North Dakota’s elk, moose and bighorn sheep applications are available, and prospective hunters can apply online at the state Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov.
General lottery applications can also be submitted by calling 800-406-6409. Preferential landowner (gratis) applications must be submitted online.…
Volunteer instructors for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department were recently recognized at the annual banquet in Bismarck.
Michael Malarkey, Bismarck, was recognized as volunteer of the year; Kent Reierson, Williston, was named archery instructor of the year; Martin Marchello, Bismarck, was…
The 2018 spring wild turkey lottery has been held and individual results are available on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov.
The Game and Fish Department will mail the spring turkey licenses to successful applicants after they purchase a valid 2018-19 hunting license. All spring turkey hunters regardless of age are required to…
Anglers have until midnight, March 15 to remove permanent fish houses from North Dakota waters, and from any state wildlife management area or federal refuge land.
Fish houses may be used after March 15 if they are removed daily.
…Harvest statistics released by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department show overall hunter success during the 2017 season for bighorn sheep was 100 percent, 92 percent for moose and 58 percent for elk.
The department issued four bighorn sheep licenses and auctioned one. All five hunters harvested a bighorn ram.
…Prospective spring turkey hunters are reminded the deadline for submitting an application for the 2018 season is Feb. 14.
Spring turkey applicants can apply online at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Applications can also be submitted by calling 800-406-6409. Paper…
Wildlife, shooting, fraternal and nonprofit civic organizations are urged to submit an application for the Encouraging Tomorrow’s Hunters program, a North Dakota Game and Fish Department grant program developed to assist recruitment of the next generation of hunters and shooters.
The maximum…
Individuals age 15 and older who are interested in learning how to take harvested game from the field to the table, can sign up for an upcoming wild game processing workshop sponsored by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
…All individuals, regardless of age, who participate in darkhouse spearfishing are reminded to register with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department prior to participating.
Free registration is available at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov, or through any Game and Fish Department office.…
North Dakota’s spring light goose conservation order opens Feb. 17 and continues through May 13.
Residents must have a valid current season 2017-18 (valid through March 31) or 2018-19 (required April 1) combination license; or a small game, and general game and habitat license. The 2018-19…
Individuals interested in taking the exam to select candidates for the position of a full-time temporary district game warden must register no later than Feb. 19. The test is at 10 a.m., Feb. 23, at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's main office in Bismarck.
Applicants must register by…
A whitetail buck and a mule deer doe, taken during the 2017 deer gun season from unit 3F2 in southwestern North Dakota, have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, according to Dr. Dan Grove, wildlife veterinarian for the state Game and Fish Department.
Since 2009, the total now stands at…
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey in early January indicated about 135,000 Canada geese in the state.
Andy Dinges, migratory game bird biologist, said that number likely would have been higher, but bitterly cold weather in late December undoubtedly…
While game and fish violations were up in 2017, the number of citations has remained relatively consistent in North Dakota from year to year.
Robert Timian, chief of enforcement for the state Game and Fish Department, said there are three basic causes of violations – intentional disregard of the…
Hunters are reminded that treestands, blinds, steps and other personal items such as cameras, must be removed from all wildlife management areas by Jan. 31.
Items not removed by Jan. 31 are considered abandoned property and are subject to removal and confiscation by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is offering 5,655 wild turkey licenses for the spring hunting season, 30 fewer than last year.
Four of the 22 hunting units have more spring licenses than in 2017, eight have fewer and nine remain the same. Unit 21 (Hettinger and Adams counties) is again…
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department reminds ice anglers that caution is always advised when traveling on frozen waters, even though recent ice conditions may appear safe.
Education coordinator Brian Schaffer said extreme cold temperatures have created much better ice conditions in most of…
The North Dakota National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament is scheduled for March 23-24 at the State Fair Center in Minot.
The tournament will feature team and individual categories in elementary, middle school and high school, including awards and prizes, and up to $20,000 in…
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is launching a program that will provide grants to local clubs or communities that offer high school trap shooting.
Game and Fish education section leader Marty Egeland said the grants are designed to support the North Dakota high school trap league.…
