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HuntLink

HuntLink is a new, voluntary program designed to help North Dakota landowners easily connect with hunters and trappers. The program offers a simple way to allow managed access for antlerless deer, coyotes, turkeys and other species. For landowners experiencing wildlife depredation or looking for additional management tools, HuntLink can help. Those interested in the program can contact the North Dakota Game and Fish Department for information. Hunters can view landowner requests across the state through the HuntLink Map but must contact landowners directly to obtain permission ...

Base leaders thank Minot for community support

Minot Air Force Base commanders offered their gratitude for the community’s support for the military during a meeting of the Minot City Council Monday, Dec. 1. Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wing commander, and Col. James Schlabach, 91st Missile Wing commander, spoke at the invitation of ...

Combat survival training keeps airmen ready

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North Dakota Outdoors: Late season hunting may be best days in field

When most hunters think about prime time for pheasants, grouse or whitetails in North Dakota, early November usually comes to mind. Those crisp mornings, full stands of cover, and fields humming with activity. But there’s a quiet opening near the season’s back end – late November into ...

Retirement's Comic Relief: Heel, toe, dosey doe, come on baby, let’s go

Birds of Paradise and Peacocks need neither music nor lessons to know how to strut their stuff. They jump and flit around to impress a potential suitor or mate. Other birds build elaborate nests, then wait for the right partner to flutter past. Unfortunately, most humans aren’t blessed with gyration genetics like those of fowl, Michael Jackson or Elvis Presley and are instead impaired by the two-left-footed gene. Luckily, Chubby Checker provided his 1960 rendition of Hank Ballard’s song, “The Twist.” Both the song and the dance swept the country and were further amplified by ...

Elks donates to feed children