by Gary Howey | Apr 19, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
One of the things that I hear a lot when it comes to spring turkey hunting is the Toms will gobble every time the hunter calls, but will not come in that last 35 yards or so into range. This is definitely a problem for turkey hunters and numerous...
by Gary Howey | Apr 14, 2017 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The key to a successful turkey hunt is to know where the birds are going to be at a given point in the day, there’s no better way to do this than with your game cameras. I have certain places where I place my game cameras to pattern deer and these...
by Gary Howey | May 26, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
As Ben Loecker and I watched, we could see three Toms fanned out and proudly displaying for their harems. The birds were displaying about a half mile south of us in a harvested bean field, it wasn’t the half-mile walk that I was thinking about; it was how to get...
by Gary Howey | May 14, 2015 | "Siouxland Outdoors" Columns
Reprinted from the Sioux City Journal. It’s moments like this that make me love turkey hunting. The response to my yelps on the diaphragm call was loud and raucous. It was the guttural cough of a wild turkey’s gobble. Then another followed immediately after. I...
by Gary Howey | Apr 15, 2015 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
No matter what type of outdoor activity you are into, windy, cold, damp days can put an end to most activities before they start! This especially true when it comes to a spring turkey hunt, making a hunter thinking more about the nice warm bed he’s in than chasing...