JANUARY• Year 2018 in Review• 2018 Watchable Wildlife

Photo Contest• Talking Furbearers

NOVEMBER• A Plan to Manage Deer in

North Dakota• Lake Levels, Ice Fishing

Opportunities on the Rise• ANS Monitoring Efforts

Increased• NAWCA: 30 Years of

Advancing Habitat

OCTOBER• Investigating Wildlife in the

Badlands• Outdoors On-air Milestone• Curbing Vandalism to Signs

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER• 2019 Hunting Season Outlook• PLOTS Program Update• “The Duck Factory”

JULY• The Value of Helping

Hands• Delivering Wildlife

Data• North Country Trail,

North Dakota’s Open Secret

• Managing Fish and Angling Opportunities in the Northeast

JUNE• Big Lake Walleye Spawn

Fuels State Fisheries• Operation Dry Water• Tagging Studies

Counties Apart• Fallout of a Tough

Winter

MAY• 2019 Legislative Review• A Line to the Past, a

Bridge to the Future• CWD• Planning for Success:

Updating the ANS Management Plan

MARCH-APRIL• Fishing Report Card

Revisited• 2019 North Dakota

Fishing Waters• 2018 Fish Stocking

Report• Boating Access for Devils

Lake• Boating Access for

Missouri River

FEBRUARY• Drawing a Deer License

in 2018• Fishing Stories,

Measuring Angler Success

• 2018 Enforcement Division Review

• A Warden’s Story

2019FeaturesFeatures

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

SR, SS – Sunrise and sunset at Bismarck, Central time. The sun rises and sets one minute later for each 12.5 miles straight west of Bismarck and one minute earlier for each 12.5 miles straight east

of Bismarck. Mountain time is one hour earlier.

SR 8:28SS 5:05 1

New Year’s DaY

SR 8:28SS 5:06 2 SR 8:28

SS 5:07 3 SR 8:28SS 5:08 4

SR 8:28SS 5:09 5 SR 8:28

SS 5:10 6 SR 8:27SS 5:11 7 SR 8:27

SS 5:12 8 SR 8:27SS 5:14 9 SR 8:27

SS 5:15

FULL MOON

10 SR 8:26SS 5:16 11

SR 8:26SS 5:17 12 SR 8:25

SS 5:19 13 SR 8:25SS 5:20 14 SR 8:24

SS 5:21 15 SR 8:23SS 5:23 16 SR 8:23

SS 5:24 17 SR 8:22SS 5:25 18

SR 8:21SS 5:27 19 SR 8:20

SS 5:28 20

MartiN Luther KiNg Jr. DaY

SR 8:20SS 5:30 21 SR 8:19

SS 5:31 22 SR 8:18SS 5:32 23 SR 8:17

SS 5:34

NEW MOON

24 SR 8:16SS 5:35 25

SR 8:15SS 5:37 26 SR 8:14

SS 5:38 27 SR 8:13SS 5:40 28 SR 8:12

SS 5:41 29 SR 8:10SS 5:43 30 SR 8:09

SS 5:44 31

JANUARYDECEMBER 2019

1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31

FEBRUARY 2020

12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29

2020

Wild turkeys are easily identifiable because of their large size, naked head and fan-shaped tailed so often displayed by males during the breeding season in spring. While these birds are not native to North Dakota, they’ve been here long enough to seem as if they’ve grown with the wooded habitat scattered across the state.

Photo by Kelly Krabbenhoft, West Fargo

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSR 8:08SS 5:46 1

SR 8:07SS 5:47 2 SR 8:05

SS 5:49 3 SR 8:04SS 5:51 4 SR 8:03

SS 5:52 5 SR 8:01SS 5:54 6 SR 8:00

SS 5:55 7 SR 7:59SS 5:57 8

SR 7:57SS 5:58

FULL MOON

9 SR 7:56SS 6:00 10 SR 7:54

SS 6:01 11 SR 7:53SS 6:03 12

spriNg turKeY

appLicatioN DeaDLiNe

SR 7:51SS 6:04 13 SR 7:49

SS 6:06 14

VaLeNtiNe’s DaY

SR 7:48SS 6:07 15

SR 7:46SS 6:09 16 SR 7:45

SS 6:10 17

presiDeNts DaY

SR 7:43SS 6:12 18 SR 7:41

SS 6:13 19 SR 7:40SS 6:15 20 SR 7:38

SS 6:16 21 SR 7:36SS 6:18 22

SR 7:34SS 6:19

NEW MOON

23 SR 7:33SS 6:21 24 SR 7:31

SS 6:22 25 SR 7:29SS 6:24 26

ash weDNesDaY

SR 7:27SS 6:25 27 SR 7:25

SS 6:27 28 SR 7:24SS 6:28 29

JANUARY 2020

1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30 31

MARCH 2020

1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31 FEBRUARY

2020

Ring-necked pheasants were first introduced in North Dakota more than a century ago. Following later intermittent introductions in the 1920s, populations quickly increased and reached all-time highs in the 1940s because of an abundance of idle land on the landscape at the time.

Photo by Steve Silseth, Minot

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSR 7:22SS 6:30 1 SR 7:20

SS 6:31 2 SR 7:18SS 6:33 3 SR 7:16

SS 6:34 4 SR 7:14SS 6:36 5 SR 7:12

SS 6:37 6 SR 7:10SS 6:38 7

SR 8:08SS 7:40 8

Dst BegiNs

cLocKs aheaD oNe hour

SR 8:07SS 7:41

FULL MOON

9 SR 8:05SS 7:43 10 SR 8:03

SS 7:44 11 SR 8:01SS 7:45 12 SR 7:59

SS 7:47 13 SR 7:57SS 7:48 14

SR 7:55SS 7:50 15 SR 7:53

SS 7:51 16 SR 7:51SS 7:52 17

st. patricK’s DaY

SR 7:49SS 7:54 18 SR 7:47

SS 7:55 19

spriNg BegiNs

SR 7:45SS 7:57 20 SR 7:43

SS 7:58 21

SR 7:41SS 7:59 22 SR 7:39

SS 8:01 23 SR 7:37SS 8:02

NEW MOON

24 SR 7:35SS 8:04 25

Moose, eLK, sheep

appLicatioN DeaDLiNe

SR 7:33SS 8:05 26 SR 7:31

SS 8:06 27 SR 7:29SS 8:08 28

SR 7:27SS 8:09 29 SR 7:25

SS 8:10 30 SR 7:23SS 8:12 31

FEBRUARY 2020

12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29

APRIL 2020

1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30

A mix of Canada and snow geese dot the sky and rest on the ice at Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge during the spring migration. The refuge in south central North Dakota was aptly established in the early 1930s as a migratory bird refuge by President Herbert Hoover.

Photo by Lara Anderson, Bismarck

MARCH

2020

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

SR 7:21SS 8:13 1

2020-21 FishiNg LiceNse requireD

SR 7:19SS 8:15 2 SR 7:17

SS 8:16 3 SR 7:15SS 8:17 4

SR 7:13SS 8:19 5

paLM suNDaY

SR 7:12SS 8:20 6 SR 7:10

SS 8:21

FULL MOON

7 SR 7:08SS 8:23 8 SR 7:06

SS 8:24 9 SR 7:04SS 8:25 10

gooD FriDaY

SR 7:02SS 8:27 11

spriNg turKeY

seasoN opeNs

SR 7:00SS 8:28 12

easter

SR 6:58SS 8:30 13 SR 6:56

SS 8:31 14 SR 6:55SS 8:32 15 SR 6:53

SS 8:34 16 SR 6:51SS 8:35 17 SR 6:49

SS 8:36 18

SR 6:47SS 8:38 19 SR 6:46

SS 8:39 20 SR 6:44SS 8:41 21 SR 6:42

SS 8:42

NEW MOON

22

earth DaY

SR 6:40SS 8:43 23 SR 6:39

SS 8:45 24 SR 6:37SS 8:46 25

SR 6:35SS 8:47 26

North DaKota BirD DaY

SR 6:34SS 8:49 27 SR 6:32

SS 8:50 28 SR 6:30SS 8:51 29 SR 6:29

SS 8:53 30

MARCH 2020

1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31

MAY 2020

1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 3031

APRILCanvasbacks have long been prized by hunters as sporting birds and wonderful table fare. While both males and females can be distinguished by long foreheads that slope into their bills, it’s the males, such as the one pictured here, that sport a chestnut-colored head. Canvasbacks begin arriving in North Dakota in spring when suitable habitat becomes free of ice and snow.

Photo by Ross McDougall, Rolla

2020

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSR 6:27SS 8:54 1

paDDLeFish sNaggiNg opeNs

SR 6:26SS 8:55 2

SR 6:24SS 8:57 3 SR 6:23

SS 8:58 4 SR 6:21SS 8:59 5 SR 6:20

SS 9:01 6 SR 6:18SS 9:02

FULL MOON

7 SR 6:17SS 9:03 8 SR 6:15

SS 9:04 9

SR 6:14SS 9:06 10

Mother’s DaY

SR 6:13SS 9:07 11 SR 6:11

SS 9:08 12 SR 6:10SS 9:10 13 SR 6:09

SS 9:11 14 SR 6:08SS 9:12 15 SR 6:07

SS 9:13 16

SR 6:05SS 9:14 17 SR 6:04

SS 9:16 18 SR 6:03SS 9:17 19 SR 6:02

SS 9:18 20 SR 6:01SS 9:19 21 SR 6:00

SS 9:20

NEW MOON

22 SR 5:59SS 9:21 23

SR 5:58SS 9:22 24 SR 5:57

SS 9:23 25

MeMoriaL DaY

SR 5:57SS 9:24 26 SR 5:56

SS 9:26 27 SR 5:55SS 9:27 28 SR 5:54

SS 9:27 29 SR 5:54SS 9:28 30

SR 5:53SS 9:29 31

APRIL 2020

1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30

JUNE 2020

1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30

A mature female Baltimore oriole isn’t as easy to identify as the bright orange and black-capped mature male. Even so, a mature female oriole is a handsome bird that, like her male counterpart, can be found in woodlands and suburban neighborhoods with large shade trees.

Photo by Rod Fuglestad, Aneta

MAY

2020

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSR 5:52SS 9:30 1 SR 5:52

SS 9:31 2 SR 5:51SS 9:32 3

Deer guN aND MuzzLeLoaDer

appLicatioN DeaDLiNe

SR 5:51SS 9:33 4 SR 5:50

SS 9:34

FULL MOON

5 SR 5:50SS 9:34 6

Free FishiNg DaY

SR 5:50SS 9:35 7

Free FishiNg DaY

SR 5:49SS 9:36 8 SR 5:49

SS 9:36 9 SR 5:49SS 9:37 10 SR 5:49

SS 9:37 11 SR 5:49SS 9:38 12 SR 5:48

SS 9:39 13

SR 5:48SS 9:39 14

FLag DaY

SR 5:48SS 9:39 15 SR 5:48

SS 9:40 16 SR 5:48SS 9:40 17 SR 5:49

SS 9:40 18 SR 5:49SS 9:41 19 SR 5:49

SS 9:41 20

suMMer BegiNs

SR 5:49SS 9:41

NEW MOON

21

Fathers DaY

SR 5:49SS 9:41 22 SR 5:50

SS 9:41 23 SR 5:50SS 9:41 24 SR 5:50

SS 9:41 25 SR 5:51SS 9:41 26 SR 5:51

SS 9:41 27

SR 5:52SS 9:41 28 SR 5:52

SS 9:41 29 SR 5:53SS 9:41 30

MAY 2020

1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 3031

JULY 2020

1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30 31 JUNE

2020

A nice summer smallmouth bass from Lake Audubon in McLean County. In a state where walleye receive most of the fishing pressure from anglers, smallmouth bass, along with a number of other fish species, are often overlooked.

Photo by Ashley Salwey, Bismarck

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

SR 5:53SS 9:41 1 SR 5:54

SS 9:40 2 SR 5:55SS 9:40 3 SR 5:55

SS 9:40

FULL MOON

4

iNDepeNDeNce DaY

SR 5:56SS 9:39 5 SR 5:57

SS 9:39 6 SR 5:58SS 9:38 7 SR 5:58

SS 9:38 8 SR 5:59SS 9:37 9 SR 6:00

SS 9:37 10 SR 6:01SS 9:36 11

SR 6:02SS 9:35 12 SR 6:03

SS 9:35 13 SR 6:04SS 9:34 14 SR 6:05

SS 9:33 15 SR 6:06SS 9:32 16 SR 6:07

SS 9:31 17 SR 6:08SS 9:30 18

SR 6:09SS 9:30 19 SR 6:10

SS 9:29

NEW MOON

20 SR 6:11SS 9:28 21 SR 6:12

SS 9:26 22 SR 6:13SS 9:25 23 SR 6:14

SS 9:24 24 SR 6:15SS 9:23 25

SR 6:17SS 9:22 26 SR 6:18

SS 9:21 27 SR 6:19SS 9:19 28 SR 6:20

SS 9:18 29 SR 6:21SS 9:17 30 SR 6:23

SS 9:16 31

JUNE 2020

1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30

AUGUST 2020

12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930 31

The purple coneflower can be found over much of the state, except in the northeast. The native wildflower stands anywhere from 12-24 inches, is purple to whitish in color and blooms from mid-June to mid-August. Photographed along the shoreline of Lake Sakakawea, the purple coneflower prefers rocky prairie hillsides and weakly developed soils.

Photo by Craig Bihrle, Bismarck

JULY

2020

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSR 6:24SS 9:14 1

SR 6:25SS 9:13 2 SR 6:26

SS 9:11

FULL MOON

3 SR 6:28SS 9:10 4 SR 6:29

SS 9:08 5

proNghorN appLicatioN DeaDLiNe

SR 6:30SS 9:07 6 SR 6:31

SS 9:05 7 SR 6:33SS 9:04 8

SR 6:34SS 9:02 9 SR 6:35

SS 9:01 10 SR 6:36SS 8:59 11 SR 6:38

SS 8:57 12

swaN perMit

appLicatioN DeaDLiNe

SR 6:39SS 8:56 13 SR 6:40

SS 8:54 14 SR 6:42SS 8:52 15

SR 6:43SS 8:51 16 SR 6:44

SS 8:49 17 SR 6:45SS 8:47

NEW MOON

18 SR 6:47SS 8:46 19 SR 6:48

SS 8:44 20 SR 6:49SS 8:42 21 SR 6:51

SS 8:40 22

SR 6:52SS 8:38 23 SR 6:53

SS 8:36 24 SR 6:55SS 8:35 25 SR 6:56

SS 8:33 26 SR 6:57SS 8:31 27 SR 6:58

SS 8:29 28 SR 7:00SS 8:27 29

SR 7:01SS 8:25 30 SR 7:02

SS 8:23 31

JULY 2020

1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30 31

SEPTEMBER 2020

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30

While there is some variance when whitetail fawns are typically born – sometime in May or June – they all hit the ground no matter the month with coats dotted with white spots. The spots help in camouflaging the young animals from predators in the first few months of their lives, but are long gone by the time North Dakota’s deer gun season opens in early November.

Photo by Craig Bihrle, Bismarck

AUGUST

2020

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSR 7:04SS 8:21 1

DoVe seasoN opeNs

SR 7:05SS 8:19

FULL MOON

2

FaLL turKeY

appLicatioN DeaDLiNe

SR 7:06SS 8:17 3 SR 7:07

SS 8:15 4

Deer, proNghorN Bow seasoNs opeN

MouNtaiN LioN seasoN opeNs

SR 7:09SS 8:13 5

SR 7:10SS 8:12 6 SR 7:11

SS 8:10 7

LaBor DaY

SR 7:13SS 8:08 8 SR 7:14

SS 8:06 9 SR 7:15SS 8:04 10 SR 7:16

SS 8:02 11

patriot DaY

SR 7:18SS 8:00 12

sharptaiL, partriDge,ruFFeD grouse,

squirreL seasoNs opeN

SR 7:19SS 7:58 13 SR 7:20

SS 7:56 14 SR 7:22SS 7:54 15 SR 7:23

SS 7:52 16 SR 7:24SS 7:50

NEW MOON

17 SR 7:26SS 7:48 18

Youth Deer seasoN opeNs

SR 7:27SS 7:46 19

Youth waterFowL seasoN opeNs

SR 7:28SS 7:44 20 SR 7:29

SS 7:42 21 SR 7:31SS 7:40 22

FaLL BegiNs

SR 7:32SS 7:38 23 SR 7:33

SS 7:36 24 SR 7:35SS 7:34 25 SR 7:36

SS 7:32 26

earLY resiDeNt waterFowL

seasoN opeNs

SR 7:37SS 7:30 27 SR 7:39

SS 7:28 28 SR 7:40SS 7:26 29 SR 7:41

SS 7:24 30

AUGUST 2020

12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930 31

OCTOBER 2020

1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31

Sandhill cranes fly with their necks stretched out and long legs and feet trailing behind. Typically, during spring and fall migrations, you hear these big birds long before you see them. Sandhill cranes give loud, rattling bugle-like calls that can be heard from long distances.

Photo by Kelly Krabbenhoft, West Fargo

SEPTEMBER

Opening dates for all hunting and trapping seasons highlighted here are recommended standardized opening dates. Finalized dates are set by governor’s proclamation.

Always check the appropriate proclamation for official 2020 season information.

2020

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSR 7:43SS 7:22

FULL MOON

1 SR 7:44SS 7:20 2

proNghorN guN seasoN opeNs

SR 7:45SS 7:18 3

Youth pheasaNt seasoN opeNs

reguLar waterFowL

seasoN opeNs

SR 7:47SS 7:16 4 SR 7:48

SS 7:14 5 SR 7:49SS 7:12 6 SR 7:51

SS 7:10 7 SR 7:52SS 7:08 8 SR 7:53

SS 7:06 9 SR 7:55SS 7:04 10

pheasaNt seasoN opeNs

FaLL turKeY seasoN opeNs

SR 7:56SS 7:02 11 SR 7:58

SS 7:00 12

coLuMBus DaY

SR 7:59SS 6:59 13 SR 8:00

SS 6:57 14 SR 8:02SS 6:55 15 SR 8:03

SS 6:53

NEW MOON

16 SR 8:05SS 6:51 17

SR 8:06SS 6:50 18 SR 8:07

SS 6:48 19 SR 8:09SS 6:46 20 SR 8:10

SS 6:44 21 SR 8:12SS 6:43 22 SR 8:13

SS 6:41 23 SR 8:15SS 6:39 24

MiNK, MusKrat, weaseL

trappiNg seasoNs opeN

SR 8:16SS 6:38 25 SR 8:18

SS 6:36 26 SR 8:19SS 6:34 27 SR 8:20

SS 6:33 28 SR 8:22SS 6:31 29 SR 8:23

SS 6:29 30 SR 8:25SS 6:28

FULL MOON

31

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SEPTEMBER 2020

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30

NOVEMBER 2020

1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30

Because a beaver’s front legs are shorter than its hind legs, it walks with an awkward gait on land. In the water, however, North America’s largest rodent is a graceful and efficient swimmer, propelling itself with slow and deliberate kicks from its webbed hind feet.

Photo by Rod Fuglestad, Aneta

OCTOBER

2020

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

SR 7:26SS 5:26 1

Dst eNDs

cLocKs BacK oNe hour

SR 7:28SS 5:25 2 SR 7:29

SS 5:24 3

eLectioN DaY

SR 7:31SS 5:22 4 SR 7:32

SS 5:21 5 SR 7:34SS 5:19 6

Deer guN seasoN opeNs

SR 7:35SS 5:18 7

SR 7:37SS 5:17 8 SR 7:38

SS 5:15 9 SR 7:40SS 5:14 10 SR 7:41

SS 5:13 11

VeteraNs DaY

SR 7:42SS 5:12 12 SR 7:44

SS 5:11 13 SR 7:45SS 5:09

NEW MOON

14

SR 7:47SS 5:08 15 SR 7:48

SS 5:07 16 SR 7:50SS 5:06 17 SR 7:51

SS 5:05 18 SR 7:52SS 5:04 19 SR 7:54

SS 5:04 20 SR 7:55SS 5:03 21

SR 7:57SS 5:02 22 SR 7:58

SS 5:01 23 SR 7:59SS 5:00 24 SR 8:01

SS 5:00 25 SR 8:02SS 4:59 26

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SR 8:03SS 4:58 27

Deer MuzzLeLoaDer seasoN

opeNs

SR 8:04SS 4:58 28

SR 8:06SS 4:57 29 SR 8:07

SS 4:57

FULL MOON

30RAP – Report All Poachers, call 701-328-9921, reward offered.

OCTOBER 2020

1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31

DECEMBER 2020

1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER

While white-tailed deer are the most popular big game animal in terms of the number of animals harvested each fall, mule deer bucks, likely because of the gorgeous badlands habitat the majority of the population inhabits, might be the most prized by hunters.

Photo by Craig Bihrle, Bismarck

2020

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSR 8:08SS 4:56 1 SR 8:09

SS 4:56 2 SR 8:10SS 4:56 3 SR 8:12

SS 4:55 4 SR 8:13SS 4:55 5

SR 8:14SS 4:55 6 SR 8:15

SS 4:55 7 SR 8:16SS 4:55 8 SR 8:17

SS 4:55 9 SR 8:18SS 4:55 10 SR 8:19

SS 4:55 11 SR 8:19SS 4:55 12

SR 8:20SS 4:55 13 SR 8:21

SS 4:55

NEW MOON

14 SR 8:22SS 4:55 15 SR 8:23

SS 4:56 16 SR 8:23SS 4:56 17 SR 8:24

SS 4:56 18 SR 8:24SS 4:57 19

SR 8:25SS 4:57 20 SR 8:26

SS 4:58 21

wiNter BegiNs

SR 8:26SS 4:58 22 SR 8:26

SS 4:59 23 SR 8:27SS 4:59 24

christMas eVe

SR 8:27SS 5:00 25

christMas DaY

SR 8:27SS 5:01 26

Free FishiNg DaY

SR 8:28SS 5:02 27

Free FishiNg DaY

SR 8:28SS 5:02 28 SR 8:28

SS 5:03

FULL MOON

29 SR 8:28SS 5:04 30 SR 8:28

SS 5:05 31

New Year’s eVe

Season’s Greetings from the North Dakota

Game and Fish Department

NOVEMBER 2020

1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30

JANUARY 2021

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10 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 3031

The blue jay, a strikingly beautiful bird, is a widely distributed year-round resident in wooded or semi-wooded habitats in North Dakota. The bird is well adapted and seems to be equally at home near people or in more wild settings.

Photo by Steve Silseth, Minot

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