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Gig ’em gets a national championship Texas A&M University wins team title, misses Classic berth By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

CHAMPIONS: Matthew McArdle, left, and Josh Bensema fi gured out a tough Lake DuBay to beat out local favorites and other college teams for a national championship. Photo by B.A.S.S.

Seasons set

The fishing was tough on Wisconsin’s Lake DuBay, a fishery known for big smallmouth bass. But when the final weight had been tallied, a shallow-water fishing team from College Station upset northern teams with much more experience to win the the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops. Josh Bensema, Willis, and Matthew McArdle, Crosby, of Texas A&M University overcame a 6-ounce deficit on Saturday morning to surpass the secondround leaders — Tyler Rivet and Allyson Marcel of Nicholls State University — and take home the biggest prize in college bass fishing. “When we caught a keeper bass right away, we were very confident,” Bensema told Bassmaster of their fishing day. “To go almost the rest of the day with no

fish was tough.” In fact, the pair’s only other bass was caught with only minutes of fishing time remaining. “Catching that smallmouth with five minutes to go was important. Matt looked at me and said, ‘I think you just caught the winning fish.’ It turns out I did. I still feel like I’m dreaming,” Bensema said. Over the course of the championship, Bensema and McArdle caught eight bass for a three-day total of 18 pounds, 4 ounces. The majority of their fish came on a top-water frog, although a jig accounted for some keepers, as well. Bass were biting best for the A&M anglers in the morning hours. “Our specialty is shallow water,” McArdle said. “If the fish are shallow, that is where we will be. We knew it was a big smallmouth lake. We actually talked to a man who has fished the lake for 40 years and never

Summertime patterns

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department released the 201516 season dates this month, and early teal hunters should be happy with a full 16-day season beginning Sept. 12. With record numbers of teal expected to make their way into Texas during the upcoming months, prospects should be good, although the birds will have plenty of water to utilize once the shooting begins.

MORE PLEASE: Hunters are noticing the decline in public land permits issued from TPWD, with some places like Richland Creek WMA issuing none this season because of ﬂ ooding. Photo by Ron Cole.

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Number of public hunting permits on 10-year decline

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID PLANO, TX PERMIT 210

TOP-WATERS WORKING FOR BASS: Summertime in Texas means early mornings and late evenings on the water chasing big bass. Anglers across the state report a solid bass bite, even as temperatures soar into the triple digits for the fi rst time since last summer. Read about the East Texas bass bite on page 8. Photo by Joseph Richards, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Baffin producing big trout Buda angler Ellis Taylor likes to travel to Baffin Bay in search of big trout several times a year. Last week, he took his 8-year-old daughter Peyton, along with his two sons, to fish with Capt. Allen Sifford, and Peyton wasted no time joining the 30-inch club with a monster trout. “We had a midweek break, so we decided to head down and hire a guide,” Ellis Taylor said. Please turn to page 29

INSIDE

Classiﬁeds . . . . . . . . Crossword . . . . . . . . Freshwater Fishing Report For the Table . . . . . . . Game Warden Blotter . . . Heroes. . . . . . . . . . Outdoor Datebook . . . . Saltwater Fishing Report . Sun, Moon and Tide data .

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NICE TROUT: Peyton Taylor, 8, holds her 30-inch trout she caught in Baffi n Bay last week. Photo by Ellis Taylor.

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Lots of food for dove Plan of action Range conditions so good, patterning Officials, landowners responding to birds could be tough. Medina County positive test. Page 4 Page 4

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Snapper season ends

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

A decline in the overall number of hunting permits issued through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s drawn hunts has some hunters worried they are getting the cold shoulder when it comes to public land hunting in Texas. Not so, said TPWD’s public hunting leader Justin Dreilbelbis. Although permit numbers have declined — substantially in some cases such as overall archery hunting permits — Dreilbelbis said the agency has cut permit numbers for drawn hunts, but they have offPlease turn to page 16

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HUNTING Lots of meetings, few decisions on CWD response By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star outdoor newS A ﬂury of activity followed the positive test of one Medina County white-tailed deer with Chronic Wasting Disease at a deer breeding facility. And, after a temporary restraining order received by the ranch’s owner, Robert E. Patterson, the activity nearly continued at the courthouse. After the positive finding, announced on July 1, Patterson’s Medina County ranch was quarantined. The deer breeding industry statewide was put on hold until further notice, with a moratorium placed on the movement or liberation of deer. The Texas CWD Task Force, made up of deer and elk breeders, wildlife biologists, veterinarians and other animal-health experts from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Department, Texas Animal Health Commission, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostoc Lab, Department of State Health Services, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, held several meetings to discuss responses to the finding. TPWD and TAHC meet daily to discuss new information obtained and to develop a CWD Management Plan in response to the positive test. A hearing at the Culture, Recreation and Tourism committee of the Texas House of Representatives was convened on July 13, receiving testimony from agencies and veterinary experts. A Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission special meeting was held on July 16, with presentations by TPWD, TAHC, Texas Wildlife Association, Texas Deer Association, Deer Breeders Corp and The Wildlife Society. Recommendations and suggestions ranged from depop-

ulation of the herd at the index ranch (136 adult animals) and killing all deer sold by the ranch for testing, that would have involved the killing of more than 800 deer at up to 177 facilities, to monitoring plans involving killing fewer deer and continue both live testing and postmortem testing when deer die by any cause, including hunting. The initial recommended approach by TPWD and TAHC involved a depopulation of Patterson’s entire herd, according to a petition for a temporary restraining order and temporary and permanent injunction in Medina County filed by Patterson. Judge Camille DuBose signed the temporary restraining order on July 17 and set the matter for a hearing on the injunction on July 28. Although the plan is not yet final, after numerous meetings, the approach was reportedly modified to initially kill Please turn to page 7

Plenty of crops Dove hunters will have to pattern birds this season with so much available food By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Dove in Texas will have plenty of choices when it comes to feeding this season. Range conditions are as good as they have been in years thanks to timely rain this summer. Maybe too good. “Age-ratios (juveniles versus adults) from last season indicated very strong production in mourning doves across Texas last year; we expect similar or slightly increased production this year with the improved habitat conditions across nearly all of Texas,” said Shaun Oldenburger, TPWD’s dove program leader. “However, improved habitat conditions equal more food and water on the landscape, which means hunters may need to spend more time patterning mourning doves prior to opening day in their area.” Oldenburger said hunters and biologists he has spoken with are seeing increases in mourning dove. “I haven’t had anyone say, ‘No birds,’” he said. “The range has improved and there is a lot of seed on the ground. I’ve also seen enough croton around. Overall, hunting harvest should be on par with last year, which saw a big jump from the 2013-14 season.” Oldenburger said white-winged dove numbers continue to increase around the I-35 corridor and areas like the DallasFort Worth Metroplex. “Some nests were lost in the bad weather, but there have been lots of renesting for both mourning dove and whitewings,” he said. Near Uvalde, outfitter Mark Roberts said sunflowers are coming up on his ranches. “We had a lot of rain but not in the last three weeks,” Roberts said. “We are

just finishing irrigating the sunflowers this week. There are already some birds here and the native sunflowers are prevalent everywhere. I’ve also planted several fields. It looks great; it’s a good setup.” Roberts said stock tanks are full and he hopes migrating birds stick around longer this season than last. “Hopefully they’ll hold through midOctober,” he said. “The native sunflowers and croton draws the mourning dove, but they will move when pressured. The whitewings, once they find a field, they stick to it. It ought to be a good season, and I’m not just saying that because I am an outfitter.” Reports from across the north region were as positive as those from down south. Multiple outfitters have told LSON their fields are lush and native birds are holding and very patternable, for now. The traditional September 1 dove season opening day in the North and Central Please turn to page 14

LOTS OF BIRDS, LOTS OF FOOD: Dove hunters and outfi tters are reporting the best range conditions many areas have seen in years. Native sunﬂ owers, croton and planted crops are all doing well this season. Photos by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Open, but still ﬂooded Gun range still dealing with damage By Craig Nyhus

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OPEN BUT STILL WET: Waters ﬂ owing from releases from overfi lled lakes in North Texas stream through the Elm Fork Shooting Range. The range is partially open now but was closed from May 21 until July 18. Photo by Scott Robertson.

Scott Robertson knew there would be some issues with water after heavy rains when he bought the Elm Fork Shooting Range in Dallas — but he never envisioned the water and damage following the spring floods in North Texas. Now he just wants people to come to the range and shoot. “It’s been a challenge,” he said. “We’ve been closed since May 21 and we were completely shut down until last Saturday (July 18). The damage at the range extended to equipment, buildings and power. “There was more flooding in May and we kept moving everything to higher ground,” Robertson said. “We finally ran out of higher ground.” Initial cleanup included clearing 1 1/2 inches of

silt over all of the grounds. “Then it took three weeks to fish the machines (mostly clay target throwers) out of the water,” Robertson said. “We had to rebuild 112 machines.” Repairs are ongoing to buildings, equipment, golf carts, light towers and other equipment. The road is still passable, although guests drive through a few inches of water to get to the range. “We lost a lot of inventory, including clothing and ammo,” Robertson said, “We lost everything in the office and the road will be a total loss.” With the skeet range, one sporting clays course and the 5-stand station now open, along with a practice trap area, customers are returning, including Pete Quintero of Frisco. “We were surprised that some of the place is still under rushing water,” he said. “We parked past the Please turn to page 15

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Hoffpauir receives top TWA award

Texas Big Game Awards statewide winners announced

Lee Hoffpauir received the Ray Murski Friends of Wildlife award from the Texas Wildlife Association. “Lee’s generous support has been beyond measure,” said TWA CEO David Yeates. “He has donated numerous memberships resulting in 700 new members annually and has made product donations exceeding $100,000.” Hoffpauir was surprised by the award, and had to be persuaded to attend the luncheon by his wife, who had been advised the award was coming. “I was shocked,” he said, “but I believe in what TWA does 100 percent.”

Some giant whitetails and mule deer were taken last season, behind both low and high fences, as indicated by the statewide Texas Big Game Award entries. In the low-fence categories, Larry Bartek’s Atascosa County 211 2/8-inch net score buck topped the nontypical white-tailed deer entries, while Lane Ivy’s Oldham County buck from the Grape Vine Ranch, scoring 183 6/8, was the top typical buck. The top nontypical mule deer buck was Rick Merritt’s buck taken at the McGuire Ranch in Gaines County that scored 264 3/8, and the top typical buck was taken by Robert Arbuckle, whose Jeff Davis County buck scored 183 1/8. In the high-fence categories, the Flint Creek Ranch (Bosque County) nontypical white-tailed buck taken by Robert McCormick led the way with a 226 net score. The top typical in the category was the 183 6/8 net buck taken by Ronnie Hengst at Ranch El Mino in La Salle County. The top pronghorn, scoring 86, was taken by Wanda Bazemore at the Double U Cattle Co. in Hudspeth County.

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Alligator investigation wraps up

— Staff report

Texas game wardens have completed their investigation into an alligator attack that resulted in the death of Tommie Woodard, 28, of St. Louis, Missouri. Investigators concluded that the unprecedented circumstances of the case, believed to be the first fatal alligator attack in Texas on record, warrant no further action. The alligator suspected of attacking Woodard was killed by an individual who told investigators he acted out of concern for the safety of his family and others. Game wardens issued a warning citation to the individual for the illegal take of the alligator; his identity is being withheld since no criminal charges were filed. Shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday, July 3, Texas game wardens were notified about a possible alligator attack and missing person on Adams Bayou, an oxbow creek off the Sabine River in Orange County, 30 miles east of Beaumont. Game wardens recovered Woodard’s body from the creek about two hours later. A game warden crew searched the area nightly throughout the weekend for a large, aggressive alligator with no success. Midafternoon Monday, July 6, game wardens received a call that a large alligator carcass had been dropped at the marina boat ramp near where the attack had occurred days earlier. A subsequent examination confirmed it to be the alligator responsible for the attack on Woodard. Game wardens then began searching for the person(s) responsible for the illegal harvest of the alligator, a Class C misdemeanor offense carrying a maximum fine of $500. On Tuesday, game wardens made contact with an individual who admitted he killed the alligator out of concern for the safety of others. “In no way do we condone the killing of a nuisance alligator without proper authority,” said Col. Craig Hunter, law enforcement director for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “Either Texas game wardens or a licensed nuisance alligator hunter would have been more appropriate to handle the situation. Either way, because of its aggressive behavior, the alligator would have (had) to be killed,” said Hunter. “If there is a positive that can come out of this case, it’s an educational opportunity for us to reinforce to the public not to feed or disturb alligators and that there are proper procedures for handling nuisance alligators.” — TPWD

DBC announces new executive director Tim Condict has been named the new executive director of Deer Breeders Corp., and will be in charge of handling public relations, helping raise funds and educating and promoting the industry to all parties of importance. Condict brings a wealth of experience to the deer industry and has raised deer for 19 years. He has participated at the national level in regulation control with 15 trips to Washington, D.C., many trips to U.S. Animal Health Association and is the most successful person in the industry at successful legislation helping Oklahoma become recognized as the industry leader across the nation for common sense and logical regulation. He recently resigned from the DBC Board of Directors on which he served for six years, to fill this important position. He also served on the Whitetails of Oklahoma Board of Directors for 12 years, as well as the Cervid Livestock Foundation Board of Directors for four years. He has participated in every aspect of the deer industry inside and outside of a fence. — DBC

Two college buddies take gold, silver in skeet Two college friends who train and room together during skeet shooting events won the gold and silver medals in Men’s Skeet at the Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada. T.J. Bayer of College Station and Dustin Perry of Lovelady attended Texas A&M University together. At the games, they faced off in the gold-medal match. Bayer would shoot a perfect 16 targets to win the gold. Perry took silver with his score of 14 targets. — USA Shooting

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16-day early teal season Continued from page 1

HOPE THEY GET HERE IN TIME: Early teal season is never a sure thing in Texas, but overall numbers of the birds are close to all-time highs, giving hunters the full 16-day season in September. Photo by Joseph Richards, for LSON.

A 16-day statewide early teal and Eastern Zone Canada goose season will run Saturday, Sept. 12 through Sunday, Sept. 27. The daily bag on teal remains six, with a possession limit of 18. Bag limit for Canada geese will be three and a possession limit of six in the Eastern Zone only. “Blue-winged teal numbers (8.5 million) are way above the minimum of 4.7 million needed for a 16-day season,” said Kevin Kraai, TPWD waterfowl program leader. “Conditions for teal across the state are excellent and hunters are urged to have their fingers crossed for a timely migration in the middle of September.” Hunters are reminded that licenses go on sale August 15 for the 2015-16 hunting seasons and can be purchased through the agency’s 28 field offices, more than 50 state parks and at over 1,700 retailers across the state. Licenses may also be purchased online through the TPWD website or by phone at (800) 895-4248. The archery-only white-tailed deer season begins Oct. 3, with the general gun season running from Nov. 7 to Jan. 3 in the North Zone, and Nov. 7 to Jan. 17 in the South Zone. Archery mule deer runs from Oct. 3 to Nov. 6. The general gun season for mule deer is Nov. 21 to Dec. 6 in the Panhandle region, Nov. 21-29 in the Southwest Panhandle region and Nov. 27 to Dec. 13 in the TransPecos region. — Staff repor t

2015-2016 Hunting Seasons In addition to a hunting license, a migratory game bird stamp endorsement ($7) is required to hunt any migratory game bird, including mourning dove (a Federal Sandhill Crane Permit is required to hunt sandhill crane). An upland game bird stamp endorsement ($7) is required to hunt turkey, quail, pheasant, or chachalacas. See County Listings for specific county regulations.

ALLIGATOR 22 counties & special properties (by permit only) Remainder of the state

PRONGHORN ANTELOPE (see Special Notes, pg. 76) DOVE (Please report leg bands to www.reportband.gov) North Zone and Central Zone South Zone Special White-winged Dove Area

EARLY TEAL-ONLY Statewide

Sept. 10–30 Apr. 1 – June 30 Oct. 3-11 Sept. 1 - Oct. 25, Dec. 18 - Jan. 1 Sept. 18 - Oct. 21, Dec. 18 - Jan. 22 Sept. 5,6,12 & 13, Sept. 18 - Oct. 21, Dec. 18 - Jan. 18 Sept. 12-27

CANADA GOOSE-ONLY

Eastern Zone Only

Sept. 12-27

WHITE-TAILED DEER

Archery-Only Season GENERAL SEASON: *Special Youth Season North Zone (see County Listings) South Zone (see County Listings) Late Antlerless & Spike: North Zone (see County Listings) South Zone (see County Listings) Muzzleloader (see County Listings)

MULE DEER

Archery-Only Season General Season: Panhandle (see County Listings) SW Panhandle (see County Listings) Trans-Pecos (see County Listings)

JAVELINA

North Zone (see County Listings) South Zone (see County Listings)

SQUIRREL

**Special Youth Season East Texas (see County Listings) Other open counties (see County Listings)

PHEASANT

Panhandle (see County Listings)

QUAIL Statewide (all counties) RIO GRANDE TURKEY Archery-Only Season FALL SEASON: *Special Youth Season North Zone (see County Listings) South Zone (see County Listings) Brooks, Kenedy, Kleberg & Willacy counties SPRING SEASON: North Zone (see County Listings) *Special Youth Season South Zone (see County Listings) *Special Youth Season 1-Turkey Bag Limit (see County Listings)

Oct. 3 - Nov. 6 Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, Jan. 4-17 Nov. 7 – Jan. 3 Nov. 7 – Jan. 17 Jan. 4-17 Jan. 18-31 Jan. 4-17 Oct. 3 - Nov. 6 Nov. 21 – Dec. 6 Nov. 21-29 Nov. 27 – Dec. 13 Oct. 1 – Feb. 28 Sept. 1 – Aug. 31 Sept. 26-27 Oct. 1 – Feb. 28, May 1–31 Sept. 1 – Aug. 31 Dec. 5 – Jan. 3 Oct. 31 – Feb. 28 Oct. 3 - Nov. 6 Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 (Statewide), Jan. 4-17 (North Zone only) Nov. 7 – Jan. 3 Nov. 7 – Jan. 17 Nov. 7 – Feb. 28 April 2 – May 15 Mar. 26-27, May 21-22 Mar. 19 - May 1 Mar. 12-13, May 7-8 Apr. 1–30

+EASTERN TURKEY

Spring-Only Season: East Texas (see County Listings) Apr. 15 – May 14

CHACHALACA

Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy counties

RABBITS AND HARES

Oct. 31 - Feb. 28 No closed season.

* In all counties that have an open season for those species. ** In all counties that have an Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 and May 1-31 open season. + Rio Grande and Eastern Turkey may be hunted in these counties.

REGULATIONS SUMMARY Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual 2015-2016

TWA membership up The Texas Wildlife Association has seen a 41 percent increase in membership over the past year, announced CEO David Yeates at the association’s annual convention. “We have 9,422 members,” he said. “We increased our efforts in membership and retention, and much of the increase is due to member sponsorships donated by Capital Farm Credit and Lee Hoffpauir of Hoffpauir Polaris.” — Staff report

Blue Heron Communications dominating gun market Five iconic brands in the firearm industry — Benelli, Franchi, Stoeger, A. Uberti and Stoeger Airguns — are set to receive public relations services and representation by Blue Heron Communications. Following an intensive search, parent company Benelli USA selected Blue Heron as its PR agency of record. Blue Heron will assist each brand with media relations, news, content, promotions, events and more. “We look forward to this new partnership and all that it offers for strengthening our visibility in the marketplace,” said Tom Kaleta, vice president of marketing for Benelli USA. “Blue Heron brings passion, creativity, experience and a track record of proven success — a perfect fit for our company goals.” — Blue Heron

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and test a percentage of the deer at Patterson’s ranch, but not the entire herd. The application for a temporary restraining order was thereafter withdrawn by Patterson and the hearing date has been canceled. “We need to determine the prevalence of this disease,” Clayton Wolf, TPWD wildlife division director, told the CRT Committee. “As facts develop, we will determine the management plan. Data from the index herd is critical.” Rep. Lyle Larsen (R-San Antonio), a member or the CRT Committee, encouraged the use of available live testing, achieved by testing tonsil and rectal biopsies, as an alternative approach. “Why are we in a hurry to kill all these deer?” he asked. “It seems like a draconian approach when there are other alternatives.” After all of the meetings and presentations, alternatives were considered and recommendations were made to initially kill 29 deer from the “Index Herd” at Patterson’s ranch. Patterson’s veterinarian will be reportedly allowed to collect the samples, and Patterson will be able to be present (he was initially informed he could not be present, according to the original notice sent by TPWD) along with TPWD observers. Additional positive test results could significantly alter the plan. The deer sacrificed and tested will consist of seven deer in the pen with the positive-testing buck, 20 “trace-in” deer that came to Patterson’s ranch from other ranches, the subject buck’s mother and womb brother, according to multiple sources. Ranches receiving deer from the Patterson’s ranch would be required to kill and test the deer received to have the hold placed on the movement of deer released, according to TPWD’s CWD Herd Plan for TraceForward Exposed Herd with Testing of Exposed Animals, although the plan is subject to modification based on epidemiological information. The ranches not connected to the index ranch, numbering more than 1,100, either by receiving deer from or providing deer to, would soon be released to resume business operations, according to TPWD and TAHC. However, that hasn’t happened, an issue that concerns Texas Deer Association president Chase Clark, with deadlines for the release of deer and TDA’s convention fast approaching. “It’s been almost a month and people still aren’t in business,” he said. “They need to release the nonaffected herds, we’re talking about economic losses in the millions, maybe hundreds of millions if they don’t.” The petition also claimed TPWD exceeded its authority when it killed six of Patterson’s does, both inside and outside of the facility. The petition reads: “On July 12, 2015, some of Patterson’s does were seen running along the outside of the perimeter high fence. Upon further investigation, Texas Mountain Ranch employees discovered that the perimeter fence appeared to have been pulled open by human hands to allow deer to escape from the ranch. Upon information and belief, a TPWD ofﬁcial shot and killed three of Patterson’s does outside of the facility. Also upon information and belief, TPWD performed postmortem CWD testing on one of those does. The test returned a “negative” result, and the doe was NOT found to have CWD. Then, on July 15, 2015, TPWD ofﬁcials returned to Texas Mountain Ranch and shot three other does as they were standing in the Texas Mountain Ranch pasture— inside the perimeter high fence.” Following the TPW Commission meeting, Chairman Dan Allen Hughes highlighted the importance of the both the issue of CWD and Texas’ response. Hughes recommended the use of innovative technologies and said Texas is going to be the gold standard for how to appropriately respond to CWD. “It is important for all of us to remember that Chronic Wasting Disease doesn’t pick sides,” Hughes said in his comments after the special commission meeting. “It doesn’t make alliances. It affects all of us in this room. We (staff, commission, hunters, breeders, etc.) are all connected to this. I believe that we owe it to the people of Texas and the more than 4 million free-ranging and captive deer to do everything we can to contain this threat and ensure it doesn’t spread.”

MORE MONEY, MORE SURVIVAL: Dallas Safari Club topped the $1 million mark in conservation grants for the third straight year, benefi ting numerous species world wide. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

DSC awards $1 million in grants For the third straight year, DSC has granted more than $1 million for wildlife conservation, public education and hunter advocacy causes worldwide. Grants for 2015 total $1,068,405. Funded projects range from researching genetic diversity in African lions to protecting salmon fisheries in Alaska to renewing life insurance policies for game wardens in Texas. Over the past five years, the organization has granted an unprecedented $5 million-plus, thanks to growth in its primary fundraiser, the DSC Convention and Sporting Expo held each January. The 2016 event is slated Jan. 7-10 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. Exhibit space is sold out and a waiting list is 500 companies long. “Our convention and expo has become a destination event for hunters across Texas and around the world. But attendees aren’t just having fun. They’re also supporting wildlife, wild places and sporting traditions,” said Ben Carter, DSC executive director. Proceeds from the 2015 event have been awarded to more than 70 grant applications. For a full list of funded projects, go to LSONews.com. — DSC

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44-day season ends Charter boats wrap up season with big fish, high numbers of red snapper By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

LOTS OF BIG RED SNAPPER: Charter boat captains just fi nished up with the 44-day federal red snapper season, and reports were good across the board. Loads of big fi sh were caught on structure located more than nine miles off the Texas coast. Photo by Conor Harrison, Lone Star Outdoor News.

The federal red snapper season for Texas for-hire charter boats ended July 15, and captains had few problems putting clients on plenty of big snapper during the 44-day season. “The season was excellent,” said Freda Greene of Bill Busters Sportfishing out of Port Aransas. “The snapper were big and very numerous. We averaged about 20 miles (offshore) for a six-hour trip, and there were still a bunch of them on structure. We have our numbers to find the fish — rigs and wrecks are the ticket.” Greene said the ever-changing regulations handed down from the federal agencies that manage red snapper can get confusing, and she’d like to see the season dates changed to make it more fair for everyone. Recreational anglers had a 10-day season this year, following a nine-day season last year, to catch snapper in federal waters, which begin nine miles offshore. “I’d be upset too,” Greene said. “Those (recreational) guys should have more days. We did like the 44 days compared to the nine we got last year, but it should be fair to everyone. “There are plenty of fish.” In Galveston, Capt. Jason Woods of Rod Bending Charters said he had a great season running clients up to 50 miles offshore. “I loved it,” he said. “The weather was good, the season was longer and we caught a lot of big snapper.” Woods targeted some rigs, but mostly stuck to underwater structure that held plenty of fish. “My assessment is, those fish are starving to death because there are

so many of them and so little baitfish,” he said laughing. “Seriously, there are a lot of red snapper out there. We targeted them with live piggies and sardines.” Woods said while there are lots of fish, he thinks a longer season for everyone would have a negative impact on the fish stocks. “But who really knows,” he added. “I think if they opened it up to everyone, we’d start to see those numbers negatively affected.” The fight over red snapper quotas is far from over. Last week, a bill was introduced by U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-La.) and Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) that will better conserve Gulf red snapper and finally give recreational anglers reasonable access to red snapper fishing,” according to recreational angler advocacy groups. “For too long, the federal government has relied on outdated and inaccurate information to unfairly limit recreational Gulf red snapper fishing to just a single weekend a year,” said Jeff Angers, president of the Coastal Conservation Center. “Representative Graves’ bill will improve recreational fishing opportunities and safeguard the thousands of Gulf jobs that depend on recreational red snapper fishing.” Graves’ bill will extend formal federal recognition between the chief fish and wildlife officials of all five Gulf States to accept joint responsibility for management of the red snapper fishery in federal waters. Red snapper management is currently under the jurisdiction of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service.

East Texas remains hot By Jillian Mock

For Lone Star outdoor newS For the methodical angler, plentiful water means quality largemouth bass fishing on East Texas reservoirs like Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend. “The bass fishing has been exceptional this year,” said Clark Moore of Clark Moore’s Guide Service on Sam Rayburn. “In a half-day trip, we do 20 to 30 fish averaging 4 1/2, 5 pounds; comparable numbers to what you would see in the fall or the spring.” Fishing for largemouths in the summer, with water temperatures on both lakes hovering between 86 and 88 degrees, requires method and discipline. “Summertime when the water gets hot like this, it gets a little harder because they’re getting deeper,” said Cathy Wheatley, a guide with Mike’s Fishing Adventures. The Army Corp of Engineers is also letting water out of Sam Rayburn, where Wheatley does most of her guiding, a phenomenon she says also has the fish moving deeper so they do not get trapped in shallow water. Will Kirkpatrick, of Will Kirkpatrick Guide Service, walked through a successful summer day of largemouth bass fishing on Lake Sam Rayburn. “In the morning you’re throwing topwaters,” he said. “Then move out slightly and change to swimming jigs; then move into deeper waters and switch to soft plastics. In the evening you just reverse it — go

FUNKY LOOKING BAIT: Waterdogs are not commonly used as bass baits in Texas, but they can be effective, although anglers have to be careful not to use an endangered species of salamander that looks like a waterdog for bait. Photo by Suzanne L. Collins, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Super bait is complicated By Jillian Mock

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soft plastics first, then swimbaits, then topwaters.” Moore echoed Kirkpatrick’s advice, repeating “early and late” as the best time to find largemouth this time of year. Moore, Kirkpatrick, and Wheatley recommend Carolina rigs and crankbaits,

In 2014, celebrated angler Ralph Mannes described waterdogs, a common name for the Necturus and Ambystoma species of salamanders found in East Texas, as the “super bait” for catching trophy-sized bass. But despite their so-called effectiveness, waterdogs have never caught on in Texas as a widely popular bait. Using salamander bait is not only highly contentious among Texas fishing communities, but it is also illegal if not approached carefully. “I don’t want to be included in any topic about live bait fishing other than that I’m against it,” said Gene Snider from Adventures on Lake Fork and Lake Tawakoni Guide Service. Snider described a familiar debate among anglers. Diehard artificial lure fisher-

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STILL BITING: Big bass are still being caught in East Texas reservoirs even though temperatures are soaring. Photo by Rickie Y’Barbo.

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Tournament season Billfish being brought to the scales as Texas offshore tournament season hits full go By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

The big boats have fired up, the billfish bite is on and Texas anglers are winning big money this month as the offshore tournament season is in full swing. The big events kicked off with the John Uhr Memorial Billfish Tournament Bastante on July 8-11 in Rockport. The team from Game Hog won top honors in the tournament, catching and releasing two blue marlin. Capt. Rand Clark and crew of the Bleu Sky took second-place honors, releasing a blue marlin and a white marlin. They also walked away with all three top spots in the tuna category with three fish weighing 83, 73 and 37 pounds. Capt. Travis Brignon and the crew of the Bird Dog took third place honors after releasing a white marlin. They also walked away with top two places in the dolphin category. “It was another great year at Bastante,” said tournament director Tami Noling. The same weekend was the 80th Annual Deep Sea Roundup out of Port Aransas. Texas’ oldest offshore tournament didn’t dissapoint, although tournament director Capt. Dave Sullivan said strange offshore conditions made for tough fishing. “We were down about 20 percent in anglers in the offshore division,” Sullivan said. “But sponsorship was up. The fishing was a little slow. The boat Let it Ride caught three whites and a sailfish, so there were a few billfish caught. Several boats actually had multiple billfish, but it was slow overall.” Sullivan said a 150-pound shark won the overall shark category. “That family that caught the shark were so happy,” he said. “That is what this is all about.” Sullivan said a combination of factors helped slow down the bite. “We had kind of unusual conditions,” he said. “There was a big upwelling that turned the water off-color. We had a hard south wind, not the normal southeast wind we are used to. That produced a lot of unusual currents. The good news is we had no sargassum this year, so wherever RIGGING THEM UP: Offshore tournament anglers are catching billfish here and there, although the bite has been slow because of those currents are pushing it, it wasn’t here. “We also didn’t weigh in any yellowfin tuna, but all other categories unusual conditions. Photo by LSON. were filled.” The group won with a 575-pound blue marlin brought to the docks. Corpus Christi angler Travis Granbury won the kingfish division. “They always get excited for the first fish,” tournament coordinator Walter Fondren At Poco Bueno in Port O’Connor, the Hasta Luego won the prestigious and notoriously told the Victoria Advocate. “Turnout’s been great so far. It’s been great. We got a lot of secretive fishing tournament last Friday and Saturday. The Hasta Luego is a Port Aransasinshore boats, and we got a good showing for offshore.” based boat skippered by Dee Wallace of Port Aransas. The crew from the boat Whoo Dat unloaded their 389-pound, 102.75-inch catch, folThe angler was Justin Aguilar of San Antonio and North Padre Island. The boat is owned lowed by Hasta Luego’s 575-pound, 112.5-inch winner. by his father, Eddie Aguilar, who was also fishing aboard the boat.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Early and late LAKE BASTROP — The top-water bite has been good on Bastrop before about 8 a.m. After the early morning, switch to throwing soft plastics and shallow-running crankbaits in submerged grass. Buzzard Point has been a good place to catch fish later in the morning, according to multiple anglers on Internet message boards. The night bite has been better than the daytime. Anglers are reporting once you find a school, stick with it, as you can catch 20-plus bass in one spot when conditions get right. Many of the bass being caught are between 14 and 17 inches. The water temperatures are between 79 and 85 degrees. Along with a decent largemouth bite, channel and blue catfish are being caught on cheesebait, shrimp and stinkbait.

Lots of whites early in week RICHLAND CHAMBERS RESERVOIR — The white bass fishing has been very good, according to guide Royce Simmons with Gone Fishin’ Guide Service. “Had another good week on Richland Chambers,” Simmons said. “The fishing was about as good as it gets early in the week and then it started to be a bit

ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 79–86 degrees; 1.3’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs, Senkos and medium-running shad-pattern crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on chartreuse nightcrawlers. AMISTAD: Water murky; 79–88 degrees; 27.40’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jerkbaits, spinner baits, swimbaits, and soft plastics. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 81–86 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on hollow-body frogs in the pads and weightless worms along the grass edges. Some schooling fish midday. Crappie are good on minnows. BELTON: Water stained; 78–87 degrees; 6.14’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits and soft plastic worms early and late. Hybrid striper are fair on chrome slabs with bucktails. BOB SANDLIN: Water murky; 81–85 degrees; 0.16’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on top-waters and Senkos. Crappie are good on minnows. BONHAM: Water stained, 82–87 degrees; 0.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastics, crankbaits and topwaters. Catfish are excellent on prepared bait, shrimp, cut bait and stinkbait. BRAUNIG: Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinner baits near the dam. Striped bass are fair on silver and gold spoons near the dam. BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 78–86 degrees; 0.98’ high. Crappie are good on minnows and white or shad Li’l Fishies in 9–12 feet. Blue catfish are excellent on jug-

lines baited with cut perch and shad in 10–12 feet. BUCHANAN: Water murky; 79–87 degrees; 12.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse top-waters, Texasrigged pumpkinseed worms, and watermelon flukes along secondary points. CADDO: Water stained to muddy; 81–86 degrees; 1.20’ high. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs and swim jigs. White and yellow bass are good on slabs. CALAVERAS: Water stained. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/black crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair on silver striper jigs near the crappie wall. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 78–86 degrees; 0.76’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits, soft plastic worms and crankbaits along banks in 6–14 feet early. White bass are fair on minnows. CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 0.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shad-pattern swimjigs and white buzzbaits. White bass are good on minnows. CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 80–88 degrees; 20.46’ low. Largemouth bass are good on black/blue crankbaits, spinner baits, and top-waters. COLEMAN: Water murky; 79–85 degrees; 5.44’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits, spinner baits and soft plastics. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. COLETO CREEK: Water murky; 86 degrees in main lake, 91 at hot water discharge; 0.20’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits in 4–12 feet.

CONROE: Water murky; 79–86 degrees; 0.20’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics, crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are fair on white striper jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs over brush piles. FALCON: Water murky; 80–89 degrees; 17.20’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon and Junebug jigs in 8–12 feet. Crappie are excellent on minnows and green tube jigs. FAYETTE: Water murky. Largemouth bass are fair on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms and lipless crankbaits in 10–22 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and cut bait in 10–20 feet. FORK: Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs along main lake points in 15–20’. Shallow fish being caught on white swimjigs, hollow-body frogs and Texas-rigged craws in willow bushes near the backs of creeks. FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 80–88 degrees; 5.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits and Texas rigs. GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastic worms, lipless crankbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and pink tube jigs. GRANBURY: Water murky; 78–87 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms, lizards and crankbaits. GRANGER: Water clear; 80–86 degrees; 1.16’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on soft plastic worms and crank-

tougher as the week ended. Our catches included a couple of 50 white bass limit days to a high of 82 whites on Tuesday, to a low of only 14 whites on Saturday.” Simmons said he is usually off the water by 11 a.m. to beat the heat. The largemouth bass bite has been decent on top-waters and square-billed crankbaits, and the crappie are fair on minnows. The lake temperature is between 81 and 86 degrees. To contact guide Royce Simmons, call (903) 389-4117.

Summertime patterns LAKE TEXOMA — The border lake is clearing up nicely after spring floods, and anglers are taking advantage and catching big stripers, according to Tim Cline of Clines Guide Service. “Bait is everywhere and there are plenty of big fish left in the lake,” Cline said. “Lake is clearing nicely and if you are willing to look around, I feel you should be able to catch some fish. No reason not to be fishing the lake right now. Just have to adjust to the fish and let them tell you what to use artificial, live bait or trolling. On the morning trip we thumped some big fish, with biggest at 16 pounds and had a 3-man limit by 9 a.m., with a few good catfish mixed in.” To contact Tim Cline, call (903) 821-5864. — Conor Harrison

baits. Crappie are very good on jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles in 6–15 feet. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.09’ low. Crappie are good on live minnows around brush. Bream are good on live worms near the islands. HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 81–89 degrees; 17.2’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs and minnows. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained to muddy; 82–86; degrees; 4.78’ high. Largemouth bass are good on swimjigs and Texas-rigged creature baits. Crappie are good on minnows. LBJ: Water stained; 79–87 degrees; 0.26’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse jigs, watermelon top-waters and green pumpkin Whacky Sticks in 6–18 feet early. LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 79–88 degrees; 0.54’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits. Striped bass are good but small on slabs, troll tubes, and pet spoons. White bass are good on pet spoons, troll tubes and slabs. MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 89–97 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early and then weightless Senkos later in the day. White bass are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. MONTICELLO: Water clear to stained; 90–98 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on deep-diving crankbaits and drop-shot worms near the intake. NAVARRO MILLS: Water

murky; 79–85 degrees; 13.87’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters along banks and near the boat ramps early and late. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 79–86 degrees; 40.03’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Yellow Magics early, later switching to Texas rigs, Senkos and crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs fished shallow. OAK CREEK: Water stained; 79–87 degrees; 17.3’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas rigs and crankbaits. PALESTINE: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 0.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on bladed jigs and square-billed crankbaits in reverse sexy shad. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 79–87 degrees; 0.35’ high. Largemouth bass are fair to good on spinner baits, Texas rigs, jigs and medium-running crankbaits. PROCTOR: Water murky; 78–86 degrees; 14.11’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Striped bass are good on silver striper jigs. RAY HUBBARD: Water slightly stained; 81–86 degrees; Full pool. Largemouth bass are fair on medium- and deep-diving crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 79–86 degrees; 6.15’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on minnows, spinner baits, and watermelon soft plastic worms and lizards. Crappie are good on minnows over brush piles. SOMERVILLE: Water murky;

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Page 18 78–85 degrees; 14.31’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon lipless crankbaits. White bass are fair on minnows. STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 78–84 degrees; 0.75’ high. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse and green pumpkin soft plastics and crankbaits. TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 80–89 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics, spinner baits,and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs over baited holes. Bream are good on crickets. TRAVIS: Water murky; 77–84 degrees; 9.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms, white grub, and chartreuse top-waters in 8–18 feet. WALTER E. LONG: Water murky. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon spinner baits and crankbaits. WHITNEY: Water murky; 80–86 degrees; 2.10’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on lipless crankbaits. Catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained to muddy; 81–86 degrees; 21.51’ high. Largemouth bass are slow on hollow-body frogs and black buzzbaits. — TPWD

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men would never consider using a waterdog, protesting that live bait takes all the sport out of fishing. Advocates on the other side say you can’t argue with results. “The benefits are you will catch more fish,” emphasized a waterdog and live bait dealer who wished to remain anonymous. Concerns over this particular bait go far beyond issues of sport and pride, however. For the large number of guides and anglers that practice catch and release, waterdogs present a new set of conservation concerns. Even in his article celebrating this tactic, Mannes very carefully spelled out the danger of deep hooking bass when using waterdogs as bait. In a section titled “Conservation Concerns,” he wrote, “Dogs are usually swallowed by bass almost immediately, faster than a tasty soft plastic. Don’t let bass ‘take’ the waterdog. Bass usually have dogs well inside their mouths by the time an angler can react to the strike. Any delay likely results in a deeply hooked and severely injured bass.” He goes on to conclude that while they can be one of the most effective live baits for bass when used properly, dogs must be constantly monitored. Bass conservation is one important reason to approach the live bait with caution. The other is the mess of legal processes surrounding salamanders in Texas. “About seven years ago, Texas Parks and Wildlife (Department) slipped in a little law that nobody really knows about that says it is illegal to release into the wild a waterdog that is not originally from Texas waters,” the waterdog dealer said. He sells live baits all over the country, but not in Texas, because he imports most of his waterdogs from Nebraska.

A Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist and herptologist, Dr. Andy Gluesenkamp, confirmed, it is illegal to release nonnative wildlife in Texas. “I interpret nonnative in this case to refer to individuals from out of state as well,” Gluesenkamp said. Waterdogs are difficult to find and even more difficult to catch. While waterdogs are native to East Texas, Gluesenkamp specified that the salamanders are “not nearly as widespread in Texas as they are in other states.” The waterdog dealer explained this makes it tedious to trap your own bait in Texas and “there are not enough (native) waterdogs in Texas to run a bait business.” Gluesenkamp highlighted another potential legal complication if catching your own. “There is a South Texas Siren which could be confused for a waterdog, which is a state-listed species,” he said. “One issue for promoting salamanders as bait is people could be using a listed species without knowing it.” Most people are not trained herpetologists, and Gluesenkamp regularly sees cases of mistaken salamander identity. Guides, bait dealers, and biologists alike don’t see the super bait fad picking up any time soon. “I don’t think (using waterdogs) is that common,” Dr. Gluesenkamp firmly stated, “and I’m not unhappy about that.”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER GROUP USES BAITFISH CARCASSES FROM TRASH FOR BAIT On Falcon Lake, Starr County Game Wardens Mark Anderson and Jack Pearl were conducting surveillance on a suspicious vessel and observed a truck drive to a nearby fish-cleaning station and retrieve something from a garbage can. Contact was made with the group and it was determined they were using leftover game fish for bait. The wardens also found several marijuana joints, a bag of marijuana and a handgun in the vehicle. The suspect was escorted back to his cabin in the park and consent was obtained to search his cabin. An additional bag of marijuana and a homemade pipe were recovered. The suspect was arrested for possession of marijuana and unlawfully carrying a firearm. WARDENS FIND, CARRY OUT HIKER WITH BROKEN LEG Presidio County Game Warden Colton Thomas and Brewster County Game Warden Craig Newman responded to a search and rescue call in Jeff Davis County. While hiking in Modesta Canyon, a man fell and fractured his leg. The Fort Davis Fire Department, Fort Davis EMS and the two wardens met at the trailhead, hiked into the canyon and carried the victim up and out to an awaiting ambulance. The individual was grateful and in good spirits. CASTNETTERS CAUGHT After receiving a tip, Region 6 Game Warden Shannon Chambliss, Region 1 Game Warden Carter Ball and Capt. Scott Davis apprehended two subjects who used a cast net to catch undersized game fish at

MAN IMPERSONATES OFFICER, STICKS WITH STORY A man wearing a McDonald’s uniform and claiming to be a police officer was flashing a security guard badge and asking for gas receipts at a local gas station. Region 6 Game Warden Mallory Mitchell responded. The man was telling a person getting gas the receipt was for tax write-off purposes. When Mitchell spoke to the suspect, he again claimed to be an officer. The man said, “You know me, I’m one of you, I’m an officer, too.” The man claimed he worked at the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office Buffalo Springs Lake. Based on pictures taken by the complainant, the wardens located the subjects at home and seized 23 game fish. Eight citations were issued for undersized game fish, illegal means and exceeding the bag limit. MAN STOPPED AFTER TAKING HEROIN, METH Region 6 Game Warden Ryan Hunter was patrolling near Dumas when he observed a red passenger van driving slowly on the shoulder of the roadway. Upon stopping the vehicle, Hunter noticed the adult male driver had a white crystal substance on his shirt and what appeared to be a loaded syringe located in the driver’s seat floorboard area in plain view. The driver was sweating profusely and seemed to be very confused. The driver was asked to exit the vehicle and a probable cause search of the vehicle revealed approximately 2.7 grams of liquid heroin in the syringe on the driver’s seat floorboard and approximately .3 grams of methamphetamine between the front driver and passenger side seat, along with numerous items of drug paraphernalia. The driver

and had a badge but he had to leave the badge at the sheriff’s office. It turned out he was a volunteer in the ministry for the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office and had a name badge from there and he also possessed an expired security officer license and badge. An arrest warrant was obtained and the man was booked in the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center for impersonating a public servant and impersonating a security officer.

was placed under arrest and was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with an invalid driver’s license and was transported to the Moore County Jail. ROUTINE CHECK TURNS EXCITING Williamson County Game Wardens Turk Jones and Joel Campos were patrolling Lake Georgetown for water safety compliance and stopped two personal watercrafts for a water safety inspection. Campos noticed the PWCs were registered in California but the registrations had expired in December 2013. The wardens also found other water safety violations and were going to release them after issuing the citations. However, neither person had identification with them. Campos instructed both operators they would be escorted to the boat ramp to their truck to retrieve their identification. Both operators were underway when they exchanged words and one took off at a high rate of speed. Upon arrival to the ramp, there was a white Ford 350 waiting for them with the trailer in the water. They immediately loaded up their

PWCs and drove off. Campos notified the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office of the incident. Within minutes, the driver was detained. The driver was arrested for driving with an invalid license, and his vehicle and PWC were impounded. Both operators were arrested for evading detention, no boater education, expired registration, no fire extinguisher, no sound producing device and failure to obey a Marine Safety Enforcement Officer. WARDENS RESCUE ELDERLY MAN WHO OVERTURNED KAYAK An overturned yellow kayak on Calaveras Lake caught the attention of Bexar County Game Wardens Roland Fuentes and Jon Balderas. The wardens made their way through the choppy water to the kayak and noticed another kayaker waving to get the wardens’ attention. The man pointed to his 80-year-old friend who had flipped over his yellow kayak and was now floating in the water. The wardens were able to get the elderly man out of the water and into their vessel. He had been floating for several minutes and was exhausted. The wardens were able to also get the other kay-

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Plenty for dove to eat this year Continued from page 4

TOUGH TO PATTERN: Dove will have lots of food choices available this fall, meaning hunters will have to pay attention to stay ahead of moving birds. Photo by LSON.

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Barbara Sackman wins 2015 Weatherby Award Mrs. Barbara Sackman has been named the 2015 Weatherby Hunting and Conservation Award winner. Sackman’s hunting started on a wager. If she was permitted to take a photo of a South African P.H. dressed in a tux (next to impossible), then she had to come hunt the next time in Africa — deal! Well, as the story goes, she got the photo, and that was the start of a very long and rewarding hunting career that began in 1982. She has been fortunate enough to have harvested some special species, such as the Sulaiman Markhor, Adders duiker, Asian lynx, Siberian musk deer, and the mountain nyala, not to mention the Big Five. She is a lifetime member of Safari Club International; a member of the USSA Board and their Executive Committee; a Hunter Legacy 100 Foundation member; and a life member of the Foundation of North American Wild Sheep. Sackman has received the New York Tri-State Chapter Presidents’ award twice; the Diana Award in 1999; the SCI Conservation Award in 2003; as well as the Magnum Villamanin award, the Orvis Super 20 award, and the Capra Super 20 award. She is a member of the SCI Diamond Level — 25, a lifetime member of the NRA, and a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She has hunted extensively with her husband, Alan, to whom she has been married for 54 years. With Alan winning the award in 2008, this marks the first time in the history of the Weatherby Award that a husband and wife have both won the award. The other finalists for the 2015 Weatherby Hunting and Conservation Award were Kenneth Barr, Craig Boddington, Larry Higgins, Malcolm King and Pepe Madrazo. The award will be presented Jan. 6, 2016 at the Weatherby Foundation Awards Dinner held in conjunction with the 2016 Dallas Safari Club convention. — Weatherby Foundation

Zones remains this season. The first segment in those zones will be five days longer than last season, closing on Sunday, Oct. 25. The season will reopen Friday, Dec. 18 and run through Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 in the North and Central Zones. In the South Zone, the first segment will be longer by two days compared to last year. The South Zone opens Friday, Sept. 18 and runs through Wednesday, Oct. 21. The second segment will run Friday, Dec. 18 through Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. The daily bag limit for doves statewide is 15 and the possession limit is 45. The Special White-winged Dove Area will be restricted to afternoon-only (noon to sunset) hunting the first two full September weekends on Sept. 5-6 and 12-13. Hunting in this area will reopen Friday, Sept. 18 and continue through Wednesday, Oct. 21, and then reopen Friday, Dec. 18 through Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. During the early two weekends, the daily bag limit is 15 birds, to include not more than two mourning doves and two white-tipped doves. Once the general season opens, the aggregate bag limit will be 15 with no more than two white-tipped doves.

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Gun range open Elm Fork wasn’t the only range that sustained damage from spring flooding. Alpine Gun Range in Fort Worth, Dallas Gun Club, and Fossil Point all had damage to items like landscaping, bridges and roadways. The Johnson County Shooting Sports range in Alvarado and the Garland Public Shooting Range in Sachse reported significant damage, as did the Cedar Ridge Range in Bulverde. At American Shooting Centers in Houston, the sporting clays, skeet and trap ranges were closed only briefly at the end of May. Robertson said despite the damage will delay some of his future plans, but Elm Fork will remain, despite a lack of flood insurance coverage unavailable to gun ranges. “It’s certainly a setback,” he said. “We certainly have a 7-figure problem. I never dreamed I could be looking at this situation. Our plans for new clubhouses and restaurants will be delayed a year or so.”

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selected to receive the highest award given by Dallas Safari Club. The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC), a politically independent advisory body which aims to preserve wild game and hunting, will receive the Peter Hathaway Capstick Hunting Heritage Award during DSC’s 2016 Convention and Sporting Expo, Jan. 7-10, in Dallas. “We’re proud of our long relationship with CIC,” said Ben Carter, DSC executive director. “This is an organization that promotes, on a global scale, sustainable use of wildlife resources and hunting as a tool for conservation. It works with governments, international environmental organizations, UN institutions and public authorities, all with the vision of helping the world better understand how sustainable hunting benefits both people and nature.” Carter specifically recalled CIC’s quick support of DSC in 2013, after DSC advanced the concept of self-imposed harvest restrictions among lion hunters. DSC defined the ideal huntable male lion as “at least 6 years of age and not known to head a pride or be part of a coalition heading a pride with dependent cubs.” Research shows that overharvest of young male lions could reduce lion populations overall, a concern for conservation and management of this iconic species. However, hunting older male lions has no negative effect on populations. Restricting harvest to this surplus segment of the population will conserve lions as well as the beneficial overall support of conservation that lion hunters bring to Africa. — DSC

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gate and were driven into the skeet range in a 4x4 truck. They are at the mercy of the Army Corps of Engineers as they try to lower the water levels on Ray Roberts, Lewisville and Grapevine lakes.” Robertson feels for his 40 employees, half of whom he was forced to lay off “We’re trying to keep the other half working,” he said. At Elm Fork, a popular host for charity sporting clays shoots, hunter education courses and league shooting, it will likely be mid-August before the waters fully recede. In the meantime, Robertson welcomes shooters to come out and have some fun. “It will be touch and go for another month,” he said, noting a 50-yard riﬂe/pistol station will open July 25. “But people have been very supportive — we’re their local club. We had a sporting clays tournament this weekend with 130 shooters. So come out — although you may want to bring your sense of humor.”

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set that with access to other areas that aren’t drawn hunts. “One of our major charges here is to provide public opportunity to hunters,” he said. “Hunters and anglers pay the bills and we want to provide them with as much public opportunity as we can. These permit fluctuations take into account multiple factors — habitat conditions is the main one. We take hunt proposals from our biologists on the wildlife management areas who are on the ground doing game surveys. “Going back the past 10 years, we are lower than we were (in permits issued).” Dreilbelbis said the total number of permits available this year is 4,880, which does not include 300 permits from Richland Chambers WMA and Big Lake Bottom WMA, which had all of their hunts canceled this season because of flooding. Other reasons for the decline in numbers can be attributed to the drought in the Panhandle region, fires at the Chaparral WMA and other localized factors affecting herd numbers. “The archery permits have gone down,” Drielbelbis said. “The archery community came to us and said the hunts were too short. They used to be from Monday to Wednesday, with another group hunting Thursday to Saturday. That gave hunters a short amount of time to get out, set up and hunt. We’ve moved a lot of the archery hunts to a Monday through Thursday schedule to give those hunters extra time, but it did cut down on the overall number of permits we could accommodate.” Another reason Dreilbelbis said the archery numbers have declined is the management aspect of hunting public land. STEADY DECLINE: This graph shows the number of public draw hunts for bowhunters has steadily dropped during the past 10 years. Photo by “We use these hunts as major management tools on all of TPWD. the properties,” he said. “Coming at it from a management tively new management buck category (where you can also usually take does), and standpoint, we’ve got to get those mouths off that range. We can take a much higher percentage of our management goals with rifle hunters than the doe categories, etc.. I talked with the manager at the (Gene) Howe WMA last year, and after years of offering many permits to get the deer density where they we can with bow hunters.” TPWD does offer expanded opportunity in their Annual Public Hunting program wanted it, they finally reached that level and the number of permits dropped, since they didn’t want to further reduce the deer herd (plus buck age structure and antler to make up for the reduction in drawn hunts for archers. “We are supportive of archery hunters,” Dreilbelbis said. “There have been prop- size was dropping). Plus, it takes staff and manpower to run all these hunts in all the erties like Granger Lake where we have posted 60 archery permits, and if you are different categories and I’m sure there are other duties for management area staff. drawn, you can hunt the entire season. There are lots of walk-in archery hunts that Public hunting is a definite priority, but not the only one.” Also in the forum, James from San Antonio said, “(TPWD) switches hunts around hunters can go to, and those permits will be available Aug. 15.” Many in the bow hunting community have been talking about this issue recently, like bow to rifle when a hunt is unsuccessful in bow the previous year. To reach the with some understanding TPWD’s position and others bemoaning the lack of pub- harvest quote next year, they figure they need more rifle hunts rather than bow hunts.They also will do a big e-card hunt at places like Garner (State Park), which lic hunting. “Each area most likely has a different reason, but as a general rule I’m sure reasons causes them to decrease the number of drawn hunts at that WMA. Some years, peomostly deal with the number of deer that need to be killed off of a particular area,” ple get upset, but they don’t realize places like Garner offer the e-card, which takes said “Deerguy” on the Texas Bowhunter forum. “There are many more categories up a majority of the spots that were drawn in previous years.” now and the permits have to get divvied up among all those categories. Youth opportunities have expanded greatly over the years (bucks and does). Plus, there’s the rela-

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Trout at fi rst light GALVESTON BAY — The trout bite is still hot up and down the Texas coast, with no place hotter than the Galveston Bay complex. According to Capt. Blake Sartor, fishing deep reefs with active bait was the ticket at first light. “We boated 18 trout anchored up in the first hour then picked them off drifting,” Sartor said on 2coolfishing.com. “The bigger fish hit a little later in the morning, which has been the case lately.” Some top-water action has been reported early in the morning, with live croaker and soft plastics putting fish in the boat for other anglers. Lots of bait in the water and lots of slicks are helping locate feeding trout. To contact Capt. Blake Sartor, call (832) 385-2012.

Soft plastics ARROYO CITY — According to angler reports, the Lower Laguna Madre around Arroyo City is producing nice boxes of trout and redfish. “We drifted a couple of spots on an outgoing tide in 1 foot of semi-churned up water,” reported one angler. “Prevailing southeast winds from 15 to 17 mph all afternoon made for a

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish are good under rafts of shad on top-waters. SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and topwaters. Sheepshead are good on live shrimp tight to the rocks. BOLIVAR: Trout are good while drifting deep reefs on soft plastics and live shrimp. Trout are good on top-waters on the south shoreline. TRINITY BAY: The bay remains cloudy and fresh from flooding. A few redfish and catfish have been found in the marsh on shrimp. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on limetreuse and plum soft and scented plastics. Trout are good on the south shoreline on Top Dogs and Soft–Dines. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good on

the reefs on live shrimp under a popping cork. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Offshore is good for kingfish and ling. TEXAS CITY: Trout are fair to good on the reefs and in the channel on live shrimp and croakers. Redfish and sand trout are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp. FREEPORT: Trout are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp, MirrOlures and croakers. Trout, redfish, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. Offshore is good for kingfish, ling, redfish and sharks. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over midbay reefs. Redfish are fair to good around slicks in the middle of the bay. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good on sand and grass humps on soft plastics, croakers and top-waters. Redfish are fair along the north shoreline on shrimp and

pleasant grind. Hot lure colors were strawberry/ white, pumpkin/chartreuse and salt and pepper/ chartreuse Cocahoes. We boated about 15 trout, but only kept five ranging from 16 to 19 inches.”

Flatfi sh biting GALVESTON SHIP CHANNEL — The flounder bite has been very good in the Galveston Ship Channel on an incoming tide. Fishing the incoming tide in different parts of the channel has produced flounder up to 23 inches, according to oceankayaker84 on 2coolfishing.com. “Started fishing each morning around 6:00 a.m. in the ship channel,” he said. “I was casting finger mullet to a protected shoreline with lots of different structure to choose from — not just above the water surface but below as well. At this particular location, there is an underwater concrete breakwater in 6 feet of water and it runs about 30 feet along the shoreline. Although the primary purpose of this structure is erosion protection, it also disrupts the current, creating a pocket of calmer, clearer protected water. “Places like this attract some big flounder. I ended up catching and releasing six flounder up to 23 inches.” — Conor Harrison

mullet. PORT O’CONNOR: Trout and redfish are good on top-waters and live bait over sand, grass and shell in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. ROCKPORT: Trout are fair to good in the guts and channels on free-lined shrimp and croakers. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good on mullet and shrimp around spoil islands. PORT ARANSAS: Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Offshore is good for kingfish and ling. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Scented plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good in the potholes on shrimp. Trout are good in the surf on croakers. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on topwaters, MirrOlures and croakers around

rocks and grass. Trout are fair at night in the Land Cut on live shrimp. Redfish are fair around spoil islands on live bait. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are good on Gamblers, Down South Lures and Bass Assassins on the edge of the channel and around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes on soft plastics and scented plastics. SOUTH PADRE: Trout are good on live bait and plastics under a popping cork while working the flats. Redfish and trout are fair to good around the spoils on topwaters. Trout, redfish and jacks are good at the jetty. PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp. Trout are good on the deeper edges and flats in Laguna Vista and Airport Cove on topwaters and live shrimp. — TPWD

Should have registered On Saturday morning, June 13, conditions in Port O’Connor were sunny with very light wind, so Elgin resident Nick Elliott and a family friend decided to run out to the jetties and fish the jetty wall. Elliott pitched live shrimp on the rocks and casually worked the bait to keep from hanging up. As the bait would sink about 10 feet down, the redfish would slam it. With a bite on about every other cast, the friends worked as fast as they could to land, measure and release the reds they weren’t keeping. The last red Elliott caught put up a good fight and was a healthy 23 inches that was quickly placed in the cooler. As Elliott’s friend was reeling in another fish, Elliot asked if he knew how many were in the cooler. The friend wasn’t sure, so Elliott started counting. “As soon as I picked up the fish I had just landed a few minutes before, I saw it — a tag,” Elliott said. “Then the weirdest feeling came over me of extreme joy and deep sorrow because I knew I was not signed up for the tournament.” As an offshore worker in the oil and gas industry, Elliott likes to fish every time he returns home. Elliott usually launches at the official STAR weigh station, The Fishing Center, and could have instantly registered for the CCA STAR tournament there, but since The Fishing Center didn’t have live shrimp that morning, he launched down the road where he could buy live shrimp. “That was probably the biggest mistake of the weekend and everyone at the cleaning table let me know that”, said Elliott. “Even the game warden felt sick for me.” Elliott decided to mount the 23-inch redfish with Tag #TA694 in as a reminder to sign up every year. — CCA STAR

CCA STAR Tournament standings Starkids Scholarship Division Flounder: Adair Bates (10), 3 lbs. 15 ozs. Sheepshead: Rylan Basci (6), 7 lbs., 10 ozs. Gafftop: Laken Bellanger (9), 6 lbs., 6 ozs. Starteens Trout Scholarship Division Upper Coast: Austin Calhoun, (14), 6 lbs., 3 ozs. Middle Coast: Jamie Sifford (15), 8 lbs., 9 ozs. Lower Coast: Collin Dziuk (15), 7 lbs., 12 ozs. Scholarship Inshore Division Flounder: Freddie Velez (14) 5 lbs., 3 ozs. Sheepshead: Tyler Maresh (15), 7 lbs., 12 ozs. Gafftop: Colton Carrier (14), 6 lbs., 6 ozs.

2014 Main Division Speckled Trout (upper coast): James Pallan, 9 lbs., 13 ozs. Speckled Trout (middle coast): Harvey Kramer Jr., 9 lbs., 14 ozs. Speckled Trout (lower coast): Lee Roy Navarro, 9 lbs., 2 ozs. Kingfish: Chad Treybig, 51 lbs., 13 ozs. Dorado: Thomas Overstreet, 36 lbs., 7 ozs. Ling: Nathan Crowe, 85 lbs., 9 ozs. Flounder: Erik Thomas, 8 lbs., 3 ozs. Sheepshead: Lionel Gonzales, 10 lbs., 3 ozs. Gafftop: Taurik Abuzinada, 6 lbs., 14 ozs. Tagged Redfish Division 1st: Scott Hajovsky 2nd: Michael Gibbs 3rd: Cuong Nguyen (Results as of July 21) The contest runs until Sept. 7. Go to startournament.org for more information.

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caught a largemouth. We had a rough two days of practice looking for smallmouths, so we just decided to go looking for largemouths. We came across one school and won the tournament.” After securing the team championship, the pair then split into individual brackets to compete for a chance at the 2016 Bassmaster Classic. The top eight anglers competed against each other. McArdle was defeated in the first round. “I didn’t make it,” he said. “I had a few spots and I caught two good keepers, but lost a 4-pounder at the boat and that was the fish that would have advanced me.” Bensema made it to the final round against University of Minnesota angler Trevor Lo. “I was the number one seed and I managed to squeak by the first two rounds,” he said. “On the final day, I was so nervous. I have been dreaming about the Classic since I was a kid. I’d been trust- SO CLOSE: Texas A&M angler Josh Bensema lost a trip to the Bassmaster Classic on the fi nal day when he was beaten by University of Minnesota angler Trevor Lo. ing my gut each day this week, and I had a rule. If Photo by B.A.S.S. I thought about a place twice, I would go fish it. I “I want to thank my family for coming out, my girlfriend and, of course, Matt for helping found a spot near the dam and didn’t go on the third day because it was an hour boat ride to get there. I’ve been killing myself with the ‘what me get this far,” he said. “I’ll be a junior starting this fall so I have two more years to try to get back here. It’s been a great week. Today’s a little disappointing but it just fuels the fire for ifs.’” Bensema only caught one fish on the final day and lost to Lo by a little less than 4 pounds. next year.”

Fish are more adaptable than thought Scientists have found evidence that fish may be able to adapt to changes in climate and, specifically, ocean acidification. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere raise the CO2 levels of the oceans, making them more acidic. Research has already determined that ocean acidification can impact many animals, especially those that require lots of calcium carbonate, like corals and clams. Scientists have just discovered that ocean acidification is also affecting fish by changing the chemical composition of their bodies. The scientists, including Dr. Lee Fuiman at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, grew red drum in seawater at present day CO2 levels and under elevated CO2 levels predicted for the future. They discovered that fish grown under the higher CO2 levels had significantly higher levels and different proportions of fatty acids in their body. Fatty acids are major sources of energy and are essential for normal development and function in many animals including both fish and humans. The discovery that fish exposed to more acidic ocean conditions contain higher amounts of fatty acids indicates a major change in their metabolism which may have other beneficial effects on a fish’s health. Previous studies from Dr. Fuiman’s lab have shown that higher levels of some fatty acids may improve their ability to escape from predators. In addition, since young fish are often eaten by larger fish, the higher levels of fatty acids are passed up the food chain.

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and said they are finding bass off main lake structures such as points, secondary points and brush piles. According to Moore, the flooded vegetation on Sam Rayburn keeps the bass in the shallows during the cooler parts of the day before moving to deeper brush piles as the water heats up, chasing schools of shad. While Sam Rayburn was about 9 feet high after the flooding rains in May, Toledo Bend did not have as much excess water, which meant less flooded brush in the shallows. Anglers like Rickie Y’Barbo of Texas Guide Service are having more luck staying deep in Toledo. “On Toledo Bend, I’m fishing deeper water around ledges and stuff in the river,” Y’Barbo said. Y’Barbo, who guides on both Sam Rayburn and Toledo Lake, detailed the current differences. “In Rayburn I’m fishing shallower,

anywhere from 10 to 15 feet, versus 20 to 25 on Toledo Bend,” he said. On Toledo, Y’Barbo is throwing large crankbaits and big monster worms to fish the deeper water during the daytime. Another Toledo Bend Guide, Joe Joslin, writes in his July 16 “Current Fishing Report” that night fishing continues to be on the agenda of a good number of area bass anglers. On a night outing, Joslin recommends black/blue Berkley Power Worms and Chatter Baits when targeting 4 to 5 feet of water around lighted docks and shallow grass and big Berkley Power Worms when fishing deep points between 12 to 20 feet. Anglers expect these trends to continue until the weather starts to change in early fall. “The pattern I’m fishing now is going to stay pretty solid for a while,” Y’Barbo said.

Photo by Jimmy Burns, Waterloo Rods.

Waterloo expands in Victoria Waterloo Rods has expanded its operation in Victoria and opened a new retail outlet with more

gear and the same quality rods customers have come to expect. “We are open,” said Waterloo owner Jimmy Burns. “We have retail space where we are selling our private clothing line with caps, visors, et cetera. We also carry all of our custom rods and we have new retail and manufacturing space.” Along with the Waterloo Rods brand, the company also carries Lews and Concept 13 reels. “We are in the same building as the pawn shop,” Burns said. “Stop on by and see the new place.” Waterloo is known for their lightweight, durable salt and freshwater rods. The new shop is located at 2310 N. Navarro Street in Victoria.

— Staff report

TDA elects new officers The Texas Deer Association announced the organization’s 20152017 Executive Committee. The new officers elected at TDA’s board meeting on July 17 are: Chase Clark — Past President John Hueske — Secretary Mark Hubbard — Vice President Bob Price — President Mike Wood — Treasurer The new Executive Committee will take office after TDA’s 17th annual convention and fundraiser, to be held August 13-16 at the JW Marriott Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio. — Staff report

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NATIONAL Trap shooting fastest growing high school sport in Minnesota In 2009, the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League championship drew 30 shooters. That was its first year. Last month, there were 5,134 shooters, along with more than 20,000 spectators and a bunch of sponsors. Trap shooting is officially the fastest growing sport in Minnesota high schools and was recently introduced in neighboring Wisconsin and North Dakota, according to a recent story in Bloomberg. com. “This is the best thing to happen to the shooting sports in 50 years,” said Dennis Knudson, a 74-year-old lifelong trap shooter, after watching his grandson compete. “It’s so fun to see the youngsters stepping up. It will preserve the sport, and they’ll do it for the rest of their lives.” It’s also a boon for the firearms industry and retailers alike. The league estimates teams’ spending will top $5 million this year. — Bloomberg.com

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A seller on eBay is claiming to offer up the location of the world record largemouth bass for anyone who wishes to purchase the information. The listing reads: “This listing is for confidential information regarding the world record largemouth bass, including the name and location of the lake it was seen in, as well as the coordinates. Catching and any other needs with this fish and this information are up to you. Information will be sent via e-mail, immediately following your payment. This information is being kept confidential and goes only to the buyer, who must also keep this information confidential. This information in itself is highly valuable — the fish itself has been rumored to be worth millions. I have no knowledge as to what it would take to catch this fish nor do I have the rods and reels to (catch it), so all I have is the information as to where the fish is located. Thank you and have a great day.” Unless someone uses the “Buy It Now” option to pick up this information for $1,000 (or six easy monthly payments of $167), bidding will end on July 28 at 6:56 p.m. ET. The seller later confirmed the fish was located somewhere in Georgia.

to the Wild Sheep Foundation for funding this timely workshop,” Brewer added. — WSF

Illinois governor approves bobcat hunt For the first time in nearly 40 years, Illinois hunters will be able to pursue bobcats. Earlier this month, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill that will open up a limited bobcat season in 2016 —much to the disappointment of animal rights activists. Opponents of the bobcat hunt have long argued that the population in Illinois was still too vulnerable to be hunted, despite statements to the contrary from the state Department of Natural Resources. Supporters of the bill say that the bobcat population is growing out of control and now poses a public hazard. “Bobcats once were common in Illinois,” said Bob Bluett a wildlife diversity biologist with the DNR. “Habitat changes and unregulated harvests, before the birth of our state fish and wildlife agency, caused numbers to decline by the late 1800s. But now, we’re happy to say, they’re doing great.” — IDNR

Poacher in Montana hit with 23 violations

Pennsylvania resident Mike Vaul has been found guilty of 23 different wildliferelated violations after an investigation conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the Pennsylvania Game Commission. During the investigation, FWP game wardens found evidence that Vaul purchased Montana resident licenses from 20032010 even though he did not reside within the state for the required 180 consecutive days or pay Montana taxes — both requirements of legal residents, according to the Billings Gazette. Vaul was found guilty of unlawful possession of two antelope bucks (one trophy-size), one antelope doe, one trophy mule deer buck, two bull elk and five wild turkeys. Further, Vaul was ordered to pay $22,416 in fines and restitution for illegally purchasing resident licenses and hunting bobcats without a license. He was sentenced to six years of hunting, fishing and trapping privilege suspension and 180 days of jail time, with the jail time suspended. — gohunt.com

— Staff report

WSF funds disease workshop Wildlife veterinarians, disease specialists, and wild sheep managers from across western North America gathered in Fort Collins, Colorado for 2 1/2 days last week to learn the latest wild sheep disease sampling techniques at a workshop sponsored by the Wild Sheep Foundation. Eighteen states, provinces, and territories were represented during this 2.5-day training session, held at Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Foothills Wildlife Research Center. More than 35 professionals conducted and shared the newest diagnostic techniques and sampling protocols for monitoring wild sheep disease issues, including cutting-edge respiratory pneumonia and sinus tumor research. Clay Brewer, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife biologist and chair of the WAFWA Wild Sheep Working Group noted, “Our hope was to bring wildlife veterinarians and wild sheep managers together for this intense training, since so much recent attention has been focused on disease in wild sheep.” “We designed this training to enable the vets and the managers to enhance their skills, then train colleagues in their respective jurisdictions; the western fish and game agencies are incredibly grateful

Rhode golden at Pan Am Games Five-time Olympic medalist Kim Rhode successfully defended her Pan American Games gold medal from 2011 in recordsetting fashion. Rhode (El Monte, California) set a Pan American Games record and tied the world record of 74/75 targets during qualification. In the semifinal, Rhode once again set a new Pan American Games record when she shot a perfect 16/16 targets. In the gold-medal match against Melisa Gil of Argentina, Rhode would only miss one of the 16 targets to pick up the second Pan Am Games gold medal of her career. “Like any athlete would tell you, we’re always looking to get better and improve, but it was pretty smooth sailing,” she said. “I was pretty pleased with my performance I had out there… I’ve been fortunate enough to make my shooting like walking so when I go out there, I just really enjoy the moment. I like being out there under the pressure.” —USA Shooting

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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases Houston 2015 July-Aug.

A.M. Minor Major

P.M. Minor Major

24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 27Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 31Fri 01Sat 02Sun 03Mon 04Tue 05Wed 06Thu 07Fri 08Sat 09Sun 10Mon 11Tue 12Wed

12:03 12:48 1:31 2:17 3:04 3:53 4:46 5:41 6:40 7:40 8:41 9:42 10:41 11:38 12:08 12:56 1:45 2:32 3:18 4:03

12:27 1:11 1:56 2:43 3:31 4:21 5:14 6:10 7:08 8:08 9:08 10:09 11:08 ---12:32 1:23 2:11 2:58 3:43 4:28

6:15 6:59 7:44 8:30 9:17 10:07 11:00 11:56 12:26 1:26 2:27 3:28 4:28 5:24 6:18 7:09 7:58 8:45 9:30 10:15

6:38 7:23 8:09 8:56 9:45 10:36 11:29 ---12:54 1:54 2:55 3:55 4:54 5:51 6:45 7:36 8:24 9:11 9:56 10:40

Full

New

Last

July 31

First

Aug. 14

Aug. 6

Aug. 22

Solunar Sun times Moon times SUN Rises Sets

6:35 6:35 6:36 6:36 6:37 6:38 6:38 6:39 6:39 6:40 6:41 6:41 6:42 6:42 6:43 6:44 6:44 6:45 6:45 6:46

8:19 8:18 8:17 8:17 8:16 8:16 8:15 8:14 8:14 8:13 8:12 8:12 8:11 8:10 8:09 8:08 8:08 8:07 8:06 8:05

Dallas

MOON Rises Sets

2:08p 3:02p 3:58p 4:54p 5:49p 6:44p 7:35p 8:24p 9:11p 9:55p 10:38p 11:21p NoMoon 12:05a 12:50a 1:36a 2:25a 3:15a 4:08a 5:01a

12:54a 1:32a 2:13a 2:59a 3:50a 4:46a 5:47a 6:51a 7:57a 9:03a 10:09a 11:14a 12:19p 1:22p 2:23p 3:22p 4:18p 5:10p 5:58p 6:42p

2015 July-Aug.

A.M. Minor Major

24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 27Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 31Fri 01Sat 02Sun 03Mon 04Tue 05Wed 06Thu 07Fri 08Sat 09Sun 10Mon 11Tue 12Wed

12:08 12:53 1:37 2:22 3:09 3:59 4:51 5:47 6:45 7:46 8:47 9:47 10:47 11:43 12:13 1:02 1:51 2:38 3:24 4:09

P.M. Minor Major

6:21 12:32 6:44 7:05 1:17 7:29 7:50 2:02 8:15 8:35 2:48 9:02 9:23 3:37 9:50 10:13 4:27 10:41 11:06 5:20 11:34 ---6:16 12:01 12:31 7:14 12:59 1:32 8:13 1:59 2:33 9:14 3:00 3:34 10:14 4:01 4:33 11:13 5:00 5:30 ---- 5:58 6:24 12:37 6:51 7:15 1:28 7:42 8:04 2:17 8:30 8:51 3:03 9:16 9:36 3:49 10:01 10:21 4:33 10:46

SUN Rises Sets

6:34 6:35 6:36 6:36 6:37 6:38 6:38 6:39 6:40 6:40 6:41 6:42 6:42 6:43 6:44 6:44 6:45 6:46 6:47 6:47

8:30 8:30 8:29 8:28 8:28 8:27 8:26 8:26 8:25 8:24 8:23 8:22 8:21 8:21 8:20 8:19 8:18 8:17 8:16 8:15

MOON Rises Sets

2:17p 3:13p 4:09p 5:05p 6:01p 6:55p 7:46p 8:34p 9:19p 10:02p 10:44p 11:26p NoMoon 12:08a 12:51a 1:37a 2:25a 3:16a 4:08a 5:02a

12:57a 1:34a 2:15a 3:00a 3:50a 4:47a 5:48a 6:53a 8:00a 9:08a 10:15a 11:21a 12:27p 1:31p 2:33p 3:33p 4:29p 5:21p 6:09p 6:52p

San Antonio

2015 A.M. July-Aug. Minor Major 24Fri 12:15 6:28 25Sat 1:00 7:12 26Sun 1:44 7:57 27Mon 2:29 8:42 28Tue 3:16 9:30 4:06 10:20 29Wed 30Thu 4:58 11:13 31Fri 5:54 ---01Sat 6:52 12:38 02Sun 7:53 1:39 03Mon 8:54 2:40 04Tue 9:54 3:41 05Wed 10:54 4:40 06Thu 11:50 5:37 07Fri 12:20 6:31 08Sat 1:09 7:22 09Sun 1:58 8:11 10Mon 2:45 8:58 11Tue 3:31 9:43 12Wed 4:16 10:28

P.M. Minor 12:39 1:24 2:09 2:55 3:44 4:34 5:27 6:23 7:21 8:20 9:21 10:21 11:20 ---12:44 1:35 2:24 3:11 3:56 4:40

Major 6:51 7:36 8:22 9:09 9:57 10:48 11:41 12:08 1:06 2:06 3:07 4:08 5:07 6:04 6:58 7:49 8:37 9:23 10:08 10:53

SUN Rises 6:48 6:49 6:49 6:50 6:50 6:51 6:51 6:52 6:53 6:53 6:54 6:54 6:55 6:56 6:56 6:57 6:57 6:58 6:59 6:59

MOON Sets Rises Sets 8:31 2:21p 1:07a 8:30 3:15p 1:45a 8:30 4:10p 2:27a 8:29 5:06p 3:13a 8:28 6:02p 4:04a 8:28 6:56p 5:00a 8:27 7:48p 6:01a 8:26 8:37p 7:05a 8:26 9:24p 8:11a 8:25 10:08p 9:17a 8:24 10:51p 10:23a 8:24 11:35p 11:28a 8:23 NoMoon 12:32p 8:22 12:18a 1:34p 8:21 1:03a 2:36p 8:21 1:50a 3:35p 8:20 2:38a 4:30p 8:19 3:29a 5:22p 8:18 4:22a 6:10p 8:17 5:15a 6:55p

Amarillo

2015 A.M. P.M. July-Aug. Minor Major Minor 24Fri 12:29 6:41 12:53 25Sat 1:13 7:25 1:37 26Sun 1:57 8:10 2:22 27Mon 2:42 8:56 3:09 28Tue 3:30 9:43 3:57 29Wed 4:19 10:33 4:47 30Thu 5:12 11:26 5:40 31Fri 6:07 ---6:36 01Sat 7:06 12:52 7:34 02Sun 8:06 1:52 8:34 03Mon 9:07 2:53 9:34 04Tue 10:08 3:54 10:35 05Wed 11:07 4:54 11:34 06Thu ---- 5:50 12:04 07Fri 12:34 6:44 12:58 08Sat 1:22 7:35 1:49 09Sun 2:11 8:24 2:37 10Mon 2:58 9:11 3:24 11Tue 3:44 9:56 4:09 12Wed 4:29 10:41 4:54

Major 7:04 7:49 8:35 9:22 10:11 11:02 11:55 12:22 1:20 2:20 3:21 4:21 5:20 6:17 7:11 8:02 8:50 9:37 10:22 11:06

SUN Rises 6:49 6:50 6:50 6:51 6:52 6:53 6:53 6:54 6:55 6:56 6:56 6:57 6:58 6:59 7:00 7:00 7:01 7:02 7:03 7:03

Sets 8:56 8:55 8:55 8:54 8:53 8:52 8:52 8:51 8:50 8:49 8:48 8:47 8:46 8:45 8:44 8:43 8:42 8:41 8:40 8:39

MOON Rises Sets 2:42p 1:15a 3:38p 1:51a 4:35p 2:31a 5:31p 3:16a 6:27p 4:06a 7:21p 5:03a 8:11p 6:04a 8:58p 7:10a 9:42p 8:18a 10:24p 9:27a 11:05p 10:36a 11:45p 11:43a NoMoon 12:50p 12:26a 1:55p 1:09a 2:59p 1:54a 3:59p 2:41a 4:56p 3:31a 5:47p 4:24a 6:35p 5:19a 7:17p

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

Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 01 Aug 02 Aug 03 Aug 04 Aug 05 Aug 06 Aug 07

Time

12:11 AM 1:24 AM 2:14 AM 2:51 AM 3:25 AM 3:57 AM 4:29 AM 5:02 AM 5:36 AM 6:10 AM 6:45 AM 12:45 AM 1:39 AM 2:41 AM 4:00 AM

Height 1.1H 1.3H 1.4H 1.5H 1.6H 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.6H 0.3L 0.6L 0.9L 1.1L

Time

3:44 AM 5:11 AM 6:37 AM 7:36 AM 8:16 AM 8:51 AM 9:28 AM 10:10 AM 10:55 AM 11:46 AM 12:41 PM 7:21 AM 7:59 AM 8:39 AM 9:25 AM

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty

San Luis Pass

Date Time Jul 24 12:39 AM Jul 25 1:37 AM Jul 26 2:30 AM Jul 27 3:20 AM Jul 28 4:01 AM Jul 29 4:32 AM Jul 30 4:55 AM Jul 31 5:12 AM Aug 01 5:33 AM Aug 02 6:00 AM Aug 03 6:32 AM Aug 04 12:55 AM Aug 05 2:26 AM Aug 06 3:51 AM Aug 07 12:12 AM

Freeport Harbor Date Time Jul 24 12:24 AM Jul 25 1:28 AM Jul 26 2:19 AM Jul 27 3:02 AM Jul 28 3:39 AM Jul 29 4:12 AM Jul 30 4:42 AM Jul 31 5:11 AM Aug 01 5:41 AM Aug 02 6:10 AM Aug 03 6:39 AM Aug 04 12:33 AM Aug 05 1:43 AM Aug 06 3:26 AM Aug 07 5:25 AM

Rollover Pass

Date Time Jul 24 12:22 PM Jul 25 12:52 PM Jul 26 8:00 AM Jul 27 8:08 AM Jul 28 8:42 AM Jul 29 12:20 AM Jul 30 1:08 AM Jul 31 1:53 AM Aug 01 2:36 AM Aug 02 3:18 AM Aug 03 3:59 AM Aug 04 4:43 AM Aug 05 5:39 AM Aug 06 1:31 AM Aug 07 4:37 AM

Time

Height

1.0L 1.2L 1.2L 1.3L 1.3L 1.2L 1.2L 1.1L 0.9L 0.8L 0.6L 1.6H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H

9:34 AM 9:56 AM 10:28 AM 11:16 AM 12:10 PM 1:06 PM 2:03 PM 3:02 PM 4:05 PM 5:14 PM 6:31 PM 1:40 PM 2:41 PM 3:45 PM 4:47 PM

1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 0.4L 0.2L 0.0L -0.1L

Height 0.9L 1.2H 1.3H 1.4H 1.6H 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.7H 1.6H 0.0L 0.3L 0.6L 0.9L 1.1L

Time 9:11 AM 3:06 AM 6:36 AM 7:19 AM 8:00 AM 8:55 AM 10:02 AM 10:49 AM 11:30 AM 6:37 AM 7:15 AM 7:52 AM 8:23 AM 8:47 AM 9:11 AM

Height 1.3H 1.1L 1.2L 1.3L 1.3L 1.3L 1.2L 1.1L 0.9L 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H

Time 5:05 PM 9:32 AM 9:57 AM 10:33 AM 11:49 AM 12:53 PM 1:54 PM 3:13 PM 4:24 PM 5:22 PM 1:07 PM 2:01 PM 2:51 PM 3:44 PM 4:52 PM

Height 0.2L 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.4H 0.5L 0.3L 0.2L 0.0L -0.1L

Height 0.9H 1.0H 1.1H 1.1H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 1.1H 0.4 L 0.7L 0.8L 1.1H

Time 2:48 AM 6:38 AM 7:26 AM 8:11 AM 9:00 AM 9:43 AM 10:12 AM 9:14 AM 10:16 AM 11:03 AM 12:06 PM 7:11 AM 7:52 AM 8:32 AM 5:28 AM

Height 0.8L 0.9L 1.0L 1.0L 1.1L 1.1L 1.1L 1.1L 1.0L 0.9L 0.8L 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0L

Time 9:47 AM 9:57 AM 9:53 AM 10:18 AM 11:09 AM 12:09 PM 1:03 PM 2:01 PM 3:10 PM 4:22 PM 5:36 PM 1:52 PM 3:02 PM 4:08 PM 9:11 AM

Height 1.1H 1.3H 1.4H 1.6H 1.7H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 1.7H 1.6H 1.5H 0.3L 0.6L 0.9L 1.1L

Time 3:14 AM 5:32 PM 6:11 PM 6:53 PM 7:37 PM 8:21 PM 9:07 PM 11:51 AM 12:13 PM 12:33 PM 12:58 PM 7:08 AM 7:36 AM 8:01 AM 8:21 AM

Height 1.0L 0.0L -0.1L -0.2L -0.3L -0.4L -0.4L 1.2L 1.1L 0.9L 0.8L 1.4H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H

Height 1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.2H 1.3H -0.1L -0.2L -0.1L 0.0L 0.1L 0.3L 0.5L 0.7L 1.0H 1.1H

Time 9:08 PM 9:53 PM 10:41 PM 11:31 PM

Height 0.2L 0.1L 0.0L -0.1L

9:17 AM 9:47 AM 10:09 AM 10:17 AM 10:20 AM 10:27 AM 10:37 AM 10:47 AM 7:36 AM 8:21 PM

1.3H 1.3H 1.2H 1.1H 1.1H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 0.9L 0.0L

Time

Height

5:10 PM 5:55 PM 6:38 PM 7:22 PM 8:05 PM 8:49 PM 9:34 PM 10:20 PM 11:06 PM 11:54 PM

0.2L 0.0 L -0.1L -0.3L -0.4L -0.4L -0.4L -0.4L -0.2L 0.0 L

8:00 PM 9:41 PM 11:26 PM

1.4H 1.4H 1.4H

Time

Height

6:06 PM 6:49 PM 7:28 PM 8:10 PM 8:59 PM 9:54 PM 10:43 PM 11:28 PM

0.1L -0.1L -0.2L -0.3L -0.4L -0.4L -0.3L -0.2L

6:42 PM 8:43 PM 9:56 PM 11:16 PM

1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H

Height 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H 1.1H 1.1H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 0.6L 0.5L 0.3L 1.1H

Time 5:54 PM 6:30 PM 7:02 PM 7:33 PM 8:07 PM 8:47 PM 9:34 PM 10:20 PM 11:06 PM 11:53 PM

Height 0.3L 0.2L 0.1L 0.0 L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L -0.1L 0.1L 0.2L

Time 8:07 AM

Height 1.2H

2:20 PM 3:31 PM 4:41 PM 6:00 PM 1:37 PM 2:27 PM 3:26 PM 4:30 PM

1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 1.3H 0.5L 0.3L 0.1L 0.0L

Time

Height

3:06 PM 3:35 PM 4:03 PM 4:29 PM 4:57 PM 5:33 PM 6:20 PM 10:58 AM

1.0L 1.0L 0.9L 0.8L 0.6L 0.4L 0.3L 1.0H

7:32 PM 9:48 PM

1.0H 1.0H

5:13 PM

0.2L

Time 4:56 PM

Height 0.2L

9:54 PM -0.4L 10:43 PM -0.2L 11:35 PM 0.0L 7:36 PM 9:38 PM 11:45 PM

1.2H 1.3H 1.5H

Time

Height

5:13 PM 6:22 PM 7:32 PM 8:46 PM 10:06 PM 11:36 PM

1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 1.0H 1.0H 1.0H

7:17 PM

0.1L

Port O’Connor Date Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 01 Aug 02 Aug 03 Aug 04 Aug 05 Aug 06 Aug 07

Time 9:14 AM 9:01 AM 8:38 AM 8:56 AM 9:33 AM 10:16 AM 11:00 AM 11:34 AM 12:36 AM 1:17 AM 1:56 AM 2:32 AM 3:00 AM 8:26 AM 8:27 AM

Rockport Date Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Aug 01 Aug 02 Aug 03 Aug 04 Aug 05 Aug 06 Aug 07

Time 11:04 AM 11:22 AM 11:46 AM 12:16 PM 12:53 PM 1:36 PM 12:09 AM 12:56 AM 1:39 AM 2:16 AM 2:43 AM 2:50 AM 1:56 AM 9:34 AM 9:57 AM

Port Aransas

Date Time Jul 24 8:46 AM Jul 25 9:06 AM Jul 26 5:07 AM Jul 27 5:39 AM Jul 28 6:22 AM Jul 29 7:22 AM Jul 30 12:51 PM Jul 31 6:00 AM Aug 01 5:53 AM Aug 02 5:55 AM Aug 03 6:14 AM Aug 04 12:05 AM Aug 05 12:48 AM Aug 06 1:27 AM Aug 07 8:01 AM

Height 0.4H 0.4H 0.5H 0.5H 0.6H 0.6H 0.6H 0.6H -0.3L -0.2L -0.1L 0.1L 0.3H 0.5H 0.6H

Time 7:07 PM 7:53 PM 8:43 PM 9:34 PM 10:23 PM 11:10 PM 11:54 PM

Height -0.1L -0.2L -0.2L -0.3L -0.3L -0.3L -0.3L

11:16 AM 11:02 AM 10:14 AM 9:12 AM 8:51 AM 5:46 PM 6:49 PM

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East Matagorda Date Time Jul 24 2:17 AM Jul 25 3:35 AM Jul 26 4:15 AM Jul 27 11:25 AM Jul 28 5:46 AM Jul 29 7:03 AM Jul 30 7:45 AM Jul 31 1:51 PM Aug 01 3:21 PM Aug 02 4:11 PM Aug 03 12:27 AM Aug 04 1:58 AM Aug 05 2:18 AM Aug 06 12:43 AM Aug 07 8:00 AM

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Texas Coast Tides

Date Time Jul 24 2:58 AM Jul 25 12:54 AM Jul 26 1:53 AM Jul 27 3:00 AM Jul 28 3:53 AM Jul 29 4:28 AM Jul 30 5:00 AM Jul 31 5:31 AM Aug 01 6:03 AM Aug 02 6:37 AM Aug 03 12:14 AM Aug 04 1:05 AM Aug 05 1:59 AM Aug 06 2:49 AM Aug 07 3:41 AM

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OUTDOOR PUZZLER ACROSS 1. A trout 5. To take down a game 8. The camp bed 9. Skin-like cover on antlers 11. The High Plains hunting area 13. Used for needed items 14. Wounded game 16. Testing freshness of tracks 19. A weed growth fish cover 21. A gun safety 23. To dress game afield 25. A protective cover on scopes 26. Marker in river lanes 30. A male Dall 31. King of buglers 32. A handy kit item 35. Act of fish hitting a hook

FOR THE TABLE

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36. A game runway 38. The wild pig 40. Item in the boathouse 41. To construct a fly lure 43. A buck’s collection of does 45. A duck 46. Name for a chinook salmon 47. A quail species DOWN 1. A hideaway for game 2. The eagle claw 3. A buck mating ritual 4. Feature on an elephant 5. Part of a bow 6. The flusher 7. A cover for small game 10. The female bighorn 12. A game’s ___ area is habitat

Summer BBQ turtle 1 turtle, cut into serving pieces 1 stalk celery, chopped 1 bell pepper, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 tsp. vinegar Salt and pepper 1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce Soak the turtle meat in salt water overnight or at least one hour. In a large pot, place the turtle meat, celery, pepper, onion and vin-

By Wilbur “Wib” Lundeen Solution on Page 30

17. Breed of setter 18. Part of an antler 20. The ____ Walton League 21. A good hunting dog 22. Florida deer species 24. A type of fly-fishing lure 27. Trapped for their fur 28. Game’s favorite area 29. Arrows and shells 31. The lamprey 33. Snag a fish 34. A grouse 37. Brown, brookie 38. Point of an arrow 39. Zeroes in on target 42. Grommet on a fly rod 44. Code for type of bullet nose

Lemon seatrout with capers

egar. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until meat is tender and ready to fall off the bone. Remove meat and place into a baking dish. Pour the BBQ sauce over the top. Bake at 375 degrees until sauce starts to bubble. Reduce heat to 200 degrees and cook for 40 minutes. Baste often.

— backwoodsbound.com

2 (1/2-inch thick) seatrout fillets 1 stick of butter 1 whole lemon 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 (4 oz.) jar imported capers Melt butter in skillet on medium heat. Peel lemon; chop pulp finely and evenly. Spread in butter. Place fillets in pan; sauté on medium heat until meat is white (do not turn fillets). Meat will lose its transparency and eventually flake when touched lightly with fork. Place fillets on plate; pour butter and lemon over fillets. Garnish with parsley and capers (capers over filets). — cooks.com

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