Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal There swims in the dark, swirling currents of the Missouri River a fish whose lineage dates back to over 300 million years, nearly 50 million years before the age of the dinosaurs. It’s a fish that can grow to a length of seven...
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Gary Howey named to Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Gary Howey, longtime outdoors publisher and television and radio broadcaster, of Hartington, Nebraska, will be inducted into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame. He joins 11 other individuals and one organization to be inducted...
Hunting Early Season Pheasants By Gary Howey
For those of us that have been waiting all year for pheasant season, well, it’s here! Reports indicate that the pheasant outlook is good with those states that have a lot of habitat really crowing about their pheasant numbers. Over the years, I’ve hunted with hundreds...
Fall fishing heating up on natural lakes By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal There’s no better way to judge the quality of a fishing lake than variety. Lake Poinsett, that 7,903-acre glacial lake just a few miles west of Estelline, S.D., certainly lived up to that billing last weekend. Gary Howey,...
Doug Brown Memorial P.V.A. Pheasant Hunt-Veterans in the Field By Gary Howey
South Dakota is the pheasant hunting capital of the nation and as I worked my way north I was looking forward to this, my first pheasant hunt of the year. As a youngster growing up in South Dakota, I was amazed at the number of birds in the Watertown area. We...
Doug Brown Memorial P.V.A. Pheasant Hunt-Veterans in the Field By Gary Howey
South Dakota is the pheasant hunting capital of the nation and as I worked my way north I was looking forward to this, my first pheasant hunt of the year. As a youngster growing up in South Dakota, I was amazed at the number of birds in the Watertown area. We...
Lake of the Woods Fishing: Vast, Beautiful and Productive By Gary Howey
As we made our way out of Zippel Bay on the Resorts thirty-foot charter boat, the lighthouse marker appeared on the rock jetty with Lake of the Woods looming out before us. Nick Painovich captained the boat with Captain Mitch Cole who had 40-years as a charter...
Pheasant hunters expect a good season By Larry myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Pheasant hunting prospects look bright for the three-state area. Roadside counts are in and there have been no really significant problems for pheasant numbers. Although South Dakota numbers show a 20 percent decline, you have to...