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September 11, 2020
Volume 17, Issue 2
I’m on the board
After Laura, Sabine guides back at it
Guides said the water on Sabine Lake has rebounded nicely since Hurricane Laura made landfall. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
Storm didn’t change fish patterns By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News It’s business as usual for fishing guides on Sabine Lake and its surrounding marshes and estuaries, as the region narrowly escaped the destructive path of Hurricane Laura. Most anglers admit they were fortunate and residents experienced minor damage in comparison to their neighbors to the east. Outfitters and fishing guides in the Hackberry, Lake Charles and Cameron areas within southwest Louisiana, including Hackberry Rod and Gun, took a direct hit from the intense storm. Vidor resident and Sabine fishing guide, Capt. Chris Phillips, said he never even lost power at his home throughout the passage of the hurricane. “We really got lucky,” he said. “There was actually very little debris floating in the lake in the
Adrienne Sams is excited about hitting her first dove of the year Friday afternoon in a sunflower field in Haskell County. The bird numbers were strong and the weather was hot. As the weekend ended, the birds were fewer and the weather even hotter. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Dove hunters off to a good start By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News It seems inclement weather and changing
conditions go hand-inhand with the commencement of dove season, and this year was no different. Many North and Central Zone dove hunters were met with rainy conditions on opening day.
Those who exhibited persistence were rewarded. Michael Ashcraft managed to sneak in a hunt on opening day between shifts at his oil field job in West Texas, and it paid off. “I was working on a
rig near Midland and by chance, I was able to make a hunt on opening morning fit into my work schedule,” Ashcraft said. “A friend of a friend told me about a few pieces of property near the Colo-
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rado City and Loraine areas that he could give me access to. I did a little research on Google Earth and found what I thought would be a good spot in a pasture that had what appeared to be the only tank Please turn to page 26
By Tony Vindell
At the Joe Gayman Bridge along Texas Highway 48 between Port Isabel and Brownsville, anglers occasionally bring in a snook or two from June through August. After August, the warm water fish tend to move, often into the Brownsville Ship Channel and around the Port of Brownsville. But to fish there, a boat is a must. For angler Primo Valdiviez, of San
Benito, the prized fish hit his line just as the month was coming to an end. The 18-year-old caught a 26-inch long linesider on a morning of casting off of the west side of the bridge. “It’s been pretty slow this morning,” he said before making another cast. Minutes later, he told his girlfriend, Raquelen Cepeda, “Guess what? I got me a snook.” Valdiviez said he has caught a number of snook in the same area, the biggest of which was 40 inches long.
Primo Valdiviez landed this snook from the Joe Gayman Bridge in Cameron County. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Angler lands snook from Gayman Bridge
HUNTING
FISHING
Grand slam adventure (P. 4)
Finding it all (P. 8)
Texan completes feat with desert bighorn.
Multiple species up north.
Photos from the hunts (P. 27)
Kingfish galore (P. 8)
Pursuing dove during the first weekend.
Anglers finding king mackerel.
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HUNTING
Taking on the big boys
Bill Voss started Everest to provide a discrimination-free shopping experience for outdoor enthusiasts. Photo from Everest.
Outdoor marketplace to compete with Amazon By Craig Nyhus
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This desert bighorn ram was the final sheep in Ryan Seiders’ 2-year quest to take each of the four North American wild sheep. Photo by Jim Breck Bean.
Texan finishes sheep slam in home state
Desert bighorn hunt at Eagle Mountain By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Ryan Seiders became interested in sheep hunting several years ago, leading to a whirlwind 2-year adventure that culminated in Texas when he took a desert bighorn in Hudspeth County.
The herd of desert bighorns at Eagle Mountain had an adventure of their own. “These sheep moved in there 20 or 25 years ago on their own,” said Jim Breck Bean, who outfitted the hunt. “They came from other Texas herds, but no sheep were brought into the Eagle Mountain area.” Working with landowners in the area and developing a
landowners’ co-op, the first permit for a ram in the area came last year. “We saw several other good, old rams,” Bean said. Before Seiders went on the desert bighorn hunt when the season opened Sept. 1, the Austin resident developed an interest in sheep hunting. “I had seen a coffee table book, called Great Rams, by Robert Anderson, and studied
it,” he said. “In 2013 or 2014, I started putting in for every sheep tag in the U.S.” Years later, in February of 2018, Seiders was quail hunting when he received a call. “I drew a Dall’s sheep tag in Alaska in a real sought-after area,” he said. “It was time to get serious.” Seiders said he was out of shape. “I weighed 207 and had Please turn to page 6
Dodging rattlers Snake avoidance clinics help hunting dogs, put owners at ease By Tony Vindell
For Lone Star Outdoor News While most hunters have been getting busy for the season cleaning camps, mowing senderos, checking deer feeders and so on, others opted for a different approach before heading to the brush. Hunters have been making sure their dogs are ready for the action without running into a costly, sometimes deadly, situation — crossing paths with a venomous rattlesnake. About 25 canines of a variety of breeds, German short-haired and Drahthaars pointers, Labrador retrievers and Boyken spaniels, each went through a 15-minute course where they learned to stay away from rattlesnakes. The course seemed rather easy and fast, but it takes some work, which involves catching and preparing several snakes to be used for the classes.
Sam Manatt, an outdoors enthusiast who lives on a ranch east of Rio Hondo, is the instructor. He first told a dog owner to walk the dog around a small cage where a rattlesnake keeps watchful eyes on any intruder, giving its warning sounds with its rattles. As the two go Hunters take their dogs to be educated on avoiding rattlesnakes. Photo by Tony around the cage, Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News. Manatt activates one,” he said. “It has its mouth stapled, a hand-held electronic collar. Some dogs jump while emitting a yelp, has been defanged and milked of venom.” while others are less outspoken. But by the time that takes place, most After that, Manatt walks toward anothdogs have learned the drill with the first er cage and takes a rattlesnake out of an snake, keeping a safe distance from the ice chest with a long pole and a clamp. “Don’t worry too much about this rattling critter. Please turn to page 15
Bill Voss likes to think big. With his new creation, Everest.com, his aim is for the outdoor marketplace company, based in The Woodlands, to become the Amazon of the outdoors. The Houston-area lawyer said he’s always had an entrepreneurial spirit. “I’ve always wanted to build something that would serve a lot of people,” he said. Voss grew up fishing, often going surf-fishing at Bolivar Peninsula with his grandparents. “I caught a lot of hardheads,” he said. “My first boat was an 8-foot johnboat with holes in it that I patched up. Now, I’ve run the gamut from bay fishing to bluewater fishing in Costa Rica.” When Voss saw how Amazon and other internet companies like YouTube discriminate against gun owners and outdoorsmen and women, he got the idea for Everest, what he describes as “the world’s first outdoor recreation marketplace.” The site began with guns and ammunition, and is expanding with a goal to embrace the fishing, hunting, team sports and outdoor sports lifestyles. “We are unapologetically American,” Voss said. “I should be able to buy what I want when I want at one place and be happy. Everest is a marketplace which, at its core, is focused on outdoor recreation.” Everest is described as the first online multi-merchant marketplace for the hunting, fishing and outdoor world. With a subscription service, Everest’s version of Prime, people who join are called Caliber Members, and receive discounts, swag, giveaways, access to thousands of hours of content and free shipping. Voss said Everest will provide a place where retailers, from mom-and-pop shops to manufacturers and big box retailers, can sell firearms, fishing gear, camping gear, outdoor products and other related consumer items; while consumers can find what they need. “The Everest marketplace represents a place where like-minded consumers can learn, interact, participate and shop,” he said. “At our core, we are a community of like-minded, non-discriminating, conservation-loving outdoor living retailers, manufacturers, distributors and consumers. Caliber members can shop, learn about the products and get what they want — and not have to shop around at multiple locations or sites.” Why should the site work in an Amazon and Walmart dominated world? “People can’t find what they need at Walmart,” Voss said. “And consumers are getting a little bit tired of the million-pound gorilla. People want to be around people that think like they do.” And, Voss said, people want to be around Please turn to page 16
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Sharing the harvest Lone Star Outdoor News A vast majority of Texans share wild game they harvest with others, according to a new study released by Conservation Visions. In 2018, Conservation Visions’ Wild Harvest Initiative partnered with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, to conduct the Texas Wild Meat Sharing Survey. The survey was designed to gather information about the amount of food annually harvested in Texas by recreational hunters and to explore how this food is shared with others. Survey results show that 97.7 percent of successful hunters in Texas share a significant portion of the food they harvest with others. This meat is shared annually with an average of 5.8 million people. More
than half of beneficiaries are community members living outside the hunter’s household, illustrating that the societal benefits of recreational hunting extend beyond the hunter and the hunter’s household to positively impact many other citizens, including those who do not, themselves, hunt. “Texas hunters have a keen interest in a sustainable harvest of the game animals they pursue,” said John Silovsky, wildlife division director with TPWD. “Whether that be big game, small game or exotic species, adequate harvest management can result in a surplus of wild meat that can be shared with family, friends, neighbors or charitable organizations. The motivation to harvest game with many of today’s hunters is not about trophies but the opportunity to provide healthy wild recreationally harvested meat for the table.”
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Finding the final ram Continued from page 4
trouble dropping the weight,” he said. “However, by the time of the hunt, I was down to 185.” For the hunt, he needed to be in shape. “They dropped us off at a riverbed two days before the season started, and we hiked up five to six hours,” Seiders said. “We found a few sheep, but the next day we found 10 more rams, and two were good ones. We spent all day watching them.” The next morning, they saw a grizzly while hiking to the sheep. “That was really cool,” Seiders said. Staying behind a rock outcropping while trying to get within 200 yards, the ram Seiders was after was the first one to come out over the ledge, and spotted them — but was curious. “He came to 30 yards looking at us,” Seiders said. “I didn’t have a round chambered in my rifle while hiking, but as he left to walk back up, I was able to load up.” The shot was close, but the hike out wasn’t. “It was a 6-hour hike out with the heavy pack,” Seiders said. “It was a good thing I had lost that weight.” After returning home, more good news followed for the new sheep hunter. “A friend of mine had a connection to a stone sheep outfitter in British Columbia. By chance, a customer had canceled a hunt, and they applied his deposit to my hunt. So five weeks after the Alaska hunt, I was headed to B.C. at the end of September.” On the hike out, Seiders saw a sow and cub grizzly, taking it as a good sign. On the second day, they found more sheep, and his guide saw a single ram that he aged at 9 1/2 years. We snuck up there and I shot him at 300 yards,” Seiders said. “He had a beautiful cape because it was later in the year.” Halfway to the Grand Slam, Seiders was committed.
“I went to the Sheep Show (the Wild Sheep Foundation convention) looking to bid on a Rocky Mountain bighorn permit,” he said. “I knew it could take the rest of my life to try to get drawn for one.” He bought the hunt on the Taos Pueblo near Wheeler Peak, New Mexico’s tallest mountain. The hunt was in Aug. 2019. “We hiked and saw some sheep right away, but nothing interesting,” Seiders said. “We kept going toward Wheeler Peak and found some rams across a box canyon. We camped below them that night.” The next day, they watched the rams from 700 yards, then dropped down and came around the peak. “The one we were looking for had a chunk missing from his horn so he was easy to spot,” Seiders said. “I shot him at 300 yards. We hiked out that night — I had gained 10 pounds since my B.C. hunt and I was paying for it.” The slam was three-fourths complete, and, this year, Seiders booked the desert bighorn hunt with Jim Breck Bean of High West Outfitters. “I went with my 7-year-old son, Charlie, and a buddy, and when we were leaving for the hunt, Bean texted saying they had located the two big rams,” Seiders said. On the hunt, they rode Polaris Rangers to get around the south side of the mountains. “It’s really pretty country,” Seiders said. “Eagle Peak is almost 7,500 feet — you can’t believe you’re in Texas.” While glassing, they found the rams high up the mountain. “We went around the back side, and they were 1,200 yards above us,” Seiders said. “We left the rest of the crew down low and we hiked up 900 feet. It was plenty steep — I had to stop and catch my breath several times.” Over the top of the last peak, one of
Ryan Seiders took his 7-year-old son, Charlie, on his desert bighorn hunt in Hudspeth County, where they glassed together to see the rams. Photo from Ryan Seiders.
the rams moved off. Over another ridge, the ram Seiders was seeking was 111 yards away, but getting a shot proved difficult. “As I was about to pull the trigger, he turned and his horns blocked his vitals,” he said. “Then when he popped up there were other sheep in the background. Then he walked down and came into sight behind a yucca bush.” Finally, after a seemingly long wait, there was an opening and the other sheep were out of the way. “It was 188 yards,” Seiders said. “I made a good shot.” Bean said the ram was 9 or 10 years old
and green-scored 173 3/8. The two-year effort to get the grand slam was complete, but Seiders, a longtime whitetail hunter and Texas A&M University wildlife biology graduate who, with his brother, started Yeti Coolers in 2006, said the experience is what he enjoyed the most. “I liked getting into the country the sheep live in and doing something outside my comfort zone,” he said. “Getting healthier and in better shape was a side benefit. But to end it in Texas where I grew up, that was really cool.”
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FISHING
North, West Texas lakes provide variety Species of choice depends on the lake By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Multiple fish species are providing opportunities to bend rods across lakes in the northern portion of the state. From bass, to sandies, crappie, bluegill and hybrid stripers, anglers can take their pick, depending on the water body. On Lake Alan Henry, Norman Clayton has been catching bass in 20-30 feet of water with deep-diving crankbaits. He said that the green fish are still somewhat following a late-summer pattern. “Most of the fish are still holding in deeper areas; however, I did find some bass in a little shallower water at night during the full moon at the beginning of the month,” Clayton said. “I experienced marginal success and caught around 11 bass. All of the fish that I caught after dark came on soft plastic worms, and most of them weighed 2 pounds or less. I couldn’t come across any bass that were willing to eat a top-water bait under the rising moon.” Guide Phillip Pool said in addition to deep water bass, bluegill are spawning across Lake Alan Henry. “They have been really aggressive and you can find them in a number of places,” Pool said. On Lake Ray Roberts, guide Jim Walling said the crappie fishing has been pretty tough, but the white bass have been making up for it. “We have been catching a ton of white bass on slabs, and they have all been holding tight to the bottom in about 30 feet of
water,” he said. “Most of these fish are in the 11- to 13-inch range.” Walling said the bass bite on Ray Roberts is hit-or-miss. “Most of the bigger fish seem to be staging in 18 to 25 feet of water, over points with brush,” Walling said. “There are some smaller bass in the 4- to 5-pound class range hanging near submerged grass beds in 5 to 8 feet of water. Early in the morning they will sometimes hit a top-water or a spinner bait worked right over the grass. Later in the day these bass move off towards the edges of the grass, and when that happens, you’ve got to switch to soft plastic baits in order to get bit.” Just south of Ray Roberts, the crappie and white bass action is on fire on Lewisville Lake, according to guide Phill Hurlbut. “The best crappie bite is taking place around brush piles in 18 to 20 feet of water, and the fish are moving up and down these structures,” Hurlbut said. “Minnows and jigs in a shad color are both producing well.” Hurlbut said mid lake flats in 12-15 feet of water are the prime locations to target white bass on Lewisville. “The white bass have been schooling along the surface over these flats at sunrise the past few weeks like clockwork,” he said. “They seem to school up a little better on days when there is somewhat of a breeze and a slight surface chop. When it’s dead calm they become a little more finicky.” Hurlbut has been targeting white bass along the flats to start his mornings, before transitioning to chasing crappie over brush piles later in the day. “Some hybrids have been mixed in along the same areas as the white bass,” he said. Please turn to page 16
Bob Brown caught this hybrid striped bass on Lewisville Lake with guide, Phill Hurlbut. Photo by Phill Hurlbut.
Sight casting to Texas reds
No more trekking to fish, surf
Shallow-water reds are providing action for fly-fishermen and conventional anglers. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Gin-clear water along the Texas coast begins at Port O’Connor and can be fished all the way down to South Padre Island. And a lot of that water provides some of the best sight-casting opportunities for redfish along the entire Gulf Coast. Beaumont angler Austin Dishman has fished for a variety of finned targets from tarpon to permit, all over the world. But one thing he’s really into is sight-casting to shallow water reds in super-skinny water. “Until you have been on a skiff and dropped a fly in front of a tailing red, you really haven’t seen how exciting this type of fishing can be,” Dishman said. “And when it’s right you might have shots at 25 to 30 reds during a day of fishing Texas’ flats.” Please turn to page 25
Fisherman Kelly Creamer, of Boise, Idaho, walked to Isla Blanca Park alongside local surfer Arin Hartwell. In a controversial decision by county officials, vehicle access to Isla Blanca Park had been limited to those who have trailer spaces at the county trailer park. Surfers and fishermen had to walk to the beach from city property then hike 1.5 miles to the jetties. Finally, on Sept. 7, the park was reopened and the long walks became a thing of the past. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Late summer king mackerel
By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Some of best king mackerel water along the Texas Gulf Coast is found from the Matagorda jetties to several miles south of the Port O’Connor jetties. And this is the time when you can find schools of baitfish between the POC jetties and troll lures through them to catch kings. “Fishing for kings has been good for the past few weeks,” said POC guide Benny Judice. “The water off the jetties has been almost like blue green, perfect for hold- Anglers have been trolling lures and using Spanish sardines to ing some pretty good numbers of land kingfish within 8 miles from shore. Top photo by Benny kings. Three weeks ago, it wasn’t Judice. Bottom photo by Robert Sloan. unusual to run out to the catwalk rigs, about 8 miles off the jetties, and catch 24 to 30 kings within a few hours.” The key to finding kingfish anywhere along the Texas coast is to find dark green, clear water. “Once you have the right color of water and a little current you will more than likely find kings, and lots of them,” Judice said. “Sometimes they will be close the rigs, or over some of the manmade reefs. If you can’t find them near the rigs, you might want to put out two lines and just drift with the current until you get bit.” Judice uses two rods when drifting. “One will be rigged with a whole ribbonfish, the other with a whole Spanish sardine,” he said. “One will be fished with a 1-ounce weight and the other will be free-lined without a weight. It’s always good to cover various depths. I’ll rig the baits with a single 7/0 straight shank O’Shaughnessy hook.” One of the most popular dead baits used for kings is a ribbonfish. And one of most common ways to rig and fish this type of bait is with a Carolina Live Bait King Mackerel rig, or a Dave Workman, Jr. Ribbon Fish King rig. Dave Workman is a three-time Southern Kingfish Angler of the Year and came up with the ribbonfish rig. They come ready to fish with a single 3/0 hook that is placed through the bill of the ribbonfish. Then the three No. 4 treble hooks are pinned along the back of the bait. “That’s an excellent way to fish for kings,” said Robert Anderson, who has been fishing offshore for over three decades. “The ribbonfish rig can be slow trolled, bump trolled or free-lined with the current. The water around the rigs off the Port O’Connor jetties can load up with kings during the late summer months. The water around the rigs is about 70 to 80 feet deep. That’s the perfect depth for holding pogies and hardtails — baitfish that kings love to eat.” Trolling lures is a very effective way to cover a lot of water and fish at various depths. Two of the most popular kingfish lures along the Texas coast are the MirrOlure Big Game trolling diver and a Russelure. Please turn to page 21
New director at HRI Dr. David Yoskowitz became the senior executive director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies on Sept. 1. Yoskowitz will become the third leader of the institution within Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Yoskowitz has been with A&M-Corpus Christi for 18 years. He currently serves as the associate director for research, policy, and development in HRI and is the founding HRI endowed chair for socio-economics. Yoskowitz also held the position of Chief Economist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In his new role, Yoskowitz will oversee a team David Yoskowitz of 11 and will continue HRI’s leadership role at regional, national and international levels. Additionally, he will actively support, participate in, and promote organizations (particularly within the Gulf of Mexico) that advance HRI’s mission and vision for the future of the Gulf. Dr. Larry McKinney has retired as senior executive director and assumed the chair of Gulf strategies on Aug. 31. —HRI
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 84 degrees; 1.86’ low. Largemouth bass are good near to the rocks on spinner baits and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 89-90 degrees; 47.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs and soft plastics. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait. ARLINGTON: Water clear; 87 degrees; 4.99’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits and watermelon Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good near boat docks and shaded vegetation on minnows. Catfish are fair on crickets, earthworms and prepared baits. ATHENS: Water slightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.05’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jerk baits, swimbaits and blue flecked Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits. AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Sunfish are good on worms and live crickets along ledges, boat docks and brush. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and cut bait. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 87 degrees; 0.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on topwater poppers, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits. BASTROP: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, finesse worms and poppers. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles and standing timber. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 2.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live bait. BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 5.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, crankbaits and drop shots. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water slightly stained; 85-88 degrees; 0.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, crankbaits and watermelon Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and weighted worms. Red drum are good on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait, cut bait and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 87 degrees; 4.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits, finess worms and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. White bass are
fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on punch bait and live bait. BUCHANAN: Water clear; 84-88 degrees; 3.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms, chatter baits and deep-diving crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.30’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic frogs, topwater plugs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits and nightcrawlers. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 86-89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and soft plastic worms in lighter colors. Red drum are fair on live bait and spoons. Catfish are fair on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad. CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 86-90 degrees; 3.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Texasrigged plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on live bait. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.17’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water poppers, shaky heads and Texas-rigged plastic. Hybrids and white bass are good on slabs, heavy spoons and swimbaits. Crappie are good on chartreuse-tipped jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and cut bait. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 86-88 degrees; 20.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, plastic worms and jigs. Catfish are fair on dough balls, live bait and cheese bait. CONROE: Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.31’ low. Largemouth bass are good on nightcrawlers, crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striped bass are fair on lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait. COOPER: Water clear; 85-88 degrees; 2.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged curly-tailed plastic worms, crankbaits and skirted jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 88 degrees; 5.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, jigs and plastic worms,. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water clear; 87 degrees; 1.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on
top-waters, jigs and darkcolored plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on fresh cut bait, earthworms and punch bait. FALCON: Water lightly stained north and clear south; 88-90 degrees; 38.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good shallow on live and prepared baits. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on dark red Texas-rigged plastic craws and crankbaits. Sunfish are fair on worms and crickets. Catfish are fair on prepared baits. FORK: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 1.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on slow-moving plastic craws and worms. White and yellow bass are on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on live bait. GRANBURY: Water slightly stained; 84-86 degrees; 1.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits, spinner baits and green or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and black/chartreuse jigs. White bass are fair on slabs, jigging spoons and swimbaits. Catfish are good on earthworms or prepared baits. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 86-88 degrees; 1.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, Texas-rigged plastic worms and chatterbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad, earthworms and prepared baits. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 85-88 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on dough bait and nightcrawlers. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 84 degrees; 2.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs in vegetation and timber. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.13’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms and craws. Crappie are good beneath bridges and structure on live minnows. Catfish are fair on fresh cut bait and prepared baits. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texasrigged creatures. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines with cut bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 2.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, plastic worms
and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.60’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse-tipped jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on earthworms and prepared baits. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.41’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, long plastic worms and shaky heads. White bass are excellent on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and prepared baits. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.43’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 1.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and plum-colored plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.85’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair in coves on live and prepared baits. NASWORTHY: Water stained; 85 degrees; 0.96’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits. NAVARRO MILLS: Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and blue or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits and live bait. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 85 degrees; 12.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good in standing timber on crankbaits, jigs, live bait and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs at night. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 3.66’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows on drops and ledges. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water clear; 89 degrees; 0.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged brush hogs, swimbaits and deep running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows around bridges and timber. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on earthworms and live minnows.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water slightly stained; 84 degrees; 2.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are fair on cut shad. PROCTOR: Water clear; 89 degrees; 4.13’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, jigs and chatter baits in submerged timber, creek channels, and rocky shorelines. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits, earthworms and cut bait. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair near bridges, brush piles and submerged timber on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared baits. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, chatter baits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows around standing timber and brush piles. Catfish are fair on live bait and prepared baits. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 86-89 degrees; 0.77’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms and jigs. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows on bridge pilings and in brush piles. Catfish are good on punch bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 85 degrees; 2.73’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 86-88 degrees; 1.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, crankbaits and chatter baits. White bass and hybrids are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on earthworms and prepared baits. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water clear; 85-87 degrees; 2.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, silver spoons and red or maroon Carolinarigged soft plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and jigs. Channel catfish are good on prepared baits and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on live minnows. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark-colored Texas-rigged plastic worms and skirted jigs. White bass and hybrid stripers are excellent on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around brush piles, docks, and bridge pilings. Catfish are excellent
n Saltwater reports Page 11 on punch bait and cut bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 87 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 86-89 degrees; 1.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on skirted jigs, Texas-rigged plastic worms and shad crankbaits. Striped bass and white bass are good on live bait and top-waters. Crappie are fair on minnows by boathouses, timber and brush piles. Catfish are good on cut bait, prepared baits and live bait. TOLEDO BEND: Water heavily stained; 86-87 degrees; 2.32’ low. Largemouth bass are good on poppers, jigs and plastic worms. Crappie are good on shiners and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait. TRAVIS: Water clear; 87 degrees; 18.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plum, purple or watermelon plastic worms, skirted jigs and spinner baits. White bass are fair on swim jigs and slabs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on live bait and prepared baits. WACO: Water clear; 86 degrees; 2.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse worms, crankbaits and drop-shot plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut bait and prepared baits. WHITNEY: Water clear; 85-89 degrees; 3.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark plastic craws, crankbaits and jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Striped bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait and prepared baits. WORTH: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, and dark green or red Texas-rigged plastic craws. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on earthworms and punch bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.85’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. White bass are fair on jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, chicken liver and earthworms.
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 87-88 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp and top-waters over shell. Redfish are good on mullet and shrimp. TRINITY BAY: 86-87 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good around structure and reefs on live shrimp under a popping cork. Flounder are fair on mud minnows around rocks.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: 88 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are slow to fair due to rough water. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 88 degrees. Rough seas have hampered fishing, and some bait shops are closed. TEXAS CITY: 87-88 degrees. Bull redfish are fair on cut mullet. Redfish and speckled trout are good along the shoreline on shrimp under a popping cork and soft plastics. Black drum are good on blue crab. FREEPORT: 87 degrees. Speckled trout are good around San Luis Pass on shrimp and soft plastics. Redfish are fair on live shrimp under popping corks. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 87 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on live shrimp under a popping cork. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 87 degrees. Redfish are good on top-waters and soft plastics. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp and soft plastics. PORT O’CONNOR: 89 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on cut mullet. Redfish are good on shrimp under a popping cork. Black drum
are good on blue crab. ROCKPORT: 86-87 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on shrimp under a popping cork. PORT ARANSAS: 87 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on shrimp. Black drum are good on blue crab. CORPUS CHRISTI: 87 degrees. Redfish are good around Laguna Madre on mullet and shrimp. Speckled trout are slow. BAFFIN BAY: 90-91 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp, croaker and soft plastics. Redfish are fair on live shrimp. Black drum are fair to good on dead shrimp. PORT MANSFIELD: 89-90 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on top-waters, paddle tails and shrimp under popping corks. SOUTH PADRE: 87-88 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on both live and artificial baits. Redfish are good along the color
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER CAST NETTER WITH OTHER PROBLEMS On Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock County game wardens observed a cast netter pulling fish out of the water. As the subject noticed the wardens, he attempted to hide the net in the nearby brush. The man did not possess a valid fishing license, and gave his Mexico credentials to the wardens. He claimed he was simply throwing rocks in the water and denied fishing. The wardens found channel catfish, carp and shad hidden behind some rocks. The subject was unable to be identified and was arrested. Once in custody, an additional check with Homeland Security revealed the subject had a detainer because of his overstay in the U.S. WARDENS HELP OUT AFTER LAURA Texas game wardens supported colleagues at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries with resources for their sargents directly impacted by Hurricane Laura. The wardens donated 972 ready-to-eat meals, 36 gallons of generator oil, fuel transfer pumps, several cases of water and other miscellaneous supplies. MINOR RESCUED AFTER GOING OVER CLIFF ON ATV A minor operating an ATV went off
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a sheer 35-foot cliff into the Little River in Bell County. A Bell County game warden heard several deputies, several volunteer fire fighters, Temple technical rescue and Starflight in route to the call near a river. Additional assistance was requested because the terrain was difficult to navigate and needed a four-wheel drive vehicle. The warden reached out to another warden also in the area and they responded to the scene. Upon arrival, Temple Fire Department’s technical team prepared a repelling pulley system and various personnel from seven different agencies assisted in recovering the patient, two of his friends and several rescuers up the cliff. The patient was transported to the hospital in stable condition with a
spotted them. The warden spoke to the landowners in the area and found out the individual did not have permission to be on their property. After investigating further, it was determined that four individuals were trespassing on the ranch. Appropriate charges were filed and are currently pending.
few broken bones. BURGLARY RING FOILED A Polk County game warden was patrolling an area recently hit with several burglaries when he noticed an unoccupied UTV. While searching the UTV for a serial number, a person pulled up in a truck screaming for help. The person claimed that someone had just broke into their property, and then said “Hey! That’s my buggy!” The thief had used the UTV to transport stolen goods from the burglary that morning. Trail cameras, which were also stolen, sent partial images of the thief to the owner’s cell phone. The next day, the warden visited a nearby house that was being worked on to see if anyone recognized the
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James Palmer, 10, of McKinney, caught this bass on a hot dog while fishing with friends. Carson Carroll, Colton Coan and Reese Carroll had a great morning fishing with their dads and got their limit of red snapper outside of Port O’Connor on Clay Coan’s 23’ Seacraft.
Deleyce Burg, of Stonewall, brought down her first Hill Country axis buck on the family ranch. Brothers Bob Ed and Bill Patton took their children, Crockett and Maddie, on their first deep sea fishing trip outside of Port Aransas. Crockett, 12, pictured above, landed his first red snapper, and everyone caught their limits.
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The legal size for snook is 24 to 28 inches. Valdiviez said he generally uses live bait or plastics for snook. As he was fishing, he kept throwing a casting net into the water while Cepeda followed in with a bait bucket. After he caught some small bait and mullet, he started casting as close as he could get to bridge columns. The columns are favorite spots for anglers who frequent the fishing hole —one of the hottest places in this part of South Texas. “We usually come here twice a week, time permitting,” Valdiviez said. “I have caught several snook here.” Valdiviez said in the month of September, the redfish start showing up, followed by black drum. He said fishing along the Gayman Bridge is one of the most economical ways to enjoy the great outdoors where, if luck is on an angler’s side, he or she can go home with an unusual catch, like a snook.
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Manatt tells the owner to stand on the other side of the snake as he holds the dog. He then tells him to call his dog and the canine walks around the snake. The last test involves a bull snake which he also takes out of another wire cage and goes through the same routine. Dog owners like Bill and Scott Belcher, of Corpus Christi, Ruben Pena, of Harlingen, and Mike Gonzalez, of Weslaco, said they wanted to snake proof their hunting pals and prepare them for the worst. “We don’t hunt as much as we want,” Belcher said. “But we like to have our dogs ready just in case, even if we go camping.” The Belchers brought four labs for the course. Gonzalez said he goes bird hunting regularly and wanted to make sure his dogs are ready for the unexpected “We have plenty of rattlesnakes,” he said. “This is South Texas.” Snake avoidance clinics happen occassionally around the state. On Aug. 22, Park Cities Quail Coalition held its clinic in Bartonville. Veterinarians at the clinic also recommended hunting dogs receive rattlesnake vaccines, two injections that can help extend the time needed to get attention in the event of a bite.
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aftermath of the storm. I found a small bit of marsh grass floating along the north end of the lake, but that’s about it.” Phillips drove down towards Sabine Pass the day after Laura moved through the area and saw minimal amounts of debris on the roads. “Sabine is in really good shape,” Phillips said. “Salinity levels are good and so is the fishing action.” Phillips has been working with the General Land Office to gather water samples from the Sabine system in preparations for an upcoming project in the ship channel. At the beginning of the month, his samplings indicated that there was salty water available for game fish from Sabine pass all the way up to the Neches River. “The salinity ranges throughout the entire system are optimal for catching speckled trout, redfish
and flounder right now,” he said. Capt. Randy Foreman said he had some roof damage on his house near Groves, but that overall, he fared pretty well. “It could’ve been a lot worse,” he said. “We have been able to get back out on the water and pick things up right where we left them before the storm.” Foreman claims there are still plenty of redfish in the marshes north of Sabine Lake, probably due to the influx of saltwater that these areas took on in the form of storm surge. According to Capt. Bill Watkins, the fish in Sabine haven’t changed their patterns at all since the hurricane made landfall. “I don’t think that the fish even changed their position,” Watkins said. “We are catching them in the same areas that we were finding them in before Laura hit.”
Watkins lives north of Vidor and said he really didn’t take on any damage at his home. “We had some windblown debris and tree limbs in the yard, but that’s about it,” he said. As far as fishing is concerned, Watkins said the water in the ship channel is pretty, salty, and full of fish. He’s been focusing most of his efforts south of the causeway in Sabine Pass over channel drops, shell pads, points and along the jetties. “I’ve heard plenty of reports of trout and redfish being caught all over the lake as well,” he said. The operator of Sabine Lake Lodge, Capt. Colby Denbow, said the lodge is operating as normal. “We had some bulkhead damage along the lakefront and our pier got wiped out, but we were fortunate,” Denbow said. “We got lucky by about 10 miles.”
Denbow said the water in Sabine Lake looks great, and that its surrounding marshes are full of life, too. Hackberry Rod & Gun sustains significant damage Louisiana’s Hackberry Rod & Gun is known to many Texas hunters and fishermen, and was directly in Laura’s path. Tanya Jinks, assistant manager, said all of the employees are OK but some of the guides are homeless. “The town is in really bad shape, and our lodge was significantly damaged — mainly the downstairs and the office. The rooms and dining hall upstairs were in better shape. Thank God we didn’t get the storm surge they predicted or the town of Hackberry wouldn’t be here.” They plan to be up and running by Oct. 1.
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tailers with about half a million products, and the site includes videos and “celebrity storefronts” showcasing the products. Voss was reBill Voss cently featured on Fox Business Channel’s “Mornings with Maria” hosted by Maria Bartiromo, and said the company was born out of the frustration of wanting a marketplace that carries all the products outdoor enthusiasts could want. And he is still thinking big, as he did when naming the company. “If Bezos has the longest river (with Amazon), we wanted the tallest mountain,” he said.
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“The hybrids are almost always found underneath the schools of white bass, below the surface. Most of them are 7- to 8-pounders in the 23- to 24-inch range.” Guide John Varner said white bass have been schooling pretty consistently lately during the early morning hours along flats in 3-5 feet of water on Lake Ray Hubbard. “You can find these schools up on top busting shad almost every day, but every now and then they won’t show up and will leave you scratching your head,” the guide said. “If they aren’t schooling at the surface, they can typically be found suspending over structure or off the edges of deep humps in 15 to 21 feet of water.” When the white bass are suspended out deep, Varner said the best approach is to use a fast, aggressive retrieve with chartreuse or white slabs. “There are also plenty of crappie concentrating around trees and brush piles in 16 to 21 feet of water,” Varner said. “Most of the crappie tend to be holding up off of the bottom around these structures.”
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2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Sept Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2020 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Sept Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri
11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17 Thu
12:43 6:56 1:33 7:47 2:23 8:38 3:14 9:28 4:05 10:19 4:56 11:10 5:48 -----
1:10 2:01 2:52 3:42 4:33 5:23 6:15
7:23 8:14 9:06 9:57 10:47 11:37 12:28
07:07 07:08 07:09 07:09 07:10 07:10 07:11
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6:43 12:29
7:09
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07:12 07:29 8:25a
19 Sat 20 Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri
7:39 8:39 9:41 10:43 11:44 12:18 1:08
8:06 9:06 10:09 11:12 ----12:42 1:35
1:53 2:53 3:55 4:57 5:58 6:56 7:49
12:37 6:50 1:27 7:41 2:18 8:32 3:08 9:22 3:59 10:13 4:50 11:04 5:43 11:56 6:37 12:24 7:34 1:20 8:33 2:20 9:35 3:21 10:37 4:23 11:38 5:23 12:12 6:22 1:02 7:16
1:04 1:55 2:46 3:37 4:27 5:18 6:09 7:03 8:00 9:01 10:03 11:06 ----12:36 1:30
7:17 8:09 9:00 9:51 10:41 11:31 12:22 12:50 1:47 2:47 3:49 4:52 5:52 6:50 7:43
07:03 07:03 07:04 07:04 07:05 07:05 07:06 07:06 07:07 07:07 07:08 07:08 07:09 07:09 07:10
07:31 07:30 07:29 07:28 07:26 07:25 07:24 07:23 07:21 07:20 07:19 07:18 07:16 07:15 07:14
12:54a 3:22p 1:46a 4:17p 2:44a 5:09p 3:47a 5:57p 4:54a 6:41p 6:03a 7:21p 7:11a 7:59p 8:19a 8:36p 9:27a 9:15p 10:36a 9:55p 11:45a 10:39p 12:53p 11:28p 1:57p NoMoon 2:57p 12:21a 3:50p 1:18a
1:26 2:26 3:27 4:29 5:29 6:27 7:22
07:12 07:13 07:14 07:14 07:15 07:15 07:16
07:38 07:37 07:36 07:34 07:33 07:32 07:30 07:28 07:26 07:25 07:23 07:22 07:21 07:19
12:52a 1:44a 2:42a 3:47a 4:55a 6:05a 7:16a
3:36p 4:31p 5:22p 6:09p 6:51p 7:30p 8:06p 8:41p
9:35a 9:18p 10:46a 9:57p 11:56a 10:39p 1:06p 11:27p 2:11p NoMoon 3:11p 12:20a 4:04p 1:16a
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12:50 7:03 1:40 7:53 2:30 8:44 3:21 9:35 4:12 10:26 5:03 11:16 5:55 ----6:49 12:36 7:46 1:33 8:46 2:32 9:47 3:33 10:50 4:35 11:50 5:36 12:24 6:34 1:15 7:28
1:16 7:29 2:07 8:21 2:58 9:13 3:49 10:03 4:40 10:54 5:30 11:44 6:22 12:35 7:15 1:02 8:13 1:59 9:13 2:59 10:16 4:02 11:18 5:04 ----- 6:05 12:48 7:03 1:42 7:56
07:15 07:16 07:16 07:17 07:17 07:18 07:18 07:19 07:19 07:20 07:20 07:21 07:21 07:22 07:22
07:44 07:42 07:41 07:40 07:39 07:37 07:36 07:35 07:34 07:33 07:31 07:30 07:29 07:28 07:26
1:08a 3:34p 2:00a 4:29p 2:58a 5:21p 4:01a 6:09p 5:08a 6:53p 6:17a 7:34p 7:25a 8:12p 8:32a 8:49p 9:40a 9:28p 10:48a 10:09p 11:57a 10:53p 1:05p 11:42p 2:09p NoMoon 3:08p 12:36a 4:02p 1:32a
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1:03 7:16 1:53 8:07 2:44 8:58 3:34 9:48 4:25 10:39 5:16 11:30 6:09 ----7:03 12:50 8:00 1:46 8:59 2:46 10:01 3:47 11:03 4:49 ----- 5:49 12:38 6:48 1:28 7:42
1:30 2:21 3:12 4:03 4:53 5:43 6:35 7:29 8:26 9:26 10:29 11:32 12:04 1:02 1:56
7:43 8:35 9:26 10:17 11:07 11:57 12:48 1:16 2:13 3:13 4:15 5:17 6:18 7:16 8:09
07:26 07:27 07:28 07:28 07:29 07:30 07:31 07:31 07:32 07:33 07:33 07:34 07:35 07:36 07:36
07:59 07:58 07:57 07:55 07:54 07:52 07:51 07:49 07:48 07:47 07:45 07:44 07:42 07:41 07:39
1:06a 4:04p 1:58a 4:58p 2:57a 5:49p 4:02a 6:35p 5:11a 7:16p 6:23a 7:53p 7:35a 8:27p 8:47a 9:01p 9:58a 9:36p 11:10a 10:13p 12:22p 10:55p 1:33p 11:42p 2:39p NoMoon 3:39p 12:34a 4:31p 1:30a
Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.
Sabine Pass, north Date Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25
Time 1:40 AM 2:21 AM 2:52 AM 3:19 AM 3:44 AM 4:08 AM 4:31 AM 4:55 AM 5:18 AM 12:05 AM 12:59 AM 2:05 AM 3:51 AM 12:16 AM 1:31 AM
High Island Height 1.79H 1.86H 1.91H 1.93H 1.93H 1.90H 1.87H 1.83H 1.79H 0.97L 1.27L 1.53L 1.70L 2.02H 2.05H
Time 5:23 PM 6:18 PM 7:12 PM 8:26 AM 8:48 AM 9:22 AM 10:02 AM 10:46 AM 11:33 AM 5:41 AM 6:02 AM 6:17 AM 6:02 AM 4:29 PM 5:36 PM
Height 0.21L 0.12L 0.05L 1.53 1.39L 1.18L 0.93L 0.66 0.40L 1.77H 1.75H 1.73H 1.72H 0.08L 0.15L
Time
12:22 PM 1:42 PM 2:50 PM 3:57 PM 5:05 PM 6:16 PM 12:24 PM 1:19 PM 2:18 PM 3:21 PM
Height
1.68H 1.78H 1.88H 1.95H 2.00H 2.00H 0.20L 0.07L 0.01L 0.03L
Time
Height
8:02 PM 8:51 PM 9:39 PM 10:27 PM 11:15 PM
0.02L 0.06L 0.18L 0.39L 0.66L
7:34 PM 9:01 PM 10:39 PM
2.00H 1.98H 1.99H
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 1:23 AM 2:01 AM 2:36 AM 3:09 AM 3:39 AM 4:07 AM 4:34 AM 4:59 AM 5:21 AM 5:40 AM 1:21 AM 3:54 AM 2:48 PM 12:00 AM 1:04 AM
Height 2.28H 2.38H 2.45H 2.47H 2.45H 2.38H 2.28H 2.14H 2.00H 1.88H 1.47L 1.71L 0.17L 2.60H 2.63H
Time 4:42 PM 5:42 PM 6:43 PM 9:45 AM 9:41 AM 9:35 AM 9:52 AM 10:22 AM 10:59 AM 11:43 AM 5:54 AM 5:57 AM
Height 0.28L 0.18L 0.09L 1.66L 1.59L 1.42L 1.16L 0.86L 0.58L 0.35L 1.80H 1.77H
4:08 PM 5:33 PM
0.22L 0.28L
Height 1.92H 2.02H 2.10H 2.12H 2.08H 1.99H 1.85H 1.70H 1.56H 1.02L 1.32L 0.14L 0.12L 2.21H 2.21H
Time 4:38 PM 5:43 PM 6:44 PM 7:40 PM 10:25 AM 10:12 AM 10:20 AM 10:42 AM 11:14 AM 5:32 AM 5:34 AM 10:39 PM
Height 0.21L 0.12L 0.05L 0.02L 1.49L 1.39L 1.19L 0.94L 0.67L 1.47H 1.44H 2.16H
4:05 PM 5:24 PM
0.14L 0.19L
Height 0.79H 0.82H 0.84H 0.83H 0.77H 0.67H 0.02L 0.16L 0.33L 0.50L -0.04L 0.75H 0.82H 0.85H 0.84H
Time 7:30 PM 8:35 PM 9:37 PM 10:37 PM 11:31 PM 11:48 AM 9:29 AM 8:45 AM 5:45 AM 4:55 AM
Height -0.02L -0.07L -0.11L -0.11L -0.07L 0.66L 0.54H 0.42H 0.41H 0.52H
4:00 5:16 6:36 7:49
-0.09L -0.10L -0.09L -0.08L
Height 0.78H 0.83H 0.15L 0.09L 0.07L 0.09L 0.16L 0.28L 0.42L 0.56L 0.70H 0.75H 0.79H 0.80H 0.80H
Time 11:35 PM
Height 0.21L
2:44 PM 3:49 PM 4:54 PM 6:06 PM 7:28 PM 9:01 PM 9:36 AM 8:48 AM 6:58 PM 8:12 PM 9:30 PM 10:47 PM 11:56 PM
0.90H 0.94H 0.95H 0.92H 0.86H 0.79H 0.51H 0.58H 0.33L 0.29L 0.27L 0.25L 0.22L
Time
12:19 PM 1:35 PM 2:45 PM 3:52 PM 5:00 PM 6:08 PM 7:23 PM 12:35 PM 1:36 PM
Height
1.76H 1.92H 2.09H 2.25H 2.37H 2.44H 2.47H 0.21L 0.15L
Time
Height
7:40 PM 8:32 PM 9:22 PM 10:11 PM 11:02 PM 11:59 PM
0.03L 0.03L 0.14L 0.36L 0.69L 1.08L
8:50 PM 10:32 PM
2.48H 2.53H
Time 1:27 AM 2:13 AM 2:52 AM 3:25 AM 3:54 AM 4:20 AM 4:43 AM 5:03 AM 5:20 AM 12:36 AM 02:11 AM 1:40 PM 2:47 PM 12:15 AM 1:30 AM
Time
12:53 PM 2:19 PM 3:35 PM 4:51 PM 6:08 PM 11:54 AM 12:42 PM
Height
Time
Height
1.55H 1.65H 1.77H 1.88H 1.97H 0.42L 0.24L
8:35 PM 9:30 PM 10:26 PM 11:27 PM
0.06L 0.19L 0.41L 0.70L
7:30 PM 9:00 PM
2.05H 2.11H
Height
Time
Height
Port O’Connor Date Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25
Time 6:46 AM 7:30 AM 8:19 AM 9:05 AM 9:41 AM 9:47 AM 12:21 AM 1:07 AM 1:52 AM 2:36 AM 2:57 PM 4:05 AM 4:50 AM 5:37 AM 6:25 AM
Time 11:38 AM 1:28 PM 12:30 AM 1:21 AM 2:10 AM 2:57 AM 3:43 AM 4:31 AM 5:21 AM 6:18 AM 2:03 AM 6:01 AM 7:42 AM 9:15 AM 11:55 AM
Date Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25
Time 3:14 AM 4:02 AM 4:42 AM 5:10 AM 5:24 AM 5:26 AM 5:24 AM 5:25 AM 12:04 AM 1:16 AM 2:46 AM 2:27 PM 12:03 AM 1:25 AM 2:33 AM
Time 9:05 PM 10:30 PM 11:41 PM
Height 0.28L 0.26L 0.21L
9:31 AM 9:13 AM 9:05 AM 9:07 AM 9:16 AM 9:25 AM 9:30 AM 6:12 PM 7:08 PM 8:11 PM 9:37 PM
1.67H 1.62H 1.57H 1.53H 1.51H 1.49H 1.50H 0.19L 0.18L 0.24L 0.31L
Height 1.49H 1.54H 1.55H 1.53H 1.48H 1.41H 1.35H 1.30H 0.76L 0.99L 1.20L 0.26L 1.68H 1.74H 1.73H
Time 5:29 PM 6:32 PM 7:33 PM 8:30 PM 10:11 AM 10:16 AM 10:33 AM 11:06 AM 5:34 AM 5:46 AM 5:59 AM
Height 0.29L 0.25L 0.22L 0.22L 1.34L 1.23 1.08L 0.88L 1.29H 1.29H 1.31H
3:28 PM 4:38 PM 5:55 PM
0.23L 0.26L 0.32L
Height 0.40H 0.40H 0.40H 0.40H 0.42H 0.42H 0.07L 0.12L 0.20L 0.27L 0.34L 0.39H 0.43H 0.45H 0.45H
Time 7:46 PM 8:46 PM 9:43 PM 10:37 PM 11:26 PM
Height 0.06L 0.04L 0.02L 0.01L 0.03L
5:53 5:37 5:39 5:40 5:20 3:55 5:14 6:36 7:46
0.27H 0.27H 0.29H 0.32H 0.35H 0.02L 0.01L 0.01L 0.01L
Height 1.06H 1.10 1.09H 1.05H 1.03H 1.05H 0.75H 0.76H 0.79H 0.60L 0.78L 0.92L -0.14L 1.12H 1.13H
Time 5:02 PM 6:12 PM 7:11 PM 8:04 PM 8:55 PM 9:47 PM 7:43 AM 9:06 AM 10:48 AM 4:39 AM 4:56 AM 4:51 AM
Height 0.00L -0.04L -0.07L -0.06L 0.00L 0.10L 0.66L 0.50L 0.32L 0.83H 0.89H 0.95H
4:00 PM 5:21 PM
-0.11L -0.06L
Height 1.82H 1.89H 1.92H 1.89H 1.80H 1.66H 1.52H 1.42H 1.38H 1.19L 1.46L 0.24L 0.22L 2.08H 2.08H
Time 4:24 PM 5:30 PM 6:33 PM 7:31 PM 8:28 PM 9:22 AM 9:29 AM 10:00 AM 10:42 AM 4:34 AM 4:19 AM 11:35 PM
Height 0.29L 0.24L 0.20L 0.20L 0.27L 1.55L 1.33L 1.06L 0.78L 1.40H 1.49H 2.03H
3:33 PM 4:48 PM
0.26L 0.34L
Time
3:02 3:12 3:30 3:56 4:31 5:18
Height
PM PM PM PM PM PM
1.32L 1.14L 0.90L 0.65L 0.43L 0.28L
Time
Height
1:18 PM 2:36 PM 3:52 PM 5:07 PM 11:49 AM 12:38 PM 1:31 PM
1.43H 1.46H 1.49H 1.50H 0.68 0.49L 0.35L
Time
6:10 PM 7:29 PM 8:47 PM 10:00 PM 11:22 PM
Time
Height
1.49H 1.50H 1.53H 1.57H 1.61H
Height
9:22 PM 10:13 PM 11:06 PM
0.27L 0.37L 0.54L
6:26 PM 8:02 PM 10:09 PM
1.51H 1.53H 1.59H
Date Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25
Time 6:37 AM 7:28 AM 8:51 AM 1:05 PM 2:44 PM 3:52 PM 12:11 AM 12:53 AM 1:32 AM 2:10 AM 2:52 AM 2:58 AM 3:54 AM 4:36 AM 5:19 AM
AM AM AM AM AM PM PM PM PM
Time
11:38 AM 12:32 PM 1:19 PM 2:04 PM 2:54 PM
Height
0.25L 0.18L 0.12L 0.06L 0.03L
Time
4:55 6:01 7:24 9:32
Height
PM PM PM PM
0.41H 0.40H 0.38H 0.37H
Time
Height
Port Aransas
PM PM PM PM
Time
2:09 PM 12:00 PM 12:37 PM 1:19 PM 2:05 PM
0.67H 0.51L 0.34L 0.18L 0.04L
4:24 PM 6:57 PM 9:51 PM 11:57 PM
0.62H 0.58H 0.62H 0.67H
Nueces Bay Date Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25
San Luis Pass
Height 1.67H 1.71H 1.73H 1.71H 0.19L 0.22L 0.33L 0.53L 0.80L 1.09L 1.37L 1.67H 1.75H 1.83H 1.84H
East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25
Time 8:56 AM 9:20 AM 9:40 AM 9:47 AM 12:40 AM 1:30 AM 2:12 AM 2:49 AM 3:22 AM 3:54 AM 4:34 AM 12:59 AM 5:21 AM 6:05 AM 7:18 AM
Date Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25
Time 4:18 AM 4:58 AM 5:43 AM 6:36 AM 12:36 PM 1:52 PM 3:47 AM 3:57 AM 4:18 AM 12:38 AM 1:35 AM 2:38 AM 2:50 PM 2:34 AM 3:33 AM
Time
3:03 PM 4:12 PM 5:25 PM 11:59 AM 12:56 PM 1:51 PM
Height
1.06H 1.05H 1.03H 0.13L -0.02L -0.11L
10:42 PM 11:40 PM
0.25L 0.42L
7:01 PM 9:40 PM 11:06 PM
1.01H 1.05H 1.09H
South Padre Island Time
2:27 PM 5:38 PM
Height
0.47L 0.40L
Time
10:56 PM
Height
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Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. named Deana L. McPherson as executive vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer and assistant secretary.
Spotted Bear Ranch, an Orvis-endorsed fly fishing and hunting resort in Montana, named Hunter Outdoor Communications as its agency of record.
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Cast-iron dove with creamy grits Deboned dove, 2-3 per person (This recipe serves 4 people) Salt and pepper Potato starch 4 cups water 1 cup grits 2-4 tbsps. of butter Cream cheese Pair with your favorite pan sauce Salt and pepper the dove generously then dredge in potato starch. Dust off the excess flour and place in the refrigerator while you prep the rest. In a saucepan add 4 cups of water, salt and bring to a boil. Gradually stir in grits. Reduce heat and stir frequently. If
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you are using instant grits this only takes about 5-8 minutes to cook. For regular stone ground grits it takes about 40 minutes. Stir until grits absorb all the water. Add butter and cream cheese and stir until incorporated. In a cast iron skillet with a touch of oil, pan sear dove in batches on both sides, about 2 minutes. Let them rest before plating. Make a sauce, for example, sauté chopped garlic and onion until fragrant. Add red wine and reduce. Add stock and a good aged balsamic, season to taste with salt, pepper and herbs of your choice. To plate, add grits to a bowl and top with your dove, pan sauce and fresh herbs. —Kristin Parma, Anxious Hunter Blog
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Anderson said the MirrOlure Big Game lures can be fished from 12 to 25 feet deep. The Deep 25 Plus 111MR can be trolled at 2 to 7 knots, but will fish deeper the slower you go. The Big Game 113MR is designed to run about 12 feet deep while being trolled at 2 to 9 knots with about 150 feet of line out. He said the best colors are blue/silver/white or pink/chartreuse/silver. Judice said when he’s not fishing dead baits, he’ll be trolling a pair of Russelures. It’s a 6-1/2-inch metal lure that’s shaped like a banana. The lures come in a variety of colors, and Judice prefers the silver and gold for kingfish. “If you’re dead-set on catching big kings, definitely go with live baits,” said Bill Platt, one of the best at catching trophy-class king mackerel along the coast. The most popular live bait is a blue runner, a.k.a. hardtail. They can be caught on Sabiki rigs around most platforms. Platt said the best ways to fish live bait for kings is to bump troll or free-line them.
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Food bank asking for venison The San Antonio Food Bank is asking hunters for donations of venison for needy families. The group’s Hunters for the Hungry program will process donated whole deer and donate the venison to needy families — at no cost to the hunter. “Protein, like venison and other lean meat, is one of the most desired items for families facing hunger,” Food Bank CEO Eric Cooper said in a release. “We rarely get protein donated, which is why this program is so important to us.” Money donated to the program goes to pay processors across South Texas. —SA Food Bank
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of stony coral and approximately 150 square feet of live rock, when the Formosa dropped anchor in the Kailua Bay Zone of the Kona Coast Fishery Management Area.
Pebble Mine permit rejected A controversial copper and gold mine will not receive a permit under its current proposed plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in a letter to Pebble Limited Partnership, the company proposing the mine, said the mine would cause substantial environmental damage, and ordered the company to offset those impacts in order for the project to move forward. The Army Corps said the footprint of the mine’s adverse impacts would cover nearly 3,000 acres of wetlands, 132.5 acres of open water and 130 miles of streams, along with areas affected by other infrastructure. Pebble has 90 days to reply with a plan to mitigate the damage. Pebble has sought for more than a decade to develop a mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed, one of the world’s last pristine salmon spawning grounds. The Bristol Bay region produces nearly half of the world’s annual wild sockeye salmon catch. —Staff report
CALIFORNIA
Anti-hunting bill dies in Senate After passing on the Assembly floor, Senate Bill 1175 died before a concurrence vote could happen on the Senate floor. The bill, which prohibited the importation of animal parts from certain species, including elephant, lion, leopard, mountain zebra, plains zebra, hippopotamus and baboon was pushed by animal rights groups. Opponents said the law would punish law-abiding sportsmen and women while negatively impacting rural African communities. Testimony against the bill was provided by government officials like Zimbabwe’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and the Namibian Association of Community-Based Conservation Organizations. —Staff report
FLORIDA
Record flathead Lavon Nowling, of Santa Rosa County, caught a new state-record flathead catfish in the Yellow River. The fish weighed 69.9 pounds and was 48.5 inches long. Nowling caught the fish on a rod and reel using live bait. The previous record, set in 2019, weighed 69.3 pounds, also caught in the Yellow River. —FWC
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On Aug. 8, Robert Ferraro, of Erie, was trolling for steelhead and walleye in 74 feet of water when he hooked a new state-record brown trout. The fish hit a spoon and was landed after a 10-minute battle. When confirmed and weighed by Pennsylvania Fishing and Boating Commission officials, the fish weighed 20 pounds, 9 ounces, exceeding the previous record, set in 2000, by 11 ounces. —PFBC
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Steep fine for yacht anchoring over coral reef N O R T H Z O N E : SEPT. 1- NOV. 12 & DEC. 18- JAN. 3 C E N T R A L Z O N E : SEPT. 1- NOV. 1 & DEC. 18- JAN. 14 S O U T H Z O N E : SEPT. 14- NOV. 1 & DEC. 18- JAN. 23 ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR SPECIAL WHITE-WINGED DOVE SEASON: SEP. 5, 6, 12, 13 (SPECIAL REGULATIONS APPLY) *CHECK TPWD FOR ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS AND BAG LIMITS
The dropping of the Formosa’s anchor on coral in Kailua Bay on Hawaii’s island in October 2018 has resulted in the luxury yacht owners being ordered to pay $100,000 to the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources, which will go to supporting coral reef management and restoration in West Hawai‘i. The Formosa Wealth Management Group, owners of the 197-foot luxury yacht, violated Hawaii Administrative Rules by breaking and damaging approximately 431 coral colonies
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Hunter killed by elk On Aug. 29, Mark David, 66, was archery hunting on private property near Tillamook. He wounded a 5x5 bull elk but was unable to locate it before dark. On the morning of Aug. 30, at approximately 9:15 a.m., David located the bull and attempted to kill it with his bow. The elk charged and gored David in the neck with its antlers. The landowner attempted to help David but he sustained fatal injuries and died. The elk was killed and the meat was donated to the Tillamook County Jail. —Oregon State Police
MONTANA
Two grizzlies euthanized Two grizzly bears were killed after multiple conflicts in campsites and at residences near West Yellowstone. Conflicts with the two subadult grizzlies — a male and a female — began in 2019. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff worked to haze the bears, and the efforts to move them away from residential areas were thought to be successful. Reports of problems with these bears started again on Aug. 5, and by the time the bears were last captured on Sept. 1, there were 15 reports of two bears being in campgrounds at night, inside porches and on steps, where they accessed garbage and dog food. After hazing efforts were unsuccessful, traps were set for the bears on Aug. 15, and both were captured a day later. FWP, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service agreed to relocate and release the bears due to their young age and because this was their first time being captured. Both bears were fitted with ear tags and satellite collars. The bears then returned to the area where the conflicts had occurred previously, and on Aug. 25, the problems resumed. The bears were captured again on Sept. 1 and euthanized. —MFWP
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FECOP submits zoning plan to Costa Rican Congress FECOP, the Costa Rica sport-fishing lobby group, offered proposed change to an existing tuna fishing law to the nation’s congress. The proposal includes moving the foreign tuna seiner fleet from 40 miles off the coast to 60 miles. FECOP’s delegation included a sociologist, economist, marine biologist and sport fisherman. The current law has created a domino effect , FECOP said. Longliners claim foreign purse seine boats are depleting the ocean of not only tuna but other bycatch species the domestic longliners depend on. Sport fishermen argue competition for resources between the two commercial factions within the allowable zone forces longliners to intentionally target sailfish, a game fish reserved by agreement for the sport-fishing sector. FECOP proposed no surface longlines be permitted from 0 to 60 miles offshore. This zone would also be used by sport fishermen and artisanal snapper/grouper harvesters. From 60 to 200 miles, medium-scale longline vessels and sport-fishing boats would be allowed; and purse seine boats could operate beyond 200 miles. FECOP said these proposals would reduce the bycatch of non-targeted coastal species and greatly reduce the incidental trapping of dolphins. —FECOP
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Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program recently applied for a patent for a new vehicle-based lighting system to prevent deer-vehicle collisions during low-light conditions. Through a series of experiments with free-roaming white-tailed deer, researchers at the National Wildlife Research Center determined the use of a rear-facing light-emitting diode (LED) light bar — which illuminates a larger portion of the vehicle’s front surface than standard headlights alone — resulted in fewer dangerous deer-vehicle interactions. The likelihood of dangerous interactions decreased from 35 percent to 10 percent of vehicle approaches when using a rear-facing light bar plus headlights versus just headlights alone. The reduction in dangerous interactions appeared to be driven by fewer instances of immobility or “freezing” behavior by deer when the light bar was used. “This new lighting system takes advantage of a deer’s predator avoidance behavior (also known as flight behavior),” said lead author and former NWRC researcher Dr. Travis DeVault. “We predicted that light reflected from the front surface of the vehicle would provide a more reliable looming image to deer, thus encouraging the deer to move out of the path of the approaching vehicle.” When an object “looms,” it becomes increasingly larger to the perceiving animal. The technology can be incorporated as an after-market device, like a brush guard or bumper, or can be embedded in the vehicle as part of the manufacturing process.
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DIAMONDBACK HD SPOTTING SCOPE: Vortex Optics’ new spotting scope, available in several models including the 20-60x85 model (pictured), provides long-distance hunters with the power and clarity to see in low light or in dense cover. The HD optical system, which delivers crisp resolution, bright images and edge-to-edge sharpness, reduces eye strain during long glassing sessions. The scope’s exterior also has been streamlined for a sleek, snag-free profile. And, it has a built-in helical focus wheel that provides fast, fine adjustments. The MSRP for the angled scope is $599.99.
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GLIDE BAIT 178: This beautifully molded slow-sinking hard bait from Molix has realistic 3-D eyes and soft fins painted in six aesthetically pleasing color combinations, including the bluegill hue (pictured). It produces true-to-life curve action when slow retrieved but can get enticingly erratic with a jerking retrieve. Outfitted with ultra sharp swiveling treble hooks, it also has an ultraviolet coating to protect it from the sun’s rays. The 7-inch lure costs about $28.
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Dishman said one of his best days of sight-casting to tailing reds was with guide Ben Paschal, who runs trips out of Port Mansfield on the Lower Laguna Madre. He does both fly-fishing and conventional tackle trips. Some of the clearest water you’ll find on the Texas coast is on the Lower Laguna Madre, where the average water depth is 1 to 3 feet. “The Lower Laguna is home to about 75 percent of the seagrass on the Texas coast Sight-casting to redfish can be done with conventional spinning rigs or fly-fishing which keeps the water equipment. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News. extremely clear,” Paschal said. “From mangrove-lined west side bays covered in massive seagrass meadows, to the expansive east side sand flats, the Lower Laguna Madre offers some of the best fishing for reds the Texas coast has to offer.” Dishman had an excellent trip with guide Eric Glass, one of the most experienced flyfishing guides in Texas. “We left the dock and ran for over an hour,” he said. “It was well worth the run. We had shots at tailing reds and cruising reds all day long. To cap things off the next morning, the first fish we saw was a huge 7-pound trout laid up in sand and grass. The water was about 18 inches deep. I made about a 20-foot cast, laid the fly down on her nose and she ate it instantly. That was beyond all my expectations, but just another day on the Laguna Madre.” Guide Tom Horbey has been a full-time guide on the clear-water flats out of Port O’Connor for 20 years. His goal is putting his anglers on visible reds in water that’s 10 to 18 inches deep. But this time of year he’s also fishing the bays and jetties for tarpon, jacks and bull reds. “All of the fish are fun to catch, but seeing reds and casting to them is exciting,” Horbey said. “People absolutely love that, and they never get tired of it. Right now I’m fishing the back-water lakes well off the beaten path, where very few boats can go.” Polling a skiff to access shallow-water reds is good and easy, but a whole lot of angles prefer to wade-fish the flats, and hunt for visible reds, either with fly or conventional tackle. “Whether you’re in a boat or wading for reds, and often times big trout, it’s all about seeing fish, stalking them and making the cast,” Horbey said. “And the middle and lower Texas coast offers some of the best spot-and-stalk angling that you’ll find anywhere.”
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in the area for miles, and decided to make the drive and give it a whirl.” Ashcraft arrived at the property early in the morning before sunrise, and it was raining. “The hunt started off pretty slow and the weather was not ideal,” he said. “I didn’t harvest my first bird until almost 8 o’clock, but then it turned on.” Ashcraft ended up shooting a limit of dove that consisted of mostly whitewings with a few mourning doves, along with three bonus Eurasian-collared dove. “I wasn’t very far from the nearest town, and my hope was that I would be able to catch some whitewings because of that,” he said. “Sure enough, it worked out.” Bob Quigley also dealt with rainy weather on the first days of the season. He hunted on a ranch near Llano, and in between rain showers, harvested near limits two days in a row. “Even though it was raining on and off, there were still birds flying,” he said. “I shot mostly whitewings and just a handful of mourning dove.” Will Cooper was able to get a morning hunt in on opening day near Cherokee before the inclement weather set in. “A mix of mourning doves and whitewings flew pretty well for us in the field we hunted on opening morning,” Cooper said. “During
the afternoon on opening day, the wind really picked up and the birds didn’t fly too great after that. Then, the rain set in on day two of the season.” Cody Shupak spent opening morning with some friends north of Sealy, where they harvested limits of whitewings fairly quickly. “It was a barn-burner hunt,” he said. Near Decatur, Jordan Dean said her first few hunts over a field with dove weed were pretty slow. “We got several inches of rain to start off the season,” she said. “I had some friends in the Justin area that had some limit shoots, but where I was hunting the best hunts on the first couple days of the season rendered half-limits.” Dove hunters north of Hondo reported limits of whitewings for most folks and plenty of action. And hunters in the Frisco area reported limits of mourning dove before the rainy weather started on opening morning. Cody Koehler started his season in Coleman County near Gouldbusk, and said the birds were thick over cut sunflowers. “Morning flights were done by 8:30 am, and in the afternoon, the best action occurred between 3:30 and 4:30 when the birds returned to the fields to feed before heading to roost,” Koehler said. “Most hunters in the area were able to scratch out their limits.”
Hunting outfitter Kamiryn DeTiege said her groups of hunters shot dove over cut corn and around a tank in Hays County during the first week of the season. “We had a pretty even mix of whitewings and mourning dove,” she said. “On rainy days, the birds were pretty hesitant to fly until after the storm cleared. Our groups did not have any knock-out hunts, and most were just short of a limit; however, we had many first-time dove hunters that made memories, and all took home birds.” Not all hunters fared as well. Near Graham, hunters reported fewer birds after the rains. To the south in Comanche County, the super-dry conditions resulted in a lack of food and birds, and the rains were welcomed by hunters hoping for success down the road. Some hunters at Paloma Pachanga near Hondo reported shooting only one dove Friday afternoon as rain pounded the area. In the Special Whitewing Zone in South Texas, over the weekend some hunters reported stellar hunts, especially in the Rio Grande Valley and South of San Antonio, while hunters to the east, near Port O’Connor, saw their birds vanish after receiving nearly 5 inches of rain. Following some early morning rain, Michael Ashcraft shot his limit on opening morning near Colorado City. Photo from Michael Ashcraft.
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The thrill of opening weekend Nearly 30 trucks lined the parking lot of the Chevrolet dealership in Haskell for a 6 a.m. call time on Saturday morning. Excitement was in the air as the caravan of vehicles headed out to the dove fields. Since the season opener was on a Tuesday, this was the first hunt of the season for most. Hunters settled into their positions and watched a group of 15 hogs barrel into the field. As the sun cleared the fog, the birds began to fly — right at shooting time. Groups were hunting on fields of 2-foot-high sunflowers. Shouts were heard: “Good shooting!” “Nice one!” “On your left.” Some got limits and others still managed to get quite a few birds on the ground. The following day, the groups headed out from the Hop-In in Stamford. The temperature had warmed up quite a bit, topping 100 degrees. Hunters sought after small mesquite trees for any type of shade. The dove were flying high and fast, providing difficult shots for novice hunters, but those who were more experienced were able to take advantage of the unique shots. As the sun neared the horizon, the birds had filled their crops and headed back to the roost. Happy hunters sat on their tailgates and enjoyed a cold one. Photos by Lone Star Outdoor News
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