Habitat Hunting Access Summit

[Fritz the Cat]

Your statement follows:


I do see where I may have taken the wrong fork in the road. So what did they call the $25 million from the feds, and what was the states dollar amount for the outdoor heritage fund?

Federal NDNRT:

https://ndnrt.com/about-the-trust/

State NDOHF

https://www.ndic.nd.gov/research-gr...door-heritage-fund-grant-rounds-final-reports

Open any grant round proposals and then approved projects.

 

[Tymurrey]

So we (I think most are in agreement) think that we don't have enough good habitat on the ground. Without state or federal incentives to landowners to leave land as wildlife habitat, do we think this will ever change?

The only way i see it changing is on a small scale in that some people who aren't farmers are buying land almost exclusively for hunting as they are getting tired of not having land to hunt. I could maybe see north dakota going the way of hunting leases where multiple people go together to buy some land for hunting and improve habitat but generally they will already be buying land that is decent habitat. We just cant compete with cropland rent.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

The only way i see it changing is on a small scale in that some people who aren't farmers are buying land almost exclusively for hunting as they are getting tired of not having land to hunt. I could maybe see north dakota going the way of hunting leases where multiple people go together to buy some land for hunting and improve habitat but generally they will already be buying land that is decent habitat. We just cant compete with cropland rent.

Three guys tried that south of Beulah purchasing 3 quarters. They rented the majority out and put in habitat on some. It's a lot of work. Hunter 1 did 80%. Hunter 2 did 20% Hunter 3 did zero. On opening weekend Hunter 3 brought a gang out and shot all the roosters.

The land was sold shortly after.

 

[Jiffy]

That’s the that always works. Same way with volunteering. 10% do 90% of the work. Same.

 

[bravo]

The only way i see it changing is on a small scale in that some people who aren't farmers are buying land almost exclusively for hunting as they are getting tired of not having land to hunt. I could maybe see north dakota going the way of hunting leases where multiple people go together to buy some land for hunting and improve habitat but generally they will already be buying land that is decent habitat. We just cant compete with cropland rent.

I personally know of 2 groups who did just that. 4 guys bought a section west of Pingree and have spent the last couple of summers planting trees to make it huntable. Another group of guys who all retired from the guard partnered up and bought a section as an LLC. Its going to get more common I think.

 

[bravo]

That’s the that always works. Same way with volunteering. 10% do 90% of the work. Same.

Same with a lot of jobs.

 

[Jiffy]

Unfortunately yes!!

 

[guywhofishes]

That’s the that always works. Same way with volunteering. 10% do 90% of the work. Same.

Same with a lot of jobs.

Unfortunately yes!!

I feel attacked.

 

[risingsun]

I feel attacked.

At least it is February and not January.

 

[KDM]

I feel attacked.

Emotional hemorrhaging and inner scars are so hard to see and even harder to heal. You need a safe space, a pink clam hat, some 6 part harmony of kum-by-ya, and a good therapist who used to be a woman. Good Luck!!

 

[guywhofishes]

pink clam hat? some sort of ice fishing promotional thing?

 

[KDM]

Could, perhaps, possibly, might help you catch a fish. Try it and let me know it's effectiveness. You know.....for scientific purposes.

 

[svnmag]

You know what the Bible says about pink clam hats?

It's against it.

 

[Fritz the Cat]

Pink clam hat????

 

[PrairieGhost]

Does anyone have a method to unsee that?

 

[bravo]

^ Not really my scene, but it looks like you had a good time.

 

[Jiffy]

Pink clam hat????

These two need a good donkey punch.