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5 THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, SATURDAY,.NOVEMBER 21, 1992
Perry woods 'n water
F I Fishing forecast |
The following fishing re
port is compiled each
week by the Houston
Home Journal. Lake,
weather and fishing con- '
ditions are reported by v ißt-
telephone from contacts 'Mf. m
listed at the end of each ■ /£•*'
report. If you would like , " '
additional lakes or rivers ■j" c '
listed, please call the
newspaper at 987-1823. If
you would like a free picture of a catch you are proud
of printed in the paper, we will be happy to shoot and
Dublish the photo.
Moon times |
' I lannon’s best hunting and fishing days and hours I
SOL UN AR TIMES UJNAR TIMES
1592 A. M. P. H. longitude 83.41 Latitude 32.28
Kov Minor Major Minor Major Sunrise Sunset Moonßise Moon Op Moon Down
1 Sun* 10:50 04:39 11:13 05:02 06:50 05:43 12:50p 06:16p 05:53a
2 Men 11:36 05: 25 11:58 05 :47 06:50 05:42 01: 24p 07:00p 06: 38a
3 Tue 12:01 06:07 12:17 06:28 06:51 05:42 01:54p 07:41p 07:21a
4 Med 12:31 06:45 12:55 07:05 06:52 05:41 02:22p 08:22p 08:02a
5 Thu 01:08 07:21 01:32 07:42 06:53 05:40 02:50p 09:03p 08:42a
6 ?:: 01:44 07:57 02:08 08:18 06:54 05:39 03:19p 09:45p 09:23a
7 Sat 02:24 08:34 02:45 08:56 06:55 05:38 03:50p 10:29p 10:06a
8 Sun > 03:03 0?:1 5 03:26 09:38 06: 56 05:38 Q4:24p ll:15p 10:52a
9 Men > 03:47 09:59 04:12 10:24 06:57 05:37 05:02p 11:40a
10 Tue ? 04:36 10:50 05:03 11:16 06:58 05:36 05:46p 12:06a 12:32p
11 Med > 05:31 11:45 05:59 12:01 06:58 05:35 06:36p 12:59a 01:27p
12 Thu > 06:31 12:16 06:59 12:45 06:59 05:35 07:33p 01:55a 02:24p
13 Prx 07:33 01:19 08:02 01:47 07 :00 05:34 03:34p 02 :52a 03:21p
14 Sat 08:36 02:22 09:05 02:51 07:01 05:34 09:39p 03:50a 04:18p
15 Sun 09:33 03:24 10:06 03:52 07:02 05:33 10:46p 04:46a 05:13p,
16 Men 10:36 04:23 11:03 04:49 07:03 05:32 11:52p 05:40a 06:06p
r Tue 11:30 05:17 11:55 05:42 07 :04 05: 32 06:32a 06:57p
18 Med 12:01 06:06 12:19 06:31 07:05 05:31 12:58a 07:22a 07:47p
19 Thu 12:40 06:52 01:04 07:17 07:06 05:31 02:03a 08:12a 08:36p
20 Pn 01:24 07:36 01:49 08:02 07:07 05:31 03:08a 09:02a 09:27p
21 Sat > 02:08 03:21 02:35 08:48 07:03 05:30 04:14a 09:53a 10:20p
22 Sun > 02:55 09:09 03:23 09:36 07:09 05:30 05:20a 10:47a ll:15p
23 Hon > 03:46 10:00 04:14 10:28 07:09 05:29 06:26a 11:42a
24 Tue H 04:41 10:55 05:09 11:23 07:10 05:29 07:29a 12:39p 12:11a
25 Med > 05:33 11:52 06:06 12:01 07:11 05:29 08:27a 01:34p 01:07a
26 Thu > 06:37 12:24 07:04 12:50 07:12 05:29 09:20a 02:29p 02:02a
2” Fri > 07:35 01:22 08:00 01:48 07:13 05:28 10:06a G3:2op 02:55a
28 Sat 08:30 02:13 08:54 02:42 07:14 05:28 10:46a 04:08p 03:45a
29 Sun 03:22 03:11 09:45 03:33 07:15 05:28 11:22a 04:54p 04:31a
30 Mon 10:10 03:59 10:31 04:21 07:16 05:28 11:54a 05:36c 05:15a
Ha aor-2 hours/Hinor=l hour Accuracy to 1 minute
> Indicates peak activity.
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Seminole - The lake has been receiving dingy water from the
F lint River Currently, the lake is six inches above normal. Bass
activity is far below expectations. Water temperature of 66
degrees is partially to blame for the low Bass yield. The camp is
booked full over Thanksgiving weekend due to the opening of
duck season.
- Reported by Wingate's Lunker Lodge
Blackshear - The lake is three and a half feet below pool.
There has been limited success reported by Bass fisherman but
fishing activity in general is slow. Basket fisherman are reporting
plenty of Catfish coming in. Weather has been excellent but rain
is forecast for the weekend. With the opening of duck season
- Reported by Marian Stewart, Camper’s Haven
Sinclair- Lake is at normal level. Excellent weather was reported
Thursday Bass are being taken with worms. Trolling fisherman
using jigs have had good success with Crappie and still
fisherman with live minnows. There are also reports that Catfish is
plentiful. Anglers are catching Catfish with cut bait and flat tail
worms Fishing has been good in general. The upper lake is
dingy to muddy and the lower lake is clear and clearing.
- Reported by Glenn Colwell, Little River Park
Jackson - After three days of excellent Bass fishing last
weekend activity has slowed. The lake is dingy, but not muddy
and Bass are expected to be biting again. Hybrids are schooling
and Crappie are still biting trolling lines. Water is at normal level
and weather has been near perfect.
- Reported by Van Kersey, Kersey’s Marina
West Point - Lake is three and a half feet below pool. Weather
has been clear but rain is expected for the weekend. Large
Mouth Bass are still being caught in the deeper parts of the lake
and in the main channel using spinner and deep running crank
bait Crappie are available the creeks near fallen brush piles.
Hybrids are continuing to school near the dam.
- Reported by John Jones, Highland Marina
Eufaula - Lake is full and has been rising. Cold weather has all
but eliminated fishing activity. Crappie are biting 18-20 feet out
in the main channels. Anglers are catching Crappie with
minnows and a few Bass have been reported. Rain is expected
for the weekend
- Reported by Eileen Clements, Lake Points State
Park Resort
Oconee - Lake is down five feet and may be down seven feet
Saturday afternoon. The marina will be closed Nov. 23 to Jan.
15. During the closure the ramps will remain open. Crappie has
been fair to good up river near standing timber. Striper and
Hybrids are being caught with live shad near the 44 Bridge in the
afternoons.
- Reported by Gary Donoho, Blue Springs Marina
Shell Point, Fla. - Fishing was excellent last weekend.
Redfish and Speckled Trout were pulled in large numbers using
live shrimp. White Trout is also reported to be plentiful. Grouper
catches have slowed with rougher seas. Weather has been
inconsistent but was warmer Fridav.
- Reported by George Taft, Shell Point Marina
Suwannee, Fla. - Trout catches have improved. Fishermen
using scrubs, shrimp and mirror lures report success. Redfish,
Please see FORECAST, page 3B
State DNR limits
some endangered
species regulations
Regulations benefit private property owners
The president of Georgia’s largest
general farm organization calls the
new enforcement limits in Geor
gia's endangered species regulations
a victory for private property own
ers.
"As government regulation in
creasingly infringes on the farmer's
ability to make a living, the
changes offered by the Department
of Natural Resources (DNR) Board
will provide some needed relief to
private property owners, "T.M.
"Mort" Ewing, president of the Ge
orgia Farm Bureau Federation, said.
Among the changes approved by
the DNR Board at its October meet
ing arc provisions to clarify lan
guage regarding the accidental
killing of an endangered animal
species. Under the new regulations,
an unintentional or incidental tak
ing of a protected animal species
would not violate Georgia's endan
gered species laws. Ewing said that
this change was needed "in order to
allow farmers to carry out the daily
practices of farming without fear of
legal retribution for unintentionally
violating the law."
DNR also adopted a Farm Bureau
endorsed provision to set up a for
mal process for removing recovered
species from the state list once the
species no longer needs protection.
Ewing stated, "Farmers support the
Use safety procedures for tree stands
A harvest moon brightens the
predawn forest as you make the
long walk to your tree stand. Once
there, you remove the rope and
harness from your day pack and
prepare to get into the stand, the
rope helps you get your gun into
the stand, and the harness secures
you safely to the tree.
Unfortunately, many hunters do
not use these essential safety
procedures for tree-stand hunting.
As the popularity of tree stands has
incrc; idents involving tree
stand: ;o increased. A recent
study in Georgia surveyed dccr
hunting accidents between 1979 and
1989. It found that 36 percent of all
injuries during that period involved
tree stands. None of the victims in
these accidents were wearing safety
belts.
The National Rifle Association
offers the following tree-stand
safety tips:
- Use a portable rather than a
permanent tree stand, as they reduce
damage to the tree.
- Tell someone where you will be
hunting. Leave a note at your
vehicle detailing your location, so
someone will search if you do not
return.
- Securely attach the tree stand no
more than 10 or 12 feet high in the
tree.
- Use a safety belt to secure
yourself to the tree. Harnesses made
for this purpose arc much safer than
a rope.
The skill of packing a horse or mule
I have written several times about
horses and especially how their use
adds so much to an outdoor
experience. With the possible
exception of a wilderness canoe
trip, a long trip into wild mountain
country with pack and saddle horses
is the finest adventure in North
America.
Horses allow campers to carry
food and equipment to last for
weeks into mountain basins where
the only trail is the tracks the
horses leave behind them. The
saddle and pack animals do the hard
work, while the rider suits his
saddle and watches the scenery go
by.
There is only one catch to the
above idealistic picture of a pack
trip. Someone has to know how to
pack a horse or mule. When God
made the horse and especially the
mule, he did not have packing in
mind. The round back of a horse
and the witherless angular back of a
mule were not designed to carry a
heavy load.
The packing of an animal is one
of the truly great skills to be
protection of truly endangered
species, but species that are no
longer threatened should be expedi
tiously removed from the list.
These new regulations will provide
the mechanism to ensure that only
truly endangered plants and animals
arc listed by the state."
Ewing cautions landowners not to
be content with this progress on
changing Georgia's endangered
species regulation. "Society cannot
continue to operate on the basis
that all species must be protected at
any cost. While the endangered
species regulations in Georgia
considers our right to our property,
the Federal endangered species laws
do not. We must work together
next year to encourage Congress to
consider the human and economic
impacts of the Endangered Species
Act as it comes up for re
authorization."
Farm Bureau backs bi-partisan
legislation introduced at the close of
the 102nd Congress by Representa
tives Billy Tauzin (D-LA) and Jack
Fields (R-TX). The Tauzin/Fields
bill (H.R. 6 134), which will be in
troduced in the new Congress,
would require the federal govern
ment to consider the economic
impact on local and regional
economics when designing recovery
plans for threatened or endangered
species.
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- Use an equipment haul line to
get your unloaded gun or bow into
and out of the stand. Never climb
with any equipment.
- Keep your tree stand in good
working condition. Replace worn or
missing parts.
- Thoroughly inspect a permanent
tree stand from a previous season
and make necessary repairs before
you use it. Decaying wood and
natural tree growth could make
permanent stands unsafe.
- Select straight, live trees for
stand sites. Inspect for bees' nests
and animal dens before erecting the
stand.
- Be careful not to fall asleep, a
common cause of accidents. Never
climb a tree after taking medication
which makes you drowsy. If you
start to nod off, climb down
immediately.
- Never use alcohol or drugs on
any kind of hunt.
- Use special caution climbing
into or out of the stand. When
climbing down, keep your safety
bell on.
Types of stands and
operation
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pKiyiMf writer I
learned in the outdoor world. There
is an art to packing that not too
many people master. The pack
animal is usually a cantankerous
animal anyway, and learning to
tightly secure a load on the
pitching, rolling and sometimes
bucking back of the animal is
difficult.
My first experience with packing
was on a ranch in New Mexico as a
fifteen year old boy. Several other
boys from Perry and I spent a
month on a ranch and packed
everything that we used on the back
of burros.
The cowboys introduced us to a
fiendish, conglomeration of
sawbuck saddles, panniers and a
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Ducks Unlimited Banquet
Jill West, a counselor with the Houston County
juvenile court system, holds up a Foranchi 12 gauge
shotgun. The shotgun was among many items
auctioned and raffled at the Ducks Unlimited banquet
Thursday night. The gun went for $485, after some
spirited bidding.
Tree stands popular with hunters
are climbing and non-climbing
portable platforms, portable ladders,
permanent stands and other types.
Each requires special safety
precautions to maximize the user's
safety.
Climbing stands, most popular
today, are easy to transport, operate
and store. If not assembled and used
properly, they can be unstable,
resulting in possible injury. If you
intend to use a climbing stand,
study the manufacturer's
instructions first. It's even better to
have someone demonstrate how to
set up and use the stand. Always be
sure all bolts and parts arc secure
and in good condition, and replace
any weak bolts or parts as needed to
ensure safety and longevity.
Non-climbing portable and ladder
stands are more stable than
climbing portables. Always secure
portions of the stand to the tree
with chains or straps. Ladders or
separate steps, either screw-in or
strap-on, arc needed to get into non
climbing stands. Always make sure
steps arc installed according to the
manufacturer's instructions before
attempting to climb. When
possible, use strap-on steps as they
do not damage the tree. Steps
should be placed 16-20 inches apart,
as wider spacing will make
climbing difficult. Never leave
steps in the woods overnight, as
frost and ice may form to cause
dangerous footing.
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formancnt stands are made of
lumber and nailed to trees are
popular with many hunters. Always
check game laws and get landowner
permission before building such a
stand. One drawback with using a
permanent stand is that wood and
materials will deteriorate with age
and become unsafe. Natural tree
growth will also weaken the stand.
Always use high-quality nails and
treated lumber when building a
permanent stand. Inspect the stand
regular and replace any nails or
lumber that appear damaged and
weak.
More on Safety
Don't pull up any equipment
until your safety harness is securely
attached. A harness should be
attached to your waist. Allow for
10-12 inches of slack between
yourself and the tree. Should your
tree stand break or collapse, a
harness will keep you from falling
all the way to the ground.
While in the stand, hang your
equipment on the side of the tree.
Don't pile gear on the platform.
Doing so creates dangerous
obstacles and could inhibit safe
shooting. The safety harness will
allow you to lean out at different
angles for shots. Also, when you
have secured yourself to the tree,
aim your gun or bow at different
angles to check for any obstructions
and re-check safe zones of fire.
Hunters need to think safety
Please see TRUSSELL, page 3B