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December 13, 2019
Volume 16, Issue 8
Flushing pheasants
Leonardo Barbosa, 9, caught this black drum while fishing with Currican Fishing Guide Charters. Photo by Tony Vindell.
Black drum picking up down south By Tony Vindell
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Opener fair for some, slow for others By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Tim McCreary left his Garland home to head to the Texas
Panhandle for opening day of the Texas pheasant season. His group of eight hunters hunted near Nazareth in Castro County, southwest of Amarillo. “The AmVets had a big breakfast for us and we hunted as part of the group with the Nazareth
Lion’s Club,” McCreary said. “We hunted CRP and maize stubble on land owned by one of the Lion’s Club members.” One of the group members was a Texas Ranger who had hunted with the Lion’s Club for 15 years, and another was an agent with
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The group managed nine roosters on Saturday and 13 on Sunday. “There was a good number of birds,” McCreary said. “The wind was blowing so hard in the afterPlease turn to page 14
Mansfield holds public hunt to thin herd By Tony Vindell
For Lone Star Outdoor News After seeing deer going to waste after government-led campaigns to try to reduce the deer herd in Port Mansfield, Jim Beale, a Port Mansfield resident and retired game warden, came up with an idea of organizing hunts to deal with the problem. More than 150 deer had been harvested and buried in pits because the corn they had been eating was being treated with a chemical to combat the cattle feThe large deer herd surrounding the tiny fishing community of Port Mansfield hasn’t been hunted until this year, ver tick. although government-led controls took place last year that upset local residents. To participate, youngsters age “That was a total 9 to 17 with valid hunter’s education certificate can apply. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. waste,” Beale said. “After that I started approaching the naviga-
tion district board of directors.” After more than a year, the board approved a motion to allow the public hunts for the first time. Youth hunts for white-tailed deer are now being held in Port Mansfield on land owned by the Willacy County Navigation District, the first permitted hunts since the WCND was created in 1948 by the Texas Legislature. The public hunts are two-fold; to give young hunters a chance to bag a game animal and to thin the roaming deer population, which according local residents and wildlife officials Please turn to page 14
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A rooster flushes after a strong point from one of Tule Creek Outfitters’ pointers near Tulia. The opening day of pheasant season showed mixed results across the Texas Panhandle. The season continues until Jan 5. Photo by Scott Hohensee.
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When the trout bite slows on the bays and off of the jetties of the Lower Laguna Madre, anglers turn to a more reliable target that prefers the cooler waters — the black drum. Port Mansfield fishing guides and avid fishermen at the other end of the bay in Brownsville said the black drum, called tambor in this part of South Texas, are starting to bite well, although their run is just beginning. Tony Trevino, a 12-year veteran with Currican Fishing Guide Charters, said catching black drum is picking up. “I took a father and son last week (in November) and the boy
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HUNTING Varied results for coastal duck hunters By Nate Skinner
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Redheads have been frequenting the bays, while puddle ducks have been holding in bay marshes and backwaters. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
Waterfowl hunters are encountering differing behavior from a variety of species of ducks during the middle portion of the South Zone sea-
son. Shallow, back lake areas are holding more puddle ducks while divers are concentrated along the shorelines, flats and spoil islands in open bays. Weather conditions and hunting pressure have played a
key role in hunters’ success. Upper Texas coast duck hunter Avery Fuller said his hunts in West Galveston Bay have been hit or miss. “My buddies and I haven’t had a hunt yet
where we were just covered up with birds,” he admitted. “Our best days have resulted in half limits for our group.” Days in which cold fronts have pushed through the upper coast have provided the most Please turn to page 15
Woman bags huge South Texas buck By Tony Vindell
For Lone Star Outdoor News A Starr County white-tailed buck harvested on a high-fenced ranch reportedly measured 246 inches, making it one of the biggest deer taken this season. The 29-point, 5-year-old buck was bagged on Nov. 30 by Lindsey Kennemer, of Fort Worth. The name given to the deer, El Chapo, is the nickname of Mexico’s notorious drug kingpin who is now serving time in a U.S. prison. Kennemer was sitting on a stand when she spotted the massive antlered deer and brought it down. “I saw him coming toward me at about 300 yards,” she said. “He got closer and closer. I fired but my gun misfired. I finally got it after that.” El Chapo was the second deer she had bagged since 2016. “I was on cloud nine,” the 31-year-old said. “It was a beautiful deer.” Kennemer said the deer was scored at 246 by Los Cazadores, a deer contest based in Pearsall. She used a .260 Remington rifle while hunting on the 2,000-acre ranch north of Rio Grande City, owned by her father-in-law, Mike Hernandez, of Brownville. The deer was born on the ranch and Kennemer had seen him last season. Kennemer, the daughter of Kenny Perry, a professional golfer from Kentucky, came from the Bluegrass State 13 years ago to attend Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. She said she bagged the deer with a clean shot. “I was shaking when I saw it,” Kennemer said. “After I shot, he took two steps and went down.”
Lindsey Kennemer, of Fort Worth, took this buck on her father-in-law’s ranch in Starr County. The buck has 29 points. Photo from Lindsey Kennemer.
Anthrax outbreak affects leaseholders, ranchers By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News A summer anthrax outbreak in several Edwards Plateau counties killed many deer and other animals. It also had a tremendous effect on hunters with longtime leases and new ranch owners. Jim Adams lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, but has hunted in Sutton County for the last decade. “Ten of us have a 5,000-acre lease,” he said. “Some of the guys have been on it a few years more than me. It’s a low fence, MLDP ranch with whitetail, aoudad, fallow and axis. Last year we had 100 tags.” This summer, Adams was introduced to another group with 5,000 acres to the east of the property the group leases. “They had been there and noticed deer carcasses,” Adams said. “We hadn’t been seeing much, but weren’t that alarmed with the rains that had occurred.” Then Adams heard information regarding dead deer at a ranch 10 miles to the south.
“I talked to the Texas Animal Health Commission and another rancher,” Adams said. “Then we did a line survey with very few hits, then a helicopter survey where they saw very few deer.” The axis and blackbuck fared better, but there were no fallow deer seen in the survey. “We figure we lost 90 to 95 percent of our whitetail herd,” Adams said. “We had the perfect storm of conditions for anthrax, with heavy spring rains followed by drought.” The lease is more like a lifetime affair than a short-term lease. “We’ve done a lot of improvements on the property and have a lot more invested than the average leaseholder,” Adams said. “I’m sure we’ll stay, but to say it was devastating would be an understatement. Plus, I’m 82, so waiting 10 years for the herd to come back isn’t the best option for me.” Adams and his son are members of the lease, and he said they may drop one of the slots. “We’re working with Texas Parks and Please turn to page 20
Rut in various stages, acorns still abound South Texas deer hunters are seeing signs of rutting activity, while in other parts of the state the rut is winding down or over. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News With Texas being a huge state, the mating season is firing up in one region, while winding down or over in others. For the most part, the desire for bucks to find a mate has helped hunters enjoy encounters with them in spite of the fact that much of the Texas soil is littered with
fallen acorns. Supplemental feed has not been much of an attractant lately for deer in many locations. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildlife Biologist Matt Reidy, the rut seems to be winding down in areas north of the U.S. Highway 90 corridor, while it is picking up to the south. “North of Highway 90, more and more bucks are beginning to return their focus Please turn to page 14
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Research assistant Kristie Lee, (left) and Tarleton State graduate student Ian Mack set up one of more than 30 trail cameras on their first day of a leopard research project in South Africa. Photo from African Wildlife Services.
Gathering data on leopard numbers, for lion reintroduction By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News A professor and student from Tarleton State University are currently in South Africa studying leopard and other predators as part of a study with African Wildlife Services. Dr. Hemanta Kafley and graduate student Ian Mack headed to the Greater Balepye Nature Reserve in early December. The reserve is west of Kruger National Park, and is slated for a possible African lion introduction in the future. Mack will be performing his graduate research at the site. “We’re trying to get a handle on the leopard population as well as the animals’ activities,” said Dr. T. Wayne Schwertner, the department head and assistant professor of wildlife of the Wildlife, Sustainability and Ecosystem Sciences program at Tarleton. “We need good estimates of the leopard populations.” Professor Kafley’s background is in
leopard and tiger population estimates in Nepal, and he is taking that expertise to South Africa. Mack will be in South Africa until mid-March. Over the following weeks, dozens of trail cameras will be placed in the reserve to establish leopard populations in this corner of the Limpopo Province of South Africa. “We also will obtain information on the other carnivores to help assess what the impact of lion introduction will be,” Schwertner said. “The long-term goal of the South African government is to expand the lion population to other reserves.” African Wildlife Service is a group of three companies devoted to sustainable biodiversity in Africa. It operates in Limpopo, South Africa and in the Tuli Block of Botswana. Future plans include capturing leopards and placing GPS collars on the animals, and expanding the project to four sites, two in South Africa and two in eastern Botswana, to provide needed information for lion and leopard management in southern Africa. “It’s a very practical project that fulfills a distinct conservation need,” Schwertner said.
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Graduate student studies mule deer decline in Brewster County By Julia Bunch
For Lone Star Outdoor News The mule deer population in one of the hottest and driest parts of Texas has dropped radically in the last few decades. Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, which borders Big Bend and runs along the Rio Grande for about 25 miles, had between 2,000 and 4,000 mule deer in the 1980s, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. By 2011, the area had between 200 and 400 deer. Sul Ross State University student John Clayton Kiddo Campbell has spent much of his time as a graduate student investigating this population decline and working to boost the area’s deer population. Campbell grew up in Castroville, and has fond memories of traveling all over Texas to fish and hunt with his family. When it came time to start thinking about college, Campbell knew he wanted to go to a school well known for wildlife programs that would allow him plenty of hands-on experience. After Campbell graduated from Sul Ross in 2014 with his undergraduate degree in natural resource management with a focus in wildlife management, he stayed on to get his master’s degree. Campbell worked with Borderlands Research Institute’s founder and director Dr. Louis Harveston’s research team on the Black Gap WMA. The research team’s chief goal was to increase the area’s mule deer population via translocation from other areas of Texas. But the project was more specific than just wanting to reestablish the population; Campbell wanted to determine the best method to relocate mule deer in the area. “With my study, I looked at two dif-
John Clayton Kiddo Campbell is studying the best methods to relocate mule deer in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. Photo from John Clayton Kiddo Campbell.
ferent release methods: hard and soft,” Campbell said. “We wanted to answer a couple things. How far did the deer move? Did they have higher survival rates depending on how they were released?” About 120 does from a surplus area in Texas, all of which met strict health requirements from TPWD, were split into two factions. About 100 of these deer had radio collars by which Campbell and his team could monitor movement. Half the surplus deer were used for a so-called hard release. These deer were relocated to the Black Gap WMA with no acclimation time. The other half were relocated to a soft release pen with a water source. The 524-acre pen held the deer for two weeks before releasing them to roam freely. Only female deer were translocated as to promote breeding. After relocating the deer in 2015 and Please turn to page 15
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FISHING
Backwater lakes, jetties producing at midcoast By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Even with some stiff cold fronts moving through, fishing for flounder, reds and trout has been very good out of Port O’Connor and along the south shoreline of West Matagorda Bay. The jetties are giving up good numbers of trout, redfish and sheepshead. And the backwater lakes are good for scattered trout up to about 6 pounds, along with lots of slot reds. Waders working the mouths of cuts draining into the bays on outgoing tides are catching easy limits of reds, along with fair numbers of flounder.
Guide Dodd Coffey has been running steady numbers of trips to the POC jetties and reported the trout bite is very good on live shrimp fished about 8 feet under slip corks. “Up until Thanksgiving we were catching limits of slot reds at the jetties,” Coffey said. “There were also bull reds being caught on live shrimp and cut sardines.” About a week after Thanksgiving weekend, the trout moved in. “The best bite has been while drifting slip corks anywhere from 8 to 10 feet,” Coffey said. “Most of the trout we’ve been catching are suspended in 20 feet of water. The key is to fish a live shrimp under a cork, and to cover lots of water.” The trout aren’t real big, though. “The funny thing is that a lot of the trout are 15 to 18 inches long,” Coffey said. “Usually this time of year the trout are a little bigger.” Coffey said his customers have also been catching a few red snapper along the jetties, with some weighing up to 5 pounds. Guide Scott Pierce has been wadefishing the south shoreline of West Matagorda Bay. He said the best bite is on a major feeding time along with a falling tide. The top tactic for reds and scattered flounder is to fish soft plastics at the mouths of guts draining into the bay. Please turn to page 11
Backwater lakes are giving up trout, slot reds and the occasional flounder at the mouths of cuts. Capt. Dodd Coffey has been having luck catching speckled trout using live shrimp behind a popping cork. Photos by Robert Sloan.
Winter bite heating up Godfather of Big Bass dies
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For Lone Star Outdoor News Certain Texas lakes are known for producing phenomenal catches during the coldest months of the year. Lake Alan Henry, Squaw Creek Reservoir and Bob Sandlin are three of them. Anglers willing to bundle up and target these waters are being afforded with consistent action from bass, catfish and crappie. John Ziska, owner of Ziska’s on the Brazos, a store and tackle shop near Lake Alan Henry, said the bass on the lake are already adhering to a winter pattern. “The fish are holding along main lake humps, points and channels in deep water,” Ziska said. “Most of them are hanging tight to the bottom, but they can be found in anywhere from 15 to 60 feet of water where there is plenty of baitfish present.” The best action has been occurring on bait presentations known for producing reaction strikes, like crankbaits, spoons and swim jigs. Ziska said the most aggressive bite is taking place during the midday hours when the sun is high in the sky. Alan Henry guide Norman Clayton said the deep-water bass bite along the ledges of the lake’s channels is best. “You have to use electronics and effective sonar equipment to find and catch fish along the main lake channel ledges,” he explained. “Wherever you can find baitfish balled up in deep water on a sonar unit is typically a good place to start.” Please turn to page 20
Bass, crappie and catfish are entering their winter patterns on Lake Alan Henry, Squaw Creek Reservoir and Lake Bob Sandlin. Sarah Whetstine caught this 4-pound channel catfish on Squaw Creek Reservoir. Photo from Thom Whitlock.
A name familiar to bass anglers in Texas died Nov. 29. David Campbell Sr. died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 75. Campbell retired from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department after 46 years as a fisheries biologist, and was known for his work with the department’s ShareLunker program, often traveling through the night to pick up a bass weighing more than 13 pounds and trans- David Campbell Sr. was the front man for TPWD’s Shareporting it back to Lunker program from its inception until his retirement. the Texas Freshwater Campbell died at the age of 75. Photo by David J. Sams, Fisheries Center in Lone Star Outdoor News. Athens. Campbell worked with the spawning and genetics research program from its inception in 1986 until he retired in 2012. Over his career, he picked up more than 500 largemouth bass for the program, becoming known as the “Godfather of Big Bass” in Texas. Campbell was inducted into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in 2011 and to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in 2012, in recognition of his research and dedication to improving freshwater fisheries in Texas.
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FALCON: Water lightly stained; 67-68 degrees; 35.51’ low. Black bass are fair to good on soft plastic worms, spinner baits and top-waters. Crappie are fair on live bait and jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp, shad and stink bait. FAYETTE COUNTY: Water stained; 64 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, worms and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on stink bait, live bait and cut bait along the dam. FORK: Water stained; 61 degrees; 2.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and lizards. White and yellow bass are good on Alabama rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows under the docks and among the stumps. Catfish are good on prepared bait and cut bait. GRAHAM: Water stained; 58 degrees; 2.77’ low. Largemouth bass are good on slow-moving lures on points, ledges and along boat docks. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on cut shad and live bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees. 0.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair over baited holes near deeper water. Striped bass are slow. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 61 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas- and Carolina-rigged worms and spinner baits around rocky shoreline drops. White bass are fair on live shad. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and prepped bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 65 degrees; 0.06’ high. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Sunfish are good on live cutworms. Catfish are good on live and cut shad and stink bait. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 59-63 degrees; 2.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs over brush, in standing timber, and in creeks. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad. JOE POOL: Water stained; 61 degrees; 2.79’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits around submerged humps. Crappie are good on live bait around highway bridges. Catfish are good on cut bait by the spillway and near creeks. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 59 degrees; 0.82’ high. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters, spinner baits, swimbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows near standing timber and vegetation. Catfish are good on prepared and live bait. LAVON: Water stained; 60-62 degrees: 3.66’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, worms and jigs or rocks or deep points. Crappie are good on black and chartreuse jigs on
slopes and ledges. White bass are slow. Catfish are excellent on cut shad in 15-30 feet. LBJ: Water stained; 62 degrees; 0.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, plastic worms and jigs around boat docks and points. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on smaller crankbaits, jigs, and minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 59-61 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic baits and spinner baits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and weighted jigs among brush and vegetation. Catfish are fair on prepared bait and cut bait. Hybrid striper are slow. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastics, crankbaits and jigs. Striped bass are good on spoons and shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around docks. White bass are fair on spoons and Alabama rigs. Catfish are fair on live bait in creeks and cove edges. MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.32’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are excellent on live bait, cut bait or prepped bait. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 65-68 degrees; 8.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on trick worms in pink or green, jigs and shad on open water lake drops. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait in the inflow from feeder creeks. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 56 degrees; 1.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs and plastic worms around submerged trees. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs among the timber. White bass and hybrids are good on artificial and live baits. Catfish are good on blood bait and liver. NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastic worms and crankbaits around deep creek ledges and vegetation. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows under bridge pillars. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 62 degrees. 2.34’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. White bass are fair on slabs. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 59 degrees; 9.92’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms and jigs among standing timber and vegetation. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 1.64’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, spinner baits and jigs in creeks and coves. Crappie are fair on jigs
and minnows. Hybrid stripers are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are excellent on shad and chicken livers. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 58 degrees; 1.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are fair on jigs, slabs and spoons. Striped bass are fair on live shad and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live sunfish and stink bait. PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees. 3.35’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on crankbaits and jigs. Hybrid stripers are fair trolling with live bait. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 58 degrees; 2.71” low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads and crankbaits. White bass are fair on drop-shot rigs and spinner tail shads. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait and gizzard shad. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 59-61 degrees; 0.87’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolinarigged worms, lizards and top-water. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows around the brush and timber of northern coves. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 3.40’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early, plastic worms, spinner baits and jigging spoons. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around structure. Catfish are excellent on live bait and cut bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 61 degrees; 2.50 ’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and Alabama rigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and stink bait. SQUAW CREEK: Water clear; 64 degrees; 1.52’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are excellent in the creeks and coves out of the northern wind. STAMFORD: Water stained; 62-66 degrees; 1.21’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on topwaters, Carolina-rigged worms and jigs. Crappie are good on live minnows and jigs in fallen timber. White bass are fair on live shad and slabs. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 62 degrees; 2.85’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, spinner baits and crankbaits around rocky points. Smallmouth bass are fair with top-waters and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live and cut bait. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 58-61 degrees; 1.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, plastic worms and jigs. White bass and hybrid stripers are good on slabs and spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows under bridges, docks and marinas. Catfish are excellent on live, cut shad, shrimp and
n Saltwater reports Page 21 stink bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 64-66 degrees; 4.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, Texas-rigged soft plastics and light-colored tubes. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair to good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water stained; 58-62 degrees; 1.87’ high. Striped bass are excellent on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Largemouth bass are good drifting live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around large structure in shallow water. Catfish are fair on live shrimp, cut bait and minnows TOLEDO BEND: Water slightly stained; 61 degrees; 7.00’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs, plastic worms and spinner baits. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. Crappie are good on jigs and live minnows. TRAVIS: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 10.43’ low. Largemouth bass are good on moving baits in the mornings and drop shots in the afternoon. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on cut bait, prepped bait and live bait. WACO: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 4.59’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, buzzbaits, crankbaits, and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and light-colored jigs in standing timber. Sunfish are fair on worms or crickets. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut shad, live bait and blood bait. WEATHERFORD: Water stained; 59-62 degrees; 2.62’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and plastic worms in submerged cove boundaries and edges. White bass are good on minnows and smaller crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in brush structure. Catfish are good on crawfish, liver, blood bait and cut bait. WHITNEY: Water stained; 60 degrees; 6.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, jigs and crankbaits. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs, spinner baits and minnows near the dam. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in the middle or upper end of the lake. Catfish are good on live shad, stink bait and cut shad. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 61-65 degrees; 4.14’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, crankbaits, spinner baits and plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on jigs over brush piles. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and stink bait below bobbers.
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“That’s a pretty good winter pattern,” Pierce said. “We just go from one drain to another and fish jigs in 3 to 5 feet of water. The most productive spots have small pods of oysters.” Pierce has been mixing his fishing with duck hunting. “On a good day we are duck hunting, then fishing,” he said. “My cast and blast trips have been very good.” Victor Randazzo does most of his winter fishing from a shallowrunning skiff, and finds decent numbers of reds and some pretty big trout in the backwater lakes like Pringle and the lagoons. “I’m not doing anything special,” Randazzo said. “We stay in the boat and set up drifts over areas that are holding mullet. There’s not a whole lot of mullet out there right now. If I see one or two jumping, we’ll make a drift over that area.” Randazzo said the redfish have been hitting white Super Spooks worked over grass beds in 2 to 3 feet of water, while the trout prefer swimbaits. “If the top-water bite is off, I’ll switch to a 3-inch Yum Money Minnow in glow and chartreuse,” he said. “Another good color is dark green with red flakes. The bigger trout have all been on soft plastics, and they are holding in 3 to 4 feet of water. They aren’t feeding nearly as shallow as the reds are.”
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caught a nice drum,” he said. “It was probably 24-26 inches long.” The 9-year-old boy, Leonardo Barbosa of Weslaco, said it was the biggest fish he has ever caught. Trevino said they fished in several feet of water and couldn’t see much as it was a little murky, but when the fish took the live shrimp they use as bait, it fought hard. Other fishing guides, such as Noe Sosa, have also been posting pictures of anglers catching black drum. In Brownsville, angler Carlos Salinas said black drum have been biting at the Joe Gayman Bridge along Texas Highway 48 and at the Island and Boca Chica Beach jetties. “I keep hearing the same thing from other fishermen,” he said. “I guess the tambors are here.”
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER SPOTLIGHTERS TAKE JAVELINA IN PANHANDLE A Gaines/Andrews County game warden received a call from a landowner concerning possible spotlights on her land. The warden made contact with two individuals who were hunting around a wheat circle. The subjects claimed to be pig hunting and had shot a pig earlier. After finding the animal, it was determined that it was not a pig, but a javelina (not legal to hunt in the area). Charges and restitution are pending. GROUP SHOOTS HOGS, COONS, BEAVER FROM ROAD Several feral hogs and other animals were found lying along a public road in Red River County. A game warden witnessed a suspect shoot a feral hog from the roadway. After speaking with the suspects, it was determined that they were partially responsible for the recent killings. It was determined there were four subjects involved over several weekends, shooting seven feral hogs, numerous raccoons, small varmints and beaver from the public road. Twenty-eight cases were filed on the individuals for numerous infractions. TRESPASSERS FLEE, BUT LANDOWNER GOT PLATES An Angelina County landowner reported two individuals with rifles
SPONSORED BY three illegally harvested bucks and the discovery of a third suspect, a friend, who also illegally harvested a buck. Cases and citations pending.
NIGHT HUNTERS CAUGHT, ICED-DOWN DEER HIDDEN IN CLOSET In Cass County, game wardens responded to a call regarding individuals hunting deer at night and on property without landowner consent. Wardens found a wounded deer in the middle of private property close to a public highway. After interviewing the landowner, the wardens were told the suspect shot the deer from the roadway at night, and that the suspect did not have permission to hunt deer on the property. The suspect was ar-
hunting on adjacent property without permission. The landowner made contact with the individuals and advised them he had contacted the game warden. Both subjects got in their vehicles and fled the scene. The landowner took pictures of the vehicles, and after running their license plates, a game warden tracked them down at their residence. Both subjects stated they knew they were not supposed to be hunting on the property. Cases are pending. AFTER SUNSET SHOOTERS BAG SEVEN WOODIES Individuals shooting ducks after shooting hours were reported to an Angelina County game warden. The game warden contacted Angelina
rested and booked into the Cass County Jail. After investigating and interviewing other relatives at the house, wardens confirmed that the subject did shoot the deer at night, from the roadway, while using the headlights of the vehicle. The wardens were told by relatives that the subject shot another deer that morning, and the deer was iced down in a closet. The untagged deer was located. Numerous citations were issued.
County Sheriff’s Department for assistance and had a deputy go to the boat ramp to try and catch the individuals before they could get loaded out. The deputy made contact with three juveniles with seven wood ducks who admitted to shooting late. The warden arrived and cited three juvenile subjects. THESE NEIGHBORS DON’T GET ALONG A Freestone County landowner complained about his neighbor trespassing on his property. Game wardens discovered the neighbor had gotten lost and ended up on the property, and a warning was issued. Later in the afternoon, the same landowner called again saying he shot a deer that jumped onto the neighbor’s property. He said when
he went to retrieve the deer from the neighbor’s property, after having the neighbor warned about entering his property, the neighbor took his gun and backpack, demanding that he leave the property. The warden returned and found the freshly killed deer on the neighbor’s property, but further investigation revealed the original complainant shot the deer on the neighbor’s property. The gun and deer were seized. A POACHING COUPLE Game wardens received information about a white-tailed buck that had been illegally killed by a female in Brazoria County. The wardens made contact with the female and her husband. The investigation revealed
RADIO AD HELPS NAB ILLEGAL FISH SELLER A Bexar County game warden heard a radio commercial advertising a business that would be in the parking lot of a local hardware store selling steaks, chicken and seafood in bulk to the public from a truck at discounted prices. At the parking lot, the warden discovered the business was selling raw, frozen and uncooked shrimp, flounder and salmon. The seller did not have a retail fish dealer truck license. Case pending. ILLEGAL BUCKS ON BOTH SIDES OF ANTLER RESTRICTION Game wardens investigated white-tailed bucks that were harvested illegally in Erath County. One subject was cited for an antler restriction violation, and the other was cited for exceeding the limit, with two bucks meeting the antler restriction. Two deer were seized and the meat was donated to the Foster’s Home for Children.
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numbers close to 1,000 animals. Five two-day hunts with the participation of 10 youngsters have or will take place, with each allowed to take a doe first, and then a buck. The hunts are taking place every two weeks. The first hunt was Nov. 15-16 and the final hunt will be Jan. 11-12. A total of 20 deer were taken in the first two hunts, the second of which took place Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Local volunteers, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Youth Hunting Program and the Texas Animal Health Commission participated in the program. Mark Brown, a WCND commissioner, said the board unanimously approved the hunts in early 2019. “This has been very well organized,” he said. “The Texas Wildlife Association provided some things we needed to take care of.” Beale said the aim is to harvest 100 deer to thin out the growing herd, which he said is getting out of hand
and causing some deer to develop hoof deformities. To participate in a hunt, an applicant age 9 to 17 must apply online, must have a hunter’s education certificate and attend an orientation held in the local chamber of commerce pavilion. Each youngster is taken to a deer blind and once he or she bags a deer they call Beale to get picked up. A buck can’t be one of the trophy deer seen roaming, grazing or laying down throughout the fishing community. The board was reluctant to have public hunts and allowed the hunts with conditions that still preserved the bigger bucks. Some of the youngsters, like Michael and Jake Chapman, of Kerrville, were seasoned hunters, while others, including Isabella Luna, of Edinburg, took their first deer. “I feel great,” said the 15-year-old Luna, who harvested a doe and an 8-point buck. “I am excited for having this opportunity.”
noons that we didn’t see any. Almost every bird was near a small body of water, staying out of the wind.” Terry Cook of Straight Line Outfitters said bird numbers still haven’t recovered north of Amarillo. “Some of the hunters did all right,” he said. “The CRP and the country is in phenomenal shape — it’s a jungle out there. We saw some birds, but not like the good old days. If people weren’t putting some birds out, they probably didn’t shoot too many. But the pheasants have done better than they have in a while.”
Cook believes cool rains in October hurt both the pheasant and quail numbers. “Before that, we were seeing more birds,” he said. Near Floydada, the bird numbers have yet to bounce back from the droughts earlier this decade. “It was pretty slow, but there are more birds here now than in the past few years,” said Ron Graves, who farms in Floyd County. “There were two groups out on my place, and one group got a few birds. We need more time with good conditions to get the population back up.”
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to nutrition,” Reidy said. “Those hunting properties without many acorns on the ground are beginning to see deer more consistently around feeders. South of the highway, it’s game on and the bucks are rutting.” South Texas wildlife biologist Blaise Korzekwa confirmed the reports. “The rut is officially underway in South Texas,” he said. “Bucks are becoming less focused on food and more focused on breeding. They are still utilizing supplemental resources, but this is often just for a short amount of time or because does are concentrated there. Fighting and other displays of dominance are becoming more frequent as well.” David Sunderland, owner of the Trinity Ranch in Batesville, said his observations of bucks in Zavala County indicate that the rut began early.
“In the last half of November, we noticed rut activity that we normally don’t see until late December,” he said. Sunderland said every morning, regardless of temperatures, moon phase, or rainfall, he is seeing bucks that are cruising or chasing a particular doe. “The bucks are broken up, limping, and losing weight fast,” he said. “If the rut lasts through the end of January like it normally does, these bucks may really have a hard time making it through the next couple months in a healthy fashion. Drought-like conditions and a longer rut might mean that it is more necessary than normal to make sure the deer herd has ample amounts of feed to recoup after deer season.” In south central Texas near Gillett, ranch manager Gabe Korzekwa said the rut is in full steam. “We are seeing plenty of fighting behav-
ior, dominance displays and fresh scrapes,” he said. “Bucks have walked straight across senderos lined with corn in search of a doe. To make hunting specific bucks more difficult, oak trees have continued to drop acorns and concentrate deer away from feeders and supplemental feed. Daytime activity has picked up with the rut, so we’re hoping that the bucks we are after slip up and make an appearance.” Houston resident Nick Dancsak spent several days recently hunting in Lampasas County near Kempner where the ground was covered with acorns. “The bucks were locked onto does and avoiding corn feeders for the more part,” Dancsak elaborated. “Rattling worked well in bringing bucks out of the brush for brief encounters. Moving around stealthily near game trails and rattling was much more productive than sitting in a stand overlook-
ing a feeder.” In Menard and Kimble counties, veteran deer hunter Ed Mutch said acorns have been falling from the trees since early in the season. “I have been seeing smaller bucks return to corn as the rut is winding down, but the mature bucks still seem to be eating acorns away from the feeders,” Mutch said. In Menard County, the rut has slowed and the deer are returning to the feeders. “We still have a lot of acorns on the ground, but the bucks are definitely hitting corn feeders again, and they are not chasing does near as much,” hunter Kelly Flores said. In Lamar County, Wade Goodale said the rut has been over since the end of November. Goodale has had the most success this season while hunting trails through the woods rather than sitting in a blind.
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2016, Campbell spent the next couple years monitoring the animals’ movement. He found that although the soft release deer had a smaller area of movement, it was not significantly different than the hard release deer. Likewise, the hard release deer had a slightly higher survival rate, but it wasn’t statistically different from the soft release deer. Regardless of minor differences in the two-release methods success rate, Campbell said they both accomplished a purpose. “With a soft release, you have a high fence,” he said. “And translocating can be costly. So you really have to see what is the most affordable option for you.” Campbell pointed to another important result in his research. “Fawns are being born and they’re staying in the area,” he said. “So we are boosting the population by more than just the translocation.” Campbell, who has accepted a position as a natural resource specialist for TPWD in the southern Panhandle, hopes to graduate in 2020. “I always wanted to work with wildlife growing up, and now I’ll get to do that,” he said. “I’m happy and I’m grateful.”
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shooting opportunities over Fuller’s decoy spread. “We’ve also seen more flights of ducks on days when there have been plenty of hunters on the water,” he said. “The steady pressure seems to keep them moving around and in the air.” Fuller has seen a wide variety of ducks while hunting West Galveston Bay. ‘We’ve harvested wigeon, bluebills, buffleheads, gadwall, shovelers, canvasbacks and teal,” he said. “After hunting both back lake marshes and open bays, it is clear that the puddle ducks are more concentrated in the shallower, more remote areas of the marsh. High tides have allowed them to stay in these small, offthe-grid locales. The divers have remained over main bay waters.”
Near Sargent, high tides have made the marshes more productive than open bay waters. “Other than redheads, buffleheads and scaup, there’s not many other species of ducks flying the open bays right now,” said hunter Michael Plitt. On the Middle Coast, Andy Felix said duck hunting has been fairly good around the Port O’Connor and Seadrift areas. “Puddle ducks have pretty much been staying in the marshes, and I’ve been focusing my efforts recently on the southern portion of Espiritu Santo Bay,” Felix explained. “There are large numbers of redheads in the open bay waters around Port O’Connor and some good concentrations of pintails in the smaller back bays.”
Felix said right before the season split, the ducks were extremely decoy-shy. “It was clear that the birds had grown accustomed to the hunting pressure, as they didn’t seem to want anything to do with our decoys as they flew by,” he said. “We were still able to harvest some gadwall, wigeon, pintails and teal, but we had to take less than ideal shots since the ducks were not decoying very well.” On the Lower Laguna Madre out of Port Mansfield, guide Roger Kohutek, said there are plenty of ducks buzzing around. “Some of the better hunts have been taking place during the afternoon hours lately,” he said. “We’ve been seeing very few redheads in the decoys during morning hunts, but when the
wind cranks up in the afternoon, large groups of the divers are working into the spread.” Capt. Ruben Garza said main bay shorelines and spoil islands near Port Mansfield have also been covered up with scaup and pintails. “The action has been the most consistent on days with a steady wind and a low sky,” Garza said. South of Port Mansfield, Capt. James Hagan and Capt. Aaron Cisneros have both been finding large numbers of puddle ducks along shallow flats in the back lakes and marshes, with teal, wigeon, shovelers, gadwall and a few snow geese coming in.
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Former Congressman Bill Brewster (right) and his grandson, Braxton, caught this black drum while fishing near Port Aransas.
Sabina Solis, 10, took her first buck with her 7mm08 at 110 yards during the Texas youth hunt season in Hidalgo County.
Benito Garza IV, 13, bagged his first buck after his birthday in Cuero.
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Mike Rubner, of Terrell, took this bison in Del Rio with his .30-30 Thompson Contender. Vivian Sutherland took her first buck on their family ranch in Clay County during the opening weekend of bow season. The 17-point buck had 157 inches of antler.
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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases
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2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Dec Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
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5:51 ----6:52 12:38 7:56 1:42 8:59 2:45 10:00 3:46 10:56 4:43 11:48 5:35
6:19 12:05 7:22 1:07 8:25 2:11 9:27 3:13 10:27 4:13 11:22 5:09 ----- 6:00
07:20 07:20 07:21 07:22 07:22 07:23 07:24
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12:10 6:23
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21 Sat 22 Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri
12:55 7:08 1:39 7:52 2:25 8:38 3:13 9:27 4:05 10:19 5:00 11:13 5:56 11:39
1:20 2:05 2:51 3:40 4:33 5:27 6:23
7:33 8:18 9:05 9:54 10:46 11:41 12:10
07:25 07:25 07:26 07:26 07:26 07:27 07:27
2:18p 2:55p 3:35p 4:20p 5:10p 6:04p 7:01p
5:45 11:59 6:47 12:32 7:50 1:36 8:54 2:40 9:54 3:41 10:50 4:37 11:42 5:29 12:05 6:17 12:50 7:02 1:34 7:46 2:19 8:32 3:07 9:21 3:59 10:13 4:54 11:08 5:50 11:33
6:14 ----7:16 1:01 8:19 2:05 9:22 3:08 10:21 4:07 11:16 5:03 ----- 5:54 12:29 6:42 1:14 7:27 1:59 8:12 2:46 8:59 3:35 9:48 4:27 10:41 5:21 11:35 6:17 12:04
07:07 07:08 07:08 07:09 07:09 07:10 07:11 07:11 07:12 07:12 07:13 07:13 07:13 07:14 07:14
05:22 05:22 05:22 05:23 05:23 05:23 05:24 05:24 05:25 05:25 05:26 05:26 05:27 05:27 05:28
6:58p 7:59p 9:04p 10:09p 11:15p NoMoon 12:20a 1:23a 2:26a 3:30a 4:34a 5:37a 6:39a 7:37a 8:31a
8:25a 9:22a 10:15a 11:03a 11:46a 12:25p 1:02p 1:38p 2:14p 2:53p 3:35p 4:21p 5:11p 6:05p 7:02p
05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:22 05:22 05:22 05:23 05:24 05:24 05:25 05:25 05:26 05:26
6:57p 7:58p 9:03p 10:11p 11:18p NoMoon 12:24a 2:34a 3:39a 4:45a 5:50a 6:52a 7:51a 8:44a
8:39a 9:36a 10:28a 11:14a 11:56a 12:34p 1:09p
San Antonio 2019 Dec
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5:57 ----6:59 12:45 8:03 1:48 9:06 2:52 10:06 3:53 11:03 4:50 11:54 5:42 12:17 6:29 1:02 7:14 1:46 7:59 2:32 8:45 3:20 9:33 4:12 10:25 5:06 11:20 6:03 11:45
6:26 12:12 07:18 05:35 7:12p 7:28 1:14 07:19 05:36 8:13p 8:32 2:17 07:20 05:36 9:17p 9:34 3:20 07:20 05:36 10:23p 10:33 4:20 07:21 05:37 11:29p 11:28 5:16 07:21 05:37 NoMoon ----6:07 07:22 05:37 12:33a 12:42 6:54 07:22 05:38 1:36a 1:27 7:39 07:23 05:38 2:39a 2:12 8:25 07:23 05:39 3:42a 2:58 9:11 07:24 05:39 4:46a 3:47 10:01 07:24 05:40 5:49a 4:39 10:53 07:25 05:40 6:51a 5:34 11:48 07:25 05:41 7:49a 6:30 12:16 07:26 05:41 8:43a
8:37a 9:34a 10:27a 11:15a 11:58a 12:38p 1:15p 1:51p 2:28p 3:06p 3:49p 4:35p 5:25p 6:20p 7:16p
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2019 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Dec Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16 Mon 17 Tue 18 Wed 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri
6:11 12:01 7:13 12:58 8:16 2:02 9:19 3:05 10:20 4:07 11:16 5:03 ----- 5:55 12:31 6:43 1:15 7:28 2:00 8:12 2:45 8:58 3:33 9:47 4:25 10:39 5:20 11:34 6:16 12:03
6:40 7:42 8:45 9:48 10:47 11:42 12:08 12:55 1:40 2:25 3:12 4:01 4:53 5:47 6:43
12:25 1:27 2:31 3:33 4:33 5:29 6:20 7:08 7:53 8:38 9:25 10:14 11:07 12:01 12:30
07:46 07:47 07:48 07:48 07:49 07:49 07:50 07:51 07:51 07:52 07:52 07:52 07:53 07:53 07:54
05:34 05:35 05:35 05:35 05:35 05:36 05:36 05:37 05:37 05:37 05:38 05:38 05:39 05:40 05:40
7:11p 8:13p 9:19p 10:28p 11:36p NoMoon 12:44a 1:50a 2:57a 4:03a 5:10a 6:16a 7:20a 8:18a 9:11a
9:06a 10:03a 10:54a 11:40a 12:20p 12:56p 1:30p 2:03p 2:36p 3:12p 3:51p 4:35p 5:25p 6:18p 7:15p
Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.
Sabine Pass, north Date Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Dec 24 Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 27
Time 1:32 AM 2:01 AM 2:36 AM 12:12 AM 1:34 AM 3:00 AM 4:05 AM 4:55 AM 5:40 AM 6:23 AM 7:05 AM 12:27 AM 12:55 AM 1:21 AM 1:43 AM
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Time 9:50 AM 10:33 AM 11:20 AM 3:20 AM 4:24 AM 6:34 AM 9:29 AM 11:26 AM 12:49 PM 1:55 PM 2:52 PM 7:47 AM 8:28 AM 9:09 AM 9:50 AM
Height -0.75L -0.74L -0.67L 1.23H 1.07H 0.89H 0.85H 0.97H 1.15H 1.32H 1.43H -0.85L -0.92L -0.92L -0.84L
Time 5:41 PM 6:31 PM 7:26 PM 12:11 PM 1:07 PM 2:10 PM 3:20 PM 4:35 PM 5:49 PM 6:57 PM 7:56 PM 3:42 PM 4:30 PM 5:15 PM 6:02 PM
Height 1.54H 1.50H 1.44H -0.53L -0.32L -0.08L 0.19L 0.43L 0.63L 0.79L 0.91L 1.48H 1.48H 1.43H 1.35H
Time 10:23 PM 11:10 PM
Height 1.16L 1.17L
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1.38H 1.32H 1.27H 1.23H 1.20H 1.19H 1.20H
8:46 PM 9:29 PM 10:08 PM 10:47 PM
0.98L 1.03L 1.05L 1.04L
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 12:44 AM 1:08 AM 1:38 AM 2:07 AM 12:27 PM 1:29 PM 4:29 AM 4:58 AM 5:34 AM 6:12 AM 6:51 AM 7:30 AM 12:23 AM 12:47 AM 1:09 AM
Height 1.76H 1.80H 1.79H 1.70H -0.36L -0.03L 0.81L 0.36L -0.09L -0.50L -0.82L -1.03L 1.50H 1.51H 1.51H
Time 9:13 AM 9:55 AM 10:42 AM 11:32 AM 9:27 PM 9:58 PM 9:13 AM 11:24 AM 1:01 PM 2:15 PM 3:14 PM 4:05 PM 8:09 AM 8:48 AM 9:27 AM
Height -0.85L -0.87L -0.79L -0.62L 1.64H 1.54H 1.03H 1.16H 1.41H 1.65H 1.83H 1.91H -1.12L -1.12L -1.04L
Time 6:16 PM 7:08 PM 8:00 PM 8:48 PM
Height 1.99H 1.93H 1.85H 1.75H
Time 9:51 PM 10:27 PM 11:22 PM
Height 1.73L 1.73L 1.67L
2:44 4:16 5:51 7:13 8:21 9:17 4:52 5:37 6:22
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
0.34L 0.69L 0.97L 1.18L 1.33L 1.42L 1.91H 1.84H 1.73H
10:25 10:49 11:12 11:35 11:59
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1.47H 1.42H 1.42H 1.44H 1.47H
10:02 PM 10:38 PM 11:07 PM
1.47L 1.48L 1.46L
Height -0.49L -0.52L -0.47L -0.36L -0.18L 0.07L 0.69L 0.42L 0.11L -0.17L -0.41L -0.58L -0.66L -0.67L -0.61L
Time 6:20 PM 7:11 PM 8:03 PM 8:49 PM 9:24 PM 9:48 PM 8:44 AM 10:59 AM 12:33 PM 1:52 PM 2:59 PM 3:54 PM 4:41 PM 5:24 PM 6:05 PM
Height 1.88H 1.85H 1.79H 1.69H 1.57H 1.43H 0.91H 1.06H 1.29H 1.51H 1.69H 1.79H 1.81H 1.76H 1.66H
Time
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Time 9:11 AM 9:53 AM 10:41 AM 11:35 AM 12:34 PM 1:38 PM 4:55 AM 5:10 AM 5:37 AM 6:11 AM 6:47 AM 7:25 AM 8:04 AM 8:43 AM 9:21 AM
Height 0.89H 0.92H 0.93H 0.91H 0.83H 0.73H 0.62H 0.53H 0.18L 0.03L -0.08L -0.16L -0.21L -0.23L -0.23L
Time 12:09 PM 12:56 PM 1:45 PM 2:36 PM 3:28 PM 4:17 PM 5:00 PM 7:53 AM 10:27 PM 10:06 PM 9:42 PM 10:01 PM 10:45 PM 11:48 PM
Height -0.24L -0.26L -0.24L -0.18L -0.07L 0.07L 0.24L 0.34L 0.63H 0.72H 0.81H 0.86H 0.89H 0.89H
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ACROSS 1. A coastal fishing town 7. Texas’ state fish (two words) 9. A good bass lure 11. A shorebird species 14. An African game species 15. Port Lavaca’s county 16. A bullet brand 18. Insects imitated by fly-tiers 22. Steady ____ is a key to accurate shooting 24. The catfish with a big dorsal fin 27. The Achilles’ heel for long-range shooters 28. A pheasant-hunting destination 29. A water-buffalo hunting destination 30. A shooting sport 32. Sneaking up on game 33. Pine trees of the Southeast
DOWN 2. A bluegill species 3. An offshore target 4. A fishing knot 5. Bad luck on the boat 6. The specklebelly (three words) 8. The curve in the hook 9. A gar species 10. A grouse species 11. A shark species 12. Wintertime angling up north (two words) 13. Scanning the area for game 17. A UTV brand 19. The yellow cat 20. A trout species 21. The wild turkey out west 23. The gray duck 25. After hatching, the first stage of a fish 26. River that flows through Glen Rose 27. Hooking the plastic bait in the middle 31. A mule deer hunter’s organization
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Losing deer to anthrax Continued from page 4
Wildlife Department to get some TTT (trap, transport and transplant) deer,” he said. “We did no deer hunting this season.” Adams, who has been hunting in Texas since the 1970s, recalled growing up in Georgia, and appreciates the numbers of deer he sees in Texas. “There were no deer when I was a kid,” he said. “They brought in deer from states to the north.
Now Georgia has more than 1 million animals.” According to the Texas Animal Health Commission, there 20 premises in five counties (Crockett, Kinney, Sutton, Uvalde and Val Verde) that had animals confirmed with anthrax this summer. The bacteria, after exposure, results in symptoms in animals within three to seven days, with death usually occurring within
48 hours once symptoms begin. Chuck Weaver, of Houma, Louisiana, also experienced the devastation of the anthrax outbreak. He and four others got together and bought a ranch in the area, and lost most of their deer in the outbreak. “They have more than $1 million invested and they couldn’t shoot any deer,” Adams said.
Catfish, crappie biting Continued from page 8
The steep banks along the northwestern perimeter of Lake Alan Henry are another good option for finding both spotted bass and largemouth. “The sun heats up the rocks along these banks as it rises, and this is where some of the warmest water in the lake can be found,” Clayton said. “These shorelines are best during the midday and afternoon time period after the sun has been shining on them for several hours. Spinner baits, shaky heads, crankbaits and jigs work the best in these locales.” Catfish are providing the most action for anglers fishing Squaw Creek Reservoir, according to guide Thom Whitlock. “There are occasionally some blues falling into the mix, but for the most part we are catching channel cats in the 14- to 16-inch size range,” he said. “The fish are stacked up along the bottom near brush piles in 22 to 25 feet of water, and they are feeding aggressively on Mr. Whiskers cheese bait.” Squaw Creek fishing guide Capt. Kolby Kuhn said his customers are landing limits of catfish on nearly every trip. “Catches of 100 cats or more in one day are not uncommon,” Kuhn said. “The size of the fish
has been averaging from 12 to 18 inches in length, but every now and then a 5- to 10-pounder makes an appearance.” Kuhn said the majority of the catfish being caught on Squaw Creek Reservoir are channel cats, but random action from blues is occurring. “I have had the most success targeting creek channels from the mid to southern portions of the lake in 20 to 30 feet of water,” he said. “The best approach is to tie up to timber located near a creek channel, or anchor down in open water directly over the creek channel. Shad-flavored punch bait on a slip sinker rig has been the ticket.” On Lake Bob Sandlin, Debbie Harry of Barefoot Bay RV Resort and Marina said anglers have been reporting limits of white crappie. “The best areas have been located near structures like the bridge and train trestles,” she said. “Live minnows have been producing the most bites.” Harry said both blue and channel catfish have also been feeding in deeper areas of the lake, and minnows and worms fished along the bottom have been deadly for the cats.
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UTAH
of the division since 2016. Game Warden Wade Farrar was promoted to assistant chief. —ODWC
MISSOURI
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission released rooster pheasants at 14 wildlife management areas in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The pheasants were released to increase hunting opportunities over the holiday and encourage families to go afield together. —NGFC
Tracking data from white sharks equipped with OCEARCH satellite tags reveals that the Atlantic continental shelf waters off North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the east coast of Florida are a winter hot spot for large white sharks. The heavy concentration of adult and near-adult white sharks in this region suggests it’s an important winter habitat, which OCEARCH and collaborating scientists are now referring to as the Northwest Atlantic Shared Foraging Area (NASFA). The waters off Charleston, South Carolina and Cape Canaveral, Florida have seen the highest concentration of detections. —OCEARCH
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Missouri’s Operation Game Thief is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the poacher(s) that shot a female adult elk and left it for dead Nov. 18 on National Park Service property in Carter County. No meat or other parts of the animal were taken. By the time the dead cow elk was found by conservation agents, the meat was no longer salvageable for donation. The cow was the sixth elk killed by poachers over the past several years. The $20,000 will be rewarded to the first conviction received on any of the elk poaching cases. —MDC
Pheasants released at WMAs
FLORIDA
Coalition for billfish tagging program The International Game Fish Association launched the Boat Builders for Billfish Coalition, an industry-led alliance to generate support for the IGFA Great Marlin Race, the world’s most extensive satellite tagging program for billfish. —IGFA
PENNSYLVANIA
Trade of shortfin mako sharks regulated Shortfin mako are now classified as “Endangered” globally by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and are considered highly depleted in the north Atlantic Ocean. In response, governments made a decision to regulate the trade of mako sharks under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The decision makes it illegal to retain makos caught in international waters or to trade the species internationally unless parties can verify that the transaction is legal, traceable and sustainable. —Pew Charitable Trust
Great whites off Atlantic coast
KENTUCKY
New refuge along Ohio, Green rivers U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, along with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials, and their counterparts from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, announced the establishment of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge near the confluence of the Ohio and Green rivers in Henderson, Kentucky. The establishment makes it the 568th refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It is planned to emcompass 24,000 acres.
OKLAHOMA
—USFWS
New head of game wardens
on live mullet. Bull redfish are good at mouth of Brazos river on live bait. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 67 degrees. Speckled trout are excellent on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics, mainly in the flats. Redfish are very good on plastics or live shrimp. Flounder are excellent on red and white soft plastics. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 67 degrees. Speckled trout are excellent on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics. Redfish are very good in
The National Shooting Sports Foundation released the 2017 Firearms Production Report that compiles the most up to date information based on data sourced from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Reports. Key findings for public release showed: • The estimated total number of firearms in civilian possession from 19862018 is 422.9 million. • 17,740,000 modern sporting rifles are in private ownership today. • More than half (54 percent) of all rifles produced in 2017 were modern sporting rifles. • In 2017, 7,901,218 total firearms were produced and imported. Of those, 4,411,923 were pistols and revolvers, 2,821,945 were rifles and 667,350 were shotguns. • An interim 2018 estimate showed a total 7,660,772 total firearms were produced and imported. Of those 4,277,971 were pistols and revolvers, 2,846,757 were rifles and 535,994 were shotguns. Ammunition manufacturing accounted for nearly 12,000 employees producing over $4.1 billion in goods shipped in 2017. An estimated 8.1 billion rounds, of all calibers and gauges, were produced in 2018 for the U.S. market. —NSSF
Game Warden Nathan Erdman was promoted to chief of the Law Enforcement Division. Erdman previously served as assistant chief
TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 64 degrees; water tea-stained. Speckled trout are fair on 6 to 7-foot flats with mud shell bottoms. Redfish are good on soft plastics and jigs. Flounder are good on mud minnows or jigs and scented plastics. TRINITY BAY: 64 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp under popping corks and soft plastics. Redfish are very good in the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and top-waters along the north and northwest shoreline. Flounder are good on live mullet. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 63 degrees. Flounder are good along the ICW spoils and drains. Redfish are good along the north shoreline on soft plastics. Speckled trout are excellent near the island in 4 feet of water. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 63 degrees. Redfish are good drifting live shrimp under popping corks and on soft plastics. Flounder are good around San Luis pass on live shrimp. Speckled trout are excellent on shrimp, soft plastics and top-waters. TEXAS CITY: Redfish are good on soft plastics. Flounder are excellent on live shrimp or minnow around Seawolf. Speckled trout are good along the levee and Mosquito Island. Black drum are good on blue crab and shrimp. FREEPORT: 67 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good around the surfside jetty. Flounder are good along ICW drains and marsh
Civilians own 422 million firearms
Reward for info on elk poachers
CRP signup with increased acreage
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced a general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program from Dec. 9 through Feb. 28, 2020. This will be the first general enrollment since 2016. The program reached peak enrollment in 2007 with 36.8 million acres. In the 2018 Farm Bill, the CRP cap was raised to 27 million acres. Considering previously enrolled acres set to expire, more than 8 million acres could be enrolled over the next year. —Pheasants Forever
OHIO
Deer season totals White-tailed deer hunters finished the weeklong gun season with 63,493 deer taken, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. During the 2018 season, 60,752 deer were harvested. —ODNR
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the marsh on live mullet, soft plastics and topwaters. Flounder are very good on red or white soft plastics. PORT O’CONNOR: 65 degrees. Trout are excellent on shrimp and crab in the shallow sand bars. Redfish are very good in back bays on live shrimp. Flounder are good on minnows, mullet and croaker in vegetation. Sheepshead are very good near the jetty on live shrimp. Tarpon are good on mullet and pinfish. ROCKPORT: Redfish are good close to the shorelines and around the mouths of tidal drains on dark paddle tails. Speckled trout are very good drifting during tidal movement on live or artificial shrimp behind a popping cork. Flounder are fair along drop-offs.
DECEMBER 14-15
JANUARY 9-12
DECEMBER 16
JANUARY 11
Texas Gun and Knife Show Amarillo Civic Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknife.com Texas Wildlife Association 3rd Annual Houston Sporting Clay Shoot Greater Houston Gun Club texas-wildlife.org
DECEMBER 21-22
Silver Spur Trade Shows Gun and Blade Show Gillespie County Fairgrounds Fredericksburg silverspurgunshows.com
—TPWD
Kennedale Outdoor Education Booster Club Outdoors Convention Kennedale Performing Arts Center kennedale-outdoor-education-booster-club. square.site Bass Champs East Region Tournament Sam Rayburn (817) 439-3274 basschamps.com
DECEMBER 28-29
JANUARY 11-12
JANUARY 2
JANUARY 12-14
Texas Gun and Knife Show Kerrville Exhibit Center (830) 285-0575 texasgunandknife.com
PORT ARANSAS: 67 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp, paddle tails and top-waters. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp, ball tail plastics and top-waters. Black drum are good on shrimp or crab near Roberts Point Park. CORPUS CHRISTI: 67 degrees. Redfish are excellent on mullet and shrimp. Trout are very good on Texas Rattler jigs. Flounder are excellent on minnows, squid or jigs. Black drum are very good on shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: 68 degrees. Redfish are excellent in the flats on top-waters and live bait. Flounder are very good on jigs and minnows. Speckled trout are excellent on slow-sinking lures. PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish and speckled trout are good on the flats and areas with mud bottom on shrimp and paddle tails. SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are fair in the sand flats. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp or plastics behind a popping cork. PORT ISABEL: 69 degrees. Speckled trout are excellent on Down South Lures and Chartreuse/ RedEye Texas Rattler jig combos. Sheepshead are good on live shrimp. Whiting are good on shrimp and squid.
Dallas Safari Club DSC Convention and Sporting Expo Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center biggame.org
Dallas Safari Club Corporate Sponsor Bag Stuffing DSC Office (972) 980-9800 biggame.org
JANUARY 3-5
Austin Boat and Travel Trailer Show 47th Annual Show Austin Convention Center (512) 494-1128 austinboatshow.com
JANUARY 8
Weatherby Foundation Weatherby Award Dinner Omni Dallas (866) 934-3976 weatherbyfoundation.com
Silver Spur Trade Shows Gun and Blade Show City Coliseum, San Angelo silverspurgunshows.com Stewards of the Wild Dallas Chapter Bucksnag Duck Hunt Bucksnag Hunting Club, Garwood tpwf.org
JANUARY 16-18
Wild Sheep Foundation Sheep Show Reno wildsheepfoundation.org
JANUARY 20
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Texas State State Rendezvous Canyon Lake (210) 827-4715 rmef.org
JANUARY 24-26
Houston Safari Club Wildlife Expo & Convention George R. Brown Convention Center hscfdn.org
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DA L L A S S A F A R I C L UB w i t h SP O R T S A F IE L D pr esen t s
JANUARY 9-12, 2020
DSC CONVENTION & SPORTING EXPO EXPO: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center 650 South Griffin Street Thur/Fri/Sat 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Sun 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Welcome Party & Auction Gilley’s Dallas 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.
HOST HOTEL: Omni Dallas Hotel - 555 South Lamar Evening Banquets, Auctions, Ladies’ Luncheon & Life Member Breakfast
THURSDAY Evening Banquet & Auction 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
FRIDAY Ladies’ Luncheon & Auction 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
SATURDAY Life Member Breakfast & Auction 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Conklin Award
Evening Banquet & Auction 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Evening Banquet & Auction 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Colin Caruthers Young Hunter Award
Bull Elephant Award
Weatherby Award Banquet & Auction Omni Hotel
Dave Baxter Literary Award
Cocktails & Silent Auction 5:30 p.m.
Artist of the Year Award
Dinner & Live Auction 6:30 p.m.
Dixie Yeatts Award of Excellence
Outfitter of the Year Award
Peter H. Capstick Hunting Heritage Award
Educator of the Year Award
Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award
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Special Guests
FOR MORE INFORMATION 1-800-9GO-HUNT | info@biggame.org | www.biggame.org | 972-980-9800 The Greatest Hunters’ Convention on the Planet™
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