Outdoors
Page 2C ■ Thursday, December 9, 2010
W H AT ’ S G O I N G O N Thursday, Dec. 9 ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC: ■ Gallery 522 Holiday Open House, 4-7 p.m., 200 W. Main. ■ McMahon Brothers, 4-10 p.m., the Bistro. ■ Live solo acoustic music by Brian Gray, 5:30-7 p.m., Bruno’s Pizza, 910 E. Front Ave. ■ Sushi Night with music by Shaun Oban, 7 p.m., Bistro. ■ “A Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m., Dakota Stage Ltd., 412 E. Main Ave. Tickets: $18 adults; $15 students, seniors and military personnel. ■ Ben Suchy Band, 8:30 p.m., Captain Freddy’s, Mandan. Free admission. ■ Karaoke with DJ Paul Berge, 8:30 p.m.-close, West Side Bar and Grill, Mandan. FAITH: ■ Need prayer? Private prayer support, Rainbow Shop prayer room, 551 S. Seventh St. Appt: Betty, 223-2422. ■ The Banquet, a feeding ministry to serve people with needs of Bismarck and Mandan, 5:30-7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Third Street and Avenue B. Free meal served. GOVERNMENT: ■ ESPB, 9:30 a.m., Hudson Room, Radison Hotel, 605 E. Broadway Ave. ■ Oil and Gas Research Council, 11 a.m., Department of Mineral Resources, 1016 E. Calgary Ave. ORGANIZATIONS: ■ Alcoholics Anonymous: General Service Office, www.aa.org; and Area 52 North Dakota, www.aanorthdakota.org. ■ Meadowlarks Toastmasters, 6:30 a.m., Church of Corpus Christi. Info: Joe Mathern, 223-1786. ■ TOPS 160, 9:30 a.m., First Presbyterian Church basement, Mandan. ■ TOPS, 9:30 a.m., First Lutheran Church, Mandan. ■ TOPS No. 319, 10 a.m., McCabe United Methodist Church. ■ Moms in Touch International, 10:45-11:45 a.m., Charity Lutheran Church, 120 Aspen Ave. ■ Capital City AA, noon and 8 p.m., 1351 S. 12th St., door 1202. ■ Capital City Lions Club luncheon meeting, noon, Municipal Country Club. ■ Club Fed Toastmasters, noon-1 p.m., Federal Building, Third Street and Rosser Avenue, Room 164/166. ■ Keep it Simple AA, noon, Serenity Place. ■ New Hope AA, noon, New Freedom Center, 905 E. Interstate Ave. ■ We in Black, 12:30-1 p.m., Boulevard Avenue and Sixth Street. ■ Moms in Touch prayer group, 2:15-3:15 p.m., Shiloh Christian School. ■ Parkinson’s support group, 3 p.m., St. Alexius Medical Center, meeting room east end of cafeteria. Info: 223-9216. ■ Breast cancer support group, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Bismarck Cancer Center, 500 N. Eighth St. Info: Pre-register, 222-6100. ■ TOPS N.D. 123, 5:30 p.m., McCabe United Methodist Church. ■ Grief support group, 6:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church South Campus library. Open to anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. ■ Bismarck-Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society, 7 p.m., Bismarck Public Library Room 1B lower level. ■ Domestic violence support group, 7 p.m., Abused Adult Resource Center, free, and free child care is available. Info: 222-8370. ■ GamAnon support group, 7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Washington Street and Divide Avenue. ■ New Leipzig AA group, 7 p.m. MST, New Leipzig City Hall (back room). ■ Pregnancy and infant loss support group, 7-9 p.m., Spirit of Life Church. Info: Jenn Grabar, 471-5732 or Alison Krum, 663-1660. ■ Thursday Music Club, 7 p.m., home of June Skuza. ■ Bismarck-Mandan Handknitter’s Guild, 7 p.m., Morton Mandan Public Library. Info: Katie, 663-2720. ■ Echo AA, 7:30 p.m., New Bethel Congregational Church, Hazen. ■ City Center AA, 8 p.m., Serenity Place. ■ Eastenders NA (OP, WC), 8 p.m., Grace Lutheran Brethren Church, 503 N. 24th St. ■ Fort Yates AA Group, 8 p.m., Fort Yates Episcopal Church. ■ Missouri Valley Stock Car Association, 8 p.m., Moose Lodge. ■ North City Al-Anon, 8 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church. ■ Thursday Night AA, 8 p.m., Church of the Cross. ■ Thursday Night Big Book AA, 8 p.m., Methodist Church, Mandan. PUBLIC EVENTS: ■ Baby and Me, 9:30 a.m., Bismarck Public Library. Story Time for infants-24 months. ■ Preschool Adventures, 10:15 a.m., Bismarck Public Library. Story Time for 3-6 years of age. ■ Christmas in the Park, 6-10 p.m., Sertoma Park. Cost: $5 car. ■ Texas Hold’em, 7:30 p.m., VFW Club, 14th Street and Broadway Avenue. Free. SCHOOLS: ■ Solheim second-grade music program, 6 p.m., Solheim Elementary. ■ Moses second-grade musical, 7 p.m., Moses Elementary. ■ Saxvik third- and fourth-grade music program, 7 p.m., Saxvik Elementary. ■ CHS and Horizon Holiday concert, 7:30 p.m., CHS Auditorium. ■ Simle eighth-grade concert, 7:30 p.m., Simle Auditorium. SERVICES: ■ Blood drive, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., United Blood Services. Info: 258-4512. ■ Custer Health foot care, 12:30-2 p.m. MST, New Leipzig Senior Citizens Center. Appt: 622-3591. ■ Morton County Bookmobile: downtown St. Anthony, 1:45-2:30 p.m.; Little Heart School, 2:35-3:20 p.m.; Harmon Village, 4:30-6 p.m.; and Entzel Acres (corner of Palomino and Missouri), 6:15-6:45 p.m. ■ First Aid, 6-9 p.m., American Red Cross. Cost: $38.50. ■ Doc Talk on diabetes with Dr. Niral Patel and Medcenter One MedEquip One’s Mike Love and Nathan McKenzie, 7 p.m., Outpatient Services, 414 N. Seventh St. Info: Kim Singer, 323-6312.
Friday, Dec. 10 ARTS-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC: ■ Registration being held for new music class for second grade students which will be held Jan. 4-April 26. Info: Central Dakota Children’s Choir, 258-6516 or www.aboutcdcc.org. ■ 30 Reasons Not to Be in a Play, 7-9 p.m., Wachter Middle School, 1107 S. Seventh St. Tickets: $5/adults, $3/students ■ Emter Family Christmas show, 7 p.m., Emter Family Music Theater, 3279 County Road 139A, Mandan. Tickets: $10 plus tax. ■ “A Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m., Dakota Stage Ltd., 412 E. Main Ave. Tickets: $18 adults; $15 students, seniors and military personnel.
OUTDOORS CALENDAR Saturday
FISHING REPORT
Jan. 1
■ High Plains Unit duck, ■ Deer bow season closmerganser and coot sea- es. sons open.
Jan. 2
Sunday
■ Deer muzzleloader season closes. ■ Elk regular season (unit E1) closes. ■ Moose season units M5, M6 closes.
Dec. 23
■ Ruffed grouse, sharptailed grouse, Hungarian partridge, pheasant, tree squirrel seasons close. ■ Hi g h Pl a i n s Un i t duck, merganser, and coot and tundra swan seasons close.
■ C a n a d a g o o s e Jan. 9 ■ Fall turkey season (statewide — except Miscloses. souri River Zone) closes.
Dec. 31
■ Light geese, Canada goose Missouri River Zone closes. ■ Elk regular season (unit E2) closes. ■ Elk regular season (unit E5) closes.
Jan. 21
■ Antlerless, any elk seasons (units E3, E4) closes. (To submit a calendar item, contact reporter Brian Gehring at 250-8254 or brian.gehring@bismarcktribune.com.)
TO REPORT ...
Ice conditions are now getting to the point where anglers are starting to venture out in numbers, even driving on some bays. On Cattail and Beaver bays down south, anglers were catching walleyes and pike, and while there were reports of some vehicles driving on the ice, extreme caution should be used as the river continues to drop through the end of the year. There have been some ice anglers walking out on Sweet Briar and the report is most are throwbacks: small pike and walleyes. There also are reports of a good walleye bite on Lake Darling and a decent bite on Lake Tschida. There also has been some fishing going on at New Johns, but not much to report in the way of catches. On Lake Audubon, there was 9-9.5 inches of ice in places on Nelson Bay and a n g l e r s w e re c a t c h i n g walleyes — with some running 14-15 inches or better. If you are still into open water fishing, walleyes are coming off the wing walls at Garrison Dam. A few boaters are fishing the river below the dam, weather permitting, and the walleye bite has picked up since the water level has dropped. It’s the river, so stick with the basics; jigs and minnows at the coal veins down to the stumps. Keep in mind that while it is December, no ice is 100 percent safe, so check with bait and tackles shops, game wardens or other sources regarding ice conditions. — Brian Gehring
✓ Game violations: 800-472-2121 ✓ Migratory game bird bands: 800-327-BAND (2263) ✓ Whooping crane sighting: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 387-4397. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Crosby Wetlands Management District, 701965-6488. North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Mike Szymanski at 328-6360.
TO OBTAIN ...
✓ HIP registration 888-634-4798 ✓ N.D. hunting license 800-406-6409 or gf.nd.gov
OUTDOORS DIGEST Late-season hunting ends soon Late-season hunters still have time to get out in the field and enjoy North Dakota’s deer, waterfowl, upland game, turkey, small game and furbearer opportunities. The season for Canada geese closes Dec. 23, except for the Missouri River zone, which closes Dec. 31. High Plains duck hunting continues through Jan. 2. Archery deer, sharptailed and ruffed grouse, partridge, pheasant and tree squirrel hunting seasons continue through Jan. 2. The fall wild turkey season closes Jan. 9. Bobcat, mink and weasel hunting and trapping, and muskrat trapping are open through March 13, 2011. The muskrat hunting season closes May 8, 2011. The mountain lion season in Zone 2 is open through March 31, 2011. Fox, coyote, raccoon, badger and beaver hunting and trapping are open yearround.
Ice anglers are reminded The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has already received reports of ice fishing activity in several locations across the state. With many more waiting for ice conditions to improve, anglers are reminded to refer to the 2010-12 North Dakota Fishing Guide, or Game and Fish website (http://gf.nd.gov), for the new two-year winter fishing regulations. In addition, anglers can access the department website for an extensive list of fishing questions and answers.
Winter fun Continued from 1C cally throughout North Dakota’s sage grouse range, falling from 159 to 77. There is no evidence hunting has put a dent in the sage grouse population. NRCS started the sage grouse initiative, making $18.5 million available this year. One of the conservation efforts so far has been removing wire fences near the leks where the courtship dances take place. Biologists estimate this step may have prevented as many as 1,000 collisions with the fences, which is roughly equal to the all male sage grouse counted in California, North Dakota, South Dakota and Washington and Alberta and Saskatchewan. Additional grass cover during nesting season under the initiative is expected to increase the population between 8 percent and 10 percent, biologists believe. (Reach reporter Brian Gehring at 250-8254 or brian.gehring@bismarcktribune.com.)
Some winter fishing regulations: A maximum of four poles is legal for ice fishing. However, when fishing a water body where both open water and ice occur at the same time, an angler is allowed a maximum of four poles, of which no more than two poles can be used in open water. Tip-ups are legal, and each tip-up is considered a single pole. There is no restriction on the size of the hole in the ice while fishing. When a hole larger than 10 inches in diameter is left in the ice, the area in the immediate vicinity must be marked with a natural object such as a tree branch or tumbleweed, or a brightly painted or colored wooden lath. Markers must be visible from a minimum of 150 feet. It is only legal to release fish back into the water immediately after they are caught. Once a fish is held
in a bucket or on a stringer, it can no longer be legally released in any water. In addition, it is illegal to catch fish and transport them to another water body. It is illegal to leave fish, including bait, behind on the ice. Depositing or leaving any litter or other waste material on the ice or shore is illegal. Any dressed fish to be transported, if frozen, must be packaged individually. Anglers are not allowed to freeze fillets together in one large block. Two fillets count as one fish. The daily limit is a limit of fish taken from midnight to midnight, and no person may possess more than one day’s limit of fish while actively engaged in fishing. The possession limit is the maximum number of fish that an angler may have during a fishing trip of more than one day.
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