1) What’s the most important part of managing a pond that you see overlooked? 1. Harvest of bass and crappie is the most important, an often-overlooked aspect of pond management. An owner can spend thousands of dollars stocking, fertilizing, liming, and feeding...
Zebra mussels are not large, but the damage they do to a body of water is huge, causing tremendous environmental problems as they expand their way throughout the upper Midwest. (Photo courtesy of the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks) It’s spring where spending...
It was a wet foggy morning in Central Missouri near where the Ozark River empties into the Missouri when I encountered this curious doe. She crossed an open field walking like a ghost through the mist then entered the trees where I was set up for turkeys. It's moments...
I find nothing more exciting than introducing someone to the outdoors. Howey called in a gobbler for this new hunter, with the first time he shot a shotgun, he took his first spring gobbler. (Gary Howey Photo) Turkey season is underway, running through the end of...
Howey caught this walleye just before a cold front moved in, by slowly dragging a jig along the bottom and by knowing what the weather is going to be, you can adjust your presentation in order to catch walleyes. (Larry Myhre Photo) It’s important that anglers...
Wounding game is an inevitability that every bird hunter encounters. Many times we wound a bird and it sails down, but still very much alive. We immediately cast our dog to increase the chances of successfully retrieving the bird. Stunned by the dog’s abilities, we...
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal He stood quietly in the doorway of my office. A small, wiry old man wearing dirty bluejeans and a white T-shirt stained with weeks of sweat, dirt and who knows what else. He was about as tan as a white person can get, and from his...
The male bass arrives in the spawning area before the females as they have to locate and prepare the nest where they spawn. (Contributed Photo) Early Bass spring fishing is divided into three periods: Pre-spawn, Spawn and Post-spawn. Many anglers’ fish all of...
Ingredients: 1 Boned Wild Turkey Breast Hi Mountain Seasonings Game Bird and Poultry Brine Kit Hi Mountain Seasonings Rib Rub Olive Oil Optional: Wireless Thermometer Directions: In a non-metal container, prepare the Hi Mountain Seasonings Game Bird and Poultry Brine...