Gary Howey’s Outdoors
Bow-Fishing Has a lot of Followers
When I was a kid, growing up a block away from the Big Sioux River in Watertown, South Dakota, each spring, there was always the spring carp and buffalo runs which brought hundreds of...
Mossy Oak University CREATING A YEAR-ROUND FOOD PLOT PLAN-
Picture the scene…you’re gathered around the dining table with family and friends for a lavish holiday meal. There’s a table full of all your favorites. An hour later, everyone has stuffed...
Whether releasing or keeping, handle fish with care By Jerry Kane Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Handle a caught fish as little as possible while keeping it in the water as much as possible. (Nebraskaland Magazine/NGPC) Whether you intend to release a fish you catch or you plan to...
Don’t be Fooled by Small Water As they hold Big Fish
There are a lot of anglers that believe that in order to get into some big fish, they have to fish big water, like Oahe, Lake of the Woods, Waubay Lake and Lake McConaughy, The...
MOSSY OAK FISHING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT LARGEMOUTH BASS
In the 1970s Don Keller and Barry Smith started American Sport Fish Hatchery in South Alabama. They are considered to be some of the most premier fishery scientist around. When it comes to sport...
Lewis & Clark Ole Baldy
When Lewis and Clark began their journey up the Missouri River in 1804 they noticed an odd looking bluff about a half mile south of the river. They pulled their boats into shore and began the hike...
Larry Myhre’s Hand Crafted Bamboo Rods
I took this photo a few years ago to illustrate a column I was doing on the joys of making your own fishing tackle. Everything in the photo was made by me including making the jig molds to pour the...
Fishing Line, And other Dangers To Fish, Wildlife, Boat Motors and our Environment
Discarded fishing line when not disposed of properly, removed from the shoreline or water and recycled is a danger to numerous birds and animals. This Cormorant as well as other birds can...
South Dakota GFP Commission Proposes Improvements to 2021 Pheasant Season
PIERRE, S.D. – At their July meeting, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission made several proposals that would provide more opportunities to hunters in upcoming hunting...
How Times Have Changed
Where I grew up, In Watertown, South Dakota, learning to hunt was part of growing up, with Hunter's Safety Courses taught in school, These youngsters may not be old enough...