North Dakota Outdoors Podcast

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with the Department’s survey coordinator, Chad Parent. He explains the pros and cons of mandatory harvest reporting versus the harvest surveys we utilize, how harvest surveys, in combination with other data, contribute to understanding the big picture of how wildlife populations are faring and argues that participating in harvest surveys should be added to t...

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Stephanie Tucker, Department game management section leader and furbearer biologist and John Paulson, USDA Wildlife Services director in North Dakota. We explain the collaborative agreement between the agencies when it comes to wildlife depredation, explore some of the other unique avenues of Wildlife Services’ work and laugh about the soaring truffle s...

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Heather Husband, Meadowlark Initiative coordinator with the North Dakota Natural Resources Trust, and Ryan Taylor, Ducks Unlimited public policy director of North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. We discuss the purpose and mission behind the Meadowlark Initiative, the benefits to all North Dakotans and the subtle beauty of the prairie. Hosted by Simple...

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Jeff Benda, hunter, photographer, writer and wild game chef out of Fargo. We talk about some unique field care techniques, underrated cuts of meat, deviled-kidneys and more wild game dish ideas just in time for North Dakota’s deer opener. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use o...

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Dr. Charlie Bahnson, the Department’s wildlife veterinarian. We learn more about the many diseases impacting wildlife in the state, touch on CWD and the status in North Dakota and hear about the grossest thing Dr. Charlie has encountered as a wildlife vet. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our co...

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Jesse Kolar, the Department’s upland game management supervisor, and Ben Geaumont, research associate professor of wildlife and range at the Hettinger Research Extension Center. We talk upland game management, the impacts of recent weather events on pheasants and the importance of grasslands and what the future might hold for upland game birds in North...

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Paul Bailey, the Department’s south central district fisheries supervisor. We take a deep dive into the walleye tagging studies on the Missouri River System and Lake Alkaline, and discuss how those studies support that hormones and temperature are two important factors influencing walleye feeding and angler success. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Jacob Lardy, land management specialist with the Department of Trust Lands, more commonly known to many North Dakota hunters as state school lands or the blue squares on the map. We talk about the department’s history and mission, regulations and restrictions and the upcoming grouse opener. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswi...

Welcome to North Dakota Outdoors podcast, the official podcast of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Meet the hosts, R3 coordinator, Cayla Bendel and wildlife division chief, Casey Anderson. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.