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BITING ANYTHING: Kingfi sh and Spanish mackerel are at their peak this month, and anglers are catching loads of them by throw-ing top-waters, jigs and lipless crankbaits. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News. UP ON BRUSHY CREEK: Throughout the year — even during a sweltering summer day — Texas Hill Country rivers can produce some fi shing fun. Species like Guadalupe

bass, Rio Grande cichlids, carp and other panfi sh are willing to take a fl y or lure in many situations. Photo by Steve Schwartz, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Rushin’ to the rivers

Bite happening

across Central Texas streams

By Steve SchwartzLone Star outdoor newS

The cool waters of Brushy Creek almost masked the effect of the sweltering heat that rose off the banks during a hot July day in Round Rock.

Several anglers made an excur-sion to the often-overlooked spot during the end of July, when many area lakes are warming up

— making the fishing uncom-fortable and often unproductive.

Rivers in the Hill Country and beyond are a welcome respite for fly-fishermen and light-tackle anglers alike, providing a wealth of opportunities for the major-ity of the year, and maybe even some shade.

Brushy Creek runs south out of

See RIVERS, Page 15

Hunting Texas Annual2014

By Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

The kingfi sh and Spanish mackerel bite is going strong along many jetties and piers from Galveston to South Padre Island, and anglers are taking advantage — especially while sitting on kay-aks.

“The kingfi sh are pretty close

White-winged dove study looks at habitatexpansionTHEY’RE HERE: White-winged dove have followed the highways from South Texas to the Red River, and now are breeding in every county in Texas. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.


Many North Texas dove hunters shoot their limits on opening morning. That hasn’t changed in years.

What has changed is the type of dove that make up that limit — more white-winged dove and fewer mourning dove is now common. It wasn’t always that way, and a recently-published paper on the topic points to humans as the facilitators.

“Yep, we’ve been seeing a lot more in a couple differ-ent places the last few years,” said guide Dale Bestwina, who hunts near the Red River from

Texoma to Wichita Falls. “On a lot of the fi elds, we were shoot-ing nothing but whitewings — no mourning doves at all.”

Bestwina said he fi nds more whitewings on fi elds with big-ger grains, such as corn, but he doesn’t know why they are moving north at such a fast pace.

“We aren’t really near the suburbs on a lot of these fi elds,” he said.

Whitewings are an urban bird, often travelling from cit-ies to nearby fi elds to feed in the morning and evenings, giving hunters close to town a consis-

See DOVE, Page 25

Kingfi sh, Spanish

mackerel thick along jetties,

nearshore rigs

See KINGFISH, Page 11

FISHING

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HUNTING


Texas once again leads the nation in dove hunters and overall num-bers of dove, according to the latest results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s annual Dove Hunter Survey.

About 250,000 mourning dove hunters harvest 5 million mourn-

ing dove on an annual basis in Texas. The survey, which sent out more than 30,000 requests, had a return rate of 41.6 percent.

“These opinions and preferences are important and should be taken into account whenever possible,” said Shaun Oldenburger, Dove Program leader for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “The department does

not have plans to make any regulatory changes based on the survey findings. But, this information about dove hunters’ motivations and their per-ceptions can help us make informed decisions concerning education pro-grams and in our communications

Texas tops the list

Annual USFWS National Dove Hunter Survey reveals trends

MOST IN THE NATION: Texas leads the nation in dove and dove hunters, and a recent survey shows dove hunting remains a passionate hobby for those that participate. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

See SURVEY, Page 16

HOPING FOR ANOTHER GOOD YEAR: Biologists said the Panhandle pronghorn herd had little recruitment this past season, but bucks remain plentiful in many units. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Panhandlepronghornsholding steadyHunters should have continued successBy Conor HarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

The rains came a little late to help pronghorn fawns and buck antler growth this season, but come they finally did, and herds are reaping the benefit in the Panhandle.

“We are expecting some decent bucks this season,” said Shawn Gray, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department pronghorn leader. “The moisture came late for ant-ler development — that needs to come in the winter — but body conditions should be good.”

Gray said herd numbers remain similar to last year, when hunters took part in three experimental herd units with over-the-counter tags.

“Harvest intensity within the two units closest to Dalhart were pretty high,” Gray said. “We will do it again for two more years. It didn’t look like it had too much impact on overall herd numbers. The average age for harvested bucks last season was 4 years old. Ten was the oldest buck we aged.”

TPWD’s district leader in the Panhandle, Calvin Richardson,

said the herd is still recovering from the lingering drought that plagued the area the past three years.

“It was the most severe drought we’ve ever had up until May,” he said. “It impacted fawn sur-vival, but we still have a whole lot of pronghorn. I don’t think the bucks took a hit. We have good age structure.”

The three experimental units will remain the same as last sea-son — eight, 17 and 25.

“I think hunters will have a bet-ter understanding of how it works this season,” Richardson said.

“We had a lot of hunters buy tags and then realize you had to have the owners permission to find a place to hunt. Hopefully, that isn’t a problem this season.”

Season dates for pronghorn will be from October 4-12.

“In the northeaster portion, we will be issuing almost 300 per-mits,” Richardson said. “We’ll have that many in the northwest portion, as well. In total, there should be about 600 landowner tags available, with the total num-ber of tags combined approaching

See PRONGHORN, Page 24

By Craig NyhusLone Star outdoor newS

Deer researchers, breed-ers and a state agency worked together to help obtain infor-mation that may result in an approved live test for Chronic Wasting Disease in deer and elk, and, someday, may help avoid the killing of entire deer herds by state agencies.

“We know the technology has improved on live testing,” said Shawn Schafer, executive director of NADeFA (North American Deer Farmer’s Association). “It has become a lot more sensitive. We’ve been working on this for years; we

just needed the animals to test in the right environment.”

In Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture worked together with NADeFA, Pennsylvania Deer Farmers Association and individual deer farmers to facilitate scientifi c research during a recent depopula-tion of a CWD-infected herd of white-tailed deer in the state. Prior to the depopula-tion, the PDA gave permis-sion for researchers to take samples from the live deer as part of a NADeFA-sponsored research project at Kansas State University to develop

A novel approachResearchers developing live testing protocol on

CWD-infected deer

SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS: New types of live testing for CWD in deer and elk may provide benefi ts to deer breeders, government agencies and research-ers. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

See TESTING, Page 7



TAIKING AIM: An Allen High School competitive shooter takes aim at a target at the national tourna-ment in Illinois. Photo by Zane Lewis.

Putting the hurt on the competition


In only its second year in existence, the Allen High School Competitive Shooting Team won three national championships in July at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Illinois, and USAYESS National Clay Target Championship, held June 28-29 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio.

Fourteen shooters from Allen beat out more than 175 teams from 26 states in Illinois in skeet, trap and sporting clays, winning $17,000 in grant prize money.

Head Coach Jason Anderson said it is an amazing accomplishment in only two years.

“I started the Outdoor Adventures Program at Allen High School with the help of Scot McClure at the Dallas Ecological Foundation,” Anderson said. “We now have almost 90 shooters in the program. A lot of these kids had never shot before we started.”

Anderson said he brought the only team from Texas to the Illinois event, and the group competed against many national powerhouse teams from the northeast.

“It was pretty neat,” he said. “And it is very cool to see the younger kids coming up. We return all but one senior next year, and we are planning to take about 30 kids to the compe-tition next year. “I am so proud of how the kids worked all year long, and then they get rewarded with a national championship. It’s exciting. And I’m thankful for the administra-tion allowing us to have another opportunity for students in Allen ISD to participate and compete through the Outdoor Adventures Program.”

SCTP National Championships results for AHS:• National Champions — Sporting Clays,

High School: Tyler Trinastich, Hunter Alford, and Warren Scott; team score 524.

• National Champions — Skeet Doubles, High School: Warren Scott, Tyler Trinastich, and Hunter Alford; team score 250.

• 3rd Nationally — Skeet Doubles, Senior/Varsity: Warren Scott, Tyler Trinastich, and Hunter Alford; team score 267.

• 3rd Nationally High Over All — High School: Hunter Alford, Cecil Linke III, Warren Scott, Tyler Trinastich, Kyle Watts; HOA team score 2,019.

• 5th Nationally — American Skeet, High School: Tyler Trinastich, Warren Scott, and Hunter Alford; team score 559.

• 5th Nationally — High Over All, Main Event: Tyler Trinastich, Warren Scott, Hunter Alford, Jessica Clark, and Kyle Watts; team score 1,998.

Allen High School shooting team goes from start-up to national champs

See CHAMPS, Page 24


an all-new “live” testing protocol for CWD. The state veterinarian with the help of the USDA also took samples.

The research is headed by Nicholas J. Haley, DVM at KSU.

“We collected three different samples from the deer in all herds sampled so far; rectal biopsies, nasal brushes and blood,” Haley said.

Haley said the rectal biopsies have been shown to be positive in a large percentage of CWD-positive deer and elk.

“This sample sort of served as our anchor point until we had postmortem results,” Haley said. “Ultimately, three out of 14 deer from a positive farm were rectal biopsy positive. Two additional positive deer were rectal biopsy negative, with CWD detected in lymph nodes only. This implies that these two were in an early stage of infec-tion, before CWD reached the brain or the lymph tissue in the rectal biopsy.”

Nasal brushes have worked well to iden-tify CWD-infected elk in a limited number of free-ranging animals tested.

“The brush is basically a long Q-tip inserted into the nose to collect tissue very far back in an area called the ethmoid tur-binates,” Haley said. “This is where a lot of the scent receptors coming from the brain are located, and it’s thought to be a direct window into the brain.”

Haley said blood has been shown to transmit CWD experimentally, while CWD was recently detected in experimental ani-mals with the developing test used in the ongoing studies.

“Blood has not been tested in unknown, nonexperimental animals yet, and this study would be the first to take advantage of field cases of CWD,” he said. “We also collected some environmental samples, in case there is ever progress made on an envi-ronmental test.”

What do the live tests mean for the future where CWD may be discovered in live or captive animals?

“The goal would be to facilitate testing prior to interstate or intrastate movement of deer or elk, farmed animals or wild reloca-tions,” Haley said. “I imagine a deer breeder would be much happier knowing the deer he was buying were CWD-negative, not just that they came from a negative farm. Also, the live tests, when approved, could allow for selective culling of CWD-positive ani-mals, if the government and/or state agen-cies determined it was a good option.”

Schafer said one of the main benefits could be the knowledge gained from ani-mals that are CWD-negative among a herd of positive animals and may have devel-oped immunities to the disease.

“CWD-negative animals could be moni-tored to see if we can garner information about genetics or risks of infection,” Haley said.

Haley said reaching the stage of govern-mental approval for the live animal tests will take time.

“A live animal test that is approved for implementation by the USDA is a number of years off, I’d say five to 10 years at least,” he said. “When it does happen, though, I expect that the rules on CWD will change significantly. There will be different require-ments for when and how often an animal needs to be tested, probably differences in ramifications for finding a CWD-infected animal in a herd, and how a farm can even-tually be considered ‘CWD free.’”

Although decisions will remain in the hands of the state and federal agencies how they choose to implement any live animal test developed, Schafer was encouraged, especially in cases where well-meaning deer breeders find themselves at risk for losing their herd due to poor record-keeping or have a single animal tests positive for CWD, where current management practices require the destruction of the entire herd.

“Continued live testing is much better than the plan of always killing the deer,” he said. “A new live test will help detect CWD earlier, increase efficiency for deer-farming operations and prevent the needless deaths of thousands of animals that are merely suspected of having the disease.”

Testing Continued from page 4


FISHING


A familiar boat sat atop the final standings of the Lone Star Shootout in Port O’Connor when the final numbers were tallied at the dock.

Done Deal, a 70-foot Viking, took home the win for the sec-ond year in a row after releas-ing two blue marlin.

Capt. Jason Buck and owner Jon Gonsoulin racked up 1,500 points for the two fish, beating

out the 61-foot Viking, Got’M On, owned by Tom Partlow. The Got’M On also caught two blue marlin and scored 1,500 points, but lost the tiebreaker because of the time they caught the sec-ond fish.

Legacy, captained by Kevin Deerman, finished in a tie for fourth place three weeks after catching the 972.7-pound state record blue marlin. Had they duplicated that feat in this tournament, the fish would

EVER-CHANGING: Speckled trout are coming up in good numbers along the upper coast, but nontypical weather conditions have been making them a bit tougher to fi nd. Photo by LSON.

The intersection of art, work and pleasure

By Shannon DraweFor Lone Star outdoor newS

From a small shed outside of his house, Shawn Bichsel fi nds himself at the intersection where his passion for fl y-fi shing crosses with his artis-tic talent and skills he uses at his day job.

Bichsel is an avid fl y-fi sher who tapped back into his artistic side during a long conference call one day.

“I was on a call, and was fl ipping through a fl y-fi shing magazine, and started drawing one of the fi sh on a piece of paper,” he said.

Bichsel, 42, remembered the drawings his mom had held onto since high school, his art teacher, and the small scholarship that took him from high school in the Panhandle to col-lege. Something clicked.

Today, Bichsel’s job in utility engineering for the City of Georgetown does have its benefi ts, besides long conference calls.

“I can walk out the door at lunch, and fl y-fi sh a different spot ever day of a week — during my lunch hour,” he said.

Lunch hours may include a fl y rod, standing

in the cool water of Brushy Creek or standing atop a boulder in the San Gabriel River casting for sunfi sh and Guadalupe bass.

Another benefi t of his job is knowing how to create vector graphics of his art, as well as gener-ate the information needed to feed into a com-puter that uses a water jet to cut his patterns out of wood.

“Creating vector-based art can be done in any number of software packages, I just choose to do mine in very expensive engineering graphics software,” he said.

Bichsel uses computer-aided design, Auto CAD software and Adobe Illustrator for his digi-tal artwork.

Bold graphics of fi sh, bears, and fi shing fl ies with bold colors are features of his digital art-work. Fish and fl ies cut from wood have geomet-ric sweeping lines that leave out some details to become more impressionistic than a realistic art piece.

When it comes to transferring the digital art to woodwork, Bichsel takes advantage of the tools available at a local tool shop co-op.

See ARTIST, Page 11

Georgetown artist making waves in fl y-fi shing community

WINNING THE TUNA POT: This 129-pound tuna caught by angler Tommy Gouser aboard the Locomia, took home top honors at the Lone Star Shootout. Photo by The Lone Star Shootout.

Repeat champ at Lone Star Shootout

See WINNER, Page 15

By Steve SchwartzLone Star outdoor newS

Equal parts rain, cooler tempera-tures and water runoff have made for interesting conditions in Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake recently, but that doesn’t mean the fishing isn’t top-notch.

“The fish aren’t in the normal places they were last year,” Capt. Steve Hillman said. “We’ve been see-ing them deep on shell beds some, but just not in some of the areas you would think.”

He said the “community reefs” that

consistently give up large numbers have been fishing tough, and they are seeing more and more trout in open, muddy water.

Sabine Lake Capt. Lindy Herbert said the water runoff from the Nueces and Sabine Rivers have been pushing the fish — trout in particular — to the southern end of the lake.

“The fishing is good on the south end, up until the jetty (for trout),” Herbert said. “Once you get to the jetty, it’s a free-for-all for just about anything — reds, trout, sharks and kings.”

Weird, but goodWeather patterns keeping anglers

on their toes, and on the fi sh

See UPPER COAST, Page 21

Winner, winner

LEARNING HIS CRAFT: Shawn Bichsel is an up-and-coming artist from Central Texas, who spends as much time as possible fi shing his local waters. Photo by Shannon Drawe.


Shin winsPalestine angler Shinichi Fukae took home the

second Lake Champlain tournament of his career on Aug. 2 when he caught 56 pounds, 13 ounces to win the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open.

He previously won the FLW event in 2010 on the same lake.

Fukae caught all of his fi sh on two baits — a Yamamoto Shad Shape worm on a drop-shot rig and a 4-inch Senko attached to a 3/16-ounce wacky-rig jighead. The drop-shot rig worked best

for smallmouth while the wacky rig coaxed bites from quality largemouth. Fukae noted the drop shot is his key bait whenever he fi shes Lake Champlain because he can “catch so many fi sh on it.”

The victory fulfi lls Fukae’s dream of fi shing a Bassmaster Classic since he earned a berth in the 2015 Classic if he competes in the fi nal Northern Open.

“I’ll be happy when I fi sh the Bassmaster Classic,” Fukae said.

— Staff report

Blue Water Kayak Classic anglers fi nd fi sh

More than 140 anglers battled bad weather and hard-fi ghting fi sh at the 2014 Blue Water Kayak Classic out of Port Aransas on Aug. 2.

Just shy of 1,000 pounds of kingfi sh were weighed, along with some big Spanish macker-els. Only one ling was caught by angler Micah Simoneaux, who took home top honors and a check for $570 in the cobia division.

In the kingfi sh division, Eric Ozolins won with 51.6 pounds. A 10.74-pound red snapper won the state water’s red snapper division.

The Harte Research Institute was on hand at the weigh-in to take DNA samples of the fi sh caught.Kingfi sh Division:

Eric Ozolins, 51.6 lbs.Steve Mullins, 47.64 lbs.Duy Le, 47.06 lbs.

Spanish Mackerel Division:Dan Dawson, 5.46 lbs.

Ling DivisionMicah Simoneaux, 13.54 lbs.

Reef Fish Division:Joshua Finch, 10.74 lbs.

— Staff report

Team Cash Call wins Matagorda Big 5

Twenty-two boats competed for the title of offshore king at the Matagorda BIG 5 Offshore Tournament Aug. 2.

Team Cash Call took home fi rst place in the Calcutta after winning the amberjack and wahoo divisions. They also placed fi rst in the Lady Angler division.Calcutta:

1st place — Team Cash Call — 209.6 lbs. 2nd place — Team Boogeyman — 181.9 lbs.3rd place — Team Johnny B — 171.4 lbs.

Amberjack:1st place — Team Cash Call — 55.5 lbs. 2nd place — Team Why Knot — 53.4 lbs.

Ling:1st place — Team Bustin Loose — 26.2 lbs.2nd place — Team Blue N Brew — 21.7 lbs.

Dolphin:1st place — Team We Cant Fish — 35.6 lbs.

2nd place — Team Fubar 2 — 6.6 lbs. Kingfi sh:

1st place — Team Boogeyman — 47.5 lbs. 2nd place — Team Cash Call — 44.6 lbs.

Grouper:1st place — Team Why Knot — 70.4 lbs. 2nd place — Team Cool Twin — 54.2 lbs.

Wahoo:1st place — Team Cash Call — 51.5 lbs.

Barracuda:1st place — Team Boogeyman — 33.2 lbs. 2nd place — Team Long Shot — 31.8 lbs.

Lady Angler:1st place — Team Cash Call — 51.5 lbs. 2nd place — Team Bustin Loose — 41.6 lbs.

Junior Angler:1st place — Team Why Knot — 70.4 lbs.2nd place — Team Cash Call — 55.6 lbs.3rd place — Team Long Shot — 44.6 lbs.

— Staff report


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Lily pad edgesLAKE O’ THE PINES — Angler Chuck Goodson

recently made a trip to Lake O’ the Pines and told the story on the Texas Fishing Forum. He found a solid spinner bait bite near lily pads on a cool, overcast morning.

“Shortly into the morning (dad) started tossing a single Colorado spinner (white) and bam, he was on them. After he had fi ve or six to my one, I dug out a similar looking single Colorado spinner and we proceeded to whack them left and right for two hours straight. Lots and lots of short fi sh, but they were fun.”

After the 77-degree water began to heat up, the anglers found success throwing a small mouse imitation on the edge of the pads. All told, more than 50 fi sh were put in the boat, including lots of 2-3 pounders and a 6.5-pounder.

Nighttime big boysLAKE DUNLAP — According to the Texas Tournament Zone, the nighttime action on Lake

Dunlap has been hot, along with the 85 degree water temperatures.“There is still a ton of bait fi sh all over the lake and getting bigger,” posted member

Shawn Tamez. “Five- to 7-inch shad can be seen in large schools in the clear water up lake. Fishing remains tough for keepers, but the fi sh that are caught are extremely fat and

healthy. Flipping shallow cover with creature baits remains as the most consistent bite, but it has slowed some and quality has gone down. The bite has has picked up in the mid to upper lake, as a lot of teams reported to have each caught several small fi sh. Finnesse baits (shakey heads, wacky-rigged trick worms and fl ukes) in deep water 12-plus feet on offshore structure like rocks, gravel, and creek channels were key for the anglers in the money.”

To contact the Texas Tournament Zone, go to ttz1.com.

Some schooling RICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIR — The fi shing has been inconsistent lately on

Richland Chambers, according to guides Royce and Adam Simmons, although inconsistent still means up to 50 fi sh in a day.

“We’ve had a boat out everyday this past week and the average catch was around 20 to 25 fi sh,” Simmons said. “We fi shed hard, everyone caught fi sh, but we had only 51 and 42 keepers, respectively, on the two trips. Most of the mornings we’ve had a bit of white bass top-water schooling action off the 309 Flats, and then we’re moving around the lake to all the typical summer spots (Pelican Island, Old Hwy 287 roadbed and the south shoreline) to

look for fi sh.”The water temperature has been around 84 degrees. To contact Royce Simmons, call (903) 389-4117.

— Conor Harrison

ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 75–83 degrees; 17.28’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters, Senkos, DD22s and Carolina rigs. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs over brush piles.

AMISTAD: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 41.93’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin crankbaits, top-waters, spooks, and soft plastic worms.

ATHENS: Water clear; 81–85 degrees; 0.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon crea-ture baits and top-water walking type baits.

BASTROP: Water stained; 83–87 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfi sh are good on frozen shrimp, minnows and nightcrawlers.

BELTON: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 8.64’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon seed crankbaits and spinner baits. Hybrid striper are good on live shad.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 82–86 degrees; 1.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon Senkos and Carolina-rigged soft plastics.

BONHAM: Water stained, 82–85 degrees; 2.86’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and soft plastics near shallow fl ats with grass, boat docks, ridges, creek channels and rocky points up to 12’ deep. Crappie are excellent on jigs and minnows on offshore brush piles up to 25’.

BRAUNIG: Water stained. Largemouth bass are good on water-melon spinner baits and lipless crankbaits in reeds. Striped bass are good down rigging silver and gold spoons near the jetty and dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear, 81–85 degrees; 22.28’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits in white splatterback. Crappie are good on minnows and tube jigs.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 11.81’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 28.19’ low. Largemouth

bass are fair on fl ukes, buzzbaits, Chug Bugs, and Texas-rigged 5-inch watermelon candy Whacky Sticks in 4–10 feet at fi rst light. Channel cat-fi sh are good on liver, minnows and dipbait. Yellow and blue catfi sh are good on goldfi sh and perch upriver.

CADDO: Water stained; 82–85 degrees; 0.40’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged crea-ture baits.

CALAVERAS: Water stained. Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastic worms, spinner baits, and crankbaits over reed beds and near the dam. Striped bass are good on spoons and striper jigs near the dam in 15–20 feet.

CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 82–86 degrees; 9.17’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, watermelon candy fl ukes, and Whacky Sticks along grassy banks early. Yellow and blue cat-fi sh are good on goldfi sh and perch upriver.

CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 81–86 degrees; 3.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged craws in green pumpkin and weightless Senkos.

CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 25.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small white/chartreuse spinner baits, watermelon crankbaits, and pump-kin Whacky Sticks with chartreuse tails along main lake points.

COLEMAN: Water clear; 80–84 degrees; 17.30’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse spinner baits and lipless crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 87 degrees in main lake, 100 degrees at hot water discharge; 1.96’ low. Largemouth bass to 5 pounds are fair on watermelon soft plastics and spinner baits over grass beds in 6–10 feet.

CONROE: Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse and watermelon Carolina-rigged soft plastics and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair on silver spoons.

COOPER: Water clear; 82–86 degrees; 8.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop-shot fi nesse worms and deep crankbaits. Crappie are slow on minnows. White bass are good on slabs.

FALCON: Water murky; 83–87 degrees; 29.93’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon seed soft plastics and brush hogs off points. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on chartreuse tube jigs.

FAYETTE: Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on pump-kinseed Carolina-rigged soft plastics and top-waters early and late.

FORK: Water clear; 81–85 degrees; 3.90’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on football jigs and drop-shot worms in 15–20’.

FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 74–82 degrees; 14.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on live minnows.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on char-treuse soft plastic worms and watermelon/white crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfi sh are good on nightcrawlers, shrimp and cut bait.

GRANBURY: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 5.22’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on silver spoons. White bass are slow.

GRANGER: Water clear; 81–85 degrees; 1.08’ high. Largemouth bass are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs in 6–17 feet.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 81–86 degrees; 9.66’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow crankbaits and top-waters. Some fi sh being caught in fl ooded cover. Crappie are good on minnows.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water clear; 86–90 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass to 7 pounds are fair on watermelon red top-waters and soft plastic worms. White bass are slow.

HUBBARD CREEK: Water off-color; 75–84 degrees; 27’ low.

Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, jigs, Texas rigs and DD22s. Crappie are good on min-nows and jigs over deep cover.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 81–85 degrees; 0.85’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on medium crank-baits. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. White bass are good on slabs top-waters.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 82–87 degrees; 11.92’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged craw worms. White bass are fair on top-waters and slabs.

LBJ: Water stained; 81–85 degrees; 0.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on black/blue worms, watermelon top-waters and water-melon red Whacky Sticks in 5–12 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and watermelon jigs over brush piles.

LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 6.81’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shal-low crankbaits, hollow-body frogs and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on top-waters and slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows.

LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 81–85 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass are good on char-treuse spinner baits, soft plastics and lipless crankbaits.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 86–88 degrees; 0.30’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on drop-shot soft plastics and deep-diving crankbaits along deeper points. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 93–100 degrees; 1.06’ low. Largemouth bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits and drop-shot fi nesse worms near the discharge. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and minnows.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 80–84 degrees; 0.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on silver lipless crankbaits in Liberty Hill Park, and on shallow-running crank-baits near the dam. White bass are good trolling silver spoons.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 76–84

degrees; 38.73’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Zell Pops early and late, Senkos, Texas rigs, jigs and shallow- or medium-running shad-pattern crankbaits.

OAK CREEK: Water stained; 75–83 degrees; 23.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, jigs and shaky heads.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 81–84 degrees; 0.31’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Scrounger-head rigs with fl ukes. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters. White bass are good on top-waters. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and punch bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 74–81 degrees; 15.17’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on drop-shot rigs, Carolina rigs, Texas rigs and D22s. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

PROCTOR: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 9.63’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Striped bass are fair on live shad and pet spoons. White bass are good on shad. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 82–85 degrees; 8.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and top-waters. Crappie are fair on white jigs and minnows.

RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 81–86 degrees; 7.56’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on Carolina-rigged worms and medium-diving crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Catfi sh are good on prepared bait.

SAM RAYBURN: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 0.19’ high. Largemouth bass are good on water-melon crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms.

SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 80–84 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon seed soft plastics.

STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 82–86 degrees; 9.66’ low. Largemouth bass are good on pumpkinseed spinner baits, crank-baits and soft plastics.

SWEETWATER: Water murky; 75–82 degrees; 26.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, split-shot weighted fl ukes and Texas rigs.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 9.77’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on shallow crankbaits and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and cut shad.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 82–85 degrees; 5.67’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and fi nesse jigs near fl oating docks. Striped bass are good on top-waters and slabs. Catfi sh are good on trot-lines.

TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 0.47’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on redbug soft plastics and crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on spoons in the river. Crappie are fair on minnows at night.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 53.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plum worms, smoke grubs, and chartreuse top-waters in 10–25 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are good on shad-colored crankbaits and lip-less crankbaits.

WHITNEY: Water murky; 80–84 degrees; 7.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse crank-baits and lipless crankbaits.

WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 6.24’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on hollow-body frogs and swim jigs near shallow cover. Crappie are good on jigs minnows.

— TPWD

TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT


“I am a member of TechShop,” he said. “They call it a ‘playground for creativity.’ You pay a monthly fee and take safety and tool-use classes and then you have access to a mil-lion dollars worth of someone else’s tools.”

The fl y-fi shing industry is taking note of Bichsel’s artwork. One of his graphics now appears on a new line of Temple Fork Outfi tters, the ESOX fl y rods, and another was recently purchased by Abel Fly Reels.

“I did a tee-shirt design for Abel, and came in second in their reel art contest late last year,” he said.

Now the company is experiment-ing with the design on a fl y reel. Several guide services and outfi tters in California, Washington, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Louisiana and Alabama also use his logo designs.

Currently, Bichsel has a gallery on the wall of Living Waters Fly

Fishing, a fl y shop in Round Rock.“One of the things I most appre-

ciate about Shawn’s work is that he uses a wide variety of fi sh species in his art. From trout to redfi sh, he’s got it covered,” said Living Waters owner Chris Johnson. “I do bump into him on Brushy Creek from time to time, and Shawn is a pas-sionate individual. It is evident in his art and in his love for the sport of fl y-fi shing.

“Everyone who comes into the shop is immediately drawn to his work.”

It may not be enough work to quit his day job for now, but Bichsel is a lot closer to the beginning of his road as a fl y-fi shing artist than he is to the end.

For now, if you see a fl y-fi sher standing on a boulder in the San Gabriel River or wading and cast-ing on Brushy Creek around lunch-time near Georgetown, it could be Bichsel standing at the intersection of art, work and pure pleasure.

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HARD AT WORK: Shawn Bichsel works on his latest creation. Photo by Shannon Drawe.

in right now,” said Port Aransas kayak angler Kevin Kieschnick. “I am catching a lot on top-waters, Rat-L-Traps and ribbonfi sh. Some of the larger fi sh are being caught deeper, but there are a lot of num-bers in the upper part of the water column.

“Trolling is working great.”Kieschnick said he has had

much more success trolling behind a kayak than a motorboat.

“I just don’t think we spook as many fi sh (in the kayak),” he said.

The longtime angler said there are a lot of kingfi sh being caught from the Port Aransas jetties, along with good numbers of mackerel being hooked near the Packery Channel.

“Most all of the rigs are holding fi sh,” he said. “I talked to a guy who went out Friday on a kayak and caught and released 23 king-fi sh. When you get down on Padre Island National Seashore, look for birds working.”

At the recent Blue Water Kayak Classic (see page 9), more than 1,000 pounds of kingfi sh were brought to the scales — and anglers couldn’t even get out on the water until about 9 a.m. because of weather.

Galveston Bay anglers are also reporting a good inshore bite for kings and Spanish mackerel.

The Bob Hall Pier has also been producing solid boxes, with top-waters being used early to catch the Spanish mackerels and rib-bonfi sh, split-tail mullets and live blue runners being used to catch kingfi sh.

Farther south, the kingfi sh have arrived along South Padre Island, as well.

“Oh yeah, they’re here,” said Capt. Skipper Ray. “We’ve had sev-eral boats out there chasing them and they are right around the jet-ties. On calm days, it’s a given they will be there. Ribbonfi sh and we are catching a lot on Rat-L-Traps. They aren’t real big — most are running in the 15- to 18-pound range.”

Internet reports have a solid bite just about anywhere struc-ture meets open water. Some of the more popular and successful spots this month have been near the Surfside jetties, the Bolivar Peninsula and along Jamaica Beach. Top-waters early and live bait after have been putting a lot of fi sh in the box.

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WARDENS BUSY REMOVING TROTLINES ON BORDER

Maverick County game wardens picked up close to 1,000 feet of trot-lines stretched across the Rio Grande River that were nailed to the rocks with metal spikes. Multiple catfish were released and the illegal lines removed.

PERCH TRAPS NOT LEGAL IN FRESH WATER

Williamson County Game Warden Joel Campos received a complaint that a local fisherman had two perch traps set up in the San Gabriel River. Campos was able to retrieve both traps, the first which contained 20 small cat-fish and the second held three small catfish. The owner of the traps admit-ted ownership and said he had read the law. Campos informed him that perch traps were only to be used in salt water. Case is pending.

MAN SPRAYING COTTON FIELD SHOOTS AT DEER

Runnels County Game Warden Lane Pinckney received a call from a man who reported he saw some-one in a vehicle shoot from the road and suspected they may have killed a deer. Pinckney arrived to find the sus-pect’s vehicle in a cotton field and a man spraying cotton. Pinckney made contact with the man, who denied shooting from the road. A .243 rifle was seized from the pickup, but a deer could not be located. With the rain, any blood evidence would have been washed away. The next morning the complainant gave a written state-ment and the suspect was interviewed. The suspect confessed to shooting at a deer from the road in his cotton field. Charges filed.

SKIFF OVERTURNS IN HIGH WINDS, OCCUPANTS MAKE IT TO SHORE

A catamaran skiff was reported over-turned by high winds in Lavaca Bay. Calhoun County Game Warden Robert

Dominguez was informed the skiff had three occupants. Dominguez launched a patrol boat and drove the shoreline of the bay, finding the skiff overturned at the head of the bay. Dominguez found no persons aboard or near the vessel and notified the Coast Guard as well as the other wardens in the district to join in the search. The responders were called off when the three subjects were found at the boat ramp of the community.

MAN CAUGHT WITH 17 UNDERSIZED TROUT

Aransas County Game Warden Richard “Marty” Martin apprehended a subject in Copano Bay with 17 under-size speckled trout. Cases pending.

POACHERS FORGET TO REMOVE DEER WHEN TRUCK TOWED

Bexar County Game Warden Johnny Jones received a complaint regarding a

tow truck company who towed a vehi-cle with a white-tailed deer in the truck bed. Jones tracked down the owner of the truck and a passenger, who was with the owner when the truck was towed. Both men admitted to shooting the deer from a public road the night before. Cases and restitution pending.

EARLY DOVE HUNTERS SHOW WARDEN LEGAL EURASIAN-COLLARED DOVE,

DON’T SHOW OTHERSWilson County Game Warden David

Nieto received a call from a landowner about someone shooting on an adja-cent property. The landowner believed that dove hunting was taking place because of a milo field on the prop-erty in question. Nieto responded to the location but the subjects had already left. He was able to find shot-gun shells and dove feathers. Nieto returned the following afternoon and

parked down a road near the property. When he heard shooting coming from the property in question, he walked to the property and observed a parked truck and trailer. Nieto later observed two subjects as they drove by in an ATV shooting at doves with shotguns. When the subjects drove up to their truck, Nieto identified himself and asked if they had any luck. The subjects said they did and then showed him a ring-necked dove. However, upon further inspection, Nieto discovered multiple mourning and white-winged doves. Citations issued, cases pending.

ROAD HUNTING, OUT OF SEASONBurnet County Game Wardens

Braxton Harris and Ronnie Langford responded to a call where a person was seen shooting at deer from the roadway. The Marble Falls Police Department was able to locate the vehicle. Charges

were filed on the individual for hunting deer in closed season and discharging a firearm from a public roadway.

TWO-MILE HIKE FOR WARDEN TO NAB TRESPASSING FISHERMEN

Scurry County Game Warden Trey Kram received a call from a landowner about an unattended vehicle near a creek on a county road. After arriv-ing on the scene, Kram located a set of footprints leading north along the creek. Approximately two miles up the creek, five individuals were found in possession of two channel catfish. The individuals were escorted back to their vehicle, and citations were issued for fishing without consent of the land-owner.

TRESPASSERS CLAIM THEY HAVE PERMISSION, BUT DON’T KNOW

LANDOWNER’S NAMEWhile on patrol, Montgomery County

Game Wardens Brannon Meinkowsky and Bobby Apple noticed a car parked at the end of a dead-end road. The area was near several lakes and the wardens believed that someone may have been trespassing. As they began to search for the occupants of the vehicle, they noticed two individuals on a private road about 100 yards away. When the subject noticed the wardens, one of them ran into the woods. Both sub-jects were found and detained. After a search of the area, the wardens found a box of bullets but no firearms. The subjects claimed they had permis-sion to be on the property, but could not provide the owner’s name or infor-mation. They also said they did not have any firearms on the property. The landowner could not be contacted to verify their story, so they were released pending further investigation. After an extensive search of the area, a .22-cal-iber rifle was located hidden in the woods. A few days later, the landowner was contacted and requested that tres-passing with a firearm charges be filed.

GAME WARDEN BLOTTERTRESPASSERS CHASE LANDOWNER INTO

WAITING WARDENA rancher observed two men in a pickup shooting

arrows at turkeys on his property. The rancher reported what he saw to Hemphill County Game Warden Mark Collins. The suspects started out bowhunting from a county road and then drove off into the ranch to con-tinue their hunt. The rancher advised that he and his son watched the pair for several minutes and noticed that the men appeared to be circling a flock of tur-keys while attempting to get within shooting range. This continued until the suspects spotted the ranch-er’s truck, when they threw something into the brush and made a hasty retreat back to the county road. Collins was on his way to the location and the rancher told him these suspects were on the county road headed away from the ranch. The rancher and his son returned to the area and found a compound bow and a dozen arrows. The rancher drove back to the county road and was surprised to see the suspects in their truck parked near the entry to the ranch. The rancher asked them if they were having car trouble. They said “no” and stated they had just seen a snake cross

the road and were pondering trying to catch it. The rancher drove out of sight into another portion of his ranch where he could see the suspects. He observed the suspects return to the location where they had pitched the bow and arrows. The rancher again called Collins, who was nearby. The rancher then reported that the suspects’ truck was in view behind him trav-eling at a high rate of speed and closing in on him. Collins instructed the rancher to continue driving in the direction the warden was driving until he met up with the rancher and suspects. Collins was able to pull past the rancher and get behind the suspects’ truck before they knew what was going on. The two suspects were both Oklahoma residents working at a nearby oil rig. One of the suspects had an active warrant in Oklahoma for assault. Collins asked the suspects why they were chasing the rancher; they responded that the rancher had something they needed back. The suspects finally admitted to turkey hunting when Collins retrieved their bow and arrows from the rancher. Multiple charges filed.



NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good in the mid-dle of the lake over rafts of shad. Redfi sh are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains. Some birds have worked over trout.

SOUTH SABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Lighthouse Cove and around the jetty rocks on top-waters. Redfi sh are fair to good in the marsh on top-waters.

BOLIVAR: Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfi sh are good at Rollover Pass. Croakers are good on dead shrimp in the channel and around the pass.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working shell pads and deep reefs on Tidal Surges, Lit’l Johns and soft plastics. Redfi sh and trout are fair to good at the spillway on shrimp. Catfi sh are good in the marsh on shrimp.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on the south shoreline on top-waters and soft plastics.

Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Trout are good on mid–bay reefs on plastics and croakers.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are fair to good for drifters working shell on live shrimp. Trout, sheepshead, redfi sh and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp. Tarpon are showing on the beachfront. Kingfi sh, ling and sharks are good off-shore.

TEXAS CITY: Trout are good on the channel on croakers. Reefs and wells have held good trout on live bait. Sand trout are fair on fresh shrimp off the piers.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Trout and sand trout are good at the jetties on shrimp and DOA Shrimp. Kingfi sh and ling are good offshore around shrimp boats.

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

bay around slicks and live shrimp.WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Redfi sh are fair to good

on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on sand and grass on soft plastics. Redfi sh are good on the north shoreline on live shrimp.

PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfi sh are good on top-waters over soft mud in waist–deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfi sh are fair at the mouths of bayous on the outgoing tide. Trout and bull redfi sh are good at the jetty on shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Trout are fair on free–lined shrimp in the deep channels. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfi sh are good in the holes around Estes Flats on piggy perch and mul-let.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfi sh are fair to good at East Flats on shrimp. Redfi sh and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp. Offshore is good for sharks, ling and kingfi sh.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the

edge of the spoils on scented plastics and live shrimp. Trout are fair on the drop–offs around Pita Island on croakers. Redfi sh are good in the guts on the outgoing tide.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are fair in mud and grass on Corkies and top-waters. Trout are fair to good in the Land Cut on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good while drifting with top-waters at Rocky Slough.

PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on top-waters and soft plastics under corks around sand and grass. Redfi sh are fair to good while drifting pot-holes and sand fl ats on live shrimp.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout are fair to good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on DOA Shrimp. Tarpon, snook, trout and Spanish mackerel are fair to good at the jetty on live bait.

PORT ISABEL: Snook are fair to good in South Bay on shrimp and DOA Shrimp. Trout and redfi sh are fair to good at Gas Well Flats on live shrimp.

— TPWD

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GALVESTON OFFSHORE — The offshore bite for vermillion snapper has been out-standing recently, according to Galveston Party Boats. On the Aug. 2 12-hour offshore trip, the boat pulled in 417 vermilion snapper, 10 kingfish and assorted grouper and other bottom fish. Snapper, ling, pompano, spadefish and dolphin have also been plenti-ful on runs to offshore structure.

The most common baits include cut bait, squid and jigs.

To contact Galveston Party Boats, call (409) 763-5423.

Hot trout biteMATAGORDA BAY — The fishing has been great, according to guide Daniel Kubecka

of Run-N-Gun Adventures. “Besides one to two days where the wind was whipping or we were running around

storms, full boxes have made it back to the cleaning table,” he said. “On most of our trips, at least one trout over 25 inches has been released and on most days it has

been multiple fish being released. In the bay, we have been catching fish pretty much everywhere — over shell, scattered shell/mud and along the shorelines were the sand transitions into mud. Sunday, the guys were able to get in the surf and fish it out of the boat and it was on fire.”

The 5-fish limit goes into affect Sept. 1, so August is the final month for anglers to be able to keep 10 fish.

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

Beachfront actionJAMAICA BEACH — According to multiple reports, wading the guts off Jamaica Beach

has been producing good catches of Spanish mackerel and keeper-sized trout. Soft plas-tics and spoons have been putting fish on the shore, along with live bait such as shrimp.

The best action has come in the second and third guts. The sargassum has lightened and the wind has been more consistent and fishable, according to the reports.

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the San Gabriel River, and even-tually through Round Rock. It’s swift waters empty into numer-ous deeper holes, providing per-fect holding places for panfish, carp and Guadalupe bass.

“The water is perfect,” the anglers mentioned while wad-ing up the creek, only moments before “got one” was heard from up the stream.

Panfish — red-eared sunfish, bluegill and Rio Grande cich-lids — are the most common fare throughout the area. Medium-sized flies with rubber legs that floated on the surface would draw some sort of bite on nearly every cast.

To the west, the Llano River is producing on what seems to be the same level.

“The Llano is running a lit-tle bit low right now, but it’s still very fishable,” guide Kevin Stubbs, out of Mason, said. “I believe it was holding at around 60 to 70 CFS last time I checked.”

Both the Llano and Brushy Creek have healthy populations of Guadalupe bass.

“The smaller Guadalupe bass are holding in the oxygenated riffles,” Stubbs said. “It’s kind of counterintuitive, but we have been dead-drifting nymphs in the rapids and doing very well. The bass are thought to be pure-strain Guadalupes in that area.”

As for Brushy Creek, the bass were holding in different pat-terns. The anglers found them under trees in the shaded area during the heat of the day, but they were still feeding aggres-sively.

Panfish fly patterns — tall, flat and bright streamers — would draw 1 1/2-pounders out from their shaded spots fairly fre-quently. The anglers hooked sev-eral in the early afternoon.

Guide Marcus Rodriguez has been having consistent success on the San Marcos River, with patterns similar to those on other Hill Country rivers.

“You’ve got to get out early to beat the tubers, but the head-waters of the San Marcos is fish-ing really good,” Rodriguez said. “Almost every panfish you catch

is about hand-sized. There are some nice fish in there.”

He said they have been pulling in 2-pound largemouth bass, as well as some Guadalupes. He and his clients simply listen for the cicadas and grasshoppers to start “clicking” in the afternoon, and that’s when they’ll start the top-water action.

“Just find pieces of shade or stumps underwater, and get your fly close to it — then hold on,” Rodriguez said.

Stubbs said his clients have been targeting a four-mile stretch

of the Llano just south of Mason, where the scenery is almost as entertaining as the fishing. He offered area-specific tips for anglers looking to head in that direction.

“I tell people to select a fly line that is a good background color (light green or tan). Beginners are told to use a fly line that they can see very well, but we are out here to catch fish,” Stubbs said, chuckling. “Then put on some light leaders with fluorocarbon tippet for the clearer sections.”

Specific patterns have been doing particularly well for his charters, including some pan-fish streamers. Any large top-water flies with insect-like legs will do well on the Llano, Stubbs pointed out, especially if they match insects that are often found around the river’s banks. As for nymphs, the Bitch Creek is a popular pattern that has been producing fish regularly.

Despite the summer anglers’ best efforts, they weren’t able to hook into some of the large com-mon carp that were muddling around in the shallows of Brushy Creek. Stubbs pointed out that it is worth a try, however.

“It’s almost worth bringing a different rod to keep for carp,” he said. “If you find one that is feed-ing, and get the fly close to him, he just may take it.”

Stubbs said it’s important to keep things simple on small riv-ers like the Llano and Brushy Creek — it will make for a much better day on the water.

“Early in the morning and late in the evening is the key, and if you’re fishing in the middle of the day, find some shade,” he said. “It’s really pretty simple.”

Is it a Guadalupe bass?The Hill Country’s most well-known resident is the Guadalupe

bass, but it is often hard to distinguish from some of its black bass counterparts, especially in its younger years. Here are some tips for identifying this beautiful fi sh:

— They are smaller in general than largemouth and small-mouth bass, adapted to smaller streams and rivers.

— The mouth of the Guadalupe will not extend past its eye.— The coloration is a bit lighter and “more bland” than a large-

mouth bass, sometimes near to a tan color.— There are not distinct lines like a largemouth bass, but more

sporadic lines with some spots mixed in.— The closer anglers get to I-35 (as a rule of thumb), the more

likely bass can be hybrid species between a largemouth and Guadalupe, although pure strains in the more populated areas do occur.

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have come with a $1 million bonus.

There were no blue mar-lin weighed during the tour-nament — all caught were released.

The tournament was a release format in which the overall winner was deter-mined by the total num-ber of billfish release points, plus any weighed blue marlin points. A released blue marlin equals 750 points; one point per pound counts for any blue marlin weighed.

Teams releasing a white marlin received 200 points and 100 points for a released sailfish.

Other winners included:

Tuna1. Locomia, 129.1 lbs., Tommy Gouser2. Natasha Rookh, 118.9 lbs., John Williams3. Mine Time, 86.6 lbs., Jimmy Burns

Wahoo1. Relentless, 40.5 lbs., Harold Kahla2. Game Hog, 40 lbs., Cindy Uhr3. Nereus, 38.2 lbs., Mike Thorn-Leeson

Dolphin1. Rehab, 40.7 lbs., Jasen Gest2. Legacy, 39.3 lbs., Mike Fitzpatrick3. Sun Doll, 35.7 lbs., Austin Keller

Top Lady Angler Natalie Payne

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Big Covey Chapter of Quail Coalition helping desert quail

The Wichita Falls “Big Covey Chapter” of the Quail Coalition recently provided funding in the amount of $6,000 to El Carmen Land and Conservation Company in southeastern Brewster County for the purchase and installation of three wildlife water guzzlers to enhance desert quail habitat.

“The continuing drought conditions and lack of surface water in the lower desert elevations has contributed to the decline of scaled quail over much of their range in western Texas,” ECLCC Wildlife Coordinator Bonnie McKinney said.

In early 2014, ECLCC and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department began a pilot project transplanting Gambel’s quail back to former historic range in south-eastern Brewster County. The range of

the Gambel’s and scaled quail overlap in the low desert and habitat enhancement for one species also benefits the other. The Gambel’s quail have established and formed coveys and spread out over the lower desert habitat; the water guzzlers will provide necessary permanent water for this newly transplanted population and enhance habitat that was previously devoid of water.

“The purchase and installation of the water guzzlers through the generos-ity of the Big Covey Chapter of Texas Quail Coalition Wichita Falls will pro-vide needed permanent water sources evenly spaced over the landscape,” McKinney said. “We are very appreciative of the grant monies from The Big Covey Chapter to help desert quail rebound from the extended drought and provided water sources for the newly transplanted Gambel’s quail population.”

— ECLCC

with this group of stakeholders.”Although no policy decisions will

come from the survey, the findings were interesting, nonetheless.

“On average, dove hunters are white males, 45 years of age and older, who live in small towns/cities or rural areas,” the report stated. “The majority of dove hunters harvest fewer than 30 birds per season (although about 6 percent har-vest more than 100), but nearly half of the respondents said dove hunting was ‘one of my most important recreational activities’ or ‘my most important recre-ational activity.’”

Nationally, most participants hunt only on private land or mostly on pri-vate land, with a majority of respon-dents traveling 50 miles or more to get to their hunting spot (10 percent hav-ing traveled to another country to hunt doves).

More than 85 percent of respondents “mostly” or “always” use lead shot to hunt doves, and the majority believe that lead shot substitutes are too expen-sive. In addition, more than half of respondents believe that non-lead shot doesn’t perform as well as lead for dove hunting, and will be hard to find in

stores.Overall, there was a lot of uncertainty

about the effects of lead on the health of doves and other wildlife, with only about 1 in 5 respondents indicating the concerns about lead shot consumption by wildlife have been explained to hunt-ers; the other 4 of 5 hunters are either “neutral,” “don’t know,” or “agree” that explanation is lacking. For exam-ple, nearly half of respondents say they don’t know if eating lead pellets cause doves to die. Nearly half have concerns that non-lead shot cripples more doves than lead shot.

Requiring the use of non-lead shot could have significant impacts on hunter participation. Thirty-six percent agreed they would “probably quit hunt-ing doves if required to use non-lead shot” and almost 50 percent thought requiring non-lead shot would reduce the number of young people hunting.

“This had some good information about where hunters get their informa-tion,” Oldenburger said. “That gives us some direction on how we can commu-nicate better. I found it interesting that opinions didn’t vary much from east to west.

“A dove hunter is a dove hunter whether he’s in California or Virginia.”

SurveyContinued from page 4

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STEPHEN FLYNN of Dallas took a red stag in June with Shane Johnston of Four Sea-sons Safaris in New Zealand.

ALLISON SCHROEDER, 14, and KENNETH HENDERSON, 15, with two nice bucks harvested in December.

KARRA ERMINGER caught this mahi-mahi off the coast of South Padre Island fishing aboard the About Time.

DR. GLENN HEAD recently landed this hard-fighting jack crevalle fishing in Arroyo City.

ELLA HAWK, 9, harvested this buck while hunting with her family.



Moon Phases

FOR THE TABLEOUTDOOR PUZZLER | By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen Solution on Page 30

Sun Moon Tides| |

3 (12 inch) untreated cedar planks1/3 cup vegetable oil1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar1 tsp. sesame oil1/3 cup soy sauce1/4 cup chopped green onions1 tbsp. grated fresh ginger root1 tsp. minced garlic2 (2 pound) salmon fi llets, skin removed

Soak the cedar planks for at least 1 hour in warm water. In a shallow dish, stir together the vegetable oil, rice vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, green onions, ginger and garlic. Place

the salmon fi llets in the marinade and turn to coat. Cover and mari-nate for at least 15 minutes, or up to one hour. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat. Place the planks on the grate. The boards are ready when they start to smoke and crackle just a little. Place the salmon fi llets onto the planks and discard the marinade. Cover, and grill for about 20 minutes. Fish is done when you can fl ake it with a fork. It will continue to cook after you remove it from the grill.

— allrecipes.com

18 dove breasts, skin removedsalt and pepper to taste1/4 tsp. oregano1/4 tsp. rosemary1/2 cup white cooking wine1 medium onion, chopped1 can cream of celery soup1 can (8 oz.) mushroom pieces1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream3 tbsps. butter or margarine

Place dove breasts in large baking dish. Sauté onions in butter. Mix remaining ingredients, except sour cream. Pour over doves. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Add sour cream and stir. Continue baking uncovered for 20 additional min-utes. Serve over rice or noodles.

— backwoodsbound.com

Dove stroganoff

Texas Coast TidesSabine Pass, northDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 08 3:23 AM 1.7H 8:12 AM 1.3L 12:47 PM 1.6H 8:23 PM -0.5LAug 09 3:59 AM 1.8H 8:58 AM 1.2L 1:56 PM 1.7H 9:13 PM -0.4LAug 10 4:34 AM 1.8H 9:44 AM 1.0L 3:02 PM 1.7H 10:03 PM -0.3LAug 11 5:08 AM 1.7H 10:33 AM 0.8L 4:09 PM 1.7H 10:52 PM -0.1LAug 12 5:43 AM 1.7H 11:25 AM 0.6L 5:19 PM 1.6H 11:42 PM 0.2LAug 13 6:18 AM 1.7H 12:19 PM 0.5L 6:34 PM 1.6HAug 14 12:32 AM 0.5L 6:54 AM 1.6H 1:17 PM 0.3L 7:59 PM 1.5HAug 15 1:26 AM 0.8L 7:31 AM 1.6H 2:17 PM 0.2L 9:35 PM 1.5 HAug 16 2:29 AM 1.1L 8:10 AM 1.5H 3:19 PM 0.1L 11:19 PM 1.5 HAug 17 3:54 AM 1.3L 8:55 AM 1.5H 4:22 PM 0.1LAug 18 12:54 AM 1.6H 6:20 AM 1.4L 9:52 AM 1.4H 5:23 PM 0.0LAug 19 2:06 AM 1.7H 8:12 AM 1.4L 11:00 AM 1.4H 6:19 PM 0.0LAug 20 2:57 AM 1.7H 9:01 AM 1.3L 12:04 PM 1.4H 7:09 PM 0.0LAug 21 3:33 AM 1.7H 9:26 AM 1.3L 12:59 PM 1.4H 7:54 PM 0.1LAug 22 4:01 AM 1.7H 9:36 AM 1.3L 1:46 PM 1.5H 8:33 PM 0.1L

Port O’ConnorDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 08 10:12 AM 0.7H 10:41 PM -0.2LAug 09 11:11 AM 0.7H 11:32 PM -0.2LAug 10 12:51 PM 0.6HAug 11 12:21 AM -0.1L 3:17 PM 0.6HAug 12 1:08 AM 0.0L 10:09 AM 0.4H 1:18 PM 0.4L 5:45 PM 0.5 HAug 13 1:50 AM 0.1L 8:41 AM 0.4H 2:22 PM 0.3L 8:15 PM 0.4 HAug 14 2:24 AM 0.3L 8:11 AM 0.5H 3:22 PM 0.1LAug 15 12:08 AM 0.4H 2:38 AM 0.4L 7:41 AM 0.5H 4:24 PM 0.0LAug 16 7:29 AM 0.6H 5:26 PM 0.0LAug 17 7:44 AM 0.7H 6:29 PM -0.1LAug 18 8:08 AM 0.8H 7:32 PM -0.1LAug 19 8:35 AM 0.8H 8:32 PM 0.0LAug 20 9:01 AM 0.8H 9:25 PM 0.0LAug 21 9:21 AM 0.8H 10:10 PM 0.0LAug 22 9:35 AM 0.8H 10:47 PM 0.1L

Cedar plank salmon

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Rollover PassDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 08 8:57 AM 1.3HAug 09 12:43 AM -0.2L 9:15 AM 1.2H 2:21 PM 1.0L 5:00 PM 1.1 HAug 10 1:32 AM -0.1L 9:25 AM 1.2H 2:48 PM 0.9L 6:19 PM 1.1HAug 11 2:19 AM 0.0L 9:29 AM 1.1H 3:17 PM 0.8L 7:35 PM 1.1 HAug 12 3:07 AM 0.2L 9:36 AM 1.1H 3:49 PM 0.6L 8:52 PM 1.1 HAug 13 3:57 AM 0.4L 9:47 AM 1.0H 4:25 PM 0.5L 10:13 PM 1.1 HAug 14 4:53 AM 0.6L 9:58 AM 1.0H 5:08 PM 0.3L 11:46 PM 1.1 HAug 15 6:06 AM 0.8L 10:07 AM 1.0H 6:00 PM 0.2LAug 16 2:11 AM 1.1H 7:38 AM 1.0L 10:12 AM 1.0H 7:00 PM 0.1LAug 17 5:06 AM 1.2H 8:07 PM 0.0LAug 18 6:28 AM 1.3H 9:14 PM 0.0LAug 19 7:19 AM 1.4H 10:18 PM 0.0LAug 20 8:00 AM 1.4H 11:14 PM 0.0LAug 21 8:33 AM 1.3HAug 22 12:03 AM 0.1L 8:54 AM 1.3H

East MatagordaDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 08 7:19 AM 0.4H 10:55 AM 0.4L 1:09 PM 0.5H 10:32 PM 0.0LAug 09 8:22 AM 0.4H 10:38 AM 0.4L 1:44 PM 0.5H 10:53 PM 0.0LAug 10 2:29 PM 0.5H 11:17 PM 0.0LAug 11 4:00 PM 0.4H 11:45 PM 0.1LAug 12 7:13 AM 0.3H 11:46 AM 0.3L 5:02 PM 0.4HAug 13 12:22 AM 0.2L 8:00 AM 0.3H 2:58 PM 0.2L 5:47 PM 0.4 HAug 14 3:03 AM 0.2L 6:06 AM 0.3H 3:20 PM 0.2LAug 15 12:48 AM 0.3H 3:13 AM 0.3L 6:48 AM 0.4H 3:40 PM 0.1LAug 16 1:24 AM 0.4H 3:30 AM 0.3L 7:54 AM 0.4H 4:18 PM 0.1LAug 17 8:36 AM 0.4H 6:33 PM 0.1LAug 18 2:53 AM 0.4H 7:02 AM 0.4L 9:11 AM 0.4H 7:12 PM 0.0LAug 19 4:17 AM 0.4H 7:28 AM 0.4L 12:40 PM 0.4H 7:47 PM 0.0LAug 20 4:59 AM 0.4H 7:19 AM 0.4L 1:07 PM 0.4H 8:44 PM 0.0LAug 21 5:35 AM 0.4H 7:37 AM 0.4L 12:56 PM 0.4H 10:04 PM 0.0L Aug 22 6:14 AM 0.4H 10:32 AM 0.4L 1:06 PM 0.4H 10:42 PM 0.0L

Freeport HarborDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 08 3:44 AM 1.8H 8:06 PM -0.5LAug 09 4:22 AM 1.9H 10:43 AM 1.3L 1:03 PM 1.3H 9:01 PM -0.5LAug 10 4:57 AM 1.8H 10:54 AM 1.2L 2:25 PM 1.4H 9:54 PM -0.3LAug 11 5:29 AM 1.7H 11:17 AM 1.0L 3:42 PM 1.4H 10:48 PM -0.1LAug 12 5:58 AM 1.6H 11:48 AM 0.8L 4:59 PM 1.4H 11:43 PM 0.2LAug 13 6:24 AM 1.4H 12:27 PM 0.6L 6:19 PM 1.4HAug 14 12:42 AM 0.5L 6:47 AM 1.3H 1:12 PM 0.4L 7:46 PM 1.4 HAug 15 1:49 AM 0.8L 7:08 AM 1.3H 2:05 PM 0.3L 9:24 PM 1.4 HAug 16 3:23 AM 1.1L 7:25 AM 1.3H 3:04 PM 0.1L 11:17 PM 1.5 HAug 17 4:08 PM 0.0LAug 18 1:06 AM 1.6H 5:12 PM 0.0LAug 19 2:17 AM 1.7H 6:13 PM 0.0LAug 20 3:04 AM 1.7H 7:07 PM 0.0LAug 21 3:38 AM 1.7H 7:55 PM 0.0LAug 22 4:03 AM 1.7H 10:13 AM 1.2L 12:43 PM 1.3H 8:37 PM 0.1L

South Padre IslandDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 08 5:21 AM 1.2H 8:15 PM -0.5LAug 09 5:36 AM 1.2H 9:44 AM 1.1L 11:48 AM 1.2H 9:08 PM -0.4LAug 10 5:48 AM 1.1H 10:04 AM 1.0L 1:27 PM 1.1H 10:01 PM -0.3LAug 11 5:58 AM 1.1H 10:37 AM 0.9L 3:02 PM 1.1H 10:54 PM -0.1LAug 12 6:08 AM 1.0H 11:20 AM 0.7L 4:34 PM 1.0H 11:48 PM 0.1LAug 13 6:20 AM 0.9H 12:10 PM 0.5L 6:08 PM 1.0HAug 14 12:43 AM 0.4L 6:30 AM 0.9H 1:04 PM 0.3L 7:49 PM 1.0 HAug 15 1:44 AM 0.7L 6:35 AM 0.9H 2:01 PM 0.1L 9:55 PM 1.0 HAug 16 2:58 AM 0.9L 6:26 AM 1.0H 3:02 PM 0.0LAug 17 12:44 AM 1.1H 4:05 PM -0.1LAug 18 2:35 AM 1.2H 5:07 PM -0.1LAug 19 3:39 AM 1.3H 6:07 PM -0.1LAug 20 4:30 AM 1.3H 7:02 PM -0.1LAug 21 5:13 AM 1.3H 7:50 PM -0.1LAug 22 5:46 AM 1.2H 8:33 PM 0.0L

San Luis PassDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time Height Aug 08 4:27 AM 1.3H 8:34 AM 1.1L 12:40 PM 1.2H 8:55 PM -0.4LAug 09 4:59 AM 1.3H 9:19 AM 1.0L 1:57 PM 1.2H 9:46 PM -0.3LAug 10 5:31 AM 1.2H 10:08 AM 0.9L 3:11 PM 1.2H 10:36 PM -0.2LAug 11 6:01 AM 1.2H 11:00 AM 0.8L 4:26 PM 1.2H 11:26 PM -0.1LAug 12 6:31 AM 1.2H 11:56 AM 0.6L 5:43 PM 1.2HAug 13 12:15 AM 0.2L 7:01 AM 1.1H 12:55 PM 0.4L 7:07 PM 1.1 HAug 14 1:06 AM 0.4L 7:30 AM 1.1H 1:58 PM 0.3L 8:39 PM 1.1 HAug 15 2:00 AM 0.7L 8:00 AM 1.1H 3:04 PM 0.2L 10:21 PM 1.1 HAug 16 3:07 AM 0.9L 8:30 AM 1.1H 4:12 PM 0.1LAug 17 12:14 AM 1.1H 5:03 AM 1.0L 9:01 AM 1.1H 5:18 PM 0.0LAug 18 2:02 AM 1.2H 7:25 AM 1.1L 9:35 AM 1.1H 6:20 PM 0.0LAug 19 3:14 AM 1.2H 7:16 PM 0.0LAug 20 4:01 AM 1.3H 8:04 PM 0.0LAug 21 4:33 AM 1.3H 9:57 AM 1.1L 12:26 PM 1.1H 8:45 PM 0.0LAug 22 4:52 AM 1.2H 10:08 AM 1.1L 1:23 PM 1.1H 9:20 PM 0.1L

Port AransasDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 08 11:31 AM 0.9H 8:14 PM -0.3LAug 09 4:59 AM 0.9H 7:41 AM 0.8L 12:48 PM 1.0H 9:04 PM -0.3LAug 10 5:08 AM 0.8H 8:49 AM 0.7L 2:00 PM 1.0H 9:54 PM -0.2LAug 11 5:14 AM 0.8H 9:47 AM 0.6L 3:11 PM 1.0H 10:43 PM -0.1LAug 12 5:25 AM 0.8H 10:45 AM 0.5L 4:23 PM 0.9H 11:32 PM 0.1LAug 13 5:43 AM 0.8H 11:46 AM 0.4L 5:39 PM 0.9HAug 14 12:21 AM 0.3L 6:04 AM 0.8H 12:51 PM 0.2L 7:05 PM 0.8 HAug 15 1:12 AM 0.5L 6:26 AM 0.8H 1:59 PM 0.1L 9:34 PM 0.8 HAug 16 2:22 AM 0.7L 6:46 AM 0.8H 3:09 PM 0.0LAug 17 7:00 AM 0.9H 4:18 PM 0.0LAug 18 3:25 AM 0.9H 5:24 PM 0.0LAug 19 4:12 AM 1.0H 6:24 PM 0.0LAug 20 4:57 AM 1.0H 7:16 PM 0.0LAug 21 5:40 AM 1.0H 8:31 AM 0.9L 10:32 AM 0.9H 8:01 PM 0.0LAug 22 6:14 AM 0.9H 8:46 AM 0.9L 11:48 AM 0.9H 8:40 PM 0.1L

Galveston Bay entrance, north jettyDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 08 3:55 AM 1.7H 8:14 AM 1.3L 12:36 PM 1.6H 8:32 PM -0.4LAug 09 4:31 AM 1.8H 9:16 AM 1.2L 1:47 PM 1.6H 9:31 PM -0.3LAug 10 5:03 AM 1.8H 10:17 AM 1.0L 3:18 PM 1.6H 10:27 PM -0.2LAug 11 5:34 AM 1.7H 11:05 AM 0.8L 4:37 PM 1.6H 11:16 PM 0.0LAug 12 6:05 AM 1.7H 11:51 AM 0.6L 5:38 PM 1.6HAug 13 12:03 AM 0.2L 6:37 AM 1.6H 12:41 PM 0.4L 7:03 PM 1.5 HAug 14 12:54 AM 0.5L 7:15 AM 1.6H 1:37 PM 0.3L 8:33 PM 1.5 HAug 15 1:49 AM 0.8L 7:55 AM 1.5H 2:29 PM 0.2L 9:40 PM 1.5 HAug 16 2:39 AM 1.0L 8:29 AM 1.5H 3:19 PM 0.1L 10:51 PM 1.5 HAug 17 3:27 AM 1.2L 8:53 AM 1.5H 4:18 PM 0.1LAug 18 12:19 AM 1.5H 6:23 AM 1.3L 9:17 AM 1.5H 5:43 PM 0.1LAug 19 1:33 AM 1.6H 7:18 AM 1.4L 9:47 AM 1.4H 6:44 PM 0.1LAug 20 3:27 AM 1.6H 7:55 AM 1.3L 10:32 AM 1.4H 7:26 PM 0.1LAug 21 4:05 AM 1.6H 8:31 AM 1.3L 12:37 PM 1.4H 8:04 PM 0.1LAug 22 4:15 AM 1.7H 9:37 AM 1.3L 1:33 PM 1.4H 8:46 PM 0.2L

RockportDate Time Height Time Height Time Height Time HeightAug 08 1:13 PM 0.3H 11:47 PM -0.1LAug 09 2:13 PM 0.3HAug 10 12:36 AM -0.1L 3:19 PM 0.3HAug 11 1:18 AM 0.0L 4:36 PM 0.2HAug 12 1:50 AM 0.0L 6:20 PM 0.2HAug 13 2:05 AM 0.1L 8:54 AM 0.2H 2:51 PM 0.1L 8:52 PM 0.2HAug 14 1:44 AM 0.1L 8:24 AM 0.2H 4:21 PM 0.1LAug 15 8:25 AM 0.2H 5:28 PM 0.0LAug 16 8:47 AM 0.3H 6:25 PM 0.0LAug 17 9:22 AM 0.3H 7:19 PM 0.0LAug 18 10:07 AM 0.3H 8:12 PM 0.0LAug 19 10:58 AM 0.3H 9:04 PM 0.0LAug 20 11:53 AM 0.3H 9:55 PM 0.0LAug 21 12:49 PM 0.3H 10:43 PM 0.0LAug 22 1:45 PM 0.3H 11:26 PM 0.1L

Moon PhasesLast

August 17FullAugust 10

NewAugust 25

FirstSept. 2

Houston2014 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONAug. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

San Antonio2014 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONAug. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

Amarillo2014 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONAug. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

Dallas2014 A.M. P.M. SUN MOONAug. Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

ACROSS 1. Game that wanders away from the herd 5. A good bait for muskies 8. A trout10. A river bank mammal12. An in-hole fi replace14. Act of carrying canoe overland15. Wingshooting is ____ shooting16. A rule of hunting, fi shing18. A shotgun model, ____ by ____19. A name for the chinook21. When doe usually have young23. Code for a type bullet nose26. 17 down is his ammo28. Gun system that activates fi ring29. To know freshness of game tracks31. A good time to hunt whitetails33. Describes a missed shot36. To pull back the bowstring37. A species of the quail40. A game or wildfowl

daily routine41. A bait lure for smallmouths44. A game trail45. Said to be most populated with elk46. A duck47. A reticle in a gun scope48. A wood used in arrow shafts DOWN 1. A part of a stag’s rack 2. Bucks’ mating rituals 3. A dog breed trained to hunt 4. Tree that has an aroma 6. A device on a gun receiver 7. A darting bait, jigging _____ 9. A lure, scent ____11. Code for type bullet nose13. A deer species17. Ammo used by 26 across18. A method of sport fi shing20. To remove a fi red casing22. A sound made by a wild turkey24. A fl ock of pheasants

25. Term referred to in shoot contests27. Wildfowl have their young here30. A duck32. Result of a 21-across event34. A prey of the hawk35. A deer’s food source

37. Duck hunter’s lure38. A bedding material39. Practice shooting area41. A tasty saltwater food fi sh42. Industry sportfi shing organization43. Another name for the sea bass

Solunar | Sun times | Moon timesLegend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a loca-tion, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.

08Fri 4:29 10:44 4:59 11:14 7:44 9:08 7:18p 5:21a09Sat 5:24 11:39 5:54 ----- 7:44 9:07 8:10p 6:27a10Sun 6:21 12:11 6:50 12:35 7:45 9:06 8:59p 7:36a11Mon 7:19 1:05 7:48 1:33 7:46 9:06 9:44p 8:44a12Tue 8:19 2:05 8:47 2:33 7:46 9:05 10:28p 9:52a13Wed 9:20 3:06 9:46 3:33 7:47 9:04 11:10p 10:57a14Thu 10:20 4:06 10:46 4:33 7:47 9:03 11:53p 12:02p15Fri 11:18 5:05 11:44 5:31 7:48 9:02 NoMoon 1:04p16Sat ----- 6:01 12:14 6:27 7:49 9:01 12:36a 2:04p17Sun 12:43 6:54 1:07 7:20 7:49 9:00 1:20a 3:02p18Mon 1:31 7:44 1:56 8:09 7:50 8:59 2:05a 3:57p19Tue 2:18 8:31 2:43 8:55 7:50 8:58 2:52a 4:48p20Wed 3:03 9:15 3:27 9:39 7:51 8:57 3:41a 5:35p21Thu 3:46 9:58 4:09 10:21 7:51 8:56 4:31a 6:19p22Fri 4:28 10:39 4:51 11:02 7:52 8:55 5:22a 6:59p23Sat 5:09 11:20 5:31 11:43 7:53 8:54 6:14a 7:37p24Sun 5:51 ----- 6:12 12:23 7:53 8:53 7:05a 8:13p25Mon 6:33 ----- 6:55 13:05 7:54 8:52 7:57a 8:47p26Tue 7:17 1:06 7:38 1:28 7:54 8:51 8:49a 9:21p27Wed 8:02 1:52 8:24 2:13 7:55 8:50 9:41a 9:55p

08Fri 4:35 10:50 5:05 11:20 7:45 9:19 7:30p 5:22a09Sat 5:30 11:45 6:00 ----- 7:45 9:18 8:21p 6:28a10Sun 6:27 12:17 6:56 12:41 7:46 9:17 9:08p 7:38a11Mon 7:25 1:11 7:53 1:39 7:47 9:16 9:52p 8:48a12Tue 8:25 2:11 8:52 2:39 7:47 9:15 10:34p 9:57a13Wed 9:25 3:12 9:52 3:39 7:48 9:14 11:15p 11:04a14Thu 10:25 4:12 10:52 4:39 7:49 9:13 11:56p 12:10p15Fri 11:24 5:11 11:50 5:37 7:50 9:12 NoMoon 1:13p16Sat ----- 6:07 12:20 6:33 7:50 9:11 12:38a 2:15p17Sun 12:49 7:00 1:13 7:25 7:51 9:10 1:21a 3:13p18Mon 1:37 7:50 2:02 8:15 7:52 9:09 2:06a 4:08p19Tue 2:24 8:36 2:49 9:01 7:52 9:08 2:53a 4:59p20Wed 3:09 9:21 3:33 9:45 7:53 9:06 3:41a 5:47p21Thu 3:52 10:03 4:15 10:27 7:54 9:05 4:31a 6:30p22Fri 4:33 10:45 4:56 11:08 7:54 9:04 5:23a 7:10p23Sat 5:15 11:26 5:37 11:48 7:55 9:03 6:15a 7:47p24Sun 5:56 ----- 6:18 12:29 7:56 9:02 7:08a 8:21p25Mon 6:39 ----- 7:00 13:11 7:56 9:01 8:01a 8:55p26Tue 7:23 1:12 7:44 1:33 7:57 8:59 8:54a 9:27p27Wed 8:08 1:57 8:30 2:19 7:58 8:58 9:47a 10:00p

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08Fri 4:55 11:10 5:25 11:40 8:00 9:43 7:55p 5:38a09Sat 5:50 ----- 6:20 12:05 8:01 9:42 8:45p 6:45a10Sun 6:47 12:37 7:16 1:01 8:02 9:41 9:31p 7:56a11Mon 7:45 1:31 8:13 1:59 8:03 9:40 10:14p 9:07a12Tue 8:45 2:31 9:12 2:59 8:04 9:39 10:54p 10:17a13Wed 9:45 3:32 10:12 3:59 8:04 9:38 11:34p 11:26a14Thu 10:45 4:32 11:12 4:59 8:05 9:37 NoMoon 12:32p15Fri 11:44 5:31 ----- 5:57 8:06 9:36 12:14a 1:37p16Sat 12:16 6:27 12:40 6:53 8:07 9:34 12:55a 2:40p17Sun 1:09 7:20 1:33 7:45 8:07 9:33 1:38a 3:39p18Mon 1:57 8:10 2:22 8:35 8:08 9:32 2:22a 4:34p19Tue 2:44 8:56 3:09 9:21 8:09 9:31 3:08a 5:25p20Wed 3:29 9:41 3:53 10:05 8:10 9:30 3:57a 6:12p21Thu 4:12 10:23 4:35 10:47 8:10 9:28 4:47a 6:55p22Fri 4:53 11:05 5:16 11:28 8:11 9:27 5:39a 7:34p23Sat 5:35 11:46 5:57 12:08 8:12 9:26 6:33a 8:10p24Sun 6:16 ----- 6:38 12:49 8:13 9:25 7:26a 8:44p25Mon 6:59 ----- 7:20 13:31 8:13 9:23 8:20a 9:17p26Tue 7:43 1:32 8:04 1:53 8:14 9:22 9:14a 9:48p27Wed 8:28 2:18 8:50 2:39 8:15 9:21 10:08a 10:20p


CCA Star LeaderboardCapt. Robert Liebert has

been seeing success across the Galveston area, using similar tactics as well.

“Honestly, I’ve been everywhere,” he said. “In the past couple days I’ve fished the East Bay, West Bay and Trinity (Bay).”

The most common the-ory for the unusually active feeding patterns is the high number of shrimp the anglers have been see-ing this year, as well as calm weather patterns.

“I haven’t seen this many people shrimping here (in Sabine Lake) in probably the last 10 years,” Herbert said. “There are a lot of shrimp all over the place.”

“There are more shad and shrimp than I’ve seen in a

long time,” Hillman added, saying the size of the fish alone are proof the shrimp and shad are in larger num-bers across the upper Gulf Coast. “I had a woman pull in a 28 1/4-incher the other day, and it weighed 7.3 pounds. That’s a pretty heavy trout for late July. They’re pretty fat.”

Herbert said he has been spotting some bird activity, and he’s been throwing live shrimp for most of his char-ters. He said soft plastics — like flukes and swim baits — have been doing the trick also.

Hillman said once you find the fish, the conditions are prime for limits.

“We’ve been catching half of our limits in mud where there’s really noth-ing there,” Hillman said. “People get too hung up on ‘spots’ sometimes and forget to look for the fish. We’ve

just been following the slicks.”

Top-water bites have been prime, Hillman said. Spooks like Skitter Walks and One Knockers have been attract-ing a lot of trout, and neu-tral colors have been the best colors. Scented plastics are his first choice for sub-surface lures.

Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake dealt with a heavy sar-gassum problem throughout the summer, but Liebert said things are finally clearing up and winds have been calm recently.

“Things are pretty much where they should be now,” he said.

Herbert said if you can find the fish, they take most lures or bait you throw at them, and it’s not just the trout. His charters have been pulling in large amounts of flounder across Sabine Lake, as well as small blacktip

sharks near the jetties.Hillman said he has seen

late activity in the surf as well, and anglers have had big days from the beaches — which is uncharacteristic for this late in the season.

“Usually the surf bite in Galveston is starting to peter out by now,” Hillman said. “So things are definitely a little bit off.”

But, he clarified, saying that it isn’t a bad thing by any means, especially when it means limits for his cli-ents, and that’s exactly what’s been happening.

“It’s hard to explain, but it’s just different,” he said. “Overall the bay is in good condition; it’s just differ-ent.”

Capt. Steve Hillman, (409) 256-7937Capt. Lindy Herbert, (409) 720-8148Capt. Robert Liebert, (281) 799-5728

Upper CoastContinued from page 8

Biologists studying Arroyo Colorado

Earlier this year, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department coastal fi sheries biologists began a two-year study of Arroyo Colorado, a tidal stream con-nected to the Lower Laguna Madre. Biologists received a grant to mea-sure the quality of aquatic life in this ecologically important area.

This effort is part of a larger coast-wide assessment of tidal streams that has been under way for the bet-ter part of a decade.

“Specifi cally, we are working in conjunction with the existing Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership, as they update their watershed plan, with the goal of ultimately improving water quality for the Arroyo Colorado and Lower Laguna Madre,” said Janet Nelson, a TPWD coastal biolo-gist.

Biologists will sample organisms (like fi sh, crabs and shrimp) and water quality in the Arroyo Colorado during the spring, summer and fall. Habitat in the Arroyo and on its banks will be recorded at the begin-ning of this study.

— TPWD


NATIONALFlorida angler attacked by barracuda

A Florida teenager is recovering after being attacked by a barracuda as he reached down to remove a hook from the fish’s mouth.

Thirteen-year-old Parker King and his father, Irwin, were fishing about 20 miles off the coast of Central Florida for red snapper when they hooked up with the 5-foot-long barracuda.

When the fish got to the boat, Parker King reached down to remove the hook and the big cuda shot out of the water, biting the young man in the chest and arm.

“It came up like a torpedo out of the water,” Parker King told the Daytona Beach News-Journal. “It nailed me.”

According to reports, the fish sawed through one of the muscles in his arm and severed a vein. Irwin rushed to shore as blood covered the boat.

“I really didn’t care,” Irwin King said. “I didn’t care if parts were flying off the boat or anything; I just wanted to get [Parker] in.”

The pair made it to shore and rushed Parker to the hospital, where he received 17 stitches and 27 staples. He is expected to make a full recovery.

— Staff report

Michigan gets first early teal season in 50 years

Sept. 1-7 will mark Michigan’s first early teal hunting season in nearly 50 years. These small ducks, especially blue-winged teal, are some of the earliest duck species to migrate each fall.

This statewide teal-only season is pos-sible because of growing teal populations. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission approved the season at the commission’s July 10 meeting. Hunters may take six teal per day and hunt from sunrise to sunset.

The three-year experimental seasons will include measurements of the attempts and harvest of nontarget species by the

Department of Natural Resources to make sure hunters are not harvesting other duck species like wood ducks and mallards.

— MDNR

Kansas has record low hunting incidents

Kansas has big deer, pheasants, waterfowl and other hunting opportunities that attract hunters from across the country. And accord-ing to the 2013 Kansas Hunter Education Incident Report, the lowest number of hunt-ing-related incidents occurred since the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism began keeping records more than 50 years ago.

A total of six reported hunting incidents took place last year, with no fatalities. According to the department, hunting is one of the safest outdoor activities when you con-sider the low number of incidents compared to the millions of hunter days recorded by hunters in Kansas each fall.

— KDWPT

Pheasant nesting improved in Midwest

The swarms of Texas hunters who head north to hunt ring-necked pheasants have reason to be encouraged. Conditions were favorable for pheasants in much of the Midwest this spring, and drought-stricken regions across the Great Plains received a respite. Overall conditions appear more promising than last season in many states, according to reports provided to Pheasants Forever.

In Oklahoma, Scott Cox, upland game biologist with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, says a few more pheas-ants are being seen this year compared to this time last year, thanks to decent moisture that broke more than two years of drought.

Kansas may be the exception, as the 2014 pheasant crowing survey indicated a 7 per-

cent decrease statewide, but rains beginning in May improved habitat and resulted in excellent conditions for renesting.

South Dakota welcomes the largest num-bers of Texas hunters, and weather conditions were favorable for pheasant production over most of the primary pheasant range from late April through June. Below normal win-ter snowfalls helped with the survival of the birds, leaving more hens available for nest-ing. The extreme southeastern part of the state received record flooding that resulted in destroyed nests and reduced survival of pheasant chicks.

— Pheasants Forever

No record book for massive skate in Britain

The largest known fish ever to be caught from the shores of Great Britain won’t be allowed in the record books.

Daniel Bennett reeled in a 208-pound skate after a two-hour battle on the Isle of Sky in Northern Scotland. The huge fish measured 88.25 inches long and 66.75 inches across.

Skates look like American stingrays and more than 200 species have been identi-fied worldwide.

But, because skates are protected in Great Britain, the fish had to be released, making it ineligible for the official record books.

The current record for the largest fish caught from British shores was a 159-pound skate caught on the Isle of Lewis in 1994.

— Staff report

Oregon guide bustedNicholaus J. Rodgers, 31, of Shady

Cove, Oregon, pleaded guilty to one count of violation of the Lacey Act in federal court in Denver. The charge stemmed from the assistance he provided to an outfitter who sold illegal mountain lion and bobcat

hunts in Colorado and Utah, the Justice Department announced.

Rodgers conspired with others to provide numerous illegal hunts of mountain lions and bobcats in Colorado and Utah from 2007 to 2009. In particular, Rodgers and his accomplices trapped, shot and caged mountain lions and bobcats prior to hunts in order to provide easier chases of the cats for clients. Rodgers also admits that he and his partners guided several hunters that did not possess a Utah mountain lion or bobcat license on mountain lion or bobcat hunts in Utah. The outfitter for whom Rodgers guided, Christopher W. Loncarich, was also indicted on Jan. 7.

— USFWS

North Dakota 9-year-old catches pending world record goldeye

Velva, North Dakota’s Brayden Selzler landed a 4-pound, 12-ounce goldeye from Lake Audubon last week, crushing the pre-vious state record and possibly setting a world record.

After reeling in the fish, Selzler almost threw it back, but his dad urged him to keep the catch.

“We hopped in the pickup and went to Garrison to have it weighed,” the young angler told the Associated Press.

According to the International Game Fish Association’s records, the largest angler-caught goldeye was reeled in by Gary Heuer 27 years ago in South Dakota’s Lake Oahe. That fish weighed almost a pound less than Selzler’s catch at 3 pounds and 13 ounces. After hearing the news, Selzler said that he intended to submit the fish for certification. As for the goldeye itself, the Selzler family intends on having it mounted for display.

— Staff report



1,000 (including areas around Lubbock). The densest areas around Dalhart should have about 100 doe tags available.”

Richardson said the total numbers of pronghorn in the state is between 12,000 and 13,000 animals. He expects that num-ber to increase thanks to recent rains.

“I’d bet a nickel we have a good fawn

crop this season,” he said. “The recent rainfall has changed conditions and we have lots of fawning cover.”

The Trans-Pecos herd has had increas-ing recruitment in its fawn herd the past three years, according to Gray. Although no hunting seasons are planned at this time for the transplanted herd, if numbers continue to increase, it could be a viable, huntable herd in several years.

“Herd numbers remains stable,” Gray said. “We’ve got our fingers crossed.”

PronghornContinued from page 4

• 8th Nationally — Sporting Clays, Individual shooter: Tyler Trinastich; score 188.

• 10th Nationally — Skeet, Individual shooter: Hunter Alford; score 91.

USAYESS Youth Clay Target National Championship results:

• National Champion — Sporting Clays, Senior Individual shooter: Tyler Trinastich; score 97.

• T1st Nationally — High Over All, Senior Individual shooter: Tyler Trinastich; score 286.

• 3rd Nationally — Sporting Clays, Senior: Tyler Trinastich, Brandon Stone, Kyle Watts, Cecil Linke III, and Warren Scott; team score

433.• 3rd Nationally — Skeet, Senior: Warren

Scott, Brandon Stone, Tyler Trinastich, Kyle Watts, and Cecil Linke; team score 440.

• 3rd Nationally — Trap, Senior: Tyler Trinastich, Warren Scott, Kyle Watts, Cecil Linke III, and Brandon Stone; team score 462.

• 3rd Nationally — Trap, Senior: Tyler Trinastich; score 97.

• 3rd Nationally — High Over All, Senior: Tyler Trinastich, Warren Scott, Kyle Watts, Cecil Linke III, and Brandon Stone; team score 1,335.

• 5th Nationally — Skeet, Senior: Warren Scott; score 95.

• 8th Nationally — Trap, Senior: Warren Scott; score 95.

ChampsContinued from page 6

Money earmarked for cervid research

Texas Tech University offi cials celebrated a research investment on July 30 totaling more than $850,000 in support of a white-tailed deer and cervids research program at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health.

Led by associate professors Ernest Smith and Steve Presley and senior research associate Galen Austin, the research project is part of an ongoing collaboration between the university and the Deer Breeders Corp.

As part of the overall investment, the Deer Breeders Corp. recently provided a $325,000 gift to the program, which is in addition to an initial start-up grant and other investments

valued at approximately $370,000 from the company.

Eligible for matching funds from the Texas Research Incentive Program, the $325,000 gift is anticipated to be matched at a 50 percent rate of $162,500, bringing the total investment for this research project to more than $850,000.

The funds are being used to establish a white-tailed deer and cervids research program at Texas Tech, which includes the construc-tion of a dedicated research facility. As part of the project, researchers at TIEHH will look for drug residues; investigate insect-borne disease transmission dynamics; and study nutrition and genetics in white-tailed deer and cervids.

— DBC


tent target.Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Migratory Bird Specials Shaun Oldenburger thinks humans and climate have a lot to do with the northern migrations.

“Talking to old-timers in South Texas, the habitat has gone away and after the hard freezes in the early ’80s, the birds began showing up in San Antonio shortly after that,” he said. “We’ve put in interstates and have provided very good linear habitat. For birds that adapt well to urban areas, we’ve provided a hopscotch avenue.

“We now have breeding birds in every county in the state.”

Oldenburger said the northward move doesn’t have one single answer biologists can point to as the sole reason.

“These birds are migratory — does climate have something to do with it? Who knows?

There isn’t one silver bullet, just a lot of anec-dotal information,” he said. “For instance, the area around Stephenville used to have mourning doves everywhere until the white-wings showed up. Now, mourning doves are pretty rare — whitewings can take over.”

But mourning dove populations aren’t suf-fering — overall numbers have not declined — it’s just that they’ve moved to more rural areas to escape the competition.

“Ninety percent of mourning doves breed in rural areas, while 90 percent of white-wings breed in urban areas,” Oldenburger said. “From a population standpoint, there hasn’t been much of a change.”

A report published in the Journal of Biogeography by Jerrod Butcher and several other TPWD biologists, looked at the expan-sion of white wings from 1979 to 2007.

Their research showed the expansion of whitewings was primarily due to the expan-sion of urban habitat, although other factors contributed to the expansion.

Either way, hunters should benefit from more birds during this year’s dove season.

DoveContinued from page 1

BIGGER TARGETS: Hunters aren’t complaining about harvesting more whitewings than in past years, as the birds offer a little more meat than mourning dove. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.


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Brenham hunter

Zane Aschenbeck, 8,

with his fi rst turkey

harvested with a

20-gauge on his Opa

and Oma’s property

in Kimble County.

After being unsuc-

cessful on his fi rst

hunt during youth

weekend, three gob-

blers and six hens

cooperated on March

29. His gobbler,

sporting a 10-inch

beard, was shot at

25 yards.

DATEBOOKAUGUST 8

Texas Deer Association16th Annual Convention and FundraiserJW Marriott Hill Country Resort(866) 882-4420texasdeerassociation.com

Ducks UnlimitedBrazoria County BanquetLake Jackson Civic Center(979) 665-8007ducks.org/texas

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Delta WaterfowlGreat Longview Chapter Annual EventMaude Cobb Activity Center(903) 399-2900deltawaterfowl.org

National Wild Turkey FederationCross Timbers BanquetDecatur Civic Center(940) 393-8908nwtf.org

National Wild Turkey FederationDeep East Texas BanquetThe Event Center, Jasper(409) 382-5752

Coastal Conservation AssociationAransas Bay Chapter BanquetPaws N’ Taws(713) 626-4222ccatexas.org

AUGUST 14Coastal Conservation AssociationLower Laguna Madre Chapter BanquetPort Isabel Event and Cultural Center(713) 626-4222ccatexas.org

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AUGUST 22-24Deer Breeders CorporationAnnual ConventionWestin La Cantera, San Antonio(972) 289-3100dbcdeer.com

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Rocky Mountain Elk FoundationSoutheast Texas Big Game BanquetBeaumont(409) 673-2771rmef.org

AUGUST 31Texas Archery Indoor LeagueTexas Archery Academy, Plano Indoor Range(214) 960-4088texasarchery.info

SEPTEMBER 5-6Dallas Safari ClubDSC Dove HuntHailey Ranch, Abilene(972) 980-9800biggame.org

SEPTEMBER 11Ducks UnlimitedLake Lewisville DinnerCircle R Ranch, Flower Mound(214) 287-1219ducks.org/texas

Ducks UnlimitedGarland/Mesquite DinnerThe Atrium, Garland(469) 323-3997

SEPTEMBER 13DIVA WOW Annual AR 15 ClinicQuail Creek Shooting Range, Argyle(866) 839-3482divawow.org

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Red stag with Keith Warren

On this week’s episode of The High Road with Keith Warren, award-winning out-door television producer and big game hunter Keith Warren is in the beautiful country of New Zealand as he discovers why the red stag is considered to be the elk down under.

On this episode, there’s breath-taking scenery, spec-tacular wildlife footage and a great father-son story as Keith surprises his son Kolton with an opportunity to hunt for his first red stag.

“Hunting is something that is passed on from generation to generation and it’s some-thing I take very seriously,” said Warren. “Hunting red stag in the rut is about as exciting as it gets and on this hunt, it doesn’t get any bet-ter.”

The High Road with Keith Warren airs three times a week on Mondays at 2 p.m., Wednesdays at 11 p.m., and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. (all times are CDT). You can watch it on the Pursuit Channel (DirecTV 604 and Dish 393). Full episodes are also available free of charge at highroadhunting.com.

Based in New Braunfels, The High Road Group pro-duces The High Road with Keith Warren and Keith Warren’s Deer & Wildlife Stories programs, airing on The Pursuit Channel.

Spiritual Outdoor Adventures in Texas

John Carter Cash — son of the Man in Black — joins Jimmy and Amanda Sites for some exciting hunting in frigid temperatures in the Hill Country of Texas. Also in camp are TeamSOA hunter Ricky Pena and his daugh-ter Carly. A great mix of both archery and rifle hunts, with some exciting stalking action.

Spiritual Outdoor Adventures with Jimmy Sites airs on the Pursuit Channel Tuesdays at 12:30 a.m., Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 5:30 a.m. CST.

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