It was probably the most controversial topic of North Dakota’s 2019 Legislative Session— Should landowners have to post their property in order to make it off limits to others? That debate took place legislatively as a result of Senate Bill [read more…]
Tomorrow at noon marks the beginning of North Dakota’s 2019 Deer Gun Season. You’re probably far more organized than I’ve been at times when it comes to prepping for the hunt. If not, then you can probably relate to things [read more…]
A Minot Daily News article this week reminded me of something I’ve noticed about myself for a number of years now— I’m perhaps a bit more of an environmentalist at heart than I once thought I was. And I don’t [read more…]
It’s a relatively new and unpleasant reality for some hunters in North Dakota— the existence and spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). With no way to cure or inoculate against the disease, it seems the Game & Fish Department is [read more…]
A bit over a month ago, we dropped an article on the growing population of feral swine to the north of us in Canada. If you do nothing more than look at the maps in that article, you may find [read more…]
An article was published yesterday by Forum News Service’s April Baumgarten that detailed the issue of signs being shot up across the counties of North Dakota. It’s nearly a century-old problem. As North Dakota Local Technical Assistance Program (NDLTAP) Director [read more…]
Youth are the future of North Dakota’s hunting tradition. Last year Outdoor Life published an article with some detail of why we “suck” at recruiting new hunters. If you’re a hunter yourself, then you’re probably aware that our numbers have [read more…]
Yes, it’s that time. The deadline for applicants to participate in the 2019 Deer Gun Lottery is today— June 5th. You must have your applications submitted before midnight tonight. Youth hoping to hunt antlered mule deer in 3B1, 3B2, 4A, [read more…]
One of the most contentious bills of the recently completed 66th Legislative Session was Senate Bill 2315. This, of course, was the bill that dealt with the issue of whether landowners should have to post their property. Some referred to it [read more…]
As Announced by the North Dakota Game & Fish Department Mountain lion hunting during the late season in Zone 1 is closed immediately. The zone’s late-season harvest limit of either seven total cats or three females was reached after the [read more…]
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