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The Future of Hunting By Gary Howey
Just this last week, we were coming down the highway when an SUV came down the highway with a deer carcass strapped on its luggage rack. It was not a huge deer; it was just a dead deer hanging off...
Why not begin collecting vintage fishing tackle By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal While I’ve never considered myself a “collector” of old fishing tackle, it sure seems like I have “accumulated” an awful lot of vintage tackle over the years. I...

Veterans, Pheasants and South Dakota A winning combination Gary Howey
Its fall, the time of the years when trees, shrubs and grasses change from their summer colors to their beautiful fall coloration. The orange, yellows and reds are not the only colors appearing in...
Fishermen should “rediscover” drop-shot system By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from The Sioux City Journal The first time I used a drop-shot rig was back in November of 2000. It was the hottest rig on the pro bass fishing scene at the time. In fact, it had become a...
A Dog Can teach a Hunter A Lot By Gary Howey
I hope that prior to the opening of the season; you and your dog have gotten out doing some walking to get in shape. As anyone who has hunted behind a dog, a dog, one that is in good shape and...
Spinner jigs popular choice for walleyes By Larry Myhre
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal If you combine two top lures for walleye fishing, you should have created that magic, never-miss lure. Right? Well, not exactly. But you will have a pretty good...
Early Pheasant Hunting Tactics By Gary Howey
For those of us who have counted the days until the pheasant opener, your wait is up! Reports indicate that the pheasant numbers in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and South Dakota are up, these states...
South Dakota smallmouth don’t disappoint By Larry Myhre
When October rolls around, my thoughts turn to smallmouth bass. So, I called my brother, Dean who lives at the family farm home near Worthing, S.D. “The smallies should be in their winter pattern,”...
IMPROVE HUNTING SUCCESS
STAND APPROACH IS KEY Even if you have the best spot in the world, if you alert the whitetails to your presence while on the way into your site…it won’t matter. Stand approach is an often overlooked...

MN. Gov’s Pheasant Opener 2015 By Gary Howey
The fall colors were just beginning to pop as we made our way down into the Minnesota River Valley outside of Mankato, Minnesota. The sun was reflecting off the brightly colored leaves, with the...