With dove season just around the corner, it's not a bad idea to keep these 10 dove hunting etiquette tips on your mind. Don’t race to the field and hog the best spots. Make sure the older shooters have access to shade first. If the birds are flying,...
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Successful Food Plots By Gary Howey
When it comes to food plots and mineral licks, some believe the best time to plant them is in the spring and there is no doubt that spring plantings are beneficial, as long as the wildlife does not eat or destroy it before the cold weather arrives. Any...
Pheasant Survey Indicates 47% Increase for South Dakota’s 100th Hunting Season
August 27, 2018 PIERRE, S.D. – According to the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP), this year’s pheasant brood survey shows a 47 percent increase over last year. The 2018 statewide pheasants-per-mile...
Dove Hunting They Zig when you Zag By Gary Howey
As the sun rises on Saturday, September 1, in South Dakota, Nebraska and throughout the upper Midwest, look for hunters set up on their favorite pond, around sunflower, millet, wheat or CRP fields and near shelterbelts to take a shot at dove hunting. Take...
Dove Hunting They Zig when you Zag By Gary Howey
As the sun rises on Saturday, September 1, in South Dakota, Nebraska and throughout the upper Midwest, look for hunters set up on their favorite pond, around sunflower, millet, wheat or CRP fields and near shelterbelts to take a shot at dove hunting. Take...
Ringneck Pheasant Facts By Gary Howey
Even though the pheasant opener is still several months away, I am making plans for my first hunt as things have changed sine the close of last years season As any hunter knows, habitat is the key to good pheasant numbers and over the last several...
Channel Catfish Eager Biters, Excellent Eating By Gary Howey
If you have ever had the opportunity to tangle with a big catfish, you realize how powerful this fish can be. Catfish, not the prettiest fish, but are plentiful, accommodating, and fun to catch and great eating. They are bottom-hugging creatures,...
Livebait Rigging with Spinners, There’s Differences By Gary Howey
Livebait rigging, bottom bouncers and spinners is effective bait anytime of the year and does not take long for an angler to learn and to master them. It is one of those rigs that pretty much fish themselves, where all you need to do is to lower...