by Gary Howey | Feb 19, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. The sun was beginning to paint a pink tinge on the eastern horizon. I sat near the top of the ridge, hunkered down into a small cedar tree. In front of me, about a block away the ridge line dropped away, and a stand of oaks...
by Gary Howey | Feb 12, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal One of the things I’ve learned over the years is that whether you are fishing, hunting, photographing wildlife, camping or otherwise enjoying the outdoors, you should keep it simple. We’re pretty lucky today. The marketplace...
by Gary Howey | Feb 5, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the SiouxCity Journal. It came charging in. It’s paws pounding the frozen soil so hard it sounded like a horse on the gallop. My thumb found the safety on my .243. I turned my head to see what was running in, and stared right into the face of a coyote...
by Gary Howey | Jan 18, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Some folks may wonder about those of us who spend time ice fishing, to be honest with you, there are times I wonder about it myself. Wondering why we would leave a warm lodge when the wind chill is minus thirty degrees the answer is simple, we Love it! Last week our...
by Gary Howey | Jan 16, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. It’s a well-known fact that fish can become conditioned to certain popular lures on hard-fished lakes and ponds. If everyone is using the latest, hottest lure, it soon becomes not so hot. That’s why it is a good idea to try lots...
