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TPWD News Digest for Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2012
All TPWD news releases available online: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/
Feb. 2, 2012
• Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine launches first-ever online
fishing publication
AUSTIN – Just in time for the annual white bass run, Texas Parks
& Wildlife magazine is launching its first-ever online-only
extra, “Texas Fishing 2012.”
Feb. 1, 2012
• Game Warden Field Notes
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
• Deadline Approaching for Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame
Nominations
ATHENS—You have until February 29 to nominate an individual or
organization that has made a lasting contribution to freshwater
fishing in Texas to the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.
• Migratory Bird Report No. 23
Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early
September through early February.
Jan. 30, 2012
• Angler Lands Toyota ShareLunker 526 from Lake Austin News
Images
ATHENS—Lake Austin gave up the third Toyota ShareLunker of the
season to Austin angler Brett Ketchum January 29.
• Zebra Mussel Test Results on North Texas Lakes Reported —
Boaters urged to continue to Clean, Drain and Dry boats moved
between lakes
ATHENS—Despite recent test results showing zebra mussel DNA to
be present in several North Texas reservoirs, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department (TPWD) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
officials remain hopeful that the invasive aquatic species is
still confined to Lake Texoma.
• TPWD Proposes Opening Deer Hunting Near Dallas
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is considering
opening deer hunting in three North Texas counties and another
on the upper coast this fall as part of recommended changes to
the 2012-13 Statewide Hunting Proclamation.
• TPWD Amends Nuisance Alligator Permit Process
AUSTIN – Landowners will be able to contract directly with
nuisance alligator hunters under new rules adopted by the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Commission.
News Briefs
Spots Still Available for Big Bend Ranch Camping, Photo Tour
Big Bend Ranch State Park will host the first in a series of
photography tours Feb. 24-26 that involves participants camping
out with camera in tow in some of the sprawling West Texas
park’s most rugged, remote and scenic locations. Park volunteer
Gary Nored, a former teacher and accomplished photographer, will
lead the tour. On Saturday, Feb. 25, Nored will lead an intimate
group to Guale Mesa, accessible only by four-wheel drive,
high-clearance vehicles, where participants will set up camp on
a high bluff overlooking Rancherias Canyon and two mountain
ranges. There are no classroom activities, but Nored will share
his professional advice during two days of uninterrupted
photography. The tour price is $350, which includes one night’s
lodging at the park’s Bunkhouse, one night of camping, all meals
and transportation. Call (432) 358-4444 make a reservation. To
learn more about the tour host and see examples of Nored’s
photos, visit his blog: http://aneyefortexas.wordpress.com.
Come celebrate Texas independence in Washington
Texas turns 176 and you’re invited to the state’s birthday
celebration March 3-4 at the site of the Independence Convention
of 1836 at the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site.
Re-enactors in period dress will comingle with visitors as
members of the Texas Army and other settlers while music is
played and stories are told of Texas’ past. Food is provided
with a Texas-sized birthday cake after the event’s formal
ceremony Sunday. The park and all tours and demonstrations are
free to the public. This event is accessible for the mobility
impaired. For more information visit the TPWD event calendar at
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/washington-on-the-brazos-state-historic-site/park_events/.
Lavaca Bay opens Feb. 2 for commercial oyster harvest
Lavaca Bay areas 1-3 are open to commercial oyster harvest as of
12:01 a.m. Feb. 2. These conditionally approved areas and
Espiritu Santo Bay are the only bays currently open to shellfish
harvesting at this time. The Texas Department of State Health
Services will continue to monitor the red tide and will open
other areas for harvesting when it is safe to do so. For the
latest information on the opening and closing of oyster harvest
areas, call DSHS at 1-800-685-0361.
The price of a quail and other facts released by AgriLife
A recent survey of Texas quail hunters by the AgriLife Extension
found hunters pay on average $253 per felled bird. The survey
also found that the number of resident quail hunters in 2010 has
decreased by 79 percent since 1981. Further investigation into
decreasing quail population pointed to assumed habitat loss, yet
initial testing has confirmed quail from declining areas are
heavily parasitized with additional results pending. For more
information about quail research visit www.quailresearch.org.
Calendar
For events in your area, visit our calendar section at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/calendar/
TPWD News Digest for Jan. 20-26, 2012
All TPWD news releases available online: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/
Jan. 26, 2012
• Texas State Parks Donations Break $1 Million Mark
AUSTIN – Since Texas Parks and Wildlife Department launched a
statewide appeal in early December for donations to aid a
financially strapped Texas State Parks system, more than $1
million has been raised.
• Regulation Proposals Target Spread of Exotic Species
AUSTIN – Proposed regulations under consideration by the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department would enlist anglers and boaters
in the fight to prevent further spread of exotic aquatic species
into Texas waterways.
• Use, Management of Devils River Outlined in Collaborative
Report
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission was briefed
today on recommended steps to provide public access to the
Devils River in Val Verde County, while preserving the river’s
precious natural and cultural resources and protecting adjacent
landowners’ privacy.
Jan. 25, 2012
• JFK Seagrass Proposal to Emphasis Public Education, Voluntary
Protection
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission today approved
a staff recommendation to protect seagrass in the Laguna Madre
near the John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway in Nueces County
through a voluntary education and outreach program.
• TPWD Looking to Sell Part of Palo Duro Canyon’s Fortress Cliff
Ranch
AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department got the
go-ahead today from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission to
provide public notice of the pending sale of 2,014 acres of the
state-owned Fortress Cliff Ranch overlooking Palo Duro Canyon.
• Migratory Bird Report No. 22
Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early
September through early February.
Jan. 23, 2012
• Master fly-fisher to teach class at TFFC February 11
ATHENS—Expert fly-fisher Bob Cappallo of Corsicana will teach
fly-fishing for beginners at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries
Center in Athens February 11, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Jan. 20, 2012
• Defendant Pleads Guilty in 9-Year-Old Boating Fatality News
Images
BURNET – Travis Aaron Marburger has pleaded guilty in 33rd
Judicial District Court to a third-degree felony charge of
failure to stop and render aid involving a fatal accident,
ending a nine-year-old case that began with a 2002 boat crash on
Lake Buchanan that claimed a Lampasas teenager’s life and
injured two others.
News Briefs
TPWD Commission approves three new public access boating ramps
in Texas
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Commission approved
grant funding to three public boating ramps across the state.
The ramps will be located at the mouth of Conn Brown Harbor on
the Intracoastal Waterway and Aransas Bay in San Patricio
County, under the JFK Causeway in Nueces County and at Port
Mansfield on the Lower Laguna Madre in Willacy County. The
funding comes from the State Boating Access Program which
provides money for the purchase, construction, renovation and
maintenance of boat ramps, access roads and other related
facilities to improve public recreational boating access to
public waters. The program receives funding from the Federal Aid
in Sport Fish Restoration Act, also known as the Wallop-Breaux
Program. Recreational boaters and fisherman full fund this
program through the federal gasoline tax on fuel purchases for
recreation boating and an excise tax on fishing tackle collected
and redistributed to the states. For more information on this
program visit: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/water/habitats/rivers/access/.
Visitors get to know historic Texans in Washington
Historical figures come alive to chat with visitors Feb. 18 at
the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Presentations
explore the lives of some of the many colorful and prominent
inhabitants of the old Texas town of Washington. Lead
Interpreter Scott McMahon will guide visitors through the lives
of Texas heroes San Houston, Dr. Benjamin Goodrich and local
business men Andrew Robinson, John Lott and many others.
Presentations will be given at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and
will last about half an hour. Participants are asked to arrive
early, dress appropriately for the season and meet at the site’s
visitor center. Admission for children six years and under is
free, adults are $5 and students are $3. But this event is free
to all Texas state park annual pass holders. Accessible for the
mobility impaired. For additional information call the state
historic site visitors’ center at 936-878-2214 ext. 224.
Corn commerce celebrated with costumed characters at Fanthrop
Inn
Early Texas settlers may not have had much cash on hand, but
they did have another gold-backed resource: corn. Corn and other
agricultural currency such as wheat or eggs were common as
people spread out across the United States in the 19th century.
Visitors to Fanthrop Inn State Historic Site Feb. 11 will
interact with 1850’s characters while listening to the sweet
sounds of Dulcimer music and the heartfelt musings of a cowboy
poet. Presentations will be given at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
and will last about half an hour. Admission is free with a
suggested donation of $4 for adults and $2 for children. The
Fanthrop Inn State Historic Site is located off Highway 90 about
10 miles east of Texas Highway 6 in Navasota, about 25 miles
south of College Station.
Beasts of burden recognized
The Barrington Living History Farm outside the
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Site will hold a
“Beasts of Burden” program Feb. 11-12. Visitors may watch
draught animals working a field to prepare for planting and
watch as period tools are used to plow, cultivate and harrow.
The site is located off Highway 105 between Navasota and Brenham
on FM 1155 about 30 miles from College Station. The farm is open
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily with an admission fee of $5 for
adults and $3 for students with children six years old and
younger admitted free. Admission is also free to all state park
annual pass holders. Discounted tour tickets for Independence
Hall and the Star of the Republic Museum are available to
interested parties. For additional information call 936-878-2214
ext. 246.
Red Tide ebbs; oyster harvesting to open in some areas
A very small portion of Texas waters will open to shellfish
harvesting tomorrow, Jan. 27. At 12:01 am on Espiritu Santo and
the conditionally approved area of San Antonio Bay will open to
commercial oyster harvest. Due to the recent rains in the Austin
area the conditional area of San Antonio Bay might not remain
open for long. The Texas Department of State Health Services
will continue to monitor the red tide and will open areas to
harvesting when it is safe to do so. For the latest information
on the opening and closing of oyster harvest areas, call DSHS at
1-800-685-0361.
Calendar
For events in your area, visit our calendar section at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/calendar/
TPWD News Digest for Jan. 13-19, 2012
All TPWD news releases available online: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/
Jan. 19, 2012
• Toyota Texas Bass Classic Scheduled for September 28-30, 2012
— World championship and music festival will return to Lake
Conroe and the Lone Star Convention & Expo Center
CONROE—Dates for the highly-anticipated return of the Toyota
Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), the world championship of
professional bass fishing and country music festival, were
announced today with all of the action set to begin Friday,
Sept. 28. The three-day event (Sept. 28-30) will feature anglers
from across all major tours and some of country music’s premier
artists with event proceeds benefiting the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department (TPWD) and its youth outdoor programs.
Jan. 18, 2012
• Local Food Movement Finds New Favor With Wild Game — Central
Market and Texas Parks and Wildlife to Host February Wild Game
Cooking Classes
AUSTIN – Central Market and the Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department (TPWD) have joined forces to bring wild game Cooking
Specialist Chef Lisa Freeman into Central Market Cooking Schools
to lead five February classes showcasing wild fish and game with
award-winning olive oils. The classes will feature TPWD experts
on hand to answer questions about game, conservation and the
great outdoors.
• 11th Anniversary of Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program Coming
Up
AUSTIN — If you’re a saltwater angler and don’t like the idea of
hundreds of abandoned crab traps catching and killing game fish
you could have landed, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is
looking for volunteers willing to help get rid of these derelict
traps along the coast.
• Migratory Bird Report No. 21
Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early
September through early February.
News Briefs
Brazos Bend State Park gets new entrance sign
The worn out sign that greeted visitors for years at the popular
Brazos Bend State Park has been replaced by a new, 3-D sign
that’s more than six feet tall, and 15 feet wide. The new sign
in comparison to the old one is hard to miss and easily viewable
to passers-by on FM 762, which leads directly in front of the
park. It is made of durable, stucco-like material and features a
bold rendition of the park’s most notable resident: an American
alligator, as well as the park’s name in bright colors.
Thor Holder, owner of Signs by Tomorrow, was commissioned to
design and build the innovative marquee from park staff’s
original ideas. And even though its production was labor
intensive, Holder kept prices low and donated much of his time.
The park dedicated the new sign with a ribbon cutting ceremony
Jan. 14.
Calendar
January 2012
Volunteer Work Day
Bastrop State Park
January 28
Volunteer Work Day
Bastrop State Park
January 28
20th Annual Kid Fish Derby
Lake Corpus Christi State Park
Need: hunting lease of 100 acres minimum Call:
903-824-4591.
Left to right.....Cameron Schulz, Tristan Marsh,
Zach Marsh
Update for Jaynes Farm & Feed Buck Pot for Cass
County deer season 2011.
 David
Stewart 17 wide 18 1/8 length 8 point total score 44 1/8
 Billie
Hankins 8 points total 47 3/16
Porky Burns
8 pt 42 3/8 points
Kenneth
Burns picture for buck pot. 8 pt 43 points Gary Hays picture for
buck pot. 8 pt 45.5 points
Update for Jaynes Farm & Feed Buck Pot for Cass
County deer season 2011.
Terry Elders 8 point 17 11/16
Ken Waters 8 point 17
Danny Duncan 8 point 16 3/4
Current
Status of Buck Pot Winners at Jaynes Farm and Feed in Linden
are: Alicia Washington 1st (above) and Tommy Kessler (below) 2nd
place Daly Marsh 3rd
Andrew Mcelory 8 years old for Richardson , TX.
took this big 8 point will hunting with his pappy Linnie Jester.
This is Andrews first buck, and was killed near Atlanta during
youth weekend. Andrew is the son of Lori Beth and Mike Mcelory.
Grandson of Linnie and Kathleen Jester, Great grandson of
Gertrude Butler of Queen City and Hazel Hagin of Atlanta.
Daley Marsh bags a 6 Point Buck. It was 15.5 iches
wide with 37 points Daley is the son of Pam Henry of Atlanta.
Daley is also in 1st Place for the Buck Pot Winners at Jaynes
Farm and Feed in Linden.
A couple of responsible hunters looking for a deer/hog lease in
Cass County-preferably as close to McLeod as possible! We are
non-smoking, non-drinking, and drug-free church folks, who just
need a place to hang a stand or two! on from 10 acres, to 500
acres-that doesn’t matter. Our place now is being sold and we
will lose our hunting ground very soon. Please call if you have
some ground to lease, or know someone who
does......903-277-2377.*
For lease: 100 acres for hunting $1,000.00 per year Call:
903-796-7466.
For sale: All metal deer stand-18’ tall with 4’x6’ top
platform-can be seen 2 miles north of Fouke on HWY 71, (20) wood
feeders-good salt feeders Call: 903-826-0725.
Looking For: a couple of new members for hunting lease!! Deer,
duck, squirrel, hogs. Borders Frazier Creek in O’Farrell
Community area. 409 acres @ $400 per member. Serious inquires
only! Call or leave a message: 903-796-2444 or 903-826-0479
Nina and Tj Hawley with a 10 pt that Nina
harvested on Saturday Nov.11, 2010
Jacob Lee, pictured here at age 7,Caught this whopper in Cass
County at his Mawmaw and Pawpaw's House. His father, Pastor Josh
Lee is pictured here trying to claim the catch! (just kidding)
Pam Henry and son Daly Marsh with 8pt buck Pam shot Saturday
November 6!
Way to go Pam!
 Midge
and son Jackie farmer caught their BIG FISH at the Texarkana
Spillway at Lake Wright Patman some years ago. They had to drag
the fish from the wall to the rocks as people scattered to get
out of their way. Once they reached the rocks the fish was so
heavy and fighting such a battle, it took several people to get
it out of the water.
Arkansas Officials Announce Waterfowl season
The Arkansas State Game Commission approved waterfowl dates at a
meeting last Thursday. Duck hunters in Arkansas will have 60 days
to hunt waterfowl during a duck season that has been split into 3
parts. The first period opens November 20th and runs through
November 28th, the second season runs December 7th through January
17th and the final period will open January 22nd and close January
30th. A two day youth waterfowl hunt is set for February 5th
through February 6th. The bag limit for the upcoming season is six
ducks with lower limits on particular species. The total six duck
limit can include no more than four mallards, three wood ducks,
two redheads, one black duck, two pintails, one canvasback, one
mottled duck and two scaup.
The Arkansas Commission also set Canada goose season for September
25th through October 4th in Northwest Arkansas with a bag limit of
two geese. Statewide the Canada goose season will be September 1st
through September 15th with a bag limit of five geese and November
20th through January 30th with a bag limit of two geese.
White-fronted goose season will be November 20th through January
30th with a bag limit of two geese. Hunting of Snow Geese, Blue
Geese, and Ross’ Geese will be legal from November 6th through
January 30th with a bag limit of 20 geese.
Camo caught that fish about a week ago. It weighed 7-8 pounds. He
was so proud!! That kid loves to hunt and fish.
Lauren Rutland caught this 5.1 lber on Lake o
the Pines.
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