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Talking to tom North Zone hunters should find success this spring

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

It seems turkeys in North Texas like to have a good year, fol-

lowed by a bad one.

Take 2010, for instance.

A good year for range conditions produced an exceptional

STRUTTING: Gobblers in the North Zone are already raring to go, but the hens aren’t ready to breed, yet. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

hatch of birds, with many of those 4-yearold toms now the wise old men of the turkey woods. The next season, 2011, saw almost no production as drought wreaked havoc with

nesting conditions.

Then, 2012 saw Spring turkey seasons: South Zone opens March 15 North Zone opens March 29

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Whiteout

Cautious optimism

White bass run full go across much of the state

Quail hunters encouraged by increase in bird numbers

catch one, you can stay there and catch a hundred.

“On the colder days, we have to hunt for them a little more and pick up two or three here or there.”

LSON’s Conor Harrison took his daughter on a trip with Cosper in late February, one day after a cold front hit.

“Simon worked hard and we were marking a ton of fish,” Harrison said. “We just couldn’t get them to bite consistently.

We’d catch one or two and then move to another spot and pick up a few more.”

Small spinner baits in

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star outdoor newS Quail hunters haven’t had much to cheer about for several years, so even a modest increase in bird populations gets their hearts pumping.

Lovers of the diminutive bobwhite were excited to see coveys rise, although most did little, if any, hunting.

“I’m really encouraged,” said Rob Hailey of the Hailey Ranch north of Abilene. “I have seen several good-sized coveys where in the past few years I haven’t seen any.”

At the ranch, Hailey has instituted many quail habitat

SO EASY, KIDS CAN DO IT: When the white bass fishing gets good, like it is this month on warm days, it doesn’t take a lot of practice to catch a 25-fish limit.

Photo by Conor Harrison, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Black drum being caught along midcoast

INSIDE

Cold weather in late February and early March knocked the white bass action down a few pegs after a strong start to the spring run, but as the weather continues to warm back up, the whites are headed upstream and biting.

On the Trinity River north of Lake Livingston, the bite has been outstanding on days when the temperatures warm up.

Water temperatures above 55 degrees mean the white bass are ready to spawn, and anglers have been taking advantage.

“We are catching easy limits when the days are warmer,” said guide Simon Cosper. “The bite gets a little finicky when a cold front moves through, but we are still finding them and putting fish in the boat. Usually, when you

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

It’s almost Spring Break, and the big black drum continue

to be caught up and down the Texas coast.

LSON reader Jack Simpson said he has been catching the big ones with regularity over the past few weeks.

“The fishing for me has been great lately,” he said. “This

past weekend my brother and I fished the Humble Channel to catch four big uglies (lost two) and 15 sand trout. The bait of choice for the drums has been dead shrimp. Other people See BLACK DRUM, Page 17

HUNTING

FISHING

Cottonseed

Alligator gar grapple

What cold?

Ancient fish back in Texas

Cottonseed as a supplemental feed for deer has advantages that appeal to many ranch managers.

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White-tailed deer react well to low wind chill and sudden drops in temperatures, although other animals don’t fare so well.

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TPWD wants authority to better manage species, but some guides and bow fishermen are pushing back.

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Paddlefish are reintroduced into Caddo Lake in pilot program.

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BETTER THIS SEASON: Hunters are reporting better numbers of quail this season than in years past.

Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Tough critters Wind chill does not pose a serious threat to deer

By Mark England

Lone Star Outdoor News As Texans shiver running errands or waiting for the heater to kick on in their houses, they shouldn’t waste precious energy worrying how deer are faring in the waves of frigid weather buffeting the state.

Freezing temperatures for weeks on end and deep snow are the weather problems that put deer at risk, experts said.

“That’s where they have major problems,” said Ryan Schoeneberg, a deer program specialist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “Here it gets cold, the ground stays frozen for two days and then it warms up to 70 degrees. That’s not going to harm any deer you would see in Texas.”

One thing in the deer’s favor is that they still have their winter coats, which they should begin shedding in late March.

The timing is dependent on the weather more than anything.

“They’re hanging onto their winter coats,” said Gary Calkins, supervisor of the Pineywoods wildlife region for TPWD. “Even though it’s warmed up recently, it’s still been cold at night.”

While the wind chill accompanying recent freezing weather robs us of our body heat, deer’s winter coats have hollow guard hairs — as do polar bears, for example — with a lining of fine hairs underneath the guard hairs.

“It’s a heck of an insulator,” Calkins said.

Properly managing a property can help deer out in times of cold. And biologists agree that doesn’t mean feeding deer a high carbohydrate diet such as corn. Deer thrive on woody browse: twigs, buds and stems.

By setting up artificial feeding stations dispensing corn, a well-meaning land manager could actually force deer to expend more energy than they would procure from such a food source.

The best thing to do is to ensure deer have what they need most in winter — protective cover and woody browse.

“If you have too many deer, too much livestock and your pasture is in terrible shape,

those deer out there will have to hustle right about now,” said James Cathey, wildlife specialist with Texas A&M’s AgriLife Extension Service. “Is it going to kill them? I don’t think so. Spring is going to come fast in the next few weeks.”

Although recent cold snaps shouldn’t have a significant short-term impact on Texas’ deer, the real effects could be seen down the road.

“For some does, who are putting a lot of energy into heat retention, they may lose fawns,” Schoeneberg said. “It won’t be a huge population issue. We’re talking about isolated animals on the borderline, which may or may not have fawns. This might push them into the not category.

“As far as bucks, if they’re having to put more energy into body development, they could potentially have less antler development. It’s not life or death, but the cold weather could have longer term implications.”

Overall, though, deer have no problem weathering cold fronts.

“Deer have dealt with cold fronts for many years. It’s built into their DNA makeup,” Cathey said. “Deer are resilient. The critters I worry about are the birds. Cold weather and ice aren’t great for hunting insects.”

Experts contacted by LSON don’t foresee the cold snaps plaguing Texas as spring approaches harming its deer.

“Deer are a lot tougher than us,” Schoeneberg said. “They may be super uncomfortable, not want to get up and get around, but I don’t see animals dying from the cold snaps. However, they will have to look harder for food.”

The extent of the icy weather can be seen in the Dallas-Fort Worth area recording more freezes this winter than at any other time in the last 30 years, according to the National Weather Service. Outlying areas to the south and northwest, outside the so-called “heat island” of the urbanized Metroplex, saw even more freezes.

When sudden cold hits, most deer do what many people do — sleep in.

They’ll go and find a thicket of cedar or

ALL THAT FUR COMES IN HANDY: Deer can tolerate sudden drops in temperature better than most animals and wind chill does not seem to affect them. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

yaupon and bed down, expend as little energy as possible and tap into whatever fat reserves they have left.

“They bide their time, waiting until ice isn’t covering everything they’re trying to

eat,” Schoeneberg said. “This weather isn’t going to drastically alter the population. The ones not fit enough to survive the cold snaps like we’re having probably didn’t survive through the winter.”

Valentine’s Day victory Father-son find first bucks, much more

help reach the doe harvest recommendations provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist.

Guns were sighted in and it was quickly learned these two “techies” also were gun aficionados, describing their various firearms, bullet characteristics and the like. Their shooting ability was not going to be a problem, the deer just needed to show.

On the second morning of their hunt, Tyler was up first when a buck identified as “one horn,” came near the blind. The buck had been very aggressive during the rut, when he had both sides of his antlers, but he was smallish in size and presumed to be only 3 years old. A losing battle likely caused the antlers on his left side to break off. Because he was so aggressive, the word was out to take him should he appear.

He appeared for Tyler. The text came from guide Cody Leal.

“The one-horned deer is down.

He ran about three feet to the

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Thoughts of a first father-son Texas deer hunt usually involve a dad and his teenage son trying to get the son his first whitetail.

Not always, though, and some adventures end with even better news than a successful hunt.

Steven Rogers and his son, Tyler, work together in a technology consultant business. Both from The Woodlands, Steven, 43 and Tyler, 24, are new to hunting. Steven has been on one deer hunt. Tyler had been on none.

The opportunity arose to hunt with the Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation in Dimmit County, and both left their wives to arrive on Valentine’s Day, toward the end of the MLDP season. The goal was to possibly take a buck and

A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER: Tyler Rogers, left, shot his first buck and doe over Valentine’s Day weekend, then received even better news from his wife that she was pregnant with their second child. Steven, Tyler’s father, shot this bigger buck, though. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

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Cottonseed a good choice for deer

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Want a good way to give your deer a boost in protein without feeding legions of raccoons and pigs in the process?

A study conducted by researchers at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in 2012 found that cottonseed showed great promise as an alternative to protein. And, the cost associated with adding or switching to cottonseed wasn’t much higher than feeding with protein.

“Our findings suggest that cottonseed has potential for use as a targeted feed for deer,” the study read.

“Nontarget species avoided cottonseed, whereas whitetailed deer consumed cottonseed readily. Similarity in prices between whole cottonseed (approximately $310 to $315/metric ton [2012 U.S. prices]) and pelleted rations (approximately $280/metric ton)

make feeding cottonseed economically encouraging, especially if deer are the sole beneficiaries of the cottonseed.”

Although it has been used as a supplement for years, some ranch managers are turning toward cottonseed in addition to or as an alternative to protein pellets to help postrut bucks and fawning does.

“The first thing I hear from people is asking if it causes sterilization in whitetailed deer,” said Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist Matt Reidy. “It doesn’t.

Research on pen-raised deer and sperm counts showed that wasn’t an issue. I think cottonseed is a very good supplement that has a lot of benefits that protein doesn’t.”

Reidy gave three reasons why cottonseed is gaining popularity.

“First, it is weather-resistant,” he said. “You can dump it outside and it doesn’t have to be covered

up like protein. Second, nontarget species won’t eat it. You won’t be feeding coons or hogs with it. Third, the feeders are a whole lot cheaper. All you need are two T-posts and some wire and you are good.”

The one negative Reidy pointed to was feeding cottonseed could be more time consuming for ranch managers because you have to do it by hand or with a shovel and not with a mechanical feeder that pumps pellets directly into a normal protein feeder.

The protein content is also plenty for deer.

“The protein content is very good,” Reidy said. “In general, white-tailed deer need a minimum 12 percent protein, so they really don’t need those ultra protein levels of some pellets that go to 20 or 30 percent. But it has to be fairly intensive to make a difference. Ideally, feeding year-round is best, but definitely in the postrut and fawning seasons.”

A LOT OF WORK: Cottonseed is a great supplement for deer because hogs and coons won’t eat it, which makes it doubly attractive, according to researchers. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Raising money for quail At their 8th Annual Dinner & Auction on March 6, Dallas based nonprofit Park Cities Quail awarded its 2014 T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award to legendary entertainer, conservationist and avid sportsman George Strait at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas.

Strait was on hand to accept the award and in his acceptance speech reminisced about better days of quail hunting as a youth growing up in South Texas.

Strait addressed the recent quail decline and efforts to reverse it, and said, “I still feel like there is a lot more we can do, and that’s what’s important about groups like Park Cities Quail.”

Following the award presentation, PCQ held their Live Auction, which featured several hunts, excursions, and experiences. A trip for six cou-

ples to Pickens’ Mesa Vista Ranch brought a record $175,000. Also, an Ultimate Bahamas Experience donated by Carl Allen was purchased for $115,000. During the auctioning of a VIP concert experience at Strait’s final concert in Arlington donated by “King George” himself, Strait delighted the crowd with a spontaneous performance, going onstage to sing a few tunes for the audience using a guitar identical to the one he uses on tour. The package was purchased

by Pickens for $130,000, who also received the guitar autographed by Strait on the spot as part of the package.

“The combined auction prices broke all-time records, and most were above their retail price,” said Live Auction Chair John Wagner. “This is a testimony to the passion people have for our cause.”

— PCQ

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It takes time Why it takes a decade to see deer management results

By Craig Nyhus

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NO QUICK FIX: A deer management program will take up to a decade to show results, as results aren’t usually seen until the second generation of deer are raised. With patience, though, it will pay off in bigger, healthier deer.

Photo by Bubba Garret.

For anyone beginning deer management practices on a ranch, patience is a virtue, but the results will come. Wildlife managers agree that it takes a decade or more to visualize the fruits of their efforts — and now studies done by deer researchers tell us why.

In a presentation at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute’s Deer Associates Meeting in San Antonio on March 7, Kevin Montieth of the University of Wyoming presented the findings of his decade-long research while a researcher at South Dakota State University.

“We studied deer from the Black Hills of South Dakota where the habitat is poor, consisting of Ponderosa pines without much nutrition, and the deer are small, and from the agricultural areas of eastern South Dakota where the habitat is good and the deer are very large,” Monteith said. “We captured fawns at a few days old from both areas and raised them.”

The whitetails were all raised and bred in identical manners, and fed an identical good-quality diet similar to that eaten by the larger animals from the eastern part of the state. The researchers cut and measured the buck’s antlers each year and weighed the deer every week. The bucks were all raised to adulthood and the body size and antler size of the bucks from each region were compared.

The findings surprised the researchers.

“In the first generation of offspring, offspring of the smaller Black Hills deer still weighed 30 kilograms less than the offspring of the deer from the east,” Monteith said, despite the identical conditions and

access to unlimited feed. “The antler size of those offspring was 39 inches less than their eastern counterparts.”

Then came the second generation of offspring. The bucks, bred from the bucks and does maintained in the pens from both regions, showed a quite different picture.

“The second generation exhibited rapid growth and larger body sizes,” Monteith said. “The sons were larger than their fathers in both body size and antler growth — there was a 31-inch difference in antler size from father to son.”

For example, a first-generation buck weighed 205 pounds and scored 136 B&C, while the son weighed 250 pounds and scored 150, while the offspring of the deer originating in the eastern part of the state were nearly identical in size to their fathers.

The study concluded that the maternal effect was intergenerational, taking two generations for the deer to adapt to the new conditions, and that the key to increased size of both bodies and antlers lays in maternal nutrition.

“The does balance the energy used in reproduction versus survival,” Monteith said. “The foundation for the balancing act is nutrition. If the does don’t have any fat reserves, they will use energy to assure their survival — the mothers have to be selfish.”

Monteith recommended making sure adequate feed is available for the does in both summer and winter, whether supplemental feed, food plots or a combination were used, but cautioned not to expect to see results right away.

“You won’t see the influence until the second generation,” he said. “It may take five to 10 years to see the major results, so be patient and stick with it.”

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ground.”

An examination of the buck’s teeth showed the age estimate was wrong. The buck was at least 7 years old.

That evening, it was Steven’s turn, and a bigracked 10-pointer appeared within 100 yards of the blind.

“He’s huge,” Steven said, reaching for his rifle. “Can I take him?”

“Put the gun down,” his LSON guide said. “I need to get a look at him.”

A long look wasn’t needed. The deer with at least 8-inch brow tines had been seen before, and was likely a 3-year-old.

“I can’t let you shoot him,” the guide said. “He’s 3 years old and we don’t have many bucks on the ranch with long brow tines like that.”

“Which ones are the brow tines?” the inexperienced hunters asked, and the guide provided the answers.

The blind became deathly silent for the next several minutes.

“You’re learning the hard lessons of hunting on a ranch where the deer are being managed,” the guide told them. “I know it can be frustrating.”

The pain in the faces of the two hunters was apparent as the buck walked away.

Less than 30 minutes later, two bucks stepped out along the sendero at about 200 yards. Clearly related, both had tall racks with long tines. Again, Steven reached

for his rifle.

“Hang on,” the guide said.

“We haven’t seen either one of these bucks all year, on a trail camera or in person.”

A few minutes of study showed both deer were mature, with one appearing to be a year older than the other.

“You see the one on the right,” the guide asked. “We can take that deer when he comes up the lane.”

“I can take him now,” the hard-breathing hunter said.

“This gun will do the job.”

“I’m not worried about the gun,” the guide said.

“When he comes through the grass at the bottom, he’ll be at 100 yards. Take some deep breaths and try to relax.”

The buck cooperated and presented a broadside shot.

“Whenever you’re ready,” the guide said.

The shot rang out and both rear legs of the buck kicked wildly into the air.

“Great shot, he’s dead,” the guide said, putting his Nikon binoculars down as both bucks began sprinting back down the sendero.

Steven wasn’t buying it as he reloaded.

“He’s still running,” the father and son yelled, but after the buck ran 50 yards or so, he fell.

“How did you know?”

“You probably got him in the heart,” the guide replied.

“Some deer have a good bit of adrenaline that makes them run a little ways.

I’m just glad he ran along

the road and not into the brush — I’m wearing shorts.

Everything has thorns down here.”

The excitement in both father and son was nothing short of electric, and the pair was coming out of their skin waiting to see the big buck.

After photos were taken, Tyler got a call from his wife saying both she and their 2-year-old son were ill. The pair started talking about going home early, but Tyler’s wife convinced them to stay for the next morning’s hunt.

The group returned to the same blind the next morning and saw a few bucks.

Then two does came out.

“This is unusual,” the guide said. “The does haven’t been coming near this blind for weeks.”

Both were mature and after receiving the OK, Tyler made a fine shot on one of them.

After returning to camp with the doe, Tyler called home to check on his family. When he hung up, he was red-faced and beaming even more than after he had shot his first two deer.

“How are they?” Steven asked his son.

My wife is pregnant,” Tyler said. “She wanted to wait a little while longer to tell me.”

During the celebration, the others at the camp asked the same question almost simultaneously.

“And she let you go hunting on Valentine’s Day?”

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Facing opposition Proposed alligator gar regulations bringing backlash

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

GUARDING GAR: TPWD wants to be able to close alligator gar fishing in specific areas when conditions are right for spawning, but bow fishermen might have another idea. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Texas has become the best destination for taking a trophysized alligator gar in the world.

Whether by bow or rod and reel, anglers from across the globe come to Texas to try and catch a 200-pound monster that looks like it came from the time of dinosaurs.

Against stiff opposition from guides and bow fishermen, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing changes to alligator gar harvest regulations. The changes would give the TPWD executive

director the authority to temporarily prohibit taking or attempting to take alligator gar in any area where conditions such as water temperature and water levels would be conducive for spawning.

Typically, alligator gar do not spawn every year.

According to TPWD, this change would add increased protection to spawning gar in certain areas when they are concentrated and most vulnerable to overharvest. Closures would be invoked only during those limited times when and where the specified conditions are

occurring, and the public would be notified as soon as the closure is invoked.

“We’ve been doing studies on alligator gar since the 1970s,” said Dave Terre, TPWD’s chief of Inland Fisheries Management. “The alligator gar is a very long-lived species (up to 100 years) and they don’t reproduce often — only in post-flood conditions. In 2009, we approached the commission to provide additional regulations to protect the fish because they live so long. That was the impetus behind the 1-gar limit.

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Shooting in the salt Bow-fishing saltwater becoming more popular

A BIG SMALLMOUTH: Dylan Mayes holds the 18 3/4-inch smallmouth bass he caught to set the junior catch and release record for the Brazos River. Photo by River Run Guide Service.

A smallie kind of day 16-year-old angler hooks pending Brazos River junior record

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Magnolia angler Eddie Mayes wanted to do something special for his son’s 16th birthday.

The pair fish together at least twice a month on Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston for stripers and hybrids, but Mayes had a different plan for this trip with Dylan See SMALLIE, Page 25

When the wind lies down and the bay gets calm, more and more bow fisherman are picking up their bows and jumping in boats to cruise the shallows looking for a number of species to sling their arrows.

Saltwater bow-fishing is increasing in popularity, with many shooters appreciating the variety the saltwater offers.

Instead of carp, gar and buffalo, archers are slinging arrows at flounder, stingrays, black drum, mullet, sheepshead and big alligator gar in some of the bays.

“Right now, there aren’t that many people bow-fishing saltwater,” said guide Mark Malfa, “but it is getting more popular.

We shoot a lot of different fish — black drum within the size limit and mullet until your arm falls off. The best time to do it is late April and May.” Malfa said there is no change in the setup for the bows from fresh to saltwater. The biggest

difference is the depth you are looking for fish. According to Malfa, the rivers and lakes he guides in the fish has to be near the surface of the water, but on a calm night in the bays, you can see the bottom and shoot fish from the surface to rays lying in the sand.

However, wind is a killer on the coast compared to inland.

“Wind is a problem,” he said.

“Anything from 12 to 15 mph is the cutoff. In a river or lake, I can get up against a shoreline or below the bank and stay out of the wind. But in saltwater it shuts you down.”

The chance to shoot something big increases in the saltwater.

“We have some huge southern rays that can get up to a couple hundred pounds,” he said. “They can have 6-feet-plus wingspans. The giants aren’t in the bays too often, but we have taken a few of them.”

— Staff report

Gatenbein and Randolf win Bass Champs Charlie Gatenbein of Temple and Cody Randolph of Belton bested 175 other teams to win the Lake LBJ Bass Champs Central Open on March 8 with a 3-bass limit weighing 20.36 pounds, including an 11.08-pound kicker.

Doing their homework on and off the water was they key to big win.

“We went to our first spot and caught a lot of fish, but there was no size to them,” Randolph said.

The pair secured an initial limit, but it was quite small.

SHOOTING STINGRAYS: Saltwater bow fishermen can shoot a variety of species in the bays along the coast, including big stingrays. Photo by LSON.

“About 9 a.m., we moved further up the river,” he said. “It was a rocky area with big terrain changes in water 4 to 8 feet deep. About 30 minutes after we got there, I was using my wacky rig when I got the big bite. Charlie asked me if it was a good fish, and I told him it was, but I didn’t know how big it was until the first time it jumped.

She jumped two more times before we got it in. She was only skinhooked. I still don’t know how the hook didn’t come out. I’m just really glad. Charlie is such a good net man.

“It’s the biggest bass I’ve ever caught.”

All total, 23 teams were awarded checks and prizes; the last in the money were Matt Hill and Barry Mott with 11.64 pounds.

— Bass Champs

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PREHISTORIC LOOKING: Paddlefish are strange-looking fish, but their return to Texas waters means another chance for this native species that died out years ago. Photo by USFWS.

Paddlefish revival Forty-seven fish released into Caddo Lake for pilot program

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

They’d swam in Texas waters for millennia.

Then they were gone. A casualty of damming Big Cypress Bayou, which in turn stopped the natural flow of water into Caddo Lake.

The ancient paddlefish is back in Caddo Lake, thanks to a collaborative effort between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The groups released 47 fish last week in an experiment designed

to provide data that could inform a future plan for a large-scale stocking at Caddo Lake. While paddlefish populations are faring better in some states, the fish remains listed as a species of concern under the Endangered Species Act and is rarely found in Texas.

“The dam changed the natural flow patterns, including the high flows or ‘spring pulses’ that provided paddlefish and other fish species a cue to move to spawning sites and foraging habitat the high water made accessible,” said Pete Diaz, a USFWS fish biologist.

Tim Bister, an inland fisheries biologist with TPWD, said the dam changed the way sediment was carried and deposited, which essentially covered many gravel beds where paddlefish and other species typically spawn. Because of this, his department was among the partners that worked with the Army Corps of Engineers in 2008 to restore a 1,500-foot-long gravel bar or shoal in Big Cypress Bayou near Jefferson.

“The new flows will help aquatic species access the See Paddlefish, Page 23

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Prespawn bite LAKE FORK — One of the best largemouth bass lakes in Texas is on a prespawn bite, according to guide John Tanner.

“Lake Fork prespawn bite is in full swing and the fish are staging in the shallow grass,” Tanner said. “All the fish are waiting on is some warmer weather and water temps, then the spawn will bust loose. The lake is fishing better than it has in a long time with all of the submerged hydrilla.”

Along with a good bass bite on lipless crankbaits, the yellow bass and white bass are good on slabs, crappie are good on minnows near bridges and catfish are good on prepared bait.

To contact guide John Tanner, call (903) 569-7451.

Cats on Corpus LAKE CORPUS CHRISTI — The catfish bite has been good on Lake Corpus Christi, according to Dayna Hill, park manager at the Sunrise Beach R.V. Park in Mathis.

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 46–52 degrees; 14.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows.

AMISTAD: Water fairly clear; 56–60 degrees; 35.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits, lipless crankbaits and soft plastics. White bass are fair on slabs and small spinner baits up the Rio Grande. Catfish are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers and cheesebait over baited holes.

BASTROP: Water clear; 55–59 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on red/white spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs over brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait, liver, shrimp and minnows.

BELTON: Water stained; 54–58 degrees; 9.41’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon spinner baits, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows under lights at night.

Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and hot dogs.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 44–49 degrees; 3.27’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on lipless crankbaits and black/blue flipping jigs. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and nightcrawlers.

BONHAM: Water stained, 48–52 degrees; 2.22’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, crankbaits and spinner baits. Catfish are fair on chicken liver along Timbercreek Channel down to about 20 feet.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and soft plastic worms near the dam. Striped bass are fair down-rigging silver and gold spoons and marble spinners near the dam.

Channel catfish are fair on liver and nightcrawlers near the discharge.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear, 42–47 degrees; 21.26’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on lipless crankbaits and smaller spoons. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are fair on slabs.

Hybrid striper are fair on slabs.

Channel catfish are fair on trotlines.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 51–55 degrees; 10.45’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse jigs and watermelon soft plastics. Crappie are good on Li’l Fishies and minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish

are good on stinkbait, minnows, and frozen shrimp.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 30.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Rattlin’ Rogues and black/chartreuse jigs in 12–20 feet.

White bass are fair on pet spoons.

Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs.

CADDO: Water stained; 45–50 degrees; 0.90’ high. Largemouth bass are good on white spinner baits and bladed jigs. White and yellow bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

CALAVERAS: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and lipless crankbaits near the dam. Striped bass are fair on chicken livers, shad and minnows along the shoreline. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and stinkbait.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 55–59 degrees; 8.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged black worms on shaky jigheads. White bass are fair on 1/4-ounce Blade Baits along the main river channel. Crappie are fair on minnows upriver.

CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 44–49 degrees; 3.62’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs and square-billed crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 56–60 degrees; 23.60’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse/black soft plastic worms and lizards. White bass are good on small spinner baits and minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on punchbait.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 56–60 degrees; 16.13’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics, and on chartreuse lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on stinkbait, liver, and frozen shrimp.

CONROE: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 0.99’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/white soft plastics, crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on stinkbait and frozen shrimp.

COOPER: Water clear; 61–65 degrees; 12.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on medium crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastics up to 15-feet deep. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cut shad.

FALCON: Water clear; 54–58 degrees; 24.50’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, small soft plastics, and slow-rolling spinner baits in 15–25 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers, stinkbait, liver, and cut bait.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 45–54 degrees; 12.9’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on black/blue jigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows.

“There are some nice-looking blue cats being caught on shrimp, stinkbait and shad in 23 feet of water,” she said. “The cats are between 3 pounds and up to 30 pounds.”

The lake is only 2-feet low and water temperature is around 58 degrees.

Reports of white bass running up the Nueces River from the lake have also come in, with many anglers catching limits several miles up from the lake.

To contact Dayna Hill, call (361) 815-9672.

Still deep COLETO CREEK — Largemouth bass fishing has been good in the evenings, with bass still in a prespawn pattern, but close to coming in shallow, according to multiple anglers on the Texas Fishing Forum.

Fish are still being caught in deeper water on Alabama rigs and crankbaits. For shallow-water anglers, the soft plastic bite, along with slow-rolled spinner baits has put bass in the boat.

The white bass bite has been slow, along with a slow crappie and catfish bite.

— Conor Harrison

on prepared bait and trotlines.

chicken livers and trotlines.

LBJ: Water stained; 56–60 degrees; 0.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on lipless crankbaits, 1/8-ounce buzzbaits and wacky-rigged green pumpkin Whacky Sticks. White bass are fair vertically jigging Pirk Minnows under birds. Crappie are good on white tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are fair on minnows.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 44–52 degrees; 13.41’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are fair to good on slabs. Striped bass are fair on live shad. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics and crankbaits. Catfish are good on liver and stinkbait.

LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 42–46 degrees; 7.89’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits and small jigging spoons. White bass are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 52–56 degrees; 9.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics and on chartreuse lipless crankbaits.

White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies.

Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are fair on shrimp, liver, and stinkbait.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 52–56 degrees; 0.24’ high. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair on slabs and spec rigs upriver. Crappie are good on minnows in the creeks. Blue catfish are fair on shrimp and shad.

GRANGER: Water clear; 53–57 degrees; 0.28’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. Blue catfish are fair on prepared baits.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 67–71 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are good on square-billed crankbaits and white spinner baits.

Crappie are fair on white jigs and minnows. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and rod and reel.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 43–47 degrees; 9.92’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on crankbaits and jerkbaits. Crappie are fair near brush piles on jigs and minnows.

White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 56–60 degrees; 0.08’ high. Largemouth bass to 6 pounds are good on black/blue crankbaits in 8 feet. Crappie are fair on grubs near the dam.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off-color; 46– 53 degrees; 23.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs and dropshot rigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 44–49 degrees; 1.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and white spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 45–51; degrees; 1.34’ high.

Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 42–47 degrees; 12.36’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on black/blue flipping jigs. Crappie are fair on chartreuse jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 53–59 degrees; 0.92’ high. Largemouth bass are good on black and blue flipping jigs and green pumpkin creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and rod and reel.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 51–55 degrees; 0.10’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on pet spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 45–51 degrees; 45.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon seed jigs, shaky heads, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 44–52 degrees; 22.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 43–47 degrees; 0.50’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on red lipless crankbaits and crankbaits in natural shad in the Kickapoo area. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Catfish are good on

PROCTOR: Water stained; 50–54 degrees; 8.28’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies and small spinner baits.

Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on juglines baited with shad.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 42–46 degrees; 7.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on suspending jerkbaits and deep-diving crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 42–47 degrees; 7.86’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on suspending jerkbaits and sprayed-grass color flipping jigs.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 44–48 degrees; 7.03’ low.

Largemouth bass are slow on deepdiving crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and minnows. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines and cut shad.

SAM RAYBURN: Water murky; 53–57 degrees; 3.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/black crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are fair on minnows and white spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and liver.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 51–55 degrees; 2.66’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow.

White bass are fair on chartreuse jigs and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on minnows and green/black tube jigs.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 55–59 degrees; 10.89’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs.

Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and shrimp.

SWEETWATER: Water murky; 43–54 degrees; 23.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 42–48 degrees; 9.49’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on green pumpkin flipping jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows

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n Saltwater fishing reports: Page 16 and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut shad.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 41–46 degrees; 9.03’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on shaky heads and drop-shot finesse worms near deeper points. Crappie are fair on chartreuse jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad and trotlines.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 51–55 degrees; 2.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon and June bug soft plastics, and on watermelon spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Channel and blue catfish are fair on live minnows, frozen shrimp, liver and stinkbait.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 50–54 degrees; 53.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin worms and crawfish-pattern crankbaits in 12–30 feet. White bass are fair on minnows and chrome/white jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue/white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and cut shad.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are fair chartreuse soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on silver slabs. White bass are slow.

Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 53–57 degrees; 11.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red and redbug soft plastics, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are good on chartreuse striper jigs.

Catfish are fair on liver and stinkbait.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 45–50 degrees; 3.34 ’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on black/blue jigs and creature baits.

Catfish are good on prepared bait and trotlines.

— TPWD

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New state record Guadalupe bass All Waters Guides fishing guide Shea McClanahan was guiding two of his more experienced clients, Bryan Townsend and Jim Cooper, Feb. 1 on the Colorado River, when Townsend hooked into a larger-than-normal Guadalupe bass.

After a spirited fight, McClanahan netted the native bass and all on board immediately knew this fish was something special. McClanahan weighed the mature female on two somewhataccurate scales he had onboard and felt confident the 3.8-pound mark on both scales was a good indication that the fish was just over or very close to the current state record of 3.69 pounds — a record held by Allen Christenson since 1983.

While still on the water, McClanahan called client and friend Jody Gibson, who in turn made multiple calls resulting in Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Inland Fisheries biologist Marcos De Jesus meeting the guide and clients.

De Jesus took photographs, measurements of

Public meetings on tap for red snapper The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has scheduled a series of public hearings around the Gulf of Mexico beginning March 10 through March 24.

The two Texas meetings are scheduled for March 17 and 19.

The purpose of the meetings is to solicit public comment on Reef Fish Amendment 28 — Red Snapper Allocation. All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. local time and will conclude no later than 9 p.m.

Amendment 28 examines allocating red snapper resources between the commercial and recreational sectors to increase the net benefits from red snapper fishing and improve the stability of the red snapper component of the reef fish fishery, particularly for the recreational sector. Go to LSONews.com for more information — GMFMC

Castledine wins on Rayburn Todd Castledine, of Nacogdoches, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 29 pounds, 6 ounces on March 1 to win the Bass Fishing League Cowboy Division tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

For his victory, Castledine earned $5,507. After winning a pair of BFL events on Sam Rayburn last year, Castledine started on the path to a repeat in grand style, bagging nearly 30 pounds of bass.

“The day started pretty slow, I guess because of the fog,” Castledine said. “I don’t think I even caught anything until about 10 o’clock. Around noon the fog started breaking and the sun came out, and it was like a light went on and they started eating.

I stayed deep most of the day. Most of it was on main-lake points in 18 to 24 feet, close to the river channel.

Because it’s been so cold, the right points are still holding a lot of schools still out there.

“Find the right points and they’re on them.”

Castledine’s win was part of a magical three-week stretch of huge limits for the Sam Rayburn expert.

“I’ve been on a neat little ride,” he said. “All these weeks are blending together. It’s pretty surreal. I’ve been catching a lot of bags like this.

I’ve been weighing in over 25 pounds every time these last few weeks. My co-angler said, ‘I’ve never seen someone reel in 7-pounders and not get excited.’ I’m just trying to take it all in now. You never know if it’s the last tournament you’re going to win.

“It never gets old.”

Castledine said he caught most of his weight on a 6th Sense Crush 500DD crankbait and a Carolinarigged prototype 7-inch Kicker Fish Bubble Fry. — BFL

NICE GUAD: Bryan Townsend holds the 3.71-pound state record Guadalupe bass. Photo by AWG.

the bass’ length and girth, and a clipping of the pectoral fin to confirm the genetics of the bass. The fish was placed in an aerated cooler for transportation to the Cabela’s location in Buda. Using Cabela’s certified scale, the fish’s official weight was recorded at 3.71 pounds, which broke the current state record by .2 ounces.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER COOT KILLERS DUMP BIRDS IN ANOTHER’S TRUCK BED On two separate days, Bowie County Game Wardens Shawn Hervey and Daniel Kessler investigated illegal hunting activity. Two individuals admitted to killing two deer from a public roadway, while three other individuals confessed to shooting 33 coots and dumping the birds in the truck bed of another hunter.

One man, who had helped kill and dump the coots, also exceeded the bag limit for white-tailed deer during the general deer season. This man admitted that he had already used all of his deer tags prior to killing an 8-point buck, so when he killed this buck he called someone else to pick the deer up and put their tag on it.

Multiple cases are pending.

ILLEGAL DUMPER LEFT STATE PARK RECEIPT IN TRASH Williamson County Game Warden Turk Jones was patrolling on County Road 190 when he noticed an illegal dump. Inside a bag, the first piece of paper he pulled out was a receipt from Texas Parks and Wildlife where the individual evidently entered a state park. On the receipt was a vehicle description and license plate.

Jones called TPWD Communications and obtained the address of the license holder. The homeowner said his 19-year-old son had taken the trash and was supposed to get rid of it in a dumpster. The dad contacted the son and made arrangements to meet Jones near the dumpsite. The son picked up all the trash and was cited for illegal dumping.

TEAMING UP TO STOP ILLEGAL GILL-NETTERS Zapata County Game Wardens Joshua Bonney, Colby Hensz, Stevan Ramos and Carson Wardlow launched two patrol boats at a remote launch site. Bonney and

MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION LANDS MULE DEER POACHER Game Wardens John Apgar and Turi Salinas received a call of a mule deer buck carcass that had been discovered. The head had been cut off but no meat was taken. The scene was processed and flyers were posted all over Van Horn and Sierra Blanca. Both wardens followed the leads generated by the flyers as well as information provided by farmers, ranchers, business owners and the general public. Several interRamos observed a commercial fishing vessel enter Texas waters and began to set gill net, and left their hiding spot to conduct a water safety inspection. The commercial vessels attempted to go back to Mexican waters, but Hensz and Wardlow persuaded the vessel to remain in Texas waters. Wardens boarded the commercial fishing vessel and seized the boat, 4,620 feet of monofilament gill net and a 40-hp outboard.

The two commercial fishermen were arrested and transported to Zapata County Regional Jail.

UNUSED BOAT WAS USED AFTER ALL At midnight, Bexar County Game Warden Kathleen Stuman received a call notifying of large nets observed on Calaveras Lake.

Stuman arrived and made contact with three men with a dresser drawer containing redfish, bass, tilapia and carp. Stuman noticed there was no hook marks on the fish or any fishing rods. One of the men said he caught the fish with a throw line and cast net and that was the only net they had. The violators had no fishing license but had Texas IDs. They had a small boat on the bank, but said because of the lack of lifejackets they had not used it. Stuman got in a boat and went out on the lake and found 100 feet of gill net with approximately 96 fish

views were conducted during the investigation. Nearly a month later, the wardens met with an individual who provided a written statement of his involvement in the incident and provided the wardens with an address where the head of the deer was located. The wardens contacted Game Warden Aaron Sims of Yoakum County and the head of the deer was recovered at a residence. Cases pending.

(catfish, redfish and bass) that she released back into the water.

Cases pending.

to see the warden. One subject was a convicted felon. Cases pending.

NO NONRESIDENT LICENSE RESULTS IN SEIZURE OF ANIMALS Atascosa County Game Warden Derek Iden received a tip from Dimmit County Game Warden Gene Fernandez about some possible illegal hunting activities in Atascosa County. Iden interviewed some local and out-of-state subjects and the investigation resulted in the seizure of a set of white-tailed deer antlers, blackbuck antelope horns and two sets of European mounted aoudad heads. The out-of-state hunters had not purchased nonresident hunting licenses before embarking on their Texas hunting adventure and were cited for hunting without a Texas license. Cases and civil restitution pending.

DEER DECOY SHOT, RIFLE THROWN INTO WOODS San Augustine County Game Wardens Lee Hall and Mike Ferguson, along with Forest Service Ranger Murphy Semetko, were utilizing a decoy deer to patrol for night hunters. Around midnight, the wardens observed a small black car pass their location then turn around and head back toward their location. After passing the decoy for a second time, the suspects turned around and headed back slowly toward the decoy. Once the suspects were able to relocate the deer with the car’s headlights, the passenger fired a small caliber rifle at the deer. After hearing the gunshot, the wardens gave quick pursuit and stopped the vehicle.

The suspects said they had shot at the decoy with a .22 revolver located in the glove box in the car. However, the wardens noticed there were no spent casings in the cylinder. After questioning, the driver admitted they had thrown a rifle out the window prior to being stopped. Ferguson located a .22 rifle just inside the wood line down the road. The suspects were arrested.

TRESPASSERS GREETED BY WAITING WARDEN Red River County Game Warden Daniel Roraback received a call from a landowner about hog hunters trespassing on his property. The landowner attempted to detain the subjects, but one subject fled on foot and the other on an ATV. Roraback located a vehicle near the property on a county road. When the hunters returned to their truck, they were surprised

HOUSE CALL FROM OFFICERS NABS DIESEL THIEF Howard County Game Warden Matt Woodall was contacted by the Howard County Sheriff’s Office to see if he could assist with some surveillance on a location where there have been numerous diesel thefts. Around 11:30 p.m., Woodall noticed a flash of light and once he topped the hill, there was an individual parked next to the fuel tank on the location. Woodall contacted the detectives to advise them the thief was on location. As the individual was pulling onto the road, Woodall and the two detectives pulled up and the individual took off. After one hour of high-speed pursuit and going 77 miles through four counties, the individual was able to get away. However, the officers were able to get a license plate number. The next day, the sheriff’s office obtained a warrant and went to the residence, where the individual was outside washing all the mud off the truck from the previous night’s pursuit and was in possession of 90 gallons of stolen diesel. Felony charges pending.

HELPFUL WARDEN SENDS WYOMING MAN HOME WITH HIS BOBCAT Midland/Glasscock County Game Warden Carter Ball was contacted by the Midland County Sheriff’s Office, Airport Division, regarding an individual stopped by TSA at the Midland International Airport with a frozen bobcat in his luggage. Midland/Glasscock County Game Warden Carter Ball was contacted. The individual had traveled from Wyoming for a guided hunt in Upton County. Ball ascertained that no violations had been committed.

However, the individual would need a CITES tag to take the bobcat out of state and TSA regulations required that the cat be in a hard-sided cooler to fly.

Ball took the individual to the local TPWD office to obtain the CITES tag, and returned the man to the airport where he was able to catch his flight.

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PLENTIFUL: Hunters in South Texas, especially, have remarked on the comeback quail have made this year in some areas. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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initiatives, including brush removal, supplemental feed and adding water sources, but the downward trend of quail numbers has kept hunters off of the ranch for several years.

Areas within Texas’ Rolling Plains, especially those that had some rain events in 2013, saw quail numbers that topped the past few years, but some landowners were concerned about the winter storms that hit the region in February.

The most recent storm dumped 12 to 14 inches of snow that stayed for several days, causing significant quail mortality. According to the Quail-Tech Alliance, birds not receiving supplemental food had to burn their own body tissues to stay warm during this storm.

Researchers at Texas Tech University documented weight loss in the birds found frozen in the snow and compared them with the body weights recorded when the birds were captured weeks prior to the February storm.

The quail deaths from the storm was bad news, but researchers

learned more about the success of a supplemental feeding program in helping the birds survive such an event. The program, were sorghum was broadcast into the habitat, resulted in reduced mortality to the quail by 10 times from the storm.

On Jan. 31, 136 birds were captured and equipped with transmitters on the study at the 6666 Ranch near Guthrie. After the storm, 27 of the quail died in areas with no feed, a mortality rate of 48 percent. But, in the two feed control units, mortality was less than 10 percent.

“After a winter storm, quail without supplemental feed have a mortality rate 10 times greater than the birds receiving supplemental feed,” the Quail-Tech newsletter indicated.

“This indicates a strong survival benefit of providing supplemental feed to bobwhites in the winter months.”

In the Rolling Plains, some groups hunted and reported encouraging results, definitely better than last year.

Attendees at the Park Cities Quail

annual banquet and fundraiser shared the enthusiasm, and reported seeing more birds on their ranches and leases.

Other hunters simply worked their dogs and watched the birds.

“Hunted last week in the Rolling Plains when the wind was below 30 mph and we averaged .8 coveys per hour,” one hunter wrote on the Texas Hunting Forum. “I was pleased with the covey size and conditions.

If things go well, we might carry guns next year.”

In South Texas, areas that received rains saw a quicker recovery. At the La Bandera Ranch in Dimmit County, Art Truss said the wild quail recovery was apparent.

“We employ a surrogator program to make sure we have birds for the hunters,” he said. “But we have definitely seen an increase in the wild birds on the ranch.”

Nearby ranches saw good numbers of bobwhite with some blue quail, although most hunted sparingly, hoping for another year of good rains.

with the phenomenal production we had in 2010, there will be a lot of 4-year-old birds out there.”

Some areas of the North Zone have received timely rains, but much of it remains dry.

“The Rolling Plains and Eastern Panhandle were pretty spotty,” he said. “There will still be a bunch of birds in riparian (river bottom) areas.

The northern Hill Country should

have some really great hunting and the Cross Timbers region shouldn’t be far behind. Everywhere could use a little rain, though.”

Hardin said as of early March, the gobblers were ready to go, but the hens were not ready.

“The farther north you go, the later it starts,” he said. “It will be better early on the eastern edge and then out west.”

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good production and lots of poults.

Unfortunately, last season again dipped in production.

The good news for hunters, according to Jason Hardin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s turkey leader, hunters should see a bunch of those “fun to hunt” 2-year-old birds around this season.

“It keeps things fun with those 2-year-old birds,” Hardin said. “Also,

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“But they may only spawn once over 10 or 12 years.”

Terre said surveys with bow anglers and gar guides, especially in the Trinity and Brazos rivers, Choke Canyon and the coast, has given TPWD a decent picture on how many gar are being taken.

“We determined you can take 5 percent of the population to be sustainable for the fish to get to trophy size,” he said. “We found that in the areas we looked, exploitation was less than 5 percent — that was very good. We will continue to monitor that 5 percent threshold.”

Terre said when a river system reaches flood stage, the gar get in groups and migrate to flooded flats to spawn. The whole process takes less than 14

days to complete.

“With Texas going into drought, we need to be proactive to protect our spawning gar,” he said.

“This is a proactive step.

The gar aren’t at risk right now, but they could be and we want those big alligator gar to be available for future generations.”

Terre also said based on his surveys, alligator gar anglers and bow fisherman harvest, on average, three alligator gar per year. He added the closure would be for a short period of time — 7-15 days.

“Maybe 30 days, but I doubt it,” he added.

But not all see the benefit of giving the executive director free reign to close down a fishery.

“Last year in October, TPWD caught a bunch of gar in nets here at Falcon,”

said James Bendele in his blog at Falcon Lake Tackle.

“We found a lot of 3- and 4-foot gar with eggs in them. And they turned out to be 2 to 4 years old.

Six footers that weighed about 100 pounds were 5 years old. And while the lake may have been on a slow rise, there is not a lot of running water in the middle of Goose Bay. This lake does not compare to any other East Texas river or lake. Fact is, that TPWD’s data on gar is very sketchy, and skewed to the direction of their liking, what little of it that they have shared with the public.”

Bendele argued largemouth bass are more vulnerable to being caught while spawning.

As of press time, more than 420 people had

signed a petition by the Bowfishing Anglers Association opposing the proposals.

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decent about 50 miles offshore from Port O’ Connor, according to several anglers.

REDFISH BAY — According to Capt. James Sabo of Tails Up Guide Service, the fishing in Redfish Bay has been excellent.

“Fishing today was excellent over sand and grass in 1 to 2 feet of water with lots of sunshine,” he said. “It was a sight fisherman’s casino. We went out for three hours and caught five keeper reds up to 28 inches on 4-inch C.A.L. Shad DOA 309 Glow/Gold Rush Belly rigged with a 1/16-ounce jighead with a 1/0 hook.”

Sabo said he saw lots of redfish in potholes.

To contact Capt. James Sabo, call (361) 726-5255.

Good-sized wahoo up to 50 pounds have been hitting Rapalas and other trolling plugs throughout the day. Along with wahoo, some blackfin tuna and amberjack were also reported.

Moving tides GALVESTON BAY — According to Wicked South Outfitters, the redfish and trout bite has been hot on a running tide.

Fishing during the spring break madness, the guides have been catching good reds on Corky’s while wading shorelines in waist-deep water. Along with the redfish, plenty of box-sized trout have also been caught in the same areas, always with a moving tide.

Wahoo action

To contact Wicked South Outfitters, call (713) 594-2209.

— Conor Harrison

SOUTH BAKER PLATFORM — Fishing in about 300 feet of water, the wahoo bite has been

NORTH SABINE: Trout and redfish are fair while drifting mud and shell. Trout are good around Coffee Ground Cove on slow–sinking plugs and plastics.

SOUTH SABINE: Redfish are fair on the edge of the channel on mullet. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on slow–sinking plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on the east shoreline on plastics, Tidal Surges and Sand Eels. Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the shorelines on Corkies and pink MirrOlures.

Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good in the mud and shell on MirrOlures and Corkies in

the afternoon. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Black drum are good on crabs off the Dike. Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on shrimp and crabs. Pier anglers have taken sand trout and mangrove snapper on fresh shrimp.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfish are fair to good at San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs. Redfish are fair to good at the mouths of drains on Scented plastics and shrimp.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on soft plastics over humps and scattered shell. Trout are fair to good in 3–4 feet of water for waders tossing slow sinkers and soft plastics.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous. Trout are fair in the guts on the incoming tide on the south shoreline on

plastics. Sheepshead are good at the jetty on shrimp.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp and top-waters. Redfish are good at the mouths of drains on dark–colored plastics.

grass on top-waters. Trout are fair to good in the guts along the King Ranch shoreline on Corkies and plastics. Redfish are fair around spoils on live bait.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on the edge of the ICW on glow DOA Shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in California Hole on mullet and shrimp.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair to good on DOA Shrimp and scented plastics under a popping cork around grass holes. Trout are fair to good on mud along the edge of the ICW on Corkies and MirrOlures.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good on the ledges of the channel on mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the channel. Sheepshead are good at the jetty. Black drum are good on shrimp and crabs in the Ingleside Channel.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal and at Gas Well Flats on DOA Shrimp and scented plastics. Redfish, black drum and mangrove snapper are fair to good in the channel on shrimp.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the flats on live shrimp, scented plastics and DOA Shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in the guts running parallel to the shorelines on soft plastics and scented plastics.

PORT ISABEL: Trout are fair on the edge of the flats on soft plastics under popping corks around Laguna Vista Cove. Redfish are good in the holes and guts on scented plastics and live shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and

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White bass Continued From Page 1

bright pink with silver blades caught the most fish, although a pumpkinseed grub on a 1/4ounce jig head also put a lot of fish in the boat.

Farther north on Kickapoo Creek near Lake Palestine, the run has been going strong for several weeks, with both male and female white bass being caught.

“It was real good but the cold front kind of slowed them down,” said Reggie Pyron at Creekside Sports in Chandler.

“It is definitely picking up again, though. It has been pretty busy on the weekends down by the (Highway) 31 bridge.

“They have been catching limits in Kickapoo and the Neches (River).”

Pyron said with the warmer weather, anglers will be lining the banks soon.

“Before you know it, you won’t have any elbow room,” he said.

On the Angelina River above

Sam Rayburn Reservoir, the run has been going strong, according to Internet reports.

The Tram seems to be the hot spot, with big females full of eggs being caught on chartreuse Road Runners and plenty of males to go along with it.

A b o v e Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Sabine River, guide Jane Gollenbach said the bite has been slower the past week because of cold weather, PULLING IN LOTS: Tie on a small inline spinner which sent bait and hit the rivers this month for white water temperbass action. Photo by LSON. atures plunging.

“The water temps dropped way back down,” she said, “but once they got up to 47 degrees the fish started biting again. We got limits this weekend pretty quickly.”

Gollenbach said slowing rolling chartreuse and white Road Runners with 1/4-ounce heads was the best combination for picking up the hungry white bass.

— Staff report

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fishing the piers on the channel were also catching fish.

“The weekend before that I fished late Saturday night and early Sunday morning and ended up with seven drum for the two days.”

Along with shrimp, crabs are always a good bait for black drum anglers.

Along with anglers fishing the deeper channels, pier anglers are also finding success on big black drum.

“Anglers are catching black drum up to 45 pounds,” said the manager at Red Dot Pier near Corpus Christi. “They are being caught on dead shrimp, crabs and sea lice.”

A little farther north, reports are also coming from the Aransas Pass area.

East Bay anglers are also finding success.

Internet reports from various websites have reported a good black drum bite in the East Bay area of the Galveston Bay complex.

Finding structure has been key, but solid catches of drum up to 50 pounds are being caught with regularity on dead shrimp and crabs. A lot of small redfish SPRING BREAK DRUM RUN: Anglers up and down the coast are finding are also mixed in with the good numbers of oversized black drum by fishing drop-offs near structure with heavy tackle and dead shrimp for bait. Photo by Jack Simpson, pods of big blacks.

Good reports have also for Lone Star Outdoor News. come from the Galveston again producing, according to area guides.

Ship Channel, Port Bolivar area and many Guides have reported the drum run was jetties along the coast. a little delayed this year, but by the first One of the best areas for black drum week of March, the run was cranking up — along the coast has been the north edge just in time for the crowds of spring breakof Corpus Christi Bay near Ingleside ers that descend upon the coast every year. and the old Naval base. This area is once

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NATIONAL Idaho kills wolves to protect elk Idaho Fish and Game, in cooperation with the USDA Wildlife Services, has completed another wolf control action in northern Idaho’s Lolo elk zone near the Idaho/Montana border to improve poor elk survival in the area.

In February, Wildlife Services agents killed 23 wolves from a helicopter. The action is consistent with Idaho’s predation management plan for the Lolo elk zone, where predation is the major reason elk population numbers are considerably below management objectives.

This is the sixth agency control action taken in Lolo zone during the last four years. Twenty-five wolves were taken in the previous five actions. Fish and Game authorizes control actions where wolves are causing conflicts with people or domestic animals, or are a significant factor in prey population declines. Such control actions are consistent with Idaho’s 2002 Wolf Conservation and Management Plan approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Idaho Legislature.

In addition to the animals killed in this control action, 17 wolves have been taken by hunters and trappers in the Lolo zone during the 2013-14 season — seven by hunting and 10 by trapping. The trapping season ends March 31; the hunting season ends June 30.

— IFGD

World record trout confiscated A Minnesota ice fisherman’s

possible world-record catch has reportedly been taken away after he was found to have violated the law.

Ice fisherman Rob Scott caught a 52-pound, 3-ounce lake trout on the Ontario side of Lac la Croix on Feb. 8. He battled with the fish for an hour before hauling it in.

That catch would have shattered the world record by more than 20 pounds.

Unfortunately for Scott, a 4-pound trout that he caught earlier in the day meant that he violated the law by keeping a second fish.

Anglers in Ontario are limited by law to only one trout per day.

When the 65-year-old caught the massive trout, he already had one fish in his possession. He decided to give his first catch to another fisherman and keep his possible world-record trout.

That wasn’t enough for him to be allowed to keep his catch.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources seized the fish and will give it to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

— Staff report

Sheep show sets records The world’s largest and premier advocate for wild sheep broke more conservation fundraising records for the benefit of wild sheep worldwide during the 2014 Wild Sheep Foundation Convention & Sporting Expo “The Sheep Show” during “Sheep Week” January 22-25, 2014 in Reno, Nev. More than $3.5 million was raised for state, provincial and tribal agencies and their wildlife conservation initiatives alone through the sale of special permits

and tags — a 15.5 percent increase over the prior record-breaking 2013 event.

“During our 2013 event, WSF raised the bar for wild sheep conservation setting six new permit sales records and one new world record for permit and tag sales.

We raised the bar even higher in 2014 with 10 new permit bid price records generating more critical funding for budget strapped state, provincial and tribal wildlife agencies,” said WSF President and CEO Gray N. Thornton. “WSF put more than $3.925 million on the ground towards mission programs during 2013 — more than $750 for every WSF member. Our record-breaking 2014 convention success with $3.5 million in permit sales and more than $2.5 million in additional event fundraising, will allow WSF to do even more in 2014 benefitting not only wild sheep but all wildlife.”

— WSF

Historic salmon runs predicted Salmon fishing in the ocean and the Columbia River this summer could be great thanks to an abundant run of hatchery coho and a potentially historic return of chinook, according to state fishery managers.

Opportunities for anglers also look good in Puget Sound, where another strong run of coho salmon is expected this year. The forecasts — developed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and treaty Indian tribes — for chinook, coho, sockeye and chum salmon were released at a public

meeting in Olympia, marking the starting point for developing 2014 salmon-fishing seasons.

Ron Warren, fisheries policy lead for WDFW, said protecting and restoring weak wild salmon populations will continue to be the top priority as fishery managers develop salmon seasons.

“It’s early in the process, but these forecasts point to an exciting summer of salmon fishing,” Warren said. “We look forward to working with our tribal comanagers and constituents to establish fishing opportunities on abundant runs of hatchery salmon while ensuring we meet our conservation goals for wild fish populations.”

This year’s forecasts include a return of more than 1.6 million Columbia River fall chinook salmon — which would be the largest since recordkeeping began in 1938. A return of nearly 1 million Columbia River coho salmon is expected back this summer as well.

— WDFW

Namibia joins B.A.S.S. nation Increasing popularity in bass fishing in Namibia has resulted in the African country becoming the latest addition to the B.A.S.S. Nation.

Namibia is rated as the sixthleast populated country in the world and has only two small man-made lakes inhabited by bass, yet the country has 100 B.A.S.S. members.

“It is always exciting to get a new nation and it seems like we are getting more interest from foreign countries,” said Jon Stewart, B.A.S.S. Nation director, “which is

good for us that we are getting the B.A.S.S. brand spread all over the world.”

Namibia will be aligned in the Mid-Atlantic Division.

Largemouth bass were introduced to Namibia in the late 1970s by a local water utility to curb growing populations of carp and barbell, according to Neil Engelbrecht, Namibia B.A.S.S. Nation founder.

The main bodies of water where Namibians fish for bass are Oanob Dam, which contains Florida-strain largemouth, and S. von Bach Dam, which is populated by northernstrain largemouth.

— B.A.S.S. Times

Anglers say Florida first choice Hawaii, Florida, Texas, California, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Alaska — all offer world-class fishing.

According to a survey conducted by AnglerSurvey.com, South Florida remains the top dream destination of would-be traveling anglers with 43 percent of those surveyed choosing it as the location they would most prefer to fish if they had the opportunity.

The popularity of South Florida was followed by Costa Rica with just over 18 percent of respondents selecting the Central American country as the place they would go. Next on the list was Mexico with 12 percent, followed by the Bahamas with just over 12 percent and Panama with more than 5 percent.

— AnglerSurvey.com

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Dale hunter BENNY RODRIGUEZ took this big mule deer on the Terlingua Ranch in Brewster County.

FRANKIE SILVA shot his first buck with his late grandfather’s .243 in Cameron County.

JAIME QUIROGA landed this 24-inch trout inside Rattlesnake Bay while drifting.

MARK MEYER caught this yellowfin tuna on a trip out of Venice last September with Capt. Billy Wells.

BEVERLY PERRY and BILLY WHITE with a big hog taken on a hunt they won at the benefit dinner for Game Warden Chris Fried.

McLennan County was the site of BRITTIAN SCOTT’S first big buck taken with a .223 Savage at 80 yards.

SHARE AN ADVENTURE EDDIE GONZALES with a nice striper he caught night fishing on Canyon Lake.

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Email them with contact and caption information to editor@lonestaroutdoornews. com. High-resolution original jpegs only. Mail prints to Heroes, Lone Star Outdoor News, P.O. Box 551695, Dallas, TX 75355.

GUNNER JUREK, 9, took his first deer — this 8-point buck with a 17-inch spread — in Fayette County.

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South Padre Island Date Time Mar 14 1:10 AM Mar 15 2:28 AM Mar 16 3:34 AM Mar 17 4:36 AM Mar 18 5:38 AM Mar 19 6:42 AM Mar 20 7:53 AM Mar 21 12:33 AM Mar 22 1:26 AM Mar 23 2:27 AM Mar 24 3:38 AM Mar 25 4:55 AM Mar 26 6:11 AM Mar 27 7:22 AM Mar 28 1:08 AM Mar 29 2:39 AM

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turkeys 26. A type fishing lure 28. A bass 29. A wigeon hunter is a ____shooter 31. A bear’s food source 35. A group of pheasants 36. The ______ retriever

Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. F=Full Moon, N=New Moon, Q=Quarter > = Peak Activity. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.

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OUTDOOR PUZZLER | By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen ACROSS 1. A gun part 4. An artificial bait 6. Lab, setter, beagle 9. A flightless bird 10. A good bear trap bait 11. A cinnamon _____ 12. A shark 13. Roe, ova 15. Consider this when reeling in a catch 16. A very large deer 18. Grow to 10 ft. long in Everglades 19. A sound made by wild turkeys 22. A type of fly lure 24. Cloth used to sharpen fishhooks 27. A large game of the plains 30. Long-legged, long -beaked shore bird 32. A method of fishing 33. To lose the antlers 34. The wingshooter’s helper 37. Trapping gear 38. The ____fin trout 42. The wild sheep

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Solution on Page 23 39. Home of a trout 40. Stream fishermen often do this 41. A freshwater catch 43. A by-product of burnt powder 45. Code for a type bullet nose

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A.M. Minor Major 4:19 10:29 4:59 11:10 5:41 11:53 6:27 12:15 7:16 1:04 8:08 1:56 9:04 2:51 10:02 3:49 11:02 4:48 ----- 5:47 12:30 6:45 1:25 7:39 2:17 8:31 3:07 9:20 3:54 10:08 4:43 10:56 5:33 11:46 6:25 12:12 7:20 1:07 8:17 2:04

2014 A.M. Mar-Apr Minor Major 14 Fri > 4:26 10:36 15 Sat > 5:06 11:17 16 Sun F 5:48 ----17 Mon > 6:34 12:22 18 Tue > 7:23 1:11 19 Wed 8:15 2:03 20 Thu 9:11 2:58 21 Fri 10:09 3:56 22 Sat 11:09 4:55 23 Sun Q ----- 5:54 24 Mon 12:37 6:52 25 Tue 1:32 7:46 26 Wed 2:24 8:38 27 Thu 3:14 9:27 28 Fri 4:01 10:15 29 Sat > 4:50 11:03 30 Sun N 5:40 11:53 31 Mon > 6:32 12:19 01 Tue > 7:27 1:14 02 Wed > 8:24 2:11

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2014 A.M. Mar-Apr Minor 14 Fri > 4:39 15 Sat > 5:19 16 Sun F 6:02 17 Mon > 6:47 18 Tue > 7:36 19 Wed 8:29 20 Thu 9:24 21 Fri 10:23 22 Sat 11:22 23 Sun Q ----24 Mon 12:51 25 Tue 1:46 26 Wed 2:38 27 Thu 3:27 28 Fri 4:15 29 Sat > 5:03 30 Sun N 5:53 31 Mon > 6:45 01 Tue > 7:41 02 Wed > 8:38

Major 10:50 11:30 ----12:36 1:24 2:16 3:11 4:09 5:08 6:08 7:05 8:00 8:52 9:41 10:28 11:16 ----12:32 1:28 2:25

P.M. Minor 4:35 5:15 5:58 6:44 7:34 8:27 9:24 10:24 11:24 ----12:53 1:48 2:40 3:28 4:16 5:03 5:53 6:45 7:41 8:38

Major 10:46 11:26 ----12:33 1:22 2:15 3:11 4:10 5:10 6:10 7:08 8:02 8:54 9:42 10:29 11:16 12:06 12:32 1:28 2:25

SUN Rises 7:32 7:31 7:29 7:28 7:27 7:26 7:25 7:23 7:22 7:21 7:20 7:19 7:17 7:16 7:15 7:14 7:13 7:11 7:10 7:09

Sets 7:28 7:29 7:29 7:30 7:30 7:31 7:32 7:32 7:33 7:33 7:34 7:35 7:35 7:36 7:36 7:37 7:37 7:38 7:39 7:39

P.M. Minor Major 4:40 10:51 5:21 11:32 6:04 ----6:50 12:38 7:39 1:27 8:33 2:20 9:30 3:17 10:29 4:16 11:30 5:16 12:01 6:16 12:59 7:13 1:54 8:08 2:45 8:59 3:34 9:47 4:21 10:34 5:09 11:22 5:59 12:12 6:51 12:38 7:46 1:33 8:43 2:30

SUN Rises 7:38 7:37 7:35 7:34 7:33 7:32 7:30 7:29 7:28 7:26 7:25 7:24 7:22 7:21 7:20 7:18 7:17 7:16 7:14 7:13

MOON Sets Rises Sets 7:33 6:02p 6:15a 7:33 6:57p 6:48a 7:34 7:52p 7:21a 7:35 8:49p 7:55a 7:36 9:47p 8:31a 7:36 10:46p 9:09a 7:37 11:46p 9:51a 7:38 NoMoon 10:37a 7:38 12:47a 11:28a 7:39 1:45a 12:25p 7:40 2:40a 1:25p 7:41 3:32a 2:30p 7:41 4:20a 3:36p 7:42 5:04a 4:43p 7:43 5:45a 5:49p 7:43 6:25a 6:54p 7:44 7:05a 7:59p 7:45 7:45a 9:02p 7:45 8:26a 10:04p 7:46 9:09a 11:04p

P.M. Minor Major 4:47 10:58 5:28 11:39 6:11 12:00 6:57 12:45 7:46 1:34 8:40 2:27 9:37 3:24 10:36 4:23 11:37 5:23 12:08 6:23 1:06 7:20 2:01 8:15 2:52 9:06 3:41 9:54 4:28 10:41 5:16 11:29 6:06 12:19 6:58 12:45 7:53 1:40 8:50 2:37

SUN Rises 7:44 7:43 7:42 7:41 7:40 7:38 7:37 7:36 7:35 7:34 7:32 7:31 7:30 7:29 7:28 7:26 7:25 7:24 7:23 7:22

MOON Sets Rises Sets 7:41 6:11p 6:19a 7:41 7:04p 6:54a 7:42 7:58p 7:28a 7:42 8:54p 8:04a 7:43 9:50p 8:41a 7:44 10:49p 9:20a 7:44 11:48p 10:03a 7:45 NoMoon 10:51a 7:45 12:47a 11:42a 7:46 1:45a 12:39p 7:46 2:41a 1:39p 7:47 3:33a 2:43p 7:48 4:22a 3:48p 7:48 5:08a 4:53p 7:49 5:51a 5:57p 7:49 6:32a 7:01p 7:50 7:13a 8:04p 7:50 7:55a 9:06p 7:51 8:38a 10:06p 7:51 9:22a 11:05p

P.M. Minor 5:01 5:41 6:24 7:10 8:00 8:53 9:50 10:50 11:50 12:22 1:19 2:14 3:05 3:54 4:41 5:29 6:19 7:11 8:07 9:03

Major 11:12 11:52 12:13 12:59 1:48 2:41 3:37 4:36 5:36 6:36 7:34 8:28 9:19 10:08 10:55 11:42 12:32 12:58 1:54 2:50

SUN Rises 7:59 7:58 7:56 7:55 7:53 7:52 7:51 7:49 7:48 7:46 7:45 7:44 7:42 7:41 7:39 7:38 7:37 7:35 7:34 7:32

Sets 7:52 7:53 7:54 7:55 7:56 7:57 7:57 7:58 7:59 8:00 8:00 8:01 8:02 8:03 8:04 8:04 8:05 8:06 8:07 8:08

MOON Rises 5:58p 6:51p 7:46p 8:41p 9:38p 10:36p 11:35p NoMoon 12:35a 1:33a 2:29a 3:21a 4:10a 4:55a 5:38a 6:19a 7:00a 7:42a 8:24a 9:09a

MOON Rises 6:22p 7:17p 8:14p 9:12p 10:11p 11:11p NoMoon 12:12a 1:12a 2:11a 3:06a 3:57a 4:44a 5:27a 6:07a 6:46a 7:25a 8:04a 8:44a 9:26a

Sets 6:07a 6:41a 7:15a 7:51a 8:28a 9:07a 9:50a 10:37a 11:29a 12:25p 1:26p 2:29p 3:34p 4:39p 5:44p 6:48p 7:51p 8:53p 9:54p 10:52p

Sets 6:37a 7:10a 7:42a 8:15a 8:49a 9:27a 10:08a 10:54a 11:45a 12:41p 1:42p 2:47p 3:54p 5:02p 6:10p 7:16p 8:22p 9:26p 10:29p 11:29p

FOR THE TABLE Venison pozole 2 pounds venison stew meat 1 cup of chopped onion 2 slices of bacon cut into 1/3 inch pieces 3 chopped cloves of garlic 4, 15-ounce cans hominy (2 white/2 yellow)

1 bay leaf 1 can of chicken broth 1 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. black pepper One 15-ounce can of stewed tomatoes 1 teaspoon of Creole seasoning 12-18 chopped tomatillos Chili powder and cumin

In a large stew pot, brown the venison in olive oil with the bacon. While the meat beginning to brown add chopped union and garlic. When meat browns and onion becomes translucent, add chopped tomatillos to cooking mixture. Season with salt, pepper, Creole seasoning and the bay leaf. Add full cans of stewed tomatoes, chicken broth and hominy. Bring to a slow rolling boil for 30 minutes then cover and simmer until thickened.

— NSSF

Hobo fish stew 1 1 2 1 1

cleaned fish fillet chopped onion squirts lemon juice thin-sliced potato thin-sliced carrot

Wrap all ingredients in heavy-duty foil and place in an open campfire, indirectly on the fire for about 30 minutes.

— Backwoodsbound.com

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

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shoal, which should benefit some 35 fish species, including paddlefish,” Bister said. “Like many fish, paddlefish spawn in the same place generation after generation. We hope the fish released today and in the future will do the same.”

Since 2004, the partners in the process have worked together to change the release pattern from Lake O’ the Pines for downstream fish and wildlife habitat and wetlands in and above Caddo Lake. Lake O’ the Pines is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers and much of the water in the lake is owned by the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

Robert Speight with the NETMWD said the experimental release of the paddlefish will help determine if the altered flows provide the intended benefits for fish and wildlife habitat.

“These paddlefish go back to prehistoric times, and seeing them return is wonderful. But the lessons we learn here will be beneficial to many other species as well,” he said.

Each of the fish have a surgically implanted radio transmitter with a unique signal that will allow scientists to track the movement of

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individual fish. Three stationary radio signal receivers in the area will enable the tracking and monitoring of the fish for at least six months.

Project partners will also conduct searches in boats at least once a month between March and August.

Bister said paddlefish were released in the early ’90s, but those fish disappeared quickly. He said the paddlefish need fast-moving water to spawn.

“These fish need swift water to spawn, but the fish that were released are 1 1/2-years-old,” he said. “They have to be 7 to 9 years old before they can breed. This experiment is to see if we can keep paddlefish in the system. If they stay, USFWS may be intending to put more fish in the lake.”

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Heck of a month Lake Pflugerville angler catches record, breaks it again

HANDLE WITH CARE: Researchers release one of 47 paddlefish into Caddo Lake. Photo by USFWS.

Bister said because the fish is listed as endangered in Texas, any

angler who catches or snags one must release the fish immediately.

Fourteen-year-old Jonathan Gray Jr. is living right.

Then young angler began his great February on Feb. 9, when he caught a big bass on Lake Pfugerville weighing 10.2 pounds.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department confirmed the new water body record GOOD ANGLER: Jonathan Gray Jr. holds his second, and curthat measured 26 rent, Lake Pflugerville record 11.5-pound largemouth bass.

Photo by Facebook. inches long.

That would have newest lake record fish tipped the been enough for most anglers. scales at 11.5 pounds, crushing his Not Gray Jr. old record in the process.

On February 23, he was back Not bad for a lake that doesn’t get fishing in the lake with his father as much attention as some of the when he caught another huge bass on a black and blue 3/4-ounce more popular bass lakes in the state.

— Staff report Jig N Pig lure out of a kayak. The

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Photo by TPWD

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Prime Time | March OUTDOOR CHANNEL Western Extreme Whitetail Freaks Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector Gregg Ritz’s Hunt Masters Heartland Bowhunter Heartland Waterfowl Territories Wild Ram Outdoorsman The Best of the West Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Pro Hunt Journal RMEF Team Elk Ram Outdoorsman OUTDOOR CHANNEL Tecomate Whitetail Nation American Birdhunter ScentBlocker’s Most Wanted Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Mossy Oak’s Hunting the Country Driven with Pat and Nicole Deadliest Hunts ATK’s Grateful Nation Eastman’s Hunting TV Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Primos Truth About Hunting Mossy Oak’s Hunting the Country PSE’s Wild Outdoors OUTDOOR CHANNEL Shooting USA’s Impossible Shots The Best Defense Shooting Gallery Shooting USA American Rifleman TV Midway USA’s Gun Stories The Best Defense Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Shooting USA Midway USA’s Gun Stories OUTDOOR CHANNEL Wardens Presented by Streamlight Jack Link’s Major League Fishing FOXPRO Furtakers Tecomate Whitetail Nation Bow Madness RMEF Team Elk PSE’s Wild Outdoors Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Crush with Lee and Tiffany Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector Driven with Pat and Nicole OUTDOOR CHANNEL Trev Gowdy’s Monster Fish The Hunt for Big Fish Zona’s Awesome Fishing Show Bottom Feeders Arrow Affliction Alaska Outdoors Television Gold Fever RMEF Team Elk Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Wardens Presented by Streamlight Heartland Waterfowl OUTDOOR CHANNEL Bottom Feeders Buccaneers and Bones Gridiron Outdoors Steve’s Alaska Adventures SCI Expedition Safari Trophy Quest The Best of the West Under Wild Skies Western Extreme Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Cabela’s American Archer Arrow Affliction OUTDOOR CHANNEL Mathews TV with Dave Watson Crush with Lee and Tiffany Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures Wildgame Nation Realtree Outdoors Primos Truth About Hunting NRA All Access Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector Adventure Bowhunter Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures Realtree Outdoors Wildgame Nation

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PULLING THE TAPE: The big smallie landed by 16-year old Dylan Mayes measured 18 3/4 inches long. Photo

by River Run Guide Service.

— an overnight camping and kayak fishing trip on the Brazos River with guide Shane Davies of River Run Guide Service.

“We’d heard a lot of stories about the great fishing along the Brazos up near Possum Kingdom and below Lake Whitney,” Eddie Mayes said.

After getting on the water around 10 a.m. the first morning, Dylan’s first cast landed a 5 1/2-pound largemouth bass.

“He’s always been pretty lucky,” Mayes said.

“I’m not lucky,” Dylan countered. “There’s some skill involved.”

“We fish at night on Conroe and Dylan will catch an 8-pound hybrid and then go to sleep,” Mayes said.

“He’ll wait until the bite gets good, wake up and catch another big one.”

After catching more large-

mouths and a few big catfish from one of Davies’ secret catfish holes, the group paddled into an area Davies said held good numbers of smallmouth bass.

“Shane said it was a good area and Dylan immediately hooks up on his first or second cast,” Mayes said. “No one was surprised.”

When Dylan brought the 18 3/4-inch smallmouth to the boat, he knew it was a nice fish but had no idea it could be a new record. The big smallmouth was caught using soft plastics.

“We were excited but we didn’t know what we’d caught,” Mayes said. “But Shane knew. He started freaking out. He didn’t know what the exact record was but he knew this fish was a possible record-breaker.”

The group quickly checked their cell phones

and realized the category did not have a current record in the junior catch and release division for the Brazos River (Davies holds the current all-ages catch and release record for the Brazos with a 21 1/2-inch smallmouth he caught in Sept., 2012).

“I was just really excited,” Dylan said, “because I had never caught a record before.”

After a few photos, the fish was released, as were all of the fish caught on the trip.

“It was a really great trip,” Mayes said. “I had never really been on a kayak. The wind was a little tough, but we camped out on an island and had a huge steak dinner.

The next morning, the wind had switched to the north, so that made paddling much easier.”

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Rudy’s Texas Redfish Series Laguna Shores Marina, Corpus Christi redfishseries.com Texas Bighorn Society 2014 Work Project Black Gap WMA (806) 745-7783 texasbighornsociety.org Exotic Wildlife Association 47th Annual Membership Meeting and Video Animal Auction Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center, San Marcos (830) 367-7761 myewa.org Texas Deer Association Spring Banquet and Superior Genetics Deer Auction Sheraton Arlington Hotel & Conference Center (210) 767-8300 texasdeerassociation.com

March 15

Texas Team Trail Lake Ray Roberts Tournament (210) 788-4143 texasteamtrail.com Bass Champs South Series, Lake Amistad (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com

Coastal Conservation Association 2014 Annual Port Mansfield East Cut and Beach Cleanup Port Mansfield CC Pavilion (979) 535-4593 ccatexas.org

March 15-16

Texas Gun and Knife Show Abilene Civic Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com

March 20

Dallas Safari Club Annual General Meeting Bent Tree Country Club (972) 980-9800 biggame.org

March 21

Ducks Unlimited Brazos Valley Dinner The Brazos Center, Bryan (979) 255-8507 ducks.org/texas

March 22

Bass Champs East Series, Sam Rayburn Reservoir (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com

March 22-23

March 24

Kayak Angler Tournament Series Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake Tournament (512) 904-0570 fishkats.com

North Texas Chapter of SCI Outdoor Expo, Grapevine (940) 612-1928 scinorthtexas.com

March 27

Coastal Conservation Association Brazoria Chapter Annual Banquet Dow Academics Center, Brazosport College (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Coastal Conservation Association Corpus Christi Chapter Annual Banquet American Bank Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

March 29

Ducks Unlimited Rice Belt Skeet Shoot Pato Verde Lodge, El Campo (979) 332-0657 ducks.org/texas

Trinity Oaks Shoot for our Military Heroes Greater Houston Gun Club (210) 447-0351 trinityoaks.org

Ducks Unlimited Austin Banquet Palmer Events Center (512) 370-3237 ducks.org/texas

Coastal Conservation Association Texas State University Chapter Annual Banquet Hill Country Event Center, San Marcos (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

Dallas Safari Club YPG Happy Hour The Old Monk (972) 980-9800 biggame.org Coastal Conservation Association Colorado Valley Chapter Annual Banquet KC Hall, La Grange (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

March 28

Ducks Unlimited Pearland/Friendswood Dinner Pearland Community Center (361) 774-3523 ducks.org/texas

Bass Champs North Series, Lake Tawakoni (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com

March 29-30

Texas Gun and Knife Show Amarillo Civic Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknifeshows.com

April 3

Ducks Unlimited Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Dinner Bluff’s Landing Event Center (832) 655-5241 ducks.org/texas Coastal Conservation Association Bay Area Chapter Annual Banquet Bay Area Community Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org

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April 4

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April 12-13

Rinehart R100 Shoot Cinnamon Creek Ranch (817) 439-8998 R100.org

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