Opinion

As I and six other Hunter’s Safety volunteer instructors living in Hartington, having taught Hunters Safety courses of for over 22 years, we’ve seen an average of 30 youths and adults attending our classes each fall. The first Hunters Safety course held was held in New York in 1949.

No matter, what you’re fishing for, every reel has some sort of a drag: star, front mounted, center mounted, rear mounted drag system.

If you want to be ready for the upland game bird season, get a little practice in early by hunting doves. In Nebraska, the dove season runs from Sept. 1 – Oct. 30, be hunted throughout the state, with daily bag and possession limits of 15 and 45.

Bow fishing has changed drastically since I was a kid in Watertown where I was hanging over the bridge on Highway 212, taking shots at the rough fish.

Dear Editor, The landowners in Gregory and Charles Mix Counties affected by Gregory Co.

Dear Editor: Rail to trail update. I received a call from Pierre today 6-27 and was updated on the R&T Project. R&Tisonlinetoreceive$200k (Federal gas tax money) to do a feasibility study. No action has been taken, the reason is they mandated a 20% ($40K) match.

July, is when there’s a lot of changes going on in the outdoors. But before it gets hot, you can catch walleyes in the bays andoffof thepointsusingabottom bouncer, spinners and a crawler. Bait fish spend most of the springintheshorelinevegetation, the gravel and rocks.

If you are looking for monster catfish. Try pursuing blue cats in the Missouri River Pat Carter, South Sioux City, Neb., and Larry Myhre, Sioux City, Iowa, have concluded that drift fishing is the most effective method to take blue cats along the channelized section...

Spring, is generally a shallow water bite, as most fish in the river have moved upriver in preparation of the spawn.

RE: Rails to Trails Project The Bon Homme Co. Commissioners have followed the lead of Charles Mix Co. Commissioners in not supporting the Rail to Trail Project. The main reasoning I do not support it is the liability issue.