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...
by Gary Howey | Dec 10, 2021 | Larry Myhre
My fishing partner and Team Outdoorsmen Productions member Larry Myhre, Sioux City, IA. Is one of those who uses a lot of old folk wisdom. One of these is the old saying that goes something like this: “Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being...
by Gary Howey | Dec 9, 2021 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Youth
You don’t need to be an expert to introduce others to the outdoors, you need to spend some time with non-anglers and non-hunters, giving them the opportunity to get into the outdoors. (Contributed Photo) As I become more “mature”, I find that being in the...