by Gary Howey | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
It was a wet foggy morning in Central Missouri near where the Ozark River empties into the Missouri when I encountered this buck. He crossed an open field walking like a ghost through the mist then entered the trees where I was set up for turkeys. It’s moments...
by Gary Howey | Apr 3, 2026 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns, Turkey, Turkey Decoys, Turkey Hunting
I’VE SWORN BY TURKEY DECOYS FOR NUMEROUS YEARS, STARTING WITH THE COLLAPSIBLE ONES THAT FOLDED UP AND GO INTO THE BACK OF MY TURKEY VEST. SINCE THAT TIME THESE DECOYS HAVE COME A LONG WAYS, ONE OF THE FIRST HARD-BODY DECOYS THAT I USED WAS THE DAKOTA DECOYS OUT...
by Gary Howey | Mar 19, 2023 | "Of the Outdoors" Columns
Camo allows a turkey and deer hunter to be almost invisible. Author is shown camouflaged, invisible from the turkey that came 100 yards into his setup. (Photo by Larry Myhre) Attempting to blend in with the surroundings, hunters wear some type of camo, allowing them...
by Gary Howey | May 9, 2022 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns, Larry Myhre-IA
It was a wet foggy morning in Central Missouri near where the Ozark River empties into the Missouri when I encountered this curious doe. She crossed an open field walking like a ghost through the mist then entered the trees where I was set up for turkeys. It’s...
by Gary Howey | Aug 3, 2021 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Pro Angler Ted Takasaki, South Dakota with one of the larger lake trout caught while ice fishing Sheridan Lake near Deadwood, S.D. Most folks are familiar with Deadwood, South Dakota, its history, its old west historic community in the Black Hills,...
