I know most of you have heard that 10% of the water holds 90% of the fish and I know this for a fact, as many times while out fishing, I know I have spent too much time fishing that 90% of the water that did not hold fish. The key to catching many species of fish is...
"Legendary Angler", Chuck Krause, Gettysburg, South Dakota with a 20-pound walleye taken this spring from Lake Oahe near Gettysburg (Outdoorsmen Productions Photo) If you grew up in northeastern South Dakota as I did in Watertown, the first fish you tangled with and...
Springtime is when Mother Nature's really shines, when her wild garden starts to appear. Unlike other gardeners, Mother Nature doesn't see the need to plant her garden in nice neat rows like those that we plant. When gardeners see weeds and...
Duck, Turkey, Upland-Planting BY Austin Delano on May. 01, 2019 One major question we get asked during late winter and early spring is, “What can I plant for my turkeys?” The same question is often asked during the late summer about doves and waterfowl. Let me start...
For thirty-nine years, I've been an outdoor communicator and fortunate to have met and spent time with some truly exceptional outdoorsmen and women: guides, outdoor educators, tournament anglers, seminar presenters and radio/television personalities who's taken their...
Cassie Howey, the authors youngest daughter learned at an early age that the only thing you leave behind when you're in the outdoors is your footprints. The outdoors is a beautiful place, one I've loved spending time in since I was a kid, growing up just a stone's...
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved recommendations for 2019 deer, antelope and elk hunting seasons at its meeting April 24 at Ponca State Park. The most significant approved changes to Commission orders for big game include: — Addition of...
Now that spring has (finally) sprung, maybe it's time to round up your family and friends and hit a local lake for some fishing! Winter was long for South Dakota's fish too and this time of year they are close to shore and looking to bite! Shore fishing can be good...