The weather has changed and its cold, too cold to do many outdoor activates, sure, ice fishing is coming soon, but it may be awhile before there's enough ice to fish. One thing you can do if you bundle up warm is to call predators. As the weather...
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It’s time to inspect ice lures, old and new By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal If this cold weather keeps up, it won’t be long before we can venture out on the ice in pursuit of fish. With that in mind, now is the time you should get out your ice fishing lures and check them over. First thing to look at is...
Early Ice Fishing Tactics Gary Howey
It's December, when in a somewhat normal year there's good ice in northern South Dakota and Minnesota. Well, I'd have to say that this isn't even close to a normal year. In our area the last week of November and first week of December, we've had very few cold...
Your cell phone is a powerful photo tool By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Preserving your outdoor memories has never been easier. Or less expensive. Film? Processing expense? What’s that? We are in the digital age. Your photos can be downloaded to a computer, cropped, edited and enhanced with any of a...
Early Season Ice Fishing, Safety First Gary Howey
It's November when in a normal year with cold weather when people those die hard ice anglers are looking for a place to ice fish. Not this year, as the weather we've in early November was so unseasonably warm, we haven't had to field many questions about...
Rod building is a hobby worth the effort By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Building fishing rods is a productive way to spend winter evenings. A few hours of work will result in a rod better than anything you can buy off the rack. Of course it will take you a few rods of practice to reach that level, but...
Mother Nature and Waterfowl Hunting On the Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation Gary Howey
It was early November, but surely didn't feel like it, as it's not often we see the warm 60 to 70 degree temperatures we've seen so far this month. Higher temperatures are great for most outdoor activities, however, for those of us who've been...
Briar and Bow Archery marks 40th anniversary By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Ritch Stolpe has a way of putting things in perspective. “I retired at the age of 25 and opened an archery shop for something to do,” he smiles. This year he is celebrating 40 years in business. His shop, Briar and Bow Archery,...