by Gary Howey | Oct 3, 2025 | Minnesota, MN
The Minnesota’s 2025 Governor’s Pheasant hunt was held on October 11th with a Get-Together on the 10th in the Ortonville area. I’ll attend this year’s event, the Ortonville area is an excellent location for both hunting and fishing. According to the August...
by Gary Howey | Dec 30, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The new ice fishing gear out this year, like the Vexilar FLX-30 BB Ultra Pack Ice Fishing System and other new gear will make it much easier for anglers to locate and catch fish, using better lures and ice shelter during all fishing conditions. (Photo contributed by...
by Gary Howey | Jan 8, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Leo Van Beck proudly poses with his giant, 214-inch whitetail taken on public-land in Minnesota (Leo Van Beck photo) Realtree.com The young buck in Leo Van Beck’s 2017 trail camera photo showed incredible potential. It was already a 140- to...
by Gary Howey | Nov 4, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
As we approached, the James Sathre tract of land located just outside of Austin, Minnesota my hunter guide Neil Goergen, his young dog Ranger and I looked the ground over. It appeared to be perfect pheasant habitat, numerous acres, excellent habitat, a...
by Gary Howey | Oct 5, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Someone yelled, “Fish on” as I looked towards Team Member Larry Myhre. It was obvious he had hooked a big fish. He was fishing off the stern of Zippel Bay’s 32-foot launch. With his rod bent in half, he did his best to control and bring...
