by Gary Howey | Aug 16, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The early upland game bird hunting seasons are just around the corner and the bird surveys that have been completed on the sharptail grouse and the prairie chicken seem to indicate good numbers of both species. In South Dakota, the lek count indicates...
by Gary Howey | Aug 10, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Bass, both the smallmouth and largemouth bass are one of the top predators in any body of water as they’re some of the most aggressive fish in the body of water. Largemouth The largemouth inhabits most bodies of water from small farm ponds,...
by Gary Howey | Jul 24, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
These are the “Dog Days of Summer” when no matter where you’re fishing the fishing can be tough. I remember those days, where you could set out there most of the day, using several different presentations and all we had to show...
by Gary Howey | Jul 20, 2017 | South Dakota Game & Parks
We have been sending emails to you all summer, trying to keep you informed of the laws and what South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is doing to try and slow the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in our great state. We thought with the dog days of summer upon us,...
by Gary Howey | Jun 27, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
What I’m writing about happened to me numerous times over the years and I’m sure it will happen again. We were fishing on one of the numerous lakes in the Glacial Lakes and Prairie Region of Northeastern South Dakota, near...