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North Dakota Game and Fish Department Homepage

North Dakota Game and Fish Department

To protect, conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations and their habitat for sustained public use.

Seasonal Shortcuts

Go to the Take Someone New Hunting challenge page

Go to the Where to Hunt page

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Chronic Wasting Disease Information

Furbearer Harvest Limit Tracking

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Hunting News

Upland Game Wing Envelope Order Form - During hunting season, hunters can help the effort to manage upland game birds by collecting and submitting feathers from harvested birds. Learn more.
CWD Test Sampling Kits are available to hunters. These kits allow hunters to remove deer, moose or elk lymph nodes and ship them to the Department's wildlife health lab for testing. Request a kit online.

Hunting Resources

Game Species and Regulations

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Fish North Dakota

Fishing News

Where to Fish: Visit our fishing information page at gf.nd.gov/where-to-fish to view fishing waters maps, stocking data, boat ramp and fishing pier locations and more.
Fish Identification: Tips and images to help you identify fish caught in North Dakota waters.
Tagged Fish Reporting: Anglers can help ﬁsheries managers by reporting information from any tagged ﬁsh they catch. Report a tagged fish.

Fishing Resources

Open Water Fishing

Game and Fish Enforcement

Report All Poachers: 701-328-9921

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The Most Important Part of the Hunt

Behind the Badge

A North Dakota Game Warden Blog

The Most Important Part of the Hunt

Read Behind the Badge

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Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Research, programs and grants to support the conservation of North Dakota's habitats, fish and wildlife

State Wildlife Action Plan

Conservation Corner

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Landowner Programs

Financial and technical assistance to private landowners for habitat protection, enhancement and development

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Meadowlark Initiative

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North Dakota Outdoors

NDO Cover - Elk bugling

Outdoors Magazine

North Dakota Outdoors - August-September 2023

Bringing North Dakota Outdoors News Since 1931

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The Drift

Late Bedtimes and Mosquito Bites

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Outdoors News

Drayton Dam Modification

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Outdoors Webcast

Deer-Vehicle Accidents

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Outdoors Podcast

Ep. 29 – It Pays to Look Over the Hill

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Working Together

Cooperative Conservation and Access Projects

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