Youngest son in law and my baby have a hanger in Wishek. We are driving so we are going to stay in the hanger.
Funny thing--my youngest son in law is an air plane mechanic and owns a plane,and at 69 I have never been in a plane. Like to keep both feet on the ground or in the water.
Tom

Well he will sure know where the birds are/were being a pilot.
Just figure there are 5000 hunters not getting into Manitoba so you may have company.
Was that area effected by the heavy snows last year and the corn only gone done this year= therefor no crops in a lot of fields now.

Good luck Tom
are you going to borrow one of Rally's dogs to get some non-pheasant feathers in it's mouth

Always have to be a trouble maker in the bunch.

The trick to permission in eastern ND is to NEVER say you're from MN.

Now I have been told not to say I am from Minnesota and Wisconsin--by the time I go I am sure MT and surrounding states will be added.
Hard when asking permission,not to say where you are from,especially when your states license plate gives you away.
I guess my only hope is they have pitty on an old trapper.
Tom

It doesnt matter where your from, There either going to let you on or not. Where you live doesnt have much to do about it. I have live and or hunted N.D. my whole life and can truly say I have never had a problem with nonresidents.

!lessdog,thanks for the positive reply.Looking for a memory filled hunt, as you get older,you never know if it may be your last.
Northof50--Some of Rallys dogs ,actually have had duck feathers in their mouths. Last year was the first time in several years Rally and I didn't get out on a duck hunt.
Not that we ever hit things right,but we usually went after all the trapping conventions were over.
Tom

If your Grandson is just a kid take him with you when asking permission. Used to work for me!

Moosetrot

Those ND ranchers don't cotton to long haired hippies. LOL

Nah,he is 27 and the last time I hunted with him was 14 years ago. He shot his first and only bird with me--a goose I called in.His dad took him a couple times after that,but neither one of them has hunted in 13 years. He has lived in Colorado for several years (for health reasons) and my guess is he is going just to be with his dad.
Probably end up winging it,unless I can find a land owner there,before we go.
Tom

Gary,I am the only long hair on this upcoming trip.MN. farmers never had a problem with my long hair---especially when I was doing away with their beaver problems.
Tom

Don't let Snowy's response scare you away

I've coyote hunted the crap outtakes that area and find landowner very friendly.

But "rumor is", they hate Sconies because of fishing, both open water n ice.

You will find most folks in that region very friendly.
Wish you well.

LOL,nothing Snowy says would scare me away. I don't believe much of his anti MN. ramblings.
I am looking forward to spending an enjoyable time,watching ducks and geese,decoys,and the wonderful waters of North Dakota.
Next to trapping,the quest for waterfowl is next on my list of love to do things.
Nothing better than feet in the waters and hopefully dry waders.
Tom

Haha! Out of all the waders I’ve had through the years, none ever leak unless it’s subzero temps, lol!

Tom, if your feet are wet, the plane is not in the air (make sure that's all that gets wet and you will be fine) . I expect pictures........................ the mike (from DRY Nebraska)

When I lived in ND, every single person I asked permission to trap asked me first "where ya from?" After about the first dozen, I asked them why they were asking that question. Every one of them said "To see if you're from minnesota'. Maybe they wanted to know if I was from MN so they could give me their farm and daughter, but I think not. I called the game warden about ducks and geese being dumped off a country bridge. Warden said- "oh, its just those minnesotans. That's common with them"

Mr Culvert takes all them there ducks.
Couple of guys got busted with some surveillance cameras, seems the camera sent the pics to the closes boarder crossing, 4 minutes later when they showed up, wondered why all the commotion .....busted

I feel very good about myself, as I'm the only one to hunt ND from MN and not pitch ducks or upset landowners. Some of you paint with a pretty broad brush. If anyone thinks locals don't do the same thing is pretty funny.

But the locals can get away with It.

Too true Tom.
In over 40 years of cold month control shooting in MT I have seen plenty of locals do some ridiculous things, generally younger guys. Guiding summer fisherman in remote Canada for the same length of time my three worst clients were 3 continually drunk ranchers from MT.
So what. Doesn’t in any way jade me towards anyone. Everyone and Anyone is Someone in my eyes until they themselves show me otherwise.
I hope you get into the birds and have a great trip.

Osky