E X P O 2 0 0 7 Dallas Safari Club * December 22, 2006 Texas’ Premier Outdoor Newspaper Volume 3, Issue 9 * 24-Page Special Section Inside www.lonestaroutdoornews.com INSIDE FISHING Quail coveys no-shows Speckled trout head to the bottoms when winter rolls in. That doesn’t mean, however, you’ll have to use traditional bottom-fishing techniques to catch them. See Page 8 HUNTING An early morning, a few hours, but time spent at a choice duck blind brings GETTING THE POINT ACROSS: Bob Tinker and Brent Brockmire ease up as Dakota and Patch hold a point in Fisher County. Photo by David J. Sams. memories that are priceless. See Page 14 NATIONAL Hunters claim season worst in many years The owners of one coonhound By Ralph Winingham most of Texas — with many quail reduced the number of bobwhite “The most I have seen on one have something to howl hunters reporting some of the and blue quail hunting opportu- harvest card is seven birds and the about. MEAD'S BLUEJET 8, worst hunting in recent memory. nities. guy hunted four days,” she said. The fine old Southern gentle- Widespread drought conditions Diana Mayo, administrative The management area also owned by Daniel Glista and Ed man bird and his crazy-legged that have plagued all but a few assistant at the Matador WMA in counts hunter days. Through Dec Mead, won the national UKC cousins seem to have pulled an areas of the Lone Star State during Paducah reports that the harvest 15, there had been 716 hunter days Triple Crown challenge, Elvis and have left the building in the past year have drastically numbers are way down this year. See QUAIL, Page 16 which brings recognition as a top coonhound as well as a prize package valued at more Shad don’t take than $3,000. See Page 4 Fit for the hunt kindly to cold CONSERVATION Taking to the outdoors Threadfin numbers often Sportsfishing interests were recognized in the drop with the temperature reauthorization of the a hearty venture By Mark England Magnuson-Stevens Sustainable Fisheries Act, which, among By Craig Nyhus other things, places limits on Threadfin shad are considered by many fishing guides to be the “perfect” the creation of no-fishing zones: Many avid hunters and forage fish. requiring that they be based on Even grown, the plankton eaters rarely sound science. fishermen wouldn’t be caught frequenting a health exceed six inches in length. Bass, crappie See Page 5 club or gym. and trout gorge on them as if they were But, their activities in the MOUTHFUL: A striper feasts on a appetizers. INDEX field or on the water are clos- shad. See SHAD, Page 12 er to an athletic event than Birds of a Feather Page 14 they realize. PRSRT STD That’s what prompted Ken US POSTAGE Fishing Report Page 19 Hoover to start i-getit.net — PAID Game Warden Blotter Page 10 a Web site established to pro- PLANO, TX vide information to sports- PERMIT 210 Heroes Page 17 men and women — and raise Hunting Season Dates Page 13 awareness of their health, especially their heart health. Outdoor Datebook Page 10 Hoover has been a trainer, health club founder and a Product Picks Page 18 consultant to health clubs. Puzzle Page 20 He helped set up the fitness trailers used by the PGA tour. Weather Page 20 BREAK TIME: An elk hunter in Montana stops But first and foremost he is a Wild in the Kitchen Page 20 to rest on a pack-out. See FIT, Page 12 Page 2 * December 22, 2006 December 22, 2006 * Page 3 Page 4 * December 22, 2006 NATIONAL Barking up BUCKING THE TREND the right tree Bluetick claims coonhound crown The Bluetick Coonhound MEAD’S BLUE JET 8, co- owned by Daniel J. Glista of Berlin Center, Ohio and Ed Mead of Albion, Mich. scored the highest combined point total during the three largest annual UKC coonhound events to win this year’s national UKC Triple Crown challenge presented by Black Gold Dog Foods; earning a prize package worth more THE POINTS OF THE MATTER: Bill Crutchfield, Jr. shows the 26-point buck than $3,000 and recognition that claimed the Maryland record with potential national recognition ahead. as one of the country’s best Photo by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. coonhounds. Glista and Mead add the prestigious Black Gold Triple Crown win to already impres- Maryland hunter sive careers that have each spanned over two decades. Together the two friends harvests state mark have become one of the country’s most successful dog A new state record buck was becoming the number one non- owner teams, consistently taken by Bill Crutchfield, Jr. of typical buck ever taken on the producing top quality, award- Charles County near his home in entire East Coast, and ranking winning coonhounds. Newburg, Md. among the top 20 all-time largest Event results and a sched- Crutchfield watched the buck non-typical deer in the world. ule of upcoming events are for approximately two hours mid- Official confirmation will not available at the UKC Web site day Monday before finding an be possible until the antlers have (www.ukcdogs. opportunity to take the massive met the minimum 60-day ‘dry- com/HPCoonhounds). deer with a single shotgun round. ing’ period and an official score is Established in 1898, the Maryland DNR staff confirmed taken. United Kennel Club is the that the buck had 26 scoreable The former non-typical record largest all-breed performance- points (13 per side) and a prelimi- was taken in November 1987 by dog registry in the world. nary antler score of 268 5/8 inches. Jack Poole in Montgomery More than 60 percent of its If approved by national scoring County during the firearms sea- 12,000 annually licensed organizations, the buck will son and scored 228 4/8 inches. events are tests of hunting eclipse the current Maryland non- — Report by Maryland Department ability, training and instinct. typical record by 40 inches, of Natural Resources. CANINE CROWN: BLUE JET 8 was the UKC Triple Crown Challenge winner. Photo by UKC. — A United Kennel Club report. Briefs 14 nabbed in striped Sacramento. taken in 2000. members using outboard power will USPSA national titles within the bass poaching operations The suspects allegedly processed That total stands to increase with transition to an exclusive relation- same year. California Department of Fish and the fish, delivered them to homes or the remainder of archery and special ship with Yamaha. Game wardens arrested 14 suspects businesses, and accepted cash in the antlerless seasons. Smith & Wesson during targeted raids on illegal transactions. At times, wardens Julie Goloski wins 2006 announces acquisition striped bass poaching operations in watched while suspects set up tempo- Yamaha/IBBI pact targets USPSA Triple Crown Smith & Wesson Holding the Bay-Delta region. rary shop in a parking lot, complete independent boat builders Julie Goloski, Smith & Wesson Corporation has agreed to acquire Concluding a two-month poach- with fish scales. Yamaha Marine Group an- Professional Shooter, has won the Thompson/Center Arms, Inc. ing investigation, wardens served nounced an agreement with 2006 United States Practical Smith & Wesson announced the four search warrants in Sacramento Oklahoma deer hunters Independent Boatbuilders, Inc. Shooting Association (USPSA) Triple $102 million all-cash purchase. and Elk Grove to make the arrests, shatter harvest record (IBBI). The agreement is aimed at Crown. The 154-year old Smith & Wesson interviewed 35 other people and According to Mike Shaw, wildlife providing advantages for independ- With her victories earlier this year Company immediately acquires the seized five sport-fishing vessels. research supervisor for the ent boat builders that were once at the USPSA Production Nationals, major position in black powder More than 60 wardens divided Oklahoma Department of Wildlife reserved only for the boat brands of Limited-10 Nationals and Provis- muzzloading and accessories, and into takedown teams and contacted Conservation, hunters across the giant corporations. ional Single Stack Championship, the precision rimfire business. suspects at their homes. Wardens state have already harvested The long-term agreement with Goloski becomes the first person in The Thompson/Center Arms also contacted employees of a super- 104,346 deer in 2006, surpassing IBBI, the industry’s largest purchas- the organization’s 22-year history to held more than 50 percent of the market and a restaurant in South the previous record of 102,100 deer ing cooperative, specifies that its win a USPSA Triple Crown, three black powder shooting market. EDITORIAL OFFICES: 9304 Forest Lane, Suite 114 South, Dallas, TX 75243 Phone: (214) 361-2276 Fax: (214) 368-0344 Publisher/Editor: CRAIG NYHUS Design Editor: DUDLEY GREEN Contributing Editor: DARLENE MCCORMICK SANCHEZ Associate Editor: MARK ENGLAND Founder & CEO: DAV I D J. 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