On a recent trip, I stopped at a cafe and sat down with a group of locals having coffee. Not long after I sat down, the main topic of our conversation turned to hunting and how it changed over the years. Several of the individuals were expressing their...
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Mountain Lion sightings
Mountain Lion sightings are become a common thin in the Midwest as they are being caught on Game Cameras in southern South Dakota, northern Nebraska and northern Iowa and in numerous other Midwestern states. This can be quite concerning when you call...

Now you see it Now you don’t By Gary Howey
As legal shooting time begun to fade, the Mule deer buck came out about three hundred yards down in the draw. My camera operator who zoomed in on the deer earlier indicated it was a good buck, pulling my 25:06 up to my shoulder; I put the cross-hairs near the top of...
Scent Trail Techniques: Fooling Mature Bucks
When leaving a scent trail in a straight line you’ve only got a fifty-fifty chance the buck will follow the trail in your direction. Half of the time they follow it in the wrong direction, even with a real doe’s trail. They’re searching for the “goodies” at the end of...
Signs, Signs Everywhere is Signs By Gary Howey
It was opening day of the Nebraska rifle deer season that found me setting on a terrace in a pasture, armed, not with my rifle, even though I had permit, but with my camera. I was hoping to get some footage of deer moving through the pasture after being...
2017 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Opener By Gary Howey
Jack, the DeBruyckere's English Setter methodically worked his way through the thick CRP cover, as he picked up the running birds scent he would pause and then move forward slowly as he worked his way towards the running bird and the end of the field....
Return to Zippel Bay Gary Howey
As I walked from the log cabin, the calm waters of Zippel Bay mirrored the colors of the Northwood's trees lining the far shore line. In the distance, the beckoning call of Canada geese resonated throughout the bay as the flock made their way...
More Gun laws What about those we have? By Gary Howey
Whenever a gun is involved in a tragedy, some individuals and groups cry out and push for the banning of all guns more gun laws. There are numerous movies coming out of Hollywood that are about psychotic killers. The actors who argue for more gun laws in...