Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY | There’s a lot more to keeping bait -- minnows or chubs -- alive and active than simply tossing them into a bait bucket filled with water. Minnow baits catch fish best when they are in good condition, not when they are...
Gary Howey’s Outdoors Blog
WANT YOUR TREES TO GROW FAST? PLANT THEM IN THE FALL.
It’s now possible to plant trees with success any time of the year. Generally speaking, the traditional planting time for folks in the South is February through mid-March, and folks up North have to wait for the ground to thaw in the spring. These still remain safe...
Grouse Season is on By Gary Howey
Can you feel it? Can’t you see it? It is in the air, the cool brisk temperatures and the breeze that will soon bring the cold weather into our area. My hunting dog, “Mo” knew it was here; he had a little more bounce in his step when I let him out for his run last...
In the fall, walleyes want minnows or chubs By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal As we move into the fall months, walleyes again switch their bait preferences. Where night crawlers and leeches were the preferred baits in the warm waters of summer, once water temperatures begin to drop that changes. The...
3 Reasons Why Managing Your Deer Herd Creates Better Hunting Opportunities
Most of us hunt in areas where the deer density is fairly high and there is no shortage of does to harvest on any given hunt. More people are getting on board with the quality deer philosophy and trying to do their part in managing herd numbers. 1) Density &...
Pheasants Forever Pheasant Forecast
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...
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...