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July 9, 2021

New rules on deer breeders bring back feud By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News A June 22 emergency order from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has reignited disagreements between wildlife officials and deer breeders. The order requires an ante-mortem (live) test for CWD on rectal or tonsil tissue be conducted within the six months immediately preceding release, with the results show a finding of “not detected.” Texas deer breeders were dismayed by the order, particularly due to its timing. The last day deer could be released prior to the 2021 hunting season is Sept. 19, requiring the testing be done quickly; and catching and anesthetizing deer in the heat of summer increases the stress risk to the deer. Kevin Davis, a former TPWD employee and the executive director of Deer Breeders Corp, took a more direct approach. “This last round is the most egregious overstep by government that I’ve witnessed in 25 years,” he said. “It’s a broad stroke of creating rules under the guise of emergency. Even the documents says they have been trying to fight CWD since 2002 — that’s 20 years.” The positive finding stemmed from two ranches, with one case in Hunt County and several in a Medina County facility. The Medina County facility legally waited to provide a year’s worth of mandatory tests just prior to the deadline imposed by TPWD. Since that time, as of March 14 of this year, that regulation was changed to require tests be supplied within 14 days. “The problem got fixed March 14, and we supported it,” Davis said. “This could never happen again.” The order came after a June 14 letter from a coalition of landowners and wildlife researchers recommending robust testing and stringent movement restrictions. The positive deer were found in March, causing breeders to question the delay, and wonder what the actual emergency is. Neal Wilkens, a wildlife biologist and signatory on the coalition letter, said the decision is about what we can do to stem the traffic of deer being transported across the state while people sort things out with a reasoned mind. “The discovery of CWD is not the emergency,” he said. “The outbreak is far-reaching and the number of trace-outs, properties and the geographic area is huge.

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First keeper and limit By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Liam Kohleffel had been fishing on the Texas coast before, but only managed to land some small speckled trout and hardheads. Just before the July Fourth holiday weekend, that changed for the 7-year-old youngster from Boerne. On a trip to Port Mansfield with his parents and grandparents, the first morning started off slowly. “He didn’t catch anything that morning,” his father, Nick, said. After returning to the rented condo in the Port Mansfield Harbor, grandfather Theo Kohleffel got out the cast net and caught a bunch of mud minnows. “I checked the solunar table in Lone Star Outdoor News and saw a peak time in the late afternoon,” Nick said. “We went back out around 5 p.m. when the tide was falling.” The group parked the boat near the East Cut, known to local anglers, and walked along the north shoreline and threw free-lined mud minnows. “Liam caught two undersized reds, and then he caught three keeper reds,” Nick said. “People were coming through there fishing artificials and croaker and weren’t catching anything. There weren’t many mullet around, but it was full of mud minnows.” Back at the cleaning station, the group learned their

Liam Kohleffel, 7, landed his first keeper and limit of redfish while fishing in Port Mansfield with his father, Nick, and grandfather, Theo. Photo by Nick Kohleffel.

decision was a wise one. “One of the guides said we did better than most of them,” Nick said.

The next morning, on Liam’s first cast, he landed a 24-inch redfish. “He was jacked,” said his

father. “Of nine keeper reds in three days, he had four of them.”

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Lone Star Outdoor News Three Texas shooters will be in Tokyo, Japan for the Olympic Games. Phillip Jungman, of Caldwell, will compete in Men’s Skeet; Austen Smith, of Keller, in Women’s Skeet; and Brian Burrows, of Lewisville, in Men’s Trap. Burrows has been training near his home and will head to Colorado Springs to continue before heading to Tokyo. “I’m right where I want to be right now,” Burrows said. “I want to peak when I get there.” A difficult part of the trip will be the team having to go alone, as spectators,

even family, aren’t allowed. “It’s tough,” Burrows said. “I’ve been married four months. Kelsy was there when I made the Olympic team and ran out on the field and jumped on me. She’s seen the time and energy invested in it. And my parents got me shooting when I was a kid. When I thought about my Olympic experience, I envisioned them in the stands.” Burrows said an important part of the competition is getting to the starting line. Athletes will be tested daily for the first week while in Japan, and a greater risk may come from tracing protocols. “To get expelled for something like that Please turn to page 6

HUNTING

FISHING

Personal dove field (P. 4)

From the rocks (P. 8)

Brothers create sunflower field.

Angler uses artificials for big fish.

Fire ants and quail (P. 6)

Bass on Ray Roberts (P. 8)

Role in quail decline discussed.

Offshore structure and shallow bites.

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HUNTING

DUX a hit in the heat By Lili Keys

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The four Arlitt brothers hope to attract more white-winged dove this season by planting a field of giant sunflowers. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

Sunflower field of dreams Challenges plus hard work required By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News For the past few years, the Arlitt brothers have been hunting on their family land along the Guadalupe River and killing a fair number of both mourning and white-winged dove. But nothing was consistent. This year, the four brothers came up with a game plan to grow their own sunflower field with patches of milo. And with the hunting season about two months out, they are on schedule for having their plants ripe and ready to attract numbers of dove, with lots of whitewings coming in from the city of Victoria about seven miles away. “We started this project on May 15, and right now we have about an acre of sunflower plants that are about waist high,” said Mike Arlitt, 39, the man behind the plan on this project. His first job out of high school was at a nursery, and from there he took up a strong liking for being able to do residential landscaping, including weed and bug control. “You’ve got to be able to control weeds and bugs, especially when you’re growing a crop,” Mike said. These brothers didn’t set out to grow just any type of sunflowers. Hybrids are what they are growing now, and when mature will have an 11inch head that’s producing lots of seeds. Mike said a lot of people try to grow sunflowers with low-grade seeds that can only produce 3-inch heads. “We planted a high-grade seed,” he said. “A 5-pound bag will cost about $100. We used the Clear Field Hybrid Lonesome Dove seeds that we ordered online. We also plowed up some ground for small areas of milo.” So far, they have about $1,200 tied up in the sunflower dove hunting project. Getting their crop to grow took more effort than expected. Mike kind of ran the whole operation. And his brothers Matt, 36, Mark, 34, and Mitchell, 20, added a lot of labor. “It’s been a group effort for two months,” Matt said. “We’ve got access to our Kubota tractor. And with the right implements we have been able to plow up ground that had never been farmed. And then came the time to plant the seeds. And once we got everything done, we had to control the weeds. The weed killer we used was expensive, like $320 a gallon.” Water was a big issue for growing the plants. They don’t have an irrigation system, so they depended on rainfall to get the sunflowers to grow. But they also had to plow the field so when the plants were mature and birds were coming in, rainwater would drain off the field. Excess water on the ground is not good for the plants or the dove. Another huge issue was keeping the cows, deer and pigs out. “We have a lot of cows here, and definitely no shortage of deer and pigs,” Mike said. “So, we had to come up with a hot wire fence to keep the animals from wiping out the whole field. We put up the poles around the acre of land we planted. We used an electric 3-D Deer Fence. We had a white and highly visible poly tape outside Please turn to page 17

At the Ducks Unlimited Expo, riders were able to test Polaris ATVs and UTVs on a custom track, and attendees had a chance to shoot guns from a variety of gun makers. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts passed through the tunnels of the Texas Motor Speedway to find nearly 150 exhibitors and sponsors on site. There was something for everyone at the Ducks Unlimited Expo. On June 25, DU CEO Adam Putnam gave opening remarks and a racecar drove around the track to cut the ribbon during the opening ceremony for the inaugural event. Most of the attendees were from Texas, but others hailed from DU’s home state of Tennessee, and others, testing some of the shotguns, flew in from South Carolina. “Being able to come to an event where you can test out and purchase a new shotgun in the morning, test drive the latest ATVs and trucks in the afternoon and visit with hunting, fishing and outdoor vendors in between, DUX was an experience like no other,” said DU CEO Adam Putnam. The Shooting Village attendees tried out the latest shotguns, pistols and rifles. The MP5 was one of the most popular guns to shoot at the H&K booth and shotgunners shot the new Beretta A300 Ultima, the lightweight 3-inch, 20 gauge with low recoil. Throughout the weekend, eight duck and goose calling contests, with a total purse of more than $10,000, were held during the event. A unique addition was the ATV and Ford Bronco test rides on custom tracks. Participants for the Bronco test drive waited in long lines for the chance to ride in the newly released vehicle. Driven by expert race drivers, the vehicle was pushed to its limits. On the custom 4x4 test tracks, attendees had the opportunity to drive multiple types of vehicles, some from air-conditioned cabs.

Getting veterans hunting By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Veterans Xtreme Adventures, or VXA, focuses on building a community of support in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where veterans can develop relationships through outdoor adventures. President Josh Derden said VXA’s mission revolves around the acronym, ACT. “The letter A stands for adventure,” Derden said. “It involves getting veterans outdoors on some sort of hunt. We also do events that revolve around fishing, or even a round of golf on occasion.” The letter C stands for camaraderie. The veterans participating on a hunt build relationships with other vets who may be going through the same life struggles or have already gone through similar struggles. “Through the camaraderie, we are able to help with providing therapy, which is what the letter T stands for,” Derden said. “The act of participating on a hunt and spending time outdoors with other veterans also tends to be very therapeutic for vets.” Derden said the goal of VXA is to build a community of veterans that supports other veterans. “We want folks that participate on a hunt to continue to want to be a part of

VXA,” he said. “The idea is that after vets participate on a hunt, they would want to come back and volunteer at another event. We want to see this movement continue to grow.” Several individuals within the VXA team keep the organization and its events operating smoothly, many of whom are veterans themselves. All of the VXA team members who guide hunts are veterans. Matt Yates operates as the landowner liaison, coordinating hunts with landowners and finding people willing to work with VXA to provide quality hunting opportunities to veterans. Matt Chupp is one of the newest additions to the VXA team. “He is our veteran outreach specialist, meaning he’s the individual that makes Please turn to page 19

Army veteran Larry Sutherland, right, harvested this hog while on a VXA hunt with Rafael Lang, left. Photo from Larry Sutherland.

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Show season starts with Texas Hunters & Sportsman’s Expo The 30th Annual Texas Hunters/Sportsman’s Expo is coming back to the new McAllen Convention Center July 23-25. “We have had solid crowds over the past 29 years, and the show’s attendance continues to grow each year,” said Show Director Justin Curl. This three-day weekend event is expected to draw several thousand hunting and fishing enthusiasts and visitors from both sides of the Texas-Mexico border. The expo is recognized as the highest quality hunting/fishing trade show in South Texas, designed for the whole family. The show features guides and outfitters from across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Africa, booking hunts for trophy whitetail, big game, exotics, bear, nilgai, moose, elk, mule deer, turkey, quail, dove, waterfowl, trophy bass and saltwater fishing trips. Manufacturers and dealers will be on hand offering special show prices on blinds, feeders, gun safes, custom knives, hunting vehicles, ATVs, boats, ranching equipment, tractors and hunting accessories. Fishing guides and camps are available to book that fishing trip of a lifetime and, for those looking for a new RV, check out the display of more than 30 units. Frank Addington, “The Aspirin Buster,” will perform daily and the live rattlesnake pit will entertain young and old. The show runs 5-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and children 12 and under are free. Visit texashunterassociation.com for more information.

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Are fire ants guilty in quail decline? Chicks vulnerable to nearby mounds By Craig Nyhus

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Red imported fire ants (RISA) are aggressive and pack a nasty bite. In the quail world, many believe the fire ants are a major player in the decline of quail across the southeastern half of Texas. Dr. Brad Dabbert, from Texas Tech University, has been involved with much of the RIFA X Bobwhite research over the past 20 years in Texas, and discussed the findings with Dr. Dale Rollins on the Dr. Dale on Quail podcast. Dabbert agreed that fire ants are a hot topic. “They are at or near the top of hypotheses on the question of what’s going on with quail,” he said. “People are always searching for a silver bullet.” It is believed the red imported fire ants came in the ballast of ships from South America. “Landowners have seen how they ball up in a flood — they can float and exist,” Dabbert said. The ants then became established in Alabama and have been marching north and east ever since. “They need moisture,” Dabbert said. “But they can travel in landscape materials, which is why we have some in Lubbock, although mostly in the city limits. How do the fire ants impact quail? “Chicks are vulnerable,” Dabbert said. “The ants are attracted to the fluid when they come out of the egg (pipping). If they find one, they’ll get the whole clutch.” Dabbert said there may be some indirect effects from the fire ants. “If they are killing the arthropods (other insects), they can change the insect community in an area,” he said. Most of the research in Texas has been in South Texas, near Refugio, in areas with good moisture and warm temperatures, along with good quail populations. In the research, some nests were protected with Amdro, and control nests weren’t. Researchers looked at the amount of ant activity in the area. Nests were baited with pieces of hot dogs to attract the ants. “If 300 or more ants got in the bait, we saw zero survival of chicks,” Dabbert

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said. “Below that, there was no difference from the overall survival of chicks on the ranch.” Dabbert noted there were different types of fire ants, and the Texas ants are worse than colonies in the Southeast. “Most of the Southeast has single queen colonies, and those are territorial,” he said. “There are fewer mounds per acre. In Texas, multiple queen colonies are dominant — you can get several hundred mounds per acre.” What was Dabbert’s overall conclusion on whether the fire ants are the cause of quail decline? “Just the presence of fire ants doesn’t mean the demise of quail,” he said. “There is some indication that as fire ants march across the state, quail density declines, but there are other factors there, too. Fire ants are down the list of things to be concerned about. Plus, there’s not much we can do about them.” Dabbert said habitat management practices can influence fire ants. “We looked at ways to reduce fire ants,” he said. “When you disk and burn, it reduces soil moisture for a while. But fire ants like disturbed areas to get started.” Overall, Dabbert concluded fire ants aren’t the main force behind the decline in quail population. “While fire ants increased, so did Bermuda grass and raccoons,” he said. “There were multiple factors happening at the same time. But I would sample and see how much of a concern fire ants are.” Dabbert said practices like broadcasting supplemental feed from October through April has been shown to help increase nest success. “You can try to overcome fire ants by increasing survival and reproduction in other areas,” he said. “The quail can overcome it, especially in areas with ample rainfall and other insects. I would put money there instead of spending it on fire ant control. With insecticides, an intensive effort is an expensive effort, and it doesn’t do much good if it’s not intensive.” Even though Dabbert concluded fire ants aren’t guilty of causing a significant decline in quail numbers, he said it is still disturbing, especially since only about four in 100 quail eggs produce an adult bird. “A nest survives, and right at the end, the chicks can be lost to fire ants,” he said.

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Paying for college by guiding By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi student and fishing guide, Capt. Caleb Sumrall, is using his fishing skills and knowledge of the Upper Laguna Madre bay system to help cover the cost of his education. His earnings from guiding fishing trips go toward tuition, books and living expenses as he Capt. Caleb Sumrall guides saltwater fishermen while he pursues a business degree. During his first two years of attends Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Photo from Caleb

school, Sumrall worked at a local bait camp and marina, and got to know several guides and seasoned anglers. “I really had no intention of becoming a guide, but a lot of the guides and other anglers that I met talked me into it,” he said. “They started seeing what I was catching on my days off and told me I should give guiding a try.” Sumrall grew up in the East Texas town of Newton, and only spent a handful of days

each year fishing in saltwater, mostly on Sabine Lake or in marshes near Anahuac. “I didn’t really get the saltwater fishing bug until I moved to Corpus Christi to go to college,” Sumrall said. “Everyone I met my freshman year liked to fish. It was just what people did, so I decided I would follow suit.” Sumrall said there weren’t many folks willing to give out information about where to catch fish, so he and his bud-

dies simply put in as much time on the water as possible to figure out how to become successful anglers. “We literally fished every single day,” he said. “It wasn’t something I had planned on really becoming enthralled with before I moved here. It just sort of happened.” Sumrall obtained his captain’s license in the spring of 2020 and has been guiding anglers ever since. “More than anything, what

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Big fish from the granite By Nate Skinner

For Lone Star Outdoor News Mario Perez has had the hot hand on the south jetty at Port Aransas lately. He’s been catching a variety of species while fishing from the rocks, including tarpon, kingfish and mangrove snapper — all while chunking artificial lures. The Coastal Bend resident said one of his most memorable catches from the granite was a hefty tarpon. “That was my second ever tarpon to land,” Perez said. “I’ve jumped several but have had little success actually landing them. They are such a tough fish to bring to hand, especially when you’re fishing from the jetty. When you’re able to put your hands on one after hooking it from a land-based location, the feeling is pretty incredible.” Perez said his fight with the tarpon was a textbook experience. “It was everything you could want out of the silver king,” he said. “The fish tail-walked, came flipping out of the water, and put on a tremendous show. She went airborne over and over again.” Perez hooked the fish on the channel side of the rocks, and she ran around the end of the jetty to the beach side, where he was finally able to land her. “I had seen some tarpon busting bait and swirling on the surface, so I threw a large swimbait toward the direction of the commotion,” Perez said. “The fish inhaled the lure, and the fight was on.” Perez also caught a solid kingfish from the rocks recently. The fish hit a hard plastic, suspending jerk bait. “I saw a couple of kings jump several feet out of the water, and it looked like they were busting mullet,” he said. “Typically, I have a rod rigged with a heavy-duty, wire leader specifically for kingfish, but I didn’t have a set up rigged that way when I saw the fish feeding on the surface. I decided to just chance it and hope for a clean hook up.” Perez made a cast with the jerk bait, and after just

Mario Perez landed this kingfish from the rocks of the South Jetty in Port Aransas on a hard plastic jerk bait. Photo from Mario Perez.

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Summer bass patterns on Ray Roberts By Robert Sloan

For Lone Star Outdoor News If you like to work the typical summer bass fishing pattern of going deep to catch structure-oriented largemouths, Lake Ray Roberts is a place to be. This lake is also known for its offshore summer fishing bonanza in water that’s 20 to 35 feet deep. Guide Jim Walling has been bass fishing on this lake for 31 years, and knows where and when to catch largemouth bass on a sweltering hot summer day. “I like to fish top-water baits shallow for an hour or so before daylight,” Walling said. “But after the sun comes up, I’ll move off the shoreline and out to deep water. That’s where I’ll be fishing jigs, deep-diving cranks and spinner baits.”

Like many Texas reservoirs, the bass are targeting shad. “On this lake we have lots of threadfin shad,” Walling said. “That’s what bass will be feeding on heavily during the summer months.” Walling turns to the crankbait each summer, preferring a shad pattern. “Two of my favorites are the 6XD and 10XD,” he said. “If the water is clear, I’ll go with a shad pattern. If it’s an overcast and cloudy day a chartreuse crank seems to be best.” Ray Roberts has all sorts of offshore structure. Some of that structure includes flooded timber, pond dams and house foundations. “I use my electronics a lot here,” Walling said. “When I’m at home I like to study detailed maps of the bottom struc-

ture and then go find it within the next few days. You never know what’s going to be holding bass. One day I went out to find a spot that was a pier and beam foundation. I had never fished it but come to find out it was loaded with bass.” On a typical summer day, Walling starts with top-water lures along shoreline grass. One of his go-to lures is a Whopper Plopper in bone, a 3-inch plug that has a big rotating prop that makes a lot of noise on a slow and steady retrieve. Another favorite lures is a Yellow Magic Japanese popper. And along the shallow grass, he throws a Texas-rigged worm and also 5-inch Yum Dingers in green/pumpkin. The next stops are humps and points in 15 to 30 feet of water, with crankbaits. Please turn to page 22

The Whopper Plopper is a top summertime bass lure at dawn and dusk. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 74 degrees; 3.27’ high. Largemouth bass are good in the living vegetation and timber on spinner baits, plastics worms and jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 49.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.84’ low. Largemouth bass are good on brush hogs, paddle tail swimbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and chicken livers. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass are good on spinner baits, lipless crankbaits, tubes and brush hogs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on shrimp, punch bait and earthworms. AUSTIN: Water clear; 85 degrees; 0.55’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon/ red plastic worms, white spinner baits, brush hogs and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, punch bait and chicken livers. B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits. BASTROP: Water clear; 86 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on swimbaits, Ned rigs and shaky heads. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait and cut bait. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 4.25’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged worms, spinner baits, jigs and crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs, jigging spoons and live bait. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, shrimp and cut bait. BENBROOK: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 1.60’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, shaky head jigs and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Catfish are good on punch bait, nightcrawlers and cut bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.02’ high. Largemouth bass are good flipping jigs and on crankbaits and blue or black flecked Texasrigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on earthworms and live bait. BRAUNIG: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters. 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; 87 degrees; 0.20’ low. Largemouth bass are good on flukes, Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and brush hogs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, striper jigs and live bait. Catfish are good

on chicken livers and nightcrawlers. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.37’ low. Largemouth bass are good on football jigs, crankbaits and brush hogs. Striped bass are good on live bait and swimbaits. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Channel catfish are fair on live bait and punch bait. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 1.27’ high. Largemouth bass are good on lipless crankbaits, jigs, flukes and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, chicken livers and punch bait. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 79-82 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and jigs. Red drum are good trolling in deeper water with live baits. Catfish are good on stink bait, chicken livers and cut shad. CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 85-90 degrees; 3.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, swimbaits and wacky worms. Striped bass are good on live bait and swimbaits. White bass are good on live bait, spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.19’ low. Largemouth bass are good on finesse jigs, craws and chatter baits. Hybrids and white bass are excellent on live bait, swimbaits, slabs and jigging spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and earthworms. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 80-82 degrees; 16.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and soft plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on dough balls, live bait and cheese bait. CONROE: Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.08’ low. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics and shad crankbaits. Catfish are good on stink bait and cut bait. COOPER: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.07’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, red or purple Carolina-rigged worms and jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, spoons and swimbaits. Catfish are good on live bait and earthworms. CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE: Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 2.57’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, crankbaits, jigs and worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.16’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastic worms and shaky head jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers and punch bait. FALCON: Water lightly

stained; 79 degrees; 41.04’ low. Largemouth bass are good fishing rocks on crankbaits and thick worms. Catfish are good on live and prepared baits. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits, jigs and drop shots. Catfish are good on earthworms and cut bait. FORK: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 0.12’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, drop shots and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits, jigs and Texas-rigged craws. Crappie are good around boat docks and bridge pilings on minnows and jigs. Stripers are good on live bait. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.99’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, drop shots and finesse jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on swimbaits, jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on earthworms, punch bait and cut bait. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 7.00’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on buzzbaits, chatter baits and craws. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows in marinas and brush piles. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, punch bait and earthworms. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits and black and blue finesse worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on juglines using perch. HUBBARD CREEK: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and cut shad. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.15’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, chatter baits and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on chicken livers and cut bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.30’ high. Largemouth bass are good on blue, red and green Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and swimbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on earthworms and cut bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 1.62’ high. Largemouth bass are good on chatter baits, top-waters and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 88

degrees; 0.89’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on ribbed worms, football jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and slabs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and cut bait. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 2.65’ high. Largemouth bass are good on drop shots, crankbaits, spinner baits and brush hogs. White bass are good on live bait, swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait and nightcrawlers. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on green jigs, weighted worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. White bass are fair on swimbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait and stink bait. MARTIN CREEK: Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.30’ low. Largemouth bass are good on ribbed plastic worms, paddle tails, crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on earthworms and punch bait. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 38.33’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, jigs and 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. NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 77 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, soft plastic worms and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut bait and live bait. NASWORTHY: Water murky; 75 degrees; 1.12’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.52’ high. Largemouth bass are good on flukes, buzzbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on earthworms, punch bait and chicken livers. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 76 degrees; 14.11’ low. Largemouth bass are slow to fair on crankbaits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs in shade. Catfish are good on stink bait, live and cut bait. OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 4.45 feet low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, jigs and plastic worms. Crappie are good on live minnows. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.03’ high. Largemouth bass are good on flukes, lizards and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait and swimbaits. White bass are

good on live bait, slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait, chicken livers and cut bait. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water slightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.31’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits. White bass are good on small crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. Catfish are good on cut shad. PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jerk baits, plastic craws and jigs. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and earthworms. RAVEN: Water stained; 78 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, plastic worms and crankbaits. Sunfish are fair on Powerbait pellets, crickets and cutworms. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged worms, jigs, chatter baits and crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows in brush piles. Catfish are good on live bait and punch bait. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 3.05’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, flukes, chatter baits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on worms, chicken livers and cut bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are good on drop shots and lipless crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait, slabs and spoons. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, punch bait and live bait. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 77 degrees; 8.38’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, jigs and Carolina rigs. Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live and stink bait. SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 2.40’ high. Largemouth bass are good on red or green Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and drop shots. White bass and hybrids are good on swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.39’ high. Largemouth bass are good on pig-n-jigs, wacky worms, crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Channel catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on cut shad and perch. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.36’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, drop shots and spinner baits. White bass and hybrid stripers are fair on swimbaits, slabs and live bait.

n Saltwater reports Page 11 Blue catfish are good on fresh cut or live bait. Channel catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers. TEXANA: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.10’ low. Largemouth bass are good on tubes, thick worms and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 80-83 degrees; 2.15’ high. Largemouth bass are good fishing on brush hogs, Ned rigs, shaky head jigs and crankbaits. Striped bass are good on live bait, top-waters and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on earthworms, punch bait and live bait. TOLEDO BEND: Water slightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.49’ low. Largemouth bass are good on wacky rigs, square-billed crankbaits and top-waters. Crappie are fair on live shiners. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stink bait. TRAVIS: Water clear; 85 degrees; 14.81’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, crankbaits and long plastic worms. White bass are good on slabs and swimbaits. Stripers are good on live bait and swimbaits. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and cut bait. WACO: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.20’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, craws and football jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs working bridge pilings and brush piles. Channel and blue catfish are good on punch and cut bait. WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on shaky head jigs, jerk baits and tubes. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait, large silver spoons and chartreuse swimbaits. Catfish are good on shrimp, earthworms and live bait. WHITNEY: Water clear; 86 degrees; 0.13’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on buzzbaits, topwaters, lipless crankbaits and drop shots. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Stripers are good on live bait and top-waters. Catfish are fair on punch bait and live bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 11.67’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, lipless crankbaits and curly-tailed plastics. White bass are fair on swimbaits and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait.

—TPWD

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT SABINE LAKE: 82 degrees. ICW and Neches River on incoming tides are good for speckled trout and redfish on shrimp and shrimp imitations. BOLIVAR: 86 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on live shrimp. Redfish are good along the shoreline on shrimp or soft plastics. Flounder are fair around the rocks on shrimp.

TRINITY BAY: 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair to good fishing under the birds, working structure and wading the flats on soft plastics and shrimp. EAST GALVESTON BAY: 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair to good along the shorelines and near the jetties on shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good in deeper structure on soft plastics and top-waters. Redfish are fair roaming the open bays on soft plastics. TEXAS CITY: 83 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are fair on live bait and soft plastics. Flounder are good on live bait around the jetties and near rocks. FREEPORT: 85 degrees. Redfish and speckled trout are good on shrimp. Flounder are good around the rocks on mullet. Black drum are fair on blue crabs. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair to good on top-waters and soft plastics wading the grass. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on top-waters and soft plastics. Black drum are fair on blue crabs around vegetation or structure. Redfish are good on live bait.

PORT O’CONNOR: 85 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp and soft plastics over mid-bay structures. Redfish are good in back lakes on shrimp and soft plastics. ROCKPORT: 85 degrees. Redfish are good on top-waters in black or white/red. Speckled trout are good on shrimp under a popping cork. PORT ARANSAS: 85 degrees. Redfish are good on shrimp under a popping cork. Speckled trout are good on shrimp, ball tails and top-waters. CORPUS CHRISTI: 84 degrees. Speckled trout tare good on shrimp. Redfish, trout, black drum and flounder are fair to good on live shrimp under a float at Bob Hall Pier. BAFFIN BAY: 87 degrees. Speckled trout are good on live bait and soft plastics. Flounder are good on live bait or artificials around the rocks.

PORT MANSFIELD: 84 degrees. Speckled trout are fair wading the flats and potholes on ball tails, paddle tails and shrimp under a popping cork. Redfish are good on paddle tails, willow tails, shrimp under a popping cork and mud minnows. SOUTH PADRE: 80 degrees. Speckled trout are fair near the surf on spoons, MirrOlures and top-waters. PORT ISABEL: 82 degrees. Speckled trout are fair on shrimp. Redfish are fair on shrimp along the shorelines. Black drum are fair on blue crabs. —TPWD

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I like most about being a fishing guide, is watching people catch fish, and how they react when they are reeling them in,” he said. “I never thought at the age of 22 that I would say this, because I never would’ve thought that I would be content putting the rod down, but I thoroughly enjoy seeing others hook and fight fish.” His fishing stretches from Bird Island Basin back up to the mouth of Corpus Christi Bay. He also targets Nueces Bay quite often. He’ll fish with both artificial lures or live bait, depending on what is going to work best for his customers’ needs. If it were up to him, Sumrall said he would spend most of his time on the water wade-fishing for speckled trout. Although that will always be his passion, he admits, guiding has helped him earn a new Caleb Sumrall uses his guiding income to pay for his college tuition and appreciation for simply expenses. Photo from Caleb Sumrall. catching whatever is willing to bite. “When folks come down to the coast, they just want to catch fish,” he said. “Being able to adapt to a variety of conditions and challenges, and put a smile on their faces is a lot of fun, no matter what species they are catching.” Sumrall currently has two semesters of college left, and is excited about the opportunities those semesters will bring him, both on and off the water.

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER CAST NETTERS AT LIVINGSTON COMBINE FOR MORE THAN 700 WHITE BASS Game wardens assigned to the Lake Livingston area responded to the dam after receiving an Operation Game Thief call regarding fishermen catching white bass with a cast net. A quick response and further investigation resulted in the apprehension of three men who were fishing with an oversized cast net and who had a total of 193 white bass in their possession. Another similar complaint reported activity near the spillway, and wardens responded and apprehended one individual in possession of 537 white bass, all taken by cast net. CRAWFISH SELLER WITHOUT PERMITS A social media post showed a subject who was selling live crawfish. A Jefferson County game warden followed up and contacted the seller, who claimed to own a catering company that sold live crawfish to local restaurants and individuals. The sale of live crawfish for commercial and personal use would require a Texas Wholesale

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Greg Gray caught this 6-pound bass while fishing at this family’s ranch in East Texas with his friend, Charlie Humphreys. Brooke Sivek, 17, of Boerne, harvested her first axis at her family ranch near Sonora. Beams measured 33 1/2 and 34 1/2 inches and she used a 7mm08.

Jackson Ware, of Midland, was hunting with his grandfather, Lee Shetler, in San Saba County during the youth weekend where this super jake was harvested. This is Ware’s first turkey, shot with his 20-gauge Benelli Nova.

Jason Thomas came down from Wisconsin to go on a blackbuck hunt. He scored a 22-inch buck on a ranch near Royse City using a Browning .25-06.

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Jeremy Griffis and his wife, Amiee, had a fun day fishing near Rockport.

Sandra Perez caught this 30-inch redfish off the Mustang Island South Jetty using fresh cut-bait.

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09:03 09:02 09:02 09:02 09:01 09:01 09:01 09:00 09:00 08:59 08:59 08:58 08:58 08:57 08:56

6:06a 9:15p 7:02a 10:01p 8:01a 10:43p 9:04a 11:19p 10:08a 11:51p 11:12a NoMoon 12:16p 12:21a 1:21p 12:50a 2:27p 1:19a 3:37p 1:51a 4:49p 2:27a 6:02p 3:09a 7:12p 3:58a 8:15p 4:56a 9:11p 6:01a

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

Sabine Pass, north Date Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23

Time 5:40 AM 6:13 AM 6:47 AM 7:23 AM 7:58 AM 12:43 AM 1:30 AM 2:24 AM 3:28 AM 12:17 AM 1:37 AM 2:40 AM 3:34 AM 4:23 AM 5:09 AM

High Island Height 1.67H 1.65H 1.63H 1.60H 1.55H -0.04L 0.19L 0.47L 0.77L 1.33H 1.55H 1.74H 1.85H 1.89H 1.86H

Time 10:51 AM 11:08 AM 11:39 AM 12:23 PM 1:15 PM 8:29 AM 8:55 AM 9:18 AM 9:37 AM 4:47 AM 6:15 AM 7:36 AM 8:39 AM 9:24 AM 10:04 AM

Height 1.35L 1.35L 1.32L 1.26L 1.15L 1.50H 1.44H 1.39H 1.36H 1.04L 1.24L 1.37L 1.43L 1.45L 1.42L

Time 12:53 PM 1:40 PM 2:26 PM 3:19 PM 4:26 PM 2:11 PM 3:06 PM 3:57 PM 4:47 PM 9:57 AM 10:22 AM 10:58 AM 11:48 AM 12:46 PM 1:46 PM

Height 1.37H 1.39H 1.38H 1.33H 1.25H 0.98L 0.74L 0.45L 0.12L 1.37H 1.41H 1.46H 1.52H 1.56H 1.58H

Time 10:00 PM 10:39 PM 11:18 PM 11:59 PM

Height -0.43L -0.40L -0.34L -0.22L

6:00 PM 8:11 PM 10:29 PM

1.13H 1.07H 1.14H

5:37 6:26 7:17 8:07 8:58 9:47

-0.19L -0.47L -0.68L -0.80L -0.82L -0.76L

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Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 6:23 AM 6:56 AM 7:31 AM 8:06 AM 8:38 AM 12:35 AM 1:18 AM 2:10 AM 3:13 AM 12:20 AM 1:56 AM 3:08 AM 4:10 AM 5:01 AM 5:44 AM

Height 1.83H 1.80H 1.7H 1.72H 1.66H -0.06 0.17L 0.46L 0.78L 1.31H 1.56H 1.79H 1.94H 2.00H 1.98H

Time 10:01 PM 10:40 PM 11:18 PM 11:56 PM

Height -0.40L -0.38L -0.33L -0.23L

9:03 AM 9:22 AM 9:37 AM 9:50 AM 4:37 AM 7:30 AM 7:16 PM 8:04 PM 8:55 PM 9:51 PM

1.59H 1.52H 1.45H 1.40H 1.10L 1.33L -0.64L -0.77L -0.79L -0.72L

Height 1.84H 1.84H 1.82H 1.77H 1.70H -0.17 0.07L 0.37L 0.71L 1.26H 1.55H 1.81H 1.98H 2.06H 2.05H

Time 9:34 PM 10:09 PM 10:44 PM 11:22 PM

Height -0.46L -0.46L -0.42L -0.33L

8:30 AM 8:51 AM 9:10 AM 9:23 AM 5:24 AM 5:59 PM 6:51 PM 7:45 PM 8:39 PM 9:33 PM

1.59H 1.47H 1.33H 1.21H 1.01L -0.40L -0.62L -0.76L -0.81L -0.77L

Time

3:53 PM 4:02 PM 4:24 PM 4:57 PM 10:02 AM 10:11 AM

Height

1.06L 0.83L 0.54L 0.21L 1.39H 1.41H

Time

Height

6:09 PM 8:22 PM 10:23 PM

1.10H 1.04H 1.13H

5:41 PM 6:28 PM

-0.12L -0.42L

Time 6:04 AM 6:38 AM 7:10 AM 7:40 AM 8:06 AM 12:03 AM 12:49 AM 1:44 AM 3:01 AM 12:00 AM 1:35 AM 2:49 AM 3:51 AM 4:46 AM 5:37 AM

Time

4:00 4:05 4:33 9:27

Height

PM PM PM AM

0.74L 0.48L 0.18L 1.14H

Time

Height

Time

Height

7:58 PM 10:05 PM

0.89H 1.01H

5:12 PM

-0.12L

Port O’Connor Date Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23

Time 11:44 AM 12:31 AM 1:06 AM 1:40 AM 2:16 AM 2:51 AM 3:26 AM 3:54 AM 9:59 AM 9:12 AM 8:39 AM 9:02 AM 9:50 AM 10:46 AM 11:50 AM

Time 3:49 AM 4:32 AM 5:11 AM 5:46 AM 6:19 AM 6:50 AM 7:17 AM 7:35 AM 7:30 AM 2:21 PM 2:21 PM 12:43 AM 1:36 AM 2:33 AM 3:32 AM

Date Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23

Time 7:46 AM 8:28 AM 9:15 AM 9:54 AM 12:24 AM 1:13 AM 2:01 AM 2:50 AM 3:47 AM 1:25 AM 3:20 AM 4:34 AM 5:25 AM 6:10 AM 6:52 AM

Time 12:15 PM 1:01 PM 1:30 PM 1:30 PM 1:17 PM 1:05 PM 1:01 PM 6:02 AM 6:18 AM 9:53 PM 10:35 PM 11:22 PM

Height 1.36H 1.30H 1.25H 1.19H 1.14H 1.11H 1.08H 0.37L 0.65L -0.25L -0.41L -0.50L

11:14 AM 12:00 PM

1.44H 1.39H

Height 1.22H 1.21H 1.19H 1.16H -0.21L -0.08L 0.10L 0.32L 0.56L 0.86H 1.05H 1.22H 1.33H 1.37H 1.35H

Time 10:05 PM 10:49 PM 11:36 PM

Height -0.34L -0.33L -0.29L

10:15 AM 10:21 AM 10:14 AM 10:01 AM 9:58 AM 5:58 AM 6:45 PM 7:30 PM 8:19 PM 9:11 PM 10:04 PM

1.10H 1.03H 0.96H 0.91H 0.90H 0.80L -0.31L -0.47L -0.55L -0.57L

Time

7:59 8:17 1:05 1:08

Height

PM PM PM PM

0.72L 0.48L 1.05H 1.04H

Time

Height

4:53 PM 5:08 PM 5:33 PM 10:04 AM

0.59L 0.37L 0.13L 0.93H

Time

Height

10:04 PM

0.76H

8:43 PM 9:15 PM

0.21L -0.04L

Time

Height

8:03 PM 11:02 PM

0.67H 0.69H

6:06 PM

-0.11L

Date Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23

Time 12:08 PM 12:22 AM 1:02 AM 1:41 AM 2:20 AM 3:00 AM 3:39 AM 4:20 AM 4:51 AM 10:23 AM 6:55 AM 8:02 AM 9:13 AM 10:20 AM 2:15 PM

Height 0.44H -0.05L -0.07L -0.08L -0.06L -0.01L 0.06L 0.15L 0.25L 0.35H 0.40H 0.44H 0.46H 0.47H 0.47H

Time

Height

2:45 PM 3:41 PM 4:26 PM 5:12 PM 6:14 PM 12:56 PM 11:08 AM 10:39 AM 8:00 PM 8:49 PM 9:41 PM 10:36 PM 11:31 PM

0.45H 0.47H 0.47H 0.44H 0.39H 0.30H 0.29H 0.31H 0.01L -0.05L -0.09L -0.12L -0.12L

Height 1.14H 1.15H 1.14H 1.11H -0.06L 0.04L 0.18L 0.37L 0.57 0.81H 1.00H 1.14H 1.23H 1.27H 1.26H

Time 9:44 PM 10:29 PM 11:17 PM

Height -0.18L -0.17L -0.13L

11:51 AM 11:01 AM 10:22 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 2:29 AM 6:20 PM 7:09 PM 7:58 PM 8:50 PM 9:46 PM

1.04H 0.94H 0.84H 0.82H 0.84H 0.78L -0.09L -0.27L -0.38L -0.41L -0.38L

Height 1.47H 1.48H 1.46H 1.41H 1.31H -0.21L 0.01L 0.29L 0.61L 1.01H 1.25H 1.48H 1.63H 1.70H 1.69H

Time 9:19 PM 10:02 PM 10:46 PM 11:30 PM

Height -0.51L -0.51L -0.46L -0.37L

9:43 AM 9:22 AM 9:02 AM 8:46 AM 4:45 AM 5:35 PM 6:28 PM 7:24 PM 8:20 PM 9:15 PM

1.19H 1.06H 0.96H 0.93H 0.91L -0.39L -0.59L -0.72L -0.76L -0.71L

Time

Height

Time

4:44 PM 6:21 PM 7:13 PM

0.30L 0.20L 0.10L

Time

Height

Time

Height

PM PM PM AM

0.76L 0.57L 0.35L 0.89H

5:39 PM 9:11 PM

0.78H 0.73H

5:32 PM

0.12L

Time

Height

Time

Height

0.76L 0.49L 0.19L 0.97H

6:15 PM 9:50 PM

0.78H 0.81H

4:46 PM

-0.12L

8:47 PM 11:14 PM

Height

0.32H 0.29H

Port Aransas Height 0.88H -0.18L -0.20L -0.20L -0.16L -0.07L 0.07L 0.24L 0.54H 0.65H 0.77 0.87H 0.93H 0.96H 0.95H

Time

Height

12:33 PM 1:23 PM 2:03 PM 2:03 PM 1:23 PM 12:44 PM 11:19 AM 7:04 PM 7:46 PM 8:38 PM 9:36 PM 10:37 PM 11:36 PM

0.88H 0.87H 0.84H 0.78H 0.68H 0.58H 0.51H 0.15L 0.00L -0.12L -0.20L -0.26L -0.29L

Time 4:18 PM 4:54 PM 5:27 PM 5:51 PM 6:00 PM 5:44 PM 4:46 PM 4:10 PM 3:20 PM 11:57 PM

Height 0.96H 0.98H 0.99H 0.97H 0.92H 0.83H 0.73H 0.67H 0.65H 0.12L

2:40 3:13 3:56 4:46

0.86H 0.92H 0.96H 0.98H

6:37 PM

Time

Height

0.33L

Nueces Bay Date Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23

San Luis Pass

Height -0.41L -0.40L -0.38L -0.34L -0.25L -0.10L 0.11L 0.66H 0.69H 1.04H 1.21H 1.36H 1.43H -0.54L -0.53L

East Matagorda

Freeport Harbor Date Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23

Time 1:21 AM 2:09 AM 2:53 AM 3:33 AM 4:12 AM 4:52 AM 5:30 AM 12:05 AM 2:34 AM 12:51 PM 9:49 AM 10:04 AM 10:33 AM 12:15 AM 1:14 AM

Date Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23

Time 9:15 AM 9:59 AM 10:39 AM 11:17 AM 12:03 AM 12:45 AM 1:21 AM 1:50 AM 2:12 AM 12:13 AM 5:04 AM 5:35 AM 6:21 AM 7:19 AM 8:25 AM

3:24 3:56 4:42 9:15

South Padre Island Height -0.04L -0.07L -0.10L -0.13L -0.12L -0.08L 0.02L 0.16L 0.31L 0.71H 0.79H 0.02L -0.05L -0.10L -0.13L

PM PM PM PM

Time

11:19 PM

Height

0.27L

Time

Height

Date Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23

Time 7:37 AM 8:20 AM 8:59 AM 9:31 AM 9:48 AM 12:16 AM 1:04 AM 1:56 AM 2:59 AM 12:23 AM 2:28 AM 3:58 AM 5:04 AM 6:03 AM 6:57 AM

3:41 3:37 4:05 8:20

PM PM PM AM

Texas Coast Tides

Date Jul 9 Jul 10 Jul 11 Jul 12 Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 15 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul 22 Jul 23

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Part of planting a sunflower field for dove hunting involves installing an electric fence to keep other animals out while the sunflowers grow. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

that is 24 inches off the ground. That’s so the deer and pigs could see it. Inside of the poly tape we had two more hot wires. One was 12 inches high and the other was 36 inches high. We have managed to keep most of the animals out. Once they get in, they have problems getting out, and know they are going to get popped. We keep the fence hot enough to make them not want to come back.” So far, the group effort is looking good. “We’ve managed to keep the weeds under control,” Mike said. “And we’ve been lucky with just enough rainwater. Now, if we can control the insects, we should be good to go for the South Texas dove season opener. We are keeping a close eye on the plants and looking for things like army worms and tent caterpillars — both of which can wipe out the sunflowers real fast.”

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Hopefully, all of the trace-outs come out clean, including on release sites. We need to be able to get our finger on the pulse of how consequential the outbreak is.” Davis said the biggest issue isn’t stress to the animals, it’s time. “There’s not enough time and resources to meet the requirement before the deadline,” he said. “People can’t all find a vet and get the tests done. Every vet who works on deer is booked. TPWD waited until the legislature was out of session before imposing the rules.” “I’m sympathetic to that, we could do something about that,” Wilkens said of the difficulty scheduling a veterinarian. Davis said about 15,000 deer are released into approved facilities each fall, and current rules require testing between 80 and 100 percent of all mortalities. “There are about 100,000 deer in pens across Texas, and the mortality rate is about 6 percent,” he said. “That’s 6,000 tests. The order increases that by 400 percent on one group of people.” Deer breeders complain that little testing is done on freeranging deer in the state, while most of the regulatory focus remains on them. “TPWD is hyper-focused on breeders,” Davis said. “Until

they test at the same level in the pasture as they do in the pen will we know the extent of the disease.” Supporters of the regulation assert the highest risk comes from the movement of deer from ranch to ranch, which could impact free-ranging deer, and that, as a normal business practice, the movement of deer has been accelerated in anticipation of rule changes. Others point out that freeranging deer have been moved for years, under the Trap, Transport and Transplant program (TTT), and wonder why the Managed Lands Deer Permit program isn’t used to test for CWD. Rancher and television host Keith Warren said, “if the disease is that bad they have to test everywhere. There are 12,000 MLD ranches in Texas with 28 million acres. Everyone gets a permit from the state. Require everyone to test.” Wilkens disagreed, saying you have to “fight the fire where the fire is.” “The total number tests throughout the years is 207,000,” he said. “Only 25 percent of those (post-mortem) are from deer breeding facilities, and another 37,000 ante-mortem. TPWD tests total 95,000, and TTT and TTP another 10,000. Yes, breeders have tested a lot, but to say most of the tests are from facili-

ties is incorrect.” Warren said deer farming allows people who want to get into agriculture, but have limited acreage and resources, to do so. “A deer farmer can live an agricultural lifestyle with 40 acres,” he said. “Now, only millionaires can get into agriculture.” Warren also pointed out the potential loss of hunting opportunities in the state as a result of the new regulations. “That’s 15,000 hunting opportunities for Texans,” he said of the number of deer released each year. “TPWD can’t dream of providing those kind of numbers.” Davis said after retiring from TPWD, he took the DBC job to build bridges between the agency and deer breeders and said he didn’t understand the animosity toward the industry. “The ShareLunker program has produced the best largemouth bass fishery in the world because of it — it’s the most successful breeding program on earth. Why is that so much different?” Warren said deer breeders have dealt with increased regulations before and will again. “We have no choice,” he said. “We worked 23 deer the other day and lost one. The vet tech who helped me was crying. The deer suffered by giving his life.”

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the first contact with a veteran who reaches out to us about wanting to attend a hunt or an event,” Derden explained. “He gets to know the veteran and their background, and then funnels them into the VXA program. Our number one priority is safety, and Chupp definitely puts in the time to get to know each veteran before we have them out on a hunt.” Alex San Martino handles the social media platforms and website, and serves as event coordi- Veterans Xtreme Adventures focuses on building a community nator. of support for veterans through outdoor adventures. Photo by “Without her, we would be Brandon Parscale. like a boat without a rudder,” Derden said. munity in order to allow some veterans When planning a hunt, Derden is mindful about the mix of veter- to come hunt on their property,” Sutherland said. “It was also evident from the ans that he brings together. “I always try to coordinate a hunt with get-go that the experience was not really vets that have some similarities, usually about the hunt itself, but more about vetbased on the branch of military they erans like myself getting the opportunity served in or the type of service that they to spend time and fellowship with other did or are still currently doing,” he said. veterans. When you’re sitting in a blind “With that being said, I do try to com- with other individuals who have had pose a group that has a good blend of ex- similar experiences as you have, it just periences. For example, if I’m taking four becomes natural to open up about things vets on a hunt, I’ll try to get a mixture that you might not talk about to others of individuals that are currently on active that do not have a military background. duty, as well as individuals that have both There’s no gaps to fill or things to explain, recently retired or have been out of the because the other veteran knows exactly service for many years. We’ve found the where you’re coming from.” Sutherland said we are in a unique time lessons that they can learn from one another about transitioning out of the mili- period where seemingly everyone knows tary, by sharing where they are at in their a veteran. “We all know veterans, and most of different stages of life, are invaluable.” Army veteran Larry Sutherland recently them are veterans who deployed,” he attended a VXA hog hunt in the Corsi- said. “We are at a crucial stage in Texas cana area, and was able to harvest a wild where veterans need to know about events that are providing opportunities pig. “It was neat to see that there were land- for them to find support.” owners willing to give back to the com-

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a couple of twitches, a kingfish nailed the lure. “I got really lucky and was able to land the king without its sharp teeth cutting my line,” he said. A large mangrove snapper also was fooled by one of Perez’ lures. “I was working a 6-inch mullet imitation swimbait along the rocks, trying to catch redfish,” he said. “Right as I was about to pull my lure out of the water, the mangrove smacked it up against the rocks. It ended up measuring 21.5 inches long.” The mangrove snapper was a first for the recreational angler. “I’ve seen boaters around the jetties catch them, but I’ve never caught one myself or seen one that large,” Perez said. Perez focuses his efforts around the end of the jetty when he’s fishing from the rocks. He goes armed for just about anything that is willing to strike an artificial lure. “I always carry two spinning rods with me,” he said. “I also have several different types of lures with leaders already tied on

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JULY 23-25

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