Texas Fish & Game
Game Warden Field Notes
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports.
...Great White Does Its Best Impersonation of ‘Sharknado’ (VIDEO)
This shark probably knew it looked cool.
This amazing footage was taken, fittingly, by the team of White Shark Video during a trip to Mossel Bay in South Africa. Sharks don’t usually a have a reputation for being curious, but the great whites living near Mossel Bay are actually fairly inquisitive creatures and come out often to greet ships…
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CCA Life Member is Confirmed Fourth Tagged Redfish Winner
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FOURTH TAGGED REDFISH WINNER! Fortunately for Ryan Cantu, not only is a Life Member of CCA, he also remembered to register for the 2015 STAR Tournament. He is the fourth lucky winner of a 2015 loaded Ford F-150 “Texas Edition” XLT SuperCab, pulling a brand new 23’ Haynie Big Foot boat rigged with a Mercury 150L Pro XS OptiMax motor and Coastline trailer prize package, which will be awarded to him at the STAR Awards Ceremony in October.
...POD – Two Trout Galveston Bay
Jason Moore from San Leon caught these trout in Galveston Bay. Both trout were over 7 pounds.
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Lasiognathus Dinema – What?
A new species of fish has been discovered deep in the Gulf of Mexico. Described as spiky, snaggle-toothed, the fish was discovered by scientists, Tracey Sutton of Nova Southeastern University and Theodore Pietsch from University of Washington while studying sea life at extreme ocean depths in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The species of anglerfish was discovered in water between 3,300 and 4,900 feet.
The new species, less than 4 inches long, uses a lure mounted on its head to attract prey.
Sutton said the discovery of the new species shows how little we know about life in the deep ocean. The surveyed area around the spill site was about the size of West Virginia.
Source: David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel
Image: Sun-Sentinel.com
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Dead zone is bigger than predicted
The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, an area of little or no oxygen, is the 11th largest measured and nearly 18 percent bigger than predicted. The area, 6,474 square miles is as big as Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Last year’s dead zone was about the size of Connecticut.
Federal and state scientists said the reason for the enlargement is due to heavy June rains throughout the Mississippi River watershed which carried nutrient-rich runoff from farms and other human activities into the Gulf.
Those nutrients, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus feed algae and other one-celled plants that die and fall to the bottom where their decomposition uses up oxygen
Source: Associated Press reports
Image: serc.carleton.edu
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POD – Pond Catfish
Jackson Culbertson caught this catfish at a pond in Dallas on July 24th while fishing with Greatgrandfather.
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POD – 21″ Trout East Galveston Bay
Here is Devyn Ritter 6yrs old from Jersey Village with his personal best trout 21″ caught in East Galveston Bay fishing with Mom, Dad, and brother on 6-20-15.
He was using an artificial sea shad. Next trout was mauled by a 4ft shark and spooled his reel. Exciting day for him!
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Kentucky Man Arrested for Shooting Drone Hovering over His Property
A man in Hillview, Kentucky was arrested last week after he used a 12 gauge shotgun to bring down a drone flying over his house. William Merideth, 47, told reporters that he first noticed the drone on Sunday night when his daughters pointed it out hovering over his neighbor’s house. When it begin to fly over his own property, Merideth said it made him uncomfortable…
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World’s Fattest Great White? Massive Shark Tagged By Ocearch
Ocearch researchers have encountered and tagged a massive great white shark off the East Coast of America, and the first footage of the unusual predator has made its way online.
...Hiker Comes Face-to-face with Mountain Lion (VIDEO)
There’s a saying that if you spot a mountain lion, they want to be seen. Cougars are naturally stealthy and rarely reveal themselves to passing hikers, but this man visiting Montana’s Glacier National Park seems to have caught one off guard. However, what started off as delighted fascination quickly gave way to alarm as the mountain lion crouched down and advanced on the hiker…
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Man Attempts to Feed Snake a Fish, Gets Bitten Instead (VIDEO)
From what we could tell initially, this guy was not so smart. After further review of this video, we realized that this snake may be conditioned to be fed by hand.
Either way, this Diamondback Water Snake seems to miss the mark and go after guy instead of the fish.
A word to the wise, I wouldn’t try this one at home. Check out the video below:
Source: ghamsarian via YouTube
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A 60 MPH Pontoon Boat? YEAH!!
If you’re one of those guys who still makes fun of pontoon boats, believe me, I understand the temptation. For a long, long time I thought these things were a joke among “real” boaters. But then some manufacturers started really pushing the pontoon limits; in the past five years we’ve seen 30′ long pontoons with twin engines and joystick controls; pontoons that were (well) designed as dedicated fishing pontoon boats; and pontoons with full bars including stools, blenders, and pop-up TV’s. Wow. Well, here’s another wow for you: some builders are now making high-performance pontoons. And recently I had the chance to run a 25-footer with an F350 Yamaha 350 HP outboard on the transom. Yes, 350 horses on a 25-foot ‘toon.
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Hackers Infiltrate TrackingPoint Rifle [VIDEO]
When TrackingPoint first launched their computerized weapon system there were several critics who did not wish to couple that much technology to a firearm. Turns out they might have been on to something.
...Know what to do in case your dog gets a snakebite
No one keeps track of how many dogs are bitten by venomous snakes in North Carolina, but if the night my girl got nailed is typical, the answer is lots.
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