Nonresident waterfowl licenses for the 2007 hunting season can be purchased online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, by calling the state’s instant licensing telephone number, or by mail through the department’s Bismarck office.
Hunters who want to buy their license online and print out their own license should access the department’s website, gf.nd.gov. Those wanting to get instantly licensed by using a telephone and having their license mailed may call 800-406-6409. Hunters who want to request an application through the mail should call 701-328-6300, or send an email to ndgf@nd.gov.
Options to consider when purchasing a 2007 nonresident waterfowl license:
Zone 1 is U.S. Highway 281 from South Dakota to Jamestown; U.S. Highway 52 from Jamestown to Carrington; N.D. Highway 200 from Carrington to Hurdsfield; and N.D. Highway 3 from Hurdsfield to South Dakota.
Zone 2 is N.D. Highway 36 from Wilton to Tuttle; N.D. Highway 3 from Tuttle to Hurdsfield; N.D. Highway 200 from Hurdsfield to U.S. Highway 52 east of Bowdon; north on U.S. Highway 52 to N.D. Highway 97 south of Velva; west on N.D. Highway 97 to N.D. Highway 41; south on N.D. Highway 41 (south of Velva) to N.D. Highway 200 at Turtle Lake; west on N.D. Highway 200 to N.D. Highway 200A; south on N.D. Highway 200A to Washburn; and south on U.S. Highway 83 to Wilton.
Zone 3 is the remainder of state.
The tentative date when nonresidents could begin to hunt waterfowl in North Dakota is Sept. 29. Finalized season details will not be available until August after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides the federal framework and the governor signs the proclamation.
The nonresident waterfowl license package includes a $2 certificate, a $13 general game and habitat stamp, and either the $85 (zones) or $125 (statewide) waterfowl license. The waterfowl license is good for 14 consecutive days or two 7-day periods, and a nonresident cannot purchase more than one waterfowl license per year.