ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH, MANY OF OUR CLASS TURNED 75, SO WE HAD A 75TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE ELKS IN WATERTOWN, S.D., AROUND 100 PEOPLE WERE THERE, HAD A GREAT TIME MEETING WITH AND TALKING WITH MANY OF MY CLASSMATES! IT WAS A GREAT TIME!
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2025 PHEASANT SEASON PREDICTIONS BY gARY HOWEY
With the pheasant season not too far away, hunters are wondering what the season is looking like? According to the S.D. Game & Parks, there are quite a few factors that deal with a successful pheasant opener, these include; weather, vegetation, bug development,...

DOVE HUNTING, THEY ZIG, WHEN YOU ZAG BY gARY HOWEY
On Thursday September 1st, hunters throughout the upper Midwest will be out in the crop fields, set up around stock dams when they open the 2025 Mourning Dove hunting season. Doves, migratory birds found throughout the United States, are the most popular game bird...

Deer Hunting Tips BY gary Howey
When you’re new to deer hunting, it can seem hard to figure out your first hunt. More than likely, you’ve read up on it and watched some YouTube videos on hunting. Over the many years that I’ve hunted deer, with my bow and my rifle, I’ve has very decent luck,...

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR DEER HUNTING GROUND BY gary Howey
IF YOU OWN OR CONTROL YOUR DEER HUNTING AREA, THERE ARE A FEW THING YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE YOUR DEER HUNTING AREA. THE FIRST THING I DID WAS TO LOCATE DEER TRAILS, AREAS WHERE THE DEER WERE COMING INTO AND OUT OF MY LOCATION. THOSE THAT SHOWED PROMICE, WITH NUMEROUS...

JIGS, A VERSITLE BAIT BY gary Howey
Jigs work throughout the year on all species of fish, yet, there are some thins a jig fisherman can do to up his odds and catch more fish. We’ve used them in the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter through the ice to catch walleyes, Panfish, smallmouth Bass, Catfish and...
Wisdom from a River Rat By Larry Myhre 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 leathery cheeks two week’s worth of...

HOW TO CHOOSE A HUNTING DOG BY gary Howey
How to pick a perfect hunting dog according to DU, is to seek an experienced breeder with proven blood lines. The pup should have positive generic traits, when purchasing a pup not just because of confirmation, color, titles or size. The pups are generally...

The right Rod can make A Big difference By gary Howey
When we’re doing seminars and in store promotions, one of the most often asked questions asked, deal with what type of rod should an angler use. This column will deal with rod is recommendations by rod manufacturers and what rods will work for your type of...

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