by Gary Howey | Sep 21, 2022 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
Pheasant numbers may be down, but it will not stop die-hard pheasant hunters from hitting the field opening day. Over the last several years, due to the disappearance of our habitat, our pheasant hunting in northeast Nebraska is very minimal not all that long ago,...
by Gary Howey | Sep 12, 2022 | Deer Hunting
Buck rubs can tell you a lot about the Deer in your Area. (Photo Courtesy of Grandview Outdoors) Rubs are a buck’s way of communicating with does as well as other bucks, leaving a sign that they are around. There are several ways buck create...
by Gary Howey | Sep 7, 2022 | Waterfowl Hunting
As the geese came off Lake Oahe, coming over the bluff, one of our hunters started flagging. I couldn’t believe it as they were so far away, I had trouble seeing them with binoculars, it didn’t take long before the entire flock to turn and come our way. (Contributed...
by Gary Howey | Aug 21, 2022 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
Northern pike, while some people don’t care for them, there are others, like me, who enjoy the fight a hooked northern puts up, then there’s those anglers, because of the pike’s slime coat, that refuse l to bring them into the boat. My experience with Northerns...
by Gary Howey | Aug 17, 2022 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
Growing up in Watertown, South Dakota, at that time the state was known as the Land of Infinite Variety, which it really was, so many things going on, that as a kid, we weren’t ever bored, with the outdoors offering numerous adventures. When a town is named...