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NATIONAL FRESHWATER FISHING
HALL OF FAME
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Outdoorsmen Productions LLC
www.outdoorsmenproductions.com

Gary Howey

INDUCTED INTO THE
NATIONAL FRESHWATER FISHING
HALL OF FAME
” IN 2017

Call Us At

Phone 402-640-3266

Where to find Us

Outdoorsmen Productions LLC
www.outdoorsmenproductions.com

Gary Howey

INDUCTED INTO THE ”NATIONAL FRESHWATER
FISHING HALL OF FAME
” IN 2017

I’M SOLD ON USING TURKEY FANS IN THE SPRING SEASON BY gARY HOWEY

Entered by Gary Howey

Former tournament angler, hunting and fishing guide. Inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing "Hall of Fame" in 2017. Active member of the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW), Past Executive Director (AGLOW). Howey has been an outdoor communicator since 1980 with his award winning syndicated "Of the Outdoors" columns appearing in magazine, newspapers, and tabloids throughout he upper Midwest and nationally.

April 16, 2026

 ONCE I TAG MY TURKEY IN THE SPRING, I’LL CUT THE FAN OFF OF THE BIRD, BORAX THE REAMING SKIN AND ATTACH IT TO A A PIECE OF WOOD, I’LL POUND SEVERAL NAILS AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD TO HOLD THE FEATHERS APART UNTIL IT DRIES.

I’VE USED MY FANS NUMEROUS TIMES TO BRING IN A MATURE TOMS INTO RANGE.

BY HOLDING THE FAN IN ONE HAND AND MOVING IT BACK AND FORTH WHILE CALLING, THIS INFURIATES THE MATURE GOBBLER, HE WILL MAKE TRACKS TOWARD THE FAN, GOBBLING AS HE COMES IN, THINKING ANOTHER MATURE GOBBLER HAS MOVED INTO ITS TERRITORY.

I’VE EVEN HAD GOBBLERS RUN PAST MY FAN TO GET ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE BIRD HE THOUGHT WAS THERE!

THIS VIDEO SHOWS ME USING A FAN AND THE GOBBLER COMING IN BEFORE I TIP HIM OVER.

 

 

 

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