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Late Season Pheasant Late Season Pheasant

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...

Ringneck Pheasant Facts By Gary Howey

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...

Late Season Pheasant Hunting By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Jan 3, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

Every year as the pheasant season progresses, pheasants become harder to locate and to get close enough for a decent shot. Younger birds have either learned from those pheasants taken during the early season with the older birds being more educated than...

My First Wabbit Hunt By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Dec 13, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

As a kid growing up in N.E. South Dakota, my friends and I would pursue what we thought was big game that inhabited the thickets and woodlot along the Sioux River, the Wily Wabbit. With my Daisy BB guns in hand, off we would go, heading down the River...

Mid-Season Pheasants South Dakota Style By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Dec 6, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

Lady, Gary Kubicek’s lab worked out in front of us as did some of Joel Vasek’s dogs and by the way, they were acting, we had better be ready as they were on a bird. The habitat we were hunting was perfect, with everything wildlife...