Here’s what’s worth reading today, Monday, June 3, 2019:
Family speaks out after boating accident claims life of loved one: A family from Portland, Texas, is speaking out after a boating accident claimed the life of their loved one. 31-year-old Trace Richardson was killed while kayaking Monday in Aransas Pass.
Deep sea fishermen pull in big catch of cocaine, worth nearly $1M, off Charleston coast: Two Lowcountry recreational fishermen ended their fishing trip late Sunday afternoon with an unexpected catch. They pulled in a package floating in the water that appeared to be wrapped in black plastic and was later found what police officers said was presumed cocaine. The fishermen were approximately offshore approximately 70 miles southeast of Charleston when they spotted debris floating and a school of mahi-mahi jumping around it.
Anglers cast their lines across Houston during Free Fishing Day: While there were plenty of nibbles and bites on Saturday, few anglers were quite as successful as Spring resident Landon Carlovsky, 9, who caught three fish in the span of five minutes.
There’s no limit on friendships landed while fishing: Because fishing can provide lifelong learning opportunities — and challenges — it can change lives.
It’s time to play well with others in Texas hunting, fishing pursuits
All-women hunting course makes students feel ‘at ease’ When Gisele Gaudet took a firearms safety and hunting education course for the first time, she didn’t feel quite comfortable. The class was made up mostly of men with a male instructor. “It was nerve-wracking for her,” said Annette Gallant-Carter, a fellow volunteer at an all-women hunting and firearm safety education course. “She wasn’t very comfortable doing the course.” Gallant-Carter is the training resource officer for the province’s Department of Energy and Resource Development, so when it came time for her to take the course again, she wanted to be in a class with all women.
Teaching just as rewarding as hunting, fishing: My grandson recently turned 5 years old and we’ll be celebrating his birthday with a big gathering of my family and my son-in-law’s family down at Fort Morgan. I thought about outdoorsy presents like fishing rods and BB guns but decided swimming lessons were more age appropriate. He should be able to swim when he heads out to go fishing with me.
Those hammerhead videos you’re seeing? It’s no coincidence. They’re out now, hunting for tarpon and stingrays: Eric Scharber and his 13-year-old son Wesley decided to spend Memorial Day fishing, but it wasn’t long before all the other boats and swimmers out there on the gulf made them think twice. Still, they were already on the water in their 25-foot bay boat so they stuck with it. They were rewarded with a sight they won’t soon forget. About noon, about 150 yards off Anclote Key, they were motoring through shallow water and spotted something strange.
Former Montana guide gets lifetime hunting ban for poaching: A 23-year-old Montana hunting guide has received a lifetime suspension of his hunting, fishing and trapping rights for poaching multiple trophy big game animals in 2017. The Billings Gazette reports Brandon K. Schuhen was also ordered Friday by District Judge Don Harris to complete 500 hours of community service for a wildlife conservation organization, serve 10 years of probation and pay $33,050 in restitution to the state of Montana.
When one protected species kills another, what are conservationists to do? In today’s increasingly disrupted natural environment, sometimes the biggest threat facing a species that conservationists are trying to protect and recover is … another species that conservationists are trying to protect and recover. When that happens, the solutions available to environmentalists and wildlife managers get complicated and messy very quickly.
Charterboat captain chronicles a lifetime of fishing in an entertaining book: Captain Bouncer Smith has had some amazing adventures in his 52 years as a South Florida fishing guide, and fortunately for his many customers, friends and fans, he has written a book about them that is entertaining and informative.
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