Today’s whitetail managers know what an important role food plots play in the drive towards a healthy herd and bucks with bigger antlers. Food plots can transform deer management, even on small tracts, and make your hunting dreams come true, but fewer understand why....
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Ice Fishing Yesterday and Today By Gary Howey
Yes, I have been accused of being a bit crazy, which I am, "Crazy" about ice fishing.I have iced fish ever since I was a youngster growing up in the Northeastern South Dakota near Watertown.Back then, we would load our gear on our Flexible Flyer snow sled and follow...
Naming a ‘favorite’ lake is a difficult undertaking By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City JournalOf all the places you have fished, which is your favorite?”That’s a question, or something similar to it, that I have been asked many times over the years.And, I must confess, it is a very difficult question for me to answer.I have...
No Deer Down-It’s Still a Successful Hunt! By Gary Howey
Off to our right, several does made their way through the cedars along the creek bottom and moved into the far end of the field. In the distance, I caught the glint of a buck's antler. It was a small buck trailing a doe and small fawn. The buck was in no hurry,...
Safety is a primary concern in early ice fishing By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City JournalIt seems like it’s taking winter forever to get here. There is no safe ice in our area right now. But it is coming. You can take that to the bank.Thing is, when winters start out like this you have to be super careful whenever you...
3 Tips for Seeing and Harvesting Bigger Bucks
Most hunters want to see more and bigger bucks on their hunting property. Some believe it will take a long time and be too much work so they never even try. In fact, it really doesn’t take that much effort to see noticeable results and as far as time, remember it...
Late Season Walleye By Gary Howey
Late season, just before freeze up is the time you should be on the water fishing for walleyes as they have started making their way upstream in preparation of next spring's spawn. In the Missouri River System, this migration is halted by the Missouri River dam...
Calling coyotes can result in surprise visits By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City JournalThe wooded valley was quiet. Snow carpeted the ground and my eyes searched through the trees for any sign of movement.I was perched, back against a tree, on a ridge overlooking this beautiful wooded scene.The Loess Hills in winter...