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        Weekly Minnesota Waterfowl Migration Report:  DNR reports good success during 2022 opener
    




        
    
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    Every year, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service put out a call for people to report sightings of whooping cranes, like this pair spotted near Linton on March 29, 2018. 








    

    

        
    

        
        
            

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        North Dakotans asked to report whooping crane sightings
    




        
    
The endangered birds are expected to fly through North Dakota over the next few weeks as they migrate from Canada to Texas.




        
    
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        Northland Outdoors Forecast: Showers in the region this weekend
    




        
    
Some of us will end up having a very mild and pleasant fall weekend while other parts of the Northern Plains will deal with cooler afternoons and periods of showers. 




        
    
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        Curious cow moose surprises North Dakota archery deer hunter
    




        
    
Breann Zietz of Minot said she was hunting in a ground blind when a curious cow moose walked in from downwind for a closer look.




        
    
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        North Dakota wetland conditions are fair for duck hunting, but remain below long-term averages
    




        
    
All regions are still below average for the number of duck hunting wetlands observed, but the northwest (up 102%) and north central (up 51%) showed the greatest improvement from last year.




        
    
September 28, 2022 11:43 AM
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        Minnesota bear harvest down 33% from this time last year
    




        
    
Ample wild food in the woods for sows should mean healthy cubs born this winter.




        
    
September 28, 2022 09:54 AM
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        Paddling opportunities in 10-person 'North Canoes' on tap in Moorhead, East Grand Forks and Thief River Falls
    




        
    
Using its “Canoemobile,” Wilderness Inquiry is bringing six, 10-passenger “North Canoes,” which will be at Zavoral Park in East Grand Forks from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, and from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at LaFave Park in Thief River Falls.




        
    
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        Across Minnesota, conservation officers report a pretty good duck opener
    




        
    
Weather, duck numbers and hunter success varied by region across the state.




        
    
September 27, 2022 09:51 AM
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        Doug Leier:  North Dakota's public lands have specific regulations for all
    




        
    
The PLOTS Guide, which features information on walk-in tracts, also includes public land hunting access information, including more than 200 wildlife management areas totaling about 220,000 acres.




        
    
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    Sax-Zim Bog climate research, two scientists








    

    

        
    

        
        
            

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        Northland peat bogs are carbon hogs, if they are intact
    




        
    
The U.S. Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy are researching how restored bogs help slow climate change.




        
    
September 26, 2022 03:39 PM
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        Minnesota artist Joseph Hautman wins 2022 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest
    




        
    
The Federal Duck Stamp, which sells for $25, raises approximately $40 million in sales each year. Funds from stamp sales support critical conservation to protect wetland habitats in the National Wildlife Refuge System.




        
    
September 26, 2022 02:25 PM
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        Some DNR officers report hearing complaints about early teal season during waterfowl opener
    




        
    
 It was a busy waterfowl opener at many public accesses, with a mixed bag of ducks being brought in. Waterfowl hunters took mallards, wood ducks, pintails, ring necks and teal.




        
    
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        North Dakota Game and Fish promotes youth pheasant season opportunities
    




        
    
Hunters 12 and older need to have passed a certified hunter education course or obtain an apprentice hunter validation, which allows a person to hunt small game for one license year without completing hunter education.




        
    
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