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...
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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...
Drifting for Cats on the Missouri River By Gary Howey
The Blue catfish, one of the largest catfish in North America, and aren't caught on rod and reel often, but one Midwesterner, from South Dakota has it figured out. Pat Carter of Elk Point, South Dakota, director of the Cat Attack tournaments has been catching...
Hunting fall turkeys can be an experience By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Sometimes, when you are turkey hunting, you get caught with your pants down. Well, not really. But when three birds burst out of cover in formation, 100 yards away, and you are standing in a harvested alfalfa field with only...
Getting High on Deer Hunting By Gary Howey
The buck was at least two hundred fifty yards out and if something didn't divert him, he would walk right into the shooting lane I had cleared during pre-season, well within bow range. As he dropped into a swale, I cautiously took my bow from the holder,...
Best fishing of year is right now By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal We are currently on the threshold of the best fishing of the year. I love the fall months, September, October, November. No, I could care less about the football season, even hunting plays second fiddle. Fishing is where it is at...