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Here's a look into the September Fall 2023 Special Edition

FEATURES

ND Pheasant Crowing Counts — bird numbers were up despite a tough winter.

2022 SD Pheasant Harvest — Hunters enjoyed a successful fall.

Antelope Number Plumet — Winter shared no joy for prairie pronghorns.

Pheasant Hunting Times by Tony Dean — It's a grand game unique to the Dakotas.

Waterfowl and Econimics by Chuck Dieter — Resident groups maintaining hunting options.

Mountain Lion Studies by Doug Leier, NDGFD — The lives of mountain lions in North Dakota.

Trail Cameras by Clint Lindemann — Using them year-round increases information.

Game Meat Popularity by Russ Mason — It appears people are eating less wild game.

CRP Options by Abbey Stegenga — Landowners are still keeping grass on the prairie.

Controlled Burning by Josh Lefers — Fire management good for the land.

Yout Deer Camp — Providing you a deer hunting opportunity.

Deer Predation Issues by Doug, Leier, NDGFD — Winters are tough on big game, but help remains.

Misaligned Coots by Tori J. McCormick — Believe it or not, there's some good food value.

Sakakawea Survival Story — It was life or death among horrendous winds.

Public Hunting Land — There are good choices available for hunting.

The Value of Hunting by Bill Mitzel — Hoping technology avoids the true spirit of hunting.

BACKLASH

Addressing the walleye situation on Lake Oahe by Joe Warner, McLaughlin, SD

EDITORIALS

A pheasant in every pot by Bill Antonides — Good hunting is where you find it.

The Dakotas as they were by Jason Mitchell — So much history should be explored by everyone, especially youth, to learn what life existed here before them.

Legendary local artists thriving by John Pollman — The outdoors, through the eyes of an artist, make events more precious.

Seven prep steps to better hunting by Nick Simonson — Avoiding downtime in the field.

Favorite Fall Recipes by Peggy Hannkey — Baked Pheasant Strips, Creamy Mustard Sauce, Parmesan Breaded Duck Cutlets, Fried Goose Breast and more

Gadget Corner by Mort Bank — New Products from ICAST, the World's largest sportfishing trade show.

DEPARTMENTS

South Dakota Glacial Lakes Report by Brian Blackwell, SD Fisheries Biologist, Webster, SD — Getting/Keeping kids into fishing.

Missouri River Report by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Missouri River Basin drought persists

Dakota Recall — A look back to April 1998 — Good fishing, but how many is too many?

Look Who's Talking

Dakota Digest

Behind the Badge by ND District Game Warden Jarad Bluem — Finding the Good.

Dakota Kids!

ND/SD Whopper Reports

New Products

… AND MUCH MORE!