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Redfish reports positive along entire coast

By John Keith

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Early success Teal hunters report loads of birds.

Page 6 THEY’RE HERE: Pearland angler Patrick Kirst shows off one of the 20 redfish he and John Hrbacek, of Katy, caught near Galveston. Photo by John Hrbacek.

Private land for public hunting TPWD program could be expanded.

Recent weeks have seen cool fronts spread across the state, and according to area anglers, the redfish have responded beautifully.

“We have been having really good reds, just excellent trips,” said Matagorda fishing guide Jimmy Riddle. “We’ve had schooling redfish, and a lot of them, for

the last six or seven days.”

Riddle has keyed in on shallow water, 2 feet or less, over oyster shell beds for most of his trips.

From scented plastics to topwaters, Riddle said each day has the reds displaying a different preference.

“It’s just going to get better and better every day; it’s that time of year,” he said. “They’re running 24 to 28 inches, and a few oversized in with the mix.”

Farther down the coast, South Padre Island fishing guide Emilio Villarreal is finally seeing the redfish action starting to pick up, after a lackluster summer.

“The redfish were slow in the summertime, and it’s picked up quite a bit,” he said. “With the last two fronts, it has certainly helped the fishing, though it hasn’t got down under 80.

“A lot of bait has been pushed See REDFISH, Page 15

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SOMEONE SHOOT: Three friends enjoy the shade of a mesquite tree and the camaraderie of an afternoon of dove hunting in Atascosa County during the opening weekend of the South Zone dove season. Reports were mostly positive on hunter success. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

South Zone opens with spotty action

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Dove hunting for the South Zone opener on Sept. 21 was spotty, with some hunters shooting quick limits, while others

Mule deer rebounding after poor 2011 season

were searching for birds that never showed up.

New Braunfels hunter Frank Onion headed south to Dilley for the opening afternoon and reported a solid shoot.

“I was hunting with Dilley

Feed and Grain Wildlife Supply Outfitters, and the first afternoon we hunted close to town and had a good flight of whitewings over a maize field,” Onion said. “Most of our party limited out without a problem. On Saturday morning,

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Although a historic drought hampered mule deer antlers in the TransPecos region of Texas last season, the deer, like the rain, have bounced back this year.

Hunters should expect a solid hunting season, although deer numbers in some areas have taken a hit due to last year’s drought.

“The deer are looking good this

we hunted southwest of town over a cut cornfield and we had a good shoot of mourning dove. Many of them were very young birds that offered easy shooting.”

year,” said Hunter Ross, owner of Desert Safaris. “We have had good rain from April through the past few weeks. The rains came before the bucks shed their antlers and there See MULE DEER, Page 16 BETTER THAN LAST YEAR: Mule deer bucks should be in better shape this season after a rough 2011 that saw many die due to drought. On properties that are well-managed, some bigger bucks can be expected.

Photo by Dr. Louis Harveson.

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HUNTING

Private lands for public hunting TPWD spending small amount of total budget on program

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Although Texas may not have the amount of public land as other states, there is an option for hunters looking for a good hunt on private property once thought to be off-limits.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s lease of private lands for public deer hunts enables hunters to apply and be drawn for hunts on well-managed properties.

“We have approximately 200 permits for deer,” said Linda Campbell, program director. “The main advantage is if a landowner

knows they have excess animals and don’t want to deal with a lease, we take care of everything.

“We choose the hunters, provide the rules, advertise for them and send them to the landowner’s door for the hunt.”

TPWD leases the land through Fund 9,

the fund derived from revenue from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.

LSON learned through a Freedom of Information Act request that TPWD only spent $80,900 to secure 199 hunts on 10 See PRIVATE, Page 19

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ANYWHERE, ANYTIME: With crows considered a nuisance by most farmers and ranchers, finding areas to hunt is generally unproblematic. Photo by J.J. Kent.

Crazy for crows Hunters tout ample opportunity, high numbers

By John Keith Lone Star Outdoor News So, you’ve always wanted to hunt crows?

You haven’t? According to these

hunters, you’re missing out.

“You can shoot 100 crows for less work than six ducks,” said Dallas crow hunter Matt Hunt.

“I’ve slowly tapered off waterfowl and gotten more and more into

crow hunting.”

Hunt, a member of the group Texas Crow Patrol, is well aware of the negative connotation crows and crow hunters hold, but said the criticisms are unfounded.

“My reason for doing it is you can shoot a lot more than you can with game birds because you don’t have the bag limits. You can call them pretty much anywhere anytime, and you rarely get skunked on a crow hunt,” he said. “What got me started on it was that I wanted to go hunting every day, and your options are kind of limited besides crow, pigeon or varmint.”

When Hunt first started, he was happy to bring down four or five birds an outing. But experience has brought higher expectations.

“Now if I don’t shoot 30 or 40

The color of a rack What affects the darkness of deer antlers?

By John Keith

Lone Star Outdoor News Look in any taxidermy shop, hunting lodge, or trophy room and chances are you’ll see as many different shades of antler color as you do rack size.

But the reason behind the color variations is not easy to pinpoint, according to Lin Poor, certified wildlife biologist for Texas Wildlife Management.

“Working all over the state, I’d definitely say vegetation has something to do with it,” Poor said. “Obviously, as bucks start coming out of velvet and

start rubbing on certain species, they will start darkening somewhat.”

According to Poor, a plant with thin bark that comes off easily is more likely to stain an antler, compared with a plant with thicker bark that doesn’t lose its bark as readily.

“Mesquite does not have a thick bark, but has a hard back and is pretty vascular,” he said. “That has to rank up there with a plant that could stain a deer antler pretty easily as compared to a harder wood.”

See COLOR, Page 23

WHAT TO RUB: Biologists point to the different species of plants a buck chooses to rub as having a big influence on antler color. Photos by David J Sams, LSON.

I’m disappointed,” he said. “That’s the draw for me — high volume shooting.”

Dallas resident Bob Irving, also a member of Texas Crow Patrol, said skill is definitely involved to be successful on a crow hunt.

“They have good eyes, and they’re very smart,” Irving said.

“I believe you have to have headto-toe camo, and you have to be patient, but some people don’t have the patience for it.”

Hunters can use crow decoys, but only a few are needed, according to Irving.

“I can’t say I’m a big proponent of a lot of decoys,” he said. “The main thing is to hide well enough they can’t see you, but be able to still swing your shotgun, too.”

Irving uses an electronic FoxPro predator call, which has a crow fighting soundcard that draws in the birds. And once the crows stop responding to a particular stand, See CROWS, Page 19

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SHEDS MEAN MORE BUCKS: Hunters on many ranches let mature bucks walk last season due to the drought, meaning there should be plenty of nice deer during bow season. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

Plenty of mature deer for bow season Much better antler growth than last year

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Thanks to adequate, timely rains throughout much of the state’s whitetail country, this year’s bow season is shaping up to be a good one.

And compared to last season, it could feel like a great one.

“It is going to be good,” said guide Kevin Burleson of Heart of Texas Bowhunting in

Ballinger. “The deer are looking great. The early rains this year really helped.”

Burleson said his bucks all suffered because of the drought last year, but they have bounced back in a big way, with mature deer gaining as much as 20 inches over last year.

“I have 11,000 acres and we were finding a couple of dead deer every week last year,” he said. “This season, I don’t think we have found a single one.”

Fawn recruitment is up across the state, with plenty of ranch managers seeing twins and even triplets.

“Everything here has picked up — antler See BOW SEASON, Page 27

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Done in no time Teal opener fast and furious across parts of state

TAKE ’EM: Despite cool fronts moving in right before the season, hunters in North, South and West Texas all reported great hunting and solid numbers of birds. Photo by Daniel Kubecka.

By John Keith

Lone Star Outdoor News A hunt judged more by the speed of completion than the number of birds, teal hunters revel in the fastpaced shooting and wide opportunity that the early season offers.

But for at least one young hunter the total did matter, even if the number only ended up being one.

“I’ve always wanted to

shoot my first duck, and I didn’t think I was going to shoot it because I didn’t really have the full sight on it,” said 9-year-old Koleman Kennedy of Prosper, who was hunting a pond in Fannin County with his father, Khris. “And then I saw it drop like a brick.

“It was just really an exciting time for me.”

The hunt was a few days after opening weekend.

Khris Kennedy said he

couldn’t have been happier for his son, but quickly got a taste of what the future might hold.

“He started gloating on us a little bit afterward, because it was the only bird shot that day,” Khris said.

Despite getting ribbed, Khris said the teal season in North Texas had a strong start.

“For the opener we had three guys in the blind, and we limited in a matter of 15 minutes,” he said. “It would have been faster, but we had to get out to go count birds.”

Khris hunted the following Monday, where limits were again quickly reached, and the same went for Wednesday. He did see a decrease in birds due to the cold front that moved in, but said they were still around in huntable numbers.

Over in Lubbock, area guide Evan Botsford said the cold front also affected the numbers of birds he had been holding.

“We didn’t do as good as we should have, because we were sitting on a ton of birds before that front came in,” he said. “But we still shot six limits opening morning.”

Botsford said he is still waiting on the numbers to build back up.

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Panhandle’s Best owner pleads guilty to game violations Mark Dean Meissenburg, owner of well-known guide service Panhandle’s Best Inc., of Amarillo, was sentenced this month by U.S. Magistrate Judge Clinton E. Averitte to one year probation for allowing hunters to take sandhill cranes in excess of the daily bag limit.

Averitte also ordered that Meissenburg pay a $900 fine and restitution of $2590.

Specifically, Meissenburg pleaded guilty to one count of having custody of migratory birds without proper tagging. According to the plea documents filed in the case, he admitted that on Jan. 24, 2012, he unlawfully had custody of a sandhill crane, a migratory bird, belonging to another person without proper tagging requirements.

Undercover agents went hunting with Meissenburg and he allowed them to shoot his limit of cranes, along with their own. Then he filled out a false Texas Wildlife Resource document before explaining to the agents how to act if approached by a game warden.

— Staff report

Hagerman hunters can now target turkeys, hogs Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, located about 75 miles north of Dallas, has announced the opening of special turkey and hog hunts for 2013.

“We’ve been working on it for the last several years,” said HNWR Assistant Manager Rick Cantu. “We will have turkey hunts, and we’ve allowed deer hunters to take feral hogs, but now we have a specific hunt for the hogs.”

The hog hunts will be held March 8-10 and March 22-24. The turkey hunts are scheduled for April 19-21 and April 26-28. Hunters will have a great chance at harvesting a good bird, according to Cantu.

“We’ve got our units already separated out, and we’re only issuing 24 tags — if you don’t get a turkey, I don’t know what we can do to help you,” he said. “There will only be two individuals hunting in each unit, and it’s going to be a great hunt for those who get it, and we’re probably going to allow preference points.”

Permits for the hog hunts will be more liberal than the turkey, with around 170 tags to be issued.

Feral hog applications can be made online at Hagermanpermits.com from Nov. 1-30. Turkey applications can be submitted Dec. 1-31. Drawings will be Dec. 6 and Jan. 7, respectively.

For further questions, contact HNWR at (903) 786-2826.

— Staff report

Texas brothers to be resentenced in Kansas One of the most famous cases involving illegal harvesting of white-tailed deer is seeing a new twist.

Martinsville natives James Butler, owner, and Marlin Butler, guide, of Camp Lone Star near Coldwater, Kan., have had their sentences overturned by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The original sentence was 41 months in prison and a total of $50,000 in fines for James Butler, and 27 months in prison with $20,000 in fines for Marlin Butler. The men had pleaded guilty to felony charges of conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act, and violation of the Lacey Act. James Butler also pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice.

The men had allegedly encouraged hunters, who were paying up to $5,000, to hunt without a valid license, spotlight deer during night hunts and use firearms during archery season.

The appeals court did not approve of U.S. District Court Judge Wesley Brown’s estimate of the deer involved, which he had valued at $120,000. The court also denied conditions Brown enacted that would have prohibited the brothers from hunting, fishing, trapping, or even being in the presence of someone engaging in the activities.

The appeals court has ordered the district court to figure the actual retail market value of the deer in the calculation of the new sentence, but said James Butler will still be required to pay the $25,000 to Kansas.

— Staff report

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FISHING

Cooler weather bringing changes to bass patterns on Fork Bass moving to shallows

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Summer largemouth bass fishing in Texas means fishing deep to find bass hunkering well below the surface to escape the brutal heat.

And then September hits.

Cooler air temperatures bring cooler water temperatures, which push bass to the shallows to hunt for food.

“The lake has been turning over the last couple of weeks, but that is wrapping up,” said Lake Fork guide Andrew Grills. “We’re switching from the offshore, deep structure we fish in the summer to a more shallow pattern. The bass are moving into the creeks following shad.”

Grills said that pattern should hold until mid-November.

“This is a time when a lot of things work,” he said.

“Whatever you like to throw — topwaters, spinner baits, crankbaits, jigs — they are all good. It is a fun time to fish.”

Photo by Andrew Grills.

Grills has been keying on secondary points close to creek channels at depths of 5 to 15 feet.

“Water clarity is also a big factor,” he said. “This lake turns over longer than other lakes, so it is very important this time of year to find the clearest water you can find.”

Another Fork guide, John Tanner, said the cooler weather has brought a much-needed change to the bass patterns.

“Oh yeah, the cooler weather will definitely move (the bass),” Tanner said. “The top-water bite is on and I have seen them schooling in the evenings. The shad get up there and a lot of the bass are either suspending or in the grass.

“We have a lot of grass this year.”

Other reports from across the state say much the same thing — bass heading out of the deeper water to chase baitfish in the shallows.

ROCKY FISHING: Anglers targeting the jetties are finding good schools of reds, with some bulls being caught. Photo by David J Sams, LSON.

Sturdy on the jetties Bull reds highlighting the catch

By John Keith

Lone Star Outdoor News Usually known for the wide variety of fish that are possible to catch in a single morning, some anglers are finding a pleasant consistency while fishing the jetties.

Upper coast angler John Hrbacek, of Katy, found hungry bull reds while fishing the end of the South Jetty from the Galveston Yacht Basin with friends on a recent afternoon.

“The action started slow for the first 20 minutes, but quickly heated up when the first whole shad and circle hook combo claimed a 29-inch redfish,”

he said. “Everyone switched from live shrimp to shad, and hookups were had on nearly every cast — on more than one occasion, multiple hookups were occurring, and at one time there were three bull reds in the boat.”

Hrbacek said approximately 20 redfish were landed between 29 and 45 inches, with an additional 15 hooked, but managing to escape.

“Seeing a 50-year-old fish come to the surface and releasing that fish to spawn will never get old,” he said.

“One thing for certain is that when the weather cools and a cold front stirs up the bay systems, the bulls will be on the move.”

Targeting the North Jetty, Justin Smithey, of Conroe, also experienced a slow start to his fishing trip.

“We got out there right at day break, and the bite was fairly slow, taking probably 20 minutes before we got a bite,” he said. “I was sitting there kind of dozed off, and all of a sudden my drag started pulling.”

Though Smithey’s group wasn’t targeting reds, they quickly realized they had found a spot where the reds were active.

“I now see why they call them an underwater freight train; he took me See JETTIES, Page 25

Try, try again; and again, and again CCA/STAR teen trout winner ends 10-year quest

By John Keith

Lone Star Outdoor News

FINALLY: After a 10-year quest with many close calls, Thomas Shelton finally won first place in the CCA/STAR Teens Division with a 7-pound, 10-ounce trout. Photo by Gary Shelton.

Out of the thousands of anglers that compete in the CCA/STAR tournament every year, chances are few have had as many close calls as one young angler.

Fifteen-year-old Clear Creek High School student Thomas Shelton won the Teen Trout Division this year, with a 7-pound, 10-ounce trout. But it’s his

journey to the top that made the win special for him.

Thomas’ dad, Gary Shelton, said the 2010 tournament had brought victory within a tantalizingly close reach.

“In 2010 Thomas placed second because of a little bad luck; he had one, 8 or 9 pounds, come off at the boat and another big one break off,” Gary said.

“He had a fish brought in that actually puked out a bunch of mullet and digested fish parts. The fish was heavier than the current leader’s before it puked.”

Thomas said he remembers the day well.

“It came in and threw up everywhere, See CCA/STAR, Page 15

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Whose fish is that?

By John Keith

Lone Star Outdoor News You want to have a fish fry for friends and family, so you’re out on the lake with a buddy to catch a mess of catfish or white bass.

But it’s one of those days where you can’t catch a cold, and your friend is pulling in fish left and right. Can you let him catch both his limit and yours?

According to Grayson County Game Warden Dale Moses, the law is pretty straightforward with the answer, but enforcement is difficult.

Understanding the law behind bag limits “Everybody has got their own bag limit, and each person is supposed to catch their own fish,” Moses said.

“But as far as the enforcement, if we don’t see it, or they don’t admit who caught each fish, it’s hard to enforce.”

Though each person has their own limit, anglers are allowed to keep fish in a sin-

gle cooler, or stringer. But what about anglers who give their catch to others nearby, and then keep fishing?

“If he catches his limit and is giving other fish to people, the fish are still being retained,” he said. “It’s kind of like a guy that buys his 1-year-old baby a hunting license, and the baby tags out with five deer.”

Finding out if an angler is sharing fish is not easy, or common, for wardens.

“Practically, it’s not really enforceable. We’re checking See BAG LIMITS, Page 23

PILE O’ FISH: Texas law allows anglers to keep their catch on the same stringer or in a cooler, but individual limits still apply. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT On the move LEWISVILLE LAKE — Make sure the boat is gassed up, because you might have to stay on the move to find the fish on Lewisville Lake.

Anglers are finding white bass and hybrids around main lake flats, and the fish seem to be feeding best right before dark.

As for bait, matching the hatch is the best bet, which means using lures about 3 to 4 inches long. Keeping your eyes peeled for graph activity, birds working and surface action will help to find the fish. But once a feeding group of whites are found, they have a tendency to move off quickly.

Decent numbers of good-sized bass have been caught around the Lake Point ramp, which are possibly fish released from recent tournaments.

Crappie are slow to fair on artificials around structure.

Needing some weather CHOKE CANYON RESERVOIR — Choke Canyon is continuing to frustrate anglers, with water levels 15 feet low possibly to blame.

Area guide Wallace Gee said the bite has noticeably improved since Labor Day, but he’s hoping the catfish will pick up further with the help of cooler weather.

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 76–82 degrees; 8.72’ low. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits early, midmorning switching to shaky heads, Texas rigs and jigs.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 76–81 degrees; 11.69’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged soft plastics and jigs in pumpkin/orange fished around any wood cover.

Crappie are good on minnows.

AMISTAD: Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 31.06’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, spinner baits and soft plastics.

Channel and blue catfish are good on cheesebait over baited holes in 6–25 feet.

BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 79–83 degrees; 13.52’ low. Largemouth bass to 3 pounds are fair on redbug and green pumpkin soft plastics, and on crankbaits and top-waters early and late. White bass are excellent on minnows, spinner baits, and lipless crankbaits under lights at night.

ARROWHEAD: Water off-color; 78–83 degrees; 11.01’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics early, later switching to Texas rigs, jigs and jerkbaits.

White bass are good on slabs and Rooster Tails. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait.

ATHENS: Water clear, 77–82 degrees; 3.44’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastics in black neon and green pumpkin around edges of grass, and on shallow to medium crankbaits in shad patterns. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

BASTROP: Water stained; 83–87 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon lipless crankbaits and crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers and punchbait.

BELTON: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 4.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and lipless crankbaits over grass.

Crappie are good on minnows.

Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs, stinkbait, and liver.

BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 78–83 degrees; 4.77’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shallow crankbaits in chartreuse with black back. Crappie are good on jigs over brush piles and mid– to deep–water stickups. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines with soap.

BRAUNIG: Water clear.

Largemouth bass are slow.

Striped bass are good on liver and shad near the pier. Redfish are good down-rigging spoons near the dam.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 26.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on tequila sunrise top-waters, chartreuse lipless crankbaits, and blue shad flukes on flats early. Striped bass are good on plastic swim baits and drifting live bait at first light.

Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows. Channel catfish are good on minnows and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on goldfish and perch upriver.

CALAVERAS: Water clear.

Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits, and lipless crankbaits near the dam. Redfish are good down rigging spoons near the dam in 15–25 feet.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 7.11’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits and top-waters over grass along ledges. Smallmouth bass are good on watermelon red grubs, top-waters and craws at daylight.

CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 77–82 degrees; 2.93’ low. Largemouth bass are good on black and blue flipping jigs fished slowly around docks with brush.

CONROE: Water fairly clear; 81–85 degrees; 2.74’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon/ blue flake soft plastics and small spinner baits.

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 78–83 degrees; 4.29’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics

(slow presentation is best).

White bass are good on slabs.

Hybrid striper are good on small swimbaits and live shad over main lake humps. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut bait.

FALCON: Water clear; 85–89 degrees; 38.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/black and chartreuse/white crankbaits, spinner baits, soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are very good on cut bait and shad.

FAYETTE: Water stained.

Largemouth bass are good on watermelon crankbaits and Carolinarigged soft plastics.

FORK: Water clear; 78–81 degrees; 3.65’ low. Largemouth bass are shallow and a top-water is effective. Best action reported early on shallow crankbaits along main lake points. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 4.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and lipless crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, shrimp, and live bait.

GRANGER: Water clear; 82–86 degrees; 0.88’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms and crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles in 4–12 feet. Blue catfish are good drifting shad near the dam.

LAKE O' THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 79–83 degrees; 4.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics in green pumpkin. Catfish are good on cut shad.

LBJ: Water clear; 82–86 degrees; 0.40’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red soft plastics, chartreuse jigs, and pumpkinseed tubes in 8–15 feet early. Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on shrimp, liver and stinkbait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with

“We haven’t had any cool weather yet, so as soon as we get a pretty good cold front, I think it’ll be all right,” he said. “When it starts cooling, they pick up and start biting a little bit better.”

Gee said anglers running jug lines and trot lines are having better luck than those using a rod and reel. Cheese bait is pulling in some fish.

Bass are also slow, with anglers reporting little to no action.

To contact Wallace Gee, call (361) 318-5904.

Hybrids not hitting yet RICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIR — Anglers hitting the reservoir need to plan on targeting white bass over hybrids, according to area guide Bob Holmes.

“We’re getting some early schooling action from the sand bass — pretty good ones — but it doesn’t last long,” he said. “They kind of move out to humps and points, 17 to 27 feet, for the rest of the morning.”

Once the fish dive deeper, Holmes is jigging them up with a chartreuse pattern.

“It’s just a little bit early for the big hybrid bite,” he said. “We just need a couple more cool fronts to cool them down.”

Pelican Island, Windsock Point, and the 309 Flats are areas Holmes said anglers should look to in the fall.

To contact Bob Holmes, call (214) 728-3310.

— John Keith

goldfish and perch.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 5.33’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on flipping jigs around shallow cover.

Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on prepared bait and minnows.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 85–89 degrees; 0.18’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics around stumps and other shallow cover.

Crappie are good on minnows.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 78–83 degrees; 46.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs, jigs, spoons and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on top-waters and slabs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 77–82 degrees; 18.17’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on buzzbaits early and late, midmorning switching to Texas rigs, crankbaits, Carolina rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Catfish are good on chartreuse nightcrawlers.

waters and lipless crankbaits.

White bass are good on soft plastics and minnows. Crappie are good on live minnows and white tube jigs.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 77–82 degrees; 2.41’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and medium crankbaits along points with riprap. White bass are good on humps with hybrids mixed in.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 2.49’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas rigs and medium-running crankbaits along main lake points. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 81–85 degrees; 3.77’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails, and on white/gold spinner baits. White bass are good on silver spoons and chartreuse spinner baits off points. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Bream are good on nightcrawlers.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 83–97 degrees; 1.59’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and lipless crankbaits.

Channel and blue catfish are good on liver and nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 79–83 degrees; 1.54’’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on finesse jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics near shallow cover and around docks.

White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 2.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white lipless crankbaits and spinner baits.

Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows, shrimp, and nightcrawlers.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 77–83 degrees; 7.64’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics and crankbaits early, later switching to Texas rigs, jigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are good on top-waters while schooling and on slabs over humps.

Catfish are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

SWEETWATER: Water murky; 76–82 degrees; 17.69’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, Texas rigs and small swimbaits. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 4.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon top-

TEXOMA: Water clear; 77–81 degrees; 2.97’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on medium crankbaits along main lake points. Texas-rigged soft plastics are effective as well. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 79–83 degrees; 3.38’ low.

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n Saltwater fishing reports: Page 14 Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse/gold flake soft plastic worms. White bass are good on minnows and silver slabs.

Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and live bait.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 45.74’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse top-waters, soft plastic worms and lizards and smoke grubs in 10–20 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are slow. Hybrid striper are fair on white striper jigs. White bass are good on white soft plastics and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp.

WEATHERFORD: Water clear; 77–82 degrees; 5.16’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics and jigs around docks and shallow cover.

Finesse baits are also working with a slow presentation. White bass are good on slabs and live minnows — some schooling noted later in the day.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 77–82 degrees; 27.75’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early, later switching to jigs, Texas rigs and shallowrunning crankbaits. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 6.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon lipless crankbaits, spinner baits and shallow-running crankbaits.

Striped bass are good chartreuse striper jigs.

— TPWD

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Wrong time, wrong guy Guide lands tagged redfish on Sept. 18

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News The CCA/STAR tournament ended Sept. 3 and guides aren’t eligible for the big prizes anyway. But Capt. Ruben Garza Jr. of Port Mansfield still got excited when he landed a tagged red drum on Sept. 18.

“It was pretty cool,” Garza said. “He ate a top-water but hit it real light. I thought it was a trout at first.”

When the fish got to the boat, he saw the plastic sticking out of the fish.

“He’s got a tag,” Garza said. “I was hoping it was an old one.”

It turned out to be one of the 60 redfish tagged for the summer-long tournament.

“I got real excited at first, but it wouldn’t have mattered,” Garza said. “Since I’m a licensed guide, I’m not eligible.”

The four clients on the boat were just as excited.

“One of them said, ‘Man, if that was me I would have a truck and a boat,’” Garza said. “I had to tell him no such luck; the contest was over.”

The group had a good day on the water, though, catching dozens of redfish and a TOO LATE: Capt. Ruben Garza holds the tagged redfish he few trout later in the day.

“The water temperature is down to caught after the conclusion of the CCA/STAR tournament. about 85 degrees and we have had a north Photo by Ruben Garza. wind for the past four or five days,” he said. “The trout bite didn’t happen until Garza called the STAR tournament direcaround 3 p.m. — we left the trout biting. tor, Gina Rice, and told her the news.

Most were smaller, but we’ve caught a few 27 “The reply was uneventful,” he said. “She inchers.” said, ‘Way to go, Ruben.’”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER YOUNG HUNTER PEPPERED BY ANOTHER, TREATED A young hunter received minor wounds to the upper body when another young shooter swung on a low-flying bird and fired, striking the other youth. Tom Green County Game Wardens Cynde Aguilar and Jason Huebner investigated. The youngster was treated and released.

BAITED FIELD CAUSES HUNTERS TO LOOK ELSEWHERE Early on the opening morning of dove season, Presidio County Game Wardens Andrew Banda, Anthony King and Zack Moerbe were checking a group of dove hunters hunting over a Sudan field that had been cut and baled. After checking the hunters, the wardens inspected the field and found milo had been thrown out in several areas. The ranch manager was filed on for baiting migratory birds, and a large group of understanding hunters left the property frustrated and looking for somewhere else to hunt.

ROAD SIGN SHOOTERS CAME FROM DOVE HUNTING CAMP Garza/Lynn counties Game Warden Drew Spencer was called by a Lynn County landowner who was concerned that members of a large dove hunting camp had not only entered onto his land during their weekend stay at camp, but had also been the ones who shot a county road sign near his property. Lubbock County Game Warden Mallory Brodrick came to assist. Spencer and Brodrick collected numerous empty cartridges on the county road from a 9 mm, .45-cal., 30-30, and a couple spent 12-gauge shells. Tire tracks and shoeprints were also photographed.

The people in the camp were contacted. After questioning and the slow presentation of evidence, the men admitted to having spotlighted for “just rabbits” the night before

CORN IN FIELD CAUSES LOSS OF 54 DOVE Lubbock County Game Warden Mallory Brodrick and Garza/Lynn counties Game Warden Drew Spencer passed a field in which the people hunting began to scramble upon seeing the green trucks. The wardens were met at the gate to the property by two men attempting to preempt the wardens’ entry into the property by showing their licenses. Brodrick and Spencer entered and were met in a parking area by all the hunters who had been

(one with no license) and having shot the road sign prior to that. Spencer later traveled to Lubbock to seek out two other men he believed had also shot the sign. Coincidentally, the men both happened to call Spencer, asking for a meeting. Both men confessed to also having shot the sign.

Three disorderly conduct/discharging a firearm from/on public roadway citations were issued.

WITH AFTERNOON LIMITS, TWO ADMIT TO GOOD MORNING HUNTS On his way out of Lubbock County and back to Lynn County, Garza/ Lynn counties Game Warden Drew Spencer heard some shots being fired from a residential area and went to investigate. Spencer saw several men shooting dove from a small pecan orchard. One man saw Spencer at a distance, put down his shotgun and walked away from his bucket of dove as the others continued to shoot. Spencer talked to the man, who happened to have 15 dove. Upon checking the others, Spencer saw that the men were close to their respective daily bag limits. Spencer asked how many dove each had killed during their morning hunts, and a couple of them said that they had been quite successful earlier in the day. Daily bag limit violation citations were issued, and 16 dove were seized.

in the field. The hunters were taken back out into the field so that their shotguns, licenses and bounty could be checked. Among the 10 individuals, two unplugged shotguns and a couple licensing/endorsement issues were the least of their problems, as the wardens discovered that the dove were being drawn into the field by scattered corn. Hunting over baited grounds citations were issued, and 54 dove were seized.

BAIT AND MORE BAIT Lubbock County Game Warden Shannon Kruse checked three individuals hunting over a baited field.

Two subjects admitted that they knew the landowner placed feed out to attract birds; the third did not know prior to the hunt. The same day, Hutchinson/Carson counties Game Warden Lance Lindley was walking up to a pond to check a group of dove hunters. Passing by their truck, Lindley noticed the bed full of milled corn. As he was checking the hunters, he noticed they had spread the milled corn around the pond. When Lance asked the main spokesman for the group about the corn, the man stated that he was doing that to bring in the deer. Cases pending

OCCUPIED SKI BOAT COMES OFF HITCH AT STEEP RAMP While patrolling for dove hunting compliance near Lake Alan Henry, Garza/Lynn counties Game Warden Drew Spencer and Scurry County Game Warden Trey Kram were called to assist at the lake. The wardens were dispatched to a boat/ truck collision, with injuries, at a private boat ramp. A large ski boat, with occupants, was being backed down the ramp when it came off the hitch and rolled down the ramp.

One bystander estimated the boat traveled backward at about 50 mph.

The boat slammed into the grill of a large truck offloading its boat. The occupants of the boat were slammed around and suffered injuries.

WARDEN ASSISTS MAN PINNED TO HAY BALER Hutchinson/Carson counties Game Warden Lance Lindley helped Carson County deputies unpin a farmer who was wedged between a round hay baler door and its tire. The farmer was changing a broken belt on the baler when a hydraulic hose broke, allowing the baler door to slam down on him and wedge him between it and the tire. Lindley and the deputies hooked onto the door with a chain and patrol truck and slowly raised the door, unpinning the farmer. He was taken to an Amarillo hospital by EMS.

SHOOTING ONTO NEIGHBOR’S PROPERTY AND PEPPERING WARDENS BRINGS LECTURE Opening day of dove season proved to be a busy one for Taylor County Game Wardens Roy Johnson and James Cummings. While responding to a hunting accident call, Cummings’ truck began to have problems. After everything was sorted out, Johnson arrived to assist. When they were leaving the scene of the original call, they took another call from a landowner claiming birdshot was falling on their house and even struck their horse. The wardens responded and, while talking

to the reporting party and obtaining a statement from him, birdshot fell on the wardens. They located the shooters and had a very serious talk.

SHOOTER IN HUNTING ACCIDENT HAD NO HUNTER ED Nolan County Game Warden Jake Simmering received a call that a hunting accident victim was in the ER at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater due to being peppered while dove hunting. Upon further investigation, the victim had been peppered earlier that morning as he leaned down to retrieve a dove next to a stock tank. The victim stated they had been hunting in Mitchell County, and he did not know the subject’s name who had shot him. Shortly after being interviewed, he was discharged from the ER and information was received about the ranch where he was hunting.

Simmering met several subjects at the ranch where the accident occurred and received statements. The subject who accidentally shot the victim was cited for not having hunter education.

HIDING IN BARN TO AVOID BAITING CITATIONS On opening day of dove season, Cherokee County Game Wardens Eric Collins and Brian Bearden attempted to locate some hunters after several shots were heard. About an hour later, the wardens located an ATV parked in a nearby pasture. In the back of the ATV, the wardens found grains of milo, and also found it spread across mowed portions of the pasture. When the five hunters finally emerged from the brush, they admitted to baiting the area two weeks earlier and hunting it that day.

Citations for hunting dove over bait were filed. As the wardens were leaving, the little son of one of the hunters came up to the wardens’ truck and knocked on the door to tell the wardens that they all had been hiding in the barn. Kids never lie. Cases pending.

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Keeping on them in Corpus BOB HALL PIER — No boat? No worries. Area anglers are reporting excellent fishing from the pier on a variety of species using live bait.

Redfish have been seen, and caught, schooling close to the pier; mostly eatingsized slot fish are biting the best but some bulls are running around nearby. The reds are hitting live and cut pinfish, along with watermelon shad or the traditional mullet.

Solid numbers of kingfish have also been hanging around the pier, though their willingness to bite is hit or miss, with watermelon shad once again a good choice of bait.

King mackerel are slow to fair using the same live and cut baits.

To contact the Bob Hall Pier, call (361) 949-7300.

Time for a Texas slam UPPER GALVESTON BAY — The fishing has been fun, according to Capt. Robert Liebert.

“It was really good on Sunday,” he said. “We ended up with 26 trout, four reds and two flounder.”

Liebert had clients throwing both live shrimp and artificials —

NORTH SABINE: Redfish are good in the marsh on weedless soft plastics. Trout are fair to good under slicks and birds on top-waters and soft plastics.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and topwaters. Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs and table shrimp.

BOLIVAR: Trout, bull redfish, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Bull redfish and sharks have been taken on the beach near Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Redfish are good on the north shoreline on gold spoons and small top-waters.

Redfish are good in the marsh

on shrimp. Trout are fair to good around the wells on live bait and plastics.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good over reefs while working slicks with soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Redfish are good in the marsh on natural baits and scented plastics. Tides are above normal.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Bull redfish are good in the surf and at San Luis Pass on crabs and mullet. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetties on shrimp and crabs. Trout are good over reefs in Christmas Bay on live shrimp.

TEXAS CITY: Bull redfish are good in the channel on crabs

and mullet. Sand trout and Gulf trout are good in the channel on shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on crabs and shrimp.

FREEPORT: Bull redfish are good on live bait and crabs on the Surfside Beach. Black drum and redfish are good on the reefs in Bastrop Bay. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are good in Lake Austin on shrimp and top-waters. Trout are fair to good over mud while wading with scented baits.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish are good on live shrimp and top-waters

both of which were working. The redfish were mostly slot-sized, though Liebert said some bigger reds were spotted.

The fishing has been helped by the cooperating weather.

“It’s gotten a lot cooler down here; it got into the 80s again this weekend,” he said. “It’s nice in the mornings, almost to the point of being cool on the boat rides.”

The artificials Liebert prefers this time of year includes soft plastic shad in red and plum colors.

To contact Capt. Robert Liebert, call (281) 799-5728.

Some fishing, some catching COPANO BAY — Portland, Ore., native Mike Nelson recently fished with members of the Lone Star Outdoor News crew, where he caught his first redfish, along with several others.

The fishing has been slow for the area, but the group saw birds picking up shrimp, and one part of the crew happened across a good school of redfish in an area they had already checked two hours earlier. The reds were biting well on freshly dead cut mullet.

However, in feast or famine fashion, the crew in another boat found poor fishing, with small trout, hardheads and undersized reds rounding out their catch.

Despite the conflicting experiences, anglers reported good weather with sunny conditions and minimal wind.

— John Keith

in Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and Shell Island.

PORT O'CONNOR: Bull redfish are good in the surf and at the jetty on cracked blue crabs. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp and top-waters. Trout are good on live bait over reefs in San Antonio Bay. ROCKPORT: Redfish are fair to good on mullet near Traylor Island. Trout are fair around Mud Island and Allyn’s Bight on small top-waters and soft plastics under corks. Redfish are fair to good in Copano Bay on the reefs and in the bayous.

PORT ARANSAS: Bull redfish are good at the jetty on table shrimp and crabs. Redfish

are good on the flats around Pelican Island on scented plastics and shrimp. Offshore is good for amberjack, kingfish, tuna and dolphin.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Bull redfish are good in the channels on crabs and table shrimp.

Redfish are good on the shallow flats on gold spoons and small top-waters. Bull redfish are good in the Packery Channel on crabs, mullet and shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Redfish are fair to good at Yarborough on gold spoons and top-waters.

Redfish are good around the spoils on scented baits and small top-waters. Trout are fair to good on top-waters along the shorelines.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are

good while drifting potholes on top-waters and soft plastics under a popping cork.

Trout are good on top-waters over sand and grass. Offshore is good for kingfish, ling and dolphin.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout, redfish and snook are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp under a popping cork. Bull redfish are good at the jetty on natural baits.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good while drifting sand and grass flats on live or artificial shrimp, and scented plastics under popping corks. Redfish are good on the flats and beginning to school in larger concentrations with higher tides.

— TPWD

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down with the last front that moved through.”

Even with the reds becoming more active, their runs have not necessarily started.

“We still have a lot of reds in the bay system, with lots of schools,” Villarreal said. “Most of my redfishing is in the flats, and there are a lot of schools in the flats; there’s a lot of bait by the jetties, but they’re not really running out into the jetties.”

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ing to Villarreal.

“I’m strictly throwing artificials,” he said. “You’re fishing in a feeding frenzy most of the time, and pretty much throw whatever you want, and they’re going to eat it.”

In East Galveston Bay, Houston angler Jimmy New has seen the redfish action steadily improve.

“We’ve been having some luck the last few weeks, getting our limit every time,” he said. “It seems they’re starting to get thick in the bays.”

New has been paying close attention to the tides, targeting the outgoing tide and fishing marsh drains along the shoreline.

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and I knew it was going to cost us,” he said.

But 2010 isn’t as far back as his mission goes.

“We started this process about 2002 or 2003,” Gary said. “I used to fish tourneys a lot myself, and the boys loved to fish, so I thought we could win these things if we really tried.”

In 2002, Thomas’ older brother just missed finishing in the top five of the junior division. In 2003, Thomas’ first year to be eligible for the tournament, the brothers placed fourth and fifth in the sheepshead division.

In 2004, Thomas claimed third place in the sheepshead, though he hooked and lost “the biggest sheepshead” his father had ever seen.

The following year finally brought a win, with Thomas again placing third, but his brother placing first.

Tournament rules forced the family to sit out of the tournament for three years before being eligible again, during which time Thomas moved up to the Teen Division.

“Through this time Thomas had decided he didn’t want to catch a sheepshead and

“All of it is 3 to 4 foot of water,” he said. “So far all of ours have been slot reds; I haven’t gotten into any bulls.”

Scented plastics under a popping cork left to drift along the shoreline has worked the best for New. “It seems like they’re schooling up; we’re finding schools of twenty or thirty coming out at a time,” he said.

“We’re coming out and catching them for fifteen or twenty minutes, then it slows for a little while, then bam, we’re back on them.”

Capt. Jimmy Riddle, (936) 329-4176 Capt. Emilio Villarreal, (956) 343-5264

didn’t like that he couldn’t chase them for STAR Kids,” Gary said. “He said he wanted to win the trout division, and I said, ‘That’ll take a lot of work.’”

The challenge didn’t faze Thomas, who caught his first 28-inch trout at 7 years old.

After a few years of targeting the trout, he finally sealed the deal this year.

“It feels good because I’ve been trying for so many years and got so close,” Thomas said. “I felt like it was a winner when I pulled it in. We were kind of jumping up and down, and we were all pumped up.”

The winning trout was caught in the Seabrook Flats with an 8-inch ladyfish.

“It took a lot of relief off to win, because now I don’t have to focus on the big trout, and can go offshore,” he said.

The Shelton brothers have now won a total of $70,000 worth of scholarships.

“The money is great, but the memories I have and being together as a family on the water — I wouldn’t trade for the scholarships,” Gary said. “Early mornings, late nights; I’m really proud of him that he hung with it and kept at it.”

So are Thomas’ tournament days over now that he has finally won? Not quite.

“Now I want to win that boat,” he said.

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SOME BIG MULIES: The Trans-Pecos region should hold some good bucks this year, but overall numbers will be down. Photo by Dr. Louis Harveson.

was good browse for them.”

Ross said fawn recruitment was around 115 percent on his ranches before the drought, but dropped to less than 30 percent last season. He trucked in more than 700,000 pounds of supplemental feed last year to help his deer make it through.

“We haven’t seen one dead deer,” he said.

“I know of ranches that had to cancel their season because they lost so many deer from the drought.”

Ross said he and his clients let at least 25 bucks walk last season because they lacked antler size, even though they were mature.

“All of those bucks were over 165 (inches),” he said. “We should kill numerous bucks between 170 and 190 this year. We’ve also seen really good numbers of 3- and 4-year-old deer.”

Other ranches are also seeing better deer this year.

“They look a lot better than last year,” said Aram Barsch, manager for the Longfellow Ranch in Big Bend country. “We’ve also had pretty consistent rain since April, and I would say antler quality this year is about 90

percent of normal.”

Barsch said the ranch had very few fawns survive last season and deer numbers overall are down.

“Other than the deer numbers being down, this looks to be a good year,” he said. “We did lose some deer in the drought, though.”

Dr. Louis Harveson of the Borderlands Research Institute and Sul Ross University said some ranches “took it on the chin” when it came to losses sustained from the drought, but good winter and spring moisture has the herd bouncing back.

“It is looking pretty good,” Harveson said.

“I estimate we lost about 50 percent of the herd over the last three or four years, but with the good moisture this year, we should have a good fawn crop.

“But the population is still recovering.”

Harveson noted that he expects an average to above average year for antlers.

“I haven’t been out very much, but I expect the bucks to be pretty good this year,” he said.

“On ranches that use supplemental feed and had good water, they should have a good year.”

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Onion added that the game wardens were out in full force, checking hunters both days.

On the Katzfey Ranches near George West, Mark Katzfey reported a great opening weekend.

“Our hunters hunting over hay fields and concho grass

had a great opening weekend,” he said. “Most limited out very quickly in the early morning. The cornfields weren’t quite as good, but the better shots still limited.”

Katzfey said his hunters killed mostly mourning dove.

“I don’t think there are

as many whitewings as we’ve had the past couple of years,” he said. “We still shot some near the river bottoms where the big roost trees are, but it was mostly mourning dove.”

Katzfey said he is hopeful the birds will stay for the remainder of the season.

“If the weather holds and our food plots don’t dry up, they should hang around,” he said. “I am optimistic. We also did well hunting near water holes.”

In Atascosa County, hunters had good shoots both days of opening weekend.

According to one hunter, there were about 40 percent less dove on Saturday than opening day, although limits were still taken without too much difficulty.

Some reports were less favorable from hunters around Karnes City.

Many hunters lamented a lack of birds for the opening weekend, although Karnes County Game Warden Chad Moore said the hunters he checked all seemed to be doing all right.

“The ones I checked seemed to be doing good,” Moore said. “They had quite a few birds and there seemed to be more hunters out this year than last year. But I think most people had a good hunt.”

FAMILY DOVE SHOOT: Mary Shearrer hunted the opener of the South Zone with her grandson, Taylor, and both hunters took limits near Pleasanton.

Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

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“Usually up here we can take a baseball bat and kill limits, but it’s just all timing,” he said. “Usually we’ll be in and out in 10 to 15 minutes, but it was taking 30 to 40 minutes.”

Botsford hunts playa lakes for teal, where the setup is pretty simple.

“Get a dozen decoys, two mojos, and prepare to defend yourself,” he said.

Down south, guide Daniel Kubecka had groups hunting in the El Campo area on flooded pastureland, and almost all of the hunters limited.

“It was definitely a good opener,” he said. “The amount of teal we had down, and the recipe for the weather, was perfect.”

According to Kubecka, the key to a successful morning is to simply scout and see what areas the teal are using.

“Those birds right at daylight are coming in to where they’re comfortable, so early in the morning it’s key to be where they want to be,” he said. “There’s an epic number of teal right now; the amount of teal down in the area right now is just remarkable.

“You can literally stand on the levee and do good.”

getting back on them is as easy as moving a few hundred yards.

“They associate danger with a spot, so if you move several hundred yards, or certainly a mile or two, you can pull them in again,” he said.

Irving believes the reason most people aren’t interested in crow hunting is the belief that the table fare is poor.

“A lot of people just aren’t interested because it’s something you don’t typically eat, but coyotes have to eat too, and they will clean them up,” he said. “Overall, it’s just kind of a tune-up and chance to swing your shotgun.”

North Texas hunting guide J.J. Kent offers crow hunts around the Lake Texoma area, predominantly near pecan orchards.

“There are two animals that people do not give credit, and

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ranches. That adds up to approximately $406 per animal for program hunts.

Each landowner can set the parameters for what may be hunted on their land. Some want only does taken, while others offer exotics or management bucks and hogs. TPWD also has a small game lease program.

“It depends on what the landowner wants,” Campbell said. “One guy is even offering a cow elk. It’s just a mixed bag and we try and negotiate with landowners. We can’t often pay the money they might get from private leases, but we are competitive.”

Kelly Edmiston, program specialist, said the budget for the program is set for each fiscal year beginning in September, and they begin negotiating with ranches in April the following spring.

“We have a semi-firm number that we can negotiate up to,” he said. “We have an overall idea — could be $50,000 or $80,000 — that we are shooting for. We pay an average of about $250 per doe or spike, and $500 for a management buck. We also go up for mule deer or pronghorn because those are more unique.”

Edmiston said each year they have spent the money they have budgeted for the program.

“That hasn’t been a problem,” he said.

Landowners remain confidential until the hunter is drawn through the TPWD lottery system.

Some cities that have a deer population problem also lease land on certain dates for hunting. The city of Kerrville in the Hill Country is one such city. They offer hunts in the Kerrville-Schreiner Park to control the population.

“The reason we do this with TPWD is just the ease of working with them,” said Charles Storms with Kerrville-Schreiner Park.

“They pretty much take care of everything. We just provide a plan for the hunters and run the hunts.”

Storms said the revenue generated from the hunts goes into the park maintenance fund.

“It’s very easy to do,” he said.

“And we need it. Since we started getting hunters in here, the browse line has come down and we are seeing a lot of green stuff out there.”

Photo by J.J. Kent.

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that is hogs and crows,” he said.

“Crows have eyesight that is unbelievable, and they’re very intelligent.”

Kent also uses an electronic call to mimic a fighting group of crows, though the technology doesn’t stop there.

“We use a metro-barrel — a 22-inch barrel that screws into the barrel of your shotgun as a choke,” he said. “You’re shooting, essentially, a 50-inch barrel and we’re using subsonic shotgun shells.”

The combination helps Kent’s hunters not only shoot farther, but make less noise to spook other crows. Every advantage he can get is well-received.

“It is a big challenge; they don’t fly like any other game bird there is,” he said. “They sail, they hover, they drop, they come up — it’s just an extremely hard target to hit.

“Just like duck hunting, you figure out what works and what doesn’t for each day.”

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Fiocchi announces recall Effective Sept. 5, 2012, Fiocchi of America is recalling various lots of .22-250 Rem. and .243 Win. centerfire rifle ammunition. No other Fiocchi products are included in this recall and only the following items and lot numbers are affected. The following ammunition products are affected by this recall: Fiocchi Item # Caliber Bullet weight/type Lot ending numbers 222508 .22-250 Rem. 55 Pointed Soft Point 001, 002, 0003, 004 22250HVD .22-250 Rem. 55 V Max Polymer Tip 001, 002, 003, 004 2435PB .243 Win. 70 Pointed Soft Point 006, 007, 008 243HSB .243 Win. 95 SST Polymer Tip Boat Tail 004, 005 2435PD .243 Win. 100 Interlock Boat Tail 001, 002, 003, 004 Through extensive evaluation, Fiocchi has determined that the above lots of .22-250 and .243 may have been loaded with multiple bullets that can cause excessive pressure. This ammunition with multiple bullets may cause firearm damage rendering the firearm inoperable, and subject the shooter or bystanders to a risk of personal injury when fired.

If you have questions concerning this ammunition recall, please call customer service directly at (417) 449-1039.

— Fiocchi

New ID system for strange saltwater fish With the extreme diversity of oceanic life in Texas waters, even experienced saltwater anglers will probably run across a fish they can’t identify.

TPWD Coastal Fisheries Biologist Brenda Bowling saw the need for an identification system.

“Some of the creatures are difficult to distinguish if you don’t know what you’re looking for, but there are certain characteristics they will have,” Bowling said. “I started putting it together by taking organisms we catch in our sampling. It went from not only fish, but also invertebrates and plant species.”

Once Bowling had a large database of information and pictures, she decided to publish it online. She has currently compiled a list of 199 fish species, in addition to 227 invertebrates, plants and others.

The guide can be found at txmarspecies.tamug.edu, and can be pulled up on an angler’s smart phone.

— Staff report

ShareLunker season set to begin The 27th season of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ShareLunker program will begin Oct. 1.

Anglers entering fish into the ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a certificate, ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. The person who catches the season’s largest entry will be named Angler of the Year. If the Angler of the Year is a Texas resident, that person also receives a lifetime fishing license.

Anglers calling in ShareLunker catches this season will be speaking to the new ShareLunker program manager, Juan Martinez. Martinez is a hatchery biologist based at the TFFC, the home of the ShareLunker program.

The numbers to call to report a ShareLunker catch remain the same. If poor cell phone service prevents use of the voice number, (903) 681-0550, anglers can leave a phone number (including area code) at (888) 784-0600. That number is also monitored 24/7 during the season.

Martinez outlined several changes to pickup procedures that will be instituted during the upcoming season.

“We have divided the state into regions based on the locations of our freshwater hatcheries,” he said. “Fish will be picked up by personnel based at the hatchery located within that region.

This will often reduce the amount of time it takes to retrieve a fish.”

— TPWD

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Sun | Moon | Tides Texas Coast Tides Sabine Pass, jetty Date Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 Oct 03 Oct 04 Oct 05 Oct 06 Oct 07 Oct 08 Oct 09 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 2:34 AM 2:49 AM 3:03 AM 3:16 AM 3:28 AM 3:35 AM 3:33 AM 3:16 AM 12:11 AM 2:41 AM 12:08 AM 12:37 AM 12:55 AM 1:10 AM 1:23 AM

Height 2.8H 2.8H 2.8H 2.8H 2.8H 2.9H 2.9H 2.9H 2.9L 3.0H 3.0H 3.0H 3.0H 2.9H 2.9H

Time 8:32 AM 9:00 AM 9:29 AM 9:58 AM 10:30 AM 11:04 AM 11:44 AM 12:28 PM 2:58 AM 2:19 PM 3:23 PM 4:28 PM 7:34 AM 6:53 AM 7:03 AM

Galveston Bay entrance, south jetty Date Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 Oct 03 Oct 04 Oct 05 Oct 06 Oct 07 Oct 08 Oct 09 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 3:21 AM 3:36 AM 3:50 AM 4:03 AM 4:15 AM 4:22 AM 4:20 AM 12:10 AM 12:37 AM 3:28 AM 12:55 AM 1:24 AM 1:42 AM 1:57 AM 2:10 AM

San Luis Pass Date Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 Oct 03 Oct 04 Oct 05 Oct 06 Oct 07 Oct 08 Oct 09 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 3:51 AM 4:06 AM 4:20 AM 4:33 AM 4:45 AM 12:17 AM 12:41 AM 1:06 AM 1:33 AM 3:58 AM 1:25 AM 1:54 AM 2:12 AM 2:27 AM 2:40 AM

Freeport Harbor Date Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 Oct 03 Oct 04 Oct 05 Oct 06 Oct 07 Oct 08 Oct 09 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 3:06 AM 3:19 AM 3:32 AM 3:43 AM 12:28 AM 11:25 AM 12:00 PM 12:41 PM 1:31 PM 2:30 PM 12:07 AM 12:44 AM 1:12 AM 1:34 AM 1:55 AM

Height 2.3H 2.2H 2.2H 2.2H 2.3H 2.3H 2.3H 2.3L 2.3L 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.3H 2.3H

Time 8:58 AM 9:26 AM 9:55 AM 10:24 AM 10:56 AM 11:30 AM 12:10 PM 4:03 AM 3:45 AM 2:45 PM 3:49 PM 4:54 PM 8:00 AM 7:19 AM 7:29 AM

Height 1.7L 1.4L 1.1L 1.0L 0.8L 0.8L 0.8L 0.8L 3.0H 1.0L 1.0L 1.1L 2.6L 2.3L 1.9L Height 1.3L 1.1L 0.9L 0.8L 0.7L 0.6L 0.6L 2.3H 2.4H 0.8L 0.8L 0.9L 2.1L 1.9L 1.6L

Time 2:36 PM 3:35 PM 4:30 PM 5:24 PM 6:18 PM 7:15 PM 8:21 PM 9:38 PM 1:20 PM

Height 3.0H 3.0H 3.0H 3.1H 3.1H 3.0H 3.0H 3.0H 0.9L

Time 8:53 PM 9:29 PM 10:01 PM 10:29 PM 10:55 PM 11:19 PM 11:44 PM

9:59 AM 11:46 AM 1:05 PM

2.6H 2.7H 2.9H

5:27 PM 6:22 PM 7:13 PM

Height 1.6L 1.9L 2.2L 2.4L 2.6L 2.7L 2.9L

1.2L 1.4L 1.6L

Time 3:23 PM 4:22 PM 5:17 PM 6:11 PM 7:05 PM 8:02 PM 9:08 PM 12:54 PM 1:46 PM

Height 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 2.4H 0.6L 0.7L

Time 9:19 PM 9:55 PM 10:27 PM 10:55 PM 11:21 PM 11:45 PM

Height 1.3L 1.5L 1.7L 1.9L 2.1L 2.2L

10:25 PM

2.4H

10:46 AM 12:33 PM 1:52 PM

2.1H 2.2H 2.3H

5:53 PM 6:48 PM 7:39 PM

1.0L 1.1L 1.3L

Height 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.2L 1.3L 1.4L 1.4L 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H

Time 9:54 AM 10:22 AM 10:51 AM 11:20 AM 11:52 AM 4:52 AM 4:50 AM 4:33 AM 4:15 AM 3:41 PM 4:45 PM 5:50 PM 8:56 AM 8:15 AM 8:25 AM

Height 0.8L 0.7L 0.5L 0.5L 0.4L 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 1.2L 1.1L 0.9L

Time 3:53 PM 4:52 PM 5:47 PM 6:41 PM 7:35 PM 12:26 PM 1:06 PM 1:50 PM 2:42 PM

11:16 AM 1:03 PM 2:22 PM

1.3H 1.3H 1.4H

6:49 PM 7:44 PM 8:35 PM

Height 1.7H 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.4L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 2.0H 2.0H 2.0H 1.9H 1.8H

Time 9:15 AM 9:39 AM 10:03 AM 10:28 AM 3:49 AM 7:47 PM 8:50 PM 10:02 PM 11:13 PM

Height 1.0L 0.8L 0.7L 0.6L 1.5H 2.0H 1.9H 2.0H 2.0H

Time 3:11 PM 4:10 PM 5:05 PM 5:57 PM 10:55 AM

Height 1.8H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 0.5L

Time 9:51 PM 10:41 PM 11:32 PM

3:39 PM 4:51 PM 8:35 AM 8:14 AM 8:12 AM

0.6L 0.6L 1.4L 1.3L 1.1L

10:53 AM 12:29 PM 1:42 PM

Height 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L

1.4H 1.5H 1.7H

Time 10:15 PM 10:51 PM 11:23 PM 11:51 PM

Height 0.8L 0.9L 1.0L 1.2L

8:32 PM 9:38 PM 10:55 PM

1.5H 1.4H 1.4H

6:50 PM

6:01 PM 7:05 PM 8:07 PM

0.6L 0.6L 0.8L Height 0.9L 1.1L 1.3L 2.0H

0.7L 0.8L 0.9L

Solunar | Sun times | Moon times

Moon Phases Full

Port O’Connor Date Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 Oct 03 Oct 04 Oct 05 Oct 06 Oct 07 Oct 08 Oct 09 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

Time 6:25 AM 4:56 AM 3:57 AM 3:12 AM 3:17 AM 3:18 AM 3:11 AM 3:27 AM 3:57 AM 4:33 AM 5:06 AM 5:30 AM 5:46 AM 5:56 AM 5:46 AM

Rockport

Date Time Sep 28 4:56 AM Sep 29 4:26 AM Sep 30 4:19 AM Oct 01 4:26 AM Oct 02 4:45 AM Oct 03 5:15 AM Oct 04 5:55 AM Oct 05 6:46 AM Oct 06 7:41 AM Oct 07 8:36 AM Oct 08 9:29 AM Oct 09 10:20 AM Oct 10 11:19 AM Oct 11 12:46 PM Oct 12 4:48 AM Time 2:51 AM 2:57 AM 2:59 AM 2:52 AM 12:18 AM 11:04 AM 11:44 AM 12:29 PM 1:21 PM 2:21 PM 12:29 AM 12:55 AM 1:13 AM 1:26 AM 1:36 AM

Time 2:40 AM 2:41 AM 2:38 AM 2:27 AM 10:31 AM 11:06 AM 11:43 AM 12:25 PM 1:13 PM 12:03 AM 12:41 AM 1:02 AM 1:14 AM 1:23 AM 1:28 AM

Oct. 22

Houston Height 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.2H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H

Time 11:36 AM 12:09 PM 12:39 PM 1:05 PM 1:32 PM 2:02 PM 2:42 PM 3:30 PM 4:27 PM 5:29 PM 6:31 PM 7:30 PM 8:24 PM 9:14 PM 10:25 AM

Height 0.9L 0.8L 0.8L 0.7L 0.7L 0.7L 0.7L 0.6L 0.6L 0.7L 0.7L 0.7L 0.8L 0.9L 1.1L

Time 6:40 PM 8:36 PM

Height 1.1H 1.1H

Time 11:19 PM 11:34 PM

Height 1.0L 1.1L

3:25 PM

1.1H

10:02 PM

1.0L

Height 0.6H 0.6H 0.6H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.6H

Time 10:18 AM 11:51 AM 12:55 PM 1:48 PM 2:36 PM 3:24 PM 4:13 PM 5:05 PM 5:56 PM 6:46 PM 7:31 PM 8:11 PM 8:46 PM 9:14 PM 10:15 AM

Height 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.6L

Time 4:36 PM

Height 0.6H

3:11 PM

0.6H

9:28 PM

Time 8:29 AM 8:57 AM 9:25 AM 9:56 AM 2:30 AM 8:00 PM 9:14 PM 10:35 PM 11:44 PM

Height 1.2L 1.0L 0.9L 0.8L 1.8H 2.3H 2.3H 2.3H 2.2H

Time 2:50 PM 3:56 PM 4:57 PM 5:55 PM 10:28 AM

Height 2.0H 2.1H 2.3H 2.3H 0.8L

Time 9:18 PM 10:13 PM 11:10 PM

3:25 PM 4:32 PM 5:38 PM 7:25 AM 7:34 AM

0.7L 0.8L 0.9L 1.5L 1.4L

Time 8:21 AM 8:53 AM 9:25 AM 9:58 AM 7:09 PM 8:17 PM 9:34 PM 10:58 PM

Height 1.1L 0.9L 0.7L 0.6L 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 2.0H

2:08 PM 3:11 PM 4:17 PM 5:25 PM 7:21 AM 7:25 AM

0.7L 0.8L 0.9L 1.0L 1.6L 1.3L

Height 1.8H 1.7H 1.7H 1.8H 1.8L 0.7L 0.7L 0.7L 0.7L 0.7L 2.2H 2.1H 2.0H 2.0H 2.0H

South Padre Island Date Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 Oct 03 Oct 04 Oct 05 Oct 06 Oct 07 Oct 08 Oct 09 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

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.

First

Oct. 15

Oct. 8

Port Aransas, H. Caldwell Pier Date Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 01 Oct 02 Oct 03 Oct 04 Oct 05 Oct 06 Oct 07 Oct 08 Oct 09 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12

New

Last

Sept. 30

Height 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.5H 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.6L 2.0H 2.0H 2.1H 2.0H 1.9H 1.8H

Time 10:16 PM

Height 0.5L

2012 Sep-Oct 28 Fri 29 Sat > 30 Sun > 01 Mon F 02 Tue > 03 Wed > 04 Thu 05 Fri 06 Sat 07 Sun Q 08 Mon Q 09 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat > 14 Sun > 15 Mon N 16 Tue > 17 Wed >

A.M. Minor Major 4:12 10:23 4:54 11:06 5:38 11:50 6:25 12:14 7:14 1:03 8:06 1:54 8:59 2:47 9:52 3:40 10:44 4:32 11:35 5:23 ----- 6:11 12:46 6:58 1:30 7:42 2:13 8:25 2:55 9:07 3:38 9:51 4:25 10:38 5:16 11:30 6:14 11:55 7:18 1:02

Dallas

6:55 PM

0.6L Height 1.2L 1.4L 1.6L 2.4H

2012 Sep-Oct 28 Fri 29 Sat > 30 Sun > 01 Mon F 02 Tue > 03 Wed > 04 Thu 05 Fri 06 Sat 07 Sun Q 08 Mon Q 09 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat > 14 Sun > 15 Mon N 16 Tue > 17 Wed >

A.M. Minor Major 4:18 10:29 5:00 11:11 5:44 11:55 6:31 12:19 7:20 1:08 8:11 2:00 9:04 2:52 9:57 3:45 10:49 4:37 11:40 5:28 12:05 6:17 12:51 7:03 1:36 7:48 2:19 8:30 3:01 9:13 3:44 9:56 4:30 10:44 5:22 11:36 6:20 12:05 7:23 1:08

San Antonio 12:01 PM 1:34 PM

1.7H 2.0H

6:41 PM 7:45 PM

Time 2:50 PM 4:01 PM 5:05 PM 6:06 PM

Height 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H

Time 9:20 PM 10:17 PM 11:16 PM

11:31 AM 1:16 PM

1.7H 1.8H

6:33 PM 7:40 PM

1.1L 1.3L Height 1.1L 1.3L 1.4L

1.1 L 1.2L

2012 A.M. Sep-Oct Minor Major 28 Fri 4:25 10:36 29 Sat > 5:07 11:18 30 Sun > 5:51 ----01 Mon F 6:38 12:26 02 Tue > 7:27 1:15 03 Wed > 8:18 2:07 04 Thu 9:11 2:59 05 Fri 10:04 3:52 06 Sat 10:56 4:44 07 Sun Q 11:47 5:35 08 Mon Q 12:12 6:24 09 Tue 12:58 7:10 10 Wed 1:43 7:55 11 Thu 2:26 8:37 12 Fri 3:08 9:20 13 Sat > 3:51 10:03 14 Sun > 4:37 10:51 15 Mon N 5:29 11:43 16 Tue > 6:27 12:12 17 Wed > 7:30 1:15

Amarillo

2012 A.M. Sep-Oct Minor 28 Fri 4:38 29 Sat > 5:20 30 Sun > 6:04 01 Mon F 6:51 02 Tue > 7:40 03 Wed > 8:32 04 Thu 9:25 05 Fri 10:17 06 Sat 11:10 07 Sun Q ----08 Mon Q 12:25 09 Tue 1:12 10 Wed 1:56 11 Thu 2:39 12 Fri 3:21 13 Sat > 4:04 14 Sun > 4:51 15 Mon N 5:42 16 Tue > 6:40 17 Wed > 7:44

OUTDOOR PUZZLER | By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen ACROSS 1. The sage is one 5. Also called a dogfish 8. Future fish 9. A female elk 10. A type of camp fireplace 11. Purifies lake water for safe drinking 12. A poisonous snake 15. Perch are classed as this 17. Best lure color to attract fish 18. An outdoor home 20. Many are shot off pheasants 21. A good bear trap bait 23. A name for the sea bass 26. The ____necked pheasant 27. A species of grouse 30. A name for some trout 32. Old gobblers that stay to themselves 33. Shedded antlers 34. A game resting spot 35. A game path 38. Dinghy, kayak 41. The rear jerk from a fired gun

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42. Young quail 44. To pull back the bowstring 45. Wild turkey calling sound 46. A fuel for camp stoves DOWN 1. Bowhunt quarry in Everglades 2. Rust on gun parts 3. It’s on a gunsight 4. Helpful gauge used by anglers 5. A game bird, ___white 6. A small game predator 7. Term for a trap disc’s flight 13. A commercial ocean catch 14. To study freshness of game tracks 16. A buck’s mating rituals 18. A device to lure game, wildfowl 19. Minks’ and weasels’ are very valuable 22. The act of reading tracks 23. An ocean catch 24. The object of a hunt

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Major 10:49 11:31 ----12:40 1:29 2:20 3:13 4:05 4:58 5:49 6:37 7:24 8:08 8:51 9:33 10:17 11:04 11:56 12:25 1:28

P.M. Minor 4:35 5:17 6:01 6:48 7:38 8:30 9:23 10:16 11:08 11:59 12:23 1:10 1:54 2:37 3:19 4:04 4:51 5:44 6:44 7:48

MOON Rises 6:10p 6:44p 7:19p 7:55p 8:33p 9:14p 9:58p 10:45p 11:35p NoMoon 12:27a 1:22a 2:19a 3:17a 4:16a 5:18a 6:22a 7:28a 8:37a 9:45a

Sets 5:47a 6:43a 7:38a 8:33a 9:28a 10:22a 11:14a 12:05p 12:53p 1:38p 2:21p 3:01p 3:39p 4:16p 4:53p 5:30p 6:11p 6:55p 7:44p 8:38p

P.M. Minor Major 4:40 10:51 5:22 11:33 6:06 ----6:53 12:42 7:43 1:32 8:35 2:23 9:28 3:16 10:21 4:09 11:14 5:01 ----- 5:52 12:29 6:41 1:15 7:27 2:00 8:12 2:42 8:54 3:25 9:37 4:09 10:22 4:57 11:10 5:50 12:04 6:49 12:34 7:54 1:39

SUN MOON Rises Sets Rises 07:18 07:15 6:16p 07:18 07:14 6:48p 07:19 07:13 7:21p 07:20 07:11 7:56p 07:20 07:10 8:33p 07:21 07:09 9:14p 07:22 07:07 9:57p 07:22 07:06 10:44p 07:23 07:05 11:34p 07:24 07:03 NoMoon 07:24 07:02 12:27a 07:25 07:01 1:22a 07:26 07:00 2:20a 07:27 06:58 3:20a 07:27 06:57 4:21a 07:28 06:56 5:24a 07:29 06:55 6:29a 07:30 06:53 7:38a 07:30 06:52 8:48a 07:31 06:51 9:58a

Sets 5:53a 6:50a 7:46a 8:43a 9:38a 10:33a 11:27a 12:18p 1:06p 1:51p 2:32p 3:11p 3:48p 4:23p 4:59p 5:35p 6:14p 6:56p 7:44p 8:37p

P.M. Minor Major 4:47 10:58 5:29 11:40 6:13 12:02 7:00 12:49 7:50 1:39 8:42 2:30 9:35 3:23 10:28 4:16 11:21 5:08 ----- 5:59 12:36 6:48 1:22 7:34 2:07 8:19 2:49 9:01 3:32 9:44 4:16 10:29 5:04 11:17 5:57 12:11 6:56 12:41 8:01 1:46

SUN MOON Rises Sets Rises 07:24 07:23 6:23p 07:24 07:22 6:57p 07:25 07:20 7:32p 07:26 07:19 8:08p 07:26 07:18 8:47p 07:27 07:17 9:28p 07:27 07:16 10:12p 07:28 07:14 10:59p 07:28 07:13 11:49p 07:29 07:12 NoMoon 07:29 07:11 12:41a 07:30 07:10 1:36a 07:31 07:09 2:32a 07:31 07:08 3:30a 07:32 07:06 4:29a 07:32 07:05 5:31a 07:33 07:04 6:35a 07:34 07:03 7:41a 07:34 07:02 8:49a 07:35 07:01 9:58a

Sets 6:00a 6:56a 7:51a 8:46a 9:40a 10:34a 11:27a 12:17p 1:05p 1:51p 2:33p 3:13p 3:51p 4:28p 5:05p 5:43p 6:24p 7:08p 7:57p 8:52p

P.M. Minor 5:01 5:43 6:27 7:14 8:04 8:55 9:48 10:42 11:34 12:01 12:49 1:36 2:20 3:03 3:45 4:29 5:17 6:10 7:09 8:14

SUN Rises 07:38 07:39 07:40 07:41 07:41 07:42 07:43 07:44 07:45 07:45 07:46 07:47 07:48 07:49 07:49 07:50 07:51 07:52 07:53 07:54

Major 10:46 11:28 ----12:37 1:26 2:18 3:11 4:04 4:56 5:47 6:35 7:22 8:06 8:49 9:32 10:16 11:04 11:58 12:29 1:33

Major 11:12 11:54 12:16 1:02 1:52 2:44 3:36 4:30 5:22 6:13 7:01 7:48 8:32 9:15 9:58 10:42 11:30 12:24 12:55 1:59

SUN Rises Sets 07:12 07:10 07:12 07:09 07:13 07:08 07:13 07:07 07:14 07:05 07:14 07:04 07:15 07:03 07:15 07:02 07:16 07:01 07:17 06:59 07:17 06:58 07:18 06:57 07:18 06:56 07:19 06:55 07:20 06:54 07:20 06:53 07:21 06:52 07:21 06:50 07:22 06:49 07:23 06:48

Sets 07:35 07:34 07:32 07:31 07:29 07:28 07:27 07:25 07:24 07:22 07:21 07:20 07:18 07:17 07:16 07:14 07:13 07:12 07:10 07:09

MOON Rises 6:36p 7:07p 7:39p 8:13p 8:50p 9:30p 10:13p 11:00p 11:50p NoMoon 12:43a 1:39a 2:38a 3:39a 4:41a 5:46a 6:52a 8:02a 9:13a 10:24a

Sets 6:13a 7:12a 8:09a 9:07a 10:04a 10:59a 11:53a 12:44p 1:32p 2:17p 2:58p 3:36p 4:11p 4:46p 5:20p 5:55p 6:33p 7:14p 8:01p 8:53p

FOR THE TABLE Maple-glazed roast duck 1-2 ducks, dressed Salt Soy sauce Maple syrup Butter Onion Apple Rub inside of cavity with 1 tsp salt. If using wild ducks, add a quartered onion and apple to cavity. Pull the loose skin up around the neck and insert a skewer through it. Use this to hang the duck to drain excess fluid. In a bowl, mix together a 50/50 blend

of soy sauce and syrup. Rub some of the syrup mixture over the duck(s) and hang it up to dry. Every 15 minutes, rub on another layer of syrup until there are 4–5 coats on duck(s). Let hang until nearly dry. Spray the entire outside with the spray oil. Place duck(s) breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Add about an inch of water to pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. Then reduce heat to 325 degrees and cook until done.

Remove from oven and let rest 10–15 minutes before carving.

— Backwoodsbound.com

Sea bass provencal 25. A good pheasant gun, duck _____ 28. Name for the strawberry bass 29. Prides are _____ of lions 31. A good wood for arrow shafts 32. Very good walleye bait

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WILL, BOB, ROB, DANIEL AND CARYN HARPER recently traveled to South Africa and harvested these blesboks.

Dallas attorney JIM REA went on his first pronghorn hunt to New Mexico this season.

McKinney resident HUNTER STACK, 14, took this big old hog on a night hunt recently near Lake Lavon.

Little Elm hunter JOSH QUINTERO, 12, went with his father on his first-ever dove hunt in Bonham on opening day and took these birds.

Graham was the site of 4-year-old PRESLEY PARKER’S first-ever hunt with her dad, Jeff, on Sept. 9. She took her first dove on the hunt.

Texas river guide SHANE DAVIES holds the pending Brazos River record smallmouth he caught this month on a top-water in the central portion of the river.

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On a Labor Day fishing trip, 7-year-old JADEN CEARLEY of Pleasanton caught his limit of redfish while fishing with Port Aransas Capt.

Mitchell Collins.

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AUSTIN OWENS holds up a nice bass he caught while pond fishing on a ranch in McLennan County.

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them coming into the marina, and as long as they have the correct number of fish for the boat, we’re not going to push it,” Moses said. “The boat situation is tough because we can’t see them doing it, and if we’re in a boat we’re just going to count the number of licensed fishermen and the number of fish total.”

If a warden does observe an angler catching fish and giving them to others, a ticket can be written for going over the daily possession limit, which can carry a $160 fine, plus the repossession of the fish.

According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual, doing anything short of returning the fish directly back to the water counts toward each individual’s limit.

“Fish caught and immediately released are not considered to be in your posses-

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Vegetation is not the only factor in antler color.

“There’s a genetic factor too, and all you have to do is look at a scientific breeder pen to see that,” he said. “Geographic boundaries also come into play; take a buck in South Texas and don’t let him rub out, and he is still going to be darker than a Pennsylvania deer.

“There’s definitely a genetic factor taking place, and it probably plays a heavier role than environmental factors do.”

West Texas outfitter Skipper Duncan, of San Angelo, said he sees age playing a role in antler color.

“It seems like the older they are, the darker their horns get,” Duncan said. “I see lighter antlers on the young bucks and darker antlers on older bucks; it’s just almost a given.”

Duncan has also seen areas affected by recent fires have an impact on antler color.

“No doubt it also has to do with what kind of brush they’re rubbing on,” he said. “If they’re anywhere close to where Texas fires have been, and rub their horns on dark trees, they’re really going to have some dark horns; their horns are going to be almost black.”

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Pineywoods District Biologist Gary Calkins also said there are a few different factors at play, and he doesn’t see a consistency throughout East Texas.

“It really varies, and you can see out of one county all kinds of variations,” he said. “I noticed last year we had a lot of fires, and the antlers were real dark, almost black, which I put off to rubbing on burnt trees.”

This isn’t to say the genetics and age don’t have a part.

“I really do feel like it’s just a difference in genetic variability, but also what they’re rubbing on,” he said. “Most younger animals are usually a little lighter, and by 3 1/2 tend to get a little darker.”

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sion,” the manual states. “Any fish not immediately released that are retained by using any type of holding device such as stringer, cooler, livewell, or bucket are considered in your possession and must adhere to established protected length and bag limits.”

Another situation where the sharing of fish comes into play is the party boat fishing charters along the coast, where a multitude of anglers are all fishing the same location.

Katey Doleman, office assistant and reservation coordinator for Williams Boat Service in Galveston, said they have a system to stay within the law.

“We have coolers that the fish will go into, and we also have hooks on the boat that you hang the fish on with your individual spot number,” she said. “The fish can be thrown back, but they cannot be sold, and people on the boat can give them to other people if they would like, as long as they have the tags to cover the fish.”

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from one side of the boat to the other side of the boat,” he said. “We were just going out to fish, and actually not expecting to catch bull reds.”

Smithey was bottom-rigging with the heads of cut mullet, and that proved to work throughout the morning as the group continued to catch large reds. The biggest red, measuring 36 inches, was brought in by Smithey’s grandfather, who

had never caught a true bull before.

“My grandpa said he never thought in his life he’d have to use the (oversized) tag off his fishing license,” Smithey said.

In Port Isabel, area angler Twylia O’Shea has seen a little more diversity on the jetties.

“The whiting is good out there, and yesterday it was skipjacks all morning, which were chasing mullet,” she said. “I was catching them

two at a time.”

Included in O’Shea’s recent variety were pompano, redfish and black drum caught on both mullet and Fishbites.

“It’s a buffet out there and you just never know what you’ll bring in,” she said.

“For a while, all anybody was catching on the surfside were huge stingrays.

“You just never know what’s going to swim by, which is a good thing.”

NEAR-SHORE ACTION: Live and cut bait, including mullet, shrimp and shad, are bringing in good numbers of reds and whiting from the jetties. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

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CCA donating money for coastal habitat The Coastal Conservation Association Texas is stepping up efforts to revitalize important coastal habitat.

CCA Texas recently announced $400,000 in habitat project funding.

In cooperation with Ducks Unlimited, CCA Texas will fund $200,000 of marsh shoreline revitalization along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Sargent. Additionally, in cooperation with Galveston Bay Foundation, CCA Texas will provide an additional $200,000 of funding for shoreline protection and marsh restoration efforts along the Oyster Lake shoreline of West Galveston Bay. “Sometime back, we announced that coastal marine habitat protection was the next important step in CCA Texas’ conservation focus, and we are dedicated to that vision,” said Mark Ray, CCA Texas chairman. “Since the inception of our habitat initiative, we have pledged and funded more than $2 million dollars in marsh restoration and reefing projects.”

— CCA Texas

Lake Granbury short on access On Lake Granbury, the Brazos River Authority has shut down three of the four boat ramps they operate, while the City of Granbury has also closed the one ramp they control.

“The lake is down, approaching 4 feet, and the three that are closed just won’t handle water that low safely,” said Steve Myers, the Brazos River Authority’s chief lake ranger. “Just in the last week or so we’ve closed two of the three.”

The De Cordova, also known as the dam park ramp, is the final ramp still operating.

As long as the De Cordova ramp stays open, anglers should have no problem accessing the lake, Myers said.

“There’s plenty of parking over there,” he said. “A lot of our boat traffic is resident, so there’s plenty of parking.”

— Staff report

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size, fawn recruitment and body weight,” said Jim Bob Little of Sweetwater Creek Bow Hunting in Decatur. “So far, the deer are looking pretty good. That August rain was a lifesaver for us.”

Biologists across the state are also seeing encouraging signs for bow season.

“Overall, I’d say it isn’t going to be too bad of a year,” said TPWD South Texas biologist Daniel Kunz. “I’d put antler quality at fair to average in this part of Texas.

“It will definitely be better than last year.”

Kunz said on well-managed properties, many mature bucks that normally would have been harvested were left to walk for another year, thereby ensuring a high number of older deer.

“A lot of mature bucks were left to walk,” he said. “Those deer will be better this year. Hopefully, we will have a lot of 5-year-old deer this season.”

Biologists also were positive about deer in their areas, from the Pineywoods in East Texas to the Rolling Plains in the north-central portion of the state.

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RAZORBACK AMMO: Winchester Ammunition has launched its Razorback XT ammunition, a specialized cartridge for hunters aiming to bring down wild hogs. The cartridge is designed to drive through thick hide and bone for quick, ethical harvest shots. The lead-free bullets have a beveled profile and are made of solid gilding metal with a hollow point for delayed expansion on tough prey. Flash-suppressed powders make the ammo ideal for use in low light or after dark with night-vision technology. Razorback XT, available in .223 Rem and .308 Win calibers, is for use in bolt-action rifles as well as modern sporting rifles. A box of 20 sells for about $25 to $40, depending on the caliber.

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September 29

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