DOUG LEIER
NORTH DAKOTA OUTDOORS AND BEYOND Shad stocked in Oahe
Biologists Hope Shad Boost Oahe Forage Base Game and Fish Department biologists stocked roughly 225 adult gizzard shad in Lake Oahes Beaver Bay in May to help jumpstart a limited forage base. A good...
Posted on 5/25/12 at 12:02 PM
IT'S GOOD TO BE IN ND Happy thoughts for fall
I learned two truly awesome things today, thanks a great deal to Doug Leier. 1. You can find out on N.D. Game & Fish's website if you have a deer tag coming your way. 2. There's an any a...
Posted on 7/2/10 at 11:13 AM
October hunting brings excitement 
Most kids grow up looking forward to the Christmas season. Even before Thanksgiving turkey is served they are counting the days before they can open their share of the wrapped boxes beneath the tree.
By Doug Leier , September 29, 2011
PLOTS program aiding hunters
Over the past two decades the North Dakota Game and Fish Department has emphasized wildlife habitat enhancement and hunting access on private land through its Private Land Initiative.
By Doug Leier , September 22, 2011
Hunters out number Wardens
Over the course of a career, a game warden interacts with thousands of hunters, anglers, trappers and other outdoor participants.
Most of these interactions are positive experiences, with the warden verifying that people have the proper licenses and equipment, and haven’t taken more game or fish than the law allows.
By Doug Leier , September 15, 2011
Walleye numbers up, increase in smelt
Last week we walked through the challenges that wildlife face in responding to floods.
By Doug Leier , September 08, 2011
Flooding aftermath helps find normalcy
You don’t have to live in Minot, Bismarck, Jamestown, Fargo, Valley City or Devils Lake to have battled through drifts of snow and waves of floods through the past several months.
By Doug Leier , September 01, 2011
No hunting sage grouse in 2011
For the fourth year in a row, North Dakota will not hold a sage grouse hunting season in 2011.
By Doug Leier , August 25, 2011
More CRP into cropland
It’s August and even with early goose open, I’m still thinking of some numbers I filed away earlier this summer that concern me a little more than how the local football team will break camp.
By Doug Leier , August 18, 2011
Concern for nongame wildlife
Biologists categorize more than 80 percent of North Dakota’s wildlife species as nongame, or those that don’t answer to the name of rooster, buck or sprig. And yet, the few species for which hunting or fishing is allowed attract the lion’s share of concerns from people who enjoy the outdoors.
By Doug Leier , February 23, 2011
Bald eagles now in most regions of North Dakota
The recovery of the bald eagle is one of the most visible conservation recovery success stories for our nation.
By Doug Leier , February 10, 2011
Game and Fish’s strong finances keeps fees down
Resident license fees haven’t increased since 1995A standard instructional segment of North Dakota’s hunter education course is an explanation of hunting and fishing license fees and excise taxes and how hunting and fishing have a strong history and tradition of financial self support.
By Doug Leier , January 13, 2011
Early outlook for hunting and fishing seasons looks good
Looking ahead to 2011 in the outdoors world is kind of like assessing the preseason prospects of your favorite sports team.
By Doug Leier , January 06, 2011
Looking back for a New Year’s heads-up
The pheasant outlook for any year begins with winter, and the 2010 version was not as long or as snowy as 2009.
By Doug Leier , December 30, 2010
State laws are strict on crossbow use
For most of us, crossbows are not a real common topic in hunting discussions.
By Doug Leier , December 16, 2010
Pheasant hunting fun in North Dakota can go up to the New Year
For those of us who like to spend as much time as possible on the outside of the window, October is a sort of early Christmas present.
By Doug Leier , December 09, 2010
Local wildlife clubs nuture love of hunting and fishing
Outdoors organizations outlasting traditional service clubs in some areasThe future of North Dakota’s outdoor and hunting heritage depends largely on habitat, access and other important variables such as weather and wildlife disease.
By Doug Leier , December 02, 2010
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