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January 13, 2023
Volume 19, Issue 10
Hitting the river
AirPods and other noise-canceling pods aren’t recommended to protect hearing from shotgun blasts, according to audiologists. Photo by Kristin Parma.
Hunting with AirPods Do the earbuds protect your hearing? By Lili Keys
Lone Star Outdoor News At a fall dove hunt, several younger hunters looked like they might be listening to music. It turned out, they were wearing the Apple AirPods, utilizing the buds’ noise cancellation features. Maybe it’s convenience. You forget your hearing protection at home but have AirPods in the truck. Then you remember they have noise canceling features. You pop them in your ears and head out into the field.
Fly anglers head to the Guadalupe River each winter to pursue rainbow trout. This season, in a period of a few weeks, they have switched from wearing jackets, stocking caps and fingerless gloves to little more than a T-shirt under their waders. Despite the changes, the trout have been consistent on the river. Ashley Thomas took her third trip with Cassio Silva of All Water Guides after Christmas and had success, and Gruene Outfitters reported the trout season has been stellar for the company’s guides and anglers. Reports from Expedition Outfitters in the first two weeks of January noted hatches of blue winged olives, tricos (small mayflies) and caddis, along with some damsels. Most of the success has been on nymphs and streamers, although dry flies are working in the skinny water because “there is no place to look but up,” the report said. Recent river flows have ranged between 60.3 cfs (Jan. 9) to a high of 72.1 cfs (Dec. 26). Photo by Odom Wu.
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Strange customers at the protein feeder By Craig Nyhus
Opportunistic and hungry coyotes are making regular visits to protein feeders in drought-ridden far West Texas. Photo from David Dick.
An extended drought impacts all wildlife species, but David Dick started seeing something unusual on his Upton County game cameras this winter. Coyotes were
the oilfield traffic slows down, the coyotes show up. “One photo had coyotes at all four spouts,” he said. “And another had a deer at one tube and a coyote at another.” The drought in Upton County was extended and extensive. Please turn to page 6
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at the protein feeders, and not just one of them. “We have 14 freechoice feeders on the ranch,” he said. “Twelve of the 14 have photos of coyotes eating from the feeders — and it’s happening every night.” Dick said as soon as the sun starts to set and
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FISHING
Last minute bucks (P. 4)
Fish kill minimal (P. 8)
Hunters finishing the season.
Spotty areas of losses.
Surveys with drones (P. 4)
From tree lot to the lake (P. 8)
Study shows effective.
Pair collects Christmas leftovers.