Pet Talk with Vicki Davis

I built it in one week. Setting up a rearing pen for pheasants took five years. Over those five summers I improved it. The chicken wire walls are steel post reinforced. Wire has been buried below grade 12 inches to keep predators out. I have over head...

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This years pheasant season opened with rain in the east, snow in the west and cold across the state, dedicated hunters found birds despite the elements. It's hard to argue with the popularity of pheasants, in this election year in terms of running for office the ring neck is king only takes a back seat to deer hunters in terms of votes via number of hunters, but realistically...

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An individual dog owner or trainer can release pen-raised birds outside of proclaimed hunting seasons, but only as prescribed by Department rules and regulations...

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My son, Tony, and I went up to the UP on the land we deer hunt on over the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. We were on a mission to get a turkey and right out of the gate on Saturday morning we...

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I urge you to blow the rust off winter and get out and enjoy. You don't have to have a spring turkey license, but if you do the season starts April 12 and runs through May 18 so there’s plenty of opportunity to call in a wild turkey...

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For most spring turkey hunters, the quest is more than just about finding a bird and taking it home. Spring offers better odds of calling in turkeys compared to the fall season, and this can be tricky when...

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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...

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If you're tired of everything that involves cream of mushroom soup, here's a new pheasant recipe that I've come to really enjoy...

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I have been sneaking along this fence line for about three weeks. The season started mid September like always and without any early frosts the summer grasses and leaf on condition was completely in the ruffed grouses favor...

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Football previews with prognostications and predictions for the upcoming season are starting in earnest. Based on drafts and off-season transactions, “experts” are predicting which teams will flourish or fail...

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I didn't grow up on a farm, but anyone who is raised in a small town across North Dakota is likely influenced by those who have toiled in the soil for a few years or even generations. While I was not technically a farm kid, that didn't deter me from taking an active roll in the Future Farmers of America...

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Just over 25 years ago a hunter in Washington State discovered something incredible. He had taken his yellow lab pup out to hunt for the very first time. As he watched, he saw something that amazed him ...

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Spring is inevitable. The start of the spring snow goose conservation season, coupled with late season hard-water fishing, all indicate that winter is out the door. But the ultimate sign that the seasons have really changed is spring turkey hunting...

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While hunting for wild turkeys with archery equipment, you need to know some equipment changes and hunting techniques that need to be changed slightly. Turkey hunting with a bow and arrow is altogether different than hunting with a shotgun. The rules and regulations are the same, but the hunting tactics change a great deal...

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For many hunters November is a peak and valley, the best of times and the worst of times. As North Dakota’s popular deer gun hunting season opens and closes, thousands of hunters begin and end their hunting activities within the 16 ½ days the regular season takes place - Don't stop now!...

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