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KENMARE, ND (KXNET) — Getting ready for the hunt — that’s what folks in Kenmare who were lucky enough to get a whitetail or mule deer tag are doing this weekend.
Deer gun season, which runs from November 8-24, is a time that brings folks from across the state and country to Kenmare.
Longtime hunter and mayor of Kenmare Arlen Gartner says deer gun season is a great time for families in the community to come together.
“People get together, the families get together, and they walk the trees. They have a lot of deer stands now that they sit in. Things have changed a lot compared to what it used to,” said Gartner.
However, Gartner says that his preparation as a hunter, as well as other hunters in the community, remains the same before the big day.
“They like to sight in their guns and they usually do that the day before and then also get the knives sharpened and everything like that and start planning if they do get a deer they can get it processed and that kind of stuff,” said Gartner.
While North Dakota’s deer population is gradually recovering from an EHD outbreak that happened close to three years ago, Gartner has noticed more people making the trip up to Kenmare because of the area’s sizable deer population.
“There’s a lot of people from Grand Forks, Fargo they come up in this area because there’s more deer in this area. Even in Bismarck, but it goes back to that some of these people are from Bismarck, are from families that may live in Bismarck or wherever that just come back to enjoy the hunt,” said Gartner.
Know matter if you’re a local hunter or from out of town, Gartner gives the same advice to every hunter he meets.
“My words of advice would be to enjoy yourself take lots of pictures there’s a lot of memories in it and be happy with the freedom that we have to do this,” said Gartner.
Hunters who drew a muzzleloader tag will get a chance to head out in the field starting on November 29.
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