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Depicted is a bird perched in a tree under conditions similar to looking into a sunset. Is it a blue jay? For the reveal see page 16. Photo illustration by Carrie Snyder/The Pioneer

Flight Lines: Careful observation only way to limit identification mistakes

Several years ago, I was made aware of just how bound some photographers are to certain light conditions. Early on that day, a friend and I were wending through some...

flight lines / outdoors Wed, Apr 14, 2010 - 12:00am

The author casts a shadow, and a fishing line, into the murky waters of the Leaf River in central Minnesota. Tyler Shoberg/The Pioneer

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...

sports / outdoors Wed, Apr 07, 2010 - 12:00am

The greater white-fronted goose is notable for its pinkish-orange bill and legs, white face and scattered black belly barring.

Flight Lines: Waterfowl migration hard to miss throughout the region

It started about 10 days ago with a phone call from a friend who found himself just south of West Fargo. In a rather excited tone he related how he...

flight lines / outdoors Wed, Mar 31, 2010 - 12:00am

MinnDak Rocky Mountain Elk Chapter to host banquet

Since 1984, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has gathered a following of more then 160,000 members to become one of the leading environmental conservation organizations in the world. For decades,...

outdoors Wed, Mar 31, 2010 - 12:00am

Shown is lead melting in a pan over a two-burner propane stove. At right is a sinker mold heating up to help the lead flow as it is poured.

Fiscal fishing: Pouring sinkers both easy, economical

Besides dealing with the occasional flood, living in the Red River Valley has its perks. For starters, the fertile waters of the north-bound river are teeming with life; giant channel...

outdoors / sports Wed, Mar 24, 2010 - 12:00am

RRVF hosting Red River Valley Gun Show

The Red River Valley Gun Show is coming to the Red River Valley Fairground's Hartl Ag Building March 27-28. The show hours of operation are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and...

outdoors Wed, Mar 24, 2010 - 12:00am

A black-capped chickadee selects a freeze-dried mealworm from a bird feeder. Keith Corliss/The Pioneer

Flight Lines: Mealworms add dimension when feeding birds

I'll likely never see bluebirds in my yard. The best I can hope for is a lucky fleeting glimpse of a flyover during migration, but the birds will not stop...

flight lines / outdoors Wed, Mar 17, 2010 - 12:00am

Sandhill Archery Club hosting Bowhunters Shootout

West Fargo's Sandhills Archery Club is hosting a Bowhunters Shootout on March 19-21, at the Red River Valley Fairground's Hart Ag Building. The shootout is open to the public, and...

outdoors Wed, Mar 17, 2010 - 12:00am

Numbers in from 2009 bighorn sheep, moose and elk harvests

Harvest statistics released by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2009 season for bighorn sheep was 100 percent, moose was 90 percent and...

outdoors Wed, Mar 17, 2010 - 12:00am

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. My outdoors OCD kicked into high gear last week with...

sports / outdoors Wed, Mar 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Common redpolls, so very common last winter, are few and far between this year. Keith Corliss/The Pioneer

Flight Lines: Birdlife noticeably absent this winter

Take a look around the state at recent bird reports and a person can't help but arrive at a somewhat ho-hum conclusion: There really isn't much out there. Oh sure...

flight lines / outdoors Wed, Mar 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Darkhouse spearfishing closes March 15

Anglers are reminded that North Dakota's darkhouse spearfishing season closes March 15. Interested individuals who would still like to get out for the first time this year must register with...

outdoors Wed, Mar 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Spring turkey drawing held, licenses remain

The 2010 spring wild turkey lottery has been held and more than 750 licenses remain in nine units. Only those hunters who do not have a license for the 2010...

outdoors Wed, Mar 03, 2010 - 12:00am

VFW promotes hunter education course

The West Fargo VFW, 308 Sheyenne St., will be the location for a Hunter Education Course offered by instructors Juel Halstenson and Melisa Toepke-Peterson starting March 22, and continuing until...

outdoors / community / sports Wed, Feb 24, 2010 - 12:00am

Open Season: Even if 'the fish are a bonus,' it still is a ton of fun to try

"The fish are a bonus." My dad's famous line; uttered in a slow, melodic way like an algebra teacher explaining the Pythagorean Theorem. Count on hearing it the moment a...

outdoors / sports Wed, Feb 24, 2010 - 12:00am

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