by Gary Howey | Mar 19, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
I was keeping an eye on the weather, as we needed cold weather in order to get back into the dam we hoped to ice fish, but didn’t need any sub zero temperatures or heavy wind. I was looking at ice fishing a pond southwest of town, one that was in the middle of a...
by Gary Howey | Mar 19, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Last summer was a milestone of sorts for two local fly anglers. They spent 10 days in the western part of Wyoming fishing for three subspecies of cutthroat trout in their native drainages. Most of their time was spent high in the...
by Gary Howey | Mar 18, 2015 | Pheasants Forever
Dedicated chapters, opening of regional headquarters highlight 2014 endeavors Brookings, S.D. – March 17, 2015 – Pheasants Forever improved habitat for pheasants and other upland wildlife on more than 43,000 acres in South Dakota in 2014. This includes 1,319 wildlife...
by Gary Howey | Mar 16, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Iowa
I can’t wait until old man winter releases his grip on the upper Midwest and spring arrives when I can hit the woods to begin another season to pursue spring turkey. This will be my forty-first season where I hope to add my 104th bird to my turkey log. This...
by Gary Howey | Mar 12, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
My hometown is Watertown, S.D. a place I return to as often as I can. A couple of weeks ago, we headed back north to ice fish on a few of the dozens of lakes and sloughs scattered throughout the Watertown area. Anyone who has spent time on the ice where the northerns...
