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Volume 15, Issue 3

Sabine Lake flounder run coming to life

Flounder fishing is picking up along the upper coast after cool fronts and a slight dip in water temperatures. Photo by Robert Sloan.

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Jeremiah Jones celebrates dropping his 15th dove while on a Sept. 23 hunt at Hiner Ranches west of Dilley. The dove had moved into a new-growth croton field two days earlier. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

More mosquitoes than dove

South Zone hunters adapt

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News In some South Zone hunting areas, the dove weren’t present in big numbers. The mosquitoes,

though, were.

Sloppy conditions greeted dove hunters in the South Zone on September 14, and annual festivals did their part to boost morale among hunters in the midst of rain, mud and swarms of bugs.

Hunters across the state were stopping by convenience stores

to buy cans of insect repellent.

The annual opening weekend Dilley Dove Fest and Fish Fry went off without a hitch on September 15, despite the prevailing inclement weather. Amazingly enough, out of the many hunters who braved the rainstorms near Dilley to hunt dove, not a single

person reported getting their truck stuck in a field. On the second weekend of the season, after rains on Saturday morning, hunters were able to get out in drier conditions, and good hunts were had over fields of dove weed that had dropped seeds.

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New tournament circuit causing stir Major League Fishing creates Bass Pro Tour

By Craig Nyhus

Texas Pro angler Kelly Jordon is one of the shareholders of Major League Fishing and will participate in the new Bass Pro Tour in 2019.

Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

The Bass Pro Tour, a venture including the anglers and investors in Major League Fishing and Outdoor Sportsman Group, announced it would launch an eight-tournament

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circuit in 2019.

Bass Pro Shops has agreed to a multi-year deal to serve as the title sponsor of the series.

“Seven years ago, Gary Klein and I settled on a mission to expand the sport of professional bass fishing through competitive tournaments with an all new and exciting madefor-television format,” said MLF cofounder Boyd Duckett.

The fall flounder run along the upper coast is showing signs of its appearance, and just a slight dip in water temperatures have anglers landing more fish. The Sept.

22 full moon and additional cool front over the past week helped even more.

“With all the stormy weather and overcast skies we had on the opening weekend of teal season, the water temperatures dropped a few degrees and the flounder bite here on Sabine Lake came to life,” said guide Colby Denbow.

“I had some guys out and we had five flounder in the boat by 8 a.m.

The heaviest one was about 4 pounds.”

Most of the flounder were caught from the flats off the ship channel.

“We’re also getting some along the south end of the lake,” Denbow said. “We’ve been picking up scattered flounder by working jigs along the pier pilings on an outgoing tide.”

Denbow’s go-to lure is a neoncolored curl tail Gulp.

“I’m rigging them on 1/4-ounce jig heads and just bumping them along bottom,” he said. “The most dependable bite the past few days has been on the ship channel flats in about 3 to 4 feet of water. The flounder will move up on the flats with an incoming tide. The key is to cover a lot of water and keep the jigs crawling across the mud and scattered shell.”

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FISHING

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Richland Chambers largemouth

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Dad injured, son continues Yukon hunt.

Reservoir often overlooked for bass.

Teal here, there

Woman lands salmon, wins truck

Some hoping for push of birds.

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Part of outfitter contest.

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HUNTING

Early teal hunts great for some, slower for others

By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News When the early teal season kicked off on September 15, hunters spending time in blinds within the typical haunts for blue-winged teal across the state experienced mixed results. Rice fields and ponds west of Houston produced everything from barn-burner shoots to hunts that started and ended without shotgunners firing a shot.

Owner and operator of Red Bluff Prairie Hunting Club, Mike Lanier said all of his hunters enjoyed success while hunting the Garwood prairie on opening day, with the

majority strapping their six bird daily bag limit.

“Opening day turned out really well for all of our parties, but most hunts lasted until late in the morning before hunters were able to bag their limits,” Lanier said. “Of course, we had a group or two that shot their birds in about 20 or 30 minutes, but for most folks it was a grind.”

Lanier claims he just wasn’t seeing the amount of birds that he would prefer to see throughout the first several days of the early teal season.

“Most of the birds we were shooting were mature bluewings and

drakes,” he added. “It’s like the big influx of hens and juvenile birds that we count on each September hadn’t arrived yet.”

Lanier attributed the lack of numbers of teal to start the season to weather patterns and the moon phase.

“We never really got a front to help push the birds down prior to opening weekend, plus the prairie received several inches of rain during the week leading up to the opener, which spread out the teal we did have,” he said. “On top of that, the moon was far from full.

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Areas in the Garwood prairie had plenty of teal, although many hunters across the state were hoping for a push of more birds. Top photo by Nate Skinner. Bottom photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Field care for dogs A true adventure for 14-year-old sheep hunter Dad’s injury doesn’t shorten son’s trip

By Craig Nyhus

Field first aid kits help hunters deal with minor issues and injuries to their hunting dogs in the field. Photo by Jay Stine.

Lone Star Outdoor News Stan Graff planned a big hunt for his 14-year-old son, Reed, but he missed most of the action.

The Dallas resident put together the hunt with Mervyn’s Yukon Outfitting in Whitehorse, Yukon, with the hope his son could take his first sheep.

“Herb Klein (the well-known big game hunter) and Jack O’Connor (the famous author) hunted there,” Stan said. “I hunted ducks with Herb Klein as a kid.”

When they arrived, Stan and Reed were greeted by two young guides, Joe Anderson and Clayton Mervyn, and made the trip to the hunting area via float plane.

The hunting days were long and involved miles of hiking by horseback.

“On the third day, we were coming in at about 9 p.m.,” Stan said. “We were going down a creek bed.

My horse wasn’t moving fast, but stumbled into the creek, down 2-3 feet.”

The stumbled launched Stan over the horse.

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Lone Star Outdoor News Many upland and waterfowl hunters feel there is nothing better than a day in the field with their hunting companion.

There are dangers for the dogs, though, and being prepared can often allow the hunt to continue.

Dr. John Vandermeer of the Highland Park Animal Hospital presented his advice to members of Park Cities Quail, with the headline of “Do I have to interrupt this hunt?”

The potential problems are numerous, from the obvious like snake bites and a mouthful of porcupine quills to the less apparent, like cuts from a barbed-wire fence, toe pad injuries and tick bites.

Reed Graff took this Dall ram after his father, Stan, broke his arm and had to leave the trip. Photo from Yukon Hunting Outfitters.

Heat Vandermeer, who hunts with his cocker spaniel and lab, said in Texas the biggest concern is heat. Having plenty of water is a given, but there are other signs to look for to see if the dog needs a break Please turn to page 13

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Group expands efforts to help ducks Prairie Pothole Duck Club funds trappers on breeding grounds

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News What started as a group of Dallas businessmen trying to make a measurable difference for ducks has expanded.

Dallas Ducks 100 began in 2012, in conjunction with Delta Waterfowl, to directly fund a specific predator-trapping effort in four townships in the breeding grounds of North Dakota.

Bruce Klingman, one of the founding members, said the results caused the group to increase its efforts.

“We’ve trapped about six different 36-square-mile areas in eastern North Dakota,” he said. “Each township, we figure, creates about 4,000 ducks in the year that we trap it.”

The group, now called the Prairie Pothole Duck Club, will seek to raise more ducks by reducing the unnaturally high number of duck nest predators.

“We rebranded it this year to get more people involved,” Klingman said.

Delta Waterfowl’s research shows the overwhelming majority of duck eggs laid get eaten. And worse, the hen is often taken from the nest as she holds tight to protect her clutch.

Over the past few years, the PPDC actively worked to help balance the playing field for nesting ducks by funding the work of Delta Waterfowl trappers.

On Sept. 18, Delta Waterfowl CEO Scott Petrie addressed a group of about 50 dedicated waterfowlers.

“With over a quarter century of research in place, Delta has shown that in land-

Skunks are a prime predator of duck nests. Photo from Delta Waterfowl.

scapes where nest success averages less than the necessary 15 percent for population maintenance, we can improve that nest success to near 40 percent on average,” Petrie said.

PPDC’s goal this year is to raise $110,000 to support two trappers for the 2019 season.

“These two trappers will help add some 15,000 ducks to next year’s fall flight that would not exist without the effort,” Petrie said. “And those ducks will stay in the population for many years to come — producing their own nests and new ducklings for generations to come.”

For a group of businessmen, that is an effective ROI (Return on Investment).

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Morris to receive T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award Park Cities Quail Coalition will honor Johnny Morris, conservationist and founder of Bass Pro Shops, as the 2019 recipient of the T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award.

“Nobody has made hunting, fishing and the great outdoors more accessible, fun and exciting to the American public than Johnny Morris,” Pickens said. “He is a passionate sportsman, charismatic leader and an all-around great guy.”

At age 21, Morris fell in love with the emerging sport of bass fishing and spent five years on the professional circuit. After noticing growing interest in the sport, Johnny started Bass Pro Shops in the back of his father’s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri.

Since 1972, Morris has earned a reputation as one of the most visionary and influential retailers of the last 50 years.

Advocating for conservation is a personal passion, and Morris is Johnny Morris one of the country’s leaders working to ensure natural habitats, wildlife and the outdoors remain healthy and abundant for future generations to enjoy.

The award will be presented at the Park Cities Quail Coalition banquet and auction on March 7, 2019 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas.

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Since 2012, the QF program has impacted 692,130 acres for habitat conservation efforts throughout Texas, including providing technical assistance for 1,875 farmers, ranchers and landowners.

Higginbotham grew up in East Texas as an experienced hunter and fisherman. As a graduate from Texas A&M-Kingsville with a Bachelor of Science degree, Higginbotham spent his time working as a researcher at the Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute where he learned about wildlife interactions with their habitats and the impact they can have on diverse landscapes. He also spent time as a wildlife technician in South Texas and a soil/range conservationist in eastern New Mexico.

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FISHING

Skipping school to fish with grandpa

Hudson Simmons fished Lake Conroe with his grandfather, Brian, and landed a lake-record blue catfish weighing 55 pounds, 9 ounces. Photo from Brian Simmons.

Youngster lands junior lake-record blue catfish

By Craig Nyhus

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Jeff Coffey uses croaker to catch trout along one of the many islands in Espiritu and San Antonio bays. Photo by Robert Sloan.

Croaker fishing on the edge Casting bait in shallows near islands

By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News Most of the time, wade-fishermen in the bays are seen lined up and casting out into deeper water. But there is another angle to croaker fishing that Port O’Connor fisherman Jeff Coffey prefers. He anchors his boat in waistdeep water and, instead of fishing out toward the bay, he works his way

along one of the many islands that can be found in the Espiritu Santo and San Antonio bays.

“It’s a type of fishing that I’ve been doing for years,” Coffey said. “Both trout and reds will often be up in the shallow water along an island.”

The trick is finding out where the fish will be feeding.

“Most of the time, it will be along some sort of drop or even a small hole, about the size of a bath tub,” he said. “I’ve been fishing this area since 1968, and during that time I’ve found

a lot of spots that consistently hold trout and reds.”

When the general manager at Port O’Connor’s Speedy Stop gets a day off or gets away from work a little early, he’ll put on his wading gear, hook up the boat and head out, since the fishing areas are less than a half mile away.

Recently, along Matagorda Island, Coffey set up in 4 feet of water and promptly began catching trout in about 2-3 feet.

“That particular spot is adjacent to

For Brian Simmons’ grandson, Hudson, it would have been enough fun to get out of school for an afternoon to fish with his grandfather on Lake Conroe.

When the 10-year-old Cypress resident hooked into a big catfish, the trip became an even greater adventure.

“I got my three grandsons and we fished with Chris Edwards of Catch of Trophy Fishing Guide Service,” Simmons said. “Their dad sent a note to get them out of school that gave the reason to leave as ‘going fishing.’ We were fishing for hybrids, and were using pretty light tackle. Chris put a shad on Hudson’s hook.”

It wasn’t long before Hudson was holding on tight.

“Hudson said, ‘I got a big fish,’” Simmons said. “By the time Chris looked at him, the spool of his reel was almost empty. We reeled in the other rods and followed the fish with the trolling motor.”

Hudson had hooked into a big catfish, and it took some time before the fish was in the net.

The old junior lake-record blue catfish was around 38 pounds, and the guide knew this one was a good bit heavier.

“I was surprised he got the fish in,” Simmons said.

“The hook was right in the fish’s lip so the line didn’t get damaged by his mouth. Hudson started crying when he got it in — he said, ‘It’s a shark.’”

The next issue was getting the fish weighed.

“The marina’s scale only went up to 50 pounds,” Simmons said. “We ended up taking it to the Montgomery Post Office. They were a little surprised with what we wanted to do, but we got it weighed on a certified scale.”

The fish weighed in at 55 pounds, 9 ounces, smashing the Junior Record for Lake Conroe by 17 pounds, and all of the appropriate paperwork has been sent in.

Simmons wasn’t overly surprised at his grandson’s successful trip.

“He gets lucky at a lot of stuff,” he said.

His best luck? He has a grandfather who takes him fishing.

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Don’t forget bass at Richland Chambers Reservoir often overlooked for largemouth

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Paul Zukowsky won the Century Bass Club tournament on Richland Chambers reservoir with 16.66 pounds,

beating the next competitor by 3 pounds.

“I had fished the day before with a friend, and we found a point with some small clumps of willows about the size of a small boat,” he said. “I tried a buzzbait, with no luck, so I switched to a 10-inch worm and started catching them.”

Zukowsky had three fish

before the sun came up, and when the bite died, switched to boat houses and docks.

“On the last dock, I caught at 6-pounder and three more fish,” he said. “It was so hot and humid, I took extra shirts and soaked them each more than once, and drank all the water and Gatorade I had.”

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While practicing for a Century Bass Club tournament, angler Mike Casanova landed this 5-pound bass at Richland Chambers.

Photo by Mike Hughs, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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McKinney woman catches salmon in Alaska, wins truck Lone Star Outdoor News Pat Frazier grew up fishing, and loves to fish. Now retired, a summer fishing trip resulted in her winning a new pickup.

The McKinney resident started fishing with her dad at the age of 6, and regularly outcatches her husband, Claude.

After the couple retired in 2009, travel became their hobby, and they immediately headed to Vietnam, as Claude is a Vietnam veteran.

Their next trip was to Norway, Scotland and Iceland this year, followed by a fishing trip this summer to Alaska with Waterfall Resort Alaska.

The resort had a summerlong contest, called the King of Kings Tournament, where the person who caught the largest king salmon each day would receive the title of “King of the Day,” and be eligible to win a Ford F150 — assuming they purchased a ticket to enter the contest.

“I caught the biggest king salmon one day,” Frazier said.

“It was a 29.9-pounder. My husband caught a 25-pounder and my brother-in-law, who went Pat Frazier landed the largest salmon of the day at Waterfall Resort with us, caught a 22-pounder.” Alaska, and ended up winning a new truck. Photo from Waterfall “We had a total of 1,519 Resort Alaska. people entered over the threemonth period, and 22 won prizes, including the truck,” said Ken Dole, president of Waterfall Resort Alaska.

The drawing for the winner happened at the end of the resort’s season, well after the Fraziers returned home.

“My name was in the hopper, and when they drew, I won the truck,” she said.

Frazier posed with the truck at Tomes Auto Group in McKinney on Sept. 20. It was the trip, though, that she treasured.

“We caught a lot of silver and coho salmon, some halibut and rockfish,” she said. “We came home with 250 pounds of fish between the three of us. The trip was wonderful — the guide was very professional, the boat was spotless each morning and our fish were still frozen when we got home. And, I caught the most fish.

“We’re planning to go back again with our son.”

Land Cut redfish

David Velma, of San Antonio, landed this redfish in the Land Cut. Photo by Tony Vindell.

By Tony Vindell

For Lone Star Outdoor News The speckled trout may be getting harder to catch in some parts of the Laguna Madre, but that hasn’t appeared to be the case with redfish.

Keepers, ranging from 21 inches to under 28 inches in length are plentiful in the Port Mansfield Land Cut. On recent days, veteran guide Noe Sosa has been taking anglers on an hour-long trip just to get to hot fishing spots and they are coming back with their three-fish limit of reds.

“You have to know where to find them,” he said. “If they aren’t in a particular area, you move on to another until you hit the jackpot.”

On another trip, one could see groups of three or four anglers wading around small

islands not far from the King Ranch, which can be viewed as far as the eyes can see.

David Vielma, a Corpus Christi native who now lives in San Antonio, and Brownsville resident Raul Arteaga made a mid-September trip. Each caught their limits of reds, ranging from 21 inches to 24 inches, using cut mullet.

“We caught our redfish limit in the Laguna Madre and Intracoastal near the small islands,” Vielma said. “Getting the chance to hit that sweet spot during September was real nice.”

Sosa uses the entire arsenal of baits, including live and dead bait, shrimp, croaker and artificial lures, depending on the time of year.

“The specks have slowed down with croaker right now,” Soza said. “They prefer live shrimp this time of year.”

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear main lake, stained up the river; 77 degrees main lake, 79 up the creeks; 8.66’ low. Black bass are fair on spoons, top-water baits early and Texas-rigged worms.

Crappie are slow. Catfish are slow.

AMISTAD: Water murky; 84-88 degrees; 34.67’ low. All species are slow.

ARROWHEAD: Water fairly clear; 78-83 degrees; 3.96’ low. Black bass are fair to good on swimbaits, shaky heads and buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

ATHENS: Water clear; 81-84 degrees; 1.46’ low. Black bass are fair on hollow-body frogs, football jigs and top-water poppers. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow.

AUSTIN: Water lightly stained; 78-86 degrees; 0.69’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, crankbaits and stick worms.

Sunfish are fair to good on cut nightcrawlers and corn. Catfish are fair to good nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water stained; 87-91 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are slow.

Channel and blue catfish are very good on shrimp and stink bait.

BELTON: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 5.18’ low. Black bass are good on spinner baits in coves near structure. Hybrid striper are good on live shad.

White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs.

BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 80-84 degrees; 6.15’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

White bass are good on slabs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 1.27’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, hollow-body frogs and bladed jigs.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

White bass are good on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water lightly stained; 80-83 degrees; 2.06’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits, topwaters and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are fair on brush piles on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

BRAUNIG: Water murky. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms near the dam. Striped bass are good down-rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam.

Redfish are fair down-rigging spoons near the jetty and dam.

Channel catfish are good on cheese bait near the dam. Blue catfish are fair on cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 80-84 degrees: 7.01’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are good on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 7.20’ low. Black bass are fair on black/chartreuse spinner baits and watermelon/ red soft plastic worms over brush piles in 12-15 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad. White bass are good off lighted docks at night. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 12-20 feet. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken

livers.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 7.05’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon flukes, lipless crankbaits and watermelon/red stick worms at first light along break lines of flats. Striped bass are good on plastic swim baits and drifting live bait at first light on the surface. Crappie are fair on pink/ white tube jigs and live minnows. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows and dip bait.

Yellow and blue catfish are fair on goldfish and perch upriver.

CADDO: Water stained; 82-86 degrees; 0.30’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, hollow-body frogs and black buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

CALAVERAS: Water murky.

Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits over reed beds. Striped bass are good on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are good down-rigging silver and gold spoons along the crappie wall and the dam in 10-20 feet.

Channel and blue catfish are good on liver, cheese bait, shrimp and shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 5.59’ low. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on juglines and trotlines upriver.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 81-84 degrees, 2.19’ low. Black bass are good on shaky-head worms and Texasrigged craws on docks. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. White bass are good on slabs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 83-87 degrees; 25.78’ low. All species are slow.

COLEMAN: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 4.52’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse and watermelon lipless crankbaits and Carolina-rigged soft plastics.

Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel catfish are good on stink bait and shrimp.

COLORADO CITY: Water fairly clear; 78-84 degrees; 19.18’ low. Black bass are fair on chrome lipless crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

CONROE: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 1.92’ low.

Black bass are good on watermelon/white Carolina-rigged soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are fair on stink bait, liver and nightcrawlers.

COOPER: Water stained; 81-89 degrees; 4.21’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white jigs. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair on slabs.

CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water off-color; 81-87 degrees; 4.56’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, shaky heads and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water

lightly stained; 80-84 degrees; 2.41’ low. Black bass are good on shallow crankbaits, shakyhead worms, and top-waters.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

FAIRFIELD: Water lightly stained. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged creature baits, top-water walking baits and spinner baits. No report on other species.

FALCON: Water murky; 86-90 degrees; 33.63’ low. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and Carolina-rigged worms. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are slow.

Channel and blue catfish are slow.

FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and soft plastics in 10-18 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and cut shad in 8-12 feet.

FORK: Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 2.36’ low. Black bass are slow. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs on brush piles and bridges. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water off-color; 77–83 degrees; 3.98’ low. Black bass are fair to good on lipless crankbaits, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows around deeper structure. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained. Black bass are good on chartreuse/white Carolina-rigged soft plastics, perch-colored lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait, frozen shrimp and perch.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 0.73’ low. All species are slow.

GRANGER: Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 0.23’ low. All species are slow.

GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 2.85’ low. Black bass are fair on spinner baits, top-water baits and shallow crankbaits in shad patterns. White bass and hybrid bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

GREENBELT: Water off-color; 75-82 degrees; 36.11’ low.

Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 82-86 degrees; 1.43’ low.

Black bass are good on topwaters and shad flukes near grass beds. White bass are slow. Crappie are very good on live minnows in 12 feet. Bream are good on live worms near the islands. Channel and blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with shad and perch.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 79-84 degrees; 5.97’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on chrome or pearl crankbaits, Texas rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut bait.

JOE POOL: Water stained; 81-84 degrees; 1.41’ low. Black bass are good on top-waters, Texas-rigged creature baits and weightless stick worms. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Crappie are fair on

minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 81-85 degrees: 1.21’ low. Black bass are fair on weightless stick worms, black and blue jigs and hollow-body frogs. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 82-85 degrees: 4.01’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

LBJ: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 0.55’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon jigs, perch-colored crankbaits and green/pumpkin tubes around docks and laydowns. Striped bass are fair on jigs at night.

Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on liver and dip bait.

Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 80-85 degrees; 2.75’ low’. Black bass are slow.

White bass are good on slabs and top-waters.

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

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 0.19’ low. Black bass are good on green/pumpkin crankbaits and spinner baits.

Striped bass are good on lipless crankbaits and top-waters. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad.

MACKENZIE: Water stained; 85-91 degrees; 77.46’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs and shaky heads.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 85-95 degrees; 3.57’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water stained; 82-86 degrees; 3.94’ low. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, Texas-rigged craws and weightless stick worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

NASWORTHY: 75-83 degrees; 1.38’ low. Black bass are fair to good on shaky heads, swimbaits and lipless crankbaits.

No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on live bait and nightcrawlers.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 87-91 degrees; 1.37’ low. Black bass are fair on green/pumpkin spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and orange/chartreuse jigs. Channel catfish are good on shrimp around stickups in 5-12 feet. Blue catfish are slow.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 77-83 degrees; 43.08’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on wacky-rigged worms and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows. Catfish are good on cut and live bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 77-84 degrees; 7.05’ low. Black bass are fair to good on squarebilled crankbaits, shaky heads and jigs. Crappie are fair to good

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

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 81-84 degrees; 2.09’ low. Black bass are good on Texas-rigged craws, flukes and shaky-head worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Hybrid striper are fair on slabs.

White bass are fair on slabs.

Catfish are fair on trotlines and prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 77-83 degrees; 1.38’ low. Black bass are fair to good on drop-shot rigs, jigs and Carolina-rigged Ring Fries. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs around structure in 15-20 feet. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are good on live and cut bait.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 87-91 degrees; 6.19’ low. Black bass are good on white spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and shad.

Yellow catfish are fair on shrimp and shad.

RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 8185 degrees; 3.26’ low.

Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits, drop-shot worms and shaky-head worms. Crappie are slow. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear to lightly stained: 81-84 degrees; 1.52’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 2.08’ low. Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms, shallow crankbaits and Texas-rigged craws. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 86-90 degrees; 3.34’ low. Black bass are good on black/blue flake soft plastic worms and chartreuse lipless crankbaits.

White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows over baited holes. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait and cut bait.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 88-92 degrees; 2.62’ low. Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on silver striper jigs. White bass are good on slabs and spoons. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are fair on trotlines and juglines baited with cut shad.

STAMFORD: Water stained to muddy; 78-84 degrees; 0.95’ low. Black bass are fair on chrome/black lipless crankbaits, Texas rigs and shaky heads.

Crappie are fair to good on jigs and live minnows around structure. White bass are fair on slabs. Blue catfish are fair to good on cut and live bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 86-90 degrees; 8.11’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and soft plastic worms. White bass are fair on jigs and spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait.

n Saltwater reports Page 11 TAWAKONI: Water stained; 82-86 degrees; 2.24’ low. Black bass are fair on buzzbaits, hollow-body frogs and Texas-rigged creature baits. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters.

Hybrid bass are good on slabs.

Crappie are fair on minnows.

Catfish are fair on trotlines.

TEXANA: Water stained; 78-84 degrees; 1.91’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, jigs and square-billed crankbaits.

Crappie are fair on live minnows.

Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 80-83 degrees; 0.72’ low. Black bass are fair on shaky-head worms, top-waters and squarebilled crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Striped bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 3.86’ low. Black bass are good on black/blue flake and black/red flake soft plastic worms early and late.

Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows over baited holes.

Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers off docks in 4-5 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait, stink bait and shrimp.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 80-84 degrees; 25.10’ low. Black bass are fair on chrome chuggers and red shad worms in 20-35 feet.

Striped bass are fair on white/ blue striper jigs. White bass are good on chrome chuggers and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs.

Catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG: Water murky.

Black bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on shad. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs.

Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, shrimp and stink bait.

WEATHERFORD: Water lightly stained; 81-85 degrees; 3.57’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 75-83 degrees; 24.6’ low.

Black bass are fair to good on top-waters and Texas rigs. No reports on crappie. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 85-89 degrees; 6.32’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits, spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs.

White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on shrimp and liver.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 82-85 degrees; 4.95’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

—TPWD

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Sponsored by NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish and flounder are good in the marsh on shrimp.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Redfish are good at the jetty on live bait and cracked crabs. Flounder are fair at the mouths of the bayous on a falling tide.

BOLIVAR: Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Trout are fair to good while drifting shell on plastics.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Redfish are good on the north shoreline and around the spillway.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and large Gulf

lakes on shrimp and mullet. Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, mullet and shad.

Trout are fair to good on the reefs in San Antonio Bay.

trout are good for drifters working deep shell on plastics and fresh shrimp. Redfish and flounder are fair to good in the marsh around drains on shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Bull redfish and flounder are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and shad. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on crabs and shrimp. Gulf trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp.

FREEPORT: Redfish are fair to good on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Bull redfish are good around Surfside and at the Quintana jetty on crabs, shrimp and mullet.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout and flounder are fair to good on muddy shorelines on soft plastics.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are very good on live shrimp at Shell Island and Mad Island.

PORT O’CONNOR: Redfish are good in the back

ROCKPORT: Redfish are good in Redfish Bay on mullet and crabs. Bull redfish are good in the Shrimpboat Channel on shrimp and crabs.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are good at Shamrock Cove and Pelican Island on top-waters and scented plastics. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and on the beachfront on natural baits.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Bull redfish are good in the surf on mullet and shrimp. Trout are fair for waders working mud and grass on small topwaters and Corkies. Redfish and black drum are

good in the Humble Channel on live bait.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and plum plastics around rocks and grass on the King Ranch shoreline. Trout are good while working the edge of the Land Cut on top-waters.

Redfish are fair to good in the Land Cut on shrimp and crabs.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on top-waters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the spoils in West Bay. SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are good in South Bay and on the Gas Well Flats on DOA Shrimp and TTF Flats Minnows. Snook are fair on shrimp in the Brownsville Ship Channel.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good at Laguna Vista on scented plastics. Redfish are good in Cullen Bay on scented plastics and DOA Shrimp under popping corks.

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“It’s tough to beat a 4 to 5-inch croaker,” he said. “If I can find the fish, 99 percent of the time they will pounce on a croaker.”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER FAMILIAR FACE OF ALLIGATOR POACHER While assisting the Sabine County Sheriff’s Office in a search for allegedly stolen sound equipment, wardens realized the residence as that of an individual who had purportedly killed an alligator illegally a year earlier. A Sabine County game warden discovered pieces of an alligator hide. When questioned about the hide, the subject claimed he and a friend had found a dead gator floating in Toledo Bend Reservoir and kept some of the hide. The man was informed it is illegal to possess any alligator parts without proper documentation and a hide tag. After located more pieces of hide, the warden also looked inside a cooler and found a live baby alligator. The individual received several citations.

HOG HUNTERS ON ROAD HAD EXCUSE READY Shortly after midnight, a Hidalgo County game warden came upon two men standing on a county road about 100 feet in front of their pickup truck. Their rifles were affixed to tripods and outfitted with night vision scopes; one with a suppressor attached. When confronted about hunting on a public roadway being illegal, one of the men explained that they were simply scanning for feral pigs and would have actually entered onto private property they had permission to hunt and then taken a shot if the opportunity had presented itself. He provided the game warden with the contact information of

HELICOPTER PLUCKS GIRLS OFF OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT After being alerted that two 15-year-old females had gone missing after having been last seen on a Jet Ski on the bay at dusk, game wardens and others responded.

A search involving several game wardens, U.S. Coast Guard, Lower Colorado River Authority and the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Department ended up locating the girls. A Coast Guard helicopter was able to pick them up off of the Jet Ski and drop them off with game wardens.

DECOY USED TO CATCH SNAKE HUNTERS Presidio County game wardens used a rubber gray-banded king snake decoy to lure a couple of subjects violating reptile and amphibian hunting regulations. After dark, the wardens deployed the fake snake along a stretch of river road popular among reptile collectors. After several vehicles had driven by the decoy without reaction, a driver drove by the snake, hit the brakes and then reversed quickly while the passenger shined a flashlight out of the window. The wardens watched from bushes nearby as the driver jumped from the vehicle with a flashlight while the passenger attempted to capture

the person who granted permission.

The following morning, the warden contacted the consenting party only to learn that the two men were not even near the correct property.

Both men were issued citations for hunting from a public roadway, and educated about two more serious potential violations of hunting without landowner consent and criminal trespass with a firearm.

HOST OF DOVE-HUNTING VIOLATIONS Titus County game wardens checked three young men in a field, one of whom claimed he wasn’t hunting and had no shotgun. After a brief series of questions, the young man admitted to hunting without a license and retrieved his hidden shotgun. Two of the three also had not completed the required hunter education certification. A short time later the warden drove by the same field and saw another truck had arrived. Two

the snake. The passenger realized the snake was a fake, and let his partner know, but was told to pick it up anyway. As the passenger picked up the decoy, the wardens came out of the brush and announced themselves. The snake hunters had a hunting license with a reptile and amphibian endorsement but were told they had violated several laws including: hunting with artificial light from a motor vehicle, hunting from a public roadway, no reflective safety vest and stopping on a public roadway.

mourning dove were found dead on the ground beside the truck and were covered in fire ants. The warden located the hunters and warned them about rules against waste of game. Four additional young men were also checked and the warden discovered two were using unplugged shotguns capable of holding more than three shells and two had no hunter education certification. Citations for the violations were issued.

SHOOTING TOO LATE AND FROM GOLF CART Upshur County game wardens heard some shooting well after sunset at the end of opening day. By the time they arrived, the shooting and hunting had stopped, but they recovered multiple spent shotgun shells from the scene. The following evening, the shots began again after sunset, but the wardens were much closer.

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they observed three hunters riding a golf cart across the field shooting from the vehicle. Several cases are pending.

CORN STUCK TO FACE A SURE SIGN OF BAITING In Harris County, a game warden observed two hunters in the middle of a cattle field hunting dove, and upon greeting them, noticed bits of cracked corn were stuck to one man’s face. The warden looked in the bed of their truck and found an empty bag of cracked corn. Trying not to laugh, he asked the guy if he had been eating corn. The subject looked puzzled, then felt his face and brushed the cracked corn off.

The two individuals showed the warden where they had placed the corn. Citations were issued, and firearms were seized to hold them accountable to show up for their hearing. Charges were filed, and civil restitution is pending.

WARDENS BORROW CANOE, RESCUE STRANDED MAN On the evening of Sept. 3, an Upshur County game warden received a call from dispatch concerning a stranded individual on an island on Lake O’ the Pines. The individual had gone out earlier in the day, but had lost his way in the darkness. Wardens responded and could see a dim light across the lake upon arrival, but, due to the shallow depth of the water in some places, a boat could not be used to reach the area where the light originated. The wardens commandeered a nearby canoe to retrieve the individual and bring him back to shore in the stump-filled, choppy waters.

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or further attention.

“The main thing is to be aware of the conditions,” Dr. Vandermeer said. “A humid day is the worst. On those days, try to always hunt near water.

“When a hunting dog is heading toward heat stroke, they will start slowing down and the tongue with get more bright red and long. Their saliva will get thicker and foamier.”

Cuts Many cuts can be handled in the field, even if they involve cleaning and applying an adhesive to the dog’s would.

“Dr. Vandermeer showed us the varying degrees of cuts, and he did recommend the super gluetype product (topical adhesive — don’t use the all-purpose product) for superficial cuts,” said Jay Stine, who organized and attended the event. “He said to make sure not to get the adhesive inside the wound and to fully clean the wound with warm water before applying it and to bandage it afterwards.”

Dr. Vandermeer said carrying some iodine can help.

“A diluted betadine solution won’t harm the tissues and is a nice disinfectant,” he said. “We use the topical adhesive to keep things together. If it’s a deep cut, you can do more harm than good with it so it’s time to come in.”

First Aid Kit A first aid kit was provided to all of the attendees, including the following: Sterile gauze dressing Sterile non-adherent dressing Gauze bandage Irrigation syringe Saline solution Elastic bandage Triple antibiotic ointment Antiseptic wipe Alcohol swab Triangular bandage Forceps Scissors with a blunt tip Hydrogen peroxide Antihistimine Dr. Vandermeer recommended a few other items for the kit, including the topical skin adhesive, clean towels and wash cloths.

“Always have a local vet number handy, wherever you go,” Vandermeer said. “A comb can also be handy for cockleburs, and some vegetable spray can help loosen them up.”

Skunks Skunks strike fear in everyone’s heart, and Dr. Vandermeer recommended the best solution, or at least the best the vets know of.

“Mix one quart of hydrogen peroxide with 1/4-cup of baking soda and a teaspoon of Dawn liquid dishwashing soap,” Vandermeer said. “Let them soak in it.

The Dawn helps diffuse the odor.

You’ll still need to put them in a kennel away from you, though.”

Porcupines Not as common in Texas, a dog’s encounter with a porcupine is a painful proposition.

“Unless it’s just a few quills to be pulled out, that’s a visit to the veterinarian,” Vandermeer said.

“The quills tend to have heavy barbs that cause a lot of inflammation. We sedate the dogs and remove them.”

Snake bites Although some snake bites cause little damage, the amount of venom injected and the strength of the venom is too variable to ignore, Vandermeer said.

“A veterinarian in Arizona said the toxins in one valley can be much stronger than a valley a few miles away,” he said. “You just don’t know how much venom has been injected into your dog.

The bottom line is, get your dog vaccinated for snake bites, get rattlesnake training and, if they are bit, get them to the vet right away.”

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After the hunt An after-hunt check is important, Vandermeer said.

“Give them the once-over — they have fur so it’s hard to see everything,” he said. “There can be an abrasion or mesquite thorn under there. And we hate ticks — always look unless you absolutely know there are no ticks in your area.”

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After three years of trying the self-guided hunts, the effort finally paid off.

“The first two years, we never got close to an elk and we averaged walking 50 miles each trip,” Vincent said. “We did get close to some mule deer bucks, but they weren’t very big. We came home with our tags in hand.”

The pair is meticulous about practicing for the hunt.

“I had practiced up to 70 yards,” Vincent said. “I didn’t plan to shoot beyond 50 yards unless the scenario was perfect.”

During the prior years, the father and son felt like they had learned more about how to pattern the elk. On the fourth day of this year’s hunt, the years of effort paid off.

“We had set up by a small pond and fashioned a blind by a hollowed-out cedar tree,” Vincent said. “A cow and nice 6x6 bull came and got in the pond. The cow came out and stood at rocks we had placed at 60 yards. Then, the bull finally stepped out right where she was and walked a few steps away. He was facing away but finally turned broadside.”

Vincent took the 65-yard shot at his first-ever archery elk.

“It was a heart shot,” he said. “The bull went 30 yards and fell.”

It was now Kolby’s turn to try to get his first archery elk.

“For the next two days, the wind was wrong at the small pond, but we went back there two evenings later,” Vincent said. “An hour before dark, three bulls came and jumped in the pond — they were all 5x5. One stepped out on our side at 44 yards. I blew a cow call and he turned broadside. Kolby made the shot and the bull went 20 yards and tipped over. After he shot, the other two bulls stuck around and started sparring.

“All the stars aligned perfectly for us,” Vincent said. “This will be hard for us to match in our lifetimes.”

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more fish.

“Some of the time you’ll feel a pretty good thump when a flounder takes the jig,” Denbow said.

“I know it’s hard to do, but if you can hesitate just a couple of seconds you’ll allow the flounder to inhale the jig, and you’ll definitely catch more fish.”

Some of the most consistent flounder fishing areas on Sabine Lake are along the Louisiana shoreline from the north end and all the way down to the Causeway Bridge. Paul Falgou has been chasing flounder on Sabine Lake and in Sabine Pass for more than 30 years. Some of his best spots are at the mouths of bayous above and below Blue Buck Point.

“There is one bayou about a half mile north of Blue Buck Point that is an excellent place

Brothers win TTZ championship A pair of Belton brothers, Adrian and Daniel Barnes, won the Texas Tournament Zone championship, held Sept. 22-23, at Falcon Lake.

The pair finished with 51.63 pounds over the two days to win $30,000.

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to catch flounder,” Falgou said.

“The mouth of that bayou is huge. What I like to do is position the boat on the outside flats, and work jigs in the deep gut of the bayou.”

The water in the areas is usually off-color, leading many fishermen to believe they need to use live finger mullet or mud minnows.

Falgou disagrees.

“I don’t fish live baits at all,” he said. “Soft plastics will catch them all day. One of my favorites is a Pink Bikini Deadly Dudley Terror Tail. That’s about a 3-inch swimbait with a round tail. Another productive color is a copperhead with a chartreuse tail. I’ll rig them on a 1/4-ounce jig head and fish them along bottom with a slow but steady retrieve. The tail puts off a lot of vibration that gets the

attention of flounder.”

On the upper end of the lake is a massive shallow flat, called Coffee Ground Cove, and it is well-known for holding early fall flounder.

That’s where Falgou uses Deadly Dudley Rat Tails rigged on a 1/8-ounce jig head. His top color is a blue moon with a chartreuse tail.

“When I’m flounder fishing at Coffee Ground Cove in September and October, I’ll be using the Deadly Dudley Rat Tails because they look a lot like shrimp, which is what the flounder will be feeding on as they move towards the Gulf,” he said. “I’ll rig them on a 1/8-ounce jig head so I can slowly bump them along the bottom.”

Three-inch swimbaits with a round tail and other soft plastics have been a good lure choice for early fall flounder. Photo by Robert Sloan.

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Last year was one of the few years on record that Arkansas did not have a fatality due to a hunting accident.

According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Annual Hunter Incident Report that summarizes hunting-related incidents from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

Of the 23 reported accidents last year, 15 were falls from treestands.

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Hunter Pridgen was named the National Regional Director of the Year for his efforts as a staff member in Region 4, an area that encompasses Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana. Pridgen, a resident of Greenwood, Mississippi, covers central and north Mississippi. His area’s chapters raised more than $1 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.

Scott Anderson was named National Regional Director of the Year for his efforts as a staff member in Region 3, an area that encompasses Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Anderson, of Bemidji, Minnesota, raised more than $1.2 million in northern Minnesota.

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Ruger Jr. retired in 2006.

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Ryan Malo, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, speared a 16-pound, 2-ounce wiper July 1 at Lake McConaughy in Keith County.

Ryan Reynolds, of Lexington, speared an 8-pound, 12-ounce river carpsucker July 14 at Lake McConaughy.

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Group saves stranded tarpon The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust was contacted by a group of concerned anglers regarding a development site in Tarpon Springs that was inhabited by tarpon of all sizes.

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Orvis buys shooting grounds The Orvis Company, Inc. purchased the former Hill Country Shooting Grounds property in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania.

“We have been looking to expand our offering of sporting service properties for the last several years,” said Scott McEnaney, senior manager of Orvis Adventures.

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Orvis owns two other sporting grounds, Orvis Sandanona in Millbrook, New York, and the Orvis Shooting Grounds at Pursell Farms in Sylacauga, Alabama.

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Top director named Whitetails Unlimited named Jamie Merckx, of Appleton, Wisconsin, as Field Director of the Year for fiscal year 2017-18.

Merckx, who conducts events for WTU in eastern and northern Wisconsin, was honored based on chapter performance, service to local chapters, and internal performance benchmarks.

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Hunting guide killed, client injured by grizzly bears A hunting guide and his client, while field dressing an elk shot by the client, were attacked by two grizzly bears in the Terrace Mountain area.

The guide was killed and the client was injured. A discharged can of bear spray with the safety off was found at the scene.

The two bears were captured and killed by Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel. It was determined the sow had been sprayed with bear spray.

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Artist wins duck stamp contest Minnesota’s Scot Storm’s acrylic painting of a wood duck and decoy won the 2018 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest.

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farmer Grayson Wilmeth claimed about 250-300 people attended the festival and fish fry held at Dilley Feed and Grain.

“The crowd was mainly hunters and their families, along with feed mill customers and game wardens,” Wilmeth said. “Attendance was down from our typical turnout due to the weather. However, the hunters that were willing to get a little wet and muddy were rewarded with plenty of birds. A lot of folks were able to bag their limits.”

According to Blaise Korzekwa, the TPWD Wildlife biologist for Frio, Dimmit, and Zavala counties, Dilley along with many other surrounding areas in South Texas received over half of their average annual rainfall during the 10 days prior to opening weekend.

“Bands of rain continued to persist over South Texas through opening weekend, but hunters who braved the elements were rewarded with less hunt- Lloyd Andrew, of Willis, and Mike Mukhar, of Houston, ing pressure and decent flights,” he said. endured the rain, mud and mosquitoes and enjoyed “Despite soggy conditions, hunter suc- shooting dove over a milo field near Dilley on the opening cess was still great, particularly those weekend of the south zone dove season. Photo by Nate who hunted over milo or sunflower Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News. fields. However, folks hunting over stock ponds had lower success rates due to water being readily available for the birds just about anywhere.”

The 25th annual Lonesome Dove Fest put on by the Karnes City Rotary Cub and community volunteers also took place Sept. 14-15. According to the event’s co-chairman, Wade Hedtke, around 250-300 people were in attendance over the festival’s two-day duration.

“Unfortunately, the weather played a roll in us having a smaller turn out than we normally do,” Hedtke said. “We had to cancel some of our outdoor events, but we made the best of the situation and the folks that showed up really enjoyed themselves.”

Hedtke indicates that the Karnes County area received about 6-12 inches of rain during the week leading up to opening weekend.

“Because most hunters knew fields in the area were wet, many exercised caution and didn’t find themselves getting their vehicles stuck in the saturated soil.” he said. “A lot of hunters shot plenty of birds as well. Just about everyone I talked to shot at least half limits to the occasional full limit, despite the on-and-off showers.”

Rains persisted the second weekend of the season, although those heading out during the week found drier conditions.

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2:40 8:54

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3:30 4:19 5:07 5:57 6:49 7:43 8:38

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8:51 9:48 10:48 11:48 12:19 1:16 2:11 3:03 3:52 4:39 5:27 6:16 7:08 8:02 8:57

2:38 3:35 4:34 5:34 6:34 7:31 8:26 9:17 10:05 10:52 11:40 12:28 12:55 1:49 2:44

07:11 07:12 07:12 07:13 07:13 07:14 07:15 07:15 07:16 07:16 07:17 07:18 07:18 07:19 07:19

07:11 07:10 07:08 07:07 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:02 07:01 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:56 06:55 06:54

9:48p 10:26a 10:31p 11:26a 11:20p 12:28p NoMoon 1:29p 12:14a 2:28p 1:14a 3:25p 2:18a 4:17p 3:24a 5:04p 4:31a 5:48p 5:36a 6:28p 6:40a 7:06p 7:43a 7:44p 8:44a 8:22 9:44a 9:01p 10:44a 9:43p

2:20 3:15 4:12 5:11 6:10 7:07 8:02 9:44 10:32 11:20 ----12:36 1:30 2:25

8:56 9:54 10:53 11:54 12:25 1:22 2:17

2:44 3:41 4:40 5:40 6:39 7:37 8:32

07:18 07:18 07:19 07:20 07:20 07:21 07:22

07:16 07:15 07:13 07:12 07:11 07:09 07:08

3:09

9:23

07:22 07:07 3:25a

5:14p

3:58 4:45 5:33 6:22 7:13 8:07 9:03

10:11 10:58 11:45 12:34 1:01 1:55 2:50

07:23 07:24 07:24 07:25 07:26 07:26 07:27

5:56p 6:35p 7:12p 7:48p 8:24p 9:03p 9:43p

07:06 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:00 06:59 06:58

9:50p 10:36a 10:32p 11:37a 11:20p 12:40p NoMoon 1:41p 12:14a 2:41p 1:14a 3:37p 2:18a 4:28p 4:33a 5:40a 6:46a 7:50a 8:53a 9:54a 10:55a

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28 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 01 Mon 02 Tue 03 Wed 04 Thu 05 Fri 06 Sat 07 Sun 08 Mon 09 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri

8:39 2:26 9:34 3:22 10:33 4:19 11:32 5:18 12:07 6:17 12:59 7:14 1:54 8:09 2:47 9:01 3:37 9:51 4:26 10:39 5:14 11:27 6:04 ----6:55 12:43 7:49 1:37 8:44 2:32

9:03 10:00 11:00 ----12:31 1:29 2:24 3:15 4:04 4:52 5:39 6:29 7:20 8:14 9:09

2:51 3:47 4:46 5:46 6:46 7:44 8:38 9:29 10:18 11:05 11:52 12:41 1:08 2:02 2:57

07:24 07:24 07:25 07:25 07:26 07:26 07:27 07:27 07:28 07:29 07:29 07:30 07:30 07:31 07:31

07:23 07:22 07:21 07:20 07:19 07:17 07:16 07:15 07:14 07:13 07:11 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:07

10:01p 10:38a 10:45p 11:39a 11:34p 12:40p NoMoon 1:41p 12:28a 2:40p 1:28a 3:37p 2:32a 4:29p 3:38a 5:16p 4:44a 6:00p 5:49a 6:41p 6:53a 7:19p 7:55a 7:57p 8:57a 8:35p 9:57a 9:14p 10:56a 9:56p

8:52 2:40 9:48 3:35 10:46 4:33 11:46 5:31 12:21 6:30 1:13 7:28 2:08 8:23 3:00 9:15 3:50 10:04 4:39 10:52 5:28 11:40 6:17 ----7:09 12:57 8:03 1:50 8:58 2:45

9:17 10:14 11:13 ----12:45 1:42 2:37 3:29 4:18 5:05 5:53 6:42 7:34 8:27 9:23

3:04 4:01 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:57 8:52 9:43 10:31 11:18 12:05 12:54 1:21 2:15 3:10

07:38 07:39 07:40 07:40 07:41 07:42 07:43 07:43 07:44 07:45 07:46 07:47 07:47 07:48 07:49

07:36 07:34 07:33 07:31 07:30 07:29 07:27 07:26 07:24 07:23 07:22 07:20 07:19 07:18 07:16

10:07p 11:00a 10:48p 12:03p 11:35p 1:06p NoMoon 2:08p 12:29a 3:08p 1:29a 4:03p 2:34a 4:53p 3:42a 5:39p 4:51a 6:19p 5:59a 6:57p 7:06a 7:32p 8:12a 8:07p 9:16a 8:42p 10:19a 9:19p 11:20a 9:59p

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 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 5:15 AM 12:37 AM 1:27 AM 2:32 AM 4:06 PM 12:39 AM 1:29 AM 2:08 AM 2:41 AM 3:11 AM 3:39 AM 4:06 AM 4:31 AM 4:52 AM 12:17 AM

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Time 12:22 PM 5:25 AM 5:36 AM 5:51 AM

Height 0.40L 1.71H 1.73H 1.74H

Time 7:21 PM 1:08 PM 2:01 PM 3:01 PM

Height 1.84H 0.30L 0.22L 0.18L

5:13 PM 7:04 AM 7:38 AM 8:14 AM 8:53 AM 9:32 AM 10:13 AM 10:54 AM 11:36 AM 5:08 AM

0.16L 1.57L 1.40L 1.18L 0.94L 0.71L 0.50L 0.34L 0.25L 1.70H

10:45 AM 12:32 PM 1:49 PM 2:56 PM 3:57 PM 4:56 PM 5:55 PM 6:56 PM 12:20 PM

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Height 1.85H 1.87H 1.92H

1.66H 1.73H 1.83H 1.93H 1.99H 2.02H 2.01H 1.98H 0.23L

6:18 PM 7:19 PM 8:15 PM 9:07 PM 9:56 PM 10:43 PM 11:29 PM

0.18L 0.25L 0.36L 0.53L 0.72L 0.94L 1.16L

8:03 PM

1.93H

Time 12:23 PM 1:03 PM 1:52 PM

Height 0.47L 0.34L 0.24L

Time 7:55 PM 9:20 PM 10:33 PM

Height 1.84H 1.91H 1.99H

11:59 AM 1:43 PM 3:03 PM 4:14 PM 5:17 PM 6:15 PM 11:45 AM 12:23 PM

1.71H 1.80H 1.91H 2.01H 2.08H 2.11H 0.37L 0.31L

7:25 PM 8:25 PM 9:25 PM 10:29 PM 11:27 PM

0.34L 0.48L 0.68L 0.89L 1.10L

7:18 PM 8:32 PM

2.10H 2.08H

Time 11:47 AM 12:27 PM

Height 0.59L 0.46L

Time 7:25 PM 9:01 PM

Height 1.94H 2.01H

11:43 AM 1:17 PM 2:31 PM 3:39 PM 4:46 PM 5:50 PM 11:10 AM 11:49 AM

1.62H 1.74H 1.87H 1.99H 2.08H 2.14H 0.51L 0.44L

7:09 PM 8:13 PM 9:13 PM 10:19 PM 11:33 PM

0.42L 0.56L 0.74L 0.96L 1.18L

6:51 PM 8:03 PM

2.15H 2.14H

Time 2:06 PM

Height 0.06L

Time

Height

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Date Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 12:09 AM 12:49 AM 1:51 AM 2:50 PM 3:53 PM 1:00 AM 1:51 AM 2:31 AM 3:05 AM 3:37 AM 4:04 AM 4:28 AM 4:49 AM 12:17 AM 1:12 AM

Height 1.27L 1.46L 1.65L 0.18L 0.16L 2.10H 2.10H 2.06H 2.00H 1.92H 1.85H 1.80H 1.77H 1.30L 1.48L

Time 5:33 AM 5:47 AM 5:55 AM 11:49 PM

Height 1.70H 1.70H 1.70H 2.06H

5:03 PM 6:18 PM 8:28 AM 8:47 AM 9:15 AM 9:50 AM 10:28 AM 11:07 AM 5:05 AM 5:17 AM

0.18L 0.24L 1.55L 1.38L 1.16L 0.92L 0.69L 0.50L 1.74H 1.72H

Height 1.35L 1.51L 0.36L 0.30L 0.28L 2.26H 2.26H 2.20H 2.09H 1.95H 1.82H 1.71H 1.63H 1.36L 1.51L

Time 5:10 AM 5:23 AM 10:32 PM 11:46 PM

Height 1.60H 1.58H 2.12H 2.21H

Time 12:45 AM 2:27 AM 1:14 PM 2:14 PM 3:25 PM 12:52 AM 1:41 AM 2:17 AM 2:47 AM 3:12 AM 3:33 AM 3:52 AM 4:09 AM 12:42 AM 2:04 AM

4:36 PM 5:51 PM 8:53 AM 9:04 AM 9:18 AM 9:36 AM 10:00 AM 10:32 AM 4:23 AM 4:32 AM

0.29L 0.34L 1.50L 1.38L 1.21L 1.01L 0.81L 0.63L 1.58H 1.57H

Height 0.53L 0.64H 0.72H 0.79H 0.82H 0.82H 0.79H 0.72H 0.63H 0.53H 0.45H 0.35L 0.46L -0.01L

Time 4:49 AM 2:51 PM 3:51 PM 5:08 PM 6:28 PM 7:41 PM 8:47 PM 9:49 PM 10:46 PM 11:17 AM 11:44 AM 4:41 AM 4:13 AM 11:34 PM

Height 0.57H -0.00L -0.04L -0.06L -0.07L -0.06L -0.03L 0.03L 0.12L 0.47L 0.33L 0.45H 0.51H 0.69H

Port O’Connor Date Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11

Time 1:47 AM 4:38 AM 4:36 AM 5:00 AM 5:41 AM 6:26 AM 7:07 AM 7:34 AM 7:41 AM 7:33 AM 6:47 AM 12:26 AM 1:12 AM 1:34 PM

Time 4:41 PM 2:24 AM 5:20 AM 7:22 AM 8:52 AM 12:40 PM 2:20 PM 12:45 AM 1:37 AM 2:25 AM 3:12 AM 4:02 AM 1:43 PM 2:50 PM 12:24 AM

Date Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 1:25 AM 2:59 AM 2:17 PM 12:28 AM 1:31 AM 2:21 AM 2:56 AM 3:17 AM 3:31 AM 3:44 AM 3:58 AM 4:14 AM 4:31 AM 1:03 AM 2:23 AM

Time 8:29 AM 8:24 AM 5:12 PM 6:17 PM 7:42 PM 9:10 PM 10:24 PM 12:33 PM 12:48 PM 7:02 AM 7:07 AM 7:11 AM 7:17 AM 7:21 AM

Height 1.31H 1.34H 0.29L 0.29L 0.30L 0.32L 0.35L 1.24L 1.10L 1.40H 1.35H 1.32H 1.32H 1.34H

Time 3:43 PM 4:22 PM

Height 0.41L 0.33L

Time 11:47 PM

Height 1.42H

3:03 4:48 1:12 1:40 2:11 2:45 3:21

1.30H 1.33H 0.92L 0.73L 0.55L 0.41L 0.31L

11:28 PM

0.41L

6:18 PM 7:39 PM 8:58 PM 10:19 PM 11:54 PM

1.39H 1.46H 1.51H 1.55H 1.58H

Height 1.10L 1.23L 0.38L 1.55H 1.60H 1.61H 1.59H 1.53H 1.46H 1.40H 1.36H 1.33H 1.32H 1.14L 1.27L

Time 5:38 AM 5:49 AM

Height 1.28H 1.29H

Time 12:38 PM 1:25 PM

Height 0.54L 0.45L

Time 8:31 PM 10:57 PM

Height 1.40H 1.47H

3:14 PM 4:18 PM 5:30 PM 6:44 PM 8:55 AM 9:14 AM 9:36 AM 10:03 AM 10:33 AM 11:08 AM 4:47 AM 4:58 AM

0.34L 0.32L 0.33L 0.36L 1.27L 1.17L 1.02L 0.85L 0.68L 0.54L 1.32H 1.33H

12:04 PM 1:28 PM 2:47 PM 4:02 PM 5:11 PM 6:20 PM 11:46 AM 12:27 PM

1.39H 1.44H 1.49H 1.54H 1.57H 1.58H 0.44L 0.39L

7:52 PM 8:54 PM 9:52 PM 10:51 PM 11:53 PM

0.42L 0.51L 0.65L 0.81L 0.98L

7:35 PM 9:08 PM

1.58H 1.56H

Height 0.82L 0.97L 1.15H 1.27H 1.35H 1.38H 1.34H 1.23H 1.06H 0.85H 0.82H 0.92H 1.01H 1.08H 1.04L

Time 4:23 AM 4:38 AM 1:38 PM 2:30 PM 3:26 PM 4:30 PM 5:43 PM 6:56 PM 8:54 AM 9:05 AM 9:20 AM 9:48 AM 10:24 AM 11:03 AM 3:37 AM

Height 0.98H 1.01H -0.07L -0.10L -0.09L -0.05L 0.02L 0.10L 0.98L 0.79L 0.56L 0.32L 0.12L -0.02L 1.12H

Time 12:06 PM 12:51 PM

Height 0.12L 0.01L

Time 11:19 PM

Height 1.00H

11:39 AM 1:12 PM 2:55 PM 4:26 PM 5:53 PM 9:29 PM 11:44 AM

1.09H 1.07H 1.06H 1.07H 1.07H 1.10H -0.09L

8:01 PM 8:58 PM 9:51 PM 10:44 PM 11:45 PM

0.21L 0.36L 0.53L 0.72L 0.90L

11:28 PM

1.19H

Height 0.69L 0.80L 0.03L 1.02H 1.07H 1.09H 1.05H 0.96H 0.86H 0.81H 0.79H 0.79H 0.81H 0.70L 0.82L

Time 4:38 AM 4:33 AM

Height 0.83H 0.86H

Time 12:02 PM 12:43 PM

Height 0.20L 0.11L

Time 6:37 PM 10:48 PM

Height 0.88H 0.93H

2:17 PM 3:19 PM 4:43 PM 6:10 PM 8:28 AM 8:31 AM 8:53 AM 9:24 AM 10:03 AM 10:48 AM 3:50 AM 4:02 AM

-0.01L -0.02L -0.01L 0.01L 0.87L 0.76L 0.61L 0.46L 0.30L 0.17L 0.83H 0.86H

11:16 AM 12:36 PM 1:54 PM 3:10 PM 4:25 PM 5:47 PM 11:34 AM 12:19 PM

0.94H 0.98H 1.01H 1.04H 1.05H 1.05H 0.07L 0.01L

7:19 PM 8:19 PM 9:17 PM 10:17 PM 11:20 PM

0.05L 0.13L 0.25L 0.40L 0.56L

7:30 PM 9:09 PM

1.04H 1.05H

Time 4:32 AM 10:33 PM

Height 1.40H 1.70H

Time 11:54 AM

Height 0.59L

Time 8:17 PM

Height 1.60H

2:24 PM 3:28 PM 4:38 PM 5:53 PM 7:03 PM 8:50 AM 8:54 AM 9:15 AM 9:46 AM 10:24 AM 3:26 AM 9:17 PM

0.32L 0.30L 0.32L 0.37L 0.47L 1.44L 1.25L 1.02L 0.80L 0.61L 1.44H 1.83H

12:30 PM 2:08 PM 3:34 PM 4:53 PM 6:11 PM 11:05 AM

1.56H 1.61H 1.67H 1.73H 1.77H 0.48L

8:08 PM 9:09 PM 10:11 PM 11:18 PM

0.61L 0.79L 1.00L 1.21L

7:39 PM

1.80H

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

Date Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 12:19 AM 2:28 AM 12:56 AM 2:08 AM 3:09 AM 4:04 AM 4:54 AM 5:38 AM 6:11 AM 6:14 AM 2:02 AM 2:16 AM 2:43 AM 3:12 AM 1:04 AM

Port Aransas

3:11 PM 6:16 PM 12:19 PM 12:55 PM 2:15 PM

0.53H 0.53H 0.20L 0.08L -0.05L

11:38 PM

0.23L

8:42 PM 10:10 PM

0.58H 0.64H

Nueces Bay Date Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

San Luis Pass

Height 1.16L 1.33L 1.47H 1.56H 1.62H 1.63H 1.59H 1.54H 1.47H 0.52L 0.68L 0.87L 1.06L 1.25L 0.28L

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 3:58 AM 6:06 AM 5:12 AM 5:50 AM 6:23 AM 6:45 AM 6:53 AM 6:54 AM 6:57 AM 12:25 AM 1:21 AM 2:17 AM 3:17 AM 4:26 AM 4:00 PM

Date Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 12:56 AM 1:53 AM 1:27 PM 2:24 AM 3:20 AM 4:03 AM 4:42 AM 5:13 AM 3:04 AM 2:41 AM 2:44 AM 3:04 AM 3:28 AM 12:25 AM 1:29 AM

South Padre Island Height 0.36L 0.72H 0.76H 0.79H 0.80H 0.80H 0.82H 0.19L 0.22L 0.28L 0.36L 0.45L 0.38L 0.33L 0.73H

Time

Height

6:22 PM 7:51 PM 9:17 PM 10:37 PM 11:46 PM

0.32L 0.27L 0.24L 0.21L 0.19L

3:37 PM 4:50 PM 6:19 PM 8:08 PM 7:26 AM 10:48 PM

0.82H 0.80H 0.78H 0.76H 0.49H 0.74H

5:05 PM

0.30L

Time

12:36 PM

Height

0.44L

Time

9:30 PM

Height

0.74H

Date Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 12:51 AM 12:39 PM 01:29 PM 12:09 AM 01:27 AM 02:32 AM 03:21 AM 03:51 AM 03:55 AM 03:37 AM 03:25 AM 03:23 AM 03:26 AM 12:37 AM 11:48 AM

Height 1.29L 0.47L 0.37L 1.80H 1.88H 1.90H 1.87H 1.77H 1.63H 1.50H 1.41H 1.39H 1.40H 1.38L 0.41L

Texas Coast Tides

8:33 PM 9:59 PM 11:28 PM

Date Sept 28 Sept 29 Sept 30 Oct 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

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Park Cities Quail donation benefits scaled quail research Borderlands Research Institute received a $75,000 donation from Park Cities Quail to assist with scaled quail research. The funding will support two graduate students working to compile and analyze scaled quail parasite loads from across the Trans-Pecos.

Scaled quail are one of the most ecologically and economically important species to the Chihuahuan Desert. Because their geographic range and population trends are declining, BRI is focusing significant research attention on the species.

“We need more and better science to determine the cause of the decline of scaled quail in the Trans-Pecos,” said Dr. Ryan Luna, BRI’s Kelly R. Thompson Professor of Quail Research and chair of Sul Ross State University’s Department of Natural Resource Management.

Recent research studies have confirmed

that a parasitic eyeworm may be a factor in the quail population decline.

The study funded by Park Cities Quail will help identify regional characteristics affecting scaled quail eyeworm prevalence across the Trans-Pecos, including estimates of eyeworm prevalence, sex and age specifics of infected quail, and seasonal changes in the infestation rate. Researchers also hope to identify habitat characteristics associated with areas that have greater eyeworm infestations.

These research findings could ultimately lead to land management practices beneficial to multiple quail species.

Since 2013, Park Cities Quail has donated more than $255,000 to support BRI’s Desert Quail Research Program.

—BRI

Hancock wins another World Championship Dallas resident Vincent Hancock won the gold medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Championship in Changwon, South Korea, held August 31 to September 15.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist picked up his fourth World Championship title in Men’s Skeet by marching through the rainy qualification rounds without a miss over 125 targets and only missed once in the final.

Hancock became the first person to win four world titles in Men’s Skeet and is one of three men in the shotgun discipline to earn four world titles in his career.

In Women’s Skeet, Louisiana resident Caitlin Connor didn’t miss until the 35th target and finished with a score of 57 to win gold. Americans Kim Rhode won silver and Amber English took the bronze, marking the first U.S. sweep in women’s skeet.

This win was Connor’s first international gold medal. She won silver in 2015 and six other World Cup silver medals across her career.

—USA Shooting

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New VP at Century Arms

GSM Outdoors, LLC completed the acquisition of CoyoteLight, Inc. and acquired AmmoPal.

Jim Hester was named the new vice president of operations at Century Arms.

DU looking for CEO

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Ducks Unlimited is conducting a nationwide search for candidates for the organization’s chief executive officer.

MarineMax acquires marina MarineMax acquired Bay Pointe Marina located on the Town River in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Donation from NASGW The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers announced its $50,000 donation to the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action.

Carroll joins Brothers & Co. ACROSS 1. A popular bass fly 4. Time to stop shooting at dove 8. An African game animal 10. Three-legged gun rest 13. A good time to fish in summer 14. A good catfish bait 15. A bass lure 19. Star of Duck Dynasty 23. The bottommost part of the boat 25. A flashlight manufacturer 27. A Hill Country river 29. The fins on the sides of the fish 32. The daily dove bag limit 33. A Trans-Pecos county 35. Makes the Ethos shotguns 36. A safari destination 37. It helps start a fire 38. Nontargeted landings by commercial fishermen 39. The back-and-forth pattern run by upland bird dogs

Down 1. A coastal county 2. A U-bend in a stream 3. Amendment protecting gun owners 4. The body of a spinner bait 5. Part of fishing reel that holds the line 6. Teal daily bag limit 7. Wood used in lure making 9. They write the outdoor tickets 10. The new kingfish limit 11. Opposite of nocturnal 12. A trout species 15. The man-made, concrete peninsula 16. Hook with one shaft and three points 17. New tournament series, ___ League Fishing 18. Fish not at the surface or along the bottom 20. Material used in wet suits, waders 21. A shallow spawning area 22. The smaller rabbit 24. Steel hook on a handle, used for landing fish 26. Speckled trout limit at Sabine 27. Fish-eating bird 28. The large decoy 30. The open-faced reel 31. Site of LSON’s Wild Game Supper, Beretta ____ 34. A type of goose call

Brothers & Company hired Caleb Carroll as its media planner/buyer for outdoor recreation.

New director at Walther Walther hired Bernard Knobel, a former managing director of Blaser, to direct product development, sales and marketing.

Reed joins Daniel Defense Daniel Defense hired Steve Reed as vice president of marketing.

Kalashnikov USA is seeking an experienced firearm-industry vice president of sales and marketing.

New head at Lund Boats Brunswick Corp. named Dick Hyde as the new president of Lund Boat Company.

Job opening at CSF The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation is seeking a Midwestern States Coordinator to comanage the state legislative sportsmen’s caucus effort for seven states, including Texas.

Sales manager at Century Arms Kipp Oertle was named regional sales manager at Century Arms.

Trinity Oaks hires PR firm Trinity Oaks partnered with Hunter Outdoor Communications to handle its public and media relations.

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Warm, wet weather teal Continued from page 4

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curs during September.”

Leon Randerman owns and operates TopFlight Hunting Preserve in Columbus, and the outfit runs waterfowl hunts near Eagle Lake, Wallace and Sealy. Randerman said his hunters struggled on opening day.

“After the first 15 minutes or so of shooting time, the areas surrounding our ponds were nearly silent,” he said. “Usually it sounds like a war zone on the opening day of teal season, but most of our hunters heard very few shots from other groups around them.”

Randerman’s ponds saw much better flights of blue wings in the days following opening day.

“The second day of the season was a much different story,” he said. “We had some great hunts on that Sunday and the days the followed.”

Randerman believes the success his groups of hunters experienced after opening day were the product of hunting pressure busting up large concentrations of teal.

“When the season opened, the birds weren’t everywhere,” he said. “You either

had them or you didn’t, but once they started getting shot at, they had no choice but to spread out to ponds in other areas.”

Feltcher Pipkin operates Pipkin Ranch Outfitters east of Houston near Winnie.

Pipkin said overall, his groups of hunters experienced a decent start to the early teal season.

“We had good success in our rice fields, flooded fallow fields and marsh ponds,” he said. “During the 10 days leading up to the season, our area was inundated with 20 inches of rain that really spread out our birds. All of our hunters did well, but the action was not fast and furious by any means.”

Like many others, Pipkin’s hunters experienced more consistent action on the second day of the season and the ones that followed.

“We just didn’t start the season with the big push of birds that we hoped for,” he said. “Most of our straps to start the season were filled with drakes. We were not seeing large bunches of young birds like we normally do.”

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The 2019 BPT field will be capped at 80 competitors, all through invitations from the tour. The new circuit will serve as a feeder system for four MLF Cup events.

Payouts are expected to exceed the current tournament purses of the other top circuits, although B.A.S.S. quickly announced changes to its entry fee and payout procedures.

The BPT will not use weigh-ins, similar to the made-for-TV Major League Fishing events, where anglers compete based on the cumulative total weight of all legal-sized bass caught in what it describes as a “conservation-minded approach.”

MLF episodes are among the highestrated shows on Outdoor Channel and World Fishing Network, according to OSG. MLF also has reached broadcast partnerships with CBS, CBS Sports Network and Discovery Channel.

MLF’s conservation-minded “catch, weigh and immediate-release” rules allow participation on waters where typical tournament formats can’t go.

MLF was formed in 2011 when Boyd Duckett and Gary Klein convinced television executives at Outdoor Channel to share their vision and invest in the concept for a live-action style broadcast during which all anglers could keep track of how other competitors were doing via on-board scoreboards.

B.A.S.S. officials were quick to react after the announcement, cutting the field in Bassmaster Elite Series events from 111 to 80 anglers, increasing payouts by

$2 million (including guaranteeing payouts of $2,500 down to last place) and providing a $20,000 incentive to 2018 Elite Series anglers who return in 2019.

With the incentive and guaranteed payouts, and angler who finished last in each event would have the entire $47,500 in entry fees covered with a $500 surplus.

The FLW Tour took a different approach.

“It’s an exciting time to be a professional angler,” FLW said in a release.

“Major League Fishing has brought new energy into the sport, and B.A.S.S. has responded with a significant contribution to its Elite Series payouts. It’s unlike anything the sport has experienced since the introduction of the FLW Tour in 1996, and we applaud both organizations’ commitment to top-tier professionals.

“As a result of these changes, we’ve been asked how FLW is going to respond, and the answer is: We aren’t. We are committed to a sustainable model that serves our 50,000-plus tournament anglers, from the FLW Tour through the Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Opens.”

FLW said the tour would not participate in a bidding war and risk sacrificing the many for the few, saying such a move was not in the sport’s best interest.

Morris said Bass Pro Shops’ support of the BPT will not impact its sponsorship interests related to B.A.S.S. or FLW.

OZCHAMBER 8K STORAGE BAG AND OZ500 COMBO PACK: This ScentLok storage system combines the power of CycleClean and OZInject ozone technologies with carbon absorption to destroy the odors that attach themselves to clothing and gear and ruin hunts. Because every piece of gear a hunter takes into the field picks up additional ambient odors, this odor-controlling storage is critically important to a hunter’s success.

Offering 8,190 cubic inches of storage space, the bag is made from a durable nylon treated with a water-repelling treatment. It comes with a carbon-absorbing pad that fits into an interior mesh pocket to trap odors from a hunter’s gear and the air inside the bag, and is also pre-plumbed with an OZInject internal piping system to distribute odordestroying ozone throughout the interior.”I’ve always been curious about Ozone technology,” said LSON’s Mike Hughs. “After using this product for a few weekend hunts in the Texas summer heat, I believe it reduces the need to wash your clothes every day of the hunt, but you do need electricity for it to work. The convenience of tossing them in the bag after your hunt and running the ozone cycle reduced odors, saved time and probably got me closer to the game.” The combo pack costs about $200 (in black).

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est member of the bass club.

“I started fishing tournaments in 1982,” he said. “I’ve only missed a handful of tournaments since then. But as you get older, it gets tougher.”

He had prior success on Richland Chambers.

“I’ve won four tournaments there,” he said. “But the last time was more than 10 years ago.”

The large, 41,256-acre reservoir is better known for its hybrid, white bass and catfish fishing, and is often overlooked by bass anglers.

Joey Hanna has fished the lake since it was impounded in 1987, often fishing with the Richland Chambers Bass Club, and believes the lake is one of the best in the state. Hanna also coaches the local high school bass fishing team.

“It gets overlooked, big-time,” he said. “I’ve caught three 9-pounders this year in tournaments. The lake has really come on the last four to five years.”

Hanna said it’s not unusual to be the only bass fisherman on the lake.

“It doesn’t get much pressure,” he said.

“There aren’t many big tournaments, and if you’re there during the week you may not see anyone else.”

Hanna said fall fishing is best throwing buzzbaits, shaky heads and spinner baits around cover.

“I spend a lot of time putting brush piles out,” he said. “That has a lot to do with my tournament success.”

The record largemouth is 14.25 pounds on the lake, caught by Scott Arnold in 1995. In 1997, Mark Menendez caught a 13-pounder in a Bassmasters tournament.

“It was probably the biggest tournament to come through here,” Hanna said.

Anglers may notice a large number of stumps across the lake.

“There are big lanes through the trees if you know where they are,” Hanna said. “The Richland arm is where most of the stumps are.”

AUTUMN FORMULA DETERGENT: Scent Killer Gold Laundry Detergent by the Wildlife Research Center is available in a new scent that features hints of woods and forest. The ultraconcentrated formula provides serious odor fighting for hunters who want to clean their camo clothing with the aim of eliminating as much human odor as possible so as not to spook the game. The MSRP for the 32-ounce size is $14.99.

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HIGH TERMINAL PERFORMANCE COPPER AMMO: Remington’s Barnes TSX bullet is engineered with four cutting petals that deploy at impact to penetrate deeply and inflict terminal damage. These HTP centerfire rifle cartridges are for small to large game and are offered in a variety of calibers. A 20-pack costs about $25 to $50.

FRIGG TOP-WATER WALKING POPPER: Designed primarily for freshwater fishing, Odin Lure Company’s new lure features a built-in fish-attracting rattle chamber plus a bait well that can be filled with fish attractant to leave an irresistible scent trail. The popper has a large cupped face to churn plenty of water and create the surface disturbance that attracts bass and other freshwater fish. It can be worked on the surface in the typical “walk-the-dog” retrieve. This side-to-side motion mimics an injured fish and triggers the natural feeding instinct of other fish. This lure comes equipped with two VCM treble hooks. It is available in five hand-painted combinations and costs about $20 each.

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MIDSTREAM VEST: Simms’ insulated vest will protect fly-fishermen on or off the water. This lightweight layering piece, which is cut especially for women, features high-loft insulation and wind-resistant fabric. Its thin profile keeps an angler moving and casting freely while keeping her warm. Available in Raven and Loden, the vest comes in sizes small to XX large and costs about $150.

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Young man’s ram Continued from page 4

“I went right over his head,” he said. “All I saw were these big boulders — I thought, ‘This doesn’t look good.’ I put my hand out to break my fall, then the horse stepped on my upper thigh.”

Once he got out of the creek, Stan knew his wrist was hurt.

“My first fear was they were going to call the hunt,” he said.

They made it back to camp, and Stan’s arm was put in a splint and elevated.

“We’re going to try to get you out of here in the morning,” his outfitter said.

Reed’s hunt was still the main concern.

“The guides, one was Tim Mervyn’s son, Clayton, convinced the outfitter that Reed could handle it,” Stan said. “They said Reed was a good kid who could ride and hike.”

That problem solved, Stan finally got into his sleeping bag that he had folded over his pillow in the cabin.

“There were all of these bits of foam that were chewed on,” he said. “I thought, ‘Great, now we have a rat.’ Then a marmot jumped out at me, hissing. I didn’t need that at the end of that day.”

The next day, Stan flew back to town and got to the hospital.

“They wanted my credit card, and I had left it at the camp,” he said. “Fortunately it was a Friday and the people at my office took care of that. After the X-ray, they

told me they didn’t operate on Americans unless it was really serious. I guess I learned about socialized medicine.”

Stan flew back to Dallas via Vancouver, all the while trying to get information about Reed and his hunt.

When he got back to Dallas, he finally heard the results.

The day after Reed’s dad broke his arm, Reed and his guides saw a big group of Dall rams.

“We rode our horses to the bottom of the mountain, then made a four- to five-hour hike up the mountain,” Reed said. “We stalked the group — they were headbutting each other a lot.”

The big ram Reed and the guides were stalking was engaging in activity Reed was familiar with.

“They were playing King of the Hill,” he said. “The ram on top was knocking the other ones off.

The guides were really excited.”

Eventually, the guides got Reed into position.

“I rested the gun on my backpack,” he said. “We had practiced a lot at 300 yards, and that’s how long the shot was.”

Reed made the shot and the ram tumbled down.

“When I shot him, the sun had just hit the horizon,” Reed said.

After yet another hike, the ram was located and more work began.

“Then we started cleaning him,” Reed said. “We packed the meat and horns and headed back

Reed Graff made a 300-yard shot on this Dall ram while hunting in the Yukon Territories. Photo from Yukon Hunting Outfitters.

to camp. We were all falling asleep on the horses — we got back to camp at 1:30 in the morning, but it was still a little bit light out.”

Reed spent the next five days bear hunting, but none big enough to take were located.

Then it was time to return home.

“We got back to town and I stayed at the outfitter’s house,” Reed said. “They drove me to the airport and I flew to Vancouver and then back home.”

Reed arrived in Dallas the following Thursday. His dad, after a four-hour surgery on Monday,

was ecstatic.

“I had received some questions like ‘How could you leave your baby up in the wilderness?’ but I was confident Reed could handle it,” he said. “All the things he’s done over the last five years helped prepare him for the challenge. Still, it’s a pretty big accomplishment to do the hunt and fly home internationally.

“I guess I’ll never be accused of being a helicopter or lawn mower parent.”

Reed’s 11-year-old ram was the outfitter’s first of the season.

“When the other plane landed with the next group of hunters, they told them the pressure was on,” Reed said.

What will be Reed’s next adventure?

“I think we’re planning a pheasant hunt,” Reed said.

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