PICTURE THIS.  Things are looking pretty steady to start your week. We’ve got wild trail cam photos, no serious snow in the forecast and a look at PF’s big event as part of your Monday Outdoors Roundup.

Featured Photo:  Big Bird.  A rooster walks about in frosty grass near Bismarck.  Simonson Photo.

WEATHER (Bismarck Forecast):
Today:  Mon – Settling – Hi 27, Lo 22, Wind L&V
Tomorrow:  Tue – Nice – Hi 33, Lo 22, Wind W@5

SOLUNAR (Bismarck Times):

Sunrise        Sunset
8:13AM        5:38PM

Moonrise         Moonset          Overhead                Underfoot
10:00AM         8:34PM           3:13PM            2:51AM
Moon Phase:  Waxing Crescent (6% Full)

EDGE HOUR:   3:00-4:00PM.  Moon overhead and temps near freezing with light winds make for a great afternoon in our Edge Hour.

DAY RATING:

OUTDOORS ROUNDUP:

BIG EVENT.  Pheasants Forever’s Pheasant Fest comes to Minneapolis on Feb. 14-16 with tons of great exhibitors, events and presentations.  Check out all that’s in store with the Habitat Organization as they celebrate the uplands, habitat improvement and projects that get more people hunting.

LITTLE SNOW.  Things remain calm on the precipitation front, making it a bit easier to get around on the landscape.  The five-day forecast hints at maybe a dusting here and there, but so far not much for snow in the coming days for the upper Midwest.

A GOOD LAUGH.  How “real” any of these trail cam pics are – and some definitely are, while some are Photoshop masterpieces – is up to the viewer.  Either way, it’s a good 120-second distraction from your case of the Mondays.