by Gary Howey | Oct 13, 2015 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Gary Howey-NE., North Central Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans (PVA) Of America, Pheasant Hunting, South Dakota, Top Gun Hunting Ranch-SD
We have hunted pheasants hundreds of times in numerous states as well as at the Top Gun Hunting Ranch near Howard, South Dakota but have never have the opportunity to hunt on a more memorable hunt. As we drove into the lodge, we were met by several vehicles park along...
by Gary Howey | Oct 13, 2015 | Food Plots, THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
It’s hard to imagine with the flooding that is in the news right now that there are areas of the mid-south and southeast that are really dry. Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky all have areas right now that are below normal rainfall for the last two months....
by Gary Howey | Oct 11, 2015 | Conservation Groups, Ducks Unlimited, North Dakota
Reprinted from Ducks Unlimited North Dakota hunters have yet to see much of an influx of migrating waterfowl from Canada, but locally produced birds are providing ample opportunities for waterfowlers across the state. Excellent late spring wetland conditions resulted...
by Gary Howey | Oct 8, 2015 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Gary Howey-NE., Grouse Hunting, Hunting Dogs, Pheasant Hunting, Warm Weather
It is that time of the year when mornings can be cool and by noon unseasonably warm. If we dress for the cooler mornings temperatures you are over dressed and by mid afternoon, when the sun started to warm things up. As temperatures warm up, the heat is going to take...
by Gary Howey | Oct 8, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Fall Fishing, Larry Myhre-IA, Walleye Fishing
If you are thinking about winterizing your boat and putting away your fishing tackle for the season, don’t do it. From now to ice-up is the finest time of the year to catch fish, particularly big fish. As waters begin to cool, fish instinctively know to feed up big,...