Anglers are reminded that bait and fish may not be transported in water taken from a lake, river or stream. Bait can only be transported away from a water body in domestic water (tap water, well water, bottled water, ice). Most domestic water must be treated to remove...
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4 TIPS FOR BECOMING A BETTER BOW HUNTER
With the warmer months of summer approaching quickly, archery season for big game is starting to feel not so distant. Some states have whitetail, elk, and mule deer seasons that start as early as mid August. It’s a cliché statement that’s it’s never too early to begin...
Walleyes Pre & Post Spawn Gary Howey
A couple of weeks ago, Team Outdoorsmen Adventures Member Larry Myhre and I spent some with guide Kent Hutcheson time probing the waters of Lake Sharpe for walleyes. We were hoping to hit the Pre-spawn or tail end of the spawn, which usually occurs when water...
Smallmouth Bass
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal There’s a fish swimming in most of South Dakota’s lakes, rivers and reservoirs that has often been described as “the fightingest fish that swims.” Yet, like the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield was fond of saying, “it don’t get no...
Archery Gobblers Nebraska Style By Gary Howey
It looked as if it would be a tough season for Team Outdoorsmen Adventures member Josh Anderson, Hartington, NE. and I as we tried to film Josh's first archery turkey hunt. Our first set up (Plan A) was in the field the birds had been using last year, but this year,...
We pursue post-spawn walleyes on Lake Sharpe By Larry Myhre
PIERRE, S.D. | If there is one thing you can count on about Lake Sharpe this time of year, it is that it will kick out walleyes. Early spring means “eaters,” those 15- to 18-inch males that take up residence on the rocky flats where the big females move in to...
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MINERAL SITES
This is one of my favorite times of the year. The anticipation of what might show up this year as the antlers begin to develop is always super high. I have even found myself in the past few years putting out Bio Rocks in urban landscapes and backyard woodlots just to...
Morel Mushrooms There for the Picking By Gary Howey
Well, its suppose to be spring, with the temperatures warming up, the snow geese have moved through and the turkeys hunting season is in full swing. This year, spring has come slowly, with heavy winds, then warmer temps followed by a freeze and an over abundance...