Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal.It was the lure of native cutthroat trout swimming in a tiny, unreachable stream at the bottom of a rugged limestone canyon that brought us to this point.We were hiking down a side canyon, my cousin Denny Myhre and I, and things...
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Decoying Through the Ice Gary Howey
I was fishing on a farm pond northeast of my hometown and just had my Vexilar transducer placed into the hole over the top of six foot of water. The first thing I look for is the red marks on my locator screen, indicating there are fish below me. If I do not see...
WEED-FREE FOOD PLOTS
A weed free food plot tucked into the woods somewhere is a beautiful sight. So how do you keep those pesky weeds out of your favorite spot? BioLogic’s new WEED REAPER GRASS CONTROL is designed to knock out all those unwanted annual and perennial grasses that are so...
Farm pond ice trip yields bass, bluegills By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City JournalBOW VALLEY, Neb. | I could see the gate was open to the pasture that held the little farm pond that Gary Howey and I planned to fish. His pickup was parked near the top of the hill that overlooked the little gem, which we knew was...
It is Time to Re-clean, Re-spool and Re-place By Gary Howey
It is those dark months of the year, January and February, where nighttime seems long and daylight hours are short. This is the time of the year when I have ice fishing or predator calling on my mind, not so much this year.The ice fishing has been slow, partly because...
Outdoorsmen Adventures expands coverage area
Reprinted from the Sioux City JournalHARTINGTON, Neb. | Gary Howey's award-winning "Outdoorsmen Adventures" television series has expanded its coverage area.The series now airs in over 50 different markets in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, North Dakota,...
There’s more to Hugh Glass than ‘The Revenant’ By Larry Myhre
As I left the theater after viewing the award-winning movie “The Revenant,” I thought, “Hugh Glass must be spinning in his grave.”The movie was never meant to be an accurate historical profile of the Hugh Glass story, obviously. And it certainly isn’t. The attack by...
Deer Feeding & Mineral Supplements By Gary Howey
There are several things that are critical when it come to a healthy deer herd and bucks with larger racks. These things include, the age of the buck, genetics, mineral intake and nutrition.The most important thing needed for the deer in your hunting area to develop...