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A young Calya with dad and brother

#ReliveYourFirstHunt

We may not be able to travel back in time to our first hunt ever, but maybe we can be reminded of the emotions it elicited. Read more in this month’s The Drift.

Successful Hunter Packing Out Elk

Deadfall City

The experience of the hunt can lead to some treasured memories. In this month’s The Drift, Cayla shares some of hers from an elk hunt with her brother.

Finley and Cayla dove hunting

Countdown to Hunting Season

Summer has flown by, and it is unofficially time to start counting down to hunting season with Cayla in this month's The Drift.

Cayla holding northern pike

Esox Love

While sometimes disparaged by anglers, northern pike are hands down some of the most tenacious fish in North Dakota’s waters, and they are well worth the fight! 

Cayla Bendel boating

The Pounder

What is the optimal way to spend a beautiful summer’s day? Arguably, it is on the water with a fishing pole or two. Cayla lends credence to this claim in this month’s The Drift.

Cayla tagging a turkey she harvested

Feed Your Soul

Hunting can help to not only fill the freezer, it can also help fill the soul. Learn more about one hunter’s perspective in this month’s The Drift.

Post author (right) and friend with morel mushrooms on their fingers

Searching for Spring

Foraging for morel mushrooms is a great way to spend a fine spring day in North Dakota. Learn more in The Drift.

Cayla Bendel hunting on the prairie

An Introduction to The Drift

Welcome to The Drift, a blog by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's R3 coordinator, Cayla Bendel.

Cayla Bendel ice fishing Cayla Bendel dove-hunting

CAYLA BENDEL

NORTH DAKOTA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT
R3 COORDINATOR

I hope you choose to come along with me and celebrate how North Dakota is an incredible place for outdoor enthusiasts to call home.

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I hope you choose to come along with me and celebrate how North Dakota is an incredible place for outdoor enthusiasts to call home.

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