Ep. 31 – The Issues Haven’t Changed

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Kent Luttschwager, Department wildlife resource management section leader, and Levi Jacobson, Department wildlife resource management supervisor in Bismarck, about the purpose of our wildlife management areas, management practices, and grappling with the many desired uses of these lands.

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Reice Haase, North Dakota Industrial Commission deputy director, and Brenna Jessen, North Dakota Industrial Commission grant programs specialist, about the Outdoor Heritage Fund, its history and directives and some of the familiar success stories spanning every county in the state.

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Greg Link, Department conservation and communications chief, about key conservation mechanisms in North Dakota, historic paradigms in wildlife management and the importance of quality habitat through it all.

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Scott Gangl, Department fisheries management section leader and Bill Haase, Department assistant wildlife chief, about the importance of seasonal employees, the many benefits of working as a seasonal and tips and tricks for landing one of these upcoming job openings.

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Jim Job, Department outreach biologist and Cody Krause, wildlife specialist with USDA Wildlife Services, about coyote biology and behavior and the range of equipment and strategies for effectively hunting these furbearers.

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Kelli Kuska, Pheasants Forever prescribed fire coordinator and Chris Gordon, North Dakota fire manager with The Nature Conservancy, about the benefits of prescribed fire and the education, training and support the North Dakota Prescribed Fire Cooperative can offer to private landowners interested in burning.

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Mike Sedlacek and Gage Muench, Department district wardens, about the process of becoming a warden, the atypical, but rewarding work life it provides and the upcoming testing dates to join this team of elite conservationists.

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Trace Armstrong, owner of Tall Tines Taxidermy, and lucky winner of the 2023 North American Game Warden Museum moose tag raffle, about his once-in-a-lifetime (maybe twice if his luck keeps up) hunt for a record-breaking velvet moose with his bow.

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Paul Bailey, the Department’s south central district fisheries supervisor, about North Dakota’s state fish, the northern pike, results from a study the Department did on trophy pike utilization in the Missouri River System and some tips for targeting these toothy sportfish this ice fishing season.

In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Ron Wilson, North Dakota OUTDOORS editor, about the history of the Department’s magazine and trends from the past and present. Plus, we wander down a few squirrel trails, too.