North Dakota Outdoors Podcast

North Dakota Outdoors Podcast

The official podcast of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. The mission of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is to protect, conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations and their habitat for sustained public consumptive and nonconsumptive use. Tune into this bi-weekly podcast to hear from wildlife biologists, natural resource managers, landowners, avid sportsmen and women and others about all things North Dakota outdoors. For more information visit gf.nd.gov

Episodes

Ep. 77 – So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance

August 6, 2025 • 44 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast, we visit with Bruce Stillings, Department big game management supervisor, and Jason Smith, Department big game management biologist, about the once-in-a-lifetime moose and elk hunts, the importance of hunter harvest information and some tips for being prepared for these coveted hunts.
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Ep. 76 – I Like ‘Em All

July 23, 2025 • 42 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast, we visit with Dan Murray, dog trainer, breeder and boarder, about gun introduction, basic obedience, crate training and our own dog training struggles and successes.
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Ep. 75 – Enjoy the Wave

July 9, 2025 • 51 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast, we visit with Jesse Kolar, Department upland game management supervisor, and RJ Gross, Department upland game management biologist, about this year’s high pheasant crowing counts, historical comparisons to the glory days and how deer don’t have wings.
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Ep. 74 – The Essence of Trapping

June 25, 2025 • 37 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast, we visit with Department volunteers, John Paulson and Phil Mastrangelo, both happily retired from USDA Wildlife Services, about the upcoming fur harvester education course, the benefits of furbearer hunting and trapping and the sweet smell of skunk essence.
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Ep. 73 – Forests, Water and People

June 11, 2025 • 35 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast, we visit with Beth Hill, North Dakota Forest Service outreach and education manager, about all the NDFS programs, the 1994 family forest, and the importance of getting kids outside.
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Ep. 72 – A Balancing Act

May 28, 2025 • 55 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast, we visit with Jeb Williams, director, and Scott Peterson, soon-to-be-retired deputy director, about the 2025 legislative session, upcoming changes for sportsmen and women, and the third thing you shouldn’t talk about at Thanksgiving.
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Ep. 71 – Wear It

May 14, 2025 • 47 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast, we visit with Jackie Lundstrom, enforcement operations supervisor, and Jonathan Peterson, Devils Lake district game warden, about safe boating laws and best practices, incident reporting requirements and some cautionary tales from the water.
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Ep. 70 – Chinese Mystery Snails and Pistachio Mussels

April 30, 2025 • 41 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast, recorded in the new Jamestown aquatic nuisance species lab, we visit with Ben Holen, Department ANS coordinator, and Mason Hammer, ANS biologist, about ANS in North Dakota, the impacts to our lakes and rivers, and the Department’s extensive prevention measures.
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Ep. 69 – Aligning a Constellation

April 16, 2025 • 46 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Bob Frohlich, Department fisheries development supervisor, and Wesley Erdle, fisheries development project manager, about identifying and prioritizing facility projects, how a boat ramp actually gets constructed and what new projects are slated for 2025.
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Ep. 68 – The Life-changing Round

April 2, 2025 • 54 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Jackie Ressler, Department marketing specialist, about her experience as a new hunter, Cayla and Jackie’s turkey escapades from last spring, and why mentoring a new hunter is so important and rewarding.
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Ep. 67 – The Sheep Show

March 19, 2025 • 69 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Brett Wiedmann, Department big game biologist, about the history of bighorn sheep in North Dakota, current status of the state’s population, stories from a career spent in sheep country and his favorite day of the year.
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Ep. 66 – Ten Acres at a Time

March 5, 2025 • 35 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Levi Jacobson, Department wildlife resource management supervisor, and Jens Johnson, Department private land biologist, about preparing, planting and managing food plots and grass plantings, programs available to assist landowners and the benefits to wildlife.
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Ep. 65 – Pathways to Conservation

February 19, 2025 • 26 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Amber Kologi, Valley City State University fisheries and wildlife undergraduate student, and Alec Christensen, North Dakota State University conservation sciences graduate research assistant, about their career paths so far, what inspired them and what advice they have for other young conservationists.
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Ep. 64 – Different Mascots, Same Mission

February 5, 2025 • 41 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Jennifer Kross, Ducks Unlimited outreach biologist, and Seth Owens, Pheasants Forever education and outreach coordinator, about the importance of conservation education, the unique events both organizations have upcoming, and how you can get involved.
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Ep. 63 – Because of the Way That It Is

January 22, 2025 • 53 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Scott Gangl, Department fisheries management section leader, and Paul Bailey, Department south central district fisheries supervisor, about some of the unique characteristics of North Dakota fish species, why that is and how this information can be useful to anglers.
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Ep. 62 – Less Throwing Stones, More Conversations

January 8, 2025 • 46 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast Casey and Cayla talk about the main takeaways from the Habitat and Hunting Access Summit and possible pathways forward.
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Ep. 61 – Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog

December 27, 2024 • 58 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Rep. Todd Porter, district 34, about the North Dakota legislative process and how and why sportsmen can get involved.
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Ep. 60 – Lutefisk and 4-Buckle Boots

December 11, 2024 • 48 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we celebrate the season by visiting with Scott Peterson, deputy director, and Greg Link, conservation and communications division chief, about Christmas traditions growing up in smalltown North Dakota, holiday meals, and a few gift ideas for the outdoorsy people in your life.
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Ep. 59 – Habitat and Hunting Access

November 27, 2024 • 42 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Kevin Kading, Department private land section leader, about the upcoming Habitat and Hunting Access Summit and the challenges facing the future of our hunting heritage in North Dakota.
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Ep. 58 – Mountain Lion Tango

November 13, 2024 • 45 mins
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Stephanie Tucker, Department game management section leader and furbearer biologist, about bounties, fur market, fisher pregnancies, the wildlife health laboratory, trapping regulations, and the time Steph came face to face with a mama mountain lion.
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