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September 13, 2013 Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper Volume 10, Issue 2 PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID PLANO, TX PERMIT 210 Time Sensitive Material • Deliver ASAP Looking good Bucks coming out of velvet, expectations high for a solid season. Page 4 ❘❚ LSONews.com Inside ❘❚ FISHING Medina Lake access is tight, but anglers still finding a way. Page 8 Low, but still holds fish ❘❚ HUNTING Port O’Connor jetty holding bull reds, tarpon. Page 8 Head to the jetty Innovative methods being used to increase doe harvest. Page 21 Doe co-op Dove opener a good one By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Thousands of hunters made the annual Sept. 1 pilgrim- age to fields across the upper part of the state for the open- ing of dove season, and many returned with a limit of birds. “We had a great opener,” said Justin Hill of Ranger Creek Goose in Haskell. “We shot over 150 limits on Sunday. If they could shoot, they shot limits. We shot close to 100 limits on Monday, but it wasn’t nearly as good in the morning. The afternoon hunt picked right back up like Sunday, though. “All in all, it was good.” Many hunters experienced the same thing, especially if See DOVE, Page 14 FLYING HIGH: Dove hunters had a good opening weekend, with better success reported on some afternoon hunts rather than morning hunts. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. Indiscriminate killers Big Bass Mania director arrested Birds tougher in some areas on day two More than a year after a failed fishing tournament that prom- ised anglers thousands of dollars in winnings, hourly payouts and money going toward helping wounded veterans, then deliv- ered on none of it, the director has been arrested. Texas game wardens arrested Michael Shane McCloud of Florida (formerly of Bryan- College Station) for theft related to a fishing tournament. Following his arrest, the 44-year-old McCloud was booked into the Jasper County Jail. No bond has been set. The investigation that culmi- nated in his arrest began in June 2012 after authorities received numerous complaints related to See BASS, Page 19 LONG INVESTIGATION: After more than a year since the tournament on Sam Rayburn, Michael McCloud was arrested in Florida and brought to Texas. Photo by Alison Hart, Lakecaster Magazine. SHARKS SQUANDERED: Illegal long lines set by poachers crossing the border from Mexico are taking a toll on Texas shark popula- tions. Along with sharks, some game fish also get caught. TPWD has confiscated more than 11 miles of lines this year. Photos by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News. By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Cameron County Game Warden Luis Sosa isn’t surprised by much anymore when he heads just offshore along Texas’ southern border. When you’ve pulled up more than 58,080 feet of illegal long lines this year alone, many with loads of dead or dying fish attached, you start to wonder if the problem will ever be eradicated. “It is definitely not slowing down,” Sosa said. “I would prob- ably say it is steady. It’s not really increas- ing or decreasing, just an ongoing issue that has been going on for a long time.” Mexican poachers sneak across the invis- ible border off South Illegal long lines catching sharks, other game fish with impunity Michael McCloud indicted in Jasper County, arrested in Florida See LONG LINES, Page 17 New TV guide Page 34 ❘❚ CONTENTS Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 16 Crossword . . . . . . . . . Page 24 Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10 For the Table. . . . . . . . Page 24 Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12 Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . Page 22 Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 37 Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 30 Prime Time . . . . . . . . Page 34 Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 16 Sun, Moon and Tide data . . Page 24 TPWD has first “tweetalong” on opening day of dove season. Page 7 Come along with the warden

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❘❚ FISHING

Medina Lake access is tight, but anglers still fi nding a way.

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Low, but still holds fish

❘❚ HUNTING

Port O’Connor jetty holding bull reds, tarpon.Page 8

Head to the jetty

Innovative methods being used to increase doe harvest.

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Doe co-op

Dove opener a good oneBy Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Thousands of hunters made the annual Sept. 1 pilgrim-age to fi elds across the upper

part of the state for the open-ing of dove season, and many returned with a limit of birds.

“We had a great opener,” said Justin Hill of Ranger Creek Goose in Haskell.

“We shot over 150 limits on Sunday. If they could shoot, they shot limits. We shot close to 100 limits on Monday, but it wasn’t nearly as good in the morning. The afternoon hunt picked right back up like Sunday, though.

“All in all, it was good.”Many hunters experienced

the same thing, especially if

See DOVE, Page 14

FLYING HIGH: Dove hunters had a good opening weekend, with better success reported on some afternoon hunts rather than morning hunts. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Indiscriminate killers

Big Bass Mania

director arrested

Birds tougher in some areas

on day two

More than a year after a failed fi shing tournament that prom-ised anglers thousands of dollars in winnings, hourly payouts and money going toward helping wounded veterans, then deliv-ered on none of it, the director has been arrested.

Texas game wardens arrested Michael Shane McCloud of Florida (formerly of Bryan-College Station) for theft related to a fi shing tournament.

Following his arrest, the 44-year-old McCloud was booked into the Jasper County Jail. No bond has been set.

The investigation that culmi-nated in his arrest began in June 2012 after authorities received numerous complaints related to

See BASS, Page 19

LONG INVESTIGATION: After more than a year since the tournament on Sam Rayburn, Michael McCloud was arrested in Florida and brought to Texas. Photo by Alison Hart, Lakecaster Magazine.

SHARKS SQUANDERED: Illegal long lines set by poachers crossing the border from Mexico are taking a toll on Texas shark popula-tions. Along with sharks, some game fi sh also get caught. TPWD has confi scated more than 11 miles of lines this year. Photos by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Cameron County Game Warden Luis Sosa isn’t surprised by much anymore when he heads just offshore along Texas’ southern border.

When you’ve pulled up more than 58,080 feet of illegal long lines this year alone, many with loads of dead or dying fi sh

attached, you start to wonder if the problem will ever be eradicated.

“It is defi nitely not slowing down,” Sosa said. “I would prob-ably say it is steady. It’s not really increas-ing or decreasing, just an ongoing issue that has been going on for a long time.”

Mexican poachers sneak across the invis-ible border off South

Illegal long lines catching sharks, other game fi sh

with impunity

Michael McCloud indicted in Jasper County, arrested

in Florida

See LONG LINES, Page 17

New TV guidePage 34

❘❚ CONTENTSClassifi eds . . . . . . . . . Page 16 Crossword . . . . . . . . . Page 24Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10For the Table. . . . . . . . Page 24Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . Page 22Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 37Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 30Prime Time . . . . . . . . Page 34Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 16Sun, Moon and Tide data . . Page 24

TPWD has fi rst “tweetalong” on opening day of dove season.

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Come along with the warden

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HUNTING

By Mark EnglandLone Star outdoor newS

Ammunition flying off the shelves may be a headache for many hunters, but it’s result-ing in a windfall for wildlife conservation.

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official told Lone Star Outdoor News that a record amount of money will be dis-tributed to state fish and wild-life departments next year via the Pittman-Robertson Act, the federal excise tax on sport-ing arms and ammunition.

“On just the amount that comes from firearms and ammunition, long guns, pis-tols and revolvers, based on what we know now, indi-cations are the total will be somewhere in the $790 mil-lion range, perhaps more,” said Steve Barton, acting dep-uty assistant director of the USFWS Division of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.

That amount would shat-ter this year’s record-break-ing total of $552 million. Approximately $7 1/2 billion has been distributed since the law’s enactment.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials said the spike in revenue has forced them to get creative in meet-ing the 25 percent match needed to obtain Pittman-Robertson’s three-to-one funding.

That’s because of budget cuts by recent legislatures.

“Sometimes we go through universities for our research projects,” said Clayton Wolf, director of TPWD’s Wildlife Division. “They can provide the 25 percent match when we’re match poor. We’ve done that on some of our quail and turkey research.”

Texas received almost $24 million in so-called PR funds in 2013, a jump of more than $7 million from the previous year.

“For my budget, it’s over half of it,” Wolf said. “It’s a significant sum, not even counting the spikes we’ve been through recently.”

Money from Pittman-Robertson is distributed by the USFWS based on a for-mula that accounts for a state’s size as well as its num-ber of licensed hunters. USFWS approves state projects through grant requests.

“It can’t be a fluff project,” Barton said. “It has to be sub-stantial and do something to meet the goals of the grant listed.”

TPWD uses PR funds for everything from research projects to buying vehicles to offering hunter education.

One project, funded at a

Pouring in

Record amount of

money heading to states from

Pittman- Robertson Act

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Bow season for white-tailed deer is less than a month away, and reports from across the state vary from good in South Texas to aver-age in most places to poor in some areas hardest hit by drought.

“Statewide, it is going to be an average year,” said Alan Cain, TPWD’s white-tailed deer leader. “I would say that is true for any district in the state.”

In South Texas, early spring rains fell in some areas, while oth-ers were dry until August, when a new round of showers, especially nearer the coast, dropped lots of moisture.

“We’ve had good rains recently,” said South Texas biol-ogist Daniel Kunz. “Some places are still dry, but the majority of those places had good rains in the spring. Most of the bucks are still in velvet (as of Sept. 10) but some are not.”

Kunz said he would describe antler quality in South Texas as good this season.

Cain said he has seen bucks or talked to biologists in the area west of Fort Worth around Parker County, and said some really good bucks have been seen.

He also said pockets of the Hill Country should have good bucks and East Texas was looking good for antler growth.

“Some areas have had good rains and it is really green in parts of the Hill Country and East Texas,” he said. “The eastern Panhandle is doing OK this year and I’m expect-ing good things from the area between Austin and Houston and down toward the coast.

“Antler restrictions have been in place for about eight years now and those areas have an improv-ing age structure, which is a big part in having good bucks.”

Cain said he expects bowhunt-ers to have a successful season.

“I expect them to have good success unless we have a huge acorn crop, which I don’t antici-pate,” he said. “It may be a little easier for bowhunters to pattern

bucks before the rut when they could be coming to a feeder.”

Trail camera images from prop-erty near Haskell showed bucks in good condition heading into the hard-horned phase. Rain has been scattered across the Rolling Plains this year, but many ranches did get some moisture that should result in good bucks on many ranches.

And, don’t be surprised if another couple of studs come from East Texas. The past two seasons, experts have been sur-prised by a number of big bucks that showed up out of nowhere in areas that normally don’t pro-duce Boone and Crockett-class deer.

See PITTMAN-ROBERTSON, Page 18

BIG BUCKS THIS SEASON? Many hunters, ranch managers and biologists are seeing good but not a lot of great bucks this year. Average is the word most commonly used. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

On the horizonDeer season just ahead, predictions vary

but average in most places

Nesting successBy Craig NyhusLone Star outdoor newS

The May Pond Count results are in from the 2013 Waterfowl Breeding Population And Habitat Survey, and the numbers are exciting Texas duck hunters.

If it would just rain.

Delta Waterfowl released its 2013 Status of Breeding Ducks last week, and while the conservation group’s officials were con-cerned about a dry fall of 2012 in the breed-ing grounds, April snows and May rains deluged many areas of the prairies and set the stage for a strong breeding season.

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, May pond counts exceeded last year by 24 percent and were 35 percent above the long-

See DUCKS, Page 18

ALMOST EVERYTHING UP: Continuing recent trends, duck numbers continue to rise almost across the board. Wigeon numbers are up, while pintails and blue-winged teal are down. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

Duck numbers remain up across the board

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Deer corn prices have fallen in past two years

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Thanks to a large corn crop in the Midwest this year, corn prices have fallen moderately.

U.S. corn growers are expected to produce a record-high 13.8 billion bushels of corn in 2013, according to the Crop Production report issued today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

That should make for some happy hunters and ranch managers responsible for filling feeders this fall.

U.S. growers wrapped up planting corn by

mid-June, with 97.4 million acres planted to the crop. Also, with 64 percent of U.S. corn crop rated in good to excellent condition as of August 4, corn crop condition remains sig-nificantly higher than at this time last year. Based on these conditions, NASS forecasts this year’s corn yield at 154.4 bushels per acre, the third-highest yield on record.

According to price checks done by Lone Star Outdoor News, the average cost of a 50-pound bag of deer corn has decreased from $9.87 in 2011 to the cur-rent average of $8.84.

n Compare corn prices: Page 31

Teal hunters waiting for birds

Some Texas teal hunters were left wondering the week before the Sept. 13 early teal season opener.

Todd Steele operates the Thunderbird Hunting Club near Matagorda, and more than 1,000 acres of wetlands have been flooded for the opener. In the group’s news-letter, Steele reported that the teal have yet to arrive.

“The buzz across the prai-ries of Coastal Texas is, “Where are the birds?” as no large concentrations have been reported from Nebraska south,” he wrote.

Dove hunters in some areas are reporting better num-bers of birds, but Comanche County hunters saw few and Limestone County hunters saw one lonesome bird.

Delta Waterfowl oper-

ates out of Bismarck, N. D., in the heart of the breeding grounds.

“I have no idea why they haven’t moved as much,” said Delta’s Vice President John Denvey. “We made them and we counted them. They’ll get there, but I don’t know when.”

Denvey speculated that the warm and wet conditions in the breeding grounds have some of the birds staying put for the time being.

Texas hunters won’t have to wait long to find out. Look for teal-hunting reports in LSON’s Sept. 27 issues and at lsonews.com.

— Craig Nyhus

Recognizing heroism

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law

Enforcement Division has rec-ognized more than 30 peace officers from multiple agen-cies and four private citizens for their professionalism and dedication in serving the peo-ple of Texas.

Three recipients of this award were Asst. Commander Brandi Reeder, her husband, Game Warden Derek Reeder, and their friend Mike Amidon, who were recognized for sav-ing the life of a kayaker who was struggling to hang on to the side of the kayak after he went underwater.

The Medal of Valor award was given to Game Warden Jacob Crumpton of Concho County who had put himself in the line of fire May 26 to aid Concho County Sheriff Richard Doane, after he was struck twice by a gunman who had already killed two people.

— TPWD

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Early Teal:Sept. 14-29, 2013The daily bag limit for teal is six.

Youth-Only:South Zone Oct. 26-27, 2013High Plains Mallard Management Unit Oct. 19-20, 2013North Zone Oct. 26-27, 2013

Regular Season:North Zone Nov. 2-Dec. 8, 2013 Dec. 21, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014High Plains Mallard Management Unit Oct. 26-27, 2013 Nov. 1, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014South Zone Nov. 2-Dec. 1, 2013 Dec. 14, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014

“Dusky” Duck:North Zone Nov. 7-Dec. 8, 2013 Dec. 21, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014South Zone Nov. 7-Dec. 1, 2013 Dec. 14, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014High Plains Mallard Management Unit Nov. 4, 2013-Jan. 26, 2014

The daily bag limit for ducks is six, which may include no more than fi ve mallards (only two of which may be hens); three wood ducks; two redheads; two pintail; two canvasback; and one “dusky” duck (mottled duck, Mexican-like duck, black duck and their hybrids are closed the fi rst fi ve days of the season in each zone). For all other species not listed, the bag limit shall be six. The possession limit for all species listed in this sec-tion shall be three times the daily bag limit.

2013-2014 Texas Duck Season Dates

See TPWD for more information.

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Texan received DU’s top regional director award

Ducks Unlimited Senior Regional Director Tim Soderquist of Magnolia did it again.

His region, cov-ering southeast Texas, raised the largest fundraising total in DU’s 76-year history for wet-lands conservation.

For his achievements, Soderquist was named the 2012-13 National Regional Director of the Year award for the second time in three years. The events in Soderquist’s region raised more than $2.4 million for DU’s conservation mission during the fiscal year ending June 30, and the Houston chapter broke DU’s all-time single-event record last October.

“It is truly an honor to be rec-ognized for my accomplishments among such an incredible group of RDs,” Soderquist said. “They all deserve recognition for what they sacrifice and give to the ducks.”

— DU

Hunter ed streamlined

Starting this fall, new hunters who need to complete the state’s required hunter education will have expanded options designed to be more convenient, flexible and accessible.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved additional options for hunter education certi-fication, including a streamlined, one-day basic course reducing the mandatory hours of classroom instruction from 10 to a maximum of 6 hours and creating an option for anyone 17 years of age or older to take the hunting safety train-ing completely online. The new options should be available by late September. The combination online home study and four- to five-hour skills field day course will still be offered, as well as advanced hunter education available as part of high school and college courses across the state.

Anyone born after Sept. 1, 1971, must successfully complete a hunter education training course or pur-chase a one-time deferral good for one license year in order to hunt legally in Texas.

The basic course will be stream-lined to cover only essential skills of safe, legal and ethical hunting.

To pass the current course options, students must get 70 percent correct if they take the tradi-tional two-day course or 80 percent if they take the course online. Under the new system, the passing grade for all options will be a minimum score of 75 percent.

— TPWD

Was “tweetalong” a success?

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Hunters who wanted to check out what several Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game war-dens were up to could ride along for the day with only a computer and Internet access.

TPWD conducted the “tweetal-

ong” primarily with Travis County Game Warden Natali Mejia, dur-ing the opening weekend of dove season.

According to Special Operations Chief Grahame Jones, who spear-headed the idea, the impetus behind the tweetalong was to connect the public with local game wardens.

“We were just giving people a chance to get more involved,” Jones said. “We are trying to reach an audience that we might not have reached before. We want to let them know what we do and also use it as a recruiting tool. We are going to be doing more of this kind of thing in the future.”

Jones said the real credit should go to Lt. Mike Mitchell, TPWD’s

Technology and Special Projects officer. Mitchell spent the day riding with a game warden and reported their law enforcement activities real-time via Twitter. The wardens contacted scores of hunters, and Mitchell used a department smart phone to send 36 tweets, many accompanied by photographs and links to further information.

While most of the bird hunt-ers the wardens contacted Sept. 1 were abiding by all applicable laws, Mitchell said he and his partner pri-marily saw three main violations. Most prevalent was finding that a hunter had not taken a hunter edu-cation course, which is mandatory for anyone born after 1971.

The second most common offense was not having a hunt-ing license, followed by having more than the legal limit of 15 birds. (The possession limit was increased to 45 birds this year, but that only works on the third day of the season or later.)

Each of these violations is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of from $25 to $500 plus court costs. Also, when resources are seized, the department can seek civil restitution for the value of any game confiscated.

“By far most of the hunters we contacted were in compliance and enjoying a great outdoor experi-

Game wardens keep publicupdated ondove opener

FOLLOWING THE LAW: Hunters got to ride along with Texas game wardens for the opening of dove season this year on Twit-ter. Photo by TPWD.See TWEETALONG, Page 31

Tim Soderquist

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FISHING

Down, but not outBy Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Bandera angler Patrick Gonzales doesn’t seem to mind that his favorite lake, Medina Lake, is only 4 percent full.

“It’s really low, but we are pull-ing fish out of there left and right,” he said. “There is only one ramp open at Red Cove, but I can still get my 17-foot Sea Pro in and out no problem.”

Along with some impressive largemouth bass, Gonzales is also catching hybrids and alligator gar.

“We’ve caught hybrids trolling

and a lot of the bass have come on soft plastics,” he said. “The white bass also school like crazy chasing shad. We’ve also caught some gar with trolling lures.”

Gonzales said there are no more coves on the lake anymore, but the deepest area of the lake near the dam still remains about 35 feet deep.

“There are a lot of canoes on the lake and a few boats are out each time we go,” he said. “I’d guess we

average seeing about six or seven boats on most mornings we are out there fishing.”

Gonzales said while the lake isn’t what it used to be, he and his friends still have a great time and catch a lot of fish.

“It’s still a good time to go out there,” he added.

According to Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist Randy Myers, the lake is treacherous because of the low water and recent gill net surveys indicated the lake is losing its fish.

See MEDINA, Page 23

FISH IN A BARREL: Even though the lake is only at 4.4 percent full, Medina Lake still supports good numbers of largemouth bass, hybrids and gar. Many anglers are using kayaks to access the lake. Photos by Patrick Gonzales.

2013 CCA STAR leaderboard (Final results, pending polygraphs)

Starkids Scholarship Division (ages 6-10):Flounder: Nicholas Gilstrap; 5 pounds, 7 ouncesSheepshead: Allison Schwartz; 7 pounds, 6 ouncesGafftop: Anthony Bellanger; 6 pounds, 12 ouncesScholarship Trout Division (ages 11-17):Upper Coast trout: Nicholas Josey; 7 pounds, 4 ouncesMiddle Coast trout: Sarah Otto; 8 poundsLower Coast trout: Cole McGrew; 8 pounds, 8 ouncesScholarship Inshore Division:Flounder: Joseph Drabek; 7 pounds, 13 ouncesSheepshead: Seth Jackson; 7 pounds, 8 ouncesGafftop: Kayleigh Ritchey; 7 pounds, 6 ouncesMain Divisions:Upper Coast trout: Jeremy Bane; 8 pounds, 13 ouncesMiddle Coast trout: Joe Rizzo; 9 pounds, 8 ouncesLower Coast trout: Dan Wyatt; 10 pounds, 2 ouncesKingfish: Joesph Messina III; 55 pounds, 14 ouncesDorado: Zachary Swanberg; 51 pounds, 2 ouncesLing: Alan Parker; 71 pounds, 13 ouncesFlounder: Paul C. Gaylord; 7 pounds, 10 ouncesSheepshead: Jamie Ybarra; 10 pounds, 4 ouncesGafftop: Jill Yarbrough; 7 pounds, 1 ounceTagged Redfish: L.D. Whitehead, Caleb Morales, Bret Coggins, Jack Haire, Vicki Preston, Paul Swoyer

— CCA STAR

Medina Lake still holding fish, attracting anglers

Head beachside

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

One of the great things about fishing a place like Port O’Connor is an angler has options.

When the bays are slow, one might try their luck at the jet-ties. When the jetties slows down, anglers can head down the beach and try for tarpon and sharks.

That is just what is happen-ing this month, as salinity in the bays has risen and anglers have had to look elsewhere for action.

According to Capt. Mike Bohac of Fishin’ Tales Guide Service, the most consistent action has come at the jetties for big bull redfish.

“Truthfully, we’ve had a lit-

Port O’Connor back bays slow; jetty action is good

GO WITH WHAT IS WORKING: Anglers and guides around Port O’Connor have found more success near the jetties and along the beachfront than in the back bays. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

See PORT O’CONNOR, Page 20

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Hard at work on Bridgeport

TPWD biologists will be con-ducting a creel survey on Lake Bridgeport and other Texas lakes beginning this September and wrapping up in May of 2014.

Creel surveys are con-ducted by contacting anglers in person while they are on the lake fishing or when they are at a boat ramp. The creel survey will determine har-vest of all fishes from the lake, especially largemouth bass and Palmetto bass, during the period. As part of an every-other-year stocking plan, 59,756 Palmetto bass finger-lings were stocked in May.

Other information such as monetary value of the fish-ery, sizes of fish harvested and caught and angler residence will also be determined. After all the data are compiled and analyzed, a management report will be written that sum-marizes the results and recom-mends strategies to improve or maintain the fishery. The report will be available in late summer, 2014.

“In our sampling, we look at three main groups,” said

Rafe Brock, Fort Worth Inland Fisheries biologist for TPWD. “We sample our black bass population, along with spotted bass and smallmouth bass in Grapevine Lake. We also look at shad, both gizzard and thread-fin, along with sunfish popula-tions.”

An electrofishing boat will be used to sample the fish in Lake Bridgeport in early November.

Brock said electrofishing sur-veys are mostly done at night when the wind is lower.

The fish are collected using long dip nets on the bow of the lighted electrofishing boat dur-ing the sampling. All bass are weighed and measured. A small sample of largemouth bass will be checked for the presence of Florida largemouth bass genes. All forage species are measured and released. Records are kept of all fish collected. Comparing numbers and sizes of fish col-lected over a period of years shows population trends and growth rates.

Bridgeport’s crappie pop-ulation will be sampled in

December with a trap net. It works like a minnow trap and funnels the crappie into the net, where they cannot escape. The net is set in the afternoon and taken out the next morn-ing. The crappie are weighed, measured and released.

Finally, in March or April, channel catfish, Palmetto bass and white bass will be sampled with gill nets. Gill nets are 125 feet long by 8 feet deep and entangle fish with varying mesh sizes. Gill nets are set in the afternoon and taken out the next morning. Once again the target fish will be weighed, measured and released, if pos-sible.

“We do these surveys as part of our overall management plan of the lake,” Brock said. “If a population is depressed, we try and find the reasons behind that. Is it overharvest? Is it a loss of habitat?

“If we find something wrong, then we try and identify trends that could tell us what is going and how do we begin to fix the problem?”

— Staff report

Anglers should look for TPWD biologists conducting surveys

SHOCKING SURVEY: TPWD biologists will be conducting surveys on several Texas lakes in the coming months as part of their overall management strategy. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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SEE MOREn Saltwater fi shing reports: Page 16

TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORTMixed bag

CEDAR CREEK LAKE — September can be a tough time to catch fi sh on Cedar Creek Lake, but this September has been above average, according to angler Dennis Christian on the Texas Fishing Forum.

“Today it was good,” Christian said. “I caught 40, mostly at Key Ranch Drop-off and Key Ranch North. (I caught) 30 whites to 16 inches, seven hybrids to 24 inches, two cats and a nice yellow bass.”

Christian said Mepps #2 and #4 worked to put fi sh in the boat.

“On a section of Key Ranch North, they wanted a #4 worked fast,” he said. “That’s where the hybrids were caught.

The fi sh caught in 7 to 15 feet of water.”

Cats aplentyLAKE WACO — Lake Waco has been producing good num-

bers of keeper-sized catfi sh, along with some trophy-sized fi sh this month.

According to the guys at Fish Hauler’s Guide Service, recent trips have produced solid catches of blue cats. On a recent trip, cli-

ents caught fi ve fi sh in the 20-pound range, multiple keeper fi sh and a 38-pound trophy.

The cats are being caught on cut shad drifting in 24 to 28 feet of water on a Santee Cooper Rig. The size of the bait hasn’t made a difference, as both baits have been producing.

To contact Fish Hauler’s Guide Service, call (254) 495-6727.

Inshore redsCALAVARES LAKE — The fi shing on Calavares for blue cats

and redfi sh has been solid, especially at night, according to multiple anglers.

The blue cats up to 5 pounds have been caught on live tilapia and cheesebait in the big cove west of the dam. Many of the reds have been caught in the early morn-

ing hours by downrigging near the wall. Blue cats have been caught on the bottom as well

as suspended.— Conor Harrison

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 87–92 degrees; 12.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to drop-shot rigs, shaky heads and Texas rigs.

AMISTAD: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 47.29’ low. Largemouth bass to 4 pounds are good on chartreuse jigs, Senkos and craw worms. Striped bass are good on slab spoons, top-waters, shad and small crankbaits near the 277 bridge. White bass are good on slab spoons, top-waters, shad, and spooks.

ARROWHEAD: Water off-color; 86–89 degrees; 14.9’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live shiners and Little George’s. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait.

ATHENS: Water clear, 83–87 degrees; 4.29’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on wacky worms and top-waters. Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs and minnows. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and goldfi sh.

BASTROP: Water clear; 87–91 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse and char-treuse/white lipless crankbaits over grass. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on shrimp, nightcrawlers and punchbait.

BELTON: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 11.65’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and trolling lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on hot dogs, stinkbait and shrimp. Yellow catfi sh are good on live perch and live shad.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 84–87 degrees; 7.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics in super bug, jigs and Carolina rigs. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and perch.

BONHAM: Water stained, 83–87 de-grees; 1.67’ low. Largemouth bass are good in vegetation and around cattails — crankbaits and soft plas-tics have been best. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows under the bridges and on brush piles. Catfi sh are excellent drift fi shing along the backs of the creeks.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth

bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics and spinner baits. Redfi sh are good down-rigging spoons near the jetty and dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 83–86 degrees; 19.63’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on shad-pattern square bills and small swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained to clear; 85–89 degrees; 8.66’ low. Largemouth bass to 4 pounds are good on shaky heads with green pumpkin or redbug worms near docks in 4–8 feet, chartreuse/white spinner baits in fl ooded cover in 3–5 feet, and jigs and fl ukes around docks in 4–10 feet. Crappie are excellent on minnows and white tube jigs over brush piles in 6–15 feet. Channel catfi sh to 5 pounds are good on cheesebait and cut shad. Blue catfi sh to 5 pounds are good on prepared bait in 5–10 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 31.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on lipless crank-baits, daiquiri top-waters, and wacky-rigged watermelon red soft plastics along docks and over fl ats early. Channel catfi sh are good on liver, minnows and dipbait. Yel-low and blue catfi sh are good on juglines and trotlines baited with goldfi sh and perch upriver.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 80–84 degrees; 11.38’ low. Largemouth bass are good on perch-colored lipless crankbaits, top-waters, and drop-shot Devil’s Tongues along break lines and ledges. Yel-low and blue catfi sh are good on trotlines and juglines baited with live goldfi sh and perch.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 83–87 degrees; 21.95’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and white spinner baits.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 81–85 degrees; 14.51’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse and green pumpkin spinner baits, soft plastics, and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Channel catfi sh are good on shrimp and stinkbait.

COLETO CREEK: Water clear; 3.19’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse tube jigs.

CONROE: Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 3.50’ low. Large-

mouth bass are good on green pumpkin Carolina-rigged soft plastics and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/white tube jigs.

FALCON: Water murky; 86–90 degrees; 40.34’ low. Large-mouth bass are fair on white and chartreuse/white crankbaits and spinner baits. Channel and blue catfi sh are very good on cut bait and shad.

FORK: Water clear; 83–87 degrees; 5.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs and large shaky heads. Crappie are good on minnows near bridges and brush piles.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin Carolina-rigged soft plastics, and on char-treuse spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Catfi sh are good on stinkbait, nightcrawlers and frozen shrimp.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 7.65’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin spinner baits and soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfi sh are good on stinkbait, shrimp and liver.

GRANGER: Water clear; 84–88 degrees; 1.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white spin-ner baits and buzzbaits around stumps by the river channel. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs in 4–12 feet. Blue catfi sh are good on juglines baited with shad.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 82–86 degrees; 8.64’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on shaky heads and fl ick shakes — some fi sh being caught on deeper brush piles with deep crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 2.11’ low. Largemouth bass to 8 pounds are fair on dark/metal fl ake soft plastic worms around structure and grass beds in 5–9 feet. Crap-pie are good on minnows around structure. Bream are good on live worms.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off-color; 87–92 degrees; 20.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on jigs, deep-diving crankbaits, Texas rigs, shaky heads and drop-shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs around deep water structure.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 82–87 degrees; 2.10’ low. Largemouth

bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics along brush piles in 10–12 feet, and on weightless soft jerkbaits and Senkos. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and prepared bait.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 83–87 degrees; 4.05’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on Texas-rigged creature baits. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and cut shad.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 84–88 degrees; 10.83’ low. Large-mouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics in green pumpkin. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on perch and prepared bait.

LBJ: Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 0.40’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red Whacky Sticks, watermelon jigs and pumpkin tubes near docks. Crappie are good on black/blue tube jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfi sh are good on liver and live bait. Yellow and blue catfi sh are good on trotlines baited with perch.

LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 82–85 degrees; 7.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on smaller jigs and medium crankbaits near rocky points. White bass are good on jigs. Hybrid striper are good on Sassy Shad. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

LIVINGSTON: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 1.78’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on jerkbaits and lipless crank-baits. White bass are good on troll tubes, slabs, and pet spoons. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfi sh are good on shad.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 83–86 degrees; 4.31’ low. Large-mouth bass are slow on weight-less Senkos around shallow cover. White bass are good on slabs. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait and trotlines.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 84–89 degrees; 0.31’ high. Largemouth bass are good on shad pattern square-billed crankbaits and hollow-body frogs around shallow vegetation. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfi sh are good on cut shad and trotlines.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly

stained; 83–87 degrees; 2.90’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Blue catfi sh are good on minnows and cut bait below the dam.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 87–92 degrees; 39.79’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, later switch-ing to jigs, Texas rigs and shaky heads. Catfi sh are fair to good on prepared bait.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 86–92 degrees; 20.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on jigs, Tex-as rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfi sh are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 83–87 degrees; 1.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads and split-shot rigs near docks and timber closest to deep water. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on cut bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 87–93 degrees; 11.06’ low. Largemouth bass are good on drop-shot rigs, Texas rigs, jigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles. White bass are fair to good on tail spinners. Catfi sh are fair to good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 6.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon spin-ner baits and lipless crankbaits. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers and minnows.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 83–87 degrees; 5.74’ low. Large-mouth bass are good on medium crankbaits along riprap and heavy shaky heads. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and plastic minnows. Catfi sh are good on trotlines.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 83–86 degrees; 5.98’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on Carolina-rigged worms and football jigs near deeper brush piles. White bass are good on slabs and minnows.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 83–87 degrees; 9.33’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early and late, midday switching to Texas-rigged worms near brush piles in 8–10 feet. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and Sassy Shad. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait and cut shad.

SAM RAYBURN: Water lightly stained; 79–83 degrees; 6.02’

low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastic worms and crankbaits. White bass are good on silver spoons off points. Crappie are good on live minnows. Bream are good on nightcrawlers.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 6.61’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Perch are good on worms.

SWEETWATER: Water murky; 88–94 degrees; 21.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs and jigs. Catfi sh are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 84–88 degrees; 8.10’ low. Largemouth bass are good on black buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas-rigged creature and black/blue fl ipping jigs around shallow cover. White bass are good on slabs and minnows.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 82–86 degrees; 0.56’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early and late, midday switching to Carolina rigs and drop-shot rigs. Striped bass are good on slabs and Sassy Shad.

TOLEDO BEND: Water lightly stained; 80–84 degrees; 4.40’ low. Largemouth bass are good on black/blue craw worms and deep-diving crankbaits. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

TRAVIS: Water clear; 84–88 degrees; 60.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on bone top-waters, watermelon worms with char-treuse tails and grubs. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on shrimp and fresh cut bait.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 11.64’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon and chartreuse lipless crankbaits, spinner baits and soft plastics off points. White bass are good on silver slabs and pet spoons. Catfi sh are good on frozen shrimp and punchbait.

— TPWD

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By rod or gig

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

There are plenty of floun-der in the bays along the coast, and it doesn’t mater if anglers chase them with rod and reel or wait until the sun goes down to pull out the gigs.

Many anglers have com-mented that Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s decision several years ago to put a 14-inch minimum

on any keeper flounder and close gigging in the month of November has resulted in some of the best flounder action in years.

“The flounder bite has been

great along the San Louis Pass area and Brazos River area where I fish mostly,” said Frank B., who didn’t want to use his last name. “It took about two years after the rule changes to really see a change in the num-bers and size, but that was one of the best rule changes that TPWD has made in the last 20 or so years.”

Frank said live bait and

GOOD TIMES FOR FLATFISH: The prime time for flounder is still a month or two out, but thanks to regulations on minimum size, anglers and giggers are having early success in the bays. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Flounder action is

good along the coast

See FLOUNDER, Page 25

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ASKING WARDEN IF HE HAS TO BE CAUGHT IN THE ACT WAS A CLUEAngelina County Game Warden Tim

Walker received information about three subjects killing deer illegally near the Cherokee/Angelina county line. Walker called his neighboring war-dens to see if they had any dealings with the group. One subject had called Nacogdoches County Game Warden Heath Bragg two days earlier want-ing to know if a game warden had to catch a man in the act of killing a deer illegally to charge him with the crime. Angelina County Game Warden Phillip Wood had previous dealings with the same person on deer violations and evading. Walker and Game Warden Phillip Wood interviewed the man and obtained a confession. The war-dens were told that some of the deer was traded for drugs. Cherokee County Game Warden Eric Collins helped with the second leg of the investigation, locating the other two men involved. A search revealed two illegally taken deer, marijuana, and 18 marijuana pipes. Cases pending.

FISHERMAN WITHOUT LICENSE HAD NO IDEA HOW BASS GOT UNDER LOGStarr County Game Wardens Ryan

McGinley, Brad Whitworth, and Jack Pearl were on their way back into town when they decided to check a few bank fishermen. They noticed three trucks and multiple people fishing along the bank. Whitworth was dropped off at the first group, and McGinley and Pearl went to check another group far-ther upriver. After issuing a citation, McGinley and Pearl went to meet up with Whitworth, who was still talk-ing to two men at another location. Whitworth motioned to the two men to meet him at their truck so he could check fishing licenses. The two men said they had no fishing licenses and had not caught any fish. The wardens informed them that they were going to receive citations for no fishing license, which prompted the two men to start

picking up their tackle boxes and gear that were down by the bank of the river. After picking up their gear, Whitworth began issuing a citation, and McGinley decided that it would be a good idea to check down by the bank for any string-ers that the two men could be hiding from the wardens. McGinley noticed a tail of a largemouth bass sticking out from underneath a log that was wedged between two rocks. McGinley picked up the fish, walked back up to the two men, and asked again if they had caught any fish. One man stated that he had no idea how the fish got there and the other man remained quiet. The man who was at a loss for words finally confessed to catching the fish and trying to hide them from the wardens. The bass was also undersized and was unable to be returned to the water. Citations and civil restitution for the bass were issued. Cases pending.

SNAPPING TURTLE SELLERS STUNG BY WARDENS

In response to an ad on Craigslist offering alligator snapping turtles for sale, Brisco/Swisher counties Game Warden Clint Hunt, Kent/Dickens coun-ties Game Warden Cane Schumaker and Midland/Glasscock counties Game Warden Carter Ball conducted an under-cover buy operation in Midland. Acting as the buyers, Hunt and Schumaker

purchased two alligator snapping turtles and two red-ear slider turtles. After the transaction, Ball cited the suspect for unlawful sale of threatened species and non-game dealer permit violation. The turtles were seized and the buy money was recovered.

FISHERMAN DROWNS IN FARM PONDVan Zandt County Game Warden

Steve Stapleton was notified of a pos-sible drowning in a private farm pond in Southwest Van Zandt County. A 40-year-old man was fishing from a small boat in the pond when he fell in the water and failed to resurface. A recovery was made late that night with the assistance of the Mabank Dive Team.

HAND-FISHING VIOLATORS SNAG 16 CITATIONS

Smith County Game Warden Chris Swift and Wood County Game Warden Derek Spitzer wrapped up a two-month investigation of an illegal hand-fishing group on Lake Palestine. The cases involved snagging and turn-ing fish. One subject also had several live flatheads and blue catfish in a giant cattle trough at his residence that were suspected of being offered for sale. Various snag poles, turning sticks and other evidence were seized. A total of 16 cases were filed on eight subjects for illegal means and meth-

ods, violation of hand-fishing law and for no fishing license. Cases and resti-tution pending.

GROUP STARTS DOVE SEASON EARLYNearly two weeks before opening

day, Waller County Game Warden Kevin Glass received information of dove hunting in process. Glass located the hunters and asked how the dove hunt was going. A hunter answered they were not hunting. Glass then observed a group of ladies sitting in chairs and found one lady cleaning a dove. Glass informed the hunter that it was simply illegal to possess them in closed sea-son. The lady dropped the bird on the ground. Charges are pending.

EARLY DOVE SHOOTERS NEED HUNTER ED

Starr County Game Warden Ryan McGinley received a call from the Starr County Sheriff’s Office about shots fired on a ranch. At the scene, a Starr County deputy had already made contact with the two individuals and secured the firearm. McGinley ques-tioned the individuals and found that they were shooting at birds. McGinley asked if they had killed anything and then was handed a freshly killed mourning dove. The two individuals were then asked who did the shooting. After a brief conversation, one man

said he shot the bird and did not know when dove season started. Neither man had a hunting license, hunter education or knew about legal means and methods when hunting migra-tory birds. McGinley told the two men that the Starr County game wardens were hosting a hunter education class and that they should attend. Citations were then issued and civil restitution was filed for the dove. Cases pending.

TRAIL OF MILO LEADS TO DOVE BAITERS

On Sept. 1, Nacogdoches County Game Warden Randy Stovall noticed two pickups parked on the side of the road. In the bed of one of the trucks was an ice chest containing many dove that had been breasted out. Stovall was able to follow a trail of milo to locate the hunters. Subjects were filed on for hunting dove over bait, using an unplugged shotgun and exceeding the daily bag limit. Restitution and cases pending.

MAN ON MEDICATION DRIVES AWAY, LEAVES WITH CITATIONS

A subject came into the Rockport office to buy a fishing license and reg-ister some boats. The man advised he did not have his photo identification card with him and that his medica-tion was starting to set in. Aransas County Game Warden Scott McLeod and Refugio County Game Warden Raul “Pinky” Gonzales were both in the office and asked the subject how he got there. The subject stated that his partner drove him. After complet-ing his transactions, the subject left the office and sat on the passenger side of a truck in the parking lot. After several minutes, the subject moved to the driver’s side and made a run for it. The wardens stopped the subject, and he was cited for driv-ing without a license and no proof of liability insurance. A relative was contacted to come and pick up the subject.

GAME WARDEN BLOTTER

A Rains County Grand Jury indicted a habitual poacher with an enhanced felony charge for the taking of deer without landowner consent (second offense). In 2011, Game Wardens Kurt Kelley, Derek Spitzer and Steve Stapleton wrapped up an investiga-tion that sent this same individual to prison for one year for his actions in the poaching of approximately 30 deer. The man was released from prison in October 2012. By January 2013, the wardens had gathered information that indicated the subject had fallen back into his old habits. A subsequent investiga-

tion showed that he and two other men had poached a deer in Rains County in November of 2012, just one month after the man had been released from prison. Wardens were joined in the investigation by Rains County Game Warden Dewayne Noble and soon secured evidence, statements and confessions that the subjects had killed a deer at night from a county road. All individuals were arrested on warrants for tak-ing deer without landowner consent, hunting deer at night, hunting deer with artificial light and hunting deer from a motor vehicle.

DEER POACHER NOT REHABILITATED AFTER YEAR IN JAIL

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they were hunting over the same fi eld two days in a row. Lots of food and water in some areas helped relocate pressured birds after day one.

“We had three great hunts,” said Susan Thornton with the Texas Dove Hunters Association in Uvalde. “We hunted three different places — Sabinal, Uvalde and Knippa. We talked to a lot of people and everyone seemed to be shooting lim-its. It stayed steady.”

Even though temperatures hovered around 103 degrees in parts of North Texas on the opening afternoon, hunters had good shoots north of the Dallas Metroplex and north of Abilene.

“It was hot, but we still shot a lot of birds,” said Dallas hunter Bobby Pross, who hunted near Abilene with a group from the Dallas Safari Club. “I think there were about 75 hunters total, and everyone shot limits. Well, two of my friends did not, but they shot fi ve boxes of shells apiece, so it wasn’t like there weren’t birds to shoot at.

“Hitting them just proved problematic for a couple of guys in our group.”

Other solid reports came in from just about every cor-ner of the North and Central Zones, along with the Special Whitewing Zones.

However, some hunters did fi nd the birds lacking in some areas. Several poor reports emerged from the Eastland area, where a late-season sunfl ower crop was

too green to attract many birds, yet. Also, several hunt-ers in the Llano and Brady areas said they had poor hunts and are waiting on the fi rst good cold front to move more birds south.

During the second week-end of the season, the crew from LSON hunted the Prairie Hill area and reported good fl ights of mourning doves in the afternoon hours.

Good reports from the sec-ond weekend also came in from the Breckenridge area and Snyder, along with a few spots in East Texas.

Texas had an estimated 393,975 dove hunters contrib-uting $177,467,664 to retail sales, according to a 2006 Economic Benefi ts study by Southwick Associates.

The average dove hunter is 43.7 years old.

DoveContinued From Page 1

NORTH ZONE 105 CountiesSep. 1-Oct. 23, 2013 Dec. 20, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014Bag limit: 15 birds and not more than two white-tipped doves.

CENTRAL ZONE 137 CountiesSep. 1-Oct. 23, 2013 Dec. 20, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014Bag limit: 15 birds and not more than two white-tipped doves.

SOUTH ZONE 34 CountiesSep. 20-Oct. 27, 2013 Dec. 20, 2013-Jan. 20, 2014Bag limit: 15 birds and not more than two

white-tipped doves.

REGULAR SEASON Special White-winged Dove Area 24 CountiesSep. 20 - Oct. 23, 2013 Dec. 20, 2013 - Jan. 20, 2014 Bag limit: 15 birds and not more than two white-tipped doves.

See TPWD for more information.

2013-2014 Dove Season Dates

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT

NORTH SABINE: Trout are good under slicks and birds on soft plastics. Redfi sh are good under rafts of shad on top-waters. Redfi sh are good in the marsh on small top-waters.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and top-waters. Offshore is good for kingfi sh and ling.

BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the outgoing tide at Rollover Pass on soft plastics and mullet. Redfi sh have been taken in the marsh with higher tides. Trout are good on the shorelines on top-waters.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on soft plastics. Trout and redfi sh have been caught under rafts of shad. Trout are good under slicks.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on the south shoreline on top-waters and soft plastics. Trout are fair to good on the shell adjacent to the channel on live bait. Trout are good under slicks on soft plastics.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Sheepshead, redfi sh and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Trout and redfi sh are good in the surf on live bait and top-waters. Offshore is good for kingfi sh, ling and dolphin. Tarpon have been caught along the beachfront.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on the reefs and in the channel on live shrimp and croakers. Redfi sh and sand trout are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp.

FREEPORT: Trout, redfi sh, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Bull redfi sh are good along the beachfront. Offshore is good for Atlantic spade-fi sh, kingfi sh and ling.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair over sand and grass humps on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfi sh and black drum are fair to good at Shell Island and Twin Island on live shrimp. Offshore is good for ling, tuna and swordfi sh.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfi sh are fair to good on top-waters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfi sh are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp and small top-waters.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp and Scented plastics. Red-fi sh are good on piggy perch and shrimp around Mud Island and Estes Flats. Trout are good over shell in St. Charles Bay.

PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfi sh and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croak-ers. Redfi sh are good for waders around Pelican Island on Scented plastics. Offshore is good for dolphin, ling, kingfi sh and tuna.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on piggy perch, scented plas-tics and live shrimp. Redfi sh are good in the potholes on shrimp and piggies.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and soft plastics around deep rocks and grass. Red-fi sh are fair to good on the fl ats on small top-waters and scented plastics. Trout are fair to good on soft plastics under a popping cork on the grass in the Land Cut.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on top-waters on the edge of the channel and around sand and grass along spoils. Redfi sh are good on the sand on small Super Spooks and Skitter-Walks. Offshore is good for kingfi sh, dolphin, ling and tuna.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good along the ICW on shrimp and plastics under a popping cork. Snook are fair in South Bay and around the jetties on DOA Lures and live shrimp.

PORT ISABEL: Trout are good at Three Islands on DOA Shrimp and top-waters. Redfi sh are good on the Gas Well Flats on shrimp and mullet. Trout are fair to good along the edges of the chan-nel on live bait.

— TPWD

Wade fi shing still working, for now

EAST MATAGORDA BAY — According to Daniel Kubecka of Run-N-Gun Adventures, the wade fi shing in Matagorda has been good through early September, although a change of tactics could be on the horizon.

“Keying on structure and drop-offs due to the hot weather has been the ticket to putting fi sh on ice,” Kubecka wrote on 2coolfi shing.com. “I’m not sure how much longer we’ll be able to locate croaker to fi sh with from the bait camps. It usually starts becoming an issue about this time of year, so it might last another week or another couple of weeks, we’ll just have to see what Mother Nature has in store. It won’t be long and drifting will start producing solid boxes on a more consistent basis.”

To contact Daniel Kubecka, call (979) 240-5312.

Bulls runningNINE MILE HOLE — According

to multiple anglers, the Nine Mile Hole near the Land Cut is producing big bull

reds.One angler said he and several friends caught eight reds

between 28 and 42 inches while night fi shing, along with several more in slot-sized fi sh.

Scented plastics, along with live bait worked to hook up the oversized fi sh.

Nighttime has been producing better than the daytime.

Look for slicksEAST BAY — It’s hot, and

that means a summertime pattern will continue to dominate the Galveston Bay complex throughout the month, accord-ing to Capt. Blake Sartor of Galveston Trophy Charters.

“Fishing deep shell around East, Trinity, and the Channel will continue to produce solid trout and reds,” he said, “with bait activity and slicks leading the way. Wade fi shing has been hot as well, with (MirrOlure) She Pups getting it done even late in the mornings.”

Other anglers have also had success on redfi sh and trout by throwing top-waters early and late around East Bay.

To contact Capt. Blake Sartor, call (832) 385-2012.— Conor Harrison

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Padre Island and set their lines, often hundreds of yards long with up to 1,000 circle hooks attached at intervals. The poachers are targeting sharks, but other fish also get caught.

On a recent trip, Sosa and this team pulled 19 red drum, five tripletails and 23 red snap-per, to go along with 43 dead sharks — mostly sharpnose and bonnetheads, with the occa-sional bull or tiger shark.

“Targeting sharks is the most common,” Sosa

Long linesContinued From Page 1

NO ESCAPE: With long lines, the size of the shark does not matter to the poachers who set them. Photo by Erich Schlegel, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

said. “(The poachers) can set it up for differ-ent species, but there is usually a bottom line and a top line. When we are patrolling, we are looking for anything floating to indicate a line is in the water. We’ve seen 16-ounce coke bottles, 3-liter bottles, and every once in a while we find a high flyer, which has a flag attached above the waterline.

“We’ve even seen seagulls used as buoys where they will attach a line to the bird.”

According to Sosa, Mexican officials are aware of the problem, but haven’t done much to stop it. In Mexico, a permit to legally use long lines is easily obtained. Sosa said Texas Parks and Wildlife used to auc-tion confiscated equipment, but poachers began buying their equipment back and using it again.

“Now, we just destroy all of the equip-ment,” he said.

Even if poachers are caught, the penal-ties are not severe — long lining is a Class C misdemeanor — and prosecution does not happen often.

Locally, poachers can have a tremen-dous impact on marine species.

“They do have the potential to wipe out a certain area or rock pile,” Sosa said. “Locally, they do damage the ecosystem.”

Sosa said if he does apprehend a poacher, he always asks about their motivation for fishing illegally in U.S. waters.

“They say they can get a permit in Mexico, but severe overcrowding forces them north,” he said.

Photographer Erich Schlegel accompa-nied Sosa on a recent trip, and said they found five long lines after only a few hours of searching.

“We saw some stretching from the inter-national line all the way to the beach,” he said. “These long lines are doing a lot of damage.”

According to Lower Coast shark angler Josh Schorlemmer, he has not noticed a difference in the number of sharks he has seen or caught in the three years he has been fishing from the beach.

“No, I really haven’t noticed a difference,” he said. “I guess that is a good thing. Actually, I’ve caught more sharks as I become better at fishing for them.”

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cost of $1.2 million, is buy-ing land in Yoakum and Cochran counties, near the New Mexico border, for a lesser prairie chicken habitat.

That news may not excite many hunters, but Wolf said the goal is to keep the bird off the endangered species list.

“There could be ominous regulations associated with that,” Wolf said. “Everyone has heard the horror sto-ries associated with shoot-ing a whooping crane. Oil and gas interests are con-cerned because the federal government could deter-mine a project displaces the lesser prairie chicken, if it’s listed. It would fall under the definition of ‘take’ and be deemed harmful. There’s a lot to be concerned about.”

The ongoing relocation of pronghorn from the Panhandle to the Trans Pecos

will also be the recipient of PR funds as well as a new project to stock East Texas with eastern wild turkeys.

That project is being done with the National Wild Turkey Federation.

“Our part is securing tur-keys from donor states,” said Tom Hughes, NWTF’s assis-tant vice president for con-servation programs. “The plan is to release 300 turkeys this year and 300 turkeys next year. And PR dollars will help accomplish that.”

This year marked the 76th anniversary of the Pittman-Robertson Act (enacted at the request of sportsmen and wildlife organizations), not your traditional milestone but one NWTF celebrated with national ads. Hughes pointed to the recovery of the wild turkey population as one reason.

It’s gone from a few hun-dred thousand in 1937 to about 7 million today.

“We wouldn’t be discuss-

ing the recovery of wild tur-keys if it wasn’t for Pittman-Robertson,” Hughes said. “There simply wouldn’t have been the money available to get the job done.”

Skyrocketing PR revenue numbers are jaw-dropping, but 29 is Dave Morrison’s favorite number when it comes to the Pittman-Robertson Act.

That’s how many words are in the clause mandating that money raised by the act must go to a state’s fish and game departments.

“The crafters of Pittman-Robertson were pretty dang smart,” said Morrison, TPWD’s Small Game Program leader. “They guar-anteed that the money would go to benefit the people who agreed to be taxed. It was the beginning of one of the most productive periods in wildlife recovery. PR brought back deer. It brought back elk. It brought back antelope. There are just so many amaz-ing success stories.”

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term average. Wetland conditions in southern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan and the east-ern Dakotas were up, although the western Dakotas and Manitoba were below average.

This spring had the seventh highest total of ponds counts since the counts began in 1974, according to Delta’s report.

While May pond counts are the best indicator, how wetland conditions fare through the sum-mer are almost as important. Fortunately, many areas of the breeding grounds received heavy rainfalls that should equate to a strong renest-ing effort and high duckling survival.

After last year’s all-time record duck popu-lation, the estimates of total ducks slipped 6 percent to 45,607,000. Mallard numbers were

virtually unchanged, while wigeon numbers jumped 23 percent and canvasbacks were up 4 percent to their highest numbers since 1996. All duck species except pintail and scaup remain above the long-term average.

What does all this mean for Texas hunters? It depends, according to Delta Waterfowl Vice

President John Denvey, who authored the report. “Production was very good, but, like in

most years, Texas hunting success depends on rainfall and whether it freezes to the north, especially since Kansas received so much water in their floods a few weeks back.”

Although pond counts were poor in east-ern Montana and the western Dakotas in May, the area where many of the Texas ducks come from still saw good production.

“The conditions there were better in July than they were in May,” Denvey said. “We counted a lot of ducks, so there should be good hunting.”

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fishing tournament prize payouts to the tune of $125,000 that alleg-edly did not occur. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game wardens and investigators with other law enforcement agencies spent more than a year looking into the prac-tices and methods McCloud used to promote a bass tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in June 2012.

The tournament was highlighted in the June 22, 2012 issue of Lone Star Outdoor News. Check lsonews.com for the complete story.

In the story, McCloud told LSON the tournament failed to draw the crowd he hoped for, even though a counter on his website told potential anglers 589 people were registered to fish. Only 91 anglers eventually fished the tournament, leading many to believe they had been lied to on the website. McCloud removed the tour-nament website and Facebook pages the day after the tournament.

At the time, McCloud blamed a group of anglers on Internet forums for slandering his tourna-ment and causing the low turnout.

“They slandered us before the tour-nament,” McCloud said. “The only thing we tried to do was give anglers a chance to win something besides an inflated boat or truck. We didn’t draw near what we thought we would because of the people on the forums.”

Most anglers and sponsors found the excuse laughable.

After an extensive, multi-juris-dictional investigation in which numerous tournament participants and sponsors in several states were interviewed, a sealed indictment naming McCloud was returned by a Jasper County grand jury. Ultimately, an arrest warrant was issued for McCloud on the theft charge, a state jail felony punish-able by a $1,500 to $20,000 fine and from 180 days to two years in jail.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Department law enforcement officers assisted Texas game wardens in locating McCloud. After being notified to the indict-ment pending against him, he turned himself in to authorities.

“Due to good police work, collab-oration and teamwork, this case is now ready to be put in the hands of the court,” said Lt. Col. Danny Shaw, assistant commander of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement Division. “Texas game wardens intend to remain focused on protecting our resources as well as the citizens of Texas from those who wish to exploit either. Fishing tour-naments in Texas are a fabric of many communities and reservoirs and game wardens will continue to play a role in ensuring they are conducted in a manner consistent with the law.”

McCloud told LSON last summer that he was innocent, and said the

people on the forums who slandered him would pay.

“It was never our intention to scam someone, and we definitely never used soldiers to scam any-one,” McCloud said. “We aren’t the guilty ones. We made mis-

takes; we’re human. We just want the badmouthing to stop.

“And if it doesn’t stop, we’ll put an end to it ourselves.”

McCloud’s arrest marks the first time a fishing tournament direc-tor has been arrested in Texas.

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Groups meeting with lawmakers over wildlife concerns

The Dallas Safari Club is one of several sporting organizations headed to Washington D.C. for meetings with lawmakers and policymakers who influence hunting and conservation.

The main event is the annual banquet of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, for which DSC Executive Director Ben Carter serves as a director.

Carter says the event is an opportu-nity to meet and network with senators and representatives. Many attendees also use their time in our nation’s capital for personal meetings with leg-islators to discuss their organization’s priority issues. DSC is no exception. A contingent of DSC delegates has a full agenda of appointments to address the following topics:1. Potential Listing of the African Lion

The concern is that overharvest-ing young males could reduce lion populations overall, potentially lead-ing to listing under the Endangered Species Act. Focusing hunters on older, surplus males is the solution. In January, DSC announced a new definition of the ideal huntable male lion as “at least six years of age and is not known to head a pride or be part of a coalition heading a pride with dependent cubs.” More than 70 major safari operators, hunting industry leaders and top conserva-tionists pledged support. In April, the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation adopted a similar stance and credited DSC for leadership in urging lion hunters to self-impose harvest restrictions.2. Resurrecting the Sportsmen’s Act

This package of bills, considered by many to be the most pro-sports-man measure heard in Congress for many years, was introduced in 2012. It was later shelved over tech-nicalities related to a proposed fee increase on federal ducks stamps. One now-dormant component, and a DSC priority for several years, is a bill that would allow importation of polar bear trophies taken legally prior to listing under the Endangered Species Act. As it stands, the keep-sake hides are wasting away in a Canadian storage facility.3. “Three Amigos” Legislation

Three foreign antelope species — the scimitar-horned oryx, dama gazelle and addax — are declining in their native lands and are listed under the Endangered Species Act. However, introduced popula-tions are thriving in Texas. DSC is seeking a legal exemption that would allow these animals to be hunted or otherwise utilized. Giving them value creates an incentive for ranchers to continue efforts to con-serve these species.

— DSC

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New reefs at Port O’Connor, Aransas and Copano bays

Researchers from the Department of Life Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies placed thousands of pounds of crushed concrete, rock and oyster shells in Aransas Bay and Copano Bay on Friday, Aug 30, in hopes that oysters will make their homes there.

“We put down the foundation, the building blocks, that small larvae oysters need to create new genera-tions of oysters,” said Dr. Jennifer Pollack, assistant professor of Marine Biology.

Using barges, the group worked to expand the current oyster reef in Aransas Bay adjacent to Goose Island State Park and in Copano Bay with oyster shells collected from local res-taurants. This project was funded by the Coastal Conservation Association, Gulf of Mexico Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

And, another reef site also was announced.

Coastal Conservation Association Texas announced support for the creation of a nearshore reefing site out of Port O’Connor as the next step in its goal to create a vibrant reef system in state offshore waters.

A key element in this overall reefing plan is having designated areas out of every major port on the Texas coast to place artificial reefs. CCA Texas’ Habitat Today for Fish Tomorrow Program has funded a $100,000 joint effort with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to create a new nearshore reefing site.

“Creating a new site off Port O’Connor will allow us to expand Gulf reefing opportunities for anglers along all parts of the coast,” said John Blaha, CCA Texas HTFT director.

The cost to permit a 160-acre site is $100,000, which includes all necessary paperwork, archeological and site surveys, lease and USACE permit. CCA Texas has committed to fully funding this initial step in creat-ing a new reefing site. After this initial phase has been completed, CCA Texas’ HTFT program will aid in the continuation of the reefing project.

“The TPWD Artificial Reef Program appreciates this opportunity to work with CCA Texas to develop a nearshore reef off Port O’Connor,” said Dale Shively, TPWD Artificial Reef Program director. “This represents another joint reefing project between TPWD and CCA, which will provide much-needed marine habitat in the Gulf of Mexico.”

The permitting process for the new Port O’Connor nearshore reef-ing site is slated for completion in TPWD’s fiscal year 2014.

— Staff report

tle bit of a tough summer,” Bohac said. “The back bays have been a little slow. When we are fishing with multiple boats and captains, it is tough to get a limit on reds some days. And trout have been tougher.

“We are catching a bunch of big reds at the jetty and even catching a few tarpon along the beach.”

Bohac said big shrimp and croaker have been the ticket for boating red-fish.

Capt. Mike Haltom of Double H Guide Service said the past few week-ends have been slow, especially on trout with live croaker.

“Slow weekend,” he said. “We have our ups and downs but it has been a little down lately. I fish all live croaker and we caught 16 trout but nothing huge to speak of. I was wading and we had a few other boats drifting near the jetties.

“They caught a few redfish and a few

mangrove snapper.”Capt. Kenneth Gregory said he

hasn’t fished the bays in weeks, but heard the action was slow.

“That is really common this time of year,” Gregory said. “I have been fish-ing the jetties and beach exclusively. It has been better fishing out there. The bulls are showing up and there are also a bunch of keeper reds.”

Gregory said along with the solid redfish action, the mangrove snapper bite has been really solid.

“And we are catching some really big ones up to 2 pounds, which is about as big as they get here,” he said. “There are also some black drum and schools of jacks that are fun to play around with.

“The tarpon can also be caught out there.”

Capt. Mike Bohac, (281) 413-3893Capt. Mike Haltom, (832) 498-6909Capt. Kenneth Gregory, (361) 655-2071

Port O’ConnorContinued From Page 8

SNAPPER AS WELL: Along with good catches of redfish, jetty angler at Port O’Connor have been hammering the mangrove snap-per. Photo by LSON.

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High marks for outdoor classes

Secondary-school students across Texas are giving high marks to recently accredited coursework that teaches traditional outdoor skills such as fishing, hunting and camp-ing, according to a 2013 survey.

Student opinions of the fast-grow-ing Outdoor Adventures education program were collected in a program assessment commissioned by the Dallas Ecological Foundation and funded by a grant from the Dallas Safari Club.

Highlights of the survey include:• 90 percent of students gave favor-

able overall ratings to Outdoor Adventures.

• 92 percent of students responded that Outdoor Adventures prepared them to hunt, fish, camp, go sport shooting or boating either on their own or with a family member.

• In before-and-after surveys, stu-dents reported developing from “good” to “excellent” abilities to participate in sports or physi-cal activities, develop friendships with other students, maintain good relationships with teachers, stay out of trouble and get good grades.The Outdoor Adventures program

will reach about 16,000 students this year at more than 160 sec-ondary schools that have formally adopted the curriculum.

“Survey results definitively and quantitatively support the anec-dotal reviews that students, parents and teachers have been sharing with DEF from the beginning. This program introduces young teens to outdoor activities that they enjoy and value,” said Scot McClure, Outdoor Adventures coordinator for DEF. “Greater participation and involvement in the outdoors tends to strengthen understanding of — and ultimately stewardship of — wildlife and natural resources. We’re very optimistic that student enthusiasm for Outdoor Adventures will translate to a lifetime of good conservation.”

— DEF

Campaign for National Venison Day

The Hunter Heritage Foundation has launched a new public cam-paign to designate the second Thursday of November as National Venison Day.

National Venison Day would offi-cially commemorate the significant impact that deer and the venison they yield have had on our society and our American outdoor tradi-tions. At the heart of the campaign is an online petition to drive public awareness and demonstrate support across the country. The petition is online at votevenison.com.

— HHF

Wildlife co-op gets creative on

doe harvestBy Craig NyhusLone Star outdoor newS

One Texas Wildlife Co-op is using innovative methods to increase the doe harvest on its 62-member ranches.

The Simms Creek Wildlife Management Association, a collection of ranchers in Mills, Lampassas and Hamilton counties, was informed by its TPWD technical guidance biologist that

it needed to double the doe harvest on its ranches.

“The group has done great things on harvesting older bucks, and the increasing scores of the bucks have shown the success of that,” said TPWD biologist Mike Miller from Stephenville. “They haven’t done as well regarding the doe harvest, though.”

Warren Blesh is the president of the DECREASING THE DOES: Ranchers and landowners, to move the doe harvest closer to the recommendations of the TPWD biologist on a large wildlife co-op in Central Texas, are holding a raffle this season, with each doe harvest getting the land-owner a ticket for the prizes offered. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.See DOE, Page 27

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HEROES

Pat Quick caught the largest male speckled trout her guide, Capt. Nathan Gray, had ever seen in Galveston Bay.

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

Gunner McDonnold with his father, Craig, and an old western Tanzania lion.

Kristopher Quick, 8, caught his first redfish in Galveston Bay in 4 feet of water with a live croaker.

Kerrville angler Tucker Wren, 9, caught this nice channel catfish on July 12 on Lake Amistad.

Jaime Quiroga from Santa Rosa caught this 17-inch trout in Arroyo City while drifting.

Andrew Oberholzer, 9, bagged this heavy Rio with single-shot 20 gauge on April 27 in Cooke County.

Braden Grigar, 3, with a bass caught with some help from his dad, Ian, from a flood-control lake in Navarro County.

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“We surveyed the lake in April with gill nets and elec-trofishing,” Myers said. “We found that populations were way down and the water had that dirty look to it. This used to be a very clear lake that was great for swim-ming, boating and fishing, but it has gone downhill.”

Myers said initially, fish should be easy to catch because they are forced into a smaller area, but over time, the fishing will decrease

because of a lack of cover.“The carrying capacity

is going to decrease as the water goes down, but we are at a point now where then drop in fish population is proportionally higher than the drop in water, according to our data,” he said. “You lose the critical habitat for sportfish — bass, sunfish and crappie — that need that shallow-water habitat.

“That is now gone.”Myers said TPWD did not

find any bass over 16 inches

during the last survey, although they are still in the lake, according to Gonzales.

The long-term outlook for Medina Lake is not good because San Antonio is using the lake for a water supply.

“The water levels are going to be lower on average in the future than the past 20 years,” Myers said. “It is not looking good, but Mother Nature could surprise us.

“My advice to anglers is get them while you can.”

MedinaContinued From Page 8

GAR ALSO: Along with largemouth bass, anglers are catching some nice gar in Medina Lake. Photo by Patrick Gonzales.

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Moon Phases Solunar | Sun times | Moon times

FOR THE TABLEOUTDOOR PUZZLER | By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen Solution on Page 27

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

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let. Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon lemon pepper seasoning on each fi llet. Then salt and pepper each to taste. Drizzle the lemon juice over the fi llets. Place lemon slices on top. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until the fi sh fl akes easily. Serve with steamed veggies and rice.

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cup cold waterRub doves inside and out with

butter, then season with season-ing salt and pepper. Mix rice with melted butter, sage, onion salt, and cayenne. Stuff birds with rice mix-ture. Melt sweet butter in a large pot, and sauté the birds until brown. Add wine and brandy. Cover and sim-mer slowly for 1 hour. Add dissolved cornstarch to thicken pan juices.

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Texas Coast TidesSabine Pass, northDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 13 12:18 AM 1.8H 4:35 AM 1.6L 7:52 AM 1.7H 4:55 PM 0.1LSep 14 1:16 AM 1.8H 6:11 AM 1.6L 10:04 AM 1.7H 5:59 PM 0.1LSep 15 1:58 AM 1.9H 7:08 AM 1.4L 11:55 AM 1.7H 7:00 PM 0.1LSep 16 2:32 AM 1.9H 7:53 AM 1.3L 1:17 PM 1.8H 7:56 PM 0.2LSep 17 3:03 AM 1.9H 8:35 AM 1.0L 2:26 PM 1.9H 8:48 PM 0.4LSep 18 3:32 AM 1.8H 9:16 AM 0.8L 3:28 PM 1.9H 9:36 PM 0.6LSep 19 4:00 AM 1.8H 9:57 AM 0.6L 4:28 PM 1.9H 10:22 PM 0.8LSep 20 4:26 AM 1.8H 10:39 AM 0.5L 5:25 PM 1.9H 11:06 PM 1.0LSep 21 4:52 AM 1.8H 11:21 AM 0.4L 6:24 PM 1.9H 11:49 PM 1.2LSep 22 5:14 AM 1.7H 12:04 PM 0.3L 7:27 PM 1.8HSep 23 12:32 AM 1.4L 5:30 AM 1.7H 12:50 PM 0.3L 8:39 PM 1.8HSep 24 1:18 AM 1.5L 5:27 AM 1.7H 1:40 PM 0.3L 10:09 PM 1.7HSep 25 2:24 AM 1.6L 4:35 AM 1.6H 2:35 PM 0.4L 11:53 PM 1.8HSep 26 3:35 PM 0.5LSep 27 1:05 AM 1.8H 4:38 PM 0.5L

Galveston Bay entrance, south jettyDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 13 1:00 AM 2.4H 4:32 PM 0.2LSep 14 1:51 AM 2.4H 6:40 AM 2.3L 9:07 AM 2.3H 5:43 PM 0.2LSep 15 2:25 AM 2.4H 7:02 AM 2.1L 11:19 AM 2.3H 6:48 PM 0.3LSep 16 2:53 AM 2.4H 7:37 AM 1.9L 12:52 PM 2.3H 7:46 PM 0.4LSep 17 3:19 AM 2.3H 8:16 AM 1.6L 2:10 PM 2.4H 8:39 PM 0.7LSep 18 3:43 AM 2.3H 8:57 AM 1.3L 3:22 PM 2.4H 9:27 PM 0.9LSep 19 4:06 AM 2.2H 9:38 AM 1.1L 4:29 PM 2.5H 10:13 PM 1.2LSep 20 4:28 AM 2.2H 10:19 AM 0.8L 5:34 PM 2.5H 10:57 PM 1.5LSep 21 4:49 AM 2.2H 11:01 AM 0.7L 6:40 PM 2.4H 11:40 PM 1.8LSep 22 5:08 AM 2.2H 11:43 AM 0.6L 7:47 PM 2.4HSep 23 12:23 AM 2.0L 5:23 AM 2.2H 12:28 PM 0.6L 9:01 PM 2.4HSep 24 1:09 AM 2.2L 5:25 AM 2.2H 1:17 PM 0.6L 10:24 PM 2.4HSep 25 2:12 PM 0.6LSep 26 12:04 AM 2.4H 3:15 PM 0.7LSep 27 1:28 AM 2.4H 4:23 PM 0.8L

San Luis PassDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Sep 13 1:30 AM 1.4H 5:28 PM 0.1LSep 14 2:21 AM 1.5H 7:36 AM 1.4L 9:37 AM 1.4H 6:39 PM 0.1LSep 15 2:55 AM 1.4H 7:58 AM 1.3L 11:49 AM 1.4H 7:44 PM 0.2LSep 16 3:23 AM 1.4H 8:33 AM 1.1L 1:22 PM 1.4H 8:42 PM 0.3LSep 17 3:49 AM 1.4H 9:12 AM 1.0L 2:40 PM 1.4H 9:35 PM 0.4LSep 18 4:13 AM 1.4H 9:53 AM 0.8L 3:52 PM 1.5H 10:23 PM 0.6LSep 19 4:36 AM 1.4H 10:34 AM 0.6L 4:59 PM 1.5H 11:09 PM 0.7LSep 20 4:58 AM 1.3H 11:15 AM 0.5L 6:04 PM 1.5H 11:53 PM 0.9LSep 21 5:19 AM 1.3H 11:57 AM 0.4L 7:10 PM 1.5HSep 22 12:36 AM 1.1L 5:38 AM 1.3H 12:39 PM 0.3L 8:17 PM 1.5HSep 23 1:19 AM 1.2L 5:53 AM 1.3H 1:24 PM 0.3L 9:31 PM 1.4HSep 24 2:05 AM 1.3L 5:55 AM 1.3H 2:13 PM 0.4L 10:54 PM 1.4HSep 25 3:08 PM 0.4LSep 26 12:34 AM 1.4H 4:11 PM 0.4LSep 27 1:58 AM 1.4H 5:19 PM 0.5L

Freeport HarborDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 13 12:25 AM 2.0H 4:30 PM 0.1LSep 14 1:25 AM 2.0H 5:46 PM 0.1LSep 15 2:10 AM 2.0H 8:44 AM 1.5L 10:57 AM 1.5H 6:56 PM 0.1LSep 16 2:45 AM 1.9H 8:49 AM 1.4L 12:36 PM 1.6H 8:00 PM 0.3LSep 17 3:13 AM 1.8H 9:07 AM 1.2L 1:56 PM 1.7H 9:00 PM 0.4LSep 18 3:37 AM 1.7H 9:31 AM 1.0L 3:08 PM 1.8H 9:56 PM 0.6LSep 19 3:57 AM 1.6H 9:59 AM 0.8L 4:14 PM 1.9H 10:51 PM 0.9LSep 20 4:15 AM 1.5H 10:29 AM 0.6L 5:18 PM 1.9H 11:47 PM 1.1LSep 21 4:30 AM 1.5H 11:03 AM 0.5L 6:21 PM 1.9HSep 22 12:49 AM 1.3L 4:42 AM 1.5H 11:39 AM 0.4L 7:27 PM 1.9HSep 23 2:11 AM 1.4L 4:44 AM 1.5H 12:18 PM 0.4L 8:38 PM 1.9HSep 24 1:04 PM 0.4L 9:58 PM 1.9HSep 25 1:57 PM 0.5L 11:23 PM 1.9HSep 26 3:02 PM 0.5LSep 27 12:30 AM 1.9H 4:15 PM 0.6L

South Padre IslandDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 13 1:10 AM 1.9H 4:05 PM 0.0LSep 14 2:01 AM 1.9H 5:18 PM 0.1LSep 15 2:34 AM 1.9H 6:26 PM 0.2LSep 16 2:55 AM 1.8H 7:49 AM 1.5L 11:26 AM 1.6H 7:30 PM 0.4LSep 17 3:08 AM 1.7H 8:04 AM 1.3L 1:14 PM 1.7H 8:30 PM 0.6LSep 18 3:16 AM 1.5H 8:34 AM 1.1L 2:40 PM 1.8H 9:27 PM 0.8LSep 19 3:21 AM 1.5H 9:10 AM 0.8L 3:58 PM 1.8H 10:22 PM 1.0LSep 20 3:23 AM 1.4H 9:49 AM 0.6L 5:10 PM 1.8H 11:17 PM 1.2LSep 21 3:24 AM 1.4H 10:29 AM 0.4L 6:22 PM 1.8HSep 22 12:16 AM 1.4L 3:19 AM 1.5H 11:12 AM 0.3L 7:36 PM 1.8HSep 23 11:57 AM 0.3L 8:58 PM 1.8HSep 24 12:46 PM 0.4L 10:31 PM 1.8HSep 25 1:40 PM 0.5LSep 26 12:01 AM 1.9H 2:40 PM 0.6LSep 27 1:05 AM 1.9H 3:46 PM 0.7L

Port O’ConnorDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 13 6:50 AM 1.2H 7:00 PM 0.3LSep 14 7:39 AM 1.2H 8:09 PM 0.3LSep 15 8:26 AM 1.2H 9:14 PM 0.4LSep 16 8:48 AM 1.1H 10:14 PM 0.5LSep 17 7:42 AM 1.0H 10:36 AM 1.0L 1:17 PM 1.0H 11:08 PM 0.6LSep 18 7:27 AM 1.0H 11:19 AM 0.9L 4:46 PM 1.0H 11:56 PM 0.8LSep 19 6:03 AM 0.9H 12:05 PM 0.8L 7:53 PM 1.0HSep 20 12:37 AM 0.9L 5:12 AM 1.0H 12:52 PM 0.7L 9:58 PM 1.1HSep 21 1:00 AM 1.0L 4:05 AM 1.1H 1:37 PM 0.6LSep 22 4:06 AM 1.2H 2:21 PM 0.6LSep 23 4:24 AM 1.2H 3:05 PM 0.6LSep 24 4:45 AM 1.3H 3:50 PM 0.6LSep 25 5:08 AM 1.3H 4:38 PM 0.6LSep 26 5:30 AM 1.3H 5:31 PM 0.6LSep 27 5:54 AM 1.3H 6:27 PM 0.6L

RockportDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 13 9:37 AM 0.6H 8:13 PM 0.2LSep 14 10:44 AM 0.6H 9:08 PM 0.2LSep 15 11:54 AM 0.6H 9:59 PM 0.3LSep 16 1:09 PM 0.6H 10:40 PM 0.3LSep 17 2:39 PM 0.5H 11:10 PM 0.4LSep 18 6:26 AM 0.5H 9:59 AM 0.5L 4:35 PM 0.5H 11:21 PM 0.4LSep 19 5:25 AM 0.5H 12:03 PM 0.4L 7:19 PM 0.5H 10:53 PM 0.5LSep 20 5:07 AM 0.5H 1:21 PM 0.4LSep 21 5:11 AM 0.6H 2:22 PM 0.4LSep 22 5:32 AM 0.6H 3:15 PM 0.3LSep 23 6:05 AM 0.6H 4:07 PM 0.3LSep 24 6:49 AM 0.6H 4:58 PM 0.3LSep 25 7:42 AM 0.7H 5:51 PM 0.4LSep 26 8:42 AM 0.7H 6:44 PM 0.4LSep 27 9:43 AM 0.7H 7:35 PM 0.4L

Houston2013 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONSep-Oct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets13 Fri 12:26 6:41 12:55 7:10 7:04 7:29 3:01p 12:54a 14 Sat 1:21 7:35 1:50 8:04 7:04 7:28 3:54p 1:56a 15 Sun 2:13 8:27 2:41 8:55 7:05 7:27 4:42p 3:00a 16 Mon 3:02 9:16 3:29 9:43 7:05 7:25 5:26p 4:05a 17 Tue 3:50 10:03 4:16 10:30 7:06 7:24 6:07p 5:09a 18 Wed > 4:38 10:51 5:04 11:16 7:06 7:23 6:46p 6:12a 19 Thu > 5:27 11:40 5:52 ----- 7:07 7:22 7:25p 7:14a 20 Fri F 6:18 12:06 6:43 12:31 7:07 7:20 8:04p 8:15a 21 Sat > 7:12 12:59 7:36 1:24 7:08 7:19 8:44p 9:14a 22 Sun > 8:06 1:54 8:31 2:19 7:08 7:18 9:26p 10:13a 23 Mon 9:02 2:49 9:27 3:14 7:09 7:17 10:10p 11:09a 24 Tue 9:57 3:44 10:21 4:09 7:09 7:16 10:56p 12:04p 25 Wed 10:50 4:37 11:14 5:02 7:10 7:14 11:43p 12:55p 26 Thu 11:40 5:28 ----- 5:52 7:10 7:13 NoMoon 1:43p 27 Fri Q 12:04 6:16 12:28 6:40 7:11 7:12 12:32a 2:27p 28 Sat 12:50 7:02 1:13 7:25 7:11 7:11 1:23a 3:08p 29 Sun 1:33 7:44 1:56 8:07 7:12 7:09 2:15a 3:47p 30 Mon 2:14 8:25 2:36 8:47 7:12 7:08 3:08a 4:24p 01 Tue 2:53 9:04 3:16 9:27 7:13 7:07 4:02a 4:59p 02 Wed 3:33 9:44 3:56 10:07 7:14 7:06 4:57a 5:34p

Port Aransas, H. Caldwell PierDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 13 12:58 AM 2.4H 4:14 PM 0.3LSep 14 1:48 AM 2.3H 5:24 PM 0.3LSep 15 2:23 AM 2.2H 6:31 PM 0.3LSep 16 2:49 AM 2.1H 8:17 AM 1.7L 11:40 AM 1.8H 7:32 PM 0.5LSep 17 3:08 AM 2.0H 8:27 AM 1.5L 1:23 PM 1.9H 8:30 PM 0.7LSep 18 3:22 AM 1.9H 8:51 AM 1.3L 2:45 PM 2.0H 9:25 PM 0.9LSep 19 3:33 AM 1.8H 9:22 AM 1.0L 3:59 PM 2.1H 10:18 PM 1.2LSep 20 3:40 AM 1.8H 9:56 AM 0.9L 5:08 PM 2.2H 11:13 PM 1.5LSep 21 3:44 AM 1.8H 10:34 AM 0.8L 6:16 PM 2.3HSep 22 12:12 AM 1.7L 3:42 AM 1.8H 11:14 AM 0.7L 7:27 PM 2.3HSep 23 11:57 AM 0.7L 8:44 PM 2.3HSep 24 12:46 PM 0.7L 10:12 PM 2.2HSep 25 1:41 PM 0.7L 11:41 PM 2.2HSep 26 2:45 PM 0.7LSep 27 12:49 AM 2.1H 3:54 PM 0.7L

San Antonio2013 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONSep-Oct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets13 Fri 12:38 6:53 1:08 7:22 7:16 7:42 3:14p 1:08a 14 Sat 1:33 7:48 2:02 8:17 7:17 7:40 4:06p 2:10a 15 Sun 2:25 8:39 2:53 9:08 7:17 7:39 4:54p 3:14a 16 Mon 3:15 9:28 3:42 9:56 7:18 7:38 5:38p 4:18a 17 Tue 4:03 10:16 4:29 10:42 7:18 7:37 6:20p 5:22a 18 Wed > 4:51 11:03 5:16 11:29 7:19 7:35 6:59p 6:25a 19 Thu > 5:40 11:52 6:05 ----- 7:19 7:34 7:38p 7:27a 20 Fri F 6:31 12:18 6:56 12:43 7:20 7:33 8:17p 8:27a 21 Sat > 7:24 1:12 7:49 1:36 7:20 7:32 8:58p 9:27a 22 Sun > 8:19 2:06 8:44 2:31 7:21 7:30 9:40p 10:25a 23 Mon 9:14 3:02 9:39 3:27 7:21 7:29 10:23p 11:22a 24 Tue 10:09 3:57 10:34 4:21 7:22 7:28 11:09p 12:16p 25 Wed 11:02 4:50 11:27 5:14 7:22 7:27 11:57p 1:07p 26 Thu 11:53 5:41 ----- 6:05 7:23 7:26 NoMoon 1:55p 27 Fri Q 12:17 6:29 12:41 6:52 7:23 7:24 12:46a 2:39p 28 Sat 1:03 7:14 1:26 7:37 7:24 7:23 1:37a 3:21p 29 Sun 1:45 7:57 2:08 8:19 7:24 7:22 2:29a 3:59p 30 Mon 2:26 8:37 2:49 9:00 7:25 7:21 3:22a 4:36p01 Tue 3:06 9:17 3:28 9:39 7:25 7:20 4:15a 5:12p 02 Wed 3:45 9:57 4:08 10:19 7:26 7:18 5:10a 5:47p

Amarillo2013 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONSep-Oct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets13 Fri 12:52 7:06 1:21 7:36 7:28 7:57 3:39p 1:10a 14 Sat 1:47 8:01 2:16 8:30 7:28 7:56 4:30p 2:12a 15 Sun 2:39 8:53 3:07 9:21 7:29 7:54 5:16p 3:18a 16 Mon 3:28 9:42 3:55 10:09 7:30 7:53 5:58p 4:25a 17 Tue 4:16 10:29 4:42 10:55 7:30 7:51 6:36p 5:32a 18 Wed > 5:04 11:17 5:29 11:42 7:31 7:50 7:13p 6:38a 19 Thu > 5:53 ----- 6:18 12:06 7:32 7:48 7:49p 7:42a 20 Fri F 6:44 12:32 7:09 12:57 7:32 7:47 8:26p 8:45a 21 Sat > 7:37 1:25 8:02 1:50 7:33 7:45 9:04p 9:47a 22 Sun > 8:32 2:20 8:57 2:45 7:34 7:44 9:44p 10:48a 23 Mon 9:28 3:15 9:52 3:40 7:35 7:43 10:26p 11:46a 24 Tue 10:22 4:10 10:47 4:35 7:35 7:41 11:11p 12:42p 25 Wed 11:16 5:03 11:40 5:28 7:36 7:40 NoMoon 1:33p 26 Thu ----- 5:54 12:06 6:18 7:37 7:38 NoMoon 2:21p 27 Fri Q 12:30 6:42 12:54 7:06 7:38 7:37 12:48a 3:05p 28 Sat 1:16 7:27 1:39 7:51 7:38 7:35 1:40a 3:44p 29 Sun 1:59 8:10 2:21 8:33 7:39 7:34 2:33a 4:21p 30 Mon 2:40 8:51 3:02 9:13 7:40 7:33 3:28a 4:56p 01 Tue 3:19 9:30 3:42 9:53 7:41 7:31 4:24a 5:29p 02 Wed 3:59 10:10 4:21 10:33 7:41 7:30 5:22a 6:02p

Dallas2013 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONSep-Oct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets13 Fri 12:31 6:46 1:01 7:15 7:08 7:36 3:13p 12:53a 14 Sat 1:26 7:41 1:55 8:10 7:09 7:34 4:05p 1:56a 15 Sun 2:18 8:32 2:46 9:01 7:09 7:33 4:52p 3:01a 16 Mon 3:08 9:21 3:35 9:49 7:10 7:32 5:35p 4:07a 17 Tue 3:56 10:09 4:22 10:35 7:11 7:30 6:14p 5:12a 18 Wed > 4:44 10:56 5:09 11:22 7:11 7:29 6:52p 6:17a 19 Thu > 5:33 11:45 5:58 ----- 7:12 7:28 7:29p 7:20a 20 Fri F 6:24 12:11 6:49 12:36 7:12 7:26 8:07p 8:22a 21 Sat > 7:17 1:05 7:42 1:29 7:13 7:25 8:46p 9:24a 22 Sun > 8:12 1:59 8:37 2:24 7:14 7:24 9:27p 10:23a 23 Mon 9:07 2:55 9:32 3:20 7:14 7:22 10:10p 11:21a 24 Tue 10:02 3:50 10:27 4:14 7:15 7:21 10:55p 12:16p 25 Wed 10:55 4:43 11:20 5:07 7:16 7:20 11:42p 1:07p 26 Thu 11:46 5:34 ----- 5:58 7:16 7:18 NoMoon 1:55p 27 Fri Q 12:10 6:22 12:34 6:45 7:17 7:17 12:32a 2:39p 28 Sat 12:56 7:07 1:19 7:30 7:17 7:15 1:23a 3:19p 29 Sun 1:38 7:50 2:01 8:12 7:18 7:14 2:16a 3:57p 30 Mon 2:19 8:30 2:42 8:53 7:19 7:13 3:10a 4:33p 01 Tue 2:59 9:10 3:21 9:32 7:19 7:11 4:05a 5:07p 02 Wed 3:38 9:50 4:01 10:12 7:20 7:10 5:01a 5:40p

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New seagrass regulation in effect

Beginning Sept. 1, a new law passed by the 83rd Texas Legislature takes effect all along the Texas coast, prohibiting the uprooting of seagrass with an out-board motor propeller.

These measures have been taken in an effort to support the vital Texas’ fisheries and promote sus-tainability of the state’s coastal natural resources.

The importance of ensuring healthy seagrass beds goes far beyond what people see from the surface of the water. The extensive root systems seagrasses establish help to stabilize the bay bottom and prevent erosion. The leaves help buffer currents and aid in water clarification and improve water quality. They also provide a hiding place for many recreation-ally and commercially sought after fish and shellfish. Like land vegeta-tion, seagrasses need sunlight to photosynthesize taking in sunlight and carbon dioxide and converting it to oxygen which is used by other marine organisms. Their need for sunlight restricts them to living in in shallow waters, which also makes the susceptible to damage caused by boat propellers.

Uprooting seagrass with an out-board motor propeller causes scarring in the seagrass beds that can take years to reestablish growth. Furthermore, running boats through these areas may damage the boat’s motor, hull or propeller.

A regulation has been in place since 2006 prohibited the uproot-ing of seagrass in the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area with an out-board propeller. With this regulation in place and an extensive education and outreach effort, a 45 per-cent reduction in propeller scar in RBSSA was observed.

“Based on the proven success of reduction of propeller scars in Redfish Bay Scientific Area, we are hopeful that we can educate boat-ers about seagrass and direct them to change boating practices to help reduce uprooting of seagrass,” said Ed Hegen, TPWD Coastal Fisheries regional director in Rockport.

— TPWD

plastics can both catch fish, but he prefers fin-ger mullet.

“As for what to throw at them, I use fin-ger mullet caught in my cast net for the best result,” he said, “but I’m sure shad or plastics would work also.”

Capt. Greg Verm has been gigging some big flounder around the Galveston Bay complex, and said the gigging is tremendous if the wind dies down enough to see the fish.

“We have had mixed success depending on the conditions,” he said. “When the condi-tions allow, we are gigging some extremely nice fish. Full limits are easy when the condi-tions allow us to go where the fish are. There have been some nights that the wind blows until 2 a.m., then the flounder gigging is on.

“Once these winds subside and the waters clear, our options will be better.”

Near Kemah in Trinity Bay, Capt. Lindy Hebert reported a solid flounder bite near bulk-heads, points, bridges and other spots that tra-

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ditionally hold flounder.“A little early for flounder fish-

ing, but we did not want to run all over Galveston Bay dodging thun-derstorms,” he said. “We caught a little bit of everything — redfish, trout, sand trout and flounder.”Capt. Greg Verm, (409) 739-8526Capt. Lindy Hebert, (409) 720-8148

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NATIONALFlorida tarpon, bonefish now catch and release

Tarpon and bonefish became catch-and-release only fisheries in Florida on Sept. 1.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved these proactive management mea-sures at its June 12 meeting in Lakeland. The catch-and-release proposal was adopted in recogni-tion of the fact that the economic and fishing values of bonefish and tarpon greatly exceed their value as food fishes.

The following changes went into effect Sept. 1 in state and federal waters off Florida:

All harvest of tarpon will be eliminated, with the exception of the harvest or possession of a sin-gle tarpon when in pursuit of an International Game Fish Association record and in conjunction with a tarpon tag. Tarpon tags will be limited to one per person, per year except for properly licensed charter boat captains and fishing guides. There will be a one-fish-per-vessel limit for tarpon and gear used for tarpon will be limited to hook-and-line only.

— FWC

Twelve-year-old angler catches record Maryland bass

Colton Clayton, 12, caught a Maryland record largemouth bass while fishing at a farm pond in his

hometown of Huntingtown on July 31. The fish weighed 11 pounds, 6

ounces.Clayton was fishing with his

father and younger brother at approximately 7:30 p.m. when he thought his line was caught on something.

“All of a sudden something started to move very quickly and broke the surface and took off, peeling line off the reel,” he said. “It was really hard to control and reel in; when I finally slid it up on the shallow bank, my dad started getting all excited.”

Clatyon caught the fish using a spinning rod loaded with 8-pound test line and a plastic worm, rigged weedless and without a weight.

Fisheries biologist Keith Lockwood verified proper proce-dures were followed and identified the fish as the new freshwater largemouth bass state record. Lockwood said that the fish could have easily weighed more if it had been in a fattened condition.

Rodney Cockrell held the previ-ous record — 11 pounds, 2 ounces — for nearly 30 years.

— Staff report

California angler catches world-record shark

A Stockton-based angler hooked a giant shark while fishing on the California Dawn on Aug. 23.

The big sevengill cow shark hit a whole salmon head for Jonny Mathews near Yellow Bluff in San Francisco Bay.

“We were near the end of our trip and I gave a 10-minute warning,”

said Capt. James Smith. “Jonny’s rod started to bounce, moving up and down 2 feet at a time.”

Having caught and released more than a dozen big sevengills, Smith knew the signs of one of the “big boys.” Mathews set the hook, and after several long runs, the fish finally came up.

“After discussing whether to release the fish, or seek the pos-sibility of a new world record, we opted to bring the fish aboard,” said Smith. “This is the biggest fish I have ever seen landed in my 30-year career.”

They weighed the beast on a cer-tified scale at 322 pounds. That beats the existing IGFA all tackle record caught in New Zealand by more than 100 pounds.

— Western Outdoor News

Georgia’s Pine Hill Plantation wins Orvis Lodge of the Year

One of the country’s best wing-shooting lodges has been named Lodge of the Year by Orvis.

Pine Hill Plantation in Donalsonville, Ga., offers traditional plantation-style quail hunts, duck hunting and spring turkey hunts.

“Orvis awards its Lodge of the Year award to lodges who receive consistently high customer satis-faction ranking from their guests,” said owners Jackie and Doug Coe. “So, it is your rankings that have earned Pine Hill Plantation this prestigious award and for that we are thankful.”

— Staff report

Permits available for New Mexico bird hunting

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish began accepting online applications Aug. 28, for special-permit pheasant, sandhill crane and youth waterfowl hunting opportunities.

All applications for these special permits must be submitted before the 5 p.m. Oct. 2 deadline.

A list of available hunt dates and more information about bag lim-its and seasons is available on the department website.

— NMDGF

Herd of elk found dead in New Mexico

Biologists from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish made a grisly discovery when they found more than 100 elk dead in northeastern New Mexico.

According to the agency, the die-off occurred over a 24-hour period.

“At this time we’re looking into all possible causes, including epi-zootic hemorrhagic disease,” said Kerry Mower, a wildlife disease spe-cialist with the DGF. “What we do know from aerial surveys is that the die-off appears to be confined to a relatively small area, and that the elk were not shot by poachers.”

“With EHD, an elk could get a fever,” DGF spokesperson Rachel Shockley said. “It’s usually a pretty fast illness, and up to eight to 36 hours later the animals go into shock, and then they die.”

The die-off is an inauspicious start to the state’s elk bowhunting season, which begins Sunday. It is speculated that some guided hunts planned in the area will be can-celed.

The DGF is looking into other causes, such as poisoning from a nearby water source or dangerous plants.

— Staff report

La. red snapper season runs through Sept. 29

With the uncertainty of a sup-plemental federal red snapper season for Louisiana anglers, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reminds recreational fishermen of the Louisiana week-end-only recreational red snapper season that is scheduled to end Sunday, Sept. 29.

“I encourage all anglers to get out and take full advantage of Louisiana’s state-only red snap-per season,” said LDWF Assistant Secretary Randy Pausina.

The bag and possession limit for the state season is three fish per person at a 16-inch minimum total length. A weekend is defined as a Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

LDWF reminds anglers of the free, required offshore landing permit. The permit is required for all anglers, including anglers not normally required to possess a rec-reational fishing license, possessing tunas, billfish, swordfish, amber-jacks, grouper, snappers and hinds.

— LDWF

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Shreveport man sentenced for Texas deer transporting

A 57-year-old Shreveport, La., man has been sentenced to pay more than $14,000 in restitution and serve 48 hours of community service as conditions of a two year probated sentence for federal wild-life violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.

Stephen Anderson Sipes Jr. pleaded guilty on June 10 to negli-gent transportation of wildlife and was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love.

According to information pre-sented in court, Sipes had an ownership interest in a high-fence ranch in Sanderson, Texas. On Jan. 14, 2010, Sipes transported and possessed 14 live, illegally imported whitetail deer valued at over $350 each from Carthage, Missouri to the ranch in Sanderson, which is prohibited by Texas law. The fair market value of the illegally imported whitetail deer was approxi-mately $5,650.

Sipes must pay $14,016.49 in restitution to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation to compensate the agency for costs incurred in pro-tecting the native deer from the risk of disease potentially carried by the Missouri whitetails.

This case was investigated by the Special Operations Unit of the Texas Parks and Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and pros-ecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Noble.

— TPWD

group, and said it was time to alter the focus among the ranchers.

“The association works like MLDP,” he said. “The biologist makes recommendations to the group as a whole. We haven’t done as good of a job at lowering the doe count.”

Simms Creek members have issued a challenge to accomplish the doe harvest. For each doe harvested during the season, the participat-ing members will receive a ticket. At the group’s March 2014 meeting, a drawing from the tickets will be held and prizes including a game cam-era, buck cleaning knife and gift cer-tifi cate to the Mills County General Store will be given away.

There is a catch, though. Members had to be present at the fall meeting to be eligible, and they will have to bring in their harvest report and the jawbone to be eligible to win a prize.

Simms Creek began more than 10 years ago after landowners, includ-

ing Don Jackson, Warren Blesh and Damon Holditch, became frustrated with the lack of good bucks being observed in the area. Efforts to let younger bucks walk and harvest only older bucks resulted in signifi cant improvement in the herd, and the age class of bucks on member ranches has been raised two years.

“But there are too many does,” Blesh said. “Some landowners are old school and don’t shoot them. If the land can only carry so many deer, you might as well have half of them be bucks.”

Landowners in the association have been busy completing daylight fi eld observations forms recording spikes, 3-5 points, 6-7 points, 8+ points, total bucks, adult does and fawns, and also Spotlight Deer Surveys done in August or early September, following desig-nated routes and recording bucks, does and total deer counts each week for three weeks.

Will awarding prizes for harvesting does help? Blesh thinks so.

“People in the countryside are very conservative with their money,” he said. “They love raffles.”

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ACK to open store in San Antonio

Austin Canoe and Kayak, a division of MSP Holdings LLC, announced plans to open a fifth location in northwest San Antonio.

ACK San Antonio will be located at 12770 Cimarron Path, just off I-10, south of 1604. The 5,000-square-foot store will provide outdoor enthusiasts with one-stop-shopping for top name brands such as Hobie and Wilderness Systems. In addition to a broad selection of kayaks, stand up paddle boards, camping and other outdoor gear, ACK San Antonio will offer kayak and SUP rentals as well as installation and repair services.

“Our San Marcos location has been a success thanks to the support of many of our loyal customers from the San Antonio and southeast coastal regions,” said Chris Hackerd, vice president of Store Operations. “We are excited to finally open a store that is a little closer to home for them while also expanding our reach farther south, closer to the coastal cities.”

With stores currently operating in Austin, San Marcos, Spring and Houston, ACK is

slated to officially open its doors in San Antonio in early November 2013.

— ACK

TPWD Commission expands use of dogs for deer recovery

Hunters will be allowed to use up to two dogs only to trail a wounded deer in 12 additional counties in East Texas during the 2013-14 deer season under a rule change approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

The rule change does not legalize the use of dogs to hunt, pursue or take deer; that practice remains illegal statewide in Texas. Hunters are allowed to use up to two dogs only for the purpose of trailing a wounded deer in all but 10 Texas counties.

Counties where the practice of trail-ing wounded deer with dogs remains prohibited include: Angelina, Hardin, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby and Tyler.

— TPWD

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MEGA MONSTA-D FEEDER: Wildgame Innovations’ digital feeder holds up to 40 gallons (about 300 pounds) of deer feed. This poly barrel feeder comes as a three-piece kit that is easy to assemble. Each barrel has a dome-style lid that prevents moisture from reaching the feed and a built-in funnel that reduces waste. The barrels allow for a 30-foot dispersal range. Included with the feeder is a heavy-duty, 12-piece powder coated extension leg kit. Up to four feedings can be pro-grammed with its digital power control unit. The feeder sells for about $110.

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MEGA MONSTA-D FEEDER: to 40 gallons (about 300 pounds) of deer feed. This poly barrel feeder comes as a three-piece kit that is easy to assemble. Each barrel has a dome-style lid that prevents moisture from reaching the feed and a built-in funnel that reduces waste. The barrels allow for a 30-foot dispersal range. Included with the feeder is a heavy-duty, 12-piece powder coated extension leg kit. Up to four feedings can be pro-grammed with its digital power control unit. The feeder sells for

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BUCK STRUT: In Sights Nutrition introduces three nutritional products: Buck Draw, Buck Strut (shown) and Buck Nut. The nutritional trio is for-mulated to give deer the fat and sustainable energy that may be missing from a free-range diet. Buck Draw is a peanut-based product that is rich in proteins and carbohydrates. It promotes peak body condition, monster antler growth, and higher conception and fawning rates. A 25-pound bag sells for about $18. Buck Strut is a syrup attractant made from all-natural sugar by-products. The syrup can be poured on decaying wood so its aroma penetrates the wood or it can be mixed with corn or roughage. Buck Strut sells for about $11 for a one-gallon jug. Buck Nut is a powder attractant/supplement that provides essential nutrients to help promote antler growth during pre-rut, rut and post-rut seasons. It also aids in nutri-tional wildlife health during conception and fawning of does. Buck Nut, which contains a blend of peanuts, protein, sugar, and grain by-prod-ucts, sells for about $17 for a gallon bucket.

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ence,” Mitchell said.LSON followed the Twitter feed

throughout the day, and some light-hearted moments made the group laugh. Not long after resum-ing patrol of dove hunting areas, Mitchell got a tweet from a hunter wanting to know when the eve-ning flight began.

The tweet came in at 3:14 p.m. so with tongue in cheek, Mitchell declared that the birds would begin flying at 3:15 p.m.

“No one knows when dove are going to fly,” he said, “but I did remind the hunter that legal shooting ended at sundown, and how to locate that official time.”

Mejia said she did not mind the extra person riding with her throughout the day and said most hunters she contacted were very receptive to the idea.

“It was pretty good,” she said. “I just had another partner through-out the day. It wasn’t any different approaching hunters. They were fine with it and most were happy to participate in the event, getting their photo taken.”

Mejia said compliance was bet-ter this season than last season, which she appreciated.

“Everyone was fine and we got a lot of positive feedback,” she said. “There was a lot more compliance this year, which makes us think we are doing our job correctly. It was good to see.”

Jones said the TPWD Twitter feed doubled its followers during the day. At several points, TPWD had close to 200 people following their updates.

“I think we got some good retweets from people following and other news agencies,” he said. “I think it was a success.”

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Pottsboro angler becomes state’s youngest Elite Angler

Keatyn Eitelman of Pottsboro became Texas’ 25th Elite Freshwater Angler — and the state’s youngest — in August, less than two weeks before his 11th birthday.

He finished this task when he caught a 21.25-inch, 5.5-pound largemouth bass from Lake Texoma on July 23 and submitted it for a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Big Fish Award.

An Elite Angler is a one-time achievement award for an angler who catches trophy-class fish of five different species. There are freshwater and saltwater categories. To be eligible, an angler must earn five freshwater or five saltwater Big Fish Awards. A Big Fish Award is given for a fish meeting or exceeding a minimum length for each species.

Keatyn began his quest on Nov. 28, 2012, when he caught a blue catfish mea-

suring 39.25 inches from Lake Texoma. Encouraged by his father, Nailen, Keatyn proceeded to col-lect Big Fish Awards from Lake Texoma for white bass (16.5 inches, December 2, 2012), smallmouth bass (18.5 inches, December 11, 2012), and his largemouth bass. He also caught a white crappie (18.25 inches) from Lake Fork on March 10.

— TPWD

Prevent marine engine damage

Boaters know that using fuel with a volume of etha-nol above 10 percent can seriously damage marine engines.

But did you know that unused fuel can linger in your engine during the winter months, causing additional problems? There are a num-ber of ways to prevent engine damage when storing boats with ethanol-blended fuels for extended periods. Read on for a few tips and recommenda-tions on keeping your vessel’s engine in prime condition from year to year.

• First, never fill your boat’s tank with fuel that is above 10 percent ethanol in vol-ume. There are serious and well-documented human safety, environmental, and technology concerns asso-ciated with ethanol blends over 10 percent in recre-ational boat fuel tanks and engines.

• Check the owner’s manual of your boat and motor(s) for man-ufacturer’s storage recommendations.

• When preparing to store a boat for extended periods of two months or more, it is best to completely remove all fuel from the tank.

• If it is difficult or not pos-sible to remove the fuel, maintaining a full tank of fuel with a fuel stabilizer added to provide fuel stability and corrosion protection is recom-mended.

• Fill your fuel tank to avoid a buildup of con-densation over the winter months. Add a fuel sta-bilizer by following the instructions on the prod-uct. Change the fuel filter and water separator.

• If adding stabilizer, it is best to add the stabi-lizer and fuel treatment to the tank at the recom-mended dosage; shut off the fuel valve to interrupt the fuel supply and allow the engine to run until it stops; top off the tank until it’s full to reduce the amount of exchange with the air that might bring in condensation.

• Do not cap the tank vent and do not fill with fuel to the point of overflow-ing. Some extra space should be maintained in the tank to allow for expansion and contrac-tion of the fuel with temperature changes.

• When placing the boat back in service, be sure to reopen the fuel valve to the engine.

— NMMA

Keatyn Eitelman

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Prime Time is a new section for our readers.

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

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

Well, here it is. A handy guide to allow you one easy step to fi nd the best outdoors shows in pri-metime. And if you are married, this guide will help you record the shows you want to watch while you have to sit through reruns of Project Runway and House Hunt-ers. Use this to set your DVR, watch the best outdoors program-ming whenever you want and skip the commercials.

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

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

In focusThe WildLifers head back

home to South Texas for a youth hunt! Catch the action as this episode fi nds the WildLifers teaching a couple of young men from Maine what Texas hunting is all about.

You can catch WildLifers sev-eral times throughout the week:

Time Warner Sportsnet: Monday 4:30 a.m. CST & Tuesday 10:30 p.m CST

Discovery Velocity: Thursday 11:30 a.m. CST

Comcast Sportsnet Chicago: Friday 10:30 a.m. CST

NBC Sports Network: Sunday 5:00 a.m. CST.

WildLifers showcases lifelong outdoorsmen Dan Braman and Jimmy Brown of Mellon Creek Outfi tters. From their home base at the Mellon Creek Ranch in southeast Texas, the WildLifers travel to the snow covered val-leys of Canada, the plains of Africa, into the mountains of South America and many exotic locations.

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To advertise in this section, call Mike Hughs at (214) 361-2276 or email him at [email protected].

State crappie championship on Lake Fork

The state’s best crappie anglers are headed to Lake Fork for the Texas State Crappie Championship Sept. 13 and 14.

According to Jay Don Reeve, president of Crappie Anglers of Texas, the state championship comes on the heels of a tough summer crappie bite.

“I was looking forward to a great fall champion-ship,” Reeve said. “But it looks like it is going to be a great summer champi-onship. The weather just won’t give it up.”

Reeve said it has been a “really tough sum-mer for crappie fishing.”

“The heat and the low water have hurt the bite,” he said. “It has been sluggish on a lot of lakes. We aren’t catching near the num-bers we usually catch and the quality has not been as good.”

Reeve said a recent qual-ifying tournament on Lake Lavon, where some giant crappie were caught in the recent past, pro-duced very few fish.

“During the third week-end of August, 23 teams fished Lavon,” he said. “Teams weigh their seven biggest fish, and out of those 23 teams, only five weighed a seven-fish limit. It only took 7.36 pounds to win — just over a pound average. It’s just been really tough.”

Reeve said 35 to 40 teams will be compet-ing in the state finals, and nine Texas teams are already qualified for the national champi-onship held in Mississippi in late September.

“The weigh-in will be at 3 p.m. both days at the Lake Fork Marina,” he said. “It will be fun to come out and have a good time.”

— Staff report

Bay City man believed lost in San Antonio Bay

An almost weeklong search for a missing Bay City man who went fishing in San Antonio Bay has turned up a few items and parts of a body, believed to be that of the angler.

Joseph Ames, 62, was an avid fisherman who often waded the waters of San

Antonio Bay. When he did not contact his wife after a recent trip, she called the Coast Guard, who, along with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Wardens, began a search.

After a brief search, the Corpus Christi Coast Guard found Ames’ boat anchored just offshore. His cell phone was inside but he wasn’t. His wife said they have recovered parts of her husband’s body and shreds of his clothes but not him.

According to TPWD Game Warden Rex Mayes, the remains were found near where Ames’ boat was found, but they could not confirm they belonged to Ames. The remains have been sent to a lab for DNA testing.

Some have speculated Ames was attacked by an alli-gator, which are common in the waters he was fishing, but officials would not speculate.

— Staff report

TOUGH CONDITIONS: The crappie bite has been tough across much of Texas, although the best anglers in the state will attempt to boat a limit Sept. 13-14 on Lake Fork. Photo by LSON.

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September 13-14Crappie Anglers of TexasTexas State Crappie ChampionshipLake Fork(903) 887-0334crappieanglersoftexas.com

September 14-15Premier Gun ShowsMesquite Show, Big Town Event Center(817) 732-1194premiergunshows.com

September 17Ducks UnlimitedAthens DinnerFreshwater Fisheries Center(903) 603-2829ducks.org/texas

Delta WaterfowlPiney Woods Chapter BanquetPiney Woods Country Club, Nacogdochesdeltawaterfowl.org

September 19Dallas Safari ClubMonthly MeetingOmni Hotel West(972) 980-9800biggame.org

Coastal Conservation AssociationRedfi sh Bay Chapter Fish FryMay Ranch, Beeville(361) 362-7579ccatexas.org

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September 24Ducks UnlimitedWharton BanquetHungerford Hall, Hungerford(979) 533-3360ducks.org/texas

September 26Ducks UnlimitedSan Antonio Chapter Fall BanquetAlzafar Shrine Auditorium(210) 355-3965ducks.org/texas

Delta WaterfowlHeart of Texas Chapter BanquetGeorgetown Community Centerdeltawaterfowl.org

Coastal Conservation AssociationFirst Annual Trinity Valley Chapter BanquetCity Hall, Liberty City(936) 334-2314ccatexas.org

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October 3Coastal Conservation Association2013 State of Texas BBQBayou City Event Center, Houston(800) 210-3474ccatexas.org

October 5Blanco County Wild Game DinnerBlanco County Show Barn, Johnson City(830) 833-5335lbjcountry.com

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October 10Dallas Woods and Waters ClubMonthly Meeting and DinnerSheraton Dallas North(214) 570-8700dwwcc.org

Ducks UnlimitedFort Worth Chapter Dinner and BanquetStockyard Station(817) 291-6696ducks.org/texas

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

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

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

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

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Jarrett Robertson, 15, shot this nice mature axis on his home property at the

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managed to take a summer axis.

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