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Finicky fall run Anglers catching some large flatfish along the coast, but not in great numbers yet.

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Angler killed Texas angler shot preparing for tournament in Mississippi.

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Quail counts down Hunters, landowners say outlook is brighter than reports.

Recent rains, lots of food has waterfowl hunters hoping for a great opener.

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NEW RECORD: Chris Holley holds the big, 37-inch snook he caught and released on a fly rod near South Padre Island. Photo by Chris Holley.

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Bow and rifle hunters taking good deer early this season

By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Dropping temperatures and shorter days are a Texas deer hunter’s dream.

That scenario is happening and hunters are taking advantage with some great bucks falling to bows and rifles on properties with Managed

Don’t worry; I’ll catch a bigger one

See BUCKS, Page 25

Angler loses huge snook at the boat, catches state record 30 minutes later

By Conor Harrison

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Waterfowl hopes high

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Corpus Christi angler Chris Holley wasn’t going to let a bad weather day ruin his fishing trip to South Padre Island on Sept. 21 with Capt. Eric Glass.

“I take a trip every year and we were going for redfish on the flats, but the weather got nasty,” Holley said. “Eric called and said it is blowing 30 mph, do you still want to go? I said, ‘Hell, yes,’ I’ve caught some of my best fish on nasty weather days.”

Fly-fishing in heavy winds is never easy, but Holley stuck it out

and threw his wet fly, a black rabbit strip Zonker 2-ought, for almost eight hours.

“We were the only ones out that day,” the 29-yearold angler said. “It was an awesome day of fishing.”

Holley hooked into 18 or 19 snook during the day, but the story was almost about the big one that got away.

“I hooked a really big snook,” Holley said. “The fish was every bit of 35 or 36 inches. He came out of the water seven or eight times. Eric had the leader in his hand but the fish threw the hook at the boat. He was really upset See SNOOK, Page 16

SOME BIG BOYS: Bow season across the state has been a success for many hunters. Good bucks have been reported from the Rolling Plains to South Texas. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Different approaches for different water Fall fly-anglers need to be aware of bait, weather patterns to catch big bass

By Nicholas Conklin For Lone Star outdoor newS In order to be successful, fly-anglers chasing largemouth this fall need only to

follow after their casting and spinning rod counterparts.

Weather patterns, bait movement, and fly selection are determining factors for anglers

HAVE TO EAT: Bass will be hungry this fall as they try and gain weight for winter. Fly-anglers should choose darker patterns to target these fish. Photo by Greg Smith.

seeking cold-weather bass.

In Texas, with consistent, cooler water temperatures, baitfish move into shallower water.

Because of this, anglers targeting lakes should shift their focus to small See BASS, Page 16

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HUNTING

Hoping for the best Waterfowl hunters have the habitat, waiting on the birds

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Texas waterfowl hunters are looking at better habitat conditions across much of the state headed into the November opening of waterfowl season.

But that doesn’t mean they’ll have birds, at least not initially.

“There are a lot of bluewings (teal) around, but it depends on the weather COME ON DOWN: Many hunters have plenty of water to hunt this season, but will it get cold enough up north to push a lot of ducks down? Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

TPWD quail counts poor; hunters disagree

The meat we eat

Seeing, hearing more birds than last year

By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News The TPWD statewide surveys are out for Texas quail, and the written results don’t look good.

Hunters and some landowners, though, say they are hearing and seeing more birds than they have in several years, giving them hope that real-world results are better than roadside surveys.

The report cites a lack of carryover of birds from last season as a concern. With only limited production in 2012, the quail population

According to new study, hunters increasingly motivated by food rather than sport, other factors In a 2013 nationwide telephone survey by Responsive Management measuring hunting participation among Americans ages 18 years old and older, hunters were asked their single most important reason for hunting.

Respondents were asked to choose from a list of potential reasons, including being with family and friends, being close to nature, for the sport/recreation, for the meat, or for a trophy. In response, more than a third of hunters (35 percent) chose “for the meat” as the most important reason for their recent hunting participation. However, what is most noteworthy is the substantial increase in the percentage of hunters giving this answer since the last time the question was asked in a similar nationwide survey conducted in 2006. At that time, just 22 percent of American adult hunters named “for the meat” as their most important reason for going hunting.

While the percentages of hunters naming one of the other reasons either remained stable or declined between 2006 and 2013, those who named the meat as the most important reason for their hunting participation increased by 13 percentage points.

See BIRDS, Page 6

was sparse going into this year’s breeding season.

On the positive side, rains in the spring of 2013 resulted in a flush of new vegetation and insects. Late summer and early fall rains were received in the Trans Pecos, South Texas Plains and the Gulf Coast that may have triggered late season nesting.

“The TPWD report showed no noticeable rebound,” Kelly Reyna of UNT Quail told Park Cities Quail members on Oct. 17. “There are pockets of quail recovery in areas that received timely

rainfall. We’re trying to increase the number and size of those pockets.”

Overall results were down again in the Rolling Plains and South Texas Plains, and up slightly in the Trans Pecos.

In the Rolling Plains, spring rains triggered calling activity and spring “green up.” Areas that received adequate rains have had a good reproductive response with differing age classes of young being reported. The average number of bobwhites observed per route was 2.9 compared to 3.5 last year.

See QUAIL, Page 19

WHY WE DO IT: Hunters are more and more turning to feeding their families as the main reason to head afield.

Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

Several factors appear to have contributed to this pronounced motivational shift in favor of meat among American hunters.

Perhaps the single most important factor is the global recession that began at the end of 2008.

Another factor contributing to an emphasis on hunting for utilitarian reasons appears to be the natural, “green,” or locavore food movement. This movement has been gaining adherents over the past few years, and hunting is certainly a key source of such foods.

Food fanatics across Texas are joining this movement, including a group in Austin led by author/chef Jesse Griffiths, author of Afield, A Chef ’s Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish.

Griffiths leads a group several times each year to ranch in the Hill Country to shoot, butcher and eat wild hogs. It is groups like See MEAT, Page 7

IS IT THAT BAD? Road counts for quail came back with historically low numbers, but hunters in the field are seeing and hearing more bobwhites than last year. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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lards that are still not colored at all. Lake levels are rising but public hunting in Abilene is a no-go right now because there is no water in the hunting zone and other lakes are by boat only.”

In the Panhandle, many playa lakes are holding good water and duck numbers are good for this time of year, although local hunters are not seeing much evidence of a MORE DUCKS, GEESE AROUND: Hunters are already seeing groups of geese, along with strong push of pintails, gadwall and wigeon in Texas. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News. migrators from the north.

“More often than not, Along the coastal praithose dry areas will develop Continued From Page 4 a good food base and some ries, habitat is looking better areas are going to be really than in years past and huntif they’ll stick around,” said good during hunting sea- ers are hoping for an early arrival of waterfowl.

Jared Laing, TPWD water- son.”

“We’re looking forward to fowl biologist in East Texas.

Laing said public land in a good season,” said Larry “I think their migration was East Texas has good potena little delayed this year — tial this season, but like Robinson, owner of Coastal Wings Guide Service and everything is a little late this many years, scouting will Lodge in Bay City. “Our habyear. play a key. itat is looking good. We’ve “But there are fair numLakes Cooper, Tawakoni had some timely rains the bers of big ducks around and White Oak Creek were past couple of weeks and the right now.” places Laing said could have wetlands are in good shape.

Laing said the majority good hunting.

The (Colorado) River is up of big ducks he has seen are Farther west, the outlook and that will help everyone.” gadwall, wigeon and some is solid in places.

Robinson said there is a pintails. He also said wood Near Abilene, guide Reed lack of rice this year, so geese duck populations are strong Foster with Cutem Down have not been staying long. in East Texas.

Outfitters said he is seeing “We are planting wheat “The water we’ve gotten some big ducks and lots of and rye right now,” he said. recently is helping,” he said. teal.

“The geese are hitting the “A lot of the tanks that were “We are just now getting fields and leaving because of dry now have some water in the normal push of teal,” he a lack of rice. them. But, reservoir levels said. “It seems like the teal “But we had a fabulous haven’t come up a lot. There are late and some big ducks duck season last year and I is also a lot of food in some of are early. We have seen pin- am expecting another good the places that are filling up. tails, wigeon and some mal- year.”

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their food comes from. It’s a big shift (Among adult hunters nationwide) being able to accept 60 a really good way to procure your food.

40 35 33 31 Our grandparents 27 21 22 did that. They grew 16 20 their own, took 9 what they needed 1 0 and used it to its full To be with To be close to For sport/ For meat For a trophy extent because they family & friends nature recreation had to.

2013, RM Study 2006, RM Study “It is sustainable Graphic by Responsive Management. and it is doing it yourself.”

Other studies suggest that genContinued From Page 4 der may play a role in the shift this, reaching traditionally nonhunters, toward hunting for the meat. who are changing ideas and leading more With more new women hunters in people to hunt for food. the field and the greater emphasis Griffiths said the attitudes of many people women place on the importance are shifting as the country becomes more of hunting for the meat, it can be aware of what they are eating and where deduced that this is also an additheir food comes from. It is a return to roots tional explanation for more huntmovement for Griffiths.

“We are seeing a big shift,” he previously told ers hunting for the meat.

Just food for thought.

LSON. “My company sells stuff at a farmer’s — Staff report market and that crowd wants to know where

The Changing Face of Hunting Participation

Meat

Mandatory check for mule deer

Wildlife officials are reminding mule deer hunters and landowners in far West Texas about the protocols developed as part of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Chronic Wasting Disease management plan.

The plan includes mandatory check stations for harvested mule deer taken inside the CWD Containment Zone, which covers portions of Hudspeth, Culberson and El Paso counties.

Hunters taking mule deer inside the Containment Zone during the 2013 general mule deer hunting season, Nov. 22–Dec. 8, are required to submit their harvest (unfrozen head) for CWD sampling at mandatory check stations within 24 hours of harvest.

“We recommend hunters in the Containment Zone and High Risk Zone quarter deer in the field and leave all but the quarters, backstraps, and head at the site of harvest if it is not possible to bury the inedible carcass parts at least 6 feet deep on the ranch or take them to a landfill,” said Shawn Gray, Mule Deer Program leader for TPWD. — BFL

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FISHING

CATCHING BIG FLATFISH: Flounder are biting along the coast, and giggers are having some good nights as well when the wind cooperates. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Flounder fishing only fair along upper coast

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Capt. Greg Verm has been fishing the Galveston Bay complex for more than 35 years, so it came as a surprise that he called this month the worst October he has ever seen for gigging flounder.

But it isn’t because the fish aren’t

there. It’s just that anglers are having trouble getting to them.

“A lot of the flounder are not making the run yet,” Verm said.

“There are a lot of fish still way up in the marshes and bayous. The bays are not getting flushed with the north wind, followed by a hard east wind. Those big flounder are up in the back of those bays and

High winds and tides keeping anglers at bay marshes.”

On rod and reel, Verm said he has been more successful using

live finger mullet and live shrimp.

He is catching a lot of flounder in the 18- to 20-inch range.

For gigging, when the wind cooperates, Verm said the action has been good.

“This was the worst October for gigging because of the conditions,” he said. “But when the conditions are right, we have been

hammering them. Those hard east winds are making it tough.”

On gigging trips, Verm said he gigged a 24-inch flounder last week and a 27-inch fish is his biggest of the month so far.

“The flounder seem to come out in phases,” he said. “One phase See FLOUNDER, Page 19

Possible changes coming to Guadalupe River trout area

A TROPHY RIVER: New regulations are being proposed for the upper stretches of the Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam. Photo by Alex Ramirez.

Public input sought on possible slot limit and bag changes

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Eddie Gonzales has been trout fishing the Guadalupe River for years.

He enjoys the stretch of river below Canyon Dam so much he is applying for his guide’s license this year. But he may be met with a set of changed regulations that are currently being discussed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

According to TPWD, current regulations for rainbow trout and brown trout on the Guadalupe River from the Canyon Lake Dam to the easternmost bridge crossing on FM 306 consist of a five-fish daily bag limit, and trout of any size may be harvested. For the section of the river downstream of the FM 306 bridge crossing to the second bridge crossing on the River Road, only trout 18 inches and longer may be harvested, and anglers are allowed to

harvest one trout per day. Harvest is further restricted in this area to trout caught on artificial lures.

Downstream of the second bridge crossing on the River Road, harvest regulations for trout revert back to the five-fish daily bag limit with trout of any size legal for harvest.

TPWD is considering changing the regulations in the section of the Guadalupe River extending upstream from the easternmost FM 306 bridge crossing to a point 800 yards below the Canyon Lake dam.

Harvest regulations would be changed to a 12- to 18-inch slot length limit (only trout smaller than 12 inches or 18 inches and longer may be harvested). Anglers would be allowed to harvest five trout, but only one trout 18 inches or longer could be harvested per day. Any trout harvested would have to be caught on artificial lures.

Gonzales said he is fine with the changes.

“Most of our fishing is catch and release anyway,” he said. “I think it will help the overall size in the coming years. I’m interested to see how it turns out.”

Gonzales said he has spoken to many anglers about the possible changes and the response has been positive.

“They are all for it,” he said. “We all think it can only help, especially trying to catch those bigger fish.”

The goal of the changes being considered is to increase survival of trout in the section of the river where water temperatures are most favorable during the summer months, while maintaining the opportunity for harvest of trout smaller than 12 inches.

The popular trout fishing area directly See GUADALUPE, Page 23

GONE TOO SOON: James “Jimmy” Johnson was killed after he attempted to stop a man from robbing his boat. Photo by B.A.S.S.

Texas angler killed in attempted robbery Suspect in custody Ganado resident James “Jimmy” Johnson, 56, was killed Oct. 13 in Jackson, Miss., after reportedly attempting to stop someone from robbing his boat.

Johnson was fishing in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on Ross Barnett Reservoir.

According to the Jackson Police Department, Johnson was fatally shot at the Motel 6 off Interstate 55 in Jackson where he and his wife were staying. He was pronounced dead at the scene by police.

“I met him through fishing,” said Boerne Marine owner Ken Parker, who See ANGLER, Page 27

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Feeling the pinch Del Rio sees a drop in revenue from anglers due to government shutdown

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Many businesses and individuals that cater to outdoorsmen had a horrible three weeks while the federal government sorted out its differences.

The city of Del Rio, which borders Amistad International Reservoir, was particularly hard hit after access to the entire lake on the U.S. side was shut down because it is all controlled by the federal government as part of the Amistad National Recreation Area.

According to Donna Langford, Del Rio Convention and Visitors Bureau director, the area has lost a tremendous amount of revenue because of the closure.

“We had a big tournament scheduled on Oct. 4-6, and we were expecting around 300 anglers,” she said. “At three nights stay in local hotels, that was $295,000 lost from that tournament alone. The estimated benefit from all the tournaments was going to be around $337,000.

“That doesn’t include any weekend anglers, other people wishing to use the lake or houseboat rentals, etc.”

Langford said winter visitors could not stay in affected campgrounds and, while some fishing tournaments have been rescheduled for November, participation won’t be as high because of hunting season.

“It has been a big blow to everyone,” she

COMING BACK: Many businesses in Del Rio were hurt financially by the government shutdown that lasted almost three weeks. City officials are looking forward to the return of tournaments to the lake and scenes like this past event. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

said.

Some business managers were relieved the shutdown ended, but worried about how they were going to recoup lost profits.

“It is slow right now, but we are back open,” said Warren Beitel at the Lake Amistad

Marina. “Business was certainly hurt, but we made it and are looking forward to a good November.”

A large rally comprised of anglers was headed to Del Rio to show their support for the local community but canceled the day

after the government started up again.

Beitel said he would have liked to have seen those anglers come anyway.

“It was canceled, but it would have been good to have them,” he added.

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Getting crowded LAKE DUNLAP — After this little lake near Austin produced a ShareLunker last January, many anglers have been targeting the lake as the weather cools, hoping for a shot at another 13-plus pounder.

Reports from the lake have been good, with plenty of bass in the 5- and 6-pound range being boated.

The water temperature is in the upper 70s and bass have been biting throughout the day on plastics and some top-water action early. Crankbaits have also been putting some fish in the boat.

Mixed bag LAKE RAY ROBERTS — The catfish bite is on fire at Lake Ray Roberts.

Blue cats up to 20 pounds are being caught in 28 to 35 feet of water using cut bait and chicken gizzards. Huge fish are still scarce, but should emerge as the

ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 78–84 degrees; 13.38’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters early, later switching to Texas rigs and jigs.

AMISTAD: Water murky; 74–78 degrees; 37.77’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastics.

Striped bass are good on slabs.

White bass are good on slabs. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp and nightcrawlers over baited holes.

ATHENS: Water clear, 74–78 degrees; 3.99’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-water poppers and white buzzbaits. Catfish are good on trotlines and nightcrawlers.

BASTROP: Water clear; 77–81 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon Finesse worms and lipless crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on hot dogs and stinkbait.

BELTON: Water clear; 74–78 degrees; 12.92’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse spinner baits and top-waters. Hybrid striper are good on live shad.

BOB SANDLIN: Water clear; 73–78 degrees; 7.06’ low. Largemouth bass are good on Texas-rigged creature baits in green pumpkin and shallow-running crankbaits in shad patterns. Crappie are good on minnows. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

BONHAM: Water stained, 73–77 degrees; 2.34’ low. Largemouth bass are slow around shallow cover on Texas-rigged worms, jigs and bladed jigs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows near brush piles. Catfish are good on cut shad.

BRAUNIG: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits and tequila sunrise soft plastic worms near the dam. Striped bass are good on silver spoons near the dam. Redfish are good on perch, shad and silver spoons. Channel catfish are good on liver, shrimp and cheesebait near the dam. Blue catfish are good on cut bait.

BRIDGEPORT: Water clear; 73–78 degrees; 20.33’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bluegill-pattern square bills and top-waters in abalone shad near main lake points. Texas-rigged craws in green pumpkin around shallow cover is catching fish, as well. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs near the bridge and

main lake brush piles. White bass are good on slabs and top-waters.

Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-waters.

BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 9.24’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits, green pumpkin or redbug worms on shaky head jigs near docks in 4–8 feet, white flukes and spinner baits. White bass to 2 pounds are excellent on crankbaits and jigs off lighted docks at night in 5–25 feet.

Crappie are excellent on minnows and white or shad Li’l Fishies over brush piles in 5–15 feet.

BUCHANAN: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 31.99’ low. Largemouth bass are good on white spinner baits, lipless crankbaits and chartreuse crankbaits in 8–20 feet.

Striped bass are good on top-waters and drifting or free lining live bait in 25–40 feet. Crappie are good on pink/white tube jigs and live minnows. Channel catfish are good on liver, minnows and cheesebait.

Yellow and blue catfish are good on live and dead shad.

CADDO: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 0.25’ low. Largemouth bass are good on vibrating jigs and hollow-body frogs near cover. White and yellow bass are good on minnows and slabs.

CALAVERAS: Water clear. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits around reed beds.

Redfish are good on perch and tilapia near the dam.

CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 74–78 degrees; 11.66’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on plastics on dropshot rigs and Texas-rigged 6-inch pumpkin worms along main lake bluffs in 12–25 feet. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with live goldfish and perch.

CEDAR CREEK: Water clear; 73–77 degrees; 6.55’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on swim jigs, spinner baits and square-billed crankbaits.

White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on top-waters and slabs. Crappie are good on minnows on brush piles.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

CHOKE CANYON: Water clear; 77–81 degrees; 22.41’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon spinner baits and soft plastics in 15–25 feet.

lake’s temperature drops.

Along with a great catfish bite, largemouth bass are being caught on medium-diving crankbaits and Texas-rigged craws. The crappie bite is picking up, as anglers are catching crappie over brush piles with minnows.

White bass are also good on slabs and minnows. Some schooling action is being reported.

Lots of sandies EAGLE MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR — The sand bass are thick at Eagle Mountain Reservoir, with large bags of the little fish caught on rocky points.

Small swimbaits, crankbaits and spinner baits are all working to put fish in the boat. Three inches is a good size of bait to begin with.

Reports from anglers said the bite has occurred in shallow water down to 3 feet.

Move around until you located the schools on points and main lake humps. Many of the fish caught have been between 10 and 14 inches.

— Conor Harrison

COLEMAN: Water clear; 75–79 degrees; 15.00’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and soft plastic worms. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp and liver.

GRAPEVINE: Water clear; 72–77 degrees; 9.42’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters and small shaky heads with finesse worms.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

bass are fair on white spinner baits and swim jigs. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and perch.

COLETO CREEK: Water stained; 94 degrees at hot water discharge; 3.74’ low. Largemouth bass to 5 pounds are fair on crankbaits in 5–10 feet. Channel and blue catfish to 18 pounds are good on trotlines and droplines baited with live perch in 8–12 feet.

HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 2.20’ low. Largemouth bass are very good on topwaters, spinner baits and dark/metal flake worms. Crappie are good on live minnows under lights at night in 17 feet. Bream are good on live worms in 12 feet. Channel catfish are good on live bait.

NAVARRO MILLS: Water lightly stained; 74–78 degrees; 3.29’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse spinner baits and crankbaits. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with goldfish and shad.

CONROE: Water lightly stained; 74–78 degrees; 3.59’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on watermelon soft plastics, spinner baits and topwaters in 10–20 feet. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/white tube jigs.

COOPER: Water clear; 75–79 degrees; 12.02’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on small crankbaits, spinner baits and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and chartreuse jigs. White bass are good on slabs.

Hybrid striper are good on Sassy Shad and top-waters.

FALCON: Water murky; 78–82 degrees; 28.07’ low. Largemouth bass are good on shallow-running crankbaits and large soft plastics in 5–8 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait and cut bait up the river.

FORK: Water clear; 72–76 degrees; 5.88’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on crankbaits in ghost minnow reeled slow over shallow grass in 5 feet or less — same bait along with small swimbaits working on main lake points throughout the day.

Catfish are good on trotlines and nightcrawlers.

GIBBONS CREEK: Water clear.

Largemouth bass are good on green pumpkin crankbaits and lipless crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs.

GRANBURY: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 8.21’ low. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse spinner baits, crankbaits and soft plastics off points. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs.

GRANGER: Water clear; 75–79 degrees; 1.78’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse/white spinner baits. Crappie are good on jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles over brush in 15–25 feet. Blue catfish are good on juglines baited with cut bait and shad.

JOE POOL: Water clear; 74–78 degrees; 1.93’ low. Largemouth bass are good on moving baits in shad patterns along main lake points.

Top-water bite is good throughout the day. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines.

LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water lightly stained; 73–77 degrees; 3.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on bladed jigs and shallow crankbaits.

Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on perch and cut shad.

LAVON: Water lightly stained; 75–79 degrees; 12.15’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged soft plastics in green pumpkin and black/blue. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.

LBJ: Water stained; 76–80 degrees; 0.32’ low. Largemouth bass are good on buzzbaits, clear swim baits and watermelon/purple flake Whacky Sticks in 5–15 feet early.

White bass are good on Li’l Fishies at night. Channel catfish are good on minnows and liver. Yellow and blue catfish are good on trotlines baited with live bait.

LEWISVILLE: Water clear; 72–76 degrees; 8.66’ low. Largemouth bass are good on crankbaits and small shad-pattern soft plastic swimbaits near rocky points. White bass are good on jigs and slabs. Hybrid striper are good on top-water.

Catfish are good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.

O.H. IVIE: Water stained; 75–82 degrees; 41.59’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters early, later switching to jigs and Carolina rigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

PALESTINE: Water clear; 73–77 degrees; 1.89’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on shaky heads and weightless Senkos. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and minnows. White bass are good on jigs. Catfish are good on cut bait and prepared bait.

POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 77–83 degrees; 11.63’ low.

Largemouth bass are fair to good on Yellow Magics early, later switching to jigs, drop-shot rigs and Carolina rigs. White bass are fair to good on slabs and tail spinners.

PROCTOR: Water stained; 75–79 degrees; 7.71’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on black and purple soft plastic worms. White bass are good on cut shad.

RAY HUBBARD: Water clear; 74–77 degrees; 6.70’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on top-waters and small swimbaits around rocky points. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs and top-water.

Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad.

RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water clear; 73–77 degrees; 9.88’ low. Largemouth bass are good on mediumdiving crankbaits and top-waters near shallow cover. White bass are good on minnows and slabs. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are good on chartreuse jigs.

LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 74–78 degrees; 1.68’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon spinner baits, lipless crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie are good on minnows.

SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 73–77 degrees; 6.72’ low. Largemouth bass are good on top-waters, soft plastic worms, and spinner baits early. Catfish are good on punchbait.

MARTIN CREEK: Water clear; 74–78 degrees; 4.99’ low. Largemouth

STILLHOUSE: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 10.08’ low. Largemouth

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Special regulations are in effect for boaters and anglers on this lake.

SWEETWATER: Water murky; 75–82 degrees; 22.47’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas rigs and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers.

TAWAKONI: Water stained; 78–82 degrees; 8.83’ low. Largemouth bass are good on black buzzbaits early, later switching to Texas-rigged creature and black/blue flipping jigs around shallow cover. Striped bass and hybrid striper are good on slabs.

Catfish are good on trotlines.

TEXOMA: Water clear; 72–76 degrees; 4.42’ low. Largemouth bass are slow on soft plastic jerkbaits, weightless Senkos, jigs and drop-shot rigs. Catfish are good on trotlines.

TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 4.48’ low. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red soft plastic worms, spinner baits and top-waters early, and later on redbug or black/blue worms off points. Crappie are fair on minnows in 20 feet.

Bream are good on nightcrawlers.

Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp and stinkbait.

TRAVIS: Water murky; 75–79 degrees; 57.10’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on dark soft plastic worms and crankbaits in 6–18 feet.

WALTER E. LONG: Water lightly stained. Largemouth bass are good on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and shrimp.

WHITNEY: Water stained; 74–78 degrees; 11.74’ low. Largemouth bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and watermelon soft plastics.

— TPWD

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Cold fronts helping trout bite Anglers catching on top-water, scented plastics

By Conor Harrison Lone Star Outdoor News

Speckled trout are once again beginning to make an appearance on stringers along the coast, with better top-water action reported during the early morning hours.

According to multiple reports, the Upper Laguna Madre is turning out some nice trout.

“It was slow going at first,” said kayak angler Tino Mendietta. “I started out with a pink/chrome Spook Jr. It took a slow but steady click, click, click, click to get them to hit. At the end of the first drift, I had five keeper trout to my name on top-waters from 15 to 18 inches in length.”

The top-water bite slows once the sun has been out a few hours.

“The top-water bite just died around 9 a.m., so it was time to fish a little deeper,” he said. “Bomber makes a great version of my favorite lipped minnow. It looks almost like a crystal minnow, but doesn’t dive as deep, which was perfect for the 3- to 4-feet of water with a grass bottom I was fishing.

“It pulled in a few more at 15 inches; nothing special.”

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER MLDP APPLICANT CLAIMED 10-ACRE PLACE WAS 2,000 ACRES In September of 2012, Kaufman County Game Warden Eric Minter opened an investigation into an MLDP program located on property in Kaufman County. During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the defendant represented the ranch to be more than 2,000 acres, but it was actually less than 10 acres. The defendant admitted to harvesting more than 50 deer under the management program. Felony charges were filed with the district attorney’s office for tampering with government records and securing execution of documents by deception. In August, the defendant entered a plea agreement where he was sentenced to six months deferred adjudication, 40 hours of community service, $2,705 in fines and court costs, five-year hunting license suspension, and $20,000 in restitution for the deer that were harvested.

AFTER TIP, WARDENS FIND FIELD BAITED FOR 8 YEARS, HUNTERS In August, Van Zandt County Game Wardens Trent Herchman and Steve Stapleton received an anonymous email tip on a baited field. The informant stated the field had been baited and hunted for dove every opening day for the past eight years. On opening day, 10 adults and three juveniles were apprehended in the field hunting over scattered milo. Multiple cases were filed and numerous birds were seized.

SHOOTING AT BULLFROG IS STILL HUNTING, NEED LICENSE Tarrant County Game Wardens Clint Borchardt and Wei Wei Lin were checking a field and found two men sitting around a stock tank with shotguns and a mojo dove set out. Contact was made with the father/son duo, and it was discovered that the father, from out-ofstate, did not have a hunting license.

The father informed the wardens that he, in fact, was not hunting doves.

NERVOUS DOVE HUNTERS DENY KNOWLEDGE OF CORN IN FIELD BY THEIR CHAIRS While patrolling the Trinity River during the opening day of teal season, Trinity County Game Wardens Samuel Shanafelt and William Watts heard several shotgun blasts coming from the other side of a hill covered in goat weed. The wardens walked in and located two dove hunters. The hunters were very surprised and immediately began walking toward the wardens. When asked for hunting licenses, the hunters were extremely nervous and had a hard time removing their licenses from the pouches. The wardens asked the hunters why they were Then wardens inquired about the shotgun next to his chair and the empty hulls around his seat. The man continued to deny hunting doves but said he had taken a shot at a bullfrog. The wardens advised that the man needed a license to hunt bullfrogs as well. Case pending.

so nervous and if there was anything they needed to know about. The hunters replied “No” and said the last time they were checked in this county they were hunting ducks with lead shot and received citations. While Watts separated the hunters and talked to them individually, Shanafelt looked around the area in front of the hunters’ folding chairs and discovered corn in the area the hunters were hunting. The hunters denied knowing anything about the corn. Citations for hunting over bait were issued.

in each mowed strip. The next morning, the shooting started and Guinn contacted the group. They were very “surprised” to see the bait. One man was even more surprised that the nighthawk he shot was not a dove. Cases pending.

NIGHT POACHERS BUSTED FOR SHOOTING TWO WHITETAIL BUCKS Van Zandt County Game Wardens Trent Herchman and Steve Stapleton received a tip regarding three individuals who had killed two large white-tailed bucks, still in velvet, at night with a spotlight at the beginning of August.

After numerous interviews, the wardens discovered two bucks were shot at night with a .22 rifle and had only their heads removed. Numerous cases are pending.

PRONGHORN POACHER HAS ANIMAL SEIZED On the opening morning of pronghorn season, Dallam and Hartley counties Game Warden Stewart Rogers and Lubbock Lt. Game Warden Cliff Swofford received a call about a hunter shooting a pronghorn on their property in Dallam County. After a short investigation, the hunter was located hunting two miles north of the property where he had permission to hunt. The pronghorn was seized and charges were filed.

SUNFLOWER FIELD BAITED WITH WHEAT SEED IN EACH STRIP Shackelford County Game Warden Shea Guinn was checking local dove fields for birds and early hunters when he found a field with a very high concentration of doves. Upon inspection of the area around the sunflower field, he found wheat seed. He immediately left the field and came back after dark to confirm the baiting. Later that night, Guinn found that wheat seed had been spread all the way around the field and

WARDEN BORROWS HUNTER’S BOAT TO CATCH GROUP SHOOTING SHOREBIRDS While patrolling Lake Fork during early teal season, Van Zandt County Game Wardens Trent Herchman and Steve Stapleton noticed two boats of hunters shooting shorebirds. Unable to make contact with the groups in the water, the wardens contacted Wood County Game Warden Derek Spitzer who was in the area in his Go-Devil

boat. Unfortunately, Spitzer’s boat had broken down earlier that morning.

However, Spitzer found a willing duck hunter with a mud motor who gladly volunteered to take him to the group.

Multiple shorebirds and one hen wood duck were recovered and multiple cases were filed.

TRAIL CAM VIDEO GIVES AWAY TRESPASSERS Cherokee County Game Warden Brian Bearden received trail camera video footage from a local landowner showing five subjects who appeared to be hog hunting on his property without permission. After a review of the video, one of the subjects was identified in the video. From that point, Bearden and his partner, Game Warden Eric Collins, were then able to round up everyone else. Cases pending.

CHECKING DOVE LICENSE AT MAN’S HOME, WARDEN FINDS FAWN IN CAGE Gillespie County Game Warden Sam Harris received several calls from dispatch regarding “peppering” from dove hunters. Harris responded and one hunter led Harris to his residence where his hunting license was stored. While checking the hunter’s license, Harris noticed a cage in the subject’s backyard with a fawn inside. The man said he found the “abandoned” fawn on the

side of the road and brought it home a few months back. Case pending.

WARDENS FIND STOLEN TRUCK IN DOVE FIELD When out checking dove hunters, Goliad County Game Wardens Kevin Fagg and Bill Zappe discovered a newer model Chevrolet crew cab truck stashed in the brush. A check of the VIN showed the truck to be stolen out of Houston.

The case was turned over to the Goliad County Sheriff’s Department.

DOVE BAITERS FINALLY NABBED

BY WARDENS Brooks County Game Warden Austin Pierce and Kleberg County Game Warden Royce Ilse returned to a large ranch to locate a group of dove hunters the wardens had been trying catch in action. The wardens located the hunters and observed them from the brush as they enjoyed their dove hunt past legal shooting time and with plenty of bird action. The wardens entered and were running over chicken scratch to get to the shooters. Multiple citations were issued, including baiting migratory birds, hunting with unplugged shotgun, no hunting licenses, no hunter educations; and waste of game of a javelina.

Cases pending.

AUODAD POACHERS CAUGHT ON GAME CAMERA, FACEBOOK At the beginning of September, Bexar County game wardens were requested to assist Terrell County Game Wardens Arnold Pinales and Jonathan Griffin on a hunt without landowner’s consent case. Two auodad rams had been taken by four suspects, but they were caught on a game camera and subsequently posted their illegal hunt on Facebook.

Terrell County arrest warrants were issued and three suspects have been arrested in Bexar County. A search warrant of one suspect’s residence yielded an auodad ram skull. Bexar County game wardens are continuing to track down the final suspect.

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Edges and cuts CARANCAHUA COVE — This hotspot in the Galveston Bay Complex has been producing some nice stringers of late, especially for kayak anglers.

According to multiple reports, live shrimp under a popping cork and scented plastics have put limits of slot-sized redfish, along with trout up to 22 inches in the boat.

Other baits that are working include gold spoons and some top-water action early in the day.

Focus on edges and cuts along the marshes.

Pier action Pi

Gold and silver spoons Gol SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The action near the jetties on SPI has been consistent recently, with

NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish are good in the marsh with high tides.

SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Trout are good at the jetty on live bait and top-waters. Flounder are fair at the mouths of the bayous on a falling tide.

BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the south shoreline on scented and soft plastics. Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass on live shrimp.

TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet around wells and on the shoreline. Trout are good under slicks and around shad. Redfish are good on live bait around the reefs and in the marsh.

EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and sand trout are good for drifters working deep shell on plastics and fresh shrimp. Redfish are good in the marsh and around the mouths of drains

good catches of bonita and Spanish mackerel, along with a few tarpon. For schooling bonita, anglers have been filling the boat using spoons in gold and silver, along with live mullet.

The redfish are just beginning to school, and trolling has produced the occasional kingfish.

Anglers should focus on an outgoing tide for best results.

on the falling tide.

WEST GALVESTON BAY: Bull redfish are good in the surf and around San Luis Pass on shrimp and crabs. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.

TEXAS CITY: Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on crabs and shrimp. Sand trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp.

FREEPORT: Redfish are fair to good on the reefs in Bastrop Bay. Bull redfish are fair to good around Surfside and at the Quintana jetty on crabs, shrimp and mullet.

EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are good in Boggy Lake and Lake Austin on live bait.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are fair on live shrimp in Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and at Shell Island.

61ST STREET PIER — Lots of golden croaker, sand trout and whiting are being caught on this popular pier near Galveston.

Along with croaker, good catches of sharks (bonnetheads and blacktips) and some bull redfish have been reported.

Live mullet and dead shrimp have caught most of the fish.

To contact the 61st Street Pier, call (409) 744-8365.

— Conor Harrison

Redfish are beginning to school on the north shoreline.

PORT O’CONNOR: Redfish are good in the back lakes on shrimp and mullet. Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, mullet and shad.

Trout are fair to good on the reefs in San Antonio Bay on live shrimp.

ROCKPORT: Redfish are good on mullet on the Estes Flats and around Mud Island. Bull redfish are fair in the Lydia Ann Channel on mullet.

PORT ARANSAS: Redfish are fair at East Flats on top-waters and Gulps. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and on the beachfront on natural baits.

CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout are fair to good in the guts in Oso Bay on top-waters. Redfish are good on the beachfront on mullet and shrimp.

Trout are fair for waders working mud and grass on live shrimp and scented plastics.

Corkies around rocks and grass. Redfish are fair to good in knee–deep water on small topwaters.

PORT MANSFIELD: Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on top-waters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout are fair to good on the shorelines on small top-waters.

Bull redfish are good around East Cut on mullet and crabs.

SOUTH PADRE: Trout, redfish and snook are fair to good in South Bay and Mexiquita Flats on plastics and DOA Shrimp. Bull redfish are good on the beachfront on mullet.

PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are fair to good while drifting sand and grass flats on live shrimp, DOA Shrimp and scented plastics under popping corks. Trout and redfish are fair to good in back lakes on small top-waters and soft plastics under rattling corks.

BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and

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retrieving flies erratically and pausing during the strip, flyContinued From Page 1 anglers can excite feeding fish. Conventional coves and creeks that anglers adopt simifilter into a lake, creatlar pause and retrieve ing points and chanmethods when fishing nels. around heavy cover According to and bait schools.

James Russell of Fly patterns will the East Texas Fly also vary for lake Fishers, bass in lakes anglers, as matchand rivers will hold ing bait color and in different locasize will yield the tions but both have best results. By simthe desire to pack ply looking at conon weight for the ventional swim upcoming winter. baits, jointed crank“In the fall, bass baits and flukes, flyknow that it’s getanglers can further ting to be colder focus their fly choice. weather and they Jointed flies tied need to pack on some on articulated shanks pounds, and because have become popular of this, they will among fly-anglers and become very aggresshould occupy a porsive,” Russell said. tion of the late-fall fly Greg Smith, who box. operates River Hills One determinOutfitters and guides ing factor in catch mainly on the rates, which impacts Guadalupe and San river and lake anglers Marcos rivers, said equally, is cold fronts. the cooler temper“We are still just as atures are ideal for susceptible to the cold larger fish within the GOOD TIME FOR A BIG ONE: Bass like this one are a possibility on a fly rod in fronts,” Smith said. river systems. the fall. Photo by Greg Smith.

“There is definitely a “I can look back to Effective patterns for a silhouette and give off change in the channels my fish (photo) galleries and in every shot river bass this month a natural appeal,” Cole that fish will move in and out of in the river when it with fish over 8 pounds, include crawfish and said.

Cole cited craw- gets cold.”

I am wearing a heavy other bottom-dwelling According to Cole, some jacket and a beanie,” creatures. This allows for fish patterns in darker bass to eat well and not browns and rust colors of the most active bass Smith.

Smith said the reason burn too many calories as his principal fly colors bites will come just before in November. for this comes down to chasing bait. the cold fronts.

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Russell said keying on shut down the bite. they are more opportu“I usually will fish structure and changnistic when a meal comes darker colors and things ing the retrieve will lead Greg Smith, (512) 577-9592 along. that will create more of to higher catch rates. By Jud Cole, (512) 940-5965

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about it, but I told him, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll catch a bigger one for ya.’”

Not 30 minutes later, Holley again hooked into a giant snook.

“I damn-near lost the rod,” Holley said.

“I was talking to Eric and not paying attention when he hit. I managed to get it back, thankfully.

It was a 20-minute fight and I just knew DON’T LET THIS ONE GO: This record snook was landed by Capt. Eric Glass for angler Chris Holley. it was a big fish.”

Photo by Chris Holley.

Holley, who builds his own custom fly Wildlife,” Holley said. “We didn’t rods in his spare time when take a picture of the snook on a he isn’t busy being the cap- tape measure, so it won’t qualify as tain of a tugboat, wasn’t a length record, but it will qualify even thinking about a record for the weight record.” when the pulled the big The great fish continues Holley’s snook aboard, but offhand- run of success on days that are less edly asked Glass what the than perfect weather-wise. record was.

“Fly-fishing in 30 mph winds “Eric said the (fly rod) has its advantages,” Holley said. record was 12 pounds and “There is no one else on the water!”

35 inches,” Holley said. “I told him we definitely have a record snook. We measured the fish at 37 inches and 12 pounds.”

Robert Shearon currently holds the fly rod record with his Lower Laguna Madre 11-pound snook caught on Aug. 12, 2006. The current and longtime rod and reel state record was a 57.5pound giant caught Jan. 1, 1937 by Louis Rawalt.

After taking pictures, the fish was released back into the bay.

“I have sent the paperwork in to Texas Parks and

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HEROES Camille Rakowitz with her first bull red measuring 32 inches and 12 1/2 pounds.

It was caught at the Port O’Connor jetties.

Leavie Miller and David Rakowitz hold a pair of monster reds caught at the Port O’Connor jetties. The fish, 39 and 36 inches, were released.

Anthony Cavazos of McAllen harvested this nilgai bull while hunting with Big Dog Status Outfitters in Willacy County.

Major McIlvain, 8, from Austin, caught his first trout fishing with his dad, grandad and guide C.R. Webb Jr. The 20-inch trout was caught along the King Ranch shoreline.

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Mike Hurley caught this 27-inch speckled trout kayaking in Galveston Bay using live shrimp.

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Stephanie Randall caught this red snapper during the two-week federal season in October.

Arabella and Jasmine Rodriguez participated in their first dove hunt this year at the Garza Ranch in Edinburg and shot this pigeon.

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will make a move, then some of the ones that are stacked in the bayou will come out, and then they seem to be everywhere.

One thing we are doing in November is sightcasting for big flounder.

“We do it under the lights of the gigging boat, and it can be intense flipping soft plastics to flounder like that.”

Also along the upper coast, Capt.

Lindy Hebert said he has been targeting flounder in the Kemah area.

Hebert said there are flounder around, but they aren’t all in one

spot.

“They really haven’t kicked off yet,” he said.

“We are waiting and looking; catching a few here, a few there. They just aren’t stacked in one place.”

Hebert said last year’s run coincided with the two-flounder November limit. There is no gigging allowed in November.

“Last year they were really concentrated, but they waited until November to really get going,” he said. “Maybe they know when we have to throw a bunch of them back.”

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This is well below the Long-Term Mean (LTM) of 20.1. Field reports suggest that this year’s roadside survey may be an underestimate, especially in the southern Rolling Plains.

Dale Rollins of the Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch in Roby said he received numerous anecdotal reports from ranchers that bird numbers are up, and at least those landowners believe the survey estimates are low.

In the South Texas Plains, the extreme drought in the spring was lessened by significant rainfall, beginning in mid-April. Late summer and early fall rains, some heavy, have produced spring-like conditions and likely resulted in additional late hatches. TPWD surveys indicated little change in population compared with last. The best opportunities will be on well-managed sites with good nesting cover.

The average number of bobwhites observed per route was 6.0 compared to 7.9 last year. This is well below the LTM of 17.6.

Some South Texas hunters were seeing good numbers of birds and wondered whether the extreme heavy rains the weekend of Oct. 18 harmed the quail. The Crystal City and Carrizo Springs areas received 10-13 inches within a 12-hour period.

“Unless they are really young, they should be fine,” said Brad Dabbert of Quail Tech Alliance. “When it’s a cold rain, it causes problems with the birds, but that rain was warm.

Unless they got caught up in flooding, they should survive.”

In the Trans-Pecos ecological region, summer rains offered relief and the birds responded. Overall, field reports indicate fair to good scaled quail production with the most likely reproductive efforts occurring mid to late in the summer after scattered rainfall events.

The average number of scaled quail observed per route was 8.4 compared to 6.3 last year. The LTM is 15.9.

In the Gulf Prairies, bobwhite numbers are close to average. Surveys observed 11.3 bobwhites per route compared with 8.0 in 2012. This is just above the LTM of 10.3. Native prairie habitats along the central and lower coast fared the best.

The surveys began in 1978 to monitor quail populations and use the same randomly selected, 20-mile roadside survey lines to determine annual quail population trends by ecological region.

Dr. Ron Kendall of Texas Tech University heads a group performing research as part of Operation Idiopathic Decline, a three-year study involving several universities and two states trying to determine causes for the decline in quail populations.

“We want the population highs to be higher and the lows to not be so low,” Kendall said.

Hebert said scented plastics tipped with dead shrimp have been working as well as anything this month.

“We are catching some big flounder,” he said, “just not a lot of them in any one place.”

Some solid reports have come from Matagorda Bay and around Port Aransas on soft plastics and live shrimp on an outgoing tide.

Capt. Greg Verm, (409) 7398526 Capt. Lindy Hebert, (409) 720-8148

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Sun | Moon | Tides Texas Coast Tides Sabine Pass, north Date Time Oct 25 2:39 PM Oct 26 3:40 PM Oct 27 12:24 AM Oct 28 12:50 AM Oct 29 1:11 AM Oct 30 1:29 AM Oct 31 1:46 AM Nov 01 2:03 AM Nov 02 2:21 AM Nov 03 1:41 AM Nov 04 2:04 AM Nov 05 2:31 AM Nov 06 3:03 AM Nov 07 3:40 AM Nov 08 12:44 AM

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Galveston Bay entrance, south jetty Date Time Oct 25 2:01 PM Oct 26 3:01 PM Oct 27 12:20 AM Oct 28 12:46 AM Oct 29 1:06 AM Oct 30 1:23 AM Oct 31 1:38 AM Nov 01 1:51 AM Nov 02 2:05 AM Nov 03 1:19 AM Nov 04 1:37 AM Nov 05 1:59 AM Nov 06 2:27 AM Nov 07 3:00 AM Nov 08 12:22 AM

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Freeport Harbor Date Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 01 Nov 02 Nov 03 Nov 04 Nov 05 Nov 06 Nov 07 Nov 08

Time 1:49 PM 2:52 PM 4:07 PM 12:13 AM 12:38 AM 1:00 AM 1:20 AM 1:38 AM 1:53 AM 1:05 AM 1:11 AM 9:40 AM 10:29 AM 11:23 AM 12:24 PM

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Date Time Oct 25 7:52 AM Oct 26 8:47 AM Oct 27 9:43 AM Oct 28 10:47 AM Oct 29 3:43 AM Oct 30 3:18 AM Oct 31 3:03 AM Nov 01 2:52 AM Nov 02 2:46 AM Nov 03 1:50 AM Nov 04 2:10 AM Nov 05 2:46 AM Nov 06 3:35 AM Nov 07 4:31 AM Nov 08 5:30 AM

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Port Aransas, H. Caldwell Pier Time 1:43 PM 2:41 PM 3:44 PM 12:13 AM 12:24 AM 12:31 AM 12:36 AM 12:40 AM 12:40 AM 8:01 AM 8:42 AM 9:27 AM 10:15 AM 11:07 AM 12:04 PM

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South Padre Island Date Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 01 Nov 02 Nov 03 Nov 04 Nov 05 Nov 06 Nov 07 Nov 08

Nov. 17

Houston

Time 3:44 AM 3:55 AM 4:09 AM 4:26 AM 4:36 AM 3:39 AM 2:36 AM 1:07 AM 11:10 AM 10:47 AM 11:29 AM 12:12 AM 1:07 AM 1:58 AM 2:39 AM

Rockport

Date Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 01 Nov 02 Nov 03 Nov 04 Nov 05 Nov 06 Nov 07 Nov 08

Legend: Major=2 hours. Minor=1 hour. Times centered on the major-minor window. F=Full Moon, N=New Moon, Q=Quarter > = Peak Activity. For other locations, subtract 1 minute per 12 miles east of a location, and add 1 minute per 12 miles west of a location.

Full

Nov. 10

Nov. 3

Port O’Connor Date Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Nov 01 Nov 02 Nov 03 Nov 04 Nov 05 Nov 06 Nov 07 Nov 08

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New

Oct. 26

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9:44 AM 12:09 PM 1:35 PM 2:42 PM 3:41 PM 4:38 PM

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4:51 PM 6:00 PM 7:08 PM 8:16 PM 9:27 PM

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11:45 AM 1:23 PM 2:35 PM 3:38 PM 4:37 PM

1.6H 1.7H 1.8H 1.9H 2.0H

5:40 PM 6:52 PM 8:06 PM 9:26 PM

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the area 32. A type of fly lure 34. Animal used to pull heavy loads 35. Name for the chinook salmon 36. Term for shooting at random targets 38. A group of pheasants 39. Home of a certain trout 41. Riverbank mammals trapped for the fur 47. A name for the strawberry bass 48. Of the antelope family 49. Might be an eagle’s prey 50. A good breed of hunting dog DOWN 1. Large gatherings of animals 2. A popular catch in northern lakes 3. A male dall 4. The body of an arrow 5. A game path 6. A bear trap scent bait 7. A wild turkey’s mating walk 11. An underwater growth fish hide in

Solution on Page 26 15. A beaver’s work 17. Code for a type bullet 18. Hides, pelts, etc.

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Dallas 2013 Oct-Nov 25 Fri 26 Sat Q 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 01 Fri > 02 Sat > 03 Sun N 04 Mon > 05 Tue > 06 Wed 07 Thu 08 Fri 09 Sat 10 Sun Q 11 Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed

A.M. Minor Major 11:11 5:00 11:59 5:48 12:20 6:33 1:04 7:15 1:45 7:56 2:24 8:36 3:04 9:16 3:47 9:59 4:33 10:46 5:24 11:38 5:22 11:03 6:24 12:09 7:30 1:15 8:36 2:22 9:41 3:26 10:40 4:27 11:34 5:22 ----- 6:11 12:44 6:56 1:27 7:39

2013 A.M. Oct-Nov Minor Major 25 Fri 11:18 5:07 26 Sat Q ----- 5:55 27 Sun 12:27 6:40 28 Mon 1:11 7:22 29 Tue 1:52 8:03 30 Wed 2:31 8:43 31 Thu 3:11 9:23 01 Fri > 3:54 10:06 02 Sat > 4:40 10:53 03 Sun N 5:31 11:45 04 Mon > 5:29 11:10 05 Tue > 6:31 12:16 06 Wed 7:37 1:22 07 Thu 8:43 2:29 08 Fri 9:48 3:33 09 Sat 10:47 4:34 10 Sun Q 11:41 5:29 11 Mon 12:06 6:18 12 Tue 12:51 7:03 13 Wed 1:34 7:46

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2013 Oct-Nov 25 Fri 26 Sat Q 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 01 Fri > 02 Sat > 03 Sun N 04 Mon > 05 Tue > 06 Wed 07 Thu 08 Fri 09 Sat 10 Sun Q 11 Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed

2013 A.M. Oct-Nov Minor 25 Fri 11:32 26 Sat Q ----27 Sun 12:41 28 Mon 1:25 29 Tue 2:05 30 Wed 2:45 31 Thu 3:25 01 Fri > 4:07 02 Sat > 4:53 03 Sun N 5:45 04 Mon > 5:42 05 Tue > 6:45 06 Wed 7:50 07 Thu 8:57 08 Fri 10:01 09 Sat 11:01 10 Sun Q 11:55 11 Mon 12:19 12 Tue 1:05 13 Wed 1:47

Major 5:20 6:08 6:53 7:36 8:16 8:56 9:37 10:19 11:06 11:59 11:24 12:30 1:35 2:42 3:47 4:47 5:42 6:31 7:17 7:59

P.M. Minor 11:29 ----12:39 1:21 2:02 2:42 3:22 4:06 4:53 5:47 5:45 6:49 7:55 9:01 10:04 11:02 11:55 12:18 1:03 1:45

Major 5:17 6:05 6:50 7:32 8:13 8:53 9:34 10:18 11:07 12:00 ----12:34 1:40 2:46 3:49 4:48 5:42 6:30 7:15 7:57

SUN Rises 7:28 7:29 7:30 7:30 7:31 7:32 7:33 7:33 7:34 7:35 6:36 6:37 6:37 6:38 6:39 6:40 6:41 6:42 6:42 6:43

Sets 6:41 6:40 6:39 6:38 6:37 6:36 6:35 6:34 6:34 6:33 5:32 5:31 5:31 5:30 5:29 5:29 5:28 5:27 5:27 5:26

P.M. Minor Major 11:35 5:23 ----- 6:11 12:44 6:55 1:27 7:38 2:07 8:18 2:47 8:58 3:28 9:40 4:11 10:24 4:59 11:12 5:52 12:06 5:51 ----6:54 12:39 8:00 1:45 9:06 2:51 10:09 3:55 11:08 4:54 ----- 5:47 12:23 6:36 1:08 7:20 1:51 8:03

SUN Rises 7:37 7:38 7:39 7:40 7:41 7:42 7:43 7:43 7:44 7:45 6:46 6:47 6:48 6:49 6:50 6:51 6:52 6:53 6:53 6:54

MOON Sets Rises Sets 6:42 NoMoon 1:15p 6:41 12:06a 1:54p 6:40 12:59a 2:30p 6:39 1:53a 3:04p 6:38 2:48a 3:37p 6:37 3:44a 4:11p 6:36 4:42a 4:46p 6:35 5:42a 5:24p 6:35 6:45a 6:05p 6:34 7:49a 6:51p 5:33 7:55a 6:42p 5:32 8:59a 7:39p 5:31 10:01a 8:40p 5:30 10:57a 9:44p 5:30 11:48a 10:50p 5:29 12:33p 11:55p 5:28 1:14p NoMoon 5:27 1:51p 12:58a 5:27 2:28p 2:00a 5:26 3:04p 3:01a

P.M. Minor Major 11:42 5:30 12:06 6:18 12:51 7:02 1:34 7:45 2:14 8:25 2:54 9:05 3:35 9:47 4:18 10:31 5:06 11:19 5:59 12:13 5:58 ----7:01 12:46 8:07 1:52 9:13 2:58 10:16 4:02 11:15 5:01 ----- 5:54 12:30 6:43 1:15 7:27 1:58 8:10

SUN Rises 7:40 7:41 7:42 7:42 7:43 7:44 7:45 7:45 7:46 7:47 6:48 6:49 6:49 6:50 6:51 6:52 6:53 6:53 6:54 6:55

MOON Sets Rises Sets 6:53 NoMoon 1:16p 6:52 12:19a 1:56p 6:52 1:11a 2:33p 6:51 2:04a 3:08p 6:50 2:58a 3:43p 6:49 3:52a 4:18p 6:48 4:48a 4:55p 6:47 5:47a 5:34p 6:47 6:48a 6:17p 6:46 7:51a 7:04p 5:45 7:56a 6:56p 5:44 9:00a 7:53p 5:44 10:01a 8:54p 5:43 10:58a 9:58p 5:42 11:49a 11:02p 5:42 12:36p NoMoon 5:41 1:18p 12:06a 5:40 1:57p 1:08a 5:40 2:35p 2:08a 5:39 3:13p 3:07a

P.M. Minor 11:55 12:20 1:05 1:47 2:28 3:08 3:48 4:32 5:19 6:12 6:11 7:15 8:21 9:26 10:30 11:28 ----12:44 1:29 2:11

Major 5:43 6:31 7:16 7:58 8:39 9:19 10:00 10:44 11:33 12:26 ----1:00 2:05 3:12 4:15 5:14 6:08 6:56 7:41 8:23

SUN Rises 8:01 8:01 8:02 8:03 8:04 8:05 8:06 8:07 8:08 8:09 7:10 7:11 7:12 7:13 7:14 7:15 7:16 7:17 7:18 7:19

Sets 7:00 6:59 6:58 6:57 6:55 6:54 6:53 6:52 6:51 6:50 5:49 5:49 5:48 5:47 5:46 5:45 5:44 5:44 5:43 5:42

MOON Rises Sets NoMoon 1:04p 12:06a 1:43p 12:58a 2:20p 1:51a 2:56p 2:44a 3:30p 3:39a 4:06p 4:35a 4:42p 5:34a 5:21p 6:35a 6:04p 7:39a 6:51p 7:43a 6:43p 8:47a 7:40p 9:48a 8:41p 10:45a 9:44p 11:37a 10:49p 12:23p 11:52p 1:05p NoMoon 1:45p 12:55a 2:22p 1:55a 3:00p 2:54a

MOON Rises NoMoon 12:23a 1:17a 2:12a 3:08a 4:05a 5:04a 6:05a 7:09a 8:14a 8:21a 9:26a 10:27a 11:23a 12:13p 12:57p 1:37p 2:13p 2:49p 3:23p

Sets 1:40p 2:18p 2:53p 3:27p 3:59p 4:32p 5:06p 5:43p 6:23p 7:08p 6:59p 7:55p 8:56p 10:01p 11:07p NoMoon 12:14a 1:18a 2:21a 3:23a

FOR THE TABLE Cedar planked wild salmon with spinach and feta cheese 2 wild salmon fillets with skin on Olive oil 1/2 cup feta cheese 4 ounces soft cream cheese 2 or 3 scallions, chopped 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped Salt and pepper Soak cedar planks in water or wine for an hour or two. Rub olive oil on both sides of the fillets and sprinkle on salt and pepper. Place

cedar planks in a shallow baking disk and then add salmon on top of the cedar planks. Mix feta cheese and the soft cream cheese.

Mash it up good with a fork. Add the chopped fresh scallions, greens and all. Add cup of chopped fresh spinach. Mix all together and add mixture on top of salmon. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until the salmon is pink and flaky.

— Amazing Fish Recipes

Venison meatloaf 2 pounds ground venison 3 eggs 1 sleeve of saltine crackers, crushed 1/2 cup ketchup 1/2 cup barbecue sauce 1/2 large onion chopped 1/2 bell pepper chopped Garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup of brown sugar In a large bowl mix the venison, eggs, crackers, ketchup and barbecue sauce. Then add seasonings; mix this up just until everything

is blended. Do not overmix; it will make meat tough. Put into whatever size pan you want shape it, then sprinkle brown sugar on top.

Add water to pan up to half of the depth of the meatloaf. Cover loosely with foil. Preheat the oven to 375 and cook for an hour and half or until you can smell it; it will be done then. The last 20 minutes of cooking time you can add more barbecue/ketchup sauce to it if desired, then finish baking.

— Living Legendary

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October 29

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below the dam is not included in the section of river being considered for changes in harvest regulations and would not be affected by this change. Regulations there would remain at a five-fish daily bag limit with no minimum length limit.

According to Marcos De Jésus, TPWD biologist in

San Marcos, the proposed changes are in the very early stages and based on lots of scientific data.

“This is something we have been working on the past several years,” De Jésus said. “We have looked at lots of scientific data; mostly temperature data and we are working with the Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited to see where the fish do well in the summer and the best places for summer survival.

“The section below the dam remains the coolest with optimal survival rates.”

De Jésus said he has heard from a few anglers and the responses have been positive.

“No outbreaks of controversies,” he said. “We haven’t officially proposed anything yet; we want to know how the idea will play with anglers.”

People wishing to comment can contact De Jésus at marcos.dejesus@tpwd.texas.gov.

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Lands Deer Permits.

Several cold fronts pushing through in midOctober had many hunters smiling.

In East Texas, some good bucks have been taken in the Pineywoods, although nothing comes close to several of the unexpected giants that emerged the past few years from this overlooked part of the state.

In South Texas, many bucks are still in bachelor groups and strictly on feeding patterns with the rut still about two months away.

“The recent rains have definitely helped the range conditions,” said Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologist Daniel Kunz, “but it hasn’t helped the hunters. Most of South Texas looks really good — it is green everywhere. I’ve seen some big deer already shot with bows and rifles on MLDP properties.”

Kunz said it was still to early to gauge the season, but he said he already knows it will be better than the last two seasons, antler-wise.

“It’s a hair above average so far,” he said.

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Mendietta has caught some trout in the 30-inch range this month.

Farther north in Sabine, anglers are targeting trout under schools of shad all over the lake. Most anglers are using scented plastics or top-water lures. Look for birds working and target areas of grass and shell.

Capt. Chris Martin at Bay Flats Lodge reported a trout bite around San Antonio Bay, with some decent trout caught.

“Live shrimp tipped under a popping cork is working well over tapered shell near deep-water access,” he said. “Also plum chartreuse rigged under popping corks has paid off. Most our boats are power poling down or anchoring up on the windward side of the shell reefs.”

Hard north winds hampered fishing during much of the middle of October.

Even with the tough conditions, good fish are being caught in guts around Corpus Christi Bay and Oso Bay on top-waters and waders working grass flats.

“There are going to be some really nice deer taken later this season. It will definitely be better than last season.”

Farther north, the Hill Country region received some much-needed rainfall in October and it helped range conditions, although it might have hurt hunters waiting on deer to come to corn feeders.

“We had a great rainfall and then the deer kind of disappeared a little bit,” said Kerr County hunter James Thomas. “The acorns have started falling and the deer are hitting those hard. The corn has become a secondary food source with all of the natural forage on the ranch.

“We have started seeing some light rutting activity on the cooler mornings, but the mature bucks are not ready yet.”

STARTING TO MOVE: Big bucks are beginning to show themselves in many parts of the state, including the coastal prairies and Hill Country. Photo by David J. Sams, LSON.

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NATIONAL Montana issues warning for fish consumption Three state agencies issued fish consumption advisories for northern pike and rainbow trout on a 105mile stretch of the Clark Fork River in western Montana.

A “do not eat” advisory was issued for northern pike, and a “four meal per month” limit for rainbow trout, from the Clark Fork’s confluence with the Bitterroot River, near Missoula, to the confluence with the Flathead River, near Paradise.

The advisories were issued by the Montana departments of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Environmental Quality and Public Health and Human Services in response to contaminant investigations in fish immediately downstream of the Smurfit Stone Container mill site in Frenchtown.

Research this summer by FWP turned up dioxins, furans, and polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBscontaminants commonly associated with the pulp and paper mill industry, in northern pike and rainbow trout taken from the river.

Other species of fish from the Clark Fork River haven’t been studied at this time.

— DPHHS

Collegiate Bass Fishing Series schedule announced The 2014 Cabela’s Collegiate Bass Fishing Series presented by BoatUS will be nationally televised and hosted on some of the nation’s top fisheries.

The series will include:

Collegiate Bass Fishing Open — March 14-16, 2014 — Lake Chickamauga; Dayton, Tenn.

Cabela’s Collegiate Big Bass Bash — April 4-5, 2014 — Kentucky Lake; Paris, Tenn.

BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship — May 28-30, 2014 — Pickwick Lake; Florence, Ala. “The Collegiate Bass Fishing Series provides an opportunity for young anglers from across the country to showcase their skills and passion,” said Scott Williams, Cabela’s chief marketing officer.

“Cabela’s is proud to support this event and its competitors, who represent a strong future for fishing and outdoor industries.”

— Cabela’s

New Mexico hunter shoots desert bighorn Glenn Fuller of Farmington became the first New Mexico resident to draw for and successfully hunt a desert bighorn sheep since the species was removed from the state’s threatened and endangered species list in 2011.

New Mexico made history when the species was restored by conservation efforts spearheaded by the department and funded by hunters. The population rebounded from fewer than 70 in 1980 to approximately 750 in 2012. Restoration has been made possible by multiple bighorn sheep transplant operations and by managing mountain lion populations. Mountain lions aggressively prey on bighorn sheep.

Fuller shot the trophy ram, estimated to score 173 inches, in the rugged Hatchet Mountains located in the bootheel of the state. Only 21 desert bighorn sheep tags were

available to hunters. Hunters are eligible to draw only one desert bighorn sheep ram license in their lifetime.

— NMGFD

Blizzard hits Dakota pheasants An early October blizzard in western South Dakota and southwestern North Dakota took its toll on the pheasant populations, but officials say it is too early to tell the extent of the losses.

South Dakota’s pheasant numbers were already hampered by weather conditions over the past year, and preseason counts were lower than normal.

“The focus has been on public safety and dealing with catastrophic livestock losses,” Chad Switzer, Game Fish and Parks wildlife program administrator, said. “We have only had a scattering of reports from landowners and other individuals who are out in the fields. There is no question that the blizzard had an impact on wildlife, but we have not observed or had any reports of any wildlife losses at a level comparable to the devastating impacts this storm had on livestock.” GFP has also received reports of pheasant loss in Perkins and Bennett counties due to the storm.

“These are vast, open areas where it is difficult to quantify precise impacts from the blizzard,” Switzer said. “We will continue to monitor for losses through observations by our staff, reports from hunters and landowners.”

Hunters in some areas in the southwestern part of North Dakota reported a poor opening weekend, and said that numbers of dead birds were seen.

— Staff report

Waterfowl seasons set in Oklahoma Season dates and bag limits for Oklahoma duck and goose hunting have been set.

In the Panhandle counties this year, duck season will run from Oct. 12 through Jan. 8, with youth waterfowl hunting days set for Oct. 5-6. In Zone 1, which includes most of northwest Oklahoma excluding the Panhandle, duck season will run from Oct. 26 through Dec. 1 and Dec. 14 through Jan. 19. Youth waterfowl days in Zone 1 will be Oct. 12-13. Zone 2 duck season dates will be Nov. 2 through Dec. 1 and Dec. 14 through Jan. 26, with youth waterfowl days slated for Oct. 19-20. The daily limit of six ducks may include no more than: five mallards (only two may be hens), three wood ducks, three scaup, two redheads, two pintails and two canvasback.

The season for Canada geese this year will be Nov. 2 through Dec. 1 and Dec. 14 through Feb. 16; for white-fronted geese, Nov. 2 through Dec. 1 and Dec. 14 through Feb. 9; for light geese including snow, blue and Ross’, Nov. 2 through Dec. 1 and Dec. 14 through Feb. 16. The sandhill crane season will be Oct. 19 through Jan. 19, and the Conservation Order Light Goose Season will be Feb. 17 through March 30.

— ODWC

California bans lead ammo Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill banning lead ammunition for hunting in California.

The statewide ban takes effect in 2019.

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Brown noted that hunters and anglers are “the original conservationists” and that switching to nontoxic ammunition “will allow them to continue the conservation heritage of California.”

He stated the ban was to help protect the endangered California condor.

Brown also vetoed several gun bills, including SB 374 that would have defined all semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines as “assault weapons,” banning their future sale and transfer and requiring current owners to register and pay a fee. In vetoing that bill Brown wrote: ”I don’t believe that this bill’s blanket ban on semi-automatic rifles would reduce criminal activity or enhance public safety enough to warrant this infringement on gun owners’ rights.”

— Staff report

Nebraska man dies in hunting accident A 48-year-old Omaha man has died following a hunting incident near Macy in northeast Nebraska on Sunday, October 20.

The incident took place on the Omaha Indian Reservation, where an early deer hunting season was in progress. The victim was in a fiveperson hunting party when he was shot in the buttocks with a rifle.

He was transported to a Winnebago hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy has been ordered.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Nebraska State Patrol, Omaha tribal officers and Thurston County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.

— NGPC

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was Johnson’s main sponsor. “We earned his business through our service department and became a sponsor of his. He was a great guy. He would give you the shirt off his back.

I don’t know a single person that would say a bad thing about Jimmy.”

Parker said it is a shame to lose a great guy to something so small as robbing a bass boat.

“That is about as sorry as you can get,” he said. “For anybody to be taken in such a meaningless way is really tragic. He was a great husband and really focused the last few years on taking care of his mother.

“It really is a shame.”

One day after the shooting, Jackson police announced they had a suspect in custody.

Jackson police said in a news release that Shun Brown “confessed to being responsible for the death” of Johnson.

Brown has been charged with capital murder.

Fellow anglers and tournament directors were shocked at the loss.

“Jimmy was a terrific angler, as he has

Oklahoma angler wins on Texoma

Jeff Reynolds of Calera, Okla., won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Regional on Lake Texoma with a three-day total of 15 bass totaling 42 pounds, 2 ounces.

Reynolds said he used a top-water bait, local knowledge and a lot of gas to pick up his second BFL win of 2013 and qualify for the AllAmerican.

“I just turned 40 and I’ve lived here since I was born,” said Reynolds. “I’ve fished here all my life. It kind of threw me for a loop; normally by this time in October the fish have moved back into the creeks and they’re pretty easy to catch. My biggest key was super, super-shallow water. The gizzard shad were up on little bitty flat points — really, really shallow points. It was mainly a timing deal; you had to be there at the right time. I bet I hit 50 spots per day.”

Reynolds had to change tactics depending on the weather.

“When the sun came out the bass would get more on the points that had something on them and hold closer to that cover,” he said. “When it was cloudy or morning they would be roaming.

“I caught a mix of smallmouth and largemouth. I had a few places I knew had smallmouth that I would hit a bunch of times during the day, because I knew if I caught one it would be a good one. I’m pretty excited. For a weekend angler that makes your year —- winning that much money in one tournament, that’s huge.”

— BFL

shown through the Bassmaster Opens,” Chris Bowes, senior tournament manager for the Bassmaster Opens. “More than that, he was a tremendous guy.

“He will be deeply missed.”

— Staff report

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By Conor Harrison Lone Star outdoor newS

Wouldn’t we all like an uncle that took us hunting and let us kill huge bucks?

That is exactly what 11-year-old Taylor Holland of Bay City has with her uncle, Larry Livanec. Holland was lucky enough to hunt a ranch in Frio County for the second straight year.

Last season, she shot a 156-inch monster and followed that up on Oct. 5 with a 153-inch double drop-tine buck.

“It was a morning hunt and we had to get up really early,” Holland said. “The deer weren’t coming to the feeder, so we had to wait a long time before he showed up. When he came out, I started really shaking. I got the gun up and made sure he turned broadside.”

Holland was shooting a 6mm, but she had to wait before the buck gave her a good shot.

“When I got my scope on him, he turned the wrong way and I had to wait for five minutes before taking the shot,” she said. “He finally turned broadside and I shot him. He dropped but he got back up. The guide said to shoot him in the neck, so I did and he fell down for good.”

Holland said the buck

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weekend his first pronghorn last Tyler Brimager, 12, got early in him g sin mis h oug Alth out in Hudspeth County. the he caught back up with the morning at 200 yards, harvest at about the de ma and on rno old buck in the afte er. hunt for both son and fath 100 yards. An awesome

Young hunter takes big double drop-tine buck

ALL SMILES: Taylor Holland shows the big double drop-tine buck she harvested with her uncle, Larry Livanec. Photo by Kelly Holland.

got bigger as she got closer.

“I thought I’d missed him, and I was surprised when he fell,” she said. “I was so excited my teeth were rattling. He just got bigger as we got closer.”

In a nearby blind, Taylor’s mom, Kelly, heard the shots and wondered what was going on.

“I hunt with a camera, so I was in another blind not too far away,” Kelly said. “They had not been seeing this

buck during the day, so there was no guarantee that they would get him. I heard a shot, and then another one a minute later. I was thinking, ‘Oh heck, what is going on?’”

Kelly didn’t have long to wait before the family was admiring Taylor’s buck.

And of course, the young hunter already has plans for her trophy.

“I am getting him mounted and I already have a place on the wall,” she said.

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Conservation groups support Proposition 6 The Texas Outdoor Partners, a group of 37 outdoor organizations representing more than 3 million hunters, anglers, landowners, conservationists and natural resource professionals have announced their support for Proposition 6, on the Texas ballot in the general election Nov. 5.

Ballet Proposition 6 reads: “The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas to assist in the financing of priority projects in the state water plan to ensure the availability of adequate water resources.”

The constitutional amendment was approved during the regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature by overwhelming majorities in both the Texas House and Texas Senate.

Texas Outdoor Partners include Austin Woods and Waters Club, Coastal Conservation

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Association of Texas, Dallas Safari Club, Ducks Unlimited, Houston Safari Club, Lone Star Bowhunters Association, Quail Coalition, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Texas Association of Bass Clubs, Texas Bighorn Society, Texas Deer Association, Texas Trophy Hunters Association, Texas Wildlife Association, Texas Wildlife and Fisheries Management Council and others.

— Staff report

Pleading guilty A former Upshur County commissioner arrested in October 2012 for holding a state game warden at gunpoint pled guilty to the third-degree felony offense of taking a firearm from a peace officer and further admitted in his plea that he could be found guilty of aggravated assault on a public servant.

In 115th Dist. Court, visiting judge William Porter sentenced Lloyd Allen Crabtree to 10 years in prison, but placed him on probation for five years. In addition, Crabtree was ordered to publicly apologize to the game warden and other law enforcement officers

who responded to the scene last year.

Crabtree also will have to pay a $1,000 fine, take an anger management class, pay court costs and other fees as well as perform 240 hours of community service. While on probation he will have to submit to monthly drug tests and will be barred from drinking alcohol. As a convicted felon, he will be prohibited from possessing any firearms or ammunition.

The charges to which Crabtree pled guilty stem from an Oct. 6, 2012 incident in which the game warden was disarmed and detained by two armed men while the officer was making a routine check for hunting law violations on private property in Upshur County.

The game warden used his cell phone to call for help, and soon numerous local and state officers came to his assistance and ended the situation with no shots fired.

Crabtree’s son, Todd A. Crabtree, 28, was indicted in January on three felony charges: One count of aggravated assault on a peace officer (first degree felony); one count of taking a weapon from a peace officer (third degree felony); and one count of unlawful

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restraint with a deadly weapon (third degree felony). The charges against him are still pending.

Initially, the father and son had been held at the Upshur County Jail in lieu of $1.5 million bond each.

— TPWD

Outdoor writer, editor Don Zaidle passes away Texas Fish & Game editor in chief Don Zaidle passed away on Saturday, October 12 at his home in Poolville after a brief illness.

Zaidle was born on Jan. 31, 1958 in Fort Worth. He married Barbara Russell in 1979.

Zaidle served as editor in chief for the magazine for more than a decade.

“For the past dozen years, he has been the voice, the heart, and the conscience of these vessels that reach hundreds of thousands of Texas sportsmen,” said TF&G publisher Roy Neves.

— Staff report

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WORLD FISHING NETWORK George Poveromo’s Saltwater Fishing Kayak Bassin’ TV The Kayak Fishing Show w/ Jim Sammons Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing Force on Force Fishing the Flats The New Fly Fisher Angler West TV

PURSUIT CHANNEL Bear Whisperer Hartcraft Hunting Adventures Southern Woods and Water TV The Bucket List Hank Parker 3D Wildlife Pursuit TV Bowhunting Addiction KT Diaries Canadian Whitetail TV Americana Outdoors Bloodline Spook Nation Mayhem OD PURSUIT CHANNEL Outdoor Insights Game On The RUSH Spiritual Outdoor Adventures Honey Brake Experience Game Keepers Save the Habitat, Save the Hunt Mississippi Outdoors Open Season Outdoor TV Classics Outdoor TV Classics The High Road North Amercian Safari Hank Parker 3D PURSUIT CHANNEL Huntin’ Is Good!

Campfire Stories StruttinBucks “The Juncture” Wallhanger TV Backland Experiences Hunting Connection TV Big Boy Adventures TNT Outdoors Explosion Trophy State of Mind Bob Redfern’s Outdoor Magazine Backland Experiences Save the Habitat, Save the Hunt American Trigger Sports Network PURSUIT CHANNEL Young Guns Complete Season Trigger Time TV American Airgunner American Trigger Sports Network Gun Talk TV Doug Koenig’s Championship Season Guns & Gear TV 3 Gun Nation 3 Gun Nation Tuff Girls

Reel Fishy Jobs with Mark Melnyk Offshore Adventure Quest WORLD FISHING NETWORK Sportfishing on the Fly In the Loop Fly Nation The New Fly Fisher Game Fisher’s Diary Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing Joy of Fishing BC Outdoors Sport Fishing

Reel Fishy Jobs with Mark Melnyk Hookin’ Up with Mariko Izumi WORLD FISHING NETWORK Copout Outdoor Adventures IGFA Saltwater Adventures Big Coast Sportfishing Inside Sport Fishing The Kayak Fishing Show w/ Jim Sammons Bob Izumi’s Real Fishing The New Fly Fisher Canadian Sportfishing

Reel Fishy Jobs with Mark Melnyk Lost Lake WORLD FISHING NETWORK Fishing the Flats Fishing Texas Florida Adventure Quest FlatsClass Belize Outdoors Inside Sport Fishing Angler West TV Westcoast Sporting Journal

Backwoods Angler TV Fish TV WORLD FISHING NETWORK Lindner’s Angling Edge The Next Bite TV John Gillespie’s Water & Woods Musky Hunter The Session Season on the Edge Jarrett Edwards Outdoors Fish TV

Copout Outdoor Adventures Canadian Sportfishing WORLD FISHING NETWORK American Fly Guide Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction IGFA Saltwater Adventures Boat Fishing With Barham FLW Tour FLW Tour Fishing 411 BC Outdoors Sport Fishing

Prime Time is a new section for our readers.

Here at LSON, we got tired of searching the Internet, TV Guide or menus on our digital cable boxes to find the latest hunting and fishing shows.

So, we decided if we don’t like it, our readers probably don’t either.

Well, here it is. A handy guide to allow you one easy step to find the best outdoors shows in primetime.

If you are looking for Saturday and Sunday morning shows, along with programming during other hours, go to lsonews.com as we are out hunting and fishing during those times.

If you have any suggestions, please send an email to news@ lonestaroutdoornews.com.

Catch the WildLifers on NBC Sports Check out one of the best hunting shows on television as the WildLifers head south to Argentina on Nov. 3.

There are more than just birds down in Argentina. Along with great bird hunting, some of the most exciting big game action around is found in Argentina.

On the Nov. 3 edition of WildLifers, the show features Argentina Part 1: Venture across the globe with Dan Braman and Jimmy Brown to hunt in South America.

WildLifers showcases lifelong outdoorsmen Dan Braman and Jimmy Brown of Mellon Creek Outfitters, two very different personalities pursuing one common goal: experiencing the best in hunting adventures around the world — from game-rich southeast Texas to the snowcovered valleys of Canada in North America, as well as far across the plains of Africa and into the mountains of South America — while gaining insight to enhance the Mellon Creek experience.

Nov. 3, NBC Sports, 5 a.m.

Central.

Beyond the Cast Bass West USA TV

Reel Fishy Jobs with Mark Melnyk In the Loop

NBC SPORTS Under Wild Skies Whitetail Diaries Eye of the Hunter North to Alaska Territories Wild Deer Hunting TV Outdoor Secrets North American Hunter

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