Gary Howey’s Outdoors

ATTENDING THE MINNESOTA GOVERNOR’S PHEASANT HUNT!
I WON'T BE IN MY OFFICE FRIDAY THE 10th AND SATURDAY THE 11th AS I'LL BE ATTENDING THE 2025 MINNESOTA GOVERNOR'S INVITATIONAL PHEASANT HUNT!

MOSSY OAK PLANTING FOR DUCKS BY JEFF DENNIS
Planning for the next waterfowl season begins with letting the water off of last year’s crops in order to dry out the ground. Getting soil samples ensures the right balance of fertilizer required...

THE HUNTERS SAFETY COURSE BY gary HOWEY
I and six other Hunter’s Safety volunteer instructors living in Hartington,NE. taught Hunters Safety courses for over 22 years, we’ve seen an average of 30 youths and adults attending our classes...

Minnesota’s 2025 Governor’s Pheasant Opener by gary Howey
The Minnesota’s 2025 Governor’s Pheasant hunt will be held on October 9th with a Get-Together and the Hunt on the 10th in the Ortonville area. I'll attend this year’s event, the Ortonville area is...

PDR deer hunt for youth with disabilities
The annual PDR deer hunt for youth with disabilities offers an expenses-paid weekend camp designed to encourage participation, promote responsibility, and enhance self-confidence with adolescents in...

SEPTEMBER IS ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS MONTH!
REDLIN'S LAST PAINTING “EVENING ON THE ICE” WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE REDLIN ART CENTER IN WATERTOWN, S.D.THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH. TERRY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AT THE AGE OF...

Shooter’s Ear BY gary Howey
If you’re a hunter or shooter like me, or one that’s did a lot of shooting in the military, you probably have some hearing loss. Hunting and shooting are one of the most popular past-times for men...
WATERTOWN S.D. HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1968 75TH BIRTHDAY PARTY! BY gARY HOWEY
ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH, MANY OF OUR CLASS TURNED 75, SO WE HAD A 75TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE ELKS IN WATERTOWN, S.D., AROUND 100 PEOPLE WERE THERE, HAD A GREAT TIME MEETING WITH AND TALKING WITH...

2025 PHEASANT SEASON PREDICTIONS BY gARY HOWEY
With the pheasant season not too far away, hunters are wondering what the season is looking like? According to the S.D. Game & Parks, there are quite a few factors that deal with a successful...

DOVE HUNTING, THEY ZIG, WHEN YOU ZAG BY gARY HOWEY
On Thursday September 1st, hunters throughout the upper Midwest will be out in the crop fields, set up around stock dams when they open the 2025 Mourning Dove hunting season. Doves, migratory...