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Upland game brood survey results

North Dakota’s roadside surveys conducted in late July and August indicate pheasant numbers are relatively the same as last year, while gray partridge and sharp-tailed grouse numbers were down. Total pheasants observed (91.6 per 100 miles) are down 3% from last year and broods (11.4) per 100 miles are down 1%. The average brood size (5.1) is down 6%. The statewide number of pheasants observed per 100 miles is 48% above the 10-year average. The final summary is based on 285 survey runs made along 100 brood routes across North Dakota. Observers in the northwest counted 14.7 broods ...

Remaining fall turkey licenses available Sept. 17 beginning

The fall wild turkey lottery has been held and more than 1,200 licenses remain in 10 units. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 8 a.m., all remaining licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Hunters are allowed a maximum of five licenses for the fall season. Resident and nonresident hunters must purchase a license from the Game and Fish online. The fall turkey season runs Oct. 11-Jan. 4. Licenses remain for the following units: Unit 04, portions of Billings and Golden Valley counties, (39); Unit 13, Dunn County, (619); Unit 19, Grant and Sioux counties and ...

Donations to help veterans

Team Minot hosts monthly dorm dinner for airmen

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Keeping cultural traditions alive: Local women preserve heritage with artist’s brush

An elaborate, beautiful painting style that dates to the mid-1700s, Norwegian rosemaling might be a lost art but for the community of enthusiasts who keep the art form alive. Rosemaling expert Joan Varty has contributed to preserving the art in traveling around the region to teach others ...

Keeping cultural traditions alive: Accordion mentor trains next generation

Gerald Schlag and Titus Bulow of Minot are doing their part to ensure accordion music will be enjoyed for generations to come. A long-time accordion instructor, Schlag has been working with Bulow, 14, for a few years. They recently entered a second year in an apprenticeship grant program of ...