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Snow Geese & Waterfowl Return
With the recent warm stretch and receding snowline in the upper Midwest, many outdoors enthusiasts have their eyes to the skies watching...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Mar 4, 20203 min read


Late Ice Lessons
I can recall the sun rising over the eastern waters of Devils Lake as I headed to the hotel to meet my parents for a weekend of early...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Mar 2, 20203 min read


Mini Chernobyl
If it’s fly tying season and you’re thinking spring is coming outdoors, you’ve got to be thinking summer when it comes to finishing off...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Feb 28, 20202 min read


Hunter's Ed Evolution
While winter and spring aren’t often associated with hunting in the upper Midwest, the months of January through May are an important...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Feb 26, 20203 min read


QDMA Reports Record Harvest of Mature Bucks
With the issuance of its 2020 Whitetail Report, the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) noted among its findings that more deer...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Feb 21, 20203 min read


What do Birds and Beef have in Common?
Audubon Dakota’s Marshall Johnson is spreading the word on how your meat purchases can help grassland birds, one burger at a time. Beef...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Feb 21, 20201 min read


A Sportsman’s Senator: Robinson Reflects on 30 Years in ND Senate, Outdoors
With North Dakota’s legislature meeting every other year, the winter of 2020 would seem like many to be a quiet one for the state’s...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Feb 14, 20204 min read


RAWA: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742)
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) (RAWA) is a bipartisan bill in Congress that would funnel much needed funds to state...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Feb 10, 20202 min read


How Much You Don't Know
I’m a dabbler. A jack of all trades. A fisher of multi-species. There’s so much in the outdoors to do that it’s impossible to do it all,...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Feb 6, 20204 min read


The Gotcha
The Gotcha is another simple shrimp imitator for saltwater species that has become a secret weapon for slab crappies up north. With its...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Feb 3, 20202 min read
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