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Colorful wildflowers abundant throughout the region

Wherever you go, it is important to slow down and allow yourself to notice what is around you. Although walking is the best way, road trips are also good, but...

home & garden / outdoors Thu, Aug 20, 2009 - 12:00am

A spring American golden plover photographed near West Fargo after returning from wintering areas in southern South America.

Killdeer relative known for long-distance migration

The nesting season is all but over for the vast majority of birds in the Northern Hemisphere. Many finished the business of gene perpetuation some months past. About a week...

flight lines / outdoors Thu, Aug 20, 2009 - 12:00am

The author's brother, Ben Simonson, with a 51-inch muskellunge from Big Detroit Lake, Minn., The fish was caught on a #12-bladed, 12-inch flashabou spinner. Burning big baits is a popular technique as muskies turn on in late summer. Upsize your offerings and crank up the speed to trigger fish this time of year. Submitted photo

August time for bulkier bats, aggressive tactics

Everything gets bigger in August - particularly the servings of food we encounter - 16-ounce T-bones are on sale and perfect for the grill. The block party barbeque is loaded...

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

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

No kidding, it's time to prep for hunting

An annual joke between my wife and I begins round about Sunday on Memorial Day weekend, when I start telling her "summer is just about over." A quick glare or...

outdoors Thu, Jul 30, 2009 - 9:40am

Tina Willis and Toby Mougey proudly display the catfish Willis caught on Moon Lake on Saturday. David Samson / The Forum

Woman nets record catfish

Tina Willis of West Fargo caught a channel catfish so big last Saturday it became a North Dakota state record. "We were trying to catch some big catfish and we...

outdoors Wed, Jul 29, 2009 - 8:45am

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

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

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