Here’s what’s worth reading today, Friday, May 31, 2019:
Get ready for Free Fishing Day in Texas on June 1: Texas offers a Free Fishing Day on the first Saturday in June every year to help kick off National Fishing and Boating Week. On this day anglers can fish on any public waterbody in the state without a fishing license. To help celebrate Free Fishing Day, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and other organizations are hosting many free events around the state on Saturday, June 1, to provide fun, high-quality fishing opportunities to anglers of all skill levels and all ages.
Federal red snapper season opens June 1: The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal water opens June 1 for a projected 97-days. Red snapper fishing is open year around in state waters. Bag and size limits will remain unchanged; two fish per person daily with a 16-inch minimum size limit in federal waters, and four fish per person daily with a 15-inch minimum in state waters.
Deion Sanders and Randy Moss going fishing is a MOOD 😂
(via @DeionSanders) pic.twitter.com/ftaXI3xoBq
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) May 29, 2019
Randy Moss and Deion Sanders make an awesome 2-on-2 challenge while gone fishing: The ultimate duo has teamed up and gone fishing. Vikings legendary wide receiver Randy Moss and legendary defensive back Deion Sanders have been spending some quality time out on the lake at Sanders’ estate in Texas. After the two Hall of Famers caught a pair of fish, the two joked and challenged anyone in any sport 2-on-2 challenge.
Derelict fishing lines foul Texas freshwater fisheries: The river’s water level finally had fallen after weeks of being above flood stage, and the current in the old slough carried green water instead of the sediment-saturated, chocolate-color sludge that had inundated the bottomland. Fishing likely would be good. The scenery certainly was, with cypresses and tupelo, ash and willows in full blush, and patches of lizardtail with their sassafras-like scent bursting from the newly enriched black soil — all accented with songs and flashes of color offered by a world of birds.
Anti-hunters want more billboards calling for suburban bowhunting ban: If you live in New Jersey, you may have noticed an anti-hunting billboard on the New Jersey N/S Route 3 east of Route 120 calling for a suburban bowhunting ban. According to a GoFundMe page, the Animal Protection League of New Jersey (APLNJ) – the group responsible for the advertisement – is seeking “humane, non-lethal methods to handle deer conflicts” in the Saddle River region of Bergen County. The problem, though, is the “non-lethal methods” this group is calling for includes sterilization, which is typically ineffective and quite costly. On top of that, there are numerous hunters who would pay to take part in local whitetail population control.
Wild boars, hunting dogs and hunters carry tick-borne bacteria: Rickettsia bacteria cause a number of human and animal infections, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Now, researchers have for the first time surveyed the prevalence of Rickettsia antibodies and Rickettsia-carrying ticks in wild boars, hunting dogs and hunters in Brazil.
SC wildlife officers hunting for suspect after photos of branded sharks stir fury online: The branding on the sharks is ghoulishly distinct — a figure that could be a J or an F, shaped like a fishing hook, enclosed in a circle beneath the dorsal fin. It’s as large as the palm of an adult’s hand. S.C. Department of Natural Resources officers are investigating the source of two photos of branded sharks that a staffer posted Wednesday on the Boat Life of Charleston Facebook page, trying to find out where the brands came from.
Man drowns trying to save father who fell into lake during fishing trip: Hananiah Israel said his brother Jeremiah was his sidekick, his best friend and his travel buddy. “He was a great soul,” he said. On Sunday night, his brother and their father Jeremiah Israel Sr. went fishing on West Point Lake in Troup County. They were still on the water just after midnight Monday morning when Israel Sr. fell in.
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