by Gary Howey | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
How to pick a perfect hunting dog according to DU, is to seek an experienced breeder with proven blood lines. The pup should have positive generic traits, when purchasing a pup not just because of confirmation, color, titles or size. The pups are generally...
by Gary Howey | Jan 16, 2023 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Uncategorized
Dogs are man’s best friend, especially if you’re a hunter, as Duke was to me, he had a good nose and let very few if any birds get away. (gary Howey Photo) I’ve always had a dog, as a kid, a lab, just a plain old dog, that brought us kids a lot of enjoyment. When I...
by Gary Howey | Apr 18, 2022 | THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
Wounding game is an inevitability that every bird hunter encounters. Many times we wound a bird and it sails down, but still very much alive. We immediately cast our dog to increase the chances of successfully retrieving the bird. Stunned by the dog’s abilities, we...
by Gary Howey | Dec 26, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
It may be cold and windy, but hunters like Chuck Stone, from Watertown South Dakota know that some of the best pheasant hunting of the year will happen during the late season when the birds are in large flocks. (Gary Howey Photo) As we head into Christmas and...
by Gary Howey | Aug 8, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Even though the pheasant opener is still several months away, I am making plans for my first hunt as things have changed sine the close of last years season As any hunter knows, habitat is the key to good pheasant numbers and over the last several...
