When Christian Levitt, of Buffalo, N.D., drew a once-in-a-lifetime bull moose tag in 2022, he understood how special the opportunity was. Nearly 9,000 hunters had applied for a chance to hunt in the northwestern unit near Minot that year. Just 36 tags were issued.
Levitt, who lives about 250 miles from the hunting unit, faced a difficult task. Unfamiliar with the area and unsure where to begin scouting, he turned to a surprising source for help: a group of local women from a quilting club.
