The harvest of pheasants, sharp-tailed grouse and Hungarian partridge last year in North Dakota was down from 2015, according to statistics compiled by the State Game and Fish Department.
Last year, more than 76,600 pheasant hunters (down 10 percent) harvested 501,100 roosters (down 15 percent), compared to 85,500 hunters and 590,700 roosters in 2015.
Counties with the highest…
The North Dakota Community Action Sportsmen Against Hunger program is again accepting donations of goose meat taken during the early Canada goose season. In addition, the program will accept Canada and light (snow, blue and Ross’s) goose donations during the regular waterfowl season.
Similar to last year, hunters can bring in their goose meat to participating processors after removing…
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s online licensing system is scheduled for maintenance on Sunday, Aug. 13, from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Therefore, hunters and anglers will not be able to purchase licenses during this time period.
This includes all licensing systems – public internet sales…
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department will hold a public hearing to address proposed rule changes to North Dakota Administrative Code Title 30. The hearing is scheduled for 1:15 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14 at the agency’s main office in Bismarck.
The purpose and explanation of the proposed rule changes are as follows:
Chapter 30-03-01.1 – Bait Vendors. Amendments are intended…
North Dakota’s 2017 waterfowl season is set, with the season framework similar to last year.
Noteworthy changes include the daily limit on pintails is reduced from two to one, and the west boundary of the Missouri River Canada Goose Zone, north of N.D. Highway 200, is extended to N.D. Highway 8…
State Game and Fish Department biologists expect a fall duck flight from North Dakota that is down 8 percent from last year, based on observations from the annual mid-July waterfowl production survey.
This year’s brood index came in at 3.68 broods per square mile, down 5 percent from last year.…
North Dakota's deer gun lottery has been held and individual results are available online at the State Game and Fish Department's website.
More than 2,800 antlerless deer gun licenses remain. Only resident applicants who were unsuccessful in the first lottery can apply for remaining licenses.
The first lottery application process – deer gun, muzzleloader, youth and landowner –…
Prospective pronghorn hunters are reminded the deadline to apply for the 2017 hunting season is Aug. 2.
Applicants can apply online by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov, or by calling 800-406-6409. Paper applications are available for printing off the website,…
Swan hunters who are interested in applying for a 2017 license must submit an online application through the state Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. Paper applications are not available this year.
North Dakota residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply. The resident swan…
North Dakota’s early Canada goose season is set, and bag limits and licensing requirements are the same as last year. However, the west boundary of the Missouri River Canada Goose zone, north of N.D. Highway 200, is extended to N.D. Highway 8.
The season will open Tuesday, Aug. 15 and continue…
A nationally coordinated effort to increase knowledge about the dangers of boating under the influence yielded five BUI of alcohol violations in North Dakota.
Jackie Lundstrom, state Game and Fish Department’s enforcement division operations supervisor, said Operation Dry Water weekend, held June…
North Dakota's 2017 small game and furbearer regulations are set and most season structures are similar to last year.
Notable changes include:
Fur harvesters will have an opportunity to take river otters, with a season quota of 15 taken by traps and cable devices. A limit of one per person is allowed during this season.
As per North Dakota Century Code…
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is a co-sponsor for the 14th annual Kids Fishing Camp at Devils Lake Aug. 6-11.
Hosted by the Devils Lake Park Board at Lakewood Bible Camp, the camp is open to all youngsters ages 8-13 years old. Game and Fish volunteers from the Lure ‘em for Life fish…
Adults and children looking to take a hunter education class in 2017 are reminded to enroll at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov.
Hunter education coordinator John Mazur said the majority of classes were already held, but classes will still be added throughout the…
North Dakota’s 2017 pronghorn hunting season is set, with 410 licenses available in five open units.
Bruce Stillings, big game management supervisor for the state Game and Fish Department, said the recently completed aerial survey indicated the pronghorn population is down 14 percent from last year. “Numbers were a bit disappointing, but not unexpected due to a combination of a tough…
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has contracted with Responsive Management to conduct studies related to hunting and land management in the state. These studies will help the Department better understand North Dakota hunters’ participation in, and opinions on, hunter preferences, opportunities and needs.
A companion study will assess North Dakota landowners’ opinions on land…
Governor Doug Burgum has appointed Cody Sand of Forbes and Beau Wisness of Keene to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s advisory board.
The governor appoints eight Game and Fish Department advisors, each representing a multi-county section of the state, to serve as a liaison between the…
The North Dakota Cooperative Fur Harvester Education Program is sponsoring two fur harvester education classes for anyone interested in trapping or hunting furbearers.
Courses in Bismarck and Jamestown are set for Aug. 22, 24 and 26.
…Women ages 18 and older who are interested in attending an upcoming paddlesports workshop sponsored by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department should sign up quickly as class sizes are limited.
Participants must know how to swim, and will learn safety, legal requirements and proper techniques…
North Dakota Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel are wrapping up a record year for stocking of walleye fingerlings in more than 130 waters across the state.
Jerry Weigel, fisheries production and development supervisor, said more than 12 million fingerlings were stocked, besting the…
