Originally Posted By: Ernest49Traveling for 3 hours by Pick up, practically from Fargo you arrive at the border with Canada. They must be beautiful hunting places and fantastic landscapes. I'd like to see some videos...
Fargo must be a beautiful city too. But I saw that it is cut in two parts by a river that forms the border with Minnesota. So there is a part, east of the river, that is legally part of Minnesota. Could this create problems for those who live in the eastern part of the city and want to go hunting in ND?
Ya, 3 hours north of Fargo you can come to the Canadian Border, but the drive isn't tree lined, as it's prairie country - some might think its beautiful? Most from Fargo traveling north to hunt, do so mainly for ducks and geese - maybe sharptail.
The eastern border of North Dakota is the Red River, which actually flows north into Canada. Our sister city is Moorhead, Minnesota. To hunt in a State you're not a resident of, you need to possess a non-resident licence, which costs a lot more than a resident license.
Minnesota allows all non residents to hunt/shoot coyotes without a license but you can't shoot fox, as they are considered a fur-bearer, where the coyote is considered a nuisance or whatever. North Dakota isn't that gracious - they demand you purchase a furbearer licence and a non-game licence - a non-residence with a furbearer license can't take furbearers but can only take fox and coyote - cost $55.00
Fur buyers will pay a little extra for ND coyotes, as the fur is usually better (prime) than the Minnesota coyote, so ND people usually stay and shoot ND coyotes if you're selling the fur.
From Fargo, shooters usually travel West - 1.5 hours will get you around the Jamestown area, which has a lot of coyotes, as will south central ND. This summer my family and I banged a few prairie dogs in the SW corner of ND and saw/heard a lot of coyote activity but that is a 5/6 hour drive from Fargo, so the western folks can have at it.
It helps to be self-employed, own a business, marry a rich gal or one that commands a super salary or be retired to hunt a lot at night - of course, marrying a rich gal and then have a family with a couple children - that will cut into your hunting activities, both night and day, so for that time of your life - just get use to honey-do projects and raising your children right and hopefully they will hunt with you - good luck with that.