2017 Summary of Violations
Big Game
- Hunting in closed season - 10
- Failure to wear fluorescent orange - 17
- Tagging violations - 31
- Exceeding limit - 1
- Killing wrong species or sex - 8
- Other big game violations - 28
- Total - 95
Small Game
- Using gun able to hold more than 3 shells - 56
- Hunting in closed season - 8
- Illegal possession/taking - 8
- Exceeding limit - 19
- Failure to leave identification or sex of game - 51
- Killing wrong sex or species - 2
- Nontoxic shot violation - 10
- Failure to carry federal waterfowl stamp - 7
- Wanton waste - 10
- Hunting in unharvested field - 19
- Other small game violations - 72
- Total - 262
Boating
- Use of unlicensed or unnumbered boat - 138
- Failure to display boat registration - 121
- Operating without lights at night - 35
- Inadequate number of PFDs - 255
- Water skiing violations - 24
- Reckless or negligent operation - 4
- Operating vessel under influence/intoxicated - 11
- Other boating violations - 55
- Total - 643
Fishing
- Fishing with excessive lines - 53
- Exceeding limit - 87
- Fishing in closed/restricted area - 5
- Failure to attend lines - 11
- No identification on fish house - 8
- ANS violation - 130
- Paddlefish violations - 8
- Other fishing violations - 46
- Total - 348
Furbearer
- Shining (using artificial light) - 13
- Illegal possession/taking - 2
- Harassing furbearers with motor vehicle - 10
- Other furbearer violations - 10
- Total - 35
General
- Use of motor vehicle off established trail - 15
- Use of motor vehicle in restricted area - 38
- Harassing wildlife with motor vehicle - 5
- Hunting on posted land without permission - 59
- Hunting before/after legal hours - 16
- Wanton waste - 7
- Aid in concealment of unlawful game - 8
- Hunting in wrong unit/closed area - 5
- Loaded firearm in motor vehicle - 64
- Discharge of firearm within/on motor vehicle - 6
- 440 yard violation - 5
- Littering - 52
- Other general violations - 16
- Total - 296
Licensing
- Failure to sign/affix stamp - 18
- Hunting/fishing/trapping without proper license - 235
- Failure to carry license on person - 334
- Misrepresentation on license or application - 21
- Other licensing violations - 14
- Total - 622
Wildlife Management Areas/Refuge
- Failure to obey posted regulations - 29
- Camping - 21
- Tree stand violations - 10
- Possession of glass beverage containers - 14
- Baiting on WMA - 4
- Prohibited uses of motor vehicles - 12
- Other WMA/refuge violations - 4
- Total - 94
Miscellaneous
- Possession of controlled substance - 13
- Possession of drug paraphernalia - 13
- Open container - 28
- Minor in possession - 17
- Criminal trespass - 28
- Other miscellaneous - 27
- Total - 126
Commercial
- Commercial violations - 25
- Total - 25
Incidents 2017 - Top 10 Counties
(An incident is defined as any situation that requires a response from a game warden. It does not have to be a crime. The situation could be, for example, a stranded angler.)
- Burleigh - 251
- Ramsey - 234
- McLean - 206
- McKenzie - 175
- Morton - 172
- Richland - 168
- Ward - 162
- Cass - 154
- Williams - 141
- Mountrail - 138
Citations 2017 - Top 10 Counties
- Ramsey - 266
- Williams - 136
- Burleigh - 136
- McKenzie - 133
- Benson - 103
- Richland - 99
- McLean - 98
- Mountrail - 97
- Stutsman - 89
- Barnes - 84