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Don’t forget about fisheries issues this fall
By Doug_Leier :: 793 Views :: Article Rating

While fall is just around the corner and most of us are starting to think earnestly about hunting, some serious fisheries issues are still near the top of the State Game and Fish Department priority list...

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Is there anything homeowners can do to protect their trees from insects and diseases and possible mortality?
By justnorth :: 674 Views :: Article Rating

It appears to be that time of year for insects and diseases of trees to surface. In recent weeks a number of outbreaks have been reported. Is there anything homeowners can do to protect their trees from insects and diseases and possible mortality, regardless of tree species?

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Staying HIP - In the Outdoor World
By Doug_Leier :: 822 Views :: Article Rating

For almost a decade, migratory bird hunters have had to get HIP. No, not the “hip,” that loosely means “aware” or “fashionable” according the Webster’s Dictionary, but HIP, as in registered with the Harvest Information Program...

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NGDF Summer Staff Meeting and How it Affects you
By Doug_Leier :: 671 Views :: Article Rating

Twice a year, in August and December, North Dakota Game and Fish Department staff from Bowman to Cavalier and Williston to Wyndmere gather to learn, teach and simply converse about opportunities and problems relevant to managing the state’s natural resources...

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Canada Goose
By Doug_Leier :: 1087 Views :: Article Rating

I don’t think of myself as a veteran hunter. But when I put pen to paper and add up the years, I realize it's been nearly 25 of them since I took hunter education in LaMoure in 1984. During that time, I've already experienced some significant changes in our hunting landscape...

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North Dakota Fall Predictions in the Middle of the Summer
By Doug_Leier :: 1061 Views :: Article Rating

Football previews with prognostications and predictions for the upcoming season are starting in earnest. Based on drafts and off-season transactions, “experts” are predicting which teams will flourish or fail...

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FFA - More Than Cows and Plows
By Doug_Leier :: 771 Views :: Article Rating

I didn't grow up on a farm, but anyone who is raised in a small town across North Dakota is likely influenced by those who have toiled in the soil for a few years or even generations. While I was not technically a farm kid, that didn't deter me from taking an active roll in the Future Farmers of America...

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Current Hunting and Fishing Trends
By Doug_Leier :: 1157 Views :: Article Rating
In the mid-1980s video games were just taking off, and thankfully the quarter required pay to play was not really easy to pry out of my dad's pocket. Because of that, friends and school activities were the primary diversions that kept me from outdoor activities...
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Habitat on the Prarie
By Doug_Leier :: 659 Views :: Article Rating
Last year’s pheasant harvest was likely higher than in any year since the mid-1940s. The past winter was relatively mild which should have meant fairly good carryover of birds. While abundant rains over much of the state could inhibit nest success and brood survival to some extent, across the board, winter weather, habitat and hatching conditions haven't shifted too far out of the average ranges...
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Managing Wolves
By Doug_Leier :: 1216 Views :: Article Rating
Under another proposal which has been making news across the nation, the Rocky Mountain wolf population is a candidate for delisting. The boundary for this population  extends to Montana’s eastern border. Listing status outside this area would not change, so if the proposal goes through...
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Are Earthworms a Threat to State Forests?
By justnorth :: 1031 Views :: Article Rating
Earthworms make great fishing bait, but recent research has discovered that they are a threat to Minnesota's forests - making them an invasive species. What sort of damage do they cause?
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Sticks, Boomerangs and Dirty Lakes
By justnorth :: 586 Views :: Article Rating
What do you call a boomerang that doesn't work? A stick...
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Gone Fishing
By Doug_Leier :: 1051 Views :: Article Rating
I've found few activities that are more relaxing than spending an hour or even a minute casting a line. Even while typing, I can hear the rustle of the river and see a lure breaking the plane of water and sinking toward my next catch...
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Slowing the spread of aquatic nuisance species
By Doug_Leier :: 1102 Views :: Article Rating
While North Dakota doesn’t yet have ANS as significant as, say, zebra mussels in the Great Lakes, unwanted plants and animals continue to steal time and money away from state Game and Fish Department fisheries managers, and choke out habitat and fishing opportunities. It's a trend that no one wants to see expand...
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Don’t touch orphaned or abandoned animals
By Doug_Leier :: 1037 Views :: Article Rating
The local game warden’s phone rings a lot this time of year. Many questions relate to an injured or possibly orphaned duck, deer, raccoon or whatever someone happens to discover...
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