Outdoor notes:
*Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice.
*Dec. 30: Light goose, High Plains duck, merganser, coot, and tundra swan seasons close.
*Dec. 31: Bighorn sheep, elk seasons close.
*Jan. 6: Upland bird and archery deer seasons close.
Fishing:
*Devils Lake elevation, Dec. 24: 1,448.11...