by Gary Howey | Feb 17, 2026 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Carp & Buffalo
INVASIVE SPECIES ARE NON-NATIVE PLANTS, ANIMALS OR PATHOGENS THAT CAN CAUSE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, OR HEALTH PROBLEMS BY DISRUPTING LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS. THEY THRIVE IN NEW ENVIRONMENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH REPRODUCTION RATES AND NO NATURAL PREDATORS, ELIMINATING ...
by Gary Howey | Jul 16, 2023 | Bow Fishing, Uncategorized
Team Outdoorsmen Productions member Marlyn Wiebelhaus with a state record grass carp he took with his bow in the Missouri River near Wynot, NE. (Photo courtesy of Wiebelhaus Guide Service) Bow fishing has changed drastically since I was a kid in Watertown where...
by Gary Howey | Aug 6, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
When I was a kid, growing up a block away from the Big Sioux River in Watertown, South Dakota, each spring, there was always the spring carp and buffalo runs which brought hundreds of these rough fish up river to spawn. We speared them, which was...
by Gary Howey | Oct 27, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Our nation’s waters are under attack by an invasive species, Asian carp, and if we don’t do something quickly to stop or eliminate them, the consequence we’ll face could be the destruction of our fisheries. I’ve had some run-ins...
by Gary Howey | Oct 10, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
As we came up into the waters surging through Gavin’s Point Dam, it was obvious that the 2019 Paddlefish season was underway, with “hundreds” of anglers lining the shore. Anglers were wall-to-wall from the warning sign at the end of the...
