by Gary Howey | May 4, 2022 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Uncategorized
I find nothing more exciting than introducing someone to the outdoors. Howey called in a gobbler for this new hunter, with the first time he shot a shotgun, he took his first spring gobbler. (Gary Howey Photo) Turkey season is underway, running through the end of...
by Gary Howey | Apr 25, 2022 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Howey caught this walleye just before a cold front moved in, by slowly dragging a jig along the bottom and by knowing what the weather is going to be, you can adjust your presentation in order to catch walleyes. (Larry Myhre Photo) It’s important that anglers...
by Gary Howey | Apr 18, 2022 | THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
Wounding game is an inevitability that every bird hunter encounters. Many times we wound a bird and it sails down, but still very much alive. We immediately cast our dog to increase the chances of successfully retrieving the bird. Stunned by the dog’s abilities, we...
by Gary Howey | Apr 16, 2022 | Larry Myhre-IA
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal He stood quietly in the doorway of my office. A small, wiry old man wearing dirty bluejeans and a white T-shirt stained with weeks of sweat, dirt and who knows what else. He was about as tan as a white person can get, and from his...
by Gary Howey | Apr 8, 2022 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The male bass arrives in the spawning area before the females as they have to locate and prepare the nest where they spawn. (Contributed Photo) Early Bass spring fishing is divided into three periods: Pre-spawn, Spawn and Post-spawn. Many anglers’ fish all of...
