanding to Texas Arizona-based AGM Global, a manufacturer and importer of thermal imaging and night vision systems, is opening a distribution center in Grand Prairie. The company cited the rapid growth in the thermal and night vision category as reasons for plans to open a larger more industry-central location. The 15,000 square-in Grand Prairie will be the company’s third, with facilities in Springer ville, Arizona and Miami, Florida.

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—LDFW MISSOURI Recall on Viper G2 .410

This Recall Notice only applies to certain serial numbers listed on Tristar’s website. The company said if your Viper G2 .410 is among the numbers listed, do not load, fire, use, sell or otherwise make available to any person until the upgrade is completed. Customers are asked to contact TriStar and arrange to have the trigger housing assembly returned for a free product upgrade.

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—AGM Global within the lake, New som checks for schools of crappie and deter mines their depth. “Once I figure out the right depth, I try and emulate the same situation at my other brush pile locations,” heThissaid. summer, New som has found most of his success jigging with a Bobby Garland Baby Shad in various colors, often with a double jig gingOnsetup.Lake Fork, crap pie are still consistent this time of year. Gary Paris has been fishing Lake Fork since 1985 and guiding since 1996. While success can be found targeting individual fish within the standing timber Fork is known for, Paris has been focusing his efforts“Crappieelsewhere.have been fairly decent through out the summer,” he said. “I have been focusing on larger schools of mostly black crappie not too far off brush piles in 15 to 20 feet.” Paris utilizes his technology to find the greater concentrations of fish in the Fork’s deeper water. Bill Harwell of Hooker Harwell’s Guide Service targets crappie year-round on Lake Conroe. The combination of significantly warm temperatures and the pressure from recreational boaters on Lake Conroe this time of year has Har well staying off the water during the day, but rather heading out at night. The fishing hasn’t been stellar on the lake, but Harwell said fish can be found around brush piles in 15 to 20 feet.

Hill Country rains tend to flow downstream quickly, bringing needed water to area lakes, including Choke Canyon on the Frio River, which was expected to rise but not fill, and Corpus Christi, known to locals as Lake Mathis, which is expected to fill. In the Dallas area, all of the rain came in a short pe riod of time. More than 7 inches fell over DFW Airport overnight on Aug. 21-22, and the City of Balch Springs saw 10 inches of rain in just a few hours. Dallas/Fort Worth record daily record rainfall two days in a row, making August the third wettest on re cord, and the wettest month since May 2019. Lake Fork, low since a drawdown early this year for dam repairs, rose 2 feet in one day. In Lubbock, the area had received only 6.73 inches of precipitation since Sept. 2021, according to the National Weather Service. The city received 5.96 inches by Aug. 22, although most surrounding areas received closer to 2 inches, ac cording to NWS. Areas around Amarillo received from 2 to 5 inches. Other hunters reported varying amounts. Joe Crafton, an avid quail hunter, said his ranch in Stonewall County received 4 inches of rain. “Fingers crossed for a late hatch,” he said. A few hours south, in Comanche County, Steve Broad hurst said he wasn’t so lucky. “Half an inch,” he said. “Sucks.” Along the coast, especially the southern coast, rains the previous week helped decrease salinity in some of theThebays.rains improved the outlook slightly, according to the Texas Water Development Board, saying areas previ ously in moderate to severe drought were now classified as ‘abnormally dry.’ September rains in Texas often come from tropical systems, and tropical moisture is predicted to increase during the month, according to the National Weather Service.Although the dove hunt may change for some, duck and big game hunters welcomed the precipitation. Playa lakes will have some water for the migrating birds, and weeds and grasses will green up for the deer. Although the rains can’t be called a drought-buster, especially in West Texas, they provided welcome help.

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*email LSON your favorite recipe to editor@lonestaroutdoornews.com. FOR THE TABLE Venison reuben Panko fried mangrove snapper ACROSS 1) Fly-fishing show host 3) Take on the dove hunt 6) An aquatic plant 9) Dove hunter’s friend on the opener 11) Front of the boat 14) An offshore target 16) Texas mountain range 17) Fishing hook manufacturer 18) Shot size used by teal hunters 19) A bear-hunting state 20) Blue, green or cinnamon 22) HS home of the zebras 25) Lake Worth HS team name 27) One of the bighorns 29) Safari destination 30) Garden City’s county 33) Unusual catfish bait 36) Fishing reel manufacturer 37) Leakey’s county 40) Nolan County’s seat 42) Sunfish species 43) Fairfield’s county 44) Bosque County’s seat 45) Rifle brand 46) San Saba HS team name DOWN 2) Bass boat brand 4) The prairie grouse 5) Portable box blind brand 7) Hog dog breed 8) Salmon species 10) Black, blue or striped 11) Optics brand 12) Spaniel breed 13) An African antelope 15) Shotshell brand 17) Harrison County’s seat 21) Sinker type 23) A North American wild sheep 24) A Texas bay 26) Trout species 28) Waxahachie’s county 31) The female pig 32) Snapper species 33) Bow brand 34) White bass lure 35) Trail camera brand 38) One of the tuna 39) Kingsville’s county 41) Rockport’s county 42) Member of the Big Five Venison roast, 1 to 3 lbs. Thick-cut rye bread Spicy brown mustard or Thousand Island 1dressingtbsp.pickling spice Morton’s Tender Quick or other salt/sugar SwissSauerkrautbrinecheese Make the brine following directions on the package. Submerge meat and marinate in the pickling spice for 1-3 days. Remove meat from brine, rinse and cook in crock pot with plain water for 8 hours. Heat sauerkraut and squeeze with paper towel to soak up excess moisture. Shred meat and assemble sandwiches with the mustard/ dressing, sauerkraut, cheese and toasted bread. —Georgia DNR

1/3 cup apricot preserves Drain and blend in food processor Portion, wash and dry fillets. Pour 1-2 cups of flour into a mixing bowl or container. Crack 2 eggs into another mixing bowl and add 1 cup of milk. Mix the milk and eggs with a fork un til the mixture is uniform. Pour panko breadcrumbs into another mixing bowl or container. Coat a few pieces of the snapper in the flour. Place fish pieces into the egg/milk mixture, coat and drip dry. Fill pan with oil to a height slightly less than half the thickness of the fillet and heat. Fry fish until golden-brown, 5-10 minutes. Place fillet pieces on a plate with a layer of paper towels. Salt or season to taste. Pour sauce over fish or use as a dip ping sauce.

Axis Continued from page 1decoy to duplicate this scenario on every hunt.”Afew years ago, Legg began to notice all of the different brands of motion decoys on the market and felt he could manufacture a decoy that could compete both with price and with effectiveness.

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Bob Legg makes Air Boss Motion Decoys in Jacksonville. Photo by Keith Lindsey.

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“I ended up getting reacquainted with a friend and fellow entrepreneur, Keith Lindsey, and told him about my idea,” Legg explained. “We decided to partner together, and Air Boss Motion Decoys was born in early 2019. Now we have an extensive product line, and at the core of what we make and sell, is decoys that exhibit natural, life-like animal move ments.”Leggsaid he regularly runs into folks at trade shows and expos that still have his original Legg Action Decoys. “We took the same concept of motion I started with back in the 80s and im proved and developed it into the line of products we now manufacture with Air Boss Motion Decoys,” he said. Legg said motion is a natural atten tion-getter.

rumor.Similar research had been done previously with macaques monkeys, with debatable results.Axisdeer haven’t been shown to be susceptible to the disease, but researchers aren’t sure.Isthe rumor true? No, said Exotic Wildlife Association Executive Director Charly Seale, who also had heard the rumors. “It’s not true,” he said. “However, they are planning to comingle axis deer with posi tive white-tailed deer to see if the disease transmits to axis.”

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The rumor wasn’t totally baseless, though, as Seale said there was talk of injecting axis with the disease last year. “Texas A&M declined and advised against it,” he said. “They were concerned a super strain could be created.”

After what happened in Wuhan, China a few years ago, the advice seemed wise.

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Field to Family Dogs now rehomes retired hunting dogs from lodges and outfits all over the country to families and individuals nationwide, and has placed 80 retired hunt ing dogs to date.

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Cook also is a full-time student at The University of Texas at Austin, and said she is of ten asked to be a guest speaker to communication and leadership classes about her work with the organization.

“Retired hunting dogs that are rehomed are given a new purpose in life,” Cook said. “Because they can no longer be used by an outfitter or operation, the only environment that they have ever known all of a sudden loses a lot of its positivity. Field to Family Dogs provides these dogs with a new sense of appreciation and joy.” “Retired” in the sporting dog world can mean three things, Cook said. “There are dogs that have simply become too old to work and hunt anymore, that are really just ready for a soft bed and a lot of love and attention,” she said. “Then, there are younger dogs that have for whatever reason, been deemed by an outfit as dogs that just don’t have the skillset necessary to work or hunt on the level that they need them to. And finally, there are dogs that have sustained some sort of injury or developed behavior al or health issue that prevents them from being able to continue hunting and working.”

Her gut feeling came true.“Low and behold, while I was at the lodge, I learned that one of the operation’s English Cockers had recently had a litter of puppies,” she said. “The folks at the lodge asked me if I wanted to go see the puppies, and of course I saidWhileyes.”she was check ing out the puppies with one of the guides, Cook said out of the blue, the guide told her she should take a dog named Misty back home with her. “I wasn’t sure if he was joking at first, but I quickly found out the operation had no use for the dog anymore,” Cook said. “She was not performing up to their needs and standards as a hunting dog, so I ended up taking her. I renamed her Birdie, and she became a great dog and pet for me. It was clear she had a new-found purpose, and she just really acted like a different dog when I adopted her.” It turned out that Birdie was actually pregnant when Cook brought her home. “I had no idea she was pregnant and apparently nobody at the lodge did either,” Cook said. “She gave birth to five beautiful, purebred puppies, and I ended up keeping two of them. As excited I was about Birdie’s excellent temperament since becoming her new owner and her puppies, I was also saddened at the fact that had I not taken her, she may have eventually been put down.” Birdie resulted in Cook wonder how many dogs might be at hunting lodges and outfits that may not be useful to them anymore, but would really benefit from a new home and have a lot to offer to a family. Just like that, Field to Family Dogs was born, and Cook hit the ground running with moving dogs in 2019.

“It’s been incredible to see the growth in the organization from all parties involved,” Cook said. “From our adopters and fosters to our volunteers and the lodges and outfits, everyone works together to do right by these dogs.”

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BOLIVAR: 82 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on live shrimp under a popping cork, free-lined croaker and drifting paddle tails.

FREEPORT: 86 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on live shrimp under a popping cork.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Speck led trout and redfish are fair in the surf wading with live bait and artificias.

ROCKPORT: 86 degrees. Redfish are good on small paddle tails, scented plastics and live or cut mullet. Speckled trout are good on top-waters, croaker and live shrimp. Black drum are good on dead shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp. —TPWD Kinney Bamm Bamm 45.65 pounds Division

SABINE LAKE: 81 degrees. Speckled trout are good on 5-inch swimbaits in red shad and live shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are good on shrimp under popping corks, top-waters and pogies.

PORT ARANSAS: 86 degrees. Speckled trout are good in the surf on croaker and perch. Redfish are good on mullet.

PORT MANSFIELD: 84 degrees. Speck led trout and redfish are fair on Mansfield Knockers over pods of mullet and ball tails.

“It’s not unusual to catch blues in Decem ber and TournamentJanuary.”fishing for marlin is a long way from being inexpensive. First of all, you need a long-range running boat that can hold a lot of fuel. But the payoff for catching the winning blue marlin can be pretty nice. The 680.5-pound blue that won this tourney was worth just over $70,000. The boat that took first place for a variety of fish like tuna, wahoo and dorado got a check for $176,640.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: 89 degrees. Speck led trout are fair to good wading with live croaker, and for surf fishermen on paddle tails and shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are fair on soft plastics and shrimp under popping corks.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: 88 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live bait and soft plastics. Redfish are fair on live bait and artificials under popping corks.

SOUTH PADRE: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair in the ICW on live shrimp. Redfish are fair drifting with live shrimp and artifi cials.

TEXASFISHINGSALTWATERREPORT solutionPuzzlefrom Page 20 LKT winners Continued from page 8 Marlin Continued from page 8 Winners: 1st Place Redfish Mary Eloise Charvat Shake & Bake 8.4 pounds 1st Place Trout Tiffany Alvarado Hooked For Life 3.85 pounds 1st Place Flounder Natalie Arcediano Fish On 3.45 pounds 1st Place Kingfish Mary Klein Hot Shot 31.8 pounds 1st Place Dolphin Debbie McNair Knotty But Nice 36.3 pounds 1st Place Blackfin Tuna Lillian Renner Social Distancing 16.9 pounds 1st Place Bonito Alana Simon Sea Rebel 8.4 pounds Bay Division Grand Champion Natalie Arcediano Fish On 12.35 pounds Offshore Division Grand Champion Erika

TEXAS CITY: 87 degrees. Speckled trout are fair at the Galveston jetties and surf on live croaker and shrimp. Redfish are good in Moses Lake with Texas-rigged live mullet, shrimp under a popping cork and soft plas tics under the birds.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp and croaker. Redfish are good on mullet. BAFFIN BAY: 89 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on croaker. Redfish are fair on shrimp.

1st Place Kingfish Tessa Hudson Shallow Gals 8.2 pounds

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Red fish and speckled trout are good in the surf wading on shrimp. PORT O’CONNOR: 90 degrees. Redfish are good on sardines at the end of the jetties. Speckled trout are good free-lining croaker in the surf. Black drum are good on dead shrimp in deeper water.

TRINITY BAY: 87 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are slow to fair on shrimp and croaker.

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Most of the live baits they use are bri dled, but the larger baits like blackfin tuna are hooked through the eyes. Deerman will usually troll live baits at about 2-1/2 knots. Another option is to bump-troll the baits so they move up and down in the water column.“Theblues we catch out at about 150 miles will be here year-round,” he said.

1st Place Dolphin Tessa Hudson Shallow Gals 8.2 pounds Legacy Award Diane Johnson blackfin tuna while they were fishing in about 3,500 feet of water. The angler was Richard Richardson Jr. One of Deerman’s best days of mar lin fishing in the Gulf of Mexico was in deep water and they caught and released eight blues and one white marlin. On an other trip out they had six blues. In this particular tourney, the second-place blue weighed 495.5 pounds. The third-place blue weighed 441 pounds. Most marlin caught off the Texas coast hit live baits like blackfin tuna, skipjacks and blue “Whenrunners.wehooked up with this particu lar marlin I was moving to a new location,” Deerman said. “That’s usually when we will troll one lure off the center rigger. One of the mates on board made this particular lure with parts from other lures. It’s similar to a tube lure.”

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Digital tags

Continued from page 6 this with the super combo license types which is one of our most popular licenses that we sell. Lifetime combo license holders will also be able to use the digital tagging portion of this pilot as well. This has been a long-time coming, but we think this is a great first step to offering more options for our hunters and anglers in the field. We intend to evaluate how well this works as we move forward and look forward to feedback from our customers who choose this option.”

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“I think Lily and I have always lived more intensely, but I value experiences over mate rial things and I want her to value that too,” Teri said.

Family in the outdoors Continued from page 4

“A common barrier to people who have shown interest in hunting is that they don’t know where to start. It can be an overwhelming process for people to start anything new. The hunting community is exceptionally welcoming though. I think one very common thread among the outdoor community is that we want to grow. So helping bring others in is something we really enjoy,” she said.

Lily, now a moderately experienced hunter, is always interested in learning more and becoming a better hunter. That’s why the mother/daughter duo traveled down to Texas for the women’s only Future Hunter’s Summit hosted by the Lazy CK Ranch. She also successfully harvested a chocolate fallow doe during the week-long trip.

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“I learned many different things I had no idea about before I came. I learned a new method of hunting called ‘Spot & Stalk’ or ‘Safari-Style.’ I had never done anything be sides sit in a blind all day so that was a really fun experience. We got to be really sneaky and secretive and the animals had no idea we were walking in plain sight. It was arguably the best hunting trip of my life and I cannot wait for more to come,” Lily said. Teri is marketing director for FeraDyne Outdoors and notes that she and Lily are fortu nate to have abundant resources in the outdoor community.

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