Gary's column next week will deal with Being Comfortable, Staying Warm & Dry and will give tips on how you can stay warm & dry while hunting late season pheasants or setting in your deer stand, waiting on that big buck.
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2019 MN. Governor’s Pheasant Opener, Austin, MN.
As we approached, the James Sathre tract of land located just outside of Austin, Minnesota my hunter guide Neil Goergen, his young dog Ranger and I looked the ground over. It appeared to be perfect pheasant habitat, numerous acres, excellent habitat, a...
Invasion Could destroy our Fisheries
Our nation's waters are under attack by an invasive species, Asian carp, and if we don't do something quickly to stop or eliminate them, the consequence we'll face could be the destruction of our fisheries. I've had some run-ins with Asian (Silver) carp,...
Outdoorsmen Productions Team Together Again
At Kyle & Alyssa Nickolite's wedding in Yankton, S.D. several of Gary Howey's original Outdoorsmen Adventures/Outdoorsmen Productions members had an opportunity for a photo op. Left to right Host, Executive Editor Gary Howey, Voice-over Talent Gary Kimm,...
His First hunt, His First Shot and His First Turkey
There's only one thing in fall turkey hunting that resembles spring turkey hunting, and that's that the hunter is All Posts hunting a turkey. In the spring, Nebraska hunters can take one gobbler with their permit and in the spring, you can...
South Dakota’s 101st Pheasant Season
This year marks the 101st pheasant season in South Dakota. To celebrate, here are some facts to share with your hunting partners when you are standing around the tailgate. The earliest attempts to propagate pheasants in South Dakota were made by Dr. A. Zetlitz, a...
High-Water Paddlefish In the Year 2019
As we came up into the waters surging through Gavin's Point Dam, it was obvious that the 2019 Paddlefish season was underway, with "hundreds" of anglers lining the shore. Anglers were wall-to-wall from the warning sign at the end of the wall, down along...
Return to Lake of the Woods’
Someone yelled, "Fish on" as I looked towards Team Member Larry Myhre. It was obvious he had hooked a big fish. He was fishing off the stern of Zippel Bay’s 32-foot launch. With his rod bent in half, he did his best to control and bring the fish off...