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,...
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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...
Dove Hunting Pass shooting at its Finest! By Gary Howey
Well, it's underway as I found out this week the dove migration has begun. The other evening my lab Mo Jo and I spent a couple of hours hunting doves on a small pond. It started out slowly, as it often does but by 6:00 pm, the doves were plummeting into the pond...
Report Shows High Numbers of Mallards, Green-winged Teal for 2016 LINCOLN – Nebraska duck hunters will find good news in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent 2016 waterfowl population status report. The report shows mallard numbers are near record highs and the...
Walleyes biting well on Lake of the Woods By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal WILLIAMS, Minn. — Nick Painovich, owner of Zippel Bay Resort, guided the big, 30-foot charter boat around the corner and through the mouth of the bay. Lake of the Woods lay before us. Nothing but water could be seen along the...
Drifting for Cats on the Missouri River By Gary Howey
The Blue catfish, one of the largest catfish in North America aren't often caught on rod and reel, 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 these...
Dove hunting season opens September 1st by Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Sept. 1, is the opening day of dove season throughout our three-state area. While there will be many hunters in the field this evening, the big push will not come until the weekend. I’ve hunted doves for years, mostly in Nebraska...
Dog Gone It! You & you’re Dog By Gary Howey
This is the time of the year, just prior to the opening of the first hunting season when hunters in our area should take steps to make sure that their hunting dog’s are in good shape and ready when they hit the field on opening day. Prior to the season, both you...