Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. It’s moments like this that make me love turkey hunting. The response to my yelps on the diaphragm call was loud and raucous. It was the guttural cough of a wild turkey’s gobble. Then another followed immediately after. I...
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Wild about Wild Edibles By Gary Howey
I love springtime, weather is warming up, fish are starting to bite and it is the time of the year when thousands of folks and I head out to start looking for those wild edibles mushrooms and asparagus. My first experience at hunting wild asparagus happened by...

Invasive carp may ruin our fisheries By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. A couple of years ago things were kind of slow on the river. I guided the boat upstream and turned to slide into the mouth of the Big Sioux River. “I want to show you something,” I told Fran. “Get ready for some action.” We came...
Nebraska Walleye Association Lewis and Clark Tournament
Scott Ulrich and Heath Walter, Hartington, NE. along with twenty-nine other teams competed in the Nebraska Walleye Associations two-day tournament on Lewis and Clark Lake April 25, & 26. As it does often in Nebraska, the wind howled on Saturday, making the run...

Mushroom Hunting A Spring Outdoor Obsession By Gary Howey
It won't be long before outdoorsmen and women will be infected with a disease, which will spread quickly throughout in the upper Midwest. It’s been known to infect men, women and children, infecting young and old alike. The cause of this infectious disease is a fungus...

Fishing outlook is great at Devils Lake By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. Anglers heading for North Dakota’s Devils Lake will find conditions to be a little bit different this year. A very mild winter with very little snow has combined to result in very little runoff into the lake. And that, says...

Late Spring Fishing By Gary Howey
Late spring is the time of year when fish become active and aggressive, since they’re cold-blooded, warmer water means more activity and more activity requires more food. The walleye will be on the move, cruising, looking for a meal, so you’ll need to make some...

Red River catfish guide talks catfishing By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. Mention Red River of the North to any fisherman in Siouxland and visions of big channel catfish will begin dancing in their minds. There is no place on earth that produces the number of big channel catfish than does the Red. It’s...