by Gary Howey | May 13, 2016 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Gary Howey-NE., Hutch's Guide Service-SD, Kent Hutcheson-SD, Lake Sharpe-SD, Larry Myhre-IA, Pierre, SD, Walleye Fishing
PIERRE, S.D. | If there is one thing you can count on about Lake Sharpe this time of year, it is that it will kick out walleyes. Early spring means “eaters,” those 15- to 18-inch males that take up residence on the rocky flats where the big females move in to...
by Gary Howey | May 12, 2016 | Deer Hunting, Deer Nutrition, Deer Supplements, Mineral Licks, THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
This is one of my favorite times of the year. The anticipation of what might show up this year as the antlers begin to develop is always super high. I have even found myself in the past few years putting out Bio Rocks in urban landscapes and backyard woodlots just to...
by Gary Howey | May 11, 2016 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Gary Howey-NE., Morel Mushrooms, Wild Edibles
Well, its suppose to be spring, with the temperatures warming up, the snow geese have moved through and the turkeys hunting season is in full swing. This year, spring has come slowly, with heavy winds, then warmer temps followed by a freeze and an over abundance...
by Gary Howey | May 7, 2016 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Terry Redlin Art Center-SD, Terry Redlin-Wildlife artist Deceased, Watertown, S D
As I approached Watertown on I-29 on the April 29, the flags in front of the Redlin Art Center were flying at half-staff. These flags as well as all the flags throughout the state were at half-staff at the request of South Dakota State Governor Dennis Daugard to...
by Gary Howey | May 7, 2016 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Larry Myhre-IA
Reprinted from the Sioux City JournalI once caught the South Dakota state record black bullhead.Problem was, I didn’t realize it at the time. In fact, I wasn’t even aware that such records were being kept by the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks.To get to the bottom...
