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214″ Booner Buck Taken on Public Land in Minnesota

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...

2019 MN. Governor’s Pheasant Opener, Austin, MN.

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...

Return to Lake of the Woods’

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...

“Of the Outdoors” Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Opener

by Gary Howey | Oct 31, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

“Of the Outdoors” Minnesota Governor’s Pheasant Opener It was the Minnesota pheasant opener, a morning hunt, as we surveyed the fields we would hunt, all had excellent habitat with cornfields in the area un-harvested, Our group of...

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...