For those of us that have been waiting all year for pheasant season, well, it is here! Reports indicate that Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and South Dakota pheasant numbers are up, these states are really crowing about their pheasant numbers increases. The mild winter and...
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Land conservation focus of Governor’s Hunt by Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal MANKATO, Minn. | It was a perfect day for pheasant hunting. The bright Minnesota sun swept over the native grasses that made up this piece of CRP field. A swath of corn stood at the eastern edge of the field, its stalks dying as...
ARE YOUR FOOD PLOTS SUFFERING FROM LACK OF RAIN?
With the dry conditions many folks in the mid-south and southeast have dealt with this planting season, early fall food plots may have been a bust. Using a no-till drill can also be a life saver when you have to plant late or in dry fall conditions. Often times a...
Doug Brown Memorial P.V.A. Hunt One to Remember By Gary Howey
We have hunted pheasants hundreds of times in numerous states as well as at the Top Gun Hunting Ranch near Howard, South Dakota but have never have the opportunity to hunt on a more memorable hunt. As we drove into the lodge, we were met by several vehicles park along...
THE #1 TIP TO MAKE YOUR FOOD PLOTS JUMP
It’s hard to imagine with the flooding that is in the news right now that there are areas of the mid-south and southeast that are really dry. Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky all have areas right now that are below normal rainfall for the last two months....
Migration Alert: North Dakota Hunters Enjoy Strong Start By John Pollmann, WF360 Central Flyway Migration Editor
Reprinted from Ducks Unlimited North Dakota hunters have yet to see much of an influx of migrating waterfowl from Canada, but locally produced birds are providing ample opportunities for waterfowlers across the state. Excellent late spring wetland conditions resulted...
Heat Dog on hard on your hunting dog By Gary Howey
It is that time of the year when mornings can be cool and by noon unseasonably warm. If we dress for the cooler mornings temperatures you are over dressed and by mid afternoon, when the sun started to warm things up. As temperatures warm up, the heat is going to take...
Fall offers the best fishing of the year By Larry Myhre
If you are thinking about winterizing your boat and putting away your fishing tackle for the season, don’t do it. From now to ice-up is the finest time of the year to catch fish, particularly big fish. As waters begin to cool, fish instinctively know to feed up big,...