Épisodes

  • Ep. 74 – The Essence of Trapping

    Ep. 74 – The Essence of Trapping
    Jun 25 2025
    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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    38 min
  • Ep. 73 – Forests, Water and People

    Ep. 73 – Forests, Water and People
    Jun 11 2025
    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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    35 min
  • Ep. 72 – A Balancing Act

    Ep. 72 – A Balancing Act
    May 28 2025
    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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    55 min
  • Ep. 71 – Wear It

    Ep. 71 – Wear It
    May 14 2025
    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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    48 min
  • Ep. 70 – Chinese Mystery Snails and Pistachio Mussels

    Ep. 70 – Chinese Mystery Snails and Pistachio Mussels
    Apr 30 2025
    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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    41 min
  • Ep. 69 – Aligning a Constellation

    Ep. 69 – Aligning a Constellation
    Apr 16 2025
    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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    46 min
  • Ep. 68 – The Life-changing Round

    Ep. 68 – The Life-changing Round
    Apr 2 2025
    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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    55 min
  • Ep. 67 – The Sheep Show

    Ep. 67 – The Sheep Show
    Mar 19 2025
    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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    1 h et 9 min