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North Dakota OUTDOORS Articles 2001-Present

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Big Game	17 Questions on Theodore Roosevelt Park Elk Management Action: From Both Sides - Nov 2009 - (142Kb) 2001 Deer Drawing Results - Feb 2002 - (23Kb PDF) 2002 Deer Drawing Results - Feb 2003 - (44Kb PDF) 2004 Deer Drawing Results - Feb 2005 - (38Kb PDF) 2006 Deer Drawing Results - Feb. 2007 - (122Kb PDF) 2007 Deer Drawing - Feb 2008 - (211Kb PDF) 2008 Deer Drawing - Feb 2009 - (102Kb PDF) 2009 Deer Drawing - Feb 2010 - (279Kb PDF) 2010 Drawing for Deer - Feb 2011 - (2.6Mb PDF) 2008 Fall Species Outlook- Big Game - Aug-Sep 2008 - (374Kb PDF) 2009 Species Outlook (Upland Game, Big Game, Migratory Birds, Furbearers) - Aug.-Sept. 2009 - (728Kb PDF) 2010 Fall Outlook - Aug-Sept 2010 - (501Kb PDF) Aging Moose - Nov 2001 - (671Kb PDF) Antler Points & Trophy Deer Management: From Both Sides - (295Kb PDF) Baiting for Big Game: From Both Sides - Aug 2003 - (585Kb PDF) Big 3 Bonus Points?: From Both Sides - Feb 2010 - (158Kb PDF) Blinds, Blaze Orange and Big Game Hunting: From Both Sides - Aug.-Sept. 2009 - (136Kb PDF) Battle of the Bighorns: A Closer Look - Aug-Sept 2006 - (Back Cover - 50Kb PDF) Bounties: From Both Sides - Nov 2005 - (90Kb PDF) Bovine Tuberculosis Discovery a Concern for Both Wildlife and Agriculture - Feb 2009 - (172Kb PDF) Building Bonus Points - Feb 2006 - (68Kb PDF) Crossbows as Archery Equipment "From Both Sides" - Oct 2010 - (124Kb PDF) CWD Found, Monitoring Continues - May 2010 - (271Kb PDF) CWD Surveillance Ongoing - July 2006 - (126Kb PDF) Deer Gun Season, Thanksgiving and the Calendar: From Both Sides - Oct. 2009 - (142Kb PDF) Deer Management and Depredation - Oct. 2009 - (225Kb PDF) Early Deer Opportunities - July 2009 - (239Kb PDF) Elk Management in Theodore Roosevelt National Park: From Both Sides - Feb 2009 - (60Kb PDF) Historical Hunting "A Closer Look" - Nov 2010 - (85Kb PDF) Hunter Education Aims at Lifelong Lessons - Nov 2008 - (728Kb PDF) Hunting for Answers - Nov 2006 - (58Kb PDF) Hunting for Deer Camp Memories - Nov 2007 - (376Kb PDF) Hunting for the Hungry - Oct 2007 - (118Kb PDF) Hybridization of Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer - Feb 2003 - (55Kb PDF) Increasing Elk, Expanding Opportunities - Feb 2008 - (255Kb PDF) Lead and Venison Update - Nov 2008 - (235Kb PDF) Lead Contamination in Venison: From Both Sides - May 2008 - (76Kb PDF) Lewis & Clark in North Dakota: Wildlife Then & Now - A Brief Natural History of North Dakota Wildlife 1804 to Present - June 2001 - Introduction (236Kb PDF) \| Big Game (1.1Mb PDF) \| Other Species (1.4Mb PDF) \| Native Flora, Missouri River, & Gallery Forest (481Kb PDF) Migration Matters (Pronghorn) - Oct. 2009 - (748Kb PDF) Negative News is Good News - Nov 2009 - (810Kb) No Surprise, Deer Numbers Decline - May 2010 - (368Kb PDF) Not Enough Buck Licenses: From Both Sides - Nov 2006 - (60Kb PDF) Old-Timey Clothes - Oct 2008 - (600Kb PDF) One Buck License Per Hunter: From Both Sides - Aug-Sept 2010 - (225Kb PDF) Party Hunting: From Both Sides - Nov 2004 - (55Kb PDF) Profiles of North Dakota Big Game - Sep-Oct 2003 - (177Kb) Pronghorn Population Low, 2010 Hunting Season Closed - Aug-Sept 2010 - (83Kb PDF) Pronghorns Up Close - Aug-Sept 2006 - (157Kb PDF) September Antlerless Deer Season: From Both Sides - June 2008 - (111Kb PDF) Some Deer Hunters Changing their Ways - Nov 2009 - (748Kb) Tangled Antlers - Warden Stories - Part of Monthy Buffalberry Patch - July 2007 (198Kb PDF) The Science of Doe Hunting - Sep-Oct 2003 - (138Kb PDF) Theodore Roosevelt Park Elk Reduction Effort Successful - Feb 2011 - (2.6Mb PDF) Urban Archery - Oct 2008 - (844Kb PDF) Venison Taste Test: A Closer Look - Nov 2005 - (38Kb PDF) What Makes a Quality Hunt? - Nov 2003 - (46Kb PDF) Whitetail Breeding Behavior: A Closer Look - Nov 2004 - (90Kb PDF)
Furbearers	2008 Fall Species Outlook - Furbearers - Aug-Sep 2008 - (88Kb PDF) 2008 Zone 1 Mountain Lion Season Summarized - Mar-Apr 2009 - (80Kb PDF) Bounties: From Both Sides - Nov 2005 - (90Kb PDF) Family Trapping Matters - Oct 2006 - (469Kb PDF) Fisher Trapping Season in the Works - July 2011 - (805Kb PDF) Furtive Felids - Feb 2011 - (2.6Mb PDF) In Pursuit of Predators - Sep-Oct 2005 - (198Kb PDF) Lion's Share of Unknowns - Jan 2008 - (92Kb PDF) Mountain Lions in North Dakota - Jan 2005 - (575Kb PDF) Mounting Lion Evidence - N. Dak. is Home to Mt'n. Lions - But how Many? July 2006 (218Kb PDF) Mountain Lion Management: From Both Sides - Feb. 2007 - (154Kb PDF) Profiles of North Dakota Furbearers - Nov 2010 - (192Kb PDF)
Methods, Technique	Aiming for Kentucky - May 2009 - (182Kb PDF) Archery Program Finds Bullseye - Feb 2008 - (156Kb PDF) Better Shots for the Future of Hunting (439Kb pdf) - Aug 2003 - (439Kb PDF) Bowhunting in North Dakota - Aug 2005 - (86Kb PDF) Crossbows as Archery Equipment "From Both Sides" - Oct 2010 - (124Kb PDF) Dogs in the Field: From Both Sides - Aug-Sept 2007 - (66Kb PDF) Pronghorns Up Close - Aug-Sept 2006 - (157Kb PDF) Technology & the Hunter: From Both Sides - Sep-Oct 2005 - (69Kb PDF) Time on the Range - Shooting Skills Improve with Pre-season Practice - July 2002 - (62Kb PDF)
Miscellaneous	A Quarter-Century of CRP - July 2011 - (606Kb PDF) Alone in the Brush (Rabbit Hunting) - Aug-Sept 2008 - (228Kb PDF) Alone in the Woods (Squirrel Hunting) - Aug-Sept 2008 - (311Kb PDF) Best of Both Sides II: From Both Sides - June 2011 - (124Kb PDF) Covering the Bases on Bird Flu - Monitoring of Wild Birds in N. Dak. - July 2006 - (97Kb PDF) Dogs in the Field: From Both Sides - Aug-Sept 2007 - (66Kb PDF) Uncommon Flush, Common Snipe: A Closer Look - (Back Cover) - June 2006 - (31Kb PDF) CRP R.I.P? - June 2008 - (903Kb PDF) CRP Signup Could Bolster PLOTS - Aug-Sept 2010 - (501Kb PDF) Deciphering Sovereign Lands - Sep-Oct 2001 - (630Kb PDF) An Evolving Perspective on Lead in Venison - Aug-Sept 2008 - (126Kb PDF) Giving Something Back - Feb 2005 - (229Kb PDF) Hunting for Answers: A Closer Look - Nov 2008 (132Kb PDF) Inspired by Nature - Oct. 2009 - (253Kb PDF) Irreplaceable Public Lands - July 2008 - (4Mb PDF) Joe Hunter - Aug-Sept 2007 - (189Kb PDF) Just Another Day in Paradise - Reflections on a Day's Hunt - Nov 2003 - (66Kb PDF) Killing for Thrills - Oct 2010 - (57Kb PDF) Modern Mapping - July 2007 - (190Kb PDF) MOU First of Its Kind - May 2008 - (61Kb PDF) National Grasslands Travel Management Plan: From Both Sides - June 2010 - (225Kb PDF) New Guidelines for Guides - Mar 2004 - (309Kb PDF) The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation - Aug-Sept 2007 - (154Kb PDF) Plotting the Future in Changing Times - Aug-Sept 2008 - (224Kb PDF) PLOTS Challenges and Opportunities - Aug.-Sept. 2009 - (238Kb PDF) PLOTS for the Future - Private Land Programs Options, Opportunities - Sep-Oct 2003 - (224Kb PDF) PLOTS Milestone Met - Aug-Sept 2007 - (166Kb PDF) PLOTS Praise - Hunters Satisfied with Access Program - Feb. 2007 - (158Kb PDF) PLOTS Program Progress - More Acres, Variety in 2004 - Sep-Oct 2004 - (250Kb PDF) Positive Signs: Private Land Programs Deliver Quality and Quantity Mix - Sep-Oct 2002 - (132Kb PDF) Sami's Surgery and the Rehab Summer - Sep-Oct 2001 - (760Kb PDF) Shooting Sports Program Targets Youth - June 2007 - (67Kb PDF) Simple Things in Life: Rediscover Them in the Fall of 2001 - Sep-Oct 2001 - (3.6Mb PDF) Some Unknowns of Historic Water Levels - July 2011 - (170Kb PDF) State WMAs Awash in Unknowns - July 2011 - (803Kb PDF) The Conservation Reserve Program at 20 - May 2006 - (209Kb PDF) Theodore Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch - Birthplace of Conservation - Oct. 2007 - (376Kb PDF) Tracking New Hunters - Oct 2010 - (192Kb PDF) Two Sides of Winter: A Postseason Analysis - July 2009 - (1.4Mb PDF) Tyler and the Man: Conservation In and Out of the Classroom - Sep-Oct 2002 - (46Kb PDF) Volunteers Drive Hunter Education Program - June 2011 - (311Kb PDF) Young Hunters - Jan 2007 - (120Kb PDF) Y.O.U.T.H. - A Cooperative Volunteer Program between the Game and Fish Department and Private Landowners - Aug 2002 - (136Kb PDF) Youth Hunting Opportunities in North Dakota - Aug-Sept 2007 - (82Kb PDF)
Outlook & Predictions	2002 Fall Hunting Outlook - Sep-Oct 2002 - (380Kb PDF) 2004 Fall Outlook - Good Season Ahead; Dark Clouds on the Horizon - Sep-Oct 2004 - (366Kb PDF) 2005 Fall Outlook - Sep-Oct 2005 - (494Kb PDF) 2006 Fall Outlook: Expectations are Everything - Aug-Sept 2006 - (370Kb PDF) 2007 Fall Outlook - Aug-Sept 2007 - (263Kb PDF) 2008 Fall Outlook -Aug-Sep 2008 - (159Kb PDF) 2008 Hunting Season Details (Dates, Limits, etc.) (461Kb PDF) 2009 Hunting/Trapping Season Details - Aug.-Sept. 2009 - (476Kb PDF) 2009 Species Outlook (Upland Game, Big Game, Migratory Birds, Furbearers) - Aug.-Sept. 2009 - (728Kb PDF) Changes in the Outdoors - Sep-Oct 2005 - (93Kb PDF) Closed Early, Open Late - 2001 Hunting Review - Feb 2002 - (238Kb PDF) Other 2010-11 Hunting/Trapping Details - Aug-Sept 2010 - (228Kb PDF) P+P+P=Success - A Formula for the 2003 Hunting Season - Sep-Oct 2003 - (119Kb PDF)
Waterfowl and Other Migratory Birds	50 Years of Wetland Conservation - Oct 2008 - (2.1Mb PDF) American Coot: A Closer Look - Sep-Oct 2004 - (Back Cover - 35Kb PDF) Assessing Waterfowl Regulations - Aug-Sept 2010 - (501Kb PDF) Autumn Cranes: A Closer Look - Oct 2007 - (Back Cover - 165Kb PDF) Covering the Bases on Bird Flu - Monitoring of Wild Birds in N. Dak. - July 2006 - (97Kb PDF) Decoy Debate: To Spin or Not to Spin - Sep-Oct 2004 - (118Kb PDF) Dove Jewelry, Bird Bands: A Closer Look - Aug.-Sept. 2009 - (Back Cover - 84Kb PDF) Duck Regulations Move Toward Hunter's Choice - Aug-Sept 2006 - (38Kb PDF) Duck, Goose Numbers Up Going Into Fall - Aug-Sept 2010 - (57Kb PDF) Ducks and Geese - Aug-Sept 2008 - (76Kb PDF) Ducks Unlimited Wraps Up 10-Year Duck Nesting Study - Oct. 2009 - (448Kb PDF) Early Duck Opener: From Both Sides - Aug 2005 - (69Kb PDF) Fine Tuning Waterfowl Regulations: From Both Sides - Oct 2006 - (91Kb PDF) Gadwall, Prairie Survivor: A Closer Look - Aug-Sept 2010 - (84Kb PDF) Goose Hunting Hours: From Both Sides - Oct 2007 - (49Kb PDF) Goose Hunting in August: From Both Sides - July 2008 - (121Kb PDF) How Times Have Changed: Waterfowl 1988-2008 - Oct 2008 - (285Kb PDF) Hunting Doves in North Dakota - Aug-Sept 2010 - (377Kb PDF) Northern Pintail: A Closer Look - Oct. 2009 - (70Kb PDF) Profiles of North Dakota Waterfowl - Oct 2006 - (502Kb PDF) Roost Busting: From Both Sides - Oct 2008 - (120Kb PDF) Snow Goose Synopsis - Oct. 2009 - (463Kb PDF) The Crux of Waterfowl Management - Oct 2010 - (1.1Mb PDF) The Duck Pipeline - Aug 2001 - (599Kb PDF) The Northern Mallard: A Closer Look - Sep-Oct 2005 - (Back Cover - 51Kb PDF) Waterfowl Issues and Answers - June 2002 - (374Kb PDF) Waterfowl Season Dates - Aug-Sept 2010 - (228Kb PDF) Winged Wildlife and Winter Wheat - May 2008 - (354Kb PDF)
Upland Game	2008 Fall Species Outlook - Game Birds - Aug-Sep 2008 - (417Kb PDF) Banding Marathon - Dove Banding - Aug 2005 - (200Kb PDF) Courting Sage Grouse Changes - Mar 2004 - (73Kb PDF) Hunting Prairie Chickens Again - July 2005 - (130Kb PDF) Late Season Hunts - Nov 2002 - (284Kb PDF) North Dakota's New Dove - Aug-Sept 2006 - (97Kb PDF) Pheasants in the Storm - Nov 2009 - (410Kb) Pheasant Phenology: A Closer Look - Aug 2003 - (Back Cover - 78Kb PDF) From Poults to Adults, Wild Turkey: A Closer Look - Aug-Sept 2008 - (128Kb PDF) Prairie Chicken Hunt Longtime Coming - Nov 2004 - (45Kb PDF) Prairie Chicken Season Set, Sage Grouse Hunt Delayed - Sep-Oct 2004 - (19Kb PDF) Prairie Chicken Success Story - June 2004 - (181Kb PDF) Fall in Ruffed Grouse Woods "A Closer Look" - Oct 2010 - (97Kb PDF) Safeguarding Sage Grouse - May 2010 - (422Kb PDF) Sage Grouse Season Could Close - June 2008 - (838Kb PDF) Squirrels and Rabbits: Hunting an Overlooked Resource - Sep-Oct 2002 - (88Kb PDF) The Grouse Woods - Aug-Sept 2006 - (215Kb PDF) The Separator - Upland Game Hunting Story - Aug 2004- (133Kb PDF) Talking Turkey - Feb 2004 - (262Kb PDF) Tracking Sage Grouse Survival - June 2007 - (188Kb PDF) Winter Pheasant Feeding: From Both Sides - Mar 2004 - (61Kb PDF) Winter Rosette: Hungarian Partridge: A Closer Look - Feb 2010 - (Back Cover - 90Kb PDF)

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