by Gary Howey | Aug 25, 2020 | Grouse Hunting, Pheasants Forever
IT’S TIME: PRAIRIE GROUSE SEASONS ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OUT IN THE BIG WIDE OPEN, PLUS INSIGHTS FOR PLANNING YOUR HUNT. By Tom Carpenter, Chad Love and Marissa Jensen Sharp-tailed grouse, prairie chickens and sage grouse await you and...
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 | Jul 22, 2020 | South Dakota Game & Parks
PIERRE, S.D. – At their July meeting, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission made several proposals that would provide more opportunities to hunters in upcoming hunting seasons. The first proposal is a 10 a.m. CT start time for the resident-only...
by Gary Howey | Jun 18, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
As a kid growing up, the author Gary Howey spent numerous hours along the Sioux River, only a block from our house, building forts, as these kids are doing, fishing and just goofing around. As long as we were home in time for meals and respected our parents and...
by Gary Howey | Mar 20, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Uncategorized
The author called in these two gobblers while hunting the spring season in north-central South Dakota. They came in together and as he had two permits fired one shot and put both mature gobblers down. (Outdoorsmen Productions Photo) Having hunted...
