You won't have to look very far in most fishing publications or on a fishing show where you won't hear the words structure mentioned several times. One thing is for sure, when you locate the structure on a farm pond, Lake Oahe or Lake Kampeska, you're...
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Spring Turkey Hunting When They Won’t Come In Gary Howey
One of the things that I hear a lot when it comes to spring turkey hunting is the Toms will gobble every time the hunter calls, but will not come in that last 35 yards or so into range. This is definitely a problem for turkey hunters and numerous...
The Redlin Art Center To Unveil the Painting, “Sunrise”, the first of three special paintings in “The Farewell Collection”
Renowned wildlife and American artist Terry Redlin left a tremendous legacy of beautiful art for generations to enjoy. On Monday, April 24, the anniversary of Terry Redlin's passing, the Redlin Art Center will add the original oil painting, "Sunrise", to the...
Patterning Turkeys With the help of game cameras By Gary Howey
The key to a successful turkey hunt is to know where the birds are going to be at a given point in the day, there's no better way to do this than with your game cameras. I have certain places where I place my game cameras to pattern deer and these areas;...
The Song of the Sandhill Cranes By Gary Howey
As we made our way along the half-mile trail in the dark to the photography blind at the Rowe Sanctuary near Kearney, Nebraska, the distinctive calls of the Sandhill Cranes echoed across the Platte River valley. Once you have heard their calls,...
Tips for Tagging Gobblers By Gary Howey
The gobble rang out across the creek bottom, up onto the road where I was using my shock calls to get a Tom to give away his location. As my call faded, a resounding gobble came from the tree-lined hillside adjacent to the creek From the direction the...
Tips for Tagging Gobblers By Gary Howey
The gobble rang out across the creek bottom, up onto the road where I was using my shock calls to get a Tom to give away his location. As my call faded, a resounding gobble came from the tree-lined hillside adjacent to the creek From the direction the...
Getting ready for Spring Turkey By Gary Howey
For those of you, who like me, live for spring shotgun turkey hunting, our wait is almost over; it will not be long before we will be in the field. Archers have been in the field since March 25 in Nebraska and April 1 in South Dakota while the hunters...