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NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS AND BEYOND 2013 North Dakota deer season details are set
North Dakotas 2013 deer season is set, with 59,500 licenses available to hunters this fall, 5,800 fewer than last year and the lowest since 1983. Randy Kreil, wildlife chief for the State Gam...
Posted on 5/8/13 at 9:16 AM
COMPASS POINTS: NEWS FROM THE GREAT OUTDOORS WITH HERALD OUTDOOR WRITER BRAD DOKKEN NDGF summarizes 2012 deer season
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department cut the number of firearms deer licenses that were available last fall, and the reduction buoyed hunting success, the department said. Deer hunters last fa...
Posted on 3/18/13 at 2:59 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Political notebook: Politicians learn how to deal with humor (joke, joke, joke)
By Don Davis Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura was the king of deadpanning, a trait that got him in trouble more than once. He often would deliver lines, giving no indication he was joking. After ...
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:27 PM
FARMBLEAT Frogs, feathers and ticks, oh my!
What do you get when you pack up the car with a power drill, a pooper scooper-type device and a quartet of kids? An adventure of epic proportions, of course! On Saturday, a couple of the 4-Hers I ment...
Posted on 3/19/12 at 5:21 PM
IT'S GOOD TO BE IN N.D. My brother spots some Montana mule deer
My brother Drew is in Montana this week for his job as an accountant. He sent me this photo of mule deer by the parking lot outside his hotel window....
Posted on 1/28/11 at 5:41 PM
Conduct of DNR officer raises serious questions 
On Nov. 24, I was on my way to work in Drayton, N.D. I travel from Lancaster, Minn., a 37-mile ride with an abundance of deer along the way. I hit a deer.
By Jon Bedard , December 20, 2009
DNR officer frees deer from railing – twice
DULUTH, Minn. – It was about 10:30 Monday night when the scratching started outside their home.
By John Myers, Forum Communications Co. , December 18, 2009
Accused Minnesota poacher of world-record deer pleads not guilty
Troy Alan Reinke, the Cannon Falls, Minn., man accused of poaching a trophy Goodhue County buck, entered a not guilty plea today during his first court appearance in the case.
Reinke was charged last month with 13 poaching-related counts. Authorities claim he shot a world-class buck and two other deer illegally in October.
By Mike Longaecker , December 10, 2009
Leier: Limiting buck licenses assures future big bucks
More than 30 years ago, when the North Dakota Game and Fish Department began managing deer in smaller units and issuing a specific number of buck or doe licenses – for example, 38,000 total licenses in 1980 – some “want-to-be” potential deer hunters actually had to stay home.
By Doug Leier , November 19, 2009
Deer harvest down 5 percent in Minnesota
BEMIDJI, Minn. – About 5 percent fewer deer are being harvested in Minnesota this season, a trend that some sporting-good retailers say is hurting them financially.
By Associated Press , November 15, 2009
Leier: Even without buck tag, at least you can hunt
Last week’s discussion revolved around changing hunter attitudes for deer hunting in North Dakota, where many hunters now live in urban areas, and along with a healthy deer herd are now afforded what’s almost a sure thing for drawing a license.
By Doug Leier , November 12, 2009
Pawlenty shot buck, but couldn’t find it
MINNEAPOLIS – Gov. Tim Pawlenty shot a buck during the Governor’s Deer Opener last weekend, but he and his hunting companions were unable to find the wounded animal.
By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Writer , November 11, 2009
Man dies after shooting self while deer hunting
DEER RIVER, Minn. – A Minnetonka man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the chest during Minnesota’s deer opener weekend.
By Associated Press , November 09, 2009
‘Hunting widows’ have their own plans
When male hunters are away, their wives will play.
By Sherri Richards , November 08, 2009
Deer old friends meet again
Seven hunters, donned in their blaze-orange jackets, piled in the back of Alvin Swanson’s pickup Saturday morning.
By Kevin Schnepf , November 08, 2009
Deer head samples sought in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Game and Fish Department once again will be collecting deer head samples for its chronic wasting disease surveillance program.
October 31, 2009
South Dakota program matches hunters with landowners
PIERRE, S.D. - A Web site through the Game, Fish and Parks Department can be used to match deer hunters with landowners who want someone to hunt on their property.
By Associated Press , October 12, 2009
North Dakota ranks ninth in deer-car collisions
Total crash numbers dropped 11 percent in 2008Charles Anderson was excited about seeing the Bison in the Fargodome for the first time on Saturday, but it was a different animal that had the Minot, N.D., man itching to leave early Friday for Fargo.
By Mike Nowatzki , October 04, 2009
ND program will again accept deer shot with lead bullets
BISMARCK - A North Dakota program that distributes venison to the needy will resume accepting deer that have been killed with lead bullets.
By Associated Press , July 29, 2009
North Dakota deer license lottery has 94,000 applicants
BISMARCK – North Dakota’s deer license lottery had 94,000 applicants, tying the record set in each of the past two years.
By Associated Press , July 19, 2009
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