NO MORE EXCUSES If you hunt from an elevated stan, you need to use a safety harness, so stop making excuses, get the gear and learn how to use it properly. No one expects to be injured while hunting, but if you use a tree stand without basic safety gear,...
Gary Howey’s Outdoors Blog
White for Winter By gary howey
It doesn’t matter what season you’re hunting in, there’s different brands of camo that allow you to hide yourself from the sharp eyes of wildlife. In this column, I used snow-camo and snowshoes, which should have worked well. (Photo courtesy of Real Tree c Camo As...
DOG GONE BY gary Howey
Dogs are man’s best friend, especially if you’re a hunter, as Duke was to me, he had a good nose and let very few if any birds get away. (gary Howey Photo) I’ve always had a dog, as a kid, a lab, just a plain old dog, that brought us kids a lot of enjoyment. When I...
It’s the Snows BY gary Howey
Because snow geese numbers are so high, they’ve destroyed the tundra, where they migrate to and nest, the spring season being set up the help reduce their numbers. This special season which opens in the Spring, was established to help reduce the light geese...
Hard Water fishing by gary Howey
Ice fishing has really changed over the years, when the author ice fished with his daughter, Mieke (Howey) Slaba, a teacher from Wagner. SD. The art of hard water fishing has come a long way, since my brother AJ and got into the sport, back then, you had to be one...
Wild Game a Healthy Choice By gary Howey
Wild Game, like this venison hi-mountain seasoning venison pastrami have less calories, cholesterol and less fat. (Photo courtesy of Hi-Mountain Seasoning) At many of my presentations and seminars, I’m surprised by the people who don’t like the “Wild taste” of...
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by Steve Weisman, Outdoors Editor One of the ''fruits of the hunt or the catch"' is offering up a mouthwatering meal. Over the years, I have come up with several that I like, but I am always looking for more. Gary Howey, a friend of mine from Nebraska, who has carved...
Strange things that happen while filming. By gary Howey
This Photo was taken as the sun went down. The deer Gary had dropped is circled on the lower left with the mountain lion that drug it away on the right side near the cedar. (Outdoorsmen Productions Video/Photo) I’ve been very fortunate to make my living as an...