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August 27, 2010 Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper Volume 7, Issue 1

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❘❚ CONTENTSClassifi eds . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18Fishing Report . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10For the Table . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18Game Warden Blotter . . . . . . . . Page 12Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17Outdoor Datebook. . . . . . . . . . Page 26Outfi tters and Businesses . . . . . Page 23Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24Sun, Moon and Tide data . . . . . . Page 18

There is still time left to join the leaders as the CCA STAR tournamnet heads into its fi nal days.

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Star Leaders❘❚ FISHING

The San Antonio Gun Club is removing lead, but it’s not for remediation. The lead is sold.

Page 4

Getting lead out

Extra Red SnapperMore fun likely in store for anglers. Page 8

This TPW Program is available at parks, even libraries and aims to attract kids to fi shing.

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Tackle for loan

❘❚ HUNTING

Prime 20-acre tract may be a value even at $250 per acre.

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High dollar lease

By Bill MillerFOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Rock guitarist and Texas out-doorsman Ted Nugent never seems to be at a loss for words, whether he’s railing against animal rights advocates or celebrating the land-ing of a well-aimed arrow.

But Nugent is not beyond admit-ting when he is wrong.

He was ordered on Aug. 13 in a Northern California court to pay a $1,750 fi ne after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of illegally baiting a deer and not having a prop-erly signed hunting tag.

The Associated Press reported that California game wardens last February saw Nugent kill an immature buck on an episode of his Outdoor Channel TV show “Spirit of the Wild.”

Investigators subse-quently learned the buck had eaten the attractant “C’mere Deer,” but it’s illegal in California to lure game with bait.

Nugent, a Detroit native who relocated his family to a ranch near Waco, originally faced 11 charges.

However, Yuba County prosecutors approved a deal that allowed Nugent’s law-

yer to enter the no contest pleas to the two misdemeanors, according to the AP.

That was done without Nugent having to appear in court, the AP reported.

The 61-year-old rocker was unavailable for comment, but he posted a statement on his Web site.

“To my Fellow Outdoorsmen,” he stated. “You may have read the news that I pled no contest to two misdemeanor game violations. I should have been bet-ter informed, more aware and I take full responsibility.

“The honorable hunting lifestyle is my deepest passion.”

Increasing Eurasians more than just a dove hunting novelty

Ted Nugent fi ned

Bonus birdBy Ralph WininghamFOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

One warm fall afternoon last year, Benny Lyssy of Karnes City was putting his shotgun skills to a test and looked down to notice an interesting display of his wingshooting prowess.

“I had gathered up some of the birds that I had shot and there was a mourning dove, a white-winged dove and a Eurasian collared dove all lying side by side. That was a pretty neat sight,’’ Lyssy said.

“Eurasians are like a bonus bird when you are dove hunting. We are seeing quite a few down here in Karnes County, although some of the property owners don’t want you to shoot them. I guess they think they are a novelty,’’ he added.

Since crossing into the Lone Star State from Louisiana sometime in 1995, Eurasians have expanded in limited numbers to all 254 counties in Texas.

Biologists with Texas Parks and Wildlife estimate their population at more than 200,000 — a drop in the bucket compared with the nearly 40 million mourning doves and about 8 million white-winged doves that test hunters’ shoot-ing skills every year.

“We are in the process of examining our urban studies and won’t have any population fi gures for about a month or two, but it looks like Eurasians made up about 12 percent of the dove population this year,’’ said Corey Mason, program leader for doves and cranes with the TPW.

“White-winged doves were up about 69 percent and mourning doves made up about 17 percent,’’ he said. “We do know that more and more hunters are taking advantage of the Eurasians to add to their game bag.”

Since Eurasians are considered exotic imports and do not fall under federal migratory guidelines, there is no season and no limit on the birds. Hunters in the right place at the right time can take advantage of the “bonus birds” and still harvest their 15-bird limit of mourning and white-winged doves.

The exotic doves can be identifi ed by a prominent black band around the back of their necks. Although their white tail is squared off like a white-winged dove, the center feath-ers are grayish in color and the overall appearance of the Eurasians is lighter than either of its cousins.

Eurasians are quite different than white-tipped doves, which do fall under federal and state game laws and hunt-

ers are limited to no more than two in their daily limit. White-tips, also known as white-fronted doves, are found mainly in the Rio Grande Valley area.

White tips are similar to a mourning dove but are slightly larger, lack the distinctive dark spots on a mourning dove’s wings and have light feathers on their breast.

Because of the several possible varieties of dove in the air at times, hunters should be sure to use their observation skills before engaging their shooting skills.

“I’ve noticed that Eurasians are quite a bit bigger than the other doves, almost like a pigeon,’’ Lyssy said. “When you see them in the air, you will notice that their tail is squared off and they seem to glide more and are slower than mourning doves or white wings.”

In most cases, the Eurasians will be fl ying in pairs and not in a large fl ock like white-winged doves, he added.

By Craig NyhusLONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Thirteen months ago, Manabu Kurita landed the world record largemouth bass at Lake Biwa in Japan. Now he is selling the mount of the fi sh.

Because the fi sh weighed only one ounce more than the record bass caught by George Perry in 1932, based on IGFA rules, the fi sh amounted to only a tie for the record.

Regardless, one would think the biggest bass in the world would bring riches to the man or woman who landed it. But for Kurita, it has not proven to be the case.

“If this fi sh was in the U.S.”, Kurita wrote on his blog, “It would be exhib-ited in many big places and people would see what a true world record looks like.”

Kurita said this is one of the reasons he has decided to sell the mount.

See BONUS BIRD, Page 20

World recordbass for sale

See WORLD RECORD, Page 20

EURASIANS: The growing population of Eurasian collared doves are larger and lighter in color than mourning doves, and they don’t count in your bag limit. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

INSIDE■ Dove Report: Still looking for a place to hunt?

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Rock star accepts responsibility for baiting violation

Record holder makes mount available to highest bidder

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INSIDE■ Bass Fishing: Despite fl ood-ing, Falcon still hot.

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HUNTING

By David DraperFOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Seeds planted this past spring have begun to bear fruit as the Houston Parks and Recreation Department cultivates a new program designed to introduce archery to the city’s youth. The Houston Archery Initiative, launched earlier this summer, will increase the profi le of all aspects of archery, including bowhunting, in the nation’s fourth largest city.

In May, 14 employees of the depart-ment took part in a three-day Archery Academy, receiving intensive training on all aspects of archery, including range set-up and safety, coaching, equipment and participation. The academy was led by the Archery Trade Association thanks to a grant from the Easton Sports Development Foundation. Workshops covered a num-ber of national programs, from Junior Olympic Archery Development, National Archery in Schools Programs and ATA’s Explore Bowhunting.

“The assumption is interest in bowhunting is low in large metropolitan areas like Houston,” said Michelle Doerr, ATA director of archery and bowhunting programs. “But that’s not the case. Most of the staff had no experience with archery or bowhunting, but were interested in how the Explore Bowhunting curriculum could keep kids engaged in archery.”

The Archery Academy followed a train-the-trainer format, which gives partici-pants a strong base of knowledge and skills, allowing them to not only teach archery through HPARD programs, but also train more instructors.

“We found this opportunity to be an exciting, new outdoor recreational oppor-tunity to add to our existing programs,” said Karen Cullar, HPARD assistant director of grants, legislation and development.

Academy attendee and HPARD recre-ation programs division manager Kay Joshua agreed, adding the train-the-trainer format allows managers to take archery to a higher level of awareness among youth and teen audiences.

“We implemented archery in our Summer Enrichment Program,” said Joshua. “The program serves as many as 2,000 youth in nature and outdoor recreation programs in Lake Houston Wilderness Park and community centers.”

The Archery Academy also launched the Houston Archery Initiative, HPARD’s strategic plan to increase the sport’s aware-ness throughout the metropolitan area. The city submitted a grant request to Texas Parks and Wildlife for an archery target range. In July, HPARD sought a $1 million Urban Indoor Recreation Grant to include indoor archery as part of the Moody Park Community Center renovation.

“Moody Park and Community Center are fi xtures in northeast Houston and a magnet for sports activities,” Cullar said. “Archery will also be featured at Lake Houston Wilderness Park alongside with TPW-required hunter education classes.”

The success of the Archery Academy and Houston Archery Initiative helps advance the ATA’s ultimate goal of elevating archery to the level of other mainstream sports such as baseball, volleyball, tennis and soccer.

“There’s no reason why archery cannot become as popular as those other sports activities,” Doerr said.

The ATA is confi dent interest in archery among Texans will soar. Lessons learned from the inaugural Archery Academy have provided a template for Texas Parks and Wildlife, which has a stated goal of offer-ing at least one new Archery Academy in the state each year.

Houston parks target archery

By Craig Nyhus LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Dove hunting outfi tters across the state are anxious to start the season, and most hope there isn’t any major weather change before the Sept. 1 opener in the North and Central Zones. And based on the numbers of calls and bookings the outfi tters are receiv-ing, the hunters are anxious as well.

Hunters driving south on I-35 have prob-ably seen their signs by the sunfl ower fi elds, and at Solana Ranch near Salado, the birds are starting to group up.

“Our numbers look really good right now,” said Peanut Campbell. “We have mostly sun-fl owers and brown-top millet. We’re starting to see a lot of bunches with four to fi ve birds in each group.”

Solana Ranch is a membership -based, afternoon-only hunting opportunity, and Campbell said there are still spots available.

Not so at Sweetwater Creek Ranch, though. “We’re booked through 2011,” said outfi t-

ter Tom Hunter. “Last year was our best ever, the multiple cool fronts kept birds coming in throughout the season.”

This season Hunter said he is seeing about 10 percent fewer birds, but the heat may be playing a role.

“The birds are coming out real early in the morning, feeding for an hour and heading back to the roosting area,” he said. “By 10 a.m., they are back at the roost — the heat is keeping them from staying out in the fi elds very long.”

Jesse Chavez with All Around Outfi tters in San Antonio said the whitewings are abundant but behaving a little differently as the opener approaches.

“They aren’t heading out to the fi eld in one huge wave like other years,” he said. “They seem to be more spread out in the time they come in and they are heading out to the fi eld a little later than usual.”

Chavez said if the trend continues it could help or hurt the hunting.

“You may have to sit tight and wait a lit-tle longer,” he said. “But the smaller groups

might not be fl ying as high; it might be easier to bring them down.”

All Around has the luxury of two open-ers, hunting in both the Central and South Zones. The groups are full for the early part of the season, but All Around still has room during the week and once the South Zone season opens.

To the west of San Antonio, BR Outfi tters also hunts both the Central and South Zones, and Charlie Reagor said the bird num-bers are good, especially around Sabinal.

“We’re seeing more there than around Uvalde right now,” he said. “But they just started cutting the grain around Uvalde.”

Reagor’s groups stay next to the Frio River and hunt mostly sunfl owers, cut corn and cut milo.

“Where we have cut corn or milo by the rivers with those big trees can be really good,” he said. “They come in by the thousands — and the tank hunts should be good this year. It hasn’t rained much down here since early July.”

By Craig Nyhus LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

It could be one of the highest priced bowhunting leases per acre in Texas — $5,000 for 20 acres — but the location is prime and the new hunters aren’t complaining.

Jackie Middleton of Sadler owns the small Grayson County tract with its big advantage — its east property line is 100 yards from the Hagerman Nation-al Wildlife Refuge, known for produc-ing some of the state’s largest bucks.

Middleton placed two ads for the hunting lease, and the calls started coming.

“It’s heavily wooded all around and

there is a creek running through it,” Middle-ton said. “The creek is a natural corridor; the deer pretty much just pass through these 20 acres.”

Three hunters leased the property, all live within an hour’s drive from their new lease. And they are happy they did.

“They put cameras up right away,” Mid-dleton said. “When it snowed in February they had lots of pictures — they were pretty excited.”

Each of the hunters had previously hunt-ed the refuge, but the odds of getting select-ed are tough.

“Last year there was about 900 applicants and only 225 get to hunt,” Middleton said.

The 20 acres he owns has been very light-ly hunted in the past.

“Last year my son and his friend hunt-ed three days,” Middleton said. “My son’s friend missed a 12-pointer that he said was a typical — it was at 30 yards. I think he got buck fever.”

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER: A number of big bucks pass through a 20-acre bowhunting lease in Grayson County. It could be the most expensive lease in Texas. Photo by LSON.

By Ralph WininghamFOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

The millions of shotgun pellets that missed clay targets or turned clays into puffs of smoke from solid hits at the San Antonio Gun Club during the past fi ve years will soon be put into new service.

A salvage effort that will scoop up tons and tons of

spent lead pellets from the fi elds of one of the oldest continually operating shotgun shooting ranges in the country began Aug. 14 as part of a process conducted every fi ve years at the club. It is not a cleanup or remediation project, but rather a salvage effort where the lead is sold to a smelter where it is given a new life as compo-nents for batteries and other lead products.

Gun club collects shotgun pellets

Hunters anxious to start dove seaon

See GUN CLUB, Page 21

20-acre lease in prime location

WAITING: Texas dove hunters are ready for the arrival of the season. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

CLEANUP: San Antonio Gun Club is work-ing to salvage tons of accumulated lead.

Salvage efforts put funds in coffers

Archery Initiative looks to put bowhunting on

par with ball sports

Most expensive lease in Texas?


By David HewittCAESAR KLEBURG WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Thousands of deer are captured each year for management through Texas Parks and Wildlife permits: tagged, collared, sam-pled and measured for research. Safe and effi cient capture techniques were the basis of research at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.

Deer habitat in Texas lends itself well to capturing deer with a net fi red from a heli-copter. The helicopter net-gun technique, as it is called, far exceeds any other capture technique in the number of deer that can be captured in a day. Experienced helicopter and ground crews can regularly capture and process 75 deer in a day. In optimal condi-tions, more than 100 deer can be processed in a day. But how does it compare to other capture techniques in injuries and mortali-ties to deer?

Researchers Stephen Webb, John Lewis, Mick Hellickson, David Hewitt, and Fred

Bryant used 3,350 capture records from the South Texas Buck Capture Project to esti-mate injury and mortality rates during heli-copter captures. The most common prob-lem encountered as a result of capture was broken antlers, which were experienced by 6.1 percent of the deer captured. Injuries, not including abrasions and minor cuts, were sustained by 1.6 percent of captured deer. The most common injuries were bro-ken legs.

Mortality caused immediately by capture was 0.6 percent, a number below mortality rates reported for other capture methods (e.g. box traps, 0–14 percent; drop nets and rocket nets, 6–10 percent; anesthesia, 0–33 percent).

Another consideration is that mortality may be delayed several days to several weeks after capture due to capture myopathy, a pathologic condition precipitated by the

Capturing deer for research

See CAPTURING, Page 21

CLOSING IN: Helicopters are used to target specifi c deer for capture for research and management. Photo by Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.



Dove season begins Sept. 1 in Texas’ North and Central Zones, and hunters statewide will have a 15-bird bag limit this season. The South Zone opens Sept. 17, and the Special South Texas White-winged Dove Area sees its fi rst day of action Sept. 4. Season dates and bag limits for 2010 are given below.

North and Central Dove Zones: Sept. 1 through Oct. 24, reopening Dec. 25 through Jan. 9, with a 15-bird bag and not more than two white-tipped doves.

South Zone: Sept. 17-Oct. 31, reopening Dec. 25-Jan. 18 with a 15-bird bag and not more than two white-tipped doves.

Possession limit is twice the daily bag.

Special South Texas White-winged Dove Area: Opens to white-winged dove afternoon-only (noon to sunset) hunting the fi rst two full weekends in September running from Sept. 4-5 and 11-12, reopen-ing when the regular South Zone season begins on Friday, Sept. 17 through Oct. 31 and

again from Saturday, Dec. 25 through Jan. 14. The daily bag limit during the fi rst two weekends is 15 doves in the aggregate, to include no more

than 4 mourning doves and 2 white-tipped doves.

Once the general season opens, the aggregate bag limit will be 15.

Dove season days awayStill looking for a place to hunt?

Many chambers of commerce throughout Texas provide links to outfi tters, and several supporters of Lone Star Outdoor News also provide services for hunters throughout the state.

Lone Star Outdoor News outfi ttersAll Around Outfi tters Central, South Zones (210) 663-4675Bill Whitfi eld North, South Zones (210) 494-6421BR Outfi tters Central, South Zones (830) 279-3929Covert Ranch South Zone (713) 975-1975Dove Hunting Frio Cty South Zone (210) 818-8674Jim Shepherd South Zone (210) 849-0212Los Girasoles South Zone (956) 572-1640Nooner Ranch Central, South Zones (830) 741-8614Solana Ranch Central Zone (254) 947-8331Threadgill Ranch Central Zone (512) 517-9259Wilson Whitetail Ranch South Zone (210) 844-7036

Chamber of commerce linksBee County www.beecountychamber.orgBrady www.bradytx.com/7659096_75200.htmBreckenridge www.breckenridgetexas.com/hunting.aspBrownwood www.brownwoodchamber.org/hunting_lease.htmColeman www.colemantexas.org/lease.htmlHamilton www.ci.hamilton.tx.us/hunting.phpWinters www.winters-texas.us/lease_info.htmPort Mansfi eld www.port-mansfi eld.com/hunting.htm

Hunters who need to take the mandatory hunter educa-tion course need to start look-ing for courses in their area.

The hunter education course costs $15, but there are often separate facility-use or range fees associated with the course.

Anyone born after Sept. 1,

1971, is required to take the Hunter Education Training Course to hunt in Texas, and individuals as young as 9 can take the course.

Courses are scheduled dai-ly, so check the calendar on-line frequently for the latest updates of courses. By law,

the agency is required to offer the hunter education course at least once in each county ev-ery year.

For more information on the hunter education program, visit the following Web site: http://ar-chive.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/hunter_education.

Hunter education courses starting now


By Kyle CarterFOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

No matter who you are, if you check into Eisenhower State Park, you get hit with a message from park supervisor Paul Kisel or one of his staff: You don’t need a fi shing license to fi sh in a state park.

“A lot of people are there to hike or camp, but when fi shing be-comes an option, they get interest-ed,” Kisel said.

That’s when you get introduced to Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Tackle Loaner Program. Leave a copy of an ID and you can walk off with a spin-ning rod (or three) and a tackle box full of hooks, weights, bobbers and a few select lures.

The program is more than a de-cade old, but tackle loaner coordina-tor Steve Campbell said it was “ne-glected” until he was assigned to it in the fall of 2005 because no one had time to give it the proper care. Since then, Campbell is on a mission to put a program at every state park that has a body of water.

Currently, the Tackle Loaner Program is active at 23 Texas state

parks and seven other partner lo-cations such as li-braries and fi sher-ies. He’s planning on adding two more state parks this year, but some stations do bet-ter than others, so it’s a constant feel-ing-out process as to whom should get how much of what.

The checkout is similar to check-ing out a book from a library. You give them an ID (or copy of an ID) and they give you the equip-ment for 7 days. There are late fees and you’re respon-sible for excessive rod and reel dam-age or lost tackle — at the discre-tion of the lender.

Campbell said he buys all the rods and reels at a discount from Shake-

speare and the rest of the hooks, bob-bers, and weights from a rep group out of Michigan, which he said is one of the few places that sell those items in mass. It’s funded by a por-

tion of the state’s budget from the USFWS Sport Fish Restoration Act.

The program is pitched as a chance to try out fi shing without having to buy the tackle, but Campbell said it’s more geared to-ward getting kids interested in the sport. The tackle is more suited for catching numbers of fi sh, like sunfi sh and catfi sh, than a serious angler looking for a bass. It’s a light- to me-dium-action rod and most of the hooks are small.

“The people rent-ing this equipment

aren’t getting up early to catch the early topwater striped bass bite,” said Kisel, who runs one of the more suc-cessful programs. “These are kids try-ing to catch a catfi sh with a hotdog on

the end of the line.”From September 2008 through

August 2009, there were 1,404 youth (16 and under) and 821 adults who made use of the program across the state. Campbell said the ratio of youth to adults is right where he wants, but he hopes to contin-ue growing, which he said has hap-pened consistently since he started showing the program some tender love and care.

Last week Campbell put in an or-der for 20,000 hooks, 5,000 weights and 20,000 bobbers, and he’ll start or-dering the new rods and reels for this year in September. Once the numbers from this past year (September 2009 - August 2010) come in, he’ll make the decision on how much equipment to send to each site.

Kisel and Eisenhower State Park will get one of the larger ship-ments, and Kisel said if you show some interest, he’ll sneak you in a few extra lures.

“At our state park it’s a pretty easy program that kind of runs itself,” he said. “And it always feels good to put a rod and reel in the hands of a kid that otherwise wouldn’t be fi shing.”

Tackle loaner program picking up steamFISHING

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council add-ed a supplemental red snapper season at its meeting in Pensacola, Fla.

The council agreed to reopen the recreational red snapper season beginning at 12:01 a.m. October 1, to be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only, through 12:01 p.m. November 22, allowing for an additional 24 fi shing days. The measure will be reviewed and, if approved as expected, implemented by NOAA Fisheries.

In June, the Gulf Council requested that NOAA Fish-eries institute rulemaking to reopen the recreational red snapper season later this year if it was determined that the 2010 quota was not fi lled before the fi shery closed on July 24. The rationale is that the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and subsequent federal fi shing area closure resulted in re-duced fi shing effort, leaving the recreational red snapper quota unfi lled. NOAA Fisheries has determined that ap-proximately 2.3 millions pounds of the 3.4 million pound recreational quota remains.

The council discussed possible regional management of red snapper and asked staff to continue working on a draft discussion paper that explores options for dividing the stock into sub-units.

The council discussed an increase in red snapper total allowable catch for 2011-2012. The council directed staff to proceed with a regulatory amendment, selecting as its preferred alternative setting total allowable catch at 7.185 million pounds for 2011. That would mean commercial and recreational quotas of 3.664 million pounds and 3.521 million pounds, respectively.

—Texas Parks and Wildlife report

By Alan ClemonsFOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Bass fi shing is hot on Falcon Lake after fl ooding pushed the wa-ter level to record levels earlier this summer on the Rio Grande.

“They’re stepping on them pretty good down there,” said veteran pro angler Matt Reed of Madisonville. “The lake has been to a level it has never reached before which changed a lot of things. The fi shing has been re-ally strong.”

A hurricane and tropical de-pression dumped record amounts of water into the area along the Rio Grande. The combination of water releases through the dams and overfl owing tributaries creat-ed devastating fl ooding in some areas along with the highest lev-els on the lake seen in decades.

This came after freezing con-ditions in January brought tem-peratures into the upper 20s and lower 30s for an extended period. But for a year with major weather occurrences, bass fi shing on Fal-con apparently hasn’t suffered.

“Off-the-hook fi shing for most people is different than off-the-hook for me,” said longtime pro Alton Jones of Waco, who fi shes at Falcon. “We had a really good trip the last time I went, but it has been easier for the aver-age angler to have a great time because the fi sh are so scat-tered due to the high water.”

“What I like is when you pull up on one spot, make 100 casts and catch 97. Right now you can pitch at anything you see that looks remotely like a point, and the fl ooded bushes 5-15 feet deep will have fi sh around them. You’re going to get a bite. My deal is that I go to Falcon to catch double-digit bass, and you have a chance to do that down there on any cast.”

Jones said the variety of offshore structure, such as rock ledg-es near deep water, along with fl ooded woody shoreline cover create multiple areas for myriad techniques. The amount of forage, too, including giant “lobster-sized” crayfi sh and favor-able temperatures help the bass grow to large sizes.

Because of that, Jones opts for bigger baits when he vis-its Falcon. He’ll throw a One-Knocker Spook or a Booyah spinnerbait in the morning before going to soft plastics during the day.

“The single tungsten rattle in the Spook draws big fi sh be-cause it’s different than multiple (BB-sized) rattles,” he said. “We’ve caught some on topwater frogs in the morning, too. During the day I’ll switch to the 4.5-inch Yum F2 Mighty Bug or the Wooly Hawgtail.”

Jones prefers short pitches to ledges or rock breaklines

when targeting deep water bass on Falcon.“I’m literally making short pitches to the spot,” he said.

“Bass on Falcon can get positioned so tightly on that break that you should be just a few feet from it to make an accurate pitch. It’s hard to be within a couple of feet with a long cast.”

Water levels are slowly dropping from the highest marks hit in the last couple of months. Because of that, there’s current coming out of tributaries as it moves toward the dam discharges. That can more acutely position the fi sh on breaks and ledges, Jones said.

“With those ledges, it’s like fi shing a shoreline but you’re watching your electronics and making those precise pitch-es. I really believe the bigger, double-digit bass are more spe-cifi cally keyed on those areas near deep-water access. Some-times the only rock literally is on the edge of a drop, and if you cast 10-15 feet up on the fl at behind it you’re just cast-ing. You may catch 2- to 4-pounders, but that’s not what you’re looking for.”

With water levels reaching untold areas that were previous-ly high and dry, the shoreline cover and newly covered huisa-che and mesquite provided ample habitat for all fi sh species.

“The high water probably was great for the lake as far as fi shing,” Jones said. “There was less fi shing pressure for a while and the fi sh have had miles of new brush to get into and hide.”

Red snapperseason to reopen

Council approvesweekend-only extension

Falcon Lake not affected by fl oods

TRY IT OUT: Fishing equipment is available in Texas for loan at state parks and even libraries. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

BITE STILL ON: Despite heavy rains and high water, Alton Jones, of Waco, has been catching large bass at Falcon Lake. Photo by Pradco.

EXTENDED QUOTA: Snapper fi sherman will be happy that the season will reopen during the weekends of Oct. 1 thru Nov. 22. Photo by LSON.


By Mark EnglandLONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Come Sept. 15, it won’t be the same around Possum Kingdom Lake. The Brazos River Au-thority is pulling up anchor and leaving res-idents under the auspices of the Patterson PK Land Partnership and Palo Pinto County. That’s the closing date for the sale of 1,200 acres of residential and commercial property which BRA had leased out since the early 1940s.

Resident Monte Land is excited by the prospect.“Once you get your deed, you can do what

you want on your property — within reason,” said Land, board president of the Possum King-dom Lake Association. “You no longer have to go down to the BRA to get a permit to cut down a tree or paint your house or build a patio. Peo-ple are looking forward to this.”

To get a deed, though, residents must pur-chase the land their lake house sits on from Pat-terson PK Land Partnership — which bought the land rights from the BRA for $52 million. Arlington attorney Mike Patterson, a proper-ty owner at Possum Kingdom Lake, is the force behind the land partnership, which consists of 42 investors.

Patterson is “encouraging” lease holders to buy early.

Those who buy property in concert with the Sept. 15th closing date pay 85 percent of the 2008 valuation. That goes up to 90 percent af-ter one year. Those who wait up to eight years would have to pay the current assessed value of their property.

“2010 valuations are about twice the 2008 valuations,” Patterson said. “It’s a real incen-tive to buy now.”

Almost 80 percent of the 1,583 residential and commercial lease holders have a contract to buy their lake property, Patterson said.

“It’s a sweet deal,” said Thomas Welfelt, a Dallas residential lease holder.

Welfelt is more concerned with what hap-pens after the changeover.

While the Brazos River Authority will contin-ue to patrol Possum Kingdom Lake, its rangers will no longer patrol on land. The BRA will also no longer bear responsibility for such things as maintaining the roads or picking up trash.

“It’s going to be like dominoes falling,”

Welfelt said, “the effects of which we don’t know yet.”

Much of the responsibility has fallen on Patterson, who last week was tying up loose ends on where the 48 dumpsters at Possum Kingdom Lake will go. Some must relocate off remaining BRA land and right-of-way.

“The to-do list goes on and on,” he said.The Palo Pinto County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment will handle law enforcement. County Judge Mike Smiddy said additional offi cers have been hired to patrol at Possum King-dom Lake. Within fi ve years, the county by law will also have to assume responsibility for the community’s 50 miles of roads -- adopt-ing them at a rate of 20 percent per year.

Patterson is trying to speed up that timetable.“I’m obligated to pay $40,000 a year to-

ward road maintenance,” Patterson said. “I don’t know anything about road mainte-nance, so I’d like to accelerate the process by giving the county an additional $200,000. They have the equipment and crews, and they can make the money go a lot farther than Mike Patterson can.”

The push for BRA to sell much of its prop-erty around Possum Kingdom Lake began af-ter the agency studied increasing lease rates from one percent of a property’s valuation to six percent, Land said.

This came shortly after Palo Pinto County signifi cantly raised taxes in 2002 — aiming to put property values more in line with as-sessed value than lease rates.

“I was looking at almost $20,000 a year to stay here,” Land said. “That’s pretty stiff. My wife and I are retired school teachers. That’s what started the process of pushing the BRA to sell its leases.”

A bill requiring the BRA to sell much of its property failed in the Legislature. But the BRA board later decided to get out of the leas-ing business anyway. The Legislature subse-quently passed a bill allowing the BRA to di-vest the property.

So in less than a month, Land will look out on Possum Kingdom Lake from a home he can truly call his own.

“It’s gorgeous out here,” he said. “But don’t tell anyone. Development is going cra-zy as it is.”

PK shoreline acreage to be under new ownership

By Mark EnglandLONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Texas Parks and Wildlife is among those expressing con-cerns about a proposed res-ervoir that could impede the fl ow of fresh water into Pos-sum Kingdom Lake.

Abilene is seeking a permit to build Cedar Ridge Reservoir, which would hold more than 200,000 acre-feet of water, 50 miles north of the city along the Clear Fork of the Brazos Riv-er. No timetable has been set, but if approved the reservoir could open before 2030 at a cost of more than $200 million.

“It would be a pretty big res-ervoir in an area of the state that doesn’t have boundless amounts

of fresh water,” said Ross Melin-chuk, TPW’s deputy executive director of natural resources.

TPW offi cials worry a reduc-tion in the fl ow of fresh water could increase salinity at Pos-sum Kingdom Lake, which has had problems with golden al-gae — a microscopic plant that in large concentrations can release the toxin prymnesin, which disrupts the function-ing of gills in fi sh.

Many biologists believe gold-en algae’s growth is spurred by high salinity levels in water.

“Golden algae is a very dev-astating disease and it’s hard to control,” Melinchuk said. “And we have concerns since the water sucked into our Pos-sum Kingdom Fish Hatchery is

drawn from the lake.”The state isn’t alone in its

concern. “I’ve seen 15-pound strip-

ers dead in front of my place,” said a lake resident with prop-erty at Possum Kingdom Lake. “Golden algae has af-fected game fi sh. If a reser-voir would worsen that, that would be a problem.”

As part of the permitting process, Abilene is conduct-ing a hydrology study to de-termine a reservoir’s impact on Possum Kingdom Lake’s salinity levels.

“I don’t think it will have near the impact anyone says,” said Tommy O’Brien, water utility director. “There’s no definitive

Proposed reservoirconcerns anglers, TPW

See RESERVOIR, Page 25


ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 82–88 degrees; 0.56’ high. Black bass are good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and large blue fl eck soft plastic worms fi shed along timber lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 88 degrees; 1.58’ high. Black bass are good on char-treuse Yamamoto Senkos, topwaters, Zoom Super Flukes, and Carolina-rigged 10” soft plastic worms in 16–28 feet. Striped bass are fair on large red fi ns near the dam. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Catfi sh are good on cheesebait and punchbait in 16–22 feet, and in 94 feet. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexico fi shing license (if fi shing the Mexico side) whether fi shing or not.

ARROWHEAD: Water clear; 84–87 degrees; 1.51’ low. Black bass are fair on topwaters early, later switching to spinnerbaits along rocky points. Crappie are fair under east side bridges and off the derricks. White bass are good school-ing while chasing shad shallow. Catfi sh are fair on juglines and drift fi shing with shad or punch bait.

ATHENS: Water fairly clear, 85–89 degrees; 0.23’ high. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. Catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel and blue catfi sh are very good on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfi sh are slow.

BELTON: Water clear; 87 degrees; 2.89’ low. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits. Hybrid striper are good but small on white grubs under lights at night. White bass are very good on minnows under lights at night. Crappie are good on minnows in 20–25 feet under lights at night. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on juglines baited with frozen shad in 30 feet. Yellow catfi sh are good on juglines baited with live perch in 30 feet.

BOB SANDLIN: Water off-color; 85–91 degrees; 1.35’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching Texas-rigged Baby Brush Hogs, Bandit 200 crankbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are good on live shad, topwaters and Rooster Tails.

BRAUNIG: Water clear; 89 degrees. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in reeds and along the jetty and near the dam. Striped bass are excellent on liver and shad off points, and down-rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water fairly clear; 86–90 degrees; 0.42’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Pop–R’s, spinnerbaits, small pearl/chartreuse crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfi sh are good on stinkbait.

BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 89 degrees; 7.17’ low. Black bass are good on water-melon red spinnerbaits near the docks, and on June bug soft plastic worms over brush piles in 15–20 feet. Hybrid striper are fair trolling and drifting shad in Hy-brid Alley at night. White bass are good on Li’l Fishies and Persuader crankbaits off lighted docks at night. Crappie are fair on minnows in 10–20 feet. Channel catfi sh are good on trotlines baited with cut bait and chicken livers in 10–25 feet. Yellow catfi sh are good.

BUCHANAN: Water clear; 88 degrees; 9.06’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters, watermelon fl ukes, Rat–L–Traps, and watermelon red Whacky Sticks at fi rst light along break lines of fl ats in Morgan and Silver Creeks. Striped bass are good on Spoiler Shads plastic swim baits and drifting live bait around Lighthouse Point at fi rst light on the surface. White bass are fair but small on Tiny Traps and 2” plastic swim baits in clear water. Crappie are fair on pink/white and chartreuse Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows in clear water. Channel catfi sh are good on liver,

minnows, and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfi sh are very good on goldfi sh and perch upriver.

CADDO: Water murky; 84-89 degrees; 0.38’ high. Black bass are fair on water-melon fl ukes and Texas-rigged worms in the bayous on the edges of the grass — also on frogs over the pads and grass. Crappie are fair. Redear sunfi sh are fair.

CALAVERAS: Water clear; 87 degrees. Black bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on spoons and striper jigs between the dam and the crappie wall and on chicken livers and shad along the shore-line. Redfi sh are excellent down-rigging silver and gold spoons in 10-20 feet, on live perch and tilapia along the shoreline and on live bait along the crappie wall.

CADDO: Water murky; 85–91 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are good on topwaters early and late, midday switch-ing to Rat–L–Traps, Texas rigs and 5” Mardi Gras Yum Dingers. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on minnows.

CALAVERAS: Water clear; 89 degrees. Black bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits over reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam and the crappie wall in 15–20 feet, and on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfi sh are excel-lent on liver, cheesebait, shrimp, and shad near the railroad trestle and 181 Cove. Yellow catfi sh are slow.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 87 degrees; 0.48’ low. Black bass are fair to good on JDC Skip–N–Pop topwaters, watermelon Whacky Sticks, and Texas-rigged blue fl ake worms in fl ooded bushes and grass banks at sunrise and all day under cloud cover, and on drop-shot Devil’s Tongues along break lines and ledges.

CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 86–90 de-grees; 0.85’ low. Black bass are good on Ribbits early, later switching to Texas rigs, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigs. White bass are good on Little Georges, Road Runners and topwaters. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad and Storm WildEyes. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 90 degrees; 4.01’ low. Black bass are very good on crankbaits and large soft plastic lizards and worms. Crappie are slow. Drum are slow. Channel and blue catfi sh are very good on stinkbait in 5 – 10 feet.

COLEMAN: Water fairly clear; 87 degrees; 8.62’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse and watermelon Rat–L–Traps and Carolina-rigged soft plastics. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel catfi sh are good on stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfi sh are slow.

COLETO CREEK: Water fairly clear; 86 degrees (98 degrees at discharge); 0.68’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and topwaters in 4–8 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfi sh are slow. Yellow catfi sh are slow.

CONROE: Water fairly clear; 0.71’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red Carolina-rigged soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat–L–Traps. Striped bass are good on silver/gold striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and green and blue tube jigs. Catfi sh are good on stinkbait, liver, and bait shrimp.

FALCON: Water murky; 91 degrees. Black bass are good on Carolina-rigged large soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on cut bait and stinkbait.

FAYETTE: Water fairly clear; 93 degrees. Black bass are fair on watermelon and watermelon gold Carolina-rigged soft plastics in 10–18 feet. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on shrimp and cut shad in 8–12 feet.

FORK: Water fairly clear; 85–90 degrees; 0.33’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early and late, strolled DD22s over fl ats, fl utter spoons and Carolina

rigs — night fi shing continues to be very productive. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around the bridges and over brush piles. Catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.99’ low. Black bass are fair to good on DD22s along the dam and deeper rock piles, jigs, Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and live shad. Catfi sh are fair on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 88 degrees; 0.12’ low. Black bass to 7 pounds are good on Baby Brush Hogs near the pump station in 14–16 feet.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 7.53’ low. Black bass are good on black/blue jigs, watermelon candy soft plastics, and live bait worked along grass lines and suspended along timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and small shad–colored crankbaits. Catfi sh are good on live bait.

JOE POOL: Water off-color; 86–91 degrees; 0.31’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to jigs, Texas rigs and crankbaits. Crap-pie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are good on Humdingers.

LAVON: Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 3.77’ low. Black bass are good on jigs, Texas-rigged Baby Brush Hogs, spinnerbaits and wacky rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers, cut shad and prepared bait.

LBJ: Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.40’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Curb’s jigs and perch-colored crankbaits in 6–15 feet, and fl ipping green pumpkin tubes and Texas-rigged fl ukes at docks and lay downs. Striped bass are fair on Li’l Fishies at night. White bass are fair on Li’l Fishies at night. Crappie are good on Curb’s crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfi sh are good on liver and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfi sh are very good on trotlines baited with goldfi sh and perch.

LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 85–92 degrees; 1.68’ low. Black bass are fair on chatterbaits and spinnerbaits pitched in slips, Texas rigs, medium-diving crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are good on Little Georges and Rooster Tails. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and large Rooster Tails. Catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 88 de-grees; 0.02’ low. Black bass are good on soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on hell-benders, pet spoons, and green Charlie slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue catfi sh are good on shad.

MARTIN CREEK: Water fairly clear; 1.11’ low. Black bass are fair on soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Cat-fi sh are good on trotlines and rod & reel with bloodbait and shrimp in 15–20 feet.

MEREDITH: Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 84.74’ low. Black bass are good on live bait, topwaters, shad–colored crankbaits, and black/chartreuse jigs or Texas–rigged soft plastics along grass lines and rocky points. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait and shad–colored crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait and chrome jerkbaits along rocky points. Walleye are good on live bait and bottom bouncers. Channel catfi sh are good on live bait.

O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 83–88 degrees; 22.66’ low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin or red shad soft plastics, baby bass crankbaits, white spinnerbaits, and live bait worked along grass lines and timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and chrome crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on shad–col-

ored soft plastic jerkbaits and live bait along tree lines. Channel catfi sh are good on live and cut bait.

PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 85–90 degrees; 0.52’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged Baby Fork Creatures. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper and white bass are fair to good on live shad, topwaters and Humdingers. Catfi sh are fair on nightcrawlers and cut shad.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 0.51’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, spinnerbaits, medium-running crankbaits and Caro-line rigs. Crappie are slow on small jigs worked along deep wood structure in the mid–lake area. White bass are good on small silver crankbaits in the north lake area early or at night. Catfi sh are good on cut bait, worms and liver along the river channel and under docks.

RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 86–91 degrees; 3.11’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, medium-diving crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles, around the bridges and in the marina slips with brush. White bass are good on topwaters and Rooster Tails.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 86–91 degrees; 1.21’ low. Crappie are good over the Corps of Engineers brush piles on jigs and minnows. White bass are excellent on clear Torpedoes and chartreuse/white slabs.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off-color; 85–90 degrees; 0.49’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, medium- to deep-diving crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are good on Little Georges. Hybrid striper are fair to good on Sassy Shad and live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 4.82’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and chartreuse jigs over brush piles. Bream are fair on crickets and nightcrawlers. Catfi sh are good.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 90 degrees; 0.41’ low. Perch are excellent on worms. Channel and blue catfi sh are excellent on trotlines and juglines baited with cut shad. Yellow catfi sh are slow.

TAWAKONI: Water fairly clear; 85–90 de-grees; 0.73’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, short Carolina rigs, spinnerbaits and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and minnows.

TEXOMA: Water off-color; 84–89 degrees; 1.04’ low. Black bass are fair to good on topwaters early and late, midday switching to DD22s, Carolina rigs and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. Striped bass are good on live shad, Swimming Pogys and topwaters. Catfi sh are good on cut and live shad.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 89 degrees; 4.22’ low. Black bass are good but small on redbug and watermelon red soft plastic worms and crankbaits in the boating lanes. Striped bass are fair on minnows and silver striper jigs. White bass are fair on silver spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/green tube jigs over baited holes in 20 feet. Bream are good on nightcrawlers and crickets in 2–8 feet. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on trotlines baited with live bait, stinkbait, livers, and hearts.

TRAVIS: Water fairly clear; 90 degrees; 11.34’ low. Black bass are fair on chrome chuggers and red shad worms in 18–35 feet. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on chrome chug-gers and silver spoons in 5–25 feet. Channel and blue catfi sh to 6 pounds are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad in 28–35 feet.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 1.81’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Rat–L–Traps, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits. Catfi sh are good on shrimp and liver.

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfi sh are good in the marsh on Stanley Ribbits and small topwaters. Drifters have caught trout under slicks.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and topwaters. Kingfi sh, ling, dolphin and tuna are good offshore.

BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the south shore-line on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfi sh are good at Rollover Pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters work-ing pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assas-sins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Redfi sh are good on live bait around the reefs. Redfi sh are good at the spillway on fi nger mullet.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on TTF Flats Minnows and Bass Assassins. Live bait has worked on the edges of the channel for trout and redfi sh. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good in the surf and around San Luis Pass on live shrimp and MirrOlures. Sheepshead, redfi sh and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good around Dollar Reef on live shrimp and croakers. Redfi sh are fair to good in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp.

FREEPORT: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp, Super Spooks and She Dogs. Trout are fair to good on live bait. Black drum, redfi sh, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfi sh are fair to good on the edge of the dropoff along the south shoreline on mullet.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfi sh are fair on live shrimp in Oyster Lake and around Shell Island.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfi sh are fair on live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Anto-nio Bay and around Pass Cavallo. Trout and redfi sh are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. Trout are fair in the surf and at the jetty on croakers and shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair in the guts and channels on free–lined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfi sh are good on mullet on the Estes Flats and around Mud Island.

PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfi sh and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Offshore is good for amberjack, kingfi sh, tuna and dolphin.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair on the edge of the spoils on Gulp!, piggy perch and live shrimp. Redfi sh are good in the potholes on shrimp. Trout are good in the surf on croakers.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on topwaters around rocks and grass. Redfi sh are fair to good on the edges of channels on live bait.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on topwaters around sand and grass. Redfi sh are fair to good while drifting pot holes on topwaters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Offshore is good for kingfi sh, ling and dolphin.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout, redfi sh and snook are fair to good in South Bay and Mexiquita Flats. Tarpon have been caught around the jetty on live bait. Trout are good while drift-ing sand and grass on plastics under a cork.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfi sh are fair to good while drifting sand and grass fl ats on live shrimp, DOA Shrimp and Gulp! under popping corks. Trout are good on the deeper edges and fl ats in Laguna Vista on topwaters and live shrimp.

TEXAS FISHING REPORT

HOT BITES SALTWATERSCENE LARGEMOUTH

BASS

ALAN HENRY: Good on buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and large blue fl eck soft plastic worms fi shed along timber lines.

ATHENS: Good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs and crankbaits.

BOB SANDLIN: Good on topwaters ear-ly, later switching to Texas-rigged Baby Brush Hogs, Bandit 200 crankbaits and wacky rigs.

CHOKE CANYON: Very good on crankbaits and large soft plastic lizards and worms.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Good on Baby Brush Hogs near the pump station in 14–16 feet.

HUBBARD CREEK: Good on black/blue jigs, watermelon candy soft plastics, and live bait worked along grass lines and suspended along timber.

WHITE, HYBRID, STRIPER

BELTON: White bass are very good on minnows under lights at night.

BRAUNIG: Striped bass are excellent on liver and shad off points, and down-rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam.

O.H. IVIE: Good on green pumpkin or red shad soft plastics, baby bass crankbaits, white spinnerbaits, and live bait.

RAY ROBERTS: White bass are excellent on clear Torpedoes and chartreuse/white slabs.

CRAPPIE

COLEMAN: Good on minnows and green tube jigs.

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AMISTAD: Catfi sh are good on cheesebait and punchbait in 16–22 feet, and in 94 feet.

BRIDGEPORT: Catfi sh are good on stinkbait.

FAYETTE: Channel and blue catfi sh are good on shrimp and cut shad in 8–12 feet.

LEWISVILLE: Catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers and cut shad.


Could there be some dove hunt-ers that skip all or part of open-ing weekend to cast a line hop-ing to land a tagged redfi sh? Five boat packages remain in the CCA STAR event that runs through Labor Day.

Five lucky anglers have landed the ultimate prize with their tagged red, a 2010 Ford F-150 “Texas Edition” truck with a Haynie 23 Bigfoot, Mercury 150 Optimax and Coastline trailer package that would make any fi shing trip worthwhile. Five not-so-lucky fi shermen have caught tagged redfi sh without being signed up for the summer-long tournament.

It’s not just redfi sh that should bring out the last-minute fi sher-men. Scholarships up to $50,000 in a number of fi sh categories would make fi nancial planning a little easier for parents. Boat, motor and trailer packages will go to the person catching the largest fi sh in numerous categories, and the runner-up prizes would top off the summer, too.

Texas Ford Dealers Redfi sh DivisionTruck-boat package Boat package■ Ricky Howard ■ None■ Ryan Pletcher ■ None■ Robert McLaren ■ None■ Anthony Mihalski ■ None ■ Kenneth Neskora ■ None

Starkids Scholarship DivisionAges 6-10 $50,000 Scholarship

■ Flounder: 5 pounds, 7 ouncesDavis Towns, 6, of Houston

■ Sheepshead: 7 pounds, 5 ounces Camryn Kotlarz, 10, of Baytown

■ Gafftop: 7 pounds, Hunter Bellanger, 6, of Orange

Academy Sports & Outdoors Starteens Scholarship Trout Division (Ages 11-17)6-pound min., $20,000 scholarship

■ Speckled trout Upper Coast:7 pounds, 1 ounceChristian Riordian, 12, of Pipe Creek

■ Speckled trout Mid-Coast:7 pounds, 15 ounces Logan Howard, 16, of El Campo

■ Speckled trout Lower Coast:7 pounds, 11 ounces William Anderson, 13, of Boerne

Time Warner Cable Starteens Scholarship Inshore Division (11-17) $20,000 Scholarship

■ Flounder: 5 pounds, 12 ouncesColby Trahan, 15, of Pearland

■ Sheepshead: 7 pounds, 1 ounce Taylor Shirley, 12, of La Porte

■ Gafftop: 7 pounds, 2 ouncesMarley Graham, 16, of Port Neches

Ford / Tilson Home Corp. Leader Board■ Speckled trout Upper Coast:8 pounds, 8 ouncesMark McCafferty of Pearland

■ Speckled trout Mid-Coast:8 pounds, 9 ouncesCody Mueck of Brazoria

■ Speckled Trout Lower Coast: 9 pounds, 1 ounceIsrael Lara of Falfurrias

■ Kingfi sh: 51 pounds, 4 ounces Kelly Holland of Bay City

■ Dorado: 53 pounds, 1 ounce Benjamin Scott of Port Aransas

■ Ling (cobia): 80 pounds, 15 ounces Darrell Ashley of Huffman

■ Flounder: 7 pounds John T. Gill of Corpus Christi

■ Sheepshead: 8 pounds, 7 ouncesChon Marrquin of Baytown

■ Gafftop: 7 pounds, 9 ounces Harry Chessher of Orange

Results are as of Aug. 23. For more information, including a list of weigh-in stations and registration locations, visit www.ccatexas.org. Proceeds from STAR go to CCA Texas and its conservation programs.

STAR tournament leaderboard

New Line Class World Record BarbelStan Nabozny of The Woodlands, landed a 6-pound, 11-ounce barbel on June

24, while fi shing out of Holme Lacy, United Kingdom. Nabozny landed the fi sh in fi ve minutes, after it hit his marine halibut pellet, to qualify for the 10 kg (20 pound) line class record. The current IGFA record is 2.21 kg (4 pounds, 14 ounces) set by Nabozny last year in the same waters. Nabozny released the fi sh following documentation and photos.

PAA Bass Pro TournamentThe third stop of the PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series presented by

Carrot Stix will be Sept. 9-11 on Lake Tawakoni, east of Garland.Opportunities are available for anglers to participate as PAA Member Observ-

ers and in the PAA Bass Pro Shops Pro-Am, which will be Sept. 11 on Lake Ray Hubbard in Garland.

Fishing Briefs

Brandon Iron Krauser of Del Valle may be only seven years old, but he’s making quite a mark as a fi sh-erman.

On August 17, less than a week from starting the second grade, Brandon, fi shing with his father, Huey Krauser, landed a 29.75-pound redfi sh that was 41.25 inches long.

“We have a little place in Rockport and we went offshore fi ve miles or so and trolled some rigs,” Huey said. “We didn’t catch anything so we headed for the Port Aransas jet-ties later in the morning.”

The fi rst bite turned out to be a Junior State Record.

“He fought the fi sh for about 30 minutes,” Huey said. “And he caught three more big ones that day.”

The Krausers knew about the junior record and brought the fi sh in to be weighed and measured.

“He’s been close a few times before,” Huey said.

Brandon has become an angler who fi ts in the boat with the adults, his father said.

“He used to grab any rod that had a bite,” Huey said. “But the last few years he’s really taken a hold of fi shing — he’ll fi sh as long as any-one else out there.”

Brandon also might become a hunter.

“He was born on opening day of deer season,” his father said.

And does anyone tease him about his fi rst and middle name?

“Not too bad,” Huey said. “I’m a retired iron worker so I put that lit-tle tag on him — I hope it doesn’t cause him any trouble.”

—Staff report

Junior record redfi sh landed by 7-year-old

New Record: Krauser with 29.75-pound redfi sh


OK TO SHOOT BUT WRONG GUNShots were heard by Edwards

County Game Warden Scott Holly while on patrol in a subdivision. Holly was able to identify the gen-eral location and made his way to the hunting camp from where he thought the shots originated. Two persons had been shooting at bot-tles and trees. However, they had been using a short-barreled shotgun (14 inches). Case pending for pos-session of prohibited weapon.

DOUBLE WHAMMY WITH CAST NETRains County Game Warden

Nathan Wilson was patrolling the Lake Tawakoni spillway when he observed two men throwing a cast net inside the restricted area. Upon further inspection, the men had several game fi sh in their pos-session. Citations issued.

SNAKE CAUSES MAN TO SHOOT OWN FOOT

Two separate hunting accidents occurred in Van Zandt County with Game Wardens Trent Herchman and Steve Stapleton responding. The fi rst accident was a man who was hunting hogs from a tree stand. The individual was found deceased on the ground from apparent natu-ral causes. The second accident involved an 18-year-old male who had shot himself in the foot while hunting snakes. The young man thought the snake was dead and went to pick it up. The snake moved and startled him resulting in him accidently pulling the trigger and shooting himself. He was taken to the hospital and later released.

NIGHT OF CITATIONS AT PIERCameron County Game Warden

Libby Balusek received an early morning call regarding the taking of numerous undersized trout on a local pier in Port Isabel. After making contact with several groups of people, Balusek ended the night with 15 pending cases, 55

seized speckled trout and 1 over-sized black drum. Citations issued included over possession limit of trout, undersized trout, oversized black drum, using game fi sh as bait, and no fi shing license. Civil restitution was charged for all seized fi sh.

TROUT BITE TURNS ON, CITATIONS CAUGHT

Game Wardens Dave Lewis and Jarret Barker received a call to the fi shing pier in Port Isabel. Shortly after midnight the tide began to come back into the bay and it turned on the seatrout bite. Many of the anglers on the pier could not resist the temptation to take advantage of the situation. The two wardens issued numerous citations for over the bag limit, possession of undersized fi sh and no fi shing license.

POT GROWERS LOSE THEIR BOUNTYAn intricate operation involv-

ing a marijuana growing operation in Cooke County resulted in the discovery of more than 5,000 mari-juana plants. Texas DPS received a complaint from a landowner at the beginning of the summer stating that trespassers were growing mari-juana on his property. After several months of surveillance, DPS decided

to raid the property. Denton County Game Wardens Daron Blackerby, Stormy McCuistion, Glenn Raborn, David Benoit, Chip Daigle, and Wise County Game Warden Chris Dowdy assisted the DPS, Cooke County Sheriff’s Department and Gainesville PD. The marijuana plants were seized as well as other evidence indicating that individuals were camping out for months, tending to the plants. Items included a genera-tor, sleeping bags, cots and fertilizer. Cases pending.

FAWNS WITH CHICKENS NOT ALLOWEDHarris County Game Warden Tim

Holland responded to a call concern-ing a baby white-tailed deer being raised in a backyard of a residence. When he arrived at the location, Holland noticed two white-tailed deer fenced in with the chickens in the backyard. The deer were confi s-cated and charges are pending.

BLOOD TRAIL A DEAD GIVEAWAYBorder Patrol agents contacted

Real County Game Warden Shane Hohman after they stopped a vehi-cle that contained a freshly killed axis buck. Hohman was able to get a sworn statement from the two occupants after he explained to them that the blood trail down the

county road led directly back to the kill site and gut pile. Hunting from a public road charges pending.

BOATS COLLIDE, INJURING SEVERALHenderson County Game Wardens

Dustin Balfanz and Shawn Smith responded to a boat accident on Cedar Creek Lake. A bass boat and pontoon boat collided, sending four occupants and one operator to the hospital. One operator was arrested for BWI.

NEW PELLET GUN TRIED ON DOVESHill County Game Warden Mark

Hammonds received a call regard-ing a person shooting doves from his vehicle near Hillsboro. Hammonds contacted two deputies to get the vehicle stopped, all occu-pants identifi ed and weapon seized. The suspect, a convicted felon, was riding the road shooting doves with a new pellet gun. The new model pellet gun shot a .22-caliber pellet and was accurate up to 100 yards. Case pending.

BLOOD IN TRUCK GIVESAWAY ROAD HUNTERS

A deer carcass was observed on a roadway by Newton County Game Warden Ellis Powell. Powell went to the nearby residence and noticed a drop of blood in the bed of the

truck. After a brief interview, con-fessions were obtained from two residents that had shot the doe off of the highway at 10:30 at night. Cases pending.

WADE FISHERMAN FELT ABANDONEDCalhoun County Game Wardens

Philip Bird and Mike Mitchell responded to a request for assis-tance from the U.S. Coast Guard in Port O’Connor. Earlier in the day, a wade fi sherman had been dropped off on an island to fi sh with the plan that his fi shing part-ners would return to pick him up. Unfortunately, the partners were not familiar with the area and were unable to fi nd their way back to the wade fi sherman. With the assis-tance of the USCG helicopter from Corpus Christi, the two wardens were able to locate the man around 2:30 a.m. in good health and spirits.

STARTING DOVE SEASONAHEAD OF SCHEDULE

A report of people starting the dove season about one month early was received by Uvalde County Game Warden Henry Lutz. Lutz located the shooters after walking some distance into the property. Three surprised individuals were fi led on for taking white-wing dove in closed season after Lutz located three breasted out doves in a sty-rofoam cup and feathers and wings on the ground.

LONG SWIM AFTERBOAT OVERTURNS

Collin County Game Wardens Leroy Thompson and Josh Ross were notifi ed by the Collin County Sheriff’s Offi ce that a man swam about 1 1/2 miles to shore and reported that his fl at bottom boat had overturned and his fi shing part-ner was missing. After searching the area at approximately 3 a.m., the other fi sherman was discovered hanging on to the overturned boat, distressed but otherwise OK.

GAME WARDEN BLOTTER

The Wichita County Sheriff’s Offi ce tried to serve an outstand-ing warrant on a person who had been known to game wardens in that area. As the SO pulled up to the residence, the man fl ed on foot into a mesquite pasture located behind the rural residence. Game Warden Pat Canan was contacted. The SO interviewed the man’s girl-friend based on information given to them by Canan. Based on the

girlfriend’s answers, multiple ille-gal deer hunting cases were solved that occurred last November. Wilbarger County Game Warden Dyke McMahen was called to assist. He obtained a written state-ment from the girlfriend. McMahen found three 4-wheelers that were stolen out of Wilbarger County and seized three sets of antlers, two from the residence and one from another residence in Archer

County. Canan received a phone call from the subject stating that he would turn himself in, but only to Canan. Canan and McMahen drove back to the residence, where the subject surrendered and made a written confession to the case involving the deer that was shot last November. The violator was transported to the Wichita County Jail. Multiple cases pending.

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By Mary Helen Aguirre LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

Eight hunters shot to death last week in a rural area between the Oaxaca and Veracruz bor-der were Mexican nationals.

According to reports in the Mexican newspaper El País, the eight, including a 15-year-old, were mostly relatives who set off late on Aug. 14 from their home in Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, to hunt rabbits. The group was planning a cookout to welcome back a cousin who had returned home after living in the U.S. for fi ve years.

The hunters, described by community members as humble, hard-working men, never returned from their outing. Instead, their bodies were found in the back of a silver pickup truck where, authorities speculated, the men had retreated to try to protect themselves. Nearby, lay their abandoned shotguns and the eight rabbits they had bagged.

It is not clear why they were killed or by whom. The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert in that region due to violence resulting from land disputes. It also has warned about drug-related violence throughout Mexico.

Oaxaca is in southern Mexico off the Pacifi c Ocean. Unlike the border states of Monterrey and Tamaulipas that attracted many Texas dove hunters before escalating violence forced many hunting lodges to close this season, Oaxaca does not attract many foreign hunters. Instead, tourists tend to visit the archeological site of Monte Albán and other cultural attractions.

Hunters killed in MexicoTragic rabbit hunt for group

of Mexican nationals

Illegal internet operation closed

When the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Internet Crimes Unit received a citizen’s complaint that a Tampa man was oper-ating an illegal wildlife business through eBay, it launched an undercover investigation that resulted in the man’s arrest.

“After looking into his online activity, investi-gators found he was selling protected freshwa-ter game fi sh, mussels and oysters,” said Col. Jim Brown, director of the FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement.

The man listed 47 pages of items for sale on eBay, including protected species of fi sh and wild-life. He now faces four misdemeanor charges.

—FWC report

Evers wins PAA BPS Tournament Series event

Edwin Evers caught fi ve bass weighing 15.70 pounds Saturday on Lake Norman in North Carolina to win the second event of the PAA Bass Pro Shops Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix.

The Oklahoma pro had a 5.19-pound largemouth, one more than four pounds and another more than three in his fi nal-day catch. It was the largest limit of the week and came after Evers dissected his “docks with brush” pattern using a 3/8-ounce Booyah Jig and a Texas-rigged Yum! Dinger with a 1/4-ounce tungsten weight.

—Yamaha Marine report

Anti-hunters’ lat-est campaign is aimed at a former “American Idol” contestant over her new hunting reality show.

Kristy Lee Cook, is the host of “Goin’ Country,” now airing on the Versus net-

work. During its eight episode run, she, along with family and friends, goes on a series of hunting excursions.

In a recent blog, PETA unloads on Cook while suggesting she act more like other well-known American Idol personalities such as vegetar-ian Carrie Underwood and Kellie Pickler, who speaks out against wearing fur.

However, Cook released a statement to Fox News that shows she clearly understands that hunting is not only a tradition, but that it plays the dominant role in conserving wildlife species.

“I join the ranks of millions of American hunters who celebrate our outdoor heritage and who conserve millions of acres of wild lands,” Cook said. “These same people support more than 600,000 jobs across the country and pro-vide a critical voice to encourage more invest-ment in American conservation.”

—U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance report

American Idol contestant fi ghts back against critics

Louisiana state waters open for fi shing

On August 23, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission ordered an im-mediate opening of all state inshore and offshore territorial waters to recreational angling, including charter boat angling. The areas opened do not include the rec-reational harvest of shrimp, crabs or oys-ters. Prior to the order, approximately 862 square miles of saltwater areas of the state remained closed to all recreational fi shing due to the impact from the Deepwater Ho-rizon oil spill.

LDWF, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is con-tinuing to provide additional fi sh tissue samples for sensory testing and chemical analysis in preparation for re-opening areas currently closed to commercial crabbing and commercial fi shing.

—Louisiana Wildlife and FisheriesCommission report

Weed-killing bugsreleased

3,000 weevils were released in August into areas of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest near Anaconda, Montana. If the bugs establish breeding populations and hold true to their species’ habit of bor-ing into and killing spotted knapweed, a noxious plant that displaces native grasses and forbs, this “bio-control” project will im-prove habitat for elk and other wildlife.

—Montana FWP report

Montana swan hunting permits available

Applications for Montana’s swan hunting permits are due September 2.

In the Pacifi c Flyway, 500 permits will be offered for swan hunting in seven western counties. Other portions of the Pacifi c Flyway part of the state are closed to swan hunting.

An additional 500 permits for tundra swans are available for the Central Flyway portion of the state.

—Montana FWP report

Vermont moose hunt auction nets more

than $21,000 Vermont’s fourth annual auction

of fi ve moose hunting permits raised $21,976.75 to help fund Fish and Wild-life Department educational programs, such as the Green Mountain Conserva-tion Camps for 12- to 16- year-old youths. Fourteen bids ranging from $1,600 to $4,570 were submitted.

Hunters are expected to take 400 to 450 moose during Vermont’s moose hunt-ing season being held October 16-21. Wildlife biologists estimate Vermont has 3,000 to 4,000 moose statewide.

—Vermont Fish and Wildlife report

Kristy Lee Cook


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Austin Crain, 13, of Burnet shot this 6-year-old buck in Menard County using a .243 at 160 yards

two days before Thanksgiving.

CYDNIE KAUFMAN, 10, took this bobcat

in Scurry County Dec. 12 while heading to a deer blind. She used a .223 and shot it at

about 70 yards.

SUZANNE HUTCHISON caught this black drum in Corpus Christi Bay near Port Aransas.

WILL HUTCHISON of Dallas

poses with his Comanche County

gobbler. He was guided by Adam Green of Coman-

che Ridge Ranch.

LES GREGORY (70 years old) from Rockwall shot this Hamilton County gobbler with 9-inch beard called in by Mark Seiler of Rowlett.

JACK BRITTINGHAM shot this mule deer buck while

hunting in Nevada. It scored 197.

JULIE HOOLAN of Dallas with a redfi sh she caught near Port Aransas while fi shing with her family.

RUSSELL MADISON of Lubbock holds a 32-inch redfi sh he caught in the Laguna Madre.

SLOAN BENNETT of Mount Vernon, caught this 8.86-pound largemouth bass on Toledo Bend on a Carolina rig lizard.


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FOR THE TABLE

12 dove, breasted1 onion, chopped1 stalk celery, chopped1/3 cup chives, chopped1 tablespoons salt1 tablespoons pepper1/2 cup evaporated milk3/4 cup water1 can cream of mushroom soup3/4 cup brandy1 can (17 ounces) English peas3 beef bouillon cubes3 teaspoons margarine or butter

Place dove in casserole dish. Arrange onions, celery and chives around. Salt and pepper to taste. Add milk, water, mushroom soup, brandy, peas, margarine and bouil-lon cubes. Bake at 375 degrees for 2 hours. Remove dove and place on platter. Pour juice from casse-role dish into pan and thicken into gravy. Pour over dove. Serve with wild rice. Serves 4.

— Missouri Department of Conservation

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OUTDOOR PUZZLER | By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen Solution on Page 26ACROSS1. The eagle claw3. Quail young7. Fish eggs9. A salmon

10. A game bird11. Part of a stag’s rack13. Species of a large catfi sh14. A pheasant sleeping17. A very good gundog20. The camper’s pest22. A game pathway23. This controls spread of shot pellets25. A female pheasant26. Home of the brookie29. A deer food source32. The whitetail of the North33. A game bird34. Parts of antlers37. A very tasty panfi sh40. A group of decoys42. Term for fl y pattern for a steelhead43. An outdoor regulation44. A name for a certain trout45. Term for a crack in a bow stave

DOWN1. The wild boar2. A gun safety3. A wild dog4. Basket for carrying fi sh catch5. Trapper’s gear6. Loops in bowstrings8. The skin-like cover on antlers

10. Electronic device on gundogs12. An antelope prong15. Camo slip-ons for a bow16. A silvery minnow bait

18. Some game’s teeth reveal this19. Rugged fi shing method21. His interest is hides24. The outdoor rules27. A species of duck28. Trapped for the fur30. Deer, squirrel food source31. A predator of the wild turkey

32. A type of fl y lure35. A type of open sight36. Female goats37. A name for a brook trout38. An artifi cial bait39. Line grommets on a fi sh rod40. Kelp is the name for the ____ bass41. To construct a fl y lure

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Galveston Bay entrance, south jettyDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 27 5:44 a.m. 1.9 H 11:27 a.m. 0.9 L 6:26 p.m. 1.7 H 11:04 p.m. 1.1 L Aug 28 5:52 a.m. 1.9 H 12:04 p.m. 0.7 L 7:42 p.m. 1.7 H 11:33 p.m. 1.4 L Aug 29 5:52 a.m. 1.9 H 12:43 p.m. 0.6 L 9:10 p.m. 1.9 H Aug 30 12:02 a.m. 1.7 L 5:35 a.m. 2.0 H 1:28 p.m. 0.4 L Aug 31 5:10 a.m. 2.1 H 2:21 p.m. 0.3 LSep 1 5:04 a.m. 2.1 H 3:21 p.m. 0.1 L Sep 2 5:17 a.m. 2.3 H 4:27 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 3 5:34 a.m. 2.4 H 5:32 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 4 3:31 a.m. 2.4 H 6:33 p.m. -0.1 L Sep 5 3:39 a.m. 2.3 H 7:00 a.m. 2.1 L 11:30 a.m. 2.3 H 7:30 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 6 3:52 a.m. 2.3 H 7:43 a.m. 1.9 L 1:15 p.m. 2.3 H 8:24 p.m. 0.1 L Sep 7 4:07 a.m. 2.1 H 8:31 a.m. 1.6 L 2:42 p.m. 2.4 H 9:15 p.m. 0.4 L Sep 8 4:23 a.m. 2.1 H 9:20 a.m. 1.1 L 4:03 p.m. 2.4 H 10:06 p.m. 0.9 L Sep 9 4:40 a.m. 2.1 H 10:10 a.m. 0.7 L 5:24 p.m. 2.4 H 10:57 p.m. 1.3 L Sep 10 4:58 a.m. 2.1 H 11:02 a.m. 0.4 L 6:45 p.m. 2.4 H 11:50 p.m. 1.6 L

San Luis PassDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 27 6:14 a.m. 1.1 H 12:23 p.m. 0.5 L 6:56 p.m. 1.0 H Aug 28 12:00 a.m. 0.7 L 6:22 a.m. 1.1 H 1:00 p.m. 0.4 L 8:12 p.m. 1.0 H Aug 29 12:29 a.m. 0.9 L 6:22 a.m. 1.1 H 1:39 p.m. 0.3 L 9:40 p.m. 1.1 H Aug 30 12:58 a.m. 1.0 L 6:05 a.m. 1.2 H 2:24 p.m. 0.3 L Aug 31 5:40 a.m. 1.3 H 3:17 p.m. 0.2 LSep 1 5:34 a.m. 1.3 H 4:17 p.m. 0.1 L Sep 2 5:47 a.m. 1.4 H 5:23 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 3 6:04 a.m. 1.5 H 6:28 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 4 4:01 a.m. 1.5 H 7:29 p.m. -0.1 L Sep 5 4:09 a.m. 1.4 H 7:56 a.m. 1.3 L 12:00 p.m. 1.4 H 8:26 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 6 4:22 a.m. 1.4 H 8:39 a.m. 1.1 L 1:45 p.m. 1.4 H 9:20 p.m. 0.1 L Sep 7 4:37 a.m. 1.3 H 9:27 a.m. 0.9 L 3:12 p.m. 1.5 H 10:11 p.m. 0.3 L Sep 8 4:53 a.m. 1.3 H 10:16 a.m. 0.7 L 4:33 p.m. 1.5 H 11:02 p.m. 0.5 L Sep 9 5:10 a.m. 1.3 H 11:06 a.m. 0.4 L 5:54 p.m. 1.5 H 11:53 p.m. 0.8 L Sep 10 5:28 a.m. 1.3 H 11:58 a.m. 0.3 L 7:15 p.m. 1.5 H

Freeport HarborDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 27 5:06 a.m. 1.6 H 11:24 a.m. 0.5 L 5:48 p.m. 1.5 H 11:01 p.m. 0.7 L Aug 28 5:14 a.m. 1.6 H 12:01 p.m. 0.5 L 7:04 p.m. 1.5 H 11:30 p.m. 0.9 L Aug 29 5:14 a.m. 1.6 H 12:40 p.m. 0.4 L 8:32 p.m. 1.6 H 11:59 p.m. 1.1 L Aug 30 4:57 a.m. 1.7 H 1:25 p.m. 0.3 L Aug 31 4:32 a.m. 1.8 H 2:18 p.m. 0.2 LSep 1 4:26 a.m. 1.8 H 3:18 p.m. 0.1 L Sep 2 4:39 a.m. 2.0 H 4:24 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 3 4:56 a.m. 2.1 H 5:29 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 4 2:53 a.m. 2.1 H 6:30 p.m. -0.1 L Sep 5 3:01 a.m. 2.0 H 6:57 a.m. 1.4 L 10:52 a.m. 2.0 H 7:27 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 6 3:14 a.m. 2.0 H 7:40 a.m. 1.2 L 12:37 p.m. 2.0 H 8:21 p.m. 0.1 L Sep 7 3:29 a.m. 1.8 H 8:28 a.m. 1.0 L 2:04 p.m. 2.1 H 9:12 p.m. 0.3 L Sep 8 3:45 a.m. 1.8 H 9:17 a.m. 0.7 L 3:25 p.m. 2.1 H 10:03 p.m. 0.5 L Sep 9 4:02 a.m. 1.8 H 10:07 a.m. 0.5 L 4:46 p.m. 2.1 H 10:54 p.m. 0.8 L Sep 10 4:20 a.m. 1.8 H 10:59 a.m. 0.3 L 6:07 p.m. 2.1 H 11:47 p.m. 1.0 L

South Padre IslandDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 27 4:59 a.m. 1.2 H 11:01 a.m. 0.7 L 5:39 p.m. 1.3 H 11:39 p.m. 0.9 L Aug 28 4:42 a.m. 1.2 H 11:30 a.m. 0.5 L 6:56 p.m. 1.3 H Aug 29 12:16 a.m. 1.1 L 4:21 a.m. 1.2 H 12:06 p.m. 0.4 L 8:32 p.m. 1.3 H Aug 30 1:04 a.m. 1.1 L 3:51 a.m. 1.2 H 12:50 p.m. 0.2 L 10:45 p.m. 1.4 H Aug 31 1:45 p.m. 0.1 LSep 1 1:04 a.m. 1.6 H 2:49 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 2 2:08 a.m. 1.8 H 4:00 p.m. -0.1 L Sep 3 2:52 a.m. 1.9 H 5:10 p.m. -0.1 L Sep 4 3:27 a.m. 1.9 H 6:17 p.m. -0.1 L Sep 5 3:51 a.m. 1.9 H 7:19 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 6 4:03 a.m. 1.8 H 8:33 a.m. 1.6 L 11:52 a.m. 1.7 H 8:19 p.m. 0.2 L Sep 7 4:06 a.m. 1.6 H 8:41 a.m. 1.3 L 1:48 p.m. 1.7 H 9:18 p.m. 0.4 L Sep 8 4:02 a.m. 1.4 H 9:10 a.m. 0.9 L 3:24 p.m. 1.7 H 10:16 p.m. 0.7 L Sep 9 3:53 a.m. 1.3 H 9:48 a.m. 0.6 L 4:54 p.m. 1.8 H 11:17 p.m. 1.0 L Sep 10 3:41 a.m. 1.2 H 10:33 a.m. 0.2 L 6:23 p.m. 1.8 H

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.

Sun Moon Tides| | Port O’ConnorDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 27 2:55 a.m. 0.3 L 8:27 a.m. 0.4 H 1:32 p.m. 0.3 L 8:58 p.m. 0.6 H Aug 28 3:21 a.m. 0.4 L 6:50 a.m. 0.5 H 2:11 p.m. 0.3 L 11:13 p.m. 0.6 H Aug 29 2:44 a.m. 0.5 L 5:16 a.m. 0.6 H 2:55 p.m. 0.2 L Aug 30 5:18 a.m. 0.7 H 3:48 p.m. 0.1 L Aug 31 5:53 a.m. 0.9 H 4:53 p.m. 0.1 LSep 1 6:37 a.m. 1.0 H 6:12 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 2 7:25 a.m. 1.1 H 7:37 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 3 08:16 a.m. 1.1 H 8:55 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 4 09:12 a.m. 1.1 H 10:01 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 5 10:19 a.m. 1.1 H 10:59 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 6 12:22 p.m. 1.0 H 11:50 p.m. 0.1 L Sep 7 3:46 p.m. 0.9 H Sep 8 12:37 a.m. 0.3 L 7:52 a.m. 0.6 H 11:01 a.m. 0.5 L 6:01 p.m. 0.9 H Sep 9 1:18 a.m. 0.5 L 6:23 a.m. 0.7 H 12:19 p.m. 0.4 L 7:58 p.m. 0.9 H Sep 10 1:47 a.m. 0.7 L 5:36 a.m. 0.8 H 1:20 p.m. 0.2 L 10:03 p.m. 0.9 H

RockportDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 27 1:10 a.m. 0.22 L 7:31 a.m. 0.28 H 3:05 p.m. 0.18 LAug 28 7:18 a.m. 0.31 H 3:58 p.m. 0.15 LAug 29 7:13 a.m. 0.34 H 4:44 p.m. 0.13 LAug 30 7:20 a.m. 0.37 H 5:32 p.m. 0.11 LAug 31 7:47 a.m. 0.40 H 6:25 p.m. 0.10 LSep 1 8:34 a.m. 0.43 H 7:24 p.m. 0.09 LSep 2 9:33 a.m. 0.46 H 8:26 p.m. 0.09 LSep 3 10:36 a.m. 0.49 H 9:27 p.m. 0.10 LSep 4 11:38 a.m. 0.50 H 10:24 p.m. 0.11 LSep 5 12:42 p.m. 0.50 H 11:14 p.m. 0.15 LSep 6 1:52 p.m. 0.48 H 11:55 p.m. 0.20 LSep 7 3:27 p.m. 0.44 HSep 8 12:23 a.m. 0.27 L 7:41 a.m. 0.35 H 11:09 a.m. 0.34 L 6:07 p.m. 0.40 HSep 9 12:17 a.m. 0.35 L 5:49 a.m. 0.39 H 1:24 p.m. 0.29 LSep 10 5:09 a.m. 0.45 H 2:39 p.m. 0.23 L

Houston2010 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONAug-Sep Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets27 Fri > 7:38 1:28 7:58 1:48 06:55 07:50 9:10p 9:26a28 Sat 8:24 2:13 8:45 2:35 06:55 07:48 9:41p 10:19a29 Sun 9:13 3:01 9:35 3:24 06:56 07:47 10:16p 11:15a30 Mon 10:04 3:52 10:28 4:16 06:56 07:46 10:55p 12:12p31 Tue 10:57 4:44 11:22 5:10 06:57 07:45 11:40p 1:10p01 Wed Q 11:51 5:38 ----- 6:05 06:57 07:44 NoMoon 2:09p02 Thu 12:22 6:32 12:46 7:01 06:58 07:43 12:33a 3:06p03 Fri 1:12 7:27 1:41 7:56 06:58 07:42 1:31a 4:01p04 Sat 2:05 8:20 2:35 8:49 06:59 07:40 2:36a 4:51p05 Sun 2:58 9:12 3:26 9:41 06:59 07:39 3:44a 5:37p 06 Mon 3:49 10:03 4:17 10:30 07:00 07:38 4:54a 6:19p07 Tue > 4:39 10:53 5:06 11:20 07:00 07:37 6:04a 6:58p08 Wed N 5:31 11:44 5:58 12:11 07:01 07:36 7:13a 7:35p09 Thu > 6:26 12:12 6:52 12:39 07:02 07:34 8:21a 8:13p10 Fri > 7:23 1:10 7:50 1:37 07:02 07:33 9:30a 8:53p11 Sat > 8:24 2:10 8:52 2:38 07:03 07:32 10:38a 9:36p12 Sun 9:26 3:12 9:55 3:40 07:03 07:31 11:46a 10:23p13 Mon 10:28 4:14 10:56 4:42 07:04 07:29 12:50p 11:14p 14 Tue 11:27 5:13 11:55 5:41 07:04 07:28 1:48p NoMoon 15 Wed Q ----- 6:09 12:22 6:36 07:05 07:27 2:41p 12:08a

Port Aransas, H. Caldwell PierDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 27 5:37 a.m. 1.5 H 11:06 a.m. 0.5 L 6:19 p.m. 1.4 H 10:43 p.m. 0.6 L Aug 28 5:45 a.m. 1.5 H 11:43 a.m. 0.4 L 7:35 p.m. 1.4 H 11:12 p.m. 0.8 L Aug 29 5:45 a.m. 1.5 H 12:22 p.m. 0.3 L 9:03 p.m. 1.5 H 11:41 p.m. 0.9 L Aug 30 5:28 a.m. 1.6 H 1:07 p.m. 0.2 L Aug 31 5:03 a.m. 1.7 H 2:00 p.m. 0.2 LSep 1 4:57 a.m. 1.7 H 3:00 p.m. 0.1 L Sep 2 5:10 a.m. 1.8 H 4:06 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 3 5:27 a.m. 2.0 H 5:11 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 4 3:24 a.m. 2.0 H 6:12 p.m. -0.1 L Sep 5 3:32 a.m. 1.8 H 6:39 a.m. 1.2 L 11:23 a.m. 1.8 H 7:09 p.m. 0.0 L Sep 6 3:45 a.m. 1.8 H 7:22 a.m. 1.0 L 1:08 p.m. 1.8 H 8:03 p.m. 0.1 L Sep 7 4:00 a.m. 1.7 H 8:10 a.m. 0.8 L 2:35 p.m. 2.0 H 8:54 p.m. 0.2 L Sep 8 4:16 a.m. 1.7 H 8:59 a.m. 0.6 L 3:56 p.m. 2.0 H 9:45 p.m. 0.5 L Sep 9 4:33 a.m. 1.7 H 9:49 a.m. 0.4 L 5:17 p.m. 2.0 H 10:36 p.m. 0.7 L Sep 10 4:51 a.m. 1.7 H 10:41 a.m. 0.2 L 6:38 p.m. 2.0 H 11:29 p.m. 0.8 L

San Antonio2010 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONAug-Sep Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets27 Fri > 7:50 1:40 8:11 2:00 07:07 08:02 9:23p 9:39a28 Sat 8:37 2:26 8:58 2:47 07:08 08:01 9:54p 10:32a29 Sun 9:25 3:14 9:48 3:36 07:09 08:00 10:29p 11:27a30 Mon 10:16 4:04 10:40 4:28 07:09 07:58 11:09p 12:24p31 Tue 11:09 4:56 11:35 5:22 07:10 07:57 11:54p 1:23p01 Wed Q ----- 5:50 12:04 6:17 07:10 07:56 NoMoon 2:21p02 Thu 12:35 6:45 12:59 7:13 07:11 07:55 12:46a 3:18p03 Fri 1:25 7:39 1:54 8:08 07:11 07:54 1:45a 4:13p04 Sat 2:18 8:33 2:47 9:02 07:12 07:53 2:50a 5:03p05 Sun 3:10 9:25 3:39 9:53 07:12 07:51 3:58a 5:49p06 Mon 4:01 10:15 4:29 10:43 07:13 07:50 5:08a 6:31p07 Tue > 4:52 11:05 5:19 11:32 07:13 07:49 6:17a 7:10p08 Wed N 5:44 11:57 6:10 12:23 07:14 07:48 7:26a 7:48p09 Thu > 6:38 12:25 7:05 12:51 07:14 07:47 8:34a 8:26p10 Fri > 7:36 1:22 8:03 1:49 07:15 07:45 9:42a 9:06p11 Sat > 8:37 2:23 9:04 2:50 07:15 07:44 10:51a 9:49p12 Sun 9:39 3:25 10:07 3:53 07:16 07:43 11:58a 10:37p13 Mon 10:41 4:26 11:09 4:55 07:16 07:42 1:02p 11:28p14 Tue 11:40 5:26 ----- 5:54 07:17 07:41 2:00p NoMoon15 Wed Q 12:11 6:22 12:35 6:48 07:17 07:39 2:53p 12:22a

Amarillo2010 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONAug-Sep Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets27 Fri > 8:04 1:53 8:24 2:14 07:15 08:21 9:31p 9:57a28 Sat 8:50 2:39 9:11 3:01 07:16 08:20 10:00p 10:53a29 Sun 9:39 3:27 10:01 3:50 07:17 08:18 10:32p 11:51a30 Mon 10:30 4:18 10:54 4:42 07:17 08:17 11:09p 12:51p31 Tue 11:23 5:10 11:48 5:35 07:18 08:16 11:53p 1:51p01 Wed Q ----- 6:03 12:17 6:31 07:19 08:14 NoMoon 2:51p02 Thu 12:48 6:58 1:12 7:27 07:19 08:13 12:44a 3:48p03 Fri 1:38 7:53 2:07 8:22 07:20 08:11 1:43a 4:42p04 Sat 2:31 8:46 3:01 9:15 07:21 08:10 2:49a 5:30p05 Sun 3:24 9:38 3:52 10:07 07:22 08:09 4:00a 6:13p06 Mon 4:15 10:29 4:42 10:56 07:22 08:07 5:14a 6:51p07 Tue > 5:05 11:19 5:32 11:46 07:23 08:06 6:27a 7:26p08 Wed N 5:57 ----- 6:23 12:37 07:24 08:05 7:39a 8:00p09 Thu > 6:51 12:38 7:18 1:05 07:24 08:03 8:51a 8:35p10 Fri > 7:49 1:36 8:16 2:03 07:25 08:02 10:04a 9:11p11 Sat > 8:50 2:36 9:18 3:04 07:26 08:00 11:16a 9:51p12 Sun 9:52 3:38 10:20 4:06 07:27 07:59 12:26p 10:36p13 Mon 10:54 4:40 11:22 5:08 07:27 07:57 1:31p 11:26p14 Tue 11:53 5:39 ----- 6:07 07:28 07:56 2:31p NoMoon15 Wed Q 12:24 6:35 12:48 7:02 07:29 07:55 3:23p 12:20a

Dallas2010 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONAug-Sep Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets27 Fri > 7:43 1:33 8:04 1:53 06:57 07:58 9:13p 9:34a28 Sat 8:30 2:19 8:51 2:40 06:58 07:57 9:43p 10:29a29 Sun 9:18 3:07 9:41 3:29 06:58 07:56 10:16p 11:26a30 Mon 10:09 3:57 10:33 4:21 06:59 07:54 10:54p 12:24p31 Tue 11:02 4:49 11:28 5:15 07:00 07:53 11:38p 1:24p01 Wed Q 11:57 5:43 ----- 6:10 07:00 07:52 NoMoon 2:23p02 Thu 12:28 6:38 12:52 7:06 07:01 07:51 12:30a 3:20p03 Fri 1:18 7:32 1:47 8:01 07:02 07:49 1:29a 4:14p04 Sat 2:11 8:26 2:40 8:55 07:02 07:48 2:34a 5:04p05 Sun 3:03 9:18 3:32 9:46 07:03 07:47 3:44a 5:48p06 Mon 3:54 10:08 4:22 10:36 07:04 07:45 4:56a 6:28p07 Tue > 4:45 10:58 5:12 11:25 07:04 07:44 6:07a 7:05p08 Wed N 5:37 11:50 6:03 12:16 07:05 07:43 7:18a 7:40p09 Thu > 6:31 12:18 6:58 12:44 07:05 07:42 8:29a 8:16p10 Fri > 7:29 1:15 7:56 1:42 07:06 07:40 9:39a 8:54p11 Sat > 8:30 2:16 8:57 2:43 07:07 07:39 10:50a 9:35p12 Sun 9:32 3:18 10:00 3:46 07:07 07:37 11:59a 10:21p13 Mon 10:34 4:19 11:02 4:48 07:08 07:36 1:04p 11:11p14 Tue 11:33 5:19 ----- 5:47 07:09 07:35 2:03p NoMoon15 Wed Q 12:04 6:15 12:28 6:41 07:09 07:33 2:55p 12:05a

2 catfi sh fi llets2/3 cup heavy cream or milk3 tablespoons butterSalt and freshly ground black pepper1 cup sliced artichoke heartsPepper1 red bell pepper, cut in two8 ounces angel hair pasta1 carrot, cut into julienne strips 1/2 cup grated Parmesan1 zucchini, cut into julienneParmesan cheese, grated1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Cut catfi sh fi llets in half crosswise and slice into thin strips. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add catfi sh strips and sauté for 1 minute. Stir in artichokes, bell pep-per, carrot and zucchini and sauté until vegetables are tender and fi sh fl akes easily when tested with a fork. Stir in cream or milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Keep sauce warm while preparing the pasta. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain and place in a serv-ing bowl. Pour cream mixture over pasta, sprinkle with Parmesan and toss well. Sprinkle with nutmeg and serve. Serves 6 to 8.

— S.C. Dept. of Natural Reseources

Pasta with Catfi sh and Artichokes



Bonus BirdContinued From Page 1

While the Eurasians’ diet and life expec-tancy are about the same as the other two doves, there is no indication that they are replacing or disturbing the native doves.

“They seem to like structures around feed lots and grain bins,’’ Mason said, noting that one area with a concentrated population of Eurasians appears to be the Panhandle.

Various studies by Texas A&M University biologists are being conducted on all dove species in Texas and will include the Eurasians that are native to India, Turkey and the Balkans. The fi rst collared doves in the Western Hemisphere are believed to have escaped from or been released by a pet dealer in the Bahamas in 1974. Arriving in south-ern Florida in the early 1980s, they spread

through that state in 10 years. Expanding across the Lone Star State has

taken less than a decade. One of the main differences between the

dove species is how the Eurasians seem to spring up in new areas overnight, a pattern sometimes called “jump dispersal.”

The birds were fi rst observed in Texarkana, then they expanded to the Texas Gulf Coast before popping up in the Panhandle. South Texas is one of the last places in the state to develop a healthy Eurasian population.

“Because you can shoot Eurasian doves all year round, they make great birds for train-ing a puppy to retrieve,’’ Lyssy said. “That’s another bonus.”

His blog has been fl ooded with comments since announcing the sale.

In response to how he could part with the mount, Kurita commented that when the next world record is caught, his trophy will lose value.

The mount, covered with

dust in the corner of a room at his home, isn’t in its proper place, he wrote. And it is sort of an albatross for him.

“My motivation dis-appears by watching it every day,” he wrote. “I am satisifi ed with this fi sh some-day ... I hate it above all. So, it is necessary for me to leave it from my hands.”

Phil Dyskow with Yamaha Marine Group had a chance to fi sh Lake Biwa with Kurita. Kurita has owned

three Skeeter/Yamaha com-binations — and Dyskow has invited Kurita to attend the 2011 Bassmaster Classic. He is hoping to have the world record mount on display in the Yamaha booth.

Unless, of course, Kurita no longer owns it.

EXTRAS ARE FREE: If you are a lucky

hunter you can add extra dove

to your daily bag limit by harvesting the Eurasian dove.

Photo by LSON.

World RecordContinued From Page 1

■ KURITA’S BLOG can be viewed at worldrecord-giantbass.blogspot.comor e-mail him at [email protected]


The good, the bad, and the coyotesBig buck attacked by

a coyote in South Texas

Capturing Continued From Page 5

By Bill MillerFOR LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS

The antlers were wide, tall and heavy — an exceptional South Texas buck.

But photographer David Sams saw that the big deer was hob-bling, with a coyote in swift pursuit.

The whitetail rushed past the photographer, but the coyote dared not cross a human and quit the chase.

Sams was then shocked as the buck turned and reveled its right back quarter — a shredded bloody mess.

“I could see the whole back end of this deer was gone,” said Sams. “The coyote had probably been on that deer just seconds before.

“(It) was eating him alive ... sickest thing I have seen in the wild.”The incident happened 15 years ago on a McMullen County

ranch, but coyotes have been feeding on deer since both species emerged from creation.

State biologists say that an estimated 75 percent of deer eaten by coyotes in Texas are frail fawns taken a month or so after they’re born in the summer.

Deer any age can be vulnerable to predators, said Alan Cain, the leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists in South Texas.

But, he noted, certain circumstances have to be in play for a coyote to gain advantage, especially on an adult.

The coyote’s easiest access to deer protein is to happen upon one that is already dead.

Carrion, Cain said, is one part of the coyote’s diverse diet. They’ll eat just about anything: rodents, quail eggs — even ber-ries and grass.

“You have to keep in mind that just because the coyote has deer hair in his scat, it doesn’t necessarily mean he killed a deer,” Cain said.

A fawn’s survival chances increase the older it gets, but a harsh environment can stifl e its growth.

“In a dry year, the doe might not get the right nutrition and then she doesn’t have the milk,” Cain said. “Then she kicks the fawn off.”

The little deer either dies of malnutrition or, in its weakened state, gets dragged down by a coyote, bobcat or mountain lion. Even feral hogs have been known to feed on venison, Cain said.

But a seemingly robust adult deer, like the one Sams saw, can lose its edge and, subsequently, its life.

Cain explained that a buck becomes very weak after the rut because “his sole focus is on the ladies,” not proper nutrition.

But older bucks, especially, go off by themselves after they breed, which adds to the danger, Cain said.

“When you’re in a herd, the more eyes you got looking around, the better your chances are of avoiding trouble,” Cain said. “But a solitary buck has only himself to be on the lookout.”

Injuries also endanger adult deer, Cain said.Take for example, that eaten-alive buck on the McMullen

County ranch.Sams said the property owner was heartbroken to see

the wounded deer. He had been watching it for years and couldn’t bear to put it out of its misery, so he handed Sams his .30-30.

The photographer did the job and the rancher took the carcass to a veterinarian, who could diagnose why it hob-bled.

X-rays showed that sharp, South Texas thorns had driven deep into the hooves causing a massive infection.

Cain, after hearing that story, said it was a perfect exam-ple of the potentially fatal maladies deer face throughout their lives.

Many ranchers, Cain said, are eager to kill coyotes to pro-tect livestock and deer.

But, he added, other landowners who don’t lease to hunt-ers believe predators are effective tools for keeping wildlife populations in check.

He also noted that coyotes are prolifi c breeders, so a preda-tor control strategy works best if landowners work together, setting harvest goals and carrying them out, especially if they own small ranches no bigger than about 200 acres.

Josh Turner, the TPW biologist assigned to Goliad and

DeWitt Counties, warned that total eradication of pred-ators could lead to other issues, like a boost in the rodent population.

Turner, who enjoys hunting coyotes, said landowners who manage for wildlife should be more concerned about habitat.

Cain and Turner agreed that healthy habitat provides nourishing food, and cover.

“Look at it this way,” Turner said, “if you have a fawn out in a barren fi eld ... well, it’s a sitting duck.”

SAFE RELEASE: Capturing deer by helicopter using the net-gun technique has proven to be the safest and most effi cient method of capture. Photo by Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.

exertion and stress of capture. To investigate rates of mortality from capture myopathy, the authors monitored deer that were captured using a helicopter and then fi tted with radio-transmitters.

Of 100 deer monitored, only one died within two months of capture, possibly from capture myopathy. This mortality rate is equal to or less than that of other capture methods. Deer in this study were not pursued by the helicopter for more than 8 minutes and processing took less than 10 minutes.

The helicopter net-gun technique to capture white-tailed deer is a valuable tool in deer research and management. Not only can large numbers of deer be captured safely, but specifi c ages and sexes of deer, even individual deer, can be targeted. The technique works even when natural food sources are abundant, a situation that can ruin trapping efforts that rely on baiting.

“Last time, about 50 barrels of lead (each barrel weighs about 2,700 pounds) were collected in the salvage effort and the sale of that lead to the smelter put some good money back into our club,’’ said P.D. Parker, man-ager of the facility.

“The salvage crew moved about 10 acres of dirt last time. The good part is that after the lead is screened out of the dirt, the only thing that leaves our property is the lead. All the dirt is put back, it is reseeded and the grounds always look better than before,’’ he said.

Conducting the salvage effort is a crew from Gipson-Ricketts of Smithville, Mo., which spent about four days scraping dirt from the eight skeet, trap and fi ve-stand fi elds at the club, which has about 500 members.

The thousands of cubic yards of dirt was moved to the northern edge of the range in Olmos Park, where it will remain covered until the screen-ing process to separate the lead pellets from the dirt is conducted in October or November.

“This is a simple process that is no more complicated than landscap-ing,’’ said Lynn Gipson, owner of the salvage company.

“All we do is scrape the surface — we don’t go any deeper than we have to — and store it in an area until we can bring in the screening machin-ery,’’ he said.

After the screening process, the sal-vaged lead is taken to a smelter and

the dirt is redistributed on the fi elds.“We actually reconstruct the fi elds

and in most cases the landscaping is improved and the drainage is better,’’ Gipson said.

Concerning estimates of how deep the scrapers, each capable of han-dling seven cubic yards per load, have to dig to scoop up the lead, he said the operator will be able to tell from observing the lead on the ground.

“He will be able to see pockets of lead as he is working – we only move enough dirt as we deem necessary to make the effort profi table,’’ Gipson said.

The salvage company conducts operations at as many as a dozen shooting facilities each year, he said, adding that he has been in business for about four years.

“Every club is different and the amount of dirt we move and lead we salvage does vary. The good part is that we do all the work and the gun club gets part of the proceeds so they can put a little money back into their club,’’ Gipson said.

Current spot prices for lead are hovering in the area of 90 cents to a $1 per pound, which could turn into a substantial bonus back to the gun club coffers.

For club shooters, particularly those who missed targets, they may be able to take some small consolation in that their unsuccessful attempts to break clays will still be disappointing, but will now bring about a benefi t to their club.

SAD SIGHT: Coyotes don’t always attack just fawns. Adult whitetails, including this buck, in a weakened or injured state may fall to the predators as well. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Abilene offi cials argue Cedar Ridge Reservoir is vital to the growth of the city of almost 116,000 people. Three lakes — Fort Phantom Hill Lake, Hubbard Creek Reservoir and O.H. Ivie Lake — supply its water. But the city could fall 23,000 acre-feet short of demand by 2060, said O’Brien, citing a study by the Brazos G Water Planning Group.

Reservoir critics such as Janice Bezanson, executive director of the Texas Conservation Alliance, coun-ter the estimate allots water for the construction of several coal steam-electric plants in Nolan County. Only one has been proposed.

“You’re talking about hypotheti-cal plants,” Bezanson said. “You’re talking about spending more than $200 million for water that might not even be demanded.”

Bezanson said wildlife would suffer if a reservoir is built.

“There would be habitat for fi sh, but the habitat for deer, turkey and hogs, the animals that people hunt, would be seriously reduced,” she said.

Two people whose property is in the path of the proposed Ce-dar Ridge Reservoir have divergent opinions on its potential impact.

Roy Wilson leases 42,000 acres for the hunting operation he and his wife, Becky, run at Krooked Riv-er Ranch near Haskell. As much as 8,000 acres of it could be fl ooded by a reservoir.

“It’s not going to put me out of business,” Wilson said. “I’m a born optimist. I feel it will give me more opportunities, maybe even en-hance things around here.”

Fort Worth resident Randy Rogers said the reservoir would take 25 per-cent or about 600 acres of his ranch.

“It would take the heart of the melon,” he said. “The food plots I plant to attract game would be in-undated. The small lake around the house would be inundated. And part of the high fence around the property would be inundated and rendered useless. It would change the character of the place.”

If Cedar Ridge Reservoir is built, Rogers fears he may have few ani-mals to hunt.

“If you drive across my land, on the fl ats, you might see a few deer,” he said. “But if you drive down to the creek, that’s where you fi nd them. That’s where the water, the shade, the vegetation, the browse is. If all that goes away, they’re go-ing to fi nd some other place that gives them places to hide.”

For his part, Wilson is ponder-ing the upcoming hunting season — and little else.

“I’m expecting a good dove sea-son,” he said. “And I like our quail crop to bounce back, too. That’s what I’m concerned with.”

ReservoirContinued From Page 9


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