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North Dakota's main deer hunting season opens
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The North Dakota countryside will be

dotted with orange as hunters take to the field for the opener of

the deer gun season.

The season opens at noon Friday and runs through Nov. 25.

Hunters in some areas will have to deal with a winter storm, and

the state Game and Fish Department says they also should be wary of

thin ice on frozen stock ponds, sloughs, creeks and rivers.

Only about 65,000 licenses were made available this season _ 40

percent fewer than last year. The drop is in response to a reduced

deer population due to three straight harsh winters beginning in

2008. Deer licenses peaked at more than 149,000 in 2008.