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...
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,...
It's that time of the year that some anglers love to see arrive, while others hate to see it. It's when the fish become active, but getting to them on some bodies of water is a nightmare. As summer progresses, the water temperatures are on the rise as is the weed...
Game wardens have a difficult, often dangerous job, with every person met unique, and each state of affairs distinctive. Add to all that the stress from the high probability that the person they’re encountering is armed with a firearm or...
Food plots are for many of us the most fun and dramatically rewarding part of being a gamekeeper. But as you delve deeper into habitat and wildlife management, it becomes clear that there are plenty of other improvements that need to be made to the habitat if your...
As a youngster, growing up in South Dakota, I was fortunate to have some adults that took the time, to share their love of the outdoors with me. In Watertown, I did not have to go far too where there were pheasants, waterfowl, beavers, mink and other furry critters...
Habitat-Techniques BY Austin Delano on Jun. 18, 2019 Antlers…they have fascinated man since the beginning. Going back thousands of years one can see mans’ love for “animals with antlers” etched and painted on the walls of caves. Antlers were "a trophy of a different...
The Game, Fish & Parks lists numerous seasons in their literature and on their web site, but, there is one you will not find listed there, the tick season. These nasty little bugs can be a royal pain, but do not let them stop you from going out, you will want to...