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...
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...
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...
by Gary Howey | Oct 26, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
For those of us that have been waiting all year for pheasant season, well, it is about here! Reports indicate that the pheasant outlook is not as good as in previous years with those states that have a lot of habitat crowing about their pheasant numbers....
by Gary Howey | Oct 5, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
It will not be long before the upland Game Bird season opens up. Several of the states are reporting that their pheasant numbers are down. I have talked with several wildlife biologists about this and they have given several reasons for the decrease in...
