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...
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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...
Outdoorsmen Adventures
Watertown Fishing 2015 Outdoorsmen Adventures Outdoorsmen Adventures host Gary Howey and Team Member Brendan Branick will Join Tim Chandler, Glacial Lakes Guide Service to fish two of the numerous lakes around Watertown, S.D. The Glacial lake sand prairies region of...
Turkey Hunting The “Run and Gun” Method By Gary Howey
No matter what type of outdoor activity you are into, windy, cold, damp days can put an end to most activities before they start! This especially true when it comes to a spring turkey hunt, making a hunter thinking more about the nice warm bed he’s in than chasing...
Tips to Tip the Impossible Tom
Natural turkey biology can make turkey hunting seem difficult. Then throw in the mistakes we make and the sour hands Mother Nature can deal every so often and harvesting a springtime tom can seem near impossible. Persistence, patience, and hunter's savvy are valuable...
Springtime is trophy northern pike time By Larry Myhre
The sun was beating down on this small, northern Ontario lake. But that was a good thing. It was only a few days after ice-out, and a warming sun often prompts big northern pike to put on the food bag. My friend and I had booked a two-week trip into a fly-in lake even...
Turkey Decoys By Gary Howey
When I started, hunting turkeys back in the 70's it was a new sport in this part of the country and we learned as we went along. Hunting turkeys with decoys was the furthest thing from our minds. A friend of mine from Crofton, NE. heard about hunters down south using...
Lack Of Snowfall Benefits Iowa Pheasants
BOONE – Based on the positive comments that filled Todd Bogenschutz's email and voicemail, Iowa pheasant hunters saw more birds last fall and after last winter's below normal snowfall that good vibe should continue this season. Bogenschutz, the upland wildlife...