What is “lining?” Many define it as simply training your dog to go from point “A” to “B” in a straight a line, but to us at Gamekeeper Kennels, when training this is only part of the story. We don’t teach lining as a simple one step process, we teach it as a concept...
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The Big, the Bad and the Ugly-Catfish By Gary Howey
They can be big, bad and ugly and found lurking on the bottom of just about every body of water in the upper Midwest. Many of the larger ones may look like it, some large headed demon; they are catfish, one of the most popular yet under utilized sport fish species in...
Fertilizing Lakes & Ponds During Summer: Avoiding Potential Problemsntial
Of course you know that a good fertilization program begins in the spring. If you have waited until now to fertilize you are not only late but you may creating some potential problems for the proper management of your lake. Most lakes if left un-managed during the...

2019 Spring Turkey Season, One to Remember By Gary Howey
It had been one miserable spring turkey season, with downpours and heavy winds for weeks at a time, making it tough not only to call birds, even tougher to get to them. Because much of the land we hunted was located along minimum maintenance roads or where we needed...

Shade the Key to fishing success By Gary Howey
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...

Northerns, Pike Hard fighting Excellent eating Fish by Gary Howey
"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...

“Of the Outdoors” Mother Natures Garden By Gary Howey
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...

Strategic Planning for Game Birds: Plan Ahead
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...