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September 24, 2021

Volume 18, Issue 3

Banner year for tarpon Texas’ TTT program could be suspended this year if proposals to change the rules are adopted. Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Proposed rule changes suspend TTT Testing from MLD ranches to be considered By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved opening proposals changing regulations on Trap, Transport and Transplant (TTT) and the emergency rules placed on deer breeders earlier this year for public comment and consideration. Managed Lands Deer Program landowners may not be left out, though, as the commission asked Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to offer recommendations on requiring CWD testing on MLD properties for the 2022-2023 hunting season. The proposals were outlined in an Special Work Session on CWD held Sept. 15. Andy Schwartz, the executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission, said the philosophy behind the proposed changes is to reduce the artificial movement of deer, which could spread the disease. “When animals are moved artificially, it could be spread,” he said. “Movement presents some risk.” Schwartz supported a moratorium on TTT and the continued live testing of all breeder deer before release.

Calm summer days provide ideal conditions for anglers pursuing tarpon in the clear waters of far South Texas. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Success from SPI to Port Mansfield jetties By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News It has been the perfect summer for catching tarpon along the Texas coast, and good fall fishing is expected. Some

of the best catches of silver kings have been over the past three months from South Padre Island up to the Port Mansfield jetties, according to guide Brian Barrera. “It’s been the best fishing I’ve seen in years,” Barrera said. “The tarpon are closer in than usual, and we’ve had a lot of days with calm weather that set up some

ideal conditions for finding big tarpon and catching them. Last year at this time we had 12 to 15 days of fishing. So far this summer, it’s been more like 20 to 30 days of calm weather.” August was a good month, with a few catches topping 200 pounds. “We’re catching tarpon inshore and offshore,” he said. “We have a loop of Please turn to page 14

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Hurricane hunter’s success By Nate Skinner

Run-N-Gun Adventures hunting guide, Capt. Kevin Diehl, plans to hunt all 16 days of teal season this year. Would a hurricane stop this duck fanatic? Absolutely not. Diehl said this was one of the best early teal openers that he can remember in recent years. “The birds were concentrated in

large numbers across our properties in Matagorda, Jackson, and Fort Bend counties, and all of our groups did exceptionally well to kick off the early teal season,” Diehl said. “Even after Hurricane Nicholas passed through, the action remained consistent. The storm really didn’t dump that much rain in the areas we hunt, plus we were already pretty dry, so what rain we did get got soaked up by the soil.”

Diehl said because the hurricane made landfall overnight, he never had to cancel a hunt. “We hunted the morning after the storm made landfall, and all of our groups managed limits to near limits, in spite of the breezy and nasty conditions.” Diehl said one of the highlights of the early teal season as a guide for him, was having veteran waterfowl hunter, William Jennings, and his grandson, Will Jennings, Please turn to page 24

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Hurricane Nicholas didn’t affect the success of teal hunters much, despite heavy rains and wind. Photo from Kevin Diehl.

HUNTING

FISHING

Timely teal (P. 4)

Muskie lure for bass (P. 8)

Hunters happy with bird numbers.

Giant swimbaits producing.

Can’t see the deer (P. 6)

Winning at all levels (P. 9)

High grass could hamper bowhunters.

Combs’ team takes TX Shootout.

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HUNTING

Best teal opener in years By Nate Skinner

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Dog owners take steps to protect their hunting partners from the heat while dove hunting. Photo by Dean Meyer.

Keeping dogs cooler, hydrated while dove hunting Two dogs die during opener By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News Seeing a retriever take off on command as dove drops from the sky is an amazing thing. Hunting with man’s best friend is a rewarding experience, but precautions are necessary, especially in the heat of September. Two dogs died after suffering heat stroke while hunting the opening days of the Special White-winged Dove Days in far South Texas, where the average temperature in the afternoon approached the 100-degree mark. Kindra Phillipp-Gulley, a veterinarian at Boca Chica Animal Hospital in Brownsville, said dog owners can take some steps to ensure their hunting buddies make it through a day without misery. “Start working with your dog weeks ahead of opening day,” she said. “One way is to get it acclimatized.” Gulley recommended taking a dog outside during certain times of a hot day for a few minutes and then bring it inside. That can be repeated for a month or even longer as a hunting season approaches. Another way is to have Ringer’s Lactate handy for seriously dehydrated dogs. A dog

Waterfowl hunters have been enjoying plenty of shot opportunities from blue-winged teal in locales across the state. Many claim the early teal season began with one of the best openers in recent years. Decoying action from bluewings remained consistent after opening weekend, in spite of Hurricane Nicholas, which made landfall on the upper coast just three days into the season. Baytown resident, Cody Robertson, hunted opening day over a pond near rice fields just west of Winnie, on the north side of Interstate 10, with some buddies. The group harvested their fiveman limit of bluewings in under an hour. “The action was really nonstop,” Robertson said. “The first few flights of teal that came over the decoys right at legal shooting time were in pretty big bunches. After that we had groups of 5 to 10 birds working the rest of the morning. I barely had time to sit down in the blind.” Robertson was unable to go back on the second day of opening weekend, but his buddies returned. “They said the birds flew a little later than they did on opening morning, but they were still able to knock out their limits,” he said. Red Bluff Prairie Hunting Club guide Scott Friedrichs hunted south of Garwood for the early teal opening weekend, and said his hunters harvested limits on both mornings. “Both mornings of opening weekend were about as good as it gets,” Friedrichs said. “On both hunts we had two to three groups of 25 teal or more dumped into the decoys right at first light. After that, the birds worked in groups of three to six for the rest of the hunt on both days.” Friedrichs said the birds committed to his decoys extremely well. “Sometimes after the first few volleys over the prairie on opening day, the birds are buzzing around, seemingly all out of

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The early teal season started out with a bang, but the second half of the early season saw some slower hunts as the birds became wary from hunting pressure. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Dealing with pests around feeders Raccoons cause headaches for hunters By Nate Skinner

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Deer hunters rig varmint cages and other contraptions on their deer feeders to prevent raccoons from damaging equipment and spilling corn. Photo by Devin Leisnner.

Hunters are venturing out to their leases and ranches to check and fill feeders as they plan to pursue whitetails this fall. Those who haven’t checked on their hunting setups in some time run the risk of finding their feeders not functioning properly due to the damage caused by rac-

coons and other pests. Hunters who have incurred damages to their feeders are employing varying tactics to prevent tampering. From modifying the legs and building cages, to setting traps, folks are trying anything they can as the battle against raccoons and other corn thieves continues. Dustin Halbardier recently went to the ranch where he deer hunts in south-central Texas with some buddies to fill feeders and check game cameras. When he arrived at his hunting area, his initial

thought was that an intruder had vandalized his feeder. “The door to the varmint cage around the feeder box and spinner plate was hanging open, and the feeder battery and timer were both laying on the ground,” Halbardier said. “I was certain I would find my game camera damaged or stolen, but it seemed to be untouched and working properly.” Halbardier pulled the card to see if the camera had caught the culprit that caused the damage. “Of course, I get to a series

of photos that showcased two raccoons, one armed with a crescent wrench, and the other sporting a pair of pliers,” he said jokingly. “In all seriousness, I just can’t fathom how they were able to get that cage and feeder box open.” Halbardier spent the rest of his trip beefing up the varmint cage for his feeder and replacing the parts the rodents had damaged. East Texas deer hunter John McClain said raccoons are a constant nuisance in the Pineywoods where he hunts. “The only fool-proof method Please turn to page 24

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New sunflower field a hit

Mike Arlitt and his son, Reid, had a good whitewing hunt over the sunflower field they planted. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Effort pays off at first hunts By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Mike Arlitt stood at the edge of the sunflower field he and his brothers planted a few months prior to the Special Whitewinged Days opener and looked at a flight of dove coming in to feed. “Everything came together, and now we have birds, specifically whitewings where we never really had too many before,” he said. “It took a lot of work, but we got it done. The sunflowers came in on time,

and the little patch of milo we planted is ripe. It’s amazing how the birds can find something like this.” A July story in Lone Star Outdoor News covered the work done by the brothers to prep the new field. They had planted at the right time, and by late June the sunflowers were waist high, and a nearby patch of milo was growing up. They started the project on May 15, and they got the right amount of rain, and managed to control the weeds and bugs. It all came together a couple of weeks prior to the opening afternoon of the

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An unusual problem Archery hunters worried about taking clear shots By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News There are plenty of deer expected for archery season which begins Oct. 2. The problem for hunters with their bows? Seeing the deer. “It’s going to be a problem,” said Charlie Humphreys, a Dallas lawyer and avid archery hunter. “I was at a lease in Freestone County and the grass was 5 feet tall. It’s hard to put an arrow on a deer when all you can see is the top of his back.” Archery hunters are used to cutting some trees and brush to create shooting lanes. This year, though, they are doing it at ground level. “We were carving out shooting lanes and knocking the grass down,” Humphreys said. “I haven’t seen it like this in years.” At another lease in Wise County, Humphreys said less work will be required. “There isn’t as much tree cover there and it’s more open, so it’s not so bad there,” he said. Joe Musacchio of Cinnamon Creek Ranch, in Roanoke, said hunters who haven’t been out in Roanoke to check their places are

in for a rude awakening. “On our place, some areas were chest high,” he said. “And we mowed if five weeks ago.” Musacchio said hunters are frantically clearing areas where they can get a shot. “The vegetation is starting to die off a little down below, but it won’t lay down in time,” he said. “And if you shoot one in the grass, you better mark the spot.” Musacchio said pronghorn hunters in New Mexico are having a similar problem. “All you could see were their horns,” he said. For those hunting grasslands, like the Caddo Natural Grasslands or other areas where they can’t get equipment to the hunting area, could have a difficult task. “Around there, they will find out they are real grasslands,” he said. When they finally target the deer, bowhunters can expect to see some good ones. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists say that 2021-22 is expected to be a whitetailed deer season for the books. TPWD biologists said hunters and landowners can expect to see an increase in the overall statewide white-tailed deer population. “Though the end of 2020 was dry, and early 2021 experienced

Having deer on the landscape and seeing them are two different things for archery hunters, who are clearing grass and brush in hopes of getting a clear shot when the season opens Oct. 2. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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vided a buffet of natural forages for deer,” said Alan Cain, TPWD White-tailed Deer Program leader. Cain said the favorable habitat conditions should boost the body condition of deer popula-

tions and set up deer to enter the fall and winter with a substantial layer of fat.

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FISHING

Huge swimbaits for monster bass Angler brings musky tactics to Texas By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News The old fishing adage, casting a big bait will result in catching an even bigger fish, is something that plenty of anglers have tried to adhere to over the years. Austin area fishing guide Jason Selgert employs this strategy while fishing Lake Travis, Lake Austin, and Lady Bird Lake with 6- to 9-inch hard plastic swimbaits. Selgert grew up fishing for musky in northern Illinois, before moving to Texas. “Large plastic swimbaits built for bass are similar to the baits I threw throughout my childhood for muskies, so trying them was a no brainer,” he said. “The reaction I get from anglers who see me using giant swimbaits is something that never gets old.” Selgert said a lot of folks can’t believe these big baits work, until he actually shows them how to use them, and they start catching fish. “Late summer and early fall are my favorite times of the year to chunk magnum-sized swimbaits, and I’m catching quite a few fish on them right now,” Selgert said. “I’ve been able to get the attention of some pretty impressive fish that are laid up under boat docks in the shade on warm, sunny days. I feel like other baits just won’t draw them out of their shady hideaways to eat like a big swimbait will.” Selgert said the key is to work the large lures around ambush points where bass are staging. “You’ve got to get them in front of a fish’s face and in the strike zone in order to draw the

reaction strike you’re looking for with these baits,” Selgert elaborated. “When I’m fishing boat docks, I want to make sure I let the bait sink to the point in the water column where the bottom of the dock is located, which could be a few feet below the surface. I want the bait to poke out under the bottom of the dock so that the fish will see it and react.” Selgert also has been having success working the lures inside of empty boat slips that are covered or shaded. “In this situation, there are usually the straps from a boat lift in the slip, so I work the bait up near the surface rather than letting it sink,” he explained. “You would be surprised how many times I’ve had fish come up and blast a swimbait inside of an empty boat slip.” Trees, flooded vegetation and stumps also are key structures to target. “A fast, erratic retrieve has been producing the most strikes with these full-sized lures,” Selgert said. “Sometimes you just have to read the fish and see what speed and cadence will result in the most bites. Ideally, they will crush the bait when they see it. However, some follow it back to the boat and never actually strike at it, while others can be tricked into striking it by adding a lot of pauses to the retrieve once you see them zoned in and following it.” Knowing how a swimbait moves through the water is something Selgert says is key to using it. “It’s important to know what the bait is doing in the water when you employ action on it with your rod and reel, in order Please turn to page 19

Jason Selgert shows a nice largemouth he caught on Lake Austin near a boat dock on a large, hard plastic swimbait. Photo from Jason Selgert.

Redfish back in action after storm By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Hurricane Nicholas made landfall on the Texas coast Sept. 14, bringing with it a storm surge, some flooding and winds up to 75 miles per hour. Fortunately, the storm moved through the state quickly, setting its sights on Louisiana, where people were still in recovery mode from Hurricane Ida. In Seabrook, the storm took out the city’s Pine Gully Fishing Pier. The 1,000-foot fishing pier was ripped away due to waves, and debris washed up onto the shore near the pier. An in- Redfish that moved into flooded marshes were biting days person Kids’ Fish event had to be can- after Hurricane Nicholas. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor celed for the second year in a row. News. The fish didn’t seem to mind, at least according to Freeport-area angler Mark Delarosa. Two days after the storm, while fishing from his kayak, Delarosa and a friend landed numerous redfish along with some speckled trout on small crankbaits and top-waters. The fish were biting in flooded marsh systems with a strong outgoing tide, with a lot of small reds hitting the lures, with keeper fish mixed in. Good redfish action also was reported from the reefs at San Antonio Bay, and anglers were finding speckled trout in Carlos, East and Mesquite bays. Additional reports of speckled trout action came in from the south shoreline of West Matagorda Bay.

Fish habitat work on Belton Lone Star Outdoor News In mid-September, the Texas Anglers Bass Club, CenTex Bass Hunters and B.A.S.S. Nation partnered with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to add four freshwater artificial reefs into Lake Belton. The artificial habitat structures included 23 Georgia Cubes, 60 Mossback Trophy Trees, 24 Mossback Safe Havens and two Mossback Conservation Cubes which were added to the lake to improve fish habitat and fishing opportunities for anglers. Texas Anglers Bass Club Conservation Director Brian Parker collaborated with with the Texas B.A.S.S Nation State Conservation Director for a year to get the project concluded. During the weekend of Sept. 18, 83 of the structures were placed in the Central Texas reservoir.

Anglers and biologists teamed up to install 83 artificial habitat structures in Belton Lake. Photo from Texas Anglers Bass Club.

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Keith Combs, right, along with teammate Shaine Campbell, won the TX Shootout at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Photo from Bass Champs.

Lone Star Outdoor News A familiar name and his partner won the 7th annual Techron TX Shootout presented by Bass Champs at Sam Rayburn Reservoir on Sept. 12 Pro angler Keith Combs, fishing with partner Shaine Campbell, beat 350 other competitors and took the title and the $50,000 prize for a three-fish limit totaling 19.9 pounds. Combs and Campbell won an additional $10,000 for fishing out of a qualified Skeeter boat. Combs and Campbell focused on water between 8-12 feet deep throwing jigs and crankbaits. “Our focus coming into this event was to try and get one big bite,” Combs said. “Shaine found a good school of fish during practice and we were hopeful that we could put together a good bag. We only caught about 10 keepers today, it was a grind, but fortunately we were able to catch three solid fish.” Todd Driscoll and Shawn Malone finished second with 19.54 pounds, winning $7,500. “We fished clean, we covered a ton of water, we did all we could do and had a great day,” Driscoll, a District Supervisor of Inland Fisheries for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said. “You pretty much have to have a career day to win one of these events and we did have a perfect day we just came up about half-pound short.” The team fished deeper water with large Texas-rigged worms. The third-place team of TJ Goodwyn and Philip Crelia weighed in 18.40

pounds, winning $5,000. The team threw frogs in 2 to 3 feet of water. The event was originally scheduled for June 28 but was postponed due to high water conditions on Rayburn. With the water temps in the 90s, Bass Champs adopted a three-fish limit for the event for conservation purposes, and any fish brought in dead resulted in a 1/2-pound penalty. The event also offered a ‘Zero’ bonus, which drew a $500 winner from teams who released their fish before coming into the weigh-in knowing they wouldn’t finish in the money. Kord Hudkins and Max Hudkins won that drawing. There were 64 three fish bags weighed in over 10 pounds with an overall average weight of 3.90 pounds. There were also two fish over 10 pounds weighed in during the event. The Big Bass winners Randy Despino and Kevin Lasyone weighed in a 10.34-pounder.

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water that covers about 36 miles from the beach and on out for about a half-mile. We’ve had some really clear water. That’s helped a lot for a spot-and-stalk day of chasing tarpon. This year our best tarpon had an estimated weight of 240 pounds.” The state record tarpon weighed 229 pounds and was 90 inches long. It was caught on Aug. 20, 2017 on a Coon Pop. The 240-pounder Barrera caught and released was 85 inches long, and was caught on a live ladyfish. Early this summer Barrera and his clients were catching a lot of juvenile tarpon in the 30- to 80-pound class. They were seeing those in big pods, mostly in water that was 17 to 20 feet deep. Barrera uses different live baits that include pinfish and mullet. But fresh dead baits like menhaden and ribbonfish work, too. “I try to match the hatch,” he said. “The live and dead baits are fished on thin wire hooks for a better penetration on the hook set. My favorite hooks are 5/0 to 9/0 circle hooks. But Photo by Brian Barrera for bigger fish I’ll switch over to a Coon Pop rigged on an 11/0 to 15/0 circle hook.” A 1-2-ounce Coon Pop, with a chartreuse head, is one of Barrera’s favorite lures for casting to visible tarpon, or in the general area where tarpon have been seen. He’ll attach a 3-inch D.O.A. shad tail or curl tail to a Coon Pop. The lure he really prefers, though, is a D.O.A. 5/8- or 1-ounce Bait Buster in root beer, glow and golden green. In fact, about 90 percent of his tarpon have been caught on that lure. The Bait Buster, a soft plastic-type jig shaped like a shad, is a tarpon favorite, Barrera said. The lead head of the hook is buried in the soft plastic body, and the lure can be cast or trolled. Barerra used long, 7-8 feet, 130-pound test leaders when targeting large tarpon. If the fish are smaller, he scales down to spinning tackle and shorter leaders. “During a day of tarpon fishing, I’ll be looking for pods of bait, and rolling or free jumping tarpon,” he said. “With the rollers you can see them before making a cast. Also, what I’ll do is spot a school of tarpon and spot lock them with my electronics. That way I can position the boat in front of them and let the tarpon come to the boat. I’ll keep lined up with the tarpon with my trolling motor or a small anchor. I don’t use the big motor around tarpon at all, it’ll spook them every time.” How good is the tarpon fishing in South Texas? Barrera said he has caught and released 49 tarpon this year. Two of the heaviest weighed around 240 pounds, and another that weighed around 230 pounds and took right around 3 1/2 hours to catch. “It’s fun fishing in clear water,” he said. “It makes for an enjoyable day on the water, and hooking up with fish that put on a spectacular fight in the water and in the air.”

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Marshall Muehlstein, 6, caught his first speckled trout while fishing in Aransas Pass with his grandfather, DJ.

Kevin Lusson, of Austin, shot this big boar at his family ranch in Fisher County. Dori Blesh, with her personal best bass weighing in at 5 pounds, 6 ounces on the first day she tried fishing a plastic Senko.

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Meghan Muehlstein, of San Antonio, caught her first redfish while fishing in Rockport with her husband, Matt.

Lauran Bachik, 16, showing one of several nice snook she caught during a recent trip to North Captiva Island, Florida. Her day was capped off by landing a 6-foot lemon shark.

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Bluewings on the move Continued from page 4

sorts,” he explained. “This year, I experienced some of the best decoying action that I’ve ever seen on the opening weekend of teal season. My hunters did not take one passing shot. Every bird that was harvested was coming in with its wings cupped and its feet down to land in the decoys.” In south-central Texas, Brad Skloss and Mathew Ebrom, had a good opening morning hunt over a cattle tank. “There were quite a few birds diving into the tank at sunrise, and we were able to harvest our limits within an hour,” Skloss said. Amber Haynes, owner of women’s clothing brand McKenna Quinn, hosted a group of women on Eagle Lake.

“These girls could shoot,” she said. “If it came into the hole, the teal didn’t make it out.” Austin James hunted opening weekend with his brother and uncle on Choke Canyon Reservoir. “We attempted to walk in from public land but were unable to make it to the edge of the main lake to find much open water,” James said. “The water level was much higher than we realized, which had the brush surrounding the lake underwater, making it nearly impossible to traverse on foot. We found a small hole in the flooded vegetation right before shooting time and threw out some decoys to try to make the best of the situa-

tion. We had one group of teal fly over, but we weren’t able to get a shot at them.” James said they didn’t hear many shots from other hunters around Choke. He surmised with the amount of rain that South Texas received this summer, the birds may have been hitting smaller ponds and tanks. By the second weekend of the early teal season and after the storm, hunters in various coastal prairie locations reported the birds were less concentrated and seemed to be a bit more spooky in response to hunting pressure. South Texas hunters estimated bird numbers dropped by about 25 percent.

Coastal prairie hunters enjoyed good teal hunts during the early season which ends Sept. 26. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

New dove field Continued from page 5

Special White-winged Days. They had six guns positioned around the field and had steady shooting from about 2-5 p.m. “That’s not bad for the first hunt,” said Arlitt as he unloaded his game bag and had a pile of whitewings on the ground. “We had a barbecue this afternoon and had friends and family over for a big cookout, and then a good hunt. Hopefully the birds will be here for the regular season opener.” The brothers had about $1,200 tied up in the sunflower dove hunting project. And if the birds continue to come in, and they have good hunts, they plan on doubling the size of the sunflower field next season. Whitewings love sunflower fields. Guide Robert Sanders has a 5-acre field a few miles from Raymondville in South Texas. It’s all planted in sunflowers and has been a go-to destination for a lot of hunters over the past several seasons. “I’ve got one of the few fields that made it through all the rain we had a few months ago,” Sanders said. “Making and growing a sunflower field can be tricky. Too much rain and all the plants will die before the season gets here. My field is on sort of a ridge where the water can run off. Plus, when this field had mature plants with tons of sunflower seeds, we burned it off so the birds could feed on the ground, and downed doves would be easier to find during the hunts.” Greg Gamble hunted on that field during the second weekend of the Special White-Winged Dove Days. He grew up in Houston, but has since relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. “I made it a point to hook up with some old high school buddies and come to this field,” he said. “It was well worth the long drive. We had nonstop flights of big whitewings. It’s the best dove hunting I’ve ever experienced.”

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While some dove hunters have enjoyed busy shoots, others have spent more time waiting for the birds. Still, spending time with friends and dogs in the field meant hunting season is here, and some enjoyed a feast of dove breasts following a successful hunt.

Whitney Landers, of Dallas, shot her first dove while hunting with her husband, Chris. Photo by Katie Spurgin.

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Giant swimbaits Continued from page 8

to figure out how to give it the erratic motion that will produce strikes,” he said. “I would suggest practicing with a swimbait in clear water where you can see what the bait is doing as you retrieve it before spending a day focused on throwing nothing but one of these lures.” Selgert said the purpose is to draw strikes from trophy-sized fish. “You’re not going to catch as many fish on these baits in one day, as you would with smaller, traditional bass lures,” he said. “Sure, I’ve caught plenty of fish in the 3-pound range on big swimbaits, but it takes the right fish in the right mood to strike these lures. The whole point of throwing them is to get the attention of monster bass.” Selgert uses heavy to extra heavy action, 8-foot rods when chunking magnum-sized swimbaits. “In order to throw these lures all day, you have to use a stick that can handle them,” he said. “You’ll just wear yourself out using a lighter action rod.”

Jason Selgert throws magnum-sized swimbaits to get the attention of larger bass on Central Texas lakes. Photo from Jason Selgert.

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Oct 6

Oct 12

Oct 20

Solunar Sun times Moon times

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Dallas

2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Sept/Oct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

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

8:22 2:11 9:11 3:00 10:02 3:50 10:53 4:41 11:44 5:32 12:11 6:22 12:59 7:12 1:47 8:00 2:33 8:46 3:18 9:30 4:02 10:14 4:47 10:59 5:34 11:46 6:25 12:12 7:22 1:08

8:44 9:34 10:25 11:17 ----12:35 1:25 2:12 2:58 3:43 4:27 5:11 5:59 6:51 7:49

2:33 3:23 4:14 5:05 5:57 6:48 7:37 8:25 9:11 9:55 10:39 11:23 12:11 12:38 1:35

07:09 07:10 07:10 07:11 07:11 07:12 07:13 07:13 07:14 07:14 07:15 07:15 07:16 07:16 07:17

07:15 07:14 07:13 07:12 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:01 07:00 06:58

9:34p 10:25a 10:09p 11:21a 10:47p 12:17p 11:30p 1:12p NoMoon 2:06p 12:18a 2:57p 1:11a 3:45p 2:07a 4:29p 3:08a 5:09p 4:10a 5:46p 5:14a 6:21p 6:17a 6:54p 7:22a 7:28p 8:28a 8:05p 9:36a 8:45p

8:28 2:17 9:17 3:06 10:08 3:56 10:59 4:47 11:50 5:38 12:17 6:28 1:05 7:17 1:52 8:05 2:39 8:52 3:24 9:36 4:08 10:20 4:53 11:05 5:40 11:52 6:31 12:18 7:28 1:14

8:49 9:40 10:31 11:23 ----12:41 1:30 2:18 3:04 3:49 4:32 5:17 6:05 6:57 7:55

2:39 3:28 4:19 5:11 6:03 6:54 7:43 8:31 9:17 10:01 10:45 11:29 12:17 12:44 1:41

07:15 07:16 07:17 07:17 07:18 07:18 07:19 07:20 07:20 07:21 07:22 07:22 07:23 07:24 07:24

07:21 07:20 07:18 07:17 07:16 07:14 07:13 07:12 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03

9:35p 10:35a 10:09p 11:32a 10:46p 12:30p 11:28p 1:26p NoMoon 2:20p 12:15a 3:12p 1:08a 3:59p 2:06a 4:42p 3:07a 5:21p 4:11a 5:56p 5:17a 6:29p 6:22a 7:01p 7:28a 7:33p 8:36a 8:07p 9:47a 8:45p

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2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Sept/Oct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

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

8:34 2:24 9:24 3:13 10:14 4:03 11:06 4:53 11:57 5:44 12:24 6:35 1:11 7:24 1:59 8:12 2:46 8:58 3:30 9:43 4:15 10:27 4:59 11:12 5:47 11:59 6:38 12:25 7:34 1:21

8:56 9:46 10:38 11:30 ----12:48 1:37 2:25 3:11 3:55 4:39 5:24 6:11 7:04 8:02

2:45 3:35 4:26 5:18 6:09 7:00 7:50 8:38 9:24 10:08 10:51 11:36 12:24 12:51 1:48

07:22 07:22 07:23 07:23 07:24 07:24 07:25 07:25 07:26 07:26 07:27 07:28 07:28 07:29 07:29

07:28 07:27 07:25 07:24 07:23 07:22 07:21 07:19 07:18 07:17 07:16 07:15 07:13 07:12 07:11

9:48p 10:37a 10:23p 11:33a 11:01p 12:29p 11:44p 1:24p NoMoon 2:18p 12:32a 3:09p 1:25a 3:57p 2:22a 4:41p 3:22a 5:21p 4:24a 5:58p 5:27a 6:33p 6:30a 7:07p 7:34a 7:41p 8:40a 8:18p 9:49a 8:58p

8:48 2:37 9:37 3:26 10:28 4:16 11:19 5:07 ----- 5:58 12:37 6:48 1:25 7:38 2:13 8:26 2:59 9:12 3:44 9:56 4:28 10:40 5:13 11:25 6:00 ----6:51 12:38 7:48 1:34

9:10 10:00 10:51 11:43 12:10 1:01 1:51 2:38 3:24 4:09 4:53 5:37 6:25 7:17 8:15

2:59 3:49 4:40 5:31 6:23 7:14 8:03 8:51 9:37 10:21 11:05 11:49 12:37 1:04 2:01

07:35 07:36 07:37 07:38 07:38 07:39 07:40 07:41 07:41 07:42 07:43 07:44 07:44 07:45 07:46

07:41 07:40 07:38 07:37 07:35 07:34 07:32 07:31 07:30 07:28 07:27 07:25 07:24 07:23 07:21

9:52p 11:00a 10:24p 11:58a 11:00p 12:57p 11:42p 1:54p NoMoon 2:49p 12:29a 3:40p 1:22a 4:27p 2:20a 5:09p 3:23a 5:46p 4:28a 6:20p 5:35a 6:51p 6:42a 7:21p 7:50a 7:52p 9:00a 8:25p 10:12a 9:02p

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 24 Sept 25 Sept 26 Sept 27 Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8

Time 12:00 AM 12:38 AM 1:20 AM 2:39 PM 12:28 AM 1:37 AM 2:13 AM 2:38 AM 2:57 AM 3:14 AM 3:29 AM 3:44 AM 3:59 AM 4:15 AM 4:29 AM

High Island Height 1.20L 1.40L 1.56L 0.40L 1.81H 1.87H 1.91H 1.93H 1.93H 1.91H 1.88H 1.85H 1.82H 1.80H 1.80H

Height 1.63H 1.61H 1.64H

Time 12:19 PM 1:00 PM 1:47 PM

Height 0.49L 0.43L 0.40L

Time 7:40 PM 8:55 PM 10:34 PM

Height 1.75H 1.75H 1.76H

3:38 PM 4:41 PM 5:42 PM 6:38 PM 8:53 AM 8:38 AM 8:57 AM 9:26 AM 10:01 AM 10:41 AM 11:25 AM

0.41L 0.40L 0.37L 0.35L 1.51L 1.37L 1.16L 0.89L 0.60L 0.32L 0.09L

12:14 PM 1:30 PM 2:33 PM 3:32 PM 4:31 PM 5:33 PM 6:38 PM

1.57H 1.68H 1.80H 1.92H 2.02H 2.09H 2.13H

7:29 PM 8:16 PM 9:00 PM 9:45 PM 10:29 PM 11:15 PM

0.34L 0.38L 0.48L 0.65L 0.87L 1.12L

Time 12:28 PM 1:03 PM

Height 0.51L 0.42L

Time 8:19 PM 9:38 PM

Height 1.82H 1.86H

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Date Sept 24 Sept 25 Sept 26 Sept 27 Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8

Time 12:45 AM 1:42 AM 1:46 PM 2:36 PM 12:23 AM 1:42 AM 2:25 AM 2:57 AM 3:20 AM 3:39 AM 3:54 AM 4:08 AM 4:20 AM 4:33 AM 4:47 AM

Height 1.25L 1.45L 0.37L 0.35L 1.96H 2.00H 2.03H 2.02H 2.00H 1.96H 1.91H 1.86H 1.81H 1.78H 1.77H

Time 5:36 AM 5:34 AM 10:52 PM

Height 1.59H 1.60H 1.91H

3:29 PM 4:27 PM 5:30 PM 6:32 PM 7:24 PM 9:25 AM 9:30 AM 9:46 AM 10:14 AM 10:50 AM 11:29 AM

0.34L 0.35L 0.37L 0.38L 0.41L 1.52L 1.35L 1.12L 0.83L 0.53L 0.26L

Height 1.30L 0.50L 0.4L 0.44L 0.44L 2.06H 2.11H 2.13H 2.12H 2.06H 1.97H 1.85H 1.72H 1.61H 1.54H

Time 4:56 AM 8:54 PM 10:20 PM 11:49 PM

Height 1.45H 1.87H 1.93H 1.99H

3:52 PM 5:05 PM 6:10 PM 7:07 PM 9:52 AM 9:36 AM 9:36 AM 9:50 AM 10:16 AM 10:50 AM

0.43L 0.41L 0.39L 0.40L 1.44L 1.33L 1.14L 0.89L 0.61L 0.36L

Height 0.58L 0.67H 0.73H 0.76H 0.78H 0.79H 0.80H 0.79H 0.77H 0.71H 0.61H 0.50H 0.26L 0.41L -0.06L

Time 4:26 AM 2:58 PM 3:41 PM 4:37 PM 5:46 PM 6:53 PM 7:52 PM 8:45 PM 9:37 PM 10:30 PM 11:23 PM 11:47 AM 5:44 AM 4:10 AM 11:22 PM

Height 0.59H -0.01L -0.01L -0.00L 0.01L -0.00L -0.02L -0.03L -0.01L 0.04L 0.13L 0.42L 0.42H 0.46H 0.75H

12:55 PM 2:22 PM 3:37 PM 4:46 PM 5:51 PM 7:01 PM

1.64H 1.73H 1.85H 1.99H 2.11H 2.19H

8:11 PM 8:59 PM 9:54 PM 10:52 PM 11:49 PM

0.48L 0.61L 0.79L 1.01L 1.27L

Time 11:45 AM

Height 0.58L

Time 7:41 PM

Height 1.83H

Time 12:56 AM 12:15 PM 12:53 PM 1:40 PM 2:40 PM 12:57 AM 1:44 AM 2:19 AM 2:46 AM 3:09 AM 3:28 AM 3:44 AM 3:58 AM 4:09 AM 4:15 AM

12:46 PM 2:04 PM 3:14 PM 4:21 PM 5:29 PM 6:40 PM

1.53H 1.66H 1.82H 1.98H 2.13H 2.25H

7:59 PM 8:52 PM 9:46 PM 10:45 PM 11:54 PM

0.46L 0.57L 0.76L 0.99L 1.25L

Time 2:22 PM

Height 0.03L

Port O’Connor Date Sept 24 Sept 25 Sept 26 Sept 27 Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8

Time 2:01 AM 3:52 AM 4:09 AM 4:42 AM 5:18 AM 5:56 AM 6:35 AM 7:10 AM 7:39 AM 7:56 AM 7:56 AM 7:34 AM 12:17 AM 1:13 AM 1:13 PM

Time 4:56 PM 3:39 AM 5:26 AM 6:39 AM 7:58 AM 9:16 AM 10:44 AM 12:05 AM 12:45 AM 1:22 AM 1:56 AM 2:32 AM 3:12 AM 4:03 AM 3:52 PM

San Luis Pass Date Sept 24 Sept 25 Sept 26 Sept 27 Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8

Time 1:37 AM 1:07 PM 1:49 PM 1:12 AM 1:58 AM 2:42 AM 3:24 AM 3:59 AM 4:23 AM 4:36 AM 4:38 AM 4:32 AM 4:27 AM 4:28 AM 12:36 AM

Height 1.32L 1.52H 1.64H 1.70H 1.72H 1.73H 1.74H 1.73H 1.71H 1.67H 0.45L 0.57L 0.76L 1.00L 1.27L

Time 8:31 AM 3:03 AM 5:28 PM 6:18 PM 7:13 PM 8:15 PM 9:43 PM 11:03 PM 11:59 PM

Height 1.43H 1.49L 0.30L 0.34L 0.39L 0.43L 0.44L 0.41L 0.40L

Time 4:15 PM 5:43 AM

Height 0.38L 1.53H

Time

Height

4:46 PM

0.31L

8:17 8:04 8:00 8:04 8:10

1.61H 1.56H 1.53H 1.51H 1.51H

2:28 2:32 2:45 3:05 3:32

1.23L 1.02L 0.77L 0.51L 0.29L

5:47 PM 7:03 PM 8:22 PM 9:32 PM 10:44 PM

1.43H 1.47H 1.55H 1.64H 1.72H

Height 1.19L 0.52L 0.49L 1.54H 1.58H 1.61H 1.62H 1.61H 1.58H 1.53H 1.46H 1.40H 1.36H 1.35H 1.16L

Time 5:24 AM 11:56 PM

Height 1.31H 1.46H

Time 12:29 PM

Height 0.59L

Time 9:10 PM

Height 1.40H

2:36 PM 3:30 PM 4:32 PM 5:43 PM 6:52 PM 7:53 PM 9:49 AM 9:50 AM 10:00 AM 10:23 AM 10:56 AM 4:36 AM

0.48L 0.48L 0.49L 0.48L 0.47L 0.48L 1.33L 1.23L 1.06L 0.85L 0.64L 1.37H

12:50 PM 2:13 PM 3:31 PM 4:45 PM 5:59 PM 11:35 AM

1.41H 1.45H 1.50H 1.56H 1.61H 0.44L

8:46 PM 9:36 PM 10:27 PM 11:24 PM

0.52L 0.62L 0.77L 0.96L

7:21 PM

1.67H

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East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Sept 24 Sept 25 Sept 26 Sept 27 Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8

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Texas Coast Tides

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DUX sets dates for 2022

Barnett Crossbows acquired

The second-annual Ducks Unlimited Expo (DUX) has been set for April 8-10, 2022, at Fort Worth’s Texas Motor Speedway.

Surge Outdoors has purchased Barnett Crossbows, and plans to maintain operational facilities in Florida, Louisiana, Utah and Illinois (Barnett’s current location).

Angle to lead Marolina Pete Angle, the current chief marketing officer of Marolina Outdoor Inc., has been promoted to the company’s president. Mike Cottell will serve as chief operations officer and Chris Russell will serve as vice president of marketing for Huk and Nomad.

Positions at Winchester Olin Winchester, LLC is seeking 20 territory sales representatives/ managers for various locations across the U.S.

Marketing director at Riton Austin Legg was named the marketing director of Riton Optics.

Igloo to be acquired Swedish company Dometic entered into an agreement to acquire cooler manufacturer Igloo for $677 million. ACROSS 2) Material used in rod-making 6) Name for the American kestrel, ____ hawk 9) Fish caught from jetties in summer 11) Texas’ state small mammal 13) Type of crankbait bill 15) A good white bass lure (two words) 18) Metal used in shot shells 19) Shelby County’s seat 20) The drake mallard 21) A shot size used in goose hunting 23) Small reservoir near Houston 24) Type of catfish bait 27) Take on the dove hunt 28) A bullet brand 30) One of the shorebirds 32) A hunting dog breed 33) An elk hunter’s org. 35) A good shed-hunting dog 36) Williamson County’s seat 39) A tuna species 40) East Texas reservoir 41) A shotshell brand 42) The bow’s handle

President at Walther Arms Walther Arms, Inc. named Rob McCanna, the current vice president of sales, as president.

AFWA chooses president The membership of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies elected Tony Wasley, Director of the Nevada Department of Wildlife, as its new president during its 111th Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.

Lopez to lead wildlife, fisheries department at A&M Roel Lopez, Ph.D., Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute director, was appointed head of the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.

DOWN 1) Hill Country county 3) Plants added to food plots 4) A bow type 5) Feathers on the arrow 7) A shotgun brand 8) Home of one of TTHA’s extravaganzas 10) San Marcos’ county 12) A good crappie lure (two words) 14) A Texas bay 16) Command for dog to walk alongside 17) A duck species 18) A bunch of bees 22) Dish made with redfish, lime and spices 24) A nickname for La., Sportsman’s ____ 25) Protective covering for an archer’s arm 26) An African game species 29) Longview’s county 30) The pulley on a compound bow 31) A skiff brand 34) The bow maker 37) A shark species 38) One of the oaks

Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News

FOR THE TABLE

*email LSON your favorite recipe to editor@lonestaroutdoornews.com.

Dove and eggs with maple Benedict 6 dove breasts 1 tsp. seasoned salt 4 thick slices of French bread 3 minced garlic cloves 2 tbsps. minced mint Lemon zest 4 tbsps. butter 2 tbsps. flour 1 minced shallot 1 shot apple juice 2 cups chicken stock 1/4 cup real maple syrup 2 eggs

Place dove breasts at room temperature for 15 minutes and add seasoned salt. Make mint topping by mixing garlic, mint and lemon zest. Pour chicken stock into a small saucepan and simmer. Heat 3 tbsps. of butter in a medium frying pan over medium-high heat and add the dove breasts to sear on each side (3 minutes on first side, 1 on the other). In the same pan, add the shallot and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add in the flour and butter and stir continuously, making a roux for 1-2 minutes. Add in

Greek-style red snapper

the stock, stirring constantly. Bring sauce to a boil, then add in maple syrup and apple juice. Let reduce at a slow boil until it is the consistency of gravy. Toast bread slices and cook your egg either over-easy or over-medium. Place bread on plate, place gravy on top of toast, add one egg and two dove breasts and sprinkle mint topping over the dove and egg. —Indiana DNR

2 lbs. red snapper fillets 1 large red onion, thinly sliced 2 tsps. dried oregano 4 tbsps. lemon juice 1 large tomato, cored and chopped 1/4 bunch parsley, chopped 4 ozs. Feta cheese, crumbled Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place fish in a lightly oiled baking dish. Lay onions over fish and sprinkle with oregano and lemon juice. Mix together

parsley and tomato, and toss over fish. Top fish with cheese and cover tightly with foil. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with Greek salad and bread. —Mississippi Dept. of Marine Resources

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More tests coming

SCI acquires TTHA

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Ryan Schoeneberg, a big game program specialist with TPWD, described the numbers of deer the department believes need to be testing to discover the disease at a 99 percent confidence rate. “In a herd of 20 animals, you have to test all 20,” he said. “In a herd of 5,000, you need to test 89 to be 99 percent sure to find an infected animal.” Schoeneberg said herds of freeranging deer are identified by the state’s deer management units. While sampling efforts increased beginning in 2016 from hunter-harvested deer and roadkill, Texas Deer Association’s Executive Director John True said there are 60 counties in the state with less than 10 tests each. “It’s not being taken seriously on all fronts,” he said. While Sarah Biedenharn, the president of Texas Wildlife Association, said the organization supports the proposed changes, including a temporary moratorium on TTT, Kevin Davis, the head of the Deer Breeders Corp, said the breeders have gone above and beyond in the effort to control the disease. “Twenty years of history shows that deer breeders haven’t artificially moved it across the landscape,” he said. DBC supported testing of 100 percent of mortalities and submitting samples for testing within

7 days, but not the antemortem testing requirements on all deer released. “In 11,000 antemortem tests this year, there have been no positives,” he said. Mitch Lockwood, the Big Game Program director for TPWD, outlined the proposed regulation changes. Under the proposals, deer breeder submission of testing samples of mortalities would decrease from 14 to 7 days; testing of 100 percent of mortalities would be required; the age of an eligible mortality would decrease from 18 to 12 months; and the emergency requirement mandating antemortem (live) testing of all breeder deer before release would be maintained, although the time to submit testing samples would be increased from 6 to 8 months prior to release. Mitch Lockwood, TPWD’s Big Game Program director, said the department spends $350,000 per year on testing diagnostics. Davis said deer breeders spent $3.3 million this year, with the estimated cost of antemortem tests averaging $300 per deer. “Most breeders are small, family owned businesses who can’t sustain the burden,” he said. In the proposals, TTT permits would be suspended for the 20212022 season. “Staff plans to come back with

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recommendations prior to next year’s TTT season,” Lockwood said. Although Commissioner Robert Patton Jr. requested that TTT suspension be removed from the proposals, the decision was made to include it to allow for public comment. Lockwood also said the department would engage in an educational campaign encouraging hunters to leave carcasses at the site of harvest and will adjust the requirement on does harvested to comply with proof of sex requirements. The commission agreed to publish the proposed rules in the Texas Register, which will then be open for public comment. The commission also ordered TPWD to provide recommendations on testing of MLD deer, especially in areas with testing gaps. Schoeneberg told the commission 27 percent of hunter harvest samples tested came from MLD ranches. Lee Bass, a Commissioner Emeritus and the head of the White-tailed Deer Advisory Committee, said he feels the pause on TTT is prudent. “It doesn’t make sense where there is already high data acquisition,” he said. “There may be areas to fill the gaps.” The proposed rules will be considered at the commission’s November meeting.

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Lone Star Outdoor News Safari Club International and Texas Trophy Hunters Association have concluded their transaction whereby SCI has acquired TTHA. According to SCI, TTHA will continue to operate independently with its members and corporate partners maintaining their full benefits. “This acquisition is part of SCI’s strategic plan to enhance its ability to help protect the freedom to hunt worldwide. This expansion seeks to strengthen SCI’s advocacy for hunters while also defeating efforts by anti-hunters to deny everyone the freedom to hunt,” said SCI CEO W. Laird Hamberlin. Negotiations between the two organizations began in 2019, but stalled in 2020, and TTHA thereafter sued SCI and Buckmasters, alleging confidential information was used despite the existence of a confidentiality agreement. That lawsuit has been dismissed. “TTHA is excited to be joining forces with SCI to protect the freedom to hunt and the preservation of wildlife for future generations. We believe SCI has much to offer TTHA’s members and we look forward to a stronger TTHA in the future,” said TTHA CEO Christina Pittman. A release issued by TTHA and SCI said both organizations’ members can look forward to greater benefits from their association with the newly combined organizations.

Texas bowhunter shot A Texas bowhunter was found shot and killed Sept. 17 in Colorado’s San Juan National Forest. A Pennsylvania man faces homicide charges as a result of the incident. According to the Dolores County Sheriff’s Office, Gregory Gabrisch, 31, of Houston, was found after a 10-hour search. Gabrisch was allegedly shot by Ronald Morosko, a Pennsylvania resident who was muzzleloader hunting. Morosko was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide.

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Stormy hunt

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that prevents raccoons from damaging your feeders is eradication,” he said. “I’ve seen folks put grease on feeder legs, rig slinkies up on feeder legs, and employ the use of various varmint cages. All of these tactics will work temporarily, but they eventually cause other frustrations.” McClain said adding grease, some sort of lubricant, or a slinky to the legs of a deer feeder can prevent raccoons from being able to climb up the legs to fool with the spinner plate, while the purpose of a cage is to prevent them from being able to reach the spinner plate and feeder box. “The problem is, if you use grease on the legs, you inevitably end up getting it all over yourself anytime you go to fill the feeder or change the feed times,” he said. “If you use slinkies on the legs, which can be quite entertaining to watch when coons try to climb them and then go tumbling to the ground, eventually you’re going to trip over the slinky and fall. The issue with using cages is that most of the manufactured ones on the market aren’t heavy duty enough to withstand the abuse that raccoons and other pests put them through. Varmints will ultimately end up hanging from a cage, so you really have to rig one up right so that it stays in place and serves its purpose.”

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Devin Leissner hunts on a lease in West Texas where he and his buddy, Ben Barhardt, have had to create homemade, heavy-duty varmint cages in order to keep the raccoons from damaging their feeders. “We kept having cages ripped off by raccoons, so we finally created our own beefed up version,” Leissner said. “We tested it by seeing if we could hang from it without it coming apart or ripping off of the bottom of the feeder. We figured if it could withstand us hanging on it, then it would handle several raccoons.” Leissner said the best method he has found for eliminating problems caused by raccoons and other pests has been employing the combination of both a heavyduty varmint cage and a spring-loaded spinner plate on his feeders. Jacob Bielefeldt, who hunts near Junction, said he has had the most success with minimizing the problems incurred by raccoons on his feeders by trapping them. “I try to visit my lease as often as I can prior to the season, and every time I’m there, I set up a few coon traps around my feeders,” he explained. “This has helped control their population around my hunting area tremendously.”

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owner can request a prescription and the instruction from a vet on how to administer the fluid. Gulley said if a dog is showing signs of dehydration, a bottle of such liquid can be a life saver. Gulley also suggests for dog owners to have a kiddie plastic pool available so a dog can cool off for several minutes. Some hunters take it to another level, bringing large coolers or small cattle troughs to the hunt, and filling them with water so their dog can become totally immersed. Others use canopies, similar to those seen at backyard barbecues, for a shady spot to sit facing away from

the sun. Noe Cruz, a veterinarian at Border Animal Hospital in Weslaco, recommends finding and bringing a dog inside an air-conditioned area if available. “If not, make sure it’s hydrated,” he said. Cruz said mixing water with Pedialyte and providing a shaded area are good ways to help a hunting dog to cool down. Other dog owners search for their own birds for the opener, leaving their best friend at home to avoid the heat, or start their hunts later in the day as the sun’s angle becomes lower, making the temperatures drop.

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