by Gary Howey | May 15, 2022 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Zebra Mussels
Zebra mussels are not large, but the damage they do to a body of water is huge, causing tremendous environmental problems as they expand their way throughout the upper Midwest. (Photo courtesy of the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks) It’s spring where spending...
by Gary Howey | May 9, 2022 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Larry Myhre-IA
It was a wet foggy morning in Central Missouri near where the Ozark River empties into the Missouri when I encountered this curious doe. She crossed an open field walking like a ghost through the mist then entered the trees where I was set up for turkeys. It’s...
by Gary Howey | May 4, 2022 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Uncategorized
I find nothing more exciting than introducing someone to the outdoors. Howey called in a gobbler for this new hunter, with the first time he shot a shotgun, he took his first spring gobbler. (Gary Howey Photo) Turkey season is underway, running through the end of...
by Gary Howey | Apr 25, 2022 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Howey caught this walleye just before a cold front moved in, by slowly dragging a jig along the bottom and by knowing what the weather is going to be, you can adjust your presentation in order to catch walleyes. (Larry Myhre Photo) It’s important that anglers...
by Gary Howey | Apr 18, 2022 | THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
Wounding game is an inevitability that every bird hunter encounters. Many times we wound a bird and it sails down, but still very much alive. We immediately cast our dog to increase the chances of successfully retrieving the bird. Stunned by the dog’s abilities, we...
