by Gary Howey | Jan 14, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Game and Parks Commission reports results of chronic wasting disease testing LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has tallied the results of its sampling efforts for chronic wasting disease in deer during the November 2019 firearm season, and the...
by Gary Howey | Jan 8, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Leo Van Beck proudly poses with his giant, 214-inch whitetail taken on public-land in Minnesota (Leo Van Beck photo) Realtree.com The young buck in Leo Van Beck’s 2017 trail camera photo showed incredible potential. It was already a 140- to...
by Gary Howey | Jan 4, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The pedicle on the deer’s head is where the antler grows from and where these antlers were shed, allowing the buck to grow their racks each year. (Dustin Lutt Photograph) Winter has just arrived and even though it’s a ways off,...
by Gary Howey | Nov 23, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
When hunting in the late fall and early winter, being comfortable; warm and dry is very important and this column will deal with just that. Each year, the clothing manufacturers come out with clothing that helps to make your trip into the outdoors...
by Gary Howey | Jun 26, 2019 | THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
Food plots are for many of us the most fun and dramatically rewarding part of being a gamekeeper. But as you delve deeper into habitat and wildlife management, it becomes clear that there are plenty of other improvements that need to be made to the habitat if your...