by Gary Howey | Mar 28, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The Tom turkey, the gobblers are on the run in the spring keeping very busy, strutting, and doing their best to impress the ladies, fighting off other Toms who try to cut into their action and to doing all the other things turkeys do. Before the season opens, this is...
by Gary Howey | Mar 27, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Pierre, S.D. – The longest running walleye tournament on the planet is back for its 45th anniversary. The South Dakota Governor’s Cup is proud to announce that nearly 400 of the greatest walleye anglers in the country will convene in the communities of...
by Gary Howey | Mar 22, 2019 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
There are very few outdoorsmen and women in our area who haven’t heard the name Tony Dean, as he was one of the most influential outdoor communicators in the upper Midwest. When I launched my “Of the Outdoors” column in 1980, I was fortunate to know...
by Gary Howey | Mar 18, 2019 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
When it comes to conservation groups, there are many, but very few do as much to bring the youth into the sport of hunting into our state than the Northeast Nebraska Chapter of Whitetails Unlimited. This dedicated group of individuals that holds their annual banquet...
by Gary Howey | Mar 17, 2019 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
Dave Genz, Minnesota, the father of mobile ice fishing with one of the big bluegill he and author caught while ice fishing on the Valentine Refuge lakes in Nebraska. (Contributed photo) If I were to not mention panfish such as the bluegill in the fish series...