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PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID PLANO, TX PERMIT 210 Time Sensitive Material • Deliver ASAP September 28, 2012 Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper Volume 9, Issue 3 Calling crows The challenge of crow hunting. Page 4 Schooling, not yet running By John Keith LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Recent weeks have seen cool fronts spread across the state, and according to area anglers, the redfish have responded beautifully. “We have been having really good reds, just excellent trips,” said Matagorda fishing guide Jimmy Riddle. “We’ve had school- ing redfish, and a lot of them, for the last six or seven days.” Riddle has keyed in on shallow water, 2 feet or less, over oyster shell beds for most of his trips. From scented plastics to top- waters, Riddle said each day has the reds displaying a different preference. “It’s just going to get better and better every day; it’s that time of year,” he said. “They’re running 24 to 28 inches, and a few over- sized in with the mix.” Farther down the coast, South Padre Island fishing guide Emilio Villarreal is finally seeing the redfish action starting to pick up, after a lackluster summer. “The redfish were slow in the summertime, and it’s picked up quite a bit,” he said. “With the last two fronts, it has certainly helped the fishing, though it hasn’t got down under 80. “A lot of bait has been pushed THEY’RE HERE: Pearland angler Patrick Kirst shows off one of the 20 redfish he and John Hrbacek, of Katy, caught near Galveston. Photo by John Hrbacek. See REDFISH, Page 15 South Zone opens with spotty action ❘❚ LSONews.com ❘❚ CONTENTS Classifieds . . . . . . . . . Page 28 Crossword . . . . . . . . . Page 21 Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10 For the Table. . . . . . . . Page 21 Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12 Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . Page 22 Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 30 Outdoor Business . . . . . Page 30 Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 28 Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 14 Sun, Moon and Tide data . . Page 21 Inside Teal hunters report loads of birds. Page 6 Early success ❘❚ HUNTING Know the rules for limits with multiple anglers. Page 9 How many can we catch? TPWD program could be expanded. Page 4 Private land for public hunting Reds, whiting among catch. Page 8 Consistent bag at jetties ❘❚ FISHING Redfish reports positive along entire coast By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Although a historic drought ham- pered mule deer antlers in the Trans- Pecos region of Texas last season, the deer, like the rain, have bounced back this year. Hunters should expect a solid hunting season, although deer num- bers in some areas have taken a hit due to last year’s drought. “The deer are looking good this year,” said Hunter Ross, owner of Desert Safaris. “We have had good rain from April through the past few weeks. The rains came before the bucks shed their antlers and there BETTER THAN LAST YEAR: Mule deer bucks should be in better shape this season after a rough 2011 that saw many die due to drought. On properties that are well-man- aged, some bigger bucks can be expected. Photo by Dr. Louis Harveson. See MULE DEER, Page 16 By Conor Harrison LONE STAR OUTDOOR NEWS Dove hunting for the South Zone opener on Sept. 21 was spotty, with some hunters shoot- ing quick limits, while others were searching for birds that never showed up. New Braunfels hunter Frank Onion headed south to Dilley for the opening afternoon and reported a solid shoot. “I was hunting with Dilley Feed and Grain Wildlife Supply Outfitters, and the first afternoon we hunted close to town and had a good flight of whitewings over a maize field,” Onion said. “Most of our party limited out without a problem. On Saturday morning, we hunted southwest of town over a cut cornfield and we had a good shoot of mourning dove. Many of them were very young birds that offered easy shooting.” See SOUTH ZONE, Page 18 SOMEONE SHOOT: Three friends enjoy the shade of a mesquite tree and the camaraderie of an afternoon of dove hunting in Atascosa County during the opening weekend of the South Zone dove season. Reports were mostly positive on hunter success. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON. Mule deer rebounding after poor 2011 season

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September 28, 2012 Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper Volume 9, Issue 3

Calling crowsThe challenge of crow hunting.

Page 4

Schooling, not yet running

By John KeithLone Star outdoor newS

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

“We have been having really good reds, just excellent trips,” said Matagorda fi shing guide Jimmy Riddle. “We’ve had school-ing redfi sh, and a lot of them, for

the last six or seven days.”Riddle has keyed in on shallow

water, 2 feet or less, over oyster shell beds for most of his trips. From scented plastics to top-waters, Riddle said each day has the reds displaying a different preference.

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

Farther down the coast, South Padre Island fi shing guide Emilio Villarreal is fi nally seeing the redfi sh action starting to pick up, after a lackluster summer.

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

“A lot of bait has been pushed THEY’RE HERE: Pearland angler Patrick Kirst shows off one of the 20 redfi sh he and John Hrbacek, of Katy, caught near Galveston. Photo by John Hrbacek. See REDFISH, Page 15

South Zone opens with spotty action❘❚ LSONews.com

❘❚ CONTENTSClassifi eds . . . . . . . . . Page 28 Crossword . . . . . . . . . Page 21Freshwater Fishing Report . Page 10For the Table. . . . . . . . Page 21Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page 12Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . Page 22Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page 30Outdoor Business . . . . . Page 30Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 28Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page 14Sun, Moon and Tide data . . Page 21

Inside

Teal hunters report loads of birds.Page 6

Early success❘❚ HUNTING

Know the rules for limits with multiple anglers.

Page 9

How many can we catch?

TPWD program could be expanded.Page 4

Private land for public hunting

Reds, whiting among catch.Page 8

Consistent bag at jetties

❘❚ FISHING

Redfi sh reports positive along entire coast

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Although a historic drought ham-pered mule deer antlers in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas last season, the deer, like the rain, have bounced back this year.

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

“The deer are looking good this

year,” said Hunter Ross, owner of Desert Safaris. “We have had good rain from April through the past few weeks. The rains came before the bucks shed their antlers and there

BETTER THAN LAST YEAR: Mule deer bucks should be in better shape this season after

a rough 2011 that saw many die due to drought. On properties that are well-man-

aged, some bigger bucks can be expected. Photo by Dr. Louis Harveson.

See MULE DEER, Page 16

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

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

were searching for birds that never showed up.

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

“I was hunting with Dilley

Feed and Grain Wildlife Supply Outfi tters, and the fi rst afternoon we hunted close to town and had a good fl ight of whitewings over a maize fi eld,” Onion said. “Most of our party limited out without a problem. On Saturday morning,

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

See SOUTH ZONE, Page 18

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

Mule deer rebounding

after poor 2011 season

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HUNTING

By John KeithLone Star outdoor newS

So, you’ve always wanted to hunt crows?

You haven’t? According to these

hunters, you’re missing out.“You can shoot 100 crows for

less work than six ducks,” said Dallas crow hunter Matt Hunt. “I’ve slowly tapered off waterfowl and gotten more and more into

crow hunting.”Hunt, a member of the group

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

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

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

“Now if I don’t shoot 30 or 40

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

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

“They have good eyes, and they’re very smart,” Irving said. “I believe you have to have head-to-toe camo, and you have to be patient, but some people don’t have the patience for it.”

Hunters can use crow decoys, but only a few are needed, accord-ing to Irving.

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

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

Private lands for public hunting

By John KeithLone Star outdoor newS

Look in any taxidermy shop, hunt-ing lodge, or trophy room and chances are you’ll see as many different shades of antler color as you do rack size.

But the reason behind the color vari-ations is not easy to pinpoint, accord-ing to Lin Poor, certified wildlife biolo-gist for Texas Wildlife Management.

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

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

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

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

Crazy for crowsHunters tout ample opportunity, high numbers

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

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

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

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

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

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

TPWD leases the land through Fund 9,

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

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

TPWD spending small amount of total budget on program

See PRIVATE, Page 19

See CROWS, Page 19

The color of a rackWhat affects the darkness of deer antlers?

See COLOR, Page 23

For the brave — BBQ Crow RecipeIngredients:10 crow breastsBBQ sauce2 onionsTabasco sauce

Preparation:Place crow meat in a deep

pan. Pour as much BBQ and Tabasco sauce as desired over the crow meat. Let marinate for at least two hours. Slice onions into thin slices and push out the centers to make rings. Place onions in skillet and place crow breasts over onions. The two flavors will combine while cooking. Put skillet on stove and cook until onions are brown and meat is tender. Serve crow over the onions.

— crowbusters.com

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

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

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EMILEE BROWN of Granbury took this 8-point buck last season in Lampasas County

near Lometa while hunting with her grandfather. Emilee took the buck with one shot

from her pink Thompson Center Pro Hunter .22-250 at 145 yards. It was the third

deer she has taken.

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

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Everything here has picked up — antler

Much better antler growth than last year

See BOW SEASON, Page 27

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By John KeithLone Star outdoor newS

A hunt judged more by the speed of completion than the number of birds, teal hunters revel in the fast-paced shooting and wide opportunity that the early season offers.

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

“I’ve always wanted to

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

“It was just really an excit-ing time for me.”

The hunt was a few days after opening weekend. Khris Kennedy said he

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Done in no time

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

Teal opener fast and furious across parts of state

See TEAL OPENER, Page 19

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Panhandle’s Best owner pleads guilty to game violationsMark Dean Meissenburg, owner of well-known guide service Panhandle’s Best Inc., of

Amarillo, was sentenced this month by U.S. Magistrate Judge Clinton E. Averitte to one year probation for allowing hunters to take sandhill cranes in excess of the daily bag limit.

Averitte also ordered that Meissenburg pay a $900 fine and restitution of $2590.Specifically, Meissenburg pleaded guilty to one count of having custody of migratory birds

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

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

— Staff report

Hagerman hunters can now target turkeys, hogsHagerman National Wildlife Refuge, located about 75 miles north of Dallas, has announced

the opening of special turkey and hog hunts for 2013.“We’ve been working on it for the last several years,” said HNWR Assistant Manager Rick

Cantu. “We will have turkey hunts, and we’ve allowed deer hunters to take feral hogs, but now we have a specific hunt for the hogs.”

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

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

Permits for the hog hunts will be more liberal than the turkey, with around 170 tags to be issued.Feral hog applications can be made online at Hagermanpermits.com from Nov. 1-30. Turkey

applications can be submitted Dec. 1-31. Drawings will be Dec. 6 and Jan. 7, respectively.For further questions, contact HNWR at (903) 786-2826.

— Staff report

Texas brothers to be resentenced in KansasOne of the most famous cases involving illegal harvesting of white-tailed deer is seeing a new twist.Martinsville natives James Butler, owner, and Marlin Butler, guide, of Camp Lone Star near

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

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

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

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

— Staff report

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FISHING

Sturdy on the jettiesBy John KeithLone Star outdoor newS

Usually known for the wide vari-ety of fish that are possible to catch in a single morning, some anglers are finding a pleasant consistency while fishing the jetties.

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

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

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

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

“Seeing a 50-year-old fish come to the surface and releasing that fish to spawn will never get old,” he said. “One thing for certain is that when the weather cools and a cold front stirs up the bay systems, the bulls will be on the move.”

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

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

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

“I now see why they call them an underwater freight train; he took me

Bull reds highlighting the catch

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

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

And then September hits.Cooler air temperatures bring cooler water tempera-

tures, which push bass to the shallows to hunt for food.

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

Grills said that pattern should hold until mid-November.

“This is a time when a lot of things work,” he said. “Whatever you like to throw — top-waters, spinner baits, crankbaits, jigs — they are all good. It is a fun time to fish.”

Grills has been keying on secondary

points close to creek channels at depths of 5 to 15 feet.“Water clarity is also a big factor,” he said. “This lake

turns over longer than other lakes, so it is very important this time of year to find the clearest water you can find.”

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

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

“We have a lot of grass this year.”Other reports from across the state say much the same

thing — bass heading out of the deeper water to chase baitfish in the shallows.

Try, try again; and again, and again

By John KeithLone Star outdoor newS

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

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

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

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

“In 2010 Thomas placed second because of a little bad luck; he had one, 8 or 9 pounds, come off at the boat and another big one break off,” Gary said. “He had a fish brought in that actu-ally puked out a bunch of mullet and digested fish parts. The fish was heavier than the current leader’s before it puked.”

Thomas said he remembers the day well.

“It came in and threw up everywhere,

CCA/STAR teen trout winner ends

10-year quest

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

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

Cooler weather bringing changes to bass patterns

on Fork

See JETTIES, Page 25

See CCA/STAR, Page 15

Photo by Andrew Grills.

Bass moving to shallows

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Whose fish is that?By John KeithLone Star outdoor newS

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

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

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

“Everybody has got their own bag limit, and each person is supposed to catch their own fish,” Moses said. “But as far as the enforce-ment, if we don’t see it, or they don’t admit who caught each fish, it’s hard to enforce.”

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

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

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

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

“Practically, it’s not really enforceable. We’re checking

Understanding the law behind

bag limits

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

See BAG LIMITS, Page 23

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

AMISTAD: Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 31.06’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, spinner baits and soft plastics. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on cheesebait over baited holes in 6–25 feet.

ARROWHEAD: Water off-color; 78–83 degrees; 11.01’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastics early, later switching to Texas rigs, jigs and jerkbaits. White bass are good on slabs and Rooster Tails. Catfi sh are fair to good on prepared bait.

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

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

BELTON: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 4.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and lipless crankbaits over grass. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on hot dogs, stinkbait, and liver.

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

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are good on liver and shad near the pier. Redfi sh are good down-rigging spoons near the dam.

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

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

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 26.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on tequila sunrise top-waters, chartreuse lipless crankbaits, and blue shad fl ukes on fl ats early. Striped bass are good on plastic swim baits and drifting live bait at fi rst light. Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows. Chan-nel catfi sh are good on minnows and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfi sh are very good on goldfi sh and perch upriver.

CALAVERAS: Water clear. Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits, and lipless crankbaits near the dam. Redfi sh are good down rigging spoons near the dam in 15–25 feet.

CANYON LAKE: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 7.11’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon lipless crankbaits and top-waters over grass along ledges. Smallmouth bass are good on watermelon red grubs, top-waters and craws at daylight.

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

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

COOPER: Water lightly stained; 78–83 degrees; 4.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics

(slow presentation is best). White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on small swimbaits and live shad over main lake humps. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait and cut bait.

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

FAYETTE: Water stained. Largemouth bass are good on wa-termelon crankbaits and Carolina-rigged soft plastics.

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

GRANBURY: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 4.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers, shrimp, and live bait.

GRANGER: Water clear; 82–86 degrees; 0.88’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs over brush piles in 4–12 feet. Blue catfi sh are good drifting shad near the dam.

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

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

goldfi sh and perch.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 78–82 degrees; 5.33’ low. Largemouth bass are good on fl ipping jigs around shallow cover. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait and minnows.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 85–89 degrees; 0.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics around stumps and other shallow cover. Crappie are good on minnows.

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

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 77–82 degrees; 18.17’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on buzzbaits early and late, midmorning switching to Texas rigs, crankbaits, Carolina rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Catfi sh are good on chartreuse nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 79–83 degrees; 1.54’’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on fi nesse jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics near shallow cover and around docks. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 77–83 degrees; 7.64’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on soft plastics and crankbaits early, later switching to Texas rigs, jigs and Carolina rigs. Crap-pie are good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. White bass are good on top-waters while school-ing and on slabs over humps. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.

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

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

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 77–82 degrees; 2.41’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and medium crankbaits along points with riprap. White bass are good on humps with hybrids mixed in.

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

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

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 83–97 degrees; 1.59’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on liver and nightcrawlers.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 2.97’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white lipless crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on minnows, shrimp, and nightcrawlers.

SWEETWATER: Water murky; 76–82 degrees; 17.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads, Texas rigs and small swimbaits. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows.

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

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

Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse/gold fl ake soft plastic worms. White bass are good on minnows and silver slabs. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on stinkbait and live bait.

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

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

WEATHERFORD: Water clear; 77–82 degrees; 5.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics and jigs around docks and shallow cover. Finesse baits are also working with a slow presentation. White bass are good on slabs and live minnows — some schooling noted later in the day.

WHITE RIVER: Water stained; 77–82 degrees; 27.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early, later switching to jigs, Texas rigs and shallow-running crankbaits. Catfi sh are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

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

— TPWD

TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORTOn the move

LEWISVILLE LAKE — Make sure the boat is gassed up, because you might have to stay on the move to fi nd the fi sh on Lewisville Lake.

Anglers are fi nding white bass and hybrids around main lake fl ats, and the fi sh seem to be feeding best right before dark.

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

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

Crappie are slow to fair on artifi cials around structure.

Needing some weatherCHOKE CANYON RESERVOIR — Choke Canyon is continu-

ing to frustrate anglers, with water levels 15 feet low possibly to blame.

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

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

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

Bass are also slow, with anglers reporting little to no action.To contact Wallace Gee, call (361) 318-5904.

Hybrids not hitting yetRICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIR — Anglers hitting the

reservoir need to plan on targeting white bass over hybrids, according to area guide Bob Holmes.

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

Once the fi sh dive deeper, Holmes is jigging them up with a chartreuse pattern.“It’s just a little bit early for the big hybrid bite,” he said. “We just need a couple more cool

fronts to cool them down.”Pelican Island, Windsock Point, and the 309 Flats are areas Holmes said anglers should

look to in the fall.To contact Bob Holmes, call (214) 728-3310.

— John Keith

“We’re getting some early schooling action from the sand bass —

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Wrong time, wrong guy

By Craig NyhusLone Star outdoor newS

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

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

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

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

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

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

The four clients on the boat were just as excited.

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

The group had a good day on the water, though, catching dozens of redfish and a few trout later in the day.

“The water temperature is down to about 85 degrees and we have had a north wind for the past four or five days,” he said. “The trout bite didn’t happen until around 3 p.m. — we left the trout biting. Most were smaller, but we’ve caught a few 27 inchers.”

Garza called the STAR tournament direc-tor, Gina Rice, and told her the news.

“The reply was uneventful,” he said. “She said, ‘Way to go, Ruben.’”

Guide lands tagged redfish on Sept. 18

TOO LATE: Capt. Ruben Garza holds the tagged redfish he caught after the conclusion of the CCA/STAR tournament. Photo by Ruben Garza.

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YOUNG HUNTER PEPPERED BY ANOTHER, TREATED

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

BAITED FIELD CAUSES HUNTERS TO LOOK ELSEWHERE

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

ROAD SIGN SHOOTERS CAME FROM DOVE HUNTING CAMP

Garza/Lynn counties Game Warden Drew Spencer was called by a Lynn County landowner who was con-cerned that members of a large dove hunting camp had not only entered onto his land during their weekend stay at camp, but had also been the ones who shot a county road sign near his property. Lubbock County Game Warden Mallory Brodrick came to assist. Spencer and Brodrick col-lected numerous empty cartridges on the county road from a 9 mm, .45-cal., 30-30, and a couple spent 12-gauge shells. Tire tracks and shoeprints were also photographed. The people in the camp were con-tacted. After questioning and the slow presentation of evidence, the men admitted to having spotlighted for “just rabbits” the night before

(one with no license) and having shot the road sign prior to that. Spencer later traveled to Lubbock to seek out two other men he believed had also shot the sign. Coincidentally, the men both happened to call Spencer, asking for a meeting. Both men con-fessed to also having shot the sign. Three disorderly conduct/discharg-ing a firearm from/on public roadway citations were issued.

WITH AFTERNOON LIMITS, TWO ADMIT TO GOOD MORNING HUNTSOn his way out of Lubbock County

and back to Lynn County, Garza/Lynn counties Game Warden Drew Spencer heard some shots being fired from a residential area and went to investigate. Spencer saw several men shooting dove from a small pecan orchard. One man saw Spencer at a distance, put down his shotgun and walked away from his bucket of dove as the others con-tinued to shoot. Spencer talked to the man, who happened to have 15 dove. Upon checking the others, Spencer saw that the men were close to their respective daily bag lim-its. Spencer asked how many dove each had killed during their morn-ing hunts, and a couple of them said that they had been quite successful earlier in the day. Daily bag limit vio-lation citations were issued, and 16 dove were seized.

BAIT AND MORE BAITLubbock County Game Warden

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

WARDEN ASSISTS MAN PINNED TO HAY BALER

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

OCCUPIED SKI BOAT COMES OFF HITCH AT STEEP RAMP

While patrolling for dove hunt-ing compliance near Lake Alan Henry, Garza/Lynn counties Game Warden Drew Spencer and Scurry County Game Warden Trey Kram were called to assist at the lake. The wardens were dispatched to a boat/truck collision, with injuries, at a private boat ramp. A large ski boat, with occupants, was being backed down the ramp when it came off the hitch and rolled down the ramp. One bystander estimated the boat traveled backward at about 50 mph. The boat slammed into the grill of a large truck offloading its boat. The occupants of the boat were slammed around and suffered injuries.

SHOOTING ONTO NEIGHBOR’S PROPERTY AND PEPPERING WARDENS

BRINGS LECTUREOpening day of dove season proved

to be a busy one for Taylor County Game Wardens Roy Johnson and James Cummings. While responding to a hunting accident call, Cummings’ truck began to have problems. After everything was sorted out, Johnson arrived to assist. When they were leav-ing the scene of the original call, they took another call from a landowner claiming birdshot was falling on their house and even struck their horse. The wardens responded and, while talking

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

SHOOTER IN HUNTING ACCIDENT HAD NO HUNTER ED

Nolan County Game Warden Jake Simmering received a call that a hunt-ing accident victim was in the ER at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater due to being peppered while dove hunting. Upon further investigation, the victim had been peppered earlier that morning as he leaned down to retrieve a dove next to a stock tank. The victim stated they had been hunting in Mitchell County, and he did not know the subject’s name who had shot him. Shortly after being interviewed, he was discharged from the ER and information was received about the ranch where he was hunting. Simmering met several subjects at the ranch where the accident occurred and received statements. The subject who accidentally shot the victim was cited for not having hunter education.

HIDING IN BARN TO AVOID BAITING CITATIONS

On opening day of dove season, Cherokee County Game Wardens Eric Collins and Brian Bearden attempted to locate some hunters after several shots were heard. About an hour later, the wardens located an ATV parked in a nearby pasture. In the back of the ATV, the wardens found grains of milo, and also found it spread across mowed portions of the pasture. When the five hunters finally emerged from the brush, they admitted to baiting the area two weeks earlier and hunting it that day. Citations for hunting dove over bait were filed. As the wardens were leaving, the little son of one of the hunters came up to the wardens’ truck and knocked on the door to tell the wardens that they all had been hiding in the barn. Kids never lie. Cases pending.

GAME WARDEN BLOTTER

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

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

CORN IN FIELD CAUSES LOSS OF 54 DOVE

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NORTH SABINE: Redfi sh are good in the marsh on weed-less soft plastics. Trout are fair to good under slicks and birds on top-waters and soft plastics.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and top-waters. Bull redfi sh are good at the jetty on crabs and table shrimp.

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

TRINITY BAY: Redfi sh are good on the north shoreline on gold spoons and small top-waters. Redfi sh are good in the marsh

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

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

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

TEXAS CITY: Bull redfi sh are good in the channel on crabs

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

FREEPORT: Bull redfi sh are good on live bait and crabs on the Surfside Beach. Black drum and redfi sh are good on the reefs in Bastrop Bay.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scat-tered shell. Redfi sh are good in Lake Austin on shrimp and top-waters. Trout are fair to good over mud while wading with scented baits.

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

in Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and Shell Island.

PORT O'CONNOR: Bull redfi sh are good in the surf and at the jetty on cracked blue crabs. Trout and redfi sh are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp and top-waters. Trout are good on live bait over reefs in San Antonio Bay.

ROCKPORT: Redfi sh are fair to good on mullet near Traylor Island. Trout are fair around Mud Island and Allyn’s Bight on small top-waters and soft plastics under corks. Redfi sh are fair to good in Copano Bay on the reefs and in the bayous.

PORT ARANSAS: Bull redfi sh are good at the jetty on table shrimp and crabs. Redfi sh

are good on the fl ats around Pelican Island on scented plastics and shrimp. Off-shore is good for amberjack, kingfi sh, tuna and dolphin.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Bull redfi sh are good in the channels on crabs and table shrimp. Redfi sh are good on the shal-low fl ats on gold spoons and small top-waters. Bull redfi sh are good in the Packery Channel on crabs, mullet and shrimp.

BAFFIN BAY: Redfi sh are fair to good at Yarborough on gold spoons and top-waters. Redfi sh are good around the spoils on scented baits and small top-waters. Trout are fair to good on top-waters along the shorelines.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfi sh are

good while drifting potholes on top-waters and soft plas-tics under a popping cork. Trout are good on top-waters over sand and grass. Offshore is good for kingfi sh, ling and dolphin.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout, redfi sh and snook are fair to good on the fl ats on live shrimp under a popping cork. Bull redfi sh are good at the jetty on natu-ral baits.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfi sh are fair to good while drifting sand and grass fl ats on live or artifi cial shrimp, and scented plastics under popping corks. Redfi sh are good on the fl ats and begin-ning to school in larger con-centrations with higher tides.

— TPWD

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORTKeeping on them in Corpus

BOB HALL PIER — No boat? No worries. Area anglers are reporting excellent fi shing from the pier on a variety of species using live bait.

Redfi sh have been seen, and caught, schooling close to the pier; mostly eating-sized slot fi sh are biting the best but some bulls are running around nearby. The reds are hitting live and cut pinfi sh, along with watermelon shad or the traditional mullet.

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

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

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

Time for a Texas slamUPPER GALVESTON BAY — The fi shing has been fun,

according to Capt. Robert Liebert.“It was really good on Sunday,” he said. “We ended up

with 26 trout, four reds and two fl ounder.”Liebert had clients throwing both live shrimp and artifi cials —

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

The fi shing has been helped by the cooperating weather.“It’s gotten a lot cooler down here; it got into the 80s again this weekend,” he

said. “It’s nice in the mornings, almost to the point of being cool on the boat rides.”The artifi cials Liebert prefers this time of year includes soft plastic shad in red and plum

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

Some fi shing, some catchingCOPANO BAY — Portland, Ore., native Mike Nelson

recently fi shed with members of the Lone Star Outdoor News crew, where he caught his fi rst redfi sh, along with several others.

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

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

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

— John Keith

Time for a Texas slamaccording to Capt. Robert Liebert.

with 26 trout, four reds and two fl ounder.”Liebert had clients throwing both live shrimp and artifi cials —

Time for a Texas slam

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down with the last front that moved through.”

Even with the reds becom-ing more active, their runs have not necessarily started.

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

As long as the weather continues to cooperate, anglers can throw about anything they have, accord-

ing to Villarreal.“I’m strictly throwing arti-

ficials,” he said. “You’re fish-ing in a feeding frenzy most of the time, and pretty much throw whatever you want, and they’re going to eat it.”

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

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

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

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

Scented plastics under a popping cork left to drift along the shoreline has worked the best for New.

“It seems like they’re schooling up; we’re finding schools of twenty or thirty coming out at a time,” he said. “We’re coming out and catch-ing them for fifteen or twenty minutes, then it slows for a little while, then bam, we’re back on them.”

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

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and I knew it was going to cost us,” he said.But 2010 isn’t as far back as his mission goes.“We started this process about 2002 or

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

In 2002, Thomas’ older brother just missed finishing in the top five of the junior divi-sion. In 2003, Thomas’ first year to be eligi-ble for the tournament, the brothers placed fourth and fifth in the sheepshead division. In 2004, Thomas claimed third place in the sheepshead, though he hooked and lost “the biggest sheepshead” his father had ever seen. The following year finally brought a win, with Thomas again placing third, but his brother placing first.

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

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

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

The challenge didn’t faze Thomas, who caught his first 28-inch trout at 7 years old. After a few years of targeting the trout, he finally sealed the deal this year.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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was good browse for them.”Ross said fawn recruitment was around 115

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

“We haven’t seen one dead deer,” he said. “I know of ranches that had to cancel their season because they lost so many deer from the drought.”

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

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

Other ranches are also seeing better deer this year.

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

percent of normal.”Barsch said the ranch had very few fawns

survive last season and deer numbers overall are down.

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

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

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

“But the population is still recovering.”Harveson noted that he expects an average

to above average year for antlers.“I haven’t been out very much, but I expect

the bucks to be pretty good this year,” he said. “On ranches that use supplemental feed and had good water, they should have a good year.”

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

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

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

On the Katzfey Ranches near George West, Mark Katzfey reported a great open-ing weekend.

“Our hunters hunting over hay fields and concho grass

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

Katzfey said his hunt-ers killed mostly mourning dove.

“I don’t think there are

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

Katzfey said he is hope-ful the birds will stay for the remainder of the season.

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

In Atascosa County, hunt-ers had good shoots both days of opening weekend. According to one hunter, there were about 40 percent less dove on Saturday than opening day, although lim-its were still taken without too much difficulty.

Some reports were less favorable from hunters around Karnes City.

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

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

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ranches. That adds up to approxi-mately $406 per animal for pro-gram hunts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Landowners remain confiden-tial until the hunter is drawn through the TPWD lottery system.

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

“The reason we do this with TPWD is just the ease of working with them,” said Charles Storms with Kerrville-Schreiner Park. “They pretty much take care of everything. We just provide a plan for the hunters and run the hunts.”

Storms said the revenue gener-ated from the hunts goes into the park maintenance fund.

“It’s very easy to do,” he said. “And we need it. Since we started getting hunters in here, the browse line has come down and we are see-ing a lot of green stuff out there.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Daniel Kubecka, (979) 240-5312Evan Botsford, (512) 217-6229

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Photo by J.J. Kent.

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Fiocchi announces recallEffective Sept. 5, 2012, Fiocchi of America is recalling various lots of .22-250 Rem. and

.243 Win. centerfire rifle ammunition. No other Fiocchi products are included in this recall and only the following items and lot numbers are affected. The following ammunition products are affected by this recall:Fiocchi Item # Caliber Bullet weight/type Lot ending numbers222508 .22-250 Rem. 55 Pointed Soft Point 001, 002, 0003, 00422250HVD .22-250 Rem. 55 V Max Polymer Tip 001, 002, 003, 0042435PB .243 Win. 70 Pointed Soft Point 006, 007, 008243HSB .243 Win. 95 SST Polymer Tip Boat Tail 004, 0052435PD .243 Win. 100 Interlock Boat Tail 001, 002, 003, 004

Through extensive evaluation, Fiocchi has determined that the above lots of .22-250 and .243 may have been loaded with multiple bullets that can cause excessive pressure. This ammunition with multiple bullets may cause firearm damage rendering the firearm inoperable, and subject the shooter or bystanders to a risk of personal injury when fired.

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

— Fiocchi

New ID system for strange saltwater fishWith the extreme diversity of oceanic life in Texas waters, even experienced saltwater anglers

will probably run across a fish they can’t identify.TPWD Coastal Fisheries Biologist Brenda Bowling saw the need for an identification system.“Some of the creatures are difficult to distinguish if you don’t know what you’re looking for,

but there are certain characteristics they will have,” Bowling said. “I started putting it together by taking organisms we catch in our sampling. It went from not only fish, but also invertebrates and plant species.”

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

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

— Staff report

ShareLunker season set to beginThe 27th season of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ShareLunker program will begin Oct. 1.Anglers entering fish into the ShareLunker program receive a free replica of their fish, a cer-

tificate, ShareLunker clothing and are recognized at a banquet at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens. The person who catches the season’s largest entry will be named Angler of the Year. If the Angler of the Year is a Texas resident, that person also receives a lifetime fishing license.

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

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

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

“We have divided the state into regions based on the locations of our freshwater hatcheries,” he said. “Fish will be picked up by personnel based at the hatchery located within that region. This will often reduce the amount of time it takes to retrieve a fish.”

— TPWD

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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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1 1/2 lbs. sea bass fi llets 1 can white clam sauce 1 can Italian stewed tomatoes 1 chopped onion 1 cup frozen sweet corn kernels 1/2 box sliced mushrooms 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. sugar

In a medium large pot, simmer chopped onions, tomatoes, corn, gar-lic powder, sugar and mushrooms in red clam sauce for fi ve minutes. Cut sea bass fi llets into bite-size chunks. Add them to the sauce. Simmer for ten minutes more. Serve.

— easyfi shrecipes.com

1-2 ducks, dressedSaltSoy sauceMaple syrupButterOnionApple

Rub inside of cavity with 1 tsp salt. If using wild ducks, add a quartered onion and apple to cav-ity. Pull the loose skin up around the neck and insert a skewer through it. Use this to hang the duck to drain excess fl uid. In a bowl, mix together a 50/50 blend

of soy sauce and syrup. Rub some of the syrup mixture over the duck(s) and hang it up to dry. Every 15 minutes, rub on another layer of syrup until there are 4–5 coats on duck(s). Let hang until nearly dry. Spray the entire outside with the spray oil. Place duck(s) breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Add about an inch of water to pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. Then reduce heat to 325 degrees and cook until done. Remove from oven and let rest 10–15 minutes before carving.

— Backwoodsbound.com

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Galveston Bay entrance, south jettyDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 28 3:21 AM 2.3H 8:58 AM 1.3L 3:23 PM 2.4H 9:19 PM 1.3LSep 29 3:36 AM 2.2H 9:26 AM 1.1L 4:22 PM 2.4H 9:55 PM 1.5LSep 30 3:50 AM 2.2H 9:55 AM 0.9L 5:17 PM 2.4H 10:27 PM 1.7LOct 01 4:03 AM 2.2H 10:24 AM 0.8L 6:11 PM 2.4H 10:55 PM 1.9LOct 02 4:15 AM 2.3H 10:56 AM 0.7L 7:05 PM 2.4H 11:21 PM 2.1LOct 03 4:22 AM 2.3H 11:30 AM 0.6L 8:02 PM 2.4H 11:45 PM 2.2LOct 04 4:20 AM 2.3H 12:10 PM 0.6L 9:08 PM 2.4HOct 05 12:10 AM 2.3L 4:03 AM 2.3H 12:54 PM 0.6L 10:25 PM 2.4 HOct 06 12:37 AM 2.3L 3:45 AM 2.4H 1:46 PM 0.7LOct 07 3:28 AM 2.4H 2:45 PM 0.8LOct 08 12:55 AM 2.4H 3:49 PM 0.8LOct 09 1:24 AM 2.4H 4:54 PM 0.9LOct 10 1:42 AM 2.4H 8:00 AM 2.1L 10:46 AM 2.1H 5:53 PM 1.0LOct 11 1:57 AM 2.3H 7:19 AM 1.9L 12:33 PM 2.2H 6:48 PM 1.1LOct 12 2:10 AM 2.3H 7:29 AM 1.6L 1:52 PM 2.3H 7:39 PM 1.3L

San Luis PassDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Sep 28 3:51 AM 1.4H 9:54 AM 0.8L 3:53 PM 1.4H 10:15 PM 0.8LSep 29 4:06 AM 1.4H 10:22 AM 0.7L 4:52 PM 1.4H 10:51 PM 0.9LSep 30 4:20 AM 1.3H 10:51 AM 0.5L 5:47 PM 1.5H 11:23 PM 1.0LOct 01 4:33 AM 1.4H 11:20 AM 0.5L 6:41 PM 1.5H 11:51 PM 1.2LOct 02 4:45 AM 1.4H 11:52 AM 0.4L 7:35 PM 1.5HOct 03 12:17 AM 1.2L 4:52 AM 1.4H 12:26 PM 0.4L 8:32 PM 1.5 HOct 04 12:41 AM 1.3L 4:50 AM 1.4H 1:06 PM 0.4L 9:38 PM 1.4 HOct 05 1:06 AM 1.4L 4:33 AM 1.4H 1:50 PM 0.4L 10:55 PM 1.4HOct 06 1:33 AM 1.4L 4:15 AM 1.4H 2:42 PM 0.4LOct 07 3:58 AM 1.4H 3:41 PM 0.5LOct 08 1:25 AM 1.5H 4:45 PM 0.5LOct 09 1:54 AM 1.5H 5:50 PM 0.5LOct 10 2:12 AM 1.4H 8:56 AM 1.2L 11:16 AM 1.3H 6:49 PM 0.6LOct 11 2:27 AM 1.4H 8:15 AM 1.1L 1:03 PM 1.3H 7:44 PM 0.6LOct 12 2:40 AM 1.4H 8:25 AM 0.9L 2:22 PM 1.4H 8:35 PM 0.8L

Freeport HarborDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 28 3:06 AM 1.7H 9:15 AM 1.0L 3:11 PM 1.8H 9:51 PM 0.9LSep 29 3:19 AM 1.6H 9:39 AM 0.8L 4:10 PM 1.9H 10:41 PM 1.1LSep 30 3:32 AM 1.6H 10:03 AM 0.7L 5:05 PM 1.9H 11:32 PM 1.3LOct 01 3:43 AM 1.5H 10:28 AM 0.6L 5:57 PM 1.9HOct 02 12:28 AM 1.4L 3:49 AM 1.5H 10:55 AM 0.5L 6:50 PM 2.0 HOct 03 11:25 AM 0.5L 7:47 PM 2.0HOct 04 12:00 PM 0.5L 8:50 PM 1.9HOct 05 12:41 PM 0.5L 10:02 PM 2.0HOct 06 1:31 PM 0.5L 11:13 PM 2.0HOct 07 2:30 PM 0.5LOct 08 12:07 AM 2.0H 3:39 PM 0.6LOct 09 12:44 AM 2.0H 4:51 PM 0.6LOct 10 1:12 AM 2.0H 8:35 AM 1.4L 10:53 AM 1.4H 6:01 PM 0.7LOct 11 1:34 AM 1.9H 8:14 AM 1.3L 12:29 PM 1.5H 7:05 PM 0.8LOct 12 1:55 AM 1.8H 8:12 AM 1.1L 1:42 PM 1.7H 8:07 PM 0.9L

South Padre IslandDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 28 2:40 AM 1.6H 8:21 AM 1.1L 2:50 PM 1.9H 9:20 PM 1.1LSep 29 2:41 AM 1.6H 8:53 AM 0.9L 4:01 PM 1.9H 10:17 PM 1.3LSep 30 2:38 AM 1.5H 9:25 AM 0.7L 5:05 PM 1.9H 11:16 PM 1.4LOct 01 2:27 AM 1.5H 9:58 AM 0.6L 6:06 PM 1.9HOct 02 10:31 AM 0.5L 7:09 PM 1.9HOct 03 11:06 AM 0.5L 8:17 PM 1.9HOct 04 11:43 AM 0.5L 9:34 PM 1.9HOct 05 12:25 PM 0.5L 10:58 PM 2.0HOct 06 1:13 PM 0.6LOct 07 12:03 AM 2.0H 2:08 PM 0.7LOct 08 12:41 AM 2.0H 3:11 PM 0.8LOct 09 1:02 AM 2.1H 4:17 PM 0.9LOct 10 1:14 AM 2.0H 5:25 PM 1.0LOct 11 1:23 AM 1.9H 7:21 AM 1.6L 11:31 AM 1.7H 6:33 PM 1.1 LOct 12 1:28 AM 1.8H 7:25 AM 1.3L 1:16 PM 1.8H 7:40 PM 1.2L

Port O’ConnorDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 28 6:25 AM 1.1H 11:36 AM 0.9L 6:40 PM 1.1H 11:19 PM 1.0LSep 29 4:56 AM 1.1H 12:09 PM 0.8L 8:36 PM 1.1H 11:34 PM 1.1LSep 30 3:57 AM 1.1H 12:39 PM 0.8LOct 01 3:12 AM 1.2H 1:05 PM 0.7LOct 02 3:17 AM 1.3H 1:32 PM 0.7LOct 03 3:18 AM 1.3H 2:02 PM 0.7LOct 04 3:11 AM 1.3H 2:42 PM 0.7LOct 05 3:27 AM 1.4H 3:30 PM 0.6LOct 06 3:57 AM 1.4H 4:27 PM 0.6LOct 07 4:33 AM 1.4H 5:29 PM 0.7LOct 08 5:06 AM 1.4H 6:31 PM 0.7LOct 09 5:30 AM 1.4H 7:30 PM 0.7LOct 10 5:46 AM 1.3H 8:24 PM 0.8LOct 11 5:56 AM 1.3H 9:14 PM 0.9LOct 12 5:46 AM 1.2H 10:25 AM 1.1L 3:25 PM 1.1H 10:02 PM 1.0L

RockportDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightSep 28 4:56 AM 0.6H 10:18 AM 0.5L 4:36 PM 0.6H 10:16 PM 0.5LSep 29 4:26 AM 0.6H 11:51 AM 0.5LSep 30 4:19 AM 0.6H 12:55 PM 0.5LOct 01 4:26 AM 0.7H 1:48 PM 0.4LOct 02 4:45 AM 0.7H 2:36 PM 0.4LOct 03 5:15 AM 0.7H 3:24 PM 0.4LOct 04 5:55 AM 0.7H 4:13 PM 0.4LOct 05 6:46 AM 0.7H 5:05 PM 0.4LOct 06 7:41 AM 0.7H 5:56 PM 0.4LOct 07 8:36 AM 0.7H 6:46 PM 0.4LOct 08 9:29 AM 0.7H 7:31 PM 0.4LOct 09 10:20 AM 0.7H 8:11 PM 0.5LOct 10 11:19 AM 0.7H 8:46 PM 0.5LOct 11 12:46 PM 0.7H 9:14 PM 0.5LOct 12 4:48 AM 0.6H 10:15 AM 0.6L 3:11 PM 0.6H 9:28 PM 0.6L

Houston2012 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONSep-Oct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets28 Fri 4:12 10:23 4:35 10:46 07:12 07:10 6:10p 5:47a 29 Sat > 4:54 11:06 5:17 11:28 07:12 07:09 6:44p 6:43a 30 Sun > 5:38 11:50 6:01 ----- 07:13 07:08 7:19p 7:38a01 Mon F 6:25 12:14 6:48 12:37 07:13 07:07 7:55p 8:33a 02 Tue > 7:14 1:03 7:38 1:26 07:14 07:05 8:33p 9:28a 03 Wed > 8:06 1:54 8:30 2:18 07:14 07:04 9:14p 10:22a 04 Thu 8:59 2:47 9:23 3:11 07:15 07:03 9:58p 11:14a 05 Fri 9:52 3:40 10:16 4:04 07:15 07:02 10:45p 12:05p 06 Sat 10:44 4:32 11:08 4:56 07:16 07:01 11:35p 12:53p 07 Sun Q 11:35 5:23 11:59 5:47 07:17 06:59 NoMoon 1:38p 08 Mon Q ----- 6:11 12:23 6:35 07:17 06:58 12:27a 2:21p 09 Tue 12:46 6:58 1:10 7:22 07:18 06:57 1:22a 3:01p 10 Wed 1:30 7:42 1:54 8:06 07:18 06:56 2:19a 3:39p 11 Thu 2:13 8:25 2:37 8:49 07:19 06:55 3:17a 4:16p 12 Fri 2:55 9:07 3:19 9:32 07:20 06:54 4:16a 4:53p 13 Sat > 3:38 9:51 4:04 10:16 07:20 06:53 5:18a 5:30p 14 Sun > 4:25 10:38 4:51 11:04 07:21 06:52 6:22a 6:11p 15 Mon N 5:16 11:30 5:44 11:58 07:21 06:50 7:28a 6:55p 16 Tue > 6:14 11:55 6:44 12:29 07:22 06:49 8:37a 7:44p 17 Wed > 7:18 1:02 7:48 1:33 07:23 06:48 9:45a 8:38p

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San Antonio2012 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONSep-Oct Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets28 Fri 4:25 10:36 4:47 10:58 07:24 07:23 6:23p 6:00a 29 Sat > 5:07 11:18 5:29 11:40 07:24 07:22 6:57p 6:56a 30 Sun > 5:51 ----- 6:13 12:02 07:25 07:20 7:32p 7:51a 01 Mon F 6:38 12:26 7:00 12:49 07:26 07:19 8:08p 8:46a 02 Tue > 7:27 1:15 7:50 1:39 07:26 07:18 8:47p 9:40a 03 Wed > 8:18 2:07 8:42 2:30 07:27 07:17 9:28p 10:34a 04 Thu 9:11 2:59 9:35 3:23 07:27 07:16 10:12p 11:27a 05 Fri 10:04 3:52 10:28 4:16 07:28 07:14 10:59p 12:17p 06 Sat 10:56 4:44 11:21 5:08 07:28 07:13 11:49p 1:05p 07 Sun Q 11:47 5:35 ----- 5:59 07:29 07:12 NoMoon 1:51p 08 Mon Q 12:12 6:24 12:36 6:48 07:29 07:11 12:41a 2:33p 09 Tue 12:58 7:10 1:22 7:34 07:30 07:10 1:36a 3:13p 10 Wed 1:43 7:55 2:07 8:19 07:31 07:09 2:32a 3:51p 11 Thu 2:26 8:37 2:49 9:01 07:31 07:08 3:30a 4:28p 12 Fri 3:08 9:20 3:32 9:44 07:32 07:06 4:29a 5:05p 13 Sat > 3:51 10:03 4:16 10:29 07:32 07:05 5:31a 5:43p 14 Sun > 4:37 10:51 5:04 11:17 07:33 07:04 6:35a 6:24p 15 Mon N 5:29 11:43 5:57 12:11 07:34 07:03 7:41a 7:08p 16 Tue > 6:27 12:12 6:56 12:41 07:34 07:02 8:49a 7:57p 17 Wed > 7:30 1:15 8:01 1:46 07:35 07:01 9:58a 8:52p

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Sea bass provencal

*email LSON your favorite recipe to [email protected].

ACROSS1. The sage is one

5. Also called a dogfi sh 8. Future fi sh 9. A female elk10. A type of camp fi re-

place11. Purifi es lake water for

safe drinking12. A poisonous snake15. Perch are classed as

this17. Best lure color to at-

tract fi sh18. An outdoor home20. Many are shot off

pheasants21. A good bear trap bait23. A name for the sea bass26. The ____necked

pheasant27. A species of grouse30. A name for some

trout32. Old gobblers that stay

to themselves33. Shedded antlers34. A game resting spot35. A game path38. Dinghy, kayak41. The rear jerk from a

fi red gun

42. Young quail44. To pull back the

bowstring45. Wild turkey calling

sound46. A fuel for camp stoves

DOWN1. Bowhunt quarry in

Everglades 2. Rust on gun parts 3. It’s on a gunsight 4. Helpful gauge used

by anglers 5. A game bird, ___white 6. A small game predator 7. Term for a trap disc’s

fl ight13. A commercial ocean

catch14. To study freshness of

game tracks16. A buck’s mating

rituals18. A device to lure

game, wildfowl19. Minks’ and weasels’

are very valuable22. The act of reading tracks23. An ocean catch24. The object of a hunt

25. A good pheasant gun, duck _____

28. Name for the straw-berry bass

29. Prides are _____ of lions31. A good wood for arrow

shafts32. Very good walleye bait

36. Sounds made by wild turkeys

37. A deer species38. A type of fi shing lure39. A deer food source40. A fl atbottom boat42. A valued commercial

catch43. A group of decoys

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HEROES

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

SHARE AN ADVENTUREn Want to share hunting and fishing photos with other Lone Star Outdoor News readers? E-mail 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.

On a Labor Day fish-ing trip, 7-year-old JADEN CEARLEY of Pleasanton caught his limit of redfish while fishing with

Port Aransas Capt. Mitchell Collins.

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

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

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

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

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

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

See video at LSONews.com

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Photo by LSON.

Vegetation is not the only factor in antler color.

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

“There’s definitely a genetic fac-tor taking place, and it probably plays a heavier role than environ-mental factors do.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ColorContinued From Page 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

Katey Doleman, office assistant and res-ervation coordinator for Williams Boat Service in Galveston, said they have a sys-tem to stay within the law.

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

Bag limitsContinued From Page 9

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

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

had never caught a true bull before.

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

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

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

two at a time.”Included in O’Shea’s

recent variety were pom-pano, redfish and black drum caught on both mullet and Fishbites.

“It’s a buffet out there and you just never know what you’ll bring in,” she said. “For a while, all anybody was catching on the surfside were huge stingrays.

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

JettiesContinued From Page 8

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

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CCA donating money for coastal habitatThe Coastal Conservation Association Texas is stepping up efforts to revitalize important coastal habitat.CCA Texas recently announced $400,000 in habitat project funding. In cooperation with Ducks Unlimited, CCA Texas will fund $200,000 of marsh shoreline revitalization along the Gulf

Intracoastal Waterway near Sargent. Additionally, in cooperation with Galveston Bay Foundation, CCA Texas will provide an additional $200,000 of funding for shoreline protection and marsh restoration efforts along the Oyster Lake shoreline of West Galveston Bay.

“Sometime back, we announced that coastal marine habitat protection was the next important step in CCA Texas’ con-servation focus, and we are dedicated to that vision,” said Mark Ray, CCA Texas chairman. “Since the inception of our habitat initiative, we have pledged and funded more than $2 million dollars in marsh restoration and reefing projects.”

— CCA Texas

Lake Granbury short on accessOn Lake Granbury, the Brazos River Authority has shut down three of the four boat ramps they operate, while the City

of Granbury has also closed the one ramp they control.“The lake is down, approaching 4 feet, and the three that are closed just won’t handle water that low safely,” said

Steve Myers, the Brazos River Authority’s chief lake ranger. “Just in the last week or so we’ve closed two of the three.”The De Cordova, also known as the dam park ramp, is the final ramp still operating.As long as the De Cordova ramp stays open, anglers should have no problem accessing the lake, Myers said.“There’s plenty of parking over there,” he said. “A lot of our boat traffic is resident, so there’s plenty of parking.”

— Staff report

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

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

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

“It will definitely be better than last year.”Kunz said on well-managed properties, many mature

bucks that normally would have been harvested were left to walk for another year, thereby ensuring a high number of older deer.

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

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

Bow seasonContinued From Page 5

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September 29-30Bass Champs TournamentCentral Region ChampionshipLake LBJ(817) 439-3274basschamps.com

September 30Wildlife Outdoor ExpoProsper High Schoolwildlifeoutdoorexpo.com

October 2Texas Wildlife AssociationMembership ReceptionAbel’s on the Lake, Austin(210) 826-2904texas-wildlife.org

October 3Ducks UnlimitedLone Star Chapter BanquetAmerican Legion Hall, Llano(512) 755-9770ducks.org/Texas

October 4Ducks UnlimitedMatagorda County DinnerBay City Civic Center, Bay City(979) 429-0050ducks.org/Texas

CCA Texas30th Annual State BBQ and 23rd Annual CCA/STAR AwardsBayou City Event Center, Houston(713) 626-4222ccatexas.org

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October 9Ducks UnlimitedColorado County BanquetColumbus Veterans Community Center(979) 732-0428ducks.org/Texas

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Conor Harrison

Mark England

Amy Moore

Mary Helen Aguirre

John Keith

Mike Hughs

Ginger Hoolan

Bruce Soileau

Mike Nelson

David J. Sams

National Advertising Accounts Manager

ContributorsKyle Carter

David Draper

Shannon Drawe

Wilbur Lundeen

John Meyer

Erich Schlegel

David Sikes

Scott Sommerlatte

Chuck Uzzle

Ralph Winingham

Puzzle solution from Page 21

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