The Memorial weekend is the official summer opener, when most folks feel summer has arrived; time to head out to launch the sailboat or pontoon, with the heat of summer is just around the corner.
It seems as if everything is happening later this year, than in years past, with some outdoorsmen and women wondering when things will begin to appear.
Now that the weathers warming up, with temperatures on the rise, we’ll soon be besieged by thousands of biting insects, these bites can be annoying and itchy as well as creating major health issues for you and me.
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is holding one of the traditional rites of spring, the Open House and Free Fishing Weekend, May 15-17.
Springtime is when Mother Nature’s Garden starts to grow and mature, unlike the gardens we put in Mother Nature doesn’t see the need to plant her garden in nice neat rows like we do.
The terrain of the area I’d hunted turkeys in for years had changed, as the location the turkeys had used for their roost, was now bare except for a several trees along the lane.
I’m hooked on fishing, and once I catch a couple of fish on a certain rig, indicating what they’re biting on, I’ll use whatever it takes to put them in the boat.
In the upper Midwest, we’re blessed with an abundance of fishable waters containing numerous species of fish.
This last week or so has been decent enough that anglers where stacked up below the dams of the Missouri.
PIERRE — The Game, Fish and Parks Commission rejected a proposal to establish 500 nonresident, special buck licenses for East River at their March meeting.
Spring, arrives the 19th of this month, it’s the time that anglers like myself have been waiting for “not so” patiently.
Rainbow Trout Stockings Scheduled This Spring
Several years back, my cameraman and I were putting the birds to roost the night before our hunt, along the White River in South Central South Dakota and with the sun going down, the gobbles I was getting using my shock calls sure seemed to be on the other side of the river.
Off in the distance, the call of hundreds if not thousands of noisy Snow geese could be heard as they migrated through north eastern South Dakota, as they made their way north to their breeding grounds.
Fish Houses Must Be Removed By March 1
PIERRE — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) reminds ice anglers that all fish houses, shelters and other structures must be removed from the ice by midnight on Saturday, Feb. 29. Fish houses, shelters and other structures may be used after this date, but must be removed from the ice…
In the upper Midwest, we see quite a few migrations going through our states, they include, the spring waterfowl migration where thousands of ducks and geese make their way north to their breeding grounds.
Tips For Safe, Successful Late-Season Ice Fishing
In the last sixty years or so, I’ve spent a lot of time in the outdoors enjoying my time spent fishing and hunting.
When we’re doing seminars and in store promotions, one of the most often asked questions asked, deal with what type of rod should an angler use.
YBA Fundraiser Feb. 8
This column pertains to, how, I as a youth got into the outdoors and about mentoring, introducing others to the Outdoors, as the Outdoors is “Open 24-hours a day.”
Outdoor Recreation Projects Funded
Through my binoculars, I could see something didn’t look right and that the deer didn’t look healthy, as it stood there along the fence line, it was nothing but skin and bones with its ribs showing as it was stumbling around, I wasn’t sure, but my first guess was that it was suffering from C…
Applications Now Being Taken For Wind Cave Elk Depredation
With this warmer weather we’ve been having and before the freeze up, if you want to get into some excellent fishing, you best be ready as these mild temperatures won’t last long and soon winter will be on its way, bringing snow and the winter winds.
S.D. State Park Fees Increase Jan. 1
Winter has just arrived and even though it’s a ways off, I’m ready for spring and the warmer weather, giving me an opportunity to get outside.
S.D. Joins Other States In Promoting New Year’s Day Hikes
As we head into Christmas and the New Years, the pheasant hunting is going to be different from what it was during the early season. Most of those young, foolish roosters have been bagged.
Every year around the first of December and in some years earlier, people start calling the office asking about ice fishing and where they’re biting.
This has been one of those years, where I was on the water very few times; first, it was radiation treatments beginning in late spring through most of the summer, so my fishing was minimal.
S.D. East River Deer Hunters Should Be Aware Of Wet Conditions
Neb. Firearm Deer Season Opens Nov. 16
When most folks think about turkey hunting, it’s the spring hunts where the hunter using calls and decoys brings the gobbler to him.
Our nation’s waters are under attack by an invasive species, Asian carp, and if we don’t do something quickly to stop or eliminate them, the consequence we’ll face could be the destruction of our fisheries.
Zebra Mussels Confirmed In Lake Francis Case
As we came up into the waters surging through Gavin’s Point Dam, it was obvious that the 2019 Paddlefish season was underway, with “hundreds” of anglers lining the shore.
S.D. GFP Comm. Increases Park & Camping Fees
Big Sioux Reopens To Recreation; Lake Herman SP Opens
By Gary Howey
CANTON — Newton Hills State Park near Canton will host the 20th annual FestiFall on Oct. 5 from 1-5 p.m. The event features arts and crafts, kid’s activities and musical entertainment.
Governor Proclaims Sept. 28 As National Hunting & Fishing Day In Nebraska
It won’t be long the enthusiasm is already starting to build. There are commercials on TV, ads in the papers and even special flyers pertaining to this upcoming event.
PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) will host the 54th annual Buffalo Roundup and 26th annual Arts Festival in Custer State Park later this month. The Buffalo Roundup begins at 9:30 a.m. MDT on Friday, Sept. 27. The Arts Festival will run from Thursday, Sept. 2…
Locations Of Some Missouri River Outdoor Expo Activities Will Change Because Of High Water Levels
I’ve hunted for as long as I can remember, cherishing every trip and the memories these trips created!
LINCOLN, Neb. — Due to concerns of high water levels and water flow rates impacting levees and properties along the Missouri River from mile markers 750 (Sioux City) through 498 (Rulo), and the potential for those impacts to be aggravated by passing vessel traffic, the Coast Guard and Army C…
High Water Causes S.D. GFP To Declare No Wake Zones
The catfish didn’t mess around, hitting the bait hard, as Larry Starman, Wynot, Nebraska picked up his rod, setting the hook, with rod bending over, indicating a good fish.
Over the years, my predator calling buddies, Larry Myhre, Bill Christensen, Simon Fuller, Ben Bearshield and I have spent hours calling predators in Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and had predators sneak in on us while hunting other states for turkey.
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