ND Houndsmen Highlight Evolving Hunting Niche
The traditional image of a hunting dog on the prairies of the upper Midwest may suggest the statuesque shorthair holding point over a...
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North Dakota Wildlife Federation
- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
Late Hatch Likely Bettered 2021 Upland Hunting
This autumn, upland hunters found good success where habitat remained intact because it congregated birds in those locations. In places...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
Grab & Go
If you’ve ever watched the top of a tip-up spin after a pike has taken the offering below, be it frozen smelt, herring or perhaps even a...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
Panfish Primer
Bluegills, perch and crappies can provide fast action on ice, but like any species this terrific trio can also provide a challenge, as...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
- Dec 8, 2021
- 4 min
Southeast ND Ice Fishing Opportunities Abound
While water levels are down about two feet after a dry spring and summer across southeastern North Dakota’s prairie lakes country, the...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Hottest Stuff on Ice
The ice fishing market has exploded in the last twenty years. Where once only a couple of companies dominated the auger, fish house, and...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
2021 Difficult Year for ND Mule Deer
While many hunters were gearing up for the 2021 firearms deer season, agents of the North Dakota Game & Fish Department (NDG&F) were...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
As EHD Threat Ends in Western ND, CWD Rises in East
North Dakota’s deer hunters breathed a collective sigh of relief last week, much of which could be seen in the air outdoors as...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
Our Outdoors: For Flock’s Sake
There is nothing more surprising on an upland hunt than to wander into a draw or to the edge of a stretch of grass and watch a covey of...
North Dakota Wildlife Federation
- Nov 4, 2021
- 3 min
Grunt Work
The sound of a grunting buck can send a shiver of anticipation up any hunter’s spine. What was a calm sit in a tree stand can quickly...
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