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September 10, 2021
Volume 18, Issue 2
Dove limit only for the lucky By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Opening day hunters in Texas’ North Zone blamed the freeze, heavy rains and late crop harvests for a slower than normal start to the dove season. Some hunters had great success the first day, followed by a drop-off in birds seen, while others said the numbers of dove were way down. And officials’ predictions of frostbitten appendages were proven true, as many dove harvested had damaged or missing feet. “We’re hearing from hunters and outfitters that the bird numbers are down,” the Texas Dove Hunters Association posted on social media. “Many outfitters have even called their hunters and offered them rainchecks. There can be a couple of different reasons for the slow start: the freeze has had some effect but the main problem has been the wet climate. Tanks are full, creeks have water, and grain crops are late being harvested. But above all, migratory game birds are unpredictable.” Lifetime LSON subscriber Hugh Stephenson hunted opening morning north of Stamford. “There were plenty of birds,” he said. “The field did not have any cover so no one limited. With adequate cover I am pretty sure we would have limited.” The next day, Stephenson hunted near Hamlin in a cut sunflower field bordered by mesquites. “There were virtually no birds until 8:30, then the flood came like Noah,” he said. “There were limits for the whole group across the board.” In northern Comanche County, more birds were in the area three weeks before the opener, but then a 3-inch rain came and the birds disappeared. A few birds were spotted in one area with 7-foot-tall native sunflowers and loaded with stickers, making the hunting, and finding downed
Results are in from the impact of February’s freeze on speckled trout. A few unexpected areas were hit harder than officials thought. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
Impact updates from freeze on speckled trout By Craig Nyhus
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For the lucky dogs that got to hunt near water, the hot season opener wasn’t so bad. Hunters found a mixed bag of results for the opening weekend, with some finding plenty of birds, while others weren’t as fortunate. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
The impact to the fish populations from the February freeze was as expected, but a few unexpected areas were hit harder than officials thought. Robin Reichers, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Coastal Fisheries director, updated the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission at its August meeting. Of the 3.8 million fish killed by the freeze, 90 percent were forage fish, and 160,000 were spotted seatrout. Of the trout killed, 89 percent were in the Laguna Madre, Reichers noted. “There also was a significant kill of black drum in the Upper Laguna Madre,” Reichers said. “The kill was more than 100,000 fish, and 62 percent of the total fish kill.” During spring gillnet surveys, comparisons to the last 10 years and to 2019 (no survey was conducted in 2020) were made. Reichers said the Lower Laguna Madre was down 30 percent from the 10-year mean, and the Upper Laguna Madre was down 30 percent, but not down much from 2019. Interestingly, the Corpus Christi area showed a slight increase in speckled trout. “It’s a deeper bay system, the fish can get to deeper water easier,” he said. On the negative side, the Matagorda area was down
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TTT permits under fire Landowners fear suspension By Craig Nyhus
Deer captured by TTT are transported and released on high and low fenced ranches across the state. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News
After restrictions were made on deer breeders moving deer in recent months, landowners started fearing that TTT (Trap, Transport and Transplant) permits would be next. The permits are pri-
port of TTT. “It has come to our attention it will be recommended for suspension,” Sekula said. “We have been drug into this battle. TTT sites do CWD monitoring, RFID tags are added to identify each deer trapped, trap sites are registered and we have restrictions on trap sites. The safeguards are in place and are working — there have been thousands of Please turn to page 25
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marily used to move surplus deer from one Texas ranch to another, benefiting both areas with too many deer and other areas, such as in the Edwards Plateau where anthrax wiped out deer herds in 2019. At the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission August Public Meeting Jason Sekula, a wildlife biologist and wildlife manager at the Shiner Ranch, spoke out in sup-
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Studying fish scales (P. 8)
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Copper and CWD (P. 4)
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Mineral may help fend off disease.
Lake Livingston a hot spot.
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Charles Fertitta waits with his two retrievers for white-winged dove to start flying in the afternoon during the Special White-winged Dove Days. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News South Zone hunters were able to join in on the dove hunting action over an extra day during the Labor Day weekend by taking advantage of the Special Whitewinged Dove Days. Some locales experienced spotty shooting opportunities at best, while the most consistent flights seemed to take place over fields with standing crops in the southernmost portion of the state. El Campo has earned a reputa-
tion for being an excellent whitewing destination in recent years but, for the second year in a row, the area as a whole seemed to have sub-par hunts. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife biologist and El Campo resident, Clint Faas, said the area just wasn’t holding the numbers of whitewings it is known for. “El Campo just didn’t have that many birds compared to years past,” he said. “Last year, we had tons of whitewings leading up to
the season, and weather seemed to change their patterns right before the season opened. This year, we just didn’t have the birds to begin with, at least in my opinion.” Outfitter Mike Lanier said his dove hunter numbers were down, even though a day was added to the hunting weekend. “Our whitewing hunts last year were poor overall, and I think that affected hunter numbers for us, despite the extra days that were allocated this season,”
Lanier said. “When people don’t have an opportunity to shoot birds they aren’t real motivated to come back.” Baytown resident Mark Street traveled to Encinal to hunt on Labor Day weekend, where he found consistent flights over a water tank a few hours before sunset. “There were definitely plenty of mourning dove in the area, mixed in with the whitewings,” Street said. “It was all about timing and catching them coming to drink water in the evenings. The birds
definitely flew later and acted a little different after opening day. I’m assuming this was in response to the hunting pressure.” Dove outfitter Steve Wilson said his sunflower fields near Pearsall produced great shoots for his hunters. “Most of our hunters harvested limits or had the opportunity to harvest limits, especially on Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend,” he said. “You could definitely see an impact from the hunting pressure on that Sunday. Please turn to page 16
Considering copper Mineral deficiency common thread in CWD
Teal arriving on time By Nate Skinner
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While agency officials, deer breeders and wildlife managers argue over rules pertaining to chronic wasting disease and the movement of deer and deer carcasses, some believe developments in deer feed may provide an answer to getting control of the disease. The answer may center around copper. Ronnie Eckel of Lyssy & Eckel Feeds said the science is solid. “Copper helps prevent CWD,” he said. “It keeps the prions from misfolding — it keeps prions healthy and active. There are worlds of international research.” Since CWD is a protein disease involving misfolded protein prions, Eckel said it was worth look-
Blue-winged teal are buzzing over a number of their typical September haunts, providing waterfowl hunters with a sense of excitement as they await the arrival of the early teal season. The birds are beginning to spread out Blue-winged teal have arrived at many of their typical across coastal prairies September haunts before the start of the early teal and rice fields, and season on Sept. 11. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone stock ponds and cattle Star Outdoor News. tanks across the interior portion of the state are holding teal, as well as coastal bays and marshes. Along the Lower Laguna Madre, Capt. James Hagan said he has seen more and more bluewings each day. “There are waves of teal flying across both bay waters and back lakes, and there will definitely be enough birds to make it worth
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Adding copper to supplemental deer feed has shown promise in helping the animal fight off chronic wasting disease. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.
ing at the levels of copper in Texas soils. “We’ve done browse testing all over Texas and collected thousands of samples, as well as work-
ing with the Borderlands Research Institute in West Texas,” he said. “We have found virtually no copper in browse plants here, and all of the areas of the country with Please turn to page 18
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New range, stores come to DFW area By Craig Nyhus
Lone Star Outdoor News Two outdoor businesses have come to North Texas, one a fullservice range and academy and the other a unique approach to shopping for optics. Mission Ridge Range and Academy added a Plano location to its successful San Antonio facility. The 30,000-square-foot facility sports a 100-yard indoor rifle range; 26 air-conditioned shooting lanes with computercontrolled targets; a large retail store and pro shop with more than 100 rental firearms and bows along with plenty of ammunition; a virtual training simulator; an onsite full-time gunsmith; and training and event spaces. The business offers memberships but remains open to the public to come and try it out. Several membership options offer unlimited shooting, priority lane reservations and retail and training discounts. When it comes to optics, The Mission Ridge Range and Academy in Plano opened in August, American Technology Network with indoor rifle and pistol ranges and a retail store. Photos from Misopened its first retail store in sion Ridge Range. Grapevine Mills Premium Mall, just north of the DFW Airport, in August. Citing Texas’ more than 1.1 million hunters and its incredible hog hunting, ATN chose to locate the store in Texas and a quick drive from the airport. The 1,300-square-foot store stocks the company’s assortment of Smart HD products, along with a selection of night-vision optics. Built like an Apple Store for hunters, ATN offers scopes, goggles, binoculars, monoculars and rangefinders, including night vision and thermal imaging.
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birds, difficult. Tom Haddock hunted near Haskell, and said the opening day was good, while reports from other friends were poor to moderate. “The Sept. 2 shoot was moderately good if you were an above-average shooter,” he said. “The birds weren’t as plentiful this year.” Haddock skipped the afternoon hunt due to the heat and a low probability of a good hunt, and chose to get his son home to catch up on his homework. Other Haskell-area reports had hunters capitalizing on the whitewings coming from town, but other than that, it was a less-than-stellar opening. Katie Spurgin, of Dallas, hunted west of Wichita Falls on opening day. She reported half limits for her group in the morning and noted the birds were flying much better in the afternoon. “We noticed more full-grown birds flying, all mourning dove. They were landing in the corn fields in front of us and landing right where we set up decoys,”she said. Les Newsom and Stan Chism had two knockout hunts in the sandhills west of Odessa. They hunted around water on opening day and Sept. 2. The hunters reported killing all mourning dove. Louis Orras also limited out in the Odessa area.
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Lake Livingston a catfish haven By Robert Sloan
For Lone Star Outdoor News Lake Livingston may not be well known for its bass or striper fishing, but for catfish, it’s the place to be. The largemouth bass fishing is soso, and catches of stripers have been slow the past few years. And the water is usually muddy. But, according to guide Jeff Friederich, the catfishing on the East Texas reservoir is excellent. “Lake Livingston is a catfish factory,” Friederich said. “The numbers of catfish are incredible and they can be caught year-round on a variety of tac-
tics like running trotlines, jug lines, limb lines and best of all, on rod and reel.” Friederich does most of his fishing with a rod and reel over areas where he has chummed the water with range cubes. Once he has a hole baited, he’ll use fresh-caught shad for bait. He mainly likes to fish on flats along the Trinity River channel where the water is about 15 feet deep to catch both channel and blue catfish. In the fall, the catfish will move up on flats in water that’s 10-12 feet deep. Most of the channel cats will weigh from 1 to 2 pounds. The blues average 3 to 5 pounds.
Freiderich also likes to drift-fish with fresh-caught shad. “We normally use an 8/0 to 9/0 circle hook,” he said. “Basically, we are fishing with a Santee Cooper rig. That particular rig is tough to beat when we are drift-fishing.” Friederich said the Santee Cooper rig is easy to make up. You run the main line through a barrel weight then tie the tag end off to a swivel. The 40- to 50-pound test leader is anywhere from 2- to 3-feet long. One end is tied to the swivel and the tag end is slipped through a torpedo float and tied off to an 8/0 circle hook. The hook should be 6 to 12 inches past
While it may not hold the prettiest water in Texas, Lake Livingston has incredible numbers of both channel and blue catfish. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Learning more about fish scales By Nate Skinner
For Lone Star Outdoor News Anglers encounter fish scales on a regular basis. From pulling a scale from a trophy tarpon to save as a memoir before releasing it, to ending up with scalecovered hands after landing a bunch of speckled trout or redfish, handling fish scales comes with the territory. But what exactly are fish scales made of, and what is their purpose? It turns out, there are several different types of fish scales, which vary among species, and these scales serve multiple purposes. According to Research Specialist and Angler Outreach Coordinator at the Center for Sportfish Science & Conservation of the Harte Research Institute, Quentin Hall, most fish scales are composed of a chemical combination that includes dentine and enamel. “Basically, fish scales are made up of a similar chemical combination to that of our teeth,” Hall said. Jason Ferguson, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Lower Laguna Madre Ecosystem leader, said this chemical combination can vary between the type of scales on a fish. “Cycloid scales, which are found on carp, and ctenoid
scales, which are found on redfish and speckled trout, have a chemical make-up that includes calcium carbonate and collagen,” Ferguson elaborated. “The placoid scales that sharks and rays have, as well as the ganoid scales found on gar, are both made up of a combination of enamel and dentine.” Ferguson said each of these scales serve as armor and protection from predators, bacteria and parasites. “Scales also help make fish species more hydronamic, improving their maneuverability throughout the water column,” Ferguson said. “They can also serve as a reflective camouflage, which helps confuse predators.” Hall said the different types of scales found in fish also have unique traits. “Cycloid and ctenoid scales reveal growth rings, similar to what is found in a tree,” said Hall. “They can be used to age fish; however, their accuracy is debatable.” Hall said ganoid scales are heavy, rigid, and appear almost bony in structure. “Natives used them as shield armor, while the pioneers covered wooden plow blades with them to extend the usable life of the equipment in rocky soil,” he said. Placoid scales on rays and Please turn to page 27
Scales protect fish from predators, bacteria and parasites, and can serve as a reflective camouflage. This scale was plucked from the current state-record tarpon. Photo by Lili Keys, Lone Star Outdoor News.
Potluck fishing at Port Mansfield jetties By Robert Sloan
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Redfish, tarpon, kingfish and other species are being brought in from the Port Mansfield jetties. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
An angling adventure for multiple species is occurring at the Port Mansfield jetties on the Laguna Madre. The late summer bite includes redfish, tarpon, king mackerel, mangrove snapper, jack crevalle and even a few speckled trout. “The deep-water access
makes these jetties a little different than others,” said guide Todd Grubert. “That deep water draws in some of the offshore fish like king mackerel, jacks and tarpon. You never know what the next cast is going to deliver.” You can target specific fish, Grubert said. For example, to stay on the reds, many of which will be out of the slot, he’ll look for baitfish on the
surface. “The reds won’t be too far from the baitfish on most days,” he said. “And when the water is clear, you can actually see them. That can make for some fun fishing. My go-to lures for reds are gold spoons and soft plastics like KWigglers.” Guide Steve Ellis, with Getaway Lodge, said the channel through the jetties has
recently been dredged to a depth just over 20 feet, which should improve the fishing at the jetties. Ellis said on a clear tide, deeper water will bring in more bait and that will attract reds and kings. “The kings will come into the jetties when the water is real clear,” Ellis said. “They can be caught on big top-water and diving lures. Or, there is the option of heading out Please turn to page 19
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Jorge Martinez, left, shows the winning redfish at the Willacy County Young Farmers tournament, along with his brother, John. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
By Tony Vindell
For Lone Star Outdoor News There’s a first time for everything, even when it comes to fishing. Just ask Jorge Martinez. The Port Mansfield angler, who fished with his brother John, made history at the 2021 Willacy County Young Farmers fishing tournament, as the only fish he entered in the bay waters division didn’t just take first place but also won the grand champion spot for the heaviest stringer. The 27 3/4-inch redfish weighed 8 pounds, 9 1/2 ounces, giving Martinez the biggest prize of the Aug. 28 tournament held in the fishing community located about 20 miles east of Raymondville. Scooter McGee, a member of the WCYF Association, said the heaviest stringer usually goes to an angler who enters a redfish, a speckled trout and a flounder. This time, however, speckled trout were not allowed, but anglers could enter a black drum instead. But since no drum were caught and only one flounder was entered in the contest,
Martinez fish took the top two spots of the tourney. “I feel good,” Martinez said after the announcement was made. “This has never happened before but there always a first time for everything. The fish weren’t biting but we got it done.” Although every team of anglers brought in redfish, they said fishing was hard as there was practically no wind. Chis Hernandez, Edward Villalobos and Cruz Hernandez, all from San Benito, said this was the first time they have participated in a fishing contest. “We used lures like top-waters and Down South,” he said. “We got our limits of redfish but the wind made it tough.” In the offshore division, a father and son took first place for red snapper and kingfish and first place for a blacktip shark. The tournament, which has been going for more than 50 years, is held to award scholarships to high school seniors, to reward students who present show animals during the annual Willacy County Fair Auction; and to a number of nonprofit organizations.
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Lone Star Outdoor News Changes to the closure of coastal fishing areas in the event of a freeze could occur if the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approves proposed regulation changes. “Closing thermal refuges during freeze events has been used three times since 2005 [when it was originally authorized],” said Robin Reichers, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries director. “After the February freeze, we feel some changes are warranted.” One proposed change is to clarify the definition of an affected area. “Current regulations require bank ac-
cess and rely on the air temperature rather than the water temperature,” Reichers said. Those regulations, requiring an air temperature of 32 degrees and below, also required that emergency closures could only happen after a freeze occurred. The new proposal would require a water temperature of 40 degrees and below, with a required reopening of the fishing areas when water temperatures have stayed above 40 degrees for 48 hours. Also, the closures could be done in anticipation of a freeze event rather than after it has occurred. In 2005, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission gave TPWD’s executive director the authority to close deep water Please turn to page 15
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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT ALAN HENRY: Water clear; 84 degrees; 0.70’ low. Largemouth and spotted bass are good on jigs and earthworms. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait, cut bait and stink bait. AMISTAD: Water clear; 80 degrees; 46.39’ low. Largemouth bass are good on edges of vegetation on Texas-rigged worms, craws and drop shots. Catfish are fair on stink bait and cut bait. ARLINGTON: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 1.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue or black spinner baits, football jigs, drop shots and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on cut bait and chicken livers. ATHENS: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.30’ high. Largemouth bass are good on jigs, crankbaits and Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and earthworms. AUSTIN: Water clear; 89 degrees; 0.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, football jigs, craws and crankbaits. Catfish are good on chicken livers and punch B.A. STEINHAGEN: Water stained; 75 degrees; 0.28’ low. Black bass are fair to slow on jigs, worms and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits. BASTROP: Water clear; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on football jigs, crankbaits and purple or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait. BELTON: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.12’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue flecked Texas-rigged plastic worms and chartreuse swim jigs. White bass are good on white/chartreuse jigging spoons and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and cut bait. BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 87-90 degrees; 0.59’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, shaky-head jigs and red, blue or black Texas-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. BRAUNIG: Water stained; 90 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Redfish are fair on live bait and shrimp. Catfish are fair on cheese bait. BROWNWOOD: Water lightly stained; 90 degrees; 0.35’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits and brown or green Texas-rigged plastic worms. White bass and hybrids are good on slabs, swimbaits and live bait. Catfish are good on shrimp, chicken livers and live bait. BUCHANAN: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 1.69’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue, black or purple Texasrigged plastic worms and white swimbaits. Striped bass are good on live bait and top-waters. White bass are good on swimbaits, slabs and jigging spoons. Channel catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch
bait. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live bait. CADDO: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.47’ high. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, jigs, buzzbaits and drop shots. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, nightcrawlers and punch bait. CALAVERAS: Slightly stained; 92 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow. Red drum are fair on live bait and shrimp. Catfish are fair cut bait and cheese bait. CANYON LAKE: Water lightly stained; 87-90 degrees; 2.61’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on football jigs and red or green Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are good on chartreuse jigging spoons and silver slabs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.15’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse flukes, crankbaits and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Hybrids and white bass are good on spoons and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, punch bait and chicken livers. CHOKE CANYON: Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 16.15’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs and flukes. Crappie are good on white jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair on cut bait. CONROE: Water clear; 88 degrees; 1.01’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Hybrid striped bass are fair on jigs and slabs. Crappie are slow. Catfish are good on chicken livers and prepared baits. COOPER: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.34’ low. Largemouth bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits, black or red plastic worms, chatter baits and football jigs. White bass and hybrids are good on silver or white slabs and chartreuse swimbaits. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers. CORPUS CHRISTI: Water lightly stained; 85 degrees; 1.23’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and plastic worms. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and cheese bait. EAGLE MOUNTAIN: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, purple Texas-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. White bass are good on white swimbaits and chrome slabs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and punch bait. FALCON: Water stained; 85 degrees; 39.95’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on deep-diving crankbaits and Texas-rigged stick worms. Catfish are good on fresh cut bait. FAYETTE: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs, square-billed crankbaits and purple or black drop shots. Catfish are good on earthworms, punch bait and cut bait.
FORK: Water lightly stained; 87-90 degrees; 1.01’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Carolina-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits and football jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait and live bait. GIBBONS CREEK: Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.39’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms and crankbaits. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait. GRANBURY: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.11’ low. Largemouth bass are good on deep-diving crankbaits, white/ pearl swim jigs and green or red Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are fair to good on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait. GRANGER: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.33’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and raspberry and watermelon Carolina-rigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on jigging spoons and slabs. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers and cut bait. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.54’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, swimbaits and crankbaits. White bass are good on slabs, swimbaits and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait and earthworms. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.01’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on swimbaits and black and blue finesse worms. Crappie are fair on live minnows. Catfish are good on jug lines baited with hot dogs and perch. HUBBARD CREEK: Water clear; 81 degrees; 0.30’ low. White bass are good on top-waters and rooster tails. Channel catfish are fair on stink bait. JOE POOL: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.53’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on wacky worms, drop shots and shaky-head jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.41’ high. Largemouth bass are good on blue or black Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits, football jigs and pearl swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait, earthworms and cut bait. LAVON: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.18’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs and Carolinarigged plastic worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs, jigging spoons and live bait. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait. LBJ: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.68’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, football jigs and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on live bait, swimbaits and slabs. Catfish are
good on nightcrawlers, live bait and cut bait. LEWISVILLE: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.12’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, drop shots and flutter spoons. White bass are good on live bait, slabs and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, cut bait and live bait. LIVINGSTON: Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.11’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on jigs, weighted worms and topwaters. White bass are on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on jigs. Catfish are good on live bait and stink bait. MARTIN CREEK: Water slightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.51’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red or purple Texas-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on cut bait and punch bait. MEDINA: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 40.04’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, plastic worms and jigs. White bass are fair on spoons. Catfish are fair on live bait, chicken livers and blood bait. MEREDITH: Water stained; 78 degrees; 49.47’ low. Largemouth bass are slow. Walleye are good on minnows and nightcrawlers. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Channel catfish are fair on minnows. MILLERS CREEK: Water stained; 76 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, top-water frogs and weedless jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on live bait and liver prepared baits. NACONICHE: Water slightly stained; 78 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms and jigs. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on dough balls, cut bait and live bait. NASWORTHY: Water murky; 82 degrees. 1.09’ low. Largemouth bass are good on plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are fair on live and prepared baits. NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.14’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on purple worms, swimbaits and shaky-head jigs. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and nightcrawlers. White bass are good on white slabs, chartreuse swimbaits and live bait. O.H. IVIE: Water clear; 80 degrees; 14.09’ low. Largemouth bass and white bass are good on pumpkinseed jigs and 10-inch worms. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, live bait and cut bait. OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 4.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, and Texas-rigged worms. Crappie are good on live minnows. Catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and live bait.
PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.19’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on perch crankbaits, shaky-head jigs, drop shots and swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are good on punch bait and chicken livers. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water slightly stained; 82 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on topwaters. Striped bass are fair on live bait and top-waters. Catfish are good on cut bait. PROCTOR: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.13’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged plastic worms, crankbaits, flukes and football jigs. Hybrid stripers are good on live bait and swimbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait, live bait and earthworms. RAVEN: Water stained; 82 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters, plastic worms and shad crankbaits. Sunfish are fair on crickets and cutworms. RAY HUBBARD: Water lightly stained; 86-90 degrees; 0.36’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastic worms, football jigs and swimbaits. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait, chicken livers and punch bait. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.25’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, spinner baits and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on chicken livers and cut bait. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water lightly stained; 86-89 degrees; 0.45’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, shaky-head jigs, Texas-rigged plastic worms and shad crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on live bait, slabs and swimbaits. Catfish are good on cut bait, punch bait and chicken livers. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 81 degrees; 0.53’ low. Largemouth bass are fair to good on top-water frogs and jigs. Crappie are good on shiners. SOMERVILLE: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.21’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky-head jigs and crankbaits. White bass and hybrids are good on white/chartreuse jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on punch bait, chicken livers and cut bait. STILLHOUSE HOLLOW: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 0.16’ high. Largemouth bass are fair on drop shots, shad crankbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and live bait. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and punch bait. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live bait. TAWAKONI: Water lightly stained; 89 degrees; 0.30’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, Texas-rigged plastic worms and football jigs. White
n Saltwater reports Page 28 bass and hybrid stripers are good on swimbaits, slabs and live bait. Channel catfish are good on punch bait and cut bait. Blue catfish are good on fresh cut bait and live bait. TEXANA: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.31’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits, jigs and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on jigs. Catfish are good on stink bait, cut bait and live bait. TEXOMA: Water lightly stained; 86-89 degrees; 0.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on flukes, shaky-head jigs and Texas-rigged plastic worms. Striped bass are good on live bait. White bass are good on silver slabs and white swimbaits. Catfish are good on earthworms, chicken livers and live bait. TOLEDO BEND: Water clear to slightly stained; 81 degrees; 3.25’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on 10-inch worms. Crappie are fair on minnows. TRAVIS: Water clear; 87 degrees; 15.65’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on red, purple or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms, football jigs and crankbaits. White bass are good on jigging spoons, slabs and live bait. Striped bass are good on live bait and trolling striper rigs. Catfish are fair on punch bait, chicken livers and live bait. WACO: Water lightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.21’ high. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and plastic frogs, Carolina-rigged plastic worms and shad crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and cut bait. WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair on spinner baits, square-billed crankbaits and drop shots. Hybrid stripers are fair on live bait, large silver spoons and chartreuse swimbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on chicken livers, live bait and punch bait. WHITNEY: Water lightly stained; 86 degrees; 0.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on blue or black Carolina-rigged plastic worms. White bass are good on white and chartreuse swimbaits and slabs. Stripers are good on live bait. Catfish are good on chicken livers, punch bait and live bait. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water lightly stained; 88 degrees; 1.43’ high. Largemouth bass are good on drop shots, shad crankbaits and football jigs. White bass are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait and live bait.
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Darcy Davis caught this 27-inch redfish off the South Jetty in Galveston while fishing with Capt. Eric of Line Check Charters.
Landon and Braden Resnansky, of Dallas, with four of the 18 dolphin they caught off the coast of Louisiana.
Sam Clark, 11, caught his biggest redfish, 44 inches, while fishing with his father on the Port O’Conner jetties with croaker.
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Wyatt Bane was fishing from his kayak with his brother, Owen, on a ranch near Uvalde when he caught his biggest catch to date.
Mason Lakey, 12, of Port Neches, caught this trout, along with several others, while fishing the short rigs in the Gulf out of Sabine Pass with his uncle, Capt. Chris Phillips.
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thermal areas along the Texas coast during freeze events to offer some level of protection to fish congregating in these areas and prevent excessive harvest. The authority was codified in Section 57.975 of the Texas Administrative Code. “We also inventoried closure areas to help determine what to keep, what to delete or what to add,” Reichers said. The department determines the actual sites to be closed under the regulations, and the list can change, but Reichers told the Commission that at this time, 17 sites would be kept as is but 16 sites would be added, mostly along the lower coast. For example, new development areas like Pelican Beach in Corpus Christi Bay and deepwater areas within the city of Port Isabel would be added. TPWD said as water temperatures fall, fish tend to congregate in areas of deeper water that serve as temporary thermal refuges. As fish become concentrated in the areas, they are vulnerable to overharvest. Also, areas not accessible by bank fisherman were found to be affected. The proposed changes will soon be published in the Texas Register and will be open for public comment after publication.
Drifting fresh-dead shad is effective for taking catfish on Lake Livingston. Photo by Robert Sloan, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
the float. “When drift-fishing it’s important to use fresh dead baits,” he said. “The best is shad that I’ll catch with a 4-foot cast net. But I’ll also use cut baits like carp or drum that can be shot with a bow at night.” While summer and fall fishing are good, Friederich said fishing the shad spawn in April and May is even better. “That’s when you can find lots of cats in 2 to 4 feet of water up against a bulkhead or on a wind-blown shoreline,” he said. “Once you find the fish, you can actually
catch 50 to 60 catfish in a few hours. It’s crazy fishing that lots of fishermen take advantage of. When fishing the shad spawn. we’ll rig up with a 5/0 circle hook about 16 to 18 inches under a cork. Most of the fish will be 2- to 6-pound blues, with some of the bigger ones going 10 pounds.” Friederich said some of the better places to find catfish on Lake Livingston are along the Trinity River channel, Wolf Creek, Kickapoo Creek, Cape Royal and the Onalaska shoreline.
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New rules welcome at WMA dove hunt By Tony Vindell
For Lone Star Outdoor News A new rule that took effect at two tracts included in the Las Polomas Wildlife Management Area was well received by whitewinged dove hunters when the season opened. The tracts, in the western part of Cameron County, are near the town of Santa Maria and, in years past, were covered with dove hunters. One has 15 acres of grain sorghum and sunflowers, while the other has 20 acres. In past years, scores of dove hunters standing next to each other led to verbal confrontations and threats of fistfights. To avoid any further disagreement, only 50 wingshooters were permitted to enter at both tracts when the Special White-winged Dove Days opened Sept. 4. “Before this year, we have been practically hunting shoulder-to-shoulder here,” said La Feria resident Frank Briones. “This time is different. There are fewer people and plenty of room.” Briones welcomed the change, and other
hunters agreed. “I like it better this way,” said Neill Trevino while getting ready for the clock to hit the noon mark, the legal hour for shooting. “I have been here for a number of years and it was getting out of hand.” Frank Kotzur, a fish and wildlife technician with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department who oversees the public hunts, said everything went well. “We only allowed 50 hunters at a time,” he said. “If one left, another could take his or her place.” On the first two days of the threeday hunt, an average of eight birds were bagged by hunters, and quite a few managed limits. Although the three-day hunt allowed hunters to bag birds, some said it was kind of brutal considering the temperature of 95 degrees. “I have about 15 acres of land outside San Antonio,” said Kenneth Wilson after grabbing a couple of water bottles from his pickup. “It’s hot. I could have shot birds there but here I am again.”
Refuges open for hunting The Department of the Interior announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened new or expanded hunting and sport fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres. In Texas, changes were made at four national wildlife refuges. Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge: Open rock pigeon, dove and merganser on new acres and acres open to other hunting, which opens upland game hunting for the first time, and expands sport fishing. Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Open squirrel hunting, which opens upland game hunting for the first time. Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge: Open white-tailed deer, mule deer, quail, and dove hunting, which opens big game, upland game, and migratory bird hunting on the refuge for the first time. Neches River National Wildlife Refuge: Open white-tailed deer, feral hog, squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, beaver, coyote, and duck hunting, which opens big game, upland game, and migratory bird hunting on the refuge for the first time. —USFWS
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Neil Trevino takes aim at a flying white-winged dove seconds after the clock hit noon on Saturday, Sept. 4. Photo by Tony Vindell, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
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Dove hunters have an extra two days to take advantage of the Special White-winged Dove Days this season. Many experienced mixed results, depending on the birds’ flight patterns and where in the South Zone they hunted. Photos by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
There were just fewer birds and they were harder to hunt.” Wilson said he was concerned about whether the added pressure from the extra two days allotted this year would affect the quality of the hunts that he provides. “Adding the two Fridays to the special season definitely allowed me to book more hunters and generate more revenue from a business standpoint,” Wilson said. “It’s the extra days that most folks seem to be taking advantage of, especially those traveling to South Texas from out of town. With that being said, I am interested to see how the added pressure affects the birds in the long run.” In Brownsville, guide Doug Dunkin said his hunters enjoyed excellent shoots for white-winged dove over sunflowers. “The special whitewing days started off with a bang, and then the birds got wiser and wiser each day,” he said. “With the special season historically only falling on Saturdays and Sundays, it was harder for some folks to take advantage of both days if they had to travel to get back home to work the following Monday after a Sunday afternoon hunt. Now that folks can hunt on Friday, I think we are going to see fewer folks hunting on Sunday afternoons, especially during the second weekend when the following Monday is not a holiday. I also think that by that second Sunday, the added pressure will make the hunting pretty tough.”
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CWD outbreaks have a deficiency in copper in the plants.” Lyssy & Eckel includes copper in its feeds, as do other feed manufacturers. Adding copper costs less than $1 per ton to put in feed. While copper oxide was shown to be ineffective, copper sulfate has been shown to be effective, and a copper amino acid complex performed even better. “It gets it into the bloodstream,” Eckel said. “The body accepts it more readily.” At the University of Minnesota, Dr. Peter Larsen is studying the theory by taking cells with misfolded prions and observing how they react with copper, also while studying normal prions and their reactions. The research may be bigger than issues with just deer, as Larsen said Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s are prion diseases, as is Mad Cow and others. A USDA control program studied the role of copper and its impact on reducing CWD
in a captive elk herd that was later slaughtered. When copper sulfate was added to feed, 5-7 percent of the herd tested positive. When copper sulfate was combined with a copper amino acid complex, CWD was stopped completely. When no copper was added, 33-55 percent of the elk tested positive. Eckel said the results make sense. “There have been documented spontaneous cases of CWD,” he said. “Something in the body is causing the prions to misfold, and the international research points to copper. Every cell in the body has prions, and the University of Minnesota can detect them in the ear, the meat and the brain.” While Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners were receptive to the idea at the August Public Hearing, Eckel said he hasn’t had any luck with agency staff. “I can’t get them to talk to me,” he said. “It’s worthy of consideration.”
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away from the rocks and fishing top-water lures in the big pods of menhaden.” Guide Eric Glass said catches of tarpon will be good along the rocks through Thanksgiving, or as long as the water temperature is above 74 degrees. He is best known for his fly-fishing charters, but will also bring along spinning rods for his customers. For tarpon, Glass likes to rig up with a 60-pound test fluorocarbon leader and either tie on a streamer or a soft plastic Bass Assassin for conventional fishing. One of his better flies is a black and purple Whistler. With
an Assassin, the top colors are pearl or white. “The key is to fish the streamers and soft plastic jigs deep,” Glass said. “Sometimes you can see tarpon rolling on the surface, but they will mostly be feeding in the deep clear water. Since they dredged the jetty channel the water depth is around 15 to 20 feet deep. You want to fish the clear water. Plus, fishing at the end of the jetties is best early and late in the day. That’s also where you’ll find the kings that can be caught just about any time of day. The kings will weigh anywhere from five to 15
pounds. The tarpon will weigh from 15 to 70 pounds.” Glass said another option is to find and fish balls of baitfish. They can be anywhere along the jetties, and a little farther offshore. Boat traffic can be heavy along the jetties on the weekends, Ellis said. With that in mind, anglers ease farther out from the rocks and troll lures and rigged ballyhoo for kings and tarpon. Others pick up red snapper both east and west of the jetties over isolated rocks.
Soft plastics and top-water lures are good for landing redfish near schools of menhaden off the Port Mansfield jetty. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.
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44 percent and 36 percent from 2019. San Antonio Bay was down 34 percent. “Those areas were hit hard, similar to the Laguna Madre,” Reichers said. Reichers said fall gillnet surveys will provide a better understanding of relative abundance of fish species, including the possible delayed effects of the freeze, including effects on baitfish and recruitment. A positive development, Reichers said, was the high degree of restraint anglers showed up and down the coast, even where regulations were not changed. And for the future, 4.8 million speckled trout have been stocked, with 1.1 million in the Laguna Madre.
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TEXAS SUN, MOON AND TIDES Moon Phases
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Solunar Sun times Moon times
Houston
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2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Sept Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Sept Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri
10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri
8:48 2:35 9:46 3:32 10:46 4:32 11:47 5:32 12:23 6:32 1:14 7:29 2:09 8:23 3:00 9:14 3:49 10:02 4:35 10:47 5:19 11:30 6:03 ----6:48 12:37 7:34 1:24 8:22 2:11
9:13 10:13 11:15 ----12:47 1:44 2:38 3:28 4:14 4:58 5:41 6:25 7:09 7:55 8:44
3:00 3:59 5:00 6:02 7:02 7:59 8:52 9:42 10:27 11:10 11:53 12:14 12:59 1:45 2:33
07:02 07:03 07:03 07:04 07:04 07:05 07:05 07:06 07:06 07:07 07:07 07:08 07:08 07:09 07:09
07:33 07:32 07:30 07:29 07:28 07:27 07:25 07:24 07:23 07:22 07:20 07:19 07:18 07:17 07:15
10:44a 10:09p 11:51a 10:49p 1:00p 11:36p 2:08p NoMoon 3:13p 12:28a 4:13p 1:27a 5:05p 2:29a 5:50p 3:34a 6:29p 4:39a 7:03p 5:41a 7:34p 6:41a 8:04p 7:38a 8:33p 8:34a 9:02p 9:29a 9:34p 10:25a
8:53 2:41 9:52 3:38 10:52 4:38 11:53 5:38 12:29 6:37 1:20 7:35 2:15 8:29 3:06 9:20 3:55 10:07 4:41 10:52 5:25 11:36 6:09 ----6:54 12:43 7:40 1:29 8:28 2:17
9:19 10:19 11:20 ----12:53 1:50 2:44 3:34 4:20 5:04 5:47 6:30 7:15 8:01 8:49
3:06 4:05 5:06 6:08 7:08 8:05 8:58 9:47 10:33 11:16 11:58 12:20 1:04 1:51 2:39
07:07 07:07 07:08 07:08 07:09 07:10 07:10 07:11 07:12 07:12 07:13 07:13 07:14 07:15 07:15
07:40 07:39 07:37 07:36 07:35 07:33 07:32 07:31 07:29 07:28 07:26 07:25 07:24 07:22 07:21
10:53a 10:11p 12:03p 10:50p 1:13p 11:34p 2:23p NoMoon 3:28p 12:26a 4:27p 1:24a 5:18p 2:27a 6:02p 3:33a 6:40p 4:39a 7:12p 5:43a 7:42p 6:45a 8:09p 7:44a 8:37p 8:41a 9:05p 9:38a 9:35p 10:35a
San Antonio 2021 Sept
A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri
9:00 2:47 9:58 3:45 10:59 4:44 11:59 5:45 12:35 6:44 1:27 7:42 2:21 8:36 3:13 9:27 4:01 10:14 4:47 10:59 5:32 11:43 6:16 12:05 7:00 12:50 7:47 1:36 8:34 2:24
9:26 10:25 11:27 ----12:59 1:57 2:50 3:40 4:27 5:11 5:54 6:37 7:22 8:08 8:56
3:13 4:12 5:13 6:14 7:14 8:12 9:05 9:54 10:40 11:23 ----12:26 1:11 1:57 2:45
07:15 07:15 07:16 07:16 07:17 07:17 07:18 07:18 07:19 07:19 07:20 07:20 07:21 07:21 07:22
07:45 07:44 07:43 07:41 07:40 07:39 07:38 07:36 07:35 07:34 07:33 07:32 07:30 07:29 07:28
10:56a 10:22p 12:04p 11:03p 1:12p 11:50p 2:20p NoMoon 3:25p 12:42a 4:24p 1:41a 5:17p 2:43a 6:02p 3:48a 6:41p 4:53a 7:15p 5:55a 7:47p 6:54a 8:16p 7:51a 8:46p 8:47a 9:16p 9:42a 9:48p 10:37a
Amarillo
2021 A.M. P.M. SUN MOON Sept Minor Major Minor Major Rises Sets Rises Sets
10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Wed 16 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri
9:14 3:01 10:12 3:58 11:12 4:58 ----- 5:58 12:49 6:58 1:40 7:55 2:35 8:49 3:26 9:40 4:15 10:28 5:01 11:13 5:45 11:56 6:29 12:18 7:14 1:03 8:00 1:49 8:48 2:37
9:39 10:39 11:41 12:13 1:13 2:10 3:04 3:54 4:40 5:24 6:07 6:51 7:35 8:21 9:10
3:26 4:25 5:26 6:28 7:28 8:25 9:18 10:07 10:53 11:36 ----12:40 1:24 2:11 2:59
07:25 07:26 07:27 07:28 07:28 07:29 07:30 07:30 07:31 07:32 07:33 07:33 07:34 07:35 07:35
08:01 08:00 07:58 07:57 07:56 07:54 07:53 07:51 07:50 07:48 07:47 07:45 07:44 07:43 07:41
11:17a 10:28p 12:28p 11:05p 1:40p 11:49p 2:51p NoMoon 3:57p 12:40a 4:55p 1:37a 5:46p 2:41a 6:28p 3:48a 7:04p 4:55a 7:35p 6:01a 8:03p 7:04a 8:30p 8:04a 8:56p 9:03a 9:23p 10:01a 9:52p 11:00a
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 Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
Time 12:13 AM 01:02 AM 01:59 AM 03:20 AM 12:30 AM 01:44 AM 02:35 AM 03:14 AM 03:45 AM 04:11 AM 04:33 AM 04:52 AM 05:08 AM 05:19 AM 12:00 AM
High Island Height 0.89L 1.19L 1.46L 1.67L 1.96H 2.02H 2.03H 2.00H 1.95H 1.89H 1.82H 1.76H 1.71H 1.66H 1.20L
Time 5:58 AM 6:10 AM 6:19 AM 6:16 AM 4:42 PM 5:48 PM 6:51 PM 8:52 AM 9:08 AM 9:33 AM 10:02 AM 10:33 AM 11:07 AM 11:42 AM 5:21 AM
Height 1.68H 1.68H 1.70H 1.73H -0.09L -0.08L -0.04L 1.56L 1.43L 1.26L 1.07L 0.89L 0.73L 0.59L 1.63H
Time 12:43 PM 1:36 PM 2:33 PM 3:36 PM
Height 0.33L 0.14L 0.01L -0.06L
Time 7:41 PM 9:11 PM 10:52 PM
Height 1.80H 1.83H 1.89H
12:35 PM 1:50 PM 2:53 PM 3:50 PM 4:45 PM 5:41 PM 6:38 PM 12:19 PM
1.70H 1.74H 1.78H 1.79H 1.79H 1.78H 1.76H 0.49L
7:48 PM 8:40 PM 9:26 PM 10:07 PM 10:46 PM 11:24 PM
0.04L 0.16L 0.33L 0.53L 0.76L 0.98L
7:40 PM
1.75H
Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Time 12:25 AM 1:19 AM 3:18 AM 3:31 PM 12:48 AM 2:03 AM 2:56 AM 3:38 AM 4:11 AM 4:37 AM 4:59 AM 5:17 AM 5:30 AM 12:04 AM 12:45 AM
Height 0.92L 1.24L 1.53L -0.10L 2.06H 2.12H 2.11H 2.04H 1.95H 1.85 1.76H 1.69H 1.64H 1.04L 1.25L
Time 6:15 AM 6:26 AM 6:31 AM
Height 1.60H 1.58H 1.61H
Time 12:47 PM 1:34 PM 2:30 PM
Height 0.41L 0.18L 0.01L
Time 8:06 PM 9:43 PM 11:11 PM
Height 1.75H 1.86H 1.97H
4:35 PM 5:47 PM 6:56 PM 7:55 PM 9:46 AM 10:09 AM 10:34 AM 11:01 AM 11:28 AM 5:37 AM 5:36 AM
-0.14L -0.11L -0.05L 0.07L 1.53L 1.37L 1.18L 0.98L 0.80L 1.61H 1.59H
1:31 PM 2:52 PM 4:03 PM 5:04 PM 6:00 PM 11:56 AM 12:28 PM
1.68H 1.72H 1.76H 1.79 1.81H 0.63L 0.51L
8:49 PM 9:45 PM 10:38 PM 11:24 PM
0.22L 0.41L 0.61L 0.82L
7:01 PM 8:19 PM
1.81H 1.82H
Height 0.92L 1.22L 0.10L 0.00L 2.15H 2.22H 2.22H 2.16H 2.04H 1.89H 1.75H 1.63H 1.54H 1.48H 1.30L
Time 5:55 AM 5:55 AM 10:51 PM
Height 1.45H 1.41H 2.03H
Time 12:14 PM 12:58 PM
Height 0.49L 0.27L
Time 7:38 PM 9:10 PM
Height 1.79H 1.91H
Time 12:21 AM 1:40 AM 1:52 PM 2:57 PM 12:29 AM 1:46 AM 2:42 AM 3:26 AM 3:57 AM 4:20 AM 4:35 AM 4:45 AM 4:53 AM 4:58 AM 12:56 AM
4:12 PM 5:30 PM 6:43 PM 7:47 PM 10:04 AM 10:10 AM 10:23 AM 10:40 AM 10:58 AM 11:20 AM 4:56 AM
-0.05L -0.06L -0.03L 0.05L 1.48L 1.35L 1.19L 1.01L 0.84L 0.69L 1.45H
12:55 PM 2:16 PM 3:25 PM 4:29 PM 5:32 PM 6:34 PM 11:45 AM
1.58H 1.64H 1.69H 1.73H 1.76H 1.80H 0.58L
8:44 PM 9:35 PM 10:22 PM 11:08 PM 11:56 PM
0.18L 0.38L 0.61L 0.85L 1.09L
7:41 PM
1.83H
Height 0.44L 0.60L 0.73H 0.82H 0.87H 0.88H 0.87H 0.82H 0.74H 0.64H 0.06L 0.18L 0.32L 0.46L 0.58L
Time 5:43 AM 4:58 AM 4:19 PM 5:39 PM 7:00 PM 8:15 PM 9:23 PM 10:24 PM 11:15 PM
Height 0.48H 0.61H -0.08L -0.11L -0.13L -0.14L -0.13L -0.10L -0.04L
Time 2:21 PM 3:13 PM
Height 0.10L -0.01L
Time 11:54 PM
Height 0.62H
8:56 8:08 6:02 5:09 4:26
0.54H 0.46H 0.45H 0.51H 0.59H
12:19 PM 12:47 PM 1:17 PM 1:49 PM 2:22 PM
0.49L 0.35L 0.21L 0.10L 0.03L
Height 0.48L 0.67H 0.72H 0.78H 0.82H 0.84H 0.15L 0.13L 0.12L 0.14L 0.19L 0.28L 0.39L 0.51L 0.36L
Time 9:43 AM 6:56 AM 8:38 PM 9:59 PM 11:18 PM
Height 0.56H 0.62L 0.25L 0.21L 0.18L
Time 6:01 PM 9:34 AM
Height 0.40L 0.64H
2:09 PM 3:21 PM 4:25 PM 5:30 PM 6:48 PM 8:20 PM 10:35 AM 8:46 AM
0.88H 0.91H 0.92H 0.91H 0.87H 0.82H 0.49H 0.52H
Port O’Connor Date Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
Time 2:32 AM 2:56 AM 4:43 AM 5:23 AM 6:17 AM 7:18 AM 8:19 AM 9:08 AM 9:29 AM 9:17 AM 12:00 AM 12:39 AM 1:14 AM 1:46 AM 2:01 AM
Time 06:06 AM 01:54 AM 09:29 AM 09:23 AM 10:40 AM 12:36 PM 12:28 AM 01:27 AM 02:19 AM 03:05 AM 03:47 AM 04:29 AM 05:16 AM 06:16 AM 04:56 PM
Date Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
Time 1:16 AM 2:45 AM 2:49 PM 12:43 AM 2:01 AM 3:06 AM 4:01 AM 4:41 AM 5:01 AM 5:07 AM 5:11 AM 5:15 AM 5:19 AM 12:36 AM 1:37 AM
Time 9:46 AM 9:46 AM 6:40 PM 7:31 PM 8:35 PM 10:04 PM 11:27 PM
Height 1.39H 1.41H 0.07L 0.04L 0.06L 0.11L 0.13L
Time 5:07 PM 5:52 PM
Height 0.36L 0.18L
Time 11:45 PM
Height 1.40H
10:03 AM 9:20 AM 8:59 AM 8:55 AM 8:53 AM 8:48 AM 8:31 AM
1.62H 1.52H 1.46H 1.43H 1.41H 1.41H 1.43H
2:52 2:58 3:10 3:22 3:34 3:51 4:15
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
1.35L 1.24L 1.09L 0.89L 0.69L 0.51L 0.38L
5:05 PM 6:12 PM 7:26 PM 8:41 PM 9:49 PM 11:03 PM
1.41H 1.42H 1.41H 1.41H 1.43H 1.46H
Height 0.88L 1.11L 0.23L 1.57H 1.66H 1.70H 1.67H 1.61H 1.51H 1.42H 1.34H 1.30H 1.29H 1.02L 1.19L
Time 6:15 AM 6:21 AM
Height 1.21H 1.23H
Time 1:10 PM 1:57 PM
Height 0.54L 0.37L
Time 8:19 PM 10:51 PM
Height 1.34H 1.44H
3:47 PM 4:51 PM 6:04 PM 7:16 PM 8:22 PM 10:03 AM 10:22 AM 10:42 AM 11:02 AM 11:26 AM 5:23 AM 5:24 AM
0.15L 0.12L 0.13L 0.16L 0.23L 1.32L 1.22L 1.09L 0.94L 0.80 1.29H 1.31H
1:13 PM 2:32 PM 3:46 PM 4:55 PM 6:03 PM 11:56 AM 12:29 PM
1.42H 1.44H 1.43H 1.42H 1.40H 0.68L 0.59L
9:20 PM 10:13 PM 11:01 PM 11:48 PM
0.33L 0.47L 0.64L 0.83L
7:20 PM 9:10 PM
1.38H 1.40H
Date Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
Time 2:19 AM 2:51 AM 4:10 AM 4:27 AM 5:07 AM 5:53 AM 6:45 AM 7:45 AM 8:45 AM 3:38 PM 5:43 AM 12:42 AM 1:20 AM 1:50 AM 4:54 AM
Height 0.23L 0.31L 0.38H 0.42H 0.44H 0.44H 0.43H 0.41H 0.37H 0.39H 0.26H 0.12L 0.20L 0.28L 0.36H
Time 6:09 AM 5:46 AM 4:21 PM 5:45 PM 7:02 PM 8:10 PM 9:13 PM 10:13 PM 10:59 AM 11:58 PM 11:29 AM 5:24 AM 5:22 AM 5:17 AM 1:55 PM
Height 0.29H 0.33H 0.01L -0.01L -0.03L -0.04L -0.04L -0.03L 0.36L 0.05L 0.25L 0.27H 0.29H 0.32H 0.03L
Time 2:17 PM 3:12 PM
Height 0.08L 0.04L
Time 9:29 PM
Height 0.36H
2:22 PM
0.39H
11:08 PM
-0.00L
4:41 PM 12:04 PM 12:41 PM 1:18 PM
0.38H 0.18L 0.11L 0.06L
5:46 PM 7:13 PM
0.36H 0.34H
Height 0.57L 0.74L 0.91L 1.05H 1.14H 1.18H 1.16H 1.10H 0.99H 0.87H 0.79H 0.75H 0.75 0.59L 0.73L
Time 5:04 AM 5:10 AM 4:58 AM 2:56 PM 4:08 PM 5:32 PM 6:45 PM 7:49 PM 9:17 AM 9:30 AM 9:54 AM 10:26 AM 11:01 AM 4:21 AM 4:28 AM
Height 0.81H 0.87H 0.95H -0.11L -0.14L -0.15L -0.14L -0.09L 0.92L 0.81L 0.69L 0.56L 0.43L 0.78H 0.81H
Time 12:18 PM 1:07 PM 1:57 PM
Height 0.27L 0.10L -0.03L
Time 6:52 PM 10:10 PM
Height 0.92H 0.96H
12:24 PM 1:39 PM 2:52 PM 4:00 PM 5:10 PM 11:35 AM 12:09 PM
1.00H 0.99H 0.97H 0.94H 0.90H 0.31L 0.20L
8:46 PM 9:41 PM 10:35 PM 11:29 PM
-0.00L 0.13L 0.28L 0.44L
7:17 PM 9:19 PM
0.88H 0.91H
Height 1.04L 1.31L 0.24L 1.90H 2.02H 2.07H 2.06H 1.97H 1.84H 1.69H 1.56H 1.48H 1.45H 1.45H 1.40L
Time 5:07 AM 4:49 AM
Height 1.32H 1.39H
Time 11:52 AM 12:41 PM
Height 0.62L 0.40L
Time 7:32 PM 9:52 PM
Height 1.66H 1.75H
2:38 PM 3:47 PM 5:02 PM 6:15 PM 7:21 PM 8:20 PM 9:44 AM 9:50 AM 10:05 AM 10:27 AM 10:53 AM 4:04 AM
0.14L 0.10L 0.10L 0.15L 0.24L 0.39L 1.48L 1.30 1.11L 0.92L 0.76L 1.47H
1:20 PM 2:51 PM 4:09 PM 5:21 PM 6:35 PM 11:24 AM
1.60H 1.60H 1.61H 1.64H 1.67H 0.63L
9:12 PM 10:02 PM 10:51 PM 11:46 PM
0.57L 0.79L 1.01L 1.22L
8:10 PM
1.71H
Port Aransas
AM AM AM AM AM
4:02 PM 6:43 PM 9:31 PM 11:19 PM
0.55H 0.51H 0.54H 0.60H
Nueces Bay Date Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
San Luis Pass
Height 0.95L 1.23L 1.48H 1.65H 1.74H 1.78H 1.77H 1.72H 0.16L 0.24L 0.38L 0.59L 0.84L 1.10L 1.32L
East Matagorda
Freeport Harbor Date Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
Time 3:48 AM 3:57 AM 6:02 AM 6:30 AM 7:36 AM 8:33 AM 9:17 AM 9:50 AM 12:35 AM 1:31 AM 2:15 AM 2:50 AM 3:15 AM 3:26 AM 3:15 AM
Date Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
Time 12:43 AM 1:31 AM 2:21 AM 2:48 AM 3:33 AM 4:14 AM 4:54 AM 5:32 AM 6:09 AM 4:45 AM 4:36 AM 4:17 AM 4:11 AM 12:21 AM 1:10 AM
South Padre Island
1:08 PM 2:49 PM
0.47L 0.41L
Time
Height
7:21 PM
0.31L
9:56 PM 11:48 PM
0.77H 0.74H
Date Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
Time 12:30 AM 1:49 AM 1:36 PM 12:02 AM 01:36 AM 2:48 AM 3:43 AM 4:24 AM 4:48 AM 4:52 AM 4:41 AM 4:30 AM 4:24 AM 4:19 AM 12:54 AM
Texas Coast Tides
Date Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
Date Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept 14 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 21 Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24
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Boat shows merge The National Marine Manufacturers Association and Informa Markets announced the merger of the Progressive Insurance Tampa Boat Show with the St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show. The shows will be held Jan. 20-23, 2022.
Fly-fishing show postponed The 2021 International Fly Tackle Dealer show, scheduled for Oct. 20-22 in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been postponed until 2022 by the American Fly Fishing Trade Association.
New RPQRF board member Dr. Dwayne Elmore, a professor, wildlife extension specialist, and Bollenbach Chair in Wildlife Biology in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Oklahoma State University, joined the Rolling Plains Quail Research Foundation’s board of directors. ACROSS 1) Popular choke size for dove hunters 3) A soft plastic lure 7) A mule deer hunter’s org. 9) A Texas/Louisiana border county 11) Exotic hunted in South Texas 13) Command for dog to be still 14) North Texas reservoir known for stripers 18) Largest hawk in the U.S. 20) Hill Country county 23) A setter breed 24) The small white goose 25) NM’s nickname, Land of ____ 28) The Rhodesian dog 30) One of the oaks 33) A shark species 34) Metal used in shot shells 35) The silver king 37) Will ruin a bird dog’s day 38) A stinging wasp 40) A good Central Texas catfish lake 42) _____ your feet when wading the coast
Catch Co. acquired Recur Outdoors, a Boston-based startup which includes fly-fishing monthly subscription service Postfly, Wade fly-fishing rods, Pelican fly-fishing reels and the Badfish saltwater brand.
Fishing advocate dies Gary Zurn, a senior vice president of Big Rock Sports and former board member of the American Sportfishing Association, died Aug. 27 at his home in Morehead City, North Carolina.
Decoy companies acquired Higdon Outdoors purchased Clone Decoys and Silent Wings. Both brands will be integrated into Higdon’s facilities in Paducah, Kentucky.
ATA seeking new president The Archery Trade Association is looking for the organization’s next president and chief executive officer.
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Cajun shrimp tacos 1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 10 oz. brussels sprouts, shaved 10 oz. frozen corn kernels 1/4 cup mayonnaise Tony’s Original Creole Seasoning (to taste) Ground cumin (to taste) 3 tbsps. olive oil 4 corn tortillas In a medium bowl, add shrimp and coat with Tony’s Original Creole Seasoning or with Tony’s BOLD Seasoning, and cumin. Add oil to a skillet and set to mediumhigh heat. Add in shrimp and let cook for
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Cornbread casserole with dove 8 dove breasts 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup sliced green onion 2 tbsps. snipper parsley 1/4 cup butter 3 cups cornbread stuffing mix 1 cup chicken broth 1/2 tsp. dried marjoram leaves 1/2 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease casserole dish. In butter over medium heat, sauté celery, onion, and parsley. Add remaining stuffing ingredients and mix until moist. Place half of stuffing mix in casserole dish and arrange dove breasts over the top. Cover dove breasts completely with remaining stuffing mixture. Bake uncovered until dove is cooked through (approximately 1 hour). —Georgia DNR
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Paralympian Kevin Mather won the gold medal in men’s individual recurve, the sole medal for the U.S. paralympic archery team. The 38-year-old from Santa Clarita, California, qualified in 17th, but went on to defeat the top seed, an archer from India, in the quarterfinals, then beat another Indian shooter in the semifinals. In the final, he met China’s Lixue Zhao and Mather secured the gold. —USA Archery
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samples without a single positive.” After using TTT permits safely for 20 years, Sekula said it would be wrong to remove that option. “It’s a huge tool for managing deer in Texas,” he said. “It helps the trap site and repopulated areas.” Macy Ledbetter, a former Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist and now a consulting biologist manA white-tailed deer is tagged and prepared for movement as part of the aging more than 1.5 TTT permit program. Photo by Spring Creek Outdoors. million acres, said the TTT permit, which he helped develop at TPWD, is the most important permit the department issues, with zero representation on advisory committees. The executive committee of the Texas Wildlife Association met and discussed the issue, and reports immediately began circulating that the organization had endorsed a suspension of TTT permits. However, TWA’s Executive Director Justin Dreibilbus told Lone Star Outdoor News on Sept. 7 the organization had no formal position at this time. Should permits be suspended, landowners dealing with surplus deer on ranches and in more urban neighborhoods are left with no alternative but to kill them. Opponents to the continuation of TTT permits state a reason is because each of the individual animals moved are not live tested, like is now required in breeder deer. Rather, a sampling of animals are tested from the trap site before movement. Ironically, the position may have unintended consequences, that it, benefiting deer breeders who TWA and other groups have often opposed. Now, if TTT permits aren’t allowed, landowners wishing to restore or improve their deer herd, if they can afford it, would be left with one option, buying them from deer breeders who are required to perform live tests on each animal. Ledbetter asked, “Who is looking out for the white-tailed deer? I haven’t heard it in any of these arguments. These ranches [that use TTT] have well-managed genetics, are managed for CWD and have closed deer herds. There have been 10,500 tests of TTT deer and never a positive. Now, surplus deer that would have helped someone else would have to have a bullet put between their eyes and get thrown on a tailgate. As lovers of the resource, we can do better than that. It makes me sick.” A TPW Commission Special Meeting on CWD will be held Sept. 15, where the issue of continuing TTT permits is expected to be discussed.
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Fish scales will grow back if removed from handling, but the fish could be susceptible to infection. Photo by Nate Skinner, for Lone Star Outdoor News.
sharks each have a small hook on them. “That’s why rubbing the scales on these fish backwards can cut your hand,” Hall said. Some fish are fitted with multiple types of scales. Ferguson said that a good example is the flounder. “Many flat fishes contain ctenoid scales on their top side and cycloid scales along their bottom half,” he said. Hall said fish scales will indeed grow back if they are removed. “If a fish loses numerous scales, then its susceptibility to infection and disease is increased,“ he said.
hunting down here,” he said. Guide Jake Huddleston said the Port Lavaca area is holding some good bunches of teal. “Rice has been getting harvested and we have got water being put back on the landscape in many places,” Huddleston said. “Teal have started showing up just about anywhere there is water in and around the rice fields.” Huddleston said the first waves of teal started arriving during the middle of August, but that most of those birds had already left the area. “New birds are showing up, seemingly every day, so hopefully we’re going to have a great teal season,” he said. “There’s likely some concentrations of birds on some sheet water in nearby wetlands that are just loafing around. Things will change on opening day.” In north-central Texas, outfitter Roger Roewe said his ponds around Haskell and Rochester have been holding some teal over the past couple of weeks. “We should have a few good hunts on these ponds to kick off the early teal season,” he said. El Campo and Garwood area hunting guide, Nick Kissamis, said he saw the Retrievers will be bringing in blue-winged teal during the early teal season Sept. 11-26. Photo by Nate Skinner, for first groups of teal arrive around Aug. Lone Star Outdoor News. 12-15. “We’ve still got plenty of birds buzzing around,” he said. “We are seeing a lot more birds in flooded rice rather than in open water right now.” Kissamis said the teal have started spreading out as people have begun to get out in the field and brush blinds or flood ponds in preparation for the season. In Winnie, guide Fletcher Pipkin said there was a big push of teal around the tail end of August. “There’s a ton of birds in areas where there’s flooded rice, as well as in the marsh,” Pipkin said. “Each property in the Winnie area is different right now. Some rice is still being cut and has not been flooded yet. How all this plays out will ultimately decide what the birds do after they start getting pressured when teal season opens.” Capt. Colby Denbow said bluewings are showing up just about everywhere that there is water around rice fields in Winnie. “Hopefully we continue to get some more birds and that the action will stay consistent,” he said.
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