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North Dakota Game and Fish Department
To protect, conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations and their habitat for sustained public use.
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News Releases
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Hunt North Dakota
Hunting News
- Learn about HuntLink, a new hunter-landowner contact application that connects interested landowners with licensed hunters looking for a place to hunt (species include coyote, deer, elk, moose, turkey and geese).
- Upland Game Hunters - You can help biologists track upland game bird populations and harvest. Order your wing envelope(s) today.
Fish North Dakota
Fishing News
Ice Safety Tips - Review our ice safety tips before venturing out on the ice to fish this winter.
Would you like to learn to ice fish? Check out these resources to get you started:
- Basic Ice Fishing Equipment
- Ice Fishing Tips (video)
- How to Remove Y-Bones form Northern Pike
- More Ice Fishing Information and Regulations
Free Fishing Days - Residents of North Dakota may fish without a fishing license on December 27-28, 2025.
Fishing Resources
Game and Fish Enforcement
Report All Poachers: 701-328-9921
Behind the Badge
A North Dakota Game Warden Blog
Attention Deficit
Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Research, programs and grants to support the conservation of North Dakota's habitats, fish and wildlife
Landowner Programs
Financial and technical assistance to private landowners for habitat protection, enhancement and development
North Dakota Outdoors
NDO Magazine
North Dakota Outdoors December 2025
Bringing North Dakota Outdoors News Since 1931
The Drift
One for Everyone
NDO News
Late Season Hunting Opportunities
NDO Webcast
Ice Safety Recommendations 2025
NDO Podcast
Ep. 85 – If It's Daylight, There's Someone There
Working Together
Cooperative Conservation and Access Projects