by Gary Howey | Apr 3, 2026 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Turkey, Turkey Decoys, Turkey Hunting
I’VE SWORN BY TURKEY DECOYS FOR NUMEROUS YEARS, STARTING WITH THE COLLAPSIBLE ONES THAT FOLDED UP AND GO INTO THE BACK OF MY TURKEY VEST. SINCE THAT TIME THESE DECOYS HAVE COME A LONG WAYS, ONE OF THE FIRST HARD-BODY DECOYS THAT I USED WAS THE DAKOTA DECOYS OUT...
by Gary Howey | Apr 3, 2026 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Turkey, Turkey Hunting
MOST TURKEY HUNTERS HAVE THEIR OWN FAVORITE TURKEY CALL. SOME SWEAR BY A BOX CALL, WHICH WORKS WELL UNTIL YOU GET INTO DAMP CONDITIONS AS THE CHALK ON THEM GUMS UP. THERE ARE SEVERAL NEWER BOX CALLS THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO CHALK AND THEY WORK EVEN IN DAMP WEATHER....
by Gary Howey | Mar 31, 2026 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, DEER, Deer Hunting, Shed Hunting
SHED HUNTING IS WHAT I DID WHEN I LIVED IN NEBRASKA AND SINCE MOVING BACK TO SOUTH DAKOTA HAVEN’T HEARD MUCH ABOUT! I GENERALY HUNTED FOR THEM IN LATE FEBRUSRY INTO MARCH AS WELL INTO APRIL. SINCE ANTLERS DON’T DETERIATE, THEY’LL BE THERE FOREVER, UNLESS A RODENT...
by Gary Howey | Mar 22, 2026 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, CAMPING, Hunter's Safety, Mentoring, SCUBA DIVING, WEBLOS
THE OUTDOORS HAS ALWAYS BEEN SPECIAL TO ME, HUNTING, FISHING AND CAMPING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE IS TO INTRODUCE KIDS TO THE OUTDOORS WAS AS A WEBLOS LEADER, WEBLOS IS WHEN THE KIDS COME OUT OF CUB SCOUTS, BEFORE THEY GO INTO BOY SCOUTS. I TOOK MY KIDS...
by Gary Howey | Mar 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Photo by Trey Douglas Late season bird-tornadoes expected in some of the northern states MUSKEGON, Mich. (March 18, 2026) – The Light Goose Conservation Order (LGCO) is considered an annual tradition for many waterfowl hunters since it...
