outdoors

Put down this paper for a moment and picture a time when you witnessed large flocks of migratory birds. Maybe it's snow geese, sandhill cranes, Franklin's gulls or even cedar...

MacGillivray, Wilson, Swainson, Harris, Baird, Bonaparte and Bachman all share two common traits. First, these men of the early 19th century all have birds named in their honor. Secondly, all...

With 80 degree days and summer sunshine gone on the wind of Labor Day's cold front, an autumn chill has settled over the region. The change in weather shifts the...

The most recent issue of North Dakota Outdoors is a comprehensive snapshot of the current status of many of our game animals. Touching on everything from moose to mourning doves,...

The 2008 Fall Youth Shooting Sports program teaches youth how to be safely involved in a shooting activity, helping them understand and promote the safe, responsible and ethical use of...

After 30 years of enjoying horseshoes, Gene and Donna Kiefat of Mapleton have been inducted into the North Dakota Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame. The couple was honored at a...

There's nothing more primal in our human psyche than fear - or at least a healthy level of cautious respect - for that which we cannot see when the light...

During our daily walk through life, all of us, at some point or another, run into "experts." Perhaps not expert in the academic sense, but folks who know enough about...

You might be thinking "what does he mean, 'what is a frog?' It's green, hops, eats flies and goes 'ribbit, ribbit.'" It seems like a pretty easy question, but two...

Midsummer is not exactly a birdwatcher's favorite time of year. It's hot, it's buggy, and vegetative growth is at or near its maximum which makes for difficult viewing. Then there's...

The neon-green tagboard sign taped above the bubbling tanks in the highway junction baitshop read Shiners - $5.95/doz. Immediately I thought back to how many dozens I had seined for...

Late July is not exactly prime time among the network of bird aficionados. In fact, you may even call it a lull of sorts. But standing out amid the humdrum...

Registrations are being accepted for women interested in attending the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshop, held Aug. 8-10 at Lake Metigoshe State Park near Bottineau. The cost is $135 for those...

Stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan once remarked that he normally doesn't eat a burger, a bratwurst AND a steak in the same meal, but on the Fourth of July, he just...

Just five casts into Saturday morning, I figured the weekend would have one of two outcomes: either bigger muskies would certainly follow the one in my hand, or I just...