by Gary Howey | May 26, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. Versatility is the key to successful fishing. How many times have we heard that? Yet, do we really understand what that means. Let’s envision a “dyed in the wool” walleye fisherman. At the end of his tunnel vision is that silvery...
by Gary Howey | May 14, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. It’s moments like this that make me love turkey hunting. The response to my yelps on the diaphragm call was loud and raucous. It was the guttural cough of a wild turkey’s gobble. Then another followed immediately after. I...
by Gary Howey | Apr 23, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. Anglers heading for North Dakota’s Devils Lake will find conditions to be a little bit different this year. A very mild winter with very little snow has combined to result in very little runoff into the lake. And that, says...
by Gary Howey | Apr 16, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. Mention Red River of the North to any fisherman in Siouxland and visions of big channel catfish will begin dancing in their minds. There is no place on earth that produces the number of big channel catfish than does the Red. It’s...
by Gary Howey | Apr 15, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
No matter what type of outdoor activity you are into, windy, cold, damp days can put an end to most activities before they start! This especially true when it comes to a spring turkey hunt, making a hunter thinking more about the nice warm bed he’s in than chasing...