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Hiking/Backpacking/Wildlife Viewing

The northern prairie region offers a wealth of opportunity for the hiker, backpacker and nature/wildlife viewer. In nearby Minnesota, wildlife WATCHERS have grown to outnumber hunters three to one over the past decade. There are a number of benefits to growing the wildlife viewing market.

The watching season is longer encompassing all four seasons

Wildlife available for viewing is available in far greater numbers than game animal populations

Huge tracts of undeveloped land, reserves, conservation districts, and other lands provide substantial undisturbed habitats Dakota Prairie Grasslands
http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/dakotaprairie/trails.htm

Sully’s Hill National Game Preserve
http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/refuges/sullys/

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Jennifer Morlock, owner of Dakota Cyclery Mountain Bike Adventures tells how North Dakota's MahDahHey Trail almost didn't happen for mountain bikers.

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