OPEN SEASON
Open Season: Early goose season offers hunting opportunity – but bring sunscreen 
It’s getting to be that time of year again. Time to dust off the scattergun and get ready for waterfowl hunting.
By Tyler Shoberg , August 11, 2010
Open Season: This new dog owner learning right along with pup
The first time we saw the puppy, my wife, Erin, and I knew he was ours.
By Tyler Shoberg , July 28, 2010
Open Season: Tough cooking goose or duck? With jerky, you're in luck
I still remember the first time I brought home a mess of ducks after a weekend trip to North Dakota.
Beaming with pride, I plopped the Ziplocked bags of gutted birds on the kitchen counter and grinned ear to ear.
“What do you expect me to do with those?” Mom asked.
By Tyler Shoberg , July 14, 2010
North Dakota native a true ‘trail’ blazer
Originally from Forman, N.D., Scott Kudelka is the author of “North Dakota’s Best Hiking Trails” (MSRP $12.95, Adventure Publications, Inc.), a comprehensive guide perfect for even the most seasoned path pounder.
By Tyler Shoberg , June 30, 2010
Open Season: If it seems to good to be true, it is – especially on fishing opener
As my grandfather, Vern Drechsel, skillfully played his first walleye of Minnesota’s fishing opener into the awaiting landing net, it donned on me that something wasn’t quite right.
By Tyler Shoberg , May 19, 2010
Buggy's Outdoor Adventures: Chapter 1
Mother may know best, but her taste is the worstBuggy didn’t move. In a panic, she held her breath and stood rigid at the brink of the door frame. Behind her was the hallway and safety; in front, her mother and certain unpleasantness.
By Tyler Shoberg , May 05, 2010
Open Season: You never leave North Dakota empty-handed
Alaska has its fjords, Montana has the Rocky Mountains, and Minnesota has 10,000 lakes; but to experience pure, unabridged feelings of complete freedom, North Dakotans need look no further than their own back yard.
By Tyler Shoberg , April 21, 2010
Open Season: Time spent outdoors is a blessing – even on Easter Sunday
Adorned in their Easter finest, families cruised down the road en route to small-town churches for Sunday service.
In similar fashion, I had donned my best fishing clothes – ratty jeans and an “All My Heroes Smell Like Fish” T-shirt – and headed for open water.
By Tyler Shoberg , April 07, 2010
Fiscal fishing: Pouring sinkers both easy, economical
To help stave expenses, especially in this tough economic time, making your own sinkers is both cheap and easy. What follows is a step-by-step tutorial in pouring sinkers, though it can be applied to any do-it-yourself lead molding system.
By Tyler Shoberg , March 24, 2010
Open Season: With spring on its way, time to switch gears
As winter gradually relinquishes its clammy hold, hunters and fishermen are experiencing ‘tween time: that seemingly expansive nether-region until spring.
By Tyler Shoberg , March 10, 2010
Open Season: Even if ‘the fish are a bonus,’ it still is a ton of fun to try
“Catching isn’t important,” my dad continues, raising a finger for emphasis. “It’s the time spent outside that’s a blessing.”
Who does he think he is – Confucius?
By Tyler Shoberg , February 24, 2010
Open Season: It’s good to have priorities in check, especially for sportsmen
“Obsessive” is a word I hear often in my presence.
“Driven” would be another, and “passionate,” too.
But I think the best word to sum up my outdoors enthusiasm is “compulsive.”
By Tyler Shoberg , January 27, 2010
Open Season: A wild imagination, frozen lake lead to memorable time ice fishing
Peering into the muddled, turquoise abyss below, it’s hard not to let one’s imagination run free.
By Tyler Shoberg , January 13, 2010
When it comes to ’09 highlights, record catfish steals the spotlight
Looking back on 2009, you have to sift through a lot of outdoors stories to find the best one. But the story of a West Fargo woman who caught a state record catfish wins, hands down.
By Tyler Shoberg , December 30, 2009
Coyote hunting a preemptive measure to hinder cabin fever
“There’s one right there!” my friend Jeff Tschetter yelled as he slammed on the brakes and we skidded to a halt.
The seat belt across my lap threw a mean sucker punch as I lurched forward from the sudden stop.
By Tyler Shoberg , December 16, 2009
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