Gary Howey’s Outdoors

Are you Ready for Turkey Season? | by gary Howey
With the Spring Turkey season coming up soon, it won’t be long before the gobble of the Tom turkey will echo across the location I plan to hunt. I’ve already gotten permission to hunt the land, and...

Turkey Hunting an Addiction | by gary Howey
Unlike other deadly addictions that we hear about all the time, turkey hunting is an addiction bringing you more satisfaction as the caller brings the gobbler. I remember on my first spring turkey...

Spring turkey seasons | by gary Howey
One thing I always do before the spring turkey season opens, is to do some pre-season scouting, to locate some of the areas that held the flocks of birds in the past, with each flock having several...

Watertown, SD My Hometown!
Growing up in Watertown, S.D. At that time the state was known as the Land of infinite variety, which it really which it really was, with so many things to do, we weren’t ever bored, with the...

New columns will continue | by gary Howey
Outdoorsmen Adventures has numerous YouTube videos and will continue to add new of the Outdoor Columns. Columns to this site, fishing, hunting and other outdoor activities. Check back from time to...

Mossy Oaks Gamekeepers “Tips for Blood Trailing a Deer”
So many factors can confound successfully recovering a wounded deer. Some are unavoidable, but many are preventable. How you prepare, and how you react all factor into blood trailing a deer to its...

Minnesota’s 2024 Governor’s Pheasant Hunt
The State of Minnesota, has over 10,000 lakes, but that’s not all the state has to offer for outdoor enthusiasts like myself. I recently attended the 12th annual Governor’s Pheasant Hunt near Sleepy...

Tips From Whitetails Unlimited: Why Your Trail Camera is Failing You
Source: Whitetails Unlimited Magazine Trail cameras are a great tool to monitor the deer you’re hunting, keep an eye on predator numbers, or just generally watch the wildlife on your property. That...

9 Great Deer Stand Locations | By GameKeepers Magazine
Other than the rut, deer really don’t wander around that often. However, the daily routes they use will not be static because food sources and conditions are constantly changing. Each plant has a...

It’s A Drag and it, best Work. By gary Howey
Author with a Northern that latched onto a smaller Walleye when fishing at Carroll Lake Lodge in Canada, without the drag set properly, it would have broken the line. (Photo by Larry Myhre) No...