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The Outdoors A place to Get it Together

by Gary Howey | Sep 16, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

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 was softball. I no longer compete in...

Tips For Patterning Your Turkey Gun

by Gary Howey | Mar 19, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK

Have you ever patterned your shotgun? I mean really put it through the paces with several different manufacturers’ loads and shot sizes to determine what shoots the best through your gun? I can tell you that each gun is a bit different and something is going to...

Shallow water Perch Bite On Big Stone Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Mar 15, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

The red line below my tungsten jig on my Vexilar locator rose up from the bottom slowly indicating a fish was moving up to my bait. Peering down into the clear water, I could see the perch moving up to the same level as my jig. I twitched my bait ever so slightly as...

Shallow water Perch Bite On Big Stone By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Feb 14, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

The red line below my tungsten jig on my Vexilar locator rose up from the bottom slowly indicating a fish was moving up to my bait. Peering down into the clear water, I could see the perch moving up to the same level as my jig. I twitched my bait ever so...

2017 Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Opener By Gary Howey

by Gary Howey | Nov 14, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

Jack, the DeBruyckere’s English Setter methodically worked his way through the thick CRP cover, as he picked up the running birds scent he would pause and then move forward slowly as he worked his way towards the running bird and the end of the field....