by Gary Howey | Aug 23, 2021 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Larry Myhre-IA
It started like this. A cane pole and the Big Sioux River. Eleven years later I would get my first boat and my fishing horizons would expand forever. (Photo by my mom) Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal As you go through life, you will experience many firsts. Most...
by Gary Howey | Aug 21, 2021 | Conservation Groups, Deer Hunting, Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Whitetails Unlimited
There are many ways to configure a first aid kit. The easiest is to purchase a good commercial kit and then customize it to your circumstances by taking out items you do not need and adding items more suited to your activities. While this is a...
by Gary Howey | Aug 20, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The outdoors has always been important to me, ever since I was a youngster growing up in Watertown, South Dakota, as there’s no place I’d rather be, as there I’m relaxed, not having to worry about what’s going on in my office and the phone isn’t ringing...
by Gary Howey | Aug 18, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
When the wind picks up, spoiling your fishing, don’t pack up and leave. Do like these anglers did, deploying two drift socks to slow their drift, allowing them to fish slower and present their bait properly. (Larry Myhre Photo) Anglers who do much fishing know in...
by Gary Howey | Aug 5, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
If the deer find a location where they can obtain needed minerals, they’ll use it, as this buck had, digging deep to get to them. In order to have a healthy deer herd, to hold them on your hunting property, there’re several things’ they need to keep them from...
