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  1. Duckslayer100

    New Land Bills: SB 2036, 2037 and 2038

    I'm not sure what to make of these yet other than what is written, but methinks we best keep a close eye: https://gf.nd.gov/legislation?fbclid=IwAR3txhaNiHPbWDlGRwLWBoE6BJL9LkSbRcGVHcZt6rtF89M5_j5lnbIv1lA (If you don't want to click the link) SB 2036: Legislative management shall continue to...
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    Time dilemma: Hunt now or wait

    I have very, very little time to hunt this year, and my season is now split with wanting to fill my archery tag (doe or buck, doesn't matter, just filling the freezer) and pheasant hunting with my aging/ailing dogs. This weekend is Halloween, and I need to make a decision on whether to make a...
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    Hockey and observations from a midlife crisis

    I haven't laced up my skates since college, and even then I only skated a few times. It's been probably 20 years since I seriously played hockey, and prior to that it was 11 years straight of practices, games and tournaments. Now at 35, I find myself back on the rink. Why? Not really sure. The...
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    Rifle Opener 2019 countdown

    I have to admit that I don't consider myself a big-game hunter -- more of an equal-opportunity hunter. With rifle tag in hand again, however, I can't help get excited for deer opener. It's not the same any more now that I'm alone in the woods (was a lot more fun with uncles and cousins) but...
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    Numbers are in: Up, Up, Up

    I get that when you're at zero, the only way to go is up. but I'm still excited. I think this at least gives hope for this fall and maybe more falls to come. Pheasant, Sharptail and Partridge Numbers Up Mon, 09/09/2019 North Dakota’s roadside surveys conducted in late July and August...
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    MWA Dispanding after 52 years

    I realize this is a North Dakota site, but we have enough border hoppers (and MN transplants) where I thought this was relevent. I'll be honest: I can't remember the last time I heard of the Minnesota Waterfowl Association. When I was younger they seemed more visible, but in the past 10-plus...
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    One ear hearing protect?

    So I've heard a theory that your gun-facing ear takes a lot more brunt of the damage than the ear on the other side of your head. I have electronic ear muffs, but I hate wearing them. Even though they are low profile, I find my cheek stays too high off the stock and my shooting suffers. I also...
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    Can't concentrate, story time

    August may just turn out to be one of the most chaotic, emotional, trying months of my life -- depending on how things shake out. My first-born is starting kindergarten. That, alone, is enough to fill my emotional well. I found out a bit ago my grandfather on dad's side is going downhill in a...
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    Rust removal and trailer help

    I purchased a used duck boat this weekend and it came with a trailer. Not a boat trailer, but a flat bed with square tubing reinforcement. The guy who owned it is 75 and had more stories to tell than I had time, unfortunately. However, I really like the trailer. It was painted at one point but...
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    Standing Desk Convert

    I've poo-poo'd standing desks since they came out as some millennial invention to shun chair-sitting office folks as uncool or not with the times. But after more than a decade as a desk jockey under my belt, I've finally had enough and thought maybe there's something to it. Part of it is that...
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    How to sell a boat

    As much as it pains me, I want/need to sell my boat, a 1992 Alumacraft Classic Deluxe. It was my grandfather's. He gave it to me when he moved into assisted living about 8 years ago. At the time it had been kept under a tarp and was in pretty darn good shape (still is) for a 29 yo vessel. The...
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    Fascinating: Caribou Extirpated from Idaho

    I had no idea that Idaho had woodland caribou, period. I do recall that, at one point, northern Minnesota had a woodland caribou heard that traveled the BWCA and they had, at one point, tried a similar dump-and-hump conservation strategy to save the herd. But this is the first I know of an...
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    Duck 101: How to prepare

    The discussion on the Wild Game Meat Taste thread gave me the impression there are plenty of NDAers out there who shoot ducks but don't particularly care for them. I was like you at one point. My mother, God bless her, cooked duck like she cooked everything else: well done and then a bit longer...
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    How's it been??

    I've snagged one roodie this year out of dumb luck, but have not specifically targeted them yet. That will change now that my deer tags are filled. Anyone running into birds now that "winter" is here? I know there are a lot of crops still up and that has to hurt, but I'm curious if the outlook...
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    Anyone else missing a bow tag??

    So I stumbled on something kind of interesting that I would never have known about had I not called the G&F. I received my rifle tag in the mail earlier this week. It was at this time that something donned no me: I'd never gotten my archery tag. This was odd, as the start of the season...
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    Off Season Storage

    Anyone have a good recommendation for off-season storage for boats around FM? I'm going to winterize the Alumacraft Classic Deluxe soon and then park her for hibernation so I can park in my garage this winter. Screw scraping my windshield for six months! I don't have a cover, so it'll be just...
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    Gearing up for duck hunting 2018!!!

    About this time every year my mind begins to shift to hunting season. Makes for a loooong summer, but whatever. I'm playing with the idea of getting some sort of portable marsh boat/kayak/canoe for duck hunting. Maybe I'd get gumptious and put a tiller trolling motor on it, but likely just a...
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    There's Never Enough

    It's fleeting. It waits for no man. It can be on your side, or is always against you. It can be spent, and it can definitely be wasted. They say you can save it, too, but that's up for debate. Of course, I speak of time. This intangible unit of measurement is the base of everything we know. It...
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    Old Trolling Motor Issue

    So I have an older Minn Kota "Auto Pilot" trolling motor. It has the POS foot control that I KNOW you all have seen. Basically an on-off switch, a slide switch from 0-10 for speed, and a big pedal to control the head left or right. Well, the control took a shit. I took it apart and tried to...
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    Quaint little Fort Ransom property for sale

    Just a little 500+ acre retreat near Fort Ransom along the Sheyenne River Valley. Few deer. Private fishing pond. Few more deer. Couple deer stands. Did I mention deer? Only $4Mil (well, $3.95 but who's counting???) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=Uar03DBzsWM

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