I was at the meat locker and struck up a conversation about deer coming in and reports from this fall’s fortunate who drew and filled deer tags in North Dakota. Just like a nasty cold front bucking in from the northwest, the conversation shifted to pheasants and how the 2022 spring snow and ...
As Thanksgiving fades into December many hunters have freezers stacked with mallards and grouse, Canada geese and venison. In college while sharing community freezers we used to have fun by labeling packages to keep others from “enjoying” our hard-earned game. If you lived in Milligan ...
From deer to ducks and pike to perch, hunters and anglers must take only their own daily limit or fill their own deer tag. For as long as I can remember, party hunting, group fishing or any other way to describe it has never been legal in the state. In North Dakota there is no legal ...
The time to report a possible poaching violation is not the next time you see a game warden. Complaining about a situation you witnessed during deer or any other hunting season at the cafe, gas station, watering hole or at the high school game doesn’t help. The best advice I can give is if ...
It’s that time of year now when we find ourselves looking for those nicer, warmer days where temperatures rise above freezing and the winds calm. Most of the keepers have transitioned from their shorts to long pants, jackets, and gloves as they head out to care for the animals. The number of guests decline, but the work only increases for them as the animals require a greater amount of attention. By all measures it seems winter has begun. Caring for animals during the throes of winter is much more taxing on the staff than the warmer months. Most of the collection has temperature ...
Friluftsliv To loosely translate from Norwegian to English: fri = free, lufts = air’s, liv = life The English equivalent= Outdoor Life It’s hard to get too excited about a rock. Hard, that is, until you learn a little about its travels to North Dakota and its unique, characteristic ...
