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Bubba Wood and his love for quail
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Lake levels on the rise
Bubba Wood is known for his skeet shooting, his wildlife art gallery and his efforts with Park Cities Quail. Photo from PCQ.
Conservationist to receive T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News At the Park Cities Quail Coalition 15th annual dinner and auction on June 4, Martin F. (Bubba) Wood will receive the T. Boone Pickens Lifetime Sportsman Award. Those who know him aren’t surprised. Wood is recognized as a world-champion skeet shooter, the founder of Collector’s Covey in Highland Park Village and the numerous organizations he helped support through the company; a publisher of 14 sporting books and countless wildlife prints; and the creator of the Texas Duck Stamp program, which provided more than $7 million in royalties to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. His true love, though, is quail. In 2008, Wood convinced his friend, T. Boone Pickens, to join the cause through Park Cities Quail, then a chapter of Quail Unlimited, helping propel the organization to one of the most successful and influential in the country. “I got started with my dad,” Wood said. Please turn to page 6
Reservoirs across the state have seen water levels jump due to heavy rains, creating habitat for baitfish and the fry of gamefish. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Choke Canyon anglers are excited, even if the reservoir still isn’t yet half full. The lake, known for producing big bass, catfish and crappie, hasn’t had a significant influx of water since 2019, but has come up more than 10 percent in the last month, with more water coming in. “Choke Canyon isn’t getting as much as we
would like to see, but it’s up to 42.1 percent full,” said Dusty McDonald, a biologist with the Corpus Christi Inland Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “We haven’t seen it get a bump like that in a while.” McDonald said the new water will be really productive for the lake. “These lakes have been down so long, there has been a lot of riparian growth along
the edges,” he said. “When more water comes in, it creates a lot of habitat, and the new fish habitat creates new hiding places for baitfish and fry.” Across the state, lakes in North and East Texas are nearly all at 100 percent capacity, Central Texas lakes are high, Hill Country lakes are risings and even West Texas lakes are moving up. For Choke Canyon, which has a small wa-
tershed along the Frio River, any water is a welcome sign, and for all of the lakes, it bodes well for the upcoming year. “In our area, Corpus Christi is 60.9 percent full and climbing,” McDonald said. “Coleto Creek and Texana are full — Coleto has been down for a long time. And Lake Findley in Alice filled up real quick. It’s really good timing right now.” McDonald was ex-
cited about some of the small lakes that filled up. “I was in the Valley and the people there were so excited,” he said. “The smaller community lakes are filled up — they offer a lot of fishing opportunities.” McDonald has been watching lake levels across South Texas like a hawk. “I’ve been checking them all every day,” he said.
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Lone Star Outdoor News Texas House Bill 2213, which allows hunters to donate exotic game, such as axis, blackbuck and fallow deer, to nonprofit foodbanks, passed the full senate. The bill, introduced by Rep. John Frullo (R-Lubbock), now moves to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for signature. The bill passed in the Texas House of Representatives by a vote of 144-1 on April 16. On May 29, it passed in the Texas Senate by a vote of 31-0.
Current Texas law does not allow the donation of exotic game meat to food banks, only allowing the donation of meat from native game animals. In 2017, Trinity Oaks, which had been processing over 100,000 pounds of ground meat for distribution to orphanages, churches and others in need at no charge, was told they could not process and distribute exotic game unless they were granted an exemption. When COVID-19 struck, the Texas Department of State Health Services issued an emergency waiver allowing the donations. However, the exemption is set to expire.
HUNTING
FISHING
Surprising hunt (P. 4)
Making adjustments (P. 8)
Ranch chores change to axis pursuit.
Saltwater anglers adapt to new water.
Digital tags (P. 4)
Bass and sandies (P. 9)
Electronic licenses considered.
Action on Central Texas lakes.
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HUNTING
Trophy axis buck
Marcus Canales found this big axis deer on the family ranch while doing ranch chores, and changed to pursuing the animal. Photo by Stephanie Crisp-Canales.
Range of exotics increasing By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Sometimes in the outdoors, it pays to just be in the right place at the right time. That’s how Marcus Canales felt when he harvested a trophy axis on his family’s ranch in LaSalle County. The ranch rarely receives traffic from exotics. “We haven’t seen any axis on the Crisp-Canales Family Ranch
in quite a few years,” Canales said. “I was blown away when I first saw him.” Canales was out in a pasture checking on some calves when he noticed that they were acting skittish and running around. “I started looking down the fence line to see if they were spooking from a person or some other animal,” he said. “As I got closer to them, I concluded that they were just goofing off, like young calves sometimes do. I hung out for a few minutes, just watching them, and then decided
to head back to the house.” As he turned to leave, something off to his right caught Canales’ eye at the edge of the brush line. “I didn’t have any binoculars with me, but I could tell right away that it was an axis deer,” he said. “When he picked his head up, I realized just how big of an axis buck he truly was.” Canales didn’t have his rifle with him, so he called his wife and asked her to bring it out to the pasture.
After feeding the road, Canales set up about 400 yards away and watched for a little while. “I was planning on sitting for about 30 minutes to an hour, so I climbed up onto the roof of my truck with my rifle,” he said. “Not five minutes later, the axis buck came back out of the brush and began eating the road feed. I couldn’t believe it.” The axis was positioned at about 390 yards. Canales let him work in a little closer to about 357 yards before taking the shot. “He finally turned broadside, Please turn to page 17
Range conditions best in years Habitat for deer, quail improves
Moving toward e-licenses Testing digital tagging program for the future By Craig Nyhus
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Lone Star Outdoor News People who love wildlife, especially deer and quail don’t like flooding. But they love rains — of any type. While the Beaumont area received more than 9 inches in a day, and parts of East Texas and some coastal areas experienced damaging flooding, most of the Texas landscape received habitat-increasing moisture. The East Texas rains concerned some landowners. “I received calls from people in the Pineywoods regions of East Texas thinking the rains killed some fawns,” said Alan Cain, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s White-tailed Deer Program leader. “But fawns are just now hitting the ground in most areas. In the Pineywoods, fawns start to hit the ground in mid to late May, and 90 percent are on the ground by June 27.”
“By the time we finished that conversation, the axis buck had spotted me and moved on into the brush,” he said. Canales decided to get his rifle and try to put a stalk on the axis buck. His efforts were to no avail. “I was about to give up and get back to doing some more ranch chores, but decided I would first feed the road where I last saw him,” he said. “My thought was maybe this would help keep him around and that I might get an opportunity to take him on another day.”
Heavy rains across much of Texas will help the pastures recover, creating good habitat for deer and other wildlife. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
Cain said conditions for does and their fawns are better than they have been in a long time. “We can’t come into better conditions than what we have right now,” he said. “The TransPecos is still pretty dry, but South Texas people hadn’t seen rain
like this in years.” The Hill Country also is wet after 2 to 5 inches of rain got things started in early May, with more coming to the south and east. The King Ranch posted about the rains on its Facebook page: Please turn to page 7
A proposed pilot program will test the use of electronic hunting and fishing licenses in Texas, including tagging requirements. “A few years ago, legislation required that game warden accept licenses on people’s phones,” said Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s White-tailed Deer Program leader Alan Cain. The issue was, though, what do hunters and fishermen do when a tag is required for species such as deer, turkey and even when they want to keep an oversized redfish? A team led by Coastal Fisheries director Robin Reichers will present a pilot program this week to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Cain, a team member, said the group studied what other states are doing with respect to digital tags. “Texas is one of a few states without that option,” he said. Although the details are forth-
A pilot program will look into using electronic methods to tag deer. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
coming, Cain said he expects the initial program will likely be a Super Combo Special E-License. “We have to work through how to do it,” he said. “We have to determine whether some physical thing is needed on the animal.” Issues include law enforcement’s ability to check hunters and their animals, especially in areas of the state where cell Please turn to page 6
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Honoring a quail legend Continued from page 1
“He was a big hunter but wasn’t a big fisherman. He was, though, interested in what I wanted to do.” The two spent many hours pursuing the bobwhite quail. “It was stupid hunting because there were so many quail,” he said. “Then it got to be stupid hunting because there were no quail. Nevertheless, it was great times spent with a great dad. I had the greatest dad in the world.” Wood’s dad, a former chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in the 1960s, set the stage for his hunting and conservation efforts. “I grew up in that culture,” Wood said. “Three game wardens were groomsmen at my wedding. But I never thought back then there would be a shortage of quail.” Wood is especially proud of the efforts and accomplishments of Park Cities Quail. “It’s the most fun I’ve ever had,” he said. “There are all the guys with special skills that contribute to making it work. What they have done is remarkable.” Wood, who shot his first limit of quail at age 9, is no stranger to a sudden loss of quail. “It was the freeze of 1982,” he said. “I was hunting that day with a bunch of politicians and we killed our limit. After the hunt, the temperature dropped 20 degrees in a flash. It was 16 days before we could get back to the ranch. When we went back, we didn’t see a live quail.” Some quail eventually came back, but the memory stayed, resulting in Wood’s determination to see the bobwhite quail return to West Texas.
His favorite hunting story was with the well-known writer, Gene Hill. “I knew Gene through skeet shooting and he came to Texas and hunted with me every year,” Wood said. “His first time, I had my best bird dog, Rocky. I had told him how great Rocky was.” The hunt didn’t start as planned. “I put the dogs out, hunting into the wind,” Wood said. “What I didn’t tell Gene was that Rocky hated skunks. Rocky got on one, killed it and, like always, he brought the skunk to me. Here I was with this great outdoor writer who was watching a dog owner running around trying to keep his dog from giving him a skunk.” Despite the smelly event, Hill offered high praise for Wood. “Bubba, at least in my book, is about as fine a man with a 20-bore side-by-side as I have ever had the pleasure to gun with,” Hill said. Wood’s favorite hunting companion? His longtime friend, Ray Hale. “Ray was from Wichita Falls and worked for us and hunted with me all the time,” Wood said. “He was part of our family and an incredibly impressive guy. When Ray died, Gov. Mark White and Gov. Bill Clements, both who hunted with him, sent personal letters to the family. That was the only thing those two ever agreed on.” Wood isn’t overly excited for the recognition of the Lifetime Sportsman Award. “I really don’t want to be known for anything,” he said. “But I want to be known as more than just a guy who could put a load of No. 8 up a bird’s ass.”
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ber to also fill out the Harvest Log on the back of their paper license, a stumbling block for some when the game warden comes calling. “People are moving in this direction,” Cain said. “I like the concept going forward.” Cain said an added benefit would be determining the number of deer harvested each year. “It would make our harvest survey much easier,” he said. “We would have real-time, quality information for each county.” Cain believes the overall harvest in the state may be underreported under current survey methods. “We sent out 125,000 survey last year,” he said. “We have received 12,000 back.”
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“Our pastures have been blessed with some much-needed moisture recently. Some areas have seen 13-plus inches of rain within the last week. During times like these when the soil moisture will facilitate forage production, resource stewards who implement rotational grazing can defer grazing on stressed pastures to allow recovery during the growing season. Native rangelands are amazingly resilient and will recover relatively quickly when given timely (growing season) rest.” Quail managers are equally excited about the rains, just as nests are being discovered in the pastures. Photo by Joe Richards In the Rolling Plains region of the state, severe drought had been hampering expectations, with hunters anticipating another year of few coveys being found by their dogs. The Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch in Roby had more than 5 inches of rain in late April and another 1.2 in mid-May. “Water is sometimes referred to as the “universal solvent” and a bonanza of rain received last week should help “solve” some of our quail woes,” the ranch said in its monthly newsletter.
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FISHING
Young artists recognized
Patrick Brown caught this speckled trout while fishing in West Galveston Bay, away from direct sources of freshwater inflow. Photo by Capt. Ryan Battistoni.
Making adjustments Saltwater anglers adapt after rains By Nate Skinner
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Winners of the Fish Art Contest received scholarships and competed against artists from other states at the national level. Photos from Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center.
Lone Star Outdoor News The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center announced the Texas division winners of Wildlife Forever’s Fish Art Contest for 2021. The contest is part of an international conservation education program designed to foster youth interest in fish, fisheries and fishing. Students submit original artwork of any officially designated state fish and an essay or poem about the participant’s fish entry, its habitat or efforts to conserve it. Judges at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center chose the top 12 out of 767 total entries from Texas students.
Grades K-3: 1. Lisa Hwang, of Garland 2. Ivan Zaklyazminskiy, of Frisco 3. Laina Sidlik, of Richardson Grades 4–6: 1. Grace Cao, of Sugar Land 2. Seha Jeong, of Lewisville 3. Jaden Whisneant, of Silsbee Grades 7–9: 1. Elise Akin, of Irving 2. Jaini Parekh, of Southlake 3. Julia Jarmulak, of Roanoke Grades 10–12: 1. Joshua Thomas, of Southlake 2. Michelle Huang, of Coppell 3. Abigail Montgomery, of Dickinson First-place winners in each of the four age groups advanced to the national lev-
Filling up fast
The new Bois d’Arc Lake in Fannin County has risen quickly after heavy rains hit the area. Photo from North Texas Municipal Water District.
New reservoir on breakneck pace By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Bois d’Arc Lake, northeast of Bonham in Fannin County, began filling in midApril. Now, it might be one of the fastest-filling reservoirs in Texas history. By mid-May, what will be the 16,641acre reservoir had collected enough water to be just 24 feet below conservation pool, and more rain is expected in the area. Already, the questions are being asked to fisheries biologists. When will it open? “We get asked that a lot,” said Dan Bennett, a biologist with the Denison District Inland Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. “There is pressure from local entities to open as soon as possible. We give our recommendations, but the North Texas
el and competed against winners from other states. Two Texas winners were announced as national winners by Wildlife Forever. Grace Cao’s Guadalupe bass won second place in the nation and Lisa Hwang’s bluegill won third place. Also, Wildlife Forever and the Western Native Trout Initiative awarded artwork representing western native trout. Alice Won’s Yellowstone cutthroat trout won first place for grades 7-9 and Seha Jeong’s cutthroat trout won first place and Celina Yin’s Gila trout won third place for grades 4-6. The 12 top works of art chosen will be featured at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center and in the 2022 Texas Fish Art Calendar.
Municipal Water District makes that decision.” Bennett said his best estimate is a 2023 opening. “It’s going to need some time for the fish population to get established.” A shad stocking recently took place on the reservoir, along with largemouth bass stockings, and more bass will join them in late May, Bennett said. With the lake filling so quickly, and 3-4 inches of rain received in the past few weeks, keeping people away may be difficult, even if the reservoir remains closed. “It’s the water district’s job to enforce,” Bennett said. “There are gates
and locks at the access points and No Trespassing signs.” Is the lake the fastest to fill in Texas? “We don’t have anything to compare it with, it’s been so long [Bois d’Arc Lake is the first major reservoir in Texas in nearly 30 years], Bennett said. “I wasn’t around for most of the other ones, but I have heard other reports of lakes filling up pretty quickly.” Sam Rayburn Reservoir has been remembered as quick to fill. According to Army Corp of Engineers records, impoundment of water began in March, 1965, and the lake reached full pool in 1968.
Upper Texas coast estuaries receive significant freshwater inflows from the major watershed systems of the rivers, creeks and bayous that drain into them. These influxes deliver nutrients to the bays and moderate salinity levels, helping to keep these fisheries in a premier state of productivity. Too much freshwater into these systems, though, can send fish and anglers looking for saltier water. The old adage, “If a little is good, then a lot is better,” does not apply. Recent flooding events caused salinities to plunge and water clarities to diminish, especially along the upper reaches of bay systems closest to the sources of freshwater inflows. Anglers have had to adjust their strategies in order to find fish, as much of the playing field has been eliminated. Matagorda area guide, Capt. Ryan Hubbard, said the eastern portion of West Matagorda bay is full of fresh, dirty-looking water due to runoff from the Colorado River. “You definitely have to focus on the western half of West Matty to find decent water right now,” Hubbard said. “East Matagorda Bay handles flood events a little better, and that’s where I’ve been spending the majority of my time lately.” Hubbard has been focusing his efforts along the south shoreline of East Matagorda Bay, where he’s been wading the edges of oyster reefs and mixed mud and shell bottoms in thigh- to waist-deep water. “I’ve mostly been throwing live croaker while wade-fishing,” he admitted. “There’s been some specific areas holding good numbers of speckled trout to 17 inches. Redfish ranging from 21 to 27 inches have been mixed in.” Capt. Ryan Battistoni has been focusing his efforts in West Galveston Bay, as far away from the sources of freshwater inflows as he can get. “All of the major bayous, rivers and creeks dumped tremendous amounts of freshwater into our bay system,” Battistoni explained. “Areas near the mouths of these tributaries are just not fishable right now.” Battistoni said portions of the Intracoastal, flats along the inside of the San Luis Pass, and open water stretches in the middle of West Galveston Bay have held the most fish. “When the wind is light, the pass is the place to be if you like to wade-fish,” he said. “During an incoming, flats in knee- to waist-deep water have been teeming with specks. The key is to focus on areas with rafts of mullet.” Battistoni has been chunking top-water plugs and soft plastic jigs. “There’s been a ton of bird activity in the middle of West Galveston Bay, because a lot of the fish and shrimp got pushed out of the back lakes and into the middle of the bay from all of the rain we had.” He said. “The birds are Please turn to page 11
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Sandies, stripers steady on Central Texas lakes Bass still on beds on Fairfield By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News As mild spring weather continues to prevail across inland lakes, anglers are taking advantage of consistent action from species willing to bite. Bass are still being found up shallow on the beds along areas of Fairfield Lake, and sight casting for them has produced good success. White bass have been the ticket on lakes Limestone, Belton and Stillhouse Hollow, and Whitney is producing stripers. Guide Colan Gonzales said he’s still seeing spawning activity from largemouths on Lake Fairfield. “There’s quite a few fish up on the beds right now, and that has allowed us to be able to sight cast to them with weightless Senkos,” Gonzales said. “Most of these bass are hanging in about 3 feet of water.” Gonzales said the bass still on the beds are weighing from 1-4 pounds, and occasionally in the 6-8 pound class. Green/pumpkin and watermelon color patterns have been producing the best results. “There’s also plenty of bass to be caught in about 5 to 7 feet of water, out in front of the banks where spawning beds are located on the edge of grass lines,” he said. “Weightless Senkos are working well in these areas too.” On Lake Limestone, Gonzales said there are white bass roaming all over in water depths ranging from 5-20 feet. “The trick is to use your sonar and find where the shad schools are concentrated,” he said. “Once you find out where the bait is hanging out, you’ll find large concentrations of white bass.” For the sandies, Gonzales has been hopping slab spoons along the lake bottom. “Once you catch one, you can pretty much plan on staying in that same spot and wear-
Lisa Garrett landed this 19.2 pound striper on a large shad during her birthday fishing trip on Lake Whitney. Photo by Cory Vinson.
ing them out,” he said. On Lake Whitney, guide Cory Vinson said there are more stripers in the lake than he’s ever seen. “There’s a ton of fish in the 14- to 17-inch range,” he said. “We are still catching some good stripers up to 20 pounds, you just have to weed through the smaller ones to find the keeper sized fish. You almost can’t go anywhere on the lake without catching a striper. They are that thick right now.” Vinson said both jigging spoons and live shad are producing plenty of strikes. “You really can’t use a shad that’s too big,” Vinson said. “Large live baits have been producing hefty stripers. I’ve been focusing on using the biggest shad I can find to stay away from the smaller fish.” Flats in 19-26 feet of water have been the hotspots to target stripers on Whitney, Vinson said.
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 69-71 degrees; 5.46’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, spinner baits and plastic worms. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 49.83’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastic worms, creature baits, crankbaits and top-waters. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and stink bait dough balls. ARLINGTON: Water stained; 72 degrees; 1.48’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, skirted jigs, spinner baits and swimbaits. Crappie are fair near boat docks and brush on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on worms, punch bait and chicken livers. ATHENS: Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.15’ high. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, crankbaits and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs near timber and boat docks. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers. AUSTIN: Water slightly stained; 66 degrees; 0.60’ low. Largemouth bass are good on football jigs, drop shots and medium-diving crankbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 76 degrees; 0.26’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-water poppers, spinner baits and Texas-rigged soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good, especially at night, on cut and prepared baits. BASTROP: Water clear; 73 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on craws, spinner baits and buzzbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. BELTON: Water stained; 71 degrees; 1.73’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits, frogs, weightless flukes and crankbaits. White bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs and swimbaits. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. BENBROOK: Water stained; 70 degrees; 2.79’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait or cut bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.56’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, skirted jigs, crankbaits and frogs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in brush piles, under docks and near timber. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait and punch bait. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 73-75 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, topwaters, Carolina-rigged plastic worms and weedless jigs. Red drum are good on crawfish and tilapia. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on live bait and cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 1.58’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits, flukes and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows in brush piles and near bridge pil-
ings. White bass and hybrids are excellent on spoons, swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are good on cut bait, chicken livers and punch bait. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 5.10’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chatter baits, crankbaits, jigs and spinner baits. Striped bass are good along the river channel with live bait and swimbaits. White bass are excellent on slabs, crankbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. Blue catfish are excellent on cut bait. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 2.34’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, frogs, chatter baits, skirted jigs and wacky worms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and prepared baits. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 73-76 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and plastics worms.Red drum are good on crawfish and tilapia. Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad. CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 73 degrees; 5.12’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, frogs, crankbaits and spinner baits. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are excellent on swimbaits and slabs. Catfish are excellent on chicken livers, prepared baits and cut bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.72’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, top-waters and swimbaits. Hybrids and sand bass are excellent on live bait, swimbaits, slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and chicken livers. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 74-76 degrees; 21.62’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Catfish are good on larger live bait, cut bait and stink bait. CONROE: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.18’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and small minnows. COOPER: Water stained; 69 degrees; 2.20’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, Carolina-rigged worms and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, spoons and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs on brush piles, creeks and near timber. Catfish are fair on cut bait and punch bait. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water stained; 76 degrees; 7.41’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs, worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on small live bait. Catfish are fair to good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 0.06’ high. Largemouth bass are good on frogs, crankbaits and spinner
baits. White bass are good on swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait and punch bait. FALCON: Water stained north and clearer south; 76 degrees; 42.28’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms and square-billed crankbaits Catfish are good on stink bait and cut live bait. FAYETTE: Water clear; 72 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on chatter baits, crankbaits, stick baits and jigs. Catfish are good on earthworms and cut bait. FORK: Water lightly stained; 69-73 degrees; 0.50’ high. Largemouth bass are excellent on crankbaits, spinner baits, chatter baits and finesse jigs. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs near docks and creeks. Catfish are fair on punch bait and cut bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 76 degrees; 1.79’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, worms and topwaters. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are good on flukes, crankbaits, lizards and swim jigs. Striped bass are good on live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait and punch bait. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.98’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, Texas-rigged worms and skirted jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in creeks and shallow channels. White bass are good on swimbaits, jigging spoons and white or chartreuse slabs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 2.27’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, square-billed crankbaits, lizards and frogs. White bass are excellent on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in marinas and brush piles. Catfish are excellent on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 71 degrees; 2.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad. JOE POOL: Water stained; 72 degrees; 2.51’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on wacky worms, buzz baits, jerk baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair near brush piles on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 69 degrees; 1.97’ high. Largemouth bass are good on wacky worms, crankbaits, finesse jigs, top-waters and swimbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait, chicken livers and punch bait. LAVON: Water stained; 69 degrees; 2.40’ high. Largemouth bass are good on stick baits,
top-waters, frogs and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are excellent on slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait, nightcrawlers and chicken livers. LBJ: Water clear; 73 degrees; 0.99’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water plugs, frogs, skirted jigs, craws and crankbaits. White bass are good on swimbaits, jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 2.20’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, frogs, spinner baits and jerk baits. White bass are excellent on small swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait, and punch bait. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.90’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, spinner baits and jigs. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnow and jigs. White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are fair on live bait. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 37.11’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs and squarebilled crankbaits. White bass are fair on spoons and small crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait. MEREDITH: Water stained; 68 degrees; 51.35’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Walleye are good on spinners with live bait, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Channel catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.97’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on worms, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. White bass are fair off points on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and liver prepared baits. NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 74-76 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms and crankbaits. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut and live bait. NAVARRO MILLS: Water stained; 71 degrees; 0.93’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on wacky rigs, chatter baits and shad crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs, swimbaits and jigging spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers. O.C. FISHER: Water stained; 69 degrees; 42.75’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on stink bait, live and cut bait. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 70 degrees; 13.57’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water stained; 71 degrees; 1.21’ high. Largemouth
bass are good on shad crankbaits, flipping jigs and craws. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait and swimbaits. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 69 degrees; 0.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, jigs and small crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs under boat docks. White bass are fair on Alabama rigs. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut bait, live sunfish and stink bait. PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 2.30’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on topwaters, finesse jigs, buzz baits and crankbaits. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and earthworms. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees; 0.14’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, wacky worms, top-waters and crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs in brush piles. Catfish are good on cut bait and chicken livers. RAY ROBERTS: Water stained; 65-69 degrees; 0.85’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, frogs and flipping jigs. White bass are good on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and cut bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 0.60’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, frogs and shad crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are excellent on live bait, slabs, and spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, punch bait and nightcrawlers. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 75 degrees; 6.70’ high. Largemouth bass are good in vegetation on top-water lures, Carolina-rigged worms and spinner baits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water stained; 73 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are good on tubes, skirted jigs and shad crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are excellent on swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 72 degrees; 0.50’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on chatterbaits, frogs, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and swimbaits. Channel catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. Blue cats are good on fresh cut bait. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 71 degrees; 1.55’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, frogs and spinner baits. White
n Saltwater reports Page 11 bass and hybrid stripers are excellent on swimbaits, slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows. Blue catfish are excellent on fresh cut bait and live bait. Channel catfish are excellent on chicken livers and punch bait. TEXANA: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.04’ high. Largemouth bass are good on tubes, plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 68 degrees; 1.51’ high. Largemouth bass are good on swim jigs, crankbaits, frogs and spinner baits. Striped bass are excellent on live bait. White bass are excellent on swimbaits, slabs and spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait, chicken livers and cut bait. TOLEDO BEND: Clear south, stained north; 72-75 degrees; 0.66’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina rigs in vegetation and over brush. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait. TRAVIS: Water clear; 74 degrees; 21.22’ low. Largemouth bass are good on frogs, swim jigs, chatter baits and wacky worms. White bass are good on slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait and prepared baits. WACO: Water lightly stained; 71 degrees; 0.61’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jerk baits, flukes and fat wacky worms. Crappie are good on minnows by bridge pilings and brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 1.32’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on topwaters, frogs, crankbaits, wacky worms and swim jigs. White bass are excellent on jigging spoons and slabs. Striped bass are good on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. WORTH: Water lightly stained; 69 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, skirted jigs, crankbaits and chatter baits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers and punch bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 70 degrees; 2.87’ high. Largemouth bass are good on chatter baits, swimbaits and top-waters. White bass are good on swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait.
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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 72 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on soft plastics and live shrimp. Redfish are good around the jetties, the ship channel or in shallow marsh areas using mullet and soft plastics. Flounder are good around rocks on mud minnows. BOLIVAR: 77 Degrees. Speckled trout are good on top-waters. Redfish are good on shrimp and soft plastics. Black drum are good on crabs or shrimp. TRINITY BAY: 78 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on shrimp and soft plastics. Flounder are fair on mud minnows. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 77 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair on live shrimp and soft plastics. Black drum are good in the channels on cut bait. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 77 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on shrimp and soft plastics. Black drum are fair on shrimp or crabs.
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TEXAS CITY: 75 degrees. Redfish are fair to good over the flats on live bait. Speckled trout are fair to good along the shoreline on shrimp. Flounder are good on live bait. FREEPORT: 77 degrees. Redfish are fair on shrimp and top-waters. Speckled trout are fair to good on shrimp. Black drum are good on shrimp.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 76 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on soft plastics and shrimp. Flounder are good on shrimp around the rocks. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 76 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on soft
plastics and shrimp. PORT O’CONNOR: 76 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on soft plastics, shrimp and croaker. Black drum are fair on blue crabs or shrimp. Flounder are good around the jetties on shrimp and mud minnows. ROCKPORT: 77 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp and mullet. Speckled trout are fair on top-waters. Flounder are fair on mullet. Black drum are fair on blue crabs or shrimp. PORT ARANSAS: 77 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on soft plastics, shrimp and top-waters. CORPUS CHRISTI: 77 degrees. Speckled trout are good on top-waters. Redfish are fair to good on soft plastics and shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: 81 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on top-waters and soft plastics. Flounder are good on mud minnows.
PORT MANSFIELD: 79 degrees. Speckled trout are slow. Redfish are good on willow tails and shrimp behind a popping cork.
SOUTH PADRE: 77 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are good on shrimp and top-waters. Black drum are fair on blue crabs. PORT ISABEL: 78 degrees. Speckled trout and redfish are fair to good on shrimp. Flounder are good on fresh shrimp and mullet. Black drum are good on shrimp. —TPWD
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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER DINKS IN THE COOLER Three Williamson County game wardens saw a man and woman loading up their fishing gear and getting ready to leave. The warden identified himself and asked if they had any luck, and the woman replied and said they had caught two fish. Both individuals showed the wardens their valid fishing licenses and let the warden see the two fish they had on the stringer. The warden saw a Styrofoam ice chest and asked them if they had any fish in there. The man said, “Yes, we do but one might be small.” The warden opened the ice chest and found two undersized crappies measuring 9 inches. Citations and civil restitution were filed. INVASIVE FISH DONATED In mid-February, two Zapata County game wardens collected more than 500 invasive tilapia and 50 plecostomus catfish from Falcon Lake that were stunned by the winter storm. All of the tilapia were donated to Zapata County residents, the majority of whom had been without power for more than 85 hours at the time. DIALING A STRANGE NUMBER A Jasper County game warden received a call about a deer killed
KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS Three Williamson County game wardens were checking night fisherman at Lake Granger and the San Gabriel River when one of the wardens spotted a man and child using a cast net along the bank of the Wilson Fox Fishing Pier. The wardens contacted the individuals and the child said they had several fish in a bucket and one was a really
out of season. Upon arriving at the residence, the warden noticed a bloody cooler with loppers lying next to it. The owner of the residence told the wardens he picked up the deer from the side of the road. When asked if he notified anyone, the man said, “Yes. I called 911, but no one answered.” It was later determined the individual shot the deer on his property. Citations were issued. SWAPPING A GATOR A Mitchell/Howard County game
big fish. The warden inspected the fish and pulled out a largemouth bass measuring 14 inches and asked the child if he caught the big fish. The child replied, “No, my brother caught it with the cast net.” When confronted, the adult admitted to catching one largemouth bass and a crappie. Citations and civil restitution were filed.
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Lake Belton guide Tommy Cochran said limits of white bass have been coming consistently for his anglers. “Most of the white bass that we are catching have been in the 12to 15-inch range,” Cochran said. “They have been holding close to the bottom in 35 to 45 feet of water near humps and points.” Slabs and blade baits in white color patterns have been working well on the sandies. On Stillhouse Hollow, Bob Maindelle has been catching some solid white bass. “We are catching white bass stretching to almost 16 inches,” the guide said. “There’s some really good ones to be caught right now.” Most of the fish are stacking up along breaks into the river channel off of deep flats in 35-50 feet of water. “Anywhere that the edge of a deep flat drops down suddenly into the river channel is a potential hot spot,” Maindelle said.
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HEROES
Tim McCreary harvested this addax using a 9.3x62 on the Yturria Ranch while hunting with Wildlife Systems. Christi Romero caught this 28 1/2-inch speckled trout out of Port Mansfield.
Clint Montgomery celebrated a birthday with buddies participating in a snow goose conservation hunt in Arkansas.
Hailey Crowson killed her first buck at the TX Diamond C Ranch in Maverick County.
Emma Moore, 10, of Tomball, harvested her first doe at the family’s ranch in Rocksprings. She made a perfect shot with her .223.
Wade Ritchey, of Bulverde, took his first wild hog in Runnels County.
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LONE STAR OUTDOOR PUZZLER
New president at Rapala
Solution on Page 18
Marcus Twidale will succeed Tom Mackin as president of Rapala USA when Mackin retires on Dec. 31.
HQ moving to Tennessee TROY Industries will relocate its headquarters and manufacturing plant from West Springfield, Massachusetts, to Clarksville, Tennessee.
Hatteras acquired by White River Marine Group The White River Marine Group acquired the Hatteras Inc. saltwater boat brand.
Stealth Project acquired Alliance Outdoor Group acquired suppressor manufacturer Stealth Project.
Scheuer joins Bangers Cassidy promoted at LP SCI Sig Scheuer, a 30-year veteran of sales and territory management, joined Bangers LP as account manager.
Creative director at Idea Ranch Idea Ranch hired Corey Favier as the agency’s creative director.
Fishing brands choose Blue Heron Anything Possible Brands selected Blue Heron Communications as its marketing and media relations agency.
ACROSS 1) Falfurrias’ county 2) Texas’ state flower 4) A safari hunter’s org. 5) An archery-only county for deer 6) A good white bass lure 9) A Texas bay 12) Where the dog may sleep 15) Area where the crappie roam 16) One of the oaks 18) A shotshell brand 21) Tie to line to prevent twisting 22) Where the smallmouth hide 23) Bait type for channel cats 25) A salmon species 27) A type of net 28) A worm used for bait (two words) 31) The fish’s breathing organs 32) A Panhandle county 33) One of the North American wild sheep 35) Tackle for live bait fishing 37) A safari destination 40) One way to clean a fish 41) A duck’s escape method 42) A fishing reel manufacturer 43) An arrow brand
DOWN 1) Muleshoe’s county 2) A Central Texas river 3) A good catfish lake 7) A shark species 8) A South Texas river 9) One of the minnows 10) A coastal fishing town (two words) 11) A bass boat brand 13) A hawk in Texas (two words) 14) Where many teal spend the winter 17) Type of rigging for plastic worm 19) One of the shorebirds 20) State in the Prairie Pothole Region (two words) 24) A bullet brand 26) Type of jig for use in vegetation 29) A homemade catfish bait (two words) 30) A hunting clothing company 34) A tuna species 36) An East Texas reservoir 38) The extra-large decoy 39) An exotics species in Texas
Safari Club International named Benjamin Cassidy as its executive vice president of International Government and Public Affairs.
Hornady earns safety award Hornady was presented the “Nebraska’s Safest Company” award from the Nebraska Chapter of the National Safety Council on May 19.
Colt acquisition complete CZG, having secured all necessary regulatory approvals, closed its acquisition of Colt and its Canadian subsidiary, Colt Canada Corporation.
Puzzle by Craig Nyhus, Lone Star Outdoor News
FOR THE TABLE
*email LSON your favorite recipe to editor@lonestaroutdoornews.com.
Nashville hot wild turkey Turkey breasts or thighs, pounded flat Nashville spice: 1 tbsp. seasoning salt 1 tbsp. onion powder 1 tbsp. garlic powder 1 tbsp. chili powder 1 tsp. cracked pepper 1 tsp. dried crushed oregano 1 tsp. dried basil 1 tsp. ground red cayenne pepper 1 tbsp. red pepper flakes 1 tbsp. smoked paprika Marinade: 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 1 bay leaf 3 tbsps. Nashville spice
Egg mixture: 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1 tbsp. Nashville spice 3 tbsps. Nashville Hot Sauce Flour mixture: 2 cups flour All but 1 tsp. of Nashville spice 2 tbsps. cornstarch 1 tbsp. baking powder Nashville Hot Mop sauce: 2 tbsps. hot sauce 2 tbsps. butter, melted 1 tbsp. ground red cayenne pepper 1 tbsp. Nashville spice 2 tbsps. brown sugar 1 tsp. smoked paprika 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Nashville spice: mix all ingredients and set aside to use in other areas of the recipe. Marinade: Whisk buttermilk, Nashville spice in glass bowl until mixed, add bay leaf, turkey and cover. Refrigerate 3 to 12 hours. Heat oil over medium high heat. In two bowls, mix flour in one and egg mixture in second. Remove turkey from fridge, discard marinade. Dredge each piece of meat in flour, egg, flour, then place in hot oil. Fry each piece until crispy and cooked fully, around 3-4 minutes per side. Remove from oil and drain. After each piece of turkey is fried, brush on three coats of hot mop mixture. Build each plate with white bread, turkey, top with dill pickles then drizzle with Nashville Hot Mop. —NWTF
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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases
Last
New
First
Full
June 2
June 10
June 17
June 24
Solunar Sun times Moon times
Houston
Dallas
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON May/Jun Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON May/Jun Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
28 Fri
7:50 1:34
8:22
2:06
06:22 08:14 11:09p 8:23a
29 Sat
8:59 2:43
9:30
3:14
06:22 08:15 NoMoon 9:27a
30 Sun
10:05 3:51
10:34
4:20
06:21 08:15 12:05a 10:33a
01 Tue
----- 5:48
12:00
6:12
06:21 08:16 1:33a 12:40p
02 Wed
12:25 6:36
12:47
6:58
06:21 08:17 2:08a
1:38p
03 Thu
1:08 7:18
1:29
7:39
06:20 08:17 2:38a
2:33p
04 Fri
1:46 7:56
2:06
8:16
06:20 08:18 3:07a
3:27p
05 Sat
2:22 8:32
2:42
8:52
06:20 08:18 3:35a
4:19p
06 Sun
2:57 9:07
3:17
9:28
06:20 08:19 4:03a
5:12p
07 Mon
3:33 9:44
3:55
10:05
06:20 08:19 4:33a
6:07p
08 Tue
4:12 10:24
4:35
10:46
06:20 08:20 5:06a
7:02p
09 Wed
4:55 11:07
5:19
11:31
06:20 08:20 5:43a
7:58p
10 Thu
5:42 11:55
6:07
12:20
06:20 08:21 6:24a
8:53p
11 Fri
6:33 12:21
6:59
12:46
06:20 08:21 7:10a
9:46p
28 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed 03 Thu 04 Fri 05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri
7:55 1:39 9:05 2:49 10:11 3:57 11:12 4:59 ----- 5:54 12:31 6:42 1:14 7:24 1:52 8:02 2:27 8:38 3:03 9:13 3:39 9:50 4:18 10:29 5:01 11:13 5:48 ----6:39 12:27
8:27 9:35 10:40 11:38 12:06 12:53 1:34 2:12 2:48 3:23 4:00 4:41 5:25 6:13 7:05
2:11 3:20 4:25 5:25 6:18 7:04 7:45 8:22 8:58 9:33 10:11 10:52 11:37 12:25 12:52
06:21 06:21 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:20 06:19 06:19 06:19 06:19 06:19 06:19 06:18 06:18 06:18
08:27 08:27 08:28 08:28 08:29 08:29 08:30 08:31 08:31 08:32 08:32 08:32 08:33 08:33 08:34
11:23p 8:20a NoMoon 9:25a 12:19a 10:32a 1:05a 11:38a 1:44a 12:42p 2:17a 1:42p 2:46a 2:38p 3:13a 3:33p 3:39a 4:27p 4:06a 5:22p 4:35a 6:17p 5:06a 7:14p 5:42a 8:11p 6:22a 9:07p 7:08a 10:01p
San Antonio
Amarillo
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON May/Jun Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON May/Jun Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
28 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed 03 Thu 04 Fri 05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri
28 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 01 Tue 02 Wed 03 Thu 04 Fri 05 Sat 06 Sun 07 Mon 08 Tue 09 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri
8:02 1:46 9:11 2:56 10:18 4:03 11:19 5:05 ----- 6:00 12:37 6:49 1:20 7:31 1:59 8:09 2:34 8:44 3:09 9:20 3:46 9:56 4:25 10:36 5:08 11:20 5:55 ----6:46 12:33
8:34 9:42 10:47 11:45 12:13 1:00 1:41 2:19 2:54 3:30 4:07 4:47 5:31 6:20 7:11
2:18 3:27 4:32 5:32 6:25 7:11 7:52 8:29 9:04 9:40 10:18 10:59 11:43 12:32 12:59
06:35 06:35 06:35 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:33
08:26 08:26 08:27 08:27 08:28 08:28 08:29 08:29 08:30 08:30 08:31 08:31 08:32 08:32 08:32
11:20p 8:37a NoMoon 9:41a 12:17a 10:47a 1:05a 11:52a 1:45a 12:54p 2:20a 1:52p 2:51a 2:46p 3:20a 3:39p 3:48a 4:32p 4:16a 5:25p 4:46a 6:19p 5:19a 7:14p 5:56a 8:10p 6:38a 9:05p 7:24a 9:58p
8:16 2:00 9:25 3:09 10:31 4:17 11:32 5:19 12:02 6:14 12:51 7:02 1:34 7:44 2:12 8:22 2:48 8:58 3:23 9:33 3:59 10:10 4:38 10:50 5:21 11:33 6:08 ----6:59 12:47
8:47 9:56 11:00 11:59 12:26 1:13 1:55 2:32 3:08 3:43 4:21 5:01 5:45 6:33 7:25
2:31 3:40 4:46 5:45 6:38 7:24 8:05 8:42 9:18 9:54 10:31 11:12 11:57 12:46 1:12
06:36 06:35 06:35 06:34 06:34 06:34 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:33 06:32 06:32 06:32 06:32
08:52 08:53 08:54 08:54 08:55 08:56 08:56 08:57 08:57 08:58 08:58 08:59 08:59 09:00 09:00
11:51p 8:34a NoMoon 9:39a 12:46a 10:47a 1:32a 11:54a 2:09a 12:59p 2:40a 2:00p 3:08a 2:58p 3:34a 3:54p 3:59a 4:50p 4:24a 5:46p 4:52a 6:43p 5:22a 7:41p 5:57a 8:39p 6:36a 9:35p 7:21a 10:29p
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 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Time 7:04 AM 0:08 AM 12:51 AM 1:50 AM 2:54 AM 4:05 AM 5:20 AM 1:16 AM 2:25 AM 3:20 AM 4:05 AM 4:43 AM 5:17 AM 5:50 AM 6:24 AM
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Time 12:22 PM 1:27 PM 9:16 AM 10:23 AM 11:20 AM 12:03 PM 12:34 PM 6:37 AM 7:47 AM 8:48 AM 9:40 AM 10:20 AM 10:50 AM 11:14 AM 11:38 AM
Height 1.55L 1.56L 1.87H 1.76H 1.66H 1.58H 1.50H 0.83L 0.99L 1.12L 1.23L 1.30L 1.36L 1.40L 1.42L
Time 3:34 PM 4:02 PM
Height 1.66H 1.60H
Time 11:56 PM
Height -0.59L
6:34 PM 6:47 PM 7:08 PM 12:57 PM 1:15 PM 1:26 PM 1:30 PM 1:25 PM 1:17 PM 1:23 PM 1:42 PM
1.12L 0.91L 0.68L 1.44H 1.39H 1.35H 1.35H 1.36H 1.39H 1.42H 1.44H
9:39 PM 11:46 PM
1.18H 1.22H
7:29 PM 7:51 PM 8:16 PM 8:43 PM 9:12 PM 9:45 PM 10:20 PM 10:57 PM
0.45L 0.24L 0.06L -0.09L -0.20L -0.26L -0.29L -0.28L
Time
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 7:39 AM 8:44 AM 12:48 AM 1:45 AM 2:50 AM 4:02 AM 5:29 AM 1:06 AM 2:27 AM 3:35 AM 4:32 AM 5:17 AM 5:55 AM 6:33 AM 7:13 AM
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Time 11:56 PM
Height -0.57L
9:43 AM 10:33 AM 11:17 AM 11:57 AM 12:28 PM 6:56 AM 8:01 AM 9:08 AM 8:47 PM 9:16 PM 9:49 PM 10:24 PM 11:00 PM
2.07H 1.92H 1.77H 1.64H 1.52H 0.92L 1.10L 1.26L 0.01L -0.12L -0.20L -0.24L -0.25L
Height 2.31H 2.21H -0.46L -0.23L 0.04L 0.33L 0.60L 1.17H 1.36H 1.55H 1.70H 1.81H 1.88H 1.91H 1.92H
Time 11:24 PM
Height -0.60L
9:34 AM 10:26 AM 11:06 AM 11:32 AM 11:48 AM 6:41 AM 8:11 AM 9:42 AM 8:24 PM 8:50 PM 9:18 PM 9:48 PM 10:20 PM
2.06H 1.89H 1.70H 1.53H 1.38H 0.83L 1.00L 1.11L -0.11L -0.21L -0.27L -0.30L -0.32L
Height -0.32L -0.29L -0.24L -0.16L -0.06L 0.07L 0.22L 0.41H 0.57H 0.68H 0.78H 0.83H 0.86H -0.16L -0.16L
Time 1:30 PM 2:56 PM 3:43 PM 4:05 PM 4:07 PM 3:56 PM 3:21 PM 7:39 AM 10:08 PM 10:35 PM 11:05 PM 11:36 PM
Height 0.95H 0.94H 0.90H 0.83H 0.73H 0.63H 0.55H 0.39L 0.06L -0.05L -0.11L -0.14L
11:54 AM 12:49 PM
0.86H 0.86H
Height 0.03L 0.04L 0.06L 0.08L 0.12L 0.20 0.31L 0.45L 0.49 0.34L 0.22L 0.14L 0.09L 0.08L 0.07L
Time 5:29 PM 6:07 PM 6:46 PM 7:17 PM 7:33 PM 7:17 PM 5:55 PM 5:30 PM 4:57 PM 4:09 PM 3:49 PM 3:40 PM 3:48 PM 4:12 PM 4:42 PM
Height 1.20H 1.17H 1.13H 1.07H 0.99H 0.90H 0.84H 0.82H 0.83H 0.89H 0.96H 1.02H 1.06H 1.08H 1.09H
6:27 PM 6:46 PM 7:10 PM 12:51 PM 1:02 PM 12:54 PM
Height
1.21L 1.00L 0.77L 1.44H 1.38H 1.35H
Time
Height
9:14 PM 11:14 PM
1.27H 1.26H
7:34 PM 7:57 PM 8:21 PM
0.55L 0.35L 0.16L
Time
Height
Time 7:29 AM 8:33 AM 12:21 AM 1:22 AM 2:28 AM 3:44 AM 5:10 AM 12:44 AM 2:16 AM 3:23 AM 4:14 AM 4:57 AM 5:36 AM 6:15 AM 6:54 AM
Time
6:40 PM 6:54 PM 11:59 AM 12:06 PM 12:07 PM
Height
0.84L 0.62L 1.27H 1.20H 1.16H
10:40 PM
1.03H
7:14 PM 7:36 PM 8:00 PM
0.39L 0.19L 0.02L
Port O’Connor Date May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Time 1:13 AM 2:08 AM 3:06 AM 4:07 AM 5:08 AM 6:05 AM 6:55 AM 5:03 AM 11:59 AM 9:12 AM 9:47 AM 10:26 AM 11:07 AM 12:07 AM 12:39 AM
Time 5:10 AM 6:11 AM 7:10 AM 8:04 AM 8:51 AM 9:32 AM 10:04 AM 10:13 AM 1:03 AM 1:26 AM 1:58 AM 2:34 AM 3:12 AM 3:53 AM 4:37 AM
Date May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Time 8:34 AM 12:02 AM 1:02 AM 2:06 AM 3:14 AM 4:27 AM 5:48 AM 1:12 AM 3:07 AM 4:56 AM 6:02 AM 6:42 AM 7:14 AM 7:48 AM 8:32 AM
Height 1.60H -0.38L -0.26L -0.10L 0.08L 0.28L 0.48L 0.86H 0.95H 1.07H 1.17H 1.25H 1.29H 1.31H 1.32H
Time 11:18 AM 12:40 PM 2:20 PM 4:07 PM 4:07 PM 4:16 PM 9:39 AM 11:13 AM 12:55 PM 8:07 AM 9:26 AM 10:12 AM 10:53 AM 11:43 AM 12:43 PM
Time
Height 1.59H 1.51H 1.42H 1.35H 1.27H 1.20H 0.42L 0.64L 0.83L 1.26H 1.41H 1.50H 1.52H 1.48H 1.41H
Height
9:47 AM 10:51 AM 11:36 AM 12:06 PM 12:23 PM 12:34 PM 7:12 AM 8:30 AM 9:49 AM 8:57 PM 9:17 PM 9:45 PM 10:19 PM 10:59 PM
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Time 3:04 PM 3:30 PM 3:52 PM 4:10 PM 4:21 PM 4:17 PM 3:01 PM 8:09 AM 9:00 AM 10:40 PM 11:04 PM 11:30 PM 11:59 PM
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2:29 PM
0.45H
Height 1.29H 1.27H -0.33L -0.18L 0.01L 0.22L 0.42L 0.72H 0.79H 0.90H 0.98H 1.04H 1.08H 1.12H 1.14H
Time 11:49 PM
Height -0.42L
12:00 PM 12:49 PM 11:39 AM 11:46 AM 11:49 AM 6:34 AM 7:43 AM 8:37 AM 9:29 AM 9:00 PM 9:28 PM 10:01 PM 10:41 PM
1.19H 1.09H 0.98H 0.90H 0.85H 0.59L 0.72 0.84L 0.94L -0.09L -0.14L -0.17L -0.18L
Height 1.83H 1.77H -0.56L -0.36L -0.10L 0.17L 0.45L 0.82H 0.99H 1.16H 1.30H 1.39H 1.46H 1.49H 1.51H
Time 11:14 PM
Height -0.69L
10:43 AM 11:22 AM 11:43 AM 11:46 AM 11:41 AM 5:44 AM 7:32 AM 7:33 PM 7:55 PM 8:22 PM 8:54 PM 9:31 PM 10:12 PM
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Time
11:16 PM 4:27 PM 4:34 PM 4:31 PM
Time
7:19 PM 7:42 PM 12:38 PM 12:34 PM 12:22 PM
Height
0.73L 1.12H 1.04H 0.98H
Height
0.70L 0.54L 1.00H 0.98H 0.99H
Time
11:28 PM 11:45 PM
Time
Height
0.52L 0.29L
Height
11:12 PM
0.82H
8:06 PM 8:26 PM 8:41 PM
0.37L 0.21L 0.08L
Date May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Time 1:18 AM 2:06 AM 2:57 AM 3:56 AM 5:05 AM 6:16 AM 7:17 AM 4:45 AM 6:35 AM 1:46 PM 9:46 AM 10:35 AM 11:23 AM 12:28 PM 12:32 AM
Time
Height
Time
9:57 PM 1:47 PM 1:45 PM
0.20L 0.34H 0.36H
Time
Height
Time
Height
0.67L 0.51L 0.84H 0.88H 0.92H 0.96H
9:58 PM
0.71H
7:45 7:58 8:16 8:36
0.35L 0.20L 0.08L -0.02L
Height
Time
10:00 PM 10:18 PM
Height
0.13L 0.06L
Port Aransas Time
10:03 PM 1:24 PM
Height
Time
Height
0.34L 0.52H
9:47 PM
0.19L
Height
Time
Height
Nueces Bay Date May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
San Luis Pass
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East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Time 02:43 AM 03:31 AM 04:34 AM 06:00 AM 07:14 AM 08:19 AM 03:04 AM 05:01 AM 06:21 AM 12:01 AM 12:18 AM 12:36 AM 12:58 AM 01:28 AM 02:03 AM
Date May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Time 10:14 AM 11:09 AM 12:45 AM 1:41 AM 2:36 AM 3:39 AM 5:03 AM 12:36 AM 2:42 AM 5:35 AM 6:34 AM 7:36 AM 8:35 AM 9:25 AM 10:07 AM
7:27 PM 7:34 PM 11:36 AM 11:40 AM 11:54 AM 12:08 PM
PM PM PM PM
South Padre Island Time
Date May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Time 8:32 AM 9:45 AM 12:12 AM 1:11 AM 2:09 AM 3:08 AM 4:15 AM 12:48 AM 3:03 AM 4:27 AM 5:21 AM 6:05 AM 6:47 AM 7:32 AM 8:22 AM
Time
7:22 PM 7:02 PM 11:33 AM 11:22 AM
0.70L 0.50L 1.02H 1.00H
Height
10:06 PM
0.74H
7:07 PM 7:18 PM
0.29L 0.10L
Texas Coast Tides
Date May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
Date May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1 Jun 2 Jun 3 Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8 Jun 9 Jun 10 Jun 11
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and I squeezed one off with my 6.5 Creedmoor,” he said. “I heard the thump of the bullet and I could tell I made a good shot. I lost it at that point and was overcome with excitement.” Canales recovered the axis buck at the edge of the brush, about 15 yards from where he was shot. The buck was stripping velvet and measured 34 by 34.5 inches. “I’ve had aspirations of harvesting a trophy axis for a while now, and it was really special that I was able to get it done on our family’s low fence ranch,” Canales said. Canales said he had been hearing from several neighboring landowners that folks have been seeing more and more exotic game travel across properties in the area. “The conclusion as to why this has been happening, is that the recent increase in activity from illegal immigrant traffic has been displacing exotics across South Texas,” Canales said. “High fences and gates have continually been getting destroyed by immigrants passing through properties. The animals have been finding these holes in the high fences and gates, which has increased their range.”
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Record musky A West Virginia angler caught a staterecord muskellunge on April 30 in Braxton County. Chase Gibson, of Mount Clare, caught the 54-inch fish, 39.64-pound fish at Burnsville Lake, breaking the previous record for length (53.5 inches) held by Joe Wilfong since 2017. Anna Marsh maintains the record for weight with a 49.75-pound musky caught at Stonecoal Lake in 1997. —WVDNR
INDIANA
Goose bag limit increased The daily bag limit for dark geese (Canada geese, white-fronted geese, and brant) is now five in aggregate for the entire Indiana hunting season. This means that hunters can harvest any combination of the three species as long as the total does not exceed five. Previously, a daily bag limit of dark geese could only include up to three Canada geese, except during September. “Canada goose populations in the Mississippi Flyway are doing very well,” said Adam Phelps, Indiana Department of Natural Resource’s waterfowl biologist. “We remain above our population goal for this species, so additional hunting opportunities make sense.” —IDNR
LOUISIANA
Alligator lottery open The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct alligator lottery harvests on 19 LDWF Wildlife Management Areas, 28 public lakes and one U.S. Army Corp of Engineers property Aug. 25-Oct. 30, 2021. Applications are now available and are due June 30. Alligator lottery applications are only available on the LDWF website. There is a $5 application fee and a $2 transaction fee. Only one alligator lottery application may be submitted per customer. Applicants must be legal Louisiana residents and 16 years of age or older. If selected, you will be required to purchase an alligator hunting license ($25) and to submit payment of $40 for each alligator tag allocated to the chosen location. —LDWF
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MONTANA
Walleye record set On May 10, Trevor Johnson, of Helena, reeled in an 18.02-pound walleye from Holter Lake near Helena. Johnson’s fish measured 32.25 inches in length and 22 inches in girth. He caught the record-setting fish on a jig. The previous state walleye record was set in 2007 with a 17.75-pound fish from Tiber Reservoir. —MFWP
ARKANSAS
Lower turkey harvest Arkansas hunters harvested and checked 7,010 eastern wild turkeys during the 2021 turkey season, which concluded May 9. The harvest showed a similar decrease to that of surrounding states. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists are hopeful for the future. “We did expect to see a decline in checked birds this year,” Jeremy Wood, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Turkey Program coordinator, said. “With conservative season dates and new regulations in place to spread hunting pressure, we tried to give turkeys as much of a chance as we could to breed and create future hunting opportunities while maintaining a reasonably good hunting experience.” Wood said poor reproduction two years ago, followed by an increase in harvest last year from increased participation may have added to the declining number of turkeys checked. —AGFC
ILLINOIS
Rock Island’s firearms auction sets record At Rock Island Auction Company’s May 14-16 premier auction, total sales exceeded $30 million, making it the largest firearms auction ever held. Collectors, investors and gun enthusiasts from across the country gathered to bid on more than 2,200 top-tier offerings from an all-star line-up of gun collections. The threeday auction included pieces with direct ties to legends like Bat Masterson, Ulysses S. Grant and Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton’s flintlock holster pistols and epaulettes brought $1.15 million; a Ulrich engraved Winchester Exhibition Model 1873 rifle brought $718,750; Bat Masterson’s Colt brought $488,750 and a rare Confederate Columbus Arsenal Bronze 9-Pounder brought in $661,250. —RIAC
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