The author, Gary Howey took several good size bluegills, fishing early season on a pond with a good five inches of ice, there were others locations on the pond where because of springs, beaver and flowing water that had only a couple of inches of ice. (Larry...
Managers of small properties (80 acres or less) will most often be lacking the “space” necessary to “house” many whitetails. Because of both biological and social carrying capacities you just can’t fit that many animals into a small area without putting stress on them...
Rabbit recipes from my “Cooking Gone Wild” Cookbook. Two rabbits Several Bacon slices This recipe also works well for Doves, Venison, Grouse and Quail 2...
Jeff Wilde and another hunter with the beagles the author and Dick Turpin hunted behind in a late season rabbit hunt (Dick Turpin Photo) As Team Member Bill Christensen and I stood at the end of the corn rows, with two combines working towards, we were ready,...
Trail cameras are essential tools for many hunters, having evolved over the last three decades from mostly mechanical, film-based still cameras into mostly electronic, digital imaging devices. Modern trail cameras are more effective, easier to use, and have many more...
Planting and maintaining food plots is one of the best projects a gamekeeper can undertake to attract whitetails to a property. It’s also probably the most fun habitat improvement activity. Watching crops grow from tiny seeds into lush green plots that...
Author with Jim Klages, Chamberlain, Dakota Prairie Guide Service with a stringer of walleyes he and author Gary Howey caught before a” Cold Front” arrived.(Larry Myhre Photo) As anglers, we know that there are several things that Mother Nature throws at us that we...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will accept lottery applications for mountain lion permits Nov. 2 – Dec. 9, 2020, for the 2021 hunting season. Permits are available only to Nebraska residents, who may have one permit per calendar year. The bag...
The following is our go-to breakdown of everything you need to know when identifying the where, when, and how of animal tracks in the backcountry. Where To Look For Animal Tracks The first step to identifying animal tracks is knowing where to look for them....