Over there, an older man, whiling away the afternoon weeding his garden. He’s retired, now, and has time on his hands. He thinks he might go fishing this evening...

North Dakota's deer gun season doesn't begin until Nov. 7, and applications aren't even due until June 4. So why I'm a thinking about deer already?

For the majority of hunters, the close of the regular deer gun season, followed by the calendar change from November to December, pretty much seals the fate of fall. While the past couple of weeks, I wrote about the many opportunities still available, the transition is inevitable. And it's not only hunters who are switching their focus...

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. Hunting seasons for just about everything are open, and fall fishing can be just as hot as summer, but without humidity and mosquitoes...

Forget the remaining ducks and geese, step aside roosters and turkeys. It's deer season. Officially the regular gun season runs Nov. 9 through Nov. 25, but make no mistake, deer season takes center stage until the tags are filled and garages are transformed into makeshift processing plants.

Between the hash marks of the season, there'll be many questions that arise. Here's a quick rundown of the more common inquiries that come into Game and Fish Department offices across the state...

Deer season is no longer months away. For some the countdown to the opener is now measured in days, or even hours by those who categorize an approaching deer season in the same light as ringing in the New Year. One of the first things to accomplish...

Tree stands are popular among hunters -- especially among archery enthusiasts -- because they help improve the hunters’ visibility and decrease the chance their scent will spook prey. But the stands also can be precarious perches if they’re used incorrectly or carelessly, hunting safety specialists say...

Whitetail deer breed only in the late fall and early winter and the breeding season is called the rut. To use canine terminology, does come in heat in fall; this is called a doe’s estrous period. During this time, the doe is receptive to breeding and the solitary bucks actively seek does. Each doe is in heat for about thirty hours. If she has not mated with a buck during that time...

The question is frequently asked by hunters and frequently answered throughout this book, “Where do the big bucks go?” It can’t be repeated too often that the mature bucks are solitary creatures that regularly practice evasion techniques, even outside the hunting season. When hunting season rolls around...

As a young deer hunter on opener morning one year in the late 1980s, I was out scouting the landscape as day broke in south central North Dakota. It wasn’t so much to watch for deer moving around as it was to just scan the field and let my imagination paint scenarios of where the deer would break out of cover, who would push, and which guys would post...

The fall firearms deer season is fast approaching. Although it is illegal for hunters to shoot and kill any wild animal from a motor vehicle, there are some exemptions for persons with disabilities. What are they?

At the coffee shop or gas station, topics such as hunting pressure, fair chase, ethics, hunting heritage and the essence of the hunt often lead to lively conversation and the need to make another pot of coffee...

As I get a bit older I hunt much slower. I figure there must be some older deer that don’t move as fast. so as I age, they age, and with the time and space continuum factor we will meet eventually anyhow. So today I will mosey back to my deer shack and perch on one of two crates outside...

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From ducks to deer, the 2007 fall seasons should put a smile on the faces of hunters young and old...