Northeast North Dakota may not become a pheasant hunting hotspot like the southwest or northwest parts of the state anytime soon, but more birds are showing up in some unexpected places – even around Grand Forks. ADVERTISEMENTBrad DokkenWildlife resource management supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department in Devils Lake, Prince says he heard a pheasant rooster crowing in his backyard the other night. “Things that I did not think I would ever see or hear outside of Devils Lake are happening, and I’m getting kind of excited,” Prince said. Brian Prince, District 1 wildlife resource management supervisor, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Devils Lake. Ashley Peterson / North Dakota Game and Fish Department“Usually, it’s the pheasants that take it the hardest in those conditions,” he said.