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Crappie diving deeper By Madison Scarborough For Lone Star Outdoor News

For angler Chuck Rollins, mid-November provided exceptional crappie fishing on Cedar Creek Lake. There was a day or two of slow fishing after the cold front came in, but as the weather settled down, the bite picked up. “Up and down cycles are common on

Cedar Creek,” Rollins said. The guide is finding some crappie in shallow water in the lake, but most are deep. Water temperatures are around 60 to 62 degrees, and Rollins said, “as it drops, the crappie swim deeper.” Fishing brush tops is a favorite method on Cedar Creek, while using drop shot rigs. Rollins uses a LiveScope to locate where the fish are moving, and once he is

on the fish, throws live minnows. “The jig bite is not bad now, but live minnows are a year-round staple for attracting crappie in Cedar Creek,” Rollins said. With either a jig or minnow, it’s crucial to “fish it slow,” Rollins said, as the crappies’ metabolism decreases in cooler water. On Possum Kingdom Lake, Kolby Kuhn, Please turn to page 9

Joey Ferro found nicesized crappie on Gibbons Creek Lake. Photo by Tiffany Ferro.

Making memories By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Deer season is a huge part of many Texans’ lives, with memories made afield that will last a lifetime. So far this season, several hunters have harvested bucks with unique characteristics, shot their first deer or overcome obstacles to fill a tag. Makaela Horne harvested her first deer, a 6-year-old 9-point buck, in Kerr County on her husband’s family’s ranch. Horne has enjoyed going out to the ranch with her husband, Drew, for the past several years, and decided she wanted to start hunting this season. “We had watched this buck grow up for several seasons,” Horne said. “We weren’t sure he was going to be on the hit list this year, until he came out on my first sit of the season. We realized he was a mature deer, so I waited for a good shot opportunity. He actually got within about 60 yards from the blind, and I took the shot.”

Horne said to her surprise, the buck fell directly in his tracks. “I was so relieved I had made a great shot, and was absolutely ecstatic to harvest my first deer,” she said. “The excitement really hit me when I was able to put my hands on the buck. I’ll never forget that moment.” In Bee County, Eric Kuhn made plans to bow hunt on his family’s property as a recent cold front was passing through. He saw an impressive 10-pointer near an area where he had a tripod stand set up during the first afternoon of his trip, so he decided to hunt that stand the next morning. “As I walked in towards the stand in the morning, I realized the strong winds from the cold front that had blown through had knocked down the tree I had my tripod set up near for cover,” Kuhn said. “I was able to move the tripod up next to a different tree about 10 yards away in the dark that morning, giving myself a narrow shooting lane and a chance to make a shot if that buck were to show up.”

Makaela Horne harvested her first deer, a 6-year-old 9-point buck, in Kerr County on her husband’s family’s ranch. Photo by Drew Horne.

Kuhn said he felt like he made quite a bit of noise during his frantic efforts to relocate the stand prior to sunrise. “I really didn’t think I was going to see anything at that point, but I went ahead and climbed

into the stand and nocked an arrow,” he explained. “Seven bucks came out that morning, including the 10-pointer I had seen the day before. He ended up giving me a shot at about 28 yards, so I let an arrow fly. He only ran about 30

yards before he expired.” Kuhn’s buck ended up measuring 162 7/8 inches. “I can’t believe it worked out the way it did, but I sure am happy about it,” he said. Joshua Connealy harvested a Please turn to page 20

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More ducks than expected North Zone opens to fair success By Craig Nyhus

Tim Goodman has been pleasantly surprised at his success during the first few weekends of the North Zone duck season in Hood County on Lake Granbury. And he and his

“We have seen plenty of mallards, wigeon, gadwall and greenwings,” he said. “There are a fair number of resident geese here, and lucky for us they just happened to fly over and we got a few.” Near the Red River, hunters are reporting good numbers of wood ducks on most sloughs along the river, with nearby private ponds providing good shoots Please turn to page 18

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Lone Star Outdoor News Tim Goodman bagged this mallard drake on a blind drawn from the Brazos River Authority on Lake Granbury. Photo from Tim Goodman.

friend even picked up a few geese. “I drew a blind with the Brazos River Authority on the north end of the lake,” he said. “I’ve been seeing greenwinged teal, some mallards, gadwall and some divers.” Goodman has been running his 14-foot jon boat to the blind and using about 30 decoys with no spinning-wing decoys.

HUNTING

FISHING

First timers (P. 4)

Reds, trout active (P. 8)

College students duck hunt for the first time.

Over shell, flats when water warms.

Bows vs. guns (P. 6)

Stocking numbers (P. 8)

Debate in archery-only counties resumes.

Almost eight million specks released.

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HUNTING Testing required, but can’t be done Diagnostic lab runs out of supplies By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News After the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting on Nov. 4 and the approval of required antemortem (live) testing requirements on deer breeders before deer can be released, breeders received more bad news that had them scratching their heads. On Nov. 5, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) issued a notice saying: “The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) will soon exhaust the supply of the prion staining reagents that has been made available to us by the reagent supplier. At which time, TVMDL will temporarily be unable to perform IHC testing for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) or Scrapie.” The notice caused breeders to wonder why the issue didn’t come up at the Commission meetings the two days before the notice. On Nov. 12, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department sent a notice denying knowledge prior to the Commission meeting. The notice read, in part: “TVMDL first notified TPWD staff on Tuesday evening, November 2nd that the lab was running low on Roche IHC staining reagent and that efforts would be made to secure testing kits and/or staining services from partner labs in other states. These solutions were presumed to be viable, as TVMDL had worked with Roche and/or other labs in the past to expeditiously secure replacement test kits and/or stain services when testing supplies had previously run low. “To be abundantly clear, neither TVMDL, nor TPWD staff, were aware at that time of the gravity of the problem or the fact that a decision was forthcoming at the end of the week that the lab’s IHC CWD testing would have to be temporarily suspended until supplies could be replenished by Roche. The TPW Commission had no knowledge of this issue when the proposed CWD rules were considered, discussed, and voted upon.” The department responded it could not expect deer breeders to wait indefinitely for testing reagent to comply with the Commission rules and determined “if the testing reagent is not replenished by Dec. 1, the Department will consider submission of a valid antemortem test sample to TVMDL to suffice for a “Not Detected” test result for the purpose of liberation.” The Texas Animal Health Commission advised breeders would still need to provide samples within 7 days of collection, and TVDML staff would prepare the samples to be stained when the reagent is made available. Deer breeders weren’t satisfied with the determination. Breeders said they aren’t concerned with the results of the tests, as more than 12,000 were completed after the emergency rules this summer with no positives. John True, president of the Texas Deer Association, said, “It’s the vet costs, the cost of biopsies, shipping, the test itself and other drugs to anesthetize the deer that are putting people out of business, all when the lab already knows they are not going to be able to run the tests.”

First time duck hunters Students head out with LSONF, Delta Waterfowl By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News The Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation, along with the Delta Waterfowl University Hunting Program, took eight students from Texas A&M-Kingsville on their first duck hunt at the historic Port Bay Hunting and Fishing Club in Rockport. The students arrived Nov. 15 evening for a gun safety meeting and dinner. Most were quiet and nervous, but they were soaking it all in. The next morning, at 4:30 a.m., the breakfast room buzzed with energy and excitement as the groups drew for their blinds. From there, groups boarded the boat, The Launch, and in total darkness, road across Port Bay. The students road, unsure of what they were getting themselves into. As each guide pulled up their skiffs to collect their groups, two-by-two they went off to their blinds. “We sat in a blind nearby,” said LSONF Executive Director Mimi Sams. “There wasn’t a lot of action early on, but around 9 a.m. a few flocks of ducks started flying. We heard a shot, immediately followed by lots of giggles from the blind behind us. Then again, this time from the blind in front of us. This time an ‘Oh yeah’ followed. Then we watched the guide’s dog head out on a long retrieve.” Several more shots rang out in the late morning. “You could feel the excitement carrying over the water,” Sams said. When the morning hunt ended, the groups boarded back on The Launch. This time, the boat was more lively. “Everyone came back with big smiles on their faces,” Sams said. “The ducks were hung up and all the students gathered around to inspect each one and tell stories about their trips. They all helped identify each duck — a total of five different species and a few coots were harvested.” “I feel so spoiled to get to hunt here and for my first duck to be a pintail,” said Matti Bradshaw, a graduate student whose project studies pintail and the effects of different habitats on their nesting habits. “Now I need to go buy a shotgun – that’s definitely next on my list.” Jason Loghry, a graduate student studying shorebirds, grew up in Rockport. “Someday, when I have a real job, I would like to look at getting a membership to Port Bay Club so I can come do this all the time,” he said. Taylor Curry is a sophomore whose dad

Matti Bradshaw’s first duck harvest was a pintail, and she is studying pintail as part of her graduate studies at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Photo by Mimi Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

never took her hunting growing up. She was grateful to experience this with her roommate, Jeanette Velazquez, who convinced her to come on the trip. “I can’t wait to experience it all with my dad soon,” Curry said. Alexander Meza is a senior and president of the Wildlife Society chapter at TAMU Kingsville. “I’m bringing my first harvest back to get it mounted so I can always remember this,” he said. Two hunters were not successful, but only because they weren’t presented with a shot that morning. Takayla Hart helped clean the ducks while her guide walked her through the process. She said it was a lot harder than it looked. And two girls took home their coot’s feet and couldn’t wait to scare their friends back at school. When they were saying goodbye, all of

the students planned to get together to cook their ducks, and all said going hunting again would be in their future. Delta’s University Hunting Program began in 2017 at five partner universities, and the program has grown to 39 schools for the current waterfowl season. Of the student participants, 70 percent have continued as license-buying hunters. The program’s goal is to be offered at all 494 North American schools with wildlife management programs. This season, upwards of 300 students will participate in the program. A special thanks to Cory Henderson, Professor Bart Ballard, and Tye Green and Jeremy Griffis from Port Bay Hunting and Fishing Club. To learn more about the Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation, visit lsonews.com/ lson-foundation.

Building the hunting family Beretta Gallery hosts crane, duck hunt for customers By Nate Skinner

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The Beretta Gallery in Dallas hosted a crane and duck hunt with customers to build relationships and enjoy new outdoor experiences. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

A focus at the Beretta Gallery in Dallas is building relationships with customers. According to Beretta Gallery Business Development associate, Dakotah Richardson, the Gallery holds making memories and developing a family atmosphere with its clients to the utmost importance. “Beretta refers to this family of clients as the Beretta Tribe,” Richardson said. “We want our customers to feel like they are a part of something bigger than what takes places at the store, and give them opportunities to experience new ad-

ventures in the outdoors and meet new people.” That’s why Richardson hosted a Beretta-sponsored duck and crane hunt in South Texas with outfitter Speck Ops. Richardson’s crew consisted of Dustin Haney, James Bonham, Todd Coates, Will Winterholler and his son, Dane. “Winchester supplied the ammunition for the hunt, and the barrels on our Beretta shotguns stayed hot,” Richardson said. The first morning of their adventure kicked off with a sandhill crane hunt over a harvested corn field near Batesville. “There was a good amount of voluntary, second crop corn growing in the field, and that provided plenty of cover for us to hide in coffin style, layout Please turn to page 15

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Archery-only counties brace for another battle Allowing rifle hunting may be proposed By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News The issue keeps popping up for archery hunters from Grayson County, and now also for Collin, Rockwall and Dallas counties. A petition filed with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department asked that rifle hunting be allowed in the four counties, the only archery-only counties in the state. Alan Cain, TPWD’s White-tailed Deer Program leader, said two individuals filed the petition, one of several received over the years, seeking to allow firearm take of

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The first weekend of the South Zone duck season was better than expected, especially for hunters near the middle Texas coast. For example, Jim Stelle and some buddies were set up on a freshwater pond near Port Lavaca opening day. “It was good from the get-go,” he said. “Just before shooting time we had teal buzzing our blind about head high and landing in the decoys. At shooting time we couldn’t shoot fast enough. The teal were everywhere.” It didn’t take long for the group to put limits on the water. They ended up with around 30 birds. Most were teal, along with a few pintail and a couple of redheads. They returned the next morning and did

the same thing. “For two days it was as good as duck hunts can be,” Stelle said. “But it didn’t last into the second weekend. We returned to the same blind, fully expecting to get easy limits. We had a front come in a couple of days before the second Saturday hunt. We put out the decoys and sat back in the blind. I started to get a little concerned when we had zero birds flying by about five minutes prior to shooting time. And as the sun came up, we were looking at empty skies. We ended up with two teal and a spoonie. Just about all the birds had left. We didn’t even bother to hunt the following day.” John Blackwell has a farm south of Winnie that is set up for waterfowl hunting. And over the years it’s produced some excellent hunts. But the recent opener could not have been worse. “We just don’t have any ducks,” he said. “My son hunted there with some friends Please turn to page 17

Russell named DSC Artist of the Year Wildlife artist Jocelyn Russell has been named the 2022 Artist of the Year for the 40th Anniversary DSC Convention to be held Jan. 6-9, 2022. Russell, from Friday Harbor, Washington, has been exhibiting with DSC for nearly 12 years and has donated numerous stunning pieces for the auctions, which have in turn raised tens of thousands of dollars for conservation. Russell beautifully portrays nature’s elegance and spirit with her extraordinarily realistic bronze sculptures, paintings and animal-themed silver jewelry. Her work reflects her unique ability to capture the drama and intricacies of the natural world and the creatures that live in it. Additionally, Russell has been commissioned to sculpt more than 35 life-size monuments, which have been installed in public and private locations. She was chosen to complete 15 life-size sculptures for Audubon Zoo. It is through Russell’s personal travels and experiences that she brings such beauty and depth to her wild subjects. Her dedication to the study of her subjects has taken her to many wild and remote destinations, including Patagonia, Alaska and her undeniably favorite — Africa. Russell’s award will be presented during the Friday evening banquet in the Dallas Ballroom of the Omni Dallas Hotel. —DSC

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Fish stocking numbers top 53.5 million Lone Star Outdoor News The Fiscal Year 2021 Stocking Report, produced by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s two fisheries divisions, revealed more than 27 million fish were stocked in Texas coastal bays, and more than 26.5 million fish were stocked in the state’s lakes and reservoirs. Coastal Fisheries Red drum To date, more than 800 million hatchery-reared red drum fingerlings have been released into Texas coastal bays since 1975. Spotted seatrout Coastal hatcheries have placed an emphasis on the production and stocking of spotted seatrout, with a goal of stocking eight to 10 million spotted seatrout fingerlings into coastal bays each calendar year. During the 2021 summer stocking period, more than three million spotted seatrout were stocked in the southern Texas bays. To date, more than 136 million spotted seatrout fingerlings have been released into Texas coastal waters since 1983. Southern flounder Coastal hatcheries staff, in collaboration with university researchers, have made significant advancements in methods to culture flounder fingerlings. To date, more than 595,000 hatchery-reared southern flounder fingerlings have been stocked into Texas coastal waters since 2006. The Coastal Fisheries Division operates three saltwater fish hatcheries — Sea Center Texas (Lake Jackson), Perry R. Bass Marine Fisheries Research Station (near Palacios), and CCA Marine Development Center (Corpus Christi). During FY2021, 27,194,588 fingerlings were released, involving 203 stocking trips and 30,550 miles of driving to distribute fish to eight major saltwater bodies. Coastal Fisheries Species Quantity Stocked Red Drum 19,221,657 Spotted Seatrout 7,955,715 Southern Flounder 17,216 Total 27,194,588 Inland Fisheries The Inland Fisheries Division operates five freshwater hatcheries. Nine species of fish (largemouth bass, striped bass, hybrid striped bass, channel catfish, blue catfish, smallmouth bass, sunfish, walleye and rainbow trout) are cultured in these facilities or acquired from commercial producers for stocking. Inland Fisheries (includes State Parks) Species Quantity Stocked Blue Catfish 858,372 Bluegill 578,286 Brown Trout 3,940 Channel Catfish 729,211 Florida Largemouth Bass 4,443,433 Guadalupe Bass 21,580 Largemouth Bass 552,789 Paddlefish 7,436 Rainbow Trout 350,097 Red Drum 1,215,415 ShareLunker Largemouth Bass 285,357 Smallmouth Bass 302,398 Striped Bass 5,644,996 Sunshine Bass (white bass x striped bass hybrid) 6,164,907 Threadfin Shad 100 Triploid Grass Carp 501 Walleye 2,494,020 Total 23,652,838 According to the 2020 Special Report on Fishing, in 2019, 50.1 million Americans (17 percent of people age 6 and older) went fishing at least once. Together these anglers spent an estimated $51 billion annually on equipment, licenses, trips, and other fishing-related items. At the state level, the economic impact of sportfishing in Texas is reported to be $4.29 billion in retail sales, $7.21 billion multiplier effect, $2.28 billion in salaries and wages, supports 48,438 jobs, generates $567.6 million in federal tax revenue, and $438.9 million in state and local tax revenues.

Upper coast anglers are catching redfish and speckled trout over different types of structures and bottom compositions depending on the weather and water temperatures. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Anglers crossing the Louisiana border for flounder By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News With cold fronts becoming more frequent, fish along estuaries in Texas’ Upper Coast are bouncing back and forth between deep and shallow stretches of water and staging over various types of structures and bottom compositions. Speckled trout have been moving out to deeper mud bottoms and ar-

eas with shell during cool periods, and then spreading out over shallow flats with sandier bottoms when conditions are warm. Anglers also are finding redfish in the marshes, as well as in main bay systems, and flounder are beginning to stack up along the edges of channels and passes. Angleton resident D.J. Rouse has been spending most of his time focusing on speckled trout in satellite bays between West Galveston Bay and Freeport. “Chocolate Bay, Bastrop Bay and Christmas Bay have all been holding plenty of trout,” Rouse said.

“I’ve mostly been wade-fishing over stretches of mud and scattered shell in about waist-deep water. Slow sinking, mullet-imitation lures have produced the best results, while top-water plugs have been drawing strikes occasionally.” Rouse has been catching bigger trout when water temperatures dip a little after the passage of a frontal system. “The bigger fish have definitely been willing to feed and stack up more consistently around the weather changes,” he explained. “If you’re able to time it right and fish right before a front hits, the bite can Please turn to page 22

Catfish scattered, at all depths By Madison Scarborough For Lone Star Outdoor News

At Lake Tawakoni, Tony Pennebaker has been catching a lot of eater-sized blue catfish in their usual spots. “We were fishing in shallow water, using cut bait in 3 to 5 feet,” Pennebaker said. The cats were found near structure and were feeding on shad. Before throwing out the bait, Pennebaker added a 1- to 3-ounce weight to each rig. For fall cats, Pennebaker said the cormorants point the way. “Follow the comorants on Tawakoni and you should find the catfish,” he said. Angler Ronnie Franklin loves to catch catfish on the Guadalupe River close to New Braunfels. He also enjoys getting to share the fun and took his cousin in mid-November. “After the dam broke on Lake Placid, the water was low near us,

but I am still always catching catfish,” Franklin said. The catfish were super active, and Franklin had luck using cut perch and cut liver. “The bigger the bait we used, the bigger the catfish we caught,” he said. “I use a weight when throwing bait in the river due to the current, anything up to 4 ounces.” Franklin said catfishing tactics don’t change a lot throughout the year on the Guadalupe. He pays attention to the current and checks how the water looks. “If it’s murky, it’s hard to spot which structure you want to fish,” he said. “The catfish hang out near big logs and branches, and I look for deep holes where the catfish could be.” Franklin said the cats also can be found under big cliffs or hiding in tunnels. Chad Ferguson recently caught a bunch of catfish on Eagle Mountain Lake while fishing in all different

Cut bait is working well for anglers targeting scattered catfish. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

depths of water, from 2 to 50 feet. Due to the water temperature dropping, Ferguson was looking for various catfish behavior patterns. “When it is cold, they tend to scatter,” he said. As catfish are going through their fall transition, Ferguson stays on them by using different tactics. “Throwing shad and fresh cut bait (perch, drum and buffalo) works best now,” he said. “You have to move around a lot to find them.”

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Groups take steps to improve oyster management By Craig Nyhus

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Groups see the future of Texas’ oyster industry in commercial leases and TPWD’s Cultivated Oyster Mariculture (TXCOM) program. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

hibited from commercial harvest. The groups suggested an alternative approach — establishing two types of leases, called a “Dual Track Lease Program.” Conservation leases would be used for purposes of restoration, while commercial leases would be used for commercial operations. Not included in the letter is that Copano Bay is now the location of TPWD’s first permitted cultivated oyster mariculture area, operated by The Texas Oyster Company, with the goal of supplying 1.5 million oysters for Texas restaurants. As of Nov. 10, the new oysters had spent their first month in cages in the bay. Naiser said FlatsWorthy’s focus is on protecting existing public reefs from excessive commercial harvest, and the new reefs, including mariculture reefs like the one in Copano Bay, would be controlled by oystermen, who have skin in the game. “That’s the future of the industry, and we’re all for it,” Naiser said. “They will harvest it at a sustainable rate and not degrade the environment. It’s an alternative to harvesting natural reefs. They have an investment in the resource.” Naiser said he’s optimistic that positive changes are in the future. “We came to Rockport for clear water,” he said. “And I like eating oysters — I don’t want to stop.”

Bass pro wins Redfish Cup Bass fishing pro Chris Zaldain, of Fort Worth, showed he also could tackle redfish when he and his teammate, Ryan Rickard, of Brandon, Florida, won the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup in Port Aransas. Zaldain and Rickard totaled 43 pounds, 4 ounces in three days of fishing. Bassmaster Elite SePhoto by B.A.S.S. ries pro Chris Zaldain of Fort Worth, Texas, and IFA Redfish Tour angler Ryan Rickard of Brandon, Florida, stuck with their area and put the finishing touches on a winning three-day total of 43 pounds, 4 ounces at the Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter, winning $50,000. Zaldain and Rickard caught their fish on a shallow Laguna Madre flat on the east side of Padre Island, south of the Highway 358 Bridge. They targeted three main areas with sand depressions dropping to about 2 1/2 feet. The anglers fished weedless gold spoons and 4-inch paddle tails on belly-weighted hooks. Zaldain dedicated his win to former Bassmaster Elite Aaron Martens, who recently passed after battling cancer for 19 months. “He loved saltwater fishing, too,” Zaldain said. Derek Hudnall, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Ron Hueston, of Naples, Florida, finished second with 40 pounds, 8 ounces by targeting grass flats with sandy potholes. Day 2 leaders Travis Land, of Seguin, and Nicky Savoie, of Cutoff, Louisiana finished third with 40 pounds, 4 ounces. —Bassmaster

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 68 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good in the marshes and under birds on glow chartreuse plastics, gold spoons and 1-ounce silver spoons. BOLIVAR: 72 degrees. Redfish and bull reds are fair on live finger mullet, fresh cut bait and squid. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 71 degrees. Redfish and black drum are fair to good at the Galveston Jetties on shrimp. Speckled trout and redfish are fair in Moses Lake on shrimp and soft plastics. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 71 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on soft plastics. Redfish are good on soft plastics and shrimp. FREEPORT: 71 degrees. Redfish are schooling and are good on scented shrimp under a popping cork.

Seek new approach to conserve reefs, establish commercial leases

FlatsWorthy, the Coastal Conservation Association, and several other conservation groups pointed out their concerns with the continued decline of public oyster reefs in a letter to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. “The extent of the harvest has had an impact on the environment,” said Chuck Naiser, FlatsWorthy founder and a longtime fly-fishing guide from Rockport. “There is no limitless supply of oysters. An increasing number of people are harvesting from a static to declining resource — reducing the positive effects of the filtering oysters provide.” The letter, sent Nov. 11 to TPWC Chairman Arch H. “Beaver” Aplin III, read in part: “Having personally witnessed excessive loss of reefs in Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay, San Antonio Bay, Mesquite Bay, Carlos Bay, Aransas Bay and Copano Bay, our groups can attest that previously wadable reefs are now inaccessible. Reefs that once offered sanctuary for shorebirds no longer breach the water’s surface. Additionally, reefs that used to protect shorelines from erosion are no longer high enough to absorb wave energy across the bays.” Naiser has been guiding in the Rockport area for more than 40 years, and has witnessed the decline. “Eighty five percent of the natural wild reefs have been degraded,” he said. “In Galveston, there are leases for a long period. The oystermen take care of them. Here, they just show up and harvest. Copano Bay is adversely affected, and some the reefs are just gone. At the Copano Reef, the crest was at the surface, you used to have to watch out for them. Now it’s gone. All the material was dredged out of here.” The coalition of groups offered an alternative to both reduce the harvest from native reefs and enhance the establishment of private leases. “At private leases, the oystermen have an investment in the resource,” he said. The letter requests the department “consider incorporating metrics for reef depth and vertical relief in harvest status of public reefs,” and asks TPWD to identify a network of living reefs that can be permanently pro-

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EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 73 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair for wade-fishermen with scented plastics behind a popping cork. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 73 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair for wade-fishermen with scented plastics behind a popping cork.

PORT O’CONNOR: 74 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live shrimp and artificials. Black drum and redfish are good on dead shrimp. ROCKPORT: 70 degrees. Redfish are fair on mullet and pin perch. Black drum are good on shrimp. PORT ARANSAS: 72 degrees. Bull redfish are good at the jetties on cut menhaden and blue crab. Black drum and slot redfish are good in the bay on dead shrimp.

CORPUS CHRISTI: 73 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: 72 degrees. Redfish, speckled trout and black drum are good on shrimp and soft plastics. PORT MANSFIELD: 65-75 degrees. Redfish are good in the flats and grass lines on willow tails. SOUTH PADRE: 76 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on windier days on live shrimp under a popping cork. PORT ISABEL: 76 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on windier days on live shrimp under a popping cork. —TPWD

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with Final Cast Guide Service, recently took a group of clients and they caught a bunch of “hubcap-sized crappie.” The group fished the back of creeks in 10 to 20 feet of water, near boat docks and close to timber logs. “Most of the crappie were feeding aggressively, and we caught them with jigs and minnows,” Kuhn said. “The best color was electric chicken.” On Gibbons Creek near College Station, Joey Ferro, with Jig em’ and Gig em’ Guide Service, found a slower bite after a heavy rain. Ferro and his friend were throwing live minnows near fallen timber in 12 to 14 feet of water. “We were driving around, picking the crappie off one or two at a time on top of brush piles,” Ferro said. “Then we moved to deeper water because as the crappie are getting ready for winter, they will go into the deeper part of the water column.”

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 66 degrees; 2.80’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, swim jigs, spoons and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs tipped with small minnows. AMISTAD: Water clear; 70 degrees; 47.11’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and Ned rigs. Catfish are excellent on stink bait and cut bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 3.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, drop shots and crankbaits. Crappie are good near boat docks and brush on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and chicken livers. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 65 degrees; 0.11’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow to fair on small jigs. AUSTIN: Water clear; 69 degrees; 0.63’ low. Largemouth bass are good on deep rocky banks with crawfish imitation plastics, top-waters and shad swimbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Blue catfish are good on cut live shad. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 64 degrees; 0.27’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits in grass beds. BASTROP: Water clear; 74 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs, crankbaits and purple or black Carolinarigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 1.63’ low. White bass are good with a few largemouth bass mixed in on 3/4-ounce slabs. BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 7.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jerk baits, shaky-head jigs and blue or purple Carolinarigged worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Hybrid striped bass are fair on live bait and swimbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 54 degrees; 1.62’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, shaky-head jigs and red, blue, or black Texasrigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. BRAUNIG: Water stained; 72 degrees. Red drum are fair on live tilapia, perch and spoons. Channel and blue catfish are fair on plastic worms and stink bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.95’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits, brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms and shaky head jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs,

swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers and live bait. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 4.67’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, chatterbaits, top-waters and soft plastics on rocky banks. Crappie are good on live minnows. Striped, hybrid and white bass are fair on top-waters and drifting live shad. Channel, blue and yellow catfish are fair to good on cut live shad. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs, buzz baits and wacky rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait. CALAVERAS: Water slightly; stained, 74 degrees. No report on largemouth bass. Blue catfish and channel catfish are fair to good on cut shad, liver and stink bait. Red drum are fair on live tilapia and jigging spoons. CANYON: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs and red or green Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are good on live bait, chartreuse jigging spoons and silver slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 1.36’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on silver slabs. Crappie are good on jigs. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 17.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swimming/vibrating jigs and flukes. Crappie are excellent on blue glimmer jigs and minnows. CONROE: Slightly stained; 68 degrees; 1.35’ low. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, lipless crankbaits and Texas rigs. Catfish are good on liver and shrimp. Crappie are slow. Hybrid striped bass are good on spoons and slabs. COOPER: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits, black or red plastic worms and football jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on silver or white slabs and chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers. CORPUS CHRISTI: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 2.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and worms. White bass are good on crankbaits and swimbaits by the dam. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows near the Catfish are good on shad.

EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 1.31’ low. White bass are fair to slow on chartreuse/white or shad-colored slabs. Crappie are fair on small jigs. Catfish are slow. FALCON: Water stained; 72 degrees; 42.46 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and finesse worms. Catfish are good on live bait. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs, square-billed crankbaits and purple or black drop shots. Catfish are good on earthworms, punch bait and cut bait. FORK: Water lightly stained; 62-64 degrees; 2.63’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, shaky heads and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair in creek channels on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait and punch bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 56 degrees; 1.94’ low. White bass bite are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel blue catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.43’ low. Striped bass and white bass are fair to good under the birds on slabs. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-waters and soft plastics. Crappies are good on small minnows and small jigs. Catfish are good on cut shad. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 0.90’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on medium-diving crankbaits, raspberry and watermelon Carolina-rigged plastic worms and pearl or chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.94’ low. White bass are good on jigging spoons on the bottom and on fish suspended above schools. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water murky; 62 degrees; 0.07’ low. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are fair on silver slab spoons. HUBBARD CREEK: Water clear; 62 degrees; 1.76’ low. White bass are good on road runners and rooster tails under diving gulls. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on June bugs on a slip weight. Crappie are good under the bridges on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 0.20’ low. Crappie are good

but small on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 3.42’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs and soft plastics. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on swimbaits and spinner baits. Blue catfish are good drifting with cut bait. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 64 degrees; 0.67’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water frogs and soft plastics around shallow rocky docks. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are fair on fresh cut shad and punch bait. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.19’ low. White bass are good on swimbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and shad-colored jigs. LIVINGSTON: Slightly stained; 67 degrees; 0.20’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are good on jigs in the creek. Small blue catfish are good on cut shad on the river banks. MARTIN CREEK: Water lightly stained; 2.19’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 44.39’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, crankbaits, worms and jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 63 degrees; 1.29’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, top-water frogs and weedless jigs. Crappie are good in the timber on minnows. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits. NACONICHE: Water stained; 61 degrees. Largemouth bass fair on shad-imitating lures and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow. NASWORTHY: Water murky; 41 degrees. 1.11’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait and prepared baits. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 0.92’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 61 degrees; 15.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on swimbaits, jerkbaits, and Texas-rigged creatures. Crappie are good on jigs. PALESTINE: Water lightly

stained; 67 degrees; 0.81’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and stink bait. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair, schooling with white bass, on swimbaits. Striped bass are good under birds on jigs. Crappie are good on small minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut shad. PROCTOR: Water clear; 58 degrees; 1.33’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are fair drifting with live bait and cut bait. RAVEN: Water stained; 75 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits and buzz baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 61-63 degrees; 0.97’ low. White bass are fair on slabs with a jig 12-inches above the slab. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 0.48’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to slow on swimbaits. White bass are fair on 1-ounce silver and chartreuse slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 62 degrees; 1.90’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair under bridges and on brush piles on minnows. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait in timber. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 68 degrees; 2.98’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are slow. Catfish are fair on prepared baits. SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 0.52’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs and wacky rigs. White and hybrid striped bass are good on white/chartreuse jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, chicken livers and cut bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 0.83’ low. White bass are fair to good on bladed slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. SULPHUR SPRINGS: Water lightly stained; 61 degrees; 4.49’ low. Largemouth bass are good on football jigs, crankbaits and drop shots. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, cut bait and earthworms. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 1.58’

n Saltwater reports Page 9 low. White bass are good under birds on small flukes and trolling with a spoon. No report on largemouth bass. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are slow to fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 1.46’ low. No report on largemouth bass. Striped bass are good on slabs, Alabama rigs and swimbaits. Catfish are fair to good on live bait and cut bait. TOLEDO BEND: 57-68 degrees; 4.35’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small crankbaits, jigging spoons, Carolina rigs and Texas-rigged worms and creatures. Catfish are fair on cut bait, shrimp and punch bait. TRAVIS: Water slightly stained; 65 degrees; 18.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, crankbaits and flukes. No report on crappie or catfish. TYLER: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 0.80’ low. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Blue and channel catfish are good on live bait. WACO: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 2.13’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and plastic frogs, Carolina-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. White bass are fair on crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 2.06’ low. Striped bass are good on live bait and down-rigged jigs. No report on largemouth bass or catfish. WORTH: Water lightly stained; 63 degrees; 1.32’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on frozen shad, worms and large minnows. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 3.86’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, shad crankbaits and football jigs. White bass are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER FLOUNDER SEASON IS CLOSED Nueces County game wardens found two individuals gigging flounder during the fall closure. Violations included: possession of flounder during closed season, over the daily bag limit and undersized flounder. MULE DEER PATROLS OUT IN FORCE Between Nov. 20 and 28, Lubbock area game wardens will dedicate extra patrol hours to the mule deer hunting season. The West Texas mule deer season attracts hunters from across the country for the nine-day season. Wardens will enforce a minimum antler restriction in Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Floyd, Hall, Motley, and Lynn counties. Lubbock game wardens also will deploy the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department airplane to spot potential suspects from the air. The pilot and spotter fly over the vast area and communicate specific coordinates of suspected poachers to the wardens patrolling on the ground. STUNG WITH FRESHWATER STINGRAYS In August, a concerned citizen contacted Montgomery County game wardens regarding a neighbor keeping an alligator in his backyard. The wardens responded to the home where the alligator was reportedly kept. The homeowner admitted to

PILOT SURVIVES PLANE CRASH IN COPANO BAY The Texas Department of Public Safety Tactical Marine Unit and Aransas County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a small plane crash in Copano Bay, near Rockport. The pilot was attempting to land his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane. As the pilot was making his approach, he lost both engines at

capturing an alligator 4 or 5 feet in length from Lake Conroe, transporting it home to show his kids and then releasing it the next day. The wardens inspected the property and noticed a room full of aquariums. One of the wardens identified the animals as freshwater stingrays, which are an invasive species and illegal to possess. Through further conversation, the homeowner also admitted to removing a small alligator snapping turtle from Lake Livingston and keeping it in a tank. The homeowner agreed to assist wardens in relocating the animals to better suited facilities. The stingrays were transported to Moody Gardens.

approximately 1,200 feet. The pilot attempted to restart the engines without success. The pilot then raised his landing gear and performed a water landing. The 62-year-old pilot sustained minor injuries to his head.

ONE CRIME LEADS TO ANOTHER The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit released a bulletin to assist in the identification of an individual and vehicle last seen leaving a crime scene. An El Paso/Hudspeth County game warden remembered the vehicle from a recent encounter with fishermen which resulted in the arrest of the individual. The warden contacted the lead investigator and passed along the identifying information. Several days later, El Paso County Sherriff’s detectives notified the warden that the information was vital in locating the subject and the vehicle. The subject was arrested.

HAWK IS NOT A DOVE In September, a Bexar County game warden received a call from Austin communications about dove hunters peppering local residences with shotgun pellets. At the field, the warden observed two gentlemen hunting. As he drove up to the individuals, one of the gentlemen stood up and shot a bird that fell a few yards from him. The warden proceeded to complete a hunting check. He spoke with the individual and asked if he was aware of the type of bird he had just shot. The hunter did not know. The warden informed him that the bird was an American kestrel, a protected bird of prey, and is not allowed to be

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Turning shooters into hunters HBSF takes scholarship recipients on quail, pheasant hunts By Lili Keys

Lone Star Outdoor News The Higgins Branchini Shooting Foundation (HBSF) hosted its 3rd Annual Quail Fundraiser at Greystone Castle Nov. 12-14. The annual quail hunt is one of the flagship events of the foundation’s fundraising season and also introduces partners and donors to some of the recipients of the grants in the field. “We think it’s important for our donors to meet the college shooters who benefit from their generous donations,” HBSF Board President Mike Higgins said. Most of the college shooters who have had the opportunity to

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blinds,” Richardson said. “The morning started off cloudy and dead calm, but a light to steady breeze picked up after about 8 a.m. Cranes came in small waves to check out our decoy spread of full body fakes from a little after sunrise through mid-morning.” Because of the light winds, the first few flights of cranes were a little finicky in response to calls and the decoys. “Once the breeze started to blow, we had cranes come in from all directions, and some were extremely low to the ground,” Richardson said. “Some folks in the group had never been on a crane hunt before, and it was great to make those first-time memories with them.” An afternoon duck hunt over a long and narrow cattle pond in the Crystal City area followed their morning crane hunt. “We bumped a bunch of ducks off of the pond when we arrived to chunk out some decoys and get set up,” Richardson said. “It didn’t take long for them to start trickling back in, though. We were covered up with blue-winged and green-winged teal, as well as a gadwall and wigeon, the rest of the evening.” They capped off their adventure with a final morning duck hunt over a shallow slough outside of Crystal City, and it too was a barn-burner. “The first 20 minutes of shooting time was insane,” Richardson said. “There were constant shot opportunities over the decoys and most of us had never seen that many ducks over a body of water that we were hunting at one time.” Teal, pintail, gadwall, wigeon and shovelers were harvested during the last morning hunt. “Moments like these are what we live for and stand for at the Beretta Gallery,” Richardson said. “The bond between all of us on the hunt was strengthened, and that’s what it’s all about.” Additional hunts have been scheduled with customers this season, and the Gallery plans to continue to host these types of events in order to build lasting relationships and friendships with their clients.

attend previous quail hunts had not hunted before. “Just because they’ve shot clay targets does not mean they hunt,” Higgins said. “We make a point to bring in kids who have not hunted and turn them on to it.” First year grant recipient, Christine Trimmer, who shoots for Texas A&M University, hunted a European driven pheasant shoot where they put down 133 pheasants between 10 hunters. “She hadn’t done anything like that before and she had the biggest ‘this is awesome’ smile,” Higgins said. Will Van Dusen, of Athens, started shooting trap, skeet and eventually sporting clays at an early age in 4H. His father was the coach and his older brother had taken up the sport and it became a family affair. “We traded off going to horse

shows for shotgun shooting,” he said. By the time he was a freshman in high school, Van Dusen had made his first All American Team and continued to do so each year. Van Dusen was on the shooting team while earning his undergraduate degree at Texas A&M, but now has traded school colors and is shooting for the University of Texas while pursuing his master’s in Architecture. Growing up, Van Dusen had dabbled in hunting but never in the upland pursuit. “I can count on my hands how many times I’ve gone dove hunting. I did a lot of deer hunting when I was young but at Greystone, we were able to do an upland hunt,” he said. “I had never taken any quail, chukar or pheasant before, nor had I hunted over pointers flushing or with

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a guide. It was all new to me and it was just a blast. To see the dogs work and to walk through the hunting areas was an awesome experience.” Van Dusen downsized his shotgun for the hunt. “I was shooting with a 20 gauge, which I don’t ever shoot,” he said. “It was a learning curve for sure. A few got away, but not many.” Shooter and past grant recipient, Shea Self, was also in attendance. Self won two national championships for Texas A&M

University and was the first woman ever to win an overall World Championship in Helice. She now serves on the board of HBSF. The weekend was filled with sporting clays, walk up hunts, European driven Pheasant shoots as well as a silent auction, and generated more than $70,000 for the foundation. HBSF provides support and grants to college students competing in collegiate, national, and international clay target shooting sports.

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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases

Last

New

First

Full

Nov 27

Dec 4

Dec 10

Dec 18

Solunar Sun times Moon times

Houston

Dallas

2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Nov/Dec Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

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

10:41 4:29 11:29 5:17 ----- 6:03 12:34 6:46 1:16 7:28 1:58 8:11 2:44 8:58 3:37 9:52 4:37 10:53 5:43 11:23 6:53 12:37 8:03 1:48 9:09 2:55 10:09 3:56 11:01 4:50

11:04 4:52 11:52 5:41 12:14 6:26 12:57 7:09 1:40 7:52 2:24 8:37 3:12 9:26 4:07 10:22 5:09 11:25 6:16 12:00 7:26 1:10 8:34 2:19 9:38 3:24 10:35 4:22 11:25 5:13

06:54 06:55 06:56 06:57 06:58 06:59 06:59 07:00 07:01 07:02 07:02 07:03 07:04 07:05 07:05

05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21 05:21

11:42p 12:39p NoMoon 1:13p 12:42a 1:46p 1:43a 2:18p 2:45a 2:51p 3:50a 3:27p 4:59a 4:07p 6:12a 4:54p 7:26a 5:49p 8:37a 6:51p 9:43a 7:58p 10:39a 9:08p 11:27a 10:16p 12:07p 11:20p 12:41p NoMoon

10:46 4:34 11:35 5:23 ----- 6:09 12:40 6:52 1:21 7:34 2:04 8:17 2:50 9:04 3:43 9:58 4:42 10:58 5:49 11:29 6:59 12:43 8:09 1:54 9:15 3:01 10:15 4:02 11:07 4:55

11:10 4:58 11:58 5:46 12:20 6:32 1:03 7:15 1:46 7:58 2:30 8:43 3:18 9:32 4:13 10:28 5:14 11:31 6:22 12:05 7:32 1:15 8:40 2:25 9:44 3:29 10:41 4:28 11:31 5:19

07:07 07:07 07:08 07:09 07:10 07:11 07:12 07:13 07:13 07:14 07:15 07:16 07:17 07:17 07:18

05:21 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20 05:20

11:44p 12:50p NoMoon 1:23p 12:45a 1:54p 1:48a 2:24p 2:52a 2:55p 3:59a 3:29p 5:10a 4:08p 6:24a 4:53p 7:40a 5:46p 8:52a 6:48p 9:57a 7:56p 10:53a 9:06p 11:39a 10:16p 12:18p 11:22p 12:50p NoMoon

San Antonio

Amarillo

2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Nov/Dec Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets

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

10:53 4:41 11:41 5:30 12:04 6:15 12:47 6:58 1:28 7:40 2:11 8:23 2:57 9:11 3:49 10:04 4:49 11:05 5:56 11:35 7:06 12:50 8:16 2:00 9:22 3:08 10:22 4:09 11:14 5:02

11:17 5:05 ----- 5:53 12:27 6:38 1:10 7:22 1:52 8:04 2:36 8:49 3:25 9:39 4:19 10:35 5:21 11:37 6:28 12:12 7:38 1:22 8:47 2:31 9:50 3:36 10:47 4:34 11:37 5:26

07:06 07:07 07:08 07:08 07:09 07:10 07:11 07:12 07:12 07:13 07:14 07:15 07:15 07:16 07:17

05:35 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:35 05:35

11:56p 12:51p NoMoon 1:26p 12:56a 1:58p 1:56a 2:31p 2:58a 3:04p 4:03a 3:40p 5:11a 4:21p 6:24a 5:08p 7:37a 6:03p 8:49a 7:05p 9:54a 8:13p 10:51a 9:22p 11:39a 10:30p 12:19p 11:34p 12:54p NoMoon

11:07 4:55 11:55 5:43 12:17 6:29 1:00 7:12 1:42 7:54 2:24 8:37 3:10 9:24 4:03 10:18 5:03 11:19 6:09 11:49 7:19 1:03 8:29 2:14 9:35 3:21 10:35 4:22 11:27 5:16

11:30 ----12:40 1:23 2:06 2:50 3:38 4:33 5:35 6:42 7:52 9:00 10:04 11:01 11:51

5:18 6:07 6:52 7:35 8:18 9:03 9:52 10:48 11:51 12:26 1:35 2:45 3:50 4:48 5:39

07:32 07:33 07:34 07:35 07:36 07:37 07:38 07:39 07:40 07:40 07:41 07:42 07:43 07:44 07:44

05:35 05:35 05:35 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34 05:34

NoMoon 1:16p NoMoon 1:47p 1:04a 2:16p 2:08a 2:45p 3:13a 3:15p 4:22a 3:47p 5:35a 4:24p 6:51a 5:08p 8:08a 6:00p 9:21a 7:01p 10:26a 8:09p 11:21a 9:21p 12:06p 10:32p 12:42p 11:40p 1:13p NoMoon

Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.

Sabine Pass, north Date Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10

Time 2:03 PM 3:07 PM 5:51 AM 5:50 AM 6:15 AM 12:05 AM 12:22 AM 12:43 AM 1:08 AM 1:39 AM 2:12 AM 2:47 AM 12:38 AM 1:25 PM 2:32 PM

High Island Height 0.11L 0.23L 0.88L 0.58L 0.23L 1.37H 1.40H 1.44H 1.50H 1.54H 1.55H 1.50H 1.32L -0.31L -0.02L

Time 10:59 PM 11:20 PM 10:00 AM 11:49 AM 1:00 PM 6:48 AM 7:27 AM 8:09 AM 8:55 AM 9:43 AM 10:34 AM 11:27 AM 3:20 AM 9:54 PM 10:38 PM

Height 1.51H 1.47H 0.98H 1.15H 1.37H -0.15L -0.51L -0.80L -0.98L -1.05L -0.99L -0.83L 1.37H 1.43H 1.35H

Time 4:14 PM 5:19 PM 6:21 PM 2:00 PM 2:55 PM 3:49 PM 4:44 PM 5:42 PM 6:45 PM 7:52 PM 12:24 PM

Height 0.37L 0.53L 0.70L 1.58H 1.76H 1.86H 1.89H 1.83H 1.73H 1.62H -0.59L

Time

Height

11:36 PM 11:50 PM

1.42H 1.38H

7:18 PM 8:10 PM 8:58 PM 9:44 PM 10:31 PM 11:24 PM

0.87L 1.04L 1.18L 1.29L 1.36L 1.37L

8:58 PM

1.52H

Time

Height

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 1:40 PM 2:39 PM 6:39 AM 6:30 AM 6:37 AM 12:04 AM 12:22 AM 12:43 AM 1:06 AM 9:44 AM 10:34 AM 11:25 AM 12:19 PM 1:22 PM 2:33 PM

Height 0.25L 0.40L 1.09L 0.85L 0.54L 1.50H 1.49H 1.52H 1.58H -0.84L -0.82L -0.68L -0.43L -0.13L 0.18L

Time 11:02 PM 11:23 PM 9:06 AM 11:31 AM 1:11 PM 6:57 AM 7:29 AM 8:09 AM 8:55 AM 6:12 PM 7:18 PM 8:22 PM 9:14 PM 9:59 PM 10:38 PM

Height 1.76H 1.68H 1.15H 1.24H 1.46H 0.17L -0.20L -0.51L -0.74L 2.16H 2.06H 1.93H 1.77H 1.62H 1.49H

Height 0.25 0.40L 1.01L 0.83L 0.56L 0.23L -0.10L -0.39L -0.59L -0.70L -0.70L -0.58L -0.37L -0.10L 0.21L

Time 10:19 PM 10:46 PM 9:19 AM 11:19 AM 12:44 PM 1:54 PM 2:58 PM 4:00 PM 5:01 PM 6:04 PM 7:08 PM 8:10 PM 9:04 PM 9:45 PM 10:13 PM

Height 1.86H 1.76H 1.05H 1.23H 1.50H 1.79H 2.05H 2.23H 2.32H 2.31H 2.23H 2.08H 1.91H 1.71H 1.52H

Height 0.83H 0.78H 0.70H 0.59H 0.51H 0.07L -0.09L -0.22L -0.31L -0.35L 0.99H 0.99H 0.95H 0.88H 0.77H

Time 3:52 PM 4:42 PM 5:34 PM 6:28 PM 8:46 AM 7:34 PM 8:41 PM 9:47 PM 11:12 PM

Height -0.05L 0.03L 0.15L 0.32L 0.24L 0.67H 0.81H 0.91H 0.96H

12:57 PM 1:53 PM 2:49 PM 3:44 PM 4:34 PM

-0.34L -0.30L -0.23L -0.12L 0.02L

Height 0.49H 0.44H 0.37H 0.31H 0.28H 0.33H 0.41H 0.49H 0.55H 0.57H 0.56H 0.52 0.46H 0.39H 0.30

Time 8:02 PM 8:39 PM 9:16 PM 10:54 AM 11:17 AM 11:49 AM 12:28 PM 1:14 PM 2:12 PM 3:24 PM 4:39 PM 5:48 PM 6:49 PM 7:43 PM 8:32 PM

Height -0.14L -0.11L -0.03L 0.14L -0.02L -0.17L -0.30L -0.38L -0.41L -0.41L -0.39L -0.37L -0.35L -0.31L -0.24L

Time 3:47 5:17 6:35 2:23 3:26 4:21 5:15

Height

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.58L 0.77L 0.97L 1.71H 1.95H 2.12H 2.19H

Time

Height

11:37 PM 11:50 PM

1.61H 1.54H

7:45 PM 9:16 PM 10:37 PM

1.17L 1.36L 1.50L

Time 12:59 PM 2:05 PM 6:50 AM 6:13 AM 6:11 AM 6:28 AM 6:59 AM 7:37 AM 8:21 AM 9:10 AM 10:03 AM 10:59 AM 11:59 AM 1:04 PM 2:17 PM

3:26 5:02 6:40 8:18

PM PM PM PM

0.59L 0.79L 0.97L 1.13L

Time 11:08 11:26 11:40 11:49

PM PM PM PM

Height 1.64H 1.50H 1.37H 1.29H

Port O’Connor Date Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10

Time 3:07 AM 3:11 AM 3:07 AM 2:46 AM 1:22 AM 9:01 AM 9:36 AM 10:21 AM 11:11 AM 12:03 PM 1:00 AM 2:08 AM 2:52 AM 3:15 AM 3:09 AM

Time 5:51 AM 5:23 AM 5:00 AM 4:38 AM 3:18 AM 2:48 AM 2:37 AM 2:07 AM 2:05 AM 2:46 AM 3:36 AM 4:29 AM 5:25 AM 6:14 AM 6:36 AM

Date Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10

Time 2:12 PM 12:11 AM 12:17 AM 12:10 AM 7:02 AM 7:20 AM 12:06 AM 12:18 AM 9:02 AM 9:48 AM 10:39 AM 11:36 AM 12:38 PM 1:45 PM 3:00 PM

Height 0.18L 1.23H 1.15H 1.06H 0.39L 0.12L 0.99H 1.02H -0.51L -0.58L -0.56L -0.46L -0.31L -0.13L 0.08L

Time 6:25 PM 7:05 PM 7:42 PM 10:52 AM 11:02 AM 11:19 AM 3:49 AM 8:29 PM 9:35 PM

Height 0.11L 0.20L 0.36L 0.55L 0.28L 0.01L 1.15H 1.38H 1.42H

2:28 3:32 4:51 5:59 6:54

-0.55L -0.47L -0.38L -0.27L -0.10L

PM PM PM PM PM

Time

Height

3:16 PM 4:30 PM 6:57 AM 1:38 PM 3:00 PM 7:47 AM 8:22 AM 5:57 PM 6:59 PM 8:15 PM 9:34 PM 10:28 PM 10:55 PM 11:10 PM

0.29L 0.42L 0.62L 0.98H 1.15H -0.14L -0.36L 1.46H 1.44H 1.38H 1.29H 1.19H 1.07H 0.96H

Height 0.40H 0.37H 0.34H 0.31H 0.32H 0.34H -0.05L -0.10L -0.12L -0.12L -0.10L 0.47H 0.46H 0.43H 0.39H

Time 4:27 PM 5:30 PM 7:48 AM 7:45 AM 8:08 AM 8:42 AM 9:11 PM 9:56 PM 10:46 PM 11:48 PM

Height 0.06L 0.10L 0.26L 0.19L 0.10L 0.01L 0.43H 0.47H 0.48H 0.48H

1:35 PM 2:34 PM 3:41 PM

-0.07L -0.03L 0.02L

Height 1.06H 0.99H 0.89H 0.59L 0.39L 0.16L -0.07L -0.26L -0.39L -0.44L -0.42L -0.34 -0.20L -0.02L 0.19L

Time 1:33 PM 2:33 PM 4:14 PM 10:40 AM 12:36 PM 2:19 PM 3:29 PM 4:37 PM 8:19 PM 9:23 PM 10:17 PM 11:07 PM 11:52 PM 10:29 PM 10:26 PM

Height 0.09L 0.22L 0.36L 0.77H 0.86H 0.99H 1.11H 1.19H 1.23H 1.27H 1.25H 1.19H 1.08H 0.96H 0.88H

Height 0.19L 0.34L 0.53L 0.88L 0.59L 0.26L -0.07L -0.35L -0.55L -0.65L -0.65L -0.54L -0.36L -0.10L 0.18L

Time 11:34 PM 11:27 PM 11:10 PM 10:49 AM 12:36 PM 2:08 PM 3:27 PM 4:41 PM 5:57 PM 7:19 PM 8:37 PM 9:36 PM 10:13 PM 10:30 PM 10:30 PM

Height 1.59H 1.45H 1.30H 1.09H 1.27H 1.49H 1.68H 1.83H 1.91H 1.91H 1.87H 1.76H 1.61H 1.44H 1.27H

Time

3:27 PM 4:47 PM 6:03 PM 11:43 AM

Time

11:47 AM 7:27 PM 8:48 PM 4:05 PM 5:01 PM

Height

0.81H 0.95H 1.11H -0.24L

Height

0.85H 0.73L 0.87L 1.30H 1.41H

Time

Height

8:26 PM 9:25 PM

0.56L 0.80L

7:26 PM

1.27H

Time

Height

6:00 PM 11:57 PM

0.57L 0.98H

10:11 PM

0.99L

Date Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10

Time 3:22 AM 3:06 AM 2:20 AM 12:55 AM 12:19 AM 12:05 AM 9:23 AM 10:08 AM 10:58 AM 11:49 AM 12:41 PM 1:04 AM 1:51 AM 2:13 AM 2:20 AM

Time 10:39 AM 1:10 PM 3:21 PM 11:52 PM

Height

Time

Height

0.28H 0.29H 0.33H 0.38H

6:22 PM 7:07 PM 7:50 PM

0.15L 0.22L 0.30L

Height

Time

Height

Port Aransas Time

11:38 PM

Height

Time

Height

0.54H

Nueces Bay Date Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10

San Luis Pass

Height 1.39H 1.35H 1.30H 1.25H 1.20H 1.16H 1.01L -0.43L -0.54L -0.58L 1.43H 1.42H 1.37H 1.29H 1.20H

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10

Time 3:59 AM 3:52 AM 3:47 AM 3:42 AM 3:41 AM 3:44 AM 12:19 AM 12:14 PM 12:53 PM 1:37 PM 1:18 AM 2:44 AM 3:27 AM 3:40 AM 3:17 AM

Date Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10

Time 1:22 AM 1:59 AM 12:02 AM 6:26 AM 6:27 AM 6:44 AM 7:10 AM 7:45 AM 8:29 AM 9:21 AM 10:19 AM 11:18 AM 12:17 PM 1:15 PM 2:20 PM

Time 11:00 PM 5:46 PM 6:53 PM 7:54 PM 9:00 PM

0.82H 0.50L 0.65L 0.81L 0.96L

10:48 11:00 11:13 11:17

PM PM PM PM

0.81H 0.84H 0.91H 0.99H

South Padre Island Time

Height

3:28 PM 6:37 PM

0.24H 0.27H

Time

9:52 PM 10:21 PM

Height

0.10L 0.24L

Date Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10

Time 1:14 PM 2:14 PM 3:24 PM 5:55 AM 5:43 AM 6:02 AM 6:36 AM 7:17 AM 8:04 AM 8:56 AM 9:52 AM 10:50 AM 11:50 AM 12:50 PM 1:51 PM

Time

Height

4:48 PM 6:21 PM 8:03 PM

0.74L 0.95L 1.16L

Time

10:54 PM 10:42 PM 10:22 PM

Height

1.20H 1.16H 1.19H

Texas Coast Tides

Date Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov 30 Dec 1 Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec 7 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10

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Group way over the limit Three anglers were charged for keeping too many walleye and sauger on Lake of the Woods after conservation officers found them with 48 fish over their limit on Nov. 7. Charged were Michael Sysa, 22, Oak Grove; David Sysa, 23, Oak Grove; and Yevgeniy Simonovich, 29, Elk River. The group was cited after a conservation officer checked them at the boat access on the Rainy River. A total of 26 fish were in the livewell, four over the limit. In the back of their truck, the officer heard flopping from one of two coolers. Both coolers contained fish. Over two days, the group kept 72 walleye and sauger. The coolers and fish were seized and the fish were donated. —MDNR

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Economic impact of outdoor recreation The Bureau of Economic Analysis released economic data for 2020 on outdoor recreation’s economic impact on the U.S. economy, showing outdoor recreation generates $688 billion in economic output, comprises 3 percent of U.S. employees and creates 4.3 million jobs. The report indicated industry segments like boating and fishing, biking, camping and RVing, hunting and shooting sports, and powersports experienced record sales and unprecedented growth, while travel and tourism segements declined. —BEA

ILLINOIS

Used boat sales top 1 million

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LOUISIANA

Chevron donates half-million for wetlands Chevron committed $500,000 to Ducks Unlimited to help support projects along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. The grant will support two coastal restoration projects; the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge Moist Soil Enhancement Project to help manage 1,200 acres of wetlands in Cameron Parish; and the Port Fourchon Terracing and Living Shoreline Project to restore and protect 650 acres in Lafourche Parish. —DU

PENNSYLVANIA

State-record walleye On Oct. 28, Richard Nicholson, 62, of Connellsville, was fishing from the bank of the Youghiogheny River along with his son. After landing several fish, including a 9-pound walleye, Nicholson thought he had hooked up with a muskie, but instead landed a 34-inch walleye. Nicholson put the large walleye into a 5-gallon bucket with some water in an attempt to keep it alive until he could get it home, where he placed the walleye into his spring-fed livewell. By the next morning, the walleye had expired. Nicholson took the fish to a grocery store where it was weighed 18 pounds, 1 ounce on a certified scale. Nicholson’s fish beat the 41-year-old record of 17-pounds, 9-ounces. —Staff report

WASHINGTON

—Staff report

—HSI-Seattle

OKLAHOMA

Possible state-record whitetail

and I think they had a couple of birds opening day. That was it.” A pretty good barometer of how good duck hunting is in southeast Texas is the hunts at the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area in Port Arthur. Wildlife biologist Michael Rezsutek said they had slow hunts for the first two weekends of the season. Most of the birds shot were teal. In eight hunts from Nov. 6 through Nov. 14, 538 hunters shot 1,102 birds for a hunter average of 2.05 ducks per hunter. Those ducks included 146 blue-winged teal, 366 green-winged teal, 321 gadwall, 195 shovelers, 165 scaup, 15 pintails and a small assortment of other ducks. Hunters on Lake Sam Rayburn were pretty much without ducks. And hunters west of Beaumont, around China, said their hunts were pitiful. Kenny Vaughan, who has been hunting this formally birdrich area for decades, said it’s the worst opener he’s ever had. He and his kids

hunt on flooded fields where they typically have excellent hunts for a variety of ducks. An idea of how good the South Zone opener was shown at the Thunderbird Hunting Club near Wharton. Manager Todd Steele said their first weekend of hunting produced 588 birds harvested by 105 guns for an average of 5.6 birds per hunter. Most of those birds were teal, pintail and gadwall. On the first day of the season, 392 birds were harvested by 65 guns for an average of six birds per hunter. Central Texas hunters report very slow hunting on public lakes. Denny Copeland has been hunting that area for decades; he said the first two weekends of the season were dismal. “I thought it might be good on some of the smaller lakes,” he said. “We had a couple of cold fronts move through, but they didn’t produce very many birds.”

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Ivory, rhino horn traffickers caught

An Edmond hunter killed a deer that likely will be a state archery record and is possibly the highest scoring typical whitetail buck taken in the state. The 16-point buck was scored before deductions at 210 by Terry’s Taxidermy in Oklahoma City, which would make the animal the largest typical whitetail ever killed by an Oklahoma hunter.The state archery record is a 188 5/8 buck from Pawnee County and the overall typical record is 194 inches, killed in Pushmataha County in 2007.

—NMMA

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An investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, in conjunction with the Department of State, Department of Justice, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Customs and Border Protection, Seattle Police Department and HSI Nairobi, led to the arrests of Herdade Lokua, 23, and Jospin Mujangi, 31, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), being arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy, money laundering, smuggling and Lacey Act violations for trafficking elephant ivory and white rhinoceros horn from DRC to Seattle, Nov. 3. The indictment alleges that Lokua and Mujangi worked with a middleman to smuggle four packages into the United States. In August and September, 2020, the defendants sent three shipments containing a total of about 49 pounds of ivory by air freight to Seattle. In May, they sent another package with approximately five pounds of rhinoceros horn. At the same time, the defendants conspired to conduct large transactions via ocean freight, offering the buyer more than two tons of elephant ivory, one ton of pangolin scales, and multiple intact rhinoceros horns. On Nov. 2, they arrived in Washington State to negotiate the details of such a deal and were arrested. Immediately after the arrests, the task force in DRC acted on information provided by HSI-Seattle to seize 2,067 pounds of ivory and 75 pounds of pangolin scales in Kinshasa worth approximately $3.5 million, all contraband related to wildlife trafficking.

According to the National Marine Manufacturer’s Association, pre-owned boat sales exceeded 1 million units in 2020 for the first time since 2006. The total of 1.05 million boats represented an 8.6-percent increase compared to 2019. Outboard engine powered boats made up the majority of the pre-owned market in 2020, accounting for 60.9 percent of all sales, and prices of older boats surged due to strong demand and lack of supply for new boats.

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Tumlim promoted at Davidson’s Wayne Tumlin was promoted to president of firearm and accessory distributor Davidson’s.

Long named VP at ASA Mary Beth Long joined the American Sportfishing Association as vice president of communications.

Waldrop gets two appointments U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland appointed Ducks Unlimited Chief Conservation Officer Dr. Karen Waldrop to the North American Wetlands Conservation Council and the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Advisory Group.

ACROSS 3) A moose-hunting destination 6) An African wild cat 9) A good crappie lure 10) The yellow cat 14) Shotshell brand 15) A group of dogs 16) A type of bow 19) Memphis’ team name 23) It drills the hole 25) A sea duck 27) The tree’s nuts and fruit, to a deer hunter 29) Command for dog to get in a crate 30) Metal used in jig heads 31) River flowing through the Piney Woods 32) One of the teal 34) A duck hunter’s org. 36) When the cloud touches the ground 41) A dabbling duck 42) Santa’s animal helpers 45) A good blue catfish lake 46) Usually the shortest tine 47) Reservoir near Corsicana (two words) 48) Nice to have in the deer blind

DOWN 1) Bait for redfish 2) Fishing with the wind 4) The shorebird you can hunt 5) Texas dish with no beans 6) A tuna species 7) An African antelope 8) Bass boat brand 11) Sulphur Springs’ county 12) A game bird in Africa 13) Exotic game species in Texas 17) The mount with no cape 18) Goddess of hunting 20) A rifle brand 21) Tail type on a soft plastic lure 22) One of the setters 24) The female bighorn 25) Hiding place for deer 26) The smaller shad 28) The two-pointer 33) The biggest, fastest eagle 35) Type of sinker 37) A deer sound 38) The Biblical hunter 39) A soft plastic lure 40) A Labrador color 43) Food plot grain 44) River where George Strait learned to swim

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Fried red snapper with watermelon and sweet chili 14 ounces red snapper, skin removed and cut into bite-sized pieces 2 cups seedless watermelon, cut into bite-sized pieces 1/4 cup carrot, shredded fine 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup milk 2 eggs 2 cups panko crumbs 1 bunch green onions, washed and sliced 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped fine 1/2 cup sweet-spicy chili sauce Sea salt and fresh ground pepper Preheat oiled fryer to 350 degrees. Use three mixing bowls. Bowl 1: Add flour and salt and pepper to taste. Bowl 2: Combine and mix milk, eggs

and salt and pepper to taste. Bowl 3: Panko and salt and pepper to taste. Dredge snapper bites in flour to coat (shake off excess flour). Add coated snapper bites to the egg mixture (handfuls at a time). Drain excess with slotted spoon. Add evenly coated snapper bites to the panko (shake off excess panko). Continue until all snapper bites have been breaded. Carefully add the coated snapper to the fryer basket (do not overcrowd). Carefully lower basket into hot oil and cook for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oil and drain. Place snapper bites into another large mixing bowl. Add green onions, mint, watermelon, carrot, and sweet chili sauce, lightly tossing to coat. Serve with additional sweet chili sauce. —Florida Dept. of Agriculture

Sales manager at Can-Am Max La Gaipa joined the CanAm Sales Group as territory sales manager.

Promotions at World Cat Catamaran manufacturer World Cat promoted Vann Knight to chief operating officer and Andrea Woolard to chief financial officer.

CEO at Tedder Shawn Hostetter joined Tedder Industries as the new chief executive officer.

Goodpasture joins TWAF Texas Wildlife Association Foundation hired TJ Goodpasture, formerly with the National Wild Turkey Federation, as its new Director of Development.

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for teal and gadwall. South of Dallas, near Ennis, ringnecks and divers are leading the way. In the Waco area, some gadwall and teal are keeping the hunters attention, although the bird population is still relatively low in the area where Thanksgiving tends to mark what hunters call the true beginning of the season. West of Stephenville, a mix of teal, gadwall and ringnecks are being found, with only a few pintail and wigeon hitting the ponds so far. Near Lubbock, when they aren’t sandhill crane hunting, the crew from Longneck Outfitters has been enjoying good hunts over fields near the city for lesser Canadas, with early morning limits over large spreads of wind and silhouette decoys.

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management on high fence and Managed Lands Deer Permit properties.” Deer numbers are low in the counties, but big bucks have been taken over the years, several of Boone and Crockett caliber. Cain said TPWD staff would be considering bringing a proposal to the Commission in January. Steve Seals, the president of the Collin County Bowhunters, said the group would oppose any changes. “Here we go again, the topic seems to pop up every once in a while,” he said. “It doesn’t make sense to change it. The areas we

hunt are bottoms surrounded by houses. The people don’t want rifles going off.” Seals said the deer herds in the highly urban areas can’t take the pressure. “Deer hunting in Collin County is already being pushed out by the ongoing developing ag land,” he said. “This will speed up the demise tenfold.” Clint Montgomery, of Texas Archery Academy in Dallas, also said he opposes any changes to the regulations. “It’s what makes these counties special,” he said.

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unique-looking buck on his deer lease in Colorado County. The deer had a third beam on the right side of his head and extremely tall and narrow antlers with 13 points. “I had just harvested a spike and was fixing to get out of the blind when this buck walked out,” Connealy said. “I had never seen this deer before and realized quickly that this buck’s antler characteristics were rare. Knowing that this would be a one-ofa-kind trophy, I took the shot.” Ismael Lerma Jr. also harvested an inter-

esting buck during a hunt on a ranch near Brady, arranged as a retirement gift for him from the company he has worked with for over 16 years. “I was watching a really nice buck from the blind I was hunting in when this huge nontypical buck walked out,” Lerma explained. “He gave me a shot at about 200 yards, and I took it. The wild looking buck scored over 300 inches, and it’s a memory I will never forget.” “What an awesome retirement gift.”

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be incredible.” On warmer days, Rouse has been catching plenty of smaller specks by finding areas teeming with mullet. “The fish have been on the move and spreading out when the water temperature warms back up,” he said. Brian Huskey fished over shell reefs in upper Galveston Bay and found both keeper-sized and undersized trout. “The majority of the fish were holding tight to the bottom and close to the oyster shell in bout 3.5 to 5 feet of water,” he said. “Slow sinking twitch baits and soft plastic jigs resulted in the most bites.” Galveston area charter captain Michael Marquez said the amount of flounder stacked up around flats and ledges along the Galveston Ship Channel right now is incredible. “I have never seen the flounder fishery this good,” Marquez said. “The flatfish bite has been phenomenal. Most of the anglers I talk to can’t wait until the flounder season opens back up on Dec. 15.” Capt. Kurt Pless has been targeting waters from upper West Galveston Bay to the San Luis Pass, and catching both speckled trout and redfish. “Top-waters, soft plastics and suspending baits have all been producing, especially if you can time your outings during periods of good weather between fronts,” Pless said. “Stretches of shell in 2.5 to 4 feet of water have been the ticket.” Pless said there are plenty of redfish cruising the back lakes and marshes surrounding West Galveston Bay. “A lot of the redfish seem to be roaming the banks in small pods or schools, especially when the tide is up,” he said. In Sabine, Capt. Chris Phillips said the amount of Texas anglers trailering their boats across the Texas-Louisiana border to put in on the Louisiana side of Sabine

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Pass to target flounder is impressive. “There are a ton of Texas anglers purchasing Louisiana licenses and launching on the Louisiana side so they can keep flounder,” Phillips said. Phillips said the edges of the channel along Sabine Pass are loading up with more and more flounder each day. “The flatfish have been willing to eat live shrimp, live mullet, mud minnows and soft plastics bounced along the bottom,” Phillips said. Bayous and marshes on the Louisiana side of Sabine Lake have also been holding plenty of redfish. “There’s been some trout, flounder and even bass mixed in with the redfish along these bayous,” Phillips said. “Live shrimp rigged under a popping cork and soft plastic jigs have been doing the trick.” Phillips said there is still some bird activity taking place across Sabine Lake, but that most of the fish under the birds have been small speckled trout and sand trout. “Some of the working birds have schools of redfish under them,” he said. “You just have to keep moving around until you find them.”

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