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Volume 10, Issue 19
Going coastal
As anglers increase on the coast, so do the stresses By Craig Nyhus
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NUMBERS ON THE RISE: According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, female participation in fishing has grown twice as fast as male participation in the last five years. Female anglers now make up 34.4 percent of all anglers, according to the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
This probably won’t surprise any angler who’s fished weekends along the coast, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department figures it sells more than 1 million saltwater fishing licenses annually. The total goes as high as 1.4 million if you throw in oneday fishing licenses. “On weekends, if the water is nice, it’s crowded everywhere,” said Norman Boyd, TPWD’s ecosystem leader for San Antonio Bay. Fishing pressure along the Texas coast is not a recent phenomenon. In 1990, approximately 600,000 saltwater fishing licenses were sold. Sales have obviously gone up in recent years along with Texas’ population — more than 27 million people this year, a jump of some 10 million from 1990. However, unlike our steady population growth, the sale of saltwater fishing licenses in Texas was fairly flat until about 2006. Sales started a slow rise that year with the biggest growth coming since 2009. Most of the credit, or blame, goes to sales of the “Resident year from purchase all-water fishing package,” said Jeremy Leitz, TPWD program specialist. See PRESSURE, Page 15
Mysterious Montezuma
A fine line
Research brings insight into little-known bird
Does quest for world-record bass brings up ethical questions? By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
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It’s been proven by many anglers and state biologists attempting to grow big largemouths that getting a bass to the 13- to 15-pound range isn’t overly difficult. It’s when you begin to surpass 15 pounds that the process gets really tough.
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WHEN IS IT TOO MUCH? Is there an ethical line that gets crossed when trying to grow a world-record bass? Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
Leave it to Texas to try and surpass that mark, maybe by enough to grow a world record. An article in Bassmaster Magazine recently focused on South Texas deer farming pioneer Dr. Gary Schwartz and his effort to build, stock and grow the next worldrecord largemouth bass in Texas. Using freshwater prawns as a new protein source for his fish and building the largest private aeration system in the world, Schwartz wants
A game bird that has never been legally hunted in Texas, the Montezuma quail was the subject of a two-year study conducted by the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University. What researchers found were unexpected differences in the birds’ behavior when compared with the Montezuma quail previously studied in the two states where they are more prevalent, New Mexico and Arizona. During the study, 68 Montezuma quail were captured using night-capture techniques and trained dogs and equipped with radio devices to monitor their home range sizes and movement, which was no easy task. “They don’t act like the other quail, they shrink and hide,” said Ryan Luna, assistant professor of Wildlife Management at Sul Ross State University. “You have to step on them to get them to flush.” Researchers described the results of the study as unexpected. “They are an understudied bird,” Luna said. “Before the study, most believed Montezuma quail did not travel far from their birth place.” THE NONGAME GAME BIRD: Research has shown the Montezuma See QUAIL, Page 24
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HUNTING
FISHING
Lonesome Bull busted
Signs of life
Deer killed, owner arrested after TPWD investigation.
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A new kind of network
Texas hunter looks to go beyond forums for an online resource. Page 4
quail’s home range is much larger than originally thought. Photo by Louis Harveson, Borderlands Research Institute.
Anglers fishing near jetties are finally seeing consistent weather and an uptick in action along the rocks. Page 8
Nature’s buffet
Oyster reefs a necessary food source for many fish, including black drum, which actually eat small oysters. Page 8
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Lonesome Bull Ranch raided, deer killed By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens descended upon the Lonesome Bull Ranch two weeks ago and eradicated 200 whitetailed deer after the owner was allegedly found to be operating the breeding facility without the proper permits. The 2,600-acre ranch, located near Sandia in Jim Wells County, is primarily an exotic hunting ranch, but also had deer breeding pens where bucks were raised.
“We began an investigation before Christmas,” said Capt. Kevin McDonald of TPWD. “We did an inspection and darted some animals and put them down to be able to read their unique tattoos and test them for disease. We found lots of inconsistencies. The facility where the deer were kept belonged to (Fred Rich) and we had taken his license away from him. He leased the facility to another person and they inherited all of the problems. “If you are trying to draw out a worst-case scenario with book-
keeping and records, this would be it.” According to sources, Rich, 56, from Portland, Texas, had been removed from the Texas Deer Association several years ago for unethical business practices. Rich was arrested shortly after the raid and charged with unlawfully allowing a hunter to shoot a 22-point breeder buck inside an enclosure — a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine, according to McDonald. More charges could be coming.
Rich posted bond and was released after being arraigned. “We are continuing our investigation and going through the many complaints and activities out there,” McDonald said. McDonald would not release the name of the “hunter” who killed the breeder buck, but said the man was cooperating fully with authorities, although charges against him could still be filed. “I can’t comment on that,” McDonald said. “We are actively working with the county attorney.
I can say he has been very cooperative with the investigation.” All of the deer in the facility were killed and their brain stems have been sent for testing of diseases. The Texas Deer Association released a statement the day after Rich was arrested. “The Texas Deer Association, founded in 1999, proudly represents the vibrant and hardworking members of the Texas deer industry. Our Code of Ethics strongly See RAID, Page 7
A new social network By Steve Schwartz L ONE S TAR O UTDOOR N EWS
Talk about taking matters into your own hands. Bill Costin did just that when he created huntbuds.com, a social networking website centered on the outdoors. It’s a resource crafted from scratch that invites hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts to connect online through status updates, multimedia posts and numerous other capabilities. Sound familiar? Costin, who lives northeast of Denton, decided to launch the site after experiencing Facebook from a hunter’s perspective. “When my daughter went to (Texas) A&M, I joined Facebook to keep an eye on her,” Costin said. “And with Facebook, you go from a few friends to hundreds of friends just like that. I had no idea so many of my so-called friends were against hunting, so I said, ‘The heck with this, I’m going to start my own Facebook.’” He did just that. After collaborating with a Web designer from Florida for “hours and hours,” Costin launched Hunt Buds on Sept. 1, 2012. It has been garnering users ever since — it now has more than 600 peoSee HUNT BUDS, Page 7
AT THE HELM: Bill Costin has created a hunting-specific alternative to Facebook, which aims to bring hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts together from across the country. Photo by Steve Schwartz, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Aiming high Texas high schooler ties for national archery championship By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
Sam White is no stranger to shooting under pressure. The Marcus High School ninth grader got his start as a member of the formidable Flower Mound Middle School archery team coached by Ferris Bavousett, which won the National Archery in the Schools Program national championship last year. This year, White was shooting his Matthew Genesis bow and qualified for the state tournament, where he placed third overall. That tournament helped him advance to the national championship in Louisville, Kentucky. “It is a process getting to nation-
als,” Bavousett said. “Back in December, TPWD holds a virtual archery tournament in which all the schools that desire to go to state must participate in. TPWD takes the scores and sorts them and then tells each school who is eligible to attend State. A team must have at least 12 archers and may have up to 24. I have about 100 kids on my middle school team. There are about 14 on the Marcus High School team at the moment. Sam was, obviously, one of my Sam White former students.” White said he was nervous shooting at nationals. “I’ve never shot individually before,” he said. “So it was a little more pressure than normal. I shot a 297 out of 300. I was more nervous at the beginning. I usu-
ally start to calm down once I start shooting.” White tied for first place and had to go to a shoot-off with two other archers to determine the national champion. “I ended up getting third in the high school division,” he said. It takes a lot of dedication to even make it to the national tournament, and White said he shoots at least three times per week,
shooting 40 to 60 arrows minimum. He said he will definitely continue shooting through high school, and could carry it over one day in college. “I’ve still got three years to think about that,” he said. While he likes shooting at targets, White said he hasn’t had the opportunity to head afield and go bow hunting, although some in Bavousett’s program do.
“Yes, they do as a matter of fact,” Bavousett said. “Girls included. The things they learn here in my Outdoor Education class, especially with archery, helps them in the field. Cinnamon Creek Archery Ranch is our pro sponsor and allow my team members to practice anytime they want.” In all, a total of 10,443 students See ARCHERY CHAMP, Page 6
SHOOTING FOR NATIONALS: Sam White, center, shot a score of 297 out of 300 to tie for the NASP national championship. Photo by Kim White.
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Andertons lose suit against TPWD By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
RED TAPE: After USFWS decided to ban elephant imports from Tanzania and Zimbabwe, they stipulated that American sport hunters may only import ivory from two elephants per year. Photo by Lili Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
More restrictions on ivory The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has taken more steps in an attempt to curb the elephant ivory trade, and one rule in the new edict could rub some Texas hunters the wrong way. “We have one goal: to shut down the illegal trade in ivory that is fueling the poaching crisis facing African elephants today. By implementing a near complete ban on trade in elephant ivory, we are effectively closing loopholes and eliminating the cover provided by legal commercial trade that traffickers have exploited for years,” said USFWS Director Dan Ashe. “That said, we have listened to the very real concerns expressed by the
regulated community and have made common-sense adjustments.” However, buried in the new rule is a provision that would stop American hunters from importing ivory from more than two legally-hunted elephants in a single year. “These administrative actions will not significantly impact the import into the United States of African elephant sport-hunted trophies,” according to the USFWS website. “The AECA specifically allows such imports. We will propose to limit imports to two African elephant trophies per hunter per year. This limitation will affect very few importers.” UPDATE as of 5/15/14: USFWS will publish a proposed rule, with opportunity for public comments by the summer of 2014. — Staff report
Former deer breeder James Anderton, along with his son, Jimmie, had a federal judge rule against them in a suit against Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, but the fight isn’t over, according to Anderton’s Dallas lawyer, Steven Griggs. “The district judge ruled against (Anderton),” Griggs said. “He is currently appealing the ruling in the 5th circuit. Mr. Anderton is still committed to getting some sort of relief.” The Andertons, of Hunt County, filed a civil lawsuit against Texas Parks and Wildlife stemming from the termination of the Anderton’s captive deer herd in 2010 and 2011. The father/son duo pleaded guilty and spent time in a federal prison on multiple crimes, including violations of the Federal Lacey Act, for illegally transporting stolen property and illegal trafficking of wildlife — in this case, white-tailed deer from Arkansas. At the time TPWD officials said the Anderton’s could not prove the deer came from Arkansas, and subsequently killed all of the deer to test for Chronic Wasting Disease. None of the deer tested positive for CWD. TPWD’s Big Game Program Leader Mitch Lockwood, named in the suit along with Executive Director Carter Smith, Wildlife Director Craig Hunter and others, said at the time of the killings that he authorized the
extermination when it appeared the origination records did not exist. The judge agreed that TPWD was justified in killing the deer and followed state law when dealing with the Andertons. “The Andertons’ factual allegations do not establish that the state conduct in this case rises to the level of ‘shocks the conscience.’ First, the state officials killing the deer were acting under state law and not violating it,” wrote U.S. District Judge David Godbey. “Second, the factual allegations fail to show any conduct by the state officials that was intended to injure the Andertons in some unjustifiable way. While the Andertons’ factual allegations may raise questions related to the most humane ways to kill deer, it does not plausibly establish that the officials’ conduct was ‘so egregious, so outrageous, that it may fairly be said to shock the contemporary conscience.’ … The Andertons also fail to establish a property right in the breeder deer after their most recent permit expired. One cannot have a property right in that which is not subject to legal possession… When the Andertons’ deer breeder’s permit expired, the Andertons’ limited property rights in the breeder deer herd at their ranch were extinguished. Because the Andertons did not have any property rights remaining in the breeder deer when TPWD officials shot them, the Andertons were owed no procedural due process protections.”
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between 4th and 12th grade, from 39 states competed in the national tournament. Texas sent 277 students to the national competition. “Sam is invited to be on the AllAmerican Team which is comprised of the top 16 archers from Nationals,” said Burnie Kessner, the NASP archery coordinator for TPWD. “The All-American Team will compete in an event following the World NASP tournament in July against teams
East Texas man guilty of assaulting wardens Teddy Wayne Davenport, 44, was found guilty on four felony charges after he was arrested last fall for assaulting two Texas game wardens following a high-speed pursuit in Limestone County. Two game wardens had been on routine patrol early on the morning of Oct. 5, 2013 in McLennan County looking for illegal road hunting when they attempted to stop a vehicle they had seen operating on a public road without headlights. The driver of the vehicle rammed the state vehicle the two wardens were in and continued driving. Davenport left the scene and the wardens gave pursuit. During that pursuit, some-
TPWD taking comments on proposed waterfowl seasons The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing the season dates for the take of migratory game birds for the 2014-15 hunting seasons. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service issues annual frameworks for the hunting of migratory game birds in the United States. Regulations adopted by individual states may be more restrictive than the federal frameworks, but may not be less restrictive. Responsibility for establishing seasons, bag limits, means, methods, and devices for harvesting migratory game birds within service frameworks is delegated to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Comments can be made at tpwd.state. tx.us until Aug. 20. Proposed seasons: Dove — North Zone: Sept. 1 — Oct. 20, 2014 and Dec. 19, 2014 — Jan. 7, 2015 Central Zone: Sept. 1 — Oct. 20, 2014 and Dec. 19, 2014 — Jan. 7, 2015. South Zone: Sept. 19 — Oct. 20, 2014 and Dec. 19, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. Special White-Winged Dove Area: Sept. 6, 7, 13, and 14, 2014 and Sept. 19 — Oct. 20, 2014 and Dec. 19, 2014 — Jan. 21, 2015. Early Teal — The department proposes a 16-day statewide teal season to run from Sept. 13-28, 2014, which must be approved by the service before it can be implemented. If the service does not approve a 16-day season, the department would instead adopt a 9-day season to run from Sept. 20-28, 2014.
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from Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom.” Other Texas highlights included: Tania Sanchez, 7th grade St. Mary’s Catholic School, Sherman, scored 291, and came in 6th place in the Middle School girls Division after a three-way tie-break shootoff. She was #1 among all 7th-grade girls. Dakotah Mahan, 8th grade S&S Middle School, Sadler & Southmayd ISD, scored 291 and came in 8th place among Middle School boys. Lamar Middle School Team won the 2ndplace trophy in the Middle School Division.
one in the fleeing truck shined a bright light into the eyes of the wardens and their vehicle went off the roadway, striking a culvert. Both game wardens were injured, one requiring hospitalization. Taken into custody by local and state officers two days later, Davenport was arrested in a wooded area two miles southeast of Teague in Freestone County and booked into the Limestone County jail, since the assaults had occurred in that county. A Limestone County jury found Davenport guilty on May 16 of four felony charges: Two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (a first-degree felony), burglary of a building (third-degree felony), and felony evading arrest (third-degree felony). — TPWD
Early Canada Geese — Sept. 13-28, 2014 and Nov. 1 — Dec. 24, 2014. Ducks — (A) High Plains Mallard Management Unit: (i) all species other than “dusky ducks”: Oct. 25 — 26, 2014 and Oct. 31, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. (ii) “dusky ducks”: Nov. 3, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. (B) North Zone: (i) all species other than “dusky ducks”: Nov. 1 — Dec. 7, 2014 and Dec. 20, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. (ii) “dusky ducks”: Nov. 6 — Dec. 7, 2014 and Dec. 20, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. (C) South Zone: (i) all species other than “dusky ducks”: Nov. 1 — 30, 2014 and Dec. 13, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. (ii) “dusky ducks”: Nov. 6 — Nov. 30, 2014 and Dec. 13, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. Goose — (A) Western Zone. (i) Light geese: Nov. 1, 2014 — Feb. 1, 2015. (ii) Dark geese: Nov. 1, 2014 — Feb. 1, 2015. (B) Eastern Zone. (i) Light geese: Nov. 1, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. (ii) Dark geese: (I) White-fronted geese: Nov. 1, 2014 — Jan.11, 2015. (II) Canada geese: Nov. 1, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. Sandhill Crane — (A) Zone A: Nov. 1, 2014 — Feb. 1, 2015. (B) Zone B: Nov. 21, 2014 — Feb. 1, 2015. (C) Zone C: Dec. 20, 2014 — Jan. 25, 2015. — TPWD
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ple from across the nation. There are no advertisements — Costin doesn’t receive a profit from the site — and it is free to join. “I just wanted a place where people could come and talk about hunting and not get bashed,” he said of the site. “I started seeing other things that were similar, but they were mostly forums. I like the idea of Facebook.” Hunt Buds functions very similarly to Facebook. There is a “wall,” to which users can post status updates, photos, videos and share information from their latest hunts. The site also offers a classified section, online auction service, video chat rooms and a live game camera on Costin’s property. “The more people we have, the more content,” Costin said. “I’m not a computer expert or social networking expert, but it’s been a really neat deal.” He mentioned stories of hunters connecting on the website, finding new areas to hunt and fish, and even collaborating trips together. He said all of the users share a common interest, which makes it easy for them to communicate and organize online. “It has turned into a little community — the people that are on there like it and use it,” he said. Paul Holcomb, an administrator for the site who lives in Oxford, Ala., said Hunt Buds is a safe haven for him and other hunters, without fearing the backlash of other users against the sport. “I use Hunt Buds on a daily basis,” he said. “I certainly believe that in these
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condemns any illegal and/or unethical actions in the hunting and deer breeding communities. The TDA has and will con-
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days of bashing hunters, it’s a place where they can gather to take a deep breath and relax with other hunters.” It is much more than just a website at this point, Costin pointed out. He owns 350 acres in Oklahoma, recently renamed the Hunt Buds Ranch, which he uses for different events that benefit nonprofit organizations. The tract is a portion of a 14,000acre area owned by other hunters. He said he is planning a fishing trip to Lake Fork as well, organized through Hunt Buds. The growth has been a surprise, he said, but the site’s content is dependent upon its users. While the existing members are active, he said the more that sign up, the more people will get out of it. “That’s the biggest thing — we need members. Unless they (hunters) happen to stumble on it, they don’t know about it,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of stuff in the pipeline to keep it unique and fresh. Anything I can do to help guys hunt and fish, we’ll put it on there.” Recently Costin expanded the website’s reach by creating apps for the iPhone and Android systems. The time Costin has invested in the project has been well worth it, he said, and his hopes are high for the future of Hunt Buds. He said he has strived to make the resource different than other forums — there’s no “fighting or inappropriate material allowed on the site.” It’s a formula that has worked for him so far, and it seems that people are starting to catch on, little by little. “I think it could go really big,” he said. “Until then, we’ll just have it for whoever wants to use it. ” tinue to take and support action against those who jeopardize the professional and ethical standards of the deer industry. The TDA has offered cooperation and assistance to Texas Parks and Wildlife in their efforts to remove egregious offenders from our industry.”
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What many may not know is drum eat small oysters By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
HOME SWEET HOME: Oyster reefs are integral for fish like black drum and anglers looking to catch them. Black drum will feed on small oysters, and also feed on many other animals attracted to oyster reefs. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Many Texas anglers know the key to finding good fishing in the bays is to find an oyster reef. Game fish are attracted the to reefs to eat small oysters, crabs and other small marine organisms that flock to oysters. A recent study at the Harte Research Institute shows some black drum actually eat the small crustaceans. “In general, inter-tidal (when part of the oyster reef is exposed out of the water) and sub-tidal (totally submerged) reefs are important to fish because the juveniles use the reef as habitat and the bigger fish use it for foraging,” said Megan Robillard, a research associate at HRI. “Oysters are very critical. There is some evidence that fish actually eat them — black drum have pharyngeal teeth and bones in their throat to eat and crush mollusks. But their main food source is clams.” Historically, oyster reefs are at a fraction of what they used to be in Texas waters. “Nueces Bay near Corpus Christi used to be very plentiful,” Robillard said. “Now there are none. Over-dredging during the past century, high salinity levels and a lack of freshwater inflows have had an impact.” See OYSTER REEF, Page19
Full speed ahead Coastal jetty fishing active, conditions consistent
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Good news beckons from the coast. “We are pretty much in a fullblown summer pattern here,” Capt. Kenneth Gregory said, after a day on the water in Port O’Connor. “Everything is just like it normally is.” For in-shore fisherman along the Gulf Coast, warmer temperatures are bringing activity near the jetties at different hotspots. Evidently conditions are right for bull reds and trout along the jetties. Galveston Capt. Greg Verm he has been catching good numbers in recent days just offshore. He has been seeing good numbers of Spanish mackerel, along with some ling and sheepshead, as well. “We are starting to see some good signs — we caught seven ling this month — and pulled in an 8-foot bull shark (off the
LEVELING OUT: Guides are reporting good numbers along the Gulf Coast following the spring season, including redfish, trout, spanish mackerel, ling and even some sharks nearer to the shore. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
jetty), the sheepshead are done with their spawn and it’s about time for things to pick up,” Verm said. He said the sheepshead bite has been slowing down, and other species are beginning to move close to the boulders. He has been using mainly live bait — shrimp and croaker — close to the points. Artificials have been producing, as well, such as topwaters, jigs, soft plastic swim-
baits and even some spoons. Sharks are being caught in sight of the beach, as he pointed out. His clients have caught Atlantic sharpnose and bull sharks. Gregory said the sargassum grass mats have been moving in along the inlets, which is a signal for tripletail. “When you see the tripletail coming into the grass like that — it’s on,” he said.
Water temperatures along the coast are hovering the in mid 70s, according to NOAA buoys offshore in 50-60 feet of water, after a late cold front swept across the area in early May. Eufaula Hester, with Froggie’s Bait Dock in Port O’Connor, said customers have been using live shrimp and croakers to catch a slew of big fish on their bay jetties. “I see what they are bringing
in and what they tell me,” she said. “People are catching big redfish, trout, sheepshead and black drum.” She said guides are taking conditions as they come, and after a “weird winter,” they’ll take whatever they can get. Capt. Kenneth Gregory, (361) 655-2071 Capt. Greg Verm, (409) 739-8526 Froggies Bait Dock, (361) 983-4466
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Down the drain Sinkhole appears near dam, officials not sure where water is going
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There have been all sorts of theories floating around to explain the downturn in bass fishing on Amistad International Reservoir the past year. Mexican mining operations dumping chemicals, dropping lake levels, grass dying, a loss of forage species and many other ideas have been floated. Here is one more. A cellphone video was recently posted to the Web of a sinkhole on the Mexican side of the lake near the dam. The hole became more visible as the water levels went down, and officials have no idea where all of the water is flowing. “It is a sinkhole on the Mexican close to the dam,” said Greg Garetz, chief of education and resource management at Amistad National Recreation Area. “The reason it became visible was because they have been releasing 4 inches of water per day at the dam and the water level got near the surface of the sinkhole. It has been there all along, though.” The hole appears to be about 2 feet in diameter and the video shows water flowing into an underground cavern. Where is
Killeen angler wins CATS on Lake Fork Crappie Anglers of Texas held its 1st Annual Crappiefest Tournament on Lake Fork and Killeen angler Bob McAffrey took first place with a 2.12-pound slab. McAffrey caught his fish in 20 feet of water fishing at about 10 feet on a Lake Fork Baby Shad in Blue Grass tipped with a
all the water going? “That really is the $64 question,” Garetz said. “We are all asking ourselves that. The International Boundary Water Commission, which controls that, put dye in the hole to see where it was coming out, and it never came out. It sure looks like a lot of water is going somewhere.” Garetz said a network of limestone caves run beneath the lake and some of the bigger ones, like Devil’s Cave, are close to a mile long and run just below the dam and extend in a southeast direction before stopping at the Rio Grande. “Our park geologists don’t know and they are looking into where this water is going,” he said. “With that hole, that amount of water has been going down there since the lake was formed. In the ’80s and ’90s, during drought years when the lake would drop, cement was poured into a lot of those holes. A few times they dumped a massive amount of concrete into some of those holes and they never could get them to fill in.” Even though the hole looks like it is sucking a ton of water out of the lake, Garetz said springs dumping water into See SINKHOLE, Page 27
minnow. Steve Whatley from Little Elm came in second place with a 2.09-pound crappie. Whatley caught his fish in 5 feet of water on Constant Pursuit Outfitter’s Old Faithful Thump Buddy on a pink jighead. Richard Bailey, Trinity, took home third place with a weight of 2.07 pounds. Bailey caught his fish in 10 feet of water on a minnow with a gold hook. — CATS
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Big cat population LAKE ARLINGTON — Some great fishing can be had in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, especially if anglers are looking for a catfish dinner, according to Larry Hodge with TPWD. “Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries biologists recently pulled in their sampling gill nets filled with catfish,” Hodge said. “The five gill nets were set at randomly selected points around the lake as part of an age and growth study to determine the population staus. Every net contained numerous catfish, and biologists counted a total of 113 fish with the majority measuring 12 to 19 inches long. The biggest fish caught weighed in at 7 pounds. “Lake Arlington is one of the best lakes in the area to catch channel catfish.”
Hybrids galore CEDAR CREEK RESERVOIR — The hybrid action is on at Cedar Creek, according to guide Chris Richardson, who posts reports on the Texas Fishing Forum. “We got an early start and filled the cooler with whites under birds working close to Crappie Island and on the south edge of the rock boathouse hump,” Richardson said. “After that, we went out in search of the big girls. We found a massive school of hybrids in 40 feet of water
ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 68–73 degrees; 16.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters, flukes, Senkos, Texas rigs and jigs. AMISTAD: Water fairly clear; 74–78 degrees; 44.54’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green tubes and spinner baits in 15–45 feet. Striped bass are good on Red Fins. ATHENS: Water clear; 70–74 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and small soft plastic swimbaits. Crappie are good on jigs minnows. BASTROP: Water clear; 75–79 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and soft plastic worms and lizards. Crappie are good on minnows. BELTON: Water murky; 71–75 degrees; 10.11’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits in coves. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night. BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 71–74 degrees; 0.84’ low. Largemouth bass are good on black buzzbaits and topwaters near flooded vegetation. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. BONHAM: Water stained, 69–74 degrees; 2.19’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs, crankbaits and spinner baits on boat docks and rocky points. Crappie are good on jigs. BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics and spinner baits. Striped bass are good down-rigging spoons near the dam. BRIDGEPORT: Water clear, 68–72 degrees; 22.01’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white crankbaits and 1/4-ounce yellow magic poppers. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 11.54’ low. Largemouth bass to 6 pounds are excellent on craw-colored chatterbaits and shad-colored crankbaits around docks in 1–5
feet. White bass are excellent on minnows and white tube jigs off lighted docks at night in 1–10 feet. Crappie are excellent on minnows and white or shad Li’l Fishies. BUCHANAN: Water stained; 72–76 degrees; 30.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, top-waters, and wackyrigged watermelon/red Whacky Sticks in creeks and pockets. CADDO: Water stained; 70–74 degrees; 1.60’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits in green pumpkin and white buzzbaits. White and yellow bass are good on slabs and topwaters. CALAVERAS: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits over reed beds. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 73–77 degrees; 9.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on grubs, green pumpkin Whacky Sticks on jigheads, and grape worms in 6–12 feet. CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 74–78 degrees; 24.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits, Texasrigged lizards and large worms. COLEMAN: Water clear; 72–76 degrees; 16.98’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 74 degrees in main lake, 87 degrees at hot water discharge; 4.09’ low. Largemouth bass to 6 pounds are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics and spinner baits in 6–8 feet. CONROE: Water stained; 72–76 degrees; 0.52’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red Carolina- and Texas-rigged soft plastics, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. COOPER: Water clear; 69–74 degrees; 6.87’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shallow crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. FALCON: Water clear; 75–79 degrees; 29.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on
watermelon and chartreuse soft plastics, spinner baits and deep-running crankbaits. FAYETTE: Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on shallow-running shad-colored crankbaits over grass, and on watermelon Carolina-rigged soft plastic worms along the outside edges of grass. FORK: Water clear; 70–74 degrees; 3.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Strike King 10XDs and soft plastic swimbaits on deep drops. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 69–73 degrees; 14.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on black/blue jigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Largemouth bass are good on pumpkinseed crankbaits, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. GRANBURY: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 11.12’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are fair. GRANGER: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 0.40’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on pink tube jigs over brush piles. GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 69–73 degrees; 10.20’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow crankbaits and Reaction Innovations Skinny Dippers in sprayed grass color fished slowly around shallow cover. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 0.01’ low. Largemouth bass to 7 pounds are fair on blue, strawberry red and pumpkinseed soft plastic worms near the dam. HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 68–72 degrees; 25.61’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, Texas rigs and weightless soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. JOE POOL: Water clear; 69–74 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow crankbaits and top-waters. Crappie
down on the south end and fed them shad for a while. There were several times we had six rods bowed up at once. After a couple of drifts the deep bite played out and that could only mean one thing — they must have pushed up on some nearby structure, and it was lure time. We found stacks of hybrids pushed up on a ledge going from 35 feet up to 15 feet. We dropped flukes straight down and slow-rolled swimbaits to catch them.” To contact Chris Richardson, call (903) 286-4872.
Mixed bag on Guad GUADALUPE RIVER — According to multiple anglers, the Guadalupe River has become a hotspot this month, with largemouth and Guadalupe bass, along with crappie and panfish, being caught. Fish have been holding to structure in 7 to 10 feet of water in the deeper holes, with live worms, jigs and drop-shot rigs all working to catch fish. The redear and redbreast sunfish are especially active. Fly anglers are also finding success matching flies to the current hatches. — Conor Harrison
are slow on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 69–73; degrees; 1.62’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits and small crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 69–74 degrees; 11.37’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged Missile D Bombs in blue bruiser. LBJ: Water stained; 72–76 degrees; 0.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on lipless crankbaits, watermelon creature baits, and pumpkin top-waters in 5–12 feet. LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 69–73 degrees; 7.64’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on watermelon candy shaky heads and flick shake worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. LIMESTONE: Water stained; 70–76 degrees; 0.13’ high. Crappie are good on pink tube jigs over brush piles. Blue catfish are good on stinkbait and soap. LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 72–76 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and soft plastics. MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 73–76 degrees; 0.07 high. Largemouth bass are good on top-water poppers. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on minnows. MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 69–75 degrees; 0.50’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged green pumpkin creature baits and finesse jigs. NAVARRO MILLS: Water murky; 73–77 degrees; 0.09’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and spinner baits along banks. White bass are good on slabs and pet spoons. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 69–74 degrees; 48.5’ low. Largemouth bass are good on
Texas rigs, jigs and weightless flukes. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 69–73 degrees; 23.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair Texasrigged lizards or worms, jigs and Senkos. PALESTINE: Water clear; 69–72 degrees; 0.49’ high. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin shaky heads and weightless Senkos. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 68–73 degrees; 15.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on drop-shot rigs, jigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. PROCTOR: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 9.64’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and crankbaits off points. RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 70–74 degrees; 6.82’ low. Largemouth bass are good on medium-diving crankbaits and shaky heads in watermelon red. RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 69–73 degrees; 8.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged green pumpkin soft plastics and Missile D– Bombs in super bug along main lake points. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 69–72 degrees; 7.73’ low. Largemouth bass are good on medium crankbaits and top-waters. White bass are good on jigs and minnows. SAM RAYBURN: Water murky; 73–77 degrees; 2.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkinseed lizards and Brush Hogs. White bass are good on pet spoons. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 72–76 degrees; 2.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 11.25’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are good on watermelon soft plastics and minnows.
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n Saltwater fishing reports: Page 14 SWEETWATER: Water murky; 68–73 degrees; 25.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on flukes and Texas rigs. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 70–74 degrees; 8.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin creature baits and hollow-body frogs. Crappie are good on jigs. TEXOMA: Water clear; 69–72 degrees; 8.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water walking baits and Texas-rigged plastics. TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 72–76 degrees; 1.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics and spinner baits. TRAVIS: Water murky; 73–77 degrees; 56.04’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on watermelon Senkos, white grubs and lipless crankbaits in 5–20 feet. WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are slow. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and silver striper jigs. White bass are good on soft plastic curltail minnows. WHITNEY: Water stained; 71–75 degrees; 12.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse Texas- and Carolinarigged soft plastics. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 69–73 degrees; 7.16’ high. Largemouth bass are good on black neon Texasrigged creature baits and hollow-body frogs. — TPWD
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Biondis take Bass Champs on Cedar Creek with 14.64 Mark Biondi and his son Billy won nearly $23,000 in winnings at the Bass Champs North Region tournament on Cedar Creek. “We got to the tournament site that morning to sign up and get our boat number. It was our day from the beginning,” Billy Biondi recalled. “The timing was right — no wait in line, just get in, get out and go.” It wasn’t long before Mark started their day with a solid 6-pound bass using a shaky head. “We kept going, and dad caught a few more 2-pounders,” he said. Once they had a limit secured, Billy switched to a 10-inch worm. “I caught a 4-pounder and a few more with that, and we stayed at the bridge until around 2:00, then headed to some docks. We didn’t get a lot of bites, just got the right ones.” At the end of the day, they weighed their best three for a total weight of 14.64 pounds and the win. On Lake LBJ, the team of Tony Ferdinando and Shane Logan took the win in the Central Region tournament with a three-bass limit weighing 18.57 pounds, including a big fish of 8.5 pounds. The duo bested the team of Donald Dobbs and Mike Marshall, who came to the scales with 16.92 pounds. — Staff report
More fish attractors on Canyon Lake Fishing in Canyon Lake received a boost thanks to a habitat improvement project carried out by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and local conservation groups. The fish attractor project in Canyon Lake was started in January 2005 to help concentrate cover-seeking species like largemouth bass and increase catch rates. Forty-three attractor locations have been installed and furnished with Ashe juniper (mountain cedar) bundles. Selected trees were cut from designated areas, loaded on trailers and hauled to the boat ramp at Canyon Park. The trees were arranged in bundles, zip-tied to cinder blocks and laid out on the boat ramp to be picked up by the boat crews, who deployed them at selected locations throughout the reservoir. — TPWD
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Trophy blues down? Anglers concerned over amount of large blue cats in Lake Tawakoni By Steve Schwartz LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
Lake Tawakoni has garnered a reputation as one of the country’s premier blue catfish areas — some believe that is its biggest problem. Added pressure on the lake has some anglers concerned about the population of trophy-sized fish, and Texas Parks and Wildlife is listening. “We aren’t detecting any prob-
lems as far as everyone taking the fish out,” Texas Parks and Wildlife Department District Supervisor Kevin Storey said. “We are concerned as the situation progresses, the population will see decline.” Guide Michael Littlejohn believes the situation is already in decline, and that’s why he started a petition to introduce slot limA “NET” LOSS?: Trophy-sized blue catfish have been seeing increased pressure at Lake its and new regulations to protect Tawakoni recently. Anglers disagree on whether or not the population can handle an See TROPHY CATS, Page 17 uptick in fishing for them across the board. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER EASTERN TURKEY HUNTERS DON’T KNOW RULES, SEASONS Red River County Game Warden Daniel Roraback and Smith County Game Warden Chris Swift were following up on a turkey camp that had several baited areas with signs of the hunters being at camp prior to the opening day of turkey season. One area still had turkey decoys staked in a pile of corn. After arriving several mornings and having no luck catching the subjects hunting, the wardens decided to interview each of them individually. After separating and interviewing each of them, they admitted to hunting eastern turkey over bait, hunting turkey in closed season and using a .22- and .223-caliber rifles for eastern turkey hunting. One subject, not present at the camp, hunted turkeys prior to turkey season. Cases pending. MEN CAUGHT KEEPING UNDERSIZED HYBRIDS Wilson County Game Warden David Nieto and Bexar County Game Warden Johnny Jones received a call from a bank fisherman on Braunig Lake reporting that three men were catching undersized hybrid striped bass from a boat. The wardens located the boat and the subjects and seized 35 undersized hybrid striped bass between 10 and 14 inches in length. Cases and restitution pending. MEN HUNTING DUCKS WERE A FEW MONTHS TOO LATE Hidalgo County Game Wardens Oscar Jaimez and Harry Rakosky responded to a report of duck hunters at a pond in their county. Upon entering the property, the officers were advised that the hunters were departing the area via another access point. Personnel monitoring the Homeland Security aerostat (surveillance blimp) were able to guide the game wardens to the residence where the hunters stopped. Confronting the
WARDENS DON’T GIVE UP, LEADING TO CONVICTION AND SOLVING AN OLD CASE In 2011, San Augustine County Game Warden Johnny Jones received a report that two men shot a deer in a rural subdivision and loaded it into a jeep. Jones arrived at the crime scene and began to gather evidence. Warden Jeff Cox arrived at the scene shortly afterward and the wardens quickly identified a suspect. The wardens obtained a search warrant and found further evidence linking the suspect to the incident. After a week, the wardens were finally able to contact the suspect and he denied knowing anything about the issue and declined to cooperate in any way. In 2013, Cox arrested the suspect and he still refused to cooperate. The trial began in April, 2014, and was three men, they admitted to hunting ducks, although they explained they were unable to retrieve any of the downed birds. Citations were subsequently issued for hunting ducks out of season; one additional citation was issued for no hunting license. WARDENS, K-9 FIND MUCH MORE THAN FISH While checking bank fishermen on Lake Limestone, Limestone County Game Warden Trent Marker located two individuals fishing on private property. Marker noticed the registration sticker on their vehicle had been altered. A subsequent consent search of the vehicle produced $2,000 in cash, numerous hypodermic needles, a meth pipe and a bag of methamphetamine. Freestone County Game Warden John Thorne and K-9 partner Justin arrived to assist with the search and discovered another meth pipe and a larger bag of methamphetamine with individual packages inside. A total of 18 grams of methamphetamine was seized. The subjects were booked for Possession of Controlled Substance and one was charged with altering a motor vehicle insignia.
the first of its kind in the county in six years. Faced with the evidence the wardens mounted, the suspect changed his plea to guilty and was convicted of hunting deer at night and from a public road. He was given 6 months probation, $2,850.00 in fines and court fees, and a $300.00 fee for the court reporter. After the trial, the suspect admitted that he was driving when they shot the deer. He thought if he could avoid the wardens long enough they would just give up. A second suspect was identified as one of the men convicted of burning the new home of Sabine County Game Warden Mike Alexander almost 20 years ago. That suspect died from an illness a few months ago.
CAST-NETTERS CAUGHT WITH GAME FISH, INCLUDING SOME NICE BASS Shelby County Game Warden Anthony King was patrolling Toledo Bend boat ramps and camping areas for night fishermen. At approximately 11:15 p.m., he noticed a campfire along the shoreline close to a boat ramp. As he got closer to the fire, he could hear cast nets hitting the water. After watching the two subjects fish for a while, he decided to make contact, and observed an ice chest that contained bass, crappie and catfish. Multiple citations were issued for undersized largemouth bass and illegal means and methods. One of the largemouth bass was 21-inches long and close to 5 pounds. Cases and restitution pending. MAN CAUGHT CUTTING FENCE AT DEER BREEDER FACILITY Webb County Game Warden Calvin Christian received a call from a landowner who stated that their fence had been cut. Christian arrived at the scene and observed a high fence had been cut and pulled back to allow a vehicle to pass through. As it turned
out, the fence provided containment for white-tailed deer as part of a deer breeder’s nursing facility. Christian obtained a statement from the landowner and collected evidence that included tire tracks from the vehicle that passed through the fence. The following day, after a suspect had been identified, Christian and fellow Game Warden Jon Balderas went to the suspect’s home, where a written confession was acquired and the wire cutters used to cut the fence were seized. A few days later, Christian obtained an arrest warrant. Both felony and misdemeanor charges are pending. NO FISHING LICENSE AND UNDERSIZED FISH WERE THE LEAST OF HIS PROBLEMS Hidalgo County Game Wardens Oscar Jaimez and Ira Zuniga were checking fishermen when they contacted a man with no fishing license and in possession of undersized game fish. The wardens also noticed a silver spoon filled with white powder lying in the cup holder in the man’s truck, along with a small clear bag with cocaine. The man
was arrested and transported to the Hidalgo County Jail, and the fish were returned to the water. Case pending. FISH SNAGGERS SNAGGED Houston County Game Warden Eddie Lehr observed two subjects snagging fish at the Lock and Dam on the Trinity River. One of the subjects snagged three channel catfish and used the smallest one for bait. Cases pending. REPTILES GALORE KEPT, SOLD AT RESIDENCE Harris County Game Wardens Jennifer Inkster Weaver and Ross Sidman assisted Pasadena Animal Control in identifying numerous reptiles, snakes, crocodiles and alligator snapping turtles from a local residence. A tip was received that the resident was in possession and selling venomous, nonindigenous snakes, alligators and turtles. The wardens located three alligator snapping turtles and issued citations for the possession without documentation and possession of the snakes without a permit. Cases are pending. RIO GRANDE PATROL RESULTS IN NETS, TROTLINES AND MORE Sgt. Luis Sosa, Cameron County Game Warden Derrick Lopez, Hidalgo County Game Warden Harry Rakosky and Capt. Fernando Cervantes conducted a boat patrol on the Rio Grande River in Cameron County. The wardens seized 21 gill nets measuring about 2,000 feet in length, along with approximately 3,000 feet of trotlines and 14 crab traps. In addition, the boats deterred one individual attempting to cross the river from Mexico into Texas. Border Patrol was advised and, soon after, apprehended nine undocumented persons in the immediate area.
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Under the lights JAMAICA BEACH — The canals around Jamaica Beach have been producing nice catches of sand trout, speckled trout and the occasional redfish, according to local anglers. Nighttime around many of the lighted docks has been the best bet, with shrimp under a popping cork about 5 feet from the edge of the lights having the best success. Along with live bait, white jigs or plastic swimbaits, DOA shrimp and small top-waters have also caught fish.
Oyster shell bonanza SEADRIFT — The bite has turned on at the Bay Flats Lodge in Seadrift, according to Capt. Chris Martin. “Monday was another picture perfect day for fishing and catching,” Martin wrote on 2coolfishing.com. “Limits to near limits of drum and redfish were checked in for several of the boats. Oyster shell continues to give up solid action with the occasional redfish. The crew continues to use TTF lures under a cork in pearl char-
NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good on the Louisiana shoreline on top-waters and Corkies. Flounder are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains. Redfish are good in the marsh on top-waters and spoons. SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good over shell in 3–4 feet of water. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Lighthouse Cove on topwaters. BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on plastics. Black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass on live shrimp. TRINITY BAY: Redfish are fair to good in the marsh on shrimp on the outgoing tide. Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on soft plastics. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on top-waters and twitchbaits. Whiting and sand trout are good on the
edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Redfish are fair in the marsh around points on shrimp and scented plastics. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair to good at the jetty on live bait when the wind allows. Trout are fair for waders in the afternoon on top-waters. TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on Dollar Reef on live shrimp. Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp. FREEPORT: Trout are fair to good at San Luis Pass on shrimp. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Trout and redfish are fair at the jetties on live shrimp and finger mullet. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish are fair to good
treuse or live shrimp when necessary. According to Captain Nick, ‘We managed during the last hour of fishing to find most of our reds.’ The bite was both early and late on Monday.” To contact Capt. Chris Martin, call (888) 6774868.
White is working SAN LUIS PASS — Anglers are reporting a good trout and flounder bite in the guts around San Luis Pass this month, with many of the fish being caught on white and chartreuse paddle tails and other soft plastics. Hooking the soft plastic on a white, 1/4-ounce jighead and slow-rolling it in 2 to 5 feet of water has elicited bites. The top-water action has been inconsistent, but good on the mornings when it is working. Along with the trout, the flounder bite close to the shoreline has been productive. — Conor Harrison
on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. Redfish and black drum are fair to good at Shell Island on live shrimp. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on top-waters over sand and grass in the guts in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good in the guts and channels on free–lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on shrimp and scented plastics. PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair to good at East Flats and around Dagger Island on shrimp and crabs. Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp. Trout are good for drifters working
live shrimp under a popping cork over sand and grass. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good at night in the Land Cut on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in the grass on the King Ranch shoreline on small top-waters. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on top-waters around sand and grass at Green Island and the Saucer. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes and while anchored with natural baits at East Cut. SOUTH PADRE: Trout are fair to good for waders around the spoil island on artificial shrimp and live shrimp. Redfish are fair while drifting sand and grass on scented plastics and live shrimp under a popping cork. PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in South Bay on top-waters. — TPWD
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It’s ballooned from 132,782 sales in 2006 to 318,185 last year. And with summer still on the horizon, TPWD has already sold 155,611 of the fishing licenses this year. “That doesn’t mean everyone who bought a license is saltwater fishing,” Leitz said. “But it does address the potential number of saltwater anglers.” Capt. Jeff Sims of Cedar Bayou Outfitters said that crowds “are pretty much the norm” on weekends around Rockport, where he guides. “A lot of the big-time guides, the ones you see in the magazines, don’t even fish on the weekend,” Sims said. “They don’t have to. And Fridays are getting as bad as Saturdays. More people are taking off work early, I guess.” The growing number of saltwater anglers has already led TPWD to take steps to keep the state’s coastal fisheries from being depleted. Earlier this year, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission extended the 5-fish bag limit for seatrout in effect in the Lower Laguna Madre up the coast past East Matagorda Bay. “We can be reactive or proactive,” TPWD’s Boyd said. “Our last trout change was a kind of proactive change. The population wasn’t crashing. But we know there aren’t going to be less fishermen tomorrow. There are going to be more. So we took action.” Sims said he favored TPWD’s action. “I’ve seen how you can deplete the fish in a reef,” he said. “You were basically catching every keeper in the reef and, then, you had to move on
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to the next reef. This was something that should have been done five years ago.” If you think saltwater fishing pressure is intense now, though, wait 10 years — or 40. According to Forbes magazine, four of the 20 fastest growing cities in the country are in Texas: Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. By 2025, the state demographer estimates Texas’ population could be more than 34 million people. By 2050, it could be double today’s population or about 55 million people. “The times are changing and we have to be prepared to change with them,” Boyd said. Change isn’t imminent, however. “Right now, I don’t see a species in such dire straits that we’ve got to do something,” Boyd said. “Flounder hasn’t completely recovered, although they’ve made headway. That’s why that season isn’t sunseted.” If changes are made to Texas’ saltwater fishing in the future, it will probably be reflected in the bag limits, according to Boyd. “Historically, that’s what the managers of fisheries do, although there are some areas in the country with fishing seasons,” Boyd said. “We’ve done a little bit with seasons. The commercial people have a season for shrimp. And in November there’s no gigging for flounder, which is the most popular way to catch them. There’s lots of tools in the box. We’ll utilize whatever will work with the least burden on the public.” Capt. Sims doesn’t welcome further bag limit restrictions at this point, but he also doesn’t see such actions slowing down coastal anglers. “People come down here to go fishing, whether they catch one fish or 20,” Sims said. “They come down here to have fun. And that’s not going to change.”
INCREASING NUMBERS: On any weekend along the coast, this is a scene more and more anglers are finding — boats on every piece of structure in the bay. Is it taking a toll on fish numbers? Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Beyond talented Texas State Fish Art winners show off skills
The Texas State Fish Art Contest winners have been announced for 2014, and Texas students did an impressive job this year. Livingston high schooler Brady King took the top honors in grades 10 through 12, with his acrylic drawing of two Atlantic cod. He won $1,000 and a place at the national competition in August. This was the fifth time he has won his division in Texas. “I’ve been a fish guy ever since I was little,” King told KTRE-TV in East Texas. “I’ve always had a fascination with them. They have certain qualities about them that make them hard to paint and capture all the detail that makes people say, ‘Hey, this looks like a fish.’” Other winners included: In the K-3 category, winners were: First Place, Tatyana Panchishna of Flower Mound; Second Place, Isha Goel of Flower Mound; Third Place, Livia Thomas of Coppell. In the grades 4–6 category, winners were: First Place, Madeleine Alexander of Keller; Second Place, Sarah Slater of Coppell; Third Place, Alina Ponomarenko of Lewisville. In the grades 7–9 category, winners were: First Place, Kealey Yoakum of Village Mills; Second Place, Savannah Walker of Keller; Third Place, Jacob Litsey of Northlake. In the grades 10–12 category, winners were: First Place, Brady King of Livingston; Second Place, Bryce BonAnno of Canyon;
FUTURE MASTERS: Texas high school students continue to impress with the fish art they turn into the state competition. Artists from the top down are: Brady King, Tatyana Panchishna and Madeleine Alexander.
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Trophy cats Continued from Page 11
the fish. “You have a lake that once thrived, and now it’s on a downward swing,” Littlejohn said. “I’ve seen way too much over the past 15 years for someone to convince me otherwise. You can just tell the difference.” He said the numbers of trophy fish aren’t there anymore. Storey said TPWD’s studies haven’t shown any substantial decline, although added pressure may make finding a trophy more difficult. “We’ve definitely confirmed that there is a healthy trophy cat population and there’s an added interest in anglers pursuing them,” Storey said. “But there’s also an increase in larger cats being taken.” He said in recent gill net surveys, the department has pulled at least three fish from the original stocking in 1988 — 25 years ago. One of Littlejohn’s clients recently caught a lake record (87.5 pounds) in February, but he said you can’t judge a situation on a single event — such as Cabela’s successful King Kat Tournament Trail competition in March. Not all of the opinions fall on the same side, however. Guide Jim Taylor said he has seen nothing but an increase in trophy catfish since he started guiding parttime in 2002. “Lake Tawakoni is one of the strongest lakes, if not the strongest lake, in the state of Texas,” Taylor said. “In fact, I’ve had one of my best years ever. There’s a lot of talk, but I don’t pay any attention to it.” He said he believes a large portion of the concern is unfounded and fueled by online discussion, with no basis for claims on population decline. “It hurts the guides and the fishing,” Taylor said. Taylor said it’s obvious the interest has skyrocketed in recent years, but he believes the blue catfish population can handle it. “There’s no doubt in my mind,” he said. “There has been a huge increase in people fishing for them, but in the past five years, the fishing has only gotten stronger.” However, Littlejohn said the added pressure from anglers must result in a decrease, and there must be an attitude change from anglers. Both he and Storey agreed that blue cat fishing has changed in Texas, espe-
cially in Tawakoni. “In the past seven years, our department has been looking at catfish in a different light,” Storey said. “They have traditionally been a meat fish, now more and more people are treating them as a trophy fish.” Littlejohn said anglers must treat older fish differently than in the past, if they want to maintain the lake’s stellar reputation. This may mean slot limitations, he said, as well as bans on jug lines, trotlines and even noodling. “My grandfather would have thought it was insane that we would catch a catfish and let it go; it would’ve been almost un-American,” Littlejohn said. “Some of these fish are 20 or 25 years old. My son is 8; he’ll be in his 30s before a fish like that can get back there (to that size).”
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In the past seven years, our department has been looking at catfish in a different light. They have traditionally been a meat fish, now more and more people are treating them as a trophy fish.
” He said there is a movement to catch and release the large fish — Littlejohn’s petition currently has 766 signatures — and TPWD is looking into some regulation changes for the fish. It’s all part of a changing trend. Taylor noted that he doesn’t have a policy on releasing fish on his boat, but encourages his clients to release fish more than 15 pounds. Most clients agree and release the fish, but some do take their trophies home. Littlejohn said changes are coming in the future, which is certain to cause a stir among the anglers on the lake. He said it’s easy to “start a war” online about new regulations because some just don’t believe the trophy cats are in a decline. Only time will tell. “The lake can not sustain this forever,” Littlejohn said.
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ETHAN OUTTERSON, 9, caught this big redfish in the Port Aransas area after a 45-minute battle. JORDEN FULTON harvested this nice spring gobbler at the RRR Ranch in Mills County last month.
Eleven-year-old TAYLOR HOLLAND of Bay City took this heavyhorned buck with her Uncle Larry.
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JAMIE ROJAS caught this 29 1/4-inch trout, and helped (dad) MARCOS and (uncle) SAM get three limits of redfish.
JACK SIMPSON took his first blackbuck antelope March 15 on a private ranch near Blanco.
JJ VALDEZ harvested this 8-point buck on the Valdez Ranch near Falfurrias.
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Oyster reef Continued From Page 8
Robillard said black drum are attracted to any structure, but oyster reefs are especially attractive because of the foraging opportunities they present. “The whole food web is there,” she said. “There is a lot of forage to eat, especially for bigger fish. People have found oysters inside of black drum, so we know they eat some of the smaller ones.” Bill Rodney, senior oyster restoration biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, currently is working on a project to build new, cleaner oyster reefs in Sabine Lake and Galveston Bay. He said game fish like black drum quickly locate the new oyster reefs. “We have some data that indicates more fish come to newly created reefs,” he said. “We did a study on catch rates on new reefs versus older reefs and the new reefs attract more recreational species than what we saw on the older, natural reefs.” Rodney agreed black drum do eat small oysters, especially on newly established reefs. “There is plenty of good evidence that this is the case,” he said. “Oysters will eventually reach a size where they won’t be eaten by black drum, though. And there are lots of nooks and crannies for a small oyster to escape mortality from species like black drum.” Rodney said the black drum actually provide a benefit to the oysters when prowling reefs for food. “Black drum eat oysters, but also eat crabs and other predators, and that actually helps the oysters,” he added. “It is a mixed benefit/
Noodlers needed Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking additional information to learn more about the practice of hand fishing for catfish in the state. Also known as noodling or grappling, hand fishing was legalized in Texas in 2011. “Because it is so new to our state, we are hoping to identify who hand-fishing anglers are and what their needs may be,” said Kris Bodine, a TPWD fisheries
FIND THE STRUCTURE: Many bay anglers know to key on old oyster reefs for hungry black and red drum. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
cost there for the oyster.” Rodney is overseeing the construction of 180 acres of new oyster reefs, which will be off-limits from commercial oyster fishermen for two years — long enough for many of the oysters to reach maturity. “In terms of attracting fish,” he said, “they will find those reefs pretty quickly. I suspect by the end of the summer or early fall, the reef community will be established and drum will be there. Oysters, crabs, barnacle and mussels will begin colonizing right away, though.” research biologist. “TPWD will be conducting a survey over the next 60 days to better understand the needs, opinions and characteristics of hand-fishing anglers in Texas.” The survey should take five to 10 minutes to complete online at https:// survey.tpwd.state.tx.us/TakeSurvey. aspx?SurveyID=8803304. Anglers may complete the survey any time between now and June 30. — TPWD
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1. A type of bait 4. A cousin to the weasel 9. A buck’s mating rituals 10. A task of the bird dog 11. To analyze freshness of tracks 14. A tent area need for rain runoff 15. This expels a fired casing 17. Action on a repeating gun 19. A food fish 21. Prevents easy removal of an arrow 22. Hunters give this TLC 23. A popular fish bait 25. Texas’ most popular game bird 28. A game bird sage, ruffed, spruce 30. The bowhunter’s ammo 31. A large cottontail 32. A buck’s usual feeding time 34. An animal resting place 35. Name for the Arizona whitetail
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Rockport
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Port Aransas
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36. Boat that can be folded and carried 39. Color band on arrows 43. Name for a type fly lure 44. The quick-to-erect type tent 45. Name for a camp type fireplace
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P.M. Minor Major 3:02 9:14 3:46 9:58 4:30 10:42 5:15 11:27 6:02 12:14 6:51 13:04 7:42 1:29 8:34 2:22 9:27 3:15 10:19 4:07 11:09 4:58 11:58 5:47 12:23 6:33 1:07 7:18 1:50 8:01 2:32 8:43 3:14 9:26 3:58 10:10 4:44 10:58 5:35 11:49
SUN Rises Sets 7:24 9:11 7:24 9:12 7:23 9:12 7:23 9:13 7:23 9:13 7:22 9:14 7:22 9:14 7:22 9:15 7:21 9:15 7:21 9:16 7:21 9:17 7:21 9:17 7:21 9:17 7:20 9:18 7:20 9:18 7:20 9:19 7:20 9:19 7:20 9:20 7:20 9:20 7:20 9:21
MOON Rises Sets 3:55a 4:28p 4:35a 5:28p 5:15a 6:27p 5:56a 7:26p 6:40a 8:23p 7:25a 9:18p 8:13a 10:10p 9:03a 10:58p 9:54a 11:43p 10:46a NoMoon 11:38a 12:23a 12:30p 1:01a 1:22p 1:36a 2:14p 2:10a 3:06p 2:44a 4:01p 3:18a 4:57p 3:54a 5:56p 4:33a 6:57p 5:16a 8:00p 6:04a
P.M. Minor Major 3:07 9:20 3:52 10:04 4:36 10:48 5:21 11:33 6:08 12:20 6:57 13:09 7:48 1:35 8:40 2:28 9:33 3:21 10:25 4:13 11:15 5:04 ----- 5:53 12:28 6:39 1:13 7:24 1:56 8:07 2:38 8:49 3:20 9:32 4:04 10:16 4:50 11:04 5:41 11:55
SUN Rises Sets 7:249:23 7:239:24 7:239:24 7:229:25 7:229:26 7:219:26 7:219:27 7:219:27 7:209:28 7:209:29 7:209:29 7:209:30 7:199:30 7:199:31 7:199:31 7:199:32 7:199:32 7:199:33 7:189:33 7:189:34
MOON Rises Sets 4:01a 4:34p 4:39a 5:36p 5:18a 6:37p 5:58a 7:36p 6:41a 8:35p 7:26a 9:30p 8:13a 10:22p 9:03a 11:10p 9:55a 11:54p 10:47a NoMoon 11:40a 12:34a 12:33p 1:10a 1:26p 1:44a 2:19p 2:17a 3:13p 2:50a 4:08p 3:23a 5:06p 3:58a 6:06p 4:36a 7:08p 5:18a 8:11p 6:05a
San Antonio 2014 May 23Fri 24Sat 25Sun 26Mon 27Tue 28Wed 29Thu 30Fri 31Sat 01Sun 02Mon 03Tue 04Wed 05Thu 06Fri 07Sat 08Sun 09Mon 10Tue 11Wed
A.M. Minor 2:49 3:34 4:17 5:02 5:49 6:38 7:29 8:22 9:15 10:08 10:59 11:48 12:11 12:56 1:41 2:22 3:03 3:45 4:30 5:19
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FOR THE TABLE Mom’s apple duck 1 duck, plucked 2 red delicious apples, quartered Extra virgin olive oil Pinch of ginger and cinnamon Salt and pepper
DOWN 1. Some bullets have a _____ jacket 2. A bear scent 3. Outdoorsman’s supply packet 4. The trapper’s interest 5. A bass species 6. Said to be best lure color for fishing 7. A pheasant food source 8. Holds the rifle barrel 12. Arrows and shells 13. Angler’s term for a really large bass 16. A young elk 18. Most animal’s foot 20. The fur seeker’s gear 21. A game bird 23. Venison 24. Act of reading track
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Fill the duck with the apples. Place duck in roasting pan. Pour
generous amount of olive oil on duck. Be sure to coat entire duck. Sprinkle on the ginger and cinnamon. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until browned. — backwoodsbound.com
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freshness 26. A type of gun sight 27. The basket that carries the catch 29. Indian name for deer 33. The hunting area 36. A salmon species 37. A sound made by wild
turkeys 38. Very large on the muley 39. A scope protector 40. To construct a fly lure 41. A large member of the deer family 42. A female elk
4 crappie fillets 3 tbsps. fresh lemon juice 1 tbsp. butter, melted 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 tsp. dried parsley flakes Pepper to taste Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Rinse tilapia fillets under cool water, and pat dry with
paper towels. Place fillets in baking dish. Pour lemon juice over fillets, then drizzle butter on top. Sprinkle with garlic, parsley, and pepper. Bake in preheated oven until the fish is white and flakes when pulled apart with a fork, about 30 minutes. — allrecipes.com
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NATIONAL ASA changes name to American Suppressor Association In an effort to portray its industry in the most accurate light, the American Silencer Association has changed its name to the American Suppressor Association. “The core mission of the ASA is to educate the public on the merits of suppressors,” the organization said in a press release. “To do so, we must first dispel the widespread notion that firearm suppressors can silence their host gun.” Suppressors on the smallest and quietest calibers reduce the peak sound level of the gunshot to that of a chainsaw or a hammer drill (110115 dB). For most centerfire rifle and pistol calibers, suppressors reduce the peak sound level to that of a snare drum at a rock concert, or a jet engine at takeoff (130-140 dB). — ASA
species,” said Jason Sorensen, a fisheries biologist with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. Paddlefish are a long-lived species and the Lake Francis Case population has some very old fish.” — SDGFP
Missouri spring turkey harvest up Hunters in Missouri posted the third spring turkey harvest increase in a row, bettering last year’s number by more than 1,000 birds. Hunters checked 43,273 turkeys during the state’s regular spring turkey season, April 21 through May 11. Hunters age 6 through 15 checked 4,332 turkeys during the youth season, April 12 and 13, bringing the 2014 spring harvest total to 47,605. The Conservation Department recorded seven firearm-related spring turkey hunting incidents during the regular season and one during the youth season. Two of the incidents in the regular season were fatal. — MDC
Record S.D. Safest year for paddlefish snagged boating Bill Harmon, of Chamberlain, S.D., topped a 35-year-old state record when he snagged a 127 lb., 9 oz. paddlefish on May 7. Harmon drew a permit for the Lake Francis Case paddlefish snagging season. His fish surpassed the old record of 120 lbs., 12 oz. set by Don Gregg in April 1979 in the Ft. Randall tailwaters. Annual stocking efforts of paddlefish began in the early 1990s and have resulted in quality numbers of the species in Lake Francis Case. “One of the original goals of the paddlefish stocking program was to initiate a sport fishery for this
The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2013 Recreational Boating Statistics, revealing that boating fatalities that year totaled 560 — the lowest number of boating fatalities on record. From 2012 to 2013, deaths in boating-related accidents decreased 14 percent, from 651 to 560, and injuries decreased from 3,000 to 2,620, a 12.7 percent reduction. The total reported recreational boating accidents decreased from 4,515 to 4,062, a 10 percent decrease. The fatality rate for 2013 of 4.7 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels reflected a 13 percent
decrease from the previous year’s rate of 5.4 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels. Property damage totaled approximately $39 million. The report states alcohol use was the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating accidents; it was listed as the leading factor in 17 percent of deaths. Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, excessive speed and machinery failure ranked as the top five primary contributing factors in accidents. Where the cause of death was known, 77 percent of fatal boating accident victims drowned; of those drowning victims, 84 percent were not wearing a life jacket. — USCG
N.M. man caught with 1,600 trout After receiving a tip from a concerned citizen through its Operation Game Thief tip line, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Conservation Officers found and seized more than 1,600 rainbow trout, more than 160 times the legal possession limit. Bounchanh Bounsombath of Clovis was arrested May 12 after department officers executed a search warrant at his home. Bounsombath, 62, admitted he caught the fish at Green Acres Lake and Denis Chaves Pond in northwest Clovis. The department stocks rainbow trout during the winter and spring months at the pond to provide local fishing opportunities. The bag limit is five trout per day with a 10-trout possession limit. — NMDGF
Deadline soon for Wyo. big game raffles Hunters interested in winning tags for any big game species in Wyoming need to buy their tickets by July 1. The state’s first Super Tag and Super Tag Trifecta raffles began Jan. 2, and is open to both residents and nonresidents. “The Super Tag raffle will provide a chance for hunters to win one of 10 tags for our most popular big game and trophy game species as well as wild bison,” said Alan Dubberley, WGFD spokesman. “The Super Tag Trifecta ramps it up a notch by providing one winner the opportunity to select tags for three of the 10 species.” The species include elk, deer, antelope, moose, bighorn sheep, black bear, gray wolf, mountain goat, mountain lion and wild bison.“ When purchasing raffle tickets for the super tag drawing, applicants will select the species for which they want to apply. Super Tag raffle tickets are $10 each and Super Tag Trifecta tickets are $30 each. Tickets may be purchased at wgfd. wyo.gov. — WGFD
SCI addresses senators On May 14, Safari Club International President Craig Kauffman joined with other leaders from the hunting and conservation community to meet with the United States Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee at the U.S. Capitol. Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) led the discussion along with 15 of his
Senate colleagues. The meeting served as an opportunity to discuss legislative priorities for hunters and anglers for the remainder of the 2014 legislative session. “SCI was presented with a unique opportunity to continue highlighting the baseless policy decisions made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which recently banned the importation of sport-hunted elephants from Tanzania and Zimbabwe,” Kauffman said. “The FWS decision affects more than 800,000 families in Zimbabwe and it undercuts the anti-poaching funding on more 60 percent of Tanzania’s lands.” — SCI
Montana sage grouse season to close With preliminary results from Montana’s spring surveys showing a continued population decline of the state’s largest native upland game bird, wildlife officials will seek to close sage grouse hunting for the 2014 season. Jeff Hagener, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks director in Helena, said state biologists counted an average of 14.9 males per sage grouse strutting ground, or lek, last year and noted that preliminary indications show little or no improvement this year. Last year’s count was the lowest recorded since 1980. “Last year’s counts dropped to 48 percent below the long term average,” Hagener said. “Our preliminary 2014 numbers show no improvement across all three of Montana’s sage grouse management zones.” — MFWP
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TPWD giving incentives to conserve Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has been awarded $100,000 in grants from the Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to conserve the state fish of Texas, the Guadalupe bass, in the Pedernales River. This funding will be made available as cost-share incentives to willing landowners interested in partnering on habitat improvements for the state fish. Previous grants available for landowner incentives to benefit Guadalupe bass were directed at the South Llano, North Llano and James river watersheds. These latest grants provide the opportunity for TPWD and local partners, which include the Hill Country Alliance and The Nature Conservancy, to expand Guadalupe bass conservation efforts to the Pedernales River watershed. Angler interest in fishing Hill Country rivers continues to increase, and a recent study conducted by TPWD and Texas Tech University estimates that stream fishing in the 24-county region of the Hill Country generates an annual economic impact of more than $71 million. Forty-two percent of anglers surveyed for the study specifically targeted Guadalupe bass. To help ensure that Hill Country rivers and their associated ecological, recreational, and economic values are available in the future, TPWD has enlisted the help of private landowners. Since 2010, TPWD and its local conservation partners have collaborated with more than 200 landowners owning more than 80,000 acres in the Hill Country. These partnerships have involved technical guidance from TPWD biologists on conservation practices that contribute to healthy rivers and quality habitat conditions for Guadalupe bass and other native species. Biologists also have helped design and plan conservation projects on private lands focused on restoring and conserving sensitive aquatic habitats, including aquifer recharge features, springs, creeks, and streams, as well as important streamside habitats. Partnering landowners have then been eligible to apply for cost-sharing grants from TPWD. Grants awarded through the program covered a portion of the costs associated with implementing the planned conservation projects. In addition to supporting habitat improvements, TPWD has stocked more than 1 million Guadalupe bass in Hill Country rivers since 2010. — TPWD
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to beat the current world record, a 22.5-pound largemouth caught by Manabu Kurita in Lake Biwa, Japan. But would a new record from a hyper-managed pond be accepted as a potential world record by the International Game Fish Association? Depends, according to IGFA Records Coordinator Jack Vitek. “It’s a great question,” Vitek said. “It really comes down to a situation by situation basis. In a body of water that isn’t naturally sustaining and relies on what is provided by the angler, IGFA would not accept that as a record.” Vitek said the issue is bigger in places like Thailand and other Asian countries, where big fish are stocked in very small ponds and people pay big money to come catch what amounts to a pet fish for the chance to see their name in a record book. “They catch flown-in fish,” he said. “The fish are fed once or twice a day and the ponds are not natu-
rally sustaining.” Vitek said IGFA does a lot of duediligence when researching the origin of a potential world record. “If we get a record that is questionable, we always contact the angler and gather as much information as possible,” he said. “We always look at the ecology and the body of water, et cetera. We have rules in place that anglers can’t fish at a hatchery and some other ones. We reserve the right to review everything. “We would definitely want to look at how (the bass) were living in there, are they naturally feeding and how was the lake stocked?” Much of the reaction to the article on message boards was negative, with many anglers complaining about another wealthy landowner attempting to buy his way to a world record. Not so fast, according to some. John Jones, owner of Lochow Ranch Pond and Lake Management Services, has been overseeing the construction and stocking of the South Texas pond. Jones said what Schwartz is doing is no different
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HOW MUCH DOES IT WEIGH? Some private pond managers are attempting to grow record-class bass in Texas. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
from what the state does, albeit on a much smaller scale. “To me, there’s no ethical questions,” Jones said. “It’s not easy to grow a world record anything. Whether you choose to put as many factors in your favor or not, I don’t see an ethical issue with it. You’re only doing what the state can’t because private landowners can control a smaller body of water.” Jones said the ponds are 100 percent self-sufficient and are just super-sized farm pond ecosystems. “If there was something (going
on) that was outside the lines, I would not be a part of it,” he said. “He’s just increasing his chances just like TPWD does with breeding Florida-strain largemouth bass, drawdowns of lakes, killing invasive species, et cetera. He’s just doing it on a smaller scale and I wish him the best of luck.” Jones said the freshwater prawns were a step up from traditional fish food, but “what is the difference between that and the guy who puts a fish feeder on the end of his dock?”
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Previous studies conducted by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish showed the birds rarely traveled more than 200 feet in a day and their home ranges averaged 15 acres. The Texas birds, though, were quite different. “The average home range size was 5,310 acres and ranged from 42 to 38,921 acres,” Luna said. “It was not uncommon for the them to move five to seven miles within a two- to three-week period. They would leave an area and come back the next week or even the next month.” The reason for the difference is the challenge. “We really don’t know why,” Luna said. “We do know that if any area is heavily grazed, the birds will leave.” Luna said food sources also may explain the expansive movement of the
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Montezuma quail. “Montezuma quail dig for their food, looking for tubers like wood sorrel, sedges and wild onion. Most quail eat grains, but not the Montezuma.” Like with the other species of quail, habitat preservation and controlled burning to restore grasses are paramount to the Montezuma quail expanding their range in Texas. “If anything is heavily grazed, they are gone,” Luna said. “They need the bunch grasses to nest and hide or they’ll move on. They travel long distances and their range has shrunk. We caution against heavy livestock grazing in Montezuma habitat, especially since they are so wideranging.” Since the bird has never been hunted in Texas, why is it classified as a game bird? “I think it’s because they are one of the quail species in Texas and the others, bobwhite and blue (scaled) quail are game birds,” Luna said. “And they are hunted in the other states.”
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FOLLOWING THE SIGNAL: Montezuma quail were equipped with radio devices to monitor their movement throughout the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. Photo by Ryan Luna, Borderlands Research Institute.
Montezuma quail
Other names: Mearn’s quail, harlequin quail, crazy quail, black quail, fool’s quail. Location: Trans Pecos and Edwards Plateau, with isolated pockets in the Hill Country. Appearance: Males feature a black and white face mask. Females are smaller and instead of black and white faces, have patterns in different shades of brown. Both sexes have bluish beaks, short tails and large feet for digging. Diet: Sedge tubers and rhizomes, wild onions and underground wood sorrel bulbs, acorns, insects and various seeds. Habitat: Preferably wooded, mountainous terrain that includes important cover species, such as bunch grasses, as well as plant species that meet their dietary needs.
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Catfish study on Palestine shows fish not overharvested By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS
A picture scared lots of people. Rows of big, mature flathead catfish lined up on a dock, the product of a hand-fishing tournament. East Texas biologists immediately took notice of the picture, and since hand fishing, or noodling, had just become legal in Texas, they wanted to know if it could happen in Lake Palestine. Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists began electroshocking flathead catfish on Palestine last year, tagging the fish and offering cash rewards to any angler — be it hand fishing, rod and reel or jugline, who brought the tag in after harvesting one of the catfish. In the end, they tagged 255 flatheads (1 percent of the lake’s flathead population) measuring 18 to 53.5 inches. They were given two weeks to find, catch and tag 255 legal flatheads, but it only took two-and-half days. After one year, the results are in. And it is good news for anglers hoping the population wouldn’t take a dip because of
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FLATHEADS APLENTY: After a yearlong study on the affects of angling pressure on Lake Palestine flathead catfish, biologists are confident the pressure is sustainable, with less than 5 percent of tagged fish being caught. Photo by TPWD.
fishing pressure. “We’ve had eight returned,” said Richard Ott, a TPWD district fisheries biologist in Tyler. “And they were returned by hand fishermen, rod and reel anglers and jugline anglers.” Although the money reward for anglers catching a tagged fish is still good through the end
of June, Ott said it is pretty clear the fishery is healthy. “The overall assessment is that there is very little exploitation,” he said. “It probably isn’t going to be problematic. The overall exploitation is less than 5 percent.” Ott said biologists marked another 500 catfish recently —
clipping the fins for identification purposes. The flatheads were tagged with a green or red tag. When an angler catches a tagged flathead, they should call a number where they will be asked questions about their catch. TPWD will not release the value of the tags.
Third Place, Nasa Xu of Katy. First-place winners will advance to the national level and compete against winners from other states. National winners will be announced at an expo to be held August 15 and 16 in Columbia, South Carolina. One outstanding piece of artwork each year is selected for the Art of Conservation Award, and a commemorative stamp featuring the artwork is produced for sale. Proceeds from sales of the stamp are used to fund conservation projects. “Sponsor support for the Texas contest has been a key factor in making it the biggest in the nation,” said Zoe Ann Stinchcomb, Texas coordinator. “This year the Texas contest had more than 1,100 entries, more than any other state and a quarter of all the entries nationwide.” Stinchcomb also pointed out that research done on the Texas contest shows that participation in the contest makes students more likely to become interested in fishing. “Getting youth involved in the outdoors is a key goal of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and we applaud our sponsors for helping grow the future generation of stewards of our outdoors,” she said. — Staff report
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FISHTRACK: This simple-to-use and affordable palmsized GPS device, from Bushnell, is built on the company’s BackTrack platform. FishTrack allows anglers to store up to 25 distinct waypoints and provides simple distance and direction back to marked locations while the integrated digital compass provides universal latitude and longitude coordinates. The device offers such information as time, temperature, weather conditions and barometric pressure. By factoring the compiled information, the FishTrack can construct a predictive fish activity chart for the previous 12 hours and subsequent 12 hours to help anglers identify when and where ideal fishing conditions will occur. Its lightning indicator, which detects strikes within a 15-mile radius, provides a safety warning to anglers who are afield. The device also will record up to 48 hours of trip data that can be uploaded to an app. The 6-ounce FishTrack comes with a built-in USB interface for use with computers and other devices and has a working battery life of 16 to 20 hours. It sells for about $150. (800) 423-3537 WWW.BUSHNELL.COM
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Snapper season cut … again The 2014 Gulf of Mexico red snapper recreational season in federal waters is nine days, opening at 12:01 a.m., June 1, 2014, and closing at 12:01 a.m., on June 10, 2014. The red snapper bag limit is two fish with a 16-inch minimum total length size limit. At its April 2014 meeting, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council requested an emergency rule to revise the recreational accountability measures for red snapper by applying a 20-percent buffer to the recreational quota, which results in a recreational annual catch target of 4.312 million pounds whole weight. This emergency rule will not affect the commercial harvest of red snapper.The season had originally been set at 11 days, but the council decided to slash it again because Texas, Florida and Louisiana have opened their red snapper season in state waters year-round. — Staff report
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the lake more than make up for the lost water, and that is not the reason the lake has dropped so much in the past year. “There is nothing to cause concern about this hole, or other holes, draining the lake,” he said. “Evaporation and releasing water from the dam are the reasons the lake is dropping.” Some even speculated the hole was a drug-smuggling tunnel from Mexico, something Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Capt. Marco Aldezo said isn’t true. “The only thing I know about it is from what I’ve seen from the video,” Aldezo said. “It could be a sinkhole into an underground cave. It is on the Mexican side, so we haven’t looked at it, but this lake is covered in them. Every time it rains, we see water running into holes and cracks. “It is very porous and we see it a lot. That water has been going down that hole for years.”
Season ends on a whimper After getting off to a fast start with three entries in November and December, the ShareLunker season sputtered to an end April 30 with a total of only nine entries. Low lake levels, unseasonably cold spring temperatures and windy conditions on many weekends combined to limit angler opportunities to catch big bass. But the fish were out there, and those who persevered will be rewarded with replicas of their catches at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center on June 7. Two catches were new lake records. Ken Leonard of New Braunfels set the new mark for Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin with a 13-pounder caught March 18. The first bass more than 13 pounds from that water body, it was returned to the lake March 22. Casey Laughlin of Rowlett caught the new Lake Palestine record, a 13.22-pounder, during a Media Bass tournament February 1. It was returned to the lake February 7. Four of the nine entries were caught by out-of-state anglers, proving once again the tourism value of Texas trophy bass fishing. — TPWD
Cedar Bayou update The Cedar Bayou/Vinson Slough Restoration Project in Aransas County is finally underway, and Coast & Harbor Engineering provided a summary of the work completed as of May 11. All equipment has been delivered to the site, including six off-road dump trucks, two excavators and three bulldozers.
The hydraulic dredge has been mobilized along with more than 13,000 linear feet of pipeline to transport sand from the dredge templates to the placement areas on the beach. Dredging is in full swing in Cedar Bayou with approximately 200 feet of advance made from the north end of the dredging template. The material is pumped with the dredge to a booster pump, which helps provide
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energy to push material the full length of 10,000 feet out to the beach placement areas. Silt curtains are in place around the active dredging area to protect nearby aquatic resources delineated by a pre-construction habitat survey. Approximately 70 percent of the existing spoil pile has been excavated with the sand taken by dump trucks to placement areas on the beach, where it is graded by a bulldozer. Material has been placed on approximately 1,000 feet of the 4,000-foot-long placement area. — Coast & Harbor Engineering
Gulf shrimp season over until July The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters closed 30 minutes after sunset on May 15 until a still-to-be determined date in July.
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The closing date was based on samples collected by the Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department using trawl, bag seine and other information gathered from the shrimping industry. Data collected regarding TPWD bag seine catch rates of brown shrimp, mean lengths of shrimp in April 2014, percent of samples containing shrimp, and periods of maximum nocturnal ebb tidal flow indicate a May 15 closing date is appropriate. Typically, once the shrimp reach about 3 1/2 inches long, they begin their migration to the gulf. “The purpose of moving the closure date this year is tied to when the shrimp are projected to leave the bays,” said TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries Science Director Mark Fisher. “Due to cooler spring temperatures and higher salinities, shrimp growth rates appear to be slower this spring.” Fisher says the data suggest that keeping the closure date will afford protection to small shrimp as they begin their movement from the bays to the Gulf. — TPWD
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Prime Time | May OUTDOOR CHANNEL Western Extreme Whitetail Freaks Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector Gregg Ritz’s Hunt Masters Heartland Bowhunter Territories Wild Adventure Bowhunter Ram Outdoorsman The Best of the West Wardens presented by Streamlight 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 Wardens Presented by Streamlight
PURSUIT CHANNEL F&Ts Freedom Outdoors Avian X Sport Fishing TV The Hitmen Turkey Thugs The Outdoor Option Chasing Waters Make Ready TV Midwest Outdoors Northwest Hunter Trophy Time TV TNT Outdoor Explosion Winchester & Drurys Natural Born
Bottom Feeders Tecomate Whitetail Nation Bow Madness RMEF Team Elk PSE’s Wild Outdoors Midway USA’s Gun Stories Crush with Lee and Tiffany Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector Greg Ritz’s Hunt Masters 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
PURSUIT CHANNEL Lonestar Outdoors National Walleye Tour Lake Commandos Bob Redfern Outdoor Magazine Scott Martin Challenge Hank Parker Outdoor Magazine Cabelas Fisherman Handbook Fishing Texas Lake Commandos Bob Redfern Outdoor Magazine Scott Martin Challenge Hank Parker Outdoor Magazine Cabelas Fisherman Handbook PURSUIT CHANNEL Fish PAA Deer & Wildlife Stories Long Range Pursuit Man verses Elk Gamekeepers of Mossy Oak Get in the Game That Dog Can Hunt TomBob Outdoors Flatliners Rollin’ Bones TV The High Road w/Keith Warren The Hitmen Turkey Call PURSUIT CHANNEL The High Road w/Keith Warren Bowhunting Addiction Southern Boyz Outdoors Turkey Call Backland Outdoors Trophy Time TV KT Diaries Where in the World is Colorado Buck Big Boys TNT Outdoor Explosion Gamekeepers of Mossy Oak Carnivore American Trigger Sports PURSUIT CHANNEL National Bird Dog Circuit Make Ready TV Trigger Time American Airgunner American Trigger Sports Freedom Fighters - Blaine Goodloe - 3 Gun Nation
RMEF Team Elk Midway USA’s Gun Stories Wardens Presented by Streamlight
Ammo & Attitude The Right Stuff Fight Night
Eastman’s Hunting TV Midway USA’s Gun Stories Primos Truth About Hunting Mossy Oak’s Hunting the Country Driven with Pat and Nicole OUTDOOR CHANNEL NRA Gun Gurus The Best Defense Shooting Gallery Shooting USA American Rifleman TV Shooting USA’s Impossible Shots NRA Gun Gurus Midway USA’s Gun Stories Shooting USA American Rifleman TV OUTDOOR CHANNEL Wardens Presented by Streamlight Jack Link’s Major League Fishing
Bottom Feeders OUTDOOR CHANNEL Fly Rod Chronicles Buccaneers and Bones Outdoors in the Heartland Steve’s Outdoor Adventures Gridiron Outdoors Trophy Quest The Best of the West Choose Your Weapon Western Extreme Midway USA’s Gun Stories Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild Cabela’s American Archer Western Extreme 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 Bottom Feeders Midway USA’s Gun Stories Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures Realtree Outdoors Wildgame Nation
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Grandchildren take center stage on That Dog Can Hunt Last fall, Doug, Carl and Becky Halphin rounded up all of the grandkids and took them on a pheasant and quail hunt outside of Kansas City. The weather was perfect and winds were light — just what you need to make a bird hunt successful. Great dog work made the day just about perfect. Very seldom does the entire family have an opportunity to hunt together so it made the day a very memorable one. Watch That Dog Can Hunt on the Pursuit Channel Saturdays and Mondays. Hosted by Carl and Doug Halphin, That Dog Can Hunt shares tips and methods of professional dog training with viewers in the hopes all bird hunters with their dogs will have a more enjoyable hunt. From puppy to veteran field dogs, there are always ways to improve the performance of your hunting dog. This series, the first of its kind on television, features how to work with your dog to get professional results in the field, with training derived from over 30 years experience in dog instruction. Obedience commands are included that can be utilized and of value to even the family pet. Primarily shot in the Midwest, That Dog Can Hunt is planning a lot of traveling in 2015 to other great states and areas known for their excellent bird hunting. That Dog Can Hunt will air on the Pursuit Channel at the following times: Wednesdays, 9 p.m. CT Mondays, 7:30 a.m. CT Saturdays, 1 p.m. CT — Staff report
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Saltwater Anglers League of Texas 40th Annual Saltwater Fishing Tournament Pleasure Island, Port Arthur (409) 626-2501
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Coastal Conservation Association Live Oak Chapter Annual Banquet Braden Hall and Event Center, Columbus (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org
Ducks Unlimited Johnson County Gun and Cooler Bash West End Grill, Cleburne (817) 946-7452 ducks.org/texas
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Port-A Pachanga Saltwater Fishing Tournament Robert’s Point Park Pavilion (210) 325-9431
MAY 31
Bass Champs South Series, Lake Amistad (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com World Championship Bass on the Fly Fishing Tournament Lake Fork bassonthefly.org Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Houston Big Game Banquet Westchase Marriott (281) 389-0488 rmef.org/texas
JUNE 1
Austin Woods and Waters Club Monthly Meeting Ben Hur Shrine Lodge austinwoodsandwaters.com
River Legacy Foundation 5th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot Beaumont Ranch, Grandview (817) 860-6752, ext. 107 riverlegacy.org
IFA Kayak Tour Port Aransas Redfish Willie’s ifatours.com
GGA Outdoor Expo Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth (817) 659-9249 ggaproductions.org
The Hunting Game 1st Annual North Texas Wild Hog Roundup & Hunting Expo Decatur Civic Center 940-389-4911
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Ducks Unlimited Pattison DU Crawfish Boil Repka’s, Brookshire (281) 259-9638 ducks.org/texas
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Internation Fly Fishing Federations Destination Texas Expo New Braunfels txflyfishexpo.com
Texas Bighorn Society 26th Annual Roundup Fort Worth (806) 745-7783 texasbighornsociety.org
JUNE 13-15
Rudy’s Haynie Pro Redfish Series Aransas Pass redfishseries.com
Texas Deer Association Brush to Bay Invitational Fishing Tournament Corpus Christ brushtobay.com
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Bass Champs North Series, Lake Ray Roberts (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com
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Texas Team Trail Championship Toledo Bend Reservoir (210) 788-4143 texasteamtrail.com
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Dallas Safari Club Summer Fun Shoot Elm Fork Shooting Range (972) 980-9800 biggame.org Dallas Woods and Waters Club Lake Fork Catfishing Trip (214) 912-9823 dwwcc.org
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Ducks Unlimited Texas State Convention Moody Gardens, Galveston (806) 5989400 Coastal Conservation Association Katy Chapter Annual Banquet Agave Road, Katy (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Coastal Conservation Association Alvin/Pearland Chapter Annual Banquet KC Hall, Pearland (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Coastal Conservation Association Centex Chapter Annual Banquet Waco Convention Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org
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Bass Champs East Series, Sam Rayburn Reservoir (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com
West Texas Hunting and Outdoor Expo Foster Coliseum, San Angelo (325) 792-7100 westtexashuntingexpo.com
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Texas Billfish Championship Surfside Marina texasbillfishchampionship.com
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Coastal Conservation Association Matagorda Bay Chapter Annual Banquet El Campo Civic Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Coastal Conservation Association San Jacinto Chapter Annual Banquet Bay Area Community Center (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org Coastal Conservation Association Tomball/Magnolia Chapter Annual Banquet Tomball VFW Hall (713) 626-4222 ccatexas.org
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Bass Champs Central Series, Belton Lake (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com
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