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LSONews.com LoneOStar Outdoor News October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013 Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper Volume 10, Issue 4

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Doing dove in new waysDove cook-off features tasty eats.

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Inside

❘❚ FISHING

Anglers catching striped bass throughout the state.

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Striper bite

❘❚ HUNTING

Redfi sh picking up along coast.Page 8

Coastal catches

Pronghorn season a success in the Panhandle.

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Good season for goats

Will the shutdown affect hunters?Page 5

What about federal duck stamps?

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Fort Hood hunter Mike Kaness bought his fi rst bow — a PSE X-Force — over the summer with the hopes of connecting on a

Texas whitetail.The New York native received

an invite to hunt a ranch near San Saba opening weekend with another hunter he met during a Wounded Warrior hunt.

Kaness wasn’t going to be late.

“Opening morning, I was in the blind at 5 a.m.,” he said. “It was early, but I was really excited.”

Deer began showing up around the ground blind about 7:30 a.m.,

See BOW, Page 18

NOCK AN ARROW: Bowhunters started shooting good deer early this year as a cold front ruffl ed the hair of bucks across much of the state. Photo by James Richards, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Opportunities lost

Anglers across Texas are steam-ing that access has been denied on many coastal parks and sev-eral lakes due to the government shutdown.

Many coastal anglers have been turned away at Padre Island National Seashore, where a guard

Government shutdown forces closure of Texas coastal refuges, lakes, national forests and more

See SHUTDOWN, Page 19

GETTING ACTIVE: Crappie anglers are reporting an improved bite as water temperatures come down and fi sh start to feed more. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Bow season opens with a twang

Cooling down for crappie

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Bite fi nally picking up after

slow summerBy Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Cooler weather is moving crappie back into the shallows near structure after a summer of tough bites and hard-to-fi nd fi sh.

“Well, they are starting to get active again,” said guide Ernest Paty from Lewisville Lake. “The fi shing is still a lit-tle bit tough at times, but the jig bite is starting to pick up.”

Paty said low water has forced him to fi nd new brush piles and structure, but he said the fi sh are on brush piles in the 12-foot range.

“Jigs are working better than minnows,” Paty said. “You can fi sh with minnows if you don’t mind losing a bunch of them. The crappie are just nipping them and pulling them off the hook.

See CRAPPIE, Page 17

CAN’T FISH HERE: A barricaded gate is all that awaits anglers looking to fi sh from the Padre Island National Seashore. Photo by JB Manning.

Some big bucks hitting the ground early this season

October 11, 2013 LoneOStar Outdoor News LSONews.com


HUNTING

By John R. MeyerFor Lone Star outdoor newS

Texas bighorn sheep are finally begin-ning to show signs of growth after several years of decreases in herd numbers.

Helicopter surveys of all known herd groups were recently conducted by staff biologists including Froylan Hernandez, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s bighorn sheep program leader.

“We counted almost 1,200 animals,” he said.

Overall, numbers were up about 10 per-cent from last year’s total and also showed an increase for the first time in the last few years.

“The only mountain range where we saw a decrease in animals was the Van Horns,” Hernandez said. “This year is the first year we have seen an upward trend again (since 2008).”

Hernandez attributed the increase to improvements in moisture over the last year, including a relatively wet winter.

“2008 was a wet year,” he said. Since then, extended below-average

rainfall has taken its toll on the range with decreased food and water availability.

“The range conditions are better than they have been,” he added. “Certainly not as good as they could be, but since the middle of last year they have been a little bit better as far as precipitation.”

Pronghorn season a good onePlenty of bucks on the Panhandle prairie

See SHEEP, Page 24


The big herd buck came charging from 500 yards away.

The smaller buck about 200 yards to the hunter’s right was angling toward the herd, and now found he had the full attention of the bigger buck, who was quickly closing the distance to the buck and the hunters perched on a small ridge in the middle of a 640-acre CRP field.

The bigger buck closed the gap, and when he stopped 250 yards away from the hunters, a bullet whizzed over his head. He returned to the herd no worse for wear.

The hunters would con-nect later that afternoon on

another buck after a great stalk, but that big buck with all of his does is still out there for next season.

So it goes when hunt-ing pronghorn in the Texas Panhandle.

The crew from LSON returned from a successful hunt, and spent time at check stations talking with other hunters and many of the 15 game wardens patrolling the area on opening weekend.

“We’ve seen an even flow of bucks since the opening week-end,” said Dallam County biol-ogist Achi Treptow. “I scored one buck at 81, and we’ve seen some really nice ones come in. I’ve also seen some pictures of a couple of really big bucks that did not come through the

check station.“I can’t wait to see the Texas

Big Game Awards this year.”Midland hunter Greg Hall

took his son, Hayden, along with Hayden’s friend Jackson Payne and his dad Robert to Hartley County for the opener. Both boys took their first pronghorn.

“We were hunting on the Sneed Ranch in Hartley County and we saw a lot of antelope,” Hall said. “We saw about 15 bucks opening morn-ing, and some were bigger than the ones we ended up taking. We just couldn’t get the boys on the real big ones.”

Hayden harvested his buck at only 40 yards after the buck went to a water hole, allowing the hunters to sneak in close.

Jackson took his buck at 100 yards. Both boys fired only one shot.

“We try to hunt pronghorn every year for the past 10 years or so,” Hall said, “but we skipped the last season because the num-bers were down the last couple of years. But this year, we saw more than I’ve ever seen.”

Hall said while numbers are higher, horn quality might have been a little lower than in years past.

“We saw lots of animals but the quality overall might have been a little down,” he said.

More big bucks were taken during the second weekend of the season. TPWD reported increased traffic at the check stations, including several fan-tastic bucks.

GOOD GOAT: Hayden Hall shows off his first pronghorn buck, taken in Hartley County on opening day. Many good bucks fell during the season, and TPWD biologists were happy with the turnout at check stations. Photo by Greg Hall.

On the riseDesert bighorn survey reveals growing herd

The lead chefBy Craig NyhusLone Star outdoor newS

A group of Dallas-area hunt-ers wanted to break away from the norm when it came to eating their dove. So they came up with a dove cook-off with a set of rules.

The main rule? No bacon.They named the event “The

Lead Chef.”“We were talking that we were

tired of eating dove the same way, wrapped in bacon with a jalapeño and cream cheese,” said Michael Melder, who hosted the event with his wife, Lucinda, at their house.

Other rules required that dove had to be the primary ingredi-ent, had to be shot by the cook or the cook’s immediate fam-ily members and the cook could not use bacon, jalapeño or cream

cheese together or in any com-bination. Jalapeño or (not and) cream cheese was allowed, but still no bacon (although bacon renderings were OK).

The dishes demonstrated the creativity of hunters in the kitchen.

Ed Westerbeck, with his 15-year-old daughter, Eva, started the evening with a dove cocktail. The martini, made with Bakon vodka, sported on its skewers pieces of dove and an olive stuffed with pepperjack cheese and jala-peños. Eva’s glass was sans vodka.

“I was afraid the Bakon vodka might be a rule violation,” Westerbeck said, while others commented that the vodka might serve as a good dove marinade.

The winning appetizer, by Amy and Tom Martin, was a dove with quail egg velouté, served on grilled toast.

“The quail eggs aren’t that easy to find,” Amy said. “And they are kind of expensive.”

Entrees included dove stroganoff, dove stew and the top winner after the not-so-secret voting, Liz Foster’s Hoisin dove in a steamed bun with cucumber relish.

“She’s a chef so we thought about disqualifying her,” Melder said. “But it was too good.”

The Melders made dove stroganoff, beginning with a recipe found in the NRA’s wild game cookbook and sub-stituting fresh ingredients and using bacon grease to sauté the onions.

The dishes surprised even the hunt-ers/chefs.

“I think people will like all of them,” said Eric Hirschler, who made daily dove limit stew with garlic/rose-mary mashed potatoes with his wife, Monica. “I have never been a big fan of dove but I am now — and it’s good to have some different ways to make it.”

The final rule was that the participants had to share their recipes — and Texas dove hunt-ers now have the benefit of expanding their dove-cooking horizons.

LOOKING AHEAD: The future looks promising for Texas bighorns after recent surveys showed herd growth and lower fawn mortality. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

BETTER THAN BACON-WRAPPED: Dishes like this Hoisin dove in a steamed bun high-lighted a dove cooking event where bacon was banned. Photo by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Dove cook-off without bacon

SEE RECIPESn Page 31



A conundrum could be brewing for water-fowl hunters who have not purchased, or who have purchased but have not received, their federal duck stamps.

When purchasing a duck stamp online for Texas Parks and Wildlife, a temporary tag soon follows in the mail that is good for 45 days, or until the actual stamp arrives.

But with the federal government shut down, some hunters could be facing the prospect of having bought a federal duck stamp, having an expired temporary tag and

no official duck stamp to replace it.The issue is a new one for game wardens.“I wish I had an answer,” said Lt. Lewis

Rather with TPWD. “We can’t do anything to change the 45-day rule because that would require legislative action. And we can’t tell our game wardens to just overlook it, because they can’t tell a hunter to violate a federal statute. Hopefully, they would use common sense, though.”

Rather said TPWD did not have a contin-gency plan because nothing like this has ever happened.

“It’s not a one-sided issue,” he said. “I fully understand where you are coming from and it makes sense that we need to address this.”

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife office said they did not know how the issue would be han-dled if a hunter was checked and had pur-chased a federal duck stamp that had not arrived, and the temporary license was

What about duck stamps?With feds on hiatus,

what happens if duck stamps don’t come?

THIS IS A PAIN: Hunters will just have to hope their federal duck stamp arrives in the mail amid the government shutdown. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

See STAMPS, Page 23


By Mark EnglandLone Star outdoor newS

Click. Print. Fire.Could hunters one day download specs for

a rifle from the Internet and manufacture it using a 3-D printer?

A University of Texas law student opened the door to that possibility last spring when he “printed” a handgun made of ABS plas-tic, fired it and put the plans on the Web.

However, experts warn gun lovers to cool their jets because a lot of work remains to be done related to cost-efficiency, engineering and safety.

One representative at a gun manufactur-ing company told LSON that the current technology — at least that available to the general public — mostly produces guns of the “one and done” variety.

And Matt Heller, one of the owners of Detroit Gun Works, a Michigan company specializing in making lower receivers, uppers, and bolt carriers, said people need to appreciate the engineering work done behind the scenes.

“If you could download the Coke recipe, that might be low risk,” Heller said. “They’ve been making it for a 100 years. But if some guy in Wyoming puts plans for a rocket ship online, are you going to hop in it and try to

go to the moon? I’d say no, but people do a lot of crazy things.”

Detroit Gun Works uses 3-D printers, which create three-dimensional objects by laying down successive layers of material, in “fit and function” R&D testing.

“In the past, we made a part out of alumi-num and machined it,” he said. “Now, our engineers design it and send it to the printer, and it’s ready the next morning. It’s been an excellent (testing) tool for us.”

Heller takes pains to make one thing clear.“We don’t print rifles on 3-D printers,” he said.For their part, Texas gunsmiths don’t seem

worried about the home-brewed competition.“People have always made their own

guns,” said Martin Stras, manager of Doc’s Gun Shop in Carrollton.

Stras doesn’t see gun owners flocking to the Internet.

“Look at the cost of the printer,” he said. “Plus, you’re going to have to develop a scan-ning program for what you want to copy. It’s cheaper to just go out and buy a gun.”

Stras also questions the quality of 3-D printed guns.

“That thing is meant to produce low-stress parts,” he said. “The parts for, say, antique guns, such as high-tensile hammer springs, need to be made of high-stress material. It’s just not out there. It may come with time. But, for now, it’s not that big of a deal.”

Change could come soon, though. This summer, the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration successfully tested a 3-D printed injector for a rocket engine. After the engine was fired up, liquid oxygen and gaseous hydrogen circulated through the injector into a combustion chamber, generating 20,000 pounds of thrust, accord-ing to NASA.

An Austin company made the injector out of a nickel-chromium alloy powder using a high-end 3-D printer.

While such news trumpets the potential of 3-D printers, there’s a big catch, said Luis Ochoa, who works at the W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation in El Paso.

“Such machines are very expensive,” he said. “They’re making newer and better machines all the time, but that also means that they’re going to be expensive, at least for now. The smaller machines will go down in price, but they only use plastic.”

Will 3-D guns be used for hunting?

See GUNS, Page 14

Print your own


FISHING

Bonus seasonFederal red snapper season gives anglers

another chance offshoreBy Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

So much for endangered.The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council’s decision to give anglers a bonus two-week season is pay-ing off for some Texas fishermen.

Even though several fronts moved along the coast during the first half of the season, anglers were able to get out and put some big snapper fillets on ice.

“They’re real hard to find right now,” said Eric M. at Dolphin Docks in Port Aransas. “And if you couldn’t tell, that was dripping with sarcasm. We are lim-iting out on pretty much every trip.”

Eric said almost anything anglers drop down to structure will catch snapper right now.

“You could drop down a rusted

hook and bring up a snapper,” he said. “Whatever we use for bait — cut bait, squid, etc. — is catching fish.”

Eric said the extra season is nice, and the weekend anglers have been taking advantage, but he added with school back in session, bad weather and many people hunting, the weekday business hasn’t seen a large increase in anglers.

“There isn’t a lot during the week,” he said. “This season is only two weekends long, so that isn’t much time. But we’ve

Redfish bite still good

The Texas inshore redfish bite has been hit or miss depending on where anglers are wetting their lines, although plenty of

big bulls are still being caught along beach-fronts, piers and jetties.

Along the midcoast, Capt. Terry Coufal reports a great redfish bite in Matagorda Bay.

“With these fronts that have come through recently, it has really turned the redfish on,” Coufal said. “Before the front, I was fishing in Dagger Flats with piggy perch

if you could find them. It was really good. We put a lot of redfish in the boat.”

With the change to north winds and cooler temperatures, Coufal said he has headed to the Matagorda Island shoreline.

“The Matagorda shoreline is a given,” he said. “When that north wind pushes the bait and redfish against the shore, it is like

shooting fish in a barrel.”Coufal said he was catching a lot of over-

sized fish up until two weeks ago in San Antonio Bay, but the bulls have disappeared for him.

“They were all over shell in San Antonio Bay a few weeks ago,” he said. “Now, they’ve

Nice mix of bulls and slots being hooked

See REDFISH, Page 20

Stripers going strong

See SNAPPER, Page 22

TAKE ADVANTAGE: The bonus red snapper season, which runs through Oct. 14, is allowing anglers to make quick runs offshore to catch a few of the plentiful fish. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

FIND THEM AND CATCH THEM: Redfish guides along the coast are catching lots of redfish this month, both oversized and slot-sized fish. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Live bait working, as well as some top-watersBy Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Fish in Texas seem to be a lot like the anglers that chase them.

Nobody wants to fish in 105-degree weather and, conversely, fish don’t like to bite when it is that hot.

Now that it finally feels like fall, the striper fishing is picking up right along with the cooler temperatures.

“Yes, sir, we have been catching a lot of stripers,” said Lake Buchanan guide Fermin Fernandez. “I have been running night trips and we have been doing very well. The stripers are coming up to the top in the early

See STRIPERS, Page 33

GOOD ACTION: Anglers should use multiple rods when heading out for stripers, as double and triple hookups can be common in

October. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.


BASS TOURNAMENT BRIEFS

Hardin-Simmons takes Sam Rayburn

The Hardin-Simmons University team of Randy Sullivan, of Breckenridge, and Hubbell Allen, of Abilene, won the FLW College Fishing Southern Conference Invitational on Sam Rayburn Reservoir with a five-bass limit weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces.

Their two-day total of 10 bass weighing 30-13 earned the club $4,000 and qualified the team for the 2014 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“We spent a lot of time during practice staring at the StructureScan,” Sullivan con-tinued. “We knew that the big fish would

be out deep, so we concentrated on staying deep. Our key area was a clay point that had a deep 18- to 25-foot treeline. The big fish weren’t in the trees, but around them.”

“We had four or five other areas from our practice, but our main area was right near Twin Dikes Public Ramp,” Allen added. “A big cold front came through, and we couldn’t fish our areas nearly as good, though. We were forced to go to plan B and just scratch out a limit. We only had two keepers and we were starting to worry, but we caught three keepers right around 1 p.m. and knew we had a good shot.”

The top nine teams that advanced to the College Fishing National Championship are:

1st: Hardin-Simmons University 2nd: University of Oklahoma 3rd: Dallas Baptist University 4th: Arkansas Tech University 5th: University of Louisiana-Monroe 6th: Texas A&M University 7th: Lamar University 8th: University of North Texas 9th: Henderson State University

— FLW

Wells wins EverStart on Sam Rayburn

Jason Wells, of Center, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds, 3 ounces to win the EverStart Series Texas Division event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir presented by Power-Pole. Wells’ three-day total of 15 bass weighing 57 pounds, 14 ounces earned him $24,881.

“I’m speechless,” said Wells, whose previ-ous career best was a 7th-place finish when the FLW Tour visited Sam Rayburn in October of 2012.

Wells caught the majority of his fish this week cranking brush piles in 10 to 15 feet of water. In the weeks leading up to the event, Wells estimated that he had 20 to 25 differ-ent areas that were producing fish for him. By tournament time, it had narrowed to only eight.

“The fish seemed to bite better when the sun was out,” said Wells. “The shallow-water guys liked the overcast skies, but I caught them better in the afternoon. My 6-pounder today came around 2:30. I fished my eight different areas, but none were consistent.

“One spot was hot one day, then another was hot the next. I caught 10 fish on the

first day, eight on day two, and only had six keepers today. It was an extremely hard tour-nament.”

Wells said that most of the fish that he weighed in this week came via cranking Tennessee-shad-colored Norman DD22 Series and Strike King 6XD crankbaits. Two of his keepers came Texas-rigging red-bug-colored soft plastics.

— FLW

Combs dominates TTBC on Conroe

Entering the final day of the Toyota Texas Bass Classic on Lake Conroe, tournament leader Keith Combs was comfortably on edge.

He led his closest pursuer by 7 pounds, 8 ounces, but on a lake where a 9-pound large-mouth crossed the stage on Friday, he knew that it would be a mistake to relax on the final day and coast to his second TTBC vic-tory in the past three years.

After opening round limits weighing 24 pounds, 8 ounces and 23 pounds, 4 ounces on Saturday, the Texas pro went to work on Sunday and put together a 15-pound limit

on Lake Conroe. Combs’ cumulative weight of 62 pounds, 12 ounces easily outdistanced the weight of John Murray by 12 pounds, 8 ounces.

The wire-to-wire victory this week capped off a stellar 2013 season for Combs that included a Bassmaster Elite Series win on Falcon Lake this past March and a 5th-place finish in the Elite Series Toyota Angler Of the Year point standings. Combs also became the first angler to earn a second TTBC champion-ship ring after winning on Conroe in 2011.

“It’s an incredible feeling,” said Combs, after lifting the trophy. “I know how good the other anglers in this tournament are, and it’s very humbling to come out on top. Winning this title for the second time is definitely a major career accomplishment for me.”

Combs began the week as one of the tour-nament favorites, and he went on to execute his Lake Conroe game plan to perfection.

“My entire week was incredibly smooth,” he explained. “I never lost a single bass the entire week, and I was able to fish anywhere I wanted from the first cast of the tournament to the last cast.”

— TTBC

TOURNAMENT TIME: Bass anglers are having success across the state during the fall tournament season. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.


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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 78–84 degrees; 13.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs and jigs.

AMISTAD: Water murky; 78–82 degrees; 39.50’ low. Largemouth bass to 4 pounds are fair on white- or bone-colored frogs and spooks in newly fl ooded vegetation.

ATHENS: Water clear, 77–81 de-grees; 3.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and trotlines.

BASTROP: Water clear; 85–89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, crankbaits, and chartreuse lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on live minnows and white tube jigs.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 79–83 degrees; 6.89’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and cut bait.

BONHAM: Water stained, 78–83 degrees; 2.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good around shallow cover on Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on jigs on brush piles.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon spin-ner baits and dark soft plastic worms in reeds.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 76–80 degrees; 20.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bluegill-pattern squarebills. Also some fi sh being caught on Havoc Rocket Craws in bama bug near larger rock and along main points. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 9.04’ low. Large-mouth bass to 4 pounds are good on green pumpkin and redbug soft plastic worms near docks in 4–8 feet, chartreuse/white spinner baits in 3–5 feet, and on white fl ukes in newly fl ooded grass early and late. Crappie are excellent on minnows and white or shad Li’l Fishies over brush piles in 8–15 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 32.08’ low. Largemouth

bass are fair on green pump-kin top-waters, wacky-rigged watermelon Whacky Sticks and crankbaits in 5–10 feet. Channel catfi sh are fair to good upriver. Yellow and blue catfi sh are good upriver.

CADDO: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 0.50’ low. Largemouth bass are good on vibrating jigs and hollow-body frogs. White and yellow bass are good on minnows and slabs.

CALAVERAS: Water clear. Large-mouth bass are slow. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on shrimp, stinkbait and shad.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 79–83 degrees; 11.79’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red Whacky Sticks on jigheads, drop-shot rigs, and white spinner baits along main lake bluffs in 10–20 feet.

CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 77–82 degrees; 6.41’ low. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs, square-billed crankbaits and spin-ner baits. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on top-water and slabs. Catfi sh are good on trotlines.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 80–84 degrees; 22.23’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on punchbait in 5–15 feet.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 80–84 degrees; 14.74’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse spin-ner baits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are fair on silver spoons. Crappie are slow. Channel catfi sh are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfi sh are slow.

CONROE: Water lightly stained; 80–84 degrees; 3.59’ low. Large-mouth bass are good on pumpkin-seed soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits in 15–25 feet.

COOPER: Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 12.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small crankbaits and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on Sassy Shad and top-waters.

FALCON: Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 34.58’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse top-wa-

ters and small crankbaits. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on cut bait and shrimp in the river.

FAYETTE: Water stained. Large-mouth bass are good on shad-patterned Pop–R’s and Spittin’ Images early. Redear perch are good on worms in 2–8 feet.

FORK: Water clear; 77–81 degrees; 5.71’ low. Largemouth bass are good around shallow cover. Square bills in the 2.5 size in shad patterns as well as smaller plastic swimbaits have been effective. Yellow bass and white bass are good on minnows and top-waters. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on char-treuse soft plastics, spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Catfi sh are good on stinkbait, shrimp and liver.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 7.72’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shad-colored spinner baits and crankbaits, and on top-waters early and late. Catfi sh are good on stinkbait, liver, and nightcrawlers.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 77–82 degrees; 9.18’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters. Crap-pie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 78–80 degrees; 2.28’ low. Large-mouth bass to 5 pounds are good on chrome crankbaits, swimbaits, and blue or watermelon/red fl ake soft plastic worms near drop-offs in 3–8 feet. Bream are good on live worms off piers and around stumps in 15–20 feet. Channel catfi sh to 3 pounds are good on juglines baited with live bait.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off-color; 78–83 degrees; 21.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters early, midday switching to Texas rigs, shaky heads and jigs.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 78–81 degrees; 1.79 low. Largemouth bass are good on moving baits in shad patterns. White bass are good on slabs.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 77–82 degrees; 3.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs, spinner baits and

shallow crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on perch and cut shad.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 78–82 degrees; 11.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics in green pumpkin and abalone shad. Crap-pie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait.

LBJ: Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse/white Whacky Sticks and top-waters around lay downs in 4–10 feet at daylight. Striped bass are good on Creme Spoiler Shads at night. Crappie are good on white tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles in 12–15 feet. Channel catfi sh are very good on minnows and stinkbait.

LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 76–81 degrees; 8.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and plastic swimbaits near rocky points. Hybrid striper are very good on Sassy Shad and top-water. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 1.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits and crankbaits. Blue catfi sh are good on shad and cut bait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 76–80 degrees; 4.75’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white spinner baits as well as white buzzbaits early. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and perch.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 80–84 degrees; 0.44’ low. Large-mouth bass are good on hollow-body frogs and buzzbaits around shallow vegetation — later in the day switch to black/blue jigs.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 75–82 degrees; 41.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, later switching to jigs and Carolina rigs. Catfi sh are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 76–82 degrees; 20.88’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina rigs, jigs and Texas rigs. Catfi sh are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 1.82’ low. Largemouth

bass are fair on shaky heads and split-shot rigs near docks and timber closest to deep water. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. Catfi sh are good on cut bait and prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 77–83 degrees; 11.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics early, later switching to jigs, drop-shot rigs and Carolina rigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and tail spinners.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 7.39’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon spin-ner baits and lipless crankbaits. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and shad.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 79–83 degrees; 6.49’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and small swimbaits around rocky points. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-water.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 76–81 degrees; 6.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shallow- to medium-diving crankbaits and good on buzzfrogs early and late. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 77–81 degrees; 9.93’ low. Large-mouth bass are fair on medium-diving crankbaits. White bass are good on minnows and top-waters. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. Catfi sh are good on cut shad.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 6.40’ low. Large-mouth bass are good on redbug soft plastic worms and buzzbaits in 15–25 feet, and on top-waters early and late. Bream are good on nightcrawlers.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 82–86 degrees; 7.16’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows at night. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on minnows, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait.

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 79–83 degrees; 9.72’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chrome and crystal clear Tiny Torpedoes and on cotton candy and watermelon red soft plastic worms. Channel

and blue catfi sh are good on night crawlers.

SWEETWATER: Water murky; 75–82 degrees; 22.47’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Catfi sh are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 77–81 degrees; 4.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early and late, soft plastic jerkbaits are effective as well. Striped bass are good on slabs and Sassy Shad. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and perch.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 4.42’ low. Large-mouth bass are good on redbug soft plastic worms, spinner baits, buzzbaits and top-waters early and late.

TRAVIS: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 59.94’ low. Large-mouth bass are good on chrome top-waters, red shad worms, and buzzbaits in 5–15 feet. White bass are good on chrome jigging spoons and minnows in 30–40 feet. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad in 30–45 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms and spinner baits.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 11.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on yellow/white spinner baits, crankbaits and on top-waters early.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 78–82 degrees; 5.56’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on black/blue jigs fi shed slow around shallow cover. Vibrating jigs in same area are good as well. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

— TPWD

Target brush pilesBELTON LAKE — Clear water and temperatures between 80

and 84 degrees have greeted anglers on the lake, and the bite is getting better.Largemouth and smallmouth bass are hitting early and late in

the day. The shad spawn is on and the bass are feeding on them throughout the day. Top-waters have put fi sh in the boat, as well as crankbaits and spinner baits in chrome and white.

For anglers throwing soft plastics, target rocky bluffs and structure in the water for best results. Crappie anglers should target brush piles in 10 to 12 feet.

Catfi sh are good on hotdogs.

Bass on the fl yINKS LAKE — This gem of a Hill Country lake has been a

solid bet for bass in the past several weeks. Ample structure in the water has been producing bass up to 8

pounds for many anglers fi shing from kayaks and canoes. Perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass are hitting small lip-

less crankbaits and spinner baits in lighter colors. Fly anglers have also had success with top-water poppers.

A later bite that begins about 10 or 11 a.m. on cloudy days was noted.

Schooling hybridsLAKE TAWAKONI — The fall feeding frenzy is on, according to guide Matt Cartwright.“I’ve noticed better fi shing each day over the last week,” he wrote on the Texas Fishing

Forum. “This time of year when each front comes through, the fi shing will usually slow down a couple days after the front, but then ramp right back up within the next few days. And usually get red hot as the water cools into the low 70s.”

Cartwright said Sassy Shad and slabs on 3/4-ounce jig heads in char-treuse are catching fi sh.

“Seems like the sassy shad gets less bites, but catches nothing but hybrids; the slab is getting the fi rst-come, fi rst-serve bite,” he wrote. “I’m trying to sit in deeper water and watch the hump for breaking water or bird activity.”

To contact guide Matt Cartwright, go to tawakonifi shingguide.com.— Conor Harrison


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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 min-ute per 12 miles west of a location.

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8-10 crappie fi llets1 cup plain yogurt (ice cold)1 cup all-purpose fl our1 cup Italian bread crumbs1 tbsp. Old Bay seasoning1/2 tsp. Creole seasoning1/2 tsp. dried basil1/2 tsp. dried thyme1/2 tsp. garlic powder1/2 tsp. oregano1/8 tsp. black pepper1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

Pam cooking sprayPreheat oven to 400 degrees.

Coat baking sheet with Pam spray.Place yogurt in bowl (buttermilk

also can be substituted). Toss all breading ingredients in a plastic bag and mix well. Dip fi llets in yogurt and then in dry mixture. Coat each fi llet and place on the baking sheet. Spray the tops of all fi llets on bak-ing sheet with Pam and bake 15 to 20 minutes on center rack.

— easyfi shrecipes.com

2 deer tenderloins1 pound bacon2-3 jalapeño peppersDale’s Sauce1 bottle Italian dressingShredded sharp cheddar cheeseToothpicks

Cut tenderloins into small medal-lion shapes. Pound thin with a meat mallet. Slice peppers into thin slices. Remove the meat and seeds for less heat. Lay a slice of bacon out. Place a piece of meat on it. Sprinkle some cheese down

the meat and bacon. Place a couple of slices of pepper on it. Roll up and secure with toothpicks. Repeat using the rest of the supplies sav-ing some of the cheese for topping. Place roll-ups in a baking dish and pour enough Dale’s Sauce in to come about halfway up the roll-ups. Pour on the Italian dressing. Sprinkle on the remaining cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour and a half or until the meat is done. Remove from oven and let cool a couple of minutes.

— backwoodsbound.com

Tenderloin rollups

Texas Coast TidesSabine Pass, northDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightOct 11 3:09 AM 1.7L 6:18 AM 1.7H 3:23 PM 0.2L 11:43 PM 1.9 HOct 12 5:06 AM 1.6L 8:16 AM 1.6H 4:33 PM 0.3LOct 13 12:35 AM 1.9H 6:19 AM 1.4L 10:57 AM 1.6H 5:42 PM 0.4LOct 14 1:14 AM 1.9H 7:04 AM 1.2L 12:35 PM 1.7H 6:47 PM 0.6LOct 15 1:46 AM 1.9H 7:44 AM 0.9L 1:50 PM 1.8H 7:46 PM 0.7LOct 16 2:15 AM 1.8H 8:21 AM 0.7L 2:54 PM 1.9H 8:39 PM 0.9LOct 17 2:42 AM 1.8H 8:59 AM 0.5L 3:50 PM 2.0H 9:27 PM 1.0LOct 18 3:08 AM 1.8H 9:35 AM 0.3L 4:42 PM 2.0H 10:10 PM 1.2LOct 19 3:31 AM 1.8H 10:12 AM 0.2L 5:32 PM 2.0H 10:51 PM 1.3LOct 20 3:50 AM 1.7H 10:50 AM 0.1L 6:21 PM 1.9H 11:29 PM 1.4LOct 21 4:04 AM 1.7H 11:29 AM 0.1L 7:12 PM 1.9HOct 22 12:06 AM 1.5L 4:06 AM 1.7H 12:10 PM 0.2L 8:10 PM 1.8HOct 23 12:46 AM 1.6L 3:55 AM 1.7H 12:55 PM 0.3L 9:21 PM 1.8HOct 24 1:44 PM 0.4L 10:42 PM 1.7HOct 25 2:39 PM 0.5L 11:46 PM 1.7H

Galveston Bay entrance, south jettyDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightOct 11 2:54 PM 0.4LOct 12 12:11 AM 2.6H 4:12 PM 0.6LOct 13 12:55 AM 2.5H 6:35 AM 2.1L 10:17 AM 2.2H 5:30 PM 0.8LOct 14 1:27 AM 2.4H 7:01 AM 1.8L 12:10 PM 2.2H 6:41 PM 1.0LOct 15 1:53 AM 2.4H 7:34 AM 1.5L 1:38 PM 2.3H 7:42 PM 1.2 LOct 16 2:17 AM 2.3H 8:09 AM 1.2L 2:51 PM 2.5H 8:37 PM 1.4LOct 17 2:39 AM 2.3H 8:44 AM 0.9L 3:56 PM 2.6H 9:26 PM 1.6LOct 18 3:00 AM 2.3H 9:19 AM 0.7L 4:54 PM 2.6H 10:11 PM 1.8LOct 19 3:19 AM 2.3H 9:53 AM 0.5L 5:49 PM 2.6H 10:52 PM 2.0LOct 20 3:36 AM 2.3H 10:28 AM 0.4L 6:42 PM 2.6H 11:30 PM 2.2LOct 21 3:50 AM 2.3H 11:04 AM 0.4L 7:36 PM 2.6HOct 22 12:04 AM 2.2L 3:54 AM 2.3H 11:41 AM 0.4L 8:33 PM 2.5HOct 23 12:36 AM 2.3L 3:31 AM 2.3H 12:23 PM 0.5L 9:36 PM 2.4HOct 24 1:09 PM 0.6L 10:43 PM 2.4HOct 25 2:01 PM 0.7L 11:41 PM 2.3H

San Luis PassDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Oct 11 3:50 PM 0.3LOct 12 12:41 AM 1.5H 5:08 PM 0.4LOct 13 1:25 AM 1.5H 7:31 AM 1.3L 10:47 AM 1.3H 6:26 PM 0.5LOct 14 1:57 AM 1.5H 7:57 AM 1.1L 12:40 PM 1.4H 7:37 PM 0.6LOct 15 2:23 AM 1.4H 8:30 AM 0.9L 2:08 PM 1.4H 8:38 PM 0.7LOct 16 2:47 AM 1.4H 9:05 AM 0.7L 3:21 PM 1.5H 9:33 PM 0.8LOct 17 3:09 AM 1.4H 9:40 AM 0.5L 4:26 PM 1.5H 10:22 PM 1.0LOct 18 3:30 AM 1.4H 10:15 AM 0.4L 5:24 PM 1.6H 11:07 PM 1.1LOct 19 3:49 AM 1.4H 10:49 AM 0.3L 6:19 PM 1.6H 11:48 PM 1.2LOct 20 4:06 AM 1.4H 11:24 AM 0.2L 7:12 PM 1.6HOct 21 12:26 AM 1.3L 4:20 AM 1.4H 12:00 PM 0.2L 8:06 PM 1.6HOct 22 1:00 AM 1.4L 4:24 AM 1.4H 12:37 PM 0.3L 9:03 PM 1.5HOct 23 1:32 AM 1.4L 4:01 AM 1.4H 1:19 PM 0.3L 10:06 PM 1.5HOct 24 2:05 PM 0.4L 11:13 PM 1.4HOct 25 2:57 PM 0.4L

Freeport HarborDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightOct 11 2:52 PM 0.3L 11:46 PM 2.1HOct 12 4:14 PM 0.4LOct 13 12:35 AM 2.1H 7:32 AM 1.5L 10:00 AM 1.5H 5:38 PM 0.5LOct 14 1:12 AM 2.0H 7:38 AM 1.3L 11:54 AM 1.6H 6:55 PM 0.7LOct 15 1:41 AM 1.8H 7:59 AM 1.1L 1:23 PM 1.8H 8:06 PM 0.9LOct 16 2:04 AM 1.7H 8:24 AM 0.9L 2:37 PM 1.9H 9:11 PM 1.0LOct 17 2:24 AM 1.7H 8:53 AM 0.7L 3:42 PM 2.0H 10:13 PM 1.2LOct 18 2:41 AM 1.6H 9:23 AM 0.5L 4:41 PM 2.1H 11:14 PM 1.4LOct 19 2:56 AM 1.6H 9:54 AM 0.4L 5:35 PM 2.1HOct 20 12:20 AM 1.5L 3:06 AM 1.6H 10:26 AM 0.4L 6:28 PM 2.1HOct 21 10:59 AM 0.3L 7:21 PM 2.1HOct 22 11:35 AM 0.4L 8:16 PM 2.1HOct 23 12:13 PM 0.4L 9:14 PM 2.0HOct 24 12:58 PM 0.5L 10:11 PM 2.0HOct 25 1:49 PM 0.6L 11:02 PM 2.0H

South Padre IslandDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightOct 11 2:25 PM 0.3LOct 12 12:08 AM 2.1H 3:37 PM 0.5LOct 13 12:42 AM 2.1H 4:52 PM 0.7LOct 14 1:03 AM 1.9H 6:52 AM 1.5L 10:53 AM 1.7H 6:08 PM 0.9LOct 15 1:15 AM 1.8H 7:07 AM 1.3L 12:54 PM 1.8H 7:20 PM 1.1LOct 16 1:21 AM 1.7H 7:36 AM 1.0L 2:25 PM 1.9H 8:30 PM 1.3LOct 17 1:24 AM 1.6H 8:10 AM 0.7L 3:40 PM 2.0H 9:40 PM 1.5LOct 18 1:22 AM 1.6H 8:46 AM 0.5L 4:47 PM 2.1H 10:55 PM 1.6LOct 19 1:12 AM 1.6H 9:24 AM 0.4L 5:50 PM 2.1HOct 20 10:02 AM 0.3L 6:50 PM 2.1HOct 21 10:41 AM 0.3L 7:52 PM 2.1HOct 22 11:21 AM 0.3L 8:56 PM 2.1HOct 23 12:03 PM 0.4L 10:00 PM 2.1HOct 24 12:47 PM 0.6L 10:55 PM 2.1HOct 25 1:34 PM 0.7L 11:35 PM 2.0H

Port O’ConnorDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightOct 11 5:00 AM 1.5H 5:30 PM 0.6LOct 12 5:34 AM 1.5H 6:37 PM 0.7LOct 13 5:33 AM 1.4H 7:42 PM 0.7LOct 14 5:23 AM 1.3H 8:43 PM 0.9LOct 15 5:20 AM 1.2H 10:05 AM 1.1L 2:29 PM 1.2H 9:39 PM 1.0LOct 16 4:26 AM 1.2H 10:34 AM 1.0L 6:18 PM 1.2H 10:31 PM 1.1LOct 17 3:24 AM 1.2H 11:12 AM 0.9L 8:10 PM 1.3H 11:15 PM 1.2LOct 18 1:54 AM 1.3H 11:52 AM 0.8LOct 19 1:37 AM 1.3H 12:31 PM 0.7LOct 20 1:36 AM 1.4H 1:09 PM 0.7LOct 21 2:00 AM 1.4H 1:46 PM 0.7LOct 22 2:31 AM 1.5H 2:23 PM 0.7LOct 23 3:01 AM 1.5H 3:04 PM 0.7LOct 24 3:26 AM 1.4H 3:49 PM 0.7LOct 25 3:44 AM 1.4H 4:39 PM 0.7L

RockportDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightOct 11 7:59 AM 0.8H 6:44 PM 0.4LOct 12 9:08 AM 0.8H 7:34 PM 0.4LOct 13 10:22 AM 0.7H 8:16 PM 0.5LOct 14 11:48 AM 0.7H 8:46 PM 0.5LOct 15 4:41 AM 0.6H 8:26 AM 0.6L 1:47 PM 0.6H 8:56 PM 0.6LOct 16 3:38 AM 0.6H 10:23 AM 0.6L 4:43 PM 0.6H 8:27 PM 0.6LOct 17 3:16 AM 0.7H 11:34 AM 0.5LOct 18 3:14 AM 0.7H 12:30 PM 0.5LOct 19 3:28 AM 0.7H 1:18 PM 0.5LOct 20 3:53 AM 0.8H 2:05 PM 0.4LOct 21 4:27 AM 0.8H 2:51 PM 0.4LOct 22 5:11 AM 0.8H 3:39 PM 0.4LOct 23 6:01 AM 0.8H 4:28 PM 0.4LOct 24 6:56 AM 0.7H 5:16 PM 0.4LOct 25 7:52 AM 0.7H 6:01 PM 0.5L

Houston2013 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONOct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets11 Fri 11:48 5:34 ----- 6:03 7:19 6:55 1:50p NoMoon 12 Sat Q 12:21 6:31 12:45 6:59 7:19 6:54 2:39p 12:52a 13 Sun 1:10 7:23 1:37 7:50 7:20 6:53 3:24p 1:56a 14 Mon 1:58 8:11 2:24 8:37 7:21 6:52 4:05p 2:59a15 Tue 2:44 8:56 3:08 9:21 7:21 6:51 4:44p 4:01a 16 Wed 3:27 9:40 3:52 10:04 7:22 6:50 5:22p 5:01a 17 Thu 4:12 10:24 4:36 10:48 7:23 6:49 6:00p 6:01a 18 Fri > 4:58 11:10 5:22 11:35 7:23 6:48 6:39p 7:00a 19 Sat F 5:47 11:59 6:12 ----- 7:24 6:46 7:20p 7:59a 20 Sun F 6:39 12:26 7:04 12:51 7:25 6:45 8:03p 8:56a 21 Mon > 7:33 1:20 7:58 1:45 7:25 6:44 8:48p 9:52a 22 Tue > 8:28 2:15 8:52 2:40 7:26 6:43 9:35p 10:45a 23 Wed 9:22 3:10 9:46 3:34 7:27 6:42 10:24p 11:35a 24 Thu 10:15 4:03 10:39 4:27 7:27 6:42 11:14p 12:21p 25 Fri 11:06 4:54 11:29 5:17 7:28 6:41 NoMoon 1:04p 26 Sat Q 11:54 5:42 ----- 6:05 7:29 6:40 12:06a 1:43p 27 Sun 12:15 6:27 12:39 6:50 7:30 6:39 12:58a 2:20p 28 Mon 12:59 7:10 1:21 7:32 7:30 6:38 1:51a 2:56p 29 Tue 1:39 7:51 2:02 8:13 7:31 6:37 2:44a 3:30p 30 Wed 2:19 8:30 2:42 8:53 7:32 6:36 3:39a 4:06p

Port Aransas, H. Caldwell PierDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightOct 11 2:32 PM 0.5L 11:59 PM 2.5HOct 12 3:45 PM 0.6LOct 13 12:37 AM 2.3H 4:59 PM 0.8LOct 14 1:04 AM 2.2H 7:11 AM 1.6L 11:09 AM 1.8H 6:13 PM 0.9LOct 15 1:22 AM 2.0H 7:22 AM 1.4L 1:03 PM 1.9H 7:23 PM 1.2LOct 16 1:35 AM 1.9H 7:47 AM 1.1L 2:27 PM 2.1H 8:30 PM 1.4LOct 17 1:44 AM 1.9H 8:17 AM 0.9L 3:37 PM 2.3H 9:36 PM 1.6LOct 18 1:49 AM 1.9H 8:50 AM 0.7L 4:40 PM 2.4H 10:45 PM 1.8LOct 19 1:47 AM 1.9H 9:25 AM 0.6L 5:38 PM 2.5HOct 20 10:02 AM 0.5L 6:35 PM 2.5HOct 21 10:40 AM 0.5L 7:34 PM 2.5HOct 22 11:21 AM 0.5L 8:35 PM 2.4HOct 23 12:04 PM 0.5L 9:39 PM 2.3HOct 24 12:51 PM 0.6L 10:39 PM 2.2HOct 25 1:43 PM 0.7L 11:26 PM 2.0H

San Antonio2013 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONOct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets11 Fri ----- 5:46 12:01 6:15 7:31 7:08 2:03p 12:03a 12 Sat Q 12:33 6:44 12:57 7:11 7:32 7:07 2:52p 1:06a 13 Sun 1:22 7:36 1:49 8:03 7:32 7:06 3:36p 2:09a 14 Mon 2:11 8:24 2:37 8:49 7:33 7:05 4:17p 3:12a 15 Tue 2:56 9:09 3:21 9:33 7:34 7:03 4:56p 4:14a 16 Wed 3:40 9:52 4:04 10:17 7:34 7:02 5:35p 5:14a 17 Thu 4:24 10:36 4:49 11:01 7:35 7:01 6:13p 6:14a18 Fri > 5:10 11:23 5:35 11:47 7:35 7:00 6:52p 7:13a 19 Sat F 5:59 ----- 6:24 12:12 7:36 6:59 7:33p 8:12a 20 Sun F 6:51 12:39 7:16 1:04 7:37 6:58 8:16p 9:09a 21 Mon > 7:45 1:33 8:10 1:58 7:37 6:57 9:02p 10:05a 22 Tue > 8:40 2:28 9:05 2:52 7:38 6:56 9:49p 10:57a 23 Wed 9:35 3:22 9:59 3:47 7:39 6:55 10:38p 11:47a 24 Thu 10:28 4:16 10:52 4:40 7:40 6:54 11:28p 12:33p 25 Fri 11:18 5:07 11:42 5:30 7:40 6:53 NoMoon 1:16p 26 Sat Q ----- 5:55 12:06 6:18 7:41 6:52 12:19a 1:56p 27 Sun 12:27 6:40 12:51 7:02 7:42 6:52 1:11a 2:33p 28 Mon 1:11 7:22 1:34 7:45 7:42 6:51 2:04a 3:08p 29 Tue 1:52 8:03 2:14 8:25 7:43 6:50 2:58a 3:43p 30 Wed 2:31 8:43 2:54 9:05 7:44 6:49 3:52a 4:18p

Amarillo2013 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONOct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets11 Fri ----- 6:00 12:14 6:29 7:48 7:17 2:28p 12:05a 12 Sat Q 12:47 6:57 1:11 7:25 7:49 7:16 3:14p 1:10a 13 Sun 1:36 7:49 2:03 8:16 7:50 7:15 3:57p 2:15a 14 Mon 2:24 8:37 2:50 9:03 7:51 7:13 4:35p 3:21a 15 Tue 3:09 9:22 3:34 9:47 7:52 7:12 5:12p 4:25a 16 Wed 3:53 10:06 4:18 10:30 7:53 7:11 5:47p 5:28a 17 Thu 4:38 10:50 5:02 11:14 7:53 7:09 6:23p 6:31a 18 Fri > 5:24 11:36 5:48 ----- 7:54 7:08 7:00p 7:32a 19 Sat F 6:13 12:01 6:38 12:25 7:55 7:07 7:39p 8:33a 20 Sun F 7:05 12:52 7:30 1:17 7:56 7:06 8:20p 9:33a 21 Mon > 7:59 1:46 8:23 2:11 7:57 7:05 9:04p 10:30a 22 Tue > 8:53 2:41 9:18 3:06 7:58 7:03 9:50p 11:23a 23 Wed 9:48 3:36 10:12 4:00 7:59 7:02 10:40p 12:13p 24 Thu 10:41 4:29 11:05 4:53 8:00 7:01 11:31p 12:59p 25 Fri 11:32 5:20 11:55 5:43 8:01 7:00 NoMoon 1:40p 26 Sat Q ----- 6:08 12:20 6:31 8:01 6:59 12:23a 2:18p 27 Sun 12:41 6:53 1:05 7:16 8:02 6:58 1:17a 2:53p 28 Mon 1:25 7:36 1:47 7:58 8:03 6:57 2:12a 3:27p 29 Tue 2:05 8:16 2:28 8:39 8:04 6:55 3:08a 3:59p 30 Wed 2:45 8:56 3:08 9:19 8:05 6:54 4:05a 4:32p

Dallas2013 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONOct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets11 Fri 11:54 5:39 ----- 6:08 7:26 6:59 2:02p NoMoon 12 Sat Q 12:26 6:37 12:50 7:04 7:27 6:57 2:50p 12:53a 13 Sun 1:15 7:29 1:42 7:56 7:28 6:56 3:33p 1:57a 14 Mon 2:04 8:17 2:30 8:42 7:29 6:55 4:13p 3:02a 15 Tue 2:49 9:02 3:14 9:26 7:29 6:54 4:50p 4:05a 16 Wed 3:33 9:45 3:57 10:10 7:30 6:52 5:27p 5:07a 17 Thu 4:17 10:29 4:42 10:54 7:31 6:51 6:03p 6:08a 18 Fri > 5:03 11:16 5:28 11:40 7:32 6:50 6:41p 7:09a 19 Sat F 5:52 ----- 6:17 12:05 7:32 6:49 7:21p 8:09a 20 Sun F 6:44 12:32 7:09 12:57 7:33 6:48 8:03p 9:07a 21 Mon > 7:38 1:26 8:03 1:51 7:34 6:47 8:48p 10:04a 22 Tue > 8:33 2:21 8:58 2:45 7:35 6:46 9:34p 10:57a 23 Wed 9:28 3:15 9:52 3:40 7:36 6:45 10:23p 11:47a 24 Thu 10:21 4:09 10:45 4:33 7:37 6:43 11:14p 12:33p 25 Fri 11:11 5:00 11:35 5:23 7:37 6:42 NoMoon 1:15p 26 Sat Q 11:59 5:48 ----- 6:11 7:38 6:41 12:06a 1:54p 27 Sun 12:20 6:33 12:44 6:55 7:39 6:40 12:59a 2:30p 28 Mon 1:04 7:15 1:27 7:38 7:40 6:39 1:53a 3:04p 29 Tue 1:45 7:56 2:07 8:18 7:41 6:38 2:48a 3:37p30 Wed 2:24 8:36 2:47 8:58 7:42 6:37 3:44a 4:11p

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allowed28. This controls spread of

shot pellets30. The male dall31. Habitat of certain

trout34. A mighty oak to be37. Name given whitetail

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lure 5. The quiver holds them 6. Angler, at times, fi shes

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backing13. A kangaroo’s pouch14. A major deer food

source17. To track down a

game20. Camo cover for scopes22. A silvery minnow

bait23. Shells and arrows24. For packing the

day’s catch26. The snare expert29. Outdoor regulations32. A diving duck33. Trapped for the fur35. Bushytail’s food

source36. A wild turkey predator37. A type of fl y lure40. Term for a type

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TAKING BAITING TO ANOTHER LEVELHouston County Game Wardens

Eddie Lehr and Zak Benge caught four subjects hunting dove over bait. Lehr and Benge walked around 1.5 miles to get to the field. The subject who put out the bait admitted to Lehr that he had put out 800 pounds of milo two weeks prior. Cases pending.

LIVE STINGRAYS KEPT IN APARTMENT UNIT

Harris County Game Wardens Jennifer Inkster, Ross Sidman, and Hennie Volschenk responded to a complaint from a Houston apartment complex. A manager was informed of standing water in the hallway of an apartment building and was forced to inspect the unit that seemed respon-sible. When he entered, he found a large swimming pool filled with “dinner plate” sized stingrays and a smaller tank with pup stingrays. The wardens determined the sting-rays were prohibited. The tenant was issued a citation, and approximately 19 stingrays were seized.

MAN WITH BAIT COULDN’T SLIP AWAYHarris County Game Wardens

Gregg Johnson, Hennie Volschenk, and Mark Bane were checking dove hunters along Hwy 290. After the wardens checked several hunters in a corn field, Volschenk advised Johnson that there was a group of hunters in a fenced-in area who needed to be checked. As Johnson arrived at the location, he noticed that the hunters finished the hunt with all having their limits. During the inspection, Johnson noticed one hunter slip away from the group and start walking toward a vehicle. At that time, Johnson followed the hunter to his vehicle and found an ice chest half-full of milo. The man confessed to baiting the field and even showed the wardens where he placed the milo. All birds were seized and cita-tions were issued.

MAN SHOOTS TURKEY VULTURE, SPEEDS AWAY

Starr County Game Wardens Bryan Dulock, Carlos Maldonado, Brad Whitworth and Mark Anderson were checking dove hunters near Garciasville. At the same time Dulock was issuing a citation to a group of hunters, Maldonado observed an indi-vidual shoot at a large bird in the sky. Immediately after the bird hit the ground, the hunter picked it up and took off at a high rate of speed. After 20 minutes of searching the brush for the vehicle, wardens found it occu-pied with the girlfriend of the hunter in question. After a few minutes of talk-ing with the female, they were given the location of her boyfriend and soon after he showed up, mildly confron-tational. After a few hours, the man said “You got me,” and took them to the location where the evidence was hidden. A turkey vulture was seized as evidence and a citation was issued.

DWI SUSPECT WITH DEER IN BACKSEAT NEEDED MEAT FOR TAMALES

At 2 a.m., Val Verde County Game Warden Dustin Barrett received a call from the Del Rio Police Department concerning a small SUV that had a white-tailed deer in the backseat. The female driver told Barrett she needed a deer for the tamales she was planning to make the next day. Case pending for possession of the deer in

closed season, and the police depart-ment charged the woman with DWI.

GROUP CAUGHT SHOOTING DOVES FROM VEHICLE, MORE

Cooke County Game Warden Darla Barr responded to a call regarding subjects who were possibly shooting doves from a vehicle. Barr notified State Park Officer Eric Anderson to assist since she was not in the imme-diate area. Anderson located and held the subjects until Barr arrived. After a short interview with the three subjects, it was determined that one had hunted from the vehicle, all three had trespassed, two had unplugged shotguns, one subject was hunting with no license and other violations were committed.

WARDEN SURPRISES ILLEGAL DOVE HUNTERS WITH DESCRIPTION OF

THEIR GUNS, SHELLSEllis County Game Warden Jeff

Powell met a new farmer at a gas station, who said he was having trouble with dove hunters on his properties. Days later, the farmer called Powell and provided a license plate of a truck and he said two men were shooting at doves while driving down the road. Powell drove to the location and picked up hulls on the road before proceeding to look for the truck. The truck was located just as it was turning into the driveway.

After a series of interviews about their hunt, Powell made a deal with them and said, “I’ll leave, but only if I can’t guess what gauge shotgun is in the gun case in your back-seat, and I’ll bet in that camouflage bag there are low brass, Winchester no. 8 shotshells that are red in color.” After puzzled looks and real-izing that Powell knew more than they thought he did, the two men confessed. Citations pending.

MAN CAUGHT SHOOTING TOO MANY DOVE WITH STOLEN SHOTGUN

Williamson County Game Warden Joel Campos received a call regard-ing people who were shooting over a property line in Jonah. Campos arrived and was unable to locate the shooters. That evening, though, he heard several shots on the property. Campos made contact with a male who was in possession of 19 mourn-ing doves. The man did not have a hunting license, went over the daily bag limit, and was in possession of a stolen Remington .20-gauge out of Irving. The shotgun and birds were confiscated and charges are pending, including civil restitution.

SPEARFISHERMEN CAUGHT WITH GAME FISH

Edwards County Game Warden Grant Moore and Real County Game Warden Clint Graham watched a

group of individuals taking fish by illegal means (spear gun). After making contact with the individuals, the wardens found 42 illegally taken game fish. Three subjects were issued numerous citations for taking by illegal means and methods.

POACHERS HAD LIVE DOE IN TRUNK OF VEHICLE

After a traffic stop, the local sher-iff’s office called Shelby County Game Wardens Anthony King and Nathan Skeen, advising the war-dens that there was a live deer in the trunk of the stopped car. At the location, the wardens noticed a .22-caliber rifle, two pellet guns, several flashlights and a live mature doe in the trunk. After interview-ing the subjects and looking at the deer, the wardens could tell the deer had been shot with the .22-caliber rifle. The subjects admitted to hunt-ing deer at night and using their car headlights to spotlight and shoot the doe from the roadway. All four subjects were taken to Shelby County Jail. Cases pending.

WARDENS’ TEAMWORK CATCHES DOVE HUNTERS OVER LIMIT

Uvalde County Game Warden Henry Lutz, Real County Game Warden Clint Graham, and Medina County Game Warden Jorge Tamayo, acting on information received by Zavala County Game Warden Chris Stautzenberger, located a field of dove hunters in rural Medina County. Several of the hunters had killed more than their daily bag limit of mourning doves and also possessed additional birds that they suppos-edly got from other hunters who had hunted that morning, but did not return that afternoon. Five cases were filed for exceeding the daily bag limit and possession over daily bag limit without a Wildlife Resource Document. A total of 70 mourning doves were seized.

GAME WARDEN BLOTTER

At about 7:30 p.m., San Augustine County Game Wardens Michael Ferguson and Lee Hall received infor-mation about possible road hunting. The wardens spoke with the complainant and gathered information about the event. The complainant also gave a description of a vehicle seen leaving the area shortly after the shots. The wardens searched the area, and on the nearby dirt road discovered deer tracks crossing the road. Ferguson and Hall followed the tracks a short distance and found a fresh blood-stained scene. Given the warden’s knowledge of local poachers,

they went to a residence less than two miles away. There, they observed a vehicle matching the description. The back of the truck looked as if it was freshly washed, but the sus-pects’ cleaning skills left much to be desired. Fresh blood and hair were still quite noticeable. The wardens obtained permission from the property owner to search the freezer and refrigerator inside the residence. Inside the refrigerator was a bag of deer meat, still warm. The wardens located the suspects and confessions were obtained. Cases and restitution are pending.

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Even should prices fall, some outdoorsmen doubt hunters will forsake traditionally made rifles for ones fresh off the printer.

Gray N. Thornton, CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation, admits to being intrigued by 3-D printing technology. He enjoys black guns and has a polymer AR receiver.

But Thornton termed present technology “rudimentary.”

The quality isn’t there yet, he said, nor do 3-D guns have the look and feel likely to appeal to hunters.

But that’s not what the technol-ogy lacks most.

“Why do we still use enam-eled pots and cups in our hunt-ing camps?” asked Thornton, former head of the Dallas Safari Club. “Yes, they get hot and cold quickly, but there’s something about them. You can print out a rifle that’s a piece of plastic, but it’s not granddaddy’s gun that he passed down to you. The hunting community is steeped in the tradi-tions of hunting.

“We’re slow adapters because we kind of like nostalgia.”

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Man arrested for hit and run on wardens

Texas game wardens, with assistance from local and state officers, arrested a suspect in the injury of two game wardens following a pursuit early Saturday. The arrest was made about two miles southeast of Teague in Freestone County at 3:15 p.m. on Oct. 7.

Taken into custody was Teddy Wayne Davenport, 44.

He was charged with two counts of aggra-vated assault on a police officer and one misdemeanor charge of evading arrest. He was taken to the Limestone County Jail.

Two game wardens were on routine patrol early Saturday in McLennan County looking for road hunters when they attempted to stop a vehi-cle they had seen operating on a public road without headlights. The driver of the vehicle rammed the state vehicle the two wardens were in, but both vehicles were still drivable.

The driver of the suspect vehicle left the scene and the wardens gave pursuit. During that pursuit, someone in the fleeing truck shined a bright light into the eyes of the wardens and their vehicle went off the roadway, striking a culvert. Both game war-

dens were injured, one requiring hospitalization.Two more arrests relating to this case were

also made. — TPWD

Counties increase feral hog bounties

Some Texas counties are increasing boun-ties on feral hogs. A number of counties award bounties of $2 to $7 per hog killed or trapped in the county.

The Austin American-Statesman reported that Hays and Caldwell counties in Central Texas are offering a $5 bounty for each hog bagged by hunters, up $2 from last year. Bastrop County is offering a $5 bounty for the first time.

Other counties also offer bounties, usually requiring hunters to produce the tail of the hog to receive the award. Through the Texas Department of Agriculture Hog Out County Grants Program, other counties award points for hogs killed or trapped and award prizes. Hunters should check with the county where they hunt to determine the programs or boun-ties available and how to comply.

— Staff report


TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under the birds on soft plastics and good in the river on live shad. Redfi sh are good in the marsh on small top-waters and Stanley Ribbits and top-waters.

SOUTH SABINE: Bull redfi sh are good at the jetty on crabs. Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair around the reef on live shrimp and under birds on soft plastics.

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

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters work-ing pods of shad and mullet on soft plastics. Redfi sh are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet. Trout are fair to good under birds when the wind allows.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good under birds on the north shoreline. 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.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Bull redfi sh are good on the beachfront on crabs, mullet and table shrimp. Sheepshead, redfi sh and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout are good on deep shell on the lower end of the bay in 9–12 feet of water.

TEXAS CITY: Gulf trout and sand trout are good on fresh shrimp around the dike. Bull redfi sh are good on the end of the dike on natural baits.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Bull redfi sh are good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs. Redfi sh are good at the jetties on natural baits.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfi sh are fair to good in Lake Austin on live shrimp. Flounder are fair on the shorelines.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfi sh are fair to good in Oyster Lake on shrimp. Trout are fair on

shell and grass on soft plastics. Black drum are fair to good at Shell Island on live shrimp.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfi sh are fair on top-waters over soft mud in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfi sh are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp and top-wa-ters. Redfi sh are good at the jetty.

ROCKPORT: Bull redfi sh are good in the Lydia Ann Channel on crabs. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfi sh are fair to good on the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp.

PORT ARANSAS: Bull redfi sh are good at the jetty on crabs and fi nger mullet. Redfi sh are fair to good on the East Flats on top-waters and Gulps. Red snapper are good offshore.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfi sh are fair to good around Shamrock Cove on small top-waters and gold spoons. Redfi sh are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp. Black drum are good on the reefs in Nueces Bay on shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair to good around the spoils on top-waters and soft plastics. Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and top-waters. Redfi sh are good in the Land Cut on natural baits.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on top-waters around sand and grass holes. Redfi sh are fair to good while drifting potholes and sight–casting to the shallows. Bull redfi sh are good at East Cut.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfi sh are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and scented plastics. Tarpon and redfi sh have been caught at the jetty on live shad and crabs.

PORT ISABEL: Redfi sh are fair to good in Cul-len Bay on scented plastics. Trout and redfi sh are fair to good in South Bay on live shrimp. Trout are fair over sand and grass humps on plastics under popping corks.

— TPWD

State watersPASS CAVALLO — Red snapper anglers have been catching limits of

snapper in 35 to 50 feet of water off of Pass Cavallo.Along with red snapper, lane snapper and gray snapper have also

been caught in the same area. Sharks have also been picked up along

the shallow reefs, including Atlantic sharpnose and bonnetheads, when the tide goes slack.

Tarpon have also been caught within fi ve miles of the pass.

Croakers and redsTEXAS CITY DIKE — Find the clearer water around the

Texas City Dike for solid action catching redfi sh and croaker.Shrimp is the best bait if you can fi nd it at local bait shops. Bigger

croaker are hitting them like crazy. Rig the shrimp with a split-shot rig 12 inches from the hook for your best chance.

Bigger redfi sh can be caught using live fi nger mullet.For the artifi cial crowd, scented plastics in pearl and chartreuse are

working on croaker and the occasional fl ounder.

Waders’ dreamSEABROOK — The fl ounder run is cranking up on the fl ats near Seabrook, according to

multiple anglers.Flounder have been landed on scented plastics in 2 to 4 feet of water. Along with the

fl ounder, trout have also been picked up with some regularity.Check oyster reefs close to the area as well for black drum and red-

fi sh.The fi shing should improve as colder temperatures move in

and the fl ounder really get cranked up and running. Target pot-hole areas surrounded by grass and slow-roll soft plastics to get results.

— Conor Harrison

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“The best color has been Jigum’s fool’s gold,” he added. “That has been working the best.”

Paty said anglers should be working depths between 10 and 18 feet for the foresee-able future.

“Each cold front that moves through turns them on even more,” he said. “They will be shal-lower for about another month until the shad get pushed down by the cooler water tempera-ture. Then the crappie will follow the baitfish down.”

Guide Chuck Rollins with Bigcrappie.com on Cedar Creek Lake said the bite has arrived.

“The crappie down here are already in the holiday giving mood, as we are starting to see some good numbers come in the boat,” he said. “I had a group of five Grand Prairie police officers on a recent morning, and after all was said and done we had 35 keepers and prob-ably 15 to 20 throwbacks. We shoved off from the dock around 6:45, temperature was 60, water temperature was 80, with a light north-east wind — dang near perfect weather for hunting some crappies.

“The bite is still very light; more of a touch or a push.”

Rollins said he has been finding fish still hanging in the 6 to 12 feet range.

“The best colors of jigs have been Slab Bandits (Rivercane) and Thump Jumpers (Highnoon),” he said. “Minnows have still

been putting a few in the boat, too.”Other good reports emerged from

Bachman Lake, with smaller fish being caught from the shoreline near creeks and bridges.

Cypress Springs also has a good crappie bite going with fish being caught in the 16- to 20-feet range on brush piles, although the numbers aren’t where they will be as it gets colder.

Guide Ernest Paty, (972) 245-9311

Guide Chuck Rollins, (903) 288-5798

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JIGS ARE BEST: Anglers are using a lot of small jigs to fool big crappie. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.


and Kaness tried a few doe bleats to entice one to investigate.

“They came a little closer but not within bow range,” he said. “I was about to try and get out of the blind and attempt a stalk, when I looked up out front and he was there. I quickly sat back down and got the pins on him.”

The mature 8-point buck was quarter-ing away at 20 yards, and Kaness made a perfect shot.

“I hit him and he dropped in his tracks,” he said. “I was shaking before I let the arrow go, but I really started shaking after it was over. It looked like an older deer, so I was really happy.’

Kaness said the deer is already at the taxidermist and Texas has one more bow hunter for life.

“I’m hooked,” he said. “I can’t wait to get back out there.”

Texas hunters enjoyed a September bow opener this season, with cooler temperatures making for a pleasant few days in the woods.

Reports were positive from many

regions of the state, although thick foli-age due to recent rainfall in many places made spotting deer tougher than normal.

One monster free-range deer was killed in Medina County by Jimmy Green. The big buck was posted on sev-eral forums and scored a whopping 199 6/8 inches.

Several giants have already been turned into the Los Cazadores Deer Contest in Frio.

Wharton hunter James Ferguson killed a 356-inch buck on the Tipps Ranch in Live Oak County. The prop-erty was under MLDP and Ferguson took the big deer, which leads the over-all category, with a rifle.

The second weekend of the season brought a cold front, north wind and breezy conditions to much of Texas.

Hunters in Shackelford County reported the best buck movement of the season Saturday and Sunday morn-ings, with some good deer taken with bow and rifles on MLDP properties.

Several bucks scoring more than 150 inches were taken on properties around Albany, and many more hunters reported success and better deer move-ment with the cooler temperatures.

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FIRST BUCK: Mike Kaness is proud of this first buck with a bow, taken on a friend’s ranch near San Saba on the opening weekend of bow season. Photo by Mike Kaness.

CAT hands out scholarships

The Crappie Anglers of Texas recently awarded a total of $3,500 in cash scholarships to six students.

Crappie Anglers of Texas is a non-profit organization dedicated to the sport of crappie fishing. With more than 280 members nationwide, CAT has been instrumental in gain-ing national attention for crappie fishing in Texas and continues to develop its member’s knowledge of crappie fishing through educational meetings, seminars and fishing tournaments.

Eric Dukes, of Wylie, received a $1,000 scholarship. His essay was chosen by the CAT Scholarship Program Committee as the winner. He will be attending Tarleton State University in the fall and will be majoring in Wildlife Management and Conservation.

Jacob Wolf, of Oglesby, received a $500 scholarship and plans on attending McLennan Community College in the fall. His major is Inland Fisheries-Ichtheology.

Alexander Schwieterman, of Kettering, Ohio also received a $500 scholarship. He has been attending Kettering College since fall 2011 pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Garrett Dupree, of Rowlett, received a $500 scholarship. He has been attending DCCCD – Eastfield College since the summer of 2012. He is majoring in Pre-Nursing/Math.

Poppi Davis, of Amarillo, also received a $500 scholarship. She will be attending Texas Tech University in the fall and will be majoring in Pre-Nursing.

Allison Massey, of Wylie, received a $500 scholarship. She will be attending Tarelton State University in the fall and will be majoring in Criminal Justice.

— CAT

Bluegill tournament a success

A record 59 teams entered the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center’s annual Bluegill Family Fishing Tournament September 28, and 26 teams went away with prizes. Every team received a goodie bag.

First place went to Joey and Zach Ridgle of Brownsboro, who weighed in four bluegills totaling three pounds. The team won an XBox 360 plus other merchandise. Altogether, some $2,500 worth of prizes were awarded.

Rounding out the top five were second place, Blake Wilson and Brittany Johnson of Chandler; third place, Pam and Zay Ridgle of Brownsboro; fourth place, Craig and Austin Stracener of Waxahachie; and fifth place, Doug and Triniti Tapley of Corsicana.

The largest fish, 0.88 pounds, was caught by Trey and Boston Rogers of Athens.

— TPWD


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has been posted at the chained gate to keep people out.

Fishermen hoping to launch their boat from Bird Island Basin have had to scramble to find other options.

Other refuges such as the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge are all closed to sportsmen until further notice.

Freshwater anglers have also seen their access cut.

At press time, all access points to Amistad International Reservoir from the U.S. side have been closed, due to the fact that the entire shore-line is controlled by the federal government as part of the Amistad National Recreation Area.

Anglers can haul their boats to Mexico and launch there.

“It sucks, plain and simple,” said Lake Amistad Marina Manager Tina Moyer. “They have totally cut access. They have barricades up at all of the ramps. If you get on the lake, you will receive a fine.”

Moyer said anglers who have boats in the water at the marina have access to their boats, because the law prohibits officials from keeping anglers off of their private property, but anglers can’t launch from the dock.

According to U.S. Border Patrol and Texas game wardens, the dam is still operational and anglers can launch boats from the Mexican side to access the lake, although anglers may be asked to remain on the Mexican side of the lake.

“The lake is closed on the U.S. side, but you can still launch a boat on the Mexican side to fish,” said Val Verde County Game Warden Dustin Barrett. “But park officials might ask you to stay on the Mexican side while fishing.”

All Army Corp of Engineers access points on lakes have also been closed.

They include access points on Lake O’ the Pines, Lake Lewisville, Grapevine Lake, Benbrook Lake and Sam Rayburn Reservoir, to name a few.

Also, all national parks and pre-serves are closed, including Big Thicket National Preserve; Lake Meredith National Recreation Area; Padre Island National Seashore; and Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River are all closed dur-ing the shutdown.

Then there are the national forests and grasslands: Angelina National Forest; Davy Crockett National Forest; Sabine National Forest; Sam Houston National Forest; Caddo and Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands; Black Kettle and McClellan Creek Grasslands; Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands.

Also, the bow hunting season on Fort Hood has been canceled.

“As a result of the shutdown of the federal government, the gar-rison commander has made the decision to close the 2013 Fort

Hood deer bow hunting season until further notice, effective immediately,” according to the Fort Hood website.

Texas public hunters will, how-ever, have access to most U.S. Forest Service lands. According to TPWD, staff is stepping in dur-ing the shutdown to assist with the issuance of U.S. Forest Service Antlerless Deer permits. Successful drawn hunters should receive their permits prior to opening weekend. Texas state public hunt-ing lands remain open.

— Staff report

BLOCKED: A park ranger’s jeep sits in the path of anyone wanting to drive onto Padre Island National Seashore. Photo by JB Manning.


First ever K9 Unit for TPWD

For the first time in their history, Texas game wardens have a full-time, statewide canine team.

The first five canine handlers and dogs have graduated from an intense eight-week training program located at the world famous Utah POST canine facility in Salt Lake City. The second wave of canine handlers and dogs will attend the course in January 2014.

“The K9 program has been a long time coming, and we are extremely proud of our handlers for their hard work — an effort which resulted in a 100 percent pass rate,” said Grahame Jones, chief of Special Operations for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement Division. “In addition to excellent support from the department and the Parks and Wildlife Commission, we would like to thank the Travis County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation for assisting dur-ing the planning phase.”

Funding for the purchase of dogs and travel to and from Utah was provided by the TPW Foundation through a private donor. Utah POST provided the training at no cost with the exception of a minimal administrative fee, an amount also paid for by the private donor.

Depending on geographical loca-tion, the dogs will be used for various functions including detec-tion of illegally taken or smuggled game and fish, search and res-cue, cadaver search, and narcotics enforcement.

“Most of the dogs will have dual functions such as wildlife detec-tion and search and rescue,” said Capt. Kevin Davis, who oversees the canine program.

“I am gratified to assist Texas game wardens in their efforts to diminish the trafficking of contra-band in their communities,” said Sgt. Wendell Nope, Utah POST K9 Training Director. “I look forward to working with TPWD in the near future to further enhance the abili-ties of the canines and handlers in search and rescue situations.”

— TPWD

PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM: A lot of redfish are landed each October in Texas. Photo by Lone

Star Outdoor News

moved and I’m still looking for them. But we had a group out today (Oct. 7) and we caught a ton of perfect-sized fish, all in the 27- to 28-inch range.”

Coufal said he fished a tournament during the Oct. 5 weekend and caught great numbers of fish on top-waters in the 20- to 21-inch range, but nothing that he considered “tournament fish.”

“Today is just a chamber of com-merce kind of day,” he added. “It is tough to beat the fall weather, espe-cially when we are catching loads of redfish.”

Houston angler Mike Johnson reported a good bite when he went to Galveston Bay complex recently.

“We fished in West Bay and had a great day catching nice redfish,” Johnson said. “We fished with top-waters early before switching to soft plastics. We caught one oversized bull

and a lot of really tasty slot-sized fish in the 24-inch range.

“It was just one of those days when the weather was cool and the fish were biting on just about anything we threw at them.”

Capt. Steve Barnes reported a good inshore redfish bite in Port O’Connor on 2coolfishing.com.

“We are catching limits of slot reds and plenty of big bulls on inshore trips,” he said.

Solid reports of bull reds are com-ing in from West Matagorda, Corpus Christi Bay and south toward Baffin and the Land Cut.

Capt. Terry Coufal, (713) 206-7287Capt. Steve Barnes, (866) 776-4843

RedfishContinued From Page 8


been catching them way off-shore on our 60- or 80-hour trips, along with catching them on our five-hour trips when we only run 15 miles offshore.

“They are everywhere.”Action Charters reported

a great snapper bite out of Surfside Beach. They posted on 2coolfishing.com about a recent trip where snapper limits were easy to come by on rocks and structure.

Other online reports showed anglers catching easy limits drifting structure in 150 feet of water.

Farther north off of Galveston, anglers are reporting a good offshore snapper bite in federal waters at most depths hold-ing structure, including off-shore oil rigs.

“We ran out after the cold front moved through the other day,” said Galveston

angler Paul Gonzales. “Our first stop at an oil rig pro-duced a few nice fish jigging. We then moved to several rock piles and caught the rest of our limit with cut bait and more jigging action. It is tough not to catch these things.

“They are almost a nui-sance when we aren’t fishing for them, but the extra two-week season is nice to put a few more on ice.”

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EASILY HOOKED: Almost anywhere anglers find deep structure off the Texas coast, they are catching red snapper. Photo by Scott Sommerlatte, for LSON.


expired.USFWS directed

LSON to Federal Game Warden Richard Cook.

“I think we would use a common-sense approach,” Cook said. “If you show proof that you have purchased the license, you might get something similar to a summons in your car if you had insur-ance but did not have proof of insurance.”

Cook said if the shut-down lasts that long, he encouraged hunt-ers to make sure they have a proof of pur-chase showing hunters had bought the federal duck stamp.

LSON also contacted

U.S. Postal Service Inspection Agent Cody Martin, who said the government shutdown should not effect hunters receiving their duck stamps.

“I don’t think (the shutdown) will have any affect,” Martin said. “It has no effect on the U.S. Postal Service, so they should be processing those through with no issues.”

StampsContinued From Page 5

WHERE IS MY STAMP? Federal game wardens will

hopefully give hunters a pass who can prove they have

purchased a duck stamp, even if the stamp is late in coming. Photo by David J.

Sams, LSON

Terrell couple killed in private plane crash in Arizona

James Parrish, 57, and his wife Lisa Parrish, 54, of Terrell, were killed on Fri., Oct. 4, when their private plane crashed near Paulden, Ariz. Also killed in the crash were retired Denver police offi cer Michael Hughes, 65, and his wife Joy Hughes, 63.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Cessna 340A owned by Parrish was fl ying from Bullhead City in northwest-ern Arizona when it crashed on a 2,000-acre shooting range owned by the Gunsite Academy west of Paulden. Witnesses at the scene indicated the plane may have struck a radio tower on the shooting range.

The plane was expected to land at the Prescott airport and the pas-sengers were scheduled to visit the Gunsite Academy later in the day.

— Staff report


Hunters can look forward to an average number of tags this sea-son. Hernandez considers this year’s surplus numbers to be in line with the longer-term aver-ages. “

“This year went back down to 14, but those numbers fluctuate up and down,” he said. “We’ve aver-aged about 15 permits a year for the last five or six years.”

Within the overall totals, biol-ogists consider the age, sex and distribution of the animals when coming up with a final number for tag issuance. The rams deemed harvestable are also considered for certain criteria. Any anecdote of TPWD biologists acting as hunting guides in the field likely includes a

description of their careful inspec-tion of each animal while select-ing a mature ram for harvest.

Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area had another solid year.

“The bighorns at Elephant Mountain are also doing great. We conducted two separate foot sur-veys and counted surplus bighorns on both,” reported Hernandez in a note to the Texas Bighorn Society.

The herd there gets more atten-tion than most others due to its focal point over the last few years in statewide restoration efforts. Biologists keep a close eye on the health of this herd as it has been the source of two captures of sur-plus animals in the last few years.

Since this is one of the reasons why EMWMA is managed, TPWD biologists watch closely the herd’s resilience toward this unique pres-sure.

Biologists appreciate big horns as much as anybody, but lamb numbers give them a pulse on the future.

“We saw some real good num-bers especially at Big Bend Ranch,” Hernandez said. “With a lamb crop of 79 percent, the state park had a success rate ‘almost unheard of.’”

More importantly, the high suc-cess rate there complements the steady increase in overall sheep numbers.

“It appears that the Big Bend

Ranch State Park herd has stabi-lized and we are optimistic that the herd will begin showing improve-ments,” Hernandez said.

This aspect of the survey was particularly satisfying for the department, due to the transplant efforts there in 2010. That reintro-duction garnered national atten-tion, as it was TPWD’s first time to have a surplus of animals from within the state. Over previous decades, restoration efforts had always relied on animals brought in from other states.

The survey highlights provide strong indicators of steady, sus-tainable success for TPWD’s ongo-ing desert bighorn sheep restora-tion efforts.

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SUCCESSFUL STORY SO FAR: The desert bighorns in Texas are thriving despite drought, predation and disease. Hunter opportunity could also be on the rise if the herd continues to flourish. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.


HEROES

Frankie Silva caught his first flounder on a Strike King redfish magic spinner bait on the Laguna Vista flats with his dad, Frank.

SHARE AN ADVENTUREn Want to share hunting and fishing photos with other Lone Star Outdoor News readers? Email them with contact and caption information to [email protected]. High-resolution original jpegs only. Mail prints to Heroes, Lone Star Outdoor News, P.O. Box 551695, Dallas, TX 75355.

Amy Jo Pettitt took this selfie with a bass caught on the Richards Ranch in Jacksboro.

Andrew Moore took this Corsican ram with his bow while hunting with Texas Adventure Outfitters in Starr County.

Matt Blevins has had good success recently, catching a 6.9-pound bass on Lake Arlington and this big crappie on Benbrook Lake.

On July 9, Victor M. Mendoza Sr. harvested this 36-inch axis on a ranch

north of Hondo with a 30.06 rifle.

Jackson Payne headed to the Panhandle for an opening weekend pronghorn hunt and was rewarded with a nice buck, taken with one shot from his custom .243.

Robert Hull, 13, harvested this

275-pound axis on May 23. The hunt

took place near Kendalia.


Colorado River inflows in danger, according to DU

As the Lower Colorado River Authority seeks permission from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to cut off inflows to Matagorda Bay, Ducks Unlimited reminds Texans of the intrinsic link between environment and economy along the Colorado River and the need for all users to share in conserving water.

For shrimpers, farmers, fish-ing guides and birding eco-tourism businesses, the economy is directly tied to ecosystem services, espe-cially the freshwater supply. For others, the economy is tied to busi-ness, industry, real estate or other jobs, but all of them require water.

“Every individual, every occupa-tion, every community depends on water, and there is presently not enough to meet all demands,” DU Conservation Outreach Biologist Kirby Brown said during a LCRA board meeting in September. “The reality of the immediate situation is that all users should conserve equally and as much as possible. In the longer view, we must look at all the triggers for water conser-vation. The ones we have now are clearly coming up short, and water conservation is the only immediate solution.”

Water allocation decisions are not about “critters” versus people. They are about a sustainable supply of water that can support all aspects of a complex, basin-wide regional economy and ecosystem.

Reflecting on the current water allocation policies in the state, Brown feels current water use priorities are outdated and unsus-tainable.

Along the Texas midcoast, rice farmers have been cut off for two years, but the Highland Lakes con-tinue to go down. Now the LCRA is proposing the cutoff of criti-cal freshwater inflows to bays and estuaries, while an estimated 50 to 75 percent of the residential water currently being used is dumped on the ground for non-essential use, according to DU.

In the meantime, the cutoff of water to rice farmers is crushing the rural economy of three coastal counties on the lower Colorado River and creating a food-supply deficit for more than 600,000 ducks on the Texas midcoast. Environmental flows currently being considered for cutoff are necessary for the habitat that supports 60 to 80 percent of the continental red-head duck population and critical fisheries.

— DU

DU supports Prop 6Ducks Unlimited is supporting

Proposition 6, the Texas constitu-tional amendment overwhelmingly passed by the both the Texas House and Senate providing one-time water funding out of the state’s Rainy Day Fund. If passed, the amendment would pave the way for billions of dollars for prioritized local and regional water projects to meet the long-term goals of the state water plan, which is retooled every five years by regional planning groups, over the next 50 years.

Water quantity and quality are critical issues facing waterfowl and wetlands, and have been at the top of DU’s agenda in Texas. In 2011, Texas suffered the worst single-year drought in the state’s history, and drought conditions continue today. The drought impacts fish, wildlife and natural resources, but also communities, businesses, the energy industry, agricultural pro-duction, local and state economies and all Texans. DU believes Prop

6 is a strong start for a long-term remedy to Texas’ water situation.

Texas Ballot Proposition 6 reads: “The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas to assist in the financing of priority projects in the state water plan to ensure the availability of adequate water resources.”

Proposition 6 implements HB 4 (the water bill supported by DU), providing rotating bond funding for water, of which 20 percent must go to water conservation funding and 10 percent to funding rural and agricultural water conservation projects.

The legislation package authorizes $2 bil-lion to start a revolving water fund contingent upon voter approval in the Nov. 5 election. The funds are loans, so the state retains the assets until full repayment. The newly revised Texas Water Development Board will set criteria based upon legislation to priori-tize the most immediate needs for funding to struggling communities and basins on a regional basis.

— DU


TAHC adopts CWD ruleThe Texas Animal Health Commission held a

regularly scheduled meeting on September 10. The commission adopted five rules. One of the rules adopted was Chapter 40, Chronic Wasting Disease, Herd Certification.

The amendments remove the requirement for a specific fence height, change herd inventory requirements to allow verification through means other than a hands-on process, and change the requirement for submission of samples in positive or suspected positive herds to mortalities of any age. For regular enrolled herds, the required sam-pling age remains at 12 months.

With the change in test age requirements for certain herds, the Texas CWD Herd Certification Program fully meets federal requirements for inter-state movement of CWD susceptible species. The TAHC is working with key federal personnel to upgrade Texas from Provisional Approved Status to Approved Status, with no interruptions in interstate commerce expected.

A detailed explanation of the rule is available on the TAHC website. The aforementioned TAHC rule went into effect on Monday, October 7.

— TAHC

TDA joins with Trinity Oaks

After a September 10 lunch meeting between Trinity Oaks Founder Tom Snyder and repre-sentatives from the Texas Deer Association a new relationship was born.

The TDA representatives informed Snyder of TDA’s com-mitment to assisting in providing harvested deer in 2013 and 2014 to Trinity Oak’s meat processing and food distribution program.

In 2013, Trinity Oaks is on track to provide more than 75,000 pounds of game meat to the needy. Trinity Oaks goal for 2014 is to increase their distribution by 60 percent.

Breaking down the numbers illustrates that 125,000 pounds conservatively equates to about 625,000 meals of all natural meat.

“The partnership with Texas Deer Association will guarantee meals for our hungry neighbors,” Snyder said, “and will ensure we are able to increase our positive impact in Texas.”

After processing and packaging, Trinity Oaks distributes the meat to local area faith-based soup kitchens like the Austin-area Mobile Loaves and Fishes and San Antonio-area The Community Table Project, as well as to orphaned children’s homes in northern Mexico, and jerky to military troops overseas.

Trinity Oaks will have provided over 375,000 nutritious meals in 2013.

— TDA

Hunting books on sale through TWA

This fall hunting season, the Texas Wildlife Association is hav-ing a sale on some of the best books related to Texas hunting — “Producing Quality Whitetails,” “Observing and Evaluating Whitetails,” and “Texas Game Warden, My Story.”

“Producing Quality Whitetails” by Al Brothers and TWA Co-Founder Murphy E. Ray Jr. is said to be the wildlife and habitat manager’s and hunter’s most trusted reference book.

“Observing and Evaluating Whitetails” by Dave Richards and Al Brothers is the perfect book to learn more on becoming more proficient at aging, judging, and analyzing white-tailed deer.

And “Texas Game Warden, My Story” relates the game warden adventures of retired Capt. John R. Wood.

Go to texas-wildlife.org for order-ing information.

— TWA

Photo by LSON.


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www.gotmp.comTyler Brimager, 12, got his fi rst pronghorn last weekend

out in Hudspeth County. Although missing him early in

the morning at 200 yards, he caught back up with the

old buck in the afternoon and made the harvest at about

100 yards. An awesome hunt for both son and father.

NATIONALNock’d Up Productions busted for poaching

It was the pressure to kill a big buck on fi lm that got the best of three individuals that were part of the fi lming crew known as Nock’d Up Productions when they gave in to temptation last November.

The case began when Conservation Offi cer Deb Howe received a call from a tipster asking if Jesse Bolin, 31, from Tarkio, Mo., had an Iowa non-resident archery license because he had just killed a buck along the Missouri border, possibly in Iowa. The investigation of Bolin expanded to include Steven Cole, 33, of Hamburg, Iowa, and Jesse’s brother, Paul Bolin, 28, of Tarkio, Mo. Howe, working with offi cers from the Missouri Department of Conservation, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other Iowa conservation offi cers, collected enough evidence to conduct a search warrant of Cole’s residence in November 2012 where they found 23 illegal deer racks, 12 turkey beards and spurs, deer meat, pheasant meat and geese and ducks waiting to be mounted.

At the Jesse Bolin residence, offi cers seized the deer he killed in Iowa, bow and archery equip-ment, double bull blind and a video camera. Cole admitting to kill-ing an Iowa buck, then purchased an archery tag after the fact. He had also been purchasing resident licenses in Missouri and in Iowa.

Cole pleaded guilty in Page County to two counts of unlawfully harvesting a turkey, being over limit for turkey, unlawful taking of a buck deer and not having a valid turkey license and tag, hunting license, archery deer license and tag or habi-tat fee and was fi ned $10,400 in civil damages.

Jesse Bolin pleaded guilty to unlaw-

fully taking a buck deer, no valid hunting license, deer license or tag.

Paul Bolin pleaded guilty to no valid archery deer license and was fi ned $654.

— Iowa DNR

Tom Moorman tapped for DU post

Tom Moorman, Ph.D., has been selected to replace the retiring Curtis Hopkins, Ph.D., as director of operations for Ducks Unlimited’s Southern Region. Moorman will oversee DU’s conservation delivery in 13 states.

“Tom has been a vital part of DU’s conservation team for more than 20 years,” said DU Chief Conservation Offi cer Paul Schmidt. “He has had a notable career serving in a number of capacities over that time, most recently as the director of science and public policy for DU’s Southern Region.”

Moorman came into the public spotlight as the leader of DU’s Gulf Coast Oil Spill Response Team in 2010, but his contributions to wild-life management and conservation planning have been known in the fi eld for some time.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to work in this new capacity with DU’s conservation partners, dedi-cated volunteers and staff to meet the waterfowl and wetlands conser-vation challenges in some of the most important wintering and migra-tion habitats in North America,” Moorman said. “While we have made much progress together, there remains a lot of habitat restoration to be done to ensure the future of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting — two of my passions. I look forward to continuing that work as director of operations in the Southern Region.”

Moorman will assume his new position on Nov. 1 and will con-tinue working out of DU’s Southern Regional Offi ce in Ridgeland, Miss.

— DU

Oklahoma’s youth deer season begins Oct. 18

Youth hunters and their mentors have been heading to the woods for the youth deer gun season for an entire decade now, and over the years this hunting opportunity has become an important part of Oklahoma’s outdoor heritage.

This year, the unique chance for youth to hunt deer with a fi rearm before anybody else runs Oct. 18-20.

The youth deer gun season made its debut as a three-day antlerless hunt in 2003. Since then it has grown in popularity and has also become an opportunity for youth to hunt both bucks and does in the same season, enjoying a limit of two deer (no more than one of which can be a buck). Last year, youth gun season hunters harvested almost 5,000 deer.

The youth season is open to hunters under 18 years of age who are accompanied by a hunter 18 years or older.

— ODWC

Lethal take of sea lions upheld

Good news for salmon, steelhead and sportfi shing.

The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled last week that state offi cials from Oregon, Washington and Idaho are allowed to move, or kill, predatory sea lions that are impacting salmon runs.

On Sept. 27, the court ruled to affi rm the action after the United States Humane Society challenged the practice of moving and elimi-nating sea lions that were eating salmon around Bonneville Dam.

“Any angler who has watched as these predatory sea lions have feasted on salmon at the base of the dam, know that this action is needed to protect our salmon runs,”

said Northwest Sportfi shing Industry Association executive director Liz Hamilton. “There have been bil-lions of dollars spent trying to improve salmon runs, and to have unchecked predation diminish those efforts is frustrating to any-one who cares about our fi sheries. The NSIA has invested a lot of time and money working with our part-ners to help improve the fi sh runs, and the ruling last week ensures that managing sea lion predation on Endangered Species Act listed fi sh is a part of our regional recovery efforts.”

The capture and removal of sea lions are limited to California sea lions that are documented as tar-geting spring chinook or steelhead in any year near the dam. Biologists estimate that California sea lions have eaten from 1.5 percent to 4 percent of the returning adult salmon at the dam each spring.

— Northwest Sportfi shing Industry

South Dakota artist wins 2013 Federal Duck Stamp contest

Adam Grimm, an Ohio native who now lives in Burbank, S.D., won the 2013 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. The announcement was made by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Rowan Gould at the Maumee Bay State Park and Conference Center in Oregon, Ohio, during the annual art contest — the only juried art competition sponsored by the federal government.

This is Grimm’s second Federal Duck Stamp Contest win. His art previously appeared on the 2000-2001 federal duck stamp.

Grimm’s oil painting of a can-vasback will be made into the 2014-2015 federal duck stamp, which will go on sale in late June 2014. The Service produces the

federal duck stamp, which sells for $15 and raises about $25 million each year to provide critical funds to conserve and protect wetland habi-tats in the National Wildlife Refuge System for the benefi t of wildlife and the enjoyment of people.

— USFWS

Interior Department proposes expansion of hunting, fi shing at NWRs

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pro-posing to expand fi shing and hunting opportunities through-out the National Wildlife Refuge System, opening up new hunt-ing programs on six refuges and expanding existing hunting and fi shing programs on another 20 refuges. The proposed rule also modifi es existing refuge-specifi c regulations for more than 75 additional refuges and wetland management districts.

Under the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, the Service can permit hunt-ing and fi shing along with four other types of wildlife-dependent recre-ation where they are compatible with the refuge’s purpose and mission. Hunting, within specifi ed limits, is permitted on more than 329 wild-life refuges. Fishing is permitted on more than 271 wildlife refuges.

In Texas, the Service proposed adding migratory bird hunting at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is already open to big game hunting.

At Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, the Service proposed expanding hunt-ing for migratory birds, upland game and big game. — U.S. Department of the Interior


Daily limit dove stew served over garlic/rosemary mashed potatoesStew:· 15 dove· 1 yellow sweet onion· 5 whole carrots· 4 celery stalks· 1 can Italian tomatoes (15 oz)· 4 garlic cloves — leave whole

· 1 teaspoon cumin· 2 medium-sized green bell peppers

· 1-2 teaspoons sea salt to taste

· 1 tablespoon fresh ground pepper

· 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Mashed Potatoes:· 1 bag red potatoes· 3-4 garlic cloves – minced· 2 tablespoons finely chopped rosemary

· 1/2 stick butter· Milk or half/half· Sea salt to taste

Thoroughly clean and remove all feather pieces from dove breasts. Place dove into salted water (1 tablespoon salt in 4 cups of water). Let dove soak for 30 minutes. Rinse thoroughly. While dove are soaking:• Chop celery and carrots into

2’’ pieces • Chop onion and bell pepper

into approximately 1”x1” chunks

• Peel garlic cloves but leave whole

• Place celery, carrots, bell pepper and garlic into bot-tom of crock pot

• Add canned tomatoes including the juicePlace dove over top of veg-

etables, sprinkle the cumin over the meat and vegetables. Add salt and pepper. Mix together so that meat is sand-wiched between vegetables (some on top, some on bot-tom). Set crock pot to low, cook for 6-8 hours.

Stir every couple of hours, if possible. After 6-8 hours, see if meat will pull away from breast bone. If so, carefully scoop each bird out of stew and care-fully remove breast bone and other bone fragments. Put meat back into stew.

Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Leaving the skins on, cube potatoes into 1’-1 1/2-inch chunks. Boil for 20 minutes. 5 minutes before done boiling potatoes, melt butter in small skillet over medium heat. Be careful not to burn butter.

Stir in garlic and rosemary, sauté for 2-3 minutes, being careful not to allow garlic to brown.

Rinse potatoes and place back into pot. Add about 1 cup of milk or half & half and use potato masher to mash together.

Add more milk or half & half to your desired consis-tency.

Add in at least half of but-ter/garlic/rosemary mixture, mix together. Taste, and add more mixture if desired.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Dove on toast with quail egg· 6 dove breasts· Kosher salt· 4 thick slices of good bread· 3 minced garlic cloves· 2 tablespoons minced mint· Grated zest of a lemon· 4 tablespoons butter· 2 tablespoons flour· 1 minced shallot· 1 shot brandy· 2 cups stock: Either dove, other game, chicken or veggie

· 1/4 cup maple syrup· 4 quail eggs • Salt dove breasts and set

out at room temperature for at least 15 minutes.

• Make the gremolata by mix-ing lightly the minced gar-lic, mint and lemon zest. Turn oven to “warm” and

set a plate inside. Pour the stock into a small pot and bring it to a simmer. Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a sauté pan and sear the dove breasts over medium-high heat, skin side down. Turn the dove breasts and con-tinue cooking for a minute. Remove and set in the warm oven on the plate.

• Make the gravy. In the pan you cooked the doves in, add the shallot and cook until translucent over medium heat, about 1-2 minutes. Add the flour, mix in with a whisk and let it cook with the shallots, stir-ring constantly, for a minute or two. Once the roux has been cooked a few minutes, add the hot stock, whisking all the time. It should look velvety — this is called a velouté in French cooking. Bring this to a boil, then add the maple syrup and brandy. Let this cook down at a slow boil, stirring often, until it is thick like gravy. Add salt if needed. Once it is to your liking, turn the heat to its lowest setting.

• Make the eggs. Put the remaining tablespoon of but-ter in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat and let it get good and hot.

• Carefully crack the quail eggs with a sharp knife (buy more eggs than you need as you will mess up a few) and carefully set them down into the hot butter. You want a nice fried egg with white surrounding the yolk, 2-3 minutes over medium heat, do not flip. Sprinkle a little salt on the egg right away.

• To assemble, lay down 2-3 slices of toast on a plate. Pour over a generous portion of gravy. Top each slice with a dove breast and a fried quail egg. Sprinkle gremo-lata over it all.

Hoisin dove in steamed buns with cucumber relish· Buns (yield: 24)· 3 tablespoons sugar· 1/4 cup warm milk· 1 cup warm water· 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast · 1 tablespoon melted bacon grease or lard· 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (plus a little extra for kneading)

· 1 teaspoon baking powder· 1/2 teaspoon salt

Combine sugar, warm milk, warm water and yeast in bowl. Stir. Allow to sit 5 minutes until it starts to foam. Add bacon grease. Mix salt, baking powder and flour together then stir into yeast mixture. Dough will be sticky. Turn dough out on floured surface and knead about 5 minutes until smooth, adding flour if necessary. Roll dough into 24” long by 2” diameter cylinder. Cut cylinder into 24 pieces. Take a piece of dough and flatten with your hands. Use a rolling pin or your hands to make a 3” circle about 1/2-inch thick. Fold top 1/3 of the circle over creating an uneven fold. Cover buns with damp towel and allow to rest about an hour. Set up a large steamer and coat the steaming surface with bacon grease or cooking spray. When steamer is ready, arrange buns in steamer at least 1” apart. Cover and steam 10-12 minutes until puffy and shiny. Remove from steamer and allow to cool on wire rack. When cool, gently pry open the bun so they can be filled. Set aside in a plastic bag until ready to use. Steamer will be used again to re-heat buns. See note under assembly instructions.

Hoisin dove · 2 cups hoisin sauce (Koon Chun is a preferred brand)

· 4 tablespoons sambal oelek (Chinese chile paste, available in Asian food sec-tion of grocery store)

· 4 green onions, finely chopped· 3/4 cup red wine

· 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil· 2 cloves finely chopped garlic· 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper· 1/2 teaspoon salt· 15 dove breasts· Cilantro leaves for garnish

Combine all sauce ingredients. Adjust seasonings to get a balance of sweet, hot and salty. Divide the sauce and reserve half in a glass jar in refrigerator. Place doves in plastic or glass dish and cover with the other half of the sauce. Mari-nate 8 hours or overnight. Remove birds and discard the marinade. Coat a grill or broiler pan with cooking spray. Grill or broil birds about 5 minutes each side, being careful not to burn (sauce contains sugar which burns easily). Let birds rest and cool 15-20 minutes. Pull or cut meat away from bone. Shred or rough chop the meat and mix with reserved sauce until lightly coated.

Cucumber relish· 1 cup rice wine vinegar (white vinegar is suitable substitute)

· 3/4 cup sugar· 1/2 cup water· 2 teaspoons salt

Combine all ingredients in small sauce-pan and stir over low heat just till sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.· 3/4 cup cubed cucumber (seeds re-moved)

· 1 medium carrot, julienned in short sticks

· 3 very thin slices of purple onion cut into small pieces

· 1 fresh jalapeño thinly slicedCombine vegetables with vinegar mix-

ture in glass or plastic container. Refriger-ate at least 4 hours.

Note: Buns may be prepared and served in one step if desired. Spoon the prepared meat mixture into the fold of the raw buns. Steam 10-12 minutes until buns are shiny. Serve im-mediately with a small side of cucumber relish. Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Dove shooterSkewer a piece of dove breast and an olive stuffed with pepperjack

cheese and chopped jalapeños. Place in martini glass and fill with Bakon vodka. Let it soak for a while before drinking.

Dove breast stroganoff· 12-18 dove breasts, tenderized and marinated in stock made from dove bones

· 1 medium onion· 1 can cream of celery soup· Fresh mushrooms sautéed with onion· 1/2 cup white zinfandel or riesling wine· Oregano· Fresh rosemary· Salt and pepper· 1 cup sour cream

Place meat in large baking dish. Do not crowd breasts. Dice and sauté onion in bacon grease, and mix with remaining ingredients except sour cream. Pour over breasts. Cover lightly with foil and bake in 325-degree oven for one hour, stirring occasionally. Add sour cream and stir. Bake uncovered for another 20 minutes. Serve over combined white and wild rice.

FROM EASY TO COMPLEX: Hoisin dove may take some time to prepare, but it’s worth it. Dove Shooters, though, are a snap and all five recipes are worth a try. Photo by Liz Foster.

Dove cook-off recipes See story, page 4

Photos by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News.


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SK PLUS SUNGLASSES: Strike King Lure Co.’s newest line of polarized sunglasses features 12 new styles and lens colors. According to the com-pany, the scientifi cally engineered lens colors will heighten the eye’s ability

to clearly distinguish between underwater structures and fi sh by improving sharpness and contrast. Also, the triacetate-cellulose polarized lenses are stable

in all weather and humidity conditions, making these sunglasses the perfect pair for anglers. The sunglasses boast 100 percent UVA and UVB protection while the rigid lens and S coating system create greater resistance to scratches and increased

optical performance. The SKP24 model, shown, has a black polycarbonate polymer frame and mirrored lenses. They sell for about $25.

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high-intensity mode fl ashlight features a 340-

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ensure smoothness and refl ective power. Other features include an anti-recoil system that protects the light from the extreme force of recoil. The body of the fl ashlights is micro-textured to create a sharkskin feel and retain a solid grip even when wet. The 6.25-inch fl ashlights also feature double O-ring water tight seals, a tri-cut glass lens for added durability, square cut threads to ensure they are never cross threaded, and an anti-glare coating. It has an MSRP of $99.95 and is available in a bundle package (MSRP of $159.95) that includes two rechargeable 18650 batteries, a lithium battery recharger, and nylon holster.

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MINOX ZV3 RIFLESCOPES: Minox has expanded its line of affordable, quality optics with two new ZV3 models. The 3-9x50 and 4.5-14x44 rifl escopes join the popular 3-9x40 model, shown. These German-engineered rifl escopes have a 1-inch main tube with a redesigned long-range reticle. Features include

fully multicoated lenses, 4-inch plus eye relief, 1/2 MOA windage and elevation adjustments and the outstanding optical perfor-mance and mechanics that hunters and shooters have come to expect from Minox. The waterproof rifl escopes cost from $299 to $349, depending on model.

(866) 469-3080www.minox.com/usa

GREAT BALL OF FIRE PIT: Kickin’ Back Kreations

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a 1,400-degree high-temperature powder-coat fi nish and rugged durabil-

ity. Included are an ash pan and fi re poker. These outdoor works of art sell for

$2,150.

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MR. CRAPPIE SLO-TROLLER RIG: Bullet Weights’ newest

rig, developed with the input of Wally Marshall, AKA “Mr. Crappie,” is for trolling in open water. Marshall

describes it as the perfect rig for fi shing around stump beds, ledges and bridges where there is a lot of open water: “When you are trolling very slow, like one-quarter mile per hour or less, this rig will give the baits a lot of action and

also present baits at two different depths.” The rig consists of a three-way swivel, 10-pound test camo fi shing line, a double-swivel barrel black

weight, and two hooks. The pre-rig includes an 8-inch length of the camo line that extends out from the side swivel with a hook attached at the end. A 17-inch length of line comes pre-tied

to the bottom of the swivel and is attached to the barrel weight. Another 9-inch length of line is tied to the bottom of the barrel weight with a hook tied to the end of the

line. The Mr. Crappie Slo-Troller Rig, which sells for about $8 for a pack of three, is available in 1/4-ounce, 3/8-ounce, 1/2-ounce and 3/4-

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to the bottom of the swivel and is attached to the barrel weight. Another 9-inch length of line is tied to the bottom weight. Another 9-inch length of line is tied to the bottom of the barrel weight with a hook tied to the end of the of the barrel weight with a hook tied to the end of the

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from high-density bar stock aluminum to ensure smoothness and refl ective power.

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light up to 1,300 feet. The key

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line. The Mr. Crappie Slo-Troller Rig, which sells

Other features include an anti-recoil system that protects

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mornings and late evenings, and at night we are catching them in 15 to 18 feet of water. We’ve been fi shing with live shad during the evenings and the fi sh are averaging a solid 3 to 5 pounds, with the occasional larger one. The cold fronts are making the bait move from the creeks to the middle of the lake.

“The lake has been calm at night and I can see bait fl ip-ping everywhere.”

Farther south, guide Simon Cosper said the striper bite has been weird this year on Lake Livingston,

but he is still fi nding fi sh.“I fi shed the south end of

the lake recently and it was hard to fi nd a legal fi sh,” he said. “This whole year has been strange for strip-ers. There are a ton of 10- to 14-inch fi sh, but you have to go through 30 or 40 small ones to get one that is 18 inches.”

Cosper said the area around Pine Island has been producing some fi sh with top-waters and crankbaits.

“There has been some schooling early,” he said. “But, overall, it has been a

little tough for striper. I can’t say the same thing for white bass or crappie. Wherever we fi nd clear water, we have been hammering them.”

On Canyon Lake, a good striper bite has also been reported by anglers using slabs.

Other good reports have come from the usual sus-pects when it comes to Texas striper fi shing.

A good bite has been reported on the islands in Texoma, Lake Tawakoni and Lake Ray Hubbard.

StripersContinued From Page 8

CATCHING ON: Anglers are catching October stripers with a variety of methods. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.


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Anthrax discovered in Texas sable

Anthrax has been detected in two sable antelopes in Edwards County, near Barksdale.

This is the first confirmed case in the state this year.

The Texas Animal Health Commission has issued a quar-antine requiring proper disposal of carcasses before the quaran-tine can be released. Burning destroys the causative agent, preventing soil contamination and reducing the chances of future outbreaks.

Acute fever followed by rapid death with bleeding from body openings are all common signs of anthrax in livestock.

Carcasses may also appear bloated and appear to decompose quickly. Livestock or animals displaying symp-toms consistent with anthrax should be reported to a pri-vate veterinary practitioner or TAHC official.

“The TAHC will continue to closely monitor the situa-tion for possible new cases across the state. Producers are encouraged to consult their veterinary practitio-ner or local TAHC office if they suspect they are hav-ing an anthrax outbreak or if they have questions about the disease or vaccination of livestock,” said Dr. T.R. Lansford, TAHC assistant executive director for Animal Health Programs.

— TAHC


Barnett’s Ghost 385 is spooky good

You can imagine the excite-ment in the LSON offi ce when a box arrived from UPS con-taining a new crossbow from Barnett — the Ghost 385.

We’ve shot a few crossbows before, but the assembly on this crossbow was a cinch right out of the box.

A few screws to tighten everything down took about 15 minutes. Along with the crossbow, the entire kit came with a mountable quiver, three arrows and a 3x32 scope.

The bow comes with a cocking string that allows the shooter to easily pull back the bow and lock the string in place.

With safety being a big concern on crossbows after the industry has seen a rise in law-suits brought by shooters who have clipped fi ngers on the string, we were pleased to see a guard on this crossbow that gives the shooter protection.

The fi rst shot from the crossbow told us several things — it is plenty accurate and has a lot of power.

With an arrow speed of 385 fps, the bolt sails from the crossbow quicker than any of the traditional com-pound bows we often shoot in the offi ce.

In fact, one arrow blew through the foam target in the back and hit the wall behind with a clang, eliciting a quick check to make sure the hole wasn’t too big.

The bow’s carbon riser is light and strong. According to Barnett, the Ghost 385 also comes complete with CROSSWIRE Strings and Whiplash Cams which provide a smoother, faster, quieter and more precise shot in a compact fi t.

The stock is comfort-able and the trigger pull is smooth.

The one issue we had was with the scope.

Sighting it in at 10 yards, clicking to move the cross-hairs was having no noticeable effect and the arrows kept grouping in the same place.

Being writers and not math majors, we fi nally fi gured out the scope is set for adjust-ments for 100 yards, not the 10 yards we were shooting.

After some mental calcula-tions, we realized we had to multiply the clicks by 10 to get the arrow to move at 10 yards. Once we had fi gured it out, we were dialed in within three shots.

Initial fi eld tests proved this crossbow to be an easy companion when stalking for deer or hogs.

Accurate, quiet, light and fast, this crossbow is a great crossbow for people who love to bow or rifl e hunt.

Go to barnettcrossbows.com for more information.

— Staff report

THE GHOST 385 CROSSBOW:

Draw Weight: 185 lbsFt. lbs of Energy: 132Power Stroke: 14”FPS: 385Mass Weight: 6.9 lbsLength: 34”Width: 21.5”Arrow Lgth./Grain: 20”/400Price: $900

A few screws to tighten everything down took about 15 minutes. Along with the crossbow, the entire kit came

Barnett’s Ghost 385 is spooky good

but the assembly on this crossbow was a cinch right out of the

Draw Weight: 185 lbsFt. lbs of Energy: 132Power Stroke: 14”FPS: 385Mass Weight: 6.9 lbs

34”21.5”

A few screws to tighten everything down took about

THE GHOST 385 CROSSBOW:

Draw Weight: 185 lbs


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Prime Time is a new section for our readers.

Here at LSON, we got tired of searching the Internet, TV Guide or menus on our digital cable boxes to fi nd the latest hunting and fi shing shows.

So, we decided if we don’t like it, our readers probably don’t either.

Well, here it is. A handy guide to allow you one easy step to fi nd the best outdoors shows in primetime.

If you are looking for Saturday and Sunday morning shows, along with programming during other hours, go to lsonews.com as we are out hunting and fi sh-ing during those times.

If you have any suggestions, please send an email to [email protected].

Coming soonWild TV’s popular Canadian

series FLATLINERS is making its U.S. premiere on Pursuit Channel in January 2014. FLATLINERS will debut season two and three of the adrena-line-pumping series in the fi rst and second quarters on Pursuit Channel, giving U.S. view-ers access and unprecedented exposure to this well-liked Wild TV series.

During each half-hour epi-sode, FLATLINERS hosts, Scott Stirling and Brice Folden travel the world hunting dangerous, sought-after animals. From the Canadian wilderness, to the most remote locations in Africa, FLATLINERS showcases the intensity of the hunt and the diffi culty of the environment. Throughout the series, Stirling and Folden show outdoor enthu-siasts how to hunt for the biggest game, when you have Mother Nature fi ghting against you.

Starting January 2014, U.S. viewers can tune into FLATLINERS on the Pursuit Channel:• Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. CT• Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. CT

— Staff report

Go to LSONews.com for up to date information.


October 11Operation Game ThiefSan Antonio Claystoppers ShootoutNational Shooting Complex(512) 389-4381ogttx.com

Delta WaterfowlBrazos River Chapter BanquetJohnson County Sheriff’s Posse Grounds(817) 307-4468deltawaterfowl.org

October 11-12Babes on Baffi n Ladies Fishing TournamentBluff’s Landing Marina, Corpus Christibabesonbaffi n.com

October 12Texas Rifl e AssociationSporting Clay TournamentElm Fork Shotgun Sports, Dallas(972) 270-8688

October 12-13Premier Gun ShowsSan Antonio Gun Show, Exposition Hall(817) 732-1194premiergunshows.com

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October 17Dallas Safari ClubMonthly MeetingRoyal Oaks Country Club(972) 980-9800biggame.org

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Ducks UnlimitedArlington Dinner1010 Collins(903) 276-3293ducks.org/texas

October 19Taxidermy KingWorld Class Big Game Trophy Mount and Western AuctionWill Rogers Center, Fort Worth(512) 451-7633taxidermyking.com

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October 19-20Texas Gun and Knife ShowsAbilene Civic Center(830) 285-0575texasgunandknifeshows.com

October 22Delta WaterfowlTrinity Valley Chapter BanquetDayton Community Center, Dayton(936) 293-6596deltawaterfowl.org

October 24Quail CoalitionCross Timbers Chapter Dinner and BanquetHeart of the Ranch at Clearfork, Fort Worthcrosstimbersquail.com

Dallas Safari ClubHill Country Regional MeetingPrivate home in Boerne(972) 980-9800biggame.org

Ducks UnlimitedFort Bend County BanquetAmerican Legion Hall, Rosenburg(713) 858-1866ducks.org/texas

Ducks UnlimitedDenton DinnerRoberts Banquet Center, Krum(940) 320-1200ducks.org/texas

November 151st Annual Bandera Hunter’s BBQ(830) 796-3280banderahuntersbbq.com

Cotulla-La Salle County Chamber of CommerceHunter’s AppreciationA.B. Alexander Convention Center(800) 256-2326cotulla-chamber.org

November 2Ballinger Hunter’s Appreciation DinnerBallinger Community Center(325) 365-2333ballingertx.org

November 6Houston Safari ClubMonthly MeetingHouston Racquet Club(713) 623-8844houstonsafariclub.org

November 7Ducks UnlimitedDallas Chapter Banquet(214) 673-9636ducks.org/texas

November 14Dallas Woods and Waters ClubMonthly Meeting and DinnerSheraton Dallas North(214) 570-8700dwwcc.org

November 16Sky High for St. Jude and Eric Trump Foundation Charity Sporting Clays TournamentSan Antonio National Sporting Complex(832) 544-3651skyhighshoot.org

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The parking lot of the Dalhart city park turned into a steady stream of hunters during the opening week-end of pronghorn season in Dallam County.

Nearly 50 bucks were checked the first day, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists Shawn Gray and Achi Treptow were there the entire time recording mea-surements and removing a tooth for aging purposes.

“We’re still gathering data, but we had close to 150 bucks checked at the Dalhart station during the season,” said TPWD Pronghorn Leader Shawn Gray. “One-third of those were voluntary checks from outside of the experimental area and about two-thirds were from the new areas.”

Herd units 8, 17, and 25 made up the new experi-mental units. Hunters had to receive landowner per-mission and pick up a tag to hunt in the units. Bucks taken in those units were required to go to the check

stations.Biologists took horn

measurements and pulled a tooth so they could age bucks and keep tabs on the age structure of the herd.

“We are trying to get the data so we can continue to balance the hunter oppor-tunity with trophy quality,” Gray said. “We saw a lot of mature bucks (in Dalhart) and that was pretty much repeated at all of the check stations.

“Next year, we will com-pile the data and look at the harvest and see how intense it was on the buck popula-tion.”

Gray said the results are not final, but he would deem the three experimen-tal units, where landowners could allow hunters to shoot as many bucks from their property as they wanted, a big success.

“Overall, I think it was a

huge success,” he said. “I think we had most every-one complying with the new regulations. I didn’t hear one complaint from any of the hunters, and they were impressed with the game warden effort, as well.

“It was a great team effort between hunters, landown-ers, game wardens and other TPWD personnel.”

The goal of the project is to simplify pronghorn hunt-ing regulations and increase hunting opportunity in areas with stable popula-tions. After completion of the three-year experiment, the department will assess all data to determine whether a permanent regulation change to a landowner con-trolled harvest for bucks in these experimental areas is suitable as well as expanding the concept into other areas of the northern Panhandle.

Pronghorn hunters bring plenty of bucks to check station

Checking in

GOOD TURNOUT: TPWD biologists Achi Treptow, left, and Shawn Gray take data from a harvested buck at the Dalhart check station opening day. Photo by Conor Harrison, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Waterfowl 360 can enhance your hunting

Just in time for duck and goose hunting season, Ducks Unlimited has launched a new season of Waterfowl 360.

The latest version of Waterfowl 360 includes new features and enhancements to help waterfowl-ers have their best season ever.

“Hunters should be excited about the prospects for this sea-son,” said DU CEO Dale Hall. “We experienced good conditions across most of the breeding areas this year, and duck populations are at very high levels. As those ducks migrate south, hunters across North America can use our migra-tion map and other online tools to maximize their chances for suc-cess in the field.”

Waterfowl 360 is available at waterfowl360.com and through DU’s mobile apps. Hunters who visit the site can access waterfowl-ing tips and tactics, gear features, wild game recipes, retriever training lessons, shotgunning instruction, waterfowl identifica-tion and more.

One of the most popular Waterfowl 360 features is the DU Migration Map This interac-tive map allows hunters to post reports about waterfowl activity in their area. The map also features reliable and timely reports from DU biologists and field editors. Thousands of waterfowl hunt-ers across North America use this map daily during the season to get up-to-the-minute information on where birds are and what they are doing. Last season, hunters con-tributed more than 30,000 reports to the map.

This year, the migration map is available in a mobile-friendly ver-sion and as an app for iPhone, Android and Windows 8 devices. The Waterfowl Migration iPhone app has been extremely popu-lar, spending nearly a full week in September as the number-one paid sports app in Apple’s app store. Also new this year is a feature that helps hunters stay informed by signing up for DU migration alerts via email.

“Our migration map traffic has increased 142 percent compared to the same period last year,” said Anthony Jones, DU’s web direc-tor. “We are continuing to improve these digital tools for waterfowlers and it’s exciting to see how well they are being accepted.”

— DU

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