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Pheasant Flies: The Pheasant Cruncher
While we focus a lot on nymphs and big bulky pheasant-tail based patterns for turning trout, panfish and other frequent targets on the...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Dec 13, 20192 min read


Excitement Grows for CRP Sign Up
With the announcement of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA),...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Dec 11, 20195 min read


PF Farm Bill Biologist Program Tops 150 Specialists, Reaches 30 States
Known as the Habitat Organization, Pheasants Forever (PF) has played a major role in acquiring and opening land to the public in the form...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Dec 4, 20194 min read


Late Season Lore
Ever since this season’s first blizzard, which fell on the weekend of pheasant opener, late season tactics have been front of mind for...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Nov 27, 20194 min read


Dakota Uplander: On the Rise
On the north side of the walk, my dog was birdy as soon as the northwest breeze curled around the middle of the hillside on which we...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Nov 23, 20193 min read


Deer Meat Diplomacy
It started as a light-hearted joke from my neighbor as I was unpacking my car from a hunting trip. “You seem to be spending a lot of gas...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Nov 20, 20193 min read


Dakota Uplander: Halftime Report
The firearms deer season serves as the often spectacle-filled halftime show for the upland season in which wingshooters trade in their...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Nov 15, 20194 min read


PLOTS Program Looks to Continue Upward Trend in 2020
With gains of nearly 30,000 acres in the Private Land Open to Sportsmen (PLOTS) program from 2018 to 2019, the North Dakota Game & Fish...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Nov 13, 20194 min read


G&F Advisory Board Meetings
Advisory Board Meetings Announced Hunters, anglers, and other outdoor enthusiasts are invited to attend a North Dakota Game and Fish...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Nov 13, 20192 min read


Our Outdoors: Swamping It
The roaring winds of Saturday dipped only slightly on Sunday morning as we made our way into the field to close out a weekend of pheasant...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
Oct 28, 20194 min read
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