It won't be long the enthusiasm is already starting to build. There are commercials on TV, ads in the papers and even special flyers pertaining to this upcoming event. In just a few short weeks, one of the most highly anticipated hunting seasons opens...
Gary Howey’s Outdoors Blog
Invasive species By Gary Howey
We are being invaded by invasive species, both plant and fish, with the Silver, Grass, Big Head and Black Carp leading the charge. The Silver an Big Head carp are continually feeding throughout the day taking in zooplankton, what the young game fish and paddlefish...
When it comes to Hunting Hunt the Edge By Gary Howey
I've hunted for as long as I can remember, cherishing every trip and the memories these trips created! My first hunting trips were with my brother A.J. as we went out with our BB-guns to see if we could shoot a few sparrows and black birds. On one trip, we even...
Cats on the River By Gary Howey
The catfish didn't mess around, hitting the bait hard, as Larry Starman, Wynot, Nebraska picked up his rod, setting the hook, with rod bending over, indicating a good fish. The fish stayed down, immediately headed into one of the snags we were fishing. Didn't take...
Clark, S.D. Hosts 12th Deer Hunt for Disabled Youth
The PDR Hunt is scheduled for September 13-15, 2019. The PDR Hunt is a free white-tail hunting weekend for physically disabled youth. Land-owners in the farming community of Clark, South Dakota (population 1,116) provide access to private land, (some of the nation's...
Dove Season, September 1st By Gary Howey
If you head several shotgun blasts in late afternoon outside of town on Sunday September 1, not to worry as it's the opening day of the dove season. In South Dakota, the dove season runs from September 1 through November 9, 2019, with the Nebraska season opening from...
Predator Hunting You just never know what might happen By Gary Howey
Over the years, my predator calling buddies, Larry Myhre, Bill Christensen, Simon Fuller, Ben Bearshield and I have spent hours calling predators in Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa, and even had predators sneak in on us while hunting turkey in other states. This...
Trail Cameras By Gary Howey
Trail or Game cameras have become a huge part of the deer hunters and wildlife management organization's arsenal, and because of because of the new technology the cameras have changed dramatically. In the last 15 years or so, the advance in the technology of digital...