Invasive Species | Gary Howey's Outdoors

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...

Amazing Facts About Aquatic Invaders

by Gary Howey | Jul 26, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, South Dakota Game & Parks

We have been telling you about aquatic invasive species (AIS) all summer and what you can do to slow the spread of these nasty plants and animals. Now how about some simple and sometimes amazing facts about these aquatic invaders? Silver and Bighead Carp These species...

South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks new geo-fensing

by Gary Howey | May 6, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

Earlier this week, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) launched a new geo-fencing technology feature within the outdoor mobile app to alert anglers and boaters to pull their plugs at Lewis and Clark in the southeast part of the state. A geofence is a...

Jumping Fish and Anchored Mussels…Who Knew?

by Gary Howey | Jul 20, 2017 | South Dakota Game & Parks

We have been sending emails to you all summer, trying to keep you informed of the laws and what South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is doing to try and slow the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in our great state. We thought with the dog days of summer upon us,...

Boat plug, bait and fish transporting rules for South Dakota.

by Gary Howey | Jun 24, 2017 | Invasive Species

As summer kicks into full swing, we would like to give you a fresh reminder on the boat plug and bait and fish transporting rules for South Dakota. DRAIN PLUGS: Boaters and anglers are required to open or remove all drain pluge or similar devices; except when...