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Sage Grouse counts low, season remains closed

Results from North Dakota's spring sage grouse survey indicate the number of strutting males observed remains well below management objectives. Therefore, the sage grouse hunting season will remain closed in...

outdoors Thu, Aug 13, 2009 - 12:00am

Steckel (Wilton) boat ramp closed temporarily

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department and Burleigh County Park Board are closing Steckel (Wilton) boat ramp along the Missouri River beginning Aug. 10 for major reconstruction. Plans include...

outdoors Thu, Aug 13, 2009 - 12:00am

To find out where curve-billed thrashers are found consult a filed guide. Or open up one of the millions of possible Web pages on the Internet devoted to birds. Keith Corliss

Strong connection between Internet and birding

Type the word "birding" into the popular Google search engine and hit the enter key. The results show about nine million web pages available to users of the Internet. No...

flight lines / outdoors Thu, Aug 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Early Canada goose hunting season opens in North Dakota August 15

An early hunting season intended to reduce local Canada goose numbers in North Dakota opens statewide Aug. 15. Last year was the first time the early season opened in mid-August...

outdoors Thu, Aug 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Hunting guide and outfitter test set for Aug. 22

The next guide and outfitter written examination is Aug. 22, at 1 p.m., at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck.

outdoors Thu, Jul 30, 2009 - 9:48am

Fur harvester class scheduled in Bismarck

The North Dakota Cooperative Fur Harvester Education program is sponsoring a fur harvester education class in Bismarck for anyone interested in trapping or hunting furbearers. The free 16-hour course is...

outdoors Thu, Jul 30, 2009 - 9:47am

North Dakota habitats workshop for educators

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society, and the Bismarck Art and Galleries Association is promoting wildlife conservation and resource management by sponsoring...

outdoors Thu, Jul 30, 2009 - 9:46am

Game and Fish monitors waters for ANS

North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel will continue to monitor waters throughout the state this summer for aquatic nuisance species. Lynn Schlueter, ANS coordinator, said efforts will focus...

outdoors Thu, Jul 23, 2009 - 10:16am

The pink flush apparent on the breast of this Franklin's gull is produced by astaxanthin, a carotenoid pigment acquired by the bird's diet. Keith Corliss

Some colors dependent on food source

You are what you eat. Or at least that's what we've heard all our lives. Of course it's not meant in a literal sense. I don't consider myself a pizza...

outdoors / outdoors Thu, Jul 23, 2009 - 10:12am

Savory, spicy salsa heats up the taste buds

With the tomatoes soon a big commodity in backyard vegetable gardens, I've had a few calls from individuals asking about cooked salsa recipes. I featured one of my favorite go-to...

eating well Thu, Jul 23, 2009 - 12:00am

Beet Pickles

Vegetable harvest soon ready for pickling

The summer stash of garden vegetables will soon be ripe for the picking.

eating well Thu, Jul 16, 2009 - 9:24am

The author's brother, Ben Simonson, targeted the multi-structure dock complex in the background for this nice largemouth on Big Detroit Lake, Minn. Submitted photo

Rock the docks with thrill of bass fishing

A great summer pastime for many people is the attendance of open air concerts, from a battle of the bands contest at the county fair, to the raucous campsite echo...

outdoors / outdoors Thu, Jul 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Watchable wildlife photo contest changes

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest is getting a facelift. The department will no longer produce a Watchable Wildlife promotional poster, but instead feature more...

outdoors / outdoors Thu, Jul 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Prairie chicken applications due Aug. 12

Hunters interested in chasing prairie chickens in October will need to have their applications in the mail and postmarked no later than Aug. 12. The prairie grouse hunting season will...

outdoors Thu, Jul 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Frothy mass visible on plant stem hides curious bug

The concept itself can be identified as far back as Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War,' although he didn't use the term. It purportedly stemmed from WWI aviators. But it...

outdoors Thu, Jul 09, 2009 - 12:00am

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