BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota ring-neck pheasant numbers are down slightly due to harsh winter conditions but lush nesting habitat this summer should bolster the birds' population by the fall hunting season, a state wildlife official said. Stan Kohn, an upland game biologist with the state Game and Fish Department, said officials heard 11 percent fewer crows from ring-neck roosters during the annual crowing count survey. The survey, done each spring for more than 50 years, involves wildlife officials from who drive 20-mile routes at sunrise, stopping every two...
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