Reprinted from Pheasants Forever IOWA—PHEASANT NUMBERS JUMP SECOND YEAR RUNNING Forecast: Iowa’s roadside count showed the second straight year of increasing pheasant numbers. The statewide index of 24 birds per route represented a 37 percent increase over last year...
Gary Howey’s Outdoors Blog
Fall, the time of the year When you Better be Ready!
Fall; when things get hectic, there is so much going on and so little time. Some of our Team Outdoorsmen Adventures Members are still fishing, but all, are starting to think hunting. Our Waterfowl Pit & Blinds are ready with our Decoys ready to go on the water and...
2015 Waterfowl Forecast
Reprinted from Ducks Unlimited. Another large fall flight is expected as waterfowl populations remain at high levels. Central Flyway The majority of Central Flyway waterfowl are raised on the prairies of the United States and Canada as well as in the Western Boreal...

Watertown, South Dakota
Watertown Fishing Outdoorsmen Productions 2015 Outdoorsmen Adventures heads to Watertown SD to do some fishing.
Big blue catfish call our river home By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Could it be that monster blue catfish are returning to the Siouxland section of the Missouri River? A lot of anglers think so, and recent catches seem to indicate that is the case. Consider that on a July afternoon in 2012, Steven...
Dove Hunting Great shooting & Great eating By Gary Howey
The first of September hunters in South Dakota and Nebraska headed out to their favorite pond, harvested wheat-oat fields and shelterbelts to take a shot at dove hunting. W hen I say, "take a shot", I should have said take many shots as dove hunting can be a...
It’s time to get ready for dove hunting By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY | Dove hunting season will open Sept. 1 across the three-state area. Hunters will take to the fields in the hopes of harvesting doves, which are nationally our most popular upland species. I’ve hunted doves for many...
The Edge When it comes to Hunting By Gary Howey
I have hunted for as long as I can remember, cherishing every trip and the memories they created! My first hunting trips were with my Dad, Cal near Watertown, South Dakota where the pheasant population was +unbelievable. It was more of a long walk than a hunt for us...