by Gary Howey | May 15, 2022 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Zebra Mussels
Zebra mussels are not large, but the damage they do to a body of water is huge, causing tremendous environmental problems as they expand their way throughout the upper Midwest. (Photo courtesy of the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks) It’s spring where spending...
by Gary Howey | Mar 22, 2021 | South Dakota Game & Parks
PIERRE, S.D. – Recently, natural resource agencies were notified zebra mussels were present in moss balls (a type of algae sold in association with betas and other aquarium fish) sold at local pet stores throughout the state and on a national level. The...
by Gary Howey | Oct 2, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Uncategorized
We are being invaded by invasive species, both plant and fish, with the Silver, Grass, Big Head and Black Carp leading the charge. The Silver an Big Head carp are continually feeding throughout the day taking in zooplankton, what the young game fish and paddlefish...
by Gary Howey | Sep 16, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The Outdoors A place to Get it Together 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...
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...
