In ThIs Issue... • Can We Talk ICe FIshIng?

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Volume 25, Number 7
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In This Issue...
• Can We Talk
Ice Fishing?
• Retriever
Training for
Dummies
• New state
record
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December 2015 / January 2016
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23,000 Deer Harvested
in Maryland during
Early Hunting Season
Owen Hall with his 8 point
buck. Taken youth day with a
muzzleloader in Kenndeyville.
Maryland hunters harvested more
deer during early hunting season
compared to this time last year. Department of Natural Resources biologists
attribute the increased harvest to a
scarcity of acorns across most of the
state, causing deer to move more in
search of food.
Hunters wrapped up the early portions of the archery and muzzleloader
deer seasons by harvesting an estimated 23,048 deer during September
and October ─ five percent higher than
last year’s harvest of 21,965.
The two-month harvest includes
12,213 deer taken during the archery
season (7,107 taken with vertical bows
and 5,106 taken with crossbows) and
10,715 harvested during the October
muzzleloader season. An additional
120 deer were reported during managed deer hunts.
Compared to last year, the antlered
harvest increased 16 percent from
6,604 deer to 7,637, and the antlerless harvest increased from 15,361 to
15,411. Included in these totals are
523 antlered and
550 antlerless sika
deer.
Turkey hunters
reported taking
116 wild turkeys
(Allegany County
36; Garrett 49;
Washington 31)
during the one
week fall season
that ended on Nov.
7. The harvest was 13 percent lower
than the 2014 harvest of 134. Reasons
for the drop in the turkey harvest are
unclear, but the numbers reflect a long
term decline in hunter participation in
this season.
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“Hooked on Fishing”
Can We Talk
Ice Fishing?
By Lenny Rudow
Yes, I know it’s a rather weird topic
for we Marylanders, but ice fishing is
a very real option for us. Stop rolling
your eyes. Quit laughing. Don’t call
me a nut—hear me out, okay fellow
anglers?
Although punching a hole through
six or eight inches of ice and freezing
your kiester off sounds a bit wacky,
it can actually be a very productive
method of fishing. Species ranging
from yellow perch to pickerel to
walleye to crappie will all willingly
bite through the ice, and catches of a
dozen or more fish in a day are not at
all uncommon. The gear investment is
minimal (it can be nil if you so choose;
more on this later). And you never,
ever need to carry a cooler full of ice.
Some winters it takes a bit of travel,
Max got a walleye!
and other winters you can find ice
fishing right around the corner. Last
year, for example, much of the Magothy River froze up solid as a rock
and my sons and I took home around
two dozen keeper yellow perch plus
a few whites, in four or five trips out
on the ice. In 2014, however, ice fishing required a three-hour drive out to
Deep Creek Lake. We only made the
trip once, but we did put a half dozen
perch and three walleye into the cooler.
Er… I mean into the bag.
Quick & Ugly Ice Gear
The beauty of ice fishing a couplethree times a year in a place like
Maryland is that you don’t need to go
out and invest a bunch of cash in equipment. Yes, you can buy tip-ups (plan
on spending around $20 each), which
are for set-and-forget bait fishing, but
you can more or less accomplish the
same thing with a regular fishing rod
rigged with a bobber. It’s much harder
to see when you have a bite and the
fish drop the bait more often, but it
still gets the job done.
For a jigging rod, you can use a
“regular” ultra-light rig; four-pound
test is the norm for most panfish,
which are quite spooky and line-shy
beneath the ice, and eight pound test
is considered heavy even for walleye.
Lighter lines will get you more bites,
but yes, you will break off fish more
often. If you’re willing to spend a few
bucks, one of those three-foot minirods you see in the tackle shops is a
worthy expenditure.
Beyond the rods and/or tip-ups,
there are only two imperative items
for ice fishing: a tool to get through
the ice, and a tool to clear your hole of
ice shavings and chips. To get through
the ice like a “pro” you’ll want an ice
auger. These cost $50 or so. But until
the ice gets super-deep, a “spud” will
work just fine. A spud is an ice-chipper
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Rainbow trout are a bit unusual,
in that they’ll often strike just
below the ice.
mounted on a long pole, which is extremely easy to make: just duct-tape a
screw-driver or a thin chisel to the end
of a broom stick. That’ll allow you to
punch a hole through six inches of ice
in about five minutes.
Once you’ve made that hole, it’s
imperative you have a way of scooping
out all the ice bits. A regular kitchen
strainer works just fine, unless it’s
really frigid outside. When temperatures drop into the mid-20’s
the mesh tends to freeze solid,
and it can become difficult to use.
In this case, a plastic ice strainer
($10) made just for this purpose
does work better.
so much as a tap. Jigging through the
ice is more like a tiny twitch or two
followed by a motionless 10-count.
Much of the time strikes come right
after the twitching stops, but quite
often the fish lethargically slurp in
your offering and you won’t even
know there’s been a bite until you go
to twitch again, and feel resistance.
In either case, set the hook as soon as
you feel anything unusual.
Most of the time you’ll find that
you do your best catching with your
jig dropped all the way to the bottom,
then brought up just a few inches and
suspended there. On occasion (usually
when you’re fishing over standing
timber in freshwater) the fish will be
suspended higher in the water column.
And one big exception is rainbow
trout; often you’ll catch them on lures
or baits set just a foot or two below
the ice.
Well, have I convinced you to give
ice fishing a shot this winter? Stop
rolling your eyes. Quit laughing. Don’t
call me a nut—or go right ahead a do, I
couldn’t care less. Because while most
Maryland anglers are chipping the ice
off of fillets they put into a freezer
months ago, I’ll be chipping through
much thicker ice to catch some fresh
fillets of my own.
Tactics & Techniques
The most important thing to
remember about ice fishing is that
everything needs to happen S-LO-W-L-Y. Set out your tip-ups or
bobber rods with a minnow hooked
through the back, then prep a rod
with an ice jig tipped with a meal
worm or a sliver of Powerbait (they
have an entire line of mini-baits
dedicated to ice fishing). We’ll call
this your “jigging rod” but if you This Deep Creek walleye may be small,
jig it like you would when striper but it’s big enough to put a serious
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In This Issue...
Faith of Our Fathers
Volume 25, Number 7
FISHING
Can We Talk Ice Fishing?
by Lenny Rudow Page 3
It Ain’t Always Easy
by Tim Sherman Page 6
Retriever Training for Dummies
by Mark Galasso Page 12
HUNTING
5 Things to Remember This Hunting Season!
by Grant Soukup
Giving Thanks
Page 18
“Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Let earth receive her King. Let every
heart prepare Him room, and heav’n and nature sing!”
Handel’s music and Isaac Watts’ words remind us that Jesus Christ brought
joy to the world when He came. The angel told the shepherds on the night
of Jesus’ birth, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”
Christmas is not a national joy for one nation. It is not a racial joy for only
one people. It is not a cultural joy for only the West or East. It is not a financial joy for only the rich or only the poor. It is not an intellectual joy for only
the educated or the simple. It is not a physical joy for the healthy or the sick.
It is joy to the world! It is universal joy.
A father exclaimed, “Christmas is going to be different this year.” He called
the family together and told them, “I want us to be more disciplined in the
management of our time. I want us to curtail excessive spending on gifts. I
want us to get along and be sweet to one another. I want us to have a great
atmosphere in our home.”
He was getting pumped up, feeling like a football coach before a big game,
and finally he said with his best rallying cry, “Let’s make this the best Christmas ever!” He was pretty proud of himself until his little second grade son
raised his hand, and said, “We can’t make this the best Christmas ever!”
The father, with exasperation in his voice, asked, “Why not?”
The little boy answered, “Because there’s no way we could ever improve on
the first Christmas.”
The good news of Christmas is not “Santa Claus is coming to town.” It is
“Joy to the world; the LORD is come!”
This was the faith of our fathers and I trust that it is yours.
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stripers. I replace stock
hooks with Mustad Ultra Point Elite trebles.
These hooks have a
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a large fish. The wide
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I fish confidently with the products you’ve just
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products and judge for yourself if they are worthy
to be in your tackle box. Have a great Christmas
and happy New Year!
Fishing products that we rely on year in and year
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grow a confidence in said product. These become
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without (well, maybe). This year I’ve found a few
new things and a new supplier of an old reliable
lure. Then there are the baits that I have to restock.
Every once in a while you run across a lure that
transcends species. It becomes a mainstay in your
tackle box. One such lure for me was the Stillwater
Lures Clatter Shad rattle trap. I have a stock of
these in 1/4 and 1/2-ounce sizes in both my bass
tackle bag and striper tackle bag. I have caught
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years back, Stillwater Lures stopped offering the
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me well since 2002; but with age comes wear. I
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There are a couple products from Strike King
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Record Number of Black
Bears Harvested During
2015 Maryland Hunt
The 2015 Maryland Black Bear
Hunting Season came to a close on Oct.
29, with a record 95 bears harvested
and reported into mandatory check-in
stations across Garrett and Allegany
counties. The harvest total is one more
than the previous record of 94 set in
2013. Ronald Oberender of Toddville
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520-pound male.
“The record success of the bear
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service
Director Paul Peditto said. “With such
a healthy bear population throughout
Western Maryland, this hunt is an essential tool used to slow the growth of
the bear population. Congratulations
to all the hunters.”
This is the second year
the hunt was carried out as
a four-day season without a
predetermined quota.
Stats from the 2015 Maryland
Black Bear Hunt:
95 bears harvested
80 from Garrett County
15 from Allegany County
166 pounds average weight of
the bears
61 percent of the bears were taken
on private land
4,300+ hunters applied for a
hunting permit
1,173 hunters participated in
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Retriever Training for
Dummies
By Captain Mark Galasso
The only thing I enjoy more than
fishing is Duck Hunting. I started on
that passion over forty years ago.
My first rig of Decoys was a couple
dozen old wooden Victors that I got
for helping a friend move. Since most
of them were Cans and Blackheads
I wasn’t able to use them for the local puddle ducks. I bought a couple
dozen plastic Mallards that served
me well for years.
We hunted a lot of different environments here on DelMarVa. Whether
it was open water on the Chester
River, field blinds on Wye Island or
the fresh water Marshes on the upper
Pocomoke just watching the birds
work a rig was enough for me. I even
put together a small Sea Duck rig
and would take my twelve foot Sears
Gamefisher out into the Eastern Bay
to shoot Scooters and Old squaws.
I’m sure the local waterman thought I
was a bit nuts bobbing out there with
a set of eighteen foot tongs hanging
off the back of the boat, baskets of
decoys, guns and all the other stuff
I might need. I couldn’t take friends
or a dog. Just didn’t have the room.
I even started carving my own
deeks out of balsa wood and cork. I
would put them in our hot tub and turn
on all the jets to make sure they were
self righting. So my wife joined the
ranks of the waterman in pronouncing
me “a bit nuts”. Oh well.
In all my experiences the thing
that brought me the most satisfaction
however was watching a well trained
dog work. And like any Water fowler
I had to have one of my own. And
that meant either buying one already
“finished” or starting from scratch.
I choose the later route. My first attempt was a small female Golden we
named Iggy. She had an incredible
nose but no desire to have a mouth
full of feathers. If they ever opened
up a season on tennis balls she would
have been a world champ. I think that
her inadequacies as a retriever were
really my failures as a trainer. When
Iggy was a year old I sent her on an
open water retrieve into Shaw Bay on
a goose that was the size of a Swan. I
thought the goose was deceased at the
time. However, when Iggy got close
that old sneaky goose reared it’s head
and pecked her right between the eyes.
That was her first and last retrieve.
I went the other extreme on my
second attempt. I went to a breeder
and found a litter of pups that were
sired by a two time world champion
field trial black lab. The mother was
a yellow lab that was also a large
blocky dog. I picked out the biggest
most aggressive male of the litter. I
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called him Bullrushes, Bull for
short. My wife couldn’t understand
why I would name that cute little ball
of fur bull. With that introduction here
is what I learned about training him.
First and most important. Don’t ask
a dog (or a person) to do something
you KNOW they won’t do.
Second. Until a dog learns to rely
on their sense of smell they will only
hunt as far as you can throw or shoot
a ball or training dummy.
Third. Your dog MUST know the
basics first. Sit, come, back and STAY.
I emphasize stay for a reason. Bull
was ninety pounds of pure muscle.
When he took off he would demolish
anything in his path. We shot a duck
down in Chincoteague one morning
and instead of waiting for the command to go he dove through the front
of a stake blind and broke most of
the stakes and netting. I was a pretty
embarrassed one time guest.
Fourth. Your dog must “Learn to
get along with others”. You don’t want
to be in a pit with loaded guns and
have a dog fight break out! There’s
just no where to go.
Fifth. Hand signals are great. My
dog knew them all, but being dyslexic
he couldn’t figure out right from
left. In hind sight maybe it wasn’t
the dog that was dyslexic. I finally
started doing most of his training at
night so he knew scent and whistles.
The fact was that if we were hunting
in the deep marshes once he left my
side he couldn’t see what I was doing
anyway. I could only whistle, stop
him and send him back further. We
used to throw shotgun shells where
we would see ducks fall and hope he
would go to the noise. With the cost
of shells nowadays I wouldn’t recommend that. I would admonish him
constantly for bring back a chewed
up shell. I stopped my yelling when
one day he couldn’t find the shell and
dropped a pissed off Muskrat at my
feet. In his defense though, he went
back later and found the duck.
Sixth. Make sure you know what’s
in the dog’s path before you send
him. You would think that’s for the
dog’s safety. And it is. Kind of. I was
throwing a ball off my back deck once
and realized to late my seven year old
son was walking up the steps in the
path of on coming traffic. The impact
didn’t even slow the dog down. He
got to play with the ball until I got
back from the hospital with Chris.
Luckily by then I realized it was my
fault not the dog’s.
Seventh (and last). Think your
training through. Have a plan. Work
towards an outcome. Repetition the
key. I tried to stop Bull from breaking
one afternoon. I found one of those
dog leads you screw into the ground
and you can put a long cord to it so the
dog has a nice long run. I borrowed
the clothes line and tied his choke
collar with the clothes line to the
Cory (Mark’s Son) with his English Bull Terrior Odis.
thing screwed into the ground. I had
him sit at heal, put my hand over his
nose and commanded him to STAY. I
fired off my dummy launcher. I could
only watch in horror as the clothes line
quickly uncoiled at my feet. All I can
say is I had to go buy a new choke
collar. The dog happily delivered the
dummy to my side none the worst for
wear. See the first rule above!
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Novel elk tags
yield two huge
bulls
Benezette, Pa. — Two special licenses, two special elk.
That was the tally before the state’s
“regular” elk season even got rolling.
Two hunters had the chance to hunt
elk, across Pennsylvania’s entire elk
range, for 60 days starting on Sept.
1. That gave them the chance to hunt
during the rut, when bulls are bugling
and presumably more likely to be on
the move and visible.
Both took massive bulls. Details
on the animals have not been equally
forthcoming, however.
One hunter spent $52,500 to buy
an elk license auctioned off by the
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. He
immediately turned it over to his wife
– as is legal, so long as the transfer is
made right away – who reportedly just
began hunting last fall.
She scored on a massive elk.
According to reports from multiple
sources, her bull scored around 414
inches. That’s a preliminary, green
score. The rack must undergo a 60-day
drying period, then be scored again for
a final, official tally.
But some believe her elk will score
392.
By comparison, the existing state
record typical bull, killed in 2010,
scored 383 7/8, so a new record could
be hers.
More is known about the other
monster bull taken early this fall.
Mark Martino, of Jefferson County,
won the right to hunt it after spending
$100 to buy six tickets for the license
raffle run by the Keystone Elk Country
Alliance, the group that runs the Elk
Country Visitor Center. His number
was drawn.
He ultimately shot a non-typical
8-by-8 bull that has been preliminarily
scored at roughly 440 inches. It, too,
must undergo the 60-day drying time.
But it will likely be close to a new
state record. Pennsylvania’s No. 1 Mark Martino poses with his giant
non-typical right now scores 442 6/8. Pennsylvania elk.
It was taken in 2011.
He chased it daily, but never actuThe story of how Martino got the
ally laid eyes on it, he said.
bull is one of perseverance.
In the meanwhile, his week’s worth
A self-employed mechanic, Marof guiding came and went. He kept on,
tino shut his business down completely
though, sometimes hunting with his
just prior to Sept. 1, serving notice
guides – they stuck with him long after
that he would be out at least a month.
they were required to – and sometimes
That was so he could hunt elk every
on his own.
single day.
The guides eventually got photos of
“I paid my monthly bills out of my
another giant bull, one running with a
savings,” he said.
collared cow.
He was prepared to do the same for
“I couldn’t get a glimpse of him, but
the entire month of October if that was
I saw her several times,” Martino said.
necessary to get the bull he wanted,
“And I knew that if she was there, he
he added. That’s because he didn’t
was nearby.”
just want to kill an elk, or even just a
So he kept at it, walking as much
big, trophy elk.
as eight miles a day, day after day,
He was shooting specifically for
trying to get to food plots the animals
something that had a chance at being
were using, trying to follow the elk
a new state record.
themselves, trying to outflank them.
That took some doing.
By late September, his 52-year-old
In winning the license, he also won
body was wearing down faster than his
a week’s worth of guiding services by
resolve, he admitted.
Elk County Outfitters. They found
“I was ready to do a lot less walkhim a big bull wearing a Pennsylvania
ing,” Martino said.
Game Commission collar to target.
But, on Sept, 25, he was finally able
to get a shot at the giant bull he’d been
pursuing. One shot put it down.
Jeremy Banfield, the Pennsylvania
Game Commission’s elk biologist,
said Martino’s bull is an exceptional
animal, one older even than the “typical” 6-by-6 bulls that get so much attention from most people.
“The really massive bulls, those in
the 400-class, those are animals that
are 8 and 9 years old,” Banfield said.
Jack Manack Jr., owner of Elk
County Outfitters, said one of his
guides in particular, Brian Hale, played
a big part in finding Martino his trophy.
It’s a beautiful animal, he said.
He green-scored it at 448 inches,
but there are two “judgment calls” that
could impact the final numbers, he said.
“It could go anywhere from 448 to
460 gross. I think it should net in the
mid- to high 430s. It should end up
being the third biggest non-typical in
the state when it’s all said and done,”
Manack said.
The hunt was all he’d hoped it could
be, Martino said.
For starters, he said, Pennsylvania’s
elk are wilder than most people who
have never been anywhere but Winslow Hill might imagine, especially
during the rut.
“You get away from the camps and
the houses and Winslow Hill, they’re
wild animals again. They scent you,
or they see you coming, and they’re
gone,” Martino said.
And of course, getting a bull as big
as the one he took was the real clincher.
“I’m still pretty thrilled,” Martino
said.
“In a civilized and
cultivated country, wild
animals only continue
to exist at all when
preserved by sportsmen.”
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Allie Miliner with
her 1st deer a
9pt buck taken
on youth day.
Special thank to
Lynn Foster for
helping the young
hunter.
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taken during
youth season in
Carroll County
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30/30.
Hunter Rhodes
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152” buck taken
by him and
his dad, Chris
Rhodes in Talbot
county.
Nick Summers,
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Frederick county
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an 8 point buck.
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Spanning the globe
Angler in British
Columbia Lands
Massive Albino
Sturgeon
realized what he had on the line, they knew
they had to be very careful in releasing
it. No angler wanted to be responsible
for injuring a fish that could possibly be
one-of-a-kind.
This June, a 10-year-old angler visiting
from New Jersey caught a similarly-sized
sturgeon that weighed 600 pounds and
measured 10.1 feet long. Helmer, who
runs Chad’s Fishing Charters, did not
GUYANA: caught a 441 lb
huge arapaima
Here a fishing report from top
angler Leonard J. Kouba just come
back from a fishing trip in the deep
jungle of the Amazon.
" I was fishing at a camp that a
friend of mine built in an extremely
remote part of Guyana. He fishes a
Biggest albino sturgeon ever caught
in the world 11 ft 2 by 5 ft around awesome day
British Columbia fisherman Chad
Helmer has been fishing for sturgeon
nearly his entire life, but he had never seen
anything quite like the fish he caught last
Saturday while fishing on the Fraser River.
Few people have ever seen an albino
sturgeon, and with its pearly white skin
and faint yellow lines, the 11-foot, 2-inch
fish that Helmer caught certainly seemed
to be a very large albino.
“We’ve never, ever seen one like that
before,” Helmer told The Province.
White sturgeon are already a pale gray,
but judging from the pictures, Helmer’s
catch is an uniform white that may point
to it being a true albino. Experts however,
say that more information is needed before
they can confirm that.
“No doubt, that is an unusual fish and
big for its kind. I don’t know for sure if
it is albino, but agree it is very different
in colouring and pale,” said Owen Brid,
executive director of the Sport Fishing
Institute of British Columbia.
It is extremely rare for an albino sturgeon to grow that large—almost unheard
of. When Helmer and his fishing party
“That fish has been around longer than
any of us will live,” Helmer later wrote
on social media.
Following a two hour fight with the
beast, Helmer successfully brought the
sturgeon close to shore and was able to
capture it for an impromptu photo op.
Pictures later posted online soon drew
attention to the massive albino fish, and
many have already started speculating
over its potential world record status.
However, as no major record-keeping
organization holds a category for albino
sturgeon, no one really knows just how
unique Helmer’s catch is.
offer an estimate on the weight of the fish
but it is likely that it is around the same.
52 mile stretch of the Essequibo River
and adjacent lagoons where literally
we never saw another human being.
I was fishing in a lagoon that we
portaged into and was lucky enough to
hook and land a very large arapaima.
I was using a six and a half foot rod
with a casting reel spooled with 80
lb power pro line. The lure was an
imitation wooden bluegill(a North
American panfish) pattern.
After a long fight my guides were
able to subdue, carefully measure and
release the fish. The fish measured 121
inches or 3.08 meters long with a girth
of 54 inches or slightly more than 137
cm. Using the formula girth squared
times length (all in inches) divided by
800 the estimated weight comes out
to 441 lbs - 199.7 kg
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Dr. Luis Mispireta of Stevensville, Md., with state-record
28.4-pound bluefish caught over the Del-Jersey-Land Artificial
Reef/Photo:Joe Morris
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record
in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 43-inch, 24.8-pound bluefish
caught Monday over the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef, the largest artificial
reef on the Atlantic Coast whose centerpiece is the ex-destroyer USS Arthur
W. Radford, sunk by DNREC in 2010. Also known as Delaware Reef Site 13,
the Del-Jersey-Land Reef is one of numerous artificial reef sites established by
the Division of Fish & Wildlife that have become “hot spot” destinations for
salt water anglers from throughout the region.
Dr. Luis Mispireta of Stevensville, Md., caught the huge bluefish while aboard
the charter vessel Katydid with Capt. Brent Wiest and Mate Chris Vann over
Delaware Reef Site 13, some 26 nautical miles from Lewes. Dr. Mispireta was
reeling in a black sea bass he had hooked fishing over the reef when the bluefish
grabbed the sea bass and hooked itself as well. The bluefish was landed after a
fight befitting its record size.
The record catch was initially confirmed by Joe Morris of Lewes Harbour
Marina and later verified by Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Officer Joel Brosius. This new record bluefish is almost 3 pounds larger than the
previous state record 21.9-pound bluefish, which was caught in 1980 by Bill
Thoroughgood of Rehoboth Beach.
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same folks that enjoyed
the “Blood Sports” also
saved them by protecting habitat and managing
these wildlife populations.
Today it is Catch and Release, barbless hooks, leadless bullets, steel shot, and
consumption warnings. But
we can still hunt and fish.
Steaks and burgers do
not grow on trees. Sushi
comes from a once living
creature. Our food markets are great at changing the
original looks and names of what were once critters
and fish. Wings, nuggets, filets, ribs, patties, sticks,
or slim Jims were all once critters. Humans require
protein and adventure.
What we must do is to continue to PARTICIATE!
There is no good answer or solution. We all age,
and one day the Millennials will also be replaced.
Participate at whatever level you can for as long as
you can. The alternatives are less inviting. Sitting
around and waiting for the inevitable is best enjoyed
around a campfire, next to a woodstove, or from a
hunting blind. Camp cooks are a welcome part of
every outdoor adventure. Story telling is a great way
to pass on the traditions and history.
You may need to ride in a wagon or wheeler, hunt
from a ground blind, build a wheel chair access to
the camp’s porch, wear some Depends, or drink a
little less, but… Participate! Modify, adapt, adjust,
compromise, but don’t stop trying. When we stop
hunting, fishing, adventuring, we stop living!
If safety is a concern then hang up your weapon
and rod of choice. Find another way to forge ahead
and be a part of our outdoor community. Old hunters
and fishermen are needed to remind us all of our
story and lives. Pass on your guns, rods, secret fishing holes, lucky hunting stands, and wisdom before
it is too late.
One more season!
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“Montana Grant”
By Grant Soukup
Baby Boomer
Duds!
Hunting and Fishing Camps are dying along with
our aging Baby Boomers! The next generation of
Millennials has a different way of approaching the
outdoors.
Old hunters and fishermen are slowly passing
down the outdoors to the next generations. The
once proud ranks of veteran sportsmen have limited
out for the last time. Age, health, and the loss of
their brethren are taking their toll. The hunting and
fishing camps are becoming a lost tradition. No one
wants to go to a ghost camp. That’s why it is so important to always bring in new members and youth
to our ranks.
Millennial outdoorsmen focus on special apps,
technology, wardrobes, protein shakes, and being
home for dinner. “Roughing it”, means staying at a
Super 8 Motel. Their ranks, however, now include
more women and wounded warriors. Some children are able to learn the sport through their Soccer
Moms and a few male role models or boyfriends.
Like it or not, outdoor adventure has changed.
There are still some hard core vets that backpack
into the wilderness, float trip down rivers, or simply
attend deer camp each season. Sadly, many our
friends and buddies can no longer live up to their
nicknames, like “Deadeye”, “fish buster, or “Buckmaster”. Their bodies just don’t do as well outdoors
anymore. Walking, seeing, lifting, climbing, riding,
eating, drinking, and living have become a challenge.
The tradition of hunting and fishing camps is a
part of our DNA. Native peoples, pioneers, Mountain Men, and Americans have always pursued the
outdoor experience. Until recently, many of us lived
closer to nature with less modern comforts and
technology. The outdoors was simply out your back
door. How many of us went squirrel hunting or fishing after school, before we did our homework?
Hunting and fishing meant bringing home supper! Great anglers and hunters were admired and respected by the well fed family and community. The
cooled. Brown the floured meat in the oil and bacon
drippings. Once the meat is browned, add the other
ingredients and bring to a boil over medium to high
heat. Reduce the heat to low and allow the stew to
simmer for an hour or so. Stir in the sour cream and
fresh spices at the end prior to serving.
You can also add peas or carrots to the stew depending on your taste. The Rabbit meat can also be
picked and added in smaller pieces for presentation.
Rabbit loins are the best part of the Hare!
This recipe also works great in a Crock pot slow
cooker. Set it up in the morning and let it slow cook
all day! The smell will welcome you back and the
meal will warm you up. Serve with some fresh
bread and watch the Hare Stew disappear!
Enjoy!
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Hare
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Most hunters first filled their limits with rabbits
and squirrels. These tasty rodents offered nutritious
and delicious fare. Hunting these critters taught us
safety, marksmanship, and how to use our senses. I
remember coming home from school and heading
out the back door with my shotgun for a hunt before
dinner. My Mother would always use the meat I
contributed to the pantry. We enjoyed the meals with
great pride.
“Hare Stew” can be made with rabbit, squirrel,
or game birds.
2 rabbits or substitute ( 2 lbs. of meat). Cut up
into pieces.
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By Capt. Mark
Sampson
I guess it was my own fault for not asking
how it was going to be prepared before I ordered
it. The thought just never crossed my mind that
any chef would take a fillet of grouper and fry
the darn thing. But what started out to be a
nice piece of grouper now lay before me as a
breaded and deep-fried fish stick sort of thing.
As my fork broke through the greasy crust I
remember thinking that if I wanted this kind of
a fish dinner I would have gone to a fast-food
joint and ordered a filet-o-fish sandwich. What
a waste of a great piece of grouper!
A nice perk of being in the fishing business
is that at home we get to eat a lot of fish. From
early spring until early winter we almost always
have some sort of fresh fish in the refrigerator
waiting to be cooked. Then, in the off-season
period we keep the good meals flowing by
pulling from our stock of freezer fillets.
Heaven knows I’m no culinary connoisseur,
but when it comes to fish I do know that there
are many species (like grouper) that have such
a wonderful flavor that they should not be
cooked in such a way that their “natural goodness” is disguised or distorted. Likewise, we
all know that fish can make for a very healthy
meal. Unfortunately, by the time some cooks
get through with it, a fish dinner can end up
being about as healthy as a Big Mac and fries.
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Mother Nature packed a lot of good stuff
inside the scales of a fish. At home we typically
try and cook our fish in such a way that we can
take full advantage of the natural taste of the
fish without sacrificing it’s healthy benefits.
Here are a few examples of how we typically
prepare some of our local catches:
Seabass, triggerfish, flounder, seatrout,
croaker, and rockfish all have a wonderfully
mild flavor and texture that lends itself to very
simple cooking. In my book the best way to cook
any of these critters is to keep it as simple as
possible, forget any kind of special marinades
or seasonings, the true flavor of these fish must
be tasted and enjoyed. We cook these fish one
way only – under the broiler. The fillets first
go under the heat totally naked with nothing
added at all. After a few minutes, when they’re
maybe half-way cooked, we’ll lightly coat
the top sides with a little margarine or spray
oil. We might then sprinkle a light coating of
breadcrumbs over the top of the fillets before
returning them to the broiler to cook the rest
of the way. No flipping necessary, when the
breadcrumbs brown the fish is typically done.
Once the fish is on the plate a squeeze of lemon
is all it needs. Simple, quick, and healthy!
Tuna has certainly become a most popular
dish along the coast, and it might just be that for
every one caught there’s a dozen good recipes
for cooking it. Most anglers will probably agree
that barbecue grills were invented for cooking
tuna steaks, and I wouldn’t argue a bit. The
firm, thick cuts lend themselves perfectly to
grilling, but in a pinch they can also be done
under the broiler. I consider tuna on it’s own
as being a little bland, so at home we usually
doctor it up a little with some
kind marinade before and after it’s cooked. The key with
cooking tuna is not to cook
it all the way though. Keep
the steak pink (or raw) in the
center and it can taste like
the most tender fillet mignon
imaginable.
Once tuna has been in the
freezer for more than a 2-3
months it will lose a lot of its
fresh taste, after 4-5 months
it will lose all of it. But if it
gets old there’s no need to
throw the fish out.
Particularly when it can simply be boiled-up
with some salt and pepper, drained, cooled,
and flaked into a better tuna salad than could
ever come out of a can.
Dolphin is also great on the grill or under the
broiler, but forget the marinades, just cook it
through, add a little margarine and lemon and
it’s about as ready to go as you’ll ever want.
Baked, broiled, or grilled, sharks provide for
a firm white meat that can be cooked in just
about any fashion. The meat can be a little bland
so a good dose of lemon or a sweet marinade
really sets this fish off. After it hits the plate a
coating of hollandaise or béarnaise sauce will
but a smile on the face of every “man-eatingshark” in town. But if calories are a concern,
stick to lemon juice.
Bluefish, king and Spanish mackerel are
three fish that are excellent eating, but they can
be a bit on the strong side if not cooked properly. At home we typically marinade mackerel
with Italian dressing and then cook it in foil on
the grill. Big bluefish fillets can be cooked the
same way but we typically prefer to bake them
in a dish with sliced green peppers, tomatoes,
and onions. We never put any of these three
types of fish in the freezer – they just don’t
come out of it in any for that does justice to
the way they went in.
We’re lucky that living here on the coast
allows us access to so much high quality seafood. Whether we catch it ourselves or pick
it up at the market it’s nice to be able to bring
fish home to cook the way we chose. I suppose
there’s a place in this world for fried fish (like
between two buns at the drive-thru window)
but if you ask me, the only way to maintain
the natural goodness of what comes out of our
local waters is to keep the preparations simple
and hold the grease!
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“The Last Word”
Giving Thanks...
By Steve Huettner
As we all push away from the table after Thanksgiving dinner and move to the joyous month of
December filled with parties, celebrations, religious
observances, and time with family friends I am reminded of how many things I have to be thankful
for. This is in stark contrast to some of the rhetoric
and headlines that we are assaulted with every day
via whatever medium you choose to consume news
through.
I am grateful to Mitch, Lee, and Marc at the Fishing and Hunting Journal for giving me space every
month to write about whatever I feel like. I have
never been told anything is off limits and have had
one hundred percent literary freedom.
I love the fact that we have people that are paid
to study, worry about, conserve and protect wild
things and wild places. If we look at what wild game
populations were 100 years ago to the current day
and it’s nothing short of amazing. The amount of
wildlife we have in the United States and the opportunity to pursue them is a conservation success
story. I love the fact that someone has spent their
entire career knowing all there is to know about a
specific species and ensure it not only survives but
thrives.
I’m happy that we have laws and regulations to
protect our fish, fur, and fowl from those that would
seek to exploit and abuse it. I sleep a bit better
knowing that there are men and women who are
out ensuring the rules are followed.
I’m amazed at the variety of game and fish we
have in the old line state. If one thinks about the opportunities available when you purchase a hunting
or fishing license it could make you dizzy. Bears,
turkeys, whitetails, sika, sea ducks, diving ducks,
puddle ducks, Canadian geese, snow geese, varmints and small game give you roughly 8 month of
hunting. On the fishing side, just take your choice
of freshwater or saltwater. Fly fishing a stream for
trout, slow rolling a worm for largemouth, jigging
for rockfish, bottom fishing for perch or heading
offshore for marlin make fishing in Maryland truly
amazing. Let’s not forget the diamond Jim contest
where you can win a prize for catching a tagged fish.
I am lucky to have
flexibility and spend time outdoors and delaying
friends that allow me
projects on the honey do list until this season is over.
access to their propI’m glad that my daughter has spent time as she has
erty to hunt and fish.
grown up with me in the woods and on the water.
I am fortunate enough
There is nothing greater that someone can do in
to know people from
the outdoors than pass it on to the next generation.
Western Maryland to the
Finally I am blessed in being born in a country that
Lower Shore whom are
has a rule of law, respects the rights of individuals,
generous enough to allow me
and allows us to be what we want to be and for the
spend a day or two outdoors
most part live our lives how we see fit. Next time
on their land. On those opyou grow weary of the negativity and anger turn
portunities when I’m not on private land we are
everything off and take stock of what you have to
fortunate to have access to public lands to hunt and
be thankful for. You’ll be surprised.
fish. From my own experiences my friends and I
have had 3 successful bear hunts on public land over
the last few years and not to mention the 42-POUND BOY BEACHES 41-POUND BASS
countless hours I have enjoyed fishing
on the Gunpowder River. One look at
the map shows no matter where you
live and within 60 minutes you can be
on public ground enjoying the outdoors.
It’s impressive that we have so many
groups and organizations of people who
dedicate their time and money to helping
wild things and wild places. With groups
like DU, NWTF, RMEF, TU, BASS
and other conservation outdoor related
groups I feel better knowing people are
trying to leave things in better shape for
the next generation. You will find no
better people than the individuals who
give their effort to these organizations.
You are truly missing something if you
enjoy the outdoors and aren’t involved
Six-year-old Sam Adams with his grandfather Don Adwith one of these organizations.
I am blessed that I have a wife that ams in tow - dragged a 41-pound, 5-ounce striped bass
is so understanding and allows me the in the N.J. surf.
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Western Maryland Chapter
of the National Wild Turkey
Federation named Wildlife
Conservationist of the Year
The Wildlife Advisory Commission named the Western Maryland
Chapter of the National Wild
Turkey Federation its Maryland
Wildlife Conservationist of the
Year for 2014. The group was recognized for their continuing work
regarding hunter recruitment,
youth mentoring opportunities and
wildlife conservation.
“The chapter has a remarkable record of promoting hunter
recruitment and retention, and
partnering with our department
to promoting sustainable wildlife
management,” said Clarissa Harris, nominator and the Department
of Natural Resources regional
wildlife response coordinator. “In
addition to sponsoring numerous
youth outreach activities, they also
award a college scholarship to a
high school senior.”
The chapter shares the mission
of the National Wild Turkey Federation, a nonprofit organization
that has worked for the conservation of the wild turkey populations
and the preservation of our hunting
heritage. The national federation
was established in 1973 when the
wild turkey population was estimated at 1.3 million birds. Today,
the population of the wild turkey
in North America is over seven
million birds.
“The department is grateful to
be given the chance to publicly recognize the
outstanding conservation
(L to R): Bobby Boarman, Pres. of State NWTF; Roger Griffin, Committee
Member of Chapter; Brian Friend, Pres. of Chapter; Paul Peditto, Director WHS; Clarissa Harris, Regional Wildlife Response Coordinator; Shawn
Weddle, Regional Director NWTF
commitment and volunteerism of
the Western Maryland Chapter of
the National Wild Turkey Federation,” Natural Resources Wildlife
and Heritage Service Director Paul
Peditto said.
The Maryland Wildlife Advisory Commission was created
by legislation to advise Natural
Resources Secretary on wildlife
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Queen Anne’s County
Three men were charged last month
with poaching striped bass by officers
on an overnight saturation patrol in
Kent Narrows.
Officers stopped two vehicles under
surveillance and found 28 striped bass,
21 of which were undersized.
Alejandro Argueta Lanaverde,
38, and Gonzolo Martinez Pena, 46,
both of Annapolis, and Franklin Ra-
fael Flores Santos, 27, of Hyattsville,
received citations for exceeding the
daily creel limit, possessing undersized striped bass and possessing
striped bass between midnight and
5 a.m.
Santos is scheduled to appear in
Queen Anne’s District Court on Jan.
7. The Annapolis men have a Feb. 4
court date. If found guilty, each man
could be fined as much as $3,000.
Rachelle Gertz and her Pennsylvania Beast of a buck she
killed with her rifle. Photo
Courtesy of Fegan’s Taxidermy.
Ken Bloodsworth, owner of Shore Hydrographics, took this incredible Eastern shore hammer. Photo Courtesy of Fegan’s Taxidermy.
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Jesse Rouzee, below and friends fishing aboard the “Karen Ray
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Alex Figuera scored 158 5/8 on this Buck. Photo courtesy of Clyde’s Sport Shop.
Colyer Jones with his buck taken in Talbot county, Md.
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Bryden Stranahan with his 10 point Whitetail
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Ingredients
2 lbs. ground venison
1 medium onion finely diced
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 2.25 oz. packages Jalapeno and Monterey Jack Burger Seasoning Sportsman’s
Table Item #CYC1257
4 burger buns
4 lettuce leaves
4 tomato slices
8 slices crisp bacon optional
salt amount to taste
pepper amount to taste
Instructions
The Old Man and the Sea is a novel written by the American author
Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952.
It was the last major work of fiction to be produced by Hemingway and
published in his lifetime.
1. HEMINGWAY WROTE THE
NOVEL TO PROVE HE WASN’T
FINISHED AS A WRITER.
When The Old Man and the Sea was
published in 1952, Hemingway hadn’t
written a significant literary work for
over a decade. His last successful book,
For Whom the Bell Tolls, came out in
1940. To make matters worse, his 1950
novel Across the River and Into the Trees
was panned by critics. People were saying that Hemingway was “through” as a writer. He began The Old Man and
the Sea to prove that not only was he still in the writing game, he had yet to
produce his best work.
2. THE STORY HAD BEEN IN HIS MIND FOR YEARS.
Mix ground venison with onions, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper
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Be careful not to overcook as venison is very lean and tends to
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In 1936, Hemingway wrote an essay for
Esquire that contained a paragraph describing
an “old man fishing alone in a skiff out of Cabañas” who hooked a big marlin that dragged
him eastward for two days. The man killed
the fish and then fought off sharks attracted
to its blood. When the man was finally picked
up, “what was left of the fish, less than half,
weighed eight hundred pounds.” Two years
later, Hemingway started writing The Old
Man and the Sea, but then got sidetracked
by For Whom the Bell Tolls. By the time he
returned to the story, it had been percolating in his brain for at least 16 years.
While living in Florida and Cuba, Hemingway frequently fished for marlin
in his boat, the Pilar. Not to be confused with a swordfish, Atlantic Blue Marlin
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Ocean. They can get up to 14 feet long and weigh 2,000 pounds. Like in the
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120 ac. established Trophy
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If you have problems with Beaver, Muskrats, Raccoons, call for
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Gaspeny's Red Drum
While fishing the Chesapeake Bay in Virigina, USA on the evening of September, 18th,
angler Vic Gaspeny caught and released a
huge red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) that
could earn him the new All-Tackle Length
record. Gaspeny was soaking a cut fish on
the bottom when the drum picked up the
bait and took off. Once hooked-up, Gaspeny
needed approximately 15 minutes to subdue
the hard-fighting redfish on 15 kg (30 lb)
tackle. Once subdued, the fish measured out
to 125 cm in length, before it was released
alive. The current IGFA record is 117 cm.
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