A very simple but favorite management chore of mine in the spring is establishing new mineral sites. The anticipation of what might show up that year as the antlers begin to develop is always super high. I have even found myself in the past few years putting out...
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Prepare now for turkey hunting season by Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal A little preparation right now can put the odds on your side come turkey hunting season. And when it comes to hunting these wise, old birds, you need all the help you can get. After all, only one in five hunters fill their tag in...
TURKEY TALK: THREE TIPS FOR TAKING A TOM
1) THE IMPORTANCE OF RECONNAISSANCE Scouting is possibly the most important element of hunting anything, but especially turkeys. Learning roost locations, strutting zones, grit sources, bugging habitat and the lay of the land can mean everything. Now and again you may...
Let’s Talk Turkey By Gary Howey
Gobblers in the spring re busy, strutting, doing their best to impress the ladies, fighting off other Toms who try to cut into their action and to doing all the other things turkeys do. This is the time of the year, before the season opens that you need to get out and...
Cranes are one of our greatest wildlife spectacles By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. GRAND ISLAND, Neb. | They came in at mid day on tired wings. Flock after flock after flock of large gray birds trailing long, black legs. They swung over the Platte River as if checking to see if it were still there. Then they...
Last Ice By Gary Howey
I was keeping an eye on the weather, as we needed cold weather in order to get back into the dam we hoped to ice fish, but didn't need any sub zero temperatures or heavy wind. I was looking at ice fishing a pond southwest of town, one that was in the middle of a half...
Local anglers complete Wyoming’s Cutt-Slam by Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal Last summer was a milestone of sorts for two local fly anglers. They spent 10 days in the western part of Wyoming fishing for three subspecies of cutthroat trout in their native drainages. Most of their time was spent high in the...
PF Announces 2014 South Dakota Habitat Accomplishments & Awards
Dedicated chapters, opening of regional headquarters highlight 2014 endeavors Brookings, S.D. – March 17, 2015 – Pheasants Forever improved habitat for pheasants and other upland wildlife on more than 43,000 acres in South Dakota in 2014. This includes 1,319 wildlife...