by Gary Howey | Aug 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
IF YOU OWN OR CONTROL YOUR DEER HUNTING AREA, THERE ARE A FEW THING YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE YOUR DEER HUNTING AREA. THE FIRST THING I DID WAS TO LOCATE DEER TRAILS, AREAS WHERE THE DEER WERE COMING INTO AND OUT OF MY LOCATION. THOSE THAT SHOWED PROMICE, WITH NUMEROUS...
by Gary Howey | Oct 25, 2022 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
Last week, when I was traveling home from Sioux Falls, S.D. before getting to the bridge, I could see a well-traveled deer trail, when I got closer to it, I glanced where the trail headed inro the trees. The trail was...
by Gary Howey | Oct 24, 2022 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
To produce healthy does and larger bucks there are certain minerals that deer need, with some of it coming from the dirt they eat. When not available in the ground, you may need to establish a mineral lick. The photo shows a large buck at my RAKS mineral lick. Once...
by Gary Howey | Nov 8, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Mineral licks, like this RAK lick, if placed in areas deer travel, can help create a healthy herd. This buck hit this lick several times a week and before it could be refreshed, goes deep in the ground to get the minerals it’s needing to grow to its full...
by Gary Howey | Aug 5, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
If the deer find a location where they can obtain needed minerals, they’ll use it, as this buck had, digging deep to get to them. In order to have a healthy deer herd, to hold them on your hunting property, there’re several things’ they need to keep them from...
