Easements are very cost effective and protect wetlands that owners would never actually sell. North Dakota (state, county and townships) often roadblock government acquisition, but allow easements because it does not adversely impact taxation. The controversy comes from the fact that the land does n...

Deer opener is Fri - Sun in November. That is 3 days. Sure, if you go asking that weekend or the day or two before - you may get a NO. Yes - some motels are filled that weekend, but the following weeks and weekends will be open. You might be the only ones there. Yes - posting does go up 5 fold the w...

Flocking my Canadians .

Souris is outside the new oil country. Scattered wells dot the landscape in some areas, but this is not the core area for new wells. Essentially US Hwy 83 is where oil country begins and really it is much further west than that, but inadequate housing has pushed people to live 30 - 60 minutes east o...

Moist soil management would work even in a water rich state such as MN. Ducks go where the food is and minnows are not food except for sawbills and other mergies. They tried it out west along the big refuge and the ducks piled in. Worked well at "refuging" ducks to keep them safe until the...

Goldfish wrote: He also seems to have the locations to get birds. He doesn't come across as an a hole like a lot of guides,

His mamma owns land along the refuge and I am sure extended family brings more. He rents refuge line pits on CL too.