by Gary Howey | Apr 19, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
One of the things that I hear a lot when it comes to spring turkey hunting is the Toms will gobble every time the hunter calls, but will not come in that last 35 yards or so into range. This is definitely a problem for turkey hunters and numerous...
by Gary Howey | May 23, 2016 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal There’s a fish swimming in most of South Dakota’s lakes, rivers and reservoirs that has often been described as “the fightingest fish that swims.” Yet, like the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield was fond of saying, “it don’t get no...
by Gary Howey | Aug 6, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal HARTINGTON, Neb. | One thing I like about farm pond fishing is that ponds are generally loaded with fish. And the one Gary Howey and I were fishing just southwest of town was proving that it was no exception. When it comes to...
by Gary Howey | Jul 30, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal The dog days are here. Walleye fishing, predictably, gets tougher. With air temperatures hitting the high 80s or 90s most days, the water temperature heats up. Weed growth expands, and some lakes experience horrific algae blooms....
by Gary Howey | Jul 23, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal PIERRE, S.D. | The prairie swept away to the west like an endless sea of waving grass. It was shortly after dawn and antelope and deer scampered away from our vehicles as Gary Howey and Steve Nelson guided their trucks down the...