by Gary Howey | Mar 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
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 | Dec 14, 2022 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
Wild Game, like this venison hi-mountain seasoning venison pastrami have less calories, cholesterol and less fat. (Photo courtesy of Hi-Mountain Seasoning) At many of my presentations and seminars, I’m surprised by the people who don’t like the “Wild taste” of...
by Gary Howey | Apr 4, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
With the warming weather the walleye bite will pick up, Gary Howey, Hartington, Neb. took this walleye in the spring using a jig while fishing on Lake Francis Case. (Larry Myhre Photo) This last week or so has been decent enough that anglers where...
by Gary Howey | Apr 10, 2019 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, THE GAMEKEEPERS OF MOSSY OAK
Two aspects of wildlife management that are growing rapidly are the restoration of native habitat and growing crops with game birds in mind. I am of the opinion that “loss of habitat” may be the number one factor (on a list of many reasons) for the steady decline in...
by Gary Howey | Sep 16, 2018 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field
The Outdoors A place to Get it Together I have always been somewhat of a sports enthusiast. Competing in about every sport a person can imagine. In grade school, it was track, baseball, and football, in high school track and football and once I moved to Nebraska it...