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Doug Leier

North Dakota’s Robert W. Henderson WMA near Bismarck gets revitalized

National Hunting, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

“Government land” is a pretty standard designation for most public hunting property.
While 93% of land in North Dakota is held in private ownership, mixed in amongst the remaining 7% — from national grasslands, national wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas — is an array of owners and managers.
Having lived and worked in North Dakota my entire life, just the mention of these public lands evokes memories of working, hunting and appreciating what is available.

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Doug Leier: Appreciate the fine dining courtesy of our great outdoors

Cooking, National Hunting /

I spend a lot of time talking about the outdoors and one of the more recent conversations connected with old timers eating everything “but the squeal” from a pig to acknowledge how our generations couldn’t afford to waste anything consumed as food.
It was a generation and time through the Depression and world wars when ends were met by rationing gas and supplies to basically shaming any food waste. You just couldn’t afford to throw anything away. When it came to meat, we always had beef from the pasture, but just as common on the table was wild game.

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Getting you ready for the 2024 North Dakota firearm deer season

National Hunting /

Are you ready for the 2024 North Dakota deer gun season? Don’t confuse excitement and anticipation for “ready.” Most hunters were likely ready when last year’s season closed. While others rode the roller coaster of waiting for the 2024 season to be set, then applying for the deer license while spending time during summer months with the rifle at the range.

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Looking deeper into the situation for North Dakota pheasants

Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting, National News /

While the headlines get all the attention – “Pheasant Numbers are up 25%” – there’s so much more to the story and you don’t have to be a biologist or a hunter to understand the recipe for healthy upland game and pheasant populations. Weather and habitat.
Good nesting weather and spring grasslands help maintain and grow pheasant numbers. The right weather at the right time is preferred. Often that’s more of a wish than reality, while a winter with plenty of deep snow and cold can thin even the strongest numbers in North Dakota.

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Doug Leier: Examining the decline of sage grouse in North Dakota

Features, Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting /

I keep three North Dakota OUTDOORS calendars on the wall in my office. When I glance up and see a dark shaded day I know it’s pretty significant.
A season opener or application deadline is reason for a second look. While glancing at September, I recalled how years ago there would be a three day stretch mid-week indicating the open and close of the sage grouse season.
I think back to 30 years ago when the hunting fellas and I would suggest, “We should head west sage grouse hunting.”

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Recruiting, retaining and reactivating hunters and anglers remains important in North Dakota, elsewhere

National Fishing, National Hunting /

I wouldn’t be surprised to find out kids who grew up on the beaches of California are more likely to surf than a kid from North Dakota. Fair is fair. If you were raised in the Midwest, I’d suggest your odds of growing into hunting and fishing are more likely than those from Laguna Beach.
Around these parts, even if you don’t buy a hunting and fishing license it’s likely someone in your family or neighbor does. The numbers prove it.

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Prepare yourself for the fall hunting season

Features, Hunting, Minnesota, National Hunting /

With the close of summer, you’ll notice a swing from fishing rods to shotguns. For many it’s a seamless transition and welcomed, even if the tradeoff means we’re one step closer to winter.
People who hunt all fall, starting with early goose, then doves and working through upland game and waterfowl, gradually acclimate their body to extreme temperatures and physical exertion. This natural progression serves as a tune-up for October pheasant and November’s deer season.

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Dove hunting an underutilized opportunity for North Dakota hunters

Featured, Hunting, National Hunting, North Dakota /

I grew up in an era before the early August goose hunt, and 25 years later it still feels a bit odd to think of hunters swatting mosquitoes and lathering on sunscreen.
Our first hunt of the season was mourning doves in early September. Where birds were plentiful, the sense of accomplishment was a dozen birds from a box of shells. More misses than hits were the norm. Mike Szymanski, North Dakota Game and Fish migratory bird supervisor, is one of those who appreciates the opportunity.
“Dove opener has never been an ‘unofficial holiday’ in North Dakota as it is in other states. It’s a shame because we really do have a lot of dove hunting opportunities and not many dove hunters,” he said.

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North Dakota studying ways to lower bullhead populations

Featured, Fishing, Home Page News, Minnesota, National Fishing, National News, News /

As a kid growing up in the 1980s, fishing to me was about opportunity. Thankfully, North Dakota’s forefathers had set up most communities near waterways for the purpose of transportation of goods.
For me, it was less about necessity and more about my ability to ride a bike to a river where I was certain to catch a pike or a perch. But most often, it was a bullhead at the end of my line.
For most anglers then and now, the bullhead is the equivalent of a dandelion: Both are rather common and neither is appreciated. And like a lover of dandelion-free lawns, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department continues to work toward reducing the number of these pesky but resilient fish.

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