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From the northern plains of Namibia to the mountains of British Columbia, Texans travel all over the world in pursuit of their next adventure. In Lone Star Outdoor News' first travel section we explore the desire to travel. See story page 6.

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THE SAME, BUT NEW Capt. Peacock Yachts & Expeditions has been well-known for years for providing the ultimate experience in peacock bass fishing on Brazil’s Rio Negro River.

Not a company content to rest on its laurels, Capt. Peacock is upgrading the experience without elevating the price.

“We are a sportfishing company,” said President Leoardo Leao. “The worldrecord peacock bass was caught with us in 2010. But you can have comfort, convenience and even luxury — and still fish.”

Capt. Peacock takes customers to another level of fishing experience for a trip of a lifetime, with first-class services.

The same river, a new itinerary The crew at Capt. Peacock has increased its efforts to locate new Amazonian waters, not previously accessible, with trophy peacock bass.

And peacock bass isn’t the only species to target, with arowana, rainbow bass, redtail catfish in abundance.

For 2019-2020, brand new Tracker bass boats will be in use, and, you’ll fish with the best equipment, including Shimano reels.

“We’re the only one to have the Tracker boats,” Leao said. “Customers really appreciate that.”

New yacht, but the same price Rio Negro Queen will be your floating hotel when you fish with Capt. Peacock.

The new yacht, features 12 deluxe staterooms with glass walls from floor to ceiling, two private master balcony suites and one presidential suite.

The yacht also provides a pool, solarium area, gym, spa, bar/lounge and restaurant for up to 30 guests.

The same team, but new services Capt. Peacock provides a Michelin chef for unforgettable meals while aboard the Rio Negro Queen. And, for those who need to stay in touch, something almost unheard of in the Amazon — internet and satellite television at no extra charge. For fun-seekers, a jet ski and water toys also are available, again at no extra charge.

“You can fish hard and still have fun,” Leao said. “We can set you up to visit a local village or go on other tours.”

Leao is excited for old and new customers to experience all of the new things at Capt. Peacock.

“It feels almost like it’s the inaugural season — we’ve refreshed the business,” he said. “We’re progressively improving our business, but not charging more.”

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By Craig Nyhus

Lone Star Outdoor News “We had another group from Texas here last month.”

It’s a common refrain from hunting and fishing outfitters around the world, as Texans span the globe in pursuit of adventure.

The wanderlust sends them, often in family groups, to hunts on the African plains, mountains of British Columbia and Alaska and, for some, to remote areas of Asia. Fly-anglers head to streams from New Mexico and Colorado to New Zealand and Patagonia.

Offshore enthusiasts head to Costa Rica and Panama.

And bass anglers trek to South America to feel the powerful tug of a peacock bass on the Amazon River and its tributaries, and afterward relax on a luxury boat.

Be aware of the sayings from each part of the world, though, as repeat trips are likely.

“Nobody goes to Africa once.”

“Nobody goes to the Amazon once.”

Texans don’t have to leave the state to satisfy the traveling bug, though. The Big Bend Mountains await, with mule deer, pronghorn or, for a lucky few, a desert bighorn sheep. The Texas Gulf Coast, a long trip for Panhandle residents, provides inshore and offshore opportunities, and Hill Country rivers offer a chance at the state fish, the Guadalupe bass.

Why do Texans travel so much?

Maybe it’s to escape the summer heat, especially when it’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Maybe it’s the state’s great economy.

Or, maybe, it’s instilled in the state’s psyche, a desire to explore, see new things, pursue new challenges and test our abilities while pursuing different species in different locations.

One thing is likely. Wherever you go, one of the last groups of customers was probably from Texas.

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JOIN THE TEXAS BB CHALLENGE HUNT Free Range The first Texas Banded Bird Challenge ended on January 31. Texas Dove Hunters Association initiated the Texas BB Challenge as a research program on the Eurasian collared dove.

Eurasian collared dove were trapped, banded and released back into the wild in various areas all over Texas. As these birds were harvested throughout the duration of the contest, the locations where the bands were retrieved was compared to where they were trapped and released.

“Since the best results of any research program are based on how many birds are actually reported, we are excited to see where these birds will be found in the upcoming years,” said Bobby Thornton, TDHA’s founder.

“This will enable us to learn more about age and migration habits.”

In order to increase the odds of having these bands reported, prizes were placed on the bands. The Texas BB Challenge has also been a useful tool to promote and market the mission and goals of the organization.

With the help of donors and sponsors, the first-year campaign was a huge success. The top prize for reporting a band was a Polaris Ranger donated by Hoffpauir Polaris of Goldthwaite. Other prizes were: a Supreme Field shotgun donated by CZ-USA, a $500 Bass Pro Shops gift card donated by Bass Pro Shops San Antonio, a pair of Chippewa snake boots donated by Chippewa and a Frio 24 Vault cooler for each of the winners donated by Frio Ice Chests. In the Outfitter's Division, any outfitter who was entered and had a paid hunter harvest a band was entered to win a trophy trout fishing trip to Baffin Bay. A total of 463 birds were banded and released between July 28, 2018 and September 16, 2018. Sixteen bands were reported and of those 16, four were qualified entries in the BB Challenge. Mike Baum, of Houston, won the Polaris; Mike Camacho, of Beeville, won the CZ-USA shotgun; Denver Eichler, of Sandia, won the $500 gift card to Bass Pro Shops; and John Carpenter, of Missouri City, won the Chippewa snake boots. Outfitter Mark Katzfey of Katzfey Ranches in

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Sept. - Oct. 2019 George West won the trophy troutfishing trip in the Outfitter’s Division.

Preliminary results of the study showed most birds were harvested from 3 to 50 miles from where they were released. One particular bird flew more than 100 miles from where it was released to within 5 miles of where it was trapped. Over time, results like this will tell more about these invasive birds now found all over Texas and beyond its borders.

The 2019 BB Challenge entries may be purchased beginning June 1. The early bird entry period runs from June 1 to July 15. All early bird entrants will be entered into a drawing for a TDHA Special Edition CZ-USA Field Supreme shotgun.

New this year is the chance to win a new truck from Hoffpauir with the harvest of a qualified band. Entries can be purchased any time throughout the contest prior to harvesting a banded bird, and entrants must pass a polygraph upon request. The contest runs from September 1, 2019 to January 23, 2020.

“The exciting thing for hunters in Texas is that the bands don't expire from year to year, increasing the chances of winning every year as even more birds with bands are released," Thornton said. “In 2019 we will release 800 birds adding to the 463 released in 2018. The chances to win just keep getting better. Don't go to the field without entering the 2019 BB Challenge!”

For more information on 2019 hunts email darrellsteffek@gmail.com

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Exciting 2019-2020 Events!

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Memorial Day Celebration

Up & Back Boat Race

8 am - TRIBUTE CEREMONY Honoring Fallen Veterans & Boy Scouts Troop 420 Placing of Flags 10 am - PARADE ON MAIN - “Saluting our Military and Fallen Heroes”

Fly Fishing Festival

3rd Annual

ENJOY FLY FISHING, CLASSES, VENDORS, RAFFLES & FELLOWSHIP __________________________________________

March 14-15, 2020 __________________________________________

Memorial Day Monday

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Cowboys & Cajuns Together Again Saturday June 1, 2019

STREET DANCE “Jody Nix & The Texas Cowboys”

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5th Annual “Trial on the Pecos Trail” Labor Day Weekend, Sat. Aug, 31, 2019 TSDA Sheep Dog Trials __________________________________________ February 11-16, 2020 __________________________________________ Oktoberfisch

3rd Saturday Weekend in October

Hunters Welcome Events 1st Weekend in November

Deer Hunting Season Opens FRI: Hunters Appreciation Lunch SAT: London Hunters Breakfast SAT: Hunters BBQ Lunch

Predator Calling Contest 2nd Annual

Predator Washer Pitching Contest March 14, 2020

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Backstreet Players

Hunters Lunch

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Community Theater __________________________________________ 700 Springs Ranch Tour

Freedom Celebration

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Kimble County NRA Banquet

Annually, the Saturday after Thanksgiving. November 30, 2019

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2nd Annual “Hit for Sticks”

Softball Tournament

Benefiting Lexi Cardwell Scholarship Fund

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Annually July 4th Weekend July 3rd FREE FIREWORKS DISPLAY! July 4th PARADE ON MAIN – 10 AM

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WILD Game Dinner

Hill Country Fair Assoc.

Summer Classic Rodeo

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DANCES & PARADE and

Christmas Happenings

2nd Full Weekend in August

Annual Martin Memorial Open Car Show __________________________________________

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Easter Happenings

Easter Saturday Morning 11 am PETS PARADE

Easter Eve, Saturday

ANNUAL EASTER PAGEANT

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Thursday, December 5, 2019, 4-8 pm Outdoor Women Gone WILD® LATE NIGHT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING in Kimble County Saturday Dec. 7, 2019 (Day & Eve.)

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BBQ Cook-Off & Kow Kick Family Fun Festival

Friday, December 13, 2019 (Eve.)

Junction A&M Club Scholarship Golf Tournament

LONE STAR BBQ SOCIETY SANCTIONED COOK-OFF • WASHER PITCHING CONTEST • KIDS’ CARNIVAL • MUSIC • RIDES • VENDORS • KIDS’ ACTIVITIES __________________________________________

Sunday, December 15, 2019 (Eve.)

Junction’s 5th Annual

Labor Day Weekend, Sat. Aug. 31, 2019

4th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS AT THE RANCH ANNUAL LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE FEATURING SANTA

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Thursday, December 19, 2019 (Eve.) 7th ANNUAL TRAIL OF LIGHTS

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Come to Junction Texas, where the North, South, and Main Llano Rivers, and the Path of Totality for the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, intersect!®

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Kimble County Disc Golf Events

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Bluebonnet Casa

Crawfish Boil

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For Lone Star Outdoor News Longtime Dallasite Helen Martin has stood between a male lion and a Land Rover full of fresh meat in Uganda, and she’s stood still at fittings while the world’s most prestigious fashion designers such as Oscar de la Renta or Donna Karan drape lavish fabrics on her to create a couture masterpiece.

She’s shot bighorn sheep in Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, and she’s been shot by some of the great photographers of modern times such as Victor Skrebneski. In her recent memoir High Fashion, High Adventure, Martin details her experiences as both a couture runway model and a worldwide hunter.

The autobiography, published in November 2018, jumps between stories of Martin’s career walking runways for Yves Saint Laurent, Armani and Valentino, among others, and tales of stalking large game throughout several continents. The compact book, only about 150 pages, is peppered with photographs and charming anecdotes that come from living a life in proximity to fabulous people and exotic animals.

Martin was living the vogue life of a model in the 1960s when she met her late husband, Jim Brockie. She was modeling at an event in Marshall Field’s iconic store in Chicago when this Texan came in.

“I was so interested in him because he was on his way to Alaska to hunt,” Martin said. “Well, I was a city girl, so that was so intriguing.”

Courtship followed, as well as a happy marriage as Martin relocated to Dallas. In fact, on the couple’s second date, Brockie took Martin to a shooting range. Martin, who had no experience hunting or shooting, quickly became enthralled with the sport, giving her the itch for hunting and stalking expeditions all over the world.

Over the next few decades, Martin would travel to take a leopard and elephant in Kenya, pheasants throughout Scotland, a few antelope in Africa, fallow deer in Spain, Alpine ibex in the Swiss Alps and more, all the while taking precise notes in a journal that would later become the outline for High Fashion, High Adventure. Her greatest — and toughest — outdoorswoman accomplishment, she said, was earning her Grand Slam title, becoming only the 14th woman to do so, by taking one each of the four different North American wild sheep: Dall, stone, bighorn, and desert bighorn.

The book also has several pieces of advice for aspiring international, big game hunters.

“You must practice and practice with your firearms. You have to be out at the shooting range all the time,” Martin said. “You must know your animals. Study their terrain, where they live, their behavior. Don’t count on the guide to do that for you.”

High Fashion, High Adventure is available at online booksellers.

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ART MEETS TAXIDERMY WITH HEADS ABOVE THE REST For 35 years, Heads Above The Rest, LLC. has built a trusted relationship with the occasional hunter and most experienced big game hunters worldwide.

Honesty, professionalism, craftsmanship and integrity separates Heads Above the Rest, which influences the most distinguished hunters to return year after year.

The unique practice of keeping the client updated throughout the entire mounting process eliminates unforeseen problems and keeps the customer from wondering when his or her trophy will be ready.

The skills of a true artist and the talent to understand animal anatomy, behavior and characteristics are utilized to recreate the hunter’s animal to the truest form of life. Heads Above the Rest's skill and experience in bronze wildlife sculpturing, pencil art and painting create every aspect in balance, making the wildlife soft looking and realistic.

Heads Above the Rest has a reputation of keeping a fast and respectable turnaround time. The ability to maintain competitive pricing for higher quality work has built the high standards and reliable reputation.

Whether you have one or numerous mounts, Heads Above The Rest gives each piece the same care and attention.

The style of work is not a high-production style studio. The precise work of art in each animal lets the hunter relive the experience and thrill each time the

animal is viewed.

Heads Above the Rest specializes in North American, African, and exotic animals with a passion for cats. Known for its reproduction of life-size mammals, Heads Above the Rest has the talent and expertise to capture a real, true soft cat look.

Heads Above the Rest has built its reputation on word of mouth. Trying Heads Above the Rest will change your appreciation of the hunt and will give the hunter a piece of true animal art that will last for generations.

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Khoisan Adventures LLC

PLAN TIME BEFORE YOUR HUNT TO BEAT JET LAG KhoiSan Adventures offers both hunting and photo safari planning in several African countries, including Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

What they have found over the years is a combination of both can make the trip more enjoyable and relaxing.

The trip to Africa is a long one, and the resulting jet lag can mess with hunters’ systems.

“Flying and driving for days and then hurrying up to go out and hunt takes away from the trip,” said Doyle Bruner, who operates KhoiSan Adventures with his wife and wildlife biologist, Gail. “We’ve found when people take a day or two to deal with the inevitable jet lag, they enjoy their hunt much more.”

KhoiSan offers trips where, upon arrival, the photo safari comes first.

“You get comfortable with the terrain, the altitude in some cases and the animals,” Bruner said. “Then, when the hunt begins you are rested and ready.”

Other trips may begin with some touring of popular areas, and often the hunt concludes with a few days of rest

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and relaxation at places like Victoria Falls, Namibia, coastal Mozambique or the wine country of South Africa.

“We have been doing this for more than 20 years,” Bruner said. “We only book for companies we have personally used and recommend. We have some of the best venues available regardless of your budget —and we plan for and around your jet lag.”

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world-class PEACOCK BASS FISHING New luxury floating hotel makes adventure complete

Acute Angling recently gained the exclusive rights to one of the Amazon’s hottest trophy peacock bass fisheries: the Rio Curicuriari, deep inside Amazonia’s most remote Indian Reservation.

So, to access this untouched fishery, they built the new Blackwater Adventurer.

The brand-new floating hotel is just as exciting as the Curicuriari’s world-record size peacock bass. Featuring first-class amenities and luxurious comfort with gourmet dining, fine wines and a fullystocked, open bar — there’s no roughing it on the Adventurer!

The craft’s navigational design is different from anything Acute Angling has ever built. The Curicuriari, where it was conceived, is a navigational challenge— with 90 miles of rocks and rapids in its lower reaches, making it pretty much inaccessible by normal vessels.

Acute Angling built its new flagship on a super shallow-drafting barge hull, using super-safe Cessna Caravan floatplanes to deliver anglers in comfort and ease, bypassing the difficulties.

The floatplane’s capacity of eight anglers also defined the Blackwater Adventurer’s design. Limited to pleasantly intimate eight-angler groups, all guests enjoy spacious private cabins: fully appointed with private bathrooms, hot showers and individual air-conditioners. And, by simply

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removing a divider, all cabins convert to couple’s suite with king-sized beds and two of everything.

But it’s not just about luxury. It’s about fishing success. The Adventurer’s shallow draft ensures it gets to the fish, and its mobility allows it to keep its waters unpressured.

The Adventurer provides the best of both worlds for the angler. This fishing machine was built to access the Rio Curicuriari, but no sooner did we post the 2019 schedule, it sold out. So, once the fall season ends, we’re moving it into the Rio Negro basin with a full schedule in place for January and February of 2020.

Since its big sister, the Blackwater Explorer is already sold out for next season, the Blackwater Adventurer provides an exciting new option for peacock bass anglers.

Call now to find out about our specially priced introductory group packages and enjoy luxury and fishing productivity on the fishing trip of a lifetime.

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WHAT LIES BEYOND THE MOUNTAIN Story by Lili Sams Watching my majestic moose antlers sway back and forth on the back of one of the pack horses brought the whole experience full circle. The horseback riding, the moose, the friendships, the experience; it checked all the boxes. It wasn’t the same adventure I was picturing; it was more.

The landscape of British Columbia is achingly beautiful. The mountains lined with colors of yellow and orange, the deep blue of Williston Lake took my breath away as we soared above the ridgeline in the Super Cub. By morning, the fall colors would be covered by a foot of snow.

The silence in the mountains as the snow fell softly on the trees was so complete. As Texans, this land of snow and ice was enchanting and lovely.

We hunted with Trevis Booker (known to all as Booker) of Wicked River Outfitters. Booker’s personality made you feel like you were best friends after a few hours of knowing him. A true character, he shows class and care, although he can drink and curse with the best of them.

Always smiling, laughing and talking with a thick Canadian accent, he turns shy when a camera is pointed his way.

We trekked hours each day on horseback, weaving up and down peaks and valleys. It’s a place where you forge your own path. You learn to use the moonlight as your guide, ducking from tree branches on the way back to camp after a long day.

There is a special camaraderie that builds from swapping stories huddled around the wood-burning stove, field dressing a monster moose or riding horseback for hours. That connection is unlike any other. When you open yourself up to a new experience, you will be rewarded.

David J. Sams

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