Sometimes the best thing you can do is nothing at all. Learn more in this week's Behind the Badge by warden Keenan Snyder.
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National Wetlands Month
Created more than three decades ago and celebrated each May, the American Wetlands Month is a well-deserved nod to the significance of these often-overlooked ecosystems. Learn more in this week's NDO News.
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Deer Lottery Preview
North Dakota’s 2026 deer season is set, with 39,100 licenses available to hunters, down 3,200 from last year, the lowest total in over a half century. The statewide deer herd continues to recover from the lingering effects of the 2022-23 winter and epizootic hemorrhagic disease outbreaks across a landscape with increasingly limited habitat. Conservative license allocations are intended to maintain hunting opportunities while encouraging population growth in the state. Learn more in this week's NDO Webcast.
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Guests: Jerry Weigel, Department fisheries production and development supervisor
In this episode of NDO Podcast we visit with Jerry Weigel, Department fisheries production and development supervisor, about raising, stocking and transporting fish, how the demand for fish has changed over time and why his job is so rewarding.
