Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal WATERTOWN, S.D. | It was beginning to look bad for the home team. We had been on the ice for about three hours and had only one walleye to show for it. And that one had been caught by our friend Chuck Krause, Gettysburg, S.D., who...
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Mountain lions are on the comeback trail By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. The sun was beginning to paint a pink tinge on the eastern horizon. I sat near the top of the ridge, hunkered down into a small cedar tree. In front of me, about a block away the ridge line dropped away, and a stand of oaks...

Simplicity is the key to outdoor success By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal One of the things I’ve learned over the years is that whether you are fishing, hunting, photographing wildlife, camping or otherwise enjoying the outdoors, you should keep it simple. We’re pretty lucky today. The marketplace...

Some thoughts about the ones that got away By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the SiouxCity Journal. It came charging in. It’s paws pounding the frozen soil so hard it sounded like a horse on the gallop. My thumb found the safety on my .243. I turned my head to see what was running in, and stared right into the face of a coyote...

Cold Weather & Hardwater Angling By Gary Howey
Some folks may wonder about those of us who spend time ice fishing, to be honest with you, there are times I wonder about it myself. Wondering why we would leave a warm lodge when the wind chill is minus thirty degrees the answer is simple, we Love it! Last week our...

It’s time to revive old ice fishing methods By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. It’s a well-known fact that fish can become conditioned to certain popular lures on hard-fished lakes and ponds. If everyone is using the latest, hottest lure, it soon becomes not so hot. That’s why it is a good idea to try lots...

MOSSY OAK GAMEKEEPERS GET AHEAD OF THE GAME
By this time of the year, most everyone’s hunting season is over or starting to wind down and not many guys are thinking about growing plots or feeding their deer. With some cold and nasty weather still possible for the next few weeks, it’s a great time to sit down...
Team Outdoorsmen Adventures Member Marlyn Wiebelhaus By Gary Howey
Team Outdoorsmen Adventures member and guide Marlyn Wiebelhaus, Wynot, NE. spends hundreds of hours in the outdoors with his bow in pursuit of deer, turkey, antelope and elk. When not in the field with his bow, he out bow fishing for rough fish including the...