by Gary Howey | Mar 3, 2016 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Larry Myhre-IA, Walleye Fishing
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal When the month of March rolls around, walleye fishermen’s thoughts turn to rivers.While that is particularly true throughout Siouxland, the river-fishing angler exodus is experienced across the country in early spring.And there...
by Gary Howey | Mar 1, 2016 | Food Plots, THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK, Turkey Hunting
Most wildlife species require the “F+W+C+S Formula” (Food, Water, Cover, and Sanctuary) functioning in an area for them to take up residence. For wild turkeys it’s a little more involved than that. Turkeys need each element listed, but they are a bit more persnickety,...
by Gary Howey | Feb 25, 2016 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Calls, Gary Howey-NE., Turkey Hunting, Waterfowl Hunting
Nothing is more exciting than using a call to draw animals or birds in for a shot; it could be deer, waterfowl, crows or turkeys. When they turn and start moving your way, your heartbeat will quicken, your hands will start to shake and you will have trouble with your...
by Gary Howey | Feb 25, 2016 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Crappie, Jig Fishing
The tiny red and white bobber tipped over on its side. That was the signal to set the hook.I lifted the rod tip and put tension on the line. I felt the fish struggling and I cranked it in, lifting it out of the water and catching it in my hand.It was a black crappie,...
by Gary Howey | Feb 22, 2016 | Deer Hunting, Food Plots, THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK, Wildlife Habitat
1.They Attract Insects Wildflowers are the host plant for all sorts of insects, therefore your wildflower plots will be loaded down with Lepidopterans (moths and butterflies), Orthopterans (grasshoppers and crickets), Hymenopterans (bees, wasps, and ants), and others....
