Episodes

  • Ep. 50– Live from the Fair!

    Ep. 50– Live from the Fair!
    Jul 23 2024
    In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Greg Gullickson, Department outreach biologist, live from the Conservation and Outdoor Skills Park at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. We also snag a few fairgoers and a volunteer to talk fishing, fair food and their favorite things to do.
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    36 mins
  • Ep. 49 – Fledging to Find the Easy Fruit

    Ep. 49 – Fledging to Find the Easy Fruit
    Jul 10 2024
    In this episode of NDO Podcast Casey and Cayla talk R3, hunter and angler recruitment, retention and reactivation plus national and state trends, all while Cayla struggles to accurately recall expressions.
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    57 mins
  • Ep. 48 – Butterflies are Metal

    Ep. 48 – Butterflies are Metal
    Jun 26 2024
    In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Elisha Mueller, Department conservation biologist and Cami Dixon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologist, about the underappreciated beauty of the prairie, challenges facing our native grasslands and today’s hip lingo for describing things that are cool.
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    53 mins
  • Ep. 47 – We Need to Save the Grasslands

    Ep. 47 – We Need to Save the Grasslands
    Jun 12 2024
    In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Darrell Oswald, district manager for Burleigh County Soil Conservation District, and Dave Bauer, rancher and North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition mentor, about the five soil health principles, the realities of keeping ranching profitable and the dire call to save our grasslands.
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    1 hr
  • Ep. 46 – Ducks Like Mudholes

    Ep. 46 – Ducks Like Mudholes
    May 29 2024
    In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with two duck gurus, Mike Szymanski, Department migratory game bird management supervisor, and Rick Warhurst, wetland biologist with North Dakota Natural Resources Trust, about the incredible role wetlands play in supporting ducks and other wildlife and what we can all do to conserve these vital ecosystems.
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    57 mins
  • Ep. 45 – Growing Walleyes is Like Farming Asparagus

    Ep. 45 – Growing Walleyes is Like Farming Asparagus
    May 15 2024
    In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Paul Bailey, the Department’s south central district fisheries supervisor, about spring fisheries field work, a new Department walleye tagging study and the information these studies provide our fisheries managers.
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    48 mins
  • Ep. 44 – Wetlands Have Something for Everyone

    Ep. 44 – Wetlands Have Something for Everyone
    May 1 2024
    In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Aaron Larsen, Department conservation biologist, and Emily Joynt, environmental scientist with North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, about the importance of wetlands for water quality, carbon sequestration, recreation and more in celebration of American Wetlands Month.
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    40 mins
  • Ep. 43 – Badlands Mule Deer: The Long Process in a Nutshell

    Ep. 43 – Badlands Mule Deer: The Long Process in a Nutshell
    Apr 17 2024
    In this episode of NDO Podcast Casey and Cayla talk Badlands mule deer hunting, real and perceived social and biological pressures, a recent survey the Department contracted to investigate this more and some of the possible changes up for discussion.
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    1 hr and 19 mins