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...
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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,...
Mild weather gives waterfowl an edge By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal SISSETON, S.D. | There are few better ways to spend part of a day than to be tucked into a layout blind waiting for the geese to fly. Even if they don’t. There were a bunch of them sitting on sandbars in Dry Wood Lake just behind...
PDR Hunt 2016 by Gary Howey
"It's not about the harvesting of a deer as much as telling the story each kid has of overcoming significant limitations". Clark, S.D. We at Outdoorsmen Adventures television had the privilege to send our film crew to Clark, South Dakota in September to film at the...
Prepare now for ice fishing season By Larry MYHRE
I sit here writing this, the temperature outdoors is pushing 70 degrees. It is Nov. 5. If you are an ice-a-holic, as I am, you too must be wondering, “Will our lakes and ponds ever freeze over this year?” The answer, of course, is “Yes, they will.” And it may happen...
Ready for Next Season By Gary Howey
In most years, by November, many outdoorsmen have put their fishing gear away and only thinking about hunting. With as warm as we've had and no water being frozen up, many open water anglers are still out there, spending time on the water and catching some fish. ...