HUNTING
Canada possibly reversing gun control laws
Prior to my departure to Saskatchewan a few years ago, I bought a Remington 870 12 gauge, to give to my Canadian host and hunting partner. He was appreciative, of course, but more importantly, it saved him from a two-year wait for his governmentBy Bernie Revering , March 05, 2010
Dream hunt yields dream mule buck 
Growing up in Minnesota, we always had great whitetail deer hunting. I moved to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to open a hotel nearly 20 years ago. Still, a season never goes by without a trip up North to “Deer Camp” with friends and family.
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Former Detroit Lakes resident Chris Erickson shot this 203 gross score mule buck while on a hunting trip in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
By Chris Erickson , February 26, 2010
Quality Deer Management Association forms state chapter
In early January of 2010, the 4 existing branches of the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) in Minnesota formed a Minnesota State Chapter. The 4 branches who came together to form the State Chapter are: Prairie to Woods Whitetails Branch, Parkers Prairie, Mid Minnesota Branch, Perham/Detroit Lakes Area, Rum River Branch, Stanchfield/Cambridge, and the Southeastern Minnesota Branch, Rushford.
February 19, 2010
Pheasants Forever annual convention this week
Pheasants Forever is the premier upland game preservation organization. Founded in 1982 by an outdoor writer from St. Paul, PF has grown immensely. It boasts that 81 percent of its income passes right back to local chapters for conservation purposes.
By Bernie Revering , February 19, 2010
Minnesota deer harvest down in ’09
Minnesota hunters took 194,178 deer during the 2009 season.
February 17, 2010
North Dakota woman sues ammo company after hunting accident causes injury
A Thompson, N.D., woman who had a rifle shell explode in her face on her first hunting trip is suing the company that made the ammunition, claiming that a defect in the design or production of the shell caused her injuries.
By Archie Ingersoll , February 03, 2010
Winter storms threaten our pheasants
Two sessions of heavy snowstorms across our best pheasant belt has covered up available food.
By Bernie Revering , January 22, 2010
Funding available for all wildlife projects
Local conservation organizations and outdoors clubs that want to improve wildlife habitat have until Friday, Feb. 12, to apply for a Heritage Enhancement Grant from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
January 22, 2010
Illegal deer shootings lead to charges for pipeline worker in Pennington County
A Louisiana man working on a pipeline crew in northwestern Minnesota faces several charges after being accused of illegally taking two deer in October in Pennington County.
By Staff report , January 17, 2010
DNR releases deer baiting numbers
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has finalized information related to baiting violations that were investigated by Minnesota conservation officers during the 2009 deer seasons.
January 08, 2010
Pheasant feeding do’s and don’ts
Recent snowfalls have resulted in a deep blanket of crusty snow that is significantly limiting pheasants’ access to waste grain throughout much of their range in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Providing feed for pheasants can increase their chances of survival.
January 08, 2010
Spring turkey hunting applications accepted through Jan. 8, 2010
Applications for the 2010 spring turkey hunt are being accepted through Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
December 18, 2009
The 16 gauge — it’s not dead yet!
I don’t know how many essays the outdoor writers of the day wrote of the death of the 16 gauge. This was common following World War II.
By Bernie Revering , December 18, 2009
Fargo man injured in hunting accident
A 59-year-old Fargo man remained hospitalized Sunday night after a man he was hunting with accidentally shot him in the leg Saturday morning.
By Staff report , December 14, 2009
Deer hunters asked to participate in late-season deer hunt
As part of Minnesota’s effort to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in northwestern Minnesota, hunters can participate in a special late-season deer hunt from Saturday, Dec. 26, through Sunday, Jan. 10, in deer permit area 101.
December 11, 2009
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weekend Outdoors Live radio
Saturday at 4PM Chief Game Warden Bob Timian discusses some recent moose poaching problems. Keith Trego from the Natural Resources Trust tackles the cross over between reducing CRP and carbon sequestering. We'll take a little different look at spending time in North Dakota with kim Schmidt from ND
Posted by: Doug Leier on Mar 6, 2010 at 5:10 AM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyondpodcast from Outdoors Live on News & Views
Here's a link this Friday podcast from News and Views with Joel Heitkamp show and Doug Leier. You can click this link to listen at Outdoors Live But don't forget to listen each Friday at 10:35 on 550 KFYR in Bismarck ,AM 790 KFGO Fargo,and AM 910 KCJB in Minot area http://www.outdoorslive.pod
Posted by: Doug Leier on Mar 5, 2010 at 6:05 PM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyondND big three
North Dakota’s 2010 moose, elk and bighorn sheep proclamation has been finalized and applications are available at the state Game and Fish Department’s website. The deadline for applying is March 17. A total of 561 elk licenses are available to hunters this fall, the same as in 2009. U
Posted by: Doug Leier on Mar 2, 2010 at 11:21 AM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyondremaining spring turkey tags
Spring Turkey Drawing Held, Licenses Remain The 2010 spring wild turkey lottery has been held and more than 750 licenses remain in nine units. Only those hunters who do not have a license for the 2010 spring season are eligible to apply. Licenses remain in Unit 06, Bowman County; Unit 17, portions
Posted by: Doug Leier on Mar 1, 2010 at 12:04 PM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyondweekend Outdoors Live radio
Saturday at 4PM Keith Trego from the Natural Resources Trust tackles some of the tough conservation issues,waterfowl biologist Mike Szymanski on our mid-winter waterfowl survey and Clay County Pheasants Forever has a neat project and Josh Kreig tells us about it.- as always we bring the latest from
Posted by: Doug Leier on Feb 27, 2010 at 4:42 AM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyondMinnesota looking at walk-in access
ST. PAUL — The chairman of the Minnesota Senate’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee says he plans to introduce legislation this session to create walk-in hunting access in Minnesota. Walk-in access programs pay private landowners to voluntarily allow hunters access to their pr
Posted by: Doug Leier on Feb 23, 2010 at 6:17 AM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyondweekend Outdoors Live
Saturday at 5PM we'll talk some bighorn sheep with Brad Durick is putting on Catfish University he'll tell us what that's all about. Also Darrel Kersting from the ND Muzzleloaders Assocaiton has a reason to swing by the RR Valley Fair Grounds this weekend and Fargo native and NDSU grad Brett Weidman
Posted by: Doug Leier on Feb 20, 2010 at 3:43 AM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyondpodcast from Outdoors Live on News and Views
Here's a link this Friday podcast from the Joel Heitkamp show with Doug Leier . You can click this link to listen at Outdoors Live But don't forget to listen each Friday at 10:35 on 550 KFYR in Bismarck ,AM 790 KFGO Fargo,and AM 910 KCJB in Minot area http://www.outdoorslive.podcastpeople.com
Posted by: Doug Leier on Feb 19, 2010 at 1:48 PM | North Dakota Outdoors and beyond
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