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High water levels and a summerbass pattern have resulted in incon-sistent largemouth fishing in manyTexas reservoirs. But the feisty hybridstriped and white bass have beenthere to pick up the slack.
Lake Ray Hubbard has been a
hybrid hotspot. “My customers and Ihad 10 acres of fish on top,” said JohnVarner with JV Guide Service. “Theywere near the Bass Pro and RobertsonPark.” The fishermen caught 175 fish,but had trouble getting to thehybrids with topwater baits. “Thewhite bass would hit them as soon asthey hit the water,” he said. “We had
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HUNTING
CONSERVATION
As part of an ongoing project tolearn more about the Ocellatedturkey, the National Wild TurkeyFederation recently trapped andreleased a record number of thespecies.
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Danny Bennett of Victoriaenjoyed a “phenomenal hunt”as winner of Texas Parks andWildlife’s Grand Slam huntingpackage.
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Fishing lights can brighten theway to some good angling afterthe sun goes down. Lights area good way to attract fish. Whydo they work?
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FISHING
Boater compliance with aregulation making it illegal touproot seagrasses with asubmerged propeller has beengood.
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What’s all thecommotion?
NATIONAL
See HYBRIDS, Page 9
Schools of glass minnowsa sign hot angling ahead
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‘Corridor will move forward’
Gone fishin’
The ponds, rivers and lakes of Texas beckon the young angler to their shores — with asimple hope: to land a fish, any fish, large or small. See what’s biting at lakes around thestate on Page 16. Photo by David J. Sams.
Transportation line issue stirs outdoors enthusiasts
By Mark England
Less than a month ago, many people thought theLegislature had passed a two-year moratorium on the build-ing of most toll roads — including the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor.
Gov. Rick Perry, though, disagrees.“I guess it depends on what you mean by moratorium,”
said Ted Royer, a spokesman for the governor. “As far as ouroffice can tell, it will have no real world impact. The Trans-Texas Corridor will move forward as scheduled.”
Outdoorsman Trey Duhon isn’t one of those surprised bythe turn of events.
“The bill the Legislature passed was like Swiss cheese it hadso many holes in it,” said Duhon, an attorney and treasurerof Citizens for a Better Waller County, which opposes theTTC.
The TTC would be a quarter-mile-wide transportation linehome to cars, trucks, rail cars and utility lines running fromMexico to Oklahoma and mirroring Interstate 35 for muchof its route.
Duhon, an avid hunter, is among those questioning thecorridor’s effect on wildlife.
“In the Hill Country, it will cut a swath through primehunting territory,” he said. “As huge as that highway isgoing to be, it’s hard to imagine that the area around it isgoing to benefit from a wildlife standpoint.”
A biologist at a South Texas ranch said the TTC would, in
Feisty hybrids and whitebass keeping anglers busy
COASTAL CABINS: About 90 floating cabins are between Corpus Christi and the Landcut. TheGeneral Land Office has opened bidding on two vacant sites. See maps on Page 19.
Land ho!State puts two cabin sites on the
block in Upper Laguna MadreBy David Sikes
The Texas General LandOffice is offering two KenedyCounty cabin sites in theUpper Laguna Madre to thehighest bidders.
Bidding starts at $10,000 andthe deadline to submit a sealed
bid is 5 p.m. on July 13. Thedeadline to download a bidpacket off the GLO Web site isJune 29. Bid packets are sched-uled to be opened at 10 a.m.July 16.
These vacant sites on the eastside of the Landcut nearMarker 73 are accessible only
See TTC, Page 13
See SITES, Page 19
A safari training site nearUvalde gets hunters ready fortheir adventures in the “longgrass.’’
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One year after the Texas Parks and WildlifeCommission made it illegal to uproot seagrasses witha submerged propeller within the boundaries of theRedfish Bay State Scientific Area, local game wardensare calling compliance with the regulation “good.”
The regulation — which went into effect May 1,2006 — marked the first time the TPW Commissionused its proclamation power to protect coastal habitatand require changes inboater behavior in the popu-lar fishing destination nearRockport and Aransas Pass.
“Compliance has been fair-ly good. We’ve given about50 verbal warnings and eightwritten warnings,” said Maj.Larry Young, TPW’s regionallaw enforcement director forthe lower coast. “We’re stillgoing to do our best to edu-cate people first, especiallythe ones who are new to thatarea.”
Violation of the regulationis a Class C misdemeanorpunishable with a fine of upto $500.
Young said the eight gamewardens that routinely patrol the area have noticedthat fewer boaters are accessing the flats in RedfishBay.
“I think we still have some folks who are confusedabout what they can and cannot do out there,” said
TPW Ecosystem Leader Karen Meador. “Anyone in anytype of vessel can run anywhere within the scientificarea; just don’t uproot seagrasses or dig a prop scar.”
Meador, the lead fisheries biologist for the AransasBay System, said her staff — along with local gamewardens — have been busy over the past year educat-ing the boating public about the new regulation andabout the importance of seagrass conservation.
“We have had nearly10,000 hits on our Web siteand placed more than threedozen articles in local,statewide and national publi-cations,” she said. “We’ve dis-tributed more than 30,000brochures and made nearlyfour dozen presentations tocivic and sportfishing organi-zations.
“My staff and I have per-sonally talked about this regu-lation and the importance ofseagrasses face-to-face with3,645 boaters and anglers. It’sbeen a huge effort this pastyear.”
“What we’re trying to do isreally get boaters to think
about what they’re doing out in the water,” said FayeGrubbs, a Coastal Fisheries biologist. “The responsibil-ity is on the boater to know the area he’s fishing in,and also to protect and preserve the habitat that sup-ports the fish that he’s fishing for.”
Charlie DeYoung received theJoe Hamilton LifetimeAchievement Award during the2007 QDMA NationalConvention and Whitetail Expo,in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Named for QDMA founder JoeHamilton, the award honorsindividuals who have made sig-nificant, lifetime contributionsto deer, deer hunting and deermanagement.
“Charlie DeYoung has devotedhis professional life to researchon the white-tailed deer,”Hamilton said. “He also played amajor role in the birth of one ofthe nation’s leading researchinstitutes for wildlife, at TexasA&M University-Kingsville.”
DeYoung has been affiliated with Texas A&M-Kingsville since he arrived in 1969 to begin graduatework in biology. He left long enough to earn hisPh.D. at Colorado State University, and was back in
Kingsville in 1974. DeYoung served as dean of the
College of Agriculture from 1979to 1984, and again from 1991 to2001.
During his first term as dean,DeYoung played an integral rolein the birth of the CaesarKleberg Wildlife ResearchInstitute, serving as its directorduring its first three years.
When he “retired” asAgriculture dean in 2001, hebecame the first-ever Stuart W.Stedman Endowed Chair forWhite-tailed Deer Research atthe Kleberg Institute. Today, heserves the Institute as researchscientist and professor emeritus. DeYoung is one of only 10 pro-
fessionals ever to receive the Deer ManagementCareer Achievement Award from The WildlifeSociety. A Quality Deer Management report.
One year later, compliance ‘good’ on seagrass regulation
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTDeer management association honors DeYoung
CHARLIE DEYOUNG
NO PROP SCARS: Signs in Redfish Bay are posted towarn of the seagrass regulation.
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HUNTING
On target for the ‘long grass’
ON THE RUN: One of the unique targets is the running Cape buffalo at Mark Brown’s safari training program on the Hacienda Ranch near Uvalde.
Program trains hunters for safari adventureBy Bill Miller
So you’ve plunked down$13,000 to hunt Cape buffalo inTanzania, and you’re looking atanother $2,000 for roundtrip air-fare.
But one South Texas landownersuggests spending even moremoney on the front end, beforeyou even board the plane.
Mark Brown, proprietor ofHacienda Ranch near Uvalde,offers a safari training programthat emphasizes marksmanship toget hunters ready for their adven-tures in the “long grass.’’
Brownsaid he attended numer-
ous safari trade shows where hebecame friends with African out-fitters who shared some troublingobservations.
“They said half their clientswere rookies who didn’t getenough out of their safaris becausethey didn’t know what to expect,’’Brown said. “And, most impor-tant, they didn’t know how toshoot African animals to properlyharvest them.
“That’s when we thought, ‘Whynot offer safari training?’’’
Brown said he has graduatedfive classes so far, and he is waitingto hear back about their safaris.
In the meantime, he’s gettingready for more sessions which, he
noted, are a great fit for the his-toric Hacienda Ranch, which heacquired a little more than twoyears ago.
Brown, a veteran of a couplesafaris, teaches the classes with hisranch staff, but he also booksguest lectures by outdoors writerswho’ve widely hunted Africa.
Discussions involve the variousintricacies of traveling different
African nations, tips on what topack and how to pack it.
But the main course is shootingand lots of it.
Brown said it’s critical to teachstudents the difference betweenthe vital areas on whitetails anddangerous game animals like Capebuffalo.
To that end, Brown has set up ashooting course involving simu-lated field situations. Some of themoving targets pop up and othersare mounted on tracks.
Tom Senninger of Clermont,Florida recently tried the courseand was challenged to shootstanding, kneeling and fromshooting sticks.
“Probably the most unique tar-get is the running buffalo,’’Senninger said. “It forced you toshoot accurately and quickly. Ithink it very closely resembleswhat I would expect on anAfrican safari.’’
Some classes can involve shoot-ing actual exotics, and Brownoccasionally offers Asian buffalos,which are similar to the Cape buf-falo.
The class isn’t cheap; Browncharges $2,500 per person.
But his friend, custom gunmaker Charlie Sisk of Dayton, saidthat’s money well spent, consider-ing the emphasis on how to effec-tively kill African game.
A GRAND SLAM
BIGHORN BONANZA: Danny Bennett and his son, Kevin, pose with the DesertBighorn Sheep he shot that scored 161 3/8.
Victoria man swings a big hit in hunt packageBy Mary Helen Aguirre
Danny Bennett of Victoria harvested his first deerat 9. More than four decades later, he went on hisfirst desert bighornsheep hunt.
“It was a phe-nomenal hunt —something youhave to experi-ence,” he said oftaking down adesert bighornsheep.
Bennett was thewinner of the Grand Slam, one of several Big TimeTexas Hunts offered by Texas Parks and Wildlifeeach year by drawing.
Bennett said he bought three tickets in differentcategories. His winning package included thebighorn hunt, plus a mule deer, whitetail and ante-
lope hunt for himself and a non-hunting guest.In February, he traveled to the Elephant
Mountain Wildlife Management Area for the desertbighorn sheep hunt. His son, Kevin, 30, went alongas an observer.
The Elephant Mountain WMA lies south ofAlpine betweenthe aridChihuahuanDesert scrub to thesouth and highdesert grasslandsto the north.
It encompasses23,147 acres thatinclude mountain-ous terrain
(Elephant Mountain itself is 6,225 feet above sealevel) plus some level to near level acreage.
It is home to the desert bighorn, plus suchwildlife species as desert mule deer, pronghornantelope, coyotes and scaled quail.
It costs $10 per entry to enter to win one of seven Big Time Texas Hunts(including the Grand Slam, Premium Buck Hunt, Waterfowl Adventure,Exotic Safari, Big Time Bird Hunt, Whitetail Bonanza and Gator Hunt). Theentry fees benefit conservation efforts. For more information, call (800)895-4248. Entry forms will be available Aug. 15.
See GRAND SLAM, Page 21
Two-day/two-night weekend orthree-day/three-night mid-weekclasses are offered at the HaciendaRanch. For information, call MarkBrown at (281) 782-1172.
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Mule deer are giving new meaning towatching out for other mothers’ kids.
A new study from the University ofAlberta and the University of Lethbridgeshows that mule deer females, even thosewho are not mothers, respond to therecorded distress calls of other fawnspecies, including white-tailed fawns, aswell as their own.
The study showed that mule deer andwhite-tailed deer females responded tothe recorded distress calls of fawns, similarto the responses elicited when coyotesattack fawns.
However, mule deer mothers respondedto both whitetail and mule deer calls, evenwhen their own fawn stood next to them.In contrast, the whitetail mothersresponded only to their own species’ call,and only when they could not see theirown fawn.
“The fact that mule deer ran to thespeaker when their own fawn was stand-ing next to them safe and sound revealedthey do not help other fawns because they
mistake them for their own,” said leadauthor Susan Lingle.
“It was surprising just how indiscrimi-nate mule deer females were. For example,the females that weren’t even mothersalso ran to the speakers to help fawns.That would not be expected if femaleswere simply trying to protect their ownfawns.”
In field trials using speakers that broad-cast the calls of fawns under threat, themule deer came to the speaker and stayedthere as long as the calls played, twistingand turning as they confronted the per-ceived attackers.
White-tailed mothers that came closeto the speaker tended to withdraw rightaway and then stayed safely outside thatdistance.
While the study’s findings seem topoint to mule deer as superior mothers,the motivation for looking out for otherfawns is simple survival, Lingle said.
“Having a rigid and aggressive responseto the simple sound of a fawn distress call
may ensure effective defense of a female’sown offspring, even though this meansthe female invests time and energy andputs herself at risk by helping many otheranimals.
“In contrast, a whitetail mother waits toassess whether a fawn is her own beforeshe steps in to defend it. As a result, white-tail fawns suffer considerably more preda-tion during the first months of life thando mule deer fawns.”
Mule deer may have developed a moreeffective aggressive defense because theyrely on fighting to protect themselvesagainst predators year-round, whilewhitetails and many other species restrictaggressive defense to just the youngestfawns.
“Whitetails rely on flight rather thanfight for most of their lives, so this mayaffect their ability to mount an aggressivedefense,” Lingle said.
The study has been published in thejournal “Animal Behaviour.”A University of Alberta report.
Mule deer moms rescue other fawns
FIRST RESPONDER: Doe mule deer will respond towhitetail fawn distress calls.
Hunter education associationnames Rao top professional
Heidi Rao of Houston wasnamed “Professional of the Year”by the International HunterEducation Association.
“Heidi is a national role modelfor instructors,” said Gary Berlin,executive director of IHEA.
A Hunter Education trainingspecialist with Texas Parks andWildlife since 1998, Rao teachesthe general public hunting safetyand the governing laws to com-
ply with the mandatory huntereducation program in SoutheastTexas.
She also trains other instruc-tors in hunter education, policiesand procedures.
Rao was credited with helpingto upgrade the skills of instruc-tors in learning/teaching princi-ples and practices, recruitmentand marketing techniques andgeneral communications.
She plays an active role in con-ducting hunter education train-ing workshops and courses in herarea, as well as coordinating localactivities.
Rao also served as a NaturalResource Park Ranger for the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers.
The award was underwrittenby Child Guard, LLC.An International Hunter EducationAssociation report.PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR: Heidi Rao smiles after a successful Texas alligator
hunt.
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FISHING
What’s all the commotion?
GLASS LANDING: Birds feed on a school of glass minnows. Peak glass minnow activity can vary from year to year due to the fish’s cyclical spawning nature.
By Danno Wise
hroughout late spring and wellinto summer, the otherwiseglassy surface of back lakes andcoves in various Texas bays willoften explode with what appears
to be tiny slivers of glass. However, these small shards are actually
diminutive glass minnows leaping quite lit-erally for their lives in order to escape hun-gry predators beneath them.
As summer wears on, this same scenarioplays out in the passes and along beach-fronts up and down the coast. In every
instance, when glass minnows break thesurface, it’s a sure bet something much big-ger — and hungrier — is lurking below.
“Trout are hammering them,” said JimDailey, a retired Texas Parks and Wildlifebiologist. “Rafts and rafts of the baitfish are
out there right now. There will be a lot ofterns working over them and feeding onthem.”
Many people refer to glass minnows asbay anchovies. They are similar in size anddifficult to tell apart. The mouth on a bay
anchovy, however, is below its nose, whereasthe glass minnow’s is near the top of its face.
Timing a glass minnow hatch can besomewhat tricky. Various bays will experi-ence higher populations of glass minnows atdifferent times.
Even within a single bay system, peakglass minnow activity can vary from year toyear. This is due to the glass minnow’s cycli-cal spawning nature, according to TPW biol-ogist Mark Lingo.
“This means they will spawn wheneverconditions — water temperature, salinity,etc. — are right for them,” he said.
This can vary from year to year or from
Leaping glass minnows a sign of hot fishing T
LIGHTEN UP: Knowing what fishing light to userequires some thought on how and where it is goingto be used.
AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWNFishing lights brighten the way for night angling action
The advice “sleep in to catch more fish” isa contradiction to the “early to bed, early torise” adage that anglers have long been toldis the best way to achieve summer fishingsuccess.
But more and more people are discoveringnight fishing isn’t just a way to beat the heatand busy waters — it is also a fun and pro-ductive way to catch more fish.
As long as you’re an enlightened angler,that is.
“There really is a scientific explanation asto what happens when a fishing light isfloated on the surface or submerged below,”said Nancy Eaton of Optronics Inc., anational supplier of fishing lights. “Light isresponsible for phytoplankton and zoo-plankton activity in the water, and thesetiny organisms are what baitfish feed on.Attract the bait, and gamefish will follow.”
Summertime is also a period when specieslike crappie, white bass and bluegill have atendency to group. Saltwater anglers, too,are taking advantage of lights at night foradded success.
When gamefish and baitfish come togeth-er around a fishing light, the action can befast and furious, and it doesn’t require an
expert angler to catch them.“For the most part, fishing is a social activ-
ity,” Eaton said. “Fishing at night providesfamilies with a rewarding alternative to gath-
ering around the TV set and gives all agessomething they can participate in andenjoy.”
Fishing lights come in a variety of styles.Often the choices are simply a matter ofangler preference, but sometimes pickingthe right light requires some thought onhow and where it is going to be used.
For example, if the destination is a walk-inspot, toting a 12-volt battery along for apower source doesn’t make much sense. Abetter alternative in this situation is a lightpowered by common flashlight batteries.
When fishing from a dock or boat though,lights powered by a boat battery are goodchoices.
Optronics’ Floating Fish-N-Lite, featuringa sealed beam in a waterproof styrofoamhousing, has long been a popular 12-voltfishing light. It is the favorite of veteran crap-pie guide Richard Lindsey of Sibley, La.
“I like the floating lights because they siton the surface and cast a beam down intothe water,” he said. “They don’t attract the
“Light is responsible for phytoplankton and
zooplankton activity in thewater, and these tiny
organisms are what baitfishfeed on. Attract the bait,and gamefish will follow.”
See GLASS, Page 12
See NIGHT, Page 12
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NICE CATCH: A young angler looks at a keeper hybrid on Lewisville Lake. Many Texas lakes are reporting consistent catches ofhybrids and white bass.
to get slabs underneath them tocatch the bigger fish and reach thehybrids.”
Most topwaters work on schoolingwhite bass and hybrids, he said, whilethe three-inch chug bug and smalltorpedos seemed to work the best forthe group. “The fish are feeding onlittle shad fry,” he said. “One of thefishermen took the back hooks off ofhis topwater and tied a small fly onthe back, and that worked real well.”
Cloud cover is a welcome sight forthe angler hoping to catch thehybrids and whites on top.“Typically, we see them on top in theearly morning, and they move down
to about 30 feet during the middle ofthe day,” Varner said. “Then they’llchase the bait to the top again in theevening.”
Nearby lakes Cedar Creek andTawakoni also have reported consis-tent catches of hybrids and whites.”Right now, you almost have to call itcatching instead of fishing,”Tawakoni guide Joe Reed said in aninterview.
At Lake Conroe, the topwateraction is pretty much over, said CarlBastick of Wethook Guide Service.“We’ve had pretty good luck trollingpet spoons and inline spinners,” hesaid. “Our best luck has been pullingthem behind a diving tool like theDipsy Diver or Pink Lady, or pullingthem behind a deep-divingcrankbait.” The best action onConroe has been near main lake
points at the south end of the lake,and over large humps in 18-24 feet ofwater, he said.
While some hybrids were beingcaught on large swimbaits, most ofthe fish have been white bass. “Butthe whites are running real big,”Bastick said.
West Texas lakes are also producinggood catches, with Wichita,Meredith and MacKenzie lakesreporting steady activity. “There havebeen some real nice hybrids caughthere lately,” said Dean Johnson,manager of MacKenzie Bait & Tackle.“They have been catching them onlures — everybody’s got their favorite— and minnows and shad. A nicehybrid and a nine-pound large-mouth have been caught on chickenliver. Now we can’t keep enough liverin stock.”
HybridsContinued from Page 1
MAN SHOOTS TOE IN HUNTING ACCIDENT
•Sterling County Game WardenMichael Jaramillo worked a non-fatal hunting accident thatoccurred when the hunter whohad been sitting in his vehiclepulled a loaded rifle up and out ofthe vehicle to shoot at a rabbit,and the gun went off. The bulletentered and exited his right bigtoe, missing the bone.
PAY UP CAMPINGFEES OR LEAVE
•Game Wardens Ray Spears andJim Porter responded to a call frompark management at the DavisMountains State Park concerningpark visitors who had not paidtheir camping fees. Contact wasmade with four men and onewoman in possession of a smallamount of marijuana and drugparaphernalia. Citations wereissued by the wardens; the parkstaff required the visitors to paytheir due fees, and they wereinstructed to leave the state park.
TOO MANY CATFISHIN THE BAG
•Tyler County Game WardensBrian Baronet and Bill Zappe filedon a local resident for exceedingthe daily bag limit of catfish onLake Sam Rayburn. The personwas 15 fish over the limit. Casepending.
WARDENS RESCUE THREEFROM SINKING BOAT
•Chambers County GameWardens Shane Detwiler, HectorGonzalez and Bobby Jobesreceived a call about a sinking boaton Trinity Bay. A coast guard heli-copter was called in to locate theboat. The wardens responded andrescued two adults and one child.
SHRIMP SELLER A DAY SHORTOF GETTING LICENSE
•Houston County Game WardenZak Benge received a call fromretired Game Warden Larry Bengeconcerning an individual sellingshrimp from business to business.Benge proceeded to the locationand watched a man for approxi-mately 20 minutes carry a smallice chest in one store and thenanother, delivering shrimp. The
man left the location and Bengestopped him. The man said he wasgoing to get his license the nextday. He was issued a citation for noretail truck dealer’s license andwarnings for not having his truckmarked and not having his invoic-es. Case pending.
SHRIMPERS CAUGHTWITH TOO MANY FLOUNDER
•Jefferson County Wardens VuNguyen and Kirk Jenkins, alongwith two Louisiana agents,stopped a commercial shrimp boatat the jetties and found 16 floun-der over the limit and 10 one-gal-lon bags of fillets. Cases pending.
BOAT LIVERY OWNERRENTING WITHOUT LIFE JACKETS
•Kendall County Game WardenVance Wallace filed a case againstthe owner of a local boat livery onthe Guadalupe River after hefound many canoes, kayaks andrubber rafts rented out without lifejackets, as required.
DRIFTING BOAT LEADSTHE WAY TO ARREST
•Milam County Game WardenMike Mitchell arrested a 21-year-old man on a felony warrant. Twomonths earlier, the man hadallegedly stolen a boat on the LittleRiver, become frustrated with it,and abandoned it to drift on downthe river into the Brazos. Mitchellfound the boat about nine hourslater and, after finding six witness-es, put together the case.
WARDENS NAB CRAB THIEVES•While patrolling the ArroyoColorado, Cameron CountyGame Wardens Billy Lucio andHector Leandro discovered a boatwith five men stealing blue crabfrom the local commercial crab
fisherman’s traps. After positivelyidentifying four of the five men,they were released pending con-tact with the owner of the traps.The fifth individual provided histrue name at the Cameron CountyJail. The blue crab were releasedback into the Arroyo unharmed.
FREE BOAT TURNS OUTTO BE THE WRONG BOAT
•Aransas County Game WardensScott McLeod, Ben Friebele andCharles Mayer checked a BostonWhaler on Aransas Bay for lifejackets. A registration checkshowed the boat to be stolen. Theoperator insisted the boat hadbeen given to him by a friend.Further investigation revealed theoriginal owner was in fact thesame person that the operatorclaimed as his friend. The wardensmade contact with the originalowner and asked if he knew theoperator. The owner stated he didin fact give the operator a boat, buthe was wondering why the opera-tor had not picked up the boat yet,as it was still sitting in his yard.When advised that the operatorhad picked up the Boston Whaler,the owner realized that his friendpicked up the wrong boat.
GROUPS NET CITATIONSFOR NOT HAVING LICENSES
•Tarrant County Game WardensDavid Solis and Chelle Mountwere on patrol above the damspillway on Grapevine Lake whenthey observed four individuals castnetting. Upon contacting with themen, they found that none ofthem had fishing licenses. Thefishermen were issued citationsand had their nets confiscated.The next day, another group ofindividuals was throwing a castnet without a fishing license.
They had just purchased their bluecast nets, and one of them was stilllearning how to throw a cast net.Citations were issued.
AIR HORN BECKONS ANGLERSBACK TO DOCK FOR CITATIONS
•While working Lake Arrowheadby boat, Archer County GameWarden Dee Litteken, ClayCounty Game Warden EddieHood and Wichita County GameWarden Pat Canan noticed agroup of five people fishing from adock. As they approached thedock from across the lake, theystopped a boat for a water safetycheck. As they finished the watersafety check, they noticed all thepeople on the dock were leavingand going uphill towards a house.The wardens approached the dockand sounded an air horn to signalthe subjects to return to the dock.In the end, four citations wereissued for no fishing licenses.
ROWDY BOATERS STIR UP ARRESTS
•Harris County Game WardensDerek Spitzer, Kevin Mitchell andTim Elmore received a call fromthe Seabrook Police Departmentconcerning two people on a boatwho appeared intoxicated andwere pitching beer cans into theKemah Channel and yelling atother boats as they passed by. Theboat was stopped on Clear Lake.While en route to the bank, one ofthe men became belligerent,yelling and cursing at the wardens.The man was immediately takento shore, where police were wait-ing. Once on the bank, the manresisted arrest, and spit on one ofthe police officers. The man wasarrested for resisting arrest, assaulton a peace officer and BWI. Theother man was arrested without
incident for public intoxication.Cases pending.
BOATER FLAGS DOWNWARDENS FOR SCALPEL
•Harris County Game WardensTim Elmore, Derek Spitzer andKevin Mitchell were patrollingClear Lake when they were flaggeddown by an individual in a boatwith three passengers. One of themen asked the wardens if they hada scalpel. Apparently the man wastrying to remove a catfish from hisline when the top spine punchedthe area where his thumb andpalm meet, and broke off. The mansaid he was a doctor and wantedthe wardens to cut the spine out.When he was informed the war-dens did not have a scalpel, hethen asked for a pair of pliers so thewardens could pull the spine out.The man refused EMS, and after afew failed attempts on his own topull the spine out, he informed thewardens he would go to his officeand remove the spine.
TRUCKER CHARGED FORPOLLUTING THE WATERS
•Robertson County GameWardens Russell Murden andJason Bussey were patrolling LakeLimestone by boat with BrazosRiver Authority Ranger RobertBrown. Brown received a callabout some illegal dumping on agas well pad near the lake.Realizing that it would take a longtime to get to the location by vehi-cle, the wardens traveled up acreek as far as they could by boat.They beached the boat and thenwalked a long way to the site. Asthey approached, they observedan 18-wheel tanker truck leavingthe area. They were able to run andcut the tanker off. The investiga-tion determined the truck driverhad dumped sodium chloridedirectly from a discharge tankonto private property, where it raninto a creek bed that runs directlyinto Lake Limestone. Photographswere taken along with a statementfrom a witness. The LimestoneCounty District Attorney will filethird-degree felony charges for dis-charge of a pollutant.
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•While patrolling Cedar CreekLake, Henderson County GameWarden Audie Hamm attemptedto make contact with four menin a boat. This resulted in a shortpursuit, as the men attempted todelay the contact. Hammobserved the men trying to
dump a baggie into the lake. Asthey were trying to dump thebaggie, the contents blew ontoone of the men riding in theboat. When the boat wasstopped, the men denied anyattempt to discard marijuana.Hamm then pointed out the
marijuana on the polo shirt thefront seat boat passenger waswearing. The passenger said hehad been mowing the grass thatmorning. A pipe, vodka, andbeer were also found in the boat.The operator of the boat wasarrested for BUI. Case pending.
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bay to bay. In the Lower LagunaMadre, one typically sees the high-est concentration of glass minnowsin bag seine surveys during August.
“You can usually expect them tohave spawned about 60 days beforethat, because they have to grow to acertain size before they’re bigenough to be caught in our bags,”Lingo said.
Good places to find them are inthe mouths of passes. “I wouldthrow white or silver Clouser min-nows if I were fly-fishing, and asmall silver spoon if bait casting,”Dailey said.
Regardless of where they’reencountered, glass minnows canmean fast-action for both fish andfishermen. And, any angler luckyenough to stumble into a glass min-now attack will certainly wade awayimpressed.
One of Dailey’s best fishing dayscame when he was wading nearPass Cavallo and happened on pass-ing glass minnows.
“I was throwing a bone Ghosttopwater and schools of bait justkept coming by. There were sporadicblowups from really nice trout.
“I caught the best stringer of mylife, and it has never happened likethat again.”
As far as bait, just mimic the glassminnow.
“If we have a glass minnowhatch, I throw the 19MR SeriesMirrOlure,” said Matagorda-basedguide Capt. Tommy Countz. “I real-ly like the way that bait looks in thewater. Plus, some of those colorslook like an exact replica of a glassminnow.
“I really like that mullet pattern— with the green back and silversides. And that’s what you need —something that looks just like aglass minnow.”
Tossing tiny baits also works well
along the beachfront, even thoughthe target species may be larger.
“When I’ve seen kingfish work-ing balls of glass minnows, it sureseems like smaller spoons or Rat-L-Traps work better than bigger baits,”said Port Isabel guide Capt. RolandoGonzalez. “It seems like whenthey’re feeding on those small bait-fish, they don’t even pay attentionto the bigger baits.”
Although fish feeding on glassminnows can cause quite a commo-
tion on the water’s surface, theactivity can be surprisingly easy tooverlook.
However, Galveston Bay guideCapt. Michael LaRue says there’sanother way to find the action.
“Glass minnows are a big deal tous in July,” LaRue said. “But we usu-ally have some birds working inJuly. And most of those birds will beworking over glass minnows. Youfind glass minnows, you’ll find fish— I guarantee it.”
BASS has announcedenhancements to its tourna-ment structure.
Next season, BassmasterElite Series anglers will com-pete from their own brandedboats in all competition daysof BASS tournaments, includ-ing the Bassmaster Classic.
Additionally, BASS intro-duced a 66-percent increase inpayout for the Toyota TundraBassmaster Angler of the Year,which will now boast a$250,000 top prize.
In addition to the tourna-ment enhancements, BASSannounced the BassmasterElite Series will visit 11 fisheriesin 2008, two of which are inTexas.
The first, the Lone StarShootout, will be held from
April 3-6 on Falcon Lake. Itmarks the first time BASS hasvisited Falcon. The main-stream reservoir on the RioGrande River has a surface areaof 83,654 acres and manyanglers consider it a fisherycapable of record-breakingweights.
The Battle of the Border atLake Amistad will be held fromApril 10-13 on Lake Amistad.
Elite anglers have postedwinning four-day totals eclips-ing the 100-pound mark in thepast two years. Featuring rockystructure and drop-offs,Amistad provides picturesquescenery in addition to itstremendous largemouth basspopulation.
A BASS Communications report.
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bugs like the other above-waterlights, but do attract the baitfish. Itypically wait at least 15-20 min-utes, maybe even 30 minutes,before dropping a line in the water.If I’m not seeing any baitfish bythen, I’ll pick a new spot.”
Also popular are submersiblefishing lights, which feature a fluo-rescent tube that glows green orother colors when illuminated andcan be lowered to around 20-feetdeep.
Fishing lights now come withLED technology, and some includea modular “stick” system thatallows multiple modules to bescrewed together for added lengthand illumination. These moduleshave several ultrabright LEDs and afluted reflector in the middle to dis-burse the light in all directions, andare used with a 12-volt battery.
For the more mobile angler,whether walking the banks or thedock, LED lights are made in a morecompact 10-inch size that runs onthree AAA batteries.
So as daytime temperatures heat
up, don’t overlook the prospects ofsome quality night fishing withfamily and friends, and sleeping inthe morning after.
All types of fishing lights areavailable at outdoor retailers.
Cabela’s carries lights by Optronicsand Electralume. Academy carrieslights from Optronics and Q-Beamsubmersible lights. Gander Moun-tain carries lights by Hoppy’s andOptronics.
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INTO THE NIGHT: Fishing lights offer the angler some quality fishing after the sungoes down.
SHINY ALLURE: The Tidewater Silverside, more commonly known as the glassminnow, is a popular bait for most saltwater species.
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effect, constitute building a highfence across Texas.
“Whitetail deer, because of theirnumbers, will certainly survive,”said the biologist, who asked not tobe identified given the emotionsstirred by the TTC. “They’ve comeup against greater foes. Other moreendangered species, though, couldbe a concern, such as ocelots andjaguarondis. This could make onepopulation of a certain species,two. And the numbers may not beenough for either to survive.Dividing is not always conqueringwhen it comes to wildlife.”
The sprawling TTC on its ownwould kill huge numbers ofwildlife, said the director of theCaesar Kleberg Wildlife ResearchInstitute in Kingsville.
Fred Bryant noted a two-yearstudy of a 20-mile stretch ofHighway 281 found 160 dead barnowls. The owls chase rats out of bar
ditches onto the highway, whereboth often bite the dust.
“Here, we would be talkingabout a corridor that is a quarter-mile wide,” Bryant said. “Just thevehicle collisions alone would bestaggering.”
Bryant’s greater fear, though, isthat the corridor will further frag-ment wildlife habitat.
Species of animals that roam vaststretches of land could be cut offfrom habitat they need biological-ly, Bryant said. He listed predatorssuch as mountain lions, bobcatsand coyotes.“When you take outthe top predators,” Bryant said, “itchanges everything below them.”
A study in one PanhandleCounty found that removing coy-otes had a profound impact on theecosystem. The number of speciesof small mammals shrank fromseven to one.
“The coyotes ate a lot of kanga-roo rats,” Bryant said. “The kanga-roo rats, because they were nolonger taken by coyotes, dominat-ed the other small mammals.That’s just an example of what can
happen.”There has been talk of setting
aside land for wildlife to compen-sate for that consumed by the TTC.Rumors abound that the landwould be in West Texas, which crit-ics say would be inaccessible tomost Texans. However, a spokes-woman for the Texas Departmentof Transportation denied thatclaim.
“At this point, we still don’t havethe route for the Trans-TexasCorridor,” said Gabriela Garcia.“When we do, we can get intodetails such as setting aside land forpossible mitigation purposes.”
Environmental impact studiesalso have to be completed first,Garcia said.
Bryant said he’d prefer Texaslooked at alternatives to the TTC,such as widening existing high-ways.
“Once you take away habitat, it’sgone,” he said. “It’s a naturalresource issue to me. That’s the tel-escope I’m looking through — or,perhaps, blinders, I guess, depend-ing on your point of view.”
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Lucy Mize of Ben Lomond,Ark., jumped over the two-dayleader to log her first BASS winSaturday at the Kentucky Lakeevent of the Mercury MarineWomen's Bassmaster Tour pre-sented by Triton Boats.
Placing third Thursday, thenclimbing to second Friday,Mize was a daunting 5 poundsbehind leader Sheri Glasgow ofMuskogee, Okla. But onSaturday, Mize toted a bag offive largemouth to the scalesthat weighed 13 pounds, 14ounces — enough to surpassGlasgow and score the win by 1pound, 1 ounce.
Mize's weight of 40 pounds, 2ounces over the three days ofcompetition secured the top
prize, a Triton/Mercury boat rigvalued at $50,000.
Karla Bullard of Del Rio,Texas, was third with 36pounds, 12 ounces.
Fourth was Audrey McQueenof Canon City, Colo., with 32pounds, 5 ounces.
Tammy Richardson of Amity,Ark., finished fifth with 32pounds, 3 ounces. She alsomoved up to second place inthe points standings.
In the co-angler competi-tion, Susan Dameron, 44, ofChattanooga, Tenn., won thetop prize of $1,000 in cash anda Triton/Mercury rig worth$25,000. A BASS Communications report.
TPW’s CookannouncesretirementTexas Parks and Wildlife Exec-
utive Director Robert L. Cookannounced his intention to retireAug. 31. Cook has been executivedirector since February 2002 andhas spent the majority of his pro-fessional career at the agency.
Cook began his career at TPW in1965, after graduating from TexasA&M University with a wildlife
managementdegree. Hewas first sta-tioned inJunction as awildlife biolo-gist, and in1972 was pro-moted to areamanager atthe KerrWildlife
Management Area in Hunt. In 1975, Cook was promoted to
program leader for the statewidewhite-tailed deer program andestablished standardized deer datacollection and analysis proceduresfor the Wildlife Division.
Cook left TPW in 1979 to workfor the Shelton Land and CattleCompany. While there, he servedas wildlife biologist and director ofranch operations for six largeranches in Texas and Montana.
In 1990, he returned to TPWand served as chief of wildlife formore than three years in the com-bined Fisheries and WildlifeDivision. In 1994, he was promot-ed to director of the WildlifeDivision.
Cook was then promoted tosenior division director for landpolicy in 1997 and served as act-ing division director for the StateParks Division for almost twoyears.
He then became chief operat-ing officer until he was namedexecutive director.
“Bob Cook has devoted hisentire professional career to con-servation, and Texas is better forit,” said TPW CommissionChairman Joseph Fitzsimons. “Ihave known Bob for more than20 years, and he has served theagency and the state of Texas well.His contributions to conservationin Texas and his steady leadershipduring his tenure as executivedirector have left the agency wellpositioned for the future.
“We wish him the best as heprepares to embark on the nextphase of his life.”
According to Fitzsimons, anexecutive search committee willbegin the process of recruiting thenext executive director.A Texas Parks and Wildlife report.
Robert L. Cook
Mize captures tourney, Texas’ Bullard takes 3rd
"LONG CAST SPECIAL":Lamiglas this yearintroduced the SR 765R crankbait rod, one ofthree new models thatare part of the SkeetReese series. Each rod in the series is drawn from the professional angler’s tournament winning experience. The SR 765R, at 7-feet, 6-inches long, is made for increased castingdistance. It promises better range and control over cranking depth of any bait. The SR 765 R (shown) costs about $190. The other two new models include a 7-foot, 10-inch longrod designed for punching through heavy grass and extracting bass, and a 7-foot, 4-inch long rod with a hair-trigger tip designed for fishing heavier weights. All models in theSkeet Reese Series feature Fuji Alconite Concept guides, Fuji reel seats and premium cork grips. For more information, call (800) 325-9436 or visit www.lamiglas.com.
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PRODUCTSLIGHT REEL: The 230SXSuperCaster from U.S. Reel isideally suited for fishing theTexas coastal waters forredfish, flounder andtrout. Weighing in at 8.9ounces (thanks to keycarbon fibercomponents),the 230SX letsanglers cast allday without armfatigue. The widespool designmaximizes castingdistance even withlight baits, and its SDSDrag System starts quicklyand stays consistent for big fish stopping power. The reelsells for about $150. For retailers, visit www.usreel.com or call(314) 962-9500.
ALL THE BESTROLLED INTO ONE: TheHobie Mirage RevolutionFish is a hybrid thatcombines the speed of theAdventure, the utility of theOutback and the maneuverability of theSport tandem pedal-driven fishing boats.The Revolution promises an easy-to-use stablealternative to traditional kayaking, which is especially important to anglers. Thiskayak with mirage drive is 13-feet, 5-inches long and 28 1/2 inches wide. Available features include anoversized forward hatch, two eight-inch Twist and Seal hatches, three gear buckets, two molded-in rod holders,plug-in Hobie Trax Cart, plus more. The Revolution Fish is available in four colors. It costs about $1,750. Fordealers, visit www.hobie.com or call (800) 462-4349.
RUGGED RODCASE: FlambeauOutdoorProductsdescribes itsBazuka Pro asthe mother of allrod cases. Madefrom contoured, blow-moldedconstruction, the case won’t bend orbreak. It features a hinged door foreasy loading and a molded-in handle. Foam padding at either end of thelockable case protects rods. The case telescopes from 73 to 102 inchesand holds numerous rods. It costs about $68. For retailers, visitwww.flambeauoutdoors.com or call (800) 232-3474.
ODORLESS CLEANER: Doc Chumly’sStink’n Slime Hand Cleaner isdesigned to rid hands of thosestrong fish odors. It also can beused on a boat’s interior, fish-cleaning tools and sinks. An 8-ounce bottle sells for about $8. Forretailers, visit www.frabill.com or call(800) 558-1005.
FOR DRY FLIES: The Dry-Tech MRT FlyBoxes by Angling Designs Inc. employMoisture Reduction Technology tokeep flies and hooks safe fromthe harmful effects of humidity.Odorless, non-toxic crystalsinside the waterproof and airtightboxes continuously absorbmoisture to dry and extend thelife of the flies and other fishingmaterials. When the orangecrystals, which are recessedinside the lid in their owncontainer, reach their absorptioncapacity, they change color. Thecrystals can be regenerated in amicrowave oven repeatedly forlong-term use. The large boxmeasures 8.75 by 5 by 1.75inches (shown) and costs about $45;a smaller model (6.25 by 4.25 by 1.5inches) is available for about $40. Formore information, call (303) 288-7888 ororder at www.anglingdesigns.com.
SPORTY SHADES: The Offshore sunglasses by Maui Jim are designed specifically for anglers. Thesunglasses’ tough, but light, frame has a side window formaximum visibility. The impact-resistantpolycarbonate lenses boast aClearshell coating for scratch-resistance plus a waterproofcoating. The lenses also featurethe company’s Polarized Plus2technology, which eliminates glareand maximizes transmission of thecolors the eyes see naturally. Theframes come in black and thelenses are available in gray (forbright sunlight and the highestavailable glare reduction), bronze (for addedcontrast on hazy, overcast or foggy days) and rose (forsharpest contrast). The sunglasses, part of the MJ Sport Collection, sell for about $170. Forretailers, visit www.mauijim.com or call (888) 628-4546.
SUPERFLIES: These Phat Flies by SPRO will help float or fly-fishermencatch fish in the harshest conditions, according to SPRO. The BillSiemantel Signature edition flies are available in five colors: BabyBass, Grey Ghost, Blue Shad, Blue Gill and Chartreuse Ghost. They arebalanced to sit horizontally under the bobber and feature Gamakatsuhooks. Available in 1/6-ounce and 1/8-ounce sizes, the flies cost about$3.50. For information, visit www.spro.com or call (770) 919-1722. ALLURING PRODUCTS: Mustad’s Activate is
a line of pheromone-based attractantsengineered specifically for NorthAmerican fisheries. Activate uses Phero-Tech, a blend of pheromones, fish oilsand attractants to trigger a feedingresponse. The products are easy to use,designed to stay on baits longer thantraditional attractants and are availablein seven formats and a variety of species-specific formulations. The 3.38-ouncespray for bass (about $10) featuresglitter flecks and can be used on hardlures, soft plastics or live and cut bait.For retailers, visit www.mustad.no<http://www.mustad.no/> or call (315)253 2793.
June 22, 2007 � Page 15
CCA State of Texas Angler’s Rodeo
(STAR)LEADERS AS OF: 6-19-07
LeaderboardMiddle Coast Speckled TroutNorman Frankum of Sweeney
9 lbs. 0 ozs.
Lower Coast Speckled TroutBryan R. Tucker II of Corpus Christi
8 lbs. 14 ozs.
OFFSHORE DIVISIONKingfish
David Markham of Huntsville52 lbs. 4 ozs.
DoradoTaylor Walker, 13, of Spring Branch
37 lbs. 10 ozs.Ling (Cobia)
Chris Jacobs of Sweeney75 lbs. 3 ozs.
INSHORE DIVISIONFlounder
Joseph Bryan of Beaumont6 lbs. 8 ozs.
SheepsheadJeff Nouis of Deer Park
8 lbs. 3 ozs.
GafftopDebbie Mahon of Winnie
7 lbs. 1 oz.
STARKIDS DIVISION (AGES 6-10)
FlounderSavannah Rozacky, 7, of Rockport
3 lbs. 11 ozs.
SheepsheadForrest Karl, 6, of Edna
7 lbs. 7 ozs.
GafftopJarren Mahon, 8, of Winnie
7 lbs. 6 ozs.STARTEENS TROUT & INSHORE DIVISIONS
(AGES 11-17)Upper Coat Speckled Trout
Chance Beasley, 14, of Houston6 lbs., 9 ozs.
Middle Coast Speckled TroutJana Kubecka, 15, of Edna
6 lbs. 14 ozs.Lower Coast Speckled Trout
Nicholas Joiner, 17, of Robstown8 lbs. 3 ozs.
FlounderMcKenzie Griffith, 12, of Lake Jackson
3 lbs. 8 ozs.Sheepshead
Jonathan Miller, 17, of Bacliff6 lbs. 4 ozs.
GafftopLance Knox, 11, of Rosenberg
7 lbs. 11 ozs.
May 26-Sept.3: The CCATexas STARtournamentwill take placealong theTexas coast.Twelve divisions with $1 million inscholarships and prizes. Registeronline at ccatexas.org or call (800)626-4222 for information.
June 24-28: The South TexasBobwhite Brigade will take place atthe 74 Ranch near Pleasanton. Formore information, contact HelenHoldsworth at (800) 839-9453 [email protected].
June 28: The San Jacinto CCAbanquet will be held at SylvanBeach Pavilion in La Porte. Forinformation, call (800) 626-4222.
June 28: The Bastrop DU dinnerwill be held atSacred HeartParish Hall inRockne. Formoreinformation,contact JasonMcKey at (830) 629-0594 or
June 29-30: The TWA Conventionwill be held at the Hyatt RegencyHill Country Resort and Spa. Forinformation, visit www.texas-wildlife.org/convention.htm or call(800) 839-9453.
June 29-30:The GanderMountainstore in Tylerwill hold ahunter’seducationclass with instructor Phil Brakebillin the Gander Mountain Lodge.Call Phil Brakebill at (903) 882-5618 for information.
June 30-July 1: The Falcon Lake“Legends” Bass Tournament “Hallof Fame” will be held at OsoBlanco Lodge in Zapata.Registration is June 29 from 4–10p.m. For information, contact theZapata County Chamber ofCommerce at (956) 765-4871 [email protected].
July 7: The Two Lakes NWTFbanquet will be held at theJefferson VFW Hall in Jefferson.Call Michael Turner at (903) 789-3427.
July 13-15: The 4th Annual LaredoHunting and Fishing Show will beheld at the Laredo EntertainmentCenter. For information, callQuincy Barnes at 800-532-3976
ext. 202 or visit www.smc-events.com.
July 13: TheCorpus ChristiNWTF dinner willbe held at theOrtiz Center. Forinformation, callBrian Preston at(361) 758-7878,
July 14: Ladies Day Out, presentedby NWTF’s Women in theOutdoors, will be held at Bass ProShops in Garland. Classes will beheld on hunting, archery, fishing,firearms and more. Forinformation, contact Nanette Klineat (806) 796-0087 [email protected].
July 14: The Texas Junior AnglerState Champion tournament will beheld at the South Padre KOA andFish Bones Pier on South PadreIsland. Divisions include ages 4-6,7-12, and 13-17. For information,visit www.fishacrosstexas.com.
July 15: The Texas BoaterEducationCourse willbe held atthe FortWorthCabela’sstore in theupstairsconference room. The seven-hourclass is required for all motorboat
and personal watercraft operators13-17 years of age. Reservationsare required. Call (972) 263-6989for more information andregistration.
July 19: The Tarrant County NWTFbanquet will be held at theLockheed Recreation Center in FortWorth. Call Robert Cantrell at(817) 731-3402 for information.
July 26: TheDallas SafariClub will hostits Fort Worthsummermeeting. Forreservations andinformation, call(972) 980-9800 or [email protected].
July 20-21: The Gander Mountainstore in Beaumont will hold ahunter’s education class withinstructors Jack and Mary Beach inthe Gander Mountain Lodge. Callthe store at (409) 347-3055 orJack or Mary Beach at (409) 727-5017 for information.
July 20-22: The 17th Annual TexasHunters & Sportsman’s Expo will beheld at the McAllen InternationalConvention Center. Visitwww.texashunterassociation.com orcall (956) 664-2884 forinformation.
July 21: The Pineywoods Texas Big
Game Awards banquet will be heldat the Fredonia Hotel inNacogdoches. For information,visit www.TexasBigGameAwards.com or [email protected].
July 26: The Lost Pines NWTFchapter dinner will be held at NewSacred Parish Hall in Rockne.Contact Matthew Maas at (512)303-0063 or [email protected] forinformation.
July 28: The Clay County NWTFdinner will be held at the HolmanCenter in Henrietta. Contact WadeBryant at (940) 538-4354 [email protected] forinformation.
July 28: The Panhandle Texas BigGame Awards banquet will be heldat Fair Park Auditorium inChildress. For information, visitwww.TexasBigGameAwards.com ore-mail [email protected].
July 28: The Deep East TexasNWTF chapter dinner will be heldat the VFW in Jasper. Forinformation, contact Cindy Dans at(409) 383-0862 [email protected].
July 28: The Uvalde GuajolotesNWTF chapter dinner will be heldat the Elderado Hunting Lodge inUvalde. For information, contactBrad Farr at (830) 592-0742 [email protected].
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BROWNWOOD: Black bass are verygood on watermelon flukes,buzzbaits, and spinnerbaits off grassflats, and on finesse worms withchartreuse tails near the rocks. COLEMAN: Black bass are very goodon Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits, andchartreuse soft plastics. MACKENZIE: Black bass are good onshad-colored crankbaits and spinner-baits, and live baits.
TEXOMA: Striped bass are good ontopwaters and live shad. TAWAKONI: White bass are good onHumdingers and topwaters. WICHITA: White bass and hybridstriped bass are good on minnows orlive shad.
FALCON: Channel and blue catfishare excellent on cut bait and shrimp. PROCTOR: Channel and blue catfishto 30 pounds are excellent on shrimpand shad. TRAVIS: Channel and blue catfish to9 pounds are good on bait shrimpand nightcrawlers in 22 - 38 feet. BRAUNIG: Channel and blue catfishare excellent on liver, shrimp, cutbait, and cheese bait near the dam.
RAY ROBERTS: Crappie are excellenton minnows and Road Runners overbrush piles and around isolatedtrees. O.H. IVIE: Crappie are good on min-nows and jigs. CEDAR CREEK: Crappie are good onjigs around boathouses and over brushpiles.
CADDO: Bream are good on red wig-glers and crickets.TOLEDO BEND: Bream are good onnightcrawlers and crickets in 2 - 8feet. WEATHERFORD: Bream are good onworms.
CATFISH
HOT BITESALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 84 degrees. Black bass are good alongbrush lines on topwater lures early and late in day, shad-colored spinnerbaitsand soft plastics, black/blue jigs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.AMISTAD: Water clear; 80 degrees. Black bass are good on Senkos,crankbaits, spinnerbaits, soft plastics, deep jigs, and topwaters. Catfish aregood on cheese bait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp over baited holes. Yellow cat-fish are good on trotlines baited with live perch.ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 80degrees; 4.2' low. Black bass aregood on topwater lures early in day and on spinnerbaits near vegetation.Crappie are good mid-lake near timber and at derricks on minnows. Whitebass are good trolling and on flats with some surface action. Catfish are goodalong upper west side on punchbait or juglines baited with cut shad or carp.ATHENS: Water off color, 77-83 degrees; 0.46' high. Black bass are good onblack spinnerbaits and buzzbaits at night and during the day on drop shotrigged finesse worms and weightless flukes. BASTROP: Water lightly stained. Crappie are good on minnows at night.Channel and blue catfish are good on nightcrawlers and minnows.BELTON: Water murky; 75 degrees; 11.82' high. Channel and blue catfishare fair on liver, stinkbait, and shrimp. BOB SANDLIN: Water stained;78-84 degrees; 7.6' low. Blackbass are good on Carolina rigs,drop shot rigs and topwaters.Crappie are fair on minnows andjigs around structure. BRAUNIG: Water stained; 88degrees. Striped bass are goodon liver and perch off pointsnear the pier. Redfish are excel-lent on perch, shad, and silverspoons. BRIDGEPORT: Water off color;77-83 degrees; 3.65' low.Catfish are fair to good on night-crawlers and prepared baits.BROWNWOOD: Water stained;75 degrees; 0.48' low. Hybridstriper are good trollingwhite/chartreuse striper jigs.White bass are very good on Li'lFishies and minnows off lighteddocks at night. Channel catfishare good on trotlines baited withlive bait in 10 - 20 feet. BUCHANAN: Water clear tomurky; 76 degrees; 4.06' low.Black bass are good on whitebuzzbaits and jigs, watermelontopwaters, and Whacky Sticks inpockets and points in creeks in 5- 15 feet at first light. Crappieare good on minnows and crap-pie jigs over brush piles. Channel catfish are good on live bait and dip bait.Yellow and blue catfish are very good on juglines and trotlines baited withgoldfish and perch.CADDO: Water stained; 79-86 degrees; 0.3' high. Black bass are fair on softplastic frogs and junebug worms. Catfish are excellent on trotlines with earth-worms. CALAVERAS: Water stained; 88 degrees. Redfish are excellent down riggingsilver and gold spoons in 10 - 20 feet, on live perch and tilapia along theshoreline, and on live bait along the crappie wall. Channel catfish are excellenton liver, cheese bait, and shad. Blue catfish are excellent on liver and cut bait. CANYON LAKE: Water clear; 76 degrees; 1.17' high. Smallmouth bass aregood on root beer grubs and craws and watermelon red tubes on ball jigheadson main lake points and ledges in 8 - 15 feet. Yellow and blue catfish are verygood on juglines and trotlines upriver.CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 0.2' low. White bass are goodon TailHummers and Rooster Tails around points and over humps. Hybridstriper are fair on live shad. CHOKE CANYON: Water stained; 81 degrees; 3.76' low. Black bass are goodon deep running crankbaits and large Carolina rigged soft plastic worms andlizards. Drum are good on nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are goodon punchbait. COLEMAN: Water clear; 75 degrees; 1.04' low. Crappie are good on minnowsand Li'l Fishies at night. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlines bait-ed with live perch and chicken livers. CONROE: Water stained; 0.03' low. Striped bass are good on silver/goldstriper jigs. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and bait shrimp.FALCON: Water clear south, stained north; 82 degrees. Black bass are verygood on small crankbaits. FAYETTE: Water clear; 92 degrees. Channel and blue catfish are good onshrimp and cut shad in 8 - 12 feet.FORK: Water off color; 77-83 degrees; 0.37' low. Black bass are fair on top-waters early and late, and midday on drop shot rigged finesse worms andCarolina rigged Brush Hogs. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs underthe bridges and over brush piles.GRANBURY: Water stained; 0.40' low. Black bass are good on watermelonred and watermelon gold Carolina rigged soft plastics, crankbaits, and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on minnows and green tube jigs. Catfish are goodon stinkbait, chicken livers, and frozen shrimp. GRAPEVINE: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 2.14 high. Crappie are fair togood on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on Humdingers and slabs. GREENBELT: Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 13.55' low. Black bass aregood on shad-colored Rat-L-Traps, spinnerbaits and soft plastics, and topwa-ter lures at dawn and dusk. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Whitebass are good on live bait and crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are good onshad-colored crankbaits and live bait. Walleye are good on jerkbaits,crankbaits and live baits. Catfish are good on cut baits.HOUSTON COUNTY: Water stained; 89 degrees; 0.60' high. Bream are goodon live worms over grass beds. Channel and blue catfish to 3 pounds aregood on stinkbait in 6 feet.HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 9.70' low. Black bassare good on shad-colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits, watermelon/char-treuse soft plastics, and live baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.White bass and hybrid striper are good on live baits. Catfish are good on livebaits.
JOE POOL: Water off color; 78-84 degrees; 0.75' high. Black bass are fairon spinnerbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows andjigs. LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained; 77-84 degrees; 1.32' high. Catfish aregood on nightcrawlers and cheese bait.LAVON: Water off color; 78-83 degrees; 3.88' high. Crappie are good onminnows and jigs around structure. LBJ: Water murky with algae bloom; 78 degrees; 0.09' low. Crappie are fairon minnows and white jigs over brush piles in 12 feet. LEWISVILLE: Water stained; 78-84 degrees; 1.65' high. Black bass are fairto good on Carolina rigs, Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits. Catfish are fair togood on nightcrawlers and cut bait.LIVINGSTON: Water murky; 74 degrees; 1.06' high. Black bass are good oncrankbaits and spinnerbaits. Striped and white bass are good but small onRat-L-Traps, pet spoons, hellbenders, and slabs. Crappie are good on min-nows. Blue catfish are good on shad. MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 3' low. Crappie are good onminnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are good on inline spinner-baits and live bait. Smallmouth bass are good on live bait. Walleye are good
on crankbaits and live bait.Catfish are good on cut shad.MEREDITH: Water lightlystained; 74 degrees; 32.2' low.Black bass are good on shad-colored spinnerbaits, crankbaits,jigs and soft plastics, and livebaits. Crappie are good on jigsand minnows. White bass aregood on live bait and crankbaits.Smallmouth bass are good onsmall crankbaits and live bait.Walleye are good on shad-col-ored crankbaits and white/char-treuse soft plastic grubs aroundrocky points and drops. Channelcatfish are good on live baits.NASWORTHY: Water lightlystained; 78 degrees. Crappie aregood on minnows and jigs.White bass and striped bass aregood on live baits. Catfish aregood on live bait and cut shad.O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained;80 degrees; 16.25' low. Blackbass are good on topwater luresat dawn and dusk, shad-coloredspinnerbaits and crankbaits,green pumpkin or black/char-treuse soft jerk baits alongbrush lines. White bass are goodon live baits and inline spinner-baits. Smallmouth bass are good
on live baits and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish are good on live baits andcut shad.PALESTINE: Water stained; 77-83 degrees; 0.67' high. Black bass are fairto good on spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. White bass are good onHumdingers. PALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 70 degrees; 48.35' low. Black bass aregood on spinnerbaits and live baits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.Channel catfish are good on live and prepared baits.POSSUM KINGDOM: Water clear; 81 degrees; 1' low. Black bass are goodshallow near Rock Creek and back of Caddo Creek cove on Texas rigged 6-inch watermelon/pepper fleck soft plastic lizard baits. White bass are goodjust off river channel north of Costello Island jigging with silver slabs andtrolling with striped bass being caught. PROCTOR: Water murky; 74 degrees; 5.02' high. White bass are goodtrolling shiny jigs. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with cut bait.RAY HUBBARD: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 0.05' high. Black bass arefair to good on spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and Carolina rigged 10" worms.White bass are good on Humdingers and chrome topwaters. RAY ROBERTS: Water clear; 79-84 degrees; 1.77' low. Black bass are goodon white spinnerbaits, Carolina-rigged finesse worms in 8-15 feet. Whitebass are good on topwaters sporadically, midday switching to jigging spoons.Catfish are good on cut bait.RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 78-84 degrees; 0.44 high. Whitebass and hybrid striper are fair to good on Humdingers, topwaters and liveshad. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs around brush. Catfish are goodprepared baits.SAM RAYBURN: Water clear; 72 degrees; 0.16' low. Catfish are good ontrotlines baited with live bait, liver, and cut bait.STILLHOUSE: Water murky; 70 degrees; 19.39' high. Black bass are goodon soft plastics, topwaters, and spinnerbaits in newly flooded areas. TAWAKONI: Water stained; 78-83 degrees; 2.6' low. Catfish are good on cutbait.TEXOMA: Water off color; 78-83 degrees; 6.52' high. Catfish are good onnightcrawlers and cut shad.TOLEDO BEND: Water clear; 85 degrees; 1.21' low. Black bass are goodbut small on redbug and watermelon red soft plastic worms and crankbaitsin the boating lanes. Crappie are good on minnows and blue/green tube jigsover baited holes in 20 feet. Channel and blue catfish are good on trotlinesbaited with live bait, stinkbait, livers, and hearts. TRAVIS: Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.06' high. Black bass to 5 pounds aregood on June bug worms and chrome topwaters early in 10 - 25 feet.
WEATHERFORD: Water muddy; 79-84 degrees; 0.02' low. Black bass arefair to good around docks and on rocky points. Crappie are good on minnowsand jigs in the crappie house and over brush piles. Channel catfish are goodon worms, liver and dough bait in the river channel on the north end. Whitebass are good around the lake on small shad imitation lures.
WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 25.8' low. Black bass aregood on junebug soft plastics and shad-colored spinnerbaits along brushlines. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows.
WHITNEY: Water murky; 3.25' high. Catfish are good on frozen shrimp,stinkbait, and live bait.
WICHITA: Water clearing; 82 degrees; full at spillway. Channel catfish aregood along north side on punchbait.
CRAPPIE
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Trout are very good at the North Jetty on croaker, perch and pumpkinseed/char-treuse plastics. Redfish are good on live bait in the Lydia Ann Channel.Offshore is good for snapper, ling, wahoo, amberjack and kingfish.
BREAM
Port Aransas
NORTH SABINE: Trout are good on top-waters and Corkies for waders workingthe islands. Redfish are good and school-ing in the middle of the lake on mulletand live shrimp. SOUTH SABINE: Trout are good from theCauseway Pier at night under the lightson live shrimp. Flounder are good onpepper/chartreuse Bass Assassins andlive shrimp on the shorelines. BOLIVAR: Redfish are good in the surf onmullet. Gafftop, sand trout and flounderare good at the Pass on live bait. Troutare good along the shorelines on char-treuse plastics.TRINITY BAY: Trout are good while drift-ing deeper shell reefs and slicks onglow/chartreuse, pumpkinseed/chartreuseand plum Bass Assassins, Trout Killersand Sand Eels. EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are goodwhile drifting deeper reefs on glow/char-treuse, plum/white and red shad plasticsand live shrimp. Trout are very good offthe spoil banks in the Ship Channel onlive croakers.WEST GALVESTON BAY: Trout are verygood off thespoil bankson livecroakers.Flounder aregood in around Green's Cut on jigs tippedwith shrimp. Redfish and trout are goodat the jetty on shrimp and croaker.TEXAS CITY: Trout are very good on livecroaker off the Dollar Flats. Redfish aregood from the deep holes and off the pierat the end of the dike on live shrimp.Trout and oversized redfish are good atnight from the piers.FREEPORT: Trout are good at theSurfside and Quintana jetties on liveshrimp, croaker and red/white MirrOlures.Trout, redfish and black drum are good atSan Luis Pass on live bait. Trout are goodwhile drifting Bastrop Bay on live shrimp.EAST MATAGORDA: Trout are good onlive shrimp overmid-bay reefs.Flounder are goodon the shorelineson jigs tipped withshrimp.MATAGORDA: Redfish are good on lime-treuse and pepper/chartreuse BassAssassins over scattered shell shore-lines. Trout, black drum and redfish aregood on live shrimp at Shell Island.PORT O'CONNOR: Trout are good onlive croakers over deep shell. Trout aregood while drifting the flats on topwa-ters. Trout and redfish are good on liveshrimp at the jetty.ROCKPORT: Trout are good on the out-side of Traylor Island, the reefs of Copanand Aransas Bays on croaker. Redfishare good on cut-mullet and live shrimpon the Estes Flats. CORPUS CHRISTI: Trout and redfishare very good on live shrimp and croakeraround the causeway and at the OsoBridge. Redfishare goodaround theshell in NuecesBay on liveshrimp. BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good at the TideGauge, King Ranch shoreline and therocks on croaker, live shrimp and plumBass Assassins, Sand Eels and TroutKillers. PORT MANSFIELD: Trout and are goodon live bait in the Intracoastal.Trout andredfish are fair to good on topwatersand lice shrimp while drifting the flats.SOUTH PADRE: Trout and redfish aregood on red/white Hogies, Gamblers andNorton Bull Minnows at Twin Bars andLong Bars.PORT ISABEL: Trout are very good atHolly Beach on plum Bass Assassinsand live shrimp. Trout, redfish andblack drum are good at Un-NecessaryIsland on live shrimp under a poppingcork.
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by boat. One site is on the north bank of achannel leading to Nine-Mile Hole, locallyknown at Beck’s Channel. These lots are abouta half mile from each other and within five orso miles of the northern mouth of the cut.
Structures built on these public land siteswould be the property of the state. But cabinlessees who obey the rules can expect the stateto let them use the structures indefinitely, saidRene Truan at the GLO’s Austin headquarters.
The two high bidders must buy a permit tooccupy the site, which grants permission tobuild a cabin up to 1,000 square feet. Cabinsmust be built within a year, Truan said.
The GLO will e-mail a photo of these sites toprospective bidders or provide precise direc-tions if you’d like to go take a look. The bound-aries of each site is marked.
This is a rare opportunity. It’s only the sec-ond time in history the GLO has offered cabinsites to the public. In 2005, the agency offeredfive Laguna Madre sites in the Bird Island andBaffin Bay area.
That auction brought in about $112,000,which means the cost of each site averagedabout $22,500. The GLO uses this money indi-rectly to help finance Texas public schools,which is required by legislative mandate,Truan said. Bidding was spirited soon after the2005 process began.
And Truan said he expects a similar reactionthis time from anglers looking to lease aremote patch of the Texas coast. Truan said he’salready receiving seven to 10 queries a day.
The GLO has regulated land-based cabins onspoil islands since 1973, when the agency wasgranted authority to require permits by theTexas Legislature.
Most folks who had built a cabin and pur-chased a permit back then have since handed
down their permits to family members.Transfers must be approved by the state. This isa simple process, Truan said.
Cabin permits are valid for five years. The ini-tial fee is $325 and each five-year renewal fee is$175. In addition to this cost, cabin ownersmust pay an annual fee based on the size oftheir structure. The cost is 60 cents per squarefoot, so the most a cabin dweller would payannually is $600 because cabins may notexceed 1,000 square feet.
Construction costs for a basic structure alongthe Landcut would start at around $25,000,according to Jeff Kratz, a Corpus Christishrimper who builds cabins and hauls lumberin his trawler to remote Laguna Madre sites.
According to Amy Nunez with the GLO’sCorpus Christi office, nearly 250 land-basedcabins exist now between the JFK Causeway atCorpus Christi and the southern end of theLandcut near Port Mansfield.
About 90 floating cabins are between CorpusChristi and the Landcut, according to TPW offi-cials. Many of these permanent houseboatswere set in place several years ago, just beforestate lawmakers boosted an already highdemand for coastal cabins by declaring a mora-torium on floaters along the Texas coast.
Are there too many cabins in the LagunaMadre? The previous site auction did not resultin any appreciable level of objection from envi-ronmental groups or anglers, Nunez said.
And Truan said the GLO several years agoaddressed the biggest environmental concerninvolving waste disposal by imposing a carry-out rule for waste, which also applies to floatercabins under authority of Texas Parks andWildlife.
This rule effectively outlawed fixed septicsystems and outhouses set over water or onspoil islands. Truan also said each cabin site iscarefully selected to minimize any negativeimpact on bird rookeries.
Bidding RulesBid packets are available at www.glo.state.tx.us under “What’s New” heading on the right side of the screen.Questions or requests for site photos? Call Amy Nunez at (361) 825-3038 or e-mail [email protected] mail-in bids should be addressed to the Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, Stephen F. Austin Building, P.O. Box 12873, Austin, TX 78711-2873. Please clearly print the words: “RE: Cabin Bid” on the front of the envelope.Deadline to download bid packets off the Web site is June 29.Bids are due by 5 p.m. July 13.Packets will be opened and winning bids announced July 16.Permits will be issued for five years and may be renewed in five-year increments if conditions of the contract have been met.Contact cabin builder/lumber hauler Jeff Kratz at (361) 939-7545 or (361) 946-1535.
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Directions to cabin sitesArrows mark route from Bird Island Basin Boat Ramp• From Bird Island Basin Boat Ramp (within the Padre Island National Seashore), take channel to
Intracostal Waterway (ICWW), head south in the ICWW to Landcut.• Site A is located adjacent to Green Marker 73 on the east side of the ICWW in the Landcut.• Site B is located on the side channel, near Red Marker 4. The cabin site is on the north side of the side
channel that leads into the “Nine mile hole” area.
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ACROSS1. A fighting fresh water cod4. The king is a species of
this fish8. A predator of the wild
turkey9. Of the icefisherman’s gear
10. Term for an in-hole fireplace
13. Predator of small game15. To analyze trail signs16. A game pathway17. A bowhunter’s protector,
shooting ____20. A good wood for arrow
shafts22.Used to fry fish over open
fire23. Season when buck seeks
doe25. The trapper’s interest26. An icefishing lure28. A pelt important to fur
industry30. Rings on a striper’s scale
tells this32. An excellent beaver bait33. A quick-to-erect type tent34. Angler’s gear38. A group of decoys41. The ring _____ pheasant42. To construct a fly-fishing lure43. A game bird44. A casting method45. Term for removing pelt flesh46. Shooter’s protective coverings
DOWN1. Game much sought after for the
fur2. A deer lure, scent _____3. Propels a boat
4. A game bird5. The wolf6. Brings in a catch7. Wildfowl migrating route
10. The main fin on a fish11. An item in a field kit12. Do this to hunting and scouting
routes13. A game behavior pattern14. A game runway18. Act of reading freshness of
tracks19. The wingshooter’s helper21. Jell-like substance for stove fuel24. This pelt is black and white
27. A good food bait for traps28. A good scent bait for traps29. Another good scent bait for
traps31. A cousin to the moose34. A game pathway35. Duckhunter’s lure36. Trap part that holds the bait37. Type of arrowhead for bowfishing38. Name for a very large sturgeon39. The fur seeker’s device40. Geese decoys should face the
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WILD IN THE KITCHEN
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SUN AND MOON
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Freeport6/20 9:32 a.m. 1:16 a.m. —- —-6/21 9:48 a.m. 2:00 a.m. 9:35 p.m. 5:35 p.m.6/22 9:58 a.m. 2:47 a.m. —- 5:51 p.m.6/23 12:22 a.m. 4:04 a.m. 10:02 a.m. 6:10 p.m.6/24 2:28 a.m. 6:58 a.m. 9:55 a.m. 6:31 p.m.6/25 3:17 a.m. 6:55 p.m. —- —-6/26 3:48 a.m. 7:23 p.m. —- —-6/27 4:16 a.m. 7:53 p.m. —- —-6/28 4:45 a.m. 8:27 p.m. —- —-6/29 5:18 a.m. 9:03 p.m. —- —-6/30 5:55 a.m. 9:41 p.m. —- —-7/1 6:34 a.m. 10:26 a.m. 12:04 p.m. 10:20 p.m.7/2 7:10 a.m. 10:55 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m.7/3 7:40 a.m. 11:54 a.m. 1:53 p.m. 11:40 p.m.7/4 8:03 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. —-7/5 8:19 a.m. 12:22 a.m. 6:24 p.m. 2:29 p.m.7/6 8:30 a.m. 1:06 a.m. 9:22 p.m. 3:23 p.m.7/7 8:36 a.m. 1:56 a.m. 11:50 p.m. 4:11 p.m.7/8 8:34 a.m. 3:08 a.m. —- 4:59 p.m.7/9 1:40 a.m. 5:47 p.m. —- —-7/10 2:47 a.m. 6:37 p.m. —- —-Pass Cavallo6/20 10:49 a.m. 1:04 a.m. —- —-6/21 11:05 a.m. 1:48 a.m. 10:52 p.m. 5:23 p.m.6/22 11:15 a.m. 2:35 a.m. —- 5:39 p.m.6/23 1:39 a.m. 3:52 a.m. 11:19 a.m. 5:58 p.m.6/24 3:45 a.m. 6:46 a.m. 11:12 a.m. 6:19 p.m.6/25 4:34 a.m. 6:43 p.m. —- —-6/26 5:05 a.m. 7:11 p.m. —- —-6/27 5:33 a.m. 7:41 p.m. —- —-6/28 6:02 a.m. 8:15 p.m. —- —-6/29 6:35 a.m. 8:51 p.m. —- —-6/30 7:12 a.m. 9:29 p.m. —- —-7/1 7:51 a.m. 10:14 a.m. 1:21 p.m. 10:08 p.m.7/2 8:27 a.m. 10:43 a.m. 2:17 p.m. 10:48 p.m.7/3 8:57 a.m. 11:42 a.m. 3:10 p.m. 11:28 p.m.7/4 9:20 a.m. 1:03 p.m. 4:32 p.m. —-7/5 9:36 a.m. 12:10 a.m. 7:41 p.m. 2:17 p.m.7/6 9:47 a.m. 12:54 a.m. 10:39 p.m. 3:11 p.m.7/7 9:53 a.m. 1:44 a.m. —- 3:59 p.m.7/8 1:07 a.m. 2:56 a.m. 9:51 a.m. 4:47 p.m.7/9 2:57 a.m. 5:35 p.m. —- —-7/10 4:04 a.m. 6:25 p.m. —- —-Port O’Connor6/20 3:38 p.m. 4:19 a.m. —- —-6/21 2:21 p.m. 4:55 a.m. —- —-6/22 1:15 p.m. 5:18 a.m. —- 8:53 p.m.6/23 11:38 a.m. 8:53 p.m. —- —-6/24 8:30 a.m. 9:17 p.m. —- —-6/25 8:27 a.m. 9:50 p.m. —- —-6/26 9:00 a.m. 10:27 p.m. —- —-6/27 9:43 a.m. 11:08 p.m. —- —-6/28 10:33 a.m. 11:50 p.m. —- —-6/29 11:28 a.m. —- —- —-6/30 12:27 p.m. 12:33 a.m. —- —-7/1 1:25 p.m. 1:14 a.m. —- —-7/2 2:20 p.m. 1:53 a.m. —- —-7/3 3:10 p.m. 2:29 a.m. —- —-7/4 3:55 p.m. 3:02 a.m. —- —-7/5 3:53 p.m. 3:27 a.m. —- —-7/6 11:41 a.m. 3:35 a.m. 9:07 p.m. 6:33 p.m.7/7 10:00 a.m. 2:24 a.m. —- 6:58 p.m.7/8 9:11 a.m. 7:48 p.m. —- —-7/9 9:08 a.m. 8:42 p.m. —- —-7/10 9:34 a.m. 9:38 p.m. —- —-
Corpus Christi6/20 9:40 a.m. 12:54 a.m. —- —-6/21 9:56 a.m. 1:38 a.m. 9:43 p.m. 5:13 p.m.6/22 10:06 a.m. 2:25 a.m. —- 5:29 p.m.6/23 12:30 a.m. 3:42 a.m. 10:10 a.m. 5:48 p.m.6/24 2:36 a.m. 6:36 a.m. 10:03 a.m. 6:09 p.m.6/25 3:25 a.m. 6:33 p.m. —- —-6/26 3:56 a.m. 7:01 p.m. —- —-6/27 4:24 a.m. 7:31 p.m. —- —-6/28 4:53 a.m. 8:05 p.m. —- —-6/29 5:26 a.m. 8:41 p.m. —- —-6/30 6:03 a.m. 9:40 p.m. —- —-7/1 6:42 a.m. 10:04 a.m. 12:12 p.m. 9:58 p.m.7/2 7:18 a.m. 10:33 a.m. 1:08 p.m. 10:38 p.m.7/3 7:48 a.m. 11:32 a.m. 2:01 p.m. 11:18 p.m.7/4 8:11 a.m. 12:53 p.m. 3:23 p.m. —-7/5 8:27 a.m. 12:00 a.m. 6:32 p.m. 2:07 p.m.7/6 8:38 a.m. 12:44 a.m. 9:30 p.m. 3:01 p.m.7/7 8:44 a.m. 1:34 a.m. 11:58 p.m. 3:49 p.m.7/8 8:42 a.m. 2:46 a.m. —- 4:37 p.m.7/9 1:48 a.m. 5:25 p.m. —- —-7/10 2:55 a.m. 6:15 p.m. —- —-South Padre Island6/20 9:55 a.m. 1:05 a.m. —- —-6/21 9:48 a.m. 1:48 a.m. 8:37 p.m. 4:38 p.m.6/22 9:32 a.m. 2:30 a.m. —- 4:56 p.m.6/23 12:15 a.m. 3:19 a.m. 9:02 a.m. 5:23 p.m.6/24 2:56 a.m. 5:37 a.m. 7:40 a.m. 5:54 p.m.6/25 3:55 a.m. 6:26 p.m. —- —-6/26 4:36 a.m. 7:00 p.m. —- —-6/27 5:14 a.m. 7:36 p.m. —- —-6/28 5:54 a.m. 8:14 p.m. —- —-6/29 6:34 a.m. 8:52 p.m. —- —-6/30 7:13 a.m. 9:32 p.m. —- —-7/1 7:50 a.m. 10:12 p.m. —- —-7/2 8:20 a.m. 10:54 p.m. —- —-7/3 8:40 a.m. 11:36 p.m. —- —-7/4 8:49 a.m. —- —- —-7/5 8:46 a.m. 12:21 a.m. —- —-7/6 8:33 a.m. 1:08 a.m. 8:59 p.m. 3:18 p.m.7/7 8:08 a.m. 2:01 a.m. —- 3:49 p.m.7/8 12:26 a.m. 3:22 a.m. 7:20 a.m. 4:32 p.m.7/9 2:43 a.m. 5:21 p.m. —- —-7/10 3:51 a.m. 6:15 p.m. —- —-Port Isabel6/20 10:39 a.m. 1:25 a.m. —- —-6/21 10:55 a.m. 2:09 a.m. 10:42 p.m. 5:44 p.m.6/22 11:05 a.m. 2:56 a.m. —- 6:00 p.m.6/23 1:29 a.m. 4:13 a.m. 11:09 a.m. 6:19 p.m.6/24 3:35 a.m. 7:07 a.m. 11:02 a.m. 6:40 p.m.6/25 4:24 a.m. 7:04 p.m. —- —-6/26 4:55 a.m. 7:32 p.m. —- —-6/27 5:23 a.m. 8:02 p.m. —- —-6/28 5:52 a.m. 8:36 p.m. —- —-6/29 6:25 a.m. 9:12 p.m. —- —-6/30 7:02 a.m. 9:50 p.m. —- —-7/1 7:41 a.m. 10:35 a.m. 1:11 p.m. 10:29 p.m.7/2 8:17 a.m. 11:04 a.m. 2:07 p.m. 11:09 p.m.7/3 8:47 a.m. 12:03 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 11:49 p.m.7/4 9:10 a.m. 1:24 p.m. 4:22 p.m. —-7/5 9:26 a.m. 12:31 a.m. 7:31 p.m. 2:38 p.m.7/6 9:37 a.m. 1:15 a.m. 10:29 p.m. 3:32 p.m.7/7 9:43 a.m. 2:05 a.m. —- 4:20 p.m.7/8 12:57 a.m. 3:17 a.m. 9:41 a.m. 5:08 p.m.7/9 2:47 a.m. 5:56 p.m. —- —-7/10 3:54 a.m. 6:46 p.m. —- —-
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OUTDOOR PUZZLER
• 3-4 pound roast, 4-inch thick • Salt and pepper • 1 medium onion, quartered • 2 bay leaves, crumbled • 1/2 cup dry red wine
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Shakeone tablespoon of flour in a smallsize (10x16”) brown-in-bag andplace the bag in 2-inch deep roast-ing pan. Pour wine into bag and stir
until flour is well mixed. Rub meatwith salt and pepper and placemeat in bag. Put onion and bayleaves around roast. Close bag witha twist-tie and make 6 half-inch slitsin the top of the bag. Cook for 2 to2 1/2 hours.
Recipe from the North CarolinaCooperative Extension, www.ces.ncsu.edu.
Mexican Margarita ShrimpMakes 4 servings
Ingredients:• 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp (26 to
30 count), peeled and deveined• 1/4 cup each lime juice, tequila
and water• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion• Tablespoon olive oil• Teaspoon salt• Cooked brown or white rice, and
lime slice for garnish
Place shrimp in a shallow, glassdish. Combine lime juice and next5 ingredients; add to shrimp andstir. Marinate, stirring occasionally,for 10 minutes. Remove shrimpfrom marinade, reserving mari-nade, and thread onto 4 (15-inch)skewers, running skewer througheach shrimp twice. Transfer mari-nade to a saucepan and bring to aboil. Reduce heat and simmer 5minutes; set aside. Coat grill rackwith vegetable cooking spray. Place
kebobs on grill rack 4 to 6 inchesover medium hot coals. Grill, turn-ing once, just until shrimp isopaque, allowing about 3 minuteson each side. Remove shrimp fromskewers and arrange over rice;spoon some of the marinade overeach serving. Garnish with limeslices.
Recipe from The National FisheriesInstitute, www.aboutseafood.com.
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Bennett said he, eight to 10 guides and his sonset out at about 6:30 a.m.
“There was a lot of flat walking. A lot ofcanyons. We probably went and out of 10 to 12canyons that day.
“We saw lots of rams and ewes during theday,” Bennett said.
At about 5:30 p.m., the group spotted “thelargest we’d seen all day” about half a mile out.
When it was 160 yards away, Bennett took hisshot and downed his first desert bighorn. Itscored 161 3/8 and was about 10 years old, hesaid.
Bennett has since joined the Texas BighornSociety.
Last November, Bennett hunted mule deer atthe MacGuire Ranch near Fort Hancock, a prop-erty that is home to blue quail, dove, antelope,mule deer, javelina and coyotes.
“It was very cold and windy,” he said. “It
never got above freezing.”His wife, Linda, went with him on that hunt.
She stayed in the lodge and kept warm. “She had a blast,” Bennett said.Bennett and his guide headed out about 6
a.m.“With the weather, they were really laid up
and hard to find,” he said of the mule deer. After 12 hours and a lot of looking — right
before sunset — a mule deer worth setting yoursights on walked in from a pretty good distanceto join a group of about 20 deer.
“He was about 400 to 500 yards from us,” hesaid.
Bennett waited until the animal was about150 yards away. “I took him down immediately,”he said of the 175-pounder that scored 159 2/8.
Bennett’s whitetail hunt took place inDecember at the Plaska Lodge, which is south ofAbilene.
He hasn’t scheduled his last trip, but willprobably go on the antelope hunt in Septemberor October.
And, one thing’s for sure. He’s going to keepbuying the Big Time Texas Hunt tickets.
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BIG TIME HIT: Danny Bennett with the mule deer he shot as part of the Grand Slam package.
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Eleven Buffalo, N.Y., areaguides pleaded guilty to violatingnearly a dozen federal and statelaws protecting migratory birds.
The violations ranged fromfailing to tag a carcass, to takingmore than the daily limit ofbirds, to transporting livewounded game birds. The 11men paid a total of $14,450 infines between April and June.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicespecial agents documented hun-dreds of migratory bird huntingviolations during the three-yearinvestigation concluded in 2006of the independent guide servic-es. The “cast and blast” huntscombined fishing with sea duckhunting on the Niagara Riverand Lake Ontario.
Most of the birds killed werelong-tailed ducks and white-winged scoters. One attempt wasmade to kill a common loon, forwhich there is no hunting sea-son.
“The guides were operatinglike the Wild West, as if huntingwas unregulated,” according toSpecial Agent in Charge ThomasJ. Healy of the Service’sNortheast Region. “They showedcomplete disregard for laws pro-tecting migratory birds. Whenconfronted, some individualssaid they knew it was just a mat-ter of time before an investiga-tion caught them.”
Some guides instructed under-cover agents to sit on the bow ofthe boat and shoot at duckswhile the boat chased them.
The men paid fines starting ata low of $125. Two men werefined $3,225 each for violationsincluding shooting from amotorized vehicle, exceeding thedaily bag limit, wanton waste,transporting live wounded gamebirds, transporting illegally takenmigratory birds and carcass tag-ging violations.
New York State Department ofEnvironmental Conservationand citizen complaints prompt-ed the Service to investigate theguiding services.
The fines have gone to theNorth American WetlandConservation Fund, where theywill be used to benefit wetlands,which provide habitat for birdslike those illegally killed.
A USFWS report.
NWTF conducts largest Ocellated turkey studyThe National Wild Turkey
Federation recently trapped andreleased a record number ofOcellated turkeys as part of anongoing project to learn moreabout the species.
“We expect to gain basic popu-lation information on theOcellated turkey, with the goal ofaddressing concerns on the wel-fare of this species,” said ScottVance, NWTF director of partner-ship programs. “This will providecritical information for wildlifemanagers in Mexico, Guatemalaand Belize who are responsible forOcellated turkey management andhunting regulations.
“Without this study and thevaluable information gained fromit, future hunting for the Ocellatedturkey could be in jeopardybecause so little is known aboutthe bird.”
The study will take place over afour-year period, where birds willbe trapped in the fall and winter,fitted with radio-tags and released.
The birds will be monitoredthroughout the entire year todetermine population size and sta-tus; home range and habitat use;nest initiation rates, nesting suc-cess and poult survival; adult mor-tality rates; and to identify thecause of mortality.
Last year, five Ocellated turkeyswere radio-tagged and monitored.Some of these birds moved overseven miles in a few months andprovided important habitat useinformation. This past March, 12Ocellated turkeys were trapped,radio-tagged, released and are cur-rently being monitored.
The study is being conducted onLa Montana Ranch, which is a25,000-acre hunting ranch inMexico. The first year will serve asa pilot project and will be confinedto La Montana, with future plansto expand the program to moresites.A NWTF report.
SPECIAL PROJECT: The Oscellated turkey is part of a four-year study by the National WildTurkey Foundation to learn more about the species. Photo by NWTF.
‘Cast andblast’
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