by Gary Howey | Oct 19, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Veterans and those serving veterans have always been dear to me as the military tradition runs deep in my family, with my father, brother, uncles and cousins all serving in the military. My father, brother, uncles, cousin and I all served, some...
by Gary Howey | Sep 1, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Hunting was not a real big deal in my family, sure, we hunted as kids with our BB-guns and my Dad “Cal” and Grandparents, the Menkveld hunted pheasants but generally, it was on the opener or on the second weekend of the season. There were a...
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...