by Gary Howey | May 3, 2016 | Deer Hunting, Deer Nutrition, THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
For land and property managers trying to get the most out of their deer herd, food plots have proven to be a great way to increase the overall nutrition needed for optimal growth. Along with quality food plots, a supplemental feeding program can really help your deer...
by Gary Howey | Apr 28, 2016 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Channel Catfish, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota
Anyone who has ever had the opportunity to tangle with a big catfish knows how powerful a big cat is. They’re not the prettiest fish in the water, but they are plentiful, fun to catch and great eating.Cats are bottom-hugging creatures, spending most of their...
by Gary Howey | Apr 28, 2016 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Turkey Hunting
Reprinted from the Sioux City JournalThere’s nothing quite like sitting in the dark with your back against a tree in the turkey woods. The whippoorwills are in full throat, their lashing cries piercing the darkness with a cadence only that bird can make.A barred owl...
by Gary Howey | Apr 26, 2016 | Terry Redlin Art Center-SD, Terry Redlin-Wildlife artist Deceased, Watertown, S D
Terry Redlin, one of the country’s most widely collected painters of wildlife and Americana, died Sunday after a nine year struggle with dementia. He was 78 years old.The only child of Alfred Redlin and Dora (Stein) Redlin, Terry Avon Redlin was born just north of...
by Gary Howey | Apr 25, 2016 | Catch & Release, Horeshoe Lake-SD, Smallmouth Bass, South Dakota, State Records
The fish, a female full of eggs, was 19 inches long and had a 19-inch girth.“I’ve never seen anything so fat. It was so fat its eyes were bulging. It was a freak,” Held said.Held caught the fish on a swim bait with a jig head, using an Alabama rig. Not legal in all...
