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Nebraska Commission approves deer, antelope and elk hunting recommendations

by Gary Howey | May 5, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved recommendations for 2019 deer, antelope and elk hunting seasons at its meeting April 24 at Ponca State Park. The most significant approved changes to Commission orders for big game include: — Addition of...

“Of the Outdoors” Late Winter Scouting By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Jan 10, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

Scouting may be the most important part of hunting and one thing that some hunters have neglected doing. It can mean the difference between being successful; getting that trophy deer or big gobbler, you have been after or going home with an...

The Outdoors A place to Get it Together

by Gary Howey | Sep 16, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

I have always been somewhat of a sports enthusiast. Competing in about every sport a person can imagine. In grade school, it was track, baseball, and football, in high school track and football and once I moved to Nebraska it was softball. I no longer compete in...

More Habitat = More Wildlife Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Sep 20, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

The latest pheasant outlook for South Dakota just came out and I do not want to say it is a Doom and Gloom report, but they are indicating that the states pheasant numbers are down significantly. To some, especially those who do not live in the upper...

Shed Hunting! One of Mother Nature’s Most Beautiful Art Forms By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Mar 5, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

I think we’re all ready for spring, something we have been waiting on for a long time, with an opportunity to get outside and enjoy some of the warmer weather. As it gets closer to spring, this is when I head to the woods, to do my pre-season turkey scouting....