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Shrinking lakes have benefits, downsides

By Bill Miller LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Jeffrey Piel of New Braunfels thought a big catfish had latched onto his bait — a Carolina-rigged 6-inch Zoom lizard, pitched into about 4 feet of grassy water to mimic spawning perch.

What actually was brought to the boat five months ago

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Garrett’s grand slams Angler, 8, hooks ‘Big 3’ on the coast — twice.

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Gold medal glory

on Choke Canyon Reservoir was a 13.2-pound largemouth. Piel was fishing with guide Charles Whited of San Marcos, his friend, on the lake that straddles Live Oak and McMullen counties.

Fast forward to early October when the reservoir’s level See LAKES, Page 17

Austin teen helps Team USA bring home fly-fishing world championship.

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Bull reds doing battle along coast

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By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

‘Like Argentina’

It’s October, which means one thing for serious Gulf Coast anglers — big bull reds schooling inshore getting ready to spawn.

According to Joe Farah, owner of Farah’s Backwater Adventures out of Corpus Christi, the bull reds are beginning to change their diets from shrimp to piggy perch and mullet, and the fishing has been fantastic.

“They are really hitting around the passes and the beachfront is going off,” Farah said. “They are the most consistent

Hunters near water drop lots of dove in South Zone opener.

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Honkers Little action seen in first early Canada geese season.

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PRIME TIME: Several bucks mill around a flat near sunset on the Rafter W Ranches outside of Sonora opening weekend of bow season. The young bucks on the ranch looked to be in good shape, but many of the bigger older bucks were still keeping a low profile. For more on early deer hunting, see Page 4. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

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By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Sulphur Springs archer Kyle Koon knew he had a nice buck on the property he hunts in Hopkins County in Northeast Texas.

Last year, the buck was a 135class deer; a nice deer for the area on low-fence ranches like the one Koon was hunting.

“We had trail-cam pictures of him the previous four years,” Koon said. “He had a double-white throat patch, so we could always tell it was him.”

Koon was hunting opening day of bow season when the big deer fed toward him in the stand.

“It took 20 minutes for him to get close enough,” he said.

“He was quartering to me until he turned to leave. When he

turned, I took the 15-yard, quartering-away shot.”

The big deer was rough scored in the low 170s typical, but because of the extra points and drop tine, he unofficially scored 193 non-typical.

It could be the biggest buck to ever come out of Hopkins County.

“As soon as he laid down, I started shaking and just felt relief,” Koon said. “I’ve been hunting my whole life and bow hunting for about 10 years, but this is my best buck by far.

“We guessed him in the 160s, but he had so much trash on his bases and was much heavier than we thought.

“I guess he ate a lot of nutritious forbs this year because of the drought. We’ve never seen him eating any protein.”

Despite Koon’s success, and reports of several nice deer

being killed the first two weeks of the Texas bow season, the October bow opener started quietly this season.

“We didn’t have anything big knocked down that I have heard of,” said Grayson County Game Warden Dale Moses. “Several close encounters, but nothing big.”

Moses noted, however, that the deer that he did see were in surprisingly good shape — better than he thought they would be, considering the statewide drought.

“And the horns look much better than what I was seeing on game trail cameras,” he said.

He said hunters have told him the bigger deer are already going nocturnal, which usually happens soon after bucks shed velvet. They could stay See BOW OPENER, Page 14

HEFTY CATCH: Chris Armstrong struggles to hold a big bull red. October is the prime time for these big bull reds as they congregate in the channels. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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HUNTING

South Zone dove season opens with a bang

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Like much of the Central Zone dove season, the South Zone hunters in fields with food and water reported good success early in the season.

Mark Katzfey, who operates a guide service in Live Oak County, said his 85 hunters all shot two-day limits during opening weekend.

“We had good birds,” Katzfey said. “We have fields with croton and corn, but the croton was the best. The pond (hunting) wasn’t as strong because we had about a 3-inch rain a week before the season, but they are getting better as the water dries up.”

Similar challenges were expected after rain blanketed much of the state Oct. 8-9.

Katzfey said scouting has

been key to his success this year as birds quickly move from one field to another searching for food.

“I’m still scouting for this weekend,” he said.

“I’m still seeing a steady supply of birds, but they are moving around.

They vanish one day and then you have to go find them.

“But they are here.

Smaller outfitters with limited fields could be in trouble this year.”

Kerrville hunter Andrew Phillips hunted with friends on a ranch near Riviera in Kleberg County and had a fantastic opening weekend shoot.

“We tore it up,” Phillips said. “Eight hunters killed eight limits in a hurry. I’ve never hunted in Argentina or Mexico, but this had to be close. It was insane.”

Phillips said the group was hunting a flyway

between roosting areas and tanks on another property next door.

The second weekend of the South Zone season, a bigger group killed nearly 300 birds on the same property.

“I think the fact that they aren’t pressuring the birds during the week is very beneficial,” Phillips added. “I wasn’t there, but a bunch of hunters all killed their limit during the second weekend.

It was hot and they had a great hunt, again.”

Jo Ann Carol, owner of the Texas Star Ranch near Moore, north of Pearsall, said opening weekend was fantastic for 25 hunters there.

“They all shot limits,” she said. “We did have a bad wind storm (Sept.

28), and that blew a lot of birds out. And then it got incredibly hot, so the birds didn’t fly as good,

WHERE ARE THEY? A hunter in the South Zone (top) searches for birds as a large flock takes flight behind him. After a quick change of direction (right), he’s all smiles after connecting on several whitewings. Photos by David J. Sams, LSON.

but the hunters who were out the second week said it picked back up.”

She said her fields are a mix of croton and mesquite roosting areas, with tanks that attract birds coming to water.

In Webb County, Game Warden Mark Nelson said he checked

hunters during the second weekend of the season.

“The guys hunting over milo did pretty well,” Nelson said. “But the guys who hunted over tanks did the best.

Having a tank with water in it right now is like having legal bait.”

EARLY RIFLES: Matt Hicks leaves a Sutton County blind after sunset on Oct. 1 — the opening day of the early season for ranches enrolled in the Managed Lands Deer Permit Program. Hunting with firearms is allowed early on MLDP ranches. Hicks saw 30-plus deer come to feeders on morning and afternoon hunts. The regular gun season opens statewide Nov. 5. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

Antler quality holds on MLDP ranches Fawn survival still a concern

By Bill Miller LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS It’s a good year for antlers, judging by bucks that were harvested the first two weeks of October on ranches in the Managed Lands Deer Permit Program.

Unrelenting hot, dry weather had caused some land managers and biologists to question if range conditions this year would crimp antler quality.

But some of the deer killed on several MLDP-enrolled ranches tell a different story.

Take, for example, the buck that gross scored 247 after it was downed at the Bang Whitetail Ranch in Gillespie County.

“Last year we had his sheds and he was a typical 12-point at what we estimated to be 4 years old,” said Jason Bang, whose family owns the ranch near Willow City.

This year, however, that buck outgrew being “a slick 12,” and added seven more points with mass, Bang said.

This non-typical deer, taken by Jimmy Slayden of Victoria, has been entered in the Macho Grande Division of the 46th annual Muy Grande Deer Contest, headquartered in Freer.

As of Oct. 11, it was in second place behind a non-typical buck that measured 273 1/8. Mike Wilty of Birmingham, Ala., harvested the deer on the Nooner Ranch in Medina County.

Bang said his ranch operation has taken steps to ensure healthy deer.

“We supplemental feed year-round,” he said. “That way they always have access to food, and that has been pretty critical this year.”

Scant rainfall discouraged the planting of food plots this

year, Bang said. His area has received only about 5 inches of rain this year, and two of those inches fell during the Oct. 8-9 weekend.

The Bang family has drilled a new well and set up watering troughs, which has paid off; Slayden’s buck was one of four harvested in early October that weighed between 235 and 280 pounds.

Still, there are challenges.

“The older, mature deer are surviving, as long as they have food or water,” Bang said. “But we’ve seen that fawn survival rates are incredibly low this year, and we’re hearing that from everybody.”

But other favorable reports surfaced in early October.

A crew from Lone Star Outdoor News dropped several healthy management deer Oct. 1-2 at the Rafter W Ranches in Sutton County.

See MLDP RANCHES, Page 18

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Early Canada season light — as expected

By Bill Miller

ing public comment periods.

Also, TPWD officials expected a low turnout because there It was an unusual feeling aren’t that many geese that — shooting Canada geese in can be hunted.

September.

The early season was Mike Jolley, one of the ownapproved only for the state’s ers of Pintail Farms hunting Eastern Hunting Zone — club near Telephone in Fannin basically the counties east of County, said he and a couple Interstate 35, where waterfowl members got hunters are allotinto a small flock ted 107 days to of honkers the hunt during the final weekend of regular season.

Texas’ first-ever But the huntearly Canada ers haven’t typiseason. cally used all of The season the allotted days, was held conlike they do in currently with the Western the traditional Zone where early teal seathey get 96 days. son, Sept. 1-25.

So federal wild“It makes your life officials heart go crazy,” allowed 25 days Jolley said of seein September to ing the blackbe shifted to the and-white geese early season in at his club in EARLY: Dennis Richmond (left) and Ryan Bassham, both of Murthe Eastern Zone. northeast Texas. phy, joined guide J.J. Kent in limiting out on early Canada geese The quarry “There were one day in September. Repeating the success of this Grayson would be the about eight and County hunt proved difficult for hunters across the Eastern Zone. so-called “resiwe wound up Photo by J.J. Kent. dent” flocks of getting six.

Canadas that “We ended are primarily we have no monitoring proup getting some teal, too.” gram (for early Canada geese).” confined to Northeast Texas.

But that excitement was “But as far as any being The total number of limited. Those were the only Canadas taken during the taken, we haven’t checked shots Jolley and company had early season may not be any,” said Game Warden at early Canadas. known until months from Shawn R. Smith. “We were Guide J.J. Kent of Pottsboro now after post-season sur- hoping we’d have a good turnout, but there just really said he put clients on veys are completed.

September honkers in Grayson Kraai added, however, that haven’t been any.”

County, but not often. the early season would conGuide J.J. Kent, (903) 271-5524 Other reports were few and tinue. hard to find.

He said hunters responded Pintail Farms Hunting Club, (800) “Nobody seems to know to the concept favorably dur- 508-4245

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anything,” said Kevin Kraai, waterfowl program leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “Other than what I’ve seen on some of the forums here and there, I’ve heard absolutely nothing.

“I think there probably is a lot more success than what we’re hearing, but right now

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Pronghorn season: Strong in the Panhandle, weak in Trans Pecos

By Bill Miller LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Perhaps it’s like kids being told to eat their spinach.

They’d rather eat ice cream; but parents know the leafy vegetable is more nutritious.

That may be an analogous explanation about how pronghorn bucks can grow healthy racks during a drought.

Two guides in the Panhandle described that theory one day after the pronghorn season closed in Texas. This year it ran Oct. 1-9.

“In the first three days of season, we shot five that gross scored 80 inches, and the biggest was over 86,” said Clay Pope of Pope Brothers Guide Service of Utopia, a South Texas operation that runs Panhandle pronghorn hunts.

“There was more mass on the antelope than I’ve ever seen,” said Pope, who operates in Dallam County. “People always think it has to be a wet year for horns to be any good, but I think, in the dry years, they have to eat something different.

“It makes them eat stuff that is good for them.”

Pope said he wasn’t sure what that was. Guide Roger Dillard of Hill Country Adventures, San Antonio, also ascribed to that theory.

He is another South Texas guide

who puts clients on pronghorn bucks in Dallam County, and also neighboring Sherman County.

“This year I was very concerned because of the drought,” he said. “But I believe they found something to eat that was high protein, because their horns were as big around as my arm.

“It was a good year.”

Shawn Gray, pronghorn program coordinator for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said harvest data won’t be known for a couple of months.

“We give landowners a month or so to turn in their harvest cards,” he said.

TPWD this year issued about 1,000 pronghorn permits to landowners in the Panhandle, but only about 150 to ranches in the Trans-Pecos region, where antelope populations are dropping from drought and disease.

Most of those permits went to Hudspeth County, where one report put the hunting as “fair.”

That assessment came from Dr. Dan McBride, a Burnet veterinarian, who volunteers his services, working with the TPWD’s Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Working Group. He collects samples from harvest pronghorn that are analyzed for diseases.

But at a ranch he visited this season, hunters chose to take only 16 bucks, even though 20

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SPEED GOAT: Guide Roger Dillard of San Antonio presents a pronghorn buck that he downed this season in the Panhandle. Guides said their clients had good hunts in that region, but activity in the Trans-Pecos area was only “fair,” one observer said. Photo by Roger Dillard.

permits were available.

That is because fawn recruitment in the region appears to be very low — “8 to 10 percent at best,” he said.

Meanwhile, he noted, adult antelope appear healthy.

“We did not see emaciated looking ones,” McBride said.

“There’s no old folks home out here; if you get in poor shape, you don’t live very long. One

day we saw 100 head of antelope, but we never saw a baby.

“The math speaks for itself.

With no babies to replace those, the end result is decreasing numbers. We’re past the tipping point.

“We’re in the red area.”

Roger Dillard, Hill Country Adventures, 210-445-2926 Clay Pope, Pope Brothers Guide Service and Outfitting, 830-966-2498

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TPWD suggest hunters fill their tags early State wildlife biologists are encouraging hunters to complete deer harvests early to help ensure enough food is available through the winter months.

The recommendation results from one of the worst Texas droughts on record, officials said.

“It doesn’t take a biologist to understand that drought has serious impacts on the state’s nearly 4 million whitetailed deer,” said Alan Cain, white-tailed deer program leader with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

“Everything from antler quality to fawn production and overall survival will be affected by the tough range conditions this year.”

Archery season began Oct. 1 and continues through Nov. 4. The general gun season opener is Nov. 5.

By reducing deer numbers early on, Cain said, hunters can help ensure enough food is available through the cold winter months.

“As with many wildlife species, the very young and the very old often have much more difficult times dealing with extreme weather events,” he said.

Isolated incidents of deer die-offs as a result of the drought are possible, Cain said, but anything on a large scale isn’t likely even if dry conditions continue.

“Keep in mind deer have survived through some pretty tough times, including the drought of the 1950s,” he said.

By managing habitat properly, many ranches can moderate some of the effects of drought on antler quality. Any buck with a good set of antlers this year is one that has great potential, Cain added, especially a young buck, and hunters may consider passing up that type of deer.

“Just think, if a buck can grow a good set of antlers on the native range under these conditions what he could do during a good year,” he said.

— TPWD report

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FISHING

Expect hot crappie bite soon

Angler, 8, catches back-to-back grand slams

By Bill Miller LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Garrett Arnett of Tomball, being 8 years old, is a guy of very few words.

During a recent interview, his answers tended to be the two-word variety, like “yes, sir” or “no, sir.”

But actions speak louder than words.

In September, Garrett, while fishing with his dad, T.J., on Galveston Bay, caught not one, but two “grand slams” of speckled trout, redfish and flounder.

What was that like?

“Pretty cool,” Garrett said.

The 3rd grader from Swenke Elementary School in Tomball achieved the slams during backto-back weekends Sept. 10 and 17. Both times he was visiting his grandparents’ bay house at San Leon.

“They just got into a spot that had fish,” grandfather Tom Arnett said. “That’s good because, with kids, if they’re not catching something, they’ll get bored.”

But, he added, that doesn’t seem to be an issue with Garrett.

Saltwater fishing came naturally to him after he started out catching bass in the family’s backyard pond, using spinnerbaits and top-water plugs, T.J. said.

“When we get to the bay on a Friday, he just begs me to run up to Eagle Point Fishing Camp and get 3 to 5 pounds of dead shrimp,” T.J. said. “He will get

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS There is nothing more that Toledo Bend guide Greg Crafts likes to do than fish for fall crappie on his home lake.

And this year, he thinks it will be more fun than usual.

“It should be an exceptional season because of the low water levels,” Crafts said. “We’re just getting into the season and need a little cooler weather to get the water temperatures to drop.”

Crafts said Toledo Bend is 12 feet low, and the lake has lost 50,000 surface acres from the 186,000 total acres the lake carries at normal capacity. Most of the rains that fell Oct. 8 and 9 missed the area.

“It’s fixing to bust wide-open around Nov. 1,” he said. “It’s a pretty simple technique (to) fish natural cover that holds crappie.

We plant brush tops that hold fish and we fish for them by vertically fishing jigs or live baits around the tops of those brush piles.”

Crafts said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently changed the crappie limit to 25 per angler, with no minimum length.

“This lake was named one of the top 10 crappie lakes in the country several years ago,” Crafts said.

“Crappie are cyclical, depending on water temperatures, lake levels and such, but I look for this season to be one of the best ever.”

North Texas crappie guide Guy Skinner agreed.

“If the rest of the fall season follows the way it has started, it is going to be bonkers,” Skinner said.

“We are catching really nice crappie from the lakes where I guide — Lewisville and Grapevine.”

Skinner said each lake has its own characteristics and should be fished accordingly.

“Grapevine has very little standing timber,” he said. “We put a lot of brush piles in the lake, and we are catching them from 8 to 14 feet of water. We are going through a lot of dinks to get to the keepers, but that will change at the end of this month.”

Skinner said he’s catching fish up to 2 pounds on 1/8-ounce jigs with plastic bodies.

“Lewisville is nothing but a flooded forest,” he said. “The lake is 6.5-feet low and lots of stumps are showing — even in places that scare me. But the fishing has been very good on timber and brush piles.”

Skinner said he’s finding fish in timber that is 15- to 25-feet deep, with the fish holding in the 10- to 12-feet range.

“They are holding on timber in the vertical water column at that depth,” he said. “We are catching them from 6- to 20-feet deep on the brush piles. Again, you have to go through a lot of dinks, but you can easily put a limit in the boat.”

Jigs are the main choice, but Skinner recommended a jig tipped with a live minnow to target bigger fish.

“Fall is my favorite time hands down,” he added. “Crappie are so dependable right now, and they are only going to get better.”

Other lakes reporting solid crappie bites included Brownwood, Fork and Sam Rayburn.

Guide Greg Crafts, (936) 368-7151 Guide Guy Skinner, (214) 886-7752

SLAM KING: Garrett Arnett of Tomball shows off one of two grand slams he caught in September. His two sets of speckled trout, redfish and flounder were both caught on upper Galveston Bay. Photo by Tom Arnett.

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For fall bass, get the bait moving

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Fall in Texas usually means the start of hunting season, unless you are a die-hard bass angler.

Then it means a change of tactics from the deep-water fishing that dominates the hot summer months.

KEEP IT MOVING: Anglers looking to hone in on fall bass should throw a bait that can cover a lot of water with movement, such as a crankbait, buzzbait or spinnerbait. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

See FALL BASS, Page 21

Austin youth helps Team USA to fly-fishing world title

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

BEST IN THE WORLD: Austin angler Noah Thompson casts toward a fish recently in the waters of Italy. He helped the junior team from the U.S. capture its first team gold medals at the world championships. Photo by Wendy Thompson.

Noah Thompson was a few days late for the Youth Fly Fishing World Championships in Sansepolcro, Italy in late August.

But he had a good excuse — the first high school football game of the season for his Austin Westlake team.

Despite breaking his hand playing football, Thompson helped Team USA capture its first Youth World Championship.

He came home in eighth place in the individual standings this year.

Last year he was third.

“It was incredible,” he said. “After last year, I was excited to go back.”

The Austin native calls Lake Austin his home lake, but honed his skills while fishing many of the Hill Country rivers, including the Guadalupe, Llano and Colorado.

Despite being late to Italy, Thompson was ready to compete because he read up on what the fish were doing.

“I began doing research about six months before the event,” Thompson said. “I called a guy from New York who had fished the river before, and he recommended bright pink streamers.

“I started out the competition throwing those bright colors.”

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TARPON TEAM: Brothers Marshall, left, and Brendan Tippen show off a nice tarpon caught from the South Padre jetty this summer. The pair focus on summer tarpon along the Texas Coast. Photo by Marshall Tippen.

North Texas brothers hooked on tarpon

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Dallas resident Marshall Tippen was an avid fly-fisherman growing up as a boy in the mountains of Colorado. He loved casting to trout in the streams near his home.

Then his family moved to Texas when he was in the eighth grade and took him to the coast to fly-fish for trout and redfish.

Tippen was hooked.

“We focused on redfish and trout when we first started going to the coast,” Tippen said. “Until we caught a tarpon. That is what we’ve focused on the past couple of years.

“Hands down, I love the saltwater deal the most.”

The “we” Tippen refers to is his younger brother Brendan, an avid fly-fisherman himself.

Brendan attends the Cambridge School of Dallas, and likes sight-casting to big fish.

“I like to be able to see the fish that I’m casting at, as he either swipes my fly or taunts me by ignoring it all together,” Brendan said. “Tarpon fishing, in my opinion, is the best kind of fly-fishing, because of this very reason. However, the other reason

I love tarpon fishing is because of the challenge it offers.”

Marshall, a University of Oklahoma student majoring in petroleum engineering, said the best time to a catch the fish is on an outgoing tide, right after the slack.

“We caught a lot off the jetties (near South Padre) and some from the boat,” he said. “It was actually easier to catch them off the jetties. We could see the fish rolling and we just cast in the vicinity and start stripping.”

Marshall does battle with the silver kings using a Sage 10-weight rod, Tibor reel and throwing “Tarpon Toad” flies — a rabbit hair fly with a 2.5-inch long streamer.

Mashall, Brendan and their dad, Peter, hunt the fish together each summer from South Padre Island up to Port Mansfield.

“When you hook a big tarpon, it’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced,” Marshall said. “My biggest was about a 40-pounder this past summer. We hooked about 15 but only landed four. There isn’t a lot you can do when you hook a big one and he decides to turn and head the other way.

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HOT BITES LARGEMOUTH BASS

BOB SANDLIN: Good on black and blue jigs around visible color. Shallow crankbaits are producing as well.

BROWNWOOD: Excellent on top-waters and shaky heads with red bug and watermelon worms.

CEDAR CREEK: Good on Texas-rigged worms, shaky heads and finesse jigs around docks — best action is in early morning.

JOE POOL: Good on Texas rigs, medium crankbaits and jigs.

LIVINGSTON: Very good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits.

WHITE, HYBRID, STRIPER

BRIDGEPORT: White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

LBJ: Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads and Li’l Fishies at night.

RAY ROBERTS: White bass are excellent on chartreuse/white slabs bounced in 30–35 feet on deep humps and ridges.

TAWAKONI: White bass are excellent on white SSS Slabs and tailspins — schooling on points early and late.

CATFISH

BUCHANAN: Yellow and blue catfish are very good on rod/reel, juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch upriver.

FALCON: Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp, minnows, stinkbait, and cut bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shrimp and nightcrawlers.

CRAPPIE ATHENS: Good on jigs and minnows.

COLEMAN: Good on minnows and green tube jigs.

GRANGER: Very good on chartreuse tube jigs in 5–12 feet.

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 78–83 degrees; 6.45’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on topwaters and weightless soft plastics early, later switching to spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 6.92’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, soft plastics and spinnerbaits.

Striped bass are fair on top-waters and jerkbaits. White bass are fair on slabs, crankbaits and minnows. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp and nightcrawlers over baited holes in 15–30 feet.

ARROWHEAD: Water turbid; 76–82 degrees; 8.08’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, squarebill crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Blue catfish are good on juglines with cut shad.

jigs. Channel catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait.

COLETO CREEK: Water fairly clear; 3.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on minnows and crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, liver, and nightcrawlers.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 81–86 degrees; 11.22’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on medium crankbaits and Texas-rigged worms throughout the day. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 81– 84 degrees; 3.20’ low. Largemouth bass to 5 pounds are very good on perch-colored crankbaits in 10–13 feet. Crappie are very good on minnows at night. Red ear bream are good on live worms over grass beds.

Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch in 15 feet.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 81–85 degrees; 3.66’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs, medium crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs.

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ATHENS: Water clear, 82–88 degrees; 5.18’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, shaky heads and Carolina rigs — midday concentrate on deeper brush piles. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.

Catfish are good on prepared bait.

BASTROP: Water clear; 75–78 degrees.

Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse/black crankbaits and soft plastics.

BELTON: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 11.31’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinnerbaits and Rat–L– Traps. Hybrid striper are good on live shad. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and summer sausage. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 82–87 degrees; 8.44’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on black and blue jigs around visible color.

Shallow crankbaits are producing as well. Crappie are good on live minnows. White bass are good on Humdingers and top-waters.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are very good on liver and shad near the pier. Redfish are fair down-rigging spoons near the dam. Channel catfish are fair on liver, shrimp, cut bait and cheesebait. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 82–86 degrees; 13.80’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow-running crankbaits in shad patterns, Skinny Dipper swimbaits and Texas-rigged Jackall Sasuteki Craws around main lake docks in 12–15 feet. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 78–85 degrees; 16.57’ low.

Largemouth bass to 9 pounds are excellent on top-waters and shaky heads with red bug and watermelon worms. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and Rat–L–Traps. Crappie are good on Li’l Fishies over brush piles in 6–12 feet and under lighted docks at night in 8–15 feet. Channel catfish are good on cut bait and stinkbait over baited holes. Yellow catfish to 15 pounds are good on trotlines baited with perch in 5–15 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 75–79 degrees; 32.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon red Whacky Sticks, Pop–R’s and shad flukes along ledges in 5–15 feet early.

Channel catfish are good on liver and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on rod/reel, juglines and trotlines baited with goldfish and perch upriver.

CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 81–86 degrees; 7.00’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on Texasrigged worms, shaky heads and finesse jigs around docks — best action is in early morning. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid stripers are good on live shad. Crappie are fair to good on minnows.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 75–79 degrees; 15.99’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and Rat–L–Traps. Hybrid striper are fair on white striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube

South Sabine Bull redfish are being caught in good numbers at the jetty on crabs, along with sheepshead and drum. Trout are being caught on soft plastics and live bait on the reefs. Photo by LSON.

are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut bait.

FALCON: Water clear; 84–88 degrees.

Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Channel and blue catfish are excellent on frozen shrimp, minnows, stinkbait, and cut bait.

FORK: Water fairly clear; 81–86 degrees; 6.97’ low. Largemouth bass are good on flipping jigs. Concentrate on the wood cover near creek channel bends. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad and prepared bait.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear.

Largemouth bass are good on pumpkinseed Carolina-rigged soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Catfish are good on stinkbait and liver.

GRANBURY: Water clear; 77–81 degrees; 6.85’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are fair on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and liver.

GRANGER: Water stained; 81–84 degrees; 4.83’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic worms and jigs upriver around flooded timber.

White bass are good on slab spoons over humps and ridges. Crappie are very good on chartreuse tube jigs in 5–12 feet. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with Zote soap.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 80–86 degrees; 4.44’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, finesse jigs, and top-waters along main lake points. Baitfish concentrating at mouths of creeks and pockets.

Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on top-waters and Rat–L–Traps. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

GREENBELT: Water stained; 78–85 degrees; 36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early, later switching to squarebill crankbaits and Texas rigs fished off points.

Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are fair on slabs. Smallmouth bass are fair on spoons and orange crankbaits. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.

LAKE O' THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 81–86 degrees; 3.65’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs, shallow crankbaits and then jigs later in the day off brush piles. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

Catfish are good on cut shad.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 81–85 degrees; 12.18’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits, top-waters and squarebill crankbaits. Shallow bite is good early.

White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around bridge columns. Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

LBJ: Water fairly clear; 78–82 degrees; 0.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue flake Whacky Sticks, watermelon Erratic jigs, and Texas-rigged soft plastic worms around docks and lay downs in 5–15 feet early. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads and Li’l Fishies at night. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers, liver and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with goldfish and perch.

LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 81–86 degrees; 6.38’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow-running crankbaits, Skinny Dipper swimbaits and swim jigs along the riprap near dam. Shallow bite is improving.

Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs.

Catfish are good on prepared bait.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 80–83 degrees; 3.73’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are good on shad.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 3.89’ low. Largemouth bass are fair but small on minnows from docks. White bass are good on black/ chartreuse roadrunners. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.

Blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with perch and cut shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut shad.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 78–84 degrees; 35.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics early, later switching to shallow-running crankbaits, chrome Rat–L–Traps and Texas rigs.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 81–86 degrees; 5.94’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on shallow crankbaits, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 79–86 degrees; 8.43’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, later switching to weightless Senkos, Texas rigs and shallow-running crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and Road Runners. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 81– 67 degrees; 6.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits and squarebill crankbaits.

Some reports of Rat-L-Traps catching numbers. Top-waters early around riprap are producing. Crappie are fair on minnows and Road Runners.

White bass are excellent on humps in 17–23 feet with hybrids mixed in.

Catfish are good on prepared baits.

SALTWATER SCENE NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under the birds when the wind allows on soft plastics and good in the river on live shad.

Redfish are good in the marsh on small top-waters and Stanley Ribbits..

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

Croakers are good at the pass on shrimp.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are fair for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels.

Redfish are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet. Trout and redfish have been found in the marsh on plastics.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on top-waters and soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Gulf trout have been caught in the channel on shrimp.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 80–85 degrees; 4.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Pop Rs and Zara Puppys early, later switching to shallowrunning cranks around the edge of grass and points with rock — shallow timber is starting to hold bass as well. Crappie are very good on jigs and minnows in brush in 20–25 feet.

White bass are excellent on chartreuse/white slabs bounced in 30–35 feet on deep humps and ridges.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are ggood at the jjettyy on shrimp and crabs. Flounder are beginning to move along the channel.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 78–82 degrees; 12.74’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and spinnerbaits.

Catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait and stinkbait.

FREEPORT: Redfish are fair in Bastrop Bay on live shrimp. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Bull redfish are good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 16.70’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, minnows and Rat–L–Traps. White bass are good on crankbaits and slabs.

Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and nightcrawlers.

TAWAKONI: Water fairly clear; 82–87 degrees; 6.54’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, later switching to black/blue Firewater 1/2 oz. jigs, Texas-rigged blue fleck worms and squarebill crankbaits.

White bass are excellent on white SSS Slabs and tailspins — schooling on points early and late. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on 4” to 6” white or shad-pattern Sassy Shad. Catfish are excellent deep water drifting cut bait and fresh shad.

TEXOMA: Water fairly clear; 83–88 degrees; 7.25’ low. The lake is currently experiencing an outbreak of Blue–Green Algae. Please check www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/ recreational/lakes/texoma prior to planning a trip to Texoma.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 76–80 degrees; 11.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits and deep-diving crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with shrimp and nightcrawlers.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 80–83 degrees; 52.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white grubs and chartreuse worms in 15–25 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on smoke grubs and jigging spoons.

Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut perch. Yellow catfish are slow.

WEATHERFORD: Water fairly clear; 81– 86 degrees; 7.56’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow crankbaits, shaky heads and Texas rigs.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 78–81 degrees; 16.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon Rat–L– Traps, spinnerbaits and soft plastics.

Striped bass are fair on minnows.

White bass are fair on minnows.

Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp and punchbait.

TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on shrimp and mullet. Flounder are fair on mud minnows and jigs tipped with shrimp in the channel.

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 and in Lake Austin on crabs and mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfish Redfish are fair to good in Oyster Lake and Crab Lake on shrimp. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics. Flounder are fair to good on soft plastics over muddy bottoms.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are fair on top-waters over soft mud in waist–deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp and top-waters.

ROCKPORT: Bull redfish and black drum are fair to good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the flats on plastics and shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Trout are fair to good on the edge of Super Flats on soft plastics. Bull redfish are good in the Shrimpboat Channel and at the jetty on crabs and finger mullet. Redfish are fair to good on the East Flats on top-waters and plastics.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are fair to good around in coves and channels on small top-waters and spoons. Redfish are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp. Tides have been below normal.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and top-waters. Redfish are good at Yarborough g on natural baits,, soft plastics and topwaters. Trout are good at night in the Land Cut. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on top-waters around sand and grass holes.

Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes and sight–casting to the shallows. Bull redfish are good at East Cut. SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and soft plastics. Tarpon and redfish have been caught at the jetty on live shad.

PORT ISABEL: Trout are good while drifting flats on live shrimp and plastics under popping corks. Trout and redfish are fair to good in South Bay on live shrimp.

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Side-scanning technology locates fish, measures them in and map pools before we fish them.

If we find a spot with a bunch of big fish, we are going to concentrate there.”

Tournament pro Clark Reehm of Lufkin said many pros take advantage of the technology, but it depends on the style of fishing to determine how much use it can be to an angler.

“I personally don’t use it much,” Reehm said.

“I know what fish shapes look like, but I don’t go into that HOW BIG? Side-scanning technology can help anglers locate fish, along with great a detail. You pinpointing what species an angler is looking at and even the sizes of the fish, by can see the size and counting the pixels. Photo by TPWD. you can judge fish, but I’m more of a sharp, in fact, that he began shallow-water type. I use it

By Conor Harrison to figure out which specie of mostly to find bait.”

LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS fish he was looking at, and Reehm said many vetTexas Parks and Wildlife the size of the fish. eran anglers don’t like the Department District “Along with evaluating the new imaging technology Fisheries Biologist Dan vegetation, we have the abil- because it cuts down on Bennett noticed something ity to identify what type of the young anglers’ learning when he was using side-scan fish we are seeing and mea- curve, and that cuts into the imaging to map bottom veg- sure them,” he said. “We veterans’ advantage from etation on the Trinity River. haven’t done it a lot, but the experience.

“It’s really come along resolution can get down to “When I use side scan on the past few years,” Bennett 2.5-inches per pixel. If a fish is a slick, clear-bottomed lake, said. “We have several proj- larger than that, it shows up.” I am looking for ‘cancers,’” Bennett was initially look- Reehm said. “Just a rough ects throughout the state right now using images from ing at big alligator gar, and patch on the smooth lake recordings and snapshots of said he saw several in the 5- bottom. Finding the bottom the bottom. We paste them to 6-foot range. composition is key for me.

“This is really showing together to make a detailed “What is that bottom map of the bottom in regards us the size of the fish, what made of? It’s just another schools are down there and tool to utilize because we to aquatic vegetation.”

But Bennett noticed fish how they relate to structure,” are looking for any legal showing up in great detail Bennett said. “It definitely method that gives us an on the side-scan imager — so benefits the angler. We go advantage at this level.”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER NO, I WASN’T HUNTING Harris County Game Warden Tim Holland had just returned home after working a wildfire when he received a call concerning a group of dove hunters peppering a home. Holland observed a group of hunters hunting in a field, as well as one individual hunting from the backyard of a residence adjacent to the field. When Holland drove into the area, the individual had entered the home, but came back out, minus a shotgun.

This individual denied that he had been hunting during the warden’s inspection of the group. Holland then asked the individual to retrieve the 20-gauge shotgun he had seen him firing earlier. The individual was cited for hunting dove without a valid license. Case pending.

LEAD SHOTSHELLS LEAD TO TICKETS Wharton County Game Wardens Chris Bird and Aaron Koenig checked teal hunters and discovered several shotgun shells containing lead shot in possession of the hunters. Also located were a large number of empty hulls matching the lead shells floating around the duck blind. A total of six green-winged teal were seized, and all remaining lead shot shells were confiscated. Cases pending.

YOUNGSTER GIVES DAD’S VIOLATION AWAY Tarrant County Game Warden John Padgett made contact with a dove hunter and his children. The hunter said that no birds had been shot. One of the hunter’s sons asked, “What about that bird you shot and let us play with, that we threw in the bushes?” The hunter asked his son to go and get the bird. It turned out to be a mockingbird. Cases pending.

SELLER OF DUCK MOUNTS STUNG Fort Bend County Game Warden Barry Eversole, with some e-mail assistance from Galveston County Game Warden Bobby Kana, made contact with an individual who had placed an ad offering water-

STOLEN CAR, BURIED SHOTGUN FOUND IN DOVE FIELD Bexar County Game Warden Kathleen Stuman and Wilson County Game Warden Jesse Garcia entered a field where numerous shots had been fired. As they entered, they noticed a small red car that had its engine lying on the ground and numerous parts removed. They checked the dove hunters and found several violations. One subject was fowl mounts for sale on Craigslist.

Working in plain clothes, Eversole met the individual and bargained a deal to purchase a pair of mounted widgeon. Case pending.

TOO MANY BIRDS FOR EVENING HUNT Edwards County Game Warden Scott Holly and Kimble County Game Warden Lee Morrison pulled up to a ranch gate in Edwards County. As soon as they stepped out, shots were heard in the distance. Just before sunset, the wardens drove to the location of the shooters, who were in possession of 14 extra doves.

Citations for over the daily bag limit and no hunter education were issued.

TEAL BAITERS CAUGHT ON VIDEO Lamar County Game Warden Bryan Callihan recently received information about a private lake baited for teal season. Red River County Game Warden Daniel Roraback assisted Callihan and videotaped the entire hunt. Twelve cases were filed on four men for hunting over bait, placing bait to attract, hunting with an unplugged shotgun, taking illegal ducks, no hunting license and no migratory bird stamp.

BATCHELOR PARTY BIRDS, BEERS Erath County Game Warden Zach Havens observed a group of vehicles parked in a coastal field and heard a variety of gunshots that sounded like pistols, large caliber rifles and shotguns. Havens began seeing birds drop from the air as they flew

found hiding in the brush, but Stuman was unable to locate his shotgun. It was found buried in the ground. When asked why he buried the shotgun, the subject said, “I thought you were going to take it away.” The small car was reported stolen out of Bexar County. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office arrived and handled the stolen car. Cases pending.

near the vehicles. Closer inspection revealed members of a bachelor party that had killed several scissortailed flycatchers. Cases pending.

FAWN KEPT IN CAGE RELOCATED Travis County Game Wardens Braxton Harris and Christy Vales were walking through fields near some houses to check a few backyard dove hunters. As the wardens were checking licenses, birds and plugs, they noticed behind one of the houses a young white-tailed fawn in a cage. The owner was cited for possession of a live game animal and the fawn was released inside the state park. Case pending.

dens could look around, but he had no clue where any birds were. Freshly marinated dove breast skewers were located in the fridge. The man told Kellner he knew he was in trouble when she gave him the same look his ex-wife used to give him. Exceeding the daily bag limit cases pending.

NETTERS NETTED WITH 200 POUNDS OF GAMEFISH Moore/Sherman County Game Warden Ryan Hunter and a National Parks Service ranger caught four men netting game fish on Lake Meredith.

The violators were using a homemade gill net and were in possession of more than 200 pounds of walleye and catfish. Cases are pending.

TEAL OUTFITTER BAGGED WITH EXCEEDING BAG LIMIT Runnels County Game Warden Lane Pinckney apprehended an outfitter and his guide who had exceeded the teal limit by eight birds. Pinckney was entering the ranch gate at the same time the hunters were travelling toward the gate.

Upon seeing the warden’s vehicle, the suspect vehicle turned around and proceeded back into the ranch rather quickly. The hunters had a limit of teal in the bed of the truck and claimed to have turned around to go pick up their shotgun shells. A search of the vehicle revealed eight more teal stuffed into a pair of waders in the back seat of the vehicle. The outfitter claimed all the birds in excess and will be banned from the ranch.

WARDEN’S ‘LOOK’ TROUBLES DOUBLE-DIPPER Uvalde County Warden Rachel Kellner and Maverick County Warden David Thorne checked a dove field in the evening and encountered a man who initially said he shot a morning limit and later changed his story and said he hadn't hunted. Kellner and Thorne followed the individual back to camp. The man stated the war-

BUT IT SAYS RIGHT HERE THE SEASON IS OPEN Hidalgo County Game Warden Ira Zuniga cited six hunters for no hunting licenses, no hunter education certificates and hunting mourning doves in closed season. He seized 25 dove. The subjects pulled out a 2010-2011 Outdoor Annual and showed the warden that they were legal. Zuniga provided them with a

new 2011-2012 Outdoor Annual with the correct dates. Citations pending.

CHECKING SAME FIELD IN MORNING, EVENING DUPES DOUBLE-DIPPERS Maverick County Game Wardens Cody Buckaloo and David Thorne, along with Uvalde County Game Warden Javier Fuentes, teamed up to patrol Frio County for the beginning of the regular dove season.

Many hunters from the morning who shot their limits were very surprised when they were contacted that evening and the wardens remembered they had limited out. The wardens wrote 11 citations on this day for over the bag limit on dove and seized 92 birds. Cases and civil restitution pending.

JETTY FISHERMEN SURPRISED BY WARDENS A report of individuals keeping oversized red drum was received

by Cameron County Game Warden Santana Torres. Torres, Game Wardens Mark Vela and Dan Cantu headed toward the jetties and waited for the individuals to load up and head home.

A total of 17 citations were issued for no fishing license, oversized red drum and undersized speckled trout.

NEEDED: BIRD IDENTIFICATION COURSE Wharton County Game Warden Chris Bird was patrolling for opening day dove hunters in the South Zone. Bird came across two hunters in a field who had packed up for the morning and were headed home.

While checking the men, Bird found another type of bird species. The two men claimed that the birds were running along the ground when they shot them and that they thought the birds were teal. Bird then asked why they shot the “teal” with lead shot, which is illegal. The two men stood speechless, and Bird wrote citations for hunting and possessing bobwhite quail out of season. Cases pending.

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that way until pre-rutting activity begins to heat up later in the month.

Moses said he expects deer to come to corn better than they did last year, due to the poor mast crop in North Texas this year. “(The deer) are working harder to find food this year,” he said. “The acorns I’ve seen have been small, but it depends on where the oak trees are located. If they are along creeks and drainages, they could produce a better mast crop this year.”

A soaking rain covered much of North, Central and South Texas the weekend of Oct. 8-9, bringing some needed relief to the area.

In South Texas, the focus on Oct. 1 was more about dove rather than deer, game wardens said.

“I didn’t check a single deer hunter opening weekend,” said Webb County Game Warden Mark Nelson.

“The bucks are still in velvet down here, and we didn’t see the amount of hunters opening weekend like we did last year.”

Nelson said antlers are WHAT DROUGHT? Sulphur Springs archer Kyle Koon shows off the down in his area, and he has 190-class non-typical he killed opening weekend in Hopkins County. The noticed more deer being hit East Texas buck was 4.5 years old and grew from a 135-inch deer last year. by cars than in years past.

Photo by Kyle Koon.

In Lavaca County, several nice deer were turned in at Bludau said hunters told him that deer were the Knights of Columbus Big Buck Contest, hitting corn hard. according to Steve Bludau, co-chairman of the He added that morning hunts had been competition, now in its 25th year. (See related more successful than the evenings, possibly story on Page 21.) due to the high temperatures in the afternoon.

“We really did (have some nice deer turned Reports online were mostly poor, with huntin),” Bludau said. “We had a bow hunter that ers sweating on stand and not seeing many killed a 150-inch deer and in our youth divi- shooter bucks. The deer many people were seesion, a teenager turned in a 135. Those are ing needed better nutrition. pretty nice deer for Lavaca County.”

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TERRY NEILL of Blanco credits a doe for unknowingly enticing this fine buck to come within range of the .223-caliber rifle of his 9-year-old son, JOSHUA. “This was his first hunt and, of course, his first buck,” Terry said. “We had been watching this buck for about three weeks.”

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TAYLOR KENNOM, 3, and her 4-year-old brother, TRACE, of Krum fished Labor Day weekend on their family’s lease in Anderson County. Taylor quickly caught several bass, and Trace also caught a nice one. Together they caught more fish, and bigger ones than their dad.

The ADAMS FAMILY of Rockwall (from left), BRANTLEY, RAY and ALEX recently joined Capt.

Weston Russell (far right) to catch these king mackerel off of West Palm Beach, Fla. Talk about lucky. CADEN ARELLANO, 7, of Fort Worth got out of school early one day last season to go hunting with his dad, AARON, near Throckmorton.

His good fortune increased when he harvested his first deer, a mature doe, with a .243-caliber Remington rifle. “I was the proudest dad in Throckmorton that night,” Aaron said.

CINDY SWISHER of Garland caught this 17-inch native brown trout in July while fishing on the Flint River near Crested Butte, Colo. Her guide was Lu Warner of Dragonfly Anglers.

“This was Cindy’s first fly-fishing adventure,” said her husband, Bill, “and by all accounts she is now hooked on it.”

DAVE PRICE of Carrollton hunted this red stag last March with guide Shane Johnston on the South Island of New Zealand. Said Dave, “Great hunt, beautiful animal and we had a great time with Shane. New Zealand should be on everyone's ‘must visit’ list.”

CHASE STEVENSON of Burnet (right) recently joined his cousin, TAYLOR KNAPP, of Golden, Colo., for some lobster hunting off of Key Largo, Fla.

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24-25 on Sam Rayburn.

“Here’s how it worked for people who were on the fish,” he recalled. “Twenty to 25 percent had strikes or roles on bait, but only 25 percent of those fish would eat it.

“They’ve seen enough baits lately; they’re just not willing to commit to anything.”

And although fish are concentrated, fishable waters may be hard to reach.

Some lakes have gotten so low, many boat ramps have closed.

Nevertheless, Texas anglers will keep finding ways to get on the water, said Mukhtar Farooqi, the TPWD district biologist in San Angelo.

His example was nearby Twin Buttes Reservoir, 9,080 acres, which in September was only 1.5 percent full.

LUNKER: Jeffry Piel of New Braunfels presents the 13.2-pound “At Twin Buttes, the ramps largemouth he caught last May on Choke Canyon Reservoir. are closed,” Farooqi said, “but The shrinking pools at that lake and others are expected to the nature of the banks are such concentrate fish, making them easier to find. That dynamic that you can still launch without may stall slightly on Choke; about 1.54 inches of rain fell in that getting stuck, if you have fourarea the second weekend of October. Photo by Charles Whited. wheel drive.

“People are getting bass and had retreated another 10 feet. crappie that way.”

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Kayakers and tube anglers, he said, will officials were saying the slowly-shrinking pool at Choke Canyon and other reser- stay on a lake until it is so low it can’t provoirs would help concentrate fish, making duce enough dissolved oxygen to support a fishery. them easier to find.

“That’s getting into O.C. Fisher terriThat is not expected to deplete any fisheries, said Todd Driscoll, a TPWD biolo- tory,” Farooqi said, referring to the fate of gist in Jasper. As an example, he described the San Angelo lake that was dry by midSam Rayburn Reservoir, 114,500 acres, summer.

In a dire case like that, Farooqi said which was only 55-65 percent capacity in anglers shouldn’t hesitate to catch and September.

“Are anglers going to significantly eat whatever fish remain in the shrinking impact the numbers of fish in a lake?” pool. Restocking can be done once rains he asked. “More than likely not, based return and recharge the lakes.

“Then you will have made use of that on high populations and the practice of resource,” he said, “because there is a catch and release.”

But, the biologist added, concentrated possibility that the lake might die. Twin Buttes will be dry soon; probably next fish can become conditioned to pressure.

Driscoll knows because he’s also a tour- summer at this rate.” nament angler who placed second at a Bassmaster Weekend Series event Sept. Guide Charles Whited, (512) 557-6772

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‘New lake effect’ offers hope for anglers worried about reservoirs

By Bill Miller LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS A Texas angler could easily slip into depression with so much chatter about plummeting lake levels and closed boat ramps.

But one state fisheries biologist offers hope.

Todd Driscoll, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist in Jasper, said lakes hammered by persistent drought rebound tremendously, thanks to “trophic upsurge,” also called “the new lake effect.”

It happens on lakes that BETTER TIMES AHEAD? Fish habitat in drought-stricken lakes like Lake Travis (above) have been low for at least can rebound tremendously with “trophic upsurge,” also called “the new lake efone or two growing sea- fect.” But first they have to get rain. Heavy showers Oct. 8 and 9 dropped about 2.32 inches on Lake Travis, which was expected to rise a foot, according to the sons, Driscoll said.

During these periods, Lower Colorado River Authority. Photo by Chase Fountain, TPWD. he explained, significant fishing there is as good as it has said anglers in his boat have vegetation can grow on ever been,” he said, “and much caught two 13-pound bass the exposed lake bottoms.

When water returns the of it is due to trophic upsurge.” since last May on the lake.

But the benefits continue, plants are flooded, which proThose bass were ineligible vides great cover for young Driscoll said. to be counted as ShareLunkers The flooded vegetation even- because they were caught after sport fish that become adults a year or more later, Driscoll said. tually dies and decomposes, the last season ended in April.

“A good example of this is which unleashes nutrients for The latest season began Oct. 1.

Lake Falcon, which has fre- plankton. The plankton, in turn, In early October, Whitehead quently fluctuated 20 to 30 feet becomes food for fingerlings. said that exposed hydrilla “Sport-fish fry need plankbelow full pool, and in 2002 was over 50 feet low,” Driscoll ton during their first month along Choke Canyon’s shore or two of life,” Driscoll said. reminded him of when the lake wrote in a recent report.

Falcon has produced 17 “Increased plankton abun- got really low about 12 years ago.

“But then it came up and for “ShareLunkers” since 1990 dance also means higher sport about five years it was the best — 12 of them since Driscoll’s fish abundance.”

Another example is Choke lake in Texas,” Whited said. benchmark year of 2002. Six of Tenofthelake’s13ShareLunkers Canyon Reservoir. Guide those 12 were caught this year.

“Lake Falcon locals say that Charles Whited of San Marcos were caught between 2005-2010.

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Range conditions were very dry and about 30 deer were observed running to corn when feeders sounded during a morning hunt. The deer seemed to be in reasonably good shape, however, with the exception of a few haggard does with fawns.

Alan Cain, white-tailed deer program coordinator for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,

described a ranch in Bandera County that produced bucks that scored 163 and 171.

“For that county, that’s a great deer,” he said. “They do some feeding, but they also have some plant species that are not very common, like Texas mulberry. It’s just a testament to them keeping habitat in good shape.”

He added that TPWD biolo-

gists have been impressed with a 190-class deer killed by a bowhunter in Hopkins County (See bow hunting report page 1).

The East Texas buck was taken on a low-fence operation, but it never showed up on trail cameras set up at protein feeders.

“The point being, there are some big deer out there,” Cain said.

NON-TYPICAL: Jimmy Slayden of Victoria shows the buck that he hunted at the Bang Whitetail Ranch in Gillespie County. The non-typical deer gross scored 247. Photo by Bang Whitetail Ranch.

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Thompson said the Tevere River receives heavy pressure, since it is only one of two Italian rivers where anglers fly-fish. The primary species are brown trout and grayling.

“Everywhere I fish the entomology is very similar,” he said. “Over there, the fish are heavily pressured, so I found the fish were eating more out of curiosity.”

One random incident confirmed Thompson’s suspicions.

“At the beginning of one session, I threw a blueberry in the water and a trout ate it,” he said. “I thought that was different and it confirmed that they were biting out of curiosity.”

Thompson said each angler was given a 300-yard section of river chosen in a random computer drawing.

Anglers had about 30 minutes to study their sections before their three-hour fishing sessions began.

“Each angler had a controller (or referee) that was with you the whole time you were fishing,” he said. “I had to feel my way through the competition a little bit because I got there late, but after the first day, I was very comfortable.”

Thompson’s broken hand didn’t hinder him while fishing, but it did make netting the fish difficult.

The five-member U.S. team took the lead on Day 1 and never looked back for the remaining two days.

“After the first day we led by a large margin and

CLINCHING THE GOLD: Angler Noah Thompson, at left, poses with a nice trout and the competition referee assigned to him in Italy. Photo by Wendy Thompson.

won by a large margin,” Thompson said. “All of our team was in the top 15.

The U.S. team had never won gold, and I don’t think they’ve had a performance like the way the whole team fished. Last year I finished third, but the team missed medaling by one fish.

“It felt better this year with the team winning.

“Instead of me just being up on the podium, our whole team and coaches got to celebrate this year.

Next year the competition is in France, and I’m already looking forward to it.”

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For Houston-area pro Jason Reyes, it means finding lake points with a top-water lure, especially this fall when fish will be concentrated due to low water levels. (See related story, Page 1.)

“We’ve had such a hot summer, that I think this fall will be better than most,” Reyes said.

“The fish are really going to be concentrated. After a couple of cold fronts, there will be a good top-water bite.

“Check lake points as opposed to creeks because the creeks are so low.”

Reyes added that good fishing should be found this fall on extended lake points, where fish will be so bunched up.

“The fish are going to start having a stronger metabolism and become a lot more active,” he said. “When the water gets below 80 degrees, I’ll pick an early morning buzzbait. As long as that water temperature is right, you can fish it throughout the day.

“When lakes go low, fish will be really bunched up and it is hard to beat a buzzbait. I put it on heavier line, and it is a great locator bait as well as a big fish bait.”

For all-around baits, Reyes recommended a Lucky Craft RC 1.5 crankbait and Big Bite Bait’s Cane Thumper — a new bait that Reyes said was producing for him.

Texas pro Ronnie Wagner, who calls Lake Conroe his home lake, said the bass currently are making the transition from deeper water to back pockets of lakes that still hold water.

“The shad are balling up at the mouth of creeks and the bass are just following,” he said. “Throw a crankbait, or any bait that has a lot of movement. I’m throwing 200-series Bandits and I’m also throwing blades. An early-morning buzzbait or a Yellow Magic are also great.

“It’s usually a matter of process of elimination because the water is so low on most Texas lakes, but Mother Nature has done a lot of the work this year.”

Wagner said any structure below the water line will be holding fish this year.

“They are relating to anything structure-wise,” he said. “Once you find them, they are wolf packs,” he said. “Top-water baits along riprap seem to be catching a lot of fish, especially in places like Sam Rayburn.

“People are catching them on Zara Spooks really good.”

Wagner said his favorite fall colors consist of darker patterns such as green pumpkinseed and junebug.

A crew from Lone Star Outdoor News fished at Lake Fork on Oct. 5 and came away with several nice fish.

Strike King’s Texas-rigged Rage Tail Craws and Pro Model Crankbaits Series 3 both put nice fish in the boat.

The group fished the edges of creeks next to shallow flats where bass were pushing baitfish.

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‘Small’ big buck contest grows into big event

By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS What started out 25 years ago as a small, Lavaca County-only big buck contest has turned into something much bigger — a sixdivision contest with huge prizes and an annual entry of 1,400 hunters from across the state.

And Steve Bludau, the Knights of Columbus Big Buck Contest organizer, couldn’t be happier.

“In 1987, it was just Lavaca County,” Bludau

said. “But then people started asking, ‘What about us?’ At first, we opened a state of Texas division, but South Texas was dominating that, so we made a few more.”

Now, along with the state division, the contest has categories for Lavaca County only, South Texas, a high-fence division, a mule deer division and youth categories for the state and Lavaca County.

“The mule deer division is new this year,” Bludau

said. “And we are giving away lifetime hunting licenses for both youth division winners this year.

That’s the gift that keeps on giving.”

Bludau said the highest he has placed is second in the Lavaca County division in 1997. A distant relative, Bradley Bludau, already leads this year with a 150-class buck.

“It’s exciting and a good competition between family members,” he said.

“Second place was the best I

could do, but I’m real proud of that. We have had quite a few repeat winners.”

Contestants can register online at www.kchall. com, as well as check the current leaderboard with pictures of trophies that have already been harvested.

“We give the prizes away at a wild game supper in January,” Bludau said. “It’s a free entry (into the supper) with entry into the contest and we have exhibits, gun raffles,

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The registration fee is $20, which includes entry into all divisions, except the new mule deer division. That costs an additional $10 or just $20 if a hunter only registers for the mule deer category.

“People are seeing some good bucks this year, so we are excited,” Bludau said.

For more information, call Bludau at (361) 798-0596

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Bass Champs division sets records on Falcon The Bass Champs Southern Division concluded its season Oct. 8-9 on Falcon International Reservoir, and the team of Robert Ballard from Del Rio and Clarence Vaughn from Amarillo took home top honors with a two-day weight of 86.16 pounds.

According to Bass Champs President Chad Potts, the event shattered all sorts of records for the series.

“It was windy, but the fishing was incredible,” Potts said. “We had 104 teams weigh in more than 20 pounds on the first day; we set all kinds of records. We had 16 (teams) over 30 and two over 40.”

Potts said the tournament set records for total weight, number of 20-pound bags and total winning weight.

“Most of the top guys were flipping a jig into trees,” he said.

“Flipping was the predominant pattern, but the fishing was so good, you could catch them on almost anything. It took more than 60 pounds just to get a check.

“Guys who caught 29 pounds both days didn’t get a thing.”

Ballard and Vaughn won a Skeeter Bass Boat and motor valued at $55,000 for their victory.

Coming in second place was the team of Chris Snyder from Cibolo and Patrick Starnes of San Antonio. Rounding out the top three was the team from Nacogdoches consisting of Jonathan Garrie and Keith Morris.

— Staff report

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out (on the pier) at 7 a.m., and stay out there until we make him come in for breakfast.”

“He’s out there in his pajamas most mornings,” added his mother, Angie.

The Arnetts keep Garrett coated in sunblock as the day wears on, T.J. said.

“He’ll sit on the pier all day long,” Tom said. “If he catches a croaker he’s happy.”

An angler achieves a slam by catching each of the "Big Three" species in a single day. Garrett's first one involved a 25-inch redfish, a 17-inch trout and a 19-inch flounder. The second was with a 23-inch red, along with a trout and flounder that were both 20 inches.

Both slams were caught with shrimp under popping corks from boats in the upper bay.

The Arnetts made their casts over oyster shells in 2- to 3-feet of water, TJ. said.

Garrett said his most memorable catch was the big redfish in the first slam.

“That red — it almost pulled me in the water,” Garrett said.

“I had to have my dad help me reel it in.”

T.J. said Garrett was so excited with his first slam, he wanted to go out and do it again.

“The very next weekend, that’s exactly what he did,” T.J. said. “Now he thinks that’s something you should do every time.”

Is that so, Garrett?

“Yes, sir.”

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things this time of year. The scattered grass is heavy across the flats, making top-waters tough to use.

“The best, in my opinion, is a 1/2- to 3/4-inch gold weedless spoon.”

Farah recommended a crank and jerk presentation to make it easier for the big reds to take the spoon.

“When you crank and jerk, it lets that spoon flutter to the bottom, giving the fish a chance to come down on the bait,” he said.

The redfish in the Laguna Madre have been hit hard by pressure during the summer, according to Farah. He said water temperatures are returning to normal and schools aren’t being broken up by anglers like they were the past few months, making them

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easier to catch.

Guides along the lower coast have seen good numbers of slot fish, with the big reds in the bay schooling up.

“There are a few big ones in the bay,” said Capt. Richard Weldon of Weldon Charters, based out of Rio Hondo. “The ones in the bay are organizing right now to head out into the Gulf. We are catching a lot in the 18- to 26-inch range.

“There are also a lot of trout, mostly in the 18- to 20-inch range, but we are catching some 22- to 24-inchers on every trip.”

Weldon said reds are hitting top-water baits in his area.

Guide reports from the Port O’Connor area had big reds hitting top-water and live baits.

Guide Joe Farah, (361) 949-1103 Guide Richard Wheldon, (956) 245-0146

BIG RED: Alan Skrobarcek holds a nice bull red caught near Rockport. Redfish are primed for spawning, giving anglers a window to catch these big fish. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

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License lost? TPWD sells replacements The hunter thought he was being smart.

Responsible.

His wallet was stuffed with only a little bit of cash, but all kinds of cards —business cards, gift cards, insurance cards, grocery store savings cards…

It was a bit crowded for his new 20112012 Super Combo hunting-fishing license, so he decided to put it into a plastic bag and stuff that into a cargo pocket of his hunting pants.

BLURRED: Texas hunting and fishing licenses that become lost or damaged (like this one) can be replaced But his smart thinking slipped during the Oct. 1 Texas bow season opener. That’s where licenses are sold. There is a $10 fee. Photo by LSON. when he decided the plastic bag would also be a good place for a small bottle of sinus-relief nasal spray. It wasn’t.

The bottle leaked onto his license, blurring his signature and other type. Time for a new one.

The hunter was relieved to learn that other people have been in similar straits, because Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has a remedy.

Replacement licenses can be bought where licenses are sold across the state.

The hunter replaced his at the retailer where he bought the first one. He paid a $10 fee for the license and $3 to replace the Federal duck stamp.

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“My brother hooked a really big one that took him all the way to the end of the jetty and almost spooled him before he broke off.”

Brendan loves hooking into a big fish.

“There is no feeling like it,” he said.

“The first run often times nearly takes the rod out of your hands and before long the fish is far into your backing.”

Marshall said school has made it difficult to get down to the coast in the fall, but he wants to take a trip soon, when tarpon reverse their migrations and head south along the Texas Coast, heading for their wintering grounds in Mexico.

“Until I can get down there, I’ll have to keep myself happy duck hunting this fall,” he said. “If we have any water.”

Marshall said he enjoys hanging out with his family, doing something they all love.

“Being with family is one of the best parts about it,” he said. “Our cousins also come down and we have a big time.”

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TPWD reminds anglers how to properly handle ‘ShareLunkers’ Largemouth bass weighing 13 pounds or more are rare.

Only 523 have been recognized during the 25 years of the ShareLunker program managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

The agency offered several tips to ensure such a fish is properly weighed and recognized for the program.

Once caught, the fish should not be allowed to flop around in the bottom of the boat or on the bank.

This removes the slime coat that protects the fish from infection and can also result in wounds.

Many bass are caught on soft plastic baits, and sometimes they swallow them. Removing the hook through the gill arch is the recommended method.

Next, put it in a livewell that has a proper oxygenation system.

ShareLunker entries must be weighed on a certified scale.

A number of reservoirs around the state have official ShareLunker weigh and holding stations that have certified scales and a tank equipped to hold big bass and keep them alive. Call ahead to learn what is available.

If the fish doesn’t qualify to be a ShareLunker, handle it carefully and get it back into the water as soon as possible. The next time it’s caught, it might weigh 13 pounds.

Officials said TPWD personnel would pick up fish within 12 hours.

— TPWD report

Early signs: coastal fisheries healthy despite events in 2011 Fall gill net surveys are underway on the Texas Gulf Coast, and early observations indicate continued growth in populations of speckled trout and other species.

The annual surveys, conducted

by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, began in mid-September and will continue through late November. Similar surveys are conducted each spring.

While it’s too early to report exact data, TPWD biologists said that trout appear plentiful, even on the middle coast — a continued reversal of the declines reported there several years ago.

In January, TPWD officials floated an idea to address the declines by cutting the current midcoast bag limit from 10 to five speckled trout. They dropped it, however, when lots of juvenile trout started turning up in the surveys.

Redfish and flounder also appear to be strong, said Robin Riechers, coastal fisheries director.

The good signs come despite a couple of coastal events that got the attentions of biologists and anglers in 2011 — but game fish, so far, have avoided major kills.

First was a powerful freeze in February, which only seemed to kill baitfish.

Reports of red tide surfaced in September and October. Some dead seatrout and redfish washed ashore in September, but by early October, nearly all of the dead fish reported were mullet or menhaden.

— Staff report

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Reward offered for stolen blinds, feeders in Glasscock County Investigators are seeking tips in the thefts of hunting blinds and feeders last month from two Glasscock County ranches.

The thefts were reported Sept. 19 on the Powell and Brunson ranches, both located off of Texas 137, between Garden City and Midland.

Stolen were eight hunting blinds and seven feeders, according to Midland Crime Stoppers, which is helping investigators on the case. The total value was estimated at $15,000, Crime Stoppers said.

Trey Robbins III, a Midland businessman, owned some of the stolen items. He said they were located on a ranch he has leased for 46 years.

Robbins has put up some of the reward money that is being handled by Crime Stoppers. He added that he would be willing to put up much more than the items were worth to help catch the thieves.

“That’s such a low-life thing to do,” he said.

“What kind of person would do that?”

A white or gray Ford pickup was spotted with two feeders in the back, according to Crime Stoppers.

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The organization will pay cash rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to arrests.

Call 1-800-7-LOCKUP or leave a secure tip online at www.midlandcrimestoppers.com.

Tipsters can remain anonymous and no caller ID is ever used.

— Staff report

Joshua Creek to host weekend with famed shooter Bobby Fowler Jr. Joshua Creek Ranch near Boerne in the Texas Hill Country, the only Beretta Two Trident Lodge in Texas, will host a clays and European-style driven pheasant shooting event Nov. 11-13.

Special guest is world-title shooter Bobby Fowler Jr., owner of Elite Shooting School in Houston.

As one of the nation's most accomplished shotgun professionals, Fowler customizes shotgun instruction for all ages and skill levels. He is dedicated to developing the sport and enhancing the shooting experience with one-on-one individual instruction.

“We are thrilled to host a shooter of Bobby's caliber and experience,” said Ann Kercheville, president of Joshua Creek Ranch. “During the past 21 years, our primary objective has been to provide our guests with exceptional and memorable outdoor experiences.”

Fowler is a perennial member on the National Sporting Clays Association All-American Team and Team USA and he is a Texas Hall of Fame inductee.

For more information, see info at www.joshuacreek.com or call (830) 537-5090.

— Joshua Creek report

DU against plan to cut water to rice farmers Ducks Unlimited is urging water officials to reconsider plans that would cut or eliminate supplies to coastal rice farmers if the drought worsens next year.

Each year, an estimated 2 million waterfowl spend the winter in flooded rice fields on the Texas coast, according to DU. But the Lower Colorado River Authority in August announced it could not provide “supple-

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mental” water to flood waterfowl management units this year.

A month later, LCRA officials announced that they would seek permission to reduce or eliminate water for rice farmers if conditions don’t improve dramatically by March 2012.

That request would have to be approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Rebecca S. Motal, LCRA’s general manager, said the plans aren’t meant to single out farmers, but to “stave off a possibility that none of us want to see – having water released for a crop next year only to be cut off mid-crop.”

“This would cause the crop to wither in the field and the water to be wasted,” Motal said.

But DU said the plans would “further exacerbate waterfowl habitat shortfalls along the Gulf Coast,” according to a news release.

“It is not simply a matter of local waterfowlers not having a place to hunt,” said Todd Merendino, DU’s manager of conservation programs in Texas. “With the widespread loss of freshwater prairie wetlands and coastal marshes, flooded rice fields provide critical resting and feeding habitat for waterfowl along the Gulf Coast.”

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CONSERVATION ing impacts on game animals — on one of their hunting areas. Today the organization they helped create has 40 years of data on sustainable grazing, timber and wildlife management.

This pioneering work has helped shape policies and practices to help sustain and balance resource use in Europe,” said Ben Carter, DSC executive director.

Underberg also is an authority and frequent speaker on hunting ethics, never missing an opportunity to communicate her strong belief that the ethical hunter is the salvation of wildlife and habitat.

Born in 1939 in Frankfurt, she grew up hunting with her father and in 1958, at age 19, became one of the first women in the post-war era to pass the stringent German hunting exams.

— Dallas Safari Club report CHRISTIANE UNDERBERG

German huntress to receive Capstick award An icon in the European hunting, conservation and business communities, Christiane Underberg of Rheinberg, Germany, has been selected to receive the 2012 Peter Hathaway Capstick Hunting Heritage Award from Dallas Safari Club.

Underberg will be honored at the DSC Convention and Sporting Expo in Dallas, Jan. 5-8, 2012.

DSC and the Dallas Ecological Foundation present the Capstick Award in recognition of exemplary leadership in conservation, education, hunting, humanitarian causes, research, permanent endowments and charitable giving.

Underberg has hunted throughout Europe as well as Alaska, Canada

and Argentina, amassing a fine collection of trophies. She is skilled with handgun, rifle and shotgun.

Her experiences afield have given her a deep environmental ethic and thoughtful, respected voice in resource conservation and management. She is or has been active in the International Council for Game and Wildlife Management, World Wildlife Fund and Council for Sustainable Development of the German Government. Underberg holds numerous honors from different countries for her work and contributions to ecological, cultural and scientific causes.

Along with her husband, Emil, she helped initiate in 1970 the Fund for Environmental Studies Tyrol/Austria for sustainable management of natural resources.

“The couple was inspired to do something after witnessing changes in the land and forest — and the result-

Texoma still open to boating and fishing All previously announced blue-green algae advisories and warnings on Lake Texoma are still in effect. The Corps of Engineers retests the affected lakes every 30 days.

Retesting will be completed in the coming weeks at all the affected lakes.

Once test results are received, which may take a week or two after sampling is completed, the warnings and advisories may be adjusted or lifted as appropriate.

However, Texoma is open to boating and fishing. Boaters are advised to avoid any areas with visible algae scum. Fish should be cleaned well and entrails should be discarded, but fish are fine to consume.

A blue-green algae bloom can occur in any lake at any time if the conditions are right and can persist through a wide range of weather conditions.

Though it is impossible to predict how long these warnings and advisories will be in place, substantially cooler temperatures over a prolonged period of time, possibly weeks or months, and/or substantial rainfall are some of the factors that help levels to return to the safe limit. Additional factors such as the amount of nutrients present in the water from stream runoff also affect the blue-green algae levels.

— U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report

Law Enforcement Division receives new patrol boats Three new patrol vessels arrived the first week of October for coastal law enforcement use by Texas game wardens, all manufactured by SAFE Boats International.

The 38-foot P.V. Peter Holt will be stationed in Rockport. Two 29-foot vessels, which have yet to be named, will dock in Palacios and Corpus Christi.

The P.V. Peter Holt, named for the former Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission chairman from San Antonio, was funded through a joint enforcement agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The two 29-foot vessels were paid for through a state Homeland Security/Port Security grant. Two additional 27-foot vessels to arrive later this year were funded by a special session rider in the closing days of the recent legislative session, and will be stationed along the Rio Grande in Zapata on Falcon Lake and in the McAllen area.

“All of these vessels will provide state-of-the-art platforms for

Texas game wardens to conserve our resources and protect the public for decades to come,” said Col. Pete Flores, TPWD law enforcement director.

Flores said the boats have 20-year life expectancies.

— TPWD report

Dead sharks found in net near border More than 3,000 dead sharks were found tangled in a three-mile long illegal net off the coast of Texas, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials.

Game wardens found the fish in late September off Texas' southern South Padre Island near the border with Mexico, TPWD spokesman Steve Lightfoot said. No arrests have been made.

“This is by far the most sharks I have ever gotten in one load,” Texas Parks and Wildlife Sgt. James Dunk told local TV station KGBT. “We have here probably two to three miles of gill net that was placed in our waters about four miles north of the Mexico border right off the beach,” Dunk said.

Authorities believe Mexican fishermen set the illegal nets — a common practice along the southern border.

Dunk said Mexican fishermen regularly sneak into the U.S. to lay illegal nets.

“They get over here in a matter of two minutes and be back in Mexico in a matter of two minutes. ... The guys we have caught in the past have flat told us that there are no more fish over there and that is why they are coming over here,” Dunk said.

— Staff report

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DOVE North Zone and Central Zone Sept. 1-Oct. 23 and Dec. 23-Jan. 8 South Zone Sept. 23-Oct. 30 and Dec. 23-Jan. 23 Bag limit: 15 birds and not more than two white-tipped doves.

Special White-winged Dove Area Sept. 3-4, 10-11, Sept. 23-Oct. 30, Dec. 23-Jan. 19 The daily bag limit in the SWWDA during the first two weekends is 15 doves in the aggregate, to include no more than 4 mourning doves and 2 white-tipped doves. Once the general season opens, the aggregate bag limit will be 15.

EARLY TEAL-ONLY

Sept. 10-25

EARLY CANADA GEESE

Sept. 10-25 (Eastern Zone Only)

ALLIGATOR 22 counties & special properties Remainder of the state

Sept. 10-30 (by permit only) Apr. 1-June 30

PRONGHORN ANTELOPE (By permit only)

Oct. 1-9

WHITE-TAILED DEER Archery-Only Season Special Youth Season* General Season Late Antlerless and Spike Muzzleloader (57 counties)

MULE DEER Archery-Only Season General Season

Oct. 1-Nov. 4 Oct. 29-30, Jan. 2-15 North Texas (209 counties) South Texas (30 counties) North Texas (106 counties) South Texas (30 counties) Jan. 2-15 Oct. 1-Nov. 4 Panhandle (38 counties) SW Panhandle (11 counties) Trans Pecos (19 counties)

JAVELINA Northern (43 counties) Southern (50 counties)

Oct. 1-Feb. 26 Sept. 1-Aug. 31

PHEASANT Panhandle (37 counties) Chambers, Jefferson & Liberty counties

Dec. 3-Jan. 1 Oct. 29-Feb. 26

Nov. 5-Jan. 1 Nov. 5-Jan. 15 Jan. 2-15 Jan. 16-29

SQUIRREL Special Youth Season** East Texas (51 counties) Other Open counties

Sept. 24-25 Oct. 1-Feb. 5, May 1-31 Sept. 1-Aug. 31

LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN No open season for lesser prairie chicken.

QUAIL Statewide (all counties)

Oct. 29-Feb. 26

RIO GRANDE TURKEY Archery-Only Season Fall Season Special Youth Season* North Zone (122 counties) South Zone (26 counties) Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg, & Willacy counties Spring Season North Zone (101 counties) Special Youth Season* South Zone (54 counties) Special Youth Season* 1-Turkey Bag Limit (11 counties)

Oct. 1-Nov. 4 Oct. 29-30, Jan. 21-22 Nov. 5-Jan. 1 Nov. 5-Jan. 15 Nov. 5-Feb. 26 Mar. 31-May 13 Mar. 24-25, May 19-20 Mar. 17-April 29 Mar. 10-11, May 5-6 Apr. 1-30

EASTERN TURKEY+ Spring-Only Season East Texas (28 counties)

Apr. 15-May 14

CHACHALACA Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties

Oct. 29-Feb. 26

RABBITS and HARES No closed season.

Nov. 19-Dec. 4 Nov. 19-27 Nov. 25-Dec. 11

In addition to a hunting license, a migratory game bird stamp endorsement ($7) is required to hunt any migratory game bird, including mourning dove (a Federal Sandhill Crane Permit also is required to hunt sandhill crane). An upland game bird stamp endorsement ($7) is required to hunt turkey, quail, pheasant or chachalacas. See County Listings in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual for specific county regulations and more detailed information. *In all counties that have an open season for those species. ** In all counties that have an Oct. 1-Feb. 5 and May 1-31 open squirrel season. + Rio Grande and Eastern Turkey may be hunted in these counties.

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Proper field care matters for trophy mounts growth, which can cause hair loss down the road. Do not salt the hide. Remember, it is always better to leave more hide on the animal than cutting it too short. Your taxidermist will thank you for that.

SKINNING AND CAPING The best way to cape out any game such as deer, antelope or elk is to skin it out like peeling off your socks at the end of the day. Do not cut down the back or up the brisket. If you leave the back hide on, you can just pull the whole hide down the back and over the head of the animal. Then cut off the head where it connects to the neck.

On the legs, just make a circular cut above the knee joint and pull the leg out. This will leave plenty of leg hide for the taxidermist to work with.

If you know how to remove the hide from the head of the animal you may want to consider this option. If you have never done this before, let someone with experience do it.

WHAT A DRAG: Hunters typically drag their trophies out of the field, but they should use another method if they want to have a shoulder mount made. Dragging over rough terrain can significantly damage the hide. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON. Editor's note: Someone who spends a lot of money on a big game hunt, and works very hard to harvest a animal, expects a quality trophy mount to represent the experience. But if the mount comes back and the hunter is disappointed with it, the taxidermist may not be at fault. Field care is critical for preparing a trophy mount.

Longtime taxidermist Evelyn Billington of Billington Ranch taxidermy in Georgetown offers the following tips to ensure your animal becomes an exceptional mount.

Field care of any deer, elk and pronghorn is of utmost importance for making a mounted trophy. Bad field care can end up in a mediocre mount even though a highly qualified taxidermist does it.

LEAVING THE FIELD One thing hunters tend to do is to drag their freshly killed trophies. But dragging them over rough terrain, brush or fallen trees can damage hides significantly and make them unusable for mounting. Get a cart, sled, or truck (or even a horse) to carry your animal to the camp.

Also, don’t hang a prospective trophy by the neck with a rope, which can cut into the neck and cause the hair to rub off and even fall out. It can also leave a permanent impression on the hide. Instead, always hang your trophy either by the legs, or tie the rope to the antlers.

Do not cut the throat. If your trophy is a deer, antelope or other antlered or horned big game, cape it out as soon as possible and freeze the cape. This will prevent bacteria

SHIPPING Before you ship the specimen to your taxidermist, make sure it is frozen solid. You do not want it to thaw out during the shipping process.

Wrap the frozen specimen in several plastic bags. Then wrap it with several layers of either newspaper or packaging paper.

Always use a Styrofoam container to ship frozen items.

Stuff the container with several more layers of paper to ensure good insulation and to keep the animal from moving around in the container.

Make sure to label each animal on the outside as to what it is and how you want it mounted.

Also include your complete address, phone number, when and where the animal was killed and your hunting license number.

In Texas, FedEx and UPS are going to be your better choices for shipping. Most packages can be sent regular ground within Texas since it only takes one to two days at the most to get to their destination point.

Outside of Texas, you may want to send it either “Express” with the Postal Service, or second-day air with UPS or FedEx. Never send anything priority mail or regular mail from out of state because those options can take several days to arrive and the animal could spoil during shipping.

Always ship on either a Monday or Tuesday and always notify your taxidermist that you are about to send the package.

Evelyn Billington, (254) 793-2120, taxidermyranch@aol.com or www.billingtonranchtaxidermy.com

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New Mako boats embrace classic ‘V’ design for reliability, handling

By Alan Clemons

tweaked boats in the Mako, Sun Tracker and Nitro lines.

“Don’t stereotype it as a saltwater boat because it’s more than that,” said Steve Mason of Tracker Marine in describing the Pro 16 and Pro 17 Skiff Tiller, both of which have the inverted-V hull. “It’s not a new concept, but it’s a brand-new concept for us.

“It’s designed to carry weight. It’s not afraid of that. It’s designed for rough water. It’s not afraid of that. The difference is the hull.”

Albert Hickman, a Canadian, patented the hull design in 1914. He first pitched it to military officers looking for ways to carry troops and equipment during World War I. He argued that large boats with his hull design could transport men and

gear more efficiently, but the brass wasn’t convinced.

After the war, Hickman shifted his focus to the recreational market.

At first glance, the new Mako Pro 17 Skiff looks like … well, The inverted-V design creates a tunnel of sorts in the midit looks just like another center-console skiff. dle of the hull. Toward the stern, the midline V flattens at But check it out under the bow and notice the hull design. the transom.

Looks like a catamaran. Sort of. Then you find out the hull is By trapping air and water, the tunnel creates lift and, in conan inverted V, a concept nearly 100 years old that has stood cert with an outboard engine, provides a smooth, stable ride. the test of time for reliability and handling.

As Mason noted, the Mako shouldn’t be stereotyped as That’s the idea behind Mako’s new offering in its inshore only for inshore saltwater use. It will fit that use well, of lineup for 2012, as revealed recently to dealers and the course, but can also find a home on freshwater lakes. boating media at Big Cedar Lodge on Table Rock Lake “You can put on a 4-inch hydraulic plate with a PowerTech near Branson, Mo. The Pro 17 Skiff is part of several new or 4-blade prop with L-cup in it and run it 5 inches up on the plate with the skeg near the bottom of the boat,” said Jeremy Mataya, Tracker testing manager. “It would be real easy to set that boat up to run safely in 8-10 inches of water.”

The Mako 17 has a bow-molded raised fishing platform with nonskid surface. The forward seat has an 8-gallon aerated baitwell while the helm seat comes with an 85-quart cooler.

The center console unit includes vertical rod holders, space to mount optional electronics and below-console storage areas.

Mataya said the ability to carry weight on plane along with stability in choppy water makes the Mako 17 worth a look.

“There is so much surface area on the bottom of the boat that if you get into a real good chop, you’ll feel the boat take off,” he said. “There’s a lot of wet surface area on the bottom, and it creates less friction and resistance.

“We’ve run it in really shallow water, and being able to plane out with smaller motors and a heavy load was important. Plus, we wanted to keep it light so it could be towed with smaller vehicles.”

STABILITY: Mako’s new offering in its inshore lineup for 2012 features boats with inverted-V hulls that are designed to carry weight and handle rough-water chop.

The Pro 17 has an 80-inch beam and weighs Photo by David J.Sams, LSON. 950 pounds, Mataya said.

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3:58 p.m.

5:03 p.m.

6:07 p.m.

7:11 p.m.

6:06 p.m.

7:11 p.m.

8:12 p.m.

9:10 p.m.

10:04 p.m.

10:57 p.m.

11:48 p.m.

1.0 L 1.3 L 1.6 L 1.9 L 2.1 L 2.3 L 2.4 L

Time Height 11:41 a.m. 0.3 L 4:02 a.m. 1.4 H 3:56 a.m. 1.5 H 3:55 a.m. 1.5 H 4:02 a.m. 1.5 H 2:38 a.m. 1.4 L 4:42 p.m. 0.4 L 5:52 p.m. 0.5 L 7:29 a.m. 1.1 L 7:50 a.m. 0.9 L 8:25 a.m. 0.6 L 9:06 a.m. 0.3 L 9:50 a.m. 0.1 L 10:37 a.m. -0.1 L 11:26 a.m. -0.2 L

Time Height 7:47 p.m. 1.5 H 12:17 p.m. 0.3 L 12:56 p.m. 0.3 L 1:42 p.m. 0.3 L 2:34 p.m. 0.3 L 4:00 a.m. 1.5 H

Time

Height

1.3 H 1.4 H 1.5 H 1.6 H 1.7 H 1.8 H 1.8 H

7:02 p.m.

8:07 p.m.

9:08 p.m.

10:06 p.m.

11:00 p.m.

11:53 p.m.

0.6 L 0.8 L 0.9 L 1.1 L 1.3 L 1.4 L

Time Height 10:42 a.m. 0.4 L 11:18 a.m. 0.3 L 11:57 a.m. 0.3 L 12:43 p.m. 0.4 L 2:54 a.m. 2.1 H 2:52 a.m. 2.1 H 3:43 p.m. 0.5 L 4:53 p.m. 0.5 L 6:30 a.m. 1.2 L 6:51 a.m. 0.9 L 7:26 a.m. 0.6 L 8:07 a.m. 0.4 L 8:51 a.m. 0.1 L 9:38 a.m. -0.1 L 10:27 a.m. -0.2 L

Time Height 6:39 p.m. 2.2 H 7:36 p.m. 2.1 H 8:44 p.m. 2.1 H 10:04 p.m. 2.1 H 1:35 p.m. 0.4 L 2:35 p.m. 0.4 L

Time 11:04 p.m.

11:31 p.m.

11:58 p.m.

Height 1.4 L 1.4 L 1.4 L

2.1 H 2.3 H 2.6 H 2.7 H 2.9 H 3.0 H 3.0 H

10:42 p.m. 2.4 H 2:38 p.m. 0.6 L

Time Height 4:03 a.m. 1.4 H 12:03 a.m. 1.3 L 12:30 a.m. 1.4 L 12:57 a.m. 1.4 L 1:29 a.m. 1.4 L 12:30 a.m. 1.5 H 1:10 a.m. 1.5 H 1:30 a.m. 1.5 H 1:45 a.m. 1.4 H 1:59 a.m. 1.4 H 2:12 a.m. 1.4 H 2:28 a.m. 1.4 H 2:46 a.m. 1.4 H 3:06 a.m. 1.5 H 3:30 a.m. 1.5 H

12:21 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

3:19 p.m.

4:28 p.m.

5:33 p.m.

6:37 p.m.

7:41 p.m.

8:44 p.m. 1.5 H 9:52 p.m. 1.5 H 11:12 p.m. 1.5 H 3:34 p.m. 0.3 L

Time Height 2:55 a.m. 2.0 H 2:54 a.m. 2.0 H 2:48 a.m. 2.1 H 2:47 a.m. 2.1 H 12:30 a.m. 1.4 L 1:39 a.m. 1.4 L 12:02 a.m. 2.1 H 2:22 a.m. 2.1 H 12:37 a.m. 2.0 H 12:51 a.m. 2.0 H 1:04 a.m. 2.0 H 1:20 a.m. 2.0 H 1:38 a.m. 2.0 H 1:58 a.m. 2.1 H 2:22 a.m. 2.1 H

Date Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28

Houston

Time Height Time 1:29 p.m. 0.5 L 12:59 a.m. 1.4 H 02:05 p.m.

2:49 a.m. 1.4 H 02:46 p.m.

4:00 a.m. 1.4 H 03:34 p.m.

4:55 a.m. 1.5 H 04:29 p.m.

5:42 a.m. 1.5 H 05:31 p.m.

6:24 a.m. 1.4 H 06:41 p.m.

6:59 a.m. 1.3 H 07:58 p.m.

7:07 a.m. 1.2 H 09:21 p.m.

5:17 a.m. 1.0 H 10:14 a.m.

2:52 a.m. 1.0 H 10:16 a.m.

10:52 a.m. 0.6 L 09:02 p.m.

11:36 a.m. 0.4 L 11:10 p.m.

12:24 p.m. 0.2 L 1:23 a.m. 1.5 H 01:14 p.m.

Height 0.5 L 0.5 L 0.5 L 0.5 L 0.5 L 0.6 L 0.7 L 0.8 L 0.9 L 0.8 L 1.3 H 1.4 H

Time

4:31 p.m.

7:06 p.m.

Height

Time

Height

1.1 H 10:56 p.m.

1.2 H

0.9 L

Height

Height

0.1 L

Date Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28

Time Height 4:23 a.m. 0.74 H 4:56 a.m. 0.75 H 5:37 a.m. 0.75 H 6:24 a.m. 0.75 H 7:14 a.m. 0.76 H 8:02 a.m. 0.75 H 8:52 a.m. 0.74 H 9:50 a.m. 0.71 H 5:56 a.m. 0.66 H 4:05 a.m. 0.65 H 3:06 a.m. 0.66 H 2:28 a.m. 0.70 H 2:19 a.m. 0.75 H 2:41 a.m. 0.79 H 3:22 a.m. 0.81 H

Time Height 2:45 p.m. 0.44 L 3:32 p.m. 0.43 L 4:21 p.m. 0.43 L 5:12 p.m. 0.43 L 6:01 p.m. 0.43 L 6:48 p.m. 0.44 L 7:31 p.m. 0.46 L 8:08 p.m. 0.49 L 8:03 a.m. 0.66 L 10:04 a.m. 0.60 L 11:02 a.m. 0.53 L 11:53 a.m. 0.46 L 12:44 p.m. 0.41 L 1:36 p.m. 0.36 L 2:30 p.m. 0.34 L

Time

Time

Date Time Height Oct 14 3:26 a.m. 1.8 H Oct 15 3:25 a.m. 1.8 H Oct 16 3:19 a.m. 2.0 H Oct 17 3:18 a.m. 2.0 H Oct 18 12:12 a.m. 1.2 L Oct 19 1:21 a.m. 1.2 L Oct 20 12:33 a.m. 2.0 H Oct 21 12:53 a.m. 2.0 H Oct 22 1:08 a.m. 1.8 H Oct 23 1:22 a.m. 1.8 H Oct 24 1:35 a.m. 1.8 H Oct 25 1:51 a.m. 1.8 H Oct 26 2:09 a.m. 1.8 H Oct 27 2:29 a.m. 2.0 H Oct 28 2:53 a.m. 2.0 H

Time Height 10:24 a.m. 0.3 L 11:00 a.m. 0.2 L 11:39 a.m. 0.2 L 12:25 p.m. 0.3 L 3:25 a.m. 2.0 H 3:23 a.m. 2.0 H 3:25 p.m. 0.4 L 4:35 p.m. 0.5 L 6:12 a.m. 1.0 L 6:33 a.m. 0.8 L 7:08 a.m. 0.5 L 7:49 a.m. 0.3 L 8:33 a.m. 0.1 L 9:20 a.m. -0.1 L 10:09 a.m. -0.2 L

11:13 a.m.

12:52 p.m.

2:11 p.m.

3:20 p.m.

4:25 p.m.

5:29 p.m.

6:33 p.m.

1.8 H 2.0 H 2.2 H 2.3 H 2.5 H 2.6 H 2.6 H

11:22 p.m. 2.1 H

6:03 p.m.

7:08 p.m.

8:09 p.m.

9:07 p.m.

10:01 p.m.

10:54 p.m.

11:45 p.m.

0.6 L 0.8 L 1.0 L 1.2 L 1.4 L 1.4 L 1.5 L

Date Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28

Time Height 10:17 a.m. 0.5 L 10:50 a.m. 0.4 L 11:29 a.m. 0.4 L 12:14 p.m. 0.4 L 1:07 p.m. 0.5 L 2:08 p.m. 0.6 L 12:10 a.m. 2.2 H 12:31 a.m. 2.1 H 12:41 a.m. 2.0 H 12:44 a.m. 1.8 H 12:40 a.m. 1.7 H 12:28 a.m. 1.6 H 8:32 a.m. 0.1 L 9:17 a.m. -0.2 L 10:06 a.m. -0.4 L

Time Height 7:31 p.m. 2.0 H 8:34 p.m. 2.0 H 9:43 p.m. 2.1 H 10:48 p.m. 2.1 H 11:37 p.m. 2.2 H 3:17 p.m.

4:32 p.m.

6:53 a.m.

6:53 a.m.

7:17 a.m.

7:51 a.m.

5:10 p.m.

6:22 p.m.

7:34 p.m.

0.7 L 0.9 L 1.6 L 1.2 L 0.8 L 0.4 L 2.2 H 2.3 H 2.3 H

2011 Oct-Nov 14 Fri > 15 Sat 16 Sun 17 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed Q 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 Tue > 26 Wed N 27 Thu N 28 Fri > 29 Sat > 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed

A.M. Minor Major 7:12 1:01 8:05 1:53 8:59 2:47 9:55 3:42 10:50 4:37 11:43 5:31 12:11 6:22 12:58 7:11 1:45 7:57 2:29 8:42 3:14 9:27 4:02 10:16 4:55 11:09 5:54 ----6:59 12:43 8:06 1:51 9:14 2:59 10:18 4:04 11:17 5:04 ----- 5:57

P.M. Minor 7:36 8:29 9:24 10:20 11:15 ----12:35 1:24 2:10 2:55 3:41 4:30 5:24 6:24 7:30 8:37 9:44 10:46 11:43 12:09

Major 1:24 2:17 3:12 4:07 5:02 5:56 6:48 7:36 8:22 9:08 9:54 10:43 11:38 12:40 1:14 2:22 3:29 4:32 5:30 6:21

SUN Rises Sets 07:20 06:52 07:21 06:51 07:22 06:50 07:22 06:49 07:23 06:48 07:24 06:47 07:24 06:46 07:25 06:45 07:26 06:44 07:26 06:43 07:27 06:42 07:28 06:41 07:28 06:40 07:29 06:39 07:30 06:38 07:31 06:37 07:31 06:37 07:32 06:36 07:33 06:35 07:34 06:34

MOON Rises Sets 8:22p 9:36a 9:06p 10:30a 9:55p 11:23a 10:47p 12:13p 11:43p 1:01p NoMoon 1:45p 12:42a 2:27p 1:44a 3:06p 2:46a 3:44p 3:50a 4:22p 4:56a 5:00p 6:04a 5:42p 7:14a 6:27p 8:25a 7:18p 9:35a 8:15p 10:41a 9:15p 11:40a 10:18p 12:33p 11:20p 1:18p NoMoon 1:57p 12:20a

Dallas 11:37 a.m.

3:03 p.m.

0.67 H 0.62 H

8:33 p.m. 0.54 L 8:29 p.m. 0.59 L

Time Height 7:10 p.m. 2.1 H 8:07 p.m. 2.0 H 9:15 p.m. 2.0 H 10:35 p.m. 2.0 H 1:17 p.m. 0.3 L 2:17 p.m. 0.3 L

Time 10:46 p.m.

11:13 p.m.

11:40 p.m.

Height 1.2 L 1.2 L 1.2 L

11:44 a.m.

1:23 p.m.

2:42 p.m.

3:51 p.m.

4:56 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

7:04 p.m.

1.7 H 1.8 H 2.1 H 2.2 H 2.3 H 2.4 H 2.4 H

5:45 p.m.

6:50 p.m.

7:51 p.m.

8:49 p.m.

9:43 p.m.

10:36 p.m.

11:27 p.m.

0.5 L 0.7 L 0.8 L 1.0 L 1.2 L 1.2 L 1.3 L

Time

Height

Time

Height

10:51 a.m.

1:01 p.m.

2:36 p.m.

3:56 p.m.

1.7 H 1.8 H 2.0 H 2.1 H

11:53 p.m. 2.0 H

South Padre Island

Freeport Harbor Date Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28

Nov 12

Nov 4

Port Aransas, H. Caldwell Pier

San Luis Pass Date Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28

First

Oct 27

Rockport

Galveston Bay entrance, south jetty Date Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28

Last

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

Full

Port O’Connor

Sabine Pass, jetty Time Height 2:46 a.m. 2.9 H 2:45 a.m. 2.9 H 2:39 a.m. 3.0 H 2:38 a.m. 3.0 H 12:07 a.m. 2.9 L 1:10 a.m. 2.9 L 3:20 p.m. 0.9 L 12:13 a.m. 3.0 H 12:28 a.m. 2.9 H 12:42 a.m. 2.9 H 12:55 a.m. 2.9 H 1:11 a.m. 2.9 H 1:29 a.m. 2.9 H 1:49 a.m. 3.0 H 2:13 a.m. 3.0 H

New

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5:51 p.m. 1.0 L 7:13 p.m. 1.2 L 8:40 p.m. 1.4 L

2011 Oct-Nov 14 Fri > 15 Sat 16 Sun 17 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed Q 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 Tue > 26 Wed N 27 Thu N 28 Fri > 29 Sat > 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed

A.M. Minor Major 7:18 1:06 8:10 1:58 9:05 2:52 10:00 3:47 10:55 4:42 11:49 5:36 12:16 6:28 1:04 7:17 1:50 8:03 2:35 8:48 3:20 9:33 4:07 10:21 5:00 11:15 5:59 ----7:04 12:48 8:12 1:56 9:19 3:05 10:24 4:10 11:22 5:09 ----- 6:02

P.M. Minor Major 7:41 1:30 8:35 2:22 9:30 3:17 10:25 4:13 11:21 5:08 ----- 6:02 12:40 6:53 1:29 7:42 2:15 8:28 3:00 9:13 3:46 9:59 4:35 10:49 5:29 11:44 6:30 12:45 7:35 1:20 8:43 2:27 9:49 3:34 10:52 4:38 11:48 5:35 12:14 6:26

SUN MOON Rises Sets Rises Sets 07:28 06:56 8:21p 9:49a 07:29 06:54 9:04p 10:43a 07:30 06:53 9:53p 11:36a 07:30 06:52 10:45p 12:26p 07:31 06:51 11:42p 1:14p 07:32 06:50 NoMoon 1:57p 07:33 06:48 12:42a 2:38p 07:34 06:47 1:45a 3:15p 07:34 06:46 2:50a 3:52p 07:35 06:45 3:55a 4:27p 07:36 06:44 5:03a 5:04p 07:37 06:43 6:13a 5:44p 07:38 06:42 7:25a 6:28p 07:39 06:41 8:37a 7:17p 07:39 06:40 9:48a 8:13p 07:40 06:39 10:55a 9:13p 07:41 06:38 11:54a 10:16p 07:42 06:37 12:45p 11:19p 07:43 06:36 1:29p NoMoon 07:44 06:35 2:07p 12:21a

P.M. Minor Major 7:48 1:37 8:42 2:29 9:37 3:24 10:32 4:20 11:28 5:15 ----- 6:09 12:47 7:00 1:36 7:49 2:22 8:35 3:07 9:20 3:53 10:06 4:42 10:56 5:36 11:51 6:37 12:52 7:42 1:27 8:50 2:34 9:56 3:41 10:59 4:45 11:55 5:42 12:21 6:33

SUN MOON Rises Sets Rises Sets 07:33 07:05 8:35p 9:49a 07:33 07:04 9:20p 10:42a 07:34 07:03 10:08p 11:35a 07:34 07:02 11:01p 12:25p 07:35 07:01 11:57p 1:13p 07:36 07:00 NoMoon 1:58p 07:36 06:59 12:56a 2:40p 07:37 06:58 1:57a 3:19p 07:38 06:57 3:00a 3:57p 07:38 06:56 4:04a 4:34p 07:39 06:55 5:09a 5:13p 07:40 06:54 6:17a 5:55p 07:41 06:53 7:27a 6:41p 07:41 06:52 8:38a 7:32p 07:42 06:51 9:48a 8:29p 07:43 06:50 10:53a 9:29p 07:44 06:49 11:53a 10:31p 07:44 06:49 12:45p 11:34p 07:45 06:48 1:30p NoMoon 07:46 06:47 2:09p 12:34a

P.M. Minor 8:02 8:55 9:50 10:46 11:41 12:09 1:01 1:50 2:36 3:21 4:06 4:55 5:50 6:50 7:56 9:03 10:10 11:12 ----12:34

SUN Rises 07:50 07:51 07:52 07:53 07:54 07:55 07:56 07:56 07:57 07:58 07:59 08:00 08:01 08:02 08:03 08:04 08:05 08:06 08:07 08:08

San Antonio 2011 Oct-Nov 14 Fri > 15 Sat 16 Sun 17 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed Q 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 Tue > 26 Wed N 27 Thu N 28 Fri > 29 Sat > 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed

A.M. Minor Major 7:25 1:13 8:17 2:05 9:12 2:59 10:07 3:54 11:02 4:49 11:56 5:43 12:23 6:35 1:11 7:24 1:57 8:10 2:42 8:55 3:27 9:40 4:14 10:28 5:07 11:22 6:06 ----7:11 12:55 8:19 2:03 9:26 3:12 10:31 4:17 11:29 5:16 ----- 6:09

Amarillo 2011 Oct-Nov 14 Fri > 15 Sat 16 Sun 17 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed Q 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sun 24 Mon 25 Tue > 26 Wed N 27 Thu N 28 Fri > 29 Sat > 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed

OUTDOOR PUZZLER | By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen ACROSS 1. A good item to have on hunting trips 5. A habitat deer will hide in 9. The shoulder hide on a deer 10. Crappies and perch are _____ 12. Cloth used to sharpen hooks 13. The slippery swimmer 14. Letter code for a shotgun model 15. A cover for wildfowl 17. Deer mark on a tree trunk 19. A camper's gear item 22. A large grouping of game 24. A type of lure 26. A game bird 27. A species of perch 31. Anglers fish this area at times 34. The arrow is his ammo 36. A group of decoys 37. Name earned by the expert fisherman 39. Shot fired without careful aim 41. Some lures have this to attract game 44. A part of a trap 45. Trapped for the fur 47. The pelt 48. Outdoor all-weather wear

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49. Act of carrying canoe overland 50. Wild packs of these kill many deer DOWN 1. Some bullets have a _____ jacket 2. A lion's hair 3. A game bird 4. Appendage on a turkey's feet 6. A very valuable fur bearer 7. Anything that attracts game, fish, wildfowl 8. The main fin on a fish 9. Common name for the brook trout 11. The cost to fish, hunt 15. The _____ crappie 16. Fish eggs 18. Some prefer this type hunting 20. The wild sheep 21. Term for a tree root underwater 23. A fish species, black _____fish 25. Said to be best color for fish lure 28. Large appendage on the

A.M. Minor 7:38 8:31 9:25 10:20 11:16 ----12:37 1:24 2:11 2:55 3:40 4:28 5:21 6:20 7:24 8:32 9:40 10:44 11:43 12:10

Major 1:27 2:18 3:13 4:08 5:03 5:57 6:48 7:37 8:23 9:08 9:53 10:42 11:35 ----1:09 2:17 3:25 4:30 5:29 6:22

Major 1:50 2:43 3:38 4:33 5:28 6:22 7:14 8:02 8:48 9:34 10:20 11:09 12:04 13:05 1:40 2:48 3:55 4:58 5:56 6:46

Sets 07:14 07:13 07:11 07:10 07:09 07:08 07:06 07:05 07:04 07:03 07:02 07:00 06:59 06:58 06:57 06:56 06:55 06:54 06:53 06:52

MOON Rises 8:36p 9:20p 10:08p 11:01p NoMoon NoMoon 12:59a 2:03a 3:09a 4:16a 5:25a 6:36a 7:50a 9:04a 10:16a 11:22a 12:21p 1:11p 1:54p 2:31p

Sets 10:15a 11:10a 12:03p 12:53p 1:40p 2:23p 3:02p 3:39p 4:14p 4:48p 5:24p 6:02p 6:45p 7:33p 8:28p 9:28p 10:31p 11:35p NoMoon 12:38a

FOR THE TABLE Marinated and grilled redfish 3 tbsp. soy sauce Juice of one lemon 1/4 cup Marsala wine 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. dry ginger 4 cloves garlic, diced 4 redfish fillets (or other white fish) 2 scallions, cut into 2-inch slivers Combine first six ingredients and marinate fish in the refrigerator for two hours. Remove fish from marinade and place on hot grill.

Thickness of fish determines length of cooking time, but generally will be about 10 minutes. Top with scallions and serve.

— nssf.org

Dove casserole

muley A deer food source A trapper's catch for the fur A small game predator Hunters call him a varmint A bowmen's organization All have their own _____ of fishing 39. Bucks do this to warn of 29.

30.

32.

33.

35.

38.

danger 40. Should do this to hunting routes 42. Food source for wildfowl 43. The hunting domain 44. A freshwater fish 46. Need this to pack the day's catch

20-30 dove 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1/2 tsp. paprika 6 tbsp. butter 15 oz. can artichokes (optional) 1/4 lb. mushrooms 2 tbsp. flour 2/3 cup chicken consomme 3-4 tbsp. sherry (cream or cooking)

Add salt, pepper, and paprika to dove and fry in 4 tbsp. butter. Place in casserole. Place artichokes between dove. Sauté mushrooms in 2 tbsp. butter. Add 2 tbsp. flour. Stir in consomme and sherry. Cook 5 minutes. Pour over dove. Cover and cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

— wildgamerecipes.org

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