New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Outdoor notes:

*Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice.

*Use caution with dogs when hunting around frozen wetlands for cuts from ice, breaking through, etc.

*Dec. 15: Muzzleloader deer season closes.

*Dec. 16: Eastern Canada goose zone closes.

*Dec. 17: Jamestown Christmas Bird Count.

*Dec. 20: Valley City Christmas Bird Count.

*Dec. 21: Western Canada goose zone closes.

Fishing:

*Devils Lake elevation, Dec. 10: 1,448.86 feet above mean sea level (MSL).

*Stump Lake elevation: 1...