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Favorite water temps for bass By Jillian Mock

For Lone Star Outdoor News If you’re looking for the right water temperature to land a monster bass this fall, watch what the baitfish do as the temps decline. “This’ll be the start of the fall turn on,” said fishing guide Mark Stevenson as he weighed in at a tournament on Lake Fork last weekend and reflected on the cooling water temperatures. Please turn to page 11

CONTENTS

BIG WEEKEND: Dove season opened September 18 in the South Zone of Texas, and thousands of hunters of all ages were out in the field with many experiencing good shoots. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Dove season in the South Zone was great for many Texas hunters, while others struggled in areas that usually produce. Near Pearsall, though, the birds cooperated.

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“It is absolutely amazing; all three nights of the weekend we limited out in about 45 minutes,” said Zach Gates, who hunted mostly by water holes. “They seem very healthy and seemed heavier than in the last four years. I think the heavy rains followed by all of the dry

weather helped us.” While excellent reports also came from Hidalgo, Refugio, Wharton and Kleberg counties, other areas didn’t produce the birds normally seen on the opener. Atascosa County hunters only shot a few birds near Pleasan-

ton, where the opener is often a shooting celebration. A lack of available food appeared to be the reason. As it turned out, the hunters were just a little too far north. At a ranch along the Atascosa/ McMullen County line, limits were the norm for a group of 35 Please turn to page 20

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Choose bowhunting spots based on type of oak By Craig Nyhus

PICKING FAVORITES: Crossbow hunters should keep an eye on the oak trees and set up next to the ones with signs of deer activity and with the most acorns on the ground. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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When the acorns start falling, sitting by a corn feeder can be a lonely place for a bowhunter. With archery season beginning in Texas on October 1, many of the 175,000 Texas bowhunters have been scouting the stands of oak trees to see if the trees are holding acorns and if they are on the ground. Hunters know the acorns drop in the fall, but still get surprised when the deer are nowhere to be seen. Other wonder why the deer aren’t eating the acorns

Dove with flintlock

Vines as deer food

A young Texas hunter fulfilled his wish of using a Revolutionary War-era musket to bag a dove. Page 4

Not all vines are bad, even if they cause hunters to stumble. Some are good deer food sources. Page 4

they are watching from their treestand. When do the acorns drop? “That’s a complicated question,” said Eric Taylor, an extension forestry specialist with Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Overton. “It’s a matter of complex tree physiology and has to do with air temperatures, soil moisture and other factors that trigger the hormones in the tree that leads to the acorns dropping.” Billy Higginbotham, a wildlife and fisheries specialist with Texas AgriLife, said some have already started. “They are dropping now in East Texas,” he said. “It may be a little early in other Please turn to page 5

FISHING

New reef in the works Red tide at midcoast

Thanks to the efforts of avid offshore anglers, a new artificial reef is planned out from the South Padre Island jetties. Page 8

The annual red tide may be larger this year, with reported fish kills including sport fish. Page 9

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Shooting dove with a flintlock By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Colin Wilson had an unusual fascination. He wanted to shoot a dove with a flintlock. It all started back in July, when he helped guide a hunter at his father’s ranch. The hunter, part of a group of 20 veterans belonging to the Boot Campaign, a group that promotes patriotism for America and its military, were hosted at Whitetail and Wing Shooting Ranch of Texas, and Colin, now a sophomore at Champion High School in Boerne, guided a customer named Chris on a spot-and-stalk scimitar-horned oryx hunt. “We sort of bonded,” Colin said. “He was a Navy Seal for 27 years. It turned out we both wanted muskets at the same time.” The pair met up again later in the summer and Colin got a tour of the Navy base. “He was from Virginia Beach, and my grandparents took me there on a summer vacation,” Colin said, “so he showed me around.” It was on that Virginia vacation that Colin, after visiting museums in Jamestown and Yorktown, where the Revolutionary War ended, persuaded his grandparents to buy half of the musket and he would buy the other half. Colin’s father, Craig, said the musket is quite the sight. “It’s long and heavy,” he said. “It barely fits in the back seat of the truck.” Colin had done his research, and explained the operation of the gun. “I started looking around, found one online on YouTube, learned the basics, and watched a video of a guy shooting a dove,” he said. “The gun is a muzzleloader, a flintlock musket. You have a piece of box flint, a hammer, and a striker called a frizzen. When the flint hits the striker, it lights powder and it goes.” His gun, a Fusil de Chasse, is a French-made flintlock meaning “the hunting gun,” originally made in the 1690s.

NEW TWIST WITH OLD GUN: After becoming interested in flintlocks used at the time of the Revolutionary War, Colin Wilson of Boerne finally obtained one, loaded it with bird shot and used it dove hunting in South Texas. Photo by Craig Wilson, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Here today, gone tomorrow

More vines, more food for deer

Teal moving quickly through Texas

SNACK TIME: With wetter conditions, especially earlier in the summer, deer found an abundance of vines to add to their diet. Certain types of vines are favored by the whitetails. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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IN AND OUT: Teal have been migrating through the state, with hunters seeing none one day, followed by flocks of birds several days later. Photo by Scott Sommerlatte, for Lone Star Outdoor News.

For some Texas hunters, the early teal season has been the best in years. Others saw the bluewings arrive and then leave, or be nowhere to be seen but show up in droves later in the 16-day season. East Texas hunters seemed to fare best, with limits reported north of Greenville and in Van Zandt County, and rice field hunters saw the birds move in. To the south, Randy Wheeler guides hunters in the coastal prairies at the Garwood Hunting Club, where groups had good, but not great, success both weekends. Please turn to page 7

As they walk across the pasture, many Texas hunters are feeling something new at their feet this year, causing some to utter phrases in frustration as they nearly trip. “What are all these vines?” Before cursing all of the vines, though, think again, say biologists. They may be food for the deer. In early September, after some late-summer rains in Willacy County, deer were seen ignoring corn and other food sources for a low-growing plant covering much of the grass. After viewing an image of the plant, Forrest Smith, South Texas Natives director at Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, said the plant looks like a vine but is actually something else. “It looks like mistflower,” he said. “It kind of grows in a big mess like a vine, but it is more of subshrub. It puts on a lot of lush, new growth when we get the fall rains. I have certainly heard of deer eating it before.” Smith said the plant is not ranked as one of the deer’s preferred foods. “It can be important, though, and it’s a common plant in South Texas and the deer Please turn to page 25

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Wind, moisture affects when the acorns fall Continued from page 1

areas, but a high wind will put a lot of acorns on the ground.” Higginbotham said while acorns are a preferred feed for deer, some are better than others. “There is what they call the White Oak Group, consisting of white oaks and post oaks,” he said. “And there is the Red Oak Group, consisting of red oaks and water oaks. “The White Oak Group flowers and produces fruit in the same year, and are more palatable to the deer, given a choice.” The Red Oak Group flowers one year and produces fruit the next. What about live oaks? They are in their own group, Taylor said. They produce fruit every year but are a little more bitter than the white oaks. The taste of the acorns has to do with tannins (an organic substance present in acorns that can be used in tanning leather) that are deposited in the acorns. “They are there to keep insects at bay,” Taylor said. “All oak trees have the tannins, but the red oaks have more and the taste is more bitter. White oaks are less bitter and favored more by the deer, even though the red oaks are more nutritious.” Taylor said the tannins also keep the acorns more viable after they have fallen. “It helps them remain more viable,” he said. “Once the acorns start to ferment or rot, they are less palatable. The red oaks have a longer shelf life.” Higginbotham’s preferred scouting method involves a pair of binoculars as opposed to stomping around stands of trees right before the season starts. “Get under the trees and look at the acorns,” he said. “It’s the best way to scout.” Jon Macias, the general manager of Live Oak Archery in College Station, is an avid bowhunter and has mixed feelings regarding acorns. “They can be your friend and they can be your worst enemy,” he said. “If you have a smaller patch of trees that are dropping that’s great, but acorns make it tough because deer will go where it is very thick and they are protected, and there are so many trees that it’s hard to pick a spot where you can get close enough.” “A lot of years we just hunt through the time period when they are dropping, then after it rains the acorns will rot and you can go back to hunting food plots and feeders.”

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Young 4-H’ers bag first dove with Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News For seven members of the Helotes 4-H, it was an afternoon to remember, with dove, fried catfish and fun. Will Terrell, an 8th grader, had never hunted. Neither had his dad, Jason. “I grew up in the city and my family had no interest,” Jason said. “When Will showed interest, I was all in.” Will didn’t have a gun to use. When asked what he wanted, he replied, “A 12 gauge.” He was loaned an over-and-under and within 20 minutes had his first dove. Ten minutes later, he asked for more shells. “How many did you bring?” David Sams asked him. “One box,” Will said. He was given more ammo, along with instructions on where the effective 35- to 40-yard range ends. For some, the hunt was a family affair. Ulisses Guzman, a 6th grader, brought his dad, Carlos, his mom, Connie, his grandmother and his 4-yearold sister, Alejandra. When he shot his first dove, Alejandra carried the whitewing the rest of the evening. Jake Dunn, a 10th grader, shot his first two dove on the hunt, with his father, John. “This is my first time dove hunting,” Jake said. “I’ve never had the chance before.” Logan Lusk, 13, had hunted deer, nilgai and javelina as part of the King Ranch Youth Hunt. He also shoots on the 4-H shooting team, but this was his first time hunting birds. Although timing the shots to when the birds were in range was a challenge, a flock of pigeons zoomed overhead and he showed his skill. Cooper and Maelyn McDaniel were hunting with their dad, Casey. Please turn to page 20

FIRST TIME: Cooper McDaniel takes aim at a dove while his sister, Maelyn, and father, Casey, watch while on a hunt with Lone Star Outdoor News Foundation. Photo by David J. Sams, Lone Star Outdoor News.

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Teal hunters happy in East Texas Continued from page 4

“Opening weekend was good, there were more birds on Saturday than Sunday,” he said. “But Wednesday, two guys went out and they each killed two birds.” Hunting improved the second weekend. “Most of our groups killed limits on Saturday, except for mine,” he said. “I picked the wrong hole to hunt. On Sunday, we had lots of birds. My group didn’t finish their limits but they had plenty of opportunities.” Near Matagorda, the flooded rice that was void of teal opening weekend filled with birds for the second weekend of the season. At the Thunderbird Hunting Club, a few days before the second weekend, the ponds were ready for the teal but the teal weren’t there in huge numbers. A few days later, the diminutive ducks were seemingly everywhere. Along the coast, the story was almost the opposite. Opening weekend was good, and for hunters at the Port Bay Club in Rockport, one of the best openers in recent memory. A similar report came from the Port O’Connor area. After a few days, though, the birds moved on, a common sight for teal hunters. “There are no birds along the coast here,” said one Port O’Connor hunter. “The freshwater ponds inland have birds, though.” The estimated blue-winged teal population is 8.5 million, many of which pass through Texas during their early migration. Timing one’s hunt to the brief window when the birds are passing through the area is another matter. Teal season ends September 27. The limit is six birds, but only blue-winged, greenwinged or cinnamon teal may be harvested. —Staff report

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New reef planned near South Padre Island Efforts of residents make idea a reality By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News Bob Glick and his brother, Gary, both avid offshore fishermen from the Rio Grande Valley, had an idea that may turn out to be a reality. “We decided another reef in Texas’ waters in our area was needed,” he said. “We have very little structure out here within nine miles of the coast and within a reasonable boat ride from South Padre Island, and the season in federal waters is so short.” Glick, also the former director of the Texas International Fishing Tournament at South Padre Island and owner of Glick Twins gun shop in Pharr, noted that the artificial reef that sits just outside the mouth of the Rio Grande at Port Isabel wasn’t a prime, or always safe, fishing spot. The Glicks contacted Texas Parks and Wildlife Department about reefing, and Dale Shively, of the TWPD Artificial Reef Program, initially thought expanding the Port Isabel reef was the preferred option. “It gets poached and gill-netted constantly by Mexican Nationals,” Glick said. “The Coast Guard has quite a collection of pangas seized off that reef to dispose of. We got him in touch with James Dunks, who heads up law enforcement for this area, and he and Dale got together. Then we started having some success.” Dunks said enforcement at the Port Isabel reef is nearly impossible. “Adding more reefs along the border is like putting a deer feeder along a fence line,” he said. “We need to keep the panga boats off of our new reef. Dale Shively and I put our heads together to help them pick a good spot.” The proposed location will be panga-free, Dunks said. “They won’t go there,” he said, “because they will get caught. The area proposed is absolutely perfect, especially with our prevailing southeast winds — smaller boats can get out there.” Dunks helped gain the support of the Coastal Conservation Association, and with the support from numerous stakeholders, including the South Padre Island and Port Isabel chambers of commerce, landowners, commercial fishermen and others, and after the shrimpers indicated they weren’t opposed to the reef, the permitting process is moving forward. Glick stressed the importance of the reef reaching from deep to shallower water to help the survival of juvenile fish. “The survival rate of juvenile fish on deep reefs is low,” he said. “We want the reef to be more than a harvesting location. There is very little structure out here. There used to be limestone chunks and large, clay balls, so many that shrimpers would have to cut their nets in the 1960s.” NEW FISHING SPOT: Although it may be a few years away, reef anglers may have a new place to fish in state waters near South Padre Island. Photo by Lone Star Outdoor News.

Bull reds off and running

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Potential at Wright Patman Lake Catfish and crappie leading the way

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BIG FISH: Texas anglers anticipate the bull red run each year, usually in October in many areas.

Most coastal anglers mark their calendars for October as the time to look for big reds. If recent reports are any indication, some may want to head to the coast now. At the 61st Street Pier in Galveston, several bulls have been landed over the past several days. “The water is still green and calm,” according to the pier’s daily report. Near Rockport, Richie Beard was fishing with guide Capt. Johan Coombs and landed a 41-inch red. “They have been showing up, and we’re picking up a few each day,” Coombs said. “This one might have been kind of a freak, we haven’t seen a red like this in awhile.” Coombs said the fishing for big reds has slipped up the calendar the past few years. “It has started earlier,” he said. “We think maybe the drought years helped make the redfish start running a little early, but this year it is starting, too. It may be a little bit more on time this year.”

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While anglers are eager for the cooler days of fall in far Northeast Texas, some are having success, especially as the crappie move out of the depths toward more shallow water. Megan Mathis of Maud Bait & Tackle said they shouldn’t have much longer to wait on Wright Patman Lake, an 18,994-acre reservoir located on the Sulphur River in Bowie and Cass counties, 10 miles southwest of Texarkana. “The nice, cool mornings have definitely helped as far as the fishing goes,” she said. “It’s been mostly catfish and crappie.” The majority of anglers are finding their success around structure with real bait, Mathis said. “Mainly they’re using silver minnows or frozen shad,” she said. “Definitely minnows for the crappie.” At Kelly Creek Marina south of Maud, Leon Jennings also blames the weather for the slow bite. “The last two weeks it hasn’t been worth a flip,” he said. “It’s so hot the lake is still getting settled out, and we’re needing some cool weather to get the fish to do something. As soon as the water really cools off, the fish will get going again.” Anglers who would normally catch their limit of crappie are hitting the halfway mark most days, he said, with catfish changing day-to-day and bass slow. “Catfish are hit or miss, depending on if you can find spots around islands on the river side,” he said. “Bass Please turn to page 27

SCENIC EAST TEXAS: Wright Patman Lake receives little pressure but can be a successful spot for catfish, crappie and bass. Photo by LSON.

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Red tide hits Texas On September 14, avid hunter and angler Kacee Floerke went to the beach at Bob Hall Pier in Corpus Christi to do a little surfing. She quickly changed her plans. “Aside from a beautiful sunrise, there was a bad case of red tide,” she said on her Facebook page. “As soon as I got to the beach entrance, I was coughing and my eyes were watering.” Later that day, red tide was confirmed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, after being alerted by the University of Texas Marine Science Institute officials, who first observed the red tide on September 13. Water samples from Horace Caldwell Pier, Bob Hall Pier and Packery Channel confirmed the algae bloom containing brevotoxin, which can kill fish and cause respiratory problems for humans. On the 2coolfishing forum, reports of the red tide began to circulate on September 14. A post by Netboy read: “There is red tide on the beach around Packery jetties. Lots of dead fish and really bad aerosols in the air. Went out there this afternoon and started coughing so left pretty quickly.” Fish kills were observed at Packery Channel and the Gulf Shore of Padre Island from the Packery Channel jetty south to Whitecap St. Beach Access. In addition, fish kills were reported along the Gulf shores of San Jose Island, north of the Aransas Pass Jetty, according to TPWD. The dead fish initially consisted primarily of mullet and menhaden, although a report from the Padre Island National Seashore on September 16 identified some sheepshead, needlefish and eels had washed ashore. By September 18, reports of discolored water and/or red tide aerosals ranged from Freeport to Padre Island National Seashore and South Padre Island, according to TPWD. Water samples collected by the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed concentrations in Redfish Bay, especially near Ransom Point. The southwestern shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay also held concentrations of red tide. The extent of the red tide along the Padre Island Na-

tional Seashore caused the annual Sharkathon Texas Shark Rodeo, scheduled for October 2-4, to consider a postponement to one of its posted backup dates, although the final decision will be made after press time. Posting on their website, Sharkathon officials said: “Padre Island National Seashore is currently undergoing a significant ‘Red Tide’ algae bloom and suffering large amounts of fish kills on nearly the entire beach. It was observed that in areas the bloom could be seen from the water’s edge up to several hundred yards offshore. In areas NOT JUST BAITFISH: Capt. Eric Ozolins, who often fishes the surf along the Padre Island National Seashore, without significant red witnessed the effects of red tide with large losses of baitfish and also dead redfish, flounder and spotted seatrout. tide at the water’s edge, Photo by Eric Ozolins. blooms could be seen offshore that were coming towards shore. photos of dead fish at the Packery Bridge but his trip to Bob As per Sharkathon rules, it is stated that if the park is open then the tournament happens. We are having Hall Pier didn’t cause him any respiratory distress and to amend that rule due to the possibility of red tide he saw no dead fish. encompassing the entire 60 miles of beach that the “Gilley, my little dachshund, though, started sneeztournament will be held on.” ing,” he said on his Facebook page. Fish kills expanded, and the Packery Channel fish Red tide is a naturally occurring overgrowth of mikill included trout, flounder and hardhead catfish. croscopic algae that happens from late summer until At 2coolfishing, ACBob said he “ran the back side of early fall, and can last from weeks to months. TPWD Harbor Island then across the ship channel to Mustang will continue to monitor the red tide event. The bloom Point. From Mustang Point across the bay to Sham- does not extend throughout the midcoast, and anglers rock, I hit several pockets of red tide with associated are still fishing. They may have to avoid certain areas, kills. Mullet and menhaden seemed to be the only vic- though. tims so far.” David Sikes of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times saw —Staff report

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TEXAS FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT Stripers shallow on Whitney The warm water temperatures, still hovering in the mid-80s, aren’t keeping the shad in deep water at Lake Whitney, and the striped bass are following them in. Guide Randy Routh of Team Redneck Striper Guide Service has been taking his customers to the shallows in search of big striped bass. Top-waters are working occasionally, but the best bet has been using bucktail jigs and fishing in 4- to 5-feet of water. To contact Randy Routh, call (817) 822-5539.

crawfish-imitating baits, including the Rage Craw and Lobster. Several other fishermen had success with lizards, jigs and Senkos. The fish are schooled up, so they aren’t always easy to find, but once stirred up can create quite a frenzy. Water temperatures are in the mid to upper 80s, and the alligator gar fishing and bowfishing also is good.

Ray Roberts good for crappie, bass

At a tournament held on September 19 out of Falcon Lake Tackle, the winning weight was a whopping 28.22 pounds, and five of the 15 boats participating topped 18 pounds. James Bendele at Falcon Lake Tackle caught more than 75 fish last week, most using

Dannie Golden of Get Bit Guide Service is happy the water levels have dropped to full at the North Texas lake, and he is ready for the water temperatures to drop below the 80s. “The lake is about a foot high,” he wrote in his fishing report. “There is so much shallow cover now on the lake.” The white bass and crappie fishing has been very good, and the white bass are stacking up on the deep points and ridges. To contact Dannie Golden, call (817) 228-5999.

ALAN HENRY: Water stained; 79–86 degrees; 1.35’ low. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching to Texas-rigged blue fleck worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Catfish are fair on chartreuse nightcrawlers. AMISTAD: Water murky; 89–93 degrees; 28.43’ low. Black bass are good on soft plastics, jigs, and drop shots. Catfish are good on cheesebait, shrimp, and liver over baited holes. ATHENS: Water clear; 82–85 degrees; 1.30’ low. Black bass are fair on top-waters and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and nightcrawlers. BASTROP: Water stained; 85–89 degrees. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits, spinner baits, and soft plastics. Channel and blue catfish are good on shrimp, liver, and nightcrawlers. BELTON: Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 0.32’ low. Black bass are good on spinner baits and soft plastics in coves. Hybrid stripers are good on live shad. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 1.52’ low. Black bass are good on square-billed crankbaits, buzzbaits and spinner baits. Crappie are fair on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. BRAUNIG: Water stained. Black bass are fair on crankbaits and watermelon soft plastic worms in reeds. Striped bass are good on liver and shad off points. Redfish are slow. Channel catfish are excellent on liver, shrimp, and cut bait near the dam. BRIDGEPORT: Water lightly stained, 81–84 degrees: 2.83’ low. Black bass are very good on small Texas-rigged soft plastics near shallow cover and bushes. Crappie are good along the bridge and on brush piles. White bass and

waters and shallow-running crankbaits. Bream are good on live worms around stumps near the islands. Channel and blue catfish are good on juglines baited with perch. HUBBARD CREEK: Water offcolor; 81–89 degrees; 18.99’ low. Black bass are fair to good on top-waters early, later switching Texas rigs, shallow- to medium- running crankbaits and Carolina rigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and live shad. JOE POOL: Water stained; 81–83 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs on brush piles. White bass are fair on minnows. Catfish are fair on cut shad and shrimp. LAKE O’ THE PINES: Water stained; 83–86; degrees; 1.57’ high. Black bass are fair on spinner baits and weightless Senkos. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on trotlines and prepared bait. LBJ: Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.77’ low. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin tubes, perch-colored spinner baits, and watermelon red jigs in 5–12 feet. Crappie are good on chartreuse crappie jigs and live minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on liver and stinkbait. LIVINGSTON: Water fairly clear; 85–89 degrees; 0.27’ high. Black bass are good on spinner baits and soft plastic worms. Striped bass are fair on lipless crankbaits and chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are good on troll tubes, pet spoons and green slabs. Crappie are good on minnows. MONTICELLO: Water lightly stained; 89–93 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait. NASWORTHY: 1.13’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, jigs and spinnerbaits. O.H. IVIE: Water stained;

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hybrids are good on slabs. BROWNWOOD: Water stained; 85–89 degrees; 1.42’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red worms and spinner baits near the docks in 12–18 feet. Hybrid striper are good on shad. Crappie are good over brush piles. BUCHANAN: Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 11.83’ low. Black bass are fair to good on watermelon flukes, lipless crankbaits, top-waters and watermelon red plastics along break lines of flats. Striped bass are good drifting live bait around Lighthouse Point. Channel catfish are good on stinkbait, minnows and shrimp. CADDO: Water stained; 82–85 degrees; 0.10’ low. Black bass are fair on spinner baits and frogs. White and yellow bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on trotlines and cut shad. CALAVERAS: Water stained. Black bass are fair on chartreuse soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits near the dam. Striped bass are good on chicken livers and shad along the shoreline. Redfish are slow. CANYON LAKE: Water murky; 83–87 degrees; 1.74’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon red soft plastics, top-waters, and Texas-rigged blue flake worms along grass banks. Smallmouth bass are fair on pumpkin jigs and white grubs in 10–20 feet. CEDAR CREEK: Water lightly stained; 81–84 degrees; 1.61’ low. Black bass are fair on medium crankbaits and spinner baits. White bass are good on minnows. Hybrid striper are good on slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows. CHOKE CANYON: Water murky; 86–90 degrees; 22.15’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and large soft plastic lizards and worms. White bass and crappie are slow. CONROE: Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 1.33’ low.

Black bass are good on watermelon red Carolina-rigged soft plastics, spinner baits and crankbaits. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on stinkbait and nightcrawlers. FALCON: Water murky; 88– 92 degrees; 19.12’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastic worms, spinner baits and crankbaits. Channel and blue catfish are very good on stinkbait, shrimp, and cut bait. FAYETTE: Water murky. Black bass are fair on perchand shad-colored swim baits, spinner baits and soft plastics in 12–20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut shad. FORK: Water lightly stained; 81–84 degrees; 1.57’ low. Black bass are fair on flipping jigs in shallow cover as well as on shallow docks. White and yellow bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are good on minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait and trotlines. GRANBURY: Water murky; 86–90 degrees; 0.50’ low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse lipless crankbaits and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver and live bait. GRANGER: Water clear; 84–88 degrees; 0.05’ high. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and spinner baits upriver around flooded timber. Crappie are good on chartreuse tube jigs in 5–15 feet. GRAPEVINE: Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 1.74’ high. Black bass are fair on shallow crankbaits and top-water poppers near main lake points. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on slabs and minnows. Catfish are good on prepared bait. HOUSTON COUNTY: Water lightly stained; 82–86 degrees; 1.26’ low. Black bass are good on bone baby top-

79–86 degrees; 43.83’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters early, later switching to Texas rigs, shaky heads, jigs and shallow-running crankbaits. Catfish are fair to good on live bait. PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 81–85 degrees; 1.34’ low. Black bass are fair on finesse jigs and Texasrigged craws. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Hybrid and white bass are fair on slabs. POSSUM KINGDOM: Water fairly clear; 79–87 degrees; 0.82’ low. Black bass are fair to good on spinner baits, Carolina rigs, drop-shot rigs and medium-running crankbaits. White bass are fair on slabs. Catfish are fair to good on live shad and nightcrawlers. RAY HUBBARD: Water slightly stained; 82–85 degrees; 2.08’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines and punch bait. RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 81–85 degrees; 0.69’ high. Black bass are fair on small swimbaits and top-waters. Crappie are good on minnows and white jigs. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines. RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water stained; 82–86 degrees; 0.69’ low. Black bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms and walking top-waters. Hybrid striper are good on shad. Crappie are fair on minnows. SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 86–90 degrees; 0.85’ low. Black bass are good on watermelon soft plastic worms with chartreuse tails. Crappie are fair on minnows over baited holes. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with stinkbait and shrimp. SOMERVILLE: Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 0.29’ high. Black bass are fair on small chartreuse spinnerbaits.

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Page 14 Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines and juglines baited with cut shad. STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 86–90 degrees; 0.87’ low. Black bass are good on green pumpkin soft plastics and small crankbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait and shrimp. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 83–86 degrees; 1.05’ low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid striper are good on minnows. Catfish are good on trotlines. TOLEDO BEND: Water murky; 85–89 degrees; 3.34’ low. Black bass are good on black/ red flake craw worms early. Crappie are fair on minnows over baited holes. Bream are good on crickets and nightcrawlers off docks in 4–5 feet. TRAVIS: Water murky; 87– 91 degrees; 13.66’ low. Black bass are fair on white spinner baits and watermelon worms in 15–30 feet. White bass are fair on chrome spoons in 5–15 feet. Channel and blue catfish are fair on perch and cut shad. WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 83–86 degrees; 4.76’ high. Black bass are fair on hollow-body frogs and black/blue flipping jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows. Catfish are slow on trotlines and prepared bait. — TPWD

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Stevenson insisted that excellent bass fishing is characteristic of autumn in Texas: “The biggest fish I caught here was in November and that was a state-record fish,” he said, “I’ve had three customers that have landed 14- to 15-pound fish and it has always been in September, October.” On Lake Sam Rayburn, Clark Moore, of Clark Moore’s Guide Service, substantiated Stevenson’s claim, noting: “You can catch a big fish in the fall and the numbers are really good. You can catch a lot of them.” It all comes down to bait behavior. “Largemouth bass behavior and movement is dictated by their prey, which in Texas waters means shad,” said Todd Driscoll, District Fisheries biologist in Southeast Texas. The shad follow a cycle dictated by seasonal temperatures. In spring, Driscoll continued, “the shad spawn on the banks” in water around 70 to 80 degrees and “the bass are really locked in on that.” As temperatures rise and top 80 degrees, “the shad really scatter” and “the fishing gets a lot more difficult because the bass get really scattered” as well. In the fall, water temperatures sink slowly and range from 80 down to 65 degrees and below. During this time, “the shad, for whatever reason, tend to move back to the banks again. There are very few in the open water, so the fishing generally gets a lot better,” Driscoll said. Driscoll predicts the bite will really light up along “the bank-type areas” when the water temperatures are below 75 degrees, probably in the “second or third week of October through probably December” in his area of Texas. Guides like Ricky Y’Barbo of East Texas Guide Service have had “an exceptionally good summer” fishing for largemouth bass after the rains this spring and expect the positive trend to continue into the fall. Other anglers agree that the bass are active right now even though the water is still relatively warm. According to Moore, water temperatures are still in the mid-80s, yet anglers

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Lake Palestine bass under docks, on rocks By Ike Lee

For Lone Star Outdoor News At Lake Palestine, 15 miles south of Tyler, a week can make a huge difference. On September 13, Chad Hensley won the NE Texas B.A.S.S. Nation tournament on Lake Palestine with a total of 12.89 pounds. One week later, on the same lake, he won the Century Bass Club’s tournament with a five-fish total of 20.89 pounds, nearly doubling his prior week’s total. Hensley also had the big fish of the day at 7.88 pounds. “They were eating better this week than they were last week,” he said. “Last week I was flipping a jig and went through four packs of trailers. I used a flipping jig and a square-billed crankbait this week.” Hensley said he spent most of his time targeting boat docks and rocks. Philip Webb finished second in the tournament with a five-fish total topping 17 Please turn to page 15

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GAME WARDEN BLOTTER PAIR SHOOTS HOG ON WAY TO FOOTBALL PRACTICE A resident observed a truck parked at a property gate where no hunting is allowed. A young man was seen sitting on top of the gate with a rifle pointed out into the field. As a citizen drove by, he heard a gunshot, obtained the vehicle’s license plate number, and called Titus County Game Warden Jerry Ash. Ash contacted the landowner and discovered that no one was authorized to hunt the property, then ran the license plate number of the vehicle and went to the address. It was discovered that two 16-year old boys were headed to their first day of football practice. As they drove by a field, they saw a group of wild hogs. They shot one of the hogs and drove onto the property to recover it and left. At the landowner’s request, both boys were warned about trespassing and hunting without landowner’s consent. THREE TYPES OF BAIT On opening day of dove season, Tarrant County Game Wardens Clint Borchardt and Cane Shumaker located several hunters in the back of a secluded neighborhood. While checking licenses, Borchardt noticed cracked corn, milo and wheat spread out on the ground. The hunters were cited for hunting over a baited area and 29 dove were seized. PUBLIC LAND HUNTERS FIND STOLEN TRUCK A hunter asked Cooke County Game Warden Darla Barr about a vehicle that was off in a creek crossing on the Corps of Engineers’ public hunting area. Barr investigated and found a 2015 Ford

POACHER OF MORE THAN 20 DEER ARRESTED A deputy responded to a landowner who reported two shots fired on his property. The violators were questioned and later released. Later that morning, the landowner found a dead deer and notified Jasper County Game Warden Brooks Yeates. Also that morning, fellow Jasper County warden Justin Eddins received a call notifying him about the head of an 8-point buck

pickup stuck in a creek. The vehicle appeared to have been there for a while with the stereo missing. A computer check showed the vehicle to be reported stolen out of Tarrant County. The local sheriff’s office was notified and the vehicle was recovered.

NINE PEOPLE CITED FOR BAITING Tarrant County Game Wardens John Padgett and Clint Borchardt issued nine citations for hunting dove over a baited area, and confiscated 55 birds. Cases pending. POACHER NOT TOO GOOD FOR K9 BLITZ Henderson County Game Warden Chad West received a complaint that a person had shot a deer at night and tossed the carcass in the woods near a residence. West made contact with the individual who said that his friends were mad at him and making false claims. West searched the area and was not able to locate a deer or any evidence of hunting activity. The next day, West received a call from a different individual, who overheard this suspect say that he

lying on the county road. The wardens identified the subjects responsible for killing the buck, plus a doe and a fawn. It was determined that one of the subjects was responsible for killing more than 20 deer in the past year. Search and arrest warrants were obtained, and both subjects were arrested for felony hunting without landowner’s consent.

was “too good for the wardens to catch.” West made contact with Game Warden and K9 Handler Sam Shanafelt and his K9 partner, Blitz. The two wardens and Blitz revisited the suspect’s residence and the suspect again said the whole story was made up and they wouldn’t find a deer. Shanafelt and Blitz hit the woods and Blitz was able to find a freshly dumped deer carcass within just a few minutes. Once the deer was brought back up to the patrol units, the suspect admitted to killing the deer a few days before and lied because he was scared he was going to get caught.

TRESPASSER ON DEER LEASE FOUND A deer lease member called Sabine County Game Warden Sam Smith regarding possible trespassing on his deer lease. Smith obtained trail camera pictures of the subject on the property. The pictures showed the subject with a hog as he passed under a feeder. A few days later, Smith spotted the subject’s vehicle on the side of the road near the national forest. Smith and Sabine County Game Warden Henry

Alvarado waited for the subject to come out of the woods. The subject admitted to trespassing, hunting without a license and several other violations.

DOVE ON POWER LINES LED TO BAIT DISCOVERY Harrison County Game Warden Darrin Peeples was patrolling for dove hunting compliance when he heard several shots coming from a large piece of property. Peeples went to survey the area and observed two hunters. Several dove were on the nearby power lines, and upon further inspection, bait was found. Cases and restitution pending. FIVE PEOPLE HUNTING OVER BAIT LOSE 66 BIRDS Cherokee County Game Wardens Brian Bearden and Eric Collins filed charges on a group of five subjects hunting mourning dove over bait. A total of 66 birds were seized. Cases pending. CORN ON THE GROUND A GIVEAWAY Sabine County Game Warden Doug Williams heard several shots and

came upon three individuals hunting. While checking the hunters, Williams observed corn in the immediate area on the ground, resulting in all three hunters receiving citations for hunting dove over a baited field.

TEAL HUNTERS SHOOT SHOVELERS, WOODIES During the opening weekend of teal season, Houston County Game Warden Eddie Lehr and Trinity County Game Warden Randy Watts checked more than 75 teal hunters and issued several citations and warnings, including multiple possession of ducks (shovelers and wood ducks) in closed season and no Hunter’s Education. HUNTING NEXT TO, BUT NOT OVER BAIT A group of individuals hunting dove along a fence were contacted by Gregg County Game Warden Todd Long and Smith County Game Warden Chris Swift. Hen scratch was placed for bait along the fence. The landowner was upset, saying he intentionally fenced off the baited field from the rest of his property. Upon learning of his violations, he exclaimed his ticket should not say “hunt over bait,” but rather “hunt next to bait,” because his group stayed outside the fence. Multiple birds were seized and the subjects charged with hunting migratory birds over (next to) bait. REPORT ILLEGAL HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITY FOR A REWARD OF UP TO $1,000. CALL (800) 792-4263

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BURNET COUNTY, TX - 652.52 ac m/l. 40 minute drive to northwest Austin, high fenced game ranch, genetic lineage traceable to 400” class whitetail, Axis, Blackbuck Antelope and Pere David’s Deer, road system, Water tanks and wet weather creeks - $2,475,000. Call Mason Harlow (512) 658-8787.

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NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TX - 121 ac m/l. Nice recreational land - 80% timber and 20% pasture, Several ponds, 2 bedroom/1 bath cabin and two barns, Electricity, community water, mature timber, creek bottom, deer and hogs - $484,000. Call Stephen Schlein (281) 989-4003 .

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TEXAS SALTWATER FISHING REPORT Fish over mud and grass

at 2coolfishing.com, the son landed a baby tarpon one day, and over the next two days, the family targeted the rolling tarpon, jumped eight tarpon with one large fish staying on for 10 minutes before coming off the hook. They plan to return with heavier leaders and stronger circle hooks.

FLATS OF EAST MATAGORDA — Capt. Hollis Forrester reports plenty of flounder, redfish and trout over mud and grass on the outgoing morning tide, using Down South lures. The birds have not started working yet, but he expects them to begin soon.

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To contact Hollis Forrester, call (979) 236-3115

PORT MANSFIELD JETTY — On a weekend trip, a husband, wife and 9-year-old son landed red and grey snapper, small groupers, trout, reds and snook. As they reported

CHOCOLATE BAYOU — Nice boxes of fish are being reported from the aptly named location, where the water is dark and murky but the fish are there. Redfish are leading the way with fair numbers of trout and a few flounder. One Santa Fe angler mixed in a large alligator gar with his reds, trout and flounder, all caught on 4-inch red and white plastics.

NORTH SABINE: Redfish are good in the marsh with high tides. Tides are well above normal. Drifters have worked slicks for trout and redfish on plastics and topwaters. 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. Bull redfish are good at the jetty. BOLIVAR: Trout are good on the south shoreline on top-waters and soft plastics. Trout, bull redfish, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and birds. Redfish are good on live bait around the reefs. Redfish are good on the north shoreline on gold spoons and small top-waters. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and redfish are good on soft plastics while working slicks and mud boils. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intra-

shoreline. WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are good on live shrimp and topwaters in Oyster Lake, Crab Lake and Shell Island. PORT O’CONNOR: Bull redfish are good in the surf and at the jetty on natural baits. Trout and redfish are good for waders and drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. ROCKPORT: Redfish are good on mullet on the Estes Flats and around Mud Island. Trout and redfish are good in the back of Allyn’s Bight and schooling. PORT ARANSAS: Trout are fair around Super Flats and Mud Island on topwaters. Redfish are fair at East Flats and Shamrock Cove on top-waters and plastics under rattling corks. CORPUS CHRISTI: Redfish are good on the shallow flats on gold spoons and

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coastal on fresh shrimp. Trout are good for drifters on plum plastics. WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and redfish are good in the back lakes on live bait. Bull redfish are good in the surf and at San Luis Pass on crabs and mullet. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetties on shrimp and crabs. TEXAS CITY: Sand trout and Gulf trout are good in the channel on shrimp. Redfish are fair to good in Moses Lake on crabs and shrimp. FREEPORT: Bull redfish are good on live bait and crabs on the Surfside beach. Black drum and redfish are good on the reefs. Bull redfish are good at the jetties. EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the shorelines for waders tossing small top-waters and plastics. Redfish are good in Lake Austin and on the north

small top-waters. Sand trout and croakers are good in the channels on fresh shrimp. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on top-waters and plum plastics around rocks and grass. Redfish are good in the Land Cut on live bait. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair around East Cut. Redfish are fair to good while drifting potholes on top-waters and soft plastics under a popping cork. SOUTH PADRE: Trout, redfish and snook are fair to good on the flats on soft plastic shrimp and live bait. Tarpon and bull redfish are fair to good around the jetty. PORT ISABEL: Redfish are good at Gas Well Flats and in South Bay on Gulps. Trout and redfish are fair to good while drifting sand and grass flats on live shrimp and scented plastics under popping corks. — TPWD

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The Port Mansfield reef offers indications that certain types of reefing can help juvenile fish. “They studied the cinder blocks placed to be locators for telemetry devices to track red snapper at the Port M reef,” Glick said. “One held 20 juvenile snapper, two others held 35 and a triangle of three held more than 100. The large

culverts held zero.” The site selected will be approximately 1,600 acres, and Glick said the preferred reefing will consist of oyster shell, cinder blocks, limestone chunks and culverts. Funding the reef follows, with help from CCA, TPWD and others, and especially funding through the Rigs to

Reef programs, with a donation of 50 percent of savings from oil producers when they choose to reef a rig rather than destroying and removing it. A group called Friends of RGV Reef is beginning its fundraising campaign. The effort really begins once the permits are obtained, with expensive details like finding clean, spent concrete, culverts or other products, trucking materials into port, loading on barges and tugging to the location, and building it to TPWD standards. “it could take years and millions of dollars,” Glick said, “but this could benefit our economy and our snapper fishing for years to come.” At a meeting with reef supporters, Shively discussed developing the reef about 13 nautical miles north of the South Padre jetties but within Texas state waters about seven miles off of the coast, and TPWD anticipates tasking a survey company to begin work later this summer. No matter how long it takes, Glick said it is worth it to provide more fishing and diving opportunities along the coast.

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pounds. He also mostly fished the midlake region. “My most productive depth was 4-6 feet and I focused primarily on rocks,” he said, “I used a square-billed crankbait, and I had one of the better days with crankbait hits than I’ve had in quite a while. I wouldn’t be afraid to throw out a swimbait. I thought about it, but the crankbait was working.” Dan Phifer, the secretary of the Century Bass Club, participated in the Lake Palestine tournament and offered some guidance for anglers looking to fish the lake. “I stayed pretty much to the north part of the lake, and spent some time mid-lake,” he said. “I stayed close to the mouths of the creeks and flipped the boat docks all day. My presentation was a weighted Texas rig.” Phifer said the cool front last week might have slowed down the bass. “This time of the year the bass are strong on the boat docks on Lake Palestine.” For those headed to Lake Palestine, Webb and Hensley offered brief advice for those wanting to find largemouths. “Fish shallow,” they both said. The Century Bass Club had 24 anglers compete in their Lake Palestine tournament with a total of 69 fish caught, seven limits, a tournament total of 158.74 pounds and an average weight of 2.3 pounds per fish.

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are already seeing the move to the shallows typical of the fall season. Moore and Stevenson interpreted this year-to-year trend as a survival instinct to prepare for winter. “When we get down in that lower temperature their bodies make them eat more,” Stevenson described, “and they’re trying to put on growth and put on winter fat for what’s coming.” With that in mind, the trend should only become more pronounced in the coming weeks. “You can catch a lot of top-water fish right now,” said Bobby LeBert, another guide on Lake Sam Rayburn. For anyone looking to take advantage of the fish movement, Moore recommended, “popping baits like popping frogs” or, if you’re looking for a safe bet, “spinner baits always work in the fall because they imitate shad.”

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Axis does stolen from exotics ranch; $10K reward offered In late August, Dana and Tee Heyd discovered axis deer were missing from a pasture at their Heyd Away Exotics Ranch in Eagle Lake. “Tee had been out of town, and we were riding around checking everything,” Dana Hyde said. “We found we had 25 axis does stolen.” The incident was reported to the Texas Game Warden and the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office, and while the investigation is continuing, no one has been charged or arrested. The couple has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved. “It had to be someone that knew my husband was out of town and that I was at work,” Dana Heyd said. “We don’t know how they got them out, but had to be someone that knew and had a crew that was familiar with how to

do it — axis are real spooky, you just can’t round them up.” The axis deer were in a 20-acre pasture in the middle of the Heyds’ 180-acre ranch, and police believe the thieves may have entered through the gate of an adjoining neighbor, who is a friend of the Heyds. The Heyds have been in contact with the Exotic Wildlife Association, the Texas Cattle Raisers Association and others, and Facebook posts of the theft have been circulating. Law enforcement has some leads, and Dana Heyd believes the thieves will eventually be caught. “It’s sickening,” she said. “I don’t care who they are, if we find them, we’re going to prosecute — someone will talk, they always do.” Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Colorado County Sheriff’s office or TPWD. —Staff report

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On September 12, during the Special Whitewing Season, he pulled the gun out. “He shot a few dove with his shotgun,” his father said. “Then he switched to the musket. I don’t know where he got this idea. “We don’t even own a black powder gun.” It took a few tries, but Colin eventually connected. “I loaded it with #6 lead,” he said. “The first shot, I missed. Then I took a few more tries. Finally, a whitewing came over real slow at about 30 yards and I shot it.” Colin was very popular after the shot. “There were three other teenagers on the hunt,” Craig said. “They were lining up to shoot it.” Colin gave the reloading instructions, which don’t happen quickly. “It takes a few minutes to reload,” Colin said. “If you have everything laid out, you could maybe do it in 30 seconds.” Colin isn’t finished using his musket, though. “I want to shoot a duck and a turkey with it,” he said. “And I want to shoot a doe with it this deer season.”

Deer tests positive for CWD at Lavaca County facility A white-tailed deer born at the “index facility” in Medina County and tested at a Tier 1 facility (a facility that either sold to or purchased directly from the index facility) in Lavaca County returned a suspected CWD positive from tests at the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory in College Station. The sample was sent to the National Veterinary Service Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, and the positive finding was confirmed on September 16, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Two deer got in a fight and the tested deer died, according to sources. The Lavaca County ranch sent deer to several sites in the last year, and those sites have been notified. The facility in Lavaca County has been quarantined. The Lavaca County facility purchased the deer from Texas Mountain Ranch, the index facility in Medina County, in October of 2014, according to sources. An emergency order issued by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department prohibits the movement of deer if a facility is under quarantine. Additional testing will be conducted at the Lavaca County facility. “The investigation of the index facility in Medina County continues,” said Dr. Dee Ellis, TAHC Executive Director. “The TAHC, TPWD and USDA are diligently working with the breeder deer industry to assess disease transmission risks, and to protect Texas’ free ranging deer, captive deer and hunting industries.” —Staff report

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Maelyn, a junior in high school, wanted to go hunting. Her friends had been hunting on a ranch close to home, but they never seemed to invite her to tag along. Cooper, an 8th grader, had been on a hunt in the past, but they didn’t see any birds. One of Maelyn’s shots sent feathers floating down but the whitewing kept going. Sean Wright, a 9th grader, also had experience shooting skeet with the Boy Scouts, but had never shot at a wild bird. With his dad, Ron, he got several shots but will need to try again to bag his first bird. After the hunt and after a demonstration and participating in cleaning birds, the volunteers lined up by Kevin Kruesler of New Braunfels took over, serving the group fried catfish, hush puppies and fries. The group of youngsters left wanting more, and with dads asking about places to take their children hunting. Connie Guzman, Ulisses mom, said she wanted to return next year. “I’ll cook,” she said. “We’ll have carnitas.” The volunteers were glad to oblige.

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hunters. In Riviera, the report was much the same from Forrest Smith of Kingsville, although the flight was mourning doves. “There were tons and tons of them,” he said, “it was really good.” Dimmit County hunters also reported lower than normal numbers of birds, saying the dove were scattered and harder to find, while Karnes County hunters saw more birds. “I shot poorly,” said Karnes County hunter Sidney Junek, “There weren’t too many birds where we were, but we did hear a lot of shooting around us.” Hunter Steve Fronterhouse, who posted on the Lone Star Outdoor News Facebook page, wasn’t in a prime spot. “Drinking beer. No birds,” he wrote during the Friday opener. In the North and Central Zones, hunting reports varied from county to county. In Collin County and in many areas up and down the I-35 corridor, hunters are waiting for the birds. Collin County hunters reported the worst season in years, as they hope cooler weather will bring more dove south. Near New Braunfels, Pflugerville and Salado, the birds moved on after opening weekend, leaving hunters looking for areas to the west and south. But move southeast to Waller or west to Haskell, Lubbock or Floyd County, and the reports change. “I took my 28 gauge and scratched out a limit one day,” said Floydada hunter Kyle Smith. “The next day, I couldn’t hit anything. The day after that, I took my 12 gauge and it was much better.” Lone Star Ag Credit held a 50-person hunt Monday near Woodson. The action was fast and furious from 4 to 7 p.m.

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Madeline Alvarenga, 9, caught this bull redfish while fishing with her dad, Tony, in Galveston Bay in August. Dori Blesh of Goldwaite harvested this free-range aoudad in May, south of Alpine. She made the shot at 225 yards with a 25.06.

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adapt to foraging on it,” he said. “A lot of the research on deer diet studies suggest there are certain plants that are always preferred, but also there are a large variety of plants that give the deer the ability to shift their diets.” Certain types of vines across the rest of Texas qualify as forbs, said Barrett Koennecke, a Texas Parks and Widlife Department biologist in Roby. “There are a number of vines in Texas,” he said, “and this year, we have seen a lot of forbs that we haven’t seen in years, with all of the rainfall.” Deer prefer herbaceous vines more than woody vines, Koennecke said. Woody vines are classified as shrubs and herbaceous vines,

void of thorns, are classified as herbs. “They especially like the new growth, that of one year or less,” he said. Other vines hunters notice crawl up the fences on their property, sometimes causing problems with brush control. “That is usually Old Man’s Beard,” Smith said. “Not much eats it. Another common one is vine milkweed. It’s good for bees and butterflies, but not browsed much by deer or cattle. It’s a good cover plant, though, and it stays green well into the winter. What vines do the deer like? “They like snail vine (also called corkscrew vine); it is real common in South Texas,” Smith said. “It’s a small vine that grows

up within the brush canopy. “Another favorite is called deer apples. It’s actually a member of the cucumber family and has fruit that looks like a little cherry tomato.” In sandy soils in parts of West and Central Texas, another favorite appears, usually around live oak trees. “The mustang grapes are often seen in the sandy country,” Smith said. “The deer really like the fruit.” Another common vine known to many Texans is the greenbrier, although it is a woody vine with thorns. “The deer use it,” Smith said, “and they also eat the leaves.” Before cursing all of the vines growing, the biologists suggest

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4:06 4:56 5:48 6:43 7:43 8:45 9:48 10:51 11:50 12:19 1:10 1:57 2:40 3:20 3:58 4:36 5:15 5:56 6:40 7:26

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07:36 07:37 07:37 07:38 07:39 07:39 07:40 07:41 07:42 07:43 07:43 07:44 07:45 07:46 07:46 07:47 07:48 07:49 07:50 07:51

07:40 07:39 07:38 07:36 07:35 07:33 07:32 07:30 07:29 07:28 07:26 07:25 07:23 07:22 07:21 07:19 07:18 07:17 07:15 07:14

6:05p 4:40a 6:48p 5:49a 7:30p 6:59a 8:13p 8:10a 8:56p 9:20a 9:42p 10:30a 10:30p 11:37a 11:21p 12:40p NoMoon 1:38p 12:15a 2:30p 1:09a 3:17p 2:04a 3:58p 3:00a 4:36p 3:54a 5:11p 4:48a 5:44p 5:42a 6:16p 6:35a 6:47p 7:29a 7:19p 8:22a 7:53p 9:17a 8:28p

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 Time Height

Sep 25 2:31 Sept 26 2:59 Sept 27 3:28 Sept 28 3:58 Sept 29 4:29 Sept30 5:00 Oct 1 12:20 Oct 2 1:18 Oct 3 2:35 Oct 4 5:15 Oct 5 12:18 Oct 6 1:16 Oct 7 1:57 Oct 8 2:27 Oct 9 2:50

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

1.9 H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.3L 1.4L 1.6L 1.6L 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.8H 1.8H

Time Height

7:58 8:38 9:21 10:06 10:54 11:43 5:33 6:06 6:40 7:26 7:26 7:57 8:19 8:35 8:48

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

1.2L 0.9L 0.7L 0.4L 0.2L 0.1L 1.8H 1.8H 1.7H 1.6H 1.5L 1.4 1.3L 1.2L 1.1L

Time Height

1:33 2:38 3:41 4:42 5:45 6:52 12:36 1:33 2:34 3:40 9:39 11:25 12:43 1:44 2:35

Galveston Bay entrance, north jetty Date Time Height AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.9H 1.4L 1.5L 1.6L 1.6L 1.6L 2.0H 1.9H 1.9H 1.8H

San Luis Pass

Date Time Height Sept 25 1:53 Sept 26 2:19 Sept 27 2:48 Sept 28 3:18 Sept 29 3:48 Sept 30 12:28 Oct 1 1:51 Oct 2 1:34 Oct 3 2:49 Oct 4 3:59 Oct 5 12:19 Oct 6 12:59 Oct 7 1:30 Oct 8 1:51 Oct 9 1:55

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM PM PM AM AM AM AM AM

1.6H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.5H 1.3L 1.4L 0.6L 0.6L 0.7L 1.8H 1.7H 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H

Freeport Harbor

Date Time Height Sept 25 2:30 Sept 26 2:58 Sept 27 3:26 Sept 28 3:52 Sept 29 4:16 Sept 30 12:22 Oct 1 1:36 Oct 2 2:55 Oct 3 1:57 Oct 4 3:07 Oct 5 12:15 Oct 6 1:03 Oct 7 1:42 Oct 8 2:15 Oct 9 2:40

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM PM AM AM AM AM AM

2.0H 1.9H 1.8H 1.7H 1.7H 1.2L 1.4L 1.6L 0.3L 0.4L 2.1H 2.1H 2.0H 1.9H 1.8H

Rollover Pass

Date Time Height Sept 25 7:01 Sept 26 12:35 Sept 27 1:26 Sept 28 2:18 Sept 29 3:14 Sept 30 4:18 Oct 1 5:36 Oct 2 12:59 Oct 3 2:58 Oct 4 4:28 Oct 5 5:22 Oct 6 5:59 Oct 7 6:24 Oct 8 6:39 Oct 9 6:38

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

1.3H 0.4L 0.6L 0.7L 0.9L 1.1L 1.2L 1.5H 1.6H 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.5H 1.4H 1.4H

Time Height

7:58 8:42 9:35 10:26 11:12 11:58 5:25 5:51 6:25 7:49 9:11 7:19 7:45 8:06 8:27

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

1.2L 1.0L 0.8L 0.5L 0.3L 0.2L 1.9 1.8H 1.8H 1.7H 1.6H 1.5L 1.4L 1.2L 1.1L

1.8H 1.9H 2.0H 2.1H 2.1H 2.1H 0.1L 0.1L 0.2L 0.3L 1.5H 1.5H 1.6H 1.6H 1.7H

Time Height

1:37 3:13 4:22 5:16 6:13 7:25 12:49 1:46 2:41 3:35 4:47 11:13 12:42 1:42 2:42

Time Height

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM AM PM PM PM

1.8H 2.0H 2.1H 2.2H 2.2H 2.2H 0.2L 0.2L 0.3L 0.5L 0.6L 1.6H 1.6H 1.7H 1.8H

Time Height

8:09 9:00 9:49 10:38 11:28

PM PM PM PM PM

0.3L 0.4L 0.6L 0.8L 1.0L

8:05 PM 9:28 PM 10:58 PM 12:18 AM 4:48PM 5:54 PM 6:54 PM 7:44 PM 8:26 PM

2.0H 2.0H 1.9H 1.9H 0.4L 0.5L 0.6L 0.7L 0.8L

Time Height

8:16 9:15 10:17 11:09 11:58

PM PM PM PM PM

0.5L 0.7L 0.8L 1.0L 1.2L

8:36 9:34 10:32 11:39

PM PM PM PM

2.2H 2.2H 2.1H 2.0H

6:19 7:10 7:50 8:32

PM PM PM PM

0.7L 0.8L 0.8L 1.0L

Time Height

7:14 7:32 8:13 9:09 10:11 4:15 4:36 10:11 11:23

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM PM

1.3L 1.1L 1.0L 0.8L 0.7L 1.5H 1.5H 1.8H 1.8H

12:55 1:58 3:08 4:17 5:26 11:09 12:12

PM PM PM PM PM AM PM

1.7H 1.7H 1.8H 1.8H 1.8H 0.6L 0.6L

8:06 9:07 10:15 11:19

6:54 6:59 7:17 7:37 7:58

AM AM AM AM AM

1.4L 1.3L 1.3L 1.2L 1.1L

9:27 10:41 11:52 12:47 01:34

AM AM AM PM PM

1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.6H 1.6H

Time Height

9:00 9:07 9:15 9:42 10:20 4:38 4:57 5:12 11:15

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM

1.4L 1.2L 1.0L 0.7L 0.5L 1.6H 1.6H 1.6H 2.2H

4:25 8:22 8:21 8:42 9:06

PM AM AM AM AM

0.5L 1.4L 1.3L 1.2L 1.1L

Time Height

12:52 7:02 7:10 7:21 7:33 7:45 7:57 4:56 6:07 7:31 8:50 9:58 10:55 12:34 12:58

PM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

1.0L 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.3H 1.3H 0.2L 0.2L 0.3L 0.4L 0.4L 0.5L 1.0L 0.8L

Time Height

12:58 2:15 3:24 4:30 5:36 11:05 11:57 12:54

10:27 11:55 1:05 2:07

PM PM PM PM PM AM AM PM

AM AM PM PM

1.6H 1.8H 1.9H 2.1H 2.1H 0.3L 0.2L 0.2L

1.4H 1.5H 1.5H 1.6H

Time Height

4:58 1:14 1:38 2:04 2:36 3:15 4:01

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

4:20 PM 5:46 PM

1.3H 0.9L 0.7L 0.5L 0.3L 0.2L 0.2L

1.1H 1.1H

PM PM PM PM

0.7L 0.8L 1.0L 1.1L

6:55 PM 8:54 PM

1.8H 1.8H

5:11 6:12 7:02 7:46 8:30

0.7L 0.8L 0.9L 1.0L 1.1L

PM PM PM PM PM

Time Height

7:56 9:01 10:06 11:12

PM PM PM PM

0.5L 0.6L 0.8L 1.0L

6:48 PM 8:12 PM 9:54 PM

2.2H 2.1H 2.1H

5:45 6:53 7:51 8:41

PM PM PM PM

0.6L 0.7L 0.9L 1.0L

Time Height 6:16 7:28 8:38 9:50 11:12

PM PM PM PM PM

11:43 PM

1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H 1.5H

0.6L

Port O’Connor

Date Time Height Sept 25 7:38 Sept 26 7:36 Sept 27 6:02 Sept 28 5:07 Sept 29 12:47 Sept 30 1:35 Oct 1 3:58 Oct 2 4:01 Oct 3 4:39 Oct 4 5:18 Oct 5 5:46 Oct 6 5:57 Oct 7 5:51 Oct 8 5:56 Oct 9 6:07

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

1.2H 1.1H 1.0H 1.0H 1.1L 1.2L 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.3H 1.2H

Rockport

Date Time Height Sept 25 1:40 Sept 26 3:34 Sept 27 6:01 Sept 28 5:17 Sept 29 4:58 Sept 30 5:06 Oct 1 5:37 Oct 2 6:22 Oct 3 7:16 Oct 4 8:17 Oct 5 9:21 Oct 6 10:28 Oct 7 11:37 Oct 8 12:51 Oct 9 5:19

PM PM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM AM

0.6H 0.6H 0.5H 0.6H 0.6H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.7 0.7H 0.7H 0.7H 0.6H

Port Aransas

Date Time Height

Sept 25 2:44 Sept 26 2:34 Sept 27 2:49 Sept 28 3:12 Sept 29 3:37 Sept 30 4:02 Oct 1 12:45 Oct 2 2:03 Oct 3 2:06 Oct 4 1:20 Oct 5 2:24 Oct 6 3:05 Oct 7 3:20 Oct 8 2:58 Oct 9 2:50

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM AM AM AM AM AM AM

1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.2H 1.3H 1.2L 1.3L 0.3L 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.3H 1.2H 1.2H

South Padre Island

Date Time Height Sept 25 3:06 Sept 26 3:14 Sept 27 3:23 Sept 28 3:33 Sept 29 3:41 Sept 30 12:12 Oct 1 1:27 Oct 2 1:00 Oct 3 2:04 Oct 4 12:14 Oct 5 1:27 Oct 6 2:16 Oct 7 2:48 Oct 8 3:02 Oct 9 2:59

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM PM AM AM AM AM AM AM

1.3H 1.2H 1.2H 1.1H 1.1H 1.0L 1.2L 0.1L 0.1L 1.6H 1.6H 1.5H 1.4H 1.3H 1.2H

East Matagorda

Date Time Height

Sept 25 5:11 Sept 26 3:34 Sept 27 3:59 Sept 28 4:12 Sept 29 3:10 Sept 30 11:26 Oct 1 1:45 Oct 2 2:16 Oct 3 12:15 Oct 4 12:45 Oct 5 1:20 Oct 6 2:21 Oct 7 3:25 Oct 8 4:02 Oct 9 1:45

AM AM AM AM AM AM PM PM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.3H 0.1L 0.0L 0.0L 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.3H

Time Height

10:13 10:41 11:09 11:53 4:11 4:00 2:35 3:37 4:42 5:49 6:53 7:51 8:40 9:20 9:53

PM AM AM AM AM AM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

0.7L 1.1L 0.9L 0.8L 1.1H 1.2H 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.6L 0.6L 0.7L 0.8L 0.9L 0.9L

2:19 5:17 7:55 12:43 1:37

Time Height

10:48 11:21 11:33 12:55 2:00 2:59 3:55 4:50 5:44 6:36 7:26 8:12 8:53 9:26 8:06

PM PM AM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM AM

Time Height

0.4L 0.5L 0.5L 0.5L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.4L 0.5L 0.5L 0.6L

Time Height

PM PM PM PM PM

1.1H 1.1H 1.1H 0.7L 0.6L

Time Height

0.6H

9:51 PM

0.5L

Time Height 1.3H 1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 1.4H 0.3L 0.3L

3:24 4:44 5:56 7:50 8:04 8:25

PM PM PM AM AM AM

0.4L 0.5L 0.6L 1.2L 1.1L 1.0L

9:55 AM 1:32 AM 12:54 PM

1.2H 1.2H 1.2H

PM PM PM PM AM AM

0.2L 0.3L 0.4L 0.5L 1.1L 1.0L

Time Height

12:25 2:00 3:22 4:38 5:55 11:12 12:04

PM PM PM PM PM AM PM

1.3H 1.4H 1.4H 1.5H

12:00 PM 1:31 PM

Time Height

2:17 PM

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

3:14 4:28 5:40 6:44 8:37 8:36

1.2H

0.5L

12:23 1:42 2:55 4:08 5:22 6:44 12:01 12:59

1.1L 0.9L 0.7L 0.5L 0.3L 1.2H 1.3H 1.6H

10:23 PM

11:30 PM

1.1L 0.9L 0.8L 0.6L 0.5L 0.3L 1.3H 1.3H

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM PM

0.8L 0.9L

0.6H

AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM

Time Height

11:05 PM 11:56 PM

6:06 PM

7:52 8:10 8:47 9:31 10:18 11:08 4:27 4:47

8:14 8:33 9:03 9:41 10:24 3:43 3:37 10:31

Time Height

8:03 8:57 9:50 10:44 11:41

PM PM PM PM PM

0.5L 0.6L 0.7L 0.9L 1.0L

8:22 PM 10:13 PM

1.4H 1.4H

6:57 PM 7:48 PM 8:31 PM

0.7L 0.7L 0.8L

Time Height

0.2L 0.1L

8:11 PM 9:10 PM 10:08 PM 11:08 PM 1.6H 7:16 PM 8:47 PM

1.6H 1.6H

1.1H 1.2H

7:39 PM 8:27 PM

0.6L 0.7L

Time Height

0.4L 0.5L 0.7L 0.9L

Time Height

9:34 9:30 9:40 10:07 10:39 10:54 11:45

AM AM AM AM AM PM PM

0.3L 0.2L 0.2L 0.1L 0.1L 0.4H 0.4H

12:15 12:54 4:13 5:03 6:32

PM PM PM PM PM

0.4H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H

9:29 PM 9:46 PM 10:03 PM 10:27 PM 0.4H

0.1L 0.1L 0.2L 0.3L

2:46 3:42 5:49 6:28 6:50 6:48 9:12

AM PM PM AM AM AM AM

0.4L 0.0L 0.0L 0.3L 0.3L 0.3L 0.2L

05:42 AM

0.4H

2:50 PM

0.0L

11:35 12:13 12:45 1:17

0.3H 0.4H 0.4H 0.4H

6:23 6:51 8:39 9:31

0.1L 0.1L 0.1L 0.1L

AM PM PM PM

PM PM PM PM

Texas Coast Tides

Sept 25 2:48 Sept 26 3:26 Sept 27 3:58 Sept 28 4:23 Sept 29 4:43 Sept 30 5:02 Oct 1 12:53 Oct 2 1:56 Oct 3 2:52 Oct 4 3:50 Oct 5 6:47 Oct 6 12:38 Oct 7 1:22 Oct 8 2:01 Oct 9 2:41

PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM AM AM PM PM PM

Time Height

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Leupold Mount Systems App Now Available for iPhone Leupold & Stevens, Inc., now offers its Mount Systems app for iPhone users, making it even easier for hunters and shooters to quickly and easily find the rings and bases that are right for their firearms. Already available for the iPad, the iPhone version, covering 386 firearms from 54 manufacturers, starts with users selecting their brand of firearm, then by choosing their specific model. Once a model is selected, the user selects the type of riflescope they are trying to mount. Optics can be selected by Leupold model, or by maintube and objective bell diameter. Depending on the riflescope selected and the options available for specific firearms, users may be asked a few other questions, such as finish type, ring height, or whether or not they require adjustable bases. After these quick and easy questions are answered, the user is presented with the correct mounting solution, including images of the packaging, making it easy to find the right products in the store. “We manufacture mounts for such a wide variety of firearms, we felt it was important to help the end user quickly and easily find the right setup,” said Shane Meisel, trade marketing manager. The Mount Systems app is available now for free from the iTunes App Store. For those without an iPad or iPhone, the mount finder is also available on the Leupold website. —Leupold

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fisherman are frustrated. They think the fish are there but they are, not getting them to bite on anything.” Jennings said most anglers are starting with artificial lures, but then making a switch. “My crappie fishermen are using a variety of jigs but will get some minnows,” he said. “If the fish aren’t biting jigs, they’ll put on silver minnows and try to entice them that way.” Fish had moved to deeper water, but as the temperature drops, the crappie will start moving back into the coves around the lake where there’s structure in 7 to 8 feet of water, he said. Farther east, Cindy Timmerman at the Lakeway Country Store in Texarkana has heard better reports. “They’re catching everything. The crappie are starting to bite again, and they’re tearing the catfish up,” she said. Though there are anglers utilizing jigs, Timmerman said minnows and worms have been the most popular, including chartreuse glow worms. “Every time it cools off a little then the crappie come closer to the surface,” she said. “We’re waiting for that to continue so we can start using red minnows again.” Timmerman also suggested a way for husbands to get their wives to go to the lake. “It’s pretty here, and to be able to camp and fish all in the same spot is awesome,” she said. “But it’s not just fishing and camping. If the wife wanted to watch birds while the husband fished, they could do different things.”

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Man dies after boating accident near Baytown One man died after his 17-foot fiberglass boat ran onto a mud flat near Baytown, and several other people went into the water after the boat capsized. The name of the man is being withheld. Chambers County Game Warden Dustin Dockery was one of the responders. “It appears the people had been fishing,” he said. “They weren’t familiar with the area and they took a wrong turn and ran onto a mud flat off of the dredge channel.” Dockery said the investigation is ongoing, but it appeared the boat swamped and then capsized when the operator was trying to back off of the mud flat. A good Samaritan responded in a 14-foot aluminum boat and got most of the people out, but it too swamped on the operator’s third try to get in. A third boat, a pontoon, got the remainder of the people on board, and the Chambers County Marine Unit responded and transported the survivors to the boat ramp. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is conducting the investigation into the accident. —Staff report

Coombs said fishing has been good in the area, with no red tide reaching that far north and west. “Our trout fishing is winding down,” he said. “But fishing for redfish and drum with a few flounder mixed in has been good.” At Seadrift, Capt. Kris Kelley of Castaway Lodge said a bull tide has the big reds pushed into the backcountry, which the guides access by airboat. “Big schools of redfish and black drum are tearing it up,” he said. Up at Sabine Lake, Capt. Randy Foreman said nothing is happening early this year, rather, everything is running a month late. “They are catching bulls at the jetties,” he said. “On the lake, we are catching 15-20 reds a day and releasing 10 to 12 oversized fish per day. They aren’t the super bulls, though. These are running 32 and 33 inches.” Foreman said it’s the shrimp migration, though, that is bringing in the fish. “There are shrimp everywhere,” he said. “And they are the big ones. When the salinity came up, the shrimp came in — it’s the shrimp that are bringing in the reds.” Unusual fish behavior has Foreman puzzled this year. “We are catching reds that are full of eggs,” he said. “I have never seen that in 40 years — they must be feeding on shrimp and then will head back to the Gulf to lay their eggs.” The good news is Foreman is catching most of his fish between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., allowing his customers the benefit of sleeping in. —Staff report

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Amberjack season to close September 28 The recreational harvest of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico will close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on September 28, and remain closed until January 1, 2016, as announced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The 2015 landings data indicate the 1,130,000-pound recreational annual catch target will be harvested by September 27. —NOAA

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State crappie champions Larry Kirkland of Rhome and Anh Nguyen of Roanoke topped the Division 1 (semipro) field at the 8th Annual Texas State Crappie Championship Tournament on Cedar Creek Lake, held September 11-12. The team won $2,400 with a two-day total weight of 18 pounds, 21 ounces, and landed the big crappie of the event at 1.71 pounds. Jay Don and Rhonda Reeve of Gun Barrel City finished second with 17.14 pounds, followed by Jeff Schwieterman of Parker and James Rains of East Tawakoni with 15.57 pounds. In Division 2 (amateur), Eric Walker of Teague and Matthew Carroll of Tool took top honors with a total of 15.16 pounds, and Todd Box of Alba and Richard James of Wylie finished second with 14.96 pounds. Clay Gann and Todd Froebe, both of Lindale, finished third with 14.85 pounds. A total of 32 angler teams competed for more than $12,000 in cash and prizes. Anglers weighed in their seven best crappie each day of the tournament. —Crappie Anglers of Texas

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PRODUCTS GEOVID 8X56-MM HD-B BINOCULAR: Leica’s new rangefinding binoculars are ideal for spotting game animals in early morning and evening low-light conditions when they are at their most active. The binoculars combine brilliant optical performance with state-of-theart rangefinding. The compact binoculars offer enhanced light-gathering power thanks to the binoculars’ 56-mm objective lens diameter while the HD glass offers exceptional optical brilliance and fidelity for a distinctive visual profile. The compact binoculars are designed with an open ergonomic bridge and curved binocular barrels for comfort. Additionally, the control buttons are positioned for use by either right- or left-handed hunters. The HD-B features the Advanced Ballistic Compensation function, which helps the user determine the correct aiming point: The integrated high-precision ballistic calculator uses a variety of information to calculate the ballistic drop curve in fractions of a second and provides precise details of the necessary aiming point corrections at the push of a button. The rangefinding binoculars cost about $3,000.

ALIEN EEL V2: Savage Gear says it is the shape of this lure’s hand-cut tail that ensures a deadly slow tail-kicking action on the retrieve to drive big predatory fish insane. Its side fins vibrate to draw even more aggressive strikes. Among its features are a closed-circuit, stainless-steel harness that maximizes strength and durability plus a strong jig hook and underbody stringer hook. The versatile big fish lure can be fished slowly or at higher speeds with stops and jerks. The Alien Eel V2 comes in eight (about $10) and 10-inch (about $15) models and a variety of color combinations. (800) 466-5862 www.savagegear-usa.com

KRYPTEK ICON SHIRT: This fishing shirt by Huk Performance Fishing features advanced materials for protection against the elements plus stain-release technology that keeps blood, mud or other substances from staining the shirt. Additionally, the fabric’s “moisture transport” technology keeps anglers dry and its antimicrobial properties keep obnoxious smells away. The shirt also features sun protection. Available in sizes small to 3XL, it sells for about $50.

M-16 BELT PACK INFLATABLE LIFE JACKET: Onyx has introduced a slender – and easy-to-use – inflatable belt pack that can store compactly in a tackle box. This U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device is ideal for anglers who might go out on anything from a kayak to a larger fishing boat. The comfortable, ultra-sleek belt pack inflates manually and instantly at the pull of a handle. After use, the PFD re-arms easily with the M-16 Re-arming Kit (sold separately for about $20). The form-fitting belt pack has an attached D-ring for affixing accessories. It is approved for persons 16 years of age and older who weigh at least 80 pounds. The M-16 sells for about $90. (320) 252-2056 www.onyxoutdoor.com

BILLY 1500 LUMBAR HUNTING PACK: This lightweight lumbar pack from Browning can carry large loads of hunting equipment and other gear. The pack is built from Baumshell fabric, a soundsuppressing material that is also water-resistant. It has comfortable padded shoulder straps and utilizes a center-of-gravity lumbar design that enhances the ability to carry heavier loads. The webbing connecting the shoulder straps to the pack is attached to the rear of the pack resulting in a more upright load and more comfortable carriage. Also, the pack’s shoulder straps move with the hunter’s shoulders, independently of the pack’s weight, allowing for versatility and comfort whether climbing a tree or shooting a bow or gun. A zippered opening provides access to the main storage area. The 15- by 12- by 16-inch pack sells for about $180.

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Passenger killed in boating accident off Matagorda Island A 47-year-old man was killed in a boating accident Monday morning in Calhoun County, said Cody Jones, the boating law administrator for Texas Parks and Wildlife. Authorities had not released the name of the man or his hometown by LSON’s press time. “The accident occurred about 10 a.m., Monday,” Jones said. “There was a single vehicle collision and one passenger was thrown from the boat and struck by the propeller.” Jones said three other people were also on the 2011 Shoalwater boat, a flat fishing boat, including the driver, who was also not identified. “They had been fishing in an area off Matagorda Island in Calhoun County,” Jones said. “It sounds as if they were leaving the area or had decided to go elsewhere to fish. As they were leaving, the boat made a ‘surprise turn’ of some sort. It’s still under investigation. At this point, I don’t know if we’re dealing with boater operation or the conditions.” None of the other passenger or the boat’s driver were ejected or injured in the accident, according to Jones. Calhoun County Justice of the Peace Wesley Hunt declared the victim dead at the scene. The investigation into the accident is being conducted by TPWD law enforcement. —Staff report

DBU sends three teams to regionals The Dallas Baptist University Patriot Bass Fishing Team recorded one of their top team finishes on the Red River at the 2015 FLW College Fishing Regional Qualifier. Competing against 98 teams, the university had three teams in the top 30 and qualify for the 2015 FLW College Fishing Regional Championship on Grand Lake in Oklahoma later this fall. Senior Jacob Sepeda and junior Chase Winston finished second with 14 pounds, 13 ounces. Also earning a berth in to the Regional Championship on Grand Lake was senior Trent Newman and freshman Nathan Wood, who finished in seventh place with 12 pounds, 3 ounces. Also finishing in the top 30 for DBU was senior Zackery Hines and junior Reed Bass, who finished the day in 27th place with 9 pounds, 5 ounces.

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NATIONAL Boat registration program means more boats on the water The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation announced that its Boat Registration Marketing Program continues to get lapsed boaters back on the water. Through the 2015 program, more than 44,000 boat owners were drawn to reregister their boats, leading to $1.6 million in revenue for state agencies. In all, 20 states participated in the fourth year of the Boat Registration Marketing Program, with more than 522,000 direct mail pieces delivered to owners of lapsed boats. The Boat Registration Marketing Program achieved a strong response rate of 8.9 percent, well above the U.S. average 4.4-percent response rate for print direct mail, according to the Direct Marketing Association. Throughout the four-year history of the nationwide program, more than 168,600 boats have been reregistered. This leads directly to $6.06 million in additional revenue for partnering states and more boaters enjoying our nation’s waterways. —RBBF

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Feral hogs tearing up Louisiana Feral hogs cost Louisiana farmers more than $74 million in crop losses and other damage in 2013, according to a new study by the LSU AgCenter. AgCenter economist Shaun Tanger, who’s been gathering data from farmers about feral hog activity for more than a year, said the animals caused about $53 million in damage to crops and an additional $21 million in non-production losses. The 2013 crop losses included $14.6 million in damage to soybeans. Hay producers lost $9.9 million, and other crop losses included corn at $8.5 million and rice at $6.8 million. Only about 5 percent of Louisiana soybean acreage saw hog damage in 2013. Tanger said Louisiana’s feral hog population is estimated at half a million, with heavy concentrations in the south-central and northeastern regions of the state. —LSU AgCenter

First state-record elk added to awards program Participating in a once-in-a-lifetime elk hunt at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Oklahoma, Shawnee residents Mark Thompson and Lance Carter harvested typical elk that scored high enough to be recognized as the first two elk in Oklahoma’s Cy Curtis Awards Program. Thompson now holds the state record for his elk, which scored 307 6/8.

Carter’s elk scored 282 1/8. “We live about two miles from each other as the crow flies,” Carter said. Being from the same small town with children the same age, they got to know each other. Little did they know in 2013 they would share an unforgettable hunt. The Wildlife Department established the Cy Curtis Awards Program in 1972 to recognize trophy game hunters in Oklahoma. In 2014, the program was expanded to include elk, pronghorns and black bears that exceed the minimum qualifying scores. —Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

More than $27 million approved to protect waterfowl The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved more than $27 million in funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners to purchase, lease or otherwise conserve nearly 200,000 acres of wetland and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds and other birds across the United States. Of the total funds approved by the commission, $21.4 million will be provided through North American Wetlands Conservation Act grants to conserve more than 133,000 acres of wetlands and adjoining areas in 13 states. To date, NAWCA funds have advanced conservation of more than 30 million acres of wetland habitats and their wildlife in all 50 states, engaging more than 5,400 partners in more than 2,500 projects. Examples of projects include: Bayou Monnaie Marsh, Louisiana: $1 million to restore 7,312 acres of coastal marsh on private lands in southeastern Louisiana. Chenier Plain Cade Ranch 2, Texas: $1 million to permanently acquire 1,092 acres of wetlands and associated tidal flats, subtidal ponds and beachfront on Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County. —USFWS

Record alligator harvest in Miss. Preliminary harvest records for 2015 show a record harvest of more than 960 alligators with more than 90 percent participation among permitted hunters in Mississippi. To increase participation among permitted hunters, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks changed the sale of public water alligator hunting permits to a first come, first served process. In 2013 and 2014, only 75 percent of eligible permit holders participated, with a harvest of 671 and 682 alligators, respectively. —MSDWFP

New CEO at Delta Waterfowl Delta Waterfowl has hired Dr. Scott Petrie to be the organization’s chief scientist and chief executive officer. Petrie, 48, was the executive director at Long Point Waterfowl in Ontario for the past 18 years. Petrie’s passion for waterfowl grew out of research as a “Delta student” in 1986 and 1987, when he worked on the Marsh Ecology Research Program and Minnedosa Canvasback Project. He completed an undergraduate degree in wildlife biology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. “I’m very excited about returning to the organization I started with as a student,” Petrie said. —Delta Waterfowl

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Brothers sweep Federal Duck Stamp contest A trio of brothers from Minnesota took the top three spots in the 2015 Federal Duck Stamp art contest. Joseph Hautman, of Plymouth, Minnesota, won the contest with his acrylic painting of a pair of trumpeter swans. This is Hautman’s fifth Federal Duck Stamp contest win, making him one of only two artists to have his art appear on five duck stamps. Hautman’s painting will be made into the 2016-2017 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, or Duck Stamp, which will go on sale in late June 2016. The Service produces the Federal Duck Stamp, which sells for $25 and raises about $25 million each year to provide critical funds to conserve and protect wetland habitats in the National Wildlife Refuge System for the benefit of wildlife and the enjoyment of people. Robert Hautman of Delano, Minnesota, placed second with his acrylic painting of a pair of mallards. Robert Hautman has won the Federal Duck Stamp contest twice. James Hautman of Chaska, Minnesota, took third place with his acrylic painting of a pair of mallards. He is a four-time winner of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. Among them, the Hautmans have won 11 Federal Duck Stamp contests. —USFWS

INTERNATIONAL Bahamas protects lands for inshore fishing Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett announced more than

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“Black Mambas,” female antipoaching team win UN award

A South African ranger group named the “Black Mambas” was awarded the Champions of the Earth award by the United Nations. The award recognized the “rapid and impressive impact” the 26-member team has had in combating poaching. The Black Mambas were formed in 2013 to protect Balule Private Game Reserve, a section of the 2-million-hectare Greater Kruger National Park. Balule is home to a variety of wildlife such as leopards, lions, elephants, cheetahs, hippos, and rhinos. In just two years, the Black Mambas have reduced snaring — the most common method used by poachers — by 76 percent, shut down 10 poaching camps and three bush meat kitchens, arrested numerous poachers, and removed over 1,000 traps. —UNEP

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Dallas Safari Club S.A.F.E.T.Y. Event Greystone Castle (972) 980-9800 bigggame.org Coastal Conservation Association Concert for Conservation Sam Houston Race Park ccatexas.org Ducks Unlimited Uvalde Banquet Uvalde Civic Center (210) 844-9306 ducks.org/Texas Delta Waterfowl 2nd Annual Dove Hunt Wichita Falls (214) 418-7298 deltawaterfowl.org

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Ducks Unlimited Johnson County Dinner Cleburne Conference Center (817) 556-8074 ducks.org/Texas

Mule Deer Foundation Burnet County Chapter Banquet Lakeside Pavilion, Marble Falls (214) 449-5824 muledeer.org

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