by Gary Howey | Dec 30, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The Boat, Sports & Travel Shows held throughout the upper Midwest have everything an outdoor person is looking for, including boats, tackle, guides, hunting & fishing trips and a lot more. (Contributed Photo) As 2021 draws to a close, many of us will make...
by Gary Howey | Dec 22, 2021 | THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
By moving a certain number of antlerless deer from the population is an important component of a sound wildlife management plan. But which does should you remove and when is the best time to do it? Why Manage Does To a large extent, deer management is doe management....
by Gary Howey | Dec 21, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
As Christmas is fast approaching with the New Year following right behind it, my family, our Team Outdoorsmen Productions members and I want to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, bountiful and healthy New Year. This is the time of year when we think back...
by Gary Howey | Dec 18, 2021 | THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
The phrase “decoy-shy ducks” is a bit of an oxymoron. After all, ducks are gregarious, preferring the company of others of their kind. Decoys are meant to present that. Yet waterfowl seem to become warier, and ducks develop a knack for distinguishing decoys from the...
by Gary Howey | Dec 13, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Beagles aren’t the biggest dogs, but when they get on the trail of a Cottontail they really sound like a much bigger dog. As Team Member Bill Christensen and I stood at the end of the corn rows, with two combines working towards us, we were ready, waiting for...