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...
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...
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,...