December 12, 2014 - Lone Star Outdoor News - Fishing & Hunting

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CONTENTSClassifi eds . . . . . . . . . Page15Crossword . . . . . . . . . Page24Freshwater Fishing Report . Page10FortheTable . . . . . . . . Page 24Game Warden Blotter . . . . Page12Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . Page20Outdoor Datebook . . . . . Page34Saltwater Fishing Report . . Page14Sun, Moon and Tide data . . Page22PrimeTime . . . . . . . . . Page 33Products . . . . . . . . . . Page 30

A Corpus Christi seafood market owner is using his resources to help the needy this holiday season.

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IDE HUNTING

The Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation hosts a fi rst-time father and son duo in South Texas.

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Locked in

GETTINGTESTY:South Texas bucks are beginning to tolerate each other’s company less and less as the rut draws near. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Dove study says no difference between lead, steel shot

JUSTFIREANYTHING:Based upon a major, multi-year study by TPWD, it doesn’t matter much whether hunters shoot lead or non-toxic shot at dove. Both do a great job of killing birds. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

ByConorHarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

A multi-year study to assess the differ-ence in lethality between steel and lead shot in dove was released last week by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

The findings should surprise some Texas hunters — their success afield should not change with the type of shot used, according to the results.

The field collection phase of the study

was conducted in Brown, Coleman and McCulloch counties during the 2008 and 2009 Texas dove hunting sea-sons. After recording more than 5,000 shots fired by Texas hunters during the two-year project, and then performing necropsies on 1,100 mourning dove, researchers determined there was no statistically significant difference in harvest efficiencies between the three loads tested, regardless of distance.

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ByCraigNyhusLone Star outdoor newS

One of Texas’ most well-known wildlife artists died Dec. 5 from sur-gery complications following a late-November accident.

Herb Booth, 72, of Rockport, known to hunters and fi sher-men who regularly attend Ducks Unlimited and Coastal Conservation Association fundraisers, was on his way to Iowa to go pheasant hunting and was travelling with 10 dogs for the hunt, according to his son, Peter MacMillan Booth’s Facebook page.

Booth turned off of Interstate 35 near Bruceville-Eddy to let the dogs out for a run. He crossed the uncon-trolled railroad grade and was struck on the passenger side of his Dodge pickup.

“He was pulling a trailer with an ATV and he had eight dogs on the trailer and two in the truck,” said DPS Trooper D.L. Wilson. “One of the dogs was killed and a wounded dog ran away from the scene, but I think they found him and he was OK. The rest of the dogs were fi ne. This was a very rural road, almost private, with tracks across the road and a yield sign. For some reason, Mr. Booth pulled out in front of the train.

“The impact pushed the truck 600 yards down the tracks — he was lucky to make it through the



Many leaves have fallen from the trees, mak-ing it diffi cult to stay hidden like it was during bow season.

Bucks in some northern portions of the state are winding down their rut, still searching for those fi nal does in estrus, but not throwing all caution to the wind like they did several weeks ago. If a big buck has survived this long into the

season, he usually has hunters better patterned than the other way around.

Reports from the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge public hunts were slow the weekend of Dec. 5-8, with hunters reporting high temper-atures and humidity slowed deer movement. Several bucks were taken with archery gear, but none were the true monsters “the Hag” is known for.

However, head to the southern reaches of

Well-known artist dies

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HUNTING

TOUGHSEASON:Long-term drought and warm weather have conspired to make this a tough mule deer season for many hunters. Photo by Morgan Tyler.

Slow start to the season

Some big muleys taken, but weather hurting

rutting activityByConorHarrisonLone Star outdoor newS

Texas hunters found mule deer hunting tough this season, and many are blaming an unusually hot season as the main culprit, with high temperatures shutting down much of the rutting activity.

“It’s been 60 degrees up here this week, which is very unusual for this time of year,” said Calvin Richardson, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s regional leader for the Panhandle. “I’ve talked to my biologist in Lubbock and he said he has seen some good bucks come out of that county this year. Overall, it has been slow.

“Harvest numbers have been down a little bit, but I think that is weather-related.”

Another Panhandle biologist, Chadd Malone, said he checked several processing plants in the area and the deer he saw, although few in numbers, were big and healthy.

“I checked and aged several bucks,” he said. “They were

Learning what it’s all aboutFather-son duo shares

LSONF hunting

experienceByCraigNyhusLone Star outdoor newS

A text message was received by 15-year-old Braeden Prejean from fam-ily friend Paul Fulton, just moments after he killed his fi rst buck in South Texas.

“You can now provide food for your family,” the text read. “Now you are a man.”

The young man from Little Elm and his father didn’t know what to expect when they arrived for their fi rst deer hunt. Little did they know Braeden would be savoring the smells of the tenderloins of his fi rst deer, immersing himself in cleaning the animals, learn-ing about managing a deer herd and learning how to shoot — and shoot very well.

At the Wild Game Supper held by Lone Star Outdoor News in October to raise funds for Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation, hunter and LSON reader Peter Quintero approached Lone Star

Outdoor News’ Managing Editor Conor Harrison.

“How do I nominate someone for a hunt?” he asked. “A friend of my son wants to get involved in hunting.”

After some email and telephone exchanges, the problem was schedul-ing.

The schedule had fi lled up, but in the

event of a cancellation, he would have his shot.

Less than a month later, a soldier from San Antonio was scheduled to come and hunt before being deployed to the Middle East as a sniper. The gov-ernment thought otherwise, though, and the soldier was shipped out, miss-ing his hunt.

The call was made, and with little notice, Vincent and Braeden arrived in South Texas in late November.

“Growing up in South Louisiana, it’s hard to believe I wasn’t a hunter,” Vincent said. “But I wasn’t — although most of my friends were. But Braeden


ENJOYINGTHESPOILSOFTHEHUNT:First-time hunters Braeden Prejean and his dad, Vincent, enjoy their fi rst taste of fried venison after Braeden harvested his fi rst buck hours before. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Two groups are going after each other over some current deer man-agemement practices in Texas.

Chase Clark, president of the Texas Deer Association, which rep-resents deer breeders has responded to a Facebook page started by Jenny Sanders, executive director of Texans for Saving our Hunting Heritage.

Sanders said she and her group represent hunters concerned the deer breeding industry is going too far in its pursuit of big antlers and easy hunts.

Clark said the breeding industry is one of the most regulated indus-tries in the state, and the battle is really about large landowners ver-

Facebook groups hurl words at one

another over deer

management

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LOTSOFWALKING:Pheasant hunters will have to search far and wide in the Texas Panhandle to fi nd concentrations of birds this season. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

DON’TWANTTOGETINTHEMIDDLE:A game warden dash cam records the moment when a brave warden reaches down to separate two tangled bucks. Photo by TPWD.

A video posted online last week shows Comal County Game Warden Michael McCall driving his truck up to an unusual sight — two bucks held together by a rope wrapped around both buck’s ant-lers.

The bucks had wrapped them-selves around an outside clothes-line and were fi ghting each other, the rope tangled in their antlers and the clothesline.

McCall did a smart thing — instead of walking up to both excited bucks and possibly risking injury to himself or the deer, he

drove his truck to a point where he could reach down and get to the rope connecting the two deer.

Crawling gingerly over the hood, he reached down with a knife, cutting through the rope and freeing both bucks, which ran off unharmed.

The entire ordeal was caught on tape by McCall’s dashboard cam-era.

Go to the Lone Star Outdoor News Facebook page to watch the video.

— Staff report

Warden separates locked bucks

Don’t expect much

Pheasant numbers

better than last season, still not

goodGood news for Texas pheas-

ant hunters — more birds this year.

The bad news is, when com-pared to long-term averages, there still aren’t many pheas-ants to hunt this season in the Panhandle.

“It is better,” said Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist Chadd Malone, “but better is a rela-tive term. We did our road-side counts this year and saw about three times as many birds as last year. Last year we saw an average of 1/3 of a bird per route, and this year we averaged one bird per route. So, you could say the num-bers tripled, but that still isn’t a lot of birds to hunt.”

Malone said late rainfall helped habitat and he’s hop-ing it helps recruitment after several miserable years in the Panhandle.



and Pete’s son Joshua are best friends, and they are hunters.”

The father and son entered the experience with open eyes.

“When the opportunity came through, I thought it was going to be at a big lodge with several other kids, with not a whole lot of opportunity for Braeden to have a one-on-one learning experience or if he would get the chance to shoot a deer.

“From the moment that we pulled up, I could tell this was going to be different.”

Braeden was the model pupil, following to the letter instructions on fi rearm safety and shooting, and eager to learn all aspects of the hunter’s life.

And he and his dad learned a few things along the way.

“The entire weekend was a learning experience, not only in the blinds, but sitting around the fi re learning why we hunt and when we should hunt,” Vincent said. “The atmosphere was relaxed and patient — I could feel the excitement when it was time to go out to the blind.”

The fi rst evening hunt didn’t involve any shooting, but the next morning, a feral hog stepped into view, and Braeden connected.

“It was amazing to see how proud you were when Braeden was successful in taking an animal, as if he was your son,” Vincent told LSON. “Braeden and I were welcomed in as if we were fam-ily. I felt like I had been there before and the three of you (David Sams, LSONF intern Cole Farris, a freshman at Southwest Texas Junior College studying Wildlife Management under professor Bob Zaiglin and Craig Nyhus) were life-long friends.”

That evening, just after sunset, the whitetail came out as a thun-derstorm loomed in the hori-zon. Braeden’s shot was perfect.

From the blind, he sent texts to fi ve of his friends about fi nd-ing a hunting lease.

While dressing and skinning the animal, Vincent took blood from the deer and wiped some on Braeden’s face. Not a tradi-tion for the LSON crew, who wondered where they picked it up. Maybe they saw it on TV?

That night, the tenderloins were chicken fried and Braeden tasted his fi rst kill.

“I like it,” he said. “It’s a little chewy.”

Braeden’s thank-you note showed that Texas has a new hunter for life.

“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to hunt last week-end,” it read. “I learned the importance of preserving and controlling the deer population, the amount of time and dedica-tion that goes into hunting and how to clean and skin my own animals. I never thought that hunting would be as fun as it is. I don’t think my weekend could have gone any better.”

Dad will be joining in the search for a hunting lease.

“I never imagined that we would have had such a great experience and that I would actually say I want to be a hunter,” Vincent said.

The fi nal morning, Braeden was given a choice to go look at more deer, sleep in or be the hunter on Cole’s fi rst hunt as guide to hope-fully see a javelina.

“Let’s try for a javelina,” Braeden said.

And it worked.

Before leaving, like any teen-ager, Braeden was standing at the open refrigerator door, staring inside.

“Help yourself to anything you want,” Sams told him.

Thirty minutes later, the entire group was sitting outside eating venison quesadillas, prepared by Braeden, with leftover meat from

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SOUTHTEXASSLAM:Braeden Prejean, on his fi rst hunting weekend, took a feral hog, white-tailed buck and javelina. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

the state, and bucks are just begin-ning to search out willing does. According to hunter reports, young bucks are starting to chase does in Dimmit and Webb counties, but older bucks haven’t yet begun their search.

Reports of good bucks being taken are increasing daily down south.

“I’ve talked to a lot of people and been on some ranches and the bucks are starting to sniff around in some places,” said South Texas biologist Daniel Kunz. “But there haven’t been any reports of bucks really chasing hard. I talked to a ranch owner in La Salle County the other day who told me his ranch manager saw several bucks chasing a hot doe, but I haven’t heard much beyond that.”

Kunz said some pretty good deer have already hit the dirt, and he expects more to fall during the month of December.

In the Hill Country, the rut is winding down, but hunters are still shooting plenty of nice bucks.

“Yeah, I think the rut has slowed down,” said Gary Broach at Rhodes Brothers Taxidermy in Kerrville. “But people are still shooting plenty of bucks and plenty of deer overall. A lot of people are still seeing bucks they haven’t seen before. We are defi nitely still getting a lot of good deer with good antlers in good con-dition, but the rut has slowed.

“It’s just been an absolutely crazy year — my numbers (of deer dropped off for processing) are so high I haven’t even counted. It is that way across the board down here this season.”

— Staff report

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Following in the footsteps of some of Texas’ most infl uential outdoorsmen and conservation-ists, Katharine Armstrong has been selected as this year’s T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Achievement Award winner presented by Park Cities Quail.

Armstrong grew up hunting on the Armstrong Ranch in Kenedy County. Although she enjoyed all aspects of hunting and the out-doors, a special enthusiasm for quail shooting developed at an early age and continues to this day.

“I’m really very humbled,” she said. “I almost had to sit down when I found out — I was so surprised. Anything I can do to help quail, I’m thrilled to do. I am following some lofty company and to be included in that crowd, I am deeply honored. The other thought I had (when I found out I had been chosen) was

what a lovely way to be rewarded for something that is so painless to do.

“I feel very blessed.”Armstrong said growing up in

Southeast Texas left her with an appreciation for all species, but most especially bobwhite quail.

“I can’t think of a better way to be with friends and the people you love than being in the quail fi elds,” she said. “Quail hunting is the activity I have the most passion for. I love try-ing to outsmart those guys. I grew up on the Armstrong Ranch, which was also a great blessing, and you really get to understand (the quail’s) habits, what plants they utilize and how it all works together.

“As quail hunters, there isn’t a bet-ter way to apply that knowledge.”

In 1999, Armstrong was appointed to the Texas Parks and Wildlife

Katharine Armstrong to receive T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Achievement Award

pretty nice bucks, and I expect the people hunting on MLDP ranches to take some good deer. The bucks had big body size and really good fat content. The rain-fall we had in the late summer helped to fatten up the bucks.”

Even though it was a slower-than-normal season, some big bucks were harvested, includ-ing a 270-inch nontypical in Lubbock County that should be the #2 all-time nontypical from the state of Texas.

“This season has been a little tough overall,” said outfitter Ken Burton. “I think it is the warm weather we’ve been having. The antlers are still off about 8 to 10 inches on average when it comes to Boone and Crockett score. We got late rains but it didn’t help the antlers much this season.”

In the Trans-Pecos region, biologist Mike Janis said he worked a check station the opening weekend and only had four hunter-killed bucks come into the check station.

“Well, the first weekend was really slow,” Janis said. “There were a few nice bucks — they were better than what I saw last season and the last couple of years.”

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FISHING

NEEDMOREOYSTERBEDS:Thanks to money from fi nes as a result of the 2010 Deep Water Horizon oil spill, East Bay will see an infl ux of conservation proj-ects. Photo by LSON.

In the giving spiritSeafood market

owner takes and cleans

fi sh, gives to needy

ByDavidSikesFor Lone Star outdoor newS

After reading an article about the Hunters for the Hungry pro-gram, Charlie Alegria of Corpus Christi felt a desire to broaden the menu.

Alegria, the owner of Morgan Street Seafood Market, a business started by his father 55 years ago, was taught to be good to his cus-tomers and to give back to the community that supports his fam-ily.

“Awhile back a guy came into the shop with more tuna and snap-per than he could use,” Alegria said. “He wanted to know if I knew someone who could use it. I called Sister Rose at one of the local churches and she was thrilled. It felt good.”

For years, the popular seafood shop has provided fish heads and

DOINGGOOD:Charlie Alegria works to cut fl ounder fi llets for needy families along the Texas coast. Photo by David Sikes, for LSON.


ByBrandonSchulerFor Lone Star outdoor newS

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation recently announced awards from the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities, and Revived Communities of the Gulf States (RESTORE) Act for projects aimed at restoring the health of the Texas coast.

As part of plea agreements between the U.S. Department of Justice, British Petroleum and Transocean stemming from crim-inal charges and fi nes incurred as a result of the 2010 Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill, the NFWF will administer $2.55 billion over the next fi ve years to support proj-ects that remedy natural resource harm dealt to the Gulf of Mexico. In this round of $99.2 million in awards, Galveston’s East Bay Middle Reef, Pepper Grove, and Hanna’s Reef and their anglers and marine resources will receive an award of $840,000 earmarked to add 30 acres of cultch material to recruit oysters to the bay’s his-torical reef complex.

Over the years, Galveston Bay lost roughly 5,000 acres of its historical oyster reef complex due to environmental degrada-tion and commercial oyster har-vest. Following the Deep Water Horizon tragedy, commercial oys-ter harvest in Texas has increased to make up for the lost opportu-nities in the Louisiana Delta and portions of the Gulf most drasti-cally affected by the spill.

Compounded by these human stressors, the bay system lost an additional 50 percent of its oys-ter reefs from 2008’s Hurricane Ike, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department estimates. The loss of water-fi ltering oysters places a heavy burden on the bay’s health.

“Oyster reefs are an important part of a healthy ecosystem. The typical oyster can fi lter up to 50 gallons of water per day,” said Bill Rodney, TPWD Oyster Restoration biologist. “On the typical oyster reef, every square meter supports roughly 10 oysters. That’s a lot of fi ltering capacity.”

Current estimates suggest Galveston’s lost oyster reefs

Fund boosts

Galveston’s East Bay

oyster restoration


Oft overlookedSmaller lakes can provide great winter bass fi shing


Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Falcon International Reservoir, Amistad International Reservoir, Lake Fork, the list of Texas’ best and most-fi shed bass lakes goes on and on.

But anglers also have many options when it comes to large-mouth bass fishing in Texas, and smaller, less pressured lakes often can hold the key.

Good luck getting many anglers to talk about a hidden lake — they are not well-known for a reason, although biolo-gists did weigh in on a few.

Davy Crockett Lake, Fannin County — Located in northeast Fannin County 20 miles north-east of Bonham, the 355-acre lake has good numbers of bass, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist Bruce Hysmith.

“Crockett probably has really good numbers, but average size is down compared to other lakes,” he said.

The current lake record was caught in 2007 by Chad Richardson on a chatterbait. The bass weighed 12.50 pounds.

Coffee Mill Lake — This 650-acre lake is located 15 miles northeast of Bonham in the Caddo National Grassland Wildlife Management Area. The

maximum depth is 30 feet.“Coffee Mill Lake has some

big bass,” Hysmith said. “The lake has a consistent gizzard

shad population and they only get to about 4 inches, which is on the small side for gizzard shad. They are small and don’t

suffer a winter kill, so they are the ideal forage for largemouth bass. There aren’t as many as in Crockett, but the size is great.”

Lake Nocona — The 1,323-acre lake near the city of Nocona has a maximum depth of 80 feet. Hysmith said biologists would actually rather see less pressure on the lake because the drought has water levels down to where the fish are concentrated.

“I’m not sure how to do it, but we’d like to see decreased pres-sure on some of these smaller lakes like Nocona or Amon Carter,” he said. “I know many anglers practice catch and release, but the hook mortal-ity is higher than anglers think, based on our studies. When you hook and play a fish to the boat and release that fish, it might be a day or two before he floats to the surface.”

Many anglers were reluc-tant to talk about small lakes because they didn’t want more pressure, something Hysmith said was typical.

“They are sleeper lakes for a reason,” he said.

Other lakes that hold good numbers of bass and might be worth anglers checking out include: Lake Nacinoche, Mill Creek Reservoir, Alvarado Park Lake and Bonham City Lake.

DON’THEARABOUTTHESEMUCH: Sleeper bass lakes are considered sleepers for a reason — many anglers don’t know how good they can be. Photo by LSON.


JUSTAFEWHOURSAWAY:JustaboutanywhereinTexasthereisastellarwintertroutfisheryjustafewhoursaway.TroutbiteshavebeenexcellentintheHillCountry,accordingtoflyshops,aswellasontheLowerMountainForkRivernearBrokenBow,Oklahoma.PhotobySteveSchwartz,LoneStarOutdoorNews.

Scratch the trout itchArea fi sheries peaking for fl y-anglers

BySteveSchwartzLone Star outdoor newS

For Texans looking to satiate their appetite for trout this winter season, there are a few go-to areas — but those hot spots seem to be peaking at the right time for fl y-anglers look-ing to hit the river.

“It’s about as good as it’s ever

going to get around here,” said Dave Smith, with Action Anglers in New Braunfels, of the fi shing on the Guadalupe River. “With the stock-ings, there are just a lot of fi sh in the river right now. We’ve had good reports up and down recently.”

While fi nding an open spot along with Guadalupe may be diffi cult during the weekends that comprise

trout season, Smith said he’s heard of several fl y-fi shermen bringing in as many as 20 to 30 trout over the course of a day.

Water temperatures are prime — in the 50s at the beginning of the day — but simply having a lot of fi sh doesn’t guarantee a catch, and


Amped-upbordereffortspayingoff

Texas game wardens conduct-ing an enhanced marine patrol of the lower Rio Grande near Boca Chica along the Texas–Mexico border recently seized roughly 8,000 feet of illegal gill nets.

Though no arrests were made, the gill nets are believed to have belonged to commercial fisher-men from Mexico. Fishing with a gill net in Texas waters is a vio-lation of state law.

Game wardens found hun-dreds of fish trapped in the netting, including red drum, snook, black drum, sheepshead, tarpon, mullet, jack crevalle and gizzard shad. In addition to

fish, the gill net contained blue crabs, as well as cormorants and brown pelicans. Game wardens were able to save two of the brown pelicans, but the other birds had died.

Using a gill net in state waters is a Class B misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000, confinement in jail not to exceed 180 days or both. Taking the fish, crabs, and protected birds would bring additional charges.

“Illegal commercial fishing activity from Mexico poses a significant threat towards the natural resources of Texas and we take the threat extremely seriously,” said Maj. Malcom Wilkes.

— TPWD

590poundsofredsnapperpoached

The Coast Guard intercepted a Mexican fi shing crew poaching in South Texas Dec. 3 with 197 red snapper totaling almost 600 pounds.

A crew from Mobile, Alabama was on a routine patrol and sighted two Mexican fi shing boats, also known as lanchas, 42 miles offshore and 8 miles north of the United States/Mexico maritime border. The aircrew notifi ed Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders, who then diverted a Station South Padre boatcrew aboard a 33-foot boat. The aircrew vectored in the boat-crew, who stopped one lancha with four people aboard, while the second lancha proceeded south of the maritime border.

The lancha had fi shing gear aboard without a legal permit

and 197 red snapper totaling 590 pounds, which had been caught in U.S. waters. The lan-cha was towed back to Station South Padre Island and the four crewmembers were turned over to Customs and Border Protection.

Since Oct. 1, the Coast Guard has detected 41 lanchas, all of which were suspected of poaching in U.S. waters, and interdicted fi ve of them.

“We have a close partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to combat illegal fi shing along the United States/Mexico maritime border. Our coordinated law enforcement efforts to stop illegal fi shing include retrieving illegally set fi shing gear and pursuing the fi shing vessels conducting illicit activity,” said Lt. Cmdr. Nathan Allen, chief of law enforcement for Sector Corpus Christi.

— USCGS


ALANHENRY: Water stained; 48–55 degrees; 9.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and fl utter spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

ATHENS: Water clear; 47–51 degrees; 1.68’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on weightless Senkos and shaky heads and suspending jerk-baits.

BASTROP: Water stained; 64–68 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon fi nesse worms and lipless crankbaits.

BELTON:Water murky; 62–66 degrees; 12.11’ low. Largemouth bass are good on tequila sunrise spinner baits and top-waters.

BOBSANDLIN:Water clear; 48–51 degrees; 2.85’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on soft jerkbaits and lipless crankbaits.

BONHAM:Water stained, 47–50 degrees; 3.32’ low. Largemouth bass are slow near cattails, boat docks and points. Creek channel swings are producing as well.

BRAUNIG:Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and dark soft plastic worms in reeds and near the jetty and dam. Striped bass are good on silver and gold spoons and marble spinner baits near the jetty and dam.

BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained, 46–50 degrees; 23.68’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on jerkbaits in pro blue.

BROWNWOOD: Water clear; 60–64 degrees; 12.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on buzzbaits, crankbaits and pumpkinseed soft plastic worms over brush piles in 10–20 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water murky; 62–66 degrees; 33.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white spinner baits, Bleeding Shad lipless crankbaits, and 3” shad Flukes in larger creeks.

CADDO:Water stained; 49–52 degrees; 0.50 high. Largemouth bass are good on lipless crankbaits, bladed jigs and fl ipping jigs.

CALAVERAS: Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and crankbaits near the dam.

CANYONLAKE: Water murky; 65–69 degrees; 12.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Fat Free Shads, white spinner baits, and watermelon Flukes on sec-ondary points in 4–12 feet.

CEDARCREEK:Water clear; 47–51 degrees; 6.06’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and bladed jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and minnows.

CHOKECANYON:Water stained; 67–71 degrees; 27.96’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red and tequila sunrise soft plas-tics in 15–25 feet. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs.

COLEMAN:Water clear; 64–68 degrees; 18.95’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on white spinner baits, crank-baits and lipless crankbaits.

COLETOCREEK:Water murky; 57 degrees in main lake, 79 degrees at hot water discharge; 4.71’ low. Largemouth bass to 4 pounds are fair on perch-colored soft plastics and spinner baits near the hot water discharge in 4–8 feet.

CONROE:Water murky;

62–66 degrees; 0.41’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics, lipless crankbaits and crank-baits in 10–25 feet.

FALCON:Water murky; 60–64 degrees; 29.30’ low. Largemouth bass are good but mostly small on spinner baits and large Brush Hogs in 5–10 feet.

FAYETTE:Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse Carolina-rigged soft plastics over grass in 6–10 feet.

FORK:Water clear; 46–50 degrees; 7.24’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs with shad trailers. Jerkbaits in threadfi n shad are effective as well.

FT.PHANTOMHILL:Water clear; 47–55 degrees; 17.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on live minnows.

GIBBONSCREEK:Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on perch-colored spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows.

GRANBURY:Water murky; 62–66 degrees; 10.29’ low. Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastic worms and lizards. Striped bass are good on green striper jigs.

GRANGER:Water clear; 63–67 degrees; 1.66’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and spinner baits.

GRAPEVINE:Water clear; 47–50 degrees; 12.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads and drop-shot worms in California 420 near fl oating docks.

HOUSTONCOUNTY:Water stained; 62–66 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass

are slow. HUBBARDCREEK:Water

off-color; 48–53 degrees; 29.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs,

JOEPOOL:Water clear; 46–51 degrees; 2.03’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on weightless Senkos, weight-less fl ukes and soft plastic jerkbaits.

LAKEO’THEPINES:Water lightly stained; 47–51; degrees; 0.04’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits, bladed jigs and fl ipping jigs.

LAVON:Water lightly stained; 48–52 degrees; 12.85’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits.

LBJ:Water stained; 62–66 degrees; 0.24’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on Bleeding Shad lip-less crankbaits, buzzbaits and weightless watermelon red Whacky Sticks along lay-downs and stumps on creek points.

LEWISVILLE:Water lightly stained; 47–50 degrees; 7.47’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse and black shallow to medium crankbaits.

MARTINCREEK:Water clear; 70–83 degrees; 1.90’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms and creature baits.

MONTICELLO:Water clear; 52–55 degrees; 0.35’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on Texas rigs and fi nesse jigs.

NAVARROMILLS:Water stained; 62–66 degrees; 1.95’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon lipless crankbaits, crankbaits and soft plastics.

O.H.IVIE:Water stained; 46–51 degrees; 42.32’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs, jigs and shaky heads.

OAKCREEK:Water stained; 47–53 degrees; 25.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs, drop-shot rigs and jigs.

PALESTINE:Water clear; 48–51 degrees; 0.72’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads and drop shots around docks.

POSSUMKINGDOM:Water fairly clear; 48–55 degrees; 14.81’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop-shot rigs, Texas rigs and jigs.

PROCTOR:Water murky; 62–66 degrees; 12.54’ low. Largemouth bass are good on purple, black/yellow, and chartreuse soft plastic worms.

RAYHUBBARD:Water clear; 49–52 degrees; 10.42’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and suspending jerkbaits.

RAYROBERTS:Water clear; 46–49 degrees; 7.93’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on umbrella rigs and shaky heads.

SAMRAYBURN:Water murky; 64–68 degrees; 2.94’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and lipless crankbaits in 20–30 feet.

SOMERVILLE:Water murky; 63–67 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are good on pet spoons and Charlie slabs.

STILLHOUSE:Water murky; 63–67 degrees; 13.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits.

SWEETWATER:Water murky; 43–52 degrees; 28.17’ low. Largemouth bass

are fair on fl utter spoons, Texas rigs and jigs.

TEXOMA:Water clear; 47–50 degrees; 6.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on suspending jerkbaits and shaky head worms in green pumpkin.

TOLEDOBEND:Water murky; 63–67 degrees; 3.70’ low. Largemouth bass are good on pumpkin green, watermelon and redbug soft plastic worms in 20 feet.

TRAVIS:Water murky; 62–66 degrees; 57.40’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bone top-waters and green pumpkin worms in 5–25 feet.

WALTERE.LONG:Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are good on dark soft plastic worms near the dam at night. Hybrid striper are good on silver striper jigs.

WHITNEY:Water murky; 62–66 degrees; 10.58’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red spinner baits, crankbaits and top-waters early and late.

WRIGHTPATMAN:Water lightly stained; 49–53 degrees; 3.42’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on fl ipping tubes and fl ip-ping jigs near shallow cover. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfi sh are good on trotlines and cut shad.

— TPWD

TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT

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WhiteoutLAKE LIVINGSTON — The guys from Lake Livingston Adventures have been on the

white bass the past few days. Limits of white bass in the main lake are coming on small jigheads in a variety of colors.

Water temperatures have been between 64 and 68 degrees. Along with solid catches of white bass over main lake humps

in about 35 feet of water, the largemouth bass bite has been decent on spinner baits, buzzbaits and soft plastics. The

crappie bite is good on small minnows and jigs and the blue catfi sh bite is picking up on shad.

To contact Lake Livingston Adventures, call (903) 286-4872.

QuantityandqualityRICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIR — According to

guide Royce Simmons with Gone Fishin’ Guide Service, the catfi sh bite has been picking up on Richland Chambers in both quantity and quality.

“While the white bass get diffi cult to fi nd, the catfi sh make up for their

absence,” Simmons said. “There’s quantity and quality, in that we often catch a box full of eater-size blues and channels and almost always a slot fi sh, which is a blue cat measur-ing between 30 and 45 inches. These slot fi sh are returned to the lake, but before doing so we get a picture. All fi sh were caught in the timber on the Richland Arm of the lake on Danny King’s Punch Bait.”

To contact Royce Simmons, call (903) 389-4117.

GettingbetterAMISTAD INTERNATIONAL RESERVOIR — The lake is fi shing better and fi nally has

some hydrilla growing in places, according to guide Ray Hanselman.Although isolated, the grass is scattering to many parts of the lake and the fi shing is

good for winter largemouths, with fi sh being caught in a variety of ways.“The typical Lake Amistad winter fi shing patterns will prevail,” he said. “Targeting

the center of the drains and creeks with crankbaits, suspending jerkbaits, swim jigs, and squarebills will always be a strong pattern. The swimbait bite fi shed different ways, like in the drains and creeks and/or over ledges and channels can trigger some big fi sh that wouldn’t otherwise be seen. Don’t forget to look at some offshore river ledges and channel swings, with jigs and Carolina rigs, as this technique will also produce fi sh.”

To contact Ray Hanselman, call (830) 317-9942.

— Conor Harrison

TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT

RICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIR — According to guide Royce Simmons with Gone Fishin’ Guide

up on Richland Chambers in both quantity

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Along with solid catches of white bass over main lake humps in about 35 feet of water, the largemouth bass bite has been

decent on spinner baits, buzzbaits and soft plastics. The

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water conditions aren’t making it much easier.“Some people say the water is clearer than

they’ve ever seen it, and it does change things,” Smith said. “You’ve got to be pretty stealthy, especially in the shallower water. It’s prob-ably better to use fl uorocarbon instead of mono(fi lament), too.”

Ashley Forshey, with ReelFly Fishing Adventures on Canyon Lake, said anglers have been seeing good size fi sh, as well as some fi sh that are most likely left over from last season’s stockings — uncommon, but not exactly rare in the Guadalupe River.

“We are seeing really good numbers overall,” she said. “Some of them are holding over from last year, and we are seeing some spawning fi sh, which is really cool.”

Recently stocked fi sh are pairing up and mov-ing to the “reds” (spawning beds in shallow, clear water along the river). Fish during this cycle will feed heavily, but also need to be approached with care if an angler wants a chance at a bite.

“Some of those bigger fi sh paired up almost immediately after stocking, which will happen

every few years,” Smith said. “You’ll fi nd them the low and clear water, so maybe try stepping back before casting to them.”

Patterns are diverse as well across the Guadalupe. In either slow water, or along the riffl es, streamers like wooly buggers have been picking up bigger fi sh. Egg patterns and San Juan worms are a go-to for stocked fi sh as well. As for nymphs, Smith said small is the name of the game. Patterns like zebra midges, RS2s, rain-bow warriors and WD-40s have all been bring-ing in good numbers of fi sh.

“This year the bite started heavy right off the bat, which is nice,” Smith said.

Forshey said Trout Unlimited access points, as well as rafting access points along the Guadalupe, are an angler’s best bet to get started. Days during the week are much more accessible as well, she said.

Another good option for Texans looking to whet their trout appetite may be just north of the border in Oklahoma’s Lower Mountain Fork River — less than a 30-minute drive from the state line.

“The past 14 days have been phenomenal up here,” Beavers Bend Fly Shop owner Eddie Brister said. “The fi shing pressure is going to be minimal until February. It’s just really hot right now.”

Brister said hatches have cooled off during December (though some small caddis hatches are making the dry-fl y anglers happy), leaving most of the fi shing to the very small nymphs.

“I’m talking really small nymphs,” Brister emphasized. “Some of our guys are killing it right now. In the deeper runs, you’ve got to keep it pretty close to the bottom. We had some guys in yesterday (Dec. 7) that pulled in three fi sh over 23 inches.”

There are plenty of midsize fi sh in the mix as well, and after the Thanksgiving holiday, crowds have dwindled enough to make the fi shing pres-sure manageable, which Brister attributes in no small way to the success on the river as of late.

While not traditionally known as a trout state, Texans have options within just a few hours — no matter where they live in the state.

Beavers Bend Fly Shop, (580) 494-6071Action Angler, (830) 708-3474ReelFly Fishing Adventures, (830) 964-4823

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account for a 97-percent loss of the system’s water-fi ltering capac-ity. Without its historical fi lter-ing capacity, East Bay faces greater threats from higher nutrient con-centrations and turbidity that harms seagrasses and the marine life that depends upon the clean waters that the oyster reefs pro-vide.

“Current science suggests that restored oyster reefs may increase the spawning stock biomass of important gamefi sh, like trout and redfi sh, by attracting the little fi sh that attract sports fi sh that stay to breed,” Rodney said. “That’s a huge benefi t.”

This is good news for Texas anglers, according to Coastal Conservation Association.

“This project benefi ts anglers by simply putting bottom habi-tat back into the areas it once was before,” says long-time Rockport guide and CCA-Texas Assistant Executive Director John Blaha. “We are all about increasing opportunities for Gulf anglers.”

The awarded NFWF funds will be leveraged with an additional $2 million from the Coastal Impact Assistance Program and $500,000 donated by the Coastal Conservation Association of Texas’s Habitat for Today Fish for Tomorrow program. The funded project will eventually restore 130 acres of East Bay’s lost oyster habi-tat.

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ROADRUNNERKILLERPOSTSVIDEOFEEDINGITTOCATS

Starr County Game Warden Mark Anderson received a call regarding a local hunter who shot a roadrun-ner, fed it to his cats and posted a video on Facebook. Anderson located the subject, who confessed to killing the protected bird and appropriate charges were filed.

KILLEROFPOPULARSUBDIVISIONDEERCAUGHT

Bell County Game Warden Brandt Bernstein received several anony-mous tips the day after a buck was killed on October 12 at a subdivi-sion in Harker Heights. Bernstein conducted several interviews with two suspects and obtained confes-sions from both. One suspect had multiple charges, and civil res-titution on two poached deer is pending.

BEFORESEASON,DEERSHOTANDMEATPACKEDOUTOFNATIONAL

FORESTSan Augustine County Game

Warden Jeff Cox received informa-tion about possible illegal hunting. After a short investigation and interview, a man admitted to killing a spike buck in the national forest with a rifle. The quartered deer was found at his residence and the head in the national forest. Charges and civil restitution were filed for taking deer in a closed season.

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SEASONLampasas County Game Wardens

Shaun Bayless and Ray Milloway received a call from a landowner advising that his neighbors just shot something with a rifle. The

wardens were unable to locate anyone at the suspected neigh-bor’s property or in the neighboring subdivision. They returned to the neighbor’s property to get a vantage point into the backyard of several of the houses in the subdivision, and using night-vision optics, observed several individuals; one left on a 4-wheeler, the second in an SUV, while the third went into the resi-dence. The wardens went back to the subdivision to speak with the residents. As Bayless went to the front door, Milloway went to the backyard where the three individ-uals were previously seen. Bayless spoke with the wife and then the husband, who both stated that no one was hunting nor had they heard gunshots. While Bayless was speak-ing with the residents, Milloway advised that he found blood on the grass in the backyard. When the owner of the house saw the blood in the yard, he admitted that his son shot a deer and took the deer to his house. The wardens went to the son’s house and noticed the SUV parked in the driveway and a 4-wheeler in the backyard by the

shop. Two men were inside the shop cleaning a doe. The son admitted to shooting the doe and received a citation for hunting white-tailed deer in a closed season. The deer and rifle were seized.

JAVELINADUMPEDINBRUSH,SHOOTERSCITEDFORWASTEOF

GAMEA group of dove hunters were

contacted by Jim Hogg County Game Warden Carlos Maldonado when he heard shotgun shots in the distance. Maldonado made con-tact with hunters riding in a utility vehicle who admitted to shoot-ing a javelina with semi-automatic rifles. When the hunters were asked for their hunting licenses, one of them asked about bag limits of javelina. The hunters then admit-ted to dumping the javelina in the brush. The hunters who harvested the javelina received citations and were educated on waste of game laws. The javelina was retrieved from the brush and donated to a needy family. Civil restitution and cases pending.

SHOOTINGSMALLBUCKFROMROADBRINGSTRIPTOJAIL

A tip of a possible buck being shot off a roadway was received by Shelby County Game Warden Anthony King. King contacted Capt. Thomas Jenkins, who was nearby. At the location, both war-dens found the suspected truck with fresh blood all over the tail-gate. They then found an 8-point buck with a 10-inch spread hang-ing. The subject had a .30-06 rifle in the truck and it had a spent brass in the chamber. An arrest warrant was issued and the subject was taken to jail. Multiple charges and restitution are pending.

CAMPFULLOFCITATIONSHouston County Game Warden

Eddie Lehr cited a man at a hunt-ing camp for hunting white-tailed deer in a closed season, taking white-tailed deer by illegal means or methods, and gave him warnings for an untagged deer. Lehr cited another camp member for hunting without a license. Lehr then dis-covered a couple of deer hairs on

a skinning gambrel and a couple of old blood spots on a 4-wheeler. When two of the hunters arrived back at the camp, Lehr asked them if they had killed any deer this sea-son. One of the subjects replied “No, only hogs.” When Lehr pulled a deer hair from the skinning gam-brel and showed it to him, the subject began to shake and said, “Yes, that’s a deer hair, but I don’t know who killed it.” After a short interview, the man said his dad had killed a young doe. Lehr asked the father if he had killed any deer this season and he replied, “No.” After a short interview, he admitted to killing a young doe with a rifle. Cases pending.

MEN‘CLEARINGAREATOHUNT’ACTUALLYSTEALINGCOPPERWIREHarris County Game Warden

Ross Sidman was investigating a call regarding possible poaching. A caller reported seeing a man with feed and a rifle on the prop-erty clearing an area of the woods with a piece of construction equip-ment. When approached, the man said he was setting up an area to hunt. While out on the property investigating, Sidman heard the sound of a machine coming from the property next door. Sidman observed two subjects using an old 4X4 truck and a trencher to dig up and pull out tons of bundled copper wire. The truck bed was already full of copper wire when the warden made contact with the individuals and placed both into handcuffs. Sidman found a loaded .22 rifle and a meth pipe. A total of 14 grams of methamphetamine and numerous possible stolen tools were found. One of the individu-als was a convicted felon and both subjects were arrested.

— TPWD

GAME WARDEN BLOTTERTHREESTORIESAND

YOU’REOUTA caller found images of two persons on his game

camera, along with photos of a deer eating corn and later a dead deer on the ground. The last image was of a person moving the camera. Comal County Game Warden Michael McCall responded and found blood and a noticeable drag on the ground. Following the drag, McCall ended up at a nearby residence, where he found the severed head of an 8-point buck hang-ing in a tree from an electrical cord. The deer’s hide was found in a separate tree. While interviewing the resident, McCall observed blood on a pair of shoes on the porch. When confronted, the man said a friend

at work gave him the deer, but he couldn’t remem-ber the friend’s name. Next, he said that he hit the deer with his truck and cut the deer’s throat to put it down before he loaded it in his truck to take home. McCall looked in the bed of the truck and found no signs of blood. Finally, the resident said he found the deer dead on the neighbor’s land and dragged it to his home for processing. The resident maintained that he had not killed the deer and only took it home because he didn’t want it to go to waste. The man was cited for possession of an untagged deer and warned about trespassing.


LimitsupGALVESTON BAY — Flounder limits go back

to five fish per person on Monday, Dec. 15, and flounder gigging guides like Capt. Greg Verm are already scouting for big flatfish.

Verm ran several trips the week before the limit change, and said good numbers of flounder are around, and the best time to gig a real trophy is around Christmas.

“Great trip,” he said on 2coolfishing.com. “We saw 18 flounder in 1 1/2 hours. (We) did get some real nice ones and a couple that were 16-17 inches. We could have hunted longer for more big ones, but figured we’d get them quick and let the kids have some fun. There are still plenty flounder left in Galveston Bay — last year, our best weeks of gigging giant fish were the first two weeks before Christmas and the two weeks after.”

To contact Capt. Greg Verm, call (409) 739-8526.

TroutontopEAST MATAGORDA BAY — The top-water

speckled trout bite has been solid in the

guts along East Matagorda Bay, according to multiple angler reports. Lots of smaller trout are being caught on bone- and silver-colored top-waters, with

some bigger fish being picked up, as well. When the top-water bite falls off as the water temperatures rise during the day, anglers have switched to soft plastics such as Manic Mullets.

Search for working birds above bait to find trout.Depths between 3 and 6 feet are offering the best

bite. The bite seems to shut off on a hard north wind.

InthesurfBEACHES OF FREEPORT — The beach-

side bite along the Upper Coast has been decent this month, according to surf angler reports.

The best bite for big redfish has been on the back half of an incoming tide. A light wind, along with moving tidal water, has been key to find biting fish. Along with big redfish, some trout, flounder and sharks have also been caught using

cut bait such as squid and mullet, dead and live shrimp and Fishbites. — Conor Harrison

NORTHSABINE: Trout are fair to good under the birds when the wind allows. Redfi sh are good in the marsh on plastics tipped with shrimp. Trout and redfi sh are good while drift-ing shell and mud on plastics.

SOUTHSABINE: Sheepshead and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair around the Reef on live shrimp. Trout are good for waders working slow–sink-ers on the Louisiana shoreline.

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.

TRINITYBAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on soft plas-tics and scented plastics. Redfi sh are good at the spillway on crabs and mullet. Trout are good over deep shell and shad.

EASTGALVESTONBAY:Trout are fair to 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.WESTGALVESTONBAY:Trout are fair to

good in the mud and shell on MirrOlures and Corkies. Sheepshead, redfi sh and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXASCITY: Sand trout and croakers are good from the piers on fresh shrimp. Redfi sh are good in the holes in Moses Lake.

FREEPORT: Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Redfi sh and black drum are fair to good in Cold Pass and San Luis pass on cracked blue crabs.

EASTMATAGORDABAY:Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scat-tered shell. Redfi sh are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. Flounder are fair on Brown Cedar Flats on jigs tipped with shrimp.

WESTMATAGORDABAY:Redfi sh are fair to good on the south shoreline in the guts and bayous. Redfi sh are good in the holes on the

north shoreline. Trout are fair on shell on soft plastics.

PORTO’CONNOR:Trout and redfi sh are fair on Corkies over soft mud in waist–deep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfi sh are fair for drifters working the back lakes and the mouths of drains with live shrimp.

ROCKPORT:Redfi sh are fair to good at California Hole on shrimp. Trout are fair on the edge of the channel on glow DOA Shrimp and scented plastics. Redfi sh are fair to good in the holes along the Estes Flats on mullet and shrimp.

PORTARANSAS: Redfi sh are fair to good on the East Flats on scented plastics and mullet. Sand trout are good on shrimp in the chan-nel.

CORPUSCHRISTI: Redfi sh are good in the Humble Channel on crabs and table shrimp. Trout are best on the edge of the fl ats on live and DOA Shrimp.

BAFFINBAY:Trout are fair to good in mud and grass on Corkies and Gamblers. Redfi sh are good in the Land Cut and on the edge of the channel on shrimp and scented plastics.

PORTMANSFIELD:Trout are fair to good on DOA Shrimp under a popping cork around grass holes. Redfi sh are fair to good while drifting potholes. Trout are fair on muddy shorelines and on the edge of the channel on Corkies and MirrOlures.

SOUTHPADRE:Trout and redfi sh are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on DOA Shrimp and scented plastics. Redfi sh, black drum and mangrove snapper are fair to good in the channel on shrimp.

PORTISABEL:Trout are good over mud bottoms around the bars and drop–offs on scented plastics and shrimp. Redfi sh are fair to good around the Drum Boats and Mexiquita Flats.

— TPWD

TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT

side bite along the Upper Coast has been decent

Depths between 3 and 6 feet are offering the best bite. The bite seems to shut off on a hard north

BEACHES OF FREEPORT — The beach-

Depths between 3 and 6 feet are offering the best bite. The bite seems to shut off on a hard north

BEACHES OF FREEPORT — The beach-

speckled trout bite has been solid in the

BySteveSchwartzLone Star outdoor newS

Based on reports from north to south along the Texas Coast, anglers are sure to have success with one species or another.

From Port Mansfi eld to the Texas-Louisiana border at Sabine Pass, guides are reporting solid bites, just from different species in differ-ent areas.

Chad Kinney, in the Lower Laguna Madre, said the trout bite has picked up following cold fronts on his end of the lower coast.

“Lately, we’ve been having a lot of luck on trout in about 4 feet of water,” Kinney said. “It’s been good from Arroyo City to the Land Cut in my area.”

Kinney attributed the cooler water (now in the low 60s) to the better trout bite, as well as the lack of pressure from anglers during December. Soft paddletails have been the most productive lure on his charters.

Up to the north, guide Steven Simanek has been targeting sheepshead and black drum, and having a lot of success.

“We are seeing the sheeps-head in really good numbers right now, and we’ve also been seeing good amounts of black drum,” Simanek said.

Simanek said he’s been soak-ing mullet and live shrimp across the board, which have been producing well. The sheepshead are holding deeper in the bays, and the black and red drum are tending to hold shallower in Corpus Christi and

Aransas bays.Mike Bohac, a guide out of Port O’Connor, said the trout bite has

been good and redfi sh activity in the slot size is picking up in the shal-low water.

“I’ve been going out to the Victoria Barge Canal and doing very well,” Bohac said. “The fi shing has really picked up after the cold

fronts settled in — we’ve been seeing a lot of trout in about 14 feet of water. Redfi sh are biting along the reeds in Guadalupe Bay, too.”

He said water temperatures have stabilized in the high 50s, making tactics to entice a bite more predictable for anglers along the midcoast.

“The bays are really pretty right now,” he said. “Conditions are looking good.”

On the north end of the coast, the fl ounder run is still hanging around — though not for long, according to Sabine Lake guide Mike Cacciotti.

“We are averaging about 10 fl ounder per person on the Louisiana side,” Cacciotti said.

Caciotti said the warm con-ditions have moved the trout a bit shallow, into the muddier areas and the redfi sh are keep-ing shallow in the reeds. Bites across the board at Sabine have been consistent. Flounder are generally being caught off of drop-offs in about 8 to 10 feet of water, and high salinity lev-els are making the estuaries bet-ter than normal for this time of year.

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Good up and down the coast

Mild December creates diverse bite across the board

Austinofficialswanttobanboardwalkfishing

Austin officials have proposed banning fishing from the city’s $28.1 million boardwalk along Lady Bird Lake and fining viola-tors up to $500.

The parks department is push-ing for a fishing ban on the wooden boardwalk, because offi-cials fear anglers might hook passers-by while casting.

Assistant Director Kim McNeeley told the Austin American-Statesman the depart-ment doesn’t have figures on how many people might be fishing from the boardwalk. No com-plaints or reports of injuries have been filed since the boardwalk opened in June. But officials believe the measure is a neces-sary precaution, she said.

The fishing ban proposal will be the subject of a public hearing before the City Council later this month.

— Staff report

Cecil,CastledinetakefirstPTTeventonSamRayburn

Another start to a season and teams fi shing the Platinum Team Trail are already chasing two familiar names atop the leaderboard.

Anglers Russell Cecil and Todd Castledine won the PTT Sam Rayburn Open Dec. 7 with a total weight of 36.03 pounds, besting the second-place team of Charles Bebber and Kris Wilson by almost 10 pounds.

Cecil and Castledine also caught the tournament’s big bass — a 10.27-pound bass.

The next PTT event is scheduled for June on Lake Ray Roberts.

— Staff report


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Recent dove hunter surveys indicate that some hunters still believe nontoxic shot to be inferior to lead.

“Our findings address the efficiency of lead and nontoxic shot on mourning dove,” said Corey Mason, a TPWD wild-life biologist and one of the authors of the report. “There continues to be a spirited national discussion on the use of lead and other types of shot and these results help inform one aspect of the conversation.”

Several states have already banned the use of lead shot. When asked if Texas had any future plans to begin discussions on possibly banning lead shot, Mason said they view this study as one point of clar-ification, along with hunters’ attitude, costs, etc.

“This is just one data point that we will look at,” Mason said.

TPWD officials believe the research findings may be useful to Texas hunters as they make decisions on the type of loads they choose for dove hunting.

“We absolutely believe in hunter choice and we also want hunters to be as informed as possible on matters affect-ing their outdoor pursuits,” said Carter Smith, TPWD executive director. “Dove are a shared international resource, and the question about whether or not lead shot should be banned for dove hunt-ing is not something Texas is prepared to make independent of other jurisdictions and based solely on the findings of this study. This research offers an important data point in the larger discussion, but there are many other factors to consider.”

The necropsy analyses included birds being weighed, defeathered by hand

and orientated to match an X-ray. Radiographs were used to locate embed-ded pellets, identify broken bones and to verify penetration depths for those pel-lets that had not passed through the bird. Wound channel depth and angle were calculated.

An internationally recognized shot-gun ballistics expert, who has authored more than a dozen similar studies involv-ing waterfowl and upland game birds, designed the study. The study examined three 12-gauge, 2 3/4-inch loads designed and manufactured to mirror loads that are used most often by dove hunters. The different load types included: 1 1/8 ounce of No. 7 1/2 lead shot, 1 ounce of No. 6 steel shot, and 1 ounce of No. 7 steel shot.

The study ammunition was provided by Polywad, Inc. — a shotgun shell developer and manufacturer located in Georgia. They were the only company to respond to a TPWD request for proposal asking shell manufactures to provide ammo.

The shot outcomes did not differ over-all, nor within either of the distance cate-gories. The biggest variable, according to the study, was hunter aim and shooting ability. However, the study found very lit-tle difference in number of pellets in each bird, although pattern density did change depending on different chokes used.

“Based on our results, changes in ammunition use should not alter popu-lation harvests, and therefore should not impact mourning dove bag limits or sea-son lengths,” the study said.

The study cost $500,000.Go to LSONews.com to read the com-

plete study.

Study reveals lead, steel shot are comparable Continuedfrompage1

EITHERSHOTWORTHASHOT: According to the new study, a shotgun barrel’s choke is much more of a variable than the type of shot used. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Market owner gives the gift of fi sh to needyContinuedfrompage8

other discards to a local order of Korean nuns, who make seafood soup for the con-vent.

Like many game processors, Alegria wanted to help feed the needy on a grander scale. But most programs that encour-age hunters to donate excess game do not accept seafood, according to Lee Pipkin, the food resources director for Feeding Texas, an oversight group that coordinates hunters, processors, landowners, state agencies and organizations that distribute game.

There was a time when local food banks and homeless kitchens accepted veni-son, wild pork and even waterfowl and fish directly from hunters and anglers.

But most programs today encourage or demand donations go through govern-ment-inspected and certified processors.

Alegria contacted the newspaper where the article was published and, in turn, got in touch with the Food Bank of Corpus Christi. He offered to accept donated fish from anglers, fillet, package, freeze and store the fillets, with no processing fee attached.

James Burnett, the food bank’s opera-tions manager, readily accepted the offer, saying seafood would be a special treat for the folks he serves.

Alegria believes his father would be proud.


NATIONALProfessionalhunterspaytributetorhinopioneer

The Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa paid tribute to the contribution of internationally acclaimed South African conservationist Dr. Ian Player to the develop-ment of South Africa’s wildlife industry.

Player, who passed away Dec. 2, is largely credited for bringing the southern white rhino back from the brink of extinction in the ’50s through his work as senior ranger for the then Natal Parks Board (today KZN wildlife). A survey of the white rhino population in the Umfolozi Game Reserve at the time, then the last stronghold of the white rhino, established that there were fewer than 400 left.

Player had the foresight to realize the dan-gers of keeping the last remaining rhino in one area. He quickly moved to first relocate some of these rhinos to the rest of South Africa’s state parks and then to promote their inclusion on the hunting list to encourage landowners to keep them on their property, signaling the start of the country’s multi-bil-lion (dollar) wildlife industry.

Today, South Africa has some 20,000 rhino, representing 80 percent of the world’s total population, most of which are privately owned.

“Dr. Ian Player is without a doubt the grandfather of conservation in South Africa today. It is because of his work with the white rhino that this iconic species has become the symbol of South Africa’s conservation success,” said Adri Kitshoff, PHASA chief executive.

— PHASA

USFWScompletesevaluationforMexicanwolves

After reviewing extensive public comments, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has com-pleted its evaluation of proposed changes to its Mexican wolf reintroduction program in Arizona and New Mexico.

In releasing its final Environmental Impact Statement on new provisions proposed under the Endangered Species Act in 2013 and revised last summer, the Service sets the stage for a final decision on the changes in the program in January 2015.

“We have received and analyzed more than 40,000 comments on the proposed changes as part of developing the Environmental Impact Statement, as well as consulted with state agencies, tribes, and other stakehold-ers,” said Benjamin Tuggle, the Service’s Southwest regional director. “We believe the preferred alternative strikes the best balance in terms of what is needed to reestablish a genetically diverse wolf population while sup-porting the interests of other stakeholders on a working landscape.”

In the final EIS, the Service evaluates four alternatives for proposed revisions to the regulations for the nonessential experimental population of the Mexican wolf including a preferred alternative that would include:

• Expanding the areas within which Mexican wolves can be released and translo-cated to disperse and occupy.

• Extending the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area’s southern boundary from I-40 to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona and New Mexico to provide for a larger area where management flexibility applies.

• Clarifying definitions in the rule, including provisions for take of Mexican wolves when attacking livestock and non-feral dogs, or as needed to manage wild ungulate populations (particularly elk and deer), and

• Providing for a population objective of 300-325 Mexican wolves in the MWEPA.

— USFWS

Wired Arrow Outdoorsowners,pro-staffcharged

An Illinois Conservation Police investiga-tion into the Wired Arrow Outdoors television show has resulted in the company’s owners, David T. Brugger and Ryan Ederer, pro-staff members Nathan Fahndrich, Jospeh Cater, Wade Childs and Jeremy Howard, and guests Michael Porter and Susan Porter, being charged with 134 wildlife violations, including the taking of 18 deer illegally in Illinois.

After viewing videos of hunts that aired

or were uploaded to Youtube, Conservation Police determined that hunting and filming were conducted on properties in the Chicago region without permission from landown-ers making hunting permits invalid. Hunting and filming allegedly took place on proper-ties owned by several private companies, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and the Village of Lansing.

During the investigation, it was deter-mined the pro-staff members had unlawfully harvested a total of 18 white-tailed deer, including 10 bucks and eight does, nearly all of which were aired on television.

— Illinois DNR

Idahopoacherreceivesjailtime

What started out as a deer spotlighting case eventually resulted in exposing a poaching spree that lasted for three months and was responsible for the illegal killing of at least 8 deer, one elk, and a moose.

At sentencing that concluded on November 14, District Judge Dane Watkins Jr. sentenced Adam Harris of Archer, Idaho and Brandon Harris of Ririe, Idaho with lifetime license revocations, jail time and combined fines over $100,000.

In October of 2011, Madison County Sheriff’s deputies observed a vehicle spot-lighting on the fields above Cress Creek Trail. A deputy attempted to stop the vehicle, and after a short chase the vehicle became stuck in the snow, and the suspects fled on foot. Conservation Officers from Idaho Fish and Game, with assistance from Idaho Bureau of Probation and Parole, and Madison County Sheriff’s Office began investigating. This was an especially egregious case of poaching, because the animals were killed at a time of the year when they are very vulnerable and concentrated on the winter range. The investi-gation showed that several more animals were wounded and never recovered.

— IFGD

Househearinglooksatredsnapper

A hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs on the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act. Introduced by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus members Congressman Jeff Miller (Fla.) and Congressman Cedric Richmond (La.), H.R. 3099 would give the states, under a cooperative management plan developed through the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, the authority to man-age the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.

Currently, recreational anglers and state management agencies in the Gulf of Mexico have low confidence in the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council’s ability to manage the red snapper fishery.

Robert Barham, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, testified at the hearing.

“We have tried to work through the council process, but the council process is not work-ing,” said Barham. “If it was [working], there would be no reason for this bill and I would not be standing before you today. NMFS itself even recognizes that new and innovative solutions are needed to manage the Gulf red snapper fishery. The Gulf states are that solu-tion.”

While the red snapper population rap-idly rebuilds, management of the fishery has grown increasingly contentious, as recre-ational anglers are given fewer and fewer days to fish.

— Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation

BluemarlincaughtwithGatoradebottle

Rather than toss his empty Gatorade bottles into the trash or recycling bin, Jeff Rogers reuses them in a most imaginative way.

The fishing captain from Hawaii’s Kona Coast fashions them into big-game fishing lures, dresses them up with vinyl strips, and has found this invention — he names each lure “Gator”— to outperform many of his pricey store-bought models.

That became evident when a client with Rogers, who skippers the Aloha Kai, landed a 671-pound blue marlin while fishing with one of the Gatorade bottle lures.

— Pete Thomas Outdoors


impact.”Booth underwent neck surgery at Scott

& White Memorial Hospital in Temple on November 28. Peter Booth said after the sur-gery, his father suffered a heart attack and became unresponsive.

Friends of the artist were saddened hear of his passing.

“I knew him and knew him well for a long time,” said Bubba Wood of Collectors Covey in Dallas. “He was a terrific artist and an even better person. Of all of the hunting and fishing artists in Texas, nobody fished or hunted more than Herb.”

Wood recalled debates about bird dogs with Booth, and said he was a dyed-in-the-wool German shorthair man.

“His dogs were as good as any English point-ers,” he said. “He had some really good dogs.

“He died doing what he loved to do. Pulling a trailer-full of dogs to go pheasant hunting. It was like going to heaven right there.”

Booth became famous in the Texas art world in the 1970s when he exhibited his Texas coastal hunting and fishing watercolors. He frequently donated his original art, valued in the thousands of dollars, to organizations like DU and CCA.

Booth leaves a legacy of artContinuedfrompage1

ABADSCENE:Department of Public Safety troopers pulled Herb Booth from his mangled truck 600 yards from the crossing. Photo by DPS.


DUCKSONAPOND: Hunting has been hit or miss for duck hunters through the first split, but many hunters were happy with the variety of ducks shot. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.


Divers, puddle ducks and even some mal-lards!

Duck hunters are reporting a good first split to the season, which ended Dec. 7 in the North Zone and Nov. 30 in the South Zone.

“The first split went awesome,” said Reed Foster of Cut ’Em Down Outfitters, based in Crandall. “We shot limits with five hunters almost every time out with good numbers

of gadwall, teal, wigeon and pintails. The mallards started showing up these last two weeks and we had some great hunts.”

Foster said there are also a lot of divers in the area, but he has been trying not to shoot those with so many puddle ducks also around. Hunters can be choosy when the birds are flying so well.

“We’ve been able to pull puddle ducks all day long,” he said. “The geese started show-ing up about three weeks ago and we’ve also

Chuckle and chatterLots of ducks in the area, but many

becoming call shy



HEROES

BillyGerkefound the big reds in late September fishing in the Up-per Laguna Madre.

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HeatherDowneswas fishing in Copano Bay when she caught this 30-inch black drum.

TylerMoores,11, along with his mom, Gayla, enjoyed a dove hunt in Palo Pinto where Tyler shot his first dove.

Victoria hunter ClaytonPerry took his first buck on Nov. 1.

LeithanAbbott, 8, took this nice pronghorn at 150 yards with his dad’s .243 — the same gun his dad used on his first pronghorn.

DustinRogers took his first bow buck on Oct. 12 in Coke County.


ByRobertClarkFor Lone Star outdoor newS

My daughter Alyssa Clark loves to be outdoors hunt-ing and fishing when she is not involved in school or sports. She is very competitive, and when she found out her 12-year-old brother would start bow hunting this year, she wanted to participate as well.

Unfortunately, Alyssa is not quite strong enough to shoot a compound bow that would be sufficient to take a deer, even though she practices with her Mathew’s Genesis regularly. Alyssa asked me what she could do so that she could participate in bow season, as well.

Earlier this summer, we bought a crossbow for Alyssa to use hunting. Alyssa spent all summer shoot-ing both her Genesis and the crossbow to become proficient at different distances. She also studied trail camera photos of deer where she intended to hunt to try and learn their patterns.

On October 11, her practice and patience paid off. Alyssa got into her stand early on Saturday morning at her grandfather’s ranch in Lavaca County. She likes to get to the stand early in case she spooks deer while going to her stand, so the deer have time to return. Perched high in a two-person ladder stand, Alyssa spotted a doe coming. Alyssa waited for the deer to offer a good broadside shot before taking aim.

We called Alyssa’s mom and brother to see if they wanted to come help us follow the blood trail. After waiting what seemed like forever to Alyssa, her mom reached the stand and the tracking began. Alyssa carefully followed the blood trail, making sure to keep mom and dad behind her to allow her to find the deer on her own. Once the deer was found, Alyssa also thought it was important to drag the deer herself.

Earlier this year, her brother shot a nice 10-pointer on our small family ranch in Caldwell County. Alyssa, not to be outdone, began studying trail camera pho-tos carefully trying to find another mature buck. Alyssa found a few bucks that appeared to be mature, but no matter which stand she chose to sit at with

dad, the buck she was after would never show. Eventually, she decided she should try something

different to change her luck. On Saturday, Nov. 8, she decided she should ask her mom to sit with her. While sitting for an evening hunt with her mother, a buck showed himself just as legal shooting hours were end-ing. Unfortunately, the buck never presented a good shot opportunity.

Because Alyssa had seen a deer sitting with mom the evening before, she decided it was a good idea to sit with mom one more time in an area she thought the buck may have been headed to the night before.

On Sunday, Nov. 9, her patience paid off. The deer she was after crossed a trail around 8

a.m. with his nose to the ground. Unfortunately, again the buck did not offer a good shot before dis-

appearing into the thick brush. Lucky for Alyssa, only a few seconds later the deer came back down the trail headed the other direction. This time, the deer offered a broadside shot.

Having seen the buck just a few minutes earlier, Alyssa was already in shooting position. When the deer stopped for a moment, Alyssa clicked the safety off and asked her mom if she was ready.

After the shot, the deer kicked and made a half-cir-cle before quickly expiring in sight. My phone imme-diately began vibrating from a call. It was Alyssa on the other line telling me the big one was down and to come quick.

By the time I arrived, Alyssa and her mother were already taking photos.

LITTLEGIRL,BIGDEER:After numerous attempts with no success, Alyssa Clark proudly shows her buck taken on a small family ranch in Caldwell County. Photo by Robert Clark.

Matching big brother10-year-old hunter

having a great season


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been killing a few of them. Wood ducks and mergansers are also fi nally here.”

Foster said loud, aggressive call-ing has not been the ticket during the fi rst split.

“Ducks have been very call-shy in our area this year, but they are eating up the chuckle and chat-ter,” he added.

Farther north, outfi tter JJ Kent wasn’t quite as positive about the split season.

“The birds are extremely stale right now,” Kent said of the North Texas conditions. “We saw some mallards, gadwalls and pinnies, but mainly the mallards don’t even want to work.”

Water conditions are near per-fect, however, which Kent said makes him hopeful — but it doesn’t matter if the birds keep set-tling in like they have recently.

“It being 75 degrees in December doesn’t help much at all,” he said. “The typical early migrators have made their push to the coast, and we have been seeing way too many spoonbills for this time of the year.”

Kent said the areas his outfi t-ters relied on last year aren’t pro-ducing birds at all, leaving them scrambling for new areas. While the birds may not be up in the air, he said they are there. It will only take a positive change in the weather conditions to bring every-thing together.

“Some of the habitat here looks incredible,” Kent said. “We have lots of great properties and we are

ready for the birds. We just haven’t seen what we are looking for yet.”

On the coastal prairies, hunters had a good fi rst split with some unusual numbers of birds.

“We had one of the bet-ter splits we’ve ever had,” said Daniel Kubecka with Run-N-Gun Outfi tters. “We harvested 1,009 birds during 35 hunts for about a 29-bird average per hunt. We were hunting all private property on the coastal prairie between Palacios and El Campo.”

Kubecka said the area held a lot of teal up until around Thanksgiving, before a cold front pushed those birds out.

“We had a lot of gadwalls early,” he said. “We also saw a lot of early mallards after the big arctic blast. When it warmed up to normal temperatures, though, those mal-lards headed out. We normally don’t shoot a mallard until late in the second split, but they came early this season. We also shot a lot of pintails and spoonbills.”

Kubecka said the coastal prairie is holding big numbers of geese right now, but the ducks haven’t stayed around — something he doesn’t like with the second split right around the corner.

“We’ve got fl ooded millet fi elds with almost no ducks on them,” he said. “Hopefully, they will show up. The guys in the bay had a very hit-or-miss fi rst split. It was great on some days and some days it was really rough.

“Just very inconsistent for bay hunters.”

Split reports are in from duck huntersContinuedfrompage18


Cousins Darrell Green and James Reed have a history of hunting together the past several years.

When Reed purchased prop-erty near Blue between Lexington and Elgin, the pair began to chase bucks on the property. One buck in particular caught both hunt-ers’ eyes, although antler restric-tions made them hold off.

“We had been looking at an old buck,” Green said. “He had one antler that went straight up and another that went straight down next to his face. He had four total points but the game warden said we couldn’t shoot him. I’m not sure how you’d measure spread on a deer like that. He really didn’t have a spread.”

Green said because the buck was off-limits, the pair were just hoping for a legal buck to appear. Reed had never killed a deer before, so Green was hoping to fi nd him a nice buck.

“James was shooting an antique, open-sighted .30-06,” Green said. “He could hit a beer can at 75 yards, so I knew he was ready. I wasn’t going to let him go out and wound something on his fi rst deer.”

It was about 9:45 a.m. one early December morning when a doe appeared in front of the hunters.

“We were about to give up for the morning,” Green said. “The doe was acting real spooky and nervous, so I told James we needed to wait and see if a buck was following her.”

When a mature 10-pointer appeared at 75 yards, Green gave Reed the green light.

“This buck walked up and I got my spotting scope on him and told James I know he’s at least 13-inches wide and to shoot him,”

Green said. “I didn’t know how big the buck was until I walked up to him after James had made a perfect neck shot — dropped him like a sack of potatoes. I walked up and knew it was a great trophy.”

Green said his cousin was happy, but wasn’t as excited as Green was.

“I’ve been hunting a long time and this buck was bigger than anything I’ve ever killed,” he said. “He was a novice, but I was the one who was jealous.

“He made me very proud and envious.”

ALONG,WORTHWHILEWAIT: James Reed holds the antlers of the 10-point buck, the fi rst buck for the 65-year-old. Photo by Darrell Green.

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1 1/2 pounds deer steaks, about 1/4-inchGarlic saltPepper1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese2 eggs1/4 cup water1/2 cup fl our1/4 cup olive oil1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauceSliced or shredded mozzarella cheeseCooked noodlesFresh parsleyPound steaks to tenderize. Season to

taste with garlic salt and pepper. In a bowl, combine the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. In another bowl, beat the eggs and

water together. Place the fl our in another

bowl. Dip the meat into the fl our and then

into the eggs. Then press each side into the

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both sides. Place in a greased baking dish.

Cover each piece with the sauce. Cover with

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5 ducks, skinned 1 large onion, fi nely chopped1/2-1 cup honey, to taste 1/4 cup soy sauceFresh garlic to taste, chopped or minced1/4 cup butter1/2 cup brown sugar2 tsps. dry mustardCombine all of the ingredients, except the

ducks, in a saucepan. Heat just boiling, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes stirring occasion-ally. Place the ducks in a large baking dish. Pour the sauce over the ducks. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Turn a couple of times while baking.

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OUTDOOR PUZZLER By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen SolutiononPage33


GOODBOY:Waterfowl retrievers should get more work in the second split of the duck season, starting soon. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Waterfowl season dates

RegularSeasonHigh Plains Mallard Management Unit

Oct. 25 - 26, 2014 Oct. 31, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015

North Zone Nov. 1 - Dec. 7, 2014 Dec. 20, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015

South Zone Nov. 1 - 30, 2014 Dec. 13, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015

“Dusky”DuckHigh Plains Mallard Management Unit

Nov. 3, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015North Zone

Nov. 6 - Dec. 7, 2014 Dec. 20, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015

South Zone Nov. 6 - 30, 2014 Dec. 13, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015

CanadaGeeseSeasonEast Zone

Sept. 13 - 28, 2014 Nov. 1, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015

LightandDarkGeeseWest Zone

Nov. 1, 2014 - Feb. 1, 2015

LightGeeseEast Zone

Nov. 1, 2014 - Jan. 25, 2015

LightGeese(ConservationOrder)

West Zone Feb. 2 - Mar. 22, 2015

East Zone Jan. 26 - Mar. 22, 2015

White-frontedGeeseEast Zone

Nov. 1, 2014 - Jan. 11, 2015

“Hunters have been very respectful of the low numbers,” he said. “If you can find good CRP or grain crops with roadside ditches and some cover, you’ll likely see a few birds this season. We still aren’t close to the num-bers we had five years ago, but it is improving.”

Malone said he would focus on areas in Roberts and Ochiltree counties that fit the above crite-ria for the area’s best hunting.

“We’ve had a few calls from pheasant hunters asking where to go,” he said. “I ran eight routes this year and saw one bird, so it still has a long ways to go.”

Other biologists said Deaf Smith County might also be a good place to search for birds.

“We had a route in Deaf Smith where we saw three or four birds,” said Calvin Richardson, district leader for the Panhandle. “The next week, the biolo-gist was going to run another route, but because of rainfall, he couldn’t make it down the road, so he went back and redrove the route he did the week before. He saw 27 or 29 birds.

“We haven’t had a route that good since at least 2010. Hunters should expect a lot of walking this year.”

Pheasant season runs from Dec. 6 through Jan. 4, 2015 in the 37-county Panhandle region.

— Staff report

Pheasant numbers up, but not too muchContinuedfrompage5

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sus small landowners who can now intensely manage their wildlife. He and other breeders started the competing Facebook page, Texans for Saving our Whitetail Heritage.

“I think the folks who say they represent Texans for Saving our Hunting Heritage only represent a very small portion of Texas hunt-ers,” Clark said. “(The discussion’s tone) is dis-appointing, but I feel like that is exactly what they want — they are divisive. We are the uni-fying voice for Texas hunters.”

Sanders, a Texas Wildlife Association direc-tor, said the fi ght isn’t against high-fence hunters, just current practices in deer breed-ing she thinks have gone too far.

“We don’t have an issue with deer breeding — it started out to supplement populations and improve genetics,” Sanders said. “We just think what is happening now damages our reputation as hunters and there is a boundary we don’t want to cross.”

Clark said deer breeders, by law, have to have an existing relationship with a certifi ed veterinarian, and the deer are perfectly fi ne to hunt and consume.

“I think the most important thing is all deer breeders are required to have an estab-lished relationship with a vet in Texas,” he said. “That cornerstone relationship with deer breeders and vets is the core issue — we have the most regulated wildlife industry in Texas. When their group says they want to ‘reign in’ deer breeders, I don’t know what to say.”

Sanders said the aim of her group isn’t to kill deer breeding, just to make sure it is better reg-ulated and the public is better informed.

“There is middle ground,” she said. “We aren’t in this to kill deer breeding — we just want them to ID (their released bucks) and give them more time to become acclimated to

the wild.”On the Texans for Saving our Hunting

Heritage page, the posts run from attacks to those questioning why one group should hold sway over another when it comes to hunting, to people supporting change.

“Who are you to say what hunting is or isn’t?” asked Scott Flatt on Dec. 8 post. “Hunting and the pursuit of game need only to be justifi ed by the person doing it. It is not up to you to say how or what or how a person hunts. It has always been a sport of individuals and friends.”

In Freer on a recent afternoon, hunters Rudy Jaime and Jeff Karter were shopping for equipment at a local store. Neither had a prob-lem with landowners who breed deer.

Karter said he does both.“We have property that we hunt on or if

I’m invited to go hunt on a ranch or do a paid hunt, I’ll do that,” Karter told Brian Mylar of KSAT 12 in San Antonio. “It’s more about the camaraderie.”

Jaime said he understands why landowners breed deer.

“It’s another way of making money,” Jaime said. “It’s a way of being able to make a living for a lot of ranchers and a way to pay taxes.”

As of press time, the Texans for Saving our Hunting Heritage page had more than 10,000 “likes,” and the Texans for Saving our Whitetail Heritage page had nearly 800. Many people liked the pages to become part of the discussion, either for or against the issues pre-sented.

Several proposed bills on the issues are anticipated during the next legislative session.

Facebook group stirs up controversyContinuedfrompage4

HUNTER’SCHOICE:Some hunters are against certain practices regarding the hunting of breeder deer, while others believe the hunter has the right to choose from different legal methods to hunt. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Commission by then-Gov. George W. Bush. In 2001, she became the fi rst woman chair-man. As chairman, Armstrong oversaw the development of the Land and Water Resources Conservation and Recreation Plan, a strategic plan that will guide Texas Parks and Wildlife’s conservation efforts for decades. The creation of the Texas Quail Council was among her proudest achieve-ments.

“I love the practical aspects of applying the research that is being done,” she said. “I’ve spent the last 10 to 15 years work-ing hard to get landowners, both big and small, compensated, or at least rewarded, for doing the right things to benefi t quail and other species. The challenges we face are tough, but they aren’t insurmountable. Step one is the research. Step two is getting that research on the ground and we must do a lot more in that regard.”

Currently, Armstrong is the founding president of Taking Care of Texas, a state-wide conservation initiative founded by for-mer First Lady Laura Bush. She also founded

the South Texas Native Plant Restoration Project at Texas A&M Kingsville, and is chairman of the Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. She serves as pres-ident of Natural Resources Solutions, LC, an environmental consulting fi rm based in Austin.

When asked about her favorite part of Texas to hunt quail, Armstrong said she wouldn’t fall into that trap.

“I love it all,” she said. “Quail hunting in South Texas is hard to beat, but I was intro-duced to blue quail several years ago and that is a whole ’nother learning experience. Getting to know the new plants and animals out in West Texas. And when those quail run, they really run.

“It is so different but equally as fabulous.”The award will be presented at the 2015

Park Cities Quail Dinner and Auction, March 5 in Dallas.

— Staff report

Armstrong to be honoredContinuedfrompage7


Snackin’ in the blind

Hunters share what keeps them satisfi ed

Who knew hunters had so much to say about a Zebra Cake?When Lone Star Outdoor News decided to post on Instagram and Facebook, asking just what

hunters like to snack on when they sit in the blind, there was a slew of opinions — some funny, some helpful — about what keeps people’s stomachs full while their waiting out their prey in the blind.

There was no clear winner. Technically, Zebra Cakes won with a whopping two votes from the peanut gallery, but the camo-clad connoisseurs had plenty to say about what they munch on. Check out some of the best responses, along with the nutritional value added in.

Based on the choices from our committed readers, the nutritional values won’t sway most opinions:

“Cosmic Brownies. No Competition” — twade_richburg Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies: 122 calories, 2g protein, 27g sugar

“Zingers!” — ksochris Hostess Zingers: 160 calories, 0g protein, 21g sugar

“Ruffl es baby! Even though they’re quite noisy. Trick is to kill a few 1st then chow down! Haha” — RandyandRainbow Crain

Ruffl es: 15 chips – 160 calories, 2g protein, 2g sugar

“I have to take a bag of white powdered donuts into the blind for snacks. For the kids of course.” — Chris Breeden

Hostess Donettes: 4 donuts – 250 calories, 3g protein, 15g sugar

“My mother-in-law’s homemade brownies and coffee!” — John Biela II Mother-in-law’s brownies: lots of brownie points

“Dill pickles.” — Wall E MrtzDill Pickle: 2 calories, 0g protein, 0g sugar

“Defi nitely Little Debbie Pecan Twirls.” — Brandon Shuler Little Debbie Pecan Spinwheels: 100 calories, 1g protein, 7g sugar

ANOFFICEFAVORITE:Lone Star Outdoor Newsappreciatesthefinertasteinourhuntingblinds;forinstance,thesophisticated,richtasteofLittleDebbieZebraCakes(330calories,2gprotein,32gsugar).Itmaynotbethehealthiestoption,butitcanwarmjustaboutanyoneuponacoldday.PhotobyDavidJ.Sams,LoneStarOutdoorNews.


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GobacktoyourrootsonGun it With Benny Spies

We all had that friend in high school or college that could fi t in with most crowds.

Part hunter, part redneck, part hipster, and always a good time in the fi eld, Benny Spies is just one of those guys that we can all relate to. His show, Gun it with Benny Spies, is a lighthearted look at the hunting world with Benny and his cast of friends.

Driving around the country from one spot to another in his 1973 RV, known as “The Toaster,” Spies goes on hunting trips ranging from pass-shooting waterfowl in his home state of South Dakota to chasing big whitetails in Texas.

What this show lacks in clean and dried production quality, it makes up for in comedy, good hunting and a lot of fun.

Like his website says, “This isn’t another one of those hunting shows where everyone is whisper-ing in the woods while waiting for a trophy to appear. This is just a good ’ol boy out hunting with his buddies.”

The narration is hilarious at times and you get what you see — an honest hunting show where everyone can relate.

I really enjoy this show and it is one of the few hunting shows that I consider can’t-miss.

— Conor Harrison

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