by Gary Howey | Mar 16, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Iowa
I can’t wait until old man winter releases his grip on the upper Midwest and spring arrives when I can hit the woods to begin another season to pursue spring turkey. This will be my forty-first season where I hope to add my 104th bird to my turkey log. This...
by Gary Howey | Feb 19, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. The sun was beginning to paint a pink tinge on the eastern horizon. I sat near the top of the ridge, hunkered down into a small cedar tree. In front of me, about a block away the ridge line dropped away, and a stand of oaks...
by Gary Howey | Feb 5, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the SiouxCity Journal. It came charging in. It’s paws pounding the frozen soil so hard it sounded like a horse on the gallop. My thumb found the safety on my .243. I turned my head to see what was running in, and stared right into the face of a coyote...
by Gary Howey | Jan 16, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. It’s a well-known fact that fish can become conditioned to certain popular lures on hard-fished lakes and ponds. If everyone is using the latest, hottest lure, it soon becomes not so hot. That’s why it is a good idea to try lots...
