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  • A Bird Would Be A Bonus

    John Bradley|Apr 20, 2020

    When the alarm went off, I had already been awake for 15 minutes. I easily popped out of my bed in the back of my 4Runner and started layering up. I was off hiking with my pack and shotgun slung on my shoulder in a matter of minutes. When the sun broke the horizon, I was a half-mile from my camp without another person in sight. Few turkeys were sounding off, preferring the silent treatment once they left the roost. The turkeys were practicing their own brand of social distancing, it seemed....

  • Spring is a Time for Mentoring

    John Bradley, NDWF Executive Director|Mar 16, 2020

    Hunters and anglers are active and engaged outdoors people and spending time outside is why many of us live in North Dakota. Whether you like to hunt, fish, camp, hike, or any one of hundreds of other available outdoor opportunities, we know how to get it done. Our outdoor skills weren't something that we were born with though, each of us had a mentor to show us the ropes and help us get to where we are today. I grew up in a medium sized town in Minnesota, but my grandparents lived on a lake...

  • Habitat and access drive the outdoor economy

    John Bradley, North Dakota Wildlife Federation|Jan 20, 2020

    Each year hunters and anglers wait with anticipation for North Dakota’s hunting seasons to open and the ice to clear the lakes for fishing. People from across the country dream of timing the waterfowl migration just right or hooking into a trophy walleye in one of the state’s many lakes. The small towns in North Dakota also wait with anticipation for the hunters and anglers to show up and spend their money at the grocery stores, gas stations, bars and coffee shops. Tourism is often called the...