North Dakota Outdoors Podcast

Join hosts R3 coordinator, Cayla Bendel and deputy director, Casey Anderson twice monthly for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department NDO podcast. Hear from NDGF staff, partner staff and other experts on an array of outdoors topics from fish and wildlife surveys and research, habitat programs, conservation policy, stories from the field, and more.
Guests: n/a
In this episode of NDO Podcast Casey and Cayla take a historical walk through a Game and Fish Department timeline – from the agency’s inception to the price of the first fishing license, closed seasons and impactful legislation – to get a feel for where we’ve come from and maybe some insight into where we’re headed.
Guests: Sandra Johnson, Department conservation biologist
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Sandra Johnson, Department conservation biologist, about bald eagles, their recovery from the endangered species list and how they’re faring today.
Guests: Patrick Isakson, Department conservation section supervisor
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Patrick Isakson, Department conservation section supervisor, about the newly approved 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan and changes since the last iteration including more public-facing resources and involvement from citizens.





