The fall and winter small game hunting seasons are just around the corner, with several states indicating that some wildlife numbers are up. In both South Dakota and Nebraska, when it comes to outdoor recreation, pheasant hunting is a treasured tradition, with opening...
Gary Howey’s Outdoors Blog
Being ready for this years Waterfowl season By Gary Howey
As fall approaches, duck and goose hunters are starting to think about all that needs worked on before the season even opens. Those with dogs have been working with their retrievers, keeping them in shape so they are ready for the duck & goose opener. A Waterfowler's...
Structure, where a Little change makes a Big difference By gary Howey
If you are reading, a fishing publications or watching some fishing show where structure isn't brought up, you can bet if you locate the structure in a body of water, you’re going to find the fish related to it How do we define structure, structure is any identifiable...
Boat Etiquette By Gary Howey
Over the years, I've spent a lot of time setting at boat ramps launching and loading my boat. Most of these were quick and painless, but a few that were "A Real Pain". Most anglers or boaters know where I'm coming from, when you have a 20 to 30-minute wait while there...
Team Outdoorsmen Adventures Member Sets New South Dakota Bowfishing Record
Original Team Member Marlyn Wiebelhaus, Wynot, Nebraska claimed the New South Dakota Paddlefish Bowfishing record by taking a 56.9 pound paddlefish in the Missouri River between South Dakota and Nebraska with archery equipment. Wiebelhaus also has several other...
Crop Rotation for Healthy Soils & Better Food Plots
Habitat Techniques By Austin Delano Crop Rotation for Healthy Soils & Better Food Plots The definition of crop rotation is planting crops that are not similar in the same field in sequential seasons. Crop rotation is one of the oldest and most effective cultural...
Legends in the outdoors “Larry Myhre” By Gary Howey
As I mentioned in previous articles, doing what I do for a job, has given me excellent opportunities to spend time with some of the true legends in the outdoors, those I've written about in our Legends in the Outdoors columns as well as others. I've spent time on the...
Seed Facts & Planting Tips By Austin Delano
The power contained within a seed is amazing! How can something as small as a turnip seed, that is only slightly bigger than the period at the end of this sentence, produce a plant that has a bulb the size of a softball and leaves as big as a boat paddle!? Better yet,...