Letters

from Texas Fish & Game July/August 2021

Bare Bones Hunting

Flounder Coins

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ounder coins you sent my son! Having his rst-ever ounder recognized is a big deal. ank you for what you are doing for our ounder shery.

Bruce Smith

THE FLOUNDER COINS ARE A great idea! I read the article about them at shgame.com and was impressed with your heart for the shery. I am going to be catchand-release only shing for ounder this year seeking the really big sh. My goal is to earn some of those coins for 20-inch and over sh.

Mason Jones

Editor: ank you so much! I believe this new era of Flounder Revolution will be the best ever and we expect some great things to come for the shery and for anglers who participate. If you catch and release a ounder measuring 20 inches or more you qualify for one of our ounder awards tokens. If your child or grandchild catches their rst ounder they can get a First Flounder award token. Email photos to chester@chestermoore.com.

Dangers

CAN YOU ELABORATE ON WHY YOU think humans are the biggest danger in the woods? I read one of your columns about nding a hidden shack in the woods and was intrigued because I’ve never ran into any crazies.

Herman Stone

Editor: ere is nothing more dangerous than people, especially in remote areas. In my opinion this is undeniable. Sure, in grizzly country it’s debatable but elsewhere it’s just a fact. e stories are omnipresent.

Take for example the caller to my radio program “Moore Outdoors’ ‘ on Newstalk AM 560 KLVI who found a body burning while teal hunting with his son south of Houston.

Another caller revealed that in the 70s he and his father were out at night shing near High Island, TX and saw someone against the shoreline burying something and decided to leave. Turns out it was serial killer Dean Coryl who killed dozens in and around his home in Pasadena and buried bodies at the Higher Island area.

Remote areas are o en the most peaceful but due to the isolation can be extremely dangerous.

I see these human-related threats falling into four categories. *Idiot Hunters: ese are those rare , unethical, clueless hunters who should not be in the woods (and give the rest of us a bad name). Every year stories of people shooting someone because they heard something coming through the bushes. is is probably statistically the most dangerous human threat because of the widespread nature of hunters in America. *Poachers: Encountering a poacher in the woods can be dangerous if they assume you will turn them in or if you make the mistake of con onting them instead of law enforcement handling the duties. It’s not as dangerous as it is in A ica where organized crime and even terror cells are involved in high stakes rhino and elephant poaching but it is a potential threat. *Drug Trade: Finding meth labs and pot farms is not good. People do not want their operations found out and will go to any length to stop someone om squealing. *Predators: is is the scariest level. is is coming across someone hunting humans whether to rape, kill or terrorize.

We should not be a aid of the great outdoors but also should go in with our eyes open to the potential (human) dangers.