by Gary Howey | Jun 4, 2026 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Coytote, FOX, Mountain Lions
MY TEAM OUTDOORSMEN ADVENTURES MEMBERS AND I HAVE FILMED NUMEROUS PREDATOR HUNTS, SOME WERE SUCCESSFUL, WHILE OTHERS DIDN’T WORK OUT SO WELL. WE CALLED COYOTES, BOBCATS, FOX WITH A MOUNTAIN LION BEING A POSSIBILITY, WITH EACH SITUATION REQUIRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT!...
by Gary Howey | Jun 2, 2026 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, TICKS
As a kid, I was always outdoors, wearing shorts and no shirt, because I was into the outdoors, I ran around where ticks were located, so I had my share of tick problems. Ticks are a common throughout the Midwest, being active late spring through October, located in...
by Gary Howey | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
It was a wet foggy morning in Central Missouri near where the Ozark River empties into the Missouri when I encountered this buck. He crossed an open field walking like a ghost through the mist then entered the trees where I was set up for turkeys. It’s moments...
by Gary Howey | May 26, 2026 | BOTTOM BOOUNCERS
LISTED BELOW ARE SOME TIPS FOR GETTING A PROPER HOOKSET WHEN LANDING FISH. JIG FISHERMAN WORK THEIR BAIT UP AND DOWN OFF THE BOTTOM AND WHEN YOU GET A BITE, IT’S BEST TO BRING YOUR ROD TIP HIGH, WHICH SHOULD DRIVE THE HOOK INTO THE FISH’S UPPER JAW. IF YOU...
by Gary Howey | May 26, 2026 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, NETTING FISH
ONCE YOU OR YOUR PARTNER HAS HOOKED A FISH, IT’S UP TO HIS PARTNER TO NET IT AND PUT IT IN THE BOAT. SOME OF THE NETS NOWDAYS HAVE VERY DEEP BASKETS, AS THE ANGLER MAY FISH FOR DIFFERENT SPECIES OF FISH. WHEN I NET A FISH, I GRAB THE BOTTOM OF THE NET AND PULL...
