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    Handling and Releasing Fish - NDGNF - Video

    Yellowstone Angler has a video plugging expensive fly reels that has a bunch of examples of proper fish handling.
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    Polarized Sunglasses

    As one of those damn Boomers, I wear variable bifocals. My outdoor glasses are polarized amber Rx. My optometrist wasn't any more expensive than the heavily advertised brands mentioned earlier. As for lens color, look in Outdoor Life or Field and Stream magazines' websites and search for...
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    Planting Trees for Deer

    Ask about chestnut trees. Wildlife love the fruits and the nuts inside. They grew in Hazen, ND so may grow for you. If you have some mature trees, honeysuckle (vines will grow up trees) is favored by deer.
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    fly rods and reels

    If you're looking for 8-9wt tackle, St.Croix Legends are stiff (fast in fishing speak) enough to buck prairie winds. Their Imperial series are considerably less expensive but tend to be fairly stiff as well. Temple Fork rods can be anything from fast to moderate to slow (soft) depending on the...
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    Tying Flies

    Since you asked about Bismarck's Scheels, look for the Missouri Valley Fly Fishers Club. They used to have a website that told of their meetings and outings. Lots of very good tyers in that club that will be very happy to help you get started. BUT, when we left western ND, that club seemed...
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    Scent Eliminator vs. Cover Scent

    Many years ago, Homeland Security tested the carbon-lined clothing and scent-killing sprays. They suited an agent as scent free as they could based on manufacturer's claims and he was quickly found by a German Shepard. Sprays and suits won't work for bear, because bear have noses like a...
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    Pulling a 5th wheel questions

    TA neighbor bought a 3/4T Chevy pickup with 6L, 6-speed, and 3.73 axle. Then he traded up to a 40' 5th wheel trailer. His transmission got warmer than he was comfortable with in only 25-30 miles on summer days. A 4.10 axle would have provided a big cushion between the weight of the trailer...
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    As if I needed another reason to Conceal Carry.....

    And years ago, Obama signed the only gun legislation to hit his desk. If your CCW is legal in the surrounding state, you can carry concealed on Federal lands like National Parks, BLM, and forest Service land. Not in buildings though, they are like Post Offices.
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    Pulling a 5th wheel questions

    Air Ride air bags currently have a $50 rebate. Autoanything.com has good prices, JC Whitney may also provide some savings. Mine were shipped from the manufacturer in Michigan or Wisconsin (?), and I got my rebate check yesterday. - - - Updated - - - You are courting trouble. What is the...
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    Scope for long range shooting

    When shopping for Vortex scopes, be sure to check Opticsplanet.com and CamerlandNY.com. The most important piece of equipment when long-range shooting is a good spotter (a person not just a telescope).
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    Growing Raspberry Bushes

    When they spread, it's spade time. The roots are a bit tough for easy tilling. At times we dug up root balls 1/2 the size of a bowling ball and gave them to others.
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    Who Drinks Alcohol While Fishing?

    Alcohol while in the boat? No way! Of course, I spent many years when the smallest lake I fished was Leech Lake, MN.
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    Growing Raspberry Bushes

    We had raspberries for many years. If they take, your problem will be one of control. Before it's too late, stake out the patch and support the stems to keep paths between the rows open. They will spread from sucker roots and "tip layering" which means if a vine touches the ground, it will...
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    I'm so pissed of right now I don't even like myself................

    The company I where I worked for almost 30 years had an employee handbook. Of course the preface stated they could change policies any time without prior notification. That's as far as I read the handbook. What you experienced isn't rare.
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    Broken G-Loomis

    Scheels charged $120 for shipping? That must be how they can build all those multi-million dollar stores.
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    What lakes are the best fishing

    Without knowing the size of his boat and his boating skills, I recommended lakes smaller than ND's two biggest. Those are the lakes I spent most time with for 30 years, but I had a marine band radio with weather channels, and a kicker OB that could get me home if the main OB had a problem. My...
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    What lakes are the best fishing

    The best water is the one you know the best. In your case, start with waters smaller than DL or the Sak. They are both big with a lot more non-productive water than active water. Actually, the number if fish/acre is usually greater on smaller lakes, but the big water is usually better for...
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    Guiding? Profitable?

    A fishing guide is a teacher to his inexperienced clients and he is an entertainer to all his clients. If a guide service can't provide an experience I can't do for myself because of specialized equipment, location, or knowledge, I have no use for them. I'm unlikely to hire a walleye guide...
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    Our "Real Job"

    Retired from Dakota Gasification a few years ago.
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    What do you do when not hunting/fishing?

    Photography, reloading ammunition, volunteering at the W. Fargo indoor range, travel.

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