DEER

Deer Runs Into Motorcycle Causing Serious Injuries To Rider Near Fordville, N.D.

FORDVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) — A motorcycle rider from Inkster, North Dakota has serious injuries after a deer hit his bike. It happened Friday night just before 8 o’clock on Highway 32, about five miles southwest of Fordville. Highway Patrol says after the deer ran into the motorcycle, 69-year-old George Midboe was able to maintain control and come to a stop….

Motorcycle Vs. Deer Fatal Crash in Pembina County, North Dakota, Driver Faces Charges

PEMBINA CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Cavalier, North Dakota motorcycle driver has serious life-threatening injuries and faces charges after crashing into a deer, killing his passenger. Highway Patrol says the crash happened Friday night around 11 on County Road 4, about 4 Miles east of Bathgate. A deer came out of the ditch and into the path of 43-year-old Robert…

Social Distancing: Vacation Time

Plus, the show goes on when a theater group performs shows for the public from a balcony

  I just got back from a mini vacation. My original plan were blown up by the pandemic, so I tried to come up with a socially distanced vacation. So my girlfriend and I went camping in Northern Minnesota. It checked off all the social distancing boxes. Outdoors! Lots of space! Thunderstorms! Mother Nature sure didn’t make it easy on…

Motorcycle Driver Hits Deer, Gets Hit By SUV & Killed

He was later pronounced dead at the scene

ERHARD, Minn. — The man killed in a motorcycle crash on County Highway 22 on Sunday night has been identified. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says he is 63-year-old Mark Hanson of rural Dent, and not a 19 year old as they previously released. Authorities believe Hanson first hit a deer and was then was run over by a small…

Chronic Wasting Disease Cases on the Rise in North Dakota

It brings the number of confirmed cases in hunted deer to 24 since 2009.

BISMARCK, N.D.–North Dakota wildlife officials say chronic wasting diseases is growing significantly in the state’s deer herd with eight additional cases discovered after the fall deer hunt. The state Game and Fish Department says that brings the number of confirmed cases in hunted deer to 24 since 2009 when CWD was first found in the state. CWD is a contagious…

Tim Walz Makes Trip To Fergus Falls For Governor’s Deer Hunting Opener

This was Walz's first Deer Hunting Opener Trip As Governor

  FERGUS FALL, Minn — Tim Walz, in his first year as Governor for the deer hunting opener, decided to make the trip out to Fergus Falls to try and get his first deer as Governor. Mark Thoma, who got to be the host for this year’s hunt, says it’s all about tradition. “That really is what the experience that…

About 67,500 Deer Tags Issued in North Dakota

The season opens at noon Nov. 8 and ends Nov. 24.

BISMARCK, N.D.–North Dakota wildlife officials say the number of tags issued for the upcoming deer hunt is up by about 10,000. The Game and Fish Department says about 67,500 deer tags have been issued. Wildlife division chief Jeb Williams says the deer population is trending up in western North Dakota, while the eastern part of the state has been slower…