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A6561-1 Snow Geese. Hunters
have been drawn to North
Dakota’s prairie potholes
because of the huge flocks
of ducks, geese, (and other
nongame migratory birds).
ND is located on the
Central Flyway.
D0511 These two men had a
formal portrait taken after
a hunt in Nelson County in
the 1890s. Their bag includes
2 hawks, 17 sharp-tailed
grouse, 1 jack rabbit, gulls,
a weasel, and about 30
prairie chickens.
0765-004. This group of Minot
hunters enjoy their success in
September 1908. Automobiles
were part of a great change in
technology that contributed to
the decline in some game animals.
Hunters could easily go to the
game in an automobile.
0175-017. In 1913, hunters were
limited to 25 ducks per day each.
These hunters have not yet gotten
their limit, and the day has just
begun.
0745-001. This woman,
using a modern shotgun and
an automobile has had a
successful upland game
(sharp-tailed grouse or
prairie chickens) hunt.
C0119. This photo shows a badlands
hunting camp in 1896. The hunters
have 12 deer, 2 bighorn (or
mountain) sheep, and what
appears to be 1 elk.
1032-02. This photo taken near
Underwood, 1906, show the
results of a legal deer hunt
for 3 men. The game includes
5 bucks, 2 fawns, and 7
rabbits.
C1295. This photo was taken in
the 1930s when deer hunters
could take only 1 buck and
season was open every other
year. The Game and Fish
commissioner praised this
hunt as a good example
of hunting with game
conservation in mind.
0800-037. A Greater Prairie
Chicken, or broad-tail grouse,
is known for its colorful
“booming” and dancing during
mating season in the spring.
It was a favorite upland bird
of hunters until the seasons
closed in 1945.
0056-264. Pheasants added
a new dimension to hunting
when the season opened on
these Asian natives in 1931.
