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    October 7, 2018
    Pheasant numbers in North Dakota look to be similar to last year, when hunters shot less than 310,000 roosters, the lowest total since 2000. Habitat loss and declining acreage in the federal Conservation Reserve Program have reduced pheasant numbers and hunter success since the CRP peak in the mid-2000s. Courtesy photo/ North Dakota Game and Fish Department
    Tougher pheasant hunting the new normal in North Dakota
    GRAND FORKS — During last year's North Dakota pheasant opener, Scott Lindgren of Grand Forks and his hunting partners headed west to hunt...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 7, 2018 - 7:15am
    July 27, 2018
    Randy Bina, executive director of the Bismarck Parks and Recreation District, stands in a pollinator garden that was part of a project partially funded by the North Dakota Outdoor Heritage Fund Thursday, July 26. John Hageman / Forum News Service
    Concentrating on conservation: Outdoor groups happy with North Dakota Outdoor Heritage Fund
    BISMARCK — Five years after North Dakota lawmakers set aside millions in oil and gas tax revenues for conservation projects, leaders of...
    news/science-and-natureJuly 27, 2018 - 2:59pm
    February 18, 2018
    Dave Nilsen, of Dakota Hunting Retriever Club in Sioux Falls, feeds his dog, Axl, during the 2018 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic on Saturday in Sioux Falls. (Luke Hagen / Republic)
    SD governor hopefuls battle for birds: Noem, Jackley share five-point plans to boost SD’s pheasant population
    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — It's a Republican rooster battle. South Dakota gubernatorial candidates Marty Jackley and Kristi Noem revealed over...
    sports/outdoorsFebruary 18, 2018 - 5:47pm
    January 29, 2018
    Ryan Heiniger of Pheasants Forever says this is a good "after" example of a project his team has worked on. The field still is a majority of cropland "but boundaries are square and clean and the marginal acres are ‘growing’ clean water, wildlife and still producing a profit for the landowner," he says. (Ryan Heiniger photo)
    Precision ag tools can improve profitability, work with conservation
    JAMESTOWN, N.D. — When people think of precision agriculture, they often think of autosteer, variable-rate seeding, satellites or drones....
    newsJanuary 29, 2018 - 6:45am
    October 2, 2017
    Cattle rancher Byron Richards surveys one of his herds on his 23,000 acre Beach, N.D. ranch on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Nick Nelson / Forum News Service
    Allies, not enemies: Big ND ranch works with outdoor groups
    BEACH, N.D. — Some farmers and ranchers view hunters, other outdoor enthusiasts and wildlife groups as enemies. Not Byron Richard. The...
    newsOctober 2, 2017 - 5:55am
    October 1, 2017
    North Dakota's summer roadside pheasant counts were down 61 percent statewide from last year, the Game and Fish Department said. North Dakota's pheasant season opens Saturday, Oct. 7. (North Dakota Game and Fish Department photo)
    Pheasant numbers are down in North Dakota; neighboring states face same scenario
    GRAND FORKS — Pheasant hunters in North Dakota can expect to cover more ground this fall. Hammered by a severe winter that affected survival...
    newsOctober 1, 2017 - 6:13am
    October 2, 2016
    Pheasants Forever highlights fall hunting prospects in MN, MT, SD
    North Dakota's neighbors again this year will offer good pheasant hunting opportunities, as well. At least in places.
    sports/outdoorsOctober 2, 2016 - 6:40am
    North Dakota pheasant hunters will find pockets of good hunting opportunities this fall -- especially in areas that escaped the summer's barrage of hail and heavy rains. The state's pheasant season opens Saturday, Oct. 8. (N.D. Game and Fish Department photo)
    Fewer pheasants in forecast for North Dakota's upcoming season.
    BISMARCK — North Dakota pheasant hunters can expect to work harder to shoot their limits this fall, but success likely will vary depending...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 2, 2016 - 6:38am
    September 22, 2010
    Pheasants Forever to host youth outdoors activities day
    Two area Pheasants Forever chapters are joining forces to support their organization's "No Child Left Indoors" initiative. The Dakota East Central and Ransom County Chapters of Pheasants Forever are hosting a North Dakota Youth Outdoor Activity Day on Saturday, Sept.
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 22, 2010 - 12:00am
    September 8, 2010
    Local Pheasants Forever chapter to host banquet Sept. 9 at Legends in West Fargo
    There is simple arithmetic involved when figuring out how to increase wild game populations: more habitat equals more wildlife. Though simple...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 8, 2010 - 12:00am
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