When the phone rings or the inbox pings, it’s reminiscent of unwrapping a Christmas present. I literally have no idea what’s behind the rings and pings. It’s one part of my job that truly keeps me on my toes and I enjoy it. Questions about regulations, to the hottest fishing bite, or ...
With a new year upon us, it is natural to look forward on how to make this next year better than the previous. But just because the calendar ‘s page has turned; life is not a fresh slate. Uncompleted projects, unfinished documents, and unresolved issues can suck the wind from your sails of optimism, as baggage is carried from one year to the next. Not trying to sound like a Negative Nellie but making sure to keep priorities front and center as we march into 2023. The list of goals for 2022 was long and we were able to chip away at them. Now there are a list of goals set for 2023. ...
I quit blaming Mother Nature years ago for nasty weather and started pointing the finger at Old Man Winter. Not that it mattered but it seemed fair, even though we have no control over the weather. For man and beast on the prairie, a winter that starts late and ends early with a few drifts ...
The phone call was from a Florida number and I had no idea where the conversation would lead. Low and behold, it turned to ice fishing. Growing up and living in North Dakota my entire life I’ve never thought twice about an electrical plug hanging from the front grill on a pickup, ...
In the spring of 2000, the new North Dakota Game and Fish Department fishing proclamation carried a provision that eliminated the requirement for licensing winter ice fishing shelters. And yet, after more than 20 years I still get a fair number of phone calls, emails and personal visits ...
Area residents will have four opportunities to participate in the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas bird count this month. The counts will take place Dec. 16 at the Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, Dec. 17 at Garrison Dam, Dec. 23 in Minot and Dec. 30 at the Denbigh ...
