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    Devils Lake Level Dilemma

    Did you ever go to think that maybe another reason DL boomed was due to the farm economy going on a once in a 30 year run from 2007-2013? Devils Lake is a central place of commerce for many smaller ag based towns, the entire area received a very large lift when the farm economy flourished. Also...
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    Devils Lake Level Dilemma

    They must have figured it out when they nearly completed the diversion back in the day :)
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    Devils Lake Level Dilemma

    I think if nothing was done to stop the rise of DL that nothing should be done to stop the fall of it. The farmers in the upper basin took it on the chin when the water started going up, if it is headed the other way now, nothing should be done to slow the relief on them. There is no way other...
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    Poachers eaten

    Hahah, Sounds like they had what was coming to them.
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    Devils Lake - what lies ahead?

    The pumps only do so much, if we roll into a 10-15 drier biased weather cycle, The lake would easily go down 10-15 feet. In a perfect world it would be great to stabilize at an agreed upon elevation but just not possible. Only possible solution was Garrison Diversion but that couldn't pass back...
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    Pelican Landing

    I could easily see the lake going down 2 feet this year. There is relatively zero inflow into it this spring and some bays seem to already be receding.
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    230 Guides licensed on Devils Lake

    I think many are missing the point, the point being is there is a concern amongst many of us that the G&F is not being proactive. I would hate to see a situation similar to the deer situation where all of a sudden, boom, we have a problem, "How can that have happened". I do truly believe that...
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    230 Guides licensed on Devils Lake

    The problem with DL, especially on the walleye side. Yes, its a big lake but I would estimate that 20-25% of the lake area holds over 80% of the fish. So I do not think you can compare Devils Lake to a Lake of the Woods at all, so totally different
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    230 Guides licensed on Devils Lake

    Funny this was brought up, I actually emailed Todd Caspers who is the surpervisor of the DL system this winter. I wrote him giving him my opinion that from a "boots on the ground" view, there are more guides than I have ever seen operating out of Devils Lake. I have ice fished this lake for...
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    Snobears and active perch

    What's wrong with you lunker?
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    Ice augers

    The auger comes with a free 2nd battery. I was also leery about how many holes I could get, but really once you have it out there in action, there are not many days at least for me, that I will wear this battery down to nothing.
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    Ice augers

    Also a report on the Strikemaster Lithium 40V, I have used this auger since November and have been nothing but impressed with it. I was very leery of going away from my Honda 4 stroke but I no longer see any downside. The most holes I have punched in a day were 30-35 and this was through 22-24...
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    Ice augers

    Ahab and I think alike, I too have the Strikemaster 40V, Totally impressed so far with it, the 2nd battery is a sweet deal on it.
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    Devils Lake Ice Fishing

    The 100 plus guides running around DL this year pretty much pound spots until there is nothing left and continue to roam and do that. Wish there would be a limit on the number of them.
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    Ion 40v

    I'm on year 1 of the new Strikemaster Lithium 40v, no complaints at all so far. I liked that it came with an extra battery
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    Navionics chip for Devils Lake

    Let's meet at pelly Saturday morning around 6:30, we can try out your new Navionics map and venture out to your favorite honey hole
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    Early Ice~

    I could see people going through Devils Lake in the next week or so. There were big pockets of open water all over last weekend, now after the cold blast they are all iced over and snow covered. If a guy doesn't know where these spots were, there will be many areas that are now at 15 inches of...
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    Looking to upgrade to a electric ice auger, brand and size auger?

    I burned up some Scheels cash this year on the new Strikemaster Lithium. Hopefully it wasn't a waste of money. Looks like a nice auger but a lot of people going the k-drill route.
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    JFK files

    Not a doubt in my mind that either the CIA or the mob had a hand in what happened. I don't think the general public will ever fully know what goes on with the government.
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    Direct Payments to farmers/ranchers

    On cash based accounting you can dig yourself deeper than you'd imagine. The effects of doing this on the good years can cause massive taxes payable on the down years.

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