Let’s face it, if you have a problem with your food plots being browsed-down by the time hunting season begins, the problem is likely that you have too few food plot acres for your deer density – simply put, you have too many mouths to feed and not a big enough...
Gary Howey’s Outdoors Blog
It’s all about Presentation! By Gary Howey
In the past, we talked about locating fish by finding the structure where they're located. This column will deal with attracting and catching fish once, you’ve located them. Presentation is the method you present or deliver your bait to the fish; it’s the key to...
Kramper Lake offers great fishing promise By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City JournalHUBBARD, Neb. | The tiny red and white bobber tipped over on its side and then zoomed under the water as yet another bluegill inhaled my 1/64th-ounce jig.“I just love the way bluegills fight,” I told my boat partner, Gary...
Too Much Sun can End Time spent in the Outdoors! By Gary Howey
After a long cold winter, Sunny days are what we are waiting for, but getting too much sun isn't such a great idea. In the summer, who doesn't want to be tanned, there’s a thin line between a tan and skin cancer. Everyone needs to worry about getting too much sun,...
Summertime is topwater bassin’ time By Larry Myhre
When summertime rolls around, my thoughts turn to topwater for bass fishing.While 90-degree days under bright sunny skies with the countryside wrapped in sweltering humidity might not be the best time for chasing bass on top, it is certainly a good option.The...
TIPS TO GET YOUR NEWLY PLANTED SEEDLINGS THROUGH THE HOT SUMMER
ProtectionFirst and foremost, put tree protectors, A.K.A tree tubes, around each and every seedling on planting day. They accelerate growth and protect your plants from deer and other plant destroying critters. Don’t plant a tree without them.Weed controlAggressive...
Protect yourself from Tick Borne diseases by Gary Howey
Most seasons, deer, turkey pheasant can be found listed on the Game, Fish and Parks calendars and web sites, one you won't find there is the tick season, but don't let that stop you from being prepared for this season in the same way you'd be prepared for the...
Danger lurks below the surface of most lakes by Larry Myhre
I still remember the first northern I ever caught. I was dangling a worm on a big bullhead hook off of a dock at Wall Lake, a small, 200-acre natural lake just southwest of Sioux Falls, S.D. I was all of 5 years oldThe little green rocket zoomed out from under the...