by Gary Howey | Oct 29, 2020 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
The following is our go-to breakdown of everything you need to know when identifying the where, when, and how of animal tracks in the backcountry. Where To Look For Animal Tracks The first step to identifying animal tracks is knowing where to look for them....
by Gary Howey | Feb 27, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
I have had numerous questions about predators; those furred critters adored by some and detested by others, they can become a big problem for man as well as being beneficial to him and the environment. Questions varied from, “why would anyone want...
by Gary Howey | Nov 29, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Mountain Lion sightings are become a common thin in the Midwest as they are being caught on Game Cameras in southern South Dakota, northern Nebraska and northern Iowa and in numerous other Midwestern states. This can be quite concerning when you call...
by Gary Howey | Nov 25, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
As legal shooting time begun to fade, the Mule deer buck came out about three hundred yards down in the draw. My camera operator who zoomed in on the deer earlier indicated it was a good buck, pulling my 25:06 up to my shoulder; I put the cross-hairs near the top of...
by Gary Howey | Feb 19, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. The sun was beginning to paint a pink tinge on the eastern horizon. I sat near the top of the ridge, hunkered down into a small cedar tree. In front of me, about a block away the ridge line dropped away, and a stand of oaks...