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What’s all the
commotion?
Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper
June 22, 2007
Volume 3, Issue 21
Schools of glass minnows
a sign hot angling ahead
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w w w. l o n e s t a r o u t d o o r n e w s . c o m
INSIDE
HUNTING
Danny Bennett of Victoria
enjoyed a “phenomenal hunt”
as winner of Texas Parks and
Wildlife’s Grand Slam hunting
package.
Page 6
A safari training site near
Uvalde gets hunters ready for
their adventures in the “long
grass.’’
Page 6
FISHING
Fishing lights can brighten the
way to some good angling after
the sun goes down. Lights are
a good way to attract fish. Why
do they work?
Page 8
CONSERVATION
‘Corridor
will move
forward’
Gone fishin’
Transportation line issue
stirs outdoors enthusiasts
By Mark England
Less than a month ago, many people thought the
Legislature had passed a two-year moratorium on the building of most toll roads — including the controversial TransTexas Corridor.
Gov. Rick Perry, though, disagrees.
“I guess it depends on what you mean by moratorium,”
said Ted Royer, a spokesman for the governor. “As far as our
office can tell, it will have no real world impact. The TransTexas Corridor will move forward as scheduled.”
Outdoorsman Trey Duhon isn’t one of those surprised by
the turn of events.
“The bill the Legislature passed was like Swiss cheese it had
so many holes in it,” said Duhon, an attorney and treasurer
of Citizens for a Better Waller County, which opposes the
TTC.
The TTC would be a quarter-mile-wide transportation line
home to cars, trucks, rail cars and utility lines running from
Mexico to Oklahoma and mirroring Interstate 35 for much
of its route.
Duhon, an avid hunter, is among those questioning the
corridor’s effect on wildlife.
“In the Hill Country, it will cut a swath through prime
hunting territory,” he said. “As huge as that highway is
going to be, it’s hard to imagine that the area around it is
going to benefit from a wildlife standpoint.”
A biologist at a South Texas ranch said the TTC would, in
The ponds, rivers and lakes of Texas beckon the young angler to their shores — with a
simple hope: to land a fish, any fish, large or small. See what’s biting at lakes around the
state on Page 16. Photo by David J. Sams.
See TTC, Page 13
Land ho!
State puts two cabin sites on the
block in Upper Laguna Madre
Boater compliance with a
regulation making it illegal to
uproot seagrasses with a
submerged propeller has been
good.
Page 5
By David Sikes
NATIONAL
As part of an ongoing project to
learn more about the Ocellated
turkey, the National Wild Turkey
Federation recently trapped and
released a record number of the
species.
Page 23
INDEX
Classifieds
Page 18
Crossword
Page 20
Game Warden Blotter
Page 10
Fishing Report
Page 16
Outdoor Datebook
Page 15
Product Picks
Page 14
Heroes
Page 22
Weather
Page 20
Wild in the Kitchen
Page 20
COASTAL CABINS: About 90 floating cabins are between Corpus Christi and the Landcut. The
General Land Office has opened bidding on two vacant sites. See maps on Page 19.
Feisty hybrids and white
bass keeping anglers busy
By Craig Nyhus
High water levels and a summer
bass pattern have resulted in inconsistent largemouth fishing in many
Texas reservoirs. But the feisty hybrid
striped and white bass have been
there to pick up the slack.
Lake Ray Hubbard has been a
hybrid hotspot. “My customers and I
had 10 acres of fish on top,” said John
Varner with JV Guide Service. “They
were near the Bass Pro and Robertson
Park.” The fishermen caught 175 fish,
but had trouble getting to the
hybrids with topwater baits. “The
white bass would hit them as soon as
they hit the water,” he said. “We had
See HYBRIDS, Page 9
The Texas General Land
Office is offering two Kenedy
County cabin sites in the
Upper Laguna Madre to the
highest bidders.
Bidding starts at $10,000 and
the deadline to submit a sealed
bid is 5 p.m. on July 13. The
deadline to download a bid
packet off the GLO Web site is
June 29. Bid packets are scheduled to be opened at 10 a.m.
July 16.
These vacant sites on the east
side of the Landcut near
Marker 73 are accessible only
See SITES, Page 19
PRSRT STD
US POSTAGE
PAID
PLANO, TX
PERMIT 210
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June 22, 2007 Page 3
CONSERVATION
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Deer management association honors DeYoung
Kingsville in 1974.
Charlie DeYoung received the
DeYoung served as dean of the
Joe Hamilton Lifetime
College of Agriculture from 1979
Achievement Award during the
to 1984, and again from 1991 to
2007 QDMA National
2001.
Convention and Whitetail Expo,
During his first term as dean,
in Chattanooga, Tenn.
DeYoung played an integral role
Named for QDMA founder Joe
in the birth of the Caesar
Hamilton, the award honors
Kleberg Wildlife Research
individuals who have made sigInstitute, serving as its director
nificant, lifetime contributions
during its first three years.
to deer, deer hunting and deer
When he “retired” as
management.
Agriculture dean in 2001, he
“Charlie DeYoung has devoted
became the first-ever Stuart W.
his professional life to research
Stedman Endowed Chair for
on the white-tailed deer,”
White-tailed Deer Research at
Hamilton said. “He also played a
the Kleberg Institute. Today, he
major role in the birth of one of
serves the Institute as research
the nation’s leading research
CHARLIE
DEYOUNG
scientist and professor emeritus.
institutes for wildlife, at Texas
DeYoung is one of only 10 proA&M University-Kingsville.”
fessionals ever to receive the Deer Management
DeYoung has been affiliated with Texas A&MCareer Achievement Award from The Wildlife
Kingsville since he arrived in 1969 to begin graduate
Society.
work in biology. He left long enough to earn his
Ph.D. at Colorado State University, and was back in
A Quality Deer Management report.
One year later, compliance
‘good’ on seagrass regulation
Laugh at the
50 pound limit.
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duffle bag when
flying. Not any
more, unless you
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solution? Put your
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bag, jacket,
ammo, and your
soft case (plus
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One year after the Texas Parks and Wildlife TPW Ecosystem Leader Karen Meador. “Anyone in any
Commission made it illegal to uproot seagrasses with type of vessel can run anywhere within the scientific
a submerged propeller within the boundaries of the area; just don’t uproot seagrasses or dig a prop scar.”
Meador, the lead fisheries biologist for the Aransas
Redfish Bay State Scientific Area, local game wardens
Bay System, said her staff — along with local game
are calling compliance with the regulation “good.”
The regulation — which went into effect May 1, wardens — have been busy over the past year educat2006 — marked the first time the TPW Commission ing the boating public about the new regulation and
used its proclamation power to protect coastal habitat about the importance of seagrass conservation.
“We have had nearly
and require changes in
10,000 hits on our Web site
boater behavior in the popuand placed more than three
lar fishing destination near
dozen articles in local,
Rockport and Aransas Pass.
statewide and national publi“Compliance has been faircations,” she said. “We’ve disly good. We’ve given about
tributed more than 30,000
50 verbal warnings and eight
brochures and made nearly
written warnings,” said Maj.
four dozen presentations to
Larry Young, TPW’s regional
civic and sportfishing organilaw enforcement director for
zations.
the lower coast. “We’re still
“My staff and I have pergoing to do our best to edusonally talked about this regucate people first, especially
lation and the importance of
the ones who are new to that
seagrasses face-to-face with
area.”
3,645 boaters and anglers. It’s
Violation of the regulation
been a huge effort this past
is a Class C misdemeanor NO PROP SCARS: Signs in Redfish Bay are posted to
year.”
punishable with a fine of up warn of the seagrass regulation.
“What we’re trying to do is
to $500.
really get boaters to think
Young said the eight game
wardens that routinely patrol the area have noticed about what they’re doing out in the water,” said Faye
that fewer boaters are accessing the flats in Redfish Grubbs, a Coastal Fisheries biologist. “The responsibility is on the boater to know the area he’s fishing in,
Bay.
“I think we still have some folks who are confused and also to protect and preserve the habitat that supabout what they can and cannot do out there,” said ports the fish that he’s fishing for.”
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HUNTING
On target for the ‘long grass’
ON THE RUN: One of the unique targets is the running Cape buffalo at Mark Brown’s safari training program on the Hacienda Ranch near Uvalde.
Program trains hunters for safari adventure
By Bill Miller
So you’ve plunked down
$13,000 to hunt Cape buffalo in
Tanzania, and you’re looking at
another $2,000 for roundtrip airfare.
But one South Texas landowner
suggests spending even more
money on the front end, before
you even board the plane.
Mark Brown, proprietor of
Hacienda Ranch near Uvalde,
offers a safari training program
that emphasizes marksmanship to
get hunters ready for their adventures in the “long grass.’’
Brownsaid he attended numer-
ous safari trade shows where he
became friends with African outfitters who shared some troubling
observations.
“They said half their clients
were rookies who didn’t get
enough out of their safaris because
they didn’t know what to expect,’’
Brown said. “And, most important, they didn’t know how to
shoot African animals to properly
harvest them.
“That’s when we thought, ‘Why
not offer safari training?’’’
Brown said he has graduated
five classes so far, and he is waiting
to hear back about their safaris.
In the meantime, he’s getting
ready for more sessions which, he
Two-day/two-night weekend or
three-day/three-night mid-week
classes are offered at the Hacienda
Ranch. For information, call Mark
Brown at (281) 782-1172.
noted, are a great fit for the historic Hacienda Ranch, which he
acquired a little more than two
years ago.
Brown, a veteran of a couple
safaris, teaches the classes with his
ranch staff, but he also books
guest lectures by outdoors writers
who’ve widely hunted Africa.
Discussions involve the various
intricacies of traveling different
African nations, tips on what to
pack and how to pack it.
But the main course is shooting
and lots of it.
Brown said it’s critical to teach
students the difference between
the vital areas on whitetails and
dangerous game animals like Cape
buffalo.
To that end, Brown has set up a
shooting course involving simulated field situations. Some of the
moving targets pop up and others
are mounted on tracks.
Tom Senninger of Clermont,
Florida recently tried the course
and was challenged to shoot
standing, kneeling and from
shooting sticks.
“Probably the most unique target is the running buffalo,’’
Senninger said. “It forced you to
shoot accurately and quickly. I
think it very closely resembles
what I would expect on an
African safari.’’
Some classes can involve shooting actual exotics, and Brown
occasionally offers Asian buffalos,
which are similar to the Cape buffalo.
The class isn’t cheap; Brown
charges $2,500 per person.
But his friend, custom gun
maker Charlie Sisk of Dayton, said
that’s money well spent, considering the emphasis on how to effectively kill African game.
A GRAND SLAM
Victoria man swings a big hit in hunt package
lope hunt for himself and a non-hunting guest.
In February, he traveled to the Elephant
Mountain Wildlife Management Area for the desert
bighorn sheep hunt. His son, Kevin, 30, went along
Danny Bennett of Victoria harvested his first deer as an observer.
The Elephant Mountain WMA lies south of
at 9. More than four decades later, he went on his
Alpine between
first desert bighorn
the arid
sheep hunt.
Chihuahuan
“It was a pheDesert scrub to the
nomenal hunt —
It costs $10 per entry to enter to win one of seven Big Time Texas Hunts
south and high
something you
(including the Grand Slam, Premium Buck Hunt, Waterfowl Adventure,
desert grasslands
have to experiExotic Safari, Big Time Bird Hunt, Whitetail Bonanza and Gator Hunt). The
to the north.
ence,” he said of
entry fees benefit conservation efforts. For more information, call (800)
It encompasses
taking down a
895-4248. Entry forms will be available Aug. 15.
23,147 acres that
desert bighorn
include mountainsheep.
ous terrain
Bennett was the
(Elephant Mountain itself is 6,225 feet above sea
winner of the Grand Slam, one of several Big Time
level) plus some level to near level acreage.
Texas Hunts offered by Texas Parks and Wildlife
It is home to the desert bighorn, plus such
each year by drawing.
wildlife species as desert mule deer, pronghorn
Bennett said he bought three tickets in different
antelope, coyotes and scaled quail.
categories. His winning package included the
See GRAND SLAM, Page 21
bighorn hunt, plus a mule deer, whitetail and ante-
By Mary Helen Aguirre
BIGHORN BONANZA: Danny Bennett and his son, Kevin, pose with the Desert
Bighorn Sheep he shot that scored 161 3/8.
Mule deer moms rescue other fawns
Mule deer are giving new meaning to
watching out for other mothers’ kids.
A new study from the University of
Alberta and the University of Lethbridge
shows that mule deer females, even those
who are not mothers, respond to the
recorded distress calls of other fawn
species, including white-tailed fawns, as
well as their own.
The study showed that mule deer and
white-tailed deer females responded to
the recorded distress calls of fawns, similar
to the responses elicited when coyotes
attack fawns.
However, mule deer mothers responded
to both whitetail and mule deer calls, even
when their own fawn stood next to them.
In contrast, the whitetail mothers
responded only to their own species’ call,
and only when they could not see their
own fawn.
“The fact that mule deer ran to the
speaker when their own fawn was standing next to them safe and sound revealed
they do not help other fawns because they
mistake them for their own,” said lead
author Susan Lingle.
“It was surprising just how indiscriminate mule deer females were. For example,
the females that weren’t even mothers
also ran to the speakers to help fawns.
That would not be expected if females
were simply trying to protect their own
fawns.”
In field trials using speakers that broadcast the calls of fawns under threat, the
mule deer came to the speaker and stayed
there as long as the calls played, twisting
and turning as they confronted the perceived attackers.
White-tailed mothers that came close
to the speaker tended to withdraw right
away and then stayed safely outside that
distance.
While the study’s findings seem to
point to mule deer as superior mothers,
the motivation for looking out for other
fawns is simple survival, Lingle said.
“Having a rigid and aggressive response
to the simple sound of a fawn distress call
may ensure effective defense of a female’s
own offspring, even though this means
the female invests time and energy and
puts herself at risk by helping many other
animals.
“In contrast, a whitetail mother waits to
assess whether a fawn is her own before
she steps in to defend it. As a result, whitetail fawns suffer considerably more predation during the first months of life than
do mule deer fawns.”
Mule deer may have developed a more
effective aggressive defense because they
rely on fighting to protect themselves
against predators year-round, while
whitetails and many other species restrict
aggressive defense to just the youngest
fawns.
“Whitetails rely on flight rather than
fight for most of their lives, so this may
affect their ability to mount an aggressive
defense,” Lingle said.
The study has been published in the
journal “Animal Behaviour.”
A University of Alberta report.
FIRST RESPONDER: Doe mule deer will respond to
whitetail fawn distress calls.
Hunter education association
names Rao top professional
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR: Heidi Rao smiles after a successful Texas alligator
hunt.
Heidi Rao of Houston was
named “Professional of the Year”
by the International Hunter
Education Association.
“Heidi is a national role model
for instructors,” said Gary Berlin,
executive director of IHEA.
A Hunter Education training
specialist with Texas Parks and
Wildlife since 1998, Rao teaches
the general public hunting safety
and the governing laws to com-
ply with the mandatory hunter
education program in Southeast
Texas.
She also trains other instructors in hunter education, policies
and procedures.
Rao was credited with helping
to upgrade the skills of instructors in learning/teaching principles and practices, recruitment
and marketing techniques and
general communications.
East Texas
903.692.2725
She plays an active role in conducting hunter education training workshops and courses in her
area, as well as coordinating local
activities.
Rao also served as a Natural
Resource Park Ranger for the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
The award was underwritten
by Child Guard, LLC.
An International Hunter Education
Association report.
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FISHING
What’s all the commotion?
GLASS LANDING: Birds feed on a school of glass minnows. Peak glass minnow activity can vary from year to year due to the fish’s cyclical spawning nature.
By Danno Wise
T
hroughout late spring and well
into summer, the otherwise
glassy surface of back lakes and
coves in various Texas bays will
often explode with what appears
to be tiny slivers of glass.
However, these small shards are actually
diminutive glass minnows leaping quite literally for their lives in order to escape hungry predators beneath them.
As summer wears on, this same scenario
plays out in the passes and along beachfronts up and down the coast. In every
Leaping glass minnows
a sign of hot fishing
instance, when glass minnows break the
surface, it’s a sure bet something much bigger — and hungrier — is lurking below.
“Trout are hammering them,” said Jim
Dailey, a retired Texas Parks and Wildlife
biologist. “Rafts and rafts of the baitfish are
out there right now. There will be a lot of
terns working over them and feeding on
them.”
Many people refer to glass minnows as
bay anchovies. They are similar in size and
difficult to tell apart. The mouth on a bay
anchovy, however, is below its nose, whereas
the glass minnow’s is near the top of its face.
Timing a glass minnow hatch can be
somewhat tricky. Various bays will experience higher populations of glass minnows at
different times.
Even within a single bay system, peak
glass minnow activity can vary from year to
year. This is due to the glass minnow’s cyclical spawning nature, according to TPW biologist Mark Lingo.
“This means they will spawn whenever
conditions — water temperature, salinity,
etc. — are right for them,” he said.
This can vary from year to year or from
See GLASS, Page 12
AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN
Fishing lights brighten the way for night angling action
LIGHTEN UP: Knowing what fishing light to use
requires some thought on how and where it is going
to be used.
The advice “sleep in to catch more fish” is
a contradiction to the “early to bed, early to
rise” adage that anglers have long been told
is the best way to achieve summer fishing
success.
But more and more people are discovering
night fishing isn’t just a way to beat the heat
and busy waters — it is also a fun and productive way to catch more fish.
As long as you’re an enlightened angler,
that is.
“There really is a scientific explanation as
to what happens when a fishing light is
floated on the surface or submerged below,”
said Nancy Eaton of Optronics Inc., a
national supplier of fishing lights. “Light is
responsible for phytoplankton and zooplankton activity in the water, and these
tiny organisms are what baitfish feed on.
Attract the bait, and gamefish will follow.”
Summertime is also a period when species
like crappie, white bass and bluegill have a
tendency to group. Saltwater anglers, too,
are taking advantage of lights at night for
added success.
When gamefish and baitfish come together around a fishing light, the action can be
fast and furious, and it doesn’t require an
“Light is responsible for
phytoplankton and
zooplankton activity in the
water, and these tiny
organisms are what baitfish
feed on. Attract the bait,
and gamefish will follow.”
expert angler to catch them.
“For the most part, fishing is a social activity,” Eaton said. “Fishing at night provides
families with a rewarding alternative to gath-
ering around the TV set and gives all ages
something they can participate in and
enjoy.”
Fishing lights come in a variety of styles.
Often the choices are simply a matter of
angler preference, but sometimes picking
the right light requires some thought on
how and where it is going to be used.
For example, if the destination is a walk-in
spot, toting a 12-volt battery along for a
power source doesn’t make much sense. A
better alternative in this situation is a light
powered by common flashlight batteries.
When fishing from a dock or boat though,
lights powered by a boat battery are good
choices.
Optronics’ Floating Fish-N-Lite, featuring
a sealed beam in a waterproof styrofoam
housing, has long been a popular 12-volt
fishing light. It is the favorite of veteran crappie guide Richard Lindsey of Sibley, La.
“I like the floating lights because they sit
on the surface and cast a beam down into
the water,” he said. “They don’t attract the
See NIGHT, Page 12
TOO
BUSY WITH THE OUTDOORS
TO MEET THE RIGHT WOMAN?
NICE CATCH: A young angler looks at a keeper hybrid on Lewisville Lake. Many Texas lakes are reporting consistent catches of
hybrids and white bass.
Hybrids
Continued from Page 1
to get slabs underneath them to
catch the bigger fish and reach the
hybrids.”
Most topwaters work on schooling
white bass and hybrids, he said, while
the three-inch chug bug and small
torpedos seemed to work the best for
the group. “The fish are feeding on
little shad fry,” he said. “One of the
fishermen took the back hooks off of
his topwater and tied a small fly on
the back, and that worked real well.”
Cloud cover is a welcome sight for
the angler hoping to catch the
hybrids and whites on top.
“Typically, we see them on top in the
early morning, and they move down
to about 30 feet during the middle of
the day,” Varner said. “Then they’ll
chase the bait to the top again in the
evening.”
Nearby lakes Cedar Creek and
Tawakoni also have reported consistent catches of hybrids and whites.
”Right now, you almost have to call it
catching instead of fishing,”
Tawakoni guide Joe Reed said in an
interview.
At Lake Conroe, the topwater
action is pretty much over, said Carl
Bastick of Wethook Guide Service.
“We’ve had pretty good luck trolling
pet spoons and inline spinners,” he
said. “Our best luck has been pulling
them behind a diving tool like the
Dipsy Diver or Pink Lady, or pulling
them behind a deep-diving
crankbait.” The best action on
Conroe has been near main lake
points at the south end of the lake,
and over large humps in 18-24 feet of
water, he said.
While some hybrids were being
caught on large swimbaits, most of
the fish have been white bass. “But
the whites are running real big,”
Bastick said.
West Texas lakes are also producing
good catches, with Wichita,
Meredith and MacKenzie lakes
reporting steady activity. “There have
been some real nice hybrids caught
here lately,” said Dean Johnson,
manager of MacKenzie Bait & Tackle.
“They have been catching them on
lures — everybody’s got their favorite
— and minnows and shad. A nice
hybrid and a nine-pound largemouth have been caught on chicken
liver. Now we can’t keep enough liver
in stock.”
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MAN SHOOTS TOE IN
HUNTING ACCIDENT
•Sterling County Game Warden
Michael Jaramillo worked a nonfatal hunting accident that
occurred when the hunter who
had been sitting in his vehicle
pulled a loaded rifle up and out of
the vehicle to shoot at a rabbit,
and the gun went off. The bullet
entered and exited his right big
toe, missing the bone.
PAY UP CAMPING
FEES OR LEAVE
•Game Wardens Ray Spears and
Jim Porter responded to a call from
park management at the Davis
Mountains State Park concerning
park visitors who had not paid
their camping fees. Contact was
made with four men and one
woman in possession of a small
amount of marijuana and drug
paraphernalia. Citations were
issued by the wardens; the park
staff required the visitors to pay
their due fees, and they were
instructed to leave the state park.
TOO MANY CATFISH
IN THE BAG
•Tyler County Game Wardens
Brian Baronet and Bill Zappe filed
on a local resident for exceeding
the daily bag limit of catfish on
Lake Sam Rayburn. The person
was 15 fish over the limit. Case
pending.
WARDENS RESCUE THREE
FROM SINKING BOAT
•Chambers
County
Game
Wardens Shane Detwiler, Hector
Gonzalez and Bobby Jobes
received a call about a sinking boat
on Trinity Bay. A coast guard helicopter was called in to locate the
boat. The wardens responded and
rescued two adults and one child.
SHRIMP SELLER A DAY SHORT
OF GETTING LICENSE
•Houston County Game Warden
Zak Benge received a call from
retired Game Warden Larry Benge
concerning an individual selling
shrimp from business to business.
Benge proceeded to the location
and watched a man for approximately 20 minutes carry a small
ice chest in one store and then
another, delivering shrimp. The
GAME WARDEN BLOTTER
BOATER CAUGHT WITH ‘GRASS’ ON HIS SHIRT
•While patrolling Cedar Creek
Lake, Henderson County Game
Warden Audie Hamm attempted
to make contact with four men
in a boat. This resulted in a short
pursuit, as the men attempted to
delay the contact. Hamm
observed the men trying to
dump a baggie into the lake. As
they were trying to dump the
baggie, the contents blew onto
one of the men riding in the
boat. When the boat was
stopped, the men denied any
attempt to discard marijuana.
Hamm then pointed out the
man left the location and Benge
stopped him. The man said he was
going to get his license the next
day. He was issued a citation for no
retail truck dealer’s license and
warnings for not having his truck
marked and not having his invoices. Case pending.
fisherman’s traps. After positively
identifying four of the five men,
they were released pending contact with the owner of the traps.
The fifth individual provided his
true name at the Cameron County
Jail. The blue crab were released
back into the Arroyo unharmed.
SHRIMPERS CAUGHT
WITH TOO MANY FLOUNDER
•Jefferson County Wardens Vu
Nguyen and Kirk Jenkins, along
with two Louisiana agents,
stopped a commercial shrimp boat
at the jetties and found 16 flounder over the limit and 10 one-gallon bags of fillets. Cases pending.
FREE BOAT TURNS OUT
TO BE THE WRONG BOAT
•Aransas County Game Wardens
Scott McLeod, Ben Friebele and
Charles Mayer checked a Boston
Whaler on Aransas Bay for life
jackets. A registration check
showed the boat to be stolen. The
operator insisted the boat had
been given to him by a friend.
Further investigation revealed the
original owner was in fact the
same person that the operator
claimed as his friend. The wardens
made contact with the original
owner and asked if he knew the
operator. The owner stated he did
in fact give the operator a boat, but
he was wondering why the operator had not picked up the boat yet,
as it was still sitting in his yard.
When advised that the operator
had picked up the Boston Whaler,
the owner realized that his friend
picked up the wrong boat.
BOAT LIVERY OWNER
RENTING WITHOUT LIFE JACKETS
•Kendall County Game Warden
Vance Wallace filed a case against
the owner of a local boat livery on
the Guadalupe River after he
found many canoes, kayaks and
rubber rafts rented out without life
jackets, as required.
DRIFTING BOAT LEADS
THE WAY TO ARREST
•Milam County Game Warden
Mike Mitchell arrested a 21-yearold man on a felony warrant. Two
months earlier, the man had
allegedly stolen a boat on the Little
River, become frustrated with it,
and abandoned it to drift on down
the river into the Brazos. Mitchell
found the boat about nine hours
later and, after finding six witnesses, put together the case.
WARDENS NAB CRAB THIEVES
•While patrolling the Arroyo
Colorado, Cameron County
Game Wardens Billy Lucio and
Hector Leandro discovered a boat
with five men stealing blue crab
from the local commercial crab
GROUPS NET CITATIONS
FOR NOT HAVING LICENSES
•Tarrant County Game Wardens
David Solis and Chelle Mount
were on patrol above the dam
spillway on Grapevine Lake when
they observed four individuals cast
netting. Upon contacting with the
men, they found that none of
them had fishing licenses. The
fishermen were issued citations
and had their nets confiscated.
The next day, another group of
individuals was throwing a cast
net without a fishing license.
incident for public intoxication.
Cases pending.
marijuana on the polo shirt the
front seat boat passenger was
wearing. The passenger said he
had been mowing the grass that
morning. A pipe, vodka, and
beer were also found in the boat.
The operator of the boat was
arrested for BUI. Case pending.
They had just purchased their blue
cast nets, and one of them was still
learning how to throw a cast net.
Citations were issued.
AIR HORN BECKONS ANGLERS
BACK TO DOCK FOR CITATIONS
•While working Lake Arrowhead
by boat, Archer County Game
Warden Dee Litteken, Clay
County Game Warden Eddie
Hood and Wichita County Game
Warden Pat Canan noticed a
group of five people fishing from a
dock. As they approached the
dock from across the lake, they
stopped a boat for a water safety
check. As they finished the water
safety check, they noticed all the
people on the dock were leaving
and going uphill towards a house.
The wardens approached the dock
and sounded an air horn to signal
the subjects to return to the dock.
In the end, four citations were
issued for no fishing licenses.
ROWDY BOATERS
STIR UP ARRESTS
•Harris County Game Wardens
Derek Spitzer, Kevin Mitchell and
Tim Elmore received a call from
the Seabrook Police Department
concerning two people on a boat
who appeared intoxicated and
were pitching beer cans into the
Kemah Channel and yelling at
other boats as they passed by. The
boat was stopped on Clear Lake.
While en route to the bank, one of
the men became belligerent,
yelling and cursing at the wardens.
The man was immediately taken
to shore, where police were waiting. Once on the bank, the man
resisted arrest, and spit on one of
the police officers. The man was
arrested for resisting arrest, assault
on a peace officer and BWI. The
other man was arrested without
BOATER FLAGS DOWN
WARDENS FOR SCALPEL
•Harris County Game Wardens
Tim Elmore, Derek Spitzer and
Kevin Mitchell were patrolling
Clear Lake when they were flagged
down by an individual in a boat
with three passengers. One of the
men asked the wardens if they had
a scalpel. Apparently the man was
trying to remove a catfish from his
line when the top spine punched
the area where his thumb and
palm meet, and broke off. The man
said he was a doctor and wanted
the wardens to cut the spine out.
When he was informed the wardens did not have a scalpel, he
then asked for a pair of pliers so the
wardens could pull the spine out.
The man refused EMS, and after a
few failed attempts on his own to
pull the spine out, he informed the
wardens he would go to his office
and remove the spine.
TRUCKER CHARGED FOR
POLLUTING THE WATERS
•Robertson
County
Game
Wardens Russell Murden and
Jason Bussey were patrolling Lake
Limestone by boat with Brazos
River Authority Ranger Robert
Brown. Brown received a call
about some illegal dumping on a
gas well pad near the lake.
Realizing that it would take a long
time to get to the location by vehicle, the wardens traveled up a
creek as far as they could by boat.
They beached the boat and then
walked a long way to the site. As
they approached, they observed
an 18-wheel tanker truck leaving
the area. They were able to run and
cut the tanker off. The investigation determined the truck driver
had dumped sodium chloride
directly from a discharge tank
onto private property, where it ran
into a creek bed that runs directly
into Lake Limestone. Photographs
were taken along with a statement
from a witness. The Limestone
County District Attorney will file
third-degree felony charges for discharge of a pollutant.
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June 22, 2007 Page 11
June 22, 2007 Page 12
Changes in store Glass
for BASS tourneys
BASS
has
announced
enhancements to its tournament structure.
Next season, Bassmaster
Elite Series anglers will compete from their own branded
boats in all competition days
of BASS tournaments, including the Bassmaster Classic.
Additionally, BASS introduced a 66-percent increase in
payout for the Toyota Tundra
Bassmaster Angler of the Year,
which will now boast a
$250,000 top prize.
In addition to the tournament enhancements, BASS
announced the Bassmaster
Elite Series will visit 11 fisheries
in 2008, two of which are in
Texas.
The first, the Lone Star
Shootout, will be held from
April 3-6 on Falcon Lake. It
marks the first time BASS has
visited Falcon. The mainstream reservoir on the Rio
Grande River has a surface area
of 83,654 acres and many
anglers consider it a fishery
capable of record-breaking
weights.
The Battle of the Border at
Lake Amistad will be held from
April 10-13 on Lake Amistad.
Elite anglers have posted
winning four-day totals eclipsing the 100-pound mark in the
past two years. Featuring rocky
structure
and
drop-offs,
Amistad provides picturesque
scenery in addition to its
tremendous largemouth bass
population.
A BASS Communications report.
bay to bay. In the Lower Laguna
Madre, one typically sees the highest concentration of glass minnows
in bag seine surveys during August.
“You can usually expect them to
have spawned about 60 days before
that, because they have to grow to a
certain size before they’re big
enough to be caught in our bags,”
Lingo said.
Good places to find them are in
the mouths of passes. “I would
throw white or silver Clouser minnows if I were fly-fishing, and a
small silver spoon if bait casting,”
Dailey said.
Regardless of where they’re
encountered, glass minnows can
mean fast-action for both fish and
fishermen. And, any angler lucky
enough to stumble into a glass minnow attack will certainly wade away
impressed.
One of Dailey’s best fishing days
came when he was wading near
Pass Cavallo and happened on passing glass minnows.
“I was throwing a bone Ghost
topwater and schools of bait just
kept coming by. There were sporadic
blowups from really nice trout.
“I caught the best stringer of my
life, and it has never happened like
that again.”
As far as bait, just mimic the glass
minnow.
“If we have a glass minnow
hatch, I throw the 19MR Series
MirrOlure,” said Matagorda-based
guide Capt. Tommy Countz. “I really like the way that bait looks in the
water. Plus, some of those colors
look like an exact replica of a glass
minnow.
“I really like that mullet pattern
— with the green back and silver
sides. And that’s what you need —
something that looks just like a
glass minnow.”
Tossing tiny baits also works well
SHINY ALLURE: The Tidewater Silverside, more commonly known as the glass
minnow, is a popular bait for most saltwater species.
along the beachfront, even though
the target species may be larger.
“When I’ve seen kingfish working balls of glass minnows, it sure
seems like smaller spoons or Rat-LTraps work better than bigger baits,”
said Port Isabel guide Capt. Rolando
Gonzalez. “It seems like when
they’re feeding on those small baitfish, they don’t even pay attention
to the bigger baits.”
Although fish feeding on glass
minnows can cause quite a commo-
tion on the water’s surface, the
activity can be surprisingly easy to
overlook.
However, Galveston Bay guide
Capt. Michael LaRue says there’s
another way to find the action.
“Glass minnows are a big deal to
us in July,” LaRue said. “But we usually have some birds working in
July. And most of those birds will be
working over glass minnows. You
find glass minnows, you’ll find fish
— I guarantee it.”
Night
bugs like the other above-water
lights, but do attract the baitfish. I
typically wait at least 15-20 minutes, maybe even 30 minutes,
before dropping a line in the water.
If I’m not seeing any baitfish by
then, I’ll pick a new spot.”
Also popular are submersible
fishing lights, which feature a fluorescent tube that glows green or
other colors when illuminated and
can be lowered to around 20-feet
deep.
Fishing lights now come with
LED technology, and some include
a modular “stick” system that
allows multiple modules to be
screwed together for added length
and illumination. These modules
have several ultrabright LEDs and a
fluted reflector in the middle to disburse the light in all directions, and
are used with a 12-volt battery.
For the more mobile angler,
whether walking the banks or the
dock, LED lights are made in a more
compact 10-inch size that runs on
three AAA batteries.
So as daytime temperatures heat
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June 22, 2007 Page 13
Mize captures tourney, TTC
Texas’ Bullard takes 3rd
Lucy Mize of Ben Lomond,
Ark., jumped over the two-day
leader to log her first BASS win
Saturday at the Kentucky Lake
event of the Mercury Marine
Women's Bassmaster Tour presented by Triton Boats.
Placing third Thursday, then
climbing to second Friday,
Mize was a daunting 5 pounds
behind leader Sheri Glasgow of
Muskogee, Okla. But on
Saturday, Mize toted a bag of
five largemouth to the scales
that weighed 13 pounds, 14
ounces — enough to surpass
Glasgow and score the win by 1
pound, 1 ounce.
Mize's weight of 40 pounds, 2
ounces over the three days of
competition secured the top
TPW’s Cook
announces
retirement
Texas Parks and Wildlife Executive Director Robert L. Cook
announced his intention to retire
Aug. 31. Cook has been executive
director since February 2002 and
has spent the majority of his professional career at the agency.
Cook began his career at TPW in
1965, after graduating from Texas
A&M University with a wildlife
management
degree. He
was first stationed in
Junction as a
wildlife biologist, and in
1972 was promoted to area
manager at
the Kerr
Robert L. Cook
Wildlife
Management Area in Hunt.
In 1975, Cook was promoted to
program leader for the statewide
white-tailed deer program and
established standardized deer data
collection and analysis procedures
for the Wildlife Division.
Cook left TPW in 1979 to work
for the Shelton Land and Cattle
Company. While there, he served
as wildlife biologist and director of
ranch operations for six large
ranches in Texas and Montana.
In 1990, he returned to TPW
and served as chief of wildlife for
more than three years in the combined Fisheries and Wildlife
Division. In 1994, he was promoted to director of the Wildlife
Division.
Cook was then promoted to
senior division director for land
policy in 1997 and served as acting division director for the State
Parks Division for almost two
years.
He then became chief operating officer until he was named
executive director.
“Bob Cook has devoted his
entire professional career to conservation, and Texas is better for
it,” said TPW Commission
Chairman Joseph Fitzsimons. “I
have known Bob for more than
20 years, and he has served the
agency and the state of Texas well.
His contributions to conservation
in Texas and his steady leadership
during his tenure as executive
director have left the agency well
positioned for the future.
“We wish him the best as he
prepares to embark on the next
phase of his life.”
According to Fitzsimons, an
executive search committee will
begin the process of recruiting the
next executive director.
A Texas Parks and Wildlife report.
prize, a Triton/Mercury boat rig
valued at $50,000.
Karla Bullard of Del Rio,
Texas, was third with 36
pounds, 12 ounces.
Fourth was Audrey McQueen
of Canon City, Colo., with 32
pounds, 5 ounces.
Tammy Richardson of Amity,
Ark., finished fifth with 32
pounds, 3 ounces. She also
moved up to second place in
the points standings.
In the co-angler competition, Susan Dameron, 44, of
Chattanooga, Tenn., won the
top prize of $1,000 in cash and
a Triton/Mercury rig worth
$25,000.
A BASS Communications report.
effect, constitute building a high
fence across Texas.
“Whitetail deer, because of their
numbers, will certainly survive,”
said the biologist, who asked not to
be identified given the emotions
stirred by the TTC. “They’ve come
up against greater foes. Other more
endangered species, though, could
be a concern, such as ocelots and
jaguarondis. This could make one
population of a certain species,
two. And the numbers may not be
enough for either to survive.
Dividing is not always conquering
when it comes to wildlife.”
The sprawling TTC on its own
would kill huge numbers of
wildlife, said the director of the
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research
Institute in Kingsville.
Fred Bryant noted a two-year
study of a 20-mile stretch of
Highway 281 found 160 dead barn
owls. The owls chase rats out of bar
ditches onto the highway, where
both often bite the dust.
“Here, we would be talking
about a corridor that is a quartermile wide,” Bryant said. “Just the
vehicle collisions alone would be
staggering.”
Bryant’s greater fear, though, is
that the corridor will further fragment wildlife habitat.
Species of animals that roam vast
stretches of land could be cut off
from habitat they need biologically, Bryant said. He listed predators
such as mountain lions, bobcats
and coyotes.“When you take out
the top predators,” Bryant said, “it
changes everything below them.”
A study in one Panhandle
County found that removing coyotes had a profound impact on the
ecosystem. The number of species
of small mammals shrank from
seven to one.
“The coyotes ate a lot of kangaroo rats,” Bryant said. “The kangaroo rats, because they were no
longer taken by coyotes, dominated the other small mammals.
That’s just an example of what can
happen.”
There has been talk of setting
aside land for wildlife to compensate for that consumed by the TTC.
Rumors abound that the land
would be in West Texas, which critics say would be inaccessible to
most Texans. However, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department
of Transportation denied that
claim.
“At this point, we still don’t have
the route for the Trans-Texas
Corridor,” said Gabriela Garcia.
“When we do, we can get into
details such as setting aside land for
possible mitigation purposes.”
Environmental impact studies
also have to be completed first,
Garcia said.
Bryant said he’d prefer Texas
looked at alternatives to the TTC,
such as widening existing highways.
“Once you take away habitat, it’s
gone,” he said. “It’s a natural
resource issue to me. That’s the telescope I’m looking through — or,
perhaps, blinders, I guess, depending on your point of view.”
Page 14 June 22, 2007
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Fish is a hybrid that
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Adventure, the utility of the
Outback and the maneuverability of the
Sport tandem pedal-driven fishing boats.
The Revolution promises an easy-to-use stable
alternative to traditional kayaking, which is especially important to anglers. This
kayak with mirage drive is 13-feet, 5-inches long and 28 1/2 inches wide. Available features include an
oversized forward hatch, two eight-inch Twist and Seal hatches, three gear buckets, two molded-in rod holders,
plug-in Hobie Trax Cart, plus more. The Revolution Fish is available in four colors. It costs about $1,750. For
dealers, visit www.hobie.com or call (800) 462-4349.
ODORLESS CLEANER: Doc Chumly’s
Stink’n Slime Hand Cleaner is
designed to rid hands of those
strong fish odors. It also can be
used on a boat’s interior, fishcleaning tools and sinks. An 8ounce bottle sells for about $8. For
retailers, visit www.frabill.com or call
(800) 558-1005.
LIGHT REEL: The 230SX
SuperCaster from U.S. Reel is
ideally suited for fishing the
Texas coastal waters for
redfish, flounder and
trout. Weighing in at 8.9
ounces (thanks to key
carbon fiber
components),
the 230SX lets
anglers cast all
day without arm
fatigue. The wide
spool design
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light baits, and its SDS
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sells for about $150. For retailers, visit www.usreel.com or call
(314) 962-9500.
RUGGED ROD
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the mother of all
rod cases. Made
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construction, the case won’t bend or
break. It features a hinged door for
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lockable case protects rods. The case telescopes from 73 to 102 inches
and holds numerous rods. It costs about $68. For retailers, visit
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FOR DRY FLIES: The Dry-Tech MRT Fly
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Moisture Reduction Technology to
keep flies and hooks safe from
the harmful effects of humidity.
Odorless, non-toxic crystals
inside the waterproof and airtight
boxes continuously absorb
moisture to dry and extend the
life of the flies and other fishing
materials. When the orange
crystals, which are recessed
inside the lid in their own
container, reach their absorption
capacity, they change color. The
crystals can be regenerated in a
microwave oven repeatedly for
long-term use. The large box
measures 8.75 by 5 by 1.75
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a smaller model (6.25 by 4.25 by 1.5
inches) is available for about $40. For
more information, call (303) 288-7888 or
order at www.anglingdesigns.com.
SUPERFLIES: These Phat Flies by SPRO will help float or fly-fishermen
catch fish in the harshest conditions, according to SPRO. The Bill
Siemantel Signature edition flies are available in five colors: Baby
Bass, Grey Ghost, Blue Shad, Blue Gill and Chartreuse Ghost. They are
balanced to sit horizontally under the bobber and feature Gamakatsu
hooks. Available in 1/6-ounce and 1/8-ounce sizes, the flies cost about
$3.50. For information, visit www.spro.com or call (770) 919-1722.
SPORTY SHADES: The Offshore sunglasses by Maui Jim are designed specifically for anglers. The
sunglasses’ tough, but light, frame has a side window for
maximum visibility. The impact-resistant
polycarbonate lenses boast a
Clearshell coating for scratchresistance plus a waterproof
coating. The lenses also feature
the company’s Polarized Plus2
technology, which eliminates glare
and maximizes transmission of the
colors the eyes see naturally. The
frames come in black and the
lenses are available in gray (for
bright sunlight and the highest
available glare reduction), bronze (for added
contrast on hazy, overcast or foggy days) and rose (for
sharpest contrast). The sunglasses, part of the MJ Sport Collection, sell for about $170. For
retailers, visit www.mauijim.com or call (888) 628-4546.
ALLURING PRODUCTS: Mustad’s Activate is
a line of pheromone-based attractants
engineered specifically for North
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and attractants to trigger a feeding
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designed to stay on baits longer than
traditional attractants and are available
in seven formats and a variety of speciesspecific formulations. The 3.38-ounce
spray for bass (about $10) features
glitter flecks and can be used on hard
lures, soft plastics or live and cut bait.
For retailers, visit www.mustad.no
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"LONG CAST SPECIAL":
Lamiglas this year
introduced the SR 765
R crankbait rod, one of
three new models that
are part of the Skeet
Reese series. Each rod in the series is drawn from the professional angler’s tournament winning experience. The SR 765R, at 7-feet, 6-inches long, is made for increased casting
distance. It promises better range and control over cranking depth of any bait. The SR 765 R (shown) costs about $190. The other two new models include a 7-foot, 10-inch long
rod designed for punching through heavy grass and extracting bass, and a 7-foot, 4-inch long rod with a hair-trigger tip designed for fishing heavier weights. All models in the
Skeet Reese Series feature Fuji Alconite Concept guides, Fuji reel seats and premium cork grips. For more information, call (800) 325-9436 or visit www.lamiglas.com.
June 22, 2007 Page 15
OUTDOOR DATEBOOK
[email protected].
E-mail it to
[email protected]
June 29-30: The TWA Convention
will be held at the Hyatt Regency
Hill Country Resort and Spa. For
information, visit www.texaswildlife.org/convention.htm or call
(800) 839-9453.
May 26-Sept.
3: The CCA
Texas STAR
tournament
will take place
along the
Texas coast.
Twelve divisions with $1 million in
scholarships and prizes. Register
online at ccatexas.org or call (800)
626-4222 for information.
June 29-30:
The Gander
Mountain
store in Tyler
will hold a
hunter’s
education
class with instructor Phil Brakebill
in the Gander Mountain Lodge.
Call Phil Brakebill at (903) 8825618 for information.
June 24-28: The South Texas
Bobwhite Brigade will take place at
the 74 Ranch near Pleasanton. For
more information, contact Helen
Holdsworth at (800) 839-9453 or
[email protected].
June 30-July 1: The Falcon Lake
“Legends” Bass Tournament “Hall
of Fame” will be held at Oso
Blanco Lodge in Zapata.
Registration is June 29 from 4–10
p.m. For information, contact the
Zapata County Chamber of
Commerce at (956) 765-4871 or
[email protected].
HAVE AN EVENT?
June 28: The San Jacinto CCA
banquet will be held at Sylvan
Beach Pavilion in La Porte. For
information, call (800) 626-4222.
June 28: The Bastrop DU dinner
will be held at
Sacred Heart
Parish Hall in
Rockne. For
more
information,
contact Jason
McKey at (830) 629-0594 or
CCA State of Texas
Angler’s Rodeo
July 7: The Two Lakes NWTF
banquet will be held at the
Jefferson VFW Hall in Jefferson.
Call Michael Turner at (903) 7893427.
July 13-15: The 4th Annual Laredo
Hunting and Fishing Show will be
held at the Laredo Entertainment
Center. For information, call
Quincy Barnes at 800-532-3976
Leaderboard
Middle Coast Speckled Trout
Norman Frankum of Sweeney
9 lbs. 0 ozs.
OFFSHORE DIVISION
Kingfish
David Markham of Huntsville
52 lbs. 4 ozs.
Dorado
Taylor Walker, 13, of Spring Branch
37 lbs. 10 ozs.
Ling (Cobia)
Chris Jacobs of Sweeney
75 lbs. 3 ozs.
Lower Coast Speckled Trout
Bryan R. Tucker II of Corpus Christi
8 lbs. 14 ozs.
INSHORE DIVISION
Flounder
Joseph Bryan of Beaumont
6 lbs. 8 ozs.
(STAR)
LEADERS AS OF: 6-19-07
ext. 202 or visit www.smcevents.com.
July 13: The
Corpus Christi
NWTF dinner will
be held at the
Ortiz Center. For
information, call
Brian Preston at
(361) 758-7878,
July 14: Ladies Day Out, presented
by NWTF’s Women in the
Outdoors, will be held at Bass Pro
Shops in Garland. Classes will be
held on hunting, archery, fishing,
firearms and more. For
information, contact Nanette Kline
at (806) 796-0087 or
[email protected].
July 14: The Texas Junior Angler
State Champion tournament will be
held at the South Padre KOA and
Fish Bones Pier on South Padre
Island. Divisions include ages 4-6,
7-12, and 13-17. For information,
visit www.fishacrosstexas.com.
July 15: The Texas Boater
Education
Course will
be held at
the Fort
Worth
Cabela’s
store in the
upstairs
conference room. The seven-hour
class is required for all motorboat
and personal watercraft operators
13-17 years of age. Reservations
are required. Call (972) 263-6989
for more information and
registration.
July 19: The Tarrant County NWTF
banquet will be held at the
Lockheed Recreation Center in Fort
Worth. Call Robert Cantrell at
(817) 731-3402 for information.
July 26: The
Dallas Safari
Club will host
its Fort Worth
summer
meeting. For
reservations and
information, call
(972) 9809800 or email
[email protected].
July 20-21: The Gander Mountain
store in Beaumont will hold a
hunter’s education class with
instructors Jack and Mary Beach in
the Gander Mountain Lodge. Call
the store at (409) 347-3055 or
Jack or Mary Beach at (409) 7275017 for information.
July 20-22: The 17th Annual Texas
Hunters & Sportsman’s Expo will be
held at the McAllen International
Convention Center. Visit
www.texashunterassociation.com or
call (956) 664-2884 for
information.
July 21: The Pineywoods Texas Big
Sheepshead
Jeff Nouis of Deer Park
8 lbs. 3 ozs.
Sheepshead
Forrest Karl, 6, of Edna
7 lbs. 7 ozs.
Gafftop
Debbie Mahon of Winnie
7 lbs. 1 oz.
Gafftop
Jarren Mahon, 8, of Winnie
7 lbs. 6 ozs.
STARTEENS TROUT & INSHORE DIVISIONS
STARKIDS DIVISION
(AGES 6-10)
Flounder
Savannah Rozacky, 7, of Rockport
3 lbs. 11 ozs.
(AGES 11-17)
Upper Coat Speckled Trout
Chance Beasley, 14, of Houston
6 lbs., 9 ozs.
Middle Coast Speckled Trout
Jana Kubecka, 15, of Edna
Game Awards banquet will be held
at the Fredonia Hotel in
Nacogdoches. For information,
visit www.TexasBigGame
Awards.com or email
[email protected].
July 26: The Lost Pines NWTF
chapter dinner will be held at New
Sacred Parish Hall in Rockne.
Contact Matthew Maas at (512)
303-0063 or [email protected] for
information.
July 28: The Clay County NWTF
dinner will be held at the Holman
Center in Henrietta. Contact Wade
Bryant at (940) 538-4354 or
[email protected] for
information.
July 28: The Panhandle Texas Big
Game Awards banquet will be held
at Fair Park Auditorium in
Childress. For information, visit
www.TexasBigGameAwards.com or
e-mail [email protected].
July 28: The Deep East Texas
NWTF chapter dinner will be held
at the VFW in Jasper. For
information, contact Cindy Dans at
(409) 383-0862 or
[email protected].
July 28: The Uvalde Guajolotes
NWTF chapter dinner will be held
at the Elderado Hunting Lodge in
Uvalde. For information, contact
Brad Farr at (830) 592-0742 or
[email protected].
6 lbs. 14 ozs.
Lower Coast Speckled Trout
Nicholas Joiner, 17, of Robstown
8 lbs. 3 ozs.
Flounder
McKenzie Griffith, 12, of Lake Jackson
3 lbs. 8 ozs.
Sheepshead
Jonathan Miller, 17, of Bacliff
6 lbs. 4 ozs.
Gafftop
Lance Knox, 11, of Rosenberg
7 lbs. 11 ozs.
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FISHING REPORT
HOT BITES
LARGEMOUTH
BASS
BROWNWOOD: Black bass are very
good on watermelon flukes,
buzzbaits, and spinnerbaits off grass
flats, and on finesse worms with
chartreuse tails near the rocks.
COLEMAN: Black bass are very good
on Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, and
chartreuse soft plastics.
MACKENZIE: Black bass are good on
shad-colored crankbaits and spinnerbaits, and live baits.
WHITE/
HYBRID/STRIPER
TEXOMA: Striped bass are good on
topwaters and live shad.
TAWAKONI: White bass are good on
Humdingers and topwaters.
WICHITA: White bass and hybrid
striped bass are good on minnows or
live shad.
CATFISH
FALCON: Channel and blue catfish
are excellent on cut bait and shrimp.
PROCTOR: Channel and blue catfish
to 30 pounds are excellent on shrimp
and shad.
TRAVIS: Channel and blue catfish to
9 pounds are good on bait shrimp
and nightcrawlers in 22 - 38 feet.
BRAUNIG: Channel and blue catfish
are excellent on liver, shrimp, cut
bait, and cheese bait near the dam.
CRAPPIE
RAY ROBERTS: Crappie are excellent
on minnows and Road Runners over
brush piles and around isolated
trees.
O.H. IVIE: Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
CEDAR CREEK: Crappie are good on
jigs around boathouses and over brush
piles.
BREAM
CADDO: Bream are good on red wigglers and crickets.
TOLEDO BEND: Bream are good on
nightcrawlers and crickets in 2 - 8
feet.
WEATHERFORD: Bream are good on
worms.
JOE POOL: Water off color; 78-84 degrees; 0.75' high. Black bass are fair
ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees. Black bass are good along
on spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and
brush lines on topwater lures early and late in day, shad-colored spinnerbaits
jigs.
and soft plastics, black/blue jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.
LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained; 77-84 degrees; 1.32' high. Catfish are
AMISTAD: Water clear; 80 degrees. Black bass are good on Senkos,
good on nightcrawlers and cheese bait.
crankbaits, spinnerbaits, soft plastics, deep jigs, and topwaters. Catfish are
good on cheese bait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp over baited holes. Yellow catLAVON: Water off color; 78-83 degrees; 3.88' high. Crappie are good on
fish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.
minnows and jigs around structure.
ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 80degrees; 4.2' low. Black bass are
LBJ: Water murky with algae bloom; 78 degrees; 0.09' low. Crappie are fair
good on topwater lures early in day and on spinnerbaits near vegetation.
on minnows and white jigs over brush piles in 12 feet.
Crappie are good mid-lake near timber and at derricks on minnows. White
LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 78-84 degrees; 1.65' high. Black bass are fair
bass are good trolling and on flats with some surface action. Catfish are good
to good on Carolina rigs, Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Catfish are fair to
along upper west side on punchbait or juglines baited with cut shad or carp.
good on nightcrawlers and cut bait.
ATHENS: Water off color, 77-83 degrees; 0.46' high. Black bass are good on
LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 74 degrees; 1.06' high. Black bass are good on
black spinnerbaits and buzzbaits at night and during the day on drop shot
crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped and white bass are good but small on
rigged finesse worms and weightless flukes.
Rat-L-Traps, pet spoons, hellbenders, and slabs. Crappie are good on minBASTROP: Water lightly stained. Crappie are good on minnows at night.
nows. Blue catfish are good on shad.
Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and minnows.
MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 3' low. Crappie are good on
BELTON: Water murky; 75 degrees; 11.82' high. Channel and blue catfish
minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are good on inline spinnerare fair on liver, stinkbait, and shrimp.
baits and live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait. Walleye are good
on crankbaits and live bait.
BOB SANDLIN: Water stained;
Catfish are good on cut shad.
78-84 degrees; 7.6' low. Black
bass are good on Carolina rigs,
MEREDITH: Water lightly
drop shot rigs and topwaters.
stained; 74 degrees; 32.2' low.
Crappie are fair on minnows and
Black bass are good on shadjigs around structure.
colored spinnerbaits, crankbaits,
jigs and soft plastics, and live
BRAUNIG: Water stained; 88
baits. Crappie are good on jigs
degrees. Striped bass are good
and minnows. White bass are
on liver and perch off points
good on live bait and crankbaits.
near the pier. Redfish are excelSmallmouth bass are good on
lent on perch, shad, and silver
small crankbaits and live bait.
spoons.
Walleye are good on shad-colBRIDGEPORT: Water off color;
ored crankbaits and white/char77-83 degrees; 3.65' low.
treuse soft plastic grubs around
Catfish are fair to good on nightrocky points and drops. Channel
crawlers and prepared baits.
catfish are good on live baits.
BROWNWOOD: Water stained;
NASWORTHY: Water lightly
75 degrees; 0.48' low. Hybrid
stained; 78 degrees. Crappie are
striper are good trolling
good on minnows and jigs.
white/chartreuse striper jigs.
White bass and striped bass are
White bass are very good on Li'l
good on live baits. Catfish are
Fishies and minnows off lighted
good on live bait and cut shad.
docks at night. Channel catfish
are good on trotlines baited with
O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained;
live bait in 10 - 20 feet.
80 degrees; 16.25' low. Black
bass are good on topwater lures
BUCHANAN: Water clear to
at dawn and dusk, shad-colored
murky; 76 degrees; 4.06' low.
spinnerbaits and crankbaits,
Black bass are good on white
Trout are very good at the North Jetty on croaker, perch and pumpkinseed/chargreen pumpkin or black/charbuzzbaits and jigs, watermelon
treuse plastics. Redfish are good on live bait in the Lydia Ann Channel.
treuse soft jerk baits along
topwaters, and Whacky Sticks in
Offshore is good for snapper, ling, wahoo, amberjack and kingfish.
brush lines. White bass are good
pockets and points in creeks in 5
on live baits and inline spinner- 15 feet at first light. Crappie
baits. Smallmouth bass are good
are good on minnows and crapon live baits and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish are good on live baits and
pie jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait and dip bait.
cut shad.
Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines baited with
PALESTINE: Water stained; 77-83 degrees; 0.67' high. Black bass are fair
goldfish and perch.
to good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good on
CADDO: Water stained; 79-86 degrees; 0.3' high. Black bass are fair on soft
Humdingers.
plastic frogs and junebug worms. Catfish are excellent on trotlines with earthPALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 48.35' low. Black bass are
worms.
good on spinnerbaits and live baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
CALAVERAS: Water stained; 88 degrees. Redfish are excellent down rigging
Channel catfish are good on live and prepared baits.
silver and gold spoons in 10 - 20 feet, on live perch and tilapia along the
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 81 degrees; 1' low. Black bass are good
shoreline, and on live bait along the crappie wall. Channel catfish are excellent
shallow near Rock Creek and back of Caddo Creek cove on Texas rigged 6on liver, cheese bait, and shad. Blue catfish are excellent on liver and cut bait.
inch watermelon/pepper fleck soft plastic lizard baits. White bass are good
CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 76 degrees; 1.17' high. Smallmouth bass are
just off river channel north of Costello Island jigging with silver slabs and
good on root beer grubs and craws and watermelon red tubes on ball jigheads
trolling with striped bass being caught.
on main lake points and ledges in 8 - 15 feet. Yellow and blue catfish are very
PROCTOR: Water murky; 74 degrees; 5.02' high. White bass are good
good on juglines and trotlines upriver.
trolling shiny jigs. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait.
CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 0.2' low. White bass are good
RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 0.05' high. Black bass are
on TailHummers and Rooster Tails around points and over humps. Hybrid
fair to good on spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and Carolina rigged 10" worms.
striper are fair on live shad.
White bass are good on Humdingers and chrome topwaters.
CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 81 degrees; 3.76' low. Black bass are good
RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 79-84 degrees; 1.77' low. Black bass are good
on deep running crankbaits and large Carolina rigged soft plastic worms and
on white spinnerbaits, Carolina-rigged finesse worms in 8-15 feet. White
lizards. Drum are good on nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good
bass are good on topwaters sporadically, midday switching to jigging spoons.
on punchbait.
Catfish are good on cut bait.
COLEMAN: Water clear; 75 degrees; 1.04' low. Crappie are good on minnows
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 78-84 degrees; 0.44 high. White
and Li'l Fishies at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines baitbass and hybrid striper are fair to good on Humdingers, topwaters and live
ed with live perch and chicken livers.
shad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around brush. Catfish are good
CONROE: Water stained; 0.03' low. Striped bass are good on silver/gold
prepared baits.
striper jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and bait shrimp.
SAM RAYBURN: Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.16' low. Catfish are good on
FALCON: Water clear south, stained north; 82 degrees. Black bass are very
trotlines baited with live bait, liver, and cut bait.
good on small crankbaits.
STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 70 degrees; 19.39' high. Black bass are good
FAYETTE: Water clear; 92 degrees. Channel and blue catfish are good on
on soft plastics, topwaters, and spinnerbaits in newly flooded areas.
shrimp and cut shad in 8 - 12 feet.
TAWAKONI: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 2.6' low. Catfish are good on cut
FORK: Water off color; 77-83 degrees; 0.37' low. Black bass are fair on topbait.
waters early and late, and midday on drop shot rigged finesse worms and
TEXOMA: Water off color; 78-83 degrees; 6.52' high. Catfish are good on
Carolina rigged Brush Hogs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs under
nightcrawlers and cut shad.
the bridges and over brush piles.
TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 85 degrees; 1.21' low. Black bass are good
GRANBURY: Water stained; 0.40' low. Black bass are good on watermelon
but small on redbug and watermelon red soft plastic worms and crankbaits
red and watermelon gold Carolina rigged soft plastics, crankbaits, and Ratin the boating lanes. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/green tube jigs
L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are good
over baited holes in 20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines
on stinkbait, chicken livers, and frozen shrimp.
baited with live bait, stinkbait, livers, and hearts.
GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 2.14 high. Crappie are fair to
TRAVIS: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.06' high. Black bass to 5 pounds are
good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs.
good on June bug worms and chrome topwaters early in 10 - 25 feet.
GREENBELT: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 13.55' low. Black bass are
good on shad-colored Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits and soft plastics, and topwaWEATHERFORD: Water muddy; 79-84 degrees; 0.02' low. Black bass are
ter lures at dawn and dusk. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White
fair to good around docks and on rocky points. Crappie are good on minnows
bass are good on live bait and crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good on
and jigs in the crappie house and over brush piles. Channel catfish are good
shad-colored crankbaits and live bait. Walleye are good on jerkbaits,
on worms, liver and dough bait in the river channel on the north end. White
crankbaits and live baits. Catfish are good on cut baits.
bass are good around the lake on small shad imitation lures.
HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.60' high. Bream are good
WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 25.8' low. Black bass are
on live worms over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish to 3 pounds are
good on junebug soft plastics and shad-colored spinnerbaits along brush
good on stinkbait in 6 feet.
lines. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 9.70' low. Black bass
WHITNEY: Water murky; 3.25' high. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp,
are good on shad-colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits, watermelon/charstinkbait, and live bait.
treuse soft plastics, and live baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
WICHITA: Water clearing; 82 degrees; full at spillway. Channel catfish are
White bass and hybrid striper are good on live baits. Catfish are good on live
good along north side on punchbait.
baits.
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NORTH SABINE: Trout are good on topwaters and Corkies for waders working
the islands. Redfish are good and schooling in the middle of the lake on mullet
and live shrimp.
SOUTH SABINE: Trout are good from the
Causeway Pier at night under the lights
on live shrimp. Flounder are good on
pepper/chartreuse Bass Assassins and
live shrimp on the shorelines.
BOLIVAR: Redfish are good in the surf on
mullet. Gafftop, sand trout and flounder
are good at the Pass on live bait. Trout
are good along the shorelines on chartreuse plastics.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are good while drifting deeper shell reefs and slicks on
glow/chartreuse, pumpkinseed/chartreuse
and plum Bass Assassins, Trout Killers
and Sand Eels.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are good
while drifting deeper reefs on glow/chartreuse, plum/white and red shad plastics
and live shrimp. Trout are very good off
the spoil banks in the Ship Channel on
live croakers.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are very
good off the
spoil banks
on live
croakers.
Flounder are
good in around Green's Cut on jigs tipped
with shrimp. Redfish and trout are good
at the jetty on shrimp and croaker.
TEXAS CITY: Trout are very good on live
croaker off the Dollar Flats. Redfish are
good from the deep holes and off the pier
at the end of the dike on live shrimp.
Trout and oversized redfish are good at
night from the piers.
FREEPORT: Trout are good at the
Surfside and Quintana jetties on live
shrimp, croaker and red/white MirrOlures.
Trout, redfish and black drum are good at
San Luis Pass on live bait. Trout are good
while drifting Bastrop Bay on live shrimp.
EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are good on
live shrimp over
mid-bay reefs.
Flounder are good
on the shorelines
on jigs tipped with
shrimp.
MATAGORDA: Redfish are good on limetreuse and pepper/chartreuse Bass
Assassins over scattered shell shorelines. Trout, black drum and redfish are
good on live shrimp at Shell Island.
PORT O'CONNOR: Trout are good on
live croakers over deep shell. Trout are
good while drifting the flats on topwaters. Trout and redfish are good on live
shrimp at the jetty.
ROCKPORT: Trout are good on the outside of Traylor Island, the reefs of Copan
and Aransas Bays on croaker. Redfish
are good on cut-mullet and live shrimp
on the Estes Flats.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout and redfish
are very good on live shrimp and croaker
around the causeway and at the Oso
Bridge. Redfish
are good
around the
shell in Nueces
Bay on live
shrimp.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good at the Tide
Gauge, King Ranch shoreline and the
rocks on croaker, live shrimp and plum
Bass Assassins, Sand Eels and Trout
Killers.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout and are good
on live bait in the Intracoastal.Trout and
redfish are fair to good on topwaters
and lice shrimp while drifting the flats.
SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish are
good on red/white Hogies, Gamblers and
Norton Bull Minnows at Twin Bars and
Long Bars.
PORT ISABEL: Trout are very good at
Holly Beach on plum Bass Assassins
and live shrimp. Trout, redfish and
black drum are good at Un-Necessary
Island on live shrimp under a popping
cork.
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Location Site A
Directions to cabin sites
Arrows mark route from Bird Island Basin Boat Ramp
• From Bird Island Basin Boat Ramp (within the Padre Island National Seashore), take channel to
Intracostal Waterway (ICWW), head south in the ICWW to Landcut.
• Site A is located adjacent to Green Marker 73 on the east side of the ICWW in the Landcut.
• Site B is located on the side channel, near Red Marker 4. The cabin site is on the north side of the side
channel that leads into the “Nine mile hole” area.
Bidding Rules
Bid packets are available at www.glo.state.tx.us under “What’s New” heading on the right side of the screen.
Questions or requests for site photos? Call Amy Nunez at (361) 825-3038 or e-mail [email protected].
Sealed mail-in bids should be addressed to the Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, Stephen F. Austin Building, P.O. Box
12873, Austin, TX 78711-2873. Please clearly print the words: “RE: Cabin Bid” on the front of the envelope.
Deadline to download bid packets off the Web site is June 29.
Bids are due by 5 p.m. July 13.
Packets will be opened and winning bids announced July 16.
Permits will be issued for five years and may be renewed in five-year increments if conditions of the contract have been met.
Contact cabin builder/lumber hauler Jeff Kratz at (361) 939-7545 or (361) 946-1535.
Sites
by boat. One site is on the north bank of a
channel leading to Nine-Mile Hole, locally
known at Beck’s Channel. These lots are about
a half mile from each other and within five or
so miles of the northern mouth of the cut.
Structures built on these public land sites
would be the property of the state. But cabin
lessees who obey the rules can expect the state
to let them use the structures indefinitely, said
Rene Truan at the GLO’s Austin headquarters.
The two high bidders must buy a permit to
occupy the site, which grants permission to
build a cabin up to 1,000 square feet. Cabins
must be built within a year, Truan said.
The GLO will e-mail a photo of these sites to
prospective bidders or provide precise directions if you’d like to go take a look. The boundaries of each site is marked.
This is a rare opportunity. It’s only the second time in history the GLO has offered cabin
sites to the public. In 2005, the agency offered
five Laguna Madre sites in the Bird Island and
Baffin Bay area.
That auction brought in about $112,000,
which means the cost of each site averaged
about $22,500. The GLO uses this money indirectly to help finance Texas public schools,
which is required by legislative mandate,
Truan said. Bidding was spirited soon after the
2005 process began.
And Truan said he expects a similar reaction
this time from anglers looking to lease a
remote patch of the Texas coast. Truan said he’s
already receiving seven to 10 queries a day.
The GLO has regulated land-based cabins on
spoil islands since 1973, when the agency was
granted authority to require permits by the
Texas Legislature.
Most folks who had built a cabin and purchased a permit back then have since handed
down their permits to family members.
Transfers must be approved by the state. This is
a simple process, Truan said.
Cabin permits are valid for five years. The initial fee is $325 and each five-year renewal fee is
$175. In addition to this cost, cabin owners
must pay an annual fee based on the size of
their structure. The cost is 60 cents per square
foot, so the most a cabin dweller would pay
annually is $600 because cabins may not
exceed 1,000 square feet.
Construction costs for a basic structure along
the Landcut would start at around $25,000,
according to Jeff Kratz, a Corpus Christi
shrimper who builds cabins and hauls lumber
in his trawler to remote Laguna Madre sites.
According to Amy Nunez with the GLO’s
Corpus Christi office, nearly 250 land-based
cabins exist now between the JFK Causeway at
Corpus Christi and the southern end of the
Landcut near Port Mansfield.
About 90 floating cabins are between Corpus
Christi and the Landcut, according to TPW officials. Many of these permanent houseboats
were set in place several years ago, just before
state lawmakers boosted an already high
demand for coastal cabins by declaring a moratorium on floaters along the Texas coast.
Are there too many cabins in the Laguna
Madre? The previous site auction did not result
in any appreciable level of objection from environmental groups or anglers, Nunez said.
And Truan said the GLO several years ago
addressed the biggest environmental concern
involving waste disposal by imposing a carryout rule for waste, which also applies to floater
cabins under authority of Texas Parks and
Wildlife.
This rule effectively outlawed fixed septic
systems and outhouses set over water or on
spoil islands. Truan also said each cabin site is
carefully selected to minimize any negative
impact on bird rookeries.
Visit
Location Site B
Page 20 June 22, 2007
WEATHER
MOON PHASES
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First
June 22
SOLUNAR TABLE
Full
June 30
Last
July 7
New
July 14
TIDES
High
Sabine Pass
6/20
9:31 a.m.
6/21
9:47 a.m.
6/22
9:57 a.m.
6/23
12:21 a.m.
6/24
2:27 a.m.
6/25
3:16 a.m.
6/26
3:47 a.m.
6/27
4:15 a.m.
6/28
4:44 a.m.
6/29
5:17 a.m.
6/30
5:54 a.m.
7/1
6:33 a.m.
7/2
7:09 a.m.
7/3
7:39 a.m.
7/4
8:02 a.m.
7/5
8:18 a.m.
7/6
8:29 a.m.
7/7
8:35 a.m.
7/8
8:33 a.m.
7/9
1:39 a.m.
7/10
2:46 a.m.
Port Bolivar
6/20
11:46 a.m.
6/21
12:02 p.m.
6/22
12:12 p.m.
6/23
2:36 a.m.
6/24
4:42 a.m.
6/25
5:31 a.m.
6/26
6:02 a.m.
6/27
6:30 a.m.
6/28
6:59 a.m.
6/29
7:32 a.m.
6/30
8:09 a.m.
7/1
8:48 a.m.
7/2
9:24 a.m.
7/3
9:54 a.m.
7/4
10:17 a.m.
7/5
10:33 a.m.
7/6
10:44 a.m.
7/7
10:50 a.m.
7/8
2:04 a.m.
7/9
3:54 a.m.
7/10
5:01 a.m.
San Luis Pass
6/20
10:40 a.m.
6/21
10:56 a.m.
6/22
11:06 a.m.
6/23
1:30 a.m.
6/24
3:36 a.m.
6/25
4:25 a.m.
6/26
4:56 a.m.
6/27
5:24 a.m.
6/28
5:53 a.m.
6/29
6:26 a.m.
6/30
7:03 a.m.
7/1
7:42 a.m.
7/2
8:18 a.m.
7/3
8:48 a.m.
7/4
9:11 a.m.
7/5
9:27 a.m.
7/6
9:38 a.m.
7/7
9:44 a.m.
7/8
12:58 a.m.
7/9
2:48 a.m.
7/10
3:55 a.m.
Low
High
Low
1:46 a.m.
2:30 a.m.
3:17 a.m.
4:34 a.m.
7:28 a.m.
7:25 p.m.
7:53 p.m.
8:23 p.m.
8:57 p.m.
9:33 p.m.
10:11 p.m.
10:56 a.m.
11:25 a.m.
12:24 p.m.
12:10 a.m.
12:52 a.m.
1:36 a.m.
2:26 a.m.
3:38 a.m.
6:17 p.m.
7:07 p.m.
—9:34 p.m.
—10:01 a.m.
9:54 a.m.
——————12:03 p.m.
12:59 p.m.
1:52 p.m.
3:14 p.m.
6:23 p.m.
9:21 p.m.
11:49 p.m.
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—6:05 p.m.
6:21 p.m.
6:40 p.m.
7:01 p.m.
——————10:50 p.m.
11:30 p.m.
—1:45 p.m.
2:59 p.m.
3:53 p.m.
4:41 p.m.
5:29 p.m.
——-
2:33 a.m.
3:17 a.m.
4:04 a.m.
5:21 a.m.
8:15 a.m.
8:12 p.m.
8:40 p.m.
9:10 p.m.
9:44 p.m.
10:20 p.m.
10:58 p.m.
11:43 a.m.
12:12 p.m.
12:17 a.m.
12:57 a.m.
1:39 a.m.
2:23 a.m.
3:13 a.m.
4:25 a.m.
7:04 p.m.
7:54 p.m.
—11:49 p.m.
—12:16 p.m.
12:09 p.m.
——————2:18 p.m.
3:14 p.m.
4:07 p.m.
5:29 p.m.
8:38 p.m.
11:36 p.m.
—10:48 a.m.
——-
—6:52 p.m.
7:08 p.m.
7:27 p.m.
7:48 p.m.
——————11:37 p.m.
—1:11 p.m.
2:32 p.m.
3:46 p.m.
4:40 p.m.
5:28 p.m.
6:16 p.m.
——-
2:15 a.m.
2:59 a.m.
3:46 a.m.
5:03 a.m.
7:57 a.m.
7:54 p.m.
8:22 p.m.
8:52 p.m.
9:26 p.m.
10:02 p.m.
10:40 p.m.
11:25 a.m.
11:54 a.m.
12:53 p.m.
12:39 a.m.
1:21 a.m.
2:05 a.m.
2:55 a.m.
4:07 a.m.
6:46 p.m.
7:36 p.m.
—10:43 p.m.
—11:10 a.m.
11:03 a.m.
——————1:12 p.m.
2:08 p.m.
3:01 p.m.
4:23 p.m.
7:32 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
—9:42 a.m.
——-
—6:34 p.m.
6:50 p.m.
7:09 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
——————11:19 p.m.
11:59 p.m.
—2:14 p.m.
3:28 p.m.
4:22 p.m.
5:10 p.m.
5:58 p.m.
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High
Freeport
6/20
9:32 a.m.
6/21
9:48 a.m.
6/22
9:58 a.m.
6/23
12:22 a.m.
6/24
2:28 a.m.
6/25
3:17 a.m.
6/26
3:48 a.m.
6/27
4:16 a.m.
6/28
4:45 a.m.
6/29
5:18 a.m.
6/30
5:55 a.m.
7/1
6:34 a.m.
7/2
7:10 a.m.
7/3
7:40 a.m.
7/4
8:03 a.m.
7/5
8:19 a.m.
7/6
8:30 a.m.
7/7
8:36 a.m.
7/8
8:34 a.m.
7/9
1:40 a.m.
7/10
2:47 a.m.
Pass Cavallo
6/20
10:49 a.m.
6/21
11:05 a.m.
6/22
11:15 a.m.
6/23
1:39 a.m.
6/24
3:45 a.m.
6/25
4:34 a.m.
6/26
5:05 a.m.
6/27
5:33 a.m.
6/28
6:02 a.m.
6/29
6:35 a.m.
6/30
7:12 a.m.
7/1
7:51 a.m.
7/2
8:27 a.m.
7/3
8:57 a.m.
7/4
9:20 a.m.
7/5
9:36 a.m.
7/6
9:47 a.m.
7/7
9:53 a.m.
7/8
1:07 a.m.
7/9
2:57 a.m.
7/10
4:04 a.m.
Port O’Connor
6/20
3:38 p.m.
6/21
2:21 p.m.
6/22
1:15 p.m.
6/23
11:38 a.m.
6/24
8:30 a.m.
6/25
8:27 a.m.
6/26
9:00 a.m.
6/27
9:43 a.m.
6/28
10:33 a.m.
6/29
11:28 a.m.
6/30
12:27 p.m.
7/1
1:25 p.m.
7/2
2:20 p.m.
7/3
3:10 p.m.
7/4
3:55 p.m.
7/5
3:53 p.m.
7/6
11:41 a.m.
7/7
10:00 a.m.
7/8
9:11 a.m.
7/9
9:08 a.m.
7/10
9:34 a.m.
Low
High
Low
1:16 a.m.
2:00 a.m.
2:47 a.m.
4:04 a.m.
6:58 a.m.
6:55 p.m.
7:23 p.m.
7:53 p.m.
8:27 p.m.
9:03 p.m.
9:41 p.m.
10:26 a.m.
10:55 a.m.
11:54 a.m.
1:15 p.m.
12:22 a.m.
1:06 a.m.
1:56 a.m.
3:08 a.m.
5:47 p.m.
6:37 p.m.
—9:35 p.m.
—10:02 a.m.
9:55 a.m.
——————12:04 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:53 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
6:24 p.m.
9:22 p.m.
11:50 p.m.
———-
—5:35 p.m.
5:51 p.m.
6:10 p.m.
6:31 p.m.
——————10:20 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
11:40 p.m.
—2:29 p.m.
3:23 p.m.
4:11 p.m.
4:59 p.m.
——-
1:04 a.m.
1:48 a.m.
2:35 a.m.
3:52 a.m.
6:46 a.m.
6:43 p.m.
7:11 p.m.
7:41 p.m.
8:15 p.m.
8:51 p.m.
9:29 p.m.
10:14 a.m.
10:43 a.m.
11:42 a.m.
1:03 p.m.
12:10 a.m.
12:54 a.m.
1:44 a.m.
2:56 a.m.
5:35 p.m.
6:25 p.m.
—10:52 p.m.
—11:19 a.m.
11:12 a.m.
——————1:21 p.m.
2:17 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
4:32 p.m.
7:41 p.m.
10:39 p.m.
—9:51 a.m.
——-
—5:23 p.m.
5:39 p.m.
5:58 p.m.
6:19 p.m.
——————10:08 p.m.
10:48 p.m.
11:28 p.m.
—2:17 p.m.
3:11 p.m.
3:59 p.m.
4:47 p.m.
——-
4:19 a.m.
4:55 a.m.
5:18 a.m.
8:53 p.m.
9:17 p.m.
9:50 p.m.
10:27 p.m.
11:08 p.m.
11:50 p.m.
—12:33 a.m.
1:14 a.m.
1:53 a.m.
2:29 a.m.
3:02 a.m.
3:27 a.m.
3:35 a.m.
2:24 a.m.
7:48 p.m.
8:42 p.m.
9:38 p.m.
————————————————9:07 p.m.
————-
——8:53 p.m.
—————————————6:33 p.m.
6:58 p.m.
———-
High
Corpus Christi
6/20
9:40 a.m.
6/21
9:56 a.m.
6/22
10:06 a.m.
6/23
12:30 a.m.
6/24
2:36 a.m.
6/25
3:25 a.m.
6/26
3:56 a.m.
6/27
4:24 a.m.
6/28
4:53 a.m.
6/29
5:26 a.m.
6/30
6:03 a.m.
7/1
6:42 a.m.
7/2
7:18 a.m.
7/3
7:48 a.m.
7/4
8:11 a.m.
7/5
8:27 a.m.
7/6
8:38 a.m.
7/7
8:44 a.m.
7/8
8:42 a.m.
7/9
1:48 a.m.
7/10
2:55 a.m.
South Padre Island
6/20
9:55 a.m.
6/21
9:48 a.m.
6/22
9:32 a.m.
6/23
12:15 a.m.
6/24
2:56 a.m.
6/25
3:55 a.m.
6/26
4:36 a.m.
6/27
5:14 a.m.
6/28
5:54 a.m.
6/29
6:34 a.m.
6/30
7:13 a.m.
7/1
7:50 a.m.
7/2
8:20 a.m.
7/3
8:40 a.m.
7/4
8:49 a.m.
7/5
8:46 a.m.
7/6
8:33 a.m.
7/7
8:08 a.m.
7/8
12:26 a.m.
7/9
2:43 a.m.
7/10
3:51 a.m.
Port Isabel
6/20
10:39 a.m.
6/21
10:55 a.m.
6/22
11:05 a.m.
6/23
1:29 a.m.
6/24
3:35 a.m.
6/25
4:24 a.m.
6/26
4:55 a.m.
6/27
5:23 a.m.
6/28
5:52 a.m.
6/29
6:25 a.m.
6/30
7:02 a.m.
7/1
7:41 a.m.
7/2
8:17 a.m.
7/3
8:47 a.m.
7/4
9:10 a.m.
7/5
9:26 a.m.
7/6
9:37 a.m.
7/7
9:43 a.m.
7/8
12:57 a.m.
7/9
2:47 a.m.
7/10
3:54 a.m.
OUTDOOR PUZZLER
For crossword puzzle solution, see Page 22
ACROSS
1. A fighting fresh water cod
4. The king is a species of
this fish
8. A predator of the wild
turkey
9. Of the icefisherman’s gear
10. Term for an in-hole fire
place
13. Predator of small game
15. To analyze trail signs
16. A game pathway
17. A bowhunter’s protector,
shooting ____
20. A good wood for arrow
shafts
22. Used to fry fish over open
fire
23. Season when buck seeks
doe
25. The trapper’s interest
26. An icefishing lure
28. A pelt important to fur
industry
30. Rings on a striper’s scale
tells this
32. An excellent beaver bait
33. A quick-to-erect type tent
34. Angler’s gear
38. A group of decoys
41. The ring _____ pheasant
42. To construct a fly-fishing lure
43. A game bird
44. A casting method
45. Term for removing pelt flesh
46. Shooter’s protective coverings
DOWN
1. Game much sought after for the
fur
2. A deer lure, scent _____
3. Propels a boat
Low
High
Low
12:54 a.m.
1:38 a.m.
2:25 a.m.
3:42 a.m.
6:36 a.m.
6:33 p.m.
7:01 p.m.
7:31 p.m.
8:05 p.m.
8:41 p.m.
9:40 p.m.
10:04 a.m.
10:33 a.m.
11:32 a.m.
12:53 p.m.
12:00 a.m.
12:44 a.m.
1:34 a.m.
2:46 a.m.
5:25 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
—9:43 p.m.
—10:10 a.m.
10:03 a.m.
——————12:12 p.m.
1:08 p.m.
2:01 p.m.
3:23 p.m.
6:32 p.m.
9:30 p.m.
11:58 p.m.
———-
—5:13 p.m.
5:29 p.m.
5:48 p.m.
6:09 p.m.
——————9:58 p.m.
10:38 p.m.
11:18 p.m.
—2:07 p.m.
3:01 p.m.
3:49 p.m.
4:37 p.m.
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1:05 a.m.
1:48 a.m.
2:30 a.m.
3:19 a.m.
5:37 a.m.
6:26 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:36 p.m.
8:14 p.m.
8:52 p.m.
9:32 p.m.
10:12 p.m.
10:54 p.m.
11:36 p.m.
—12:21 a.m.
1:08 a.m.
2:01 a.m.
3:22 a.m.
5:21 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
—8:37 p.m.
—9:02 a.m.
7:40 a.m.
———————————8:59 p.m.
—7:20 a.m.
——-
—4:38 p.m.
4:56 p.m.
5:23 p.m.
5:54 p.m.
———————————3:18 p.m.
3:49 p.m.
4:32 p.m.
——-
1:25 a.m.
2:09 a.m.
2:56 a.m.
4:13 a.m.
7:07 a.m.
7:04 p.m.
7:32 p.m.
8:02 p.m.
8:36 p.m.
9:12 p.m.
9:50 p.m.
10:35 a.m.
11:04 a.m.
12:03 p.m.
1:24 p.m.
12:31 a.m.
1:15 a.m.
2:05 a.m.
3:17 a.m.
5:56 p.m.
6:46 p.m.
—10:42 p.m.
—11:09 a.m.
11:02 a.m.
——————1:11 p.m.
2:07 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
4:22 p.m.
7:31 p.m.
10:29 p.m.
—9:41 a.m.
——-
—5:44 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:19 p.m.
6:40 p.m.
——————10:29 p.m.
11:09 p.m.
11:49 p.m.
—2:38 p.m.
3:32 p.m.
4:20 p.m.
5:08 p.m.
——-
6/20
6/21
6/22
6/23
6/24
6/25
6/26
6/27
6/28
6/29
6/30
7/1
7/2
7/3
7/4
7/5
7/6
7/7
7/8
7/9
7/10
Dallas
San Antonio
Amarillo
4:49a/11:00a
5:10p/11:21p
5:34a/11:44a
5:54p/——
6:15a/12:04a
6:35p/12:25p
6:54a/12:44a
7:13p/1:03p
7:31a/1:20a
7:51p/1:41p
8:08a/1:58a
8:30p/2:19p
8:48a/2:36a
9:11p/3:00p
9:31a/3:18a
9:56p/3:43p
10:17a/4:04a
10:44p/4:30p
11:08a/4:54a
11:35p/5:21p
12:01p/5:47a
——/6:15p
12:30a/6:43a
12:57p/7:11p
1:28a/7:41a
1:54p/8:07p
2:25a/8:38a
2:51p/9:03p
3:22a/9:34a
3:46p/9:58p
4:16a/10:27a
4:39p/10:51p
5:07a/11:19a
5:30p/11:42p
5:56a/12:08p
6:20p/——
6:45a/12:32a
7:10p/12:57p
7:33a/1:20a
8:01p/1:47p
8:24a/2:09a
8:53p/2:39p
4:55a/11:06a
5:16p/11:27p
5:40a/11:50a
6:00p/——
6:21a/12:10a
6:41p/12:31p
7:00a/12:50a
7:19p/1:09p
7:37a/1:26a
7:57p/1:47p
8:14a/2:04a
8:36p/2:25p
8:54a/2:42a
9:17p/3:06p
9:37a/3:24a
10:02p/3:49p
10:23a/4:10a
10:50p/4:36p
11:14a/5:00a
11:41p/5:27p
12:07p/5:53a
——/6:21p
12:36a/6:49a
1:03p/7:17p
1:34a/7:47a
2:00p/8:13p
2:31a/8:44a
2:57p/9:09p
3:28a/9:40a
3:52p/10:04p
5:48 p/10:33a
8:08a/10:57p
8:30p/11:25a
8:48a/11:48p
9:11p/12:14p
9:31a/——
9:56p/12:38a
10:17a/1:03p
10:44p/1:26a
11:08a/1:53p
11:35p/2:15a
12:01p/2:45p
SUN AND
Sunrise/set
6/20
6/21
6/22
6/23
6/24
6/25
6/26
6/27
6/28
6/29
6/30
7/1
7/2
7/3
7/4
7/5
7/6
7/7
7/8
7/9
7/10
Major/Minor periods:
Houston
MOON
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Amarillo
6:21a/8:25p
6:21a/8:25p
6:21a/8:26p
6:21a/8:26p
6:22a/8:26p
6:22a/8:26p
6:22a/8:26p
6:22a/8:26p
6:23a/8:26p
6:23a/8:26p
6:23a/8:26p
6:24a/8:26p
6:24a/8:26p
6:25a/8:26p
6:25a/8:26p
6:25a/8:26p
6:26a/8:26p
6:26a/8:26p
6:27a/8:26p
6:27a/8:26p
6:28a/8:26p
6:20a/8:39p
6:20a/8:40p
6:20a/8:40p
6:21a/8:40p
6:21a/8:40p
6:21a/8:40p
6:21a/8:40p
6:22a/8:40p
6:22a/8:40p
6:22a/8:41p
6:23a/8:41p
6:23a/8:41p
6:24a/8:40p
6:24a/8:40p
6:24a/8:40p
6:25a/8:40p
6:25a/8:40p
6:26a/8:40p
6:26a/8:40p
6:27a/8:39p
6:27a/8:39p
6:34a/8:37p
6:34a/8:37p
6:35a/8:37p
6:35a/8:37p
6:35a/8:37p
6:35a/8:38p
6:36a/8:38p
6:36a/8:38p
6:36a/8:38p
6:37a/8:38p
6:37a/8:38p
6:37a/8:38p
6:38a/8:38p
6:38a/8:38p
6:39a/8:38p
6:39a/8:38p
6:39a/8:38p
6:40a/8:38p
6:40a/8:37p
6:41a/8:37p
6:41a/8:37p
6:32a/9:04p
6:32a/9:05p
6:33a/9:05p
6:33a/9:05p
6:33a/9:05p
6:33a/9:05p
6:34a/9:05p
6:34a/9:05p
6:34a/9:05p
6:35a/9:05p
6:35a/9:05p
6:36a/9:05p
6:36a/9:05p
6:37a/9:05p
6:37a/9:05p
6:38a/9:05p
6:38a/9:05p
6:39a/9:05p
6:39a/9:04p
6:40a/9:04p
6:40a/9:04p
Moonrise/set
6/20
6/21
6/22
6/23
6/24
6/25
6/26
6/27
6/28
6/29
6/30
7/1
7/2
7/3
7/4
7/5
7/6
7/7
7/8
7/9
7/10
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Amarillo
11:48a/12:14a
12:43p/12:42a
1:37p/1:08a
2:30p/1:33a
3:24p/2:00a
4:19p/2:29a
5:17p/3:01a
6:16p/3:38a
7:14p/4:22a
8:10p/5:12a
9:02p/6:10a
9:47p/7:12a
10:27p/8:16a
11:03p/9:21a
11:35p/10:25a
none/11:28a
12:06a/12:31p
12:37a/1:36p
1:09a/2:42p
8:10p/5:12a
2:28a/5:01p
11:53a/12:24a
12:49p/12:50a
1:45p/1:14a
2:39p/1:38a
3:35p/2:03a
4:32p/2:31a
5:31p/3:01a
6:31p/3:37a
7:31p/4:20a
8:27p/5:10a
9:17p/6:07a
10:02p/7:10a
10:40p/8:16a
11:14p/9:23a
11:44p/10:29a
none/11:34a
12:13a/12:39p
12:42a/1:45p
1:13a/2:54p
8:27p/5:10a
2:27a/5:16p
12:02p/12:26a
12:56p/12:54a
1:49p/1:20a
2:42p/1:46a
3:36p/2:13a
4:31p/2:42a
5:29p/3:15a
6:28p/3:52a
7:26p/4:36a
8:22p/5:27a
9:13p/6:24a
9:59p/7:26a
10:39p/8:31a
11:15p/9:35a
11:47p/10:39a
none/11:42a
12:19a/12:44p
12:50a/1:48p
1:23a/2:54p
8:22p/5:27a
2:42a/5:13p
12:10p/12:45a
1:08p/1:10a
2:05p/1:33a
3:01p/1:56a
3:58p/2:20a
4:57p/2:45a
5:57p/3:15a
6:58p/3:50a
7:58p/4:31a
8:54p/5:21a
9:44p/6:19a
10:27p/7:23a
11:04p/8:30a
11:36p/9:38a
none/10:46a
12:05a/11:53a
12:32a/12:59p
1:00a/2:07p
1:29a/3:17p
8:54p/5:21a
2:40a/5:43p
WILD IN THE KITCHEN
Mexican Margarita Shrimp
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp (26 to
30 count), peeled and deveined
• 1/4 cup each lime juice, tequila
and water
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• Tablespoon olive oil
• Teaspoon salt
• Cooked brown or white rice, and
lime slice for garnish
Place shrimp in a shallow, glass
dish. Combine lime juice and next
5 ingredients; add to shrimp and
stir. Marinate, stirring occasionally,
for 10 minutes. Remove shrimp
from marinade, reserving marinade, and thread onto 4 (15-inch)
skewers, running skewer through
each shrimp twice. Transfer marinade to a saucepan and bring to a
boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5
minutes; set aside. Coat grill rack
with vegetable cooking spray. Place
kebobs on grill rack 4 to 6 inches
over medium hot coals. Grill, turning once, just until shrimp is
opaque, allowing about 3 minutes
on each side. Remove shrimp from
skewers and arrange over rice;
spoon some of the marinade over
each serving. Garnish with lime
slices.
Recipe from The National Fisheries
Institute, www.aboutseafood.com.
Venison or Elk Roast in a Brown-In-Bag
4.
5.
6.
7.
10.
11.
12.
A game bird
The wolf
Brings in a catch
Wildfowl migrating route
The main fin on a fish
An item in a field kit
Do this to hunting and scouting
routes
13. A game behavior pattern
14. A game runway
18. Act of reading freshness of
tracks
19. The wingshooter’s helper
21. Jell-like substance for stove fuel
24. This pelt is black and white
27. A good food bait for traps
28. A good scent bait for traps
29. Another good scent bait for
traps
31. A cousin to the moose
34. A game pathway
35. Duckhunter’s lure
36. Trap part that holds the bait
37. Type of arrowhead for bowfishing
38. Name for a very large sturgeon
39. The fur seeker’s device
40. Geese decoys should face the
_____
Outdoor Puzzler,
Wilbur "Wib" Lundeen
• 3-4 pound roast, 4-inch thick
• Salt and pepper
• 1 medium onion, quartered
• 2 bay leaves, crumbled
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Shake
one tablespoon of flour in a small
size (10x16”) brown-in-bag and
place the bag in 2-inch deep roasting pan. Pour wine into bag and stir
until flour is well mixed. Rub meat
with salt and pepper and place
meat in bag. Put onion and bay
leaves around roast. Close bag with
a twist-tie and make 6 half-inch slits
in the top of the bag. Cook for 2 to
2 1/2 hours.
Recipe from the North Carolina
Cooperative Extension, www.ces.ncsu.
edu.
Want to share your recipes?
E-mail them to [email protected]
June 22, 2007 Page 21
Grand Slam
Bennett said he, eight to 10 guides and his son
set out at about 6:30 a.m.
“There was a lot of flat walking. A lot of
canyons. We probably went and out of 10 to 12
canyons that day.
“We saw lots of rams and ewes during the
day,” Bennett said.
At about 5:30 p.m., the group spotted “the
largest we’d seen all day” about half a mile out.
When it was 160 yards away, Bennett took his
shot and downed his first desert bighorn. It
scored 161 3/8 and was about 10 years old, he
said.
Bennett has since joined the Texas Bighorn
Society.
Last November, Bennett hunted mule deer at
the MacGuire Ranch near Fort Hancock, a property that is home to blue quail, dove, antelope,
mule deer, javelina and coyotes.
“It was very cold and windy,” he said. “It
never got above freezing.”
His wife, Linda, went with him on that hunt.
She stayed in the lodge and kept warm.
“She had a blast,” Bennett said.
Bennett and his guide headed out about 6
a.m.
“With the weather, they were really laid up
and hard to find,” he said of the mule deer.
After 12 hours and a lot of looking — right
before sunset — a mule deer worth setting your
sights on walked in from a pretty good distance
to join a group of about 20 deer.
“He was about 400 to 500 yards from us,” he
said.
Bennett waited until the animal was about
150 yards away. “I took him down immediately,”
he said of the 175-pounder that scored 159 2/8.
Bennett’s whitetail hunt took place in
December at the Plaska Lodge, which is south of
Abilene.
He hasn’t scheduled his last trip, but will
probably go on the antelope hunt in September
or October.
And, one thing’s for sure. He’s going to keep
buying the Big Time Texas Hunt tickets.
a
BIG TIME HIT: Danny Bennett with the mule deer he shot as part of the Grand Slam package.
Page 22 June 22, 2007
HEROES
DANNY BROCK and BRITNEY BLOOD show a bass caught at a private
lake near D’Hanis.
BRYAN GENTRY shot this Eastern turkey while hunting in Arkansas. It
weighed 22 pounds with a 9 3/4-inch beard and had 1 1/4-inch spurs.
AARON HARDIN, 8, of Texas City holds his stringer of two red snapper,
including a 6-pounder he caught while fishing on the partyboat
Capt. John out of Galveston.
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RICHARD STEWART caught this red drum near Port Isabel in South
Bay, Lower Laguna Madre.
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June 22, 2007 Page 23
NATIONAL
NWTF conducts largest
Ocellated turkey study
The National Wild Turkey
Federation recently trapped and
released a record number of
Ocellated turkeys as part of an
ongoing project to learn more
about the species.
“We expect to gain basic population information on the
Ocellated turkey, with the goal of
addressing concerns on the welfare of this species,” said Scott
Vance, NWTF director of partnership programs. “This will provide
critical information for wildlife
managers in Mexico, Guatemala
and Belize who are responsible for
Ocellated turkey management and
hunting regulations.
‘Cast and
blast’
guides
guilty
Eleven Buffalo, N.Y., area
guides pleaded guilty to violating
nearly a dozen federal and state
laws protecting migratory birds.
The violations ranged from
failing to tag a carcass, to taking
more than the daily limit of
birds, to transporting live
wounded game birds. The 11
men paid a total of $14,450 in
fines between April and June.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
special agents documented hundreds of migratory bird hunting
violations during the three-year
investigation concluded in 2006
of the independent guide services. The “cast and blast” hunts
combined fishing with sea duck
hunting on the Niagara River
and Lake Ontario.
Most of the birds killed were
long-tailed ducks and whitewinged scoters. One attempt was
made to kill a common loon, for
which there is no hunting season.
“The guides were operating
like the Wild West, as if hunting
was unregulated,” according to
Special Agent in Charge Thomas
J. Healy of the Service’s
Northeast Region. “They showed
complete disregard for laws protecting migratory birds. When
confronted, some individuals
said they knew it was just a matter of time before an investigation caught them.”
Some guides instructed undercover agents to sit on the bow of
the boat and shoot at ducks
while the boat chased them.
The men paid fines starting at
a low of $125. Two men were
fined $3,225 each for violations
including shooting from a
motorized vehicle, exceeding the
daily bag limit, wanton waste,
transporting live wounded game
birds, transporting illegally taken
migratory birds and carcass tagging violations.
New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation
and citizen complaints prompted the Service to investigate the
guiding services.
The fines have gone to the
North
American
Wetland
Conservation Fund, where they
will be used to benefit wetlands,
which provide habitat for birds
like those illegally killed.
A USFWS report.
“Without this study and the
valuable information gained from
it, future hunting for the Ocellated
turkey could be in jeopardy
because so little is known about
the bird.”
The study will take place over a
four-year period, where birds will
be trapped in the fall and winter,
fitted with radio-tags and released.
The birds will be monitored
throughout the entire year to
determine population size and status; home range and habitat use;
nest initiation rates, nesting success and poult survival; adult mortality rates; and to identify the
cause of mortality.
Last year, five Ocellated turkeys
were radio-tagged and monitored.
Some of these birds moved over
seven miles in a few months and
provided important habitat use
information. This past March, 12
Ocellated turkeys were trapped,
radio-tagged, released and are currently being monitored.
The study is being conducted on
La Montana Ranch, which is a
25,000-acre hunting ranch in
Mexico. The first year will serve as
a pilot project and will be confined
to La Montana, with future plans
to expand the program to more
SPECIAL PROJECT: The Oscellated turkey is part of a four-year study by the National Wild
sites.
Turkey Foundation to learn more about the species. Photo by NWTF.
A NWTF report.
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